2001–02 Macedonian First Football League


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. Sloga Jugomagnat were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 2001–02 champions were 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 which contained the league play-off/play-out system.

Participating teams

ClubCityStadium
Belasica Geras CunevStrumicaStadion Mladost
Cementarnica 55SkopjeStadion Cementarnica
KumanovoKumanovoGradski stadion Kumanovo
Makedonija G.P.SkopjeStadion Gjorche Petrov
NapredokKichevoGradski stadion Kichevo
OsogovoKochaniStadion Nikola Mantov
PelisterBitolaStadion Tumbe Kafe
PobedaPrilepStadion Goce Delchev
Rabotnichki KometalSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje
SileksKratovoStadion Sileks
Sloga JugomagnatSkopjeChair Stadium
VardarSkopjeGradski stadion Skopje

Regular season

The first 22 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the Regular season. In the first phase, every team plays against every other team twice on a home-away basis. The table standings at the end of the Regular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs.

League table


Second phase

The second phase are the so-called Play-off Rounds which is divided in two groups: Championship and Relegation. The top 6 ranked teams on the table after the Regular Season qualify for the Championship group, while the bottom 6 advance to the Relegation group. The teams will keep only the head-to-head records with the teams which he entered.

Championship group

Table


Relegation group

Table