2004–05 Macedonian First Football League

The 2004–05 Macedonian First League was the 13th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 8 August 2004 and the last on 29 May 2005. Pobeda were the defending champions, having won their second title. The 2004-05 champions were Rabotnichki who had won their first title.

Macedonian First League

Season	2004–05
Dates	8 August 2004 – 29 May 2005
Champions	Rabotnichki 1st domestic title
Relegated	Madjari Solidarnost Sloga Jugomagnat Napredok
Champions League	Rabotnichki
UEFA Cup	Vardar Bashkimi
Intertoto Cup	Pobeda Sileks
Matches played	198
Goals scored	612 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aleksandar Stojanovski Stevica Ristić (26 goals)
Biggest home win	Sileks 8–0 Napredok (17 April 2005)
Biggest away win	Sloga J. 1–7 Shkëndija (12 March 2005)
Highest scoring	Sileks 8–0 Napredok (17 April 2005) Sloga J. 1–7 Shkëndija (12 March 2005) Belasica 5–3 Sloga J. (8 May 2005) Cementarnica 5–3 Pobeda (29 May 2005)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Promotion and relegation

At the start of the 2004–05 season Promoted from 2003–04 Second League Bregalnica Shtip (winners) Shkëndija (runners-up) Relegated to 2004–05 Second League Tikvesh (11th) Bregalnica Delchevo (12th)

At the end of the 2004–05 season Promoted from 2004–05 Second League Vëllazërimi (winners) Renova (runners-up) Makedonija G.P. (Third placed; won play-off match) Relegated to 2005–06 Second League Madjari Solidarnost (10th; lost play-off match) Sloga Jugomagnat (11th) Napredok (12th)

Participating teams

Skopje

Bashkimi

Napredok

Pobeda

Bregalnica

Belasica

Sileks

Shkëndija

Skopje clubs:

Cementarnica
Madžari
Rabotnichki
Sloga Jugomagnat
Vardar

Location of teams in 2004–05 Macedonian First League

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity
Bashkimi	Kumanovo	Gradski stadion Kumanovo	7,000
Belasica	Strumica	Stadion Mladost	6,370
Bregalnica Kraun	Shtip	Gradski stadion Shtip	4,000
Cementarnica 55	Skopje	Stadion Cementarnica	2,000
Madjari Solidarnost	Skopje	Stadion Boris Trajkovski	3,000
Napredok	Kichevo	Gradski stadion Kichevo	5,000
Pobeda	Prilep	Stadion Goce Delchev	15,000
Rabotnichki Kometal	Skopje	Gradski stadion Skopje	18,104
Shkëndija 79	Tetovo	Gradski stadion Tetovo	15,000
Sileks	Kratovo	Stadion Sileks	5,000
Sloga Jugomagnat	Skopje	Chair Stadium	6,000
Vardar	Skopje	Gradski stadion Skopje	18,104

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rabotnichki Kometal (C)	33	25	3	5	66	23	+43	78	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Vardar	33	22	6	5	68	34	+34	72	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Pobeda	33	16	7	10	59	49	+10	55	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
4	Sileks	33	15	6	12	56	37	+19	51
5	Shkëndija	33	15	5	13	59	40	+19	50
6	Bashkimi	33	14	7	12	53	47	+6	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a]
7	Belasica	33	14	6	13	53	47	+6	48[b]
8	Bregalnica Kraun	33	14	6	13	55	60	−5	48[b]
9	Cementarnica 55[c] (O)	33	13	7	13	54	50	+4	43	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10	Madjari Solidarnost (R)	33	12	5	16	35	46	−11	41
11	Sloga Jugomagnat (R)	33	5	2	26	37	80	−43	17	Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
12	Napredok (R)	33	1	4	28	17	99	−82	7

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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Bashkimi qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2004–05 Macedonian Football Cup.
2. Head-to-head record: Bregalnica Kraun 6 pts, Belasica 3 pts.
3. Cementarnica 55 were deducted three points for walking off at the match against Sileks in the 32nd round.^[1]

