Football Federation of Macedonia

Football Federation of Macedonia
UEFA

Founded	1919/1926
FIFA affiliation	1923/1994
UEFA affiliation	1954/1994
President	Ilčo Gjorgioski (2012–present)
Website	ffm.mk

The Football Federation of Macedonia (Macedonian: Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија / Fudbalska Federacija na Makedonija or ФФМ/FFM) is the governing body of football in the Republic of Macedonia based in Skopje. It was founded in 1926 and is currently headed by Ilco Gjorgioski. It operates these codes:

History

The previous logo used up until 2014.

Macedonian Soccer Association was formed on 18 December 1926 on the founding general assembly that was held in the "Unknown Fallen Hero" restaurant in the city of Skopje.FFM was officially formed again after the WWII on 14 August 1949 in Skopje (after the end of World War Two, the first football department was established as a part of sport association of the city of Skopje, the football section is 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.^[1] Andon Dončevski was appointed by FFM as the first ever coach of the Macedonia national team.

Crest

The 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.^[2]

Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
President	Ilčo Gjorgioski	Macedonian
Vice President	Kenan Idrizi	Macedonian
General Secretary	Igor Klimper	Macedonian
Match Commissioner	Vasko Dojčinovski	Macedonian
Referee Coordinator	Emil Božinovski	Macedonian

Presidents

President	Years in power
Ljubisav Ivanov-Dzingo	1993–1999
Lambe Arnaudov	1999–2002
Haralampie Hadži-Risteski	2002–2012
Ilčo Gjorgioski	2012–present

References

↑ http://ffm.com.mk/istorijanaffm (Macedonian)
↑ "Одржано Редовно Годишно Собрание на ФФМ" (in Macedonian). ffm-mk.com. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

External links

Official Website (Macedonian) (English)
Macedonia at UEFA.com
Macedonia at FIFA.com

Macedonia national football team

General	Football Federation of Macedonia History Managers

Venues	Philip II Arena Stadion Goce Delčev SRC Biljanini Izvori

Results	1990s 2000s 2010s

Players	Player records Macedonia national football team players

Other teams	Women Under-21 Under-19 Under-17

Football in the Macedonia

Football Federation of Macedonia

National teams

League system

men:	First League Second League Third League (N, E, S, W, SW) Regional Leagues Reserves

women:	Macedonian women's football championship

Domestic cups

Defunct competitions

Republic League (1944–1992)

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

National football associations of Europe (UEFA)

Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	East Germany Saarland Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia

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