Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, is a Swedish professional association football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund (the Scanian Football Association), and plays its home games at Stadion.[1] Formed on 24 February 1910, Malmö FF is the most successful club in Sweden in terms of trophies won.[2] The club have won the most Swedish championship titles of any club with twenty, a record twenty-three league titles, and a record fourteen national cup titles.[3] The team competes in Allsvenskan as of the 2018 season, the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight, and their 83rd overall. The main rivals of the club are Helsingborgs IF, IFK Göteborg and, historically, IFK Malmö.[4]
This list encompasses the major honours won by Malmö FF and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Malmö FF players on the international stage. The club's attendance records, at Stadion, their home since 2009, Malmö Stadion, their home between 1958 and 2008, and Malmö IP, their home between 1910 and 1958, are also included in the list.
The club currently holds the record for the most Swedish championships with 20, the most Allsvenskan titles with 23 and Svenska Cupen triumphs with 14. The club's record appearance maker is Krister Kristensson, who made 348 league appearances between 1963 and 1978, and the club's record goalscorer is Hans Håkansson, who scored 163 goals in 192 league games between 1927 and 1938.
All statistics accurate as of match played 6 November 2016.
Malmö FF's first trophy was the Division 2 Sydsvenska Serien, which they won in the 1920–21 season. Their first national senior honour came first in 1944, when they won the 1943–44 Allsvenskan title. The club also won Svenska Cupen for the first time the same year. In terms of the number of trophies won, the 1970s was Malmö FF's most successful decade, during which time they won five league titles and four cup titles.
The club currently holds the record for most Swedish championships with 22, most Allsvenskan titles with 25, most Svenska Cupen titles with 15, and the record for the most Svenska Cupen final appearances with eighteen. They also became the first and, as of 2017, the only Swedish club to reach the final of the European Cup (present day UEFA Champions League) in 1979. Malmö FF is also the only Nordic club to have been represented at the Intercontinental Cup (succeeded by FIFA Club World Cup) in which they competed for the 1979 title.[5] Their most recent major trophy came in October 2016, when they won their most recent Allsvenskan title.[2]
See also: List of Malmö FF players, List of Malmö FF players (25–99 appearances) and List of Malmö FF players (fewer than 25 appearances).
The following is a list of the ten Malmö FF players with the most league appearances.[12] [13]
Name | Nationality | Malmö FF career | League appearances | League goals | Total appearances | Total goals | |
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Sweden | 1963–1978 | 348 | 7 | 626 | 16 | ||
Sweden | 1934–1953 | 326 | 1 | 600 | 4 | ||
Sweden | 1968–1983 | 317 | 21 | 624 | 49 | ||
Sweden | 1962–1966 1969–1979 | 302 | 119 | 546 | 289 | ||
Sweden | 1968–1974 1977–1983 | 299 | 6 | 564 | 13 | ||
Sweden | 1972–1980 1984–1988 | 298 | 1 | 591 | 1 | ||
Sweden | 1984–2001 | 293 | 0 | 588 | 1 | ||
Sweden | 1995–1998 2004–2013 | 292 | 30 | 460 | 39 | ||
Sweden | 1980–1995 | 281 | 10 | 574 | 39 | ||
Sweden | 1952–1965 | 278 | 34 | 515 | 103 |
The following is a list of the ten Malmö FF players who have scored the most league goals.
Name | Nationality | Malmö FF career | League appearances | League goals | Total appearances | Total goals | |
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Sweden | 1927–1938 | 192 | 163 | 350 | 341 | ||
Sweden | 1962–1966 1969–1979 | 302 | 119 | 546 | 289 | ||
Sweden | 1943–1955 | 200 | 99 | 405 | 269 | ||
Sweden | 1939–1951 | 191 | 91 | 371 | 298 | ||
Sweden | 1974–1976 1977–1978 1979–1982 | 180 | 80 | 334 | 157 | ||
Sweden | 1925–1937 | 169 | 71 | 311 | 179 | ||
Sweden | 1948–1953 | 106 | 68 | 210 | 162 | ||
Sweden | 1940–1950 | 179 | 68 | 336 | 166 | ||
Sweden | 1940–1950 | 132 | 65 | 265 | 205 | ||
Sweden | 1957–1968 1970 | 228 | 62 | 414 | 161 |
The following is a list of the Malmö FF players who have won Guldbollen while at the club. The award is given by the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and the Swedish Football Association to the best male Swedish footballer each year.[15]
Player | Years | |
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1950 | ||
1962 | ||
1965 | ||
1973 | ||
1967 | ||
1977 | ||
1979 | ||
1989 |
The following is a list of the Malmö FF players who have become the Allsvenskan top scorer while at the club.[16]
Player | Year | Goals | |
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1938–39 | 16 | ||
1949–50 | 22 | ||
1963 | 17 | ||
1965 | 28 | ||
1967 | 22 | ||
1970 | 16 | ||
1987 | 19 | ||
1988 | 17 | ||
2002 | 24 | ||
2003 | 22 | ||
2011 | 21 |
As of the end of the 2017 season.
