Malmö FF
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Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö
. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund
and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion
. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white. Formed on 24 February 1910, the club have won sixteen national championship titles and fourteen national cup
titles, making them the most successful club in Sweden in terms of total trophies won. Malmö FF have also won the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan
, on three occasions when the title of Swedish champions was not decided by the outcome of that league. They were runners-up in the 1979 European Champions Cup
final, which they lost 1–0 to English club Nottingham Forest. This made them the only Swedish football club, as of 2011, to have reached the final of the competition, for which the team were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
.
Malmö FF are an open member association and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. The meeting approves the accounts and elects the chairman and board. Håkan Jeppsson
is the current chairman, elected in 2010. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman. With an equity of 78 million SEK
(approximately €
8.8 million) the club are the richest football club in Sweden as of 2011.
The club are currently playing in Allsvenskan, where the season lasts from April to October. The club first won Allsvenskan in 1944. Malmö FF were most successful during the 1970s, when they won five Swedish championships and four Svenska Cupen titles. The main rivals of the club are Helsingborgs IF
, IFK Göteborg
and historically IFK Malmö
. MFF Support
is the official fan club of Malmö FF. The club have also been featured in the media, including the football documentaries Blådårar 1 and Blådårar 2.
in 1909, but soon left because of issues between the two clubs. On 24 February 1910 the 19 members of BK Idrott founded Malmö FF; the first chairman was Werner Mårtensson.
The club spent their first ten years in local and regional divisions as there was no official national league competition, playing the majority of their matches in the city division called Malmömästerskapen. They also competed in regional competitions in Scania
, and played matches against Danish clubs. In 1916 Malmö FF reached the final of the Scanian regional competition (Distrikmästerskapen) for the first time, playing against rival Helsingborgs IF
but losing 3–4. The club defeated local rival IFK Malmö three times during the season, and thus earned the unofficial but much desired title of Malmö's best football club. In 1917 Malmö FF competed in Svenska Mästerskapet
for the first time, a cup tournament for the title of Swedish champions, but lost their first match in the second qualifying round 4–1 against IFK Malmö. The club continued to play in the cup until 1922, reaching the quarter-finals in 1920 when they were knocked out by Landskrona BoIS
. The cup was eventually discontinued and the title of Swedish champions was given to the winners of Allsvenskan
which was first created for the 1924–25
season.
In 1920 the Swedish Football Association
invited Swedish football clubs to compete in official national competitions. Malmö FF earned a place in Division 2 Sydsvenska Serien. They won this division in the first season, and were promoted to Svenska Serien Västra, the highest level of competition in Sweden at the time. However, they were relegated
after a single season, and found themselves back in Sydsvenska Serien for nearly a decade until they again achieved promotion to Allsvenskan, in 1931.
The club made their way back to Allsvenskan in 1937 after two seasons in Division 2. In the same year Eric Persson
was elected as chairman after being secretary since 1929, and held the position until 1974. Persson is regarded by club leaders and fans as the most important person in the club's history, as he turned the club professional in the 1970s and under his leadership the club went from being titleless in 1937 to holding ten Swedish championships by the end of the 1974 season. In 1939 the club reached their highest position yet, third place in Allsvenskan, nine points behind champions IF Elfsborg
. Malmö FF's first Swedish championship came in 1944, when the club won the penultimate game of the season against AIK
before 36,000 spectators at Råsunda. The last game of the season was won 7–0 against Halmstad BK.
For the next nine seasons, Malmö FF finished in the top three in the league. The club won the Swedish Championship in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1953, and were runners-up in 1946, 1948 and 1952. The club also won Svenska Cupen
in 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951 and 1953, and finished as runners-up in 1945. Between 6 May 1949 and 1 June 1951, the team were unbeaten in 49 matches, of which 23 were an unbroken streak of victories.
The club finished as runners-up in Allsvenskan twice more, in 1956 and 1957. The following year the club left Malmö IP for Malmö Stadion
, which had been built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup
, and was to host the club for the next 50 years. In 1964 Malmö FF contracted Spanish manager Antonio Durán
; this was the first of a series of changes that led to the most successful era in the club's history. Young talents such as Lars Granström and Bo Larsson
emerged during the early 1960s and would prove to be crucial ingredients in the success that would come in the 1970s. The club finished second in 1964 but went on to win their sixth Swedish Championship in 1965, when Bo Larsson scored 28 goals to finish as the league's top goal scorer. Malmö FF once again won Allsvenskan in 1967, after a less successful year in 1966. The club's young players, as well as talents bought in from neighbouring clubs in Scania in 1967, became a team that consistently finished in the top three in Allsvenskan.
and Austria Wien, they reached the final
of the competition, which they played at Olympiastadion
in Munich
against Nottingham Forest
. Trevor Francis
, who scored the only goal of the match, won it 1–0 for Forest. Nevertheless the 1979 European Cup run is the biggest success in the history of Malmö FF. The team were given the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
the same year, awarded for the most significant Swedish sporting achievement of the year, for their achievement in the European Cup.
Much of the success during the 1970s was due to new tactics and training methods brought to the club by Englishman Bob Houghton, who managed the club between 1974 and 1980. Eric Persson was succeeded as chairman in 1974 by Hans Cavalli-Björkman
. After the team performed respectably under managers Keith Blunt
and Tord Grip
in the early 1980s, Roy Hodgson
took over in 1985. He led the club to two Swedish Championships in 1986 and 1988, and the club won Allsvenskan five years in a row between 1985 and 1989. At the time, the championship was decided by play-offs between the best teams after the end of the regular season; this arrangement was in place from 1982 until 1992. The club reached the play-off final four times between 1986 and 1989 but only managed to win the final twice. Apart from Allsvenskan and Swedish Championships, the club won Svenska Cupen in 1984, 1986 and 1989.
Other than finishing as runners-up in Allsvenskan in 1996, the team did not excel in the 1990s, as the club failed to win Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen throughout the entire decade. The 1990s ended with relegation from Allsvenskan in 1999. Hans Cavalli-Björkman was succeeded as chairman by Bengt Madsen
in 1999, and former player Hasse Borg
was contracted as Director of Sport. These operational changes, as well as the emergence of young talent Zlatan Ibrahimović
, led to the return to Allsvenskan in 2001. Ibrahimović rose to fame and became an important player in the club's campaign to return to the top league. He was later sold to Ajax
in 2001, before playing for Juventus, Internazionale
, FC Barcelona
and eventually AC Milan in 2010.
, when the club finished in the top three three times in a row. In 2004, it won Allsvenskan, the club's fifteenth Swedish Championship. In 2005 the club reached the last qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League
but were defeated by FC Thun
. Successful sponsor work and player sales also made Malmö FF the richest club in Sweden, a position they still hold as of 2011. The club moved from Malmö Stadion to Swedbank Stadion
in 2009, a stadium built entirely for football and located next to the old one.
In 2009, Madsen announced that he would step down as chairman, and was replaced by Håkan Jeppsson
early the following year.
In 2010 the club marked their 100th anniversary with many celebratory events at the beginning of the season. On the day of the club's 100th anniversary in 2010, the Swedish football magazine Offside
declared Malmö FF to be the greatest football club in Swedish history. The season became a great success as the club won Allsvenskan for the nineteenth time and became Swedish champions for the sixteenth time. Unlike in 2004, these successes were achieved without any major transfers before the season, and with a squad consisting mostly of younger players. The club remain one of the dominant football clubs in Sweden. In the 2011 season the club ranked second in the overall Allsvenskan table maratontabellen. Malmö FF are also the record holders for total number of Allsvenskan championships and Svenska Cupen championships, and second only to IFK Göteborg
in number of Swedish championships.
