2017–18_Macedonian_First_League
The 2017–18 Macedonian First League was the 26th season of the Macedonian First League, with 12 teams participating in it. The season started in November 2017 and ended May 2018. Rabotnički achieved their fifteenth title after defeating MZT Skopje in the finals, that won the six previous championships.
| Macedonian First League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | Macedonian Radio Television |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Rabotnički (15th title) |
| Runners-up | MZT Skopje Aerodrom |
| Semifinalists | Kumanovo 2009 Blokotehna |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The twelve teams that compose the league played a double-legged round robin tournament, where the six first qualified teams joined the Super League and the other six fought for avoiding the relegation.
The top four teams of the Super League qualified for the playoffs for the title.
Gostivar replaced Vardar, who was relegated from the previous season. As a result of an expansion of the league to 12 teams, Blokotehna and Skhupi were also promoted.
| Team | Home City | Arena | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| AV Ohrid | Ohrid | Biljanini Izvori |  Petar Čočoroski |
| Blokotehna | Gevgelija | Sportska Sala Blokotehna | Marjan Ilievski |
| Feni Industries | Kavadarci | Jasmin | Ljupčo Malinkov |
| Gostivar | Gostivar | Mladost Gostivar | Marjan Srbinovski |
| Karpoš Sokoli | Skopje | Boris Trajkovski Sports Center | Borče Daskalovski |
| Kožuv | Gevgelija | 26-ti April | Pavle Nikolov |
| Kumanovo 2009 | Kumanovo | Sports Hall Kumanovo | Aleksandar Petrović |
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | Skopje | Jane Sandanski Arena | Aleksandar Todorov |
| Pelister | Bitola | Sports Hall Mladost | Zoran Petkovski |
| Rabotnički | Skopje | Gradski Park | Marin Dokuzovski |
| Shkupi | Skopje | Šaban Trstena | Enver Miftari |
| Strumica | Strumica | Park |  Vlasis Vlaikidis |
| Teams that play in the 2017–18 First Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2017–18 Second Adriatic League | |
| Teams that play in the 2017–18 BIBL |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabotnički | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1996 | 1453 | +543 | 44 | Qualification to the Super League |
| 2 | Blokotehna | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1909 | 1529 | +380 | 39 | |
| 3 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1904 | 1547 | +357 | 38 | |
| 4 | Kumanovo 2009 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2013 | 1809 | +204 | 37 | |
| 5 | Gostivar | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1850 | 1654 | +196 | 36 | |
| 6 | AV Ohrid | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1816 | 1807 | +9 | 32 | |
| 7 | Feni Industries | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1759 | 1840 | −81 | 32 | Qualification to the relegation group |
| 8 | Kožuv | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1650 | 1863 | −213 | 31 | |
| 9 | Pelister | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1569 | 1865 | −296 | 29 | |
| 10 | Karpoš Sokoli | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1797 | 2047 | −250 | 27 | |
| 11 | Shkupi | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1735 | 2076 | −341 | 27 | |
| 12 | Strumica | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1478 | 1986 | −508 | 24 |
Super League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabotnički | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2856 | 2162 | +694 | 62 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2762 | 2336 | +426 | 56 | |
| 3 | Blokotehna | 32 | 22 | 10 | 2740 | 2310 | +430 | 54 | |
| 4 | Kumanovo 2009 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2815 | 2677 | +138 | 52 | |
| 5 | Gostivar | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2568 | 2413 | +155 | 49 | |
| 6 | AV Ohrid | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2554 | 2708 | −154 | 43 |
Relegation group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feni Industries | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2665 | 2649 | +16 | 50 | |
| 2 | Kožuv | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2468 | 2667 | −199 | 47 | |
| 3 | Pelister | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2372 | 2588 | −216 | 46 | |
| 4 | Shkupi | 32 | 9 | 23 | 2669 | 2951 | −282 | 41 | |
| 5 | Karpoš Sokoli (R) | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2576 | 2987 | −411 | 40 | Relegation |
| 6 | Strumica (R) | 32 | 4 | 28 | 2248 | 2845 | −597 | 36 |
Playoffs will be played with a best-of-five games format, where the seeded team played games 1, 2 and 5 at home.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| Rabotnički | 101 | 82 | 81 | |||||||||||
| Kumanovo 2009 | 72 | 68 | 65 | |||||||||||
| Rabotnički | 86 | 76 | 87 | |||||||||||
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 77 | 75 | 84 | |||||||||||
| MZT Skopje Aerodrom | 80 | 94 | 89 | 74 | ||||||||||
| Blokotehna | 74 | 106 | 72 | 72 | ||||||||||