2014–15 FK Vardar season

Vardar

2014–15 season
Owner	Sergei Samsonenko
Chairman	Mirko Spaseski
Manager	Sergey Andreyev
Stadium	Philip II Arena
First League	1st
Macedonian Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Filip Ivanovski (11) All: Filip Ivanovski (11)
Highest home attendance	3,000 vs Shkëndija 10 August 2014
Lowest home attendance	0 vs Renova 16 May 2015
Home colours Away colours

The 2014–15 season was FK Vardar's 23rd consecutive season in First League. This article shows player statistics and all official matches that the club was played during the 2014–15 season.

Vardar was won their eighth Macedonian championship, after only a one-year drought.[1]

Squad

As of 1 February 2015

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  MNE Igor Pavlović 25 GK  MKD Borjan Ristovski 28 GK  MKD Tome Pachovski 41 GK  CRO Matija Kobetić 3 DF  MKD Goran Popov 4 DF  SRB Radenko Bojović 5 DF  MKD Zlatko Tanevski (captain) 6 DF  MKD Boban Grncharov 15 DF  MKD Filip Stojanovski 19 DF  ARM Hovhannes Hambardzumyan 32 DF  MKD Darko Glišić 34 DF  MKD Dino Najdoski 7 MF  MKD Blagoja Ljamchevski 8 MF  MKD Stefan Spirovski 10 MF  ARM Artak Dashyan

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  MKD Jasir Asani 16 MF  MKD Nikola Gligorov 17 MF  BIH Senijad Ibričić 23 MF  MKD Filip Despotovski 24 MF  MKD Aleksandar Temelkov 26 MF  MKD Viktor Serafimovski 87 MF  MKD Vlatko Grozdanoski 9 FW  MKD Dejan Blazhevski 13 FW  MKD Filip Petrov 18 FW  MKD Dimitar Ivanov 22 FW  MKD Filip Ivanovski 31 FW  MKD Filip Petkovski 45 FW  ARM Artur Miranyan 50 FW  MKD Ilcho Naumoski

Competitions

First League

Main article: 2014–15 Macedonian First Football League

League table

First phase

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vardar	27	18	7	2	46	15	+31	61	Qualification for the championship round
2	Rabotnichki	27	17	4	6	43	23	+20	55
3	Shkëndija	27	14	5	8	49	27	+22	47
4	Renova	27	12	8	7	34	27	+7	44
5	Sileks	27	8	10	9	26	34	−8	34

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 teams for championship or relegation round).[2]

Second phase

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vardar (C)	32	20	9	3	56	21	+35	69	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Rabotnichki	32	20	6	6	55	30	+25	66	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3	Shkëndija	32	18	5	9	58	31	+27	59
4	Renova	32	13	9	10	41	39	+2	48
5	Sileks	32	10	11	11	33	42	−9	41
6	Metalurg	32	8	9	15	34	42	−8	33

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 or teams for UEFA competitions).[3]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Rabotnichki qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 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
32	20	9	3	56	22	+34	69	12	5	0	32	8	+24	8	4	3	24	14	+10

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D
Position	1	4	5	5	3	6	6	6	5	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

First phase

Pelister v Vardar

3 August 2014 1	Pelister	0–1	Vardar	Bitola
17:30		Report	Petrov 50'	Stadium: Stadion Tumbe Kafe Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Marjan Eckoski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Shkëndija

10 August 2014 2	Vardar	3–0	Shkëndija	Skopje
19:00	Ivanovski 34', 75' Dashyan 54'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stevche Shuleski (Ohrid)

Bregalnica Shtip v Vardar

17 August 2014 3	Bregalnica Shtip	1–2	Vardar	Shtip
17:30	Velkovski 15' Stojanov  76'	Report	Hambardzumyan 19' Petkovski 90+2' Tanevski  48'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marjan Eckoski (Ohrid)

Teteks v Vardar

24 August 2014 4	Teteks	2–2	Vardar	Skopje
17:00	Jayme 45' Nachevski 48'	Report	Ivanovski 15' Petrov 53'	Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 500 Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Horizont Turnovo