The club colours have not always been sky blue. The predecessor club BK Idrott wore blue and white striped shirts and white shorts, and this kit was still used for the first six months of 1910 after Malmö FF was founded. This was later changed to red and white striped shirts and black shorts to symbolise that Malmö FF were a new club, and a very similar kit is now used as the away kit for historical reasons. The present sky-blue kit was introduced in 1920. Since 2010 a small Scanian flag is featured on the back of the shirt just below the neck.
The crest of Malmö FF consists of a shield with two vertical sky-blue fields on the sides, and one vertical white field in the middle. Underneath the shield is "Malmö FF" spelled out in sky-blue letters with a sky-blue star under the text. In the top area of the shield is a white horizontal field over the three vertical fields. The abbreviation of the club name "MFF" is spelled out with sky-blue letters in this field. On top of the shield are five tower-like extensions of the white field. The present shield crest made its debut on the shirt in the 1940s. There were other crests before this but they were never featured on the shirt. While the first crest was black and white, the second crest was red and white in accordance with the club's main colours between 1910 and 1920.
In modern times a golden star has been added over the shield. This is a feature used only on the crests on player shirts. The star is used to symbolize that the club have won more than ten domestic titles. In the original shield logo the full club name and sky-blue star beneath the shield were not featured, they were later added when club chairman Eric Persson
discovered while abroad that people had trouble identifying what city the club came from just by looking at the club crest. For the 100th anniversary of the club in 2010, the years 1910 and 2010 were featured on each side of the shield on a sky-blue ribbon behind the shield. In 2011 the club introduced a new away kit, an all-white kit to be used as an alternative dress in European club competitions as well as Allsvenskan.
. It was founded in 1992. MFF Support describes itself as "an idealistic and non-political association working against violence and racism". The current chairman of MFF Support is Magnus Ericsson.
There are also several smaller independent supporter groups. The most prominent of these is Supras Malmö, which was founded in 2003 by a coalition of smaller ultras
groups and devoted fans. The name "Supras" is derived from the words supporters and ultras – the latter indicating that the group is inspired by a fan culture with roots in the Mediterranean. Supras Malmö is the most visible group in the main supporter stand at Swedbank Stadion
, marking its presence with banners, flags and choreography. Another group with similar goals is Rex Scania. MFF Tifosi 96 is a network of supporters creating tifo
s for special occasions and important games. The average attendance for the club's games in the 2011 season was 12,388, the second best attendance in 2011 Allsvenskan
after AIK
.
Because of geographical proximity, minor rivalries exist with Trelleborgs FF
and Landskrona BoIS
, which are both also located in Scania. The main rivals of the club are Helsingborgs IF
, IFK Göteborg
and IFK Malmö
. The rivalry
between Malmö FF and Helsingborgs IF has existed since Malmö FF were promoted up to Allsvenskan
in the 1930s, and is primarily geographic, since both teams are from Scania
in southern Sweden. The rivalry
with IFK Göteborg relates more to title clashes; the two are the most successful clubs in Swedish football history and the only two to have appeared in European cup finals, IFK Göteborg in the UEFA Cup
in 1982
and 1987
and Malmö FF in the European Cup in 1979
.
The rivalry
with IFK Malmö is both geographical and historical. The two clubs come from the same city and used to play at the same stadium in the early 20th century. The supposed actions of board members of IFK Malmö in 1933, revealing Malmö FF's breaches of amateur football rules to the Swedish Football Association
, further contribute to the competitive tensions between the two clubs. IFK Malmö have not played in Allsvenskan since 1962; thus matches between the two sides are rare.
, which was shared with arch-rivals IFK Malmö
. The team played here from the founding of the club in 1910, until 1958. The stadium still exists today, albeit with lower capacity, and is now used by women's team LdB FC Malmö, who were previously the women's section of Malmö FF. Capacity in 2011 is 7,600, but attendances were usually much higher when Malmö FF played there. For the last season in 1957, the average attendance was 15,500. The club's record attendance at Malmö IP is 22,436 against Helsingborgs IF
on 1 June 1956. The stadium is still considered a key part of the club's history, as it was here that the club were founded, played their first 47 seasons, and won five Swedish championships.
A new stadium was constructed in Malmö
after Sweden was awarded the 1958 FIFA World Cup
– this saw the birth of Malmö Stadion
. Malmö FF played their first season at the stadium in 1958. The first time the club won the Swedish championship at the stadium was in 1965. An upper tier was added to the stadium in the 1980s, and was completed in 1992. The club enjoyed the most successful era of their history at this stadium, winning ten out of sixteen Swedish championships while based there. The stadium originally had a capacity of 30,000 but this was lowered to 27,500 due to changes in safety regulations. The club's record attendance at the stadium was 29,328 against Helsingborgs IF on 24 September 1967.
Following the 2004 victory in Allsvenskan
, plans were made to construct a new stadium. In July 2005, Malmö FF announced that work was to begin on Swedbank Stadion
, designed for 18,000 seated spectators and 6,000 standing. The stadium can also accommodate 21,000 as an all-seater
for international and European games in which terracing
is not allowed. Construction started in 2007 and was finished in 2009. The new stadium is located next to Malmö Stadion. Although there was still small-scale construction going on around the stadium at the time, the stadium was inaugurated on 13 April 2009 with the first home game of the 2009 season against Örgryte IS
; Malmö FF's Labinot Harbuzi
scored the inaugural goal in the 61st minute. The first Swedish championship won at the stadium occurred in 2010, when the club beat Mjällby AIF
on 7 November in the final game of the season 2–0. Attendance at this game set the stadium record of 24,148. Swedbank Stadion is a UEFA category 4 rated stadium.
. The club are an open member association, and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body where each member has one vote, therefore no shares are issued. The meeting approves the accounts, votes to elect the chairman and the board, and decides on incoming motions. The current chairman is Håkan Jeppsson
who has been chairman since 2010 after taking over after Bengt Madsen
. The club's legal status means that any interest claims are made to the club and not to the board of directors or club members. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman.
With an equity of 78 million SEK
the club are the richest football club in Sweden as of 2011. The turnover for 2010, excluding player transactions, was 148.3 million SEK which was the highest turnover to date. The highest transfer fee received by Malmö FF for a player was 86.2 million SEK for Zlatan Ibrahimović
who was sold to Ajax in 2001. As of 2011, this is the highest transfer fee ever paid to a Swedish football club.
The main sponsors of Malmö FF are Elitfönster AB, BE Group, JMS Mediasystem, Svenska Spel
, Sydtotal, Telia
, SOVA and Mercedes-Benz
. The club also have a naming rights deal with Swedbank
regarding the name of Swedbank Stadion
and four stand sponsors; E.ON
, Carlsberg (currently marketing their brand Falcon
), PEAB and Sydsvenskan
. The current kit manufacturers are Puma
, they also sponsor the club and many of Puma's products are sold in the official Malmö FF souvenir shop at Swedbank Stadion
. The current shirt sponsor is ICA.
seasons. Blådårar 1 is set in 1997, when the club finished third in Allsvenskan
. The film focuses on devoted fan Lasse, player Anders Andersson, former chairman Hans Cavalli-Björkman
and other individuals. Blådårar 2 is set in 2000, the year after the club had been relegated to Superettan, and follows the team as they fight for Malmö FF's return to Allsvenskan. The second film continues to follow Lasse, but also has a significant focus on Zlatan Ibrahimović
, his progress and how he was eventually sold to AFC Ajax during the 2001 season.
The club have also been featured in Mitt Hjärtas Malmö, a series of documentaries covering the history of Malmö. Clips used included match footage from the 1940s (Volume 7), and match footage from the 1979 European Cup Final
in Munich from a fan's perspective (Volume 8). Volume 9 of the series is devoted entirely to coverage of the club's 100th anniversary in 2010.
In the 2005 Swedish drama movie Om Sara, actor Alexander Skarsgård
plays the fictional football star Kalle Öberg, who plays for Malmö FF.
