Holders Shkendija demolished Shkupi in the opening match, Vardar with a big win in the derby against Pelister, the debutants Arsimi shared points with Bashkimi, there was also a draw in Kavadarci, while Struga and Sileks recorded routine wins over their opponents.
photo by Matejcho: a moment from the derby match Vardar vs. Pelister
This is a historic season for Macedonian top tier, the first season with VAR technology implemented. We saw a declined goal for the hosts in Struga due to handball and also declined penalty kick for Arsimi in Kumanovo.
Shkendija’s midfielder Florent Ramadani first scored in this new season, after eight minutes in the match in Tetovo, while Endrit Rustemi received the first red card in the same match.
Highlights from all matches:
Gradski stadium in Tetovo
Shkendija – Shkupi 5:1 (2:1)
Goals: 8’ Florent Ramadani, 21’ Arbin Zejnulai, 70’, 76’ Besart Ibraimi, 83’ Liridon Latifi – 14’ Malik Hayvali
Red card: 17’ Endrit Rustemi
Referee: Igor Stojchevski
National Arena Todor Proeski stadium in Skopje
Vardar – Pelister 4:1 (1:0)
Goals: 45’+3, 80’ Dimitar Danev, 50’ Mato Rogers, 90’+1 Diego Castenada – 65’ Luka Bujatovikj
Referee: Aleksandar Grujoski
Gradska Plazha stadium in Struga
Struga – Makedonija GjP 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: 45’+3 Maudo Jarjue, 75’ Basirou Compaore
Referee: Blagojche Ralevski
Bashkimi stadium in Kumanovo
Bashkimi – Arsimi 1:1 (0:1)
Goals: 62’ Marko Simonovski – 31’ Armin Besagich
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski
Gradski stadium in Kavadarci
Tikvesh – Rabotnichki 0:0
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski
Sileks stadium in Kratovo
Sileks – Brera Strumica 5:0 (0:0)
Goals: 47’ Miguel Pires, 53’ Kristijan Eftimov, 57’ Ilija Donov, 85′ Kristijan Velinovski, 90′ Miguel Pires
Red card: 28′ Nikola Velichkovski
Referee: Stojanche Trpchevski
1.MFL 2025/26
| Pos | Club | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vardar | 52 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 |  Shkëndija | 48 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 24 |
| 3 |  Struga | 43 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 28 |
| 4 |  Sileks | 38 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 18 |
| 5 |  Arsimi | 26 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 39 | -2 |
| 6 |  Brera Strumica | 26 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 37 | -6 |
| 7 |  Bashkimi 1947 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 34 | -11 |
| 8 |  Tikvesh | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 2 |
| 9 |  Makedonija GjP | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -8 |
| 10 |  Pelister | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 |
| 11 |  Rabotnichki | 13 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 38 | -17 |
| 12 |  Shkupi | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 63 | -51 |