2022–23 Macedonian Second Football League
# 2022–23 Macedonian Second Football League

The 2022–23 Macedonian Second Football League was the 31st season of the Macedonian Second Football League, the second division in the Macedonian football league system. That was the first season since the league was returned to the united league format, for the first time since 2016–17 season. The season began on 20 August 2022.

## Participating teams

| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Arsimi | Chegrane | Stadion Chegrane | |
| Belasica | Strumica | Stadion Blagoj Istatov | 6,500 |
| Besa | Dobri Dol | Global Arena | 4,000 |
| Borec | Veles | Stadion Zoran Paunov | 2,000 |
| Detonit Plachkovica | Radovish | Gradski stadion Radovish | 2,000 |
| Gostivar | Gostivar | Gradski stadion Gostivar | 1,000 |
| Karaorman | Struga | Stadion Gradska Plazha | 2,500 |
| Kozhuf | Gevgelija | Gradski stadion Gevgelija | 1,400 |
| Lokomotiva | Skopje | Lokomotiva Stadium | 500 |
| Ohrid | Ohrid | SRC Biljanini Izvori | 3,980 |
| Pelister | Bitola | Stadion Petar Miloshevski | 9,100 |
| Sasa | Makedonska Kamenica | Gradski stadion M. Kamenica | 5,000 |
| Sloga 1934 | Vinica | Gradski stadion Vinica | 3,000 |
| Teteks | Tetovo | AMS Sportski Centar Tetovo | 2,000 |
| Vardar | Skopje | Stadion Zhelezarnica Stadion Boris Trajkovski | 3,000 3,000 |
| Voska Sport | Ohrid | SRC Biljanini Izvori | 3,980 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Voska Sport (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 84 | 25 | +59 | 75 | Promotion to Macedonian First League |
| 2 | Gostivar (P) | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 11 | +60 | 73 | Promotion to Macedonian First League |
| 3 | Vardar (P) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 63 | Qualification to Promotion play-off match |
| 4 | Pelister | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 58 | |
| 5 | Detonit Plachkovica | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 50 | |
| 6 | Besa | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 48 | |
| 7 | Ohrid | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | Arsimi | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 40 | |
| 9 | Kozhuf | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 36 | |
| 10 | Belasica | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 35 | |
| 11 | Karaorman | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 34 | |
| 12 | Sasa | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 31 | |
| 13 | Teteks (O) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 78 | −47 | 31 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Lokomotiva (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 30 | Relegation to Macedonian Third League |
| 15 | Sloga 1934 (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 25 | Relegation to Macedonian Third League |
| 16 | Borec (R) | 30 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 102 | −89 | 2 | Relegation to Macedonian Third League |

* ↑ Gostivar were deducted three points due playing an illegible player in the 16th round.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | BEL | BES | BOR | DPL | GOS | KAR | KOZ | LOK | OHR | PEL | SAS | SLO | TET | VAR | VOS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arsimi | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 9–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Belasica | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Besa | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Borec | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–7 |
| Detonit Plachkovica | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Gostivar | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Karaorman | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Kozhuf | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Lokomotiva | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Ohrid | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Pelister | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 11–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Sasa | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Sloga 1934 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Teteks | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–7 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Vardar | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Voska Sport | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

Osogovo and Novaci were also promoted because they were drawn as a lucky losers.

## Top scorers

    As of 15 May 2023.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Behar Feta | Voska Sport | 29 |
| 2 | Antonio Kalanoski | Gostivar | 25 |
| 3 | Izair Emini | Voska Sport | 15 |
| 3 | Borche Manevski | Pelister | 15 |
| 5 | Fiton Ademi | Besa & Voska Sport | 13 |
| 6 | Emran Ramadani | Gostivar | 12 |
| 7 | Sasho Dukov | Pelister & Sasa | 10 |
| 8 | Shpend Asani | Arsimi | 9 |
| 8 | Dario Desnikj | Vardar | 9 |
| 8 | Alen Jasharoski | Voska Sport | 9 |
| 8 | Florent Osmani | Lokomotiva | 9 |
| 8 | Bojan Spirkoski | Pelister | 9 |
| 8 | Boško Stupić | Sasa & Sloga 1934 | 9 |
| 8 | Vladimir Zhoglev | Vardar | 9 |