Finally, a recurring sketch in the second season of the comedy sketch show Hipphipp!
involved a group of Malmö FF fans singing and chanting while performing everyday tasks, such as shopping or operating an ATM.
For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012.
with 83 and IFK Göteborg
with 79. As a result, the club are positioned second in the all-time Allsvenskan table. They are the only Swedish club to have played a European Cup final, having reached the 1979 European Cup Final
.
and Svenska Cupen
titles. The majority of Malmö FF's honours are from the 1970s. The club's last major honour was in 2010 when they won Allsvenskan. The club first played in Europe for the 1964–65 European season in the European Cup, and most recently in the 2011–12 European season in qualification for the UEFA Champions League
. They have played in the UEFA Champions League fourteen times and in the UEFA Europa League twelve times. The club have also played in other now defunct European competitions such as the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
and the UEFA Intertoto Cup
.
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund
Skånes Fotbollförbund
The Skånes Fotbollförbund is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the non-administrative province of Scania.- Background :...
and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...
. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white. Formed on 24 February 1910, the club have won sixteen national championship titles and fourteen national cup
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
titles, making them the most successful club in Sweden in terms of total trophies won. Malmö FF have also won the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
, on three occasions when the title of Swedish champions was not decided by the outcome of that league. They were runners-up in the 1979 European Champions Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
final, which they lost 1–0 to English club Nottingham Forest. This made them the only Swedish football club, as of 2011, to have reached the final of the competition, for which the team were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal is an annual award "for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury led by the Swedish morning paper Svenska Dagbladet since 1925. According to its statutes the Medal may be awarded in November or December to either...
.
Malmö FF are an open member association and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. The meeting approves the accounts and elects the chairman and board. Håkan Jeppsson
Håkan Jeppsson
Håkan Jeppsson is a Swedish fotball chairman for the Swedish club Malmö FF, a post he has held since 2010.In his younger years Jeppsson played football at Malmö FF simultaneously as he played table tennis at IK Pallas. After a couple of years being active in both sports he decided to quit football...
is the current chairman, elected in 2010. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman. With an equity of 78 million SEK
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
(approximately €
Euro
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8.8 million) the club are the richest football club in Sweden as of 2011.
The club are currently playing in Allsvenskan, where the season lasts from April to October. The club first won Allsvenskan in 1944. Malmö FF were most successful during the 1970s, when they won five Swedish championships and four Svenska Cupen titles. The main rivals of the club are Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
, IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
and historically IFK Malmö
IFK Malmö
IFK Malmö is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club was founded April 23, 1899.- History :The club was founded in 1899 making it the oldest football club in Malmö. IFK participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier...
. MFF Support
MFF Support
MFF Support is the official fan club for Swedish football club Malmö FF. Founded on November 1, 1992, it has 1,877 members as of September 2011. Based on the number of members it is one of largest fan clubs in Sweden. Since the founding of the fan club in the early 1990s the number of members have...
is the official fan club of Malmö FF. The club have also been featured in the media, including the football documentaries Blådårar 1 and Blådårar 2.
Early years
The club arose from a municipal initiative in 1905 to encourage young people in Malmö to play organised football. One of the youth teams, Bollklubben Idrott, also known simply as BK Idrott, was a predecessor to Malmö FF. BK Idrott joined the newly created football department of IFK MalmöIFK Malmö
IFK Malmö is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club was founded April 23, 1899.- History :The club was founded in 1899 making it the oldest football club in Malmö. IFK participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier...
in 1909, but soon left because of issues between the two clubs. On 24 February 1910 the 19 members of BK Idrott founded Malmö FF; the first chairman was Werner Mårtensson.
The club spent their first ten years in local and regional divisions as there was no official national league competition, playing the majority of their matches in the city division called Malmömästerskapen. They also competed in regional competitions in Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
, and played matches against Danish clubs. In 1916 Malmö FF reached the final of the Scanian regional competition (Distrikmästerskapen) for the first time, playing against rival Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
but losing 3–4. The club defeated local rival IFK Malmö three times during the season, and thus earned the unofficial but much desired title of Malmö's best football club. In 1917 Malmö FF competed in Svenska Mästerskapet
Svenska Mästerskapet
Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925.-Previous winners:-Cup champions:...
for the first time, a cup tournament for the title of Swedish champions, but lost their first match in the second qualifying round 4–1 against IFK Malmö. The club continued to play in the cup until 1922, reaching the quarter-finals in 1920 when they were knocked out by Landskrona BoIS
Landskrona BoIS
Landskrona BoIS is a Swedish professional football club located in Landskrona, which currently plays in the second highest Swedish division, Superettan. The club, formed on 7 February 1915 was a merger of two clubs from the city of Landskrona; IFK Landskrona and Diana...
. The cup was eventually discontinued and the title of Swedish champions was given to the winners of Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
which was first created for the 1924–25
1924-25 in Swedish football
The 1924-25 season in Swedish football, starting August 1924 and ending July 1925:- Official titles :- Competitions :- Promotions :- Relegations :- Allsvenskan 1924–25 :- Allsvenskan promotion play-off 1924–25 :----...
season.
In 1920 the Swedish Football Association
Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...
invited Swedish football clubs to compete in official national competitions. Malmö FF earned a place in Division 2 Sydsvenska Serien. They won this division in the first season, and were promoted to Svenska Serien Västra, the highest level of competition in Sweden at the time. However, they were relegated
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
after a single season, and found themselves back in Sydsvenska Serien for nearly a decade until they again achieved promotion to Allsvenskan, in 1931.
First years in Allsvenskan and early achievements
The club achieved mid-table league positions for two seasons, but they were relegated in 1934 as a penalty for breaking amateur regulations. The club had paid their players a small sum of money for each game. Although against the rules, this was common at the time; Malmö FF were the only club to show it in their accounting records. In addition to relegation to Division 2, the club suffered bans for the entire board of directors and twenty-six players. The version of events told by Malmö FF and local press suggests that local rival IFK Malmö reported the violation to the Swedish Football Association. This belief has contributed to the longstanding competitive tensions between the clubs.The club made their way back to Allsvenskan in 1937 after two seasons in Division 2. In the same year Eric Persson
Eric Persson
Eric "Hövdingen" Persson was a long time chairman of Swedish football club Malmö FF and one of the most legendary Swedish football leaders of all time.- Chairman of Malmö FF :...
was elected as chairman after being secretary since 1929, and held the position until 1974. Persson is regarded by club leaders and fans as the most important person in the club's history, as he turned the club professional in the 1970s and under his leadership the club went from being titleless in 1937 to holding ten Swedish championships by the end of the 1974 season. In 1939 the club reached their highest position yet, third place in Allsvenskan, nine points behind champions IF Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg
IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...
. Malmö FF's first Swedish championship came in 1944, when the club won the penultimate game of the season against AIK
AIK Fotboll
AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...
before 36,000 spectators at Råsunda. The last game of the season was won 7–0 against Halmstad BK.
For the next nine seasons, Malmö FF finished in the top three in the league. The club won the Swedish Championship in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1953, and were runners-up in 1946, 1948 and 1952. The club also won Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
in 1944, 1946, 1947, 1951 and 1953, and finished as runners-up in 1945. Between 6 May 1949 and 1 June 1951, the team were unbeaten in 49 matches, of which 23 were an unbroken streak of victories.
The club finished as runners-up in Allsvenskan twice more, in 1956 and 1957. The following year the club left Malmö IP for Malmö Stadion
Malmö Stadion
Malmö Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Malmö, Sweden which is currently the home of Swedish football Division 4 club IFK Malmö and athletics club MAI...
, which had been built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
, and was to host the club for the next 50 years. In 1964 Malmö FF contracted Spanish manager Antonio Durán
Antonio Durán
Antonio Durán was a Spanish footballer and football manager. He is most famous for coaching Malmö FF being the clubs most successful manager in terms of championships.-Honours as manager:Malmö FF...
