Football Federation of Macedonia

Football Federation of Macedonia
UEFA
Short nameFFM
Founded14 August 1949 (1949-08-14)[1]
HeadquartersSkopje
FIFA affiliation1994
UEFA affiliation1994
PresidentMasar Omeragikj
Websiteffm.mk

The Football Federation of Macedonia – FFM (Macedonian: Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија, ФФМ, romanized: Fudbalska Federacija na Makedonija, FFM) or Football Federation of North Macedonia[2][3] is the governing body of football in North Macedonia, based in Skopje.[4][5][6]

History

The first football department was established as a part of the sports' association of the city of Skopje, after the establishment of the then Socialist Republic of Macedonia.[1] The Football Federation of Macedonia was founded on 14 August 1949 in Skopje as part of the Football Association of Yugoslavia.[7]

After the country proclaimed its independence in 1991, the Football Federation of Macedonia organized its first independent assembly on 7 February 1993. In 1994, then Republic of Macedonia became a full member of FIFA and UEFA.[8]

From 1949 to 2002, it was called the Football Association of Macedonia (Macedonian: Фудбалски Сојуз на Македонија / Fudbalski Sojuz na Makedonija or ФСМ/FSM). The first president was Ljubisav Ivanov - Dzingo.[9] Andon Dončevski was appointed by FFM as the first ever coach of the North Macedonia national team.

Crest

Macedonian flag on top behind a yellow background. Below, a blue crest with the yellow FFM Cyrillic letters above a football.

On 22 March 2014, the FFM launched a new crest.[10]

Operations

It operates these codes:

Staff

Position Name
President Masar Omeragic
Vice President Marjan Stojkoski-Manta
General Secretary Leonid Jandrioski
Match Commissioner Vasko Dojchinovski
Referee Coordinator Emil Bozhinovski

Presidents

Nr. President Years in power
1.
Ljubisav Ivanov-Dzingo
1993–1999
2.
Lambe Arnaudov
1999–2002
3.
Haralampie Hadži-Risteski
2002–2012
4.
Ilčo Gjorgioski
2012–2018
5.
Muamed Sejdini
2019–2024
6.
Masar Omeragikj
2024–

References

  1. ^ a b "History". ffm.mk. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Football Federation of North Macedonia (MKD) | Member associations". UEFA. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Football Federation of North Macedonia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Football Federation of Macedonia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ^ "North Macedonia". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  6. ^ "UEFA President meets Football Federation of Macedonia President". UEFA. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. ^ Richard Mills, The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018, ISBN 1786733595, p. 82.
  8. ^ Ristovski, Blaže, ed. (2009). Makedonska enciklopedija: M-Š (in Macedonian). MANU. p. 1569. ISBN 9786082030241.
  9. ^ "ФФМ - Историја на федерацијата". Retrieved 13 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ^ "Одржано Редовно Годишно Собрание на ФФМ" (in Macedonian). ffm-mk.com. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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