Football Federation of Macedonia
sports governing body in North Macedonia
The Football Federation of Macedonia – FFM (Macedonian: Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија, ФФМ, romanized: Fudbalska Federacija na Makedonija, FFM) or Football Federation of North Macedonia is the governing body of football in North Macedonia, based in Skopje.
History
The first football match in North Macedonia was played on 20 April 1919 in Skopje. It was a match between the team of Napredak from Skopje and the team of the English Army, which Napredak won 2–0. In memory of that event, on the occasion of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the beginning of football in Macedonia in 1979, a monument in the form of a soccer ball was erected on the site of the first football field.
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. The Football Federation of Macedonia was founded on 14 August 1949 in Skopje as part of the Football Association of Yugoslavia.
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.
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. Andon Dončevski was appointed by FFM as the first ever coach of the North Macedonia national team.
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