2000–01 Macedonian First Football League

The 2000–01 Macedonian First League was the 9th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 20 August 2000 and the last on 27 May 2001. Sloga Jugomagnat defended their championship title, having won their third title in a row. Due to the change of the league structure (the league was reduced to 12 clubs from the following season), the bottom four teams were relegated.

Macedonian First League
Season2000–01
Dates20 August 2000 –
27 May 2001
ChampionsSloga Jugomagnat
3rd domestic title
RelegatedSasa
Shkëndija
Borec
Tikvesh
Champions LeagueSloga Jugomagnat
UEFA CupVardar
Pelister
Intertoto CupPobeda
Matches played182
Goals scored595 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorerArgjend Beqiri
(27 goals)
Biggest home winBelasica 10–0 Borec
Biggest away winTikvesh 0–7 Pelister
Highest scoringBelasica 10–0 Borec

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2000–01 season

Promoted from 1999–2000 Second League

Relegated to 2000–01 Second League

At the end of the 2000–01 season

Promoted from 2000–01 Second League

Relegated to 2001–02 Second League

Participating teams

ClubCityStadium
Belasica Geras CunevStrumicaStadion Mladost
Borec MHKVelesGradski stadion Veles
Cementarnica 55SkopjeStadion Cementarnica
Makedonija AsibaSkopjeStadion Gjorche Petrov
OsogovoKochaniStadion Nikola Mantov
PelisterBitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe
PobedaPrilepStadion Goce Delchev
Rabotnichki KometalSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje
SasaMakedonska KamenicaGradski stadion Makedonska Kamenica
Shkëndija HBTetovoGradski stadion Tetovo
SileksKratovoStadion Sileks
Sloga JugomagnatSkopjeChair Stadium
TikveshKavadarciGradski stadion Kavadarci
VardarSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Sloga Jugomagnat (C)2620336115+4663[a]Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Vardar2620335216+3663[a]Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3Pobeda2618266427+3756Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
4Belasica2617455622+3455
5Sileks26141115240+1243
6Rabotnichki Kometal26123114336+739
7Cementarnica 5526113123831+736
8Pelister26104124138+334[b]Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[c]
9Osogovo26104123942−334[b]
10Makedonija2694134642+431
11Sasa (R)2685133947−829Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
12Shkëndija (R)2691163449−1528
13Borec (R)2641211880−6213
14Tikvesh (R)26102512110−983
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
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBELBORCEMMGPOSOPELPOBRABSASSKESILSLOTIKVAR
Belasica10–01–01–11–02–33–12–13–12–03–10–04–00–1
Borec2–41–20–20–12–21–41–00–11–01–02–30–20–2
Cementarnica 550–36–00–00–01–01–01–23–02–14–10–16–02–3
Makedonija2–37–11–03–01–11–51–22–12–01–21–46–02–3
Osogovo0–04–03–23–31–01–22–02–24–12–00–23–01–2
Pelister0–25–11–01–04–10–10–03–24–13–10–22–00–1
Pobeda3–12–01–13–07–23–13–03–03–12–02–14–13–0
Rabotnichki1–13–02–13–13–23–22–01–05–02–30–24–12–3
Sasa0–12–11–12–01–13–02–02–25–10–20–46–00–0
Shkëndija2–03–00–10–3[a]1–01–10–22–13–13–21–26–00–2
Sileks2–14–04–14–21–24–04–12–04–32–00–32–00–1
Sloga Jugomagnat0–13–03–01–03–02–03–23–04–10–12–27–22–0
Tikvesh0–61–40–20–40–30–71–70–42–31–51–40–40–4
Vardar1–27–02–02–02–03–10–01–04–02–03–10–03–0
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Argjend BeqiriSloga Jugomagnat27
2 Mario PetkovMakedonija G.P.19
3 Ljubiša NikolićBelasica16
4 Sasho KrstevPobeda13
5 Nikolche ZdravevskiPobeda12
Vancho MicevskiPelister
Ahmet AhmetovićSileks
9 Miroslav GjokićPobeda11
Zoran MiserdovskiVardar

Source: Soccerbot.com

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