IFK Göteborg–Malmö FF rivalry explained

Mesta Mästarmötet
City Or Region:Gothenburg and Malmö
First Contested:18 June 1922
Teams Involved:IFK Göteborg
Malmö FF
Most Wins:Malmö FF (80)
Mostrecent:13 May 2024
IFK Göteborg 0–3 Malmö FF
Nextmeeting:27 October 2024, Allsvenskan
Total:Competitive: 187
League:Allsvenskan
Largestvictory:11 September 1949
IFK Göteborg 2–9 Malmö FF

Although not technically a derby, the fixture between IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF is one of the fiercest sporting rivalries in Swedish football, sometimes referred to as the "Mesta mästarmötet" (English: Clash of the greatest champions).[1]

The two clubs are the most successful in Swedish football; Malmö FF have won 23 Swedish championship titles, an all time Swedish record, while IFK Göteborg have won 18 titles.[2]

The two clubs top the All-time Allsvenskan table with Malmö FF being 174 points ahead of IFK Göteborg after the conclusion of the 2023 season.[3] Together they have won 41 Swedish championships, 39 Allsvenskan titles and 23 Svenska Cupen titles. Only AIK have played more seasons in Allsvenskan than the two clubs.

The two clubs are also the only Swedish clubs to have reached the final of European competition, IFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup in 1981–82 and again in 1986–87 while Malmö FF were runners-up in the 1978–79 European Cup.[4] [5] [6]

Shared player history

Transfers

The two lists are incomplete.

There have been few direct transfers between the rivals, the most recent transfer was on 12 January 2018.

DateNameFromTo
22 January 2003[7] Jon Inge HøilandIFK GöteborgMalmö FF
17 November 2003[8] Peter IjehMalmö FFIFK Göteborg
14 July 2005[9] Thomas OlssonMalmö FFIFK Göteborg
12 January 2018[10] Søren RieksIFK GöteborgMalmö FF
There have also been a few players who have played for both clubs although transferred via another club.
NameFromPeriodViaToPeriod
Robert PrytzMalmö FF1977–1982
1993–1995		RangersIFK Göteborg1985–1986
Dan CorneliussonIFK Göteborg1978–1983Stuttgart
Como
FC Wettingen		Malmö FF1990–1992
Joakim PerssonMalmö FF1992–1996AtalantaIFK Göteborg1998–1999
Mats LilienbergIFK Göteborg1995–1996Halmstads BKMalmö FF2000–2002
Mathias RanégieIFK Göteborg2007–2008BK Häcken
Go Ahead Eagles		Malmö FF2011–2012
Tobias SanaIFK Göteborg2009–2012
2019–2022		AjaxMalmö FF2015–2017
Simon ThernMalmö FF2012–2014Heerenveen
AIK
IFK Norrköping		IFK Göteborg2021-2023

Played for one, managed the other

ManagerPlayed forManaged
TeamSpanTeamSpan
Roland NilssonIFK Göteborg1983–1989Malmö FF2008–2011
Michael AnderssonIFK Göteborg1986–1988Malmö FF2000–2001

Managed both clubs

ManagerIFK Göteborg careerMalmö FF career
SpanG1WDLWin %SpanG1WDLWin %
Josef Stroh1959–19601955–1958
Roland Nilsson2020–20212008–2011
1 Only competitive matches are counted.

Statistics

IFK Göteborg winsDrawsMalmö FF wins
League634271
Svenska Cupen208
Svenska Supercupen001
Total654280

Table correct as of 13 May 2024

Last five head-to-head fixtures

width=120Datewidth=120Home Teamwidth=40 Scorewidth=120Away Teamwidth=105 Venuewidth=120Competition
25 April 2022 Malmö FF 1–0 IFK Göteborg Allsvenskan
17 November 2022 IFK Göteborg 2–1 Malmö FF Allsvenskan
17 April 2023 IFK Göteborg 0–1 Malmö FF Gamla Ullevi Allsvenskan
3 September 2023 Malmö FF 2–2 IFK Göteborg Stadion Allsvenskan
13 May 2024 IFK Göteborg 0–3 Malmö FF Gamla Ullevi Allsvenskan

Honours

TeamAllsvenskanSvenska CupenSupercupenTotal
Malmö FF2615243
IFK Göteborg138122
Combined3923365