Type of record | Record specifics | Player | Notes | |
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Most consecutive championships | 5 championships | 1985 – 1989 seasons | ||
Most Allsvenskan medals | 14 medals | Two medals won while playing for Trelleborgs FF | ||
Shortest time between a players debut and championship won | 2 months and 18 days | Debut on 8 August 1975 and champion on 26 October 1975 | ||
Most goals scored in a game | 7 goals | On 3 June 1943 in Malmö FF – Halmstads BK, shared with Gunnar Nordahl | ||
Most consecutive matches without defeat from debut | 48 matches | 6 May 1949 – 1 June 1951 | ||
Most consecutive matches without defeat | 49 matches | 6 May 1949 – 1 June 1951 | ||
Goalkeeper with most consecutive matches without defeat | 40 matches | 6 May 1949 – 6 November 1950 | ||
Goalkeeper with least conceded goals in a single season | 11 goals | Möller for the 1986 season and Fedel for the 1989 season |
See also: List of Malmö FF managers.
As of the end of the 2017 season.[20]
Type of record | Record specifics | Manager | Notes |
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Youngest manager | Against Hammarby IF, 13 April 1974 | ||
Youngest manager to win a championship | Against Djurgårdens IF, 27 October 1974 | ||
Oldest manager to win a championship | Against Åtvidabergs FF, 1 November 2014 | ||
Manager with most championships | 7 championships | Two titles won while managing Halmstads BK | |
Two points for a win: 43 in 26 matches, Allsvenskan, 1974[46]
Three points for a win: 67 in 30 matches, Allsvenskan, 2010[41]
Two points for a win: 4 in 10 matches, Svenska Serien, 1922–23
Three points for a win: 25 in 26 matches, Allsvenskan, 1999[43]
As of the end of the 2016 season.[49]
Type of record | Record specifics | Notes | |
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Most championships won | 22 championships | ||
Most consecutive championships won | 5 championships | 1985–1989 | |
Most consecutive matches won | 23 matches | 15 May 1949 – 7 May 1950 | |
Most consecutive home fixtures won | 28 matches | 26 May 1949 – 23 September 1951 | |
Most consecutive away fixtures won | 12 matches | 15 May 1949 – 30 April 1950 | |
Most consecutive matches without defeat in a single season | 22 matches | 1949–50 season | |
Most consecutive matches without defeat | 49 matches | 6 May 1949 – 1 June 1951 | |
Most consecutive home fixtures without defeat | 40 matches | 7 November 1949 – 8 June 1952 | |
Most consecutive away fixtures without defeat | 24 matches | 15 May 1949 – 20 May 1951 | |
Most goalless matches at home in a single season | 5 matches | 1939–40 and 1990 seasons | |
Most away fixtures without conceding a goal in a single season | 6 matches | 1990 and 2014 seasons | |
Least conceded goals in a single season | 11 goals | 1986 and 1989 seasons | |
Highest goal difference in a single season | 61 | 1949–50 season | |
Highest point marginal to runners-up | 15 points | 1949–50 season | |
Most points in a single season (3 points for a win) | 67 points | 2010 season | |
Most consecutive seasons | 63 seasons | 1936–37 – 1999 season |
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016 season
See main article: List of Malmö FF seasons. The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Malmö FF's games in domestic football, as well as the overall total. The statistics does not include the post league competitions held in the 1980s and 1990s, Allsvenskan play-offs and Mästerskapsserien.
Tournament | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | ||||||||||
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scope=row align=left | align=center | 82 | align=center | 1959 | align=center | 967 | align=center | 494 | align=center | 498 | align=center | 3498 | align=center | 2333 | align=center | |||
scope=row align=left | align=center | 12 | align=center | 208 | align=center | 115 | align=center | 43 | align=center | 50 | align=center | 516 | align=center | 214 | align=center | |||
scope=row align=left | align=center | 60 | align=center | 213 | align=center | 161 | align=center | 14 | align=center | 38 | align=center | 591 | align=center | 213 | align=center | |||
scope=row align=left | align=center | 3 | align=center | 3 | align=center | 1 | align=center | 1 | align=center | 1 | align=center | 6 | align=center | 6 | align=center | |||
scope=row | Total | align=center | 157 | align=center | 2383 | align=center | 1244 | align=center | 552 | align=center | 587 | align=center | 4611 | align=center | 2766 | align=center |
See main article: Malmö FF in European football. The following is a list of the all-time statistics from Malmö FF's games in the four UEFA tournaments it has participated in, as well as the overall total. The statistics include qualification matches.
Tournament | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | ||||||||||
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scope=row align=left | align=center | 19 | align=center | 92 | align=center | 33 | align=center | 22 | align=center | 37 | align=center | 100 | align=center | 142 | align=center | |||
scope=row align=left | align=center | 14 | align=center | 50 | align=center | 19 | align=center | 8 | align=center | 23 | align=center | 68 | align=center | 65 | align=center | |||
scope=row align=left | align=center | 5 | align=center | 22 | align=center | 9 | align=center | 7 | align=center | 6 | align=center | 35 | align=center | 18 | align=center | |||
scope=row align=left | align=center | 4 | align=center | 8 | align=center | 0 | align=center | 1 | align=center | 7 | align=center | 4 | align=center | 23 | align=center | |||
scope=row align=left | align=center | 1 | align=center | 2 | align=center | 0 | align=center | 0 | align=center | 2 | align=center | 1 | align=center | 4 | align=center | |||
scope=row align=left | align=center | 1 | align=center | 2 | align=center | 0 | align=center | 0 | align=center | 2 | align=center | 1 | align=center | 3 | align=center | |||
scope=row | Total | align=center | 41 | align=center | 155 | align=center | 52 | align=center | 32 | align=center | 71 | align=center | 184 | align=center | 229 | align=center |