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Founded | 1926[1] |
FIFA affiliation | 1994 |
UEFA affiliation | 1994 |
President | Muamed Sejdini |
Website | ffm.mk |
The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM; Macedonian: Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија, ФФМ; Albanian: Federata e Futbollit të Maqedonisë) or Football Federation of North Macedonia[2][3] is the governing body of football in North Macedonia based in Skopje.[4][5][6]
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.
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]
It operates these codes:
Position | Name |
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President | Muamed Sejdini |
Vice President | Lazar Rakidjiev |
General Secretary | Filip Popovski |
Match Commissioner | Vasko Dojchinovski |
Referee Coordinator | Emil Bozhinovski |
Nr. | President | Years in power |
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1993–1999
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2.
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Lambe Arnaudov |
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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