2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup

2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup
Tournament details
Country Macedonia
Dates16 August 2016 –
17 May 2017
Teams30
Defending championsShkëndija
Final positions
ChampionsPelister (2nd title)
Runner-upShkëndija
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored136 (3.49 per match)

The 2016–17 Macedonian Football Cup was the 25th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition.[1] Shkëndija are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous year.

Competition calendar

Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
First Round 16, 17, 24, 31 August 2016[2] 14 30 → 14 30
Second Round 21 September & 12, 19 October 2016 14 14 → 8 2
Quarter-finals 23 November & 7 December 2016 8 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 1 March & 19 April 2017 4 4 → 2 none
Final 17 May 2017 1 2 → 1 none

First round

The matches were played on 16, 17, 24, and 31 August 2016.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
16 August 2016
Sateska (3) 0–3 Metalurg (2)
17 August 2016
Çakllani (4) 1–6 Rabotnichki (1)
Vlaznimi (3) 0–1 Teteks (2)
Fortuna (3) 0–3 Pobeda (1)
Belasica (3) 2–2 (1–3 p) Pelister (1)
Akademija Pandev (2) 5–0 Makedonija G.P. (1)
Ljuboten (4) 0–6 Horizont Turnovo (2)
Vardar Negotino (2) 0–2 Shkupi (1)
Gorno Lisiche (2) 1–3 Renova (1)
Novaci (2) 2–1 Skopje (2)
Malesh (3) 0–1 Sileks (1)
Kozhuf (3) 0–3 Vëllazërimi 77 (2)
24 August 2016
Skënderbeu Poroj (3) 0–9 Vardar (1)
31 August 2016
Golemo Konjari (3) 0–11 Shkëndija (1)
N/A
Bregalnica Shtip (1) bye
Mladost Carev Dvor (x) bye

Second round

Entering this round are the 14 winners from the First Round and Bregalnica Shtip who got a bye to this round. Mladost Carev Dvor withdrew from the competition, so their opponents Metalurg got a bye to the next round. The draw was held on 2 September 2016. The first legs were played on 21 September and the second legs were played on 12 and 19 October 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Akademija Pandev (2) 1–4 Shkupi (1) 0–1 1–3
Pelister (1) (a) 3–3 Renova (1) 2–0 1–3
Vëllazërimi 77 (2) 1–5 Vardar (1) 1–3 0–2
Sileks (1) 5–4 Horizont Turnovo (2) 2–1 3–3
Bregalnica Shtip (1) 6–1 Teteks (2) 4–0 2–1
Novaci (2) 1–7 Pobeda (1) 1–2 0–5
Rabotnichki (1) 0–2 Shkëndija (1) 0–2 0–0
Metalurg (2) w/o Mladost Carev Dvor (x) – –
Bregalnica Shtip (1) bye

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 23 November 2016 and the second legs played on 7 December 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shkupi (1) 0–4 Shkëndija (1) 0–0 0–4
Metalurg (2) 2–8 Vardar (1) 1–4 1–4
Pelister (1) 3–1 Sileks (1) 1–0 2–1
Pobeda (1) 2–5 Bregalnica Shtip (1) 2–2 0–3

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 1 March 2017 and the return legs played on 19 April 2017.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vardar (1) 2–3 Shkëndija (1) 1–3 1–0
Bregalnica Shtip (1) 2–3 Pelister (1) 2–2 0–1

Matches

Vardar (1)1–3Shkëndija (1)
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
Shkëndija (1)0–1Vardar (1)
Report
Attendance: 3,500

Shkëndija won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bregalnica Shtip (1)2–2Pelister (1)
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Pelister (1)1–0Bregalnica Shtip (1)
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Pelister won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Shkëndija (1)0–0 (a.e.t.)Pelister (1)
Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 6,000

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 17 May 2016.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 North Macedonia Besart Ibraimi Shkendija 5
2 North Macedonia Goran Zdravkov Bregalnica 4
North Macedonia Petar Petkovski Vardar
North Macedonia Mario Krstovski Horizont Turnovo
5 Brazil Juan Felipe Vardar 3
Colombia Jhon Obregón
Brazil Jonathan Balotelli
North Macedonia Nikola Bozhinov Horizont Turnovo
North Macedonia Dejan Zdraveski Pobeda Prilep
North Macedonia Lazar Ilijev Bregalnica
North Macedonia Demir Imeri Shkendija

See also

References

  1. ^ "Draw for new season to take place on Monday". MacedonianFootball.com. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "КУП 1/16-ФИНАЛЕ: Шкендија на гости во Коњари, Вардар ќе го види Порој а Работнички, пак, Горно Палчиште". Ekipa.mk. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Историја во Штип, Брегалница и Пелистер ќе играат под рефлектори" (in Macedonian). Sportmedia.mk. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ "ПАДНА ОДЛУКА: ВО СТРУМИЦА КУП-ФИНАЛЕ ЗА 100 ДЕНАРИ" (in Macedonian). Makedonski Sport. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ "FIFA Referees News: Macedonia : 2017 Macedonian Cup Final". 17 May 2017.