Football Federation of Macedonia facts for kids

The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM; Macedonian: Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија, ФФМ) or Football Federation of North Macedonia is the governing body of football in North Macedonia based in Skopje.

History

FFM was officially formed as part of the Football Association of Yugoslavia after the establishment of then SR Macedonia, 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. The first ever president was Ljubisav Ivanov - Dzingo. Andon Dončevski was appointed by FFM as the first ever coach of the North Macedonia national team.

Crest

The previous logo used up until 2014.

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:

• 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

Presidents

See also

In Spanish: Federación de Fútbol de Macedonia del Norte para niños