The 2015–16 Macedonian First League was the 24th season of the Macedonian First League, with 8 teams participating in it.
Macedonian First League | |
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Season | 2015–16 |
Duration | October 10, 2015 – April 23, 2016 (Regular season) May–June 2016 (Playoffs) |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | Macedonian Radio Television |
Regular season | |
Top seed | MZT Skopje |
Finals | |
Champions | MZT Skopje (5th title) |
Runners-up | Kumanovo 2009 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
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
editTeam | City | Venue | Capacity |
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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
editTeam | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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MZT Skopje | Aleksandar Jončevski | Damjan Stojanovski | Li-Ning | Acibaden / Bauer |
Rabotnički | Marin Dokuzovski | Dimitar Mirakovski | Adidas | - |
Karpoš Sokoli | Siniša Matić | Angel Tasevski | Erreà | - |
Feni Industries | Ljupčo Malinkov | Goran Samardziev | Spalding | FENI Industries |
Kumanovo | Marjan Srbinovski | Aleksandar Kostoski | Dacapo | Hromak / DeLuxe |
Strumica | Zlatko Zetov | Eftim Bogoev | Li-Ning | Maks |
Kožuv | Marjan Ilievski | Vladimir Brckov | Spalding | - |
Best | Vladimir Mirkovski | Nikola Gajdadjiev | Legea | Vantoni |
Coaching changes
editWeek | Club | Outgoing coach | Date of change | Incoming coach |
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1st | KK Best | Nikola Nikolovski | 13 October 2015 | Micko Aleksovski |
7th | KK Kožuv | Boban Mitev | 11 November 2015 | Stratos Kukulekidis |
9th | KK Kumanovo | Ljubisav Luković | 27 November 2015 | Straso Todorovic |
11th | KK MZT Skopje | Aleš Pipan | 7 December 2015[1] | Aleksandar Jončevski |
17th | KK Best | Micko Aleksovski | 13 January 2016 | Vladimir Mirkovski |
20th | KK Kožuv | Stratos Kukulekidis | 4 February 2016 | Marjan Ilievski |
24th | KK Kumanovo | Straso Todorovic | 25 February 2016 | Marjan Srbinovski |
Regular season
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
editIn 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
editPoints
editRank | Name | Team | PPG |
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1. | Ty Harris | KK Best | 21.1 |
2. | Marko Luković | KK MZT Aerodrom | 20.3 |
3. | Bojan Trajkovski | KK Kumanovo | 18.3 |
Rebounds
editRank | Name | Team | RPG |
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1. | Uroš Luković | KK MZT Aerodrom | 11.1 |
2. | Gjorgji Čekovski | KK Rabotnički | 9.8 |
3. | Marko Marković | KK Best | 9.0 |
Assists
editRank | Name | Team | APG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Aleksandar Kostoski | KK Kumanovo | 6.3 |
2. | Dimitar Mirakovski | KK Rabotnički | 6.2 |
3. | Karlo Vragović | KK Feni Industries | 5.8 |
Steals
editRank | Name | Team | SPG |
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1. | C.J. Carter | KK MZT Aerodrom | 2.3 |
2. | Marko Boltić | KK Karpoš Sokoli | 2.1 |
3. | Brandon Penn | KK Kožuv | 2.1 |
Blocks
editRank | Name | Team | APG |
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1. | Uroš Luković | KK Kumanovo | 3.1 |
2. | Nenad Mišanović | KK Kumanovo | 1.5 |
3. | Žarko Rakočević | KK Kumanovo | 1.3 |
MVP List
editMVP of the Round
editMacedonian clubs in European competitions
editTeam | Competition | Progress | Result |
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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
edit- ^ "MZT Aerodrom parted ways with Pipan". 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.