Table correct as of 27 November 2023

All-time results

IFK Göteborg in the league at home

width=140Datewidth=85 Venuewidth=105Attendancewidth=35 Scorewidth=200Competition
18 June 1922Gamla Ullevi3,321Svenska Serien
1 May 1932Gamla Ullevi11,573Allsvenskan
11 September 1932Gamla Ullevi7,869Allsvenskan
3 September 1933Gamla Ullevi7,258Allsvenskan
15 November 1936Gamla Ullevi9,540Allsvenskan
24 October 1937Gamla Ullevi5,507Allsvenskan
12 November 1939Gamla Ullevi6,729Allsvenskan
27 April 1941Gamla Ullevi7,597Allsvenskan
3 May 1942Gamla Ullevi6,781Allsvenskan
26 April 1943Gamla Ullevi11,173Allsvenskan
5 September 1943Gamla Ullevi16,969Allsvenskan
3 June 1945Gamla Ullevi6,865Allsvenskan
2 September 1945Gamla Ullevi18,601Allsvenskan
4 August 1946Gamla Ullevi18,474Allsvenskan
27 July 1947Gamla Ullevi13,221Allsvenskan
29 August 1948Gamla Ullevi20,596Allsvenskan
11 September 1949Gamla Ullevi19,565Allsvenskan
14 October 1951Gamla Ullevi28,902Allsvenskan
16 November 1952Gamla Ullevi10,728Allsvenskan
11 October 1953Gamla Ullevi17,688Allsvenskan
1 August 1954Gamla Ullevi16,604Allsvenskan
23 October 1955Gamla Ullevi27,871Allsvenskan
2 September 1956Gamla Ullevi25,943Allsvenskan
8 August 1957Gamla Ullevi16,321Allsvenskan
3 May 1959Gamla Ullevi22,629Allsvenskan
22 May 1960Ullevi19,701Allsvenskan
8 October 1961Ullevi9,777Allsvenskan
26 August 1962Ullevi16,740Allsvenskan
18 August 1963Ullevi11,465Allsvenskan
14 June 1964Ullevi12,326Allsvenskan
11 May 1965Ullevi19,797Allsvenskan
26 May 1966Ullevi10,767Allsvenskan
20 April 1967Ullevi9,999Allsvenskan
29 September 1968Ullevi11,599Allsvenskan
21 September 1969Ullevi27,241Allsvenskan
3 May 1970Ullevi17,875Allsvenskan
19 September 1977Ullevi28,816Allsvenskan
4 May 1978Ullevi30,569Allsvenskan
13 September 1979Ullevi19,731Allsvenskan
14 September 1980Ullevi11,544Allsvenskan
5 August 1981Ullevi14,367Allsvenskan
2 September 1982Ullevi5,971Allsvenskan
24 October 1982Ullevi5,893Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 2)
10 September 1983Ullevi10,613Allsvenskan
13 May 1984Ullevi10,725Allsvenskan
3 July 1985Ullevi16,157Allsvenskan
20 October 1985Ullevi26,771Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 1)
5 October 1986Ullevi9,501Allsvenskan
22 August 1987Ullevi10,782Allsvenskan
24 October 1987Ullevi14,811Allsvenskan play-offs (Final, leg 1)
29 May 1988Ullevi9,876Allsvenskan
16 April 1989Ullevi4,795Allsvenskan
30 July 1990Ullevi6,330Allsvenskan
11 August 1991Ullevi5,056Allsvenskan
6 October 1991Ullevi3,833Mästerskapsserien
5 April 1992Gamla Ullevi9,023Allsvenskan
17 October 1992Gamla Ullevi1,676Mästerskapsserien
2 October 1993Gamla Ullevi7,035Allsvenskan
9 May 1994Gamla Ullevi8,554Allsvenskan
17 September 1995Gamla Ullevi10,918Allsvenskan
21 April 1996Gamla Ullevi11,657Allsvenskan
28 June 1997Gamla Ullevi10,091Allsvenskan
4 June 1998Gamla Ullevi6,456Allsvenskan
2 August 1999Gamla Ullevi8,555Allsvenskan
17 September 2001Gamla Ullevi9,089Allsvenskan
23 July 2002Gamla Ullevi10,471Allsvenskan
14 April 2003Gamla Ullevi11,906Allsvenskan
25 October 2004Ullevi38,983Allsvenskan
26 September 2005Ullevi15,253Allsvenskan
14 May 2006Gamla Ullevi10,517Allsvenskan
2 July 2007Ullevi11,270Allsvenskan
2 August 2008Ullevi8,015Allsvenskan
25 May 2009Gamla Ullevi15,267Allsvenskan
29 April 2010Gamla Ullevi11,206Allsvenskan
11 September 2011Gamla Ullevi11,640Allsvenskan
14 May 2012Gamla Ullevi12,549Allsvenskan
25 April 2013Gamla Ullevi17,063Allsvenskan
7 April 2014Gamla Ullevi17,073Allsvenskan
12 April 2015Gamla Ullevi16,894Allsvenskan
27 April 2016Gamla Ullevi15,748Allsvenskan
1 April 2017Ullevi32,129Allsvenskan
4 November 2018Gamla Ullevi13,073Allsvenskan
16 May 2019Gamla Ullevi17,083Allsvenskan
2 August 2020Gamla Ullevi02Allsvenskan
7 November 2021Gamla Ullevi16,781Allsvenskan
17 October 2022Gamla Ullevi14,011Allsvenskan
17 April 2023Gamla Ullevi17,051Allsvenskan
13 May 2024Gamla Ullevi17,316Allsvenskan

