Regarding the latest announcement
statement by FC Sileks, the Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) and the Referees' Committee in
within the framework of the FFM, headed by President Aleksandar Stavrev, most sharply
condemn unprofessional, unethical, unfounded and malicious attacks
directed at the president of
FFM, Masar Omeragic and Commissioner Josip Barton, as Chairman of the Commission for
delegation of judges. These attempts at discredit constitute an unacceptable
pressure on professional bodies in the FFM that work exclusively in the interest of
Macedonian football.
As a leading institution in
Macedonian football, FFM will continue with professional and responsible management,
without succumbing to external pressures or any other influences, and will
we use all available mechanisms to protect integrity and there will be no
to allow any attempt to manipulate and damage the reputation of FFM and
its official representatives.
After all, about the contradiction and
The malicious intent in the statement sent is precisely the fact that the president of the FFM very decisively, even after taking office, clearly stated that the first and main priority of the
FFM is the introduction of VAR technology for which activities have been initiated. In doing so, he pointed out several times that the action and
The work of the Refereeing Organization is left to the experts, its members, and in no segment
nor can anyone influence,
nor attempts to influence
any member of the refereeing organization will go unpunished.
In that regard, the fact that
that FC Sileks is the only club that in the past two rounds of the First MFL and for
the Macedonian Cup match through various "channels" sought delegation of desired
referees for their matches.
Of course, through Sitel TV
We provide the opportunity at the "House of Football" to receive confirmation and evidence of these
claims, but only if they share them publicly in their news releases
The evidence for the above is ready to be published.
It is worrying that
television channel, in
direct ties with FC Sileks, uses its media power to exert
Unnecessary pressure on the FFM based on unfounded claims. The times when external pressure and threats could influence football's governing bodies are over.
The presented qualifications and
manipulations in this case do not serve as your alibi for the results, but
much more. You yourself do not believe the statement and use the crudest
way in the intention of creating an alibi and blaming the Judicial Organization and
FFM for your results this spring. Forgive, but fulfillment desires, there will be no more.
Worrying, but at the same time unbecoming of one of the best clubs in the world.
Macedonia is the only country that allows a person with a disability to be involved in its structures.
a dubious past and a football manipulator with actions that we don't believe are
known to the owners of FC Sileks.
The list of matches in which opposing clubs were directly damaged is long.
of FC Sileks, but if you want, we have no problem mentioning them again.
We understand that it is difficult to forget old habits and
the previous way of acting and it takes time to accept a new one,
professional and honest manner and approach to work.
We hope you will understand them.
their personal and collective potentials and possible qualities with the values that
We promote them and you will put your club back on the path to success.
The board of judges, together with expert collaborators, monitors
every match with the utmost attention and has a consistent professional approach.
Namely, the matches are controlled by experienced controllers who
were top former republican or international judges, but including from
the entire Referee Board.
In the past two rounds played in
The First and Second MFL and the matches played in the ¼ finals of the Cup
RM, the Referees' Committee is generally satisfied with the overall refereeing performance,
but also publicly and transparently confirmed all the erroneous judicial assessments.
On the last played
quarterfinal Cup matches, specifically in the match Vardar – Sileks, in the 68th minute a wrong assessment was made by
the first assistant referee when the home team scores a goal and the same
even after the end of the match it is confirmed by the controller.
Also, in the indicated 6th minute of the presented video
footage, the claim that "the player with the number 8 of the visiting team was elbowed by
"opponent player" is unsupported, because the defender with No. 3 on
The home team reaches the ball first and creates space with an outstretched arm.
that the attacker hits him. Hence, we could accept that it is not adjudged
a foul, but in no case any elbowing of an opposing player.
Moreover, contrary to the claim
of the visiting team, in the 51st minute.
minute, the player with number 75 of the home team starts too sharply on the opponent
guest player with No. 8 for whom a yellow card was shown in due time, something
which in the edited video shown has been cut and not is presented to the public.
At the same time, FC Sileks in the information
presented to the public both incorrect and imprecise data from the extracted
statistics on the number of matches refereed by the head referee, who at least
hand is twice as much as
presented, having
considering that he has been refereeing matches in the First MFL since 2021 and indeed
As a Federation, I would not be happy if FC Sileks were to "meticulously and
true" keeps statistics for its players as well.
At the same time, the Board of Judges
informs that a foul was made in the 78th minute of the match between FC Brera and FC Aresimi
assessment by the main referee and no penalty was awarded to the away team.
We are aware that football is
dynamic game. The matches of the First and Second MFL, as well as the KUP matches
are equal in quality, and the judges bear the "pressure" of the meaning that
every match has it and the expectations from them are high. Despite the best
efforts, unintentional misjudgments are an integral part of every sport.
However, isolated misjudgments
estimates, which by the way have all been negatively assessed by the controllers of
the trial must in no way cast a shadow on the credibility,
the professionalism and integrity of the referees, and the FFM will remain committed to preserving
of integrity and transparency in its engagement and will not allow
unfounded accusations to undermine the credibility of the Federation and its
representatives.