; this was the first of a series of changes that led to the most successful era in the club's history. Young talents such as Lars Granström and Bo Larsson
Bo Larsson
Bo "Bosse" Göran Larsson is a former Swedish football midfielder/striker.Bosse Larsson was one of the national team profiles during the 1970s...
emerged during the early 1960s and would prove to be crucial ingredients in the success that would come in the 1970s. The club finished second in 1964 but went on to win their sixth Swedish Championship in 1965, when Bo Larsson scored 28 goals to finish as the league's top goal scorer. Malmö FF once again won Allsvenskan in 1967, after a less successful year in 1966. The club's young players, as well as talents bought in from neighbouring clubs in Scania in 1967, became a team that consistently finished in the top three in Allsvenskan.
Successful 1970s, European Cup 1979, 1980s and 1990s
After finishing as runners-up in Allsvenskan for the final two years of the 1960s, Malmö FF started the most successful decade of their history with a Swedish Championship in 1970. The club won Allsvenskan in 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1977 as well as Svenska Cupen in 1976 and 1978. The 1977 Allsvenskan victory qualified the club for the 1978–79 European Cup, and after victories against AS Monaco, Dynamo Kiev, Wisla KrakowWisla Kraków
Wisła Kraków is a football club based in Kraków, Poland. Wisła contends in Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish professional football competition. Wisła Kraków is one of the oldest and most successful Polish football clubs. It ranks third in the number of national titles won behind Górnik Zabrze...
and Austria Wien, they reached the final
1979 European Cup Final
The 1979 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 30 May 1979, that saw Nottingham Forest of England defeat Malmö FF of Sweden 1–0.-Background:...
of the competition, which they played at Olympiastadion
Olympic Stadium (Munich)
Olympiastadion is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
against Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
. Trevor Francis
Trevor Francis
Trevor John Francis , is a former footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and played for England 52 times. He was England's first £1 million player...
, who scored the only goal of the match, won it 1–0 for Forest. Nevertheless the 1979 European Cup run is the biggest success in the history of Malmö FF. The team were given the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal is an annual award "for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury led by the Swedish morning paper Svenska Dagbladet since 1925. According to its statutes the Medal may be awarded in November or December to either...
the same year, awarded for the most significant Swedish sporting achievement of the year, for their achievement in the European Cup.
Hans Cavalli-Björkman
Hans Cavalli-Björkman is a Swedish former fotball chairman for the Swedish club Malmö FF, a post he held between 1975 and 1998. During Cavalli-Björkmans years at the club they won four Swedish championships as well as six Svenska Cupen titles...
. After the team performed respectably under managers Keith Blunt
Keith Blunt
Keith Blunt is an English football coach. He managed Sutton United from the late seventies until moving onto Malmo and then Viking in 1984. In 1987, he was coach of Tottenham Hotspur FC's youth team. In 1997, Blunt was head coach at the Centre of Excellence in Lilleshall in England...
and Tord Grip
Tord Grip
Tord Grip is a Swedish football manager. Prior to England's exit in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was one of Sven-Göran Eriksson's assistant coaches of the English national football team....
in the early 1980s, Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified...
took over in 1985. He led the club to two Swedish Championships in 1986 and 1988, and the club won Allsvenskan five years in a row between 1985 and 1989. At the time, the championship was decided by play-offs between the best teams after the end of the regular season; this arrangement was in place from 1982 until 1992. The club reached the play-off final four times between 1986 and 1989 but only managed to win the final twice. Apart from Allsvenskan and Swedish Championships, the club won Svenska Cupen in 1984, 1986 and 1989.
Other than finishing as runners-up in Allsvenskan in 1996, the team did not excel in the 1990s, as the club failed to win Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen throughout the entire decade. The 1990s ended with relegation from Allsvenskan in 1999. Hans Cavalli-Björkman was succeeded as chairman by Bengt Madsen
Bengt Madsen
Bengt Madsen born 1942 in Malmö, Sweden, is a Swedish former fotball chairman for the Swedish club Malmö FF, a post he held between 1999 and 2009....
in 1999, and former player Hasse Borg
Hasse Borg
Hasse Kristian Borg is a former Swedish football defender who represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He played for Örebro SK, Eintracht Braunschweig and Malmö FF. Borg was director of sports for Malmö FF between 1999 and 2009. He is now working with the club on a consulting...
was contracted as Director of Sport. These operational changes, as well as the emergence of young talent Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....
, led to the return to Allsvenskan in 2001. Ibrahimović rose to fame and became an important player in the club's campaign to return to the top league. He was later sold to Ajax
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
in 2001, before playing for Juventus, Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
, FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
and eventually AC Milan in 2010.
Start of the 2000s to the present
The return to Allsvenskan was the start of the successful early 2000s, under the management of Tom PrahlTom Prahl
Tom Prahl is a Swedish retired former football player and manager.-Coaching career:Since 1990 to the 2000's, Prahl was one of Sweden's most successful managers, winning three league titles. He debuted in 1992 in Allsvenskan with Trelleborgs FF. He won the league since then with both Malmö FF and...
, when the club finished in the top three three times in a row. In 2004, it won Allsvenskan, the club's fifteenth Swedish Championship. In 2005 the club reached the last qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
but were defeated by FC Thun
FC Thun
FC Thun 1898 is a Swiss football team from the Bernese Oberland town of Thun. The club currently plays in the Swiss Super League after being promoted in the 2009/10 season. The club plays at the Arena Thun which accommodates a total of 10,300 supporters, both seated and standing...
. Successful sponsor work and player sales also made Malmö FF the richest club in Sweden, a position they still hold as of 2011. The club moved from Malmö Stadion to Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...
in 2009, a stadium built entirely for football and located next to the old one.
In 2009, Madsen announced that he would step down as chairman, and was replaced by Håkan Jeppsson
Håkan Jeppsson
Håkan Jeppsson is a Swedish fotball chairman for the Swedish club Malmö FF, a post he has held since 2010.In his younger years Jeppsson played football at Malmö FF simultaneously as he played table tennis at IK Pallas. After a couple of years being active in both sports he decided to quit football...
early the following year.
In 2010 the club marked their 100th anniversary with many celebratory events at the beginning of the season. On the day of the club's 100th anniversary in 2010, the Swedish football magazine Offside
Offside (magazine)
Offside is a Swedish football magazine. It is published six times a year but there are often an extra issue published in connection to larger events, such as the FIFA World Cup. It takes its name from the football law of the same name. The magazine was started in March 2000 and had an average...
declared Malmö FF to be the greatest football club in Swedish history. The season became a great success as the club won Allsvenskan for the nineteenth time and became Swedish champions for the sixteenth time. Unlike in 2004, these successes were achieved without any major transfers before the season, and with a squad consisting mostly of younger players. The club remain one of the dominant football clubs in Sweden. In the 2011 season the club ranked second in the overall Allsvenskan table maratontabellen. Malmö FF are also the record holders for total number of Allsvenskan championships and Svenska Cupen championships, and second only to IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
in number of Swedish championships.
Colours and crest
The club are often known by the nicknames Di blåe (The Blues) and Himmelsblått (The Sky Blues). This is because of the club colours, sky blue and white. The players wear sky-blue shirts, white shorts, and sky-blue socks. The away colours are red and white striped shirts, black shorts, and red socks. Various alternative kits have been used for European play such as all-white kits introduced in the 1950s and all-black kits with sky-blue and golden edges and text used for European play in 2005.The club colours have not always been sky blue. The predecessor club BK Idrott wore blue and white striped shirts and white shorts, and this kit was still used for the first six months of 1910 after Malmö FF was founded. This was later changed to red and white striped shirts and black shorts to symbolise that Malmö FF were a new club, and a very similar kit is now used as the away kit for historical reasons. The present sky-blue kit was introduced in 1920. Since 2010 a small Scanian flag is featured on the back of the shirt just below the neck.
