1996–97 Macedonian Second Football League

The 1996–97 Macedonian Second Football League was the fourth season since its establishment. It began in August 1996 and ended in June 1997.^[1]

Macedonian Second League

Season	1996–97
Champions	Borec (East) Skopje (West)
Promoted	Borec Skopje
Relegated	Dojransko Ezero Vardarski Karposh 93 11 Oktomvri Vevchani Ljuboten
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

East

Participating teams

Kumanovo

Borec
Metalurg

Bregalnica

D. Ezero

Gaber

Kozhuf

Malesh

Osogovo

Plachkovica

Sloga V.

Turnovo

Vardar

Vardarski

Kumanovo clubs:

Bashkimi
Karposh 93
Kumanovo

Location of teams in 1996–97 Macedonian Second League - East

Club	City
Bashkimi	Kumanovo
Borec	Veles
Bregalnica	Delchevo
Dojransko Ezero	Nov Dojran
Gaber	Vatasha
Karposh 93	Kumanovo
Kozhuf	Gevgelija
Kumanovo	Kumanovo
Malesh	Berovo
Metalurg	Veles
Osogovo	Kochani
Plachkovica Jaka	Radovish
Sloga	Vinica
Turnovo	Turnovo
Vardar	Negotino
Vardarski	Bogdanci

League standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Borec (C, P)	30	23	5	2	74	24	+50	74	Promotion to Macedonian First League
2	Osogovo	30	23	5	2	78	17	+61	74
3	Bregalnica Delchevo	30	14	6	10	40	31	+9	48
4	Plachkovica Jaka	30	15	2	13	60	48	+12	47
5	Bashkimi	30	13	6	11	51	42	+9	45
6	Sloga Vinica	30	12	7	11	49	40	+9	43
7	Metalurg Veles	30	13	3	14	41	39	+2	42
8	Kumanovo	30	13	3	14	41	43	−2	42
9	Malesh	30	12	5	13	30	26	+4	41
10	Gaber	30	12	4	14	50	56	−6	40
11	Turnovo	30	12	4	14	37	45	−8	40
12	Vardar Negotino	30	12	4	14	33	44	−11	40
13	Kozhuf	30	12	3	15	29	39	−10	39
14	Dojransko Ezero (R)	30	11	4	15	42	53	−11	37	Relegation to Macedonian Third League
15	Vardarski (R)	30	6	2	22	28	80	−52	20
16	Karposh 93 (R)	30	3	5	22	28	84	−56	14

Source: MacedonianFootball.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Best scorer:Sreten Denkovski/42

West

Participating teams

11 Oktomvri

Jugohrom

Napredok

Novaci

Ohrid

Prespa

Skopje

Shkëndija

Struga

Svetlost

Ljuboten
Teteks

Vevchani

Skopje clubs:

Madjari Solidarnost
Rabotnichki
Skopje

Struga clubs:

Flamurtari
Karaorman

Location of teams in 1996–97 Macedonian Second League - West

Club	City
11 Oktomvri	Prilep
Flamurtari	Radolishta
Jugohrom	Jegunovce
Karaorman	Struga
Ljuboten	Tetovo
Madjari Solidarnost	Skopje
Napredok	Kichevo
Novaci	Novaci
Ohrid	Ohrid
Prespa	Resen
Rabotnichki Kometal	Skopje
Shkëndija	Arachinovo
Skopje	Skopje
Svetlost	Kukurechani
Teteks	Tetovo
Vevchani	Vevchani

League standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Skopje (C, P)	29	21	4	4	68	23	+45	67	Promotion to Macedonian First League
2	Karaorman	29	18	3	8	78	36	+42	57
3	Teteks	29	16	5	8	46	21	+25	53
4	Jugohrom	29	16	4	9	54	25	+29	52
5	Prespa	29	14	3	12	46	45	+1	45
6	Shkëndija Arachinovo	29	13	5	11	41	36	+5	44
7	Napredok	29	12	6	11	46	35	+11	42
8	Flamurtari Radolishta	29	13	2	14	49	40	+9	41
9	Svetlost	29	13	2	14	50	50	0	41
10	Ohrid	29	12	4	13	37	50	−13	40
11	Rabotnichki Kometal	29	11	5	13	28	35	−7	38
12	Madjari Solidarnost	29	11	4	14	43	57	−14	37
13	Novaci	29	10	5	14	33	56	−23	35
14	11 Oktomvri[lower-alpha 1] (R)	29	11	1	17	32	52	−20	31	Relegation to Macedonian Third League
15	Vevchani (R)	15	3	3	9	17	28	−11	12	Withdrew from the competition[1]
16	Ljuboten[lower-alpha 1] (R)	29	3	0	26	23	102	−79	6	Relegation to Macedonian Third League

Source: MacedonianFootball.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. 11 Oktomvri and Ljuboten were deducted three points.

See also

• 1996–97 Macedonian Football Cup
• 1996–97 Macedonian First Football League

References

1. "Republic of Macedonia 1996/97". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

External links

• Macedonia - List of final tables (RSSSF)
• Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian and English)
• MacedonianFootball.com (in English)