2015–16 Macedonian First League

Macedonian First League
Season2015–16
DurationOctober 10, 2015 – April 23, 2016
(Regular season)
May–June 2016
(Playoffs)
Teams8
TV partner(s)Macedonian Radio Television
Regular season
Top seedMZT Skopje
Finals
ChampionsMZT Skopje (5th title)
  Runners-upKumanovo 2009

The 2015–16 Macedonian First League was the 24th season of the Macedonian First League, with 8 teams participating in it.

Regular season started on October 10, 2015, and finished on April 23, 2016, followed by the playoffs, with the six best placed teams joining it.

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2015–16 Macedonian First League
Team City Venue Capacity
Best Gevgelija 26th April Hall 1,500
Feni Industries Kavadarci Jasmin Sports Hall 2,500
Karpoš Sokoli Skopje Boris Trajkovski Sports Center 8,000
Kožuv Gevgelija 26th April Hall 1,500
Kumanovo 2009 Kumanovo Sports Hall Kumanovo 7,000
MZT Skopje Skopje Jane Sandanski Arena 7,500
Rabotnički Skopje Gradski Park 2,000
Strumica Strumica Sports Hall Park 2,300
Teams that play in the 2015–16 ABA League
Teams that play in the 2015–16 BIBL

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
MZT Skopje North Macedonia Aleksandar Jončevski North Macedonia Damjan Stojanovski Li-Ning Acibaden / Bauer
Rabotnički North Macedonia Marin Dokuzovski North Macedonia Dimitar Mirakovski Adidas -
Karpoš Sokoli Serbia Siniša Matić North Macedonia Angel Tasevski Erreà -
Feni Industries North Macedonia Ljupčo Malinkov North Macedonia Goran Samardziev Spalding FENI Industries
Kumanovo North Macedonia Marjan Srbinovski North Macedonia Aleksandar Kostoski Dacapo Hromak / DeLuxe
Strumica North Macedonia Zlatko Zetov North Macedonia Eftim Bogoev Li-Ning Maks
Kožuv North Macedonia Marjan Ilievski North Macedonia Vladimir Brckov Spalding -
Best North Macedonia Vladimir Mirkovski North Macedonia Nikola Gajdadjiev Legea Vantoni

Coaching changes

Week Club Outgoing coach Date of change Incoming coach
1st KK Best North Macedonia Nikola Nikolovski 13 October 2015 North Macedonia Micko Aleksovski
7th KK Kožuv North Macedonia Boban Mitev 11 November 2015 Greece Stratos Kukulekidis
9th KK Kumanovo Serbia Ljubisav Luković 27 November 2015 North Macedonia Straso Todorovic
11th KK MZT Skopje Slovenia Aleš Pipan 7 December 2015[1] North Macedonia Aleksandar Jončevski
17th KK Best North Macedonia Micko Aleksovski 13 January 2016 North Macedonia Vladimir Mirkovski
20th KK Kožuv Greece Stratos Kukulekidis 4 February 2016 North Macedonia Marjan Ilievski
24th KK Kumanovo North Macedonia Straso Todorovic 25 February 2016 North Macedonia Marjan Srbinovski

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 MZT Skopje 28 24 4 2326 1888 +438 52 Qualification to semifinals
2 Karpoš Sokoli 28 21 7 2441 2035 +406 49
3 Kumanovo 28 20 8 2388 2152 +236 48 Qualification to quarterfinals
4 Feni Industries 28 18 10 2278 2088 +190 46
5 Kožuv 28 13 15 2034 2064 −30 41
6 Rabotnički 28 11 17 2115 2165 −50 39
7 Strumica 28 5 23 1879 2367 −488 33
8 Best 28 0 28 1865 2537 −672 28 Relegated
Source: Macedonian Basketball Federation

Playoffs

In quarterfinals, if one of the teams won the two regular season games against its rival, a first win is awarded in the best-of-five series.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 MZT Aerodrom 95 91 100
4 Feni Industries W 100 79 82 4 Feni Industries 64 87 77
5 Kožuv 96 91 69 1 MZT Aerodrom 84 82 91 90
3 Kumanovo 87 75 73 88
2 Karpoš Sokoli 97 63 74 57 73
3 Kumanovo W 82 77 100 3 Kumanovo 91 66 65 73 84
6 Rabotnički 85 60 94

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1. United States Ty Harris KK Best 21.1
2. Serbia Marko Luković KK MZT Aerodrom 20.3
3. North Macedonia Bojan Trajkovski KK Kumanovo 18.3

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. Serbia Uroš Luković KK MZT Aerodrom 11.1
2. North Macedonia Gjorgji Čekovski KK Rabotnički 9.8
3. Serbia Marko Marković KK Best 9.0

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. North Macedonia Aleksandar Kostoski KK Kumanovo 6.3
2. North Macedonia Dimitar Mirakovski KK Rabotnički 6.2
3. Croatia Karlo Vragović KK Feni Industries 5.8

Steals

Rank Name Team SPG
1. United States C.J. Carter KK MZT Aerodrom 2.3
2. Serbia Marko Boltić KK Karpoš Sokoli 2.1
3. United States Brandon Penn KK Kožuv 2.1

Blocks

Rank Name Team APG
1. Serbia Uroš Luković KK Kumanovo 3.1
2. Serbia Nenad Mišanović KK Kumanovo 1.5
3. Montenegro Žarko Rakočević KK Kumanovo 1.3

MVP List

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team Efficiency
1 Israel Anton Kazarnovski KK Karpoš Sokoli 50
2 Serbia Uroš Luković KK Kumanovo 40
3 Serbia Uroš Luković KK Kumanovo 41
4 Serbia Uroš Luković KK Kumanovo 37
5 Serbia Đorđe Drenovac KK MZT Aerodrom 36
6 Serbia Uroš Luković KK Kumanovo 37
7 Serbia Đorđe Drenovac KK MZT Aerodrom 42
8 North Macedonia Gjorgji Čekovski KK Rabotnički 35
9 Serbia Đorđe Drenovac KK MZT Aerodrom 34
10 Serbia Đorđe Drenovac KK MZT Aerodrom 31
11 North Macedonia Bojan Trajkovski KK Kumanovo 49
12 Serbia Nenad Mišanović KK Kumanovo 38
13 Croatia Karlo Vragović KK Feni Industries 37
14 Croatia Karlo Vragović KK Feni Industries 36
15 Croatia Karlo Vragović KK Feni Industries 41
16 North Macedonia Gjorgji Čekovski KK Rabotnički 28
17 Croatia Karlo Vragović KK Feni Industries 35
18 Serbia Dragan Tubak KK Feni Industries 26
19 Croatia Karlo Vragović KK Feni Industries 28
20 North Macedonia Kiril Nikolovski KK Feni Industries 36
21 Croatia Karlo Vragović KK Feni Industries 45
22 North Macedonia Bojan Trajkovski KK Kumanovo 33
23 North Macedonia Dimitar Mirakovski KK Rabotnički 36
24 North Macedonia Kiril Nikolovski KK Feni Industries 27
25 North Macedonia Gjorgji Čekovski KK Rabotnički 48
26 North Macedonia Gjorgji Čekovski KK Rabotnički 39
27 North Macedonia Dimitar Mirakovski KK Rabotnički 38
28 Croatia Karlo Vragović KK Feni Industries 52

Macedonian clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress Result
KK MZT Aerodrom 2015–16 ABA League ABA League 8th place
KK Kumanovo 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season Group J 4th place
KK Kožuv 2015–16 BIBL season Balkan League Semifinal

References

  1. ^ "MZT Aerodrom parted ways with Pipan". 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.