2011–12 FK Vardar season

Vardar

2011–12 season
Chairman	Zoran Shishkovski
Manager	Ilcho Gjorgioski
Stadium	Philip II Arena Gjorche Petrov Stadium
First League	1st
Macedonian Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Filip Ivanovski (24) All: Filip Ivanovski (25)
Highest home attendance	8,000 vs Rabotnichki 9 August 2011
Lowest home attendance	500 vs Napredok 19 November 2011
Home colours Away colours

The 2011–12 season was FK Vardar's 20th consecutive season in First League. This article shows player statistics and all official matches that the club was played during the 2011–12 season.

Before that season, the Vardar was spared from relegation because as it merged with Miravci.[1] Vardar was won their sixth Macedonian championship, first after nine years.[2]

Squad

As of 25 February 2012

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SRB Goran Simov 12 GK  MKD Kostadin Zahov 3 DF  MKD Zlatko Boshkovski 4 DF  SRB Radenko Bojović 5 DF  MKD Zlatko Tanevski 6 DF  MKD Toni Veljanovski 27 DF  MKD Milan Ilievski 33 DF  MKD Miroslav Vajs 8 MF  MKD Predrag Rangjelovikj 10 MF  SRB Igor Stojaković 13 MF  MKD Zhan Manovski

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  MKD Ostoja Stjepanovikj 18 MF  NGA Osa Guobadia 19 MF  MKD Vladimir Tuneski 21 MF  MKD Andrej Acevski 26 MF  MKD Mite Cikarski 9 FW  MKD Jovan Kostovski 11 FW  BRA Lico 20 FW  MKD Filip Kolekjevski 22 FW  MKD Filip Ivanovski (captain) 23 FW  MKD Filip Petrov 24 FW  NGA Ibezito Ogbonna

Competitions

First League

Main article: 2011–12 Macedonian First Football League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vardar (C)	33	22	10	1	50	15	+35	76	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Metalurg	33	19	10	4	53	16	+37	67	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3	Shkëndija	33	20	6	7	53	28	+25	66
4	Renova	33	13	13	7	56	38	+18	52
5	Bregalnica Shtip	33	13	6	14	51	47	+4	45

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).[3]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Renova qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup.

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
33	22	10	1	50	15	+35	76	13	4	0	33	7	+26	9	6	1	17	8	+9

Matches

11 Oktomvri v Vardar

30 July 2011 1	11 Oktomvri	0–1	Vardar	Prilep
17:00		Report	Ivanovski 58'	Stadium: Stadion Goce Delchev Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Rabotnichki

9 August 2011 2	Vardar	1–0	Rabotnichki	Skopje
20:00	Ivanovski 37'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Prilep)

Napredok v Vardar

13 August 2011 3	Napredok	0–1	Vardar	Kichevo
16:30		Report	Acevski 60'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)

Vardar v Renova

21 August 2011 4	Vardar	0–0	Renova	Skopje
20:00		Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Zoran Boshkov (Negotino)

Ohrid v Vardar

27 August 2011 5	Ohrid	0–2	Vardar	Ohrid
16:30		Report	Ilievski 75' Rangjelovikj 85'	Stadium: SRC Biljanini Izvori Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Petar Veljanovski (Bitola)

Vardar v Sileks

10 September 2011 6	Vardar	2–1	Sileks	Skopje
20:00	Ilievski 14' Ivanovski 18'	Report	Temelkov 18'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Bregalnica Shtip v Vardar

18 September 2011 7	Bregalnica Shtip	2–3	Vardar	Shtip
14:30	Zdravkov 11' (pen.) Shishkov 87'	Report	Veljanovski 21' Ivanovski 32' (pen.) Cikarski 85'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zoran Boshkov (Negotino)

Teteks v Vardar

24 September 2011 8	Teteks	0–0	Vardar	Tetovo
15:00		Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Shkëndija

1 October 2011 9	Vardar	2–0	Shkëndija	Skopje
13:00	Lico 57' Ivanovski 82'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Zoran Petkovski (Veles)

