List of Malmö FF records and statistics

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.[2] Formed on 24 February 1910, Malmö FF is the most successful club in Sweden in terms of trophies won.[3] 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.[4][A] 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.[6]

An association football team poses for a formative black-and-white photograph. A row of five men are kneeling on the pitch, all wearing light-coloured shirts and white shorts apart from the player in the centre, who wears black. In front of him is a large trophy shield. Behind the kneeling row stand six more men, all wearing the same light-coloured shirts. The players are noticeably tired; large sweat stains are visible on their shirts. A stand of a stadium can be seen in the background.
The Malmö FF team of 1948–1949 who started the run of 49 consecutive league matches without defeat, a record still standing in Allsvenskan as of 2018.[1]

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.[1] 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.[7][8]

All statistics accurate as of match played 6 November 2016.

Honors

Malmö FF's first trophy was the Division 2 Sydsvenska Serien, which they won in the 1920–21 season.[9] 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.[3]

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.[3] 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.[10] Their most recent major trophy came in October 2016, when they won their most recent Allsvenskan title.[3]

Domestic

Lennart Johanssons Pokal, the current trophy awarded to the Swedish football champions, here seen in 2010 in Malmö FF's ownership after winning Allsvenskan the same year.[11]
  • Swedish Champions[3][A]
    • Winners (22): 1943–44, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021

League

Cups

Doubles

European

Worldwide

Awards

Players

Appearances

Most league appearances

Krister Kristensson made over 300 league appearances for Malmö FF, more than any other player.[7]

The following is a list of the ten Malmö FF players with the most league appearances.[7][8][B]

NameNationalityMalmö FF
career
League
appearances
League
goals
Total
appearances
Total
goals
Krister KristenssonSweden1963–1978348762616
Erik NilssonSweden1934–195332616004
Roy AnderssonSweden1968–19833172162449
Bo LarssonSweden1962–1966
1969–1979
302119546289
Roland AnderssonSweden1968–1974
1977–1983
299656413
Jan MöllerSweden1972–1980
1984–1988
29815911
Jonnie FedelSweden1984–200129305881
Daniel AnderssonSweden1995–1998
2004–2013
2923046039
Torbjörn PerssonSweden1980–19952811057439
Prawitz ÖbergSweden1952–196527834515103

Goalscorers

Overall scorers

Bo Larsson is Malmö FF's all-time leading goalscorer in Allsvenskan.[7]

The following is a list of the ten Malmö FF players who have scored the most league goals.[7][8]

NameNationalityMalmö FF
career
League
appearances
League
goals
Total
appearances
Total
goals
Hans HåkanssonSweden1927–1938192163350341
Bo LarssonSweden1962–1966
1969–1979
302119546289
Egon JönssonSweden1943–195520099405269
Börje TapperSweden1939–195119191371298
Thomas SjöbergSweden1974–1976
1977–1978
1979–1982
18080334157
Ivar RoslundSweden1925–193716971311179
Ingvar RydellSweden1948–195310668210162
Stellan NilssonSweden1940–195017968336166
Gustaf NilssonSweden1940–195013265265205
Ingvar SvahnSweden1957–1968
1970
22862414161

Award winners

Guldbollen

Prawitz Öberg being rewarded Guldbollen in 1962 by Gunnar Lange, chairman of the Swedish Football Association.

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.[20]

PlayerYears
Erik Nilsson1950
Prawitz Öberg1962
Bo Larsson1965
1973
Ingvar Svahn1967
Roy Andersson1977
Jan Möller1979
Jonas Thern1989

Allsvenskan top scorer

Mathias Ranégie is the latest Malmö FF player to become the Allsvenskan top scorer.

The following is a list of the Malmö FF players who have become the Allsvenskan top scorer while at the club.[21]

PlayerYearGoals
Ove Andersson[C]1938–3916
Ingvar Rydell1949–5022
Bo Larsson[D]196317
196528
Dag Szepanski196722
Bo Larsson197016
Lars Larsson198719
Martin Dahlin198817
Peter Ijeh200224
Niklas Skoog200322
Mathias Ranégie[E]201121

Allsvenskan records held by players of the club

As of the end of the 2017 season.[23]

Type of recordRecord specificsPlayerNotes
Most consecutive championships5 championshipsLeif Engqvist
Torbjörn Persson
19851989 seasons
Most Allsvenskan medals14 medalsJan MöllerTwo medals won while playing for Trelleborgs FF
Shortest time between a players debut and championship won2 months and 18 daysMagnus AnderssonDebut on 8 August 1975 and champion on 26 October 1975
Most goals scored in a game7 goalsArne HjertssonOn 3 June 1943 in Malmö FF – Halmstads BK, shared with Gunnar Nordahl
Most consecutive matches without defeat from debut48 matchesKarl-Erik Palmér6 May 1949 – 1 June 1951
Most consecutive matches without defeat49 matchesSven Hjertsson
Egon Jönsson
6 May 1949 – 1 June 1951
Goalkeeper with most consecutive matches without defeat40 matchesHelge Bengtsson6 May 1949 – 6 November 1950
Goalkeeper with least conceded goals in a single season11 goalsJan Möller
Jonnie Fedel
Möller for the 1986 season and Fedel for the 1989 season

Managers

Roy Hodgson won five consecutive Allsvenskan titles and two Svenska Cupen titles during his five years at the club. He is pictured in 2010 as manager of Fulham.
  • Longest serving manager: Bob Houghton (managed the club for 304 games over two spells; 226 games from 13 April 1974 to 25 June 1980 and 78 games from 8 April 1990 to 19 July 1992).[24][25]
  • First foreign manager: Václav Simon (Czechoslovakian – managed the club for 22 games from 9 August 1936 to 13 June 1937).[26]

