2015–16 FK Vardar season

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Vardar
2015–16 season
OwnerSergei Samsonenko
ChairmanMirko Spaseski
ManagerSergey Andreyev
Goce Sedloski
StadiumPhilip II Arena
First League1st
Macedonian CupQuarter-finals
Super CupWinners
Champions LeagueSecond Qualifying Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dejan Blazhevski (9)
All: Dejan Blazhevski (10)
Highest home attendance22,540 vs APOEL
21 July 2015
Lowest home attendance150 vs Sileks
10 December 2015

The 2015–16 season was FK Vardar's 24th consecutive season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all official matches that the club will play during the 2015–16 season.

Squad[edit]

As of 20 February 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 GK North Macedonia MKD Tome Pachovski
41 GK Croatia CRO Matija Kobetić
90 GK North Macedonia MKD Filip Gachevski

3 DF North Macedonia MKD Goran Popov
4 DF Montenegro MNE Nemanja Mijušković
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Zlatko Tanevski (captain)
6 DF North Macedonia MKD Boban Grncharov (vice-captain)
14 DF North Macedonia MKD Darko Velkovski
19 DF Armenia ARM Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
21 DF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Novak
32 DF North Macedonia MKD Darko Glišić
77 DF North Macedonia MKD Vladica Brdarovski

7 MF North Macedonia MKD Blagoja Ljamchevski
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF North Macedonia MKD Stefan Spirovski
9 MF North Macedonia MKD Dejan Blazhevski
10 MF Armenia ARM Artak Dashyan
11 MF North Macedonia MKD Jasir Asani
16 MF North Macedonia MKD Nikola Gligorov
20 MF North Macedonia MKD Boban Nikolov
26 MF North Macedonia MKD Hristijan Denkovski
70 MF Brazil BRA Juan Felipe
87 MF North Macedonia MKD Vlatko Grozdanoski
97 MF North Macedonia MKD Petar Petkovski
99 MF Montenegro MNE Damir Kojašević

17 FW North Macedonia MKD Aco Stojkov
18 FW Serbia SRB Dragan Ćeran
22 FW North Macedonia MKD Filip Ivanovski

Left club during season[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Montenegro MNE Igor Pavlović (released)
9 FW North Macedonia MKD Filip Petkovski (to FK Shkupi)
24 MF North Macedonia MKD Aleksandar Temelkov (to FK Bregalnica Shtip)
34 DF North Macedonia MKD Dino Najdoski (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
58 FW United States USA Cesar Romero (to Coras de Tepic)
FW North Macedonia MKD Dimitar Ivanov (released)
MF North Macedonia MKD Viktor Serafimovski (to FK Gorno Lisiche)
DF North Macedonia MKD Stojan Stojchevski (to FK Teteks)

Competitions[edit]

Supercup[edit]

23 September 2015 Final Vardar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Rabotnichki Skopje
20:00 Ivanovski 11' Report Ilijoski 47' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)
Penalties
Hambardzumyan soccer ball with check mark
Stojkov soccer ball with check mark
Ivanovski soccer ball with red X
Gligorov soccer ball with check mark
Felipe soccer ball with check mark
Cikarski soccer ball with check mark
Vujčić soccer ball with check mark
Ilievski soccer ball with check mark
Altiparmakovski soccer ball with red X
Ristevski soccer ball with red X

First League[edit]

League table[edit]

First phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vardar 27 20 5 2 59 15 +44 65 Qualification for the championship round
2 Shkëndija 27 19 6 2 62 21 +41 63
3 Sileks 27 11 7 9 32 32 0 40
4 Shkupi 27 9 11 7 28 25 +3 38
5 Rabotnichki 27 8 12 7 32 26 +6 36
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Draw; 9) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 2, 3 and 8 is only used if not deciding teams for championship or relegation round).[1]
Second phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vardar (C) 32 25 5 2 67 17 +50 80 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Shkëndija 32 23 6 3 74 24 +50 75 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Sileks 32 12 8 12 35 40 −5 44
4 Rabotnichki 32 10 13 9 36 30 +6 43
5 Bregalnica Shtip 32 10 8 14 42 49 −7 38
6 Shkupi 32 9 11 12 29 34 −5 38
Source: MacedonianFootball.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Draw; 9) Play-off. (Note: Criteria 2, 3 and 8 is only used if not deciding Champion or teams for UEFA competitions).[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 25 5 2 67 17  +50 80 14 3 0 42 9  +33 11 2 2 25 8  +17