Metalurg Skopje v Vardar

15 October 2011 10	Metalurg Skopje	1–1	Vardar	Skopje
14:00	Krstev 62'	Report	Ivanovski 12' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion Zhelezarnica Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Vardar v Horizont Turnovo

22 October 2011 11	Vardar	3–0	Horizont Turnovo	Skopje
14:00	Milushev 71' (o.g.) Ivanovski 84', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ljubomir Krstevski (Bitola)

Vardar v 11 Oktomvri

29 October 2011 12	Vardar	2–0	11 Oktomvri	Skopje
14:00	Petrov 15' Bojović 57'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stevche Shuleski (Ohrid)

Rabotnichki v Vardar

5 November 2011 13	Rabotnichki	1–2	Vardar	Skopje
13:00	Manevski 24'	Report	Ivanovski 77', 90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Boris Trajkovski Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Marco Borg ( Malta)

Vardar v Napredok

19 November 2011 14	Vardar	5–1	Napredok	Skopje
13:00	Ivanovski 10' (pen.), 69', 71', 72' Lico 60'	Report	Nebiu 87'	Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 500 Referee: Dalibor Gjorgjevski (Kumanovo)

Renova v Vardar

22 November 2011 15	Renova	0–0	Vardar	Tetovo
13:00		Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marjan Eckoski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Ohrid

26 November 2011 16	Vardar	2–0	Ohrid	Skopje
13:00	Veljanovski 89' Guobadia 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 600 Referee: Zoran Petkovski (Veles)

Sileks v Vardar

3 December 2011 17	Sileks	1–1	Vardar	Kratovo
13:00	Jovanović 80'	Report	Lico 31'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ljubomir Krstevski (Bitola)

Vardar v Bregalnica Shtip

11 December 2011 18	Vardar	3–0	Bregalnica Shtip	Skopje
13:00	Vajs 65' Grozdanoski 71' Petrov 83'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Vardar v Teteks

11 March 2012 19	Vardar	1–0	Teteks	Skopje
14:00	Stojaković 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Boris Trajkovski Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Shkëndija v Vardar

22 March 2012 20	Shkëndija	0–1	Vardar	Tetovo
14:00		Report	Ivanovski 53'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 9,700 Referee: Zoran Boshkov (Negotino)

Vardar v Metalurg Skopje

25 March 2012 21	Vardar	1–0	Metalurg Skopje	Skopje
14:00	Petrov 83'	Summary		Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Horizont Turnovo v Vardar

28 March 2012 22	Horizont Turnovo	1–2	Vardar	Turnovo
15:00	Mitrev 74'	Report	Ivanovski 39' Kostovski 47'	Stadium: Stadion Kukush Attendance: 700 Referee: Dalibor Gjorgjevski (Kumanovo)

Vardar v Bregalnica Shtip

31 March 2012 23	Vardar	2–1	Bregalnica Shtip	Skopje
16:00	Ogbonna 18' (pen.) Ivanovski 90'	Report	Mitrov 82'	Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stevche Shuleski (Ohrid)

Napredok v Vardar

8 April 2012 24	Napredok	0–0	Vardar	Kichevo
16:00		Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Zoran Petkovski (Veles)

Vardar v Ohrid

11 April 2012 25	Vardar	4–0	Ohrid	Skopje
16:00	Ivanovski 1', 69', 85' Ogbonna 75'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 700 Referee: Petar Mantev (Negotino)

Teteks v Vardar

14 April 2012 26	Teteks	0–0	Vardar	Tetovo
16:00		Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 500 Referee: Zoran Petkovski (Veles)

Vardar v Horizont Turnovo

21 April 2012 27	Vardar	0–0	Horizont Turnovo	Skopje
16:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 700 Referee: Josip Barton (Tetovo)

