The second division of the Macedonian football league kicked-off the new season with all the opening round matches being played today.
photo by KF Besa 1976 Dobri Dol: Fiton Ademi celebrates his goal
Pelister won the derby of the opening rounad away to Belasica in Strumica, starting the campaign for getting back in the top flight.
Pobeda smashed Teteks, Besa 1976 won comfortably at relegation favorites Osogovo, while newcomers Novaci and Bashkimi 1947 had a positive start with home wins.
Bashkimi stadium in Kumanovo
Bashkimi 1947 – Ohrid Lychnidos 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: 87′ Eljmedin Kajili
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski (Prilep)
Goce Delchev stadium in Prilep
Pobeda – Teteks 5:1 (2:1)
Goals: 1′ Filip Dimoski, 13′ Darko Grozdanoski, 74′ Jordancho Naumoski, 77′ Anatolij Petejchuk, 90′ Filip Spirkoski – 36′ Mateo Sofijanoski
Red cards: 71′ Astrit Amzai (T)
Referee: Vladimir Gjorgjievski (Bitola)
Nikola Mantov stadium in Kochani
Osogovo – Besa 1976 0:4 (0:2)
Goals: 6′ Zani Nazifi, 37′ Fiton Ademi, 78′, 90’+4 Hamza Memetriza
Referee: Done Ristovski (Gevgelija)
Blagoj Istatov stadium in Strumica
Belasica – Pelister 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: 38′ (pen) Blagoja Ljamchevski, 68′ Bojan Spirkoski
Referee: Stojanche Trpchevski (Kavadarci)
Pod Tumbe Kafe stadium in Bitola
Novaci – Arsimi 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: 45′ Stefan Jovanovski, 90’+8 Dimitar Jovanovski
Referee: Aleksandar Vasilevski (Skopje)
Gradski stadium in Makedonska Kamenica
Sasa – Skopje 1:1 (1:1)
Goals: 30′ Martin Petrovski – 2′ Filip Gjorgjievski
Referee: Fatmir Bafto (Ohrid)
Gradski stadium in Radovish
Det. Plachkovica – Vardar (N) 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: 25′ (pen) Ivan Nastevski
Referee: Dejan Mladenovski (Skopje)
Gradski stadium in Gevgelija
Kozhuf – Karaorman 3:0 (3:0)
Goals: 14′ Daniel Ivanov, 16′ Bojan Ivanov, 45’+1 Kjire Mitkov
Red cards: 38′ Aleksandar Bogdanoski (Ko)
Referee: Josip Barton (Skopje)
2.MFL 2023/24
| Pos | Club | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Besa 1976 | 77 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 11 | 61 |
| 2 |  Pelister | 70 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 |  Detonit Plachkovica | 60 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 18 | 24 |
| 4 |  Arsimi | 51 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 32 | 22 |
| 5 |  Ohrid Lychnidos | 45 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 32 | 3 |
| 6 |  Belasica | 42 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 7 |
| 7 |  Vardar (N) | 42 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| 8 |  Bashkimi 1947 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 40 | -11 |
| 9 |  Skopje | 41 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 30 | -1 |
| 10 |  Kozhuf | 38 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 36 | -3 |
| 11 |  Novaci | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 49 | -10 |
| 12 |  Osogovo | 30 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 54 | -20 |
| 13 |  Sasa | 29 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 52 | -15 |
| 14 |  Pobeda | 28 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 45 | -17 |
| 15 |  Teteks | 27 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 60 | -28 |
| 16 |  Karaorman | 15 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 71 | -52 |