Right after the top flight draw it was made the draw for the opening round of the Macedonian Cup.
photo by FFM: Pandev and Ibraimi at the draw
Agim Ibraimi joined Goran Pandev in the drawing of the lots.
As in the previous seasons, the draw was with seeded and unseeded pots. The top flight teams and the best-placed second-division teams from last season were placed in one pot, and everyone else in another. Since this round is playing in a single leg, the lower-ranked teams are hosts.
This season, the required quota of 32 participants was not met. Only 29 teams registered, so holders Vardar and finalists Struga, according to the rules, will skip the first round and will start from the eight-finals.
Fortune decided to give the same path to the debutant Pchinja, who was drawn without an opponent after Besa 1976 yesterday withdrew from competing. However, FFM additionally after the draw added Novaci in the Cup and placed to face debutantes Pchinja.
Interestingly, the fourth-league side Jeni Maale, who got the chance to play in the Cup for a second consecutive season, once again was draw to face Shkëndija, the current first-league champion, out of all possible opponents.
Bashkimi (GJ) (3) – Det. Plachkovica (2)
Shkëndija 77 (2) – Sasa (2)
Belasica (2) – Arsimi (1)
Jeni Maale (4) – Shkëndija (1)
Karbinci (3) – Rabotnichki (1)
Evrotip (3) – Sileks (1)
Pobeda (V) (3) – Bregalnica (2)
Pchinja (3) – Novaci (2)
Teteks (2) – Pelister (1)
Ohrid Lychnidos (2) – Brera Strumica (1)
Ljuboten (3) – Makedonija GjP (1)
Skopje (2) – Tikvesh (1)
Kozhuf (2) – Shkupi (1)
Pobeda (2) – Bashkimi 1947 (1)
The matches will be played on 26 and 27 August . If there is no winner after 90 minutes, penalties will be used.