2018 Malmö FF season

Malmö FF
2018 season
Chairman Håkan Jeppsson
Head coach Magnus Pehrsson (until 14 May)
Daniel Andersson (14 May until 12 June)
Uwe Rösler (from 12 June)
Stadium Stadion
2017–18 Svenska Cupen Runners-up
2018–19 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer League: Markus Rosenberg (10)
All: Markus Rosenberg (15)
Highest home attendance 20,072 (9 April vs AIK, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance 3,155 (4 March vs IF Brommapojkarna, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance 14,999
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018 season is Malmö FF's 107th in existence, their 83rd season in Allsvenskan and their 18th consecutive season in the league.

Players

Malmö FF playing a Champions League qualifier against MOL Vidi FC in August 2018.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Finland GK Walter Viitala
2 Sweden DF Eric Larsson
3 Albania DF Egzon Binaku
4 Sweden DF Behrang Safari (vice captain)
5 Denmark MF Søren Rieks
6 Sweden MF Oscar Lewicki
7 Comoros MF Fouad Bachirou
8 Iceland MF Arnór Ingvi Traustason
9 Sweden FW Markus Rosenberg (captain)
10 Sweden FW Carlos Strandberg
11 Sweden FW Alexander Jeremejeff
11 Sweden FW Guillermo Molins
14 Denmark MF Anders Christiansen
17 Sweden DF Rasmus Bengtsson
18 United States MF Romain Gall
20 Nigeria MF Bonke Innocent
No. Position Player
21 Ghana MF Kingsley Sarfo
22 Sweden MF Isak Ssewankambo
23 Sweden FW Marcus Antonsson
24 Denmark DF Lasse Nielsen
26 Norway DF Andreas Vindheim
27 Sweden GK Johan Dahlin
29 Sweden GK Fredrik Andersson
30 Sweden GK Mathias Nilsson
31 Sweden DF Franz Brorsson
32 Sweden MF Mattias Svanberg
34 Sweden MF Pavle Vagić
35 Sweden MF Samuel Adrian
37 Sweden FW Tim Prica
38 Albania MF Laorent Shabani
39 Sweden MF Felix Konstandeliasz
40 Sweden DF Hugo Andersson

Players in/out

In

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF Sweden Eric Larsson 26 GIF Sundsvall End of contract Winter 2021 Free mff.se
8 MF Iceland Arnór Ingvi Traustason 24 Rapid Wien Austria Transfer Winter 2021 Undisclosed mff.se
3 DF Sweden Egzon Binaku 22 BK Häcken Transfer Winter 2021 (800,000)[1] mff.se
7 MF Comoros Fouad Bachirou 27 Östersunds FK Transfer Winter 2021 (700,000)[2] mff.se
5 MF Denmark Søren Rieks 30 IFK Göteborg End of contract Winter 2020 Free mff.se
22 MF Sweden Isak Ssewankambo 22 Molde Norway Loan Winter 2018 mff.se
14 MF Denmark Anders Christiansen 28 Gent Belgium Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed mff.se
23 FW Sweden Marcus Antonsson 27 Leeds United England Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed mff.se
18 MF United States Romain Gall 23 GIF Sundsvall Transfer Summer 2022 (500,000)[3] mff.se
11 FW Sweden Guillermo Molins 29 Panathinaikos Greece End of contract Summer 2021 Free mff.se
1 GK Finland Walter Viitala 26 Viborg FF Denmark Transfer Summer 2018 Free mff.se

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
3 DF Sweden Anton Tinnerholm 26 New York City United States End of contract Winter Free mff.se
25 DF Uruguay Felipe Carvalho 24 Vålerenga Norway End of contract Winter Free mff.se
GK Sweden Jakob Tånnander 17 Lunds BK Loan Winter sydsvenskan.se
10 MF Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem 27 Seattle Sounders United States End of contract Winter Free mff.se
23 MF Norway Jo Inge Berget 27 New York City United States End of contract Winter Free mff.se
5 MF Sweden Erdal Rakip 21 Benfica Portugal End of contract Winter Free mff.se
DF Sweden Anton Kralj 19 Gefle IF Loan Winter mff.se
7 MF Denmark Anders Christiansen 27 Gent Belgium Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
GK Sweden Sixten Mohlin 21 Dalkurd FF Loan Winter mff.se
14 MF Sweden Erik Andersson 20 Trelleborgs FF Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
37 DF Sweden Dennis Hadžikadunić 19 Trelleborgs FF Loan Winter mff.se
33 FW Sweden Teddy Bergqvist 18 Varbergs BoIS Loan Winter mff.se
21 MF Ghana Kingsley Sarfo 23 Free agent Discharged mff.se
32 MF Sweden Mattias Svanberg 19 Bologna Italy Transfer Summer (4,500,000)[4] mff.se
37 DF Sweden Dennis Hadžikadunić 20 FC Rostov Russia Transfer Summer (1,000,000)[5] mff.se
11 FW Sweden Alexander Jeremejeff 24 BK Häcken Transfer Summer (484,000)[6] mff.se
34 MF Sweden Pavle Vagić 18 Jönköpings Södra Loan Summer mff.se

