2008–09 Macedonian Football Cup

The 2008–09 Macedonian Football Cup was the 17th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. Rabotnichki defended their title, having won their second title.

2008–09 Macedonian Football Cup

Tournament details
Country	Macedonia
Dates	17 September 2008 – 24 May 2009
Teams	32
Defending champions	Rabotnichki
Final positions
Champions	Rabotnichki (2nd title)
Runners-up	Makedonija G.P.
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	100 (2.44 per match)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Competition calendar

Round	Date(s)	Fixtures	Clubs	New entries
First Round	17 September 2008	16	32 → 16	32
Second Round	22, 29, 30 October 2008	16	16 → 8	none
Quarter-finals	26 November & 7, 10 December 2008	8	8 → 4	none
Semi-finals	8 April & 6 May 2009	4	4 → 2	none
Final	24 May 2009	1	2 → 1	none

First round

The draw was held on 21 June 2008 in Skopje. Matches were played on 17 September 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
17 September 2008
Fortuna (3)	2–3	Pobeda (1)
Ohrid 2004 (2)	3–0 (w/o)	Bashkimi (1)
Bregalnica Shtip (2)	0–3 (w/o)	Horizont Turnovo (1)
Vardino (3)	0–4	Milano (1)
Karaorman (3)	0–3 (w/o)	Belasica (2)
Gostivar (3)	0–3 (w/o)	Miravci (2)
Teteks (2)	0–1	Makedonija G.P. (1)
Lokomotiva (2)	0–2	Rabotnichki (1)
Nov Milenium (2)	1–0	Cementarnica (2)
Kravari (3)	0–4	Shkëndija 79 (2)
Babuna (2)	0–3	Vardar (1)
Sloga Jugomagnat (1)	2–4	Renova (1)
11 Oktomvri (3)	0–1	Metalurg (1)
Vëllazërimi (2)	0–2	Sileks (1)
Kozhuf (2)	1–4	Pelister (1)
Drita (2)	2–1	Napredok (1)

Second round

The draw was held on 22 September 2008 in Skopje. The first legs were played on 22 October 2008 and second on 29 and 30 October 2008.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Metalurg (1)	0–1	Milano (1)	0–1	0–0
Vardar (1)	1–3	Renova (1)	1–1	0–2
Rabotnichki (1)	3–0	Nov Milenium (2)	1–0	2–0
Drita (2)	1–5	Miravci (2)	1–1	0–4
Sileks (1)	2–0	Belasica (2)	2–0	0–0
Pelister (1)	6–1	Horizont Turnovo (1)	4–0	2–1
Pobeda (1)	1–5	Makedonija G.P. (1)	1–1	0–4
Shkëndija 79 (2)	5–1	Ohrid 2004 (2)	3–0	2–1

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 6 November 2008 in Skopje. The first legs were played on 26 November 2008 and the second were played on 6 and 10 December 2008.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Renova (1)	0–1	Rabotnichki (1)	0–0	0–1
Sileks (1)	1–4	Milano (1)	0–2	1–2
Pelister (1)	3–4	Shkëndija 79 (2)	3–1	0–3
Miravci (2)	1–4	Makedonija G.P. (1)	1–1	0–3

Matches

26 November 2008

13:00 CET

Renova (1)	0–0	Rabotnichki (1)

Gradski stadion, Tetovo

10 December 2008

13:00 CET

Rabotnichki (1)	1–0	Renova (1)
Perendija 60'

Gradski stadion, Skopje

Rabotnichki won 1–0 on aggregate.

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26 November 2008

13:00 CET

Sileks (1)	0–2	Milano (1)
		Donev 40' (o.g.) Manevski 80'

Stadion Sileks, Kratovo

10 December 2008

13:00 CET

Milano (1)	2–1	Sileks (1)
Kukaj 7' Isufi 83'		Nacev 10'

Milano Arena, Kumanovo

Milano won 4–1 on aggregate.

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26 November 2008

13:00 CET

Pelister (1)	3–1	Shkëndija 79 (2)
Momirovski 4' Glavevski 50' Presilski 76'		Useini 88'

Stadion Tumbe Kafe, Bitola

10 December 2008

13:00 CET

Shkëndija 79 (2)	3–0	Pelister (1)
Beqiri 10' Hasani 39' Nuhiji 82'

Gradski stadion, Tetovo

Shkëndija 79 won 4–3 on aggregate.

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26 November 2008

13:00 CET

Miravci (2)	1–1	Makedonija G.P. (1)
Todorov 83'		Ilievski 76'

Stadion Miravci, Miravci

6 December 2008

13:00 CET

Makedonija G.P. (1)	3–0	Miravci (2)
Lena 17', 49' Jovanovski 44'

Gjorche Petrov Stadium, Skopje

Makedonija G.P. won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw was held on 25 December 2008 in Skopje. The first legs were played on 8 April 2009 and the second were played on 6 May 2009.

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rabotnichki (1)	3–2	Shkëndija 79 (2)	3–1	0–1
Makedonija G.P. (1)	2–1	Milano (1)	2–0	0–1

Matches

8 April 2009

16:00 CEST

Rabotnichki (1)	3−1	Shkëndija 79 (2)
Osmani 60' Wandeir 61' Zé Carlos 68'		Hasani 35'

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Referee: Marjan Eckoski (Ohrid)^[1]

6 May 2009

16:30 CEST

Shkëndija 79 (2)	1−0	Rabotnichki (1)
Hasani 5'

Gradski stadion, Tetovo

Referee: Zoran Boshkov (Negotino)^[2]

Rabotnichki won 3–2 on aggregate.

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8 April 2009

16:00 CEST

Makedonija G.P. (1)	2−0	Milano (1)
de Brito 62' Milevski 83'

Stadion Gjorche Petrov, Skopje

Referee: Zoran Boshkov (Negotino)^[1]

6 May 2009

16:30 CEST

Milano (1)	1−0	Makedonija G.P. (1)
Geshoski 54'

Milano Arena, Kumanovo

Referee: Stevche Shulevski (Ohrid)^[2]

Makedonija G.P. won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

24 May 2009

16:30 CEST

Rabotnichki (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Makedonija G.P. (1)
Pandev 90'	Report	Klechkarovski 65'
Penalties
Wandeir Zé Carlos Trajchev Dimovski Perendija Savić Pandev	6–5	de Brito Brnjarchevski Klechkarovski Ilievski Milevski Lena Jovanovski

Philip II Arena, Skopje

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

See also

• 2008–09 Macedonian First Football League
• 2008–09 Macedonian Second Football League