Football Federation of Macedonia

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.^[1] The Football Federation of Macedonia was founded on 14 August 1949 in Skopje as part of the Football Association of Yugoslavia.^[7]

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.^[8]

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 president was Ljubisav Ivanov - Dzingo.^[9] 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.^[10]

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