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 \ Away	BAS	BEL	BRE	CEM	MAS	NAP	POB	RAB	SKE	SIL	SLO	VAR	BAS	BEL	BRE	CEM	MAS	NAP	POB	RAB	SKE	SIL	SLO	VAR
Bashkimi	—	2–1	4–0	1–0	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–1	—	—	2–2	4–3	1–1	6–1	—	—	—	2–1	—	4–2
Belasica	1–3	—	2–0	0–0	0–1	3–2	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–0	—	—	2–1	—	—	—	—	—	3–2	5–3	2–1
Bregalnica Kraun	2–2	2–1	—	1–0	2–1	4–1	0–0	1–4	2–1	0–0	4–1	2–3	—	1–0	—	—	—	6–1	1–1	4–2	2–1	—	—	—
Cementarnica 55	2–1	2–2	6–1	—	2–1	5–2	0–2	1–3	1–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	—	—	1–1	—	—	5–1	5–3	0–1	2–1	—	—	—
Madjari Solidarnost	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–0	—	1–0	2–1	0–2	0–0	0–2	3–2	1–2	—	0–3	2–0	1–2	—	3–0	—	—	—	—	1–0	—
Napredok	1–2	0–1	0–3	0–0	0–3	—	0–0	0–3	0–3	0–5	0–1	0–4	—	1–5	—	—	—	—	0–1	0–3[a]	2–0	—	1–1	—
Pobeda	3–1	3–0	5–2	2–0	3–1	4–1	—	0–4	1–1	1–0	4–1	1–0	2–1	2–1	—	—	3–3	—	—	0–0	—	2–1	1–0	—
Rabotnichki	0–2	1–1	2–1	3–0	4–0	3–1	3–2	—	3–0	3–0	1–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	—	—	3–0	—	—	—	—	3–0	1–0	1–3
Shkëndija	3–0	4–2	3–4	1–0	1–0	2–0	4–1	0–1	—	4–0	3–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	—	—	2–1	—	3–2	2–1	—	—	7–0	—
Sileks	1–0	2–0	1–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–1	2–0	—	5–1	1–2	—	—	0–3	3–0[b]	3–1	8–0	—	—	3–1	—	—	0–2
Sloga Jugomagnat	0–1	1–2	4–1	0–2	1–2	3–0	3–2	1–3	1–7	0–1	—	1–2	2–2	—	2–3	2–3	—	—	—	—	—	0–1	—	1–4
Vardar	4–1	2–1	2–1	3–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	1–1	3–1	—	—	—	4–1	3–3	1–0	3–0	4–2	—	3–0	—	—	—

Source: RSSSF.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. Match awarded because Napredok was not walked on the pitch because the unpaid obligations for their players.^[2]
2. Match abandoned after the Cementarnica's players walked out of the pitch at the half-time by the result 1–2 after were attacked by the personnel who was worked in the home club at that time.^[3] Later, the match was awarded to Sileks.^[4]

Relegation playoff

12 June 2005

17:00 CEST

Madžari Solidarnost	1–2	Makedonija G.P.
Karanfilovski 84'	Report	Ivanovski 73' Tunevski 90+2'

Gradski stadion, Skopje

Attendance: 400

Referee: Bekim Bauta (Struga)

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12 June 2005

17:00 CEST

Cementarnica 55	2–1	Turnovo
Spasovski 45' Ristovski 89'	Report	Ivanov 20'

Stadion Goce Delchev, Prilep

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Ljubomir Krstevski (Bitola)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Aleksandar Stojanovski	Belasica	26
	Stevica Ristić	Sileks
3	Wandeir	Vardar	19
4	Blazhe Ilijoski	Rabotnichki	17
	Riste Naumov	Vardar
6	Zoran Miserdovski	Bashkimi	14
7	Ismail Ismaili	Shkëndija	12
	Aleksandar Toleski	Cementarnica
	Nikolche Zdravevski	Pobeda

Source: rsssf.org

See also

• 2004–05 Macedonian Football Cup
• 2004–05 Macedonian Second Football League