2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup

2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup
Tournament details
CountryMacedonia
Dates12 August 2015 –
16 May 2016
Teams32
Defending championsRabotnichki
Final positions
ChampionsShkëndija (1st title)
Runner-upRabotnichki
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored157 (3.83 per match)

The 2015–16 Macedonian Football Cup was the 24th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. Rabotnichki are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in the previous year.

Competition calendar

Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
First Round 12, 13 August 2015 16 32 → 16 32
Second Round 30 September & 21 October 2015 16 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 25, 26 November & 2 December 2015 8 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 2 March & 13 April 2016 4 4 → 2 none
Final 16 May 2016 1 2 → 1 none

First round

The Matches were played on 12 and 13 August 2015.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
12 August 2015
Gorno Lisiche (2) 1–2 Renova (1)
Vulkan (4) 0–3 (w/o)1 Makedonija G.P. (2)
Prevalec (3) 0–4 Sileks (1)
Liria Zagrachani (4) 0–11 Horizont Turnovo (1)
Zajazi (3) 0–4 Shkëndija (1)
Belasica (3) 0–2 Skopje (1)
Ljubanci 1974 (2) 1–1 (4–3 p) Teteks (2)
Pobeda (2) 1–1 (6–7 p) Mladost Carev Dvor (1)
Kozhuf Miravci (2) 0–1 Vardar (1)
Drita (3) 0–3 (w/o) Vëllazërimi 77 (2)
Poeshevo (3) 0–0 (3–5 p) Gostivar (2)
Malesh (4) 1–9 Metalurg (1)
Ljuboten (4) 1–5 Shkupi (1)
13 August 2015
Fortuna (3) 0–11 Rabotnichki (1)
11 Oktomvri (3) 0–8 Pelister (2)
Plachkovica (3) 0–2 Bregalnica Shtip (1)

1The match was awarded to Makedonija G.P. because as the Vulkan players not showing at the pitch in the second half, when they were leading 2–0 after the first half.

Second round

Entering this round are the 16 winners from the first round. The draw was held on 1 September 2015. The first legs were played on 30 September and the second legs were played on 21 October 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vardar (1) 6–1 Pelister (2) 4–1 2–0
Shkëndija (1) 7–0 Metalurg (1) 2–0 5–0
Gostivar (2) 0–8 Rabotnichki (1) 0–4 0–4
Renova (2) 2–5 Sileks (1) 1–2 1–3
Bregalnica Shtip (1) 2–1 Shkupi (1) 2–0 0–1
Horizont Turnovo (1) 5–3 Skopje (2) 3–1 2–2
Velazerimi (2) 5–7 Mladost Carev Dvor (1) 2–4 3–3
Makedonija G.P. (2) 3–2 Ljubanci 1974 (2) 3–2 0–0

Quarter-finals

Entering this round are the 8 winners from the second round. The first legs were played on 25 and 26 November and the second legs were played on 2 December 2015.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shkëndija (1) 5–1 Vardar (1) 3–0 2–1
Rabotnichki (1) 5–1 Sileks (1) 3–0 2–1
Mladost Carev Dvor (1) 2–5 Bregalnica Shtip (1) 1–1 1–4
Makedonija G.P. (2) 3–4 Horizont Turnovo (1) 2–4 1–0

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 2 March 2016 and the return legs on 13 April 2016.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Horizont Turnovo (1) 1–4 Shkëndija (1) 0–2 1–2
Bregalnica Shtip (1) 1–4 Rabotnichki (1) 1–1 0–3

Matches

Horizont Turnovo (1)0–2Shkëndija (1)
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Shkëndija (1)2–1Horizont Turnovo (1)
 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)

Shkëndija won 4–1 on aggregate.

Bregalnica Shtip (1)1–1Rabotnichki (1)
  • Nacev 63'
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
Rabotnichki (1)3–0Bregalnica Shtip (1)
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Rabotnichki won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

Shkëndija (1)2–0Rabotnichki (1)
 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 17 May 2016.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Marjan Altiparmakovski Rabotnichki 9
2 Marjan Radeski Shkendija 5
3 Blazhe Ilijoski Rabotnichki 4
Gjorgi Stoilov Horizont Turnovo
Demir Imeri
Hristijan Kirovski Shkendija
7 Stênio Júnior Shkendija 3
Antonio Kalanoski Mladost
Kristijan Kostovski Makedonija GP
Goran Zdravkov Bregalnica
Gjorgji Tanushev
Boban Marikj Sileks
Blagojče Glavevski Pelister

See also

References

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