2025–26 Macedonian Football Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2025–26 Macedonian Football Cup was the 34th season of North Macedonia's football knockout competition. Vardar were the defending champions, having won their sixth title in the previous year.
Sileks won the cup on 20 May 2026 (their fourth Macedonian Football Cup win), defeating Shkëndija 1–0 in the final.
Competition calendar
First round
The draw was held on 30 July 2025. The finalists from the previous season (Struga and Vardar) received byes.[3][4]
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2025 | ||
| Bashkimi (GJ) (3) | 1–4 | Detonit Plachkovica (2) |
| Karbinci (3) | 0–16 | Rabotnichki (1) |
| Evrotip (3) | 1–7 | Sileks (1) |
| Pobeda Valandovo (3) | 0–6 | Bregalnica (2) |
| Ohrid (2) | 1–1 (5–3 p) | AP Brera (1) |
| Ljuboten (3) | 0–14 | Makedonija G.P. (1) |
| 27 August 2025 | ||
| Belasica (2) | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Arsimi (1) |
| 2 September 2025 | ||
| Shkëndija 77 (2) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Sasa (2) |
| 3 September 2025 | ||
| Teteks (2) | 1–2 | Pelister (1) |
| Pchinja (3) | 0–3 | Novaci (2) |
| 9 September 2025 | ||
| Pobeda (2) | 0–4 | Bashkimi (1) |
| 10 September 2025 | ||
| Skopje (2) | 0–1 | Tikvesh (1) |
| Jeni Maale (4) | 0–9 | Shkëndija (1) |
| Kozhuf (2) | 0–2 | Shkupi (1) |
Matches
| Bashkimi (GJ) (3) | 1–4 | Detonit Plachkovica (2) |
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| Karbinci (3) | 0–16 | Rabotnichki (1) |
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| Evrotip (3) | 1–7 | Sileks (1) |
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| Pobeda Valandovo (3) | 0–6 | Bregalnica (2) |
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Referee: Stojanche Trpchevski (Skopje)
Referee: Nikola Petkovski (Kumanovo)
Referee: Vlatko Ilioski (Prilep)
| Shkëndija 77 (2) | 1–1 | Sasa (2) |
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Referee: Benjamin Kjerimi (Skopje)
Referee: Blagojche Ralevski (Bitola)
Referee: Aleksandar Uroshevikj (Tetovo)
Referee: Ninoslav Nankov (Skopje)
Second round
The draw was held on 17 September 2025.[5][6]
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 24 September 2025 | ||
| Ohrid (2) | 3–0 | Shkupi (1) |
| Belasica (2) | 0–1 | Detonit Plachkovica (2) |
| 21 October 2025 | ||
| Makedonija G.P. (1) | 0–5 | Struga (1) |
| Bashkimi (1) | 1–2 | Sileks (1) |
| Shkëndija 77 (2) | 1–0 | Pelister (1) |
| Rabotnichki (1) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Bregalnica (2) |
| 22 October 2025 | ||
| Vardar (1) | 3–1 | Novaci (2) |
| 19 November 2025 | ||
| Shkëndija (1) | 2–0 | Tikvesh (1) |
Matches
Referee: Marjan Stojanovski (Kichevo)
| Belasica (2) | 0–1 | Detonit Plachkovica (2) |
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Referee: Kiril Smokvoski (Prilep)
| Makedonija G.P. (1) | 0–5 | Struga (1) |
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Referee: Done Ristovski (Gevgelija)
| Bashkimi (1) | 1–2 | Sileks (1) |
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| Shkëndija 77 (2) | 1–0 | Pelister (1) |
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| Rabotnichki (1) | 1–1 | Bregalnica (2) |
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| 4–3 |
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Referee: Kiril Smokvoski (Prilep)
Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 23 January 2026.[2][7]
Summary
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| 24 February 2026 | ||
| Vardar (1) | 1–1 (2–4 p) | Ohrid (2) |
| Shkëndija 77 (2) | 3–1 | Rabotnichki (1) |
| 25 February 2026 | ||
| Detonit Plachkovica (2) | 0–3 | Sileks (1) |
| 18 March 2026 | ||
| Struga (1) | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Shkëndija (1) |
Matches
Referee: Dimitar Pileshkov (Shtip)
| Shkëndija 77 (2) | 3–1 | Rabotnichki (1) |
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Referee: Aleksandar Grujoski (Kichevo)
| Detonit Plachkovica (2) | 0–3 | Sileks (1) |
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Referee: Aleksandar Uroshevikj (Tetovo)
Semi-finals
The draw was held on 23 January 2026.[2][7] The first legs will be played on 22 April and the second legs on 6 May 2026.
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ohrid (2) | 1–2 | Sileks (1) | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Shkëndija (1) | 5–2 | Shkëndija 77 (2) | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Matches
Referee: Done Ristovski (Gevgelija)
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (Skopje)
Sileks won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Shkëndija (1) | 3–2 | Shkëndija 77 (2) |
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Referee: Benjamin Kjerimi (Skopje)
| Shkëndija 77 (2) | 0–2 | Shkëndija (1) |
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Referee: Stojanche Stojanov (Shtip)
Shkëndija won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 20 May 2026.[8]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Ivan Gligorov |
Ohrid | 4 |
| Atdhe Mazari |
Shkëndija | ||
| 3 |  Adi Alić |
Sileks | 3 |
| Xhelil Asani |
Rabotnichki | ||
| Darko Dodev |
Sileks | ||
| Simeon Hristov |
Makedonija G.P. | ||
| Aldin Hrvanović |
Sileks | ||
| 8 | Ali Adem |
Makedonija G.P. | 2 |
 Cristojaye Daley |
Rabotnichki | ||
| Besir Demiri |
Rabotnichki | ||
| Miljan Govedarica |
Sileks | ||
| Ditmir Hoxha |
Rabotnichki | ||
| Stefan Karevski |
Novaci | ||
 Endrit Krasniqi |
Shkëndija | ||
| Antonio Marcevski |
Novaci | ||
| Kire Markoski |
Makedonija G.P. | ||
| Teodor Nikolovski |
Rabotnichki | ||
| Martin Talakov |
Makedonija G.P. | ||
| Lorent Zhaku |
Rabotnichki | ||