11 Oktomvri v Vardar

29 April 2012 28	11 Oktomvri	0–1	Vardar	Prilep
16:30		Report	S. Ivanovski 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Goce Delchev Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stojanche Stojanov (Shtip)

Vardar v Rabotnichki

6 May 2012 29	Vardar	2–2	Rabotnichki	Skopje
16:30	Bojović 45+2' Ivanovski 71' (pen.)	Report	Velkoski 3' Manevski 67'	Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Sileks v Vardar

13 May 2012 30	Sileks	1–2	Vardar	Kratovo
16:30	Bozhinovski  37' Zarevski 32'	Report	Ivanovski 22', 41'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Zoran Boshkov (Negotino)

Vardar v Renova

16 May 2012 31	Vardar	1–1	Renova	Skopje
17:00	Asani 20' (o.g.)	Report	Emini 57'	Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stojanche Stojanov (Štip)

Shkëndija v Vardar

20 May 2012 32	Shkëndija	1–0	Vardar	Tetovo
17:00	Elmazovski 47'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Metalurg Skopje

23 May 2012 33	Vardar	2–1	Metalurg Skopje	Skopje
17:00	Ivanovski 79' Stojaković 90+2'	Report	Tanevski 43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Macedonian Football Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup

First round

Gorno Lisiche v Vardar

17 August 2011	Gorno Lisiche	0–3	Vardar	Skopje
16:00			Ali Petrov T. Veljanovski	Stadium: Stadion Gorno Lisiche

Second round

Vardar v Tikvesh

15 September 2011 First leg	Vardar	6–1	Tikvesh	Skopje
18:30	Petrov 2', 6', 16', 31' Ivanovski 69' (pen.) Lico 86'	Report	Jakov 5'	Stadium: Philip II Arena

Tikvesh v Vardar

28 September 2011 Second leg	Tikvesh	0–1 (1–7 agg.)	Vardar	Kavadarci
14:30		Report	Petrov 58'	Stadium: Gradski stadion

Quarter-final

Vardar v 11 Oktomvri

19 October 2011 First leg	Vardar	2–0	11 Oktomvri	Skopje
18:00	T. Veljanovski 36' Petrov 65'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Zoran Boshkov (Negotino)

11 Oktomvri v Vardar

9 November 2011 Second leg	11 Oktomvri	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Vardar	Prilep
13:00	A. Veljanovski 55' Gesoski 80' (pen.)	Report	Petrov 75'	Stadium: Stadion Goce Delchev Attendance: 300 Referee: Ljubomir Krstevski (Bitola)

Semi-final

Vardar v Renova

4 April 2012 First leg	Vardar	1−1	Renova	Skopje
16:00	Stjepanovikj 90+1'	Report	Vajs 20' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Zoran Boshkov (Negotino)

Renova v Vardar

25 April 2012 Second leg	Renova	0−0 (a1–1 agg.)	Vardar	Tetovo
16:00		Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Name	League	Cup	Total
1	Filip Ivanovski	24	1	25
2	Filip Petrov	3	8	11
3	Lico	3	1	4
	Toni Veljanovski	2	2	4
5	Radenko Bojović	2	–	2
	Milan Ilievski	2	–	2
	Ibezito Ogbonna	2	–	2
	Igor Stojaković	2	–	2
9	Ilber Ali	–	1	1
	Mite Cikarski	1	–	1
	Vlatko Grozdanoski	1	–	1
	Jovan Kostovski	1	–	1
	Osa Guobadia	1	–	1
	Predrag Rangjelovikj	1	–	1
	Ostoja Stjepanovikj	–	1	1
	Miroslav Vajs	1	–	1
	TOTALS	50	14	64

References

1. "Official, FK Vardar Stays in First Division". MINA. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
2. "По девет години Вардар се врати на шампионските патеки". fkvardar.mk. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
3. "First League 2012/2013 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2017.