2001–02 Macedonian First Football League

Macedonian First League
Season 2001–02
Champions Vardar
4th Macedonian title
5th domestic title
Relegated Makedonija GjP
Osogovo
Champions League Vardar
UEFA Cup Belasica
Pobeda
Intertoto Cup Cementarnica 55
Matches played 192
Goals scored 354 (1.84 per match)
Top goalscorer Miroslav Gjokić (22)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win Sileks 0–7 Rabotnički
Highest scoring Pobeda 7–3 Cementarnica 55

The 2001–02 Macedonian First League was the 10th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 12 August 2001 and the last on 29 May 2002. FK Sloga Jugomagnat were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 2001-02 champions were FK Vardar who had won their fourth title, first since 1995. That was the first season in which the league consisted of 12 teams and only season (until the 2014–15 season) which contained the league play-off/play-out system.

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2001–02 season

Promoted from 2000–01 Second League

Relegated to 2001–02 Second League
At the end of the 2001–02 season

Promoted from 2002–03 Second League

Relegated to 2002–03 Second League

Participating teams

Skopje
Skopje clubs:
Location of teams in 2001–02 Macedonian First League
Club City Stadium
FK Belasica Geras Cunev Strumica Stadion Mladost
FK Cementarnica 55 Skopje Stadion Cementarnica
FK Kumanovo Kumanovo Gradski stadion Kumanovo
FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov Skopje Stadion Gjorče Petrov
FK Napredok Kičevo Gradski stadion Kičevo
FK Osogovo Kočani Stadion Nikola Mantov
FK Pelister Bitola Stadion Tumbe Kafe
FK Pobeda Prilep Stadion Goce Delčev
FK Rabotnički Kometal Skopje Gradski stadion Skopje
FK Sileks Kratovo Gradski stadion Kratovo
FK Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje Stadion Čair
FK Vardar Skopje Gradski stadion Skopje

Table

After Round 22

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts Notes
1 Pobeda 22 14 2 6 41 23 +18 44 Play-off
2 Belasica GC 22 14 2 6 36 19 +17 44
3 Vardar 22 13 2 7 29 18 +11 41
4 Rabotnički Kometal 22 12 3 7 40 25 +15 39
5 Cementarnica 55 22 10 5 7 32 19 +13 35
6 Sloga Jugomagnat 22 9 8 5 32 22 +10 35
7 Sileks 22 10 3 9 44 35 +9 33 Play-out
8 Kumanovo 22 10 2 10 27 42 -15 32
9 Napredok 22 7 3 12 17 33 -16 24
10 Pelister 22 5 4 13 24 40 -16 19
11 Osogovo 22 5 1 16 18 40 -22 16
12 Makedonija GjP 22 4 3 15 14 38 -24 15

After Round 22 The League was divided in promotion and relegation groups of 6 teams. Teams only keep head-to-head records for playoffs.

Final table

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts Notes
Play-off
1 Vardar 20 11 4 5 28 16 +12 37 Champions League
1st Qualifying Round
2 Belasica GC 20 11 3 6 29 22 +7 36 UEFA Cup
Qualifying Round
3 Cementarnica 55 20 8 3 9 33 34 -1 27 Intertoto Cup
First Round
4 Pobeda 20 7 4 9 28 28 0 25 UEFA Cup
Qualifying Round
5 Sloga Jugomagnat 20 6 5 9 18 25 -7 23
6 Rabotnički Kometal 20 6 3 11 30 41 -11 21
Play-out
7 Sileks 20 11 2 7 48 35 +13 35
8 Napredok 20 11 2 7 34 33 +1 35
9 Kumanovo 20 10 2 8 35 36 -1 32
10 Pelister 20 8 3 9 37 35 +2 27
11 Makedonija GjP 20 7 3 10 29 28 +1 24 Relegated to
Second League
12 Osogovo 20 5 4 11 22 38 -16 19

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results

Matches 1–22

Clubs BEL CEM KUM MAK NAP OSO PEL POB RAB SIL SLO VAR
Belasica 2:13:02:01:05:03:02:02:12:10:11:0
Cementarnica 2:2 6:03:00:02:03:02:03:11:01:21:0
Kumanovo 3:12:1 1:00:21:02:02:12:02:40:02:1
Makedonija 0:31:11:0 1:23:01:00:20:02:40:01:0
Napredok 0:22:02:12:1 1:03:11:30:01:20:00:1
Osogovo 1:20:03:42:03:0 3:13:40:11:02:00:1
Pelister 1:02:00:13:12:03:0 3:30:12:20:01:2
Pobeda 2:02:02:04:21:02:05:0 3:11:00:01:0
Rabotnički 2:30:14:01:01:04:02:13:2 2:14:22:3
Sileks 1:01:12:21:07:14:03:01:20:7 6:22:1
Sloga Jugomagnat 0:00:27:14:04:01:03:22:11:13:1 0:0
Vardar 3:02:12:13:02:01:02:21:01:22:11:0

After Round 22

Play-off

Clubs BEL CEM POB RAB SLO VAR
Belasica 5:01:02:02:11:0
Cementarnica 3:1 1:15:03:10:0
Pobeda 3:27:3 3:10:01:2
Rabotnički 2:02:12:2 3:12:2
Sloga Jugomagnat 0:23:13:01:0 0:2
Vardar 1:13:22:03:12:0

Play-out

Clubs KUM MAK NAP OSO PEL SIL
Kumanovo 2:13:11:15:33:1
Makedonija 4:1 0:00:01:24:1
Napredok 3:02:1 4:12:02:1
Osogovo 1:20:21:1 1:13:2
Pelister 3:23:35:35:0 3:1
Sileks 4:22:33:23:21:0

Top goalscorers

Player Club Goals
Republic of Macedonia Miroslav Gjokić
Pobeda
22

See also

External links

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