2017–18 FK Vardar season

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Vardar
2017–18 season
OwnerSergei Samsonenko
ChairmanMirko Spaseski
ManagerGoce Sedloski
Chedomir Janevski
Boban Babunski
StadiumPhilip II Arena
First League2nd
Macedonian CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Tigran Barseghyan (2)
All: Tigran Barseghyan (4)
Highest home attendance20,863 vs Fenerbahçe
17 August 2017
Lowest home attendance500 vs Pobeda
20 August 2017

The 2017–18 season was FK Vardar's 26th consecutive season in the First League.

Squad

As of 25 August 2017[1]

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 North Macedonia MKD Igor Aleksovski
3 DF North Macedonia MKD Goran Popov
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Visar Musliu
6 DF North Macedonia MKD Boban Grncharov (captain)
7 MF Georgia (country) GEO Jambul Jighuari
8 MF Serbia SRB Vanja Marković
9 FW North Macedonia MKD Dejan Blazhevski
10 MF North Macedonia MKD Boban Nikolov
11 MF Armenia ARM Tigran Barseghyan
14 DF North Macedonia MKD Darko Velkovski
16 MF North Macedonia MKD Nikola Gligorov
17 FW North Macedonia MKD Aco Stojkov
18 FW North Macedonia MKD Bojan Kolevski
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Armenia ARM Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
21 DF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Novak
22 MF North Macedonia MKD Filip Stojchevski
23 DF North Macedonia MKD Besir Demiri
28 GK North Macedonia MKD Tome Pachovski
32 DF North Macedonia MKD Darko Glishikj
33 MF North Macedonia MKD Besar Iseni
48 FW Brazil BRA Ytalo
70 MF Brazil BRA Juan Felipe Ribeiro
77 DF North Macedonia MKD Vladica Brdarovski
90 GK North Macedonia MKD Filip Gachevski
97 FW North Macedonia MKD Petar Petkovski
- FW Russia RUS Maksim Maksimov

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF North Macedonia MKD Stefan Spirovski (to Ferencváros)
10 MF Montenegro MNE Damir Kojašević (to Vojvodina)
89 FW Brazil BRA Jonathan Balotelli (to Al-Gharafa)
— MF Ghana GHA Moustapha Quaynor (on loan to Pelister)

Competitions

First League

Main article: 2017–18 Macedonian First Football League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shkëndija (C) 36 29 4 3 101 27 +74 91 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Vardar 36 16 8 12 53 41 +12 56 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Rabotnički 36 14 10 12 50 43 +7 52
4 Shkupi 36 13 12 11 51 46 +5 51
5 Sileks 36 13 11 12 30 37 −7 50
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, teams for UEFA competitions or relegation).[citation needed]
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 16 8 12 53 41  +12 56 12 1 5 36 19  +17 4 7 7 17 22  −5

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAAHHAAAHAHHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLWDWWWWWLLDWWWWWDWLLDWDDDLLLWLDLWL
Position1055443333222332222222222222222222222
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

12 August 2017 1 Shkëndija 2–0 Vardar Tetovo
17:00
Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
20 August 2017 2 Vardar 4–0 Pobeda Skopje
17:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
10 September 2017 4 Vardar 3–1 Sileks Skopje
16:00
Report
Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)
17 September 2017 5 Skopje 1–1 Vardar Skopje
15:30 Report
Stadium: Stadion Zhelezarnica
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
20 September 2017 6 Vardar 2–1 Renova Skopje
15:30
Report
Stadium: Boris Trajkovski Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)
24 September 2017 7 Pelister 0–1 Vardar Bitola
15:30 Report
Stadium: Stadion Tumbe Kafe
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)
1 October 2017 9 Vardar 1–0 Shkupi Skopje
15:00
Report Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Konstantin Vlaho (Skopje)
14 October 2017 10 Vardar 4–2 Shkëndija Skopje
14:30 4 2 Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 500
22 October 2017 11 Pobeda 1–0 Vardar Prilep
14:30 1 0 Stadium: Stadion Goce Delchev
25 October 2017 3 Rabotnichki 3–1 Vardar Skopje
14:30 3 1 Stadium: Philip II Arena
Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)
29 October 2017 13 Sileks 0–0 Vardar Kratovo
13:30 0 0 Stadium: Stadion Sileks
5 November 2017 14 Vardar 3–0 Skopje Skopje
13:30 3 0 Stadium: Philip II Arena
16 November 2017 15 Renova 2–5 Vardar Tetovo
13:00 2 5 Stadium: Gradski stadion
19 November 2017 16 Vardar 1–0 Pelister Skopje
18:00 1 0 Stadium: Philip II Arena
26 November 2017 8 Akademija Pandev 1–3 Vardar Strumica
14:00 1 3 Stadium: Stadion Mladost
3 December 2017 18 Shkupi 2–0 Vardar Skopje
13:00 2 0 Stadium: Stadion Chair
13 December 2017 12 Vardar 1–0 Rabotnichki Skopje
14:30 1 0 Stadium: Philip II Arena
14 February 2018 19 Shkëndija 1–1 Vardar Tetovo
14:00 1 1 Stadium: Gradski stadion
18 February 2018 20 Vardar 3–0 Pobeda Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
24 February 2018 21 Rabotnichki 2–1 Vardar Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
4 March 2018 22 Vardar 2–3 Sileks Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
11 March 2018 23 Skopje 0–0 Vardar Skopje
Stadium: Stadion Zhelezarnica
17 March 2018 24 Vardar 1–0 Renova Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
1 April 2018 25 Pelister 0–0 Vardar Bitola
Stadium: Stadion Tumbe Kafe
7 April 2018 26 Akademija Pandev 1–1 Vardar Strumica
Stadium: Stadion Mladost
15 April 2018 27 Vardar 1–1 Shkupi Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
18 April 2018 28 Vardar 2–3 Shkëndija Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
22 April 2018 29 Pobeda 2–0 Vardar Prilep
Stadium: Stadion Goce Delchev
25 April 2018 30 Vardar 0–1 Rabotnichki Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
29 April 2018 31 Sileks 0–2 Vardar Kratovo
Stadium: Stadion Sileks
2 May 2018 32 Vardar 0–1 Skopje Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
6 May 2018 33 Renova 1–1 Vardar Tetovo
Stadium: Gradski stadion
13 May 2018 34 Vardar 2–3 Pelister Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
16 May 2018 35 Vardar 3–2 Akademija Pandev Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
20 May 2018 36 Shkupi 4–1 Vardar Skopje
Stadium: Stadion Chair