Allsvenskan records held by managers of the club

As of the end of the 2017 season.[23]

Type of recordRecord specificsManagerNotes
Youngest manager26 years, 165 daysBob HoughtonAgainst Hammarby IF, 13 April 1974
Youngest manager to win a championship26 years, 362 daysBob HoughtonAgainst Djurgårdens IF, 27 October 1974
Oldest manager to win a championship61 years, 39 daysÅge HareideAgainst Åtvidabergs FF, 1 November 2014
Manager with most championships7 championshipsRoy HodgsonTwo titles won while managing Halmstads BK

Club records

Malmö FF's progress through the Swedish football league system. The different shades of grey represent league divisions.
Malmö FF's average league attendances over the period from 1921 to 2013

Matches

Record wins

  • Record overall win: 12–0[3]
  • Record league win: 12–0[3]
    • Malmö FF – Halmstad BK, Allsvenskan, 3 June 1943
    • Malmö FF – Jönköpings Södra IF, Allsvenskan, 26 May 1949
  • Record Svenska Cupen win: 11–0
  • Record European win: Malmö FF 11–0 Pezoporikos Larnaca, European Cup Winners' Cup, First round, second leg, 22 September 1973[32]
  • Record home win: 12–0[3]
    • Malmö FF – Halmstad BK, Allsvenskan, 3 June 1943
    • Malmö FF – Jönköpings Södra IF, Allsvenskan, 26 May 1949
  • Record away win: Stenungsunds IF 0–11 Malmö FF, Svenska Cupen, Round 2, 1 May 2007[31]

Record defeats

Streaks

  • Longest unbeaten run (League): 49 matches, 6 May 1949 to 1 June 1951[39]
  • Longest winning streak (League): 23 matches, 15 May 1949 to 7 May 1950[39]
  • Longest losing streak (League): 5 matches
    • 1 November 1931 to 1 May 1932[27]
    • 12 August 1953 to 13 September 1953[40]
    • 14 May 1961 to 11 June 1961[41]
    • 25 August 1966 to 22 September 1966[42]
  • Longest drawing streak (League): 4 matches
    • 5 May 1966 to 26 May 1966[42]
    • 6 September 1978 to 20 September 1978[43]
    • 3 June 1984 to 26 June 1984[44]
    • 31 March 2008 to 13 April 2008[30]
  • Longest streak without a win (League): 11 matches, 4 June 1939 to 29 October 1939[45]
  • Longest scoring run (League): 27 matches, 6 May 1949 to 22 October 1950[39]
  • Longest non-scoring run (League): 4 matches
    • 30 August 1953 to 20 September 1953[40]
    • 13 June 1979 to 25 June 1979[46]
  • Longest streak without conceding a goal (League): 7 matches, 23 April 1978 to 12 July 1978[43]

Wins/draws/losses in a season

Goals

Points

  • Most points in a season:
Two points for a win: 43 in 26 matches, Allsvenskan, 1974[49]
Three points for a win: 67 in 30 matches, Allsvenskan, 2010[11]
  • Fewest points in a season:
Two points for a win: 4 in 10 matches, Svenska Serien, 1922–23[9]
Three points for a win: 25 in 26 matches, Allsvenskan, 1999[13]

Attendances

Allsvenskan records held by the club

As of the end of the 2016 season.[1]

Type of recordRecord specificsNotes
Most championships won22 championships
Most consecutive championships won5 championships1985–1989
Most consecutive matches won23 matches15 May 1949 – 7 May 1950
Most consecutive home fixtures won28 matches26 May 1949 – 23 September 1951
Most consecutive away fixtures won12 matches15 May 1949 – 30 April 1950
Most consecutive matches without defeat in a single season22 matches1949–50 season
Most consecutive matches without defeat49 matches6 May 1949 – 1 June 1951
Most consecutive home fixtures without defeat40 matches7 November 1949 – 8 June 1952
Most consecutive away fixtures without defeat24 matches15 May 1949 – 20 May 1951
Most goalless matches at home in a single season5 matches1939–40 and 1990 seasons
Most away fixtures without conceding a goal in a single season6 matches1990 and 2014 seasons
Least conceded goals in a single season11 goals1986 and 1989 seasons
Highest goal difference in a single season611949–50 season
Highest point marginal to runners-up15 points1949–50 season
Most points in a single season (3 points for a win)67 points2010 season
Most consecutive seasons63 seasons1936–371999 season

Competitive record

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016 season

Key

  • S = Seasons
  • Pld = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • GD = Goal difference

Domestic record

The Malmö FF team of 1943–44, when the club won Allsvenskan for the first time

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.

TournamentSPldWDLGFGAGD
Allsvenskan / Svenska Serien (tier 1)82195996749449834982333+1165
Division 2 / Superettan (tier 2)122081154350516214+302
Svenska Cupen602131611438591213+378
Svenska Supercupen33111660
Total1572383124455258746112766+1845

European record

The Malmö FF team lines up before a 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage match against FC Metalist Kharkiv

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.

TournamentSPldWDLGFGAGD
European Champion Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League1992332237100142−42
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League1450198236865+3
Cup Winners' Cup5229763518+17
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup48017423−19
UEFA Intertoto Cup1200214−3
Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup1200213−2
Total41155523271184229−45

Footnotes

References

General
  • Alsiö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk Fotboll. Idrottsförlaget. ISBN 978-91-977326-7-3. (Swedish)
  • Smitt, Rikard (2009). Ända sen gamla dagar... Project Management AB. ISBN 978-91-633-5767-1. (Swedish)
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