Several Macedonian clubs from the top two leagues already started preparing for the second half-season. Most of them had their first training session in snowy conditions. photos by each team, except for Pobeda (by Stojan Dimoski) & Bregalnica (by Shtipski Asovi)
Edition VII Participating teams: club settlement country league Pobeda Prilep Macedonia 1.MFL Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje Macedonia 1.MFL Tikvesh Kavadarci Macedonia 1.MFL Vardar Skopje Macedonia 1.MFL All matches played at Gradski stadium in Kavadarci. 20 February Semifinals: Tikvesh – Pobeda 1:0 14′ Z. Mitrev Sloga Jugomagnat – Vardar 2:2 (1:4 p.s.o.) 35′ Husein Beganovikj, 51′
Edition VI Participating teams: club settlement country league Partizan Belgrade Yugoslavia top league Pobeda Prilep Macedonia 1.MFL Sileks Kratovo Macedonia 1.MFL Tikvesh Kavadarci Macedonia 1.MFL Vardar Skopje Macedonia 1.MFL All matches played at Gradski stadium in Kavadarci. 13, 14 & 15 February: Pobeda – Partizan 0:0 Tikvesh – Sileks 0:0 Partizan – Vardar 0:0
Edition XII Participating teams: clubs settlement country league Kozhuf Gevgelija Macedonia 3.MFL South Tikvesh Kavadarci Macedonia 3.MFL South Vardar Skopje Macedonia 1.MFL All matches played at Gradski stadium in Kavadarci. Tournament held in a single day. Italian system used, each match lasted 45 minutes. 26 February: Tikvesh – Vardar 1:3 Vardar – Kozhuf 1:0
Edition X Participating teams: club settlement country league Borac Banja Luka Bosnia-Herzegovina second league Napredok Kichevo Macedonia 1.MFL Pelister Bitola Macedonia 1.MFL Pobeda Prilep Macedonia 1.MFL Sloboda Tuzla Bosnia-Herzegovina top league Teleoptik Belgrade Yugoslavia second league Tikvesh Kavadarci Macedonia 2.MFL Vardar Skopje Macedonia 1.MFL Group A matches played at Gradski stadium in Kavadarci. Group
Edition XIV Participating teams: club settlement country league Donji Srem Pećinci Serbia third league Pelister Bitola Macedonia 1.MFL Tikvesh Kavadarci Macedonia 2.MFL Vardar Skopje Macedonia 1.MFL All matches played at Gradski stadium in Kavadarci. 26 February Semifinals: Tikvesh – Donji Srem 1:1 (4:3 p.s.o.) 75′ Aleksandar Panovski – 40′ Srđan Đukanović Referee: Todorovski (Kavadarci)
Edition II Participating teams: club settlement country league Dobrudzha Dobrich Bulgaria top league Kozhuf Vunojug Gevgelija Macedonia 2.MFL East Osogovo Kochani Macedonia 1.MFL Pobeda Vitaminka Prilep Macedonia 1.MFL Tikvesh Kavadarci Macedonia 1.MFL Vardar Skopje Macedonia 1.MFL NOTE: The Bulgarian team could not arrive due to huge snow on the road connecting Bulgaria to Macedonia so
Edition I Participating teams: club settlement country league Pobeda Vitaminka Prilep Macedonia 1.MFL SAK Klagenfurt Austria fourth league Tikvesh Kavadarci Macedonia 1.MFL Vardar Skopje Macedonia 1.MFL All matches played at Gradski stadium in Kavadarci. Two points awarded for a win. 27 February Semifinals: SAK – Tikvesh 0:1 Pobeda Vitaminka – Vardar 0:1 30′ (pen)
UEFA will exclude Vardar from participating in its competitions unless the club pays all the debts until the end of January 2019. Vardar together with Bulgarian side Levski and Portuguese giant Sporting are the only clubs that have received sanctions from the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body for breaching Financial Fair
Macedonian football has been rising in recent times. The rise has been necessitated by different factors including massive investment into club football by the sponsors, development of more robust youth academies, and the exposure of Macedonian players to other big European clubs. The rise of Macedonian football has had a ripple effect on football clubs