Football Federation of Macedonia
The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM; Macedonian: Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија, ФФМ) or Football Federation of Macedonia[2][3] is the governing body of football in North Macedonia based in Skopje.[4][5][6]
| UEFA | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1926[1] |
| FIFA affiliation | 1994 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1994 |
| President | Muamed Sejdini |
| Website | ffm.mk |
History
FFM was officially formed after the establishment of then SR Macedonia as part of SFR Yugoslavia, following World War II on 14 August 1949 in Skopje (after the end of World War II, the first football department was established as a part of the sport association of the city of Skopje, 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). The first ever president was Ljubisav Ivanov - Dzingo.[7]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.[8]
Operations
It 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
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Muamed Sejdini |
| Vice President | Lazar Rakidjiev |
| General Secretary | Filip Popovski |
| Match Commissioner | Vasko Dojchinovski |
| Referee Coordinator | Emil Bozhinovski |
Presidents
| Nr. | President | Years in power |
|---|---|---|
1. | 1993–1999 | |
2. | Lambe Arnaudov | 1999–2002 |
3. | 2002–2012 | |
4. | 2012–2018 | |
5. | 2019– |
References
- ^ Richard Mills, The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018, ISBN 1786733595, p. 82.
- ^ UEFA. "Football Federation of North Macedonia (MKD) | Member associations". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ FIFA. "Football Federation of North Macedonia". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ . 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.
- ^ "ФФМ - Историја на федерацијата". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ (in Macedonian). ffm-mk.com. 23 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
External links
- Official Website (in Macedonian and English)
- North Macedonia at UEFA.com
- at FIFA.com