1999–2000 Macedonian First Football League

The 1999–2000 Macedonian First League was the 8th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 15 August 1999 and the last on 28 May 2000. Sloga Jugomagnat defended their championship title, having won their second title in a row.

Macedonian First League
Season1999–2000
Dates15 August 1999 –
28 May 2000
ChampionsSloga Jugomagnat
2nd domestic title
RelegatedNapredok
Kumanovo
Champions LeagueSloga Jugomagnat
UEFA CupPobeda
Rabotnichki
Intertoto CupPelister
Matches played182
Goals scored524 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerArgjend Beqiri
(19 goals)
Biggest home winNapredok 10–0 Kumanovo
Biggest away winKumanovo 0–8 Vardar
Napredok 0–8 Pobeda
Highest scoringNapredok 10–0 Kumanovo

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 1999–2000 season

Promoted from 1998–99 Second League

Relegated to 2000–01 Second League

At the end of the 1999–2000 season

Promoted from 1999–2000 Second League

Relegated to 2000–01 Second League

Participating teams

ClubCityStadium
Borec MHKVelesGradski stadion Veles
Cementarnica 55SkopjeStadion Cementarnica
KumanovoKumanovoGradski stadion Kumanovo
Makedonija AsibaSkopjeStadion Gjorche Petrov
NapredokKichevoGradski stadion Kichevo
OsogovoKochaniStadion Nikola Mantov
PelisterBitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe
PobedaPrilepStadion Goce Delchev
Rabotnichki KometalSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje
SasaMakedonska KamenicaGradski stadion Makedonska Kamenica
SileksKratovoGradski stadion Kratovo
Sloga JugomagnatSkopjeChair Stadium
TikveshKavadarciGradski stadion Kavadarci
VardarSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Sloga Jugomagnat (C)2618715513+4261Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Pobeda2615745723+3452Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3Rabotnichki Kometal2616284126+1550
4Pelister2614574830+1847Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
5Cementarnica 552614574329+1447
6Sileks2611784329+1440
7Makedonija26106102928+136
8Tikvesh2694133754−1731
9Borec2686123042−1230
10Vardar2678113938+129
11Sasa2677122234−1228
12Osogovo2675143453−1926
13Napredok (R)2648143048−1820Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
14Kumanovo (R)2623211677−619
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, RSSSF.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Draw; 9) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 2, 3 and 8 is only used if not deciding Champion, teams for UEFA competitions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBORCEMKUMMGPNAPOSOPELPOBRABSASSILSLOTIKVAR
Borec0–02–21–02–24–11–22–01–02–11–20–35–11–1
Cementarnica 553–11–02–14–04–03–20–00–11–03–12–21–12–0
Kumanovo0–3[a]0–00–12–23–11–20–20–21–22–00–20–30–8
Makedonija0–00–24–11–02–01–23–10–12–10–00–03–23–1
Napredok3–00–110–00–11–13–30–81–02–00–30–01–12–2
Osogovo2–11–43–02–23–11–20–02–01–12–10–24–11–0
Pelister3–05–14–02–04–13–12–21–03–13–00–21–01–1
Pobeda2–03–16–11–01–02–12–03–44–02–01–14–05–2
Rabotnichki1–03–04–03–04–03–10–01–00–22–10–32–12–1
Sasa0–11–05–10–11–01–11–11–11–41–10–21–00–2
Sileks6–02–12–01–11–04–22–02–22–20–04–05–02–1
Sloga Jugomagnat4–03–11–02–24–03–01–00–04–03–01–06–12–0
Tikvesh2–11–43–22–10–05–32–01–32–00–13–11–32–0
Vardar1–11–44–01–03–13–03–21–20–20–00–01–12–2
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Argjend BeqiriSloga Jugomagnat19
2 Dejan RistovskiCementarnica16
3 Dejvi GlavevskiPelister13
Nikolche ZdravevskiPobeda
5 Antonio TasevTikvesh12
6 Toni MicevskiPelister11
7 Zhanko SavovCementarnica10
Goran PetreskiVardar
Zoran MiserdovskiSloga Jugomagnat
Dragan DimitrovskiTikvesh

Source: Top15goalscorers.blogspot.com

See also