The crest of Malmö FF consists of a shield with two vertical sky-blue fields on the sides, and one vertical white field in the middle. Underneath the shield is "Malmö FF" spelled out in sky-blue letters with a sky-blue star under the text. In the top area of the shield is a white horizontal field over the three vertical fields. The abbreviation of the club name "MFF" is spelled out with sky-blue letters in this field. On top of the shield are five tower-like extensions of the white field. The present shield crest made its debut on the shirt in the 1940s. There were other crests before this but they were never featured on the shirt. While the first crest was black and white, the second crest was red and white in accordance with the club's main colours between 1910 and 1920.
In modern times a golden star has been added over the shield. This is a feature used only on the crests on player shirts. The star is used to symbolize that the club have won more than ten domestic titles. In the original shield logo the full club name and sky-blue star beneath the shield were not featured, they were later added when club chairman Eric Persson
Eric Persson
Eric "Hövdingen" Persson was a long time chairman of Swedish football club Malmö FF and one of the most legendary Swedish football leaders of all time.- Chairman of Malmö FF :...
discovered while abroad that people had trouble identifying what city the club came from just by looking at the club crest. For the 100th anniversary of the club in 2010, the years 1910 and 2010 were featured on each side of the shield on a sky-blue ribbon behind the shield. In 2011 the club introduced a new away kit, an all-white kit to be used as an alternative dress in European club competitions as well as Allsvenskan.
Supporters and rivalries
Malmö FF are well known for their large local following. The club have several fan clubs, of which the largest is the official fan club MFF SupportMFF Support
MFF Support is the official fan club for Swedish football club Malmö FF. Founded on November 1, 1992, it has 1,877 members as of September 2011. Based on the number of members it is one of largest fan clubs in Sweden. Since the founding of the fan club in the early 1990s the number of members have...
. It was founded in 1992. MFF Support describes itself as "an idealistic and non-political association working against violence and racism". The current chairman of MFF Support is Magnus Ericsson.
There are also several smaller independent supporter groups. The most prominent of these is Supras Malmö, which was founded in 2003 by a coalition of smaller ultras
Ultras
Ultras are a type of sports fans renowned for their fanatical support and elaborate displays. They are predominantly European followers of football teams...
groups and devoted fans. The name "Supras" is derived from the words supporters and ultras – the latter indicating that the group is inspired by a fan culture with roots in the Mediterranean. Supras Malmö is the most visible group in the main supporter stand at Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...
, marking its presence with banners, flags and choreography. Another group with similar goals is Rex Scania. MFF Tifosi 96 is a network of supporters creating tifo
Tifo
Tifo, originally the Italian word for the phenomenon of supporting a sport team, is mostly used as a name for any spectacular choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium in connection with a sport event, mostly a football match....
s for special occasions and important games. The average attendance for the club's games in the 2011 season was 12,388, the second best attendance in 2011 Allsvenskan
2011 Allsvenskan
The 2011 Allsvenskan, part of the 2011 Swedish football season, was the 87th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The preliminary 2011 fixtures were released on 15 December 2010. The season began on 2 April 2011 and ended on 23 October 2011...
after AIK
AIK Fotboll
AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...
.
Because of geographical proximity, minor rivalries exist with Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
and Landskrona BoIS
Landskrona BoIS
Landskrona BoIS is a Swedish professional football club located in Landskrona, which currently plays in the second highest Swedish division, Superettan. The club, formed on 7 February 1915 was a merger of two clubs from the city of Landskrona; IFK Landskrona and Diana...
, which are both also located in Scania. The main rivals of the club are Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
, IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
and IFK Malmö
IFK Malmö
IFK Malmö is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club was founded April 23, 1899.- History :The club was founded in 1899 making it the oldest football club in Malmö. IFK participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier...
. The rivalry
Helsingborgs IF and Malmö FF rivalry
The fixture between Helsingborgs IF and Malmö FF is a local derby in Scania, Sweden and a fierce rivalry. The derby does not have a common name, any derby in Scania is usually called a "Skånederby" , the fixture is sometimes referred to as Slaget om Skåne...
between Malmö FF and Helsingborgs IF has existed since Malmö FF were promoted up to Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
in the 1930s, and is primarily geographic, since both teams are from Scania
Scania
Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
in southern Sweden. The rivalry
IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF rivalry
The fixture between IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF is although not a derby one of the most significant sporting rivalries in Swedish football, sometimes referred to as the "Mesta Mästarmötet" . The two clubs are the most successful in Swedish football. IFK Göteborg are the club who have won most Swedish...
with IFK Göteborg relates more to title clashes; the two are the most successful clubs in Swedish football history and the only two to have appeared in European cup finals, IFK Göteborg in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
in 1982
1982 UEFA Cup Final
The 1982 UEFA Cup Final was played on 5 May 1982 and 19 May 1982 between IFK Göteborg of Sweden and Hamburger SV of West Germany. Göteborg won 4–0 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:-References:* *...
and 1987
1987 UEFA Cup Final
The 1987 UEFA Cup Final was a football tie played on 6 May 1987 between IFK Göteborg of Sweden and Dundee United F.C. of Scotland. Göteborg won 2–1 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:-References:**...
and Malmö FF in the European Cup in 1979
1979 European Cup Final
The 1979 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 30 May 1979, that saw Nottingham Forest of England defeat Malmö FF of Sweden 1–0.-Background:...
.
The rivalry
IFK Malmö and Malmö FF rivalry
The fixture between IFK Malmö and Malmö FF is a local derby in Malmö, Sweden and was a fierce rivalry from the beginning of the 1910s to the 1960s when the two clubs regularly played against each other...
with IFK Malmö is both geographical and historical. The two clubs come from the same city and used to play at the same stadium in the early 20th century. The supposed actions of board members of IFK Malmö in 1933, revealing Malmö FF's breaches of amateur football rules to the Swedish Football Association
Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...
, further contribute to the competitive tensions between the two clubs. IFK Malmö have not played in Allsvenskan since 1962; thus matches between the two sides are rare.
Stadiums
Malmö FF's first stadium was Malmö IPMalmö IP
Malmö IP is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden. It is the former home stadium of both Malmö FF and IFK Malmö and the current home stadium for ladies team LdB FC Malmö. It was built in 1896. The present day capacity is 7.600. Extensive restoration was carried out and finished in 1999...
, which was shared with arch-rivals IFK Malmö
IFK Malmö
IFK Malmö is a Swedish football club located in Malmö. The club was founded April 23, 1899.- History :The club was founded in 1899 making it the oldest football club in Malmö. IFK participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier...
. The team played here from the founding of the club in 1910, until 1958. The stadium still exists today, albeit with lower capacity, and is now used by women's team LdB FC Malmö, who were previously the women's section of Malmö FF. Capacity in 2011 is 7,600, but attendances were usually much higher when Malmö FF played there. For the last season in 1957, the average attendance was 15,500. The club's record attendance at Malmö IP is 22,436 against Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
on 1 June 1956. The stadium is still considered a key part of the club's history, as it was here that the club were founded, played their first 47 seasons, and won five Swedish championships.
A new stadium was constructed in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
after Sweden was awarded the 1958 FIFA World Cup
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
– this saw the birth of Malmö Stadion
Malmö Stadion
Malmö Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Malmö, Sweden which is currently the home of Swedish football Division 4 club IFK Malmö and athletics club MAI...
. Malmö FF played their first season at the stadium in 1958. The first time the club won the Swedish championship at the stadium was in 1965. An upper tier was added to the stadium in the 1980s, and was completed in 1992. The club enjoyed the most successful era of their history at this stadium, winning ten out of sixteen Swedish championships while based there. The stadium originally had a capacity of 30,000 but this was lowered to 27,500 due to changes in safety regulations. The club's record attendance at the stadium was 29,328 against Helsingborgs IF on 24 September 1967.