27 August 2014 5	Vardar	0–0	Horizont Turnovo	Skopje
19:00		Report	Jovanoski  0'  90+3'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Metalurg Skopje v Vardar

31 August 2014 6	Metalurg Skopje	1–4	Vardar	Skopje
17:00	Krstev 27' Gjorgievski  48'	Report	Asani 7' Grncharov 11' Grozdanoski 65' Ivanovski 76'	Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 500 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)

Vardar v Renova

14 September 2014 7	Vardar	1–1	Renova	Skopje
19:00	Petkovski 69'	Report	Emini 88'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Stevche Shuleski (Ohrid)

Rabotnichki v Vardar

20 September 2014 8	Rabotnichki	0–2	Vardar	Skopje
15:30		Report	Petkovski 16' Tanevski 56'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Vardar v Sileks

28 September 2014 9	Vardar	2–0	Sileks	Skopje
15:30	Petkovski 25' Hambardzumyan 87'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Pelister

4 October 2014 10	Vardar	1–0	Pelister	Skopje
15:00	Petkovski 45'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Gjorche Petrov Attendance: 500 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)

Shkëndija v Vardar

19 October 2014 11	Shkëndija	1–2	Vardar	Tetovo
14:30	Imeri 74'	Report	Petkovski 6' Grncharov 15'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)

Vardar v Bregalnica Shtip

26 October 2014 12	Vardar	1–0	Bregalnica Shtip	Skopje
13:30	Dashyan 34'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Stevche Shuleski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Teteks

29 October 2014 13	Vardar	5–0	Teteks	Skopje
13:30	Petrov 13' Ivanovski 20', 87' Dashyan 63' Ivanov 83'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Horizont Turnovo v Vardar

2 November 2014 14	Horizont Turnovo	0–0	Vardar	Turnovo
13:30		Report		Stadium: Stadion Kukush Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Vardar v Metalurg Skopje

9 November 2014 15	Vardar	3–1	Metalurg Skopje	Skopje
13:00	Dashyan 14' Asani 33', 47'	Report	Stojanovski 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)

Renova v Vardar

22 November 2014 16	Renova	3–0	Vardar	Tetovo
13:00	Emini 31', 76' Memedi 70' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Vardar v Rabotnichki

30 November 2014 17	Vardar	0–0	Rabotnichki	Skopje
17:00		Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Sileks v Vardar

1 March 2015 18	Sileks	0–3	Vardar	Kratovo
14:00		Report	Ivanovski 11' Blazhevski 13', 18'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marjan Eckoski (Ohrid)

Vardar v Metalurg Skopje

10 March 2015 19	Vardar	2–1	Metalurg Skopje	Skopje
17:00	Blazhevski 43' Ljamchevski 50'	Report	Krstev 10' (pen.)	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Dalibor Gjorgjevski (Kumanovo)

Horizont Turnovo v Vardar

15 March 2015 20	Horizont Turnovo	0–2	Vardar	Turnovo
14:00		Report	Ibričić 49' (pen.) Ivanovski 90'	Stadium: Stadion Kukush Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Skopje)

Vardar v Pelister

22 March 2015 21	Vardar	1–1	Pelister	Skopje
17:00	Ibričić 17'	Report	Todorovski 90+1'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Faton Mustafi (Tetovo)

Bregalnica Shtip v Vardar

4 April 2015 22	Bregalnica Shtip	0–0	Vardar	Shtip
16:00		Report	Dashyan  86'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)

Vardar v Teteks

8 April 2015 23	Vardar	2–0	Teteks	Skopje
16:00	Ivanovski 63' Blazhevski 64'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Marjan Eckoski (Ohrid)

Sileks v Vardar

11 April 2015 24	Sileks	0–2	Vardar	Kratovo
16:00	Simov  55'	Report	Ivanovski 3' Blazhevski 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 500 Referee: Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)