Malmö FF in the league at home

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29 October 1922Malmö IP961Svenska Serien
2 August 1931Malmö IP6,236Allsvenskan
28 August 1932Malmö IP6,648Allsvenskan
15 October 1933Malmö IP7,834Allsvenskan
4 April 1937Malmö IP6,790Allsvenskan
10 October 1937Malmö IP7,917Allsvenskan
3 September 1939Malmö IP4,914Allsvenskan
4 August 1940Malmö IP8,434Allsvenskan
14 June 1942Malmö IP11,596Allsvenskan
18 October 1942Malmö IP6,795Allsvenskan
21 May 1944Malmö IP14,007Allsvenskan
30 July 1944Malmö IP13,112Allsvenskan
26 May 1946Malmö IP13,297Allsvenskan
15 May 1947Malmö IP7,791Allsvenskan
18 April 1948Malmö IP14,750Allsvenskan
24 April 1949Malmö IP17,319Allsvenskan
4 June 1950Malmö IP15,473Allsvenskan
4 May 1952Malmö IP13,005Allsvenskan
12 April 1953Malmö IP14,734Allsvenskan
25 October 1953Malmö IP14,478Allsvenskan
10 June 1955Malmö IP13,001Allsvenskan
15 April 1956Malmö IP15,396Allsvenskan
14 April 1957Malmö IP13,070Allsvenskan
15 August 1957Malmö IP11,704Allsvenskan
21 September 1958Malmö Stadion10,691Allsvenskan
27 September 1959Malmö Stadion19,259Allsvenskan
2 October 1960Malmö Stadion5,951Allsvenskan
23 April 1961Malmö Stadion13,326Allsvenskan
31 May 1962Malmö Stadion6,319Allsvenskan
25 April 1963Malmö Stadion9,667Allsvenskan
6 August 1964Malmö Stadion12,773Allsvenskan
24 October 1965Malmö Stadion25,009Allsvenskan
4 September 1966Malmö Stadion6,985Allsvenskan
22 October 1967Malmö Stadion11,150Allsvenskan
5 May 1968Malmö Stadion12,261Allsvenskan
29 May 1969Malmö Stadion17,381Allsvenskan
11 October 1970Malmö Stadion12,643Allsvenskan
22 June 1977Malmö Stadion24,130Allsvenskan
22 October 1978Malmö Stadion6,494Allsvenskan
21 June 1979Malmö Stadion9,085Allsvenskan
11 June 1980Malmö Stadion15,360Allsvenskan
10 May 1981Malmö Stadion10,843Allsvenskan
6 June 1982Malmö Stadion20,506Allsvenskan
17 October 1982Malmö Stadion5,606Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 1)
2 June 1983Malmö Stadion22,015Allsvenskan
26 August 1984Malmö Stadion15,781Allsvenskan
12 May 1985Malmö Stadion16,200Allsvenskan
27 October 1985Malmö Stadion18,627Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 2)
27 April 1986Malmö Stadion13,349Allsvenskan
16 August 1987Malmö Stadion19,226Allsvenskan
31 October 1987Malmö Stadion18,811Allsvenskan play-offs (Final, leg 2)
9 October 1988Malmö Stadion4,717Allsvenskan
20 August 1989Malmö Stadion6,933Allsvenskan
23 September 1990Malmö Stadion3,890Allsvenskan
7 April 1991Malmö Stadion7,131Allsvenskan
1 September 1991Malmö Stadion6,512Mästerskapsserien
29 June 1992Malmö Stadion6,223Allsvenskan
16 August 1992Malmö Stadion4,017Mästerskapsserien
24 April 1993Malmö Stadion4,948Allsvenskan
23 October 1994Malmö Stadion25,531Allsvenskan
18 May 1995Malmö Stadion7,050Allsvenskan
15 September 1996Malmö Stadion7,800Allsvenskan
21 July 1997Malmö Stadion13,597Allsvenskan
1 August 1998Malmö Stadion7,105Allsvenskan
22 June 1999Malmö Stadion12,975Allsvenskan
14 May 2001Malmö Stadion12,109Allsvenskan
15 September 2002Malmö Stadion11,972Allsvenskan
19 October 2003Malmö Stadion17,923Allsvenskan
24 April 2004Malmö Stadion26,426Allsvenskan
10 April 2005Malmö Stadion26,504Allsvenskan
30 October 2006Malmö Stadion9,514Allsvenskan
6 October 2007Malmö Stadion11,219Allsvenskan
31 March 2008Malmö Stadion18,884Allsvenskan
19 October 2009Stadion18,293Allsvenskan
26 September 2010Stadion18,125Allsvenskan
2 May 2011Stadion17,221Allsvenskan
27 September 2012Stadion15,109Allsvenskan
25 August 2013Stadion23,142Allsvenskan
10 August 2014Stadion18,838Allsvenskan
9 August 2015Stadion21,127Allsvenskan
12 September 2016Stadion21,273Allsvenskan
27 August 2017Stadion21,354Allsvenskan
7 May 2018Stadion17,715Allsvenskan
6 October 2019Stadion18,473Allsvenskan
25 October 2020Stadion02Allsvenskan
14 August 2021Stadion5,6523Allsvenskan
25 April 2022Stadion19,785Allsvenskan
3 September 2023Stadion20,907Allsvenskan