Following the 2004 victory in Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan 2004
Allsvenskan 2004, part of the 2004 Swedish football season, was the 80th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 3 April 2004 and the last match was played 30 October 2004...
, plans were made to construct a new stadium. In July 2005, Malmö FF announced that work was to begin on Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...
, designed for 18,000 seated spectators and 6,000 standing. The stadium can also accommodate 21,000 as an all-seater
All-seater stadium
An all-seater stadium is a sports stadium in which every spectator has a seat. This is commonplace in football stadiums in nations such as the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. Most soccer and American football stadiums in the United States and Canada are all-seaters, as are most baseball...
for international and European games in which terracing
Terrace (stadium)
A terrace or terracing in sporting terms refers to the traditional standing area of a sports stadium, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
is not allowed. Construction started in 2007 and was finished in 2009. The new stadium is located next to Malmö Stadion. Although there was still small-scale construction going on around the stadium at the time, the stadium was inaugurated on 13 April 2009 with the first home game of the 2009 season against Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After...
; Malmö FF's Labinot Harbuzi
Labinot Harbuzi
Labinot Harbuzi is a Swedish footballer of Kosovar-Albanian descent who currently plays for Gençlerbirliği.-Early life:Harbuzi migrated to Sweden with his family because of the Kosovo war...
scored the inaugural goal in the 61st minute. The first Swedish championship won at the stadium occurred in 2010, when the club beat Mjällby AIF
Mjällby AIF
Mjällby AIF is a Swedish football club located in Mjällby. The club, formed in 1939, won the title of Sweden's second-level of football Superettan in the 2009 season and thus gained promotion to the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
on 7 November in the final game of the season 2–0. Attendance at this game set the stadium record of 24,148. Swedbank Stadion is a UEFA category 4 rated stadium.
Ownership and finances
Malmö FF made the transition from an amateur club to fully professional in the late 1970s under the leadership of club chairman Eric PerssonEric Persson
Eric "Hövdingen" Persson was a long time chairman of Swedish football club Malmö FF and one of the most legendary Swedish football leaders of all time.- Chairman of Malmö FF :...
. The club are an open member association, and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body where each member has one vote, therefore no shares are issued. The meeting approves the accounts, votes to elect the chairman and the board, and decides on incoming motions. The current chairman is Håkan Jeppsson
Håkan Jeppsson
Håkan Jeppsson is a Swedish fotball chairman for the Swedish club Malmö FF, a post he has held since 2010.In his younger years Jeppsson played football at Malmö FF simultaneously as he played table tennis at IK Pallas. After a couple of years being active in both sports he decided to quit football...
who has been chairman since 2010 after taking over after Bengt Madsen
Bengt Madsen
Bengt Madsen born 1942 in Malmö, Sweden, is a Swedish former fotball chairman for the Swedish club Malmö FF, a post he held between 1999 and 2009....
. The club's legal status means that any interest claims are made to the club and not to the board of directors or club members. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman.
With an equity of 78 million SEK
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
the club are the richest football club in Sweden as of 2011. The turnover for 2010, excluding player transactions, was 148.3 million SEK which was the highest turnover to date. The highest transfer fee received by Malmö FF for a player was 86.2 million SEK for Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....
who was sold to Ajax in 2001. As of 2011, this is the highest transfer fee ever paid to a Swedish football club.
The main sponsors of Malmö FF are Elitfönster AB, BE Group, JMS Mediasystem, Svenska Spel
Svenska Spel
Svenska Spel is a state-owned company operating in the regulated gambling market in Sweden.The company was founded in 1997 by the merger of the two state companies, Penninglotteriet and Tipstjänst...
, Sydtotal, Telia
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
, SOVA and Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
. The club also have a naming rights deal with Swedbank
Swedbank
Swedbank AB is a leading Nordic-Baltic banking group with 9.5 million retail customers and 534,000 corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. In Sweden, the group has 377 branches. In the Baltic countries, it has another 224 branches...
regarding the name of Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...
and four stand sponsors; E.ON
E.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
, Carlsberg (currently marketing their brand Falcon
Bryggeri AB Falken
Bryggeri AB Falken was a brewery in Falkenberg, Sweden. After being bought by Carlsberg it is now just a brand name....
), PEAB and Sydsvenskan
Sydsvenskan
-External links:*...
. The current kit manufacturers are Puma
PUMA AG
Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...
, they also sponsor the club and many of Puma's products are sold in the official Malmö FF souvenir shop at Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion
Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...
. The current shirt sponsor is ICA.
Media coverage
Malmö FF have been the subject of several films. Some examples are Swedish football documentaries Blådårar 1 and Blådårar 2, which portray the club from both supporter and player perspectives during the 1997 and 2000Superettan 2000
Statistics of Superettan in season 2000.-Overview:It was contested by 16 teams, and Djurgårdens IF won the championship.-League standings:-References:*...
seasons. Blådårar 1 is set in 1997, when the club finished third in Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
. The film focuses on devoted fan Lasse, player Anders Andersson, former chairman Hans Cavalli-Björkman
Hans Cavalli-Björkman
Hans Cavalli-Björkman is a Swedish former fotball chairman for the Swedish club Malmö FF, a post he held between 1975 and 1998. During Cavalli-Björkmans years at the club they won four Swedish championships as well as six Svenska Cupen titles...
and other individuals. Blådårar 2 is set in 2000, the year after the club had been relegated to Superettan, and follows the team as they fight for Malmö FF's return to Allsvenskan. The second film continues to follow Lasse, but also has a significant focus on Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....
, his progress and how he was eventually sold to AFC Ajax during the 2001 season.
The club have also been featured in Mitt Hjärtas Malmö, a series of documentaries covering the history of Malmö. Clips used included match footage from the 1940s (Volume 7), and match footage from the 1979 European Cup Final
1979 European Cup Final
The 1979 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 30 May 1979, that saw Nottingham Forest of England defeat Malmö FF of Sweden 1–0.-Background:...
in Munich from a fan's perspective (Volume 8). Volume 9 of the series is devoted entirely to coverage of the club's 100th anniversary in 2010.
In the 2005 Swedish drama movie Om Sara, actor Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is best known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman on the HBO series True Blood, Meekus in Zoolander and Brad Colbert in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.-Early life:...
plays the fictional football star Kalle Öberg, who plays for Malmö FF.
Finally, a recurring sketch in the second season of the comedy sketch show Hipphipp!
Hipphipp!
Hipphipp! is a Swedish comedy sketch show that ran for two seasons on SVT - First in 2001 and then in 2003. It also spawned a live-show and a four-part Christmas special. A film about Morgan Pålsson and Robert Flycht had its premiere in late February 2008....
involved a group of Malmö FF fans singing and chanting while performing everyday tasks, such as shopping or operating an ATM.
Current squad
As of 30 November 2011Available youth players
As of 26 November 2011Out on loan
As of 25 October 2011For season transfers, see transfers winter 2011–2012.
Notable players
List criteria:- player has made more than 500 appearances for the club, or
- player has won GuldbollenGuldbollenGuldbollen, , is a Swedish football award given by the Aftonbladet and the Swedish Football Association to the best male Swedish footballer each year....
