1997–98 Macedonian First Football League
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Sileks 3rd domestic title |
| Relegated |
Belasica Bregalnica |
| Champions League | Sileks |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Vardar |
| UEFA Cup | Sloga Jugomagnat |
| Intertoto Cup | Makedonija |
| Matches played | 169 |
| Goals scored | 382 (2.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vančo Atanasov (12) |
|
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The 1997–98 Macedonian First League was the 6th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. FK Sileks defended their championship title, having won their third title in a row.
Participating teams
Skopje
Skopje clubs:
Location of teams in 1997–98 Macedonian First League
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| FK Balkan BISI | Skopje | Stadion Čair |
| FK Belasica | Strumica | Stadion Mladost |
| FK Borec MHK | Veles | Gradski stadion Veles |
| FK Bregalnica | Štip | Gradski stadion Štip |
| FK Cementarnica 55 | Skopje | Stadion Cementarnica |
| FK Makedonija | Skopje | Stadion Gjorče Petrov |
| FK Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Tumbe Kafe |
| FK Pobeda | Prilep | Stadion Goce Delčev |
| FK Sasa | Makedonska Kamenica | Gradski stadion Makedonska Kamenica |
| FK Sileks | Kratovo | Gradski stadion Kratovo |
| FK Skopje | Skopje | Stadion Železarnica |
| FK Sloga Jugomagnat | Skopje | Stadion Čair |
| FK Tikveš | Kavadarci | Gradski stadion Kavadarci |
| FK Vardar | Skopje | Gradski stadion Skopje |
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sileks | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 48 | Champions League 1st Qualifying Round |
| 2 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 43 | UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round |
| 3 | Makedonija | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 42 | Intertoto Cup First Round |
| 4 | Vardar | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 41 | Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying Round |
| 5 | Pobeda | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 39 | |
| 6 | Pelister | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Borec MHK | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 33 | |
| 8 | Balkan | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Cementarnica | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 30 | |
| 10 | Skopje | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 30 | |
| 11 | Tikveš | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 29 | |
| 12 | Sasa | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 29 | |
| 13 | Belasica | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 28 | Relegated to Second League |
| 14 | Bregalnica | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 12 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Bregalnica removed from the championship. Its matches from round 14 onwards annulled.
Results
| Clubs | BAL | BEL | BOR | BRE | CEM | MAK | PEL | POB | SAS | SIL | SKO | SLO | TIK | VAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balkan | 3:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | |||
| Belasica | 0:0 | 1:1 | n/p | 1:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 0:4 | 4:1 | 0:2 | 0:1 | 2:1 | |||
| Borec | 2:0 | 2:1 | 3:1 | 0:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 0:0 | |||
| Bregalnica | n/p | 3:1 | n/p | 1:2 | 1:0* | 0:2 | 1:0 | n/p | 0:3* | 0:3 | n/p | 2:1 | n/p | |||
| Cementarnica | 2:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0* | 2:2 | 2:3 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 3:0 | |||
| Makedonija | 2:0 | 1:0 | 0:2 | 7:1 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 1:0 | 3:0 | 1:2 | 2:0 | 0:0 | |||
| Pelister | 1:1 | 3:0 | 4:0 | 4:0* | 0:3 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 1:3 | 3:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 3:2 | |||
| Pobeda | 3:0 | 2:1 | 3:0 | n/p | 2:0 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 1:2 | 5:2 | 3:0 | 2:1 | 2:0 | |||
| Sasa | 2:0 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 1:0* | 1:0 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 | |||
| Sileks | 3:0 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 3:1 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 2:3 | 3:0 | 4:2 | 2:0 | |||
| Skopje | 1:0 | 3:2 | 3:2 | n/p | 3:0 | 1:4 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 4:1 | 0:2 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 1:3 | |||
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 1:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 5:0 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 | |||
| Tikveš | 1:1 | 0:0 | 2:0 | n/p | 1:0 | 0:0 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 3:0 | 0:0 | 3:2 | |||
| Vardar | 2:1 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 4:0 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 5:1 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 1:0 |
*Match annulled
Top goalscorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Vančo Atanasov |
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