The Football Federation of Macedonia – FFM (Macedonian: Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија, ФФМ); Albanian: Federata e Futbollit të Maqedonisë, FFM) or Football Federation of North Macedonia[2][3] is the governing body of football in North Macedonia, based in Skopje.[4][5][6]
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| Short name | FFM |
| Founded | 14 August 1949[1] |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
| FIFA affiliation | 1994 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1994 |
| President | Muamed Sejdini |
| Website | ffm.mk |
History
editFFM was officially formed as part of the Football Association of Yugoslavia after the establishment of then SR Macedonia,[7] a constituent state of SFR Yugoslavia, following World War II, on 14 August 1949 in Skopje. The first football department was established as a part of the sports' association of the city of Skopje, while the football section was separated on 16 August 1948. From 1949 to 2002, it was called the Football Association of Macedonia (Macedonian: Фудбалски Сојуз на Македонија / Fudbalski Sojuz na Makedonija or ФСМ/FSM). In 1994, FFM became a member of FIFA and UEFA.[8] The first ever president was Ljubisav Ivanov - Dzingo.[9] Andon Dončevski was appointed by FFM as the first ever coach of the North Macedonia national team.
Crest
editMacedonian 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
editIt operates these codes:
- First Macedonian Football League
- Second Macedonian Football League
- Third Macedonian Football League
- Macedonian Regional Leagues
- Macedonian Football Cup
- Macedonian Football Super Cup
- Macedonian women's football championship
- Macedonian Women's Football Cup
- North Macedonia national football team
- North Macedonia national under-21 football team
- North Macedonia national under-19 football team
- North Macedonia national under-17 football team
- North Macedonia women's national football team
- North Macedonia national futsal team
Staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Muamed Sejdini |
| Vice President | Lazar Rakidjiev |
| General Secretary | Filip Popovski |
| Match Commissioner | Vasko Dojchinovski |
| Referee Coordinator | Emil Bozhinovski |
Presidents
edit| Nr. | President | Years in power |
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1993–1999
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2.
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1999–2002
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3.
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2002–2012
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4.
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2012–2018
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5.
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2019–
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References
edit- ^ "History". ffm.mk. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Football Federation of North Macedonia (MKD) | Member associations". UEFA. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Football Federation of North Macedonia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Football Federation of Macedonia". FIFA. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "North Macedonia". UEFA. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "UEFA President meets Football Federation of Macedonia President". UEFA. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Richard Mills, The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018, ISBN 1786733595, p. 82.
- ^ Ristovski, Blaže, ed. (2009). Makedonska enciklopedija: M-Š (in Macedonian). MANU. p. 1569. ISBN 9786082030241.
- ^ "ФФМ - Историја на федерацијата". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official Website (in Macedonian and English)
- North Macedonia at UEFA.com
- North Macedonia at FIFA.com