, an official UEFA award or - player has been picked as one of the 11 best players in the official SydsvenskanSydsvenskan-External links:*...
team.
| Name | Years | Games | Goals | Guldbollen | UEFA Award | Sydsvenskan team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden Erik NilssonErik Nilsson Erik Nilsson was a Swedish footballer.Nilsson played his youth days with Limhamns IF, before he moved in 1934 to Allsvenskan club Malmö FF, where he played until 1953. There he won five league titles and five Swedish Cups. During his playing days he rejected an offer from A.C... |
1934–1953 | 600 | 4 | 1950 | ||
| Sweden Helge Bengtsson Helge Bengtsson Helge Bengtsson was a Swedish footballer. He was nicknamed "Gripen" and was rarely referred to with his first name when he played.-Career:... |
1934–1951 | 501 | 3 | |||
| Sweden Prawitz Öberg Prawitz Öberg Hartwig Edmund Prawitz Öberg was a Swedish footballer and was named Swedish Football player of the year in 1962.Born on 16 November 1930 in Gislöv, during his career he played defender, midfielder and forward. He got twenty-six caps and 5 goals for the national team. On club level he played for... |
1952–1965 | 515 | 103 | 1962 | ||
| Sweden Ingvar Svahn Ingvar Svahn Ingvar Svahn was a Swedish footballer.-Career:Svahn played 255 matches for Malmö FF. He became Swedish champion three times and capped 19 times for the national team. In 1967 Svahn won the award for Swedish Footballer of the Year, Guldbollen... |
1957–1968 1970 |
414 | 161 | 1967 | ||
| Sweden Bo Larsson Bo Larsson Bo "Bosse" Göran Larsson is a former Swedish football midfielder/striker.Bosse Larsson was one of the national team profiles during the 1970s... |
1962–1966 1969–1979 |
546 | 289 | 1965 1973 |
Yes | |
| Sweden Krister Kristensson Krister Kristensson Krister Kristensson is a former Swedish footballer.Kristensson played most of his career for Malmö FF. He played 626 games for the club during 1963-1979. He won Allsvenskan 6 times and the Swedish cup 5 times... |
1963–1979 | 626 | 16 | Yes | ||
| Sweden Roy Andersson Roy Andersson (footballer) Roy Andersson is a former footballer from Sweden. He got a number of caps for the national team, and played three matches at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.... |
1968–1983 | 624 | 49 | 1977 | Yes | |
| Sweden Roland Andersson Roland Andersson Åke-Erik Roland Andersson is a former Swedish football player and coach. His most recent job was that as the assistant coach of the Nigeria National Team under Lars Lagerbäck.... |
1968–1974 1977–1983 |
564 | 13 | |||
| Sweden Jan Möller Jan Möller Jan Möller is a retired Swedish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:Möller had a successful 16-year career for Malmö FF during the 1970s and 1980s , appearing in the 1978-79 European Cup final against Nottingham Forest, a 0–1 loss in Munich.He also played for Helsingborgs IF,... |
1971–1980 1984–1988 |
591 | 1 | 1979 | Yes | |
| Sweden Ingemar Erlandsson Ingemar Erlandsson Ingemar Erlandsson is a former Swedish footballer.- Career :Erlandsson played for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan. He became Swedish champion with the club 1977 and 1986, and was a part of the team in the European Champions Cup final in 1979 against Nottingham Forest F.C.. He was a member of the Sweden... |
1976–1987 | 473 | 46 | Yes | ||
| Sweden Magnus Andersson |
1975–1988 | 568 | 28 | |||
| Sweden Robert Prytz Robert Prytz Robert Prytz is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder from the late 1970s until the early 2000s. He earned 56 caps for the Swedish national team and is best known for his time at Hellas Verona, Malmö FF and Rangers... |
1977–1982 1983–1995 |
262 | 57 | 1986 | Yes | |
| Sweden Torbjörn Persson Torbjörn Persson Torbjörn Persson is a former Swedish footballer and coach.-Career:Persson played 574 matches for Malmö FF. He became Swedish champion two times and capped 8 times for the national team. Persson holds the record for most Allsvenskan wins for Malmö FF having been at the club when they won... |
1980–1995 | 574 | 39 | |||
| Sweden Jonnie Fedel Jonnie Fedel Jonnie Fedel is a former Swedish footballer and now manager who is currently goalkeeping coach for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan. He has played for Malmö FF almost his entire career.-External sources:*... |
1984–2001 | 588 | 1 | |||
| Sweden Jonas Thern Jonas Thern Jonas Magnus Thern is a Swedish association football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.- Early career :... |
1985–1987 1988–1989 |
160 | 30 | 1989 | Yes | |
| Sweden Martin Dahlin Martin Dahlin Martin Nathaniel Dahlin is a former Swedish football player.-Early life:He is the son of an Afro-Venezuelan father, who was a musician, and a Swedish mother who both decided to name him after Martin Luther King. He was born in Uddevalla, but lived as a child in Lund.-Career:In 1988, he became the... |
1987–1991 | 176 | 83 | 1993 | Yes | |
| Sweden Stefan Schwarz Stefan Schwarz Hans-Jürgen Stefan Schwarz is a Swedish former footballer.Born to a German father, he played as a midfielder and a left-back. He started playing football at youth level in Kulladals FF and began his career at his hometown club Malmö FF... |
1987–1991 | 103 | 7 | 1999 | Yes | |
| Sweden Patrik Andersson |
1989–1992 2004–2005 |
184 | 24 | 1995 2001 |
Team of the Year UEFA Team of the Year The UEFA Team of the Year is a football award given by UEFA through a poll on its . This award started in 2001 to allow users and visitors of the organization's website to choose their own eleven players and a coach based on their overall performances in European club football and international... 2001 |
Yes |
| Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain.... |
1999–2001 | 69 | 16 | 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
Team of the Year UEFA Team of the Year The UEFA Team of the Year is a football award given by UEFA through a poll on its . This award started in 2001 to allow users and visitors of the organization's website to choose their own eleven players and a coach based on their overall performances in European club football and international... 2007 2009 |
Yes |
 Finland Jari LitmanenJari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for HJK. He is the current vice-captain of Finland national football team, where he served as a first choice captain between 1996–2008... |
2005–2007 | 18 | 6 | Jubilee Awards UEFA Jubilee Awards To celebrate the Union of European Football Associations 's 50th anniversary in 2004, each of its member associations was asked by UEFA to choose one of its own players as the single most outstanding player of the past 50 years . The 52 players were known as the Golden Players... |
Organisation
As of 7 February 2011
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Technical staff
As of 29 October 2011
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Notable managers
This is a list of managers who have won one or more titles at the club| Name | Years | Swedish Champions | Svenska Cupen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sven Nilsson Sven Nilsson (footballer) Sven Nilsson was a Swedish football player and manager. He is most famous for being Malmö FFs manager during their first Championship season in 1944... |
1944 1945–1947 1950 |
1943–44 | 1944 1946 1947 |
 Hungary Kálmán KonrádKalman Konrad Kálmán Konrád , an inside right, was one of the best football players in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 1910s, and played on the Hungarian National team with his brother, Jenő Konrád. Kálmán, who later played for Austria, coached the Romanian National team for five games in the mid-1930s... |
1947–1950 | 1948–49 1949–50 |
|
 Wales Bert TurnerBert Turner (footballer born 1909) Herbert Gwyn "Bert" Turner was a Welsh international footballer who played as a full back for Charlton Athletic. He was best known for scoring for both sides in the 1946 FA Cup Final, becoming the first player to do so.... |
1951–1955 | 1950–51 1952–53 |
1951 1953 |
 Spain Antonio DuránAntonio Durán Antonio Durán was a Spanish footballer and football manager. He is most famous for coaching Malmö FF being the clubs most successful manager in terms of championships.-Honours as manager:Malmö FF... |
1964–1971 | 1965 1967 1970 1971 |
1967 |
| Sweden Karl-Erik Hult Karl-Erik Hult Karl-Erik Hult was a Swedish football player and manager. Both his brothers, Leif and Nils, were professional footballers as well.-Manager career:... |
1972–1973 | 1972–73 | |
 Kingdom of England Bob Houghton |
1974–1980 1990–1992 |
1974 1975 1977 |
1973–74 1974–75 1977–78 1979–80 |
| Sweden Tord Grip Tord Grip Tord Grip is a Swedish football manager. Prior to England's exit in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was one of Sven-Göran Eriksson's assistant coaches of the English national football team.... |
1983–1984 | 1983–84 | |
| Kingdom of England Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson is a former English footballer and current head coach of West Bromwich Albion.Hodgson, who has managed sixteen different teams in eight countries, guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified... |
1985–1989 | 1986 1988 |
1985–86 1988–89 |
| Sweden Tom Prahl Tom Prahl Tom Prahl is a Swedish retired former football player and manager.-Coaching career:Since 1990 to the 2000's, Prahl was one of Sweden's most successful managers, winning three league titles. He debuted in 1992 in Allsvenskan with Trelleborgs FF. He won the league since then with both Malmö FF and... |
2002–2005 | 2004 | |
| Sweden Roland Nilsson Roland Nilsson Roland Nilsson is a Swedish football manager and the current manager of FC Copenhagen. As a player, Nilsson played 116 games for Sweden, making him second only to Thomas Ravelli in international appearances for Sweden... |
2008–2011 | 2010 2010 Allsvenskan - Overview :-League table:-Relegation play-offs:-----Results:... |
Statistics
Malmö FF have played 76 seasons in Allsvenskan. The only clubs to have played more seasons are AIKAIK Fotboll
AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre...