Vardar v Renova

19 April 2015 25	Vardar	1–0	Renova	Skopje
16:00	Hambardzumyan 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Marjan Eckoski (Ohrid)

Shkëndija v Vardar

24 April 2015 26	Shkëndija	3–2	Vardar	Kumanovo
14:00	Júnior 11' Vručina 38' (pen.) Juffo 82'	Report	Ibričić 45' Gligorov 76'	Stadium: Milano Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Vardar v Rabotnichki

28 April 2015 27	Vardar	2–0	Rabotnichki	Skopje
18:00	Grozdanoski 22' Blazhevski 39'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Second phase (Championship group)

Vardar v Metalurg Skopje

3 May 2015 28	Vardar	2–1	Metalurg Skopje	Skopje
18:00	Blazhevski 1', 57' (pen.)	Report	Taleski  73'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Goran Spirkoski (Prilep)

Vardar v Rabotnichki

6 May 2015 29	Vardar	2–2	Rabotnichki	Skopje
19:00	Asani 55', 75'	Report	Anene 25', 82'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Josip Barton (Tetovo)

Shkëndija v Vardar

12 May 2015 30	Shkëndija	1–0	Vardar	Kichevo
16:30	Abdulla 11'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Vardar v Renova

16 May 2015 31	Vardar	4–1	Renova	Skopje
17:00	Popov 8' Ibričić 26', 87' (pen.) Spirovski 39'	Report	Emini 36'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Skopje)

Sileks v Vardar

24 May 2015 32	Sileks	2–2	Vardar	Kratovo
16:30	Georgiev 48' Despotovski 87' (o.g.)	Report	Grozdanoski 65' Ivanovski 84'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Faton Mustafi (Tetovo)

Macedonian Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Macedonian Football Cup

First round

Vlaznimi v Vardar

20 August 2014	Vlaznimi	1–9	Vardar	Struga
17:00	Unknown 49'	Report	Petkovski 10', 46', 87', 88' Petrov 44', 61' (pen.), 66' Ivanov 75', 86'	Stadium: Stadion Gradska Plazha Referee: Faton Mustafi (Tetovo)

Second round

Shkëndija v Vardar

24 September 2014 First leg	Shkëndija	2–1	Vardar	Tetovo
16:00	Vručina 7' (pen.) Alimi 77'	Report	Grncharov 16'	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Vardar v Shkëndija

22 October 2014 Second leg	Vardar	3–0 (4–2 agg.)	Shkëndija	Skopje
15:00	Asani 3' Dashyan 34' Tanevski 37'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Marjan Markoski (Ohrid)

Quarter-finals

Vardar v Renova

18 November 2014 First leg	Vardar	3–1	Renova	Skopje
16:00	Asani 41' Petrov 71' Temelkov 87'	Report	Jusufi 29'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Dimitar Mechkarovski (Skopje)

Renova v Vardar

6 December 2014 Second leg	Renova	2–0 (3a–3 agg.)	Vardar	Tetovo
15:30	Emini 71' Mecinovikj 85'	Report		Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 500 Referee: Stevche Shulevski (Ohrid)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Name	League	Cup	Total
1	Filip Ivanovski	11	–	11
2	Filip Petkovski	6	4	10
3	Dejan Blazhevski	8	–	8
4	Filip Petrov	3	4	7
	Jasir Asani	5	2	7
6	Artak Dashyan	4	1	5
	Senijad Ibričić	5	–	5
8	Boban Grncharov	2	1	3
	Vlatko Grozdanoski	3	–	3
	Hovhannes Hambardzumyan	3	–	3
	Dimitar Ivanov	1	2	3
12	Zlatko Tanevski	1	1	2
13	Nikola Gligorov	1	–	1
	Blagoja Ljamchevski	1	–	1
	Goran Popov	1	–	1
	Stefan Spirovski	1	–	1
	Aleksandar Temelkov	–	1	1
	TOTALS	56	16	72

References

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2. "First League 2014/2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
3. "First League 2014/2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.