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 October 2018
Number Position Name 2018 Allsvenskan 2017–18 Svenska Cupen
2018–19 Svenska Cupen
2018–19 UEFA Champions League
2018–19 UEFA Europa League
Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals
1 GK Walter Viitala 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Eric Larsson 20 1 5 0 8 1 33 2
3 DF Egzon Binaku 16 0 4 0 2 0 22 0
4 DF Behrang Safari 18 0 5 0 9 0 32 0
5 MF Søren Rieks 23 9 6 0 10 0 39 9
6 MF Oscar Lewicki 23 0 5 0 10 0 38 0
7 MF Fouad Bachirou 18 0 6 0 9 0 33 0
8 MF Arnór Ingvi Traustason 19 4 5 1 8 2 32 7
9 FW Markus Rosenberg 22 10 5 1 9 4 36 15
10 FW Carlos Strandberg 15 6 5 2 5 3 25 11
11 FW Alexander Jeremejeff 13 1 6 2 2 0 21 3
11 FW Guillermo Molins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Anders Christiansen 11 1 0 0 8 1 19 2
17 DF Rasmus Bengtsson 11 0 5 1 9 0 25 1
18 MF Romain Gall 9 4 0 0 3 0 12 4
20 MF Bonke Innocent 11 0 1 0 4 0 16 0
21 MF Kingsley Sarfo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Isak Ssewankambo 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
23 FW Marcus Antonsson 10 5 0 0 8 2 18 7
24 DF Lasse Nielsen 22 0 6 1 10 0 38 1
26 DF Andreas Vindheim 8 1 4 0 7 0 19 1
27 GK Johan Dahlin 20 0 6 0 10 0 36 0
29 GK Fredrik Andersson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
30 GK Mathias Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Franz Brorsson 19 0 3 0 7 0 29 0
32 MF Mattias Svanberg 12 2 6 1 0 0 18 3
34 MF Pavle Vagić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF Samuel Adrian 9 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
37 FW Tim Prica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Laorent Shabani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Felix Konstandeliasz 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
40 DF Hugo Andersson 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1

Competitions

Malmö FF's Allsvenskan opener against IF Elfsborg.

Allsvenskan

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Hammarby IF 25 15 5 5 48 28 +20 50 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 IFK Norrköping 25 14 8 3 40 22 +18 50
4 Malmö FF 25 13 6 6 45 27 +18 45
5 Östersunds FK 25 14 3 8 44 28 +16 45
6 BK Häcken 25 13 5 7 49 24 +25 44
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2018. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
25 13 6 6 45 27  +18 45 7 4 1 24 7  +17 6 2 5 21 20  +1

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDLWLLLWLDWDWWWWWWWWWLDD
Position556981010111111121010876654444444

Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Svenska Cupen

2017–18

The tournament continued from the 2017 season.

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malmö FF 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 IF Brommapojkarna 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 Dalkurd FF 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1
4 Gefle IF 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1
Source: Swedish Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Highest ranked team
Knockout stage

2018–19

The tournament continues into the 2019 season.
Qualification stage

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

Group stage

Times up to 27 October 2018 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+1).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAR GNK BES MAL
1 Norway Sarpsborg 08 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 29 Nov 25 Oct
2 Belgium Genk 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 13 Dec 8 Nov 2–0
3 Turkey Beşiktaş 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 3–1 25 Oct 13 Dec
4 Sweden Malmö FF 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 8 Nov 29 Nov 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Away goals in all group matches: Genk 1, Beşiktaş 0.

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Malmö FF kicked of its pre-season with two friendlies at Malmö IP before traveling to Bradenton, Florida for pre-season camp. In Florida, MFF played its final matches before the start of Svenska Cupen against two MLS teams. During the group stage of the cup, Malmö FF scheduled additional friendlies to give players who did not feature heavily in the competition pre-season minutes. The games were played on an artificial practice field near Stadion.

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

Mid-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Footnotes

  1. "Värvar stjärnan – för åtta miljoner". expressen.se (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. "Klart: Bachirou till Malmö FF". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. "Köps loss av MFF för miljonsumma". expressen.se (in Swedish). Expressen. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. "Svanberg in på topplistan över största försäljningarna – får miljonlön i Serie A". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. "Officiellt: Malmö FF-backen lämnar – klar för rysk klubb". expressen.se (in Swedish). Kvällsposten. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. "Avslöjar: Anfallaren lämnar Malmö för Häcken". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. "Drita vs. Malmö FF 0-3". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. "Malmö FF-Drita FC 2-0". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. "CFR Cluj vs. Malmö FF 0-1". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. "Malmö FF – CFR Cluj 1–1". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. "Malmö FF – Vidi FC 1–1". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  12. "VIDI VS. MALMÖ FF 0 - 0". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  13. "MFF – FC Midtjylland 2–2". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  14. "Midtjylland vs. Malmö FF 0-2". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  15. "Genk vs. Malmö FF". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  16. "MFF – Besiktas JK 2–0". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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