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Football Federation of Macedonia

Sports governing body

Summary

Sports governing body

The Football Federation of Macedonia – FFM () or Football Federation of North Macedonia is the governing body of football in North Macedonia, based in Skopje.

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. The Football Federation of Macedonia was founded on 14 August 1949 in Skopje as part of the Football Association of Yugoslavia.

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.

From 1949 to 2002, it was called the Football Association of Macedonia ( / Fudbalski Sojuz na Makedonija or ФСМ/FSM). The first president was Ljubisav Ivanov - Dzingo. 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.

Operations

It operates these codes:

Macedonian First Football League
Macedonian Second Football League
Macedonian Third Football League
Macedonian Municipal Football Leagues
Macedonian Football Cup
Macedonian Football Supercup
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

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

References

(9 May 2014). "History".
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(15 April 2019). "UEFA President meets Football Federation of Macedonia President".
Richard Mills, The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018, {{ISBN. 1786733595, p. 82.
(2009). "Makedonska enciklopedija: M-Š". MANU.
"ФФМ - Историја на федерацијата".
(23 March 2014). "Одржано Редовно Годишно Собрание на ФФМ". ffm-mk.com.

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