Macedonian Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Macedonian Football Cup

First round

31 August 2017 Lokomotiva 1–4 Vardar Skopje
16:30
Report
Stadium: Lokomotiva Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Konstantin Vlaho (Skopje)

Second round

30 November 2017 First leg Vardar 1–1 Shkupi Skopje
1 1 Stadium: Philip II Arena
Referee: Zorancho Temelkov (Kavadarci)
17 December 2017 Second leg Shkupi 0–2
(1–3 agg.)		 Vardar Skopje
0 2 Stadium: Stadion Chair

Quarter-finals

21 February 2018 First leg Vardar 1–1 Shkëndija Skopje
Stadium: Philip II Arena
7 March 2018 Second leg Shkëndija 4–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Vardar Tetovo
13:00 Stadium: Gradski stadion

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

12 July 2017 First leg Malmö FF Sweden 1–1 North Macedonia Vardar Malmö
19:00 Brorsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Report Nikolov File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 20,058[2]
Referee: Þorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)
18 July 2017 Second leg Vardar North Macedonia 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Sweden Malmö FF Strumica
18:00
Report Rosenberg File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' (pen.) Stadium: Stadion Mladost[note 1]
Attendance: 2,800[2]
Referee: Anatoliy Zhabchenko (Ukraine)

Third qualifying round

25 July 2017 First leg Vardar North Macedonia 1–0 Denmark Copenhagen Skopje
20:00 Jonathan File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Report Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 12,000[4]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
2 August 2017 Second leg Copenhagen Denmark 4–1
(4–2 agg.)		 North Macedonia Vardar Copenhagen
20:00
Report Nikolov File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 15,224[4]
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

17 August 2017 First leg Vardar North Macedonia 2–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe Skopje
20:00
Report
Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 20,863[5]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
24 August 2017 Second leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–2
(1–4 agg.)		 North Macedonia Vardar Istanbul
19:30
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 32,480[5]
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group L

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZEN RS ROS VRD
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 5 1 0 17 5 +12 16 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 3–1 2–1
2 Spain Real Sociedad 6 4 0 2 16 6 +10 12 1–3 — 4–0 3–0
3 Norway Rosenborg 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5 1–1 0–1 — 3–1
4 North Macedonia Vardar 6 0 1 5 3 20 −17 1 0–5 0–6 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
14 September 2017 1 Vardar North Macedonia 0–5 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Skopje
21:05 Report
Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 11,118[6]
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
28 September 2017 2 Rosenborg Norway 3–1 North Macedonia Vardar Trondheim
19:00
Report
Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 16,038[7]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
19 October 2017 3 Vardar North Macedonia 0–6 Spain Real Sociedad Skopje
19:00 Report
Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 20,368[8]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
2 November 2017 4 Real Sociedad Spain 3–0 North Macedonia Vardar San Sebastián
21:05
Report Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 17,242[9]
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
23 November 2017 5 Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 2–1 North Macedonia Vardar Saint Petersburg
19:00
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 38,196[10]
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
7 December 2017 6 Vardar North Macedonia 1–1 Norway Rosenborg Skopje
21:05
Report
Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 7,839[11]
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Name League Europe Cup Total
1 Armenia Tigran Barseghyan 2 2 – 4
2 North Macedonia Boban Nikolov – 3 – 3
3 North Macedonia Nikola Gligorov 1 1 – 2
North Macedonia Boban Grncharov 1 1 – 2
North Macedonia Besar Iseni – – 2 2
6 North Macedonia Dejan Blazhevski – – 1 1
Brazil Jonathan Balotelli – 1 – 1
North Macedonia Besir Demiri – – 1 1
Brazil Juan Felipe 1 – – 1
Georgia (country) Jambul Jighauri – 1 – 1
Montenegro Damir Kojašević 1 – – 1
Brazil Ytalo 1 – – 1
Own goals – 1 – 1
TOTALS 7 10 4 21

Notes

  1. ↑ Vardar played their second qualifying round home match at Stadion Mladost, Strumica, instead of their regular stadium Philip II Arena, Skopje, which was unavailable due to preparation for the 2017 UEFA Super Cup.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Тим 2016/2017" (in Macedonian). fkvardar.mk. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Апел за користење на Националната Арена "Филип Втори" за Лигата на шампионите" (in Macedonian). ФК Вардар. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Vardar vs. Zenit". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Rosenborg vs. Vardar". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Vardar vs. Real Sociedad". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Real Sociedad vs. Vardar". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Zenit vs. Vardar". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Vardar vs. Rosenborg". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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