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHA
ResultDWWWWWDWWWDWWWLWDWWWWWWWWLDWWWWW
Position62111122211111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

First phase[edit]
9 August 2015 1 Vardar 2–2 Shkupi Skopje
20:00 Blazhevski 66' (pen.)
Ivanovski 87'
Report Nuhiji 22'
Osmani 90'
Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)
16 August 2015 2 Shkëndija 1–3 Vardar Kumanovo
17:30 Radeski 42' Report Ivanovski 19'
Felipe 88'
Romero 90'
Stadium: Stadion Baškimi
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
23 August 2015 3 Vardar 6–0 Mladost (CD) Skopje
16:30 Blazhevski 9', 35'
Hambardzumyan 45'
Dashyan 55', 62'
Ljamchevski 76'
Report Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov
Attendance: 700
Referee: Josip Barton (Tetovo)
26 August 2015 4 Vardar 1–0 Metalurg Skopje Skopje
16:30 Blazhevski 14' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faton Mustafi (Tetovo)
29 August 2015 5 Bregalnica Shtip 0–2 Vardar Kochani
16:30 Report Blazhevski 5'
Felipe 24'
Stadium: Stadion Nikola Mantov
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)
13 September 2015 6 Vardar 5–1 Horizont Turnovo Skopje
16:00 Ivanovski 16'
Blazhevski 18', 66'
Romero 35', 45' Red card 59'
Report Ivanov 90' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dalibor Gjorgjevski (Kumanovo)
20 September 2015 7 Renova 0–0 Vardar Bogovinje
15:30 Report Stadium: Stadion Bogovinje
Attendance: 300
Referee: Stevche Shuleski (Ohrid)
27 September 2015 8 Vardar 2–1 Rabotnichki Skopje
15:30 Ivanovski 51'
Romero Red card 82'
Popov 90+3'
Report Ilijoski 23' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)
4 October 2015 9 Sileks 0–3 Vardar Kratovo
15:00 Report Mijušković 30'
Hambardzumyan 64'
J. Asani 84'
Stadium: Stadion Sileks
Attendance: 800
Referee: Faton Mustafi (Tetovo)
18 October 2015 10 Shkupi 0–3 Vardar Skopje
14:30 Report Ivanovski 8'
Blazhevski 36'
Ljamchevski 90'
Stadium: Stadion Chair
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Josip Barton (Tetovo)
25 October 2015 11 Vardar 0–0 Shkëndija Skopje
13:30 Report Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zorancho Temelkov (Kavadarci)
28 October 2015 12 Mladost (CD) 0–1 Vardar Ohrid
13:30 Report Felipe 37' (pen.) Stadium: SRC Biljanini Izvori
Attendance: 200
Referee: Riste Sejmenov (Strumica)
1 November 2015 13 Metalurg Skopje 0–1 Vardar Skopje
13:30 Report Romero 20' Stadium: Stadion Zhelezarnica
Attendance: 300
Referee: Faton Mustafi (Tetovo)
8 November 2015 14 Vardar 3–1 Bregalnica Shtip Skopje
13:00 Ivanovski 27'
Hambardzumyan 79'
Spirovski 85'
Report Nacev 6' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Dalibor Gjorgjevski (Kumanovo)
22 November 2015 15 Horizont Turnovo 2–1 Vardar Turnovo
13:00 Pandev 49'
Najdenov 88'
Report Stojkov 78' Stadium: Stadion Kukush
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Josip Barton (Tetovo)
29 November 2015 16 Vardar 2–0 Renova Skopje
13:00 Dashyan 47'
P. Petkovski 79'
Report Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Zorancho Temelkov (Kavadarci)
5 December 2015 17 Rabotnichki 1–1 Vardar Veles
13:00 Vujčić 79' (pen.) Report P. Petkovski 9' Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)
10 December 2015 18 Vardar 4–0 Sileks Veles
13:00 Grncharov 29'
Ivanovski 72'
Stojkov 76', 86'
Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 150
Referee: Riste Sejmenov (Strumica)
21 February 2016 19 Vardar 4–1 Renova Skopje
14:00 Ćeran 23', 68'
Felipe 37'
Blazhevski 77'
Report Gafuri 90' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dalibor Gjorgjevski (Kumanovo)
28 February 2016 20 Horizont Turnovo 0–1 Vardar Turnovo
14:00 Report Hambardzumyan 52' Stadium: Stadion Kukush
Attendance: 800
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
8 March 2016 21 Vardar 4–0 Bregalnica Shtip Skopje
14:00 Grncharov 6', 73'
Felipe 37' (pen.)
Hambardzumyan 59'
Report Stadium: Philip II Arena
Referee: Zorancho Temelkov (Kavadarci)
13 March 2016 22 Mladost (CD) 0–3 Vardar Ohrid
14:00 Summary Ćeran 14' (pen.)
Nikolov 58'
Hambardzumyan 80'
Stadium: SRC Biljanini Izvori
Attendance: 200
Referee: Josip Barton (Tetovo)
19 March 2016 23 Vardar 2–1 Metalurg Skopje Skopje
14:00 Kojašević 26' (pen.)
Ćeran 80'
Summary Xh. Asani 72' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Riste Sejmenov (Strumica)
3 April 2016 24 Shkupi 0–1 Vardar Skopje
16:00 Report Juan Felipe 68' Stadium: Stadion Chair
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
6 April 2016 25 Vardar 1–0 Rabotnichki Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
10 April 2016 26 Sileks 3–2 Vardar Kratovo
16:00 Stadium: Stadion Sileks
17 April 2016 27 Vardar 1–1 Shkëndija Skopje
16:00 Stadium: Philip II Arena