1 Awarded 0-3 after the original match had been suspended with the score at a 0–0 as a result of a spectator scandal.[11]
2 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.
3 The match was played with limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Results at home in Cup matches

DateVenueAttendanceMatchesCompetition
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Malmö Stadion3,611Malmö FFIFK GöteborgSvenska Cupen (preliminary round)
Malmö Stadion2,799Malmö FFIFK GöteborgSvenska Cupen (quarter-final)
29 October 1977Ullevi11,997IFK GöteborgMalmö FFSvenska Cupen (round 6)
9 May 1984Malmö Stadion8,833Malmö FFIFK GöteborgSvenska Cupen (quarter-final)
7 June 1989Ullevi4,411IFK GöteborgMalmö FFSvenska Cupen (semi-final)
6 May 1999Malmö Stadion4,676Malmö FFIFK GöteborgSvenska Cupen (semi-final)
27 April 2001Gamla Ullevi5,528IFK GöteborgMalmö FFSvenska Cupen (quarter-final)
10 November 2013Swedbank Stadion2,787Malmö FFIFK GöteborgSvenska Supercupen
10 March 2018Malmö IP4,135Malmö FFIFK GöteborgSvenska Cupen (quarter-final)
30 July 2020Gamla Ullevi01IFK GöteborgMalmö FFSvenska Cupen (Final)

1 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Results at neutral venues

References

BibliographyBook: Smitt, Rikard . Ända sen gamla dagar... . Project Management . 2009 . 978-91-633-5767-1 . sv .

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Malmö FF vs Göteborg . 2 October 2009 . mff.se . Malmö FF . 16 April 2011 . sv . https://web.archive.org/web/20111021074505/http://mff.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2009-10-02_gratis_gaisbiljetter.aspx . 21 October 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: Svenska mästare 1896-1925, 1931- . svenskfotboll.se. 16 April 2011. sv.
  3. Web site: Allsvenska maratontabellen 1924/25-2010 . svenskfotboll.se. 16 April 2011. sv.
  4. Web site: 1981/82: Eriksson plots Göteborg success . uefa.com. 16 April 2011.
  5. Web site: 1986/87: IFK back on top . uefa.com. 16 April 2011.
  6. Web site: 1978/79: Forest join élite club . uefa.com. 16 April 2011.
  7. News: Höiland klar för Malmö FF . 22 January 2003 . expressen.se . Expressen . 18 April 2011. sv.
  8. News: Peter Ijeh klar för IFK Göteborg . 17 November 2003 . aftonbladet.se . Aftonbladet . 18 April 2011. sv.
  9. News: Olsson överens med IFK Göteborg . 14 July 2005 . svenskafans.com . Svenskafans . 18 April 2011. sv.
  10. News: Välkommen till Malmö FF, Sören Rieks! . 12 January 2018 . mff.se . Malmö FF. 21 January 2018. sv.
  11. Web site: IFK Göteborg 0–3 Malmö FF . 4 May 2016 . svenskfotboll.se . The Swedish Football Association . 21 November 2016.

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