with 83 and IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
with 79. As a result, the club are positioned second in the all-time Allsvenskan table. They are the only Swedish club to have played a European Cup final, having reached the 1979 European Cup Final
1979 European Cup Final
The 1979 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Olympiastadion, Munich, on 30 May 1979, that saw Nottingham Forest of England defeat Malmö FF of Sweden 1–0.-Background:...
.
Club honours
Malmö FF have won domestic, national, and international honours. The club currently holds the records for most AllsvenskanAllsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
and Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen
Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
titles. The majority of Malmö FF's honours are from the 1970s. The club's last major honour was in 2010 when they won Allsvenskan. The club first played in Europe for the 1964–65 European season in the European Cup, and most recently in the 2011–12 European season in qualification for the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. They have played in the UEFA Champions League fourteen times and in the UEFA Europa League twelve times. The club have also played in other now defunct European competitions such as the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
and the UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
.
Domestic
- Swedish ChampionsSwedish football championsSwedish football champions is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan. IFK Göteborg holds the record of most titles with 18 Swedish championships. After winning the 2011 Allsvenskan, Helsingborgs IF are the reigning Swedish football...
- Winners (16): 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1988, 2004, 2010
League
- AllsvenskanAllsvenskanAllsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
(Tier 1)- Winners (19): 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 20102010 Allsvenskan- Overview :-League table:-Relegation play-offs:-----Results:...
- Runners-up (14): 1945–46, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1996, 2002
- Winners (19): 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2010
- Division 2 Sydsvenska Serien (Tier 2)
- Winners (1): 1920–211920–21 Divison 2 Sydsvenska SerienDivision 2 Sydsvenska Serien 1920–21 was part of the 1920–21 Swedish football season.- League table :...
- Runners-up (1): 1923–241923–24 Divison 2 Sydsvenska SerienDivision 2 Sydsvenska Serien 1923–24 was part of the 1923–24 Swedish football season.- League table :...
- Winners (1): 1920–21
- Division 2 SödraDivision 2 SödraDivision 2 Södra was a league of the second level, Division 2, in the league system of Swedish football. It comprised between ten and fourteen Swedish football teams and had status as an official second level league from 1928–29 to 1946–47 and from 1972 to 1986.- History :The league...
(Tier 2)- Winners (3): 1930–311930–31 Divison 2 SödraDivision 2 Södra 1930–31 was part of the 1930–31 Swedish football season.- League table :...
, 1934–351934–35 Divison 2 SödraDivision 2 Södra 1934–35 was part of the 1934–35 Swedish football season.- League table :...
, 1935–361935–36 Divison 2 SödraDivision 2 Södra 1935–36 was part of the 1935–36 Swedish football season.- League table :... - Runners-up (1): 1929–301929–30 Divison 2 SödraDivision 2 Södra 1929–30 was part of the 1929–30 Swedish football season.- League table :...
- Winners (3): 1930–31
- SuperettanSuperettanSuperettan is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. It was created in 2000. Before that, the second level league in Sweden had been Division 1....
(Tier 2)- Runners-up (1): 2000
Cups
- Svenska CupenSvenska CupenSvenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
- Winners (14): 19441944 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 19461946 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 19471947 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 19511951 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 19531953 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 19671967 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1972–731973 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1973–741974 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1974–751975 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1977–781978 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1979–801980 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1983–841984 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1985–861986 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1988–891989 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se... - Runners-up (3): 19451945 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1970–711971 Svenska Cupen Final-External links:* at svenskfotboll.se...
, 1995–961996 Svenska Cupen FinalThe 1996 Svenska Cupen final took place on 23 May 1996 at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg. The match was contested by Allsvenskan sides AIK and Malmö FF. AIK played their first final since 1985 and their 10th final in total, Malmö FF played their first final since 1989 and their 17th final in total...
- Winners (14): 1944
- Allsvenskan play-offsAllsvenskan play-offsThe Allsvenskan play-offs was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish football champions between 1982 and 1990. The cup was created to increase the average attendance for Allsvenskan since public interest had dropped remarkably in the previous years. The four best placed teams in...
- Winners (2): 19861986 Allsvenskan play-offsThe 1986 Allsvenskan play-offs was the 5th edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan 1986 qualified to the competition. The league winner Malmö FF won the competition and the Swedish football championship after defeating AIK who finished third in the...
, 19881988 Allsvenskan play-offsThe 1988 Allsvenskan play-offs was the 7th edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan 1988 qualified to the competition. The league winner Malmö FF won the competition and the Swedish football championship after defeating Djurgårdens IF who finished third in the... - Runners-up (2): 19871987 Allsvenskan play-offsThe 1987 Allsvenskan play-offs was the 6th edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan 1987 qualified to the competition. IFK Göteborg who finished third in the league won the competition and the Swedish football championship after defeating Malmö FF who won the...
, 19891989 Allsvenskan play-offsThe 1989 Allsvenskan play-offs was the 8th edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan 1989 qualified to the competition. League runners-up IFK Norrköping won the competition and the Swedish football championship after defeating Malmö FF who won the...
- Winners (2): 1986
- SupercupenSupercupenSupercupen is a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture is played before the start of the Allsvenskan season. In the event of a club winning the Double the runner up of the Allsvenskan takes part...
- Runners-up (1): 20112011 Supercupen-External links:...
- Runners-up (1): 2011
Doubles
- Swedish ChampionsSwedish football championsSwedish football champions is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan. IFK Göteborg holds the record of most titles with 18 Swedish championships. After winning the 2011 Allsvenskan, Helsingborgs IF are the reigning Swedish football...
and Svenska CupenSvenska CupenSvenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
- Winners (7): 1943–44, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1986
European
- European Champion Clubs' CupUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
- Runners-up (1): 1978–79
Worldwide
- Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
- Runners-up (1): 19791979 Intercontinental CupThe 1979 Intercontinental Cup was a football final played on a two-legged system. It was the last time in the history of the Cup that this format was used before Toyota became the main sponsor in 1980 and a single-game final was held each year in Japan...
- Runners-up (1): 1979
Footnotes
- A. The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska MästerskapetSvenska MästerskapetSvenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925.-Previous winners:-Cup champions:...
, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league AllsvenskanAllsvenskanAllsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-offAllsvenskan play-offsThe Allsvenskan play-offs was a Swedish football cup held to decide the Swedish football champions between 1982 and 1990. The cup was created to increase the average attendance for Allsvenskan since public interest had dropped remarkably in the previous years. The four best placed teams in...
in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of MästerskapsserienMästerskapsserienMästerskapsserien was a short-lived Swedish football league played 1991 and 1992 to decide the Swedish Champions. The top six teams from Allsvenskan qualified for Mästerskapsserien while the four bottom had to play the promotion and relegation Kvalsvenskan league with four and two teams from...
, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.
External links
- MFF Support – official supporter club site
- Himmelriket – supporter site
- MFF-Familjen – supporter site