Macedonian Cup[edit]

First round[edit]

12 August 2015 Kozhuf Miravci 0–1 Vardar Gevgelija
17:30 Report Blazhevski 32' (pen.) Stadium: Gradski stadion
Referee: Stojanche Stojanov (Shtip)[3]

Second round[edit]

30 September 2015 First leg Vardar 4–1 Pelister Skopje
17:00 Dashyan 21'
Velkovski 26'
Hambardzumyan 45'
Grncharov 64'
Report Nedanoski 58' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zorancho Temelkov (Kavadarci)[4]
21 October 2015 Second leg Pelister 0–2
(1–6 agg.)
Vardar Prilep
14:30 Report Trajkovski 27' (o.g.)
Stojkov 40' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadion Goce Delchev
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)[5]

Quarter-finals[edit]

26 November 2015 First leg Shkëndija 3–0 Vardar Skopje
13:00 Júnior 22'
Cuculi 41'
Radeski 90'
Report Stadium: Stadion Chair
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)
2 December 2015 Second leg Vardar 1–2
(1–5 agg.)
Shkëndija Skopje
13:00 Mijušković 60' Report Júnior 43'
Kirovski 82'
Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Second qualifying round[edit]

14 July 2015 First leg APOEL Cyprus 0–0 North Macedonia Vardar Nicosia
19:00 Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 14,531[6]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
21 July 2015 Second leg Vardar North Macedonia 1–1
(1–1a agg.)
Cyprus APOEL Skopje
20:00 Ljamchevski 90+4' Report De Vincenti 60' Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 22,540[6]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Name League Europe Cup Supercup Total
1 North Macedonia Dejan Blazhevski 10 1 11
2 North Macedonia Filip Ivanovski 7 1 8
3 Armenia Hovhannes Hambardzumyan 5 1 6
4 Brazil Juan Felipe 5 5
5 Armenia Artak Dashyan 3 1 4
North Macedonia Boban Grncharov 3 1 4
United States Cesar Romero 4 4
North Macedonia Aco Stojkov 3 1 4
9 North Macedonia Blagoja Ljamchevski 2 1 3
10 Serbia Dragan Ćeran 2 2
Montenegro Nemanja Mijušković 1 1 2
North Macedonia Petar Petkovski 2 2
13 North Macedonia Jasir Asani 1 1
North Macedonia Goran Popov 1 1
North Macedonia Stefan Spirovski 1 1
North Macedonia Darko Velkovski 1 1
Own goals 1 1
TOTALS 49 1 8 1 59
  • Players whose names are written with Italic letters played only in the first half of the season.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "First League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ^ "First League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Делегирање за 16 финалните КУП натпревари" (PDF). FFM.mk (in Macedonian). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Делегирање 1-8 финале КУП" (PDF). FFM.mk (in Macedonian). 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Делегирање за реванш осминафиналните Куп натпревари" (PDF). FFM.mk (in Macedonian). 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.