2017–18 Macedonian Football Cup

The 2017–18 Macedonian Football Cup was the 26th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. Pelister are the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous year.

2017–18 Macedonian Football Cup
Tournament details
Country Macedonia
Dates16 August 2017 –
23 May 2018
Teams31
Defending championsPelister
Final positions
ChampionsShkëndija (2nd title)
Runner-upPelister
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored89 (3.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Besart Ibraimi
(8 goals)

Competition calendar

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Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
First Round 16, 30, 31 August 2017[1] 15 31 → 15 31
Second Round 13 September & 18 October 2017[2] 16 15 → 8 1
Quarter-finals 8, 29 November 2017 8 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 14 March & 11 April 2018 4 4 → 2 none
Final 23 May 2018[3] 1 2 → 1 none

First round

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The matches were played on 16 and 30 August 2017.[1][4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
16 August 2017
SSK Nova (3) 0–6 Akademija Pandev (1)
Borec (2) 4–0 Vëllazërimi 77 (2)
Kozhuf (2) 1–1 (6–5 p) Novaci (2)
Vardar Negotino (3) 3–5 Gorno Lisiche (2)
Belasica (2) 1–3 Pelister (1)
Plachkovica (2) 0–4 Pobeda (1)
Osogovo (2) 1–2 Bregalnica Shtip (2)
Mogila (3) 0–6 Sileks (1)
Struga (2) 1–0 Makedonija G.P. (2)
Ohrid (3) 0–3 (w/o) Skopje (1)
Zajazi (2) 2–4 Shkupi (1)
Teteks (2) 2–1 Horizont Turnovo (2)
Tikvesh (2) 0–1 Renova (1)
30 August 2017
Gostivar (2) 0–2 Shkëndija (1)
31 August 2017
Lokomotiva (2) 1–4 Vardar (1)
N/A
Rabotnichki (1) bye

Second round

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The first legs were played on 13 September and the second legs were played on 18 October 2017.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bregalnica Shtip (2) 3–8 Pobeda (1) 2–3 1–5
Skopje (1) 6–0 Gorno Lisiche (2) 3–0 3–0
Kozhuf (2) 4–5 Teteks (2) 2–2 2–3
Pelister (1) 7–3 Borec (2) 4–2 3–1
Rabotnichki (1) 2–2 (2–3 p) Shkëndija (1) 1–1 1–1
Renova (1) 5–4 Struga (2) 3–2 2–2
Sileks (1) 1–5 Akademija Pandev (1) 1–0 0–5
Vardar (1) 3–1 Shkupi (1) 1–1 2–0

Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on 8 November and the second legs were played on 29 November 2017.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Teteks (2) 1–6 Akademija Pandev (1) 0–2 1–4
Renova (1) 4–1 Skopje (1) 2–0 2–1
Pelister (1) 7–4 Pobeda (1) 5–2 2–2
Vardar (1) 1–5 Shkëndija (1) 1–1 0–4

Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on 14 March 2018 and the second legs were played on 11 April 2018.

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shkëndija (1) 3–1 Renova (1) 1–1 2–0
Pelister (1) 3–3 (3–2 p) Akademija Pandev (1) 2–1 1–2

Matches

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Shkëndija (1)1–1Renova (1)
  • Emini   26'
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Josip Barton (Tetovo)
Renova (1)0–2Shkëndija (1)
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Shkëndija won 3–1 on aggregate.


Pelister (1)2–1Akademija Pandev (1)
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
Akademija Pandev (1)2–1Pelister (1)
Report
  • Markovski   62'
Penalties
2–3
  •   Manevski
  •   Trifunovski
  •   Markovski
  •   Todorovski
  •   Konjarski
  •   Dragarski
  •   Markoski
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

3–3 on aggregate. Pelister won 3–2 in penalty shootout.

Final

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Pelister (1)0–3Shkëndija (1)
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Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 23 May 2018
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Besart Ibraimi Shkendija 8
2   Zoran Baldovaliev Akademija Pandev 5
  Aleksandar Mishov Akademija Pandev
4   Lucas Cardoso Pelister 4
5   Riste Ilijovski 3
  Borche Manevski
  Goran Zdravkov Bregalnica
  Burhan Mustafov Pobeda Prilep
  Aleksandar Panovski Borec
  Visar Musliu Shkëndija
  Altin Lloga Struga

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ждрепка за Куп: Пелистер против Беласица, Вардар со Локомотива". Ekipa.mk. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Вардар против Шкупи, Работнички со Шкендија". Sportmedia.mk. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ^ "ФИНАЛЕТО НА 23 МАЈ ВО СТРУМИЦА!?" (in Macedonian). Makedonski Sport. 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Куп на Македонија: Пелистер пак тргнува од Струмица, Гостивар е ривалот на Шкендија". Gol.mk. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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