Macedonian First League (basketball)

Macedonian First League
Founded1992
Country North Macedonia
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cupMacedonian Cup
Current championsMZT Skopje (12th title)
Most championshipsRabotnički (15 titles)
CEOTomica Glavčev
TV partnersMRT
Websitemkf.mk

The Macedonian First League (Macedonian: Македонска прва лига, Makedonska prva liga) is the top-tier basketball competition in the Republic of North Macedonia organized by the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Until 1992 it was called Macedonian Republic League after which it was transformed into top division level Macedonian Basketball First League. After the transformation, teams from the dissolved Yugoslav Federal Leagues (MZT Skopje and Rabotnički) joined the Macedonian First League.

Teams

Location of teams in the 2025–26 Macedonian First League
Team Home City Arena Colour Coach
Tikvesh Kavadarci Jasmin    
Kožuv Gevgelija 26-ti April    
MKK Kumanovo Kumanovo Sports Hall Kumanovo    
MZT Skopje Aerodrom Skopje Jane Sandanski Arena    
Pelister Bitola Sports Hall Mladost    
Rabotnički Skopje Gradski Park    
TFT Skopje Forza Sport Center    
Sokoli 1933 Štip Štip Jackson Arena    
Madzari Skopje Naum Naumovski Borče    

Champions

Season Champions[1] Score Runner-up MVP
1992–93 Godel Rabotnički 3–2 (five game series) MZT Skopje Hepos
1993–94 Godel Rabotnički 3–2 (five game series) Kočani Delikates
1994–95 Godel Rabotnički 3–2 (five game series) Kočani Delikates
1995–96 Godel Rabotnički 3–0 (five game series) MZT Skopje
1996–97 Godel Rabotnički 4–1 (seven game series) Žito Vardar
1997–98 Godel Rabotnički 3–2 (five game series) MZT Boss Skopje
1998–99 Godel Rabotnički 3–2 (five game series) MZT Boss Skopje
1999–00 Nikol Fert 3–2 (five game series) Godel Rabotnički
2000–01 Rabotnički 3–0 (five game series) MZT Skopje 2000 North Macedonia Gjorgji Čekovski (1)
2001–02 Feršped Rabotnički 4–2 (seven game series) Kumanovo North Macedonia Gjorgji Čekovski (2)
2002–03 Feršped Rabotnički 4–0 (seven game series) KK Polo Trejd Strumica North Macedonia Aleksandar Dimitrovski
2003–04 Feršped Rabotnički 4–1 (seven game series) MZT Skopje 2000 North Macedonia Todor Gečevski (1)
2004–05 Feršped Rabotnički 4–2 (seven game series) Vardar Osiguruvanje North Macedonia Toni Simić
2005–06 Feršped Rabotnički 4–1 (seven game series) Vardar Osiguruvanje North Macedonia Dime Tasovski (1)
2006–07 Strumica 2005 4–1 (seven game series) Feršped Rabotnički North Macedonia Zlatko Gocevski
2007–08 Feni Industries 4–3 (seven game series) Strumica 2005 United States Donald Cole
2008–09 Rabotnički 4–2 (seven game series) Feni Industries North Macedonia Dime Tasovski (2)
2009–10 Feni Industries 4–3 (seven game series) Vardar Osiguruvanje North Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski (1)
2010–11 Feni Industries 4–1 (seven game series) Rabotnički North Macedonia Vojdan Stojanovski
2011–12 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 4–1 (seven game series) Feni Industries North Macedonia Todor Gečevski (2)
2012–13 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 4–0 (seven game series) Kozuv North Macedonia Gjorgji Čekovski (3)
2013–14 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–1 (five game series) Rabotnički North Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski (2)
2014–15 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–0 (five game series) Kumanovo North Macedonia Marko Simonovski – Montenegro Sead Šehović
2015–16 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–1 (five game series) Kumanovo North Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski (3)
2016–17 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–2 (five game series) Karpoš Sokoli Netherlands Charlon Kloof
2017–18 Rabotnički 3–0 (five game series) MZT Skopje Aerodrom United States Russell Robinson
2018–19 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–0 (five game series) Rabotnički North Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski (4)
2019–20 MZT Skopje Aerodrom finished 1st / Play Off cancelled due covid-19
2020–21 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–0 (five game series) EuroNickel 2005 North Macedonia Andrej Magdevski
2021–22 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–1 (five game series) Pelister Montenegro Nemanja Milošević
2022–23 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–0 (five game series) Pelister North Macedonia Vojdan Stojanovski (2)
2023–24 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–0 (five game series) Pelister North Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski (5)
2024-25 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–1 (five game series) TFT United States Virgin Islands Deon Edwin
2025–26 MZT Skopje Aerodrom 3–0 (five game series) Madzari North Macedonia Vojdan Stojanovski (3)

Performance by club

Club Winner Year Runner up Year
Rabotnički 15 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2018 5 2000, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2019
MZT Skopje Aerodrom 13 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 7 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2018
Feni Industries 3 2008, 2010, 2011 2 2009, 2012
Strumica 2005 1 2007 2 2003, 2008
Nikol Fert Gostivar 1 2000 / /
Kumanovo / / 3 2002, 2015, 2016
Vardar / / 2 2005, 2006
Kočani Delikates / / 2 1994, 1995
Pelister / / 3 2022, 2023, 2024
Karpoš Sokoli / / 1 2017
Kožuv / / 1 2013
Vardar Osiguruvanje / / 1 2010
Žito Vardar / / 1 1997

Records and statistics

Head coaches with two or more titles

Titles Head coach Seasons
7 Marin Dokuzovski 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2018
4 Vasko Atanasov 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
3 Steruli Andonovski 2001, 2002, 2004
Emil Rajković 2008, 2010, 2011
2 Aleksandar Knjazev 1993, 1994
Jordančo Davitkov 2005, 2006
Aleš Pipan 2013, 2015

Players with three or more titles

Note: This table is incomplete

Titles Player Seasons
11 Damjan Stojanovski 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
10 Ognen Stojanovski 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Marjan Gjurov 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
9 Goran Veselinovski 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
Goran Samardziev 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Gjorgji Čekovski 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018
8 Toni Simić 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
7 Jordančo Davitkov 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Srdjan Stanković 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005
Bojan Krstevski 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Gjorgi Kočov 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012
6 Dejan Jovanovski 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006
Vojdan Stojanovski 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
5 Gjorgje Vojnović 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Emil Rajković 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002
Kiril Pavlovski 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Aleksandar Dimitrovski 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Bojan Trajkovski 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
Dime Tasovski 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
Todor Gečevski 2000, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014
Gorjan Markovski 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Ljubomir Mladenovski 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Adem Mekić 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
4 Dušan Bocevski 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Pero Blazevski 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998
Kiril Nikolovski 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
3 Riste Stefanov 2003, 2004, 2005
Dejan Vegov 2003, 2005, 2006
Slobodan Mihajlovski 2008, 2010, 2011
Toni Grnčarov 2007, 2009, 2012
Eftim Bogoev 2007, 2010, 2013
Darko Sokolov 2010, 2011, 2019
Marko Simonovski 2015, 2017, 2019
Damjan Robev 2022, 2023, 2024

References

  1. ↑ "Macedonia – List of First League Champions". basketball.org.mk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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