1999–2000 Macedonian First Football League

The 1999–2000 Macedonian First League was the 8th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 15 August 1999 and the last on 28 May 2000. Sloga Jugomagnat defended their championship title, having won their second title in a row.

Macedonian First League
Season1999–2000
Dates15 August 1999 –
28 May 2000
ChampionsSloga Jugomagnat
2nd domestic title
RelegatedNapredok
Kumanovo
Champions LeagueSloga Jugomagnat
UEFA CupPobeda
Rabotnichki
Intertoto CupPelister
Matches played182
Goals scored524 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerArgjend Beqiri
(19 goals)
Biggest home winNapredok 10–0 Kumanovo
Biggest away winKumanovo 0–8 Vardar
Napredok 0–8 Pobeda
Highest scoringNapredok 10–0 Kumanovo

Promotion and relegation
At the start of the 1999–2000 season

Promoted from 1998–99 Second League

Relegated to 2000–01 Second League
At the end of the 1999–2000 season

Promoted from 1999–2000 Second League

Relegated to 2000–01 Second League

Participating teams
Location of teams in 1999–2000 Macedonian First League
Club City Stadium
Borec MHK Veles Gradski stadion Veles
Cementarnica 55 Skopje Stadion Cementarnica
Kumanovo Kumanovo Gradski stadion Kumanovo
Makedonija Asiba Skopje Stadion Gjorche Petrov
Napredok Kichevo Gradski stadion Kichevo
Osogovo Kochani Stadion Nikola Mantov
Pelister Bitola Stadion Tumbe Kafe
Pobeda Prilep Stadion Goce Delchev
Rabotnichki Kometal Skopje Gradski stadion Skopje
Sasa Makedonska Kamenica Gradski stadion Makedonska Kamenica
Sileks Kratovo Gradski stadion Kratovo
Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje Chair Stadium
Tikvesh Kavadarci Gradski stadion Kavadarci
Vardar Skopje Gradski stadion Skopje

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sloga Jugomagnat (C) 26 18 7 1 55 13 +42 61 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Pobeda 26 15 7 4 57 23 +34 52 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Rabotnichki Kometal 26 16 2 8 41 26 +15 50
4 Pelister 26 14 5 7 48 30 +18 47 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
5 Cementarnica 55 26 14 5 7 43 29 +14 47
6 Sileks 26 11 7 8 43 29 +14 40
7 Makedonija 26 10 6 10 29 28 +1 36
8 Tikvesh 26 9 4 13 37 54 −17 31
9 Borec 26 8 6 12 30 42 −12 30
10 Vardar 26 7 8 11 39 38 +1 29
11 Sasa 26 7 7 12 22 34 −12 28
12 Osogovo 26 7 5 14 34 53 −19 26
13 Napredok (R) 26 4 8 14 30 48 −18 20 Relegation to the Macedonian Second League
14 Kumanovo (R) 26 2 3 21 16 77 −61 9
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, RSSSF.com
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results
Home \ Away BOR CEM KUM MGP NAP OSO PEL POB RAB SAS SIL SLO TIK VAR
Borec — 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 5–1 1–1
Cementarnica 55 3–1 — 1–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0
Kumanovo 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 — 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–8
Makedonija 0–0 0–2 4–1 — 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–1
Napredok 3–0 0–1 10–0 0–1 — 1–1 3–3 0–8 1–0 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–2
Osogovo 2–1 1–4 3–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–0
Pelister 3–0 5–1 4–0 2–0 4–1 3–1 — 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–1
Pobeda 2–0 3–1 6–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 — 3–4 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 5–2
Rabotnichki 1–0 3–0 4–0 3–0 4–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 — 0–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1
Sasa 0–1 1–0 5–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2
Sileks 6–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 — 4–0 5–0 2–1
Sloga Jugomagnat 4–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 — 6–1 2–0
Tikvesh 2–1 1–4 3–2 2–1 0–0 5–3 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–0
Vardar 1–1 1–4 4–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match awarded

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argjend Beqiri Sloga Jugomagnat 19
2 Dejan Ristovski Cementarnica 16
3 Dejvi Glavevski Pelister 13
Nikolche Zdravevski Pobeda
5 Antonio Tasev Tikvesh 12
6 Toni Micevski Pelister 11
7 Zhanko Savov Cementarnica 10
Goran Petreski Vardar
Zoran Miserdovski Sloga Jugomagnat
Dragan Dimitrovski Tikvesh

Source: Top15goalscorers.blogspot.com

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