2003–04 Macedonian First Football League

The 2003–04 Macedonian First League was the 12th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 8 August 2003 and the last on 30 May 2004. Vardar were the defending champions, having won their fifth title. The 2003-04 champions were Pobeda who had won their first title.

Macedonian First League
Season2003–04
Dates8 August 2003 –
30 May 2004
ChampionsPobeda
1st domestic title
RelegatedTikvesh
Bregalnica Delchevo
Champions LeaguePobeda
UEFA CupSileks
Sloga Jugomagnat
Intertoto CupVardar
Matches played198
Goals scored607 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerDragan Dimitrovski
(25 goals)
Biggest home winSloga 12–1 Bregalnica (D)
Biggest away winBregalnica (D) 0–9 Sileks
Highest scoringSloga 12–1 Bregalnica (D)

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2003–04 season

Promoted from 2002–03 Second League

Relegated to 2003–04 Second League

At the end of the 2003–04 season

Promoted from 2003–04 Second League

Relegated to 2004–05 Second League

Participating teams

ClubCityStadium
BashkimiKumanovoGradski stadion Kumanovo
BelasicaStrumicaStadion Mladost
BregalnicaDelchevoGradski stadion Goce Delchev
Cementarnica 55SkopjeStadion Cementarnica
Madjari SolidarnostSkopjeStadion Madjari
NapredokKichevoGradski stadion Kichevo
PobedaPrilepStadion Goce Delchev
Rabotnichki KometalSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje
SileksKratovoStadion Sileks
Sloga JugomagnatSkopjeChair Stadium
TikveshKavadarciGradski stadion Kavadarci
VardarSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Pobeda (C)3322567842+3671Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Sileks3320676752+1566Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3Vardar3317976639+2760Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
4Rabotnichki Kometal33161075840+1858
5Sloga Jugomagnat33176106936+3357Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
6Madjari Solidarnost33148114430+1450
7Cementarnica 55331112104841+745
8Bashkimi33141184454−1043
9Napredok33125165152−141
10Belasica33106173755−1836
11Tikvesh (R)3354242562−3719Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
12Bregalnica Delchevo[b] (R)33242720124−1047
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

Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.

Home \ AwayBASBELBRDCEMMASNAPPOBRABSILSLOTIKVARBASBELBRDCEMMASNAPPOBRABSILSLOTIKVAR
Bashkimi1–03–31–01–01–23–51–02–12–14–10–32–03–01–20–23–2
Belasica2–00–04–42–01–03–13–54–01–10–02–14–10–10–21–32–0
Bregalnica Delchevo1–30–00–10–50–3[a]0–30–30–51–42–01–30–21–50–91–01–7
Cementarnica 554–02–15–12–00–02–02–20–11–01–12–11–24–10–00–03–31–1
Madjari Solidarnost3–11–01–01–22–11–00–01–21–13–00–11–03–06–00–14–1
Napredok3–22–24–12–01–11–60–10–11–34–11–11–07–13–41–22–3
Pobeda2–12–08–11–01–12–13–31–00–02–15–23–04–32–14–12–03–2
Rabotnichki2–13–00–01–10–03–42–12–04–01–01–12–03–12–31–01–02–2
Sileks2–02–02–10–03–02–11–24–32–24–01–14–03–12–00–01–13–1
Sloga Jugomagnat2–13–012–12–01–21–02–12–04–13–11–11–26–01–33–02–32–0
Tikvesh3–00–15–01–00–00–11–20–10–00–31–00–20–23–20–31–2
Vardar2–11–02–10–00–04–11–10–00–31–03–17–23–32–03–02–13–0
Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Dragan DimitrovskiPobeda25
2 Ivica GligorovskiSileks18
Stevica RistićSileks
4 WandeirVardar17
5 Ljubiša SavićSloga Jugomagnat15
6 Nikolche ZdravevskiPobeda14
7 Blazhe IlijoskiRabotnichki13
8 Sasho KrstevPobeda11
Aleksandar ToleskiCementarnica

Source: rsssf.org

See also

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