1979 Malmö FF season

The 1979 season was Malmö FF's 68th in existence, their 46th season in Allsvenskan and their 43rd consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished fourth, the 1978–79 European Cup where they finished as runners-up and the 1979–80 UEFA Cup where they were knocked out in the second round. Malmö FF also participated in two competitions in which the club continued playing in for the 1980 season, Svenska Cupen and the Intercontinental Cup. The season began with the first leg of the Quarter-finals of the European Cup on 7 March, league play started on 16 April and lasted until 28 October. The season ended with the first leg of the Intercontinental Cup on 18 November.

Malmö FF

1979 season
Chairman	Hans Cavalli-Björkman
Head coach	Bob Houghton
Stadium	Malmö Stadion
Allsvenskan	4th
1978–79 European Cup	Runners-up
1979–80 UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Tommy Andersson (5)
Home colours

For the first time in the club's history, Malmö FF reached the final of the European Cup. They were defeated 1-0 by English team Nottingham Forest. As Forest turned down the chance to play in the Intercontinental Cup, Malmö FF took their place, and faced Paraguayan side Olimpia. The South American club won 3-1 on aggregate.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	SWE	Arne Åkesson
—	GK	SWE	Jan Möller
—	DF	SWE	Magnus Andersson
—	DF	SWE	Roland Andersson
—	DF	SWE	Roy Andersson
—	DF	SWE	Mats Arvidsson
—	DF	SWE	Ingemar Erlandsson
—	DF	SWE	Kent Jönsson
—	DF	SWE	Krister Kristensson
—	DF	SWE	Denny Petrusson
—	MF	SWE	Jan-Olov Kindvall
—	MF	SWE	Bo Larsson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SWE	Anders Ljungberg
—	MF	SWE	Claes Malmberg
—	MF	SWE	Björn Nilsson
—	MF	SWE	Robert Prytz
—	MF	SWE	Staffan Tapper (captain)
—	FW	SWE	Tommy Andersson
—	FW	SWE	Sanny Åslund
—	FW	SWE	Tore Cervin
—	FW	SWE	Tommy Hansson
—	FW	SWE	Ulf Mårtensson
—	FW	SWE	Anders Ohlsson

Competitions

Allsvenskan

Main article: 1979 Allsvenskan

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	IFK Göteborg	26	13	9	4	44	24	+20	35	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	IF Elfsborg	26	14	5	7	35	24	+11	33
4	Malmö FF	26	12	8	6	30	24	+6	32	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	IFK Norrköping	26	11	9	6	44	28	+16	31
6	Hammarby IF	26	11	6	9	46	36	+10	28

Source: "Swedish Football Tables - List of final tables". RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Matches

Malmö FF v Hammarby IF

16 April 1979 Round 1	Malmö FF	1 – 0	Hammarby IF	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Kalmar FF v Malmö FF

28 April 1979 Round 2	Kalmar FF	0 – 1	Malmö FF	Kalmar
				Stadium: Fredriksskans

Malmö FF v IF Elfsborg

3 May 1979 Round 3	Malmö FF	3 – 0	IF Elfsborg	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

IFK Norrköping v Malmö FF

6 May 1979 Round 4	IFK Norrköping	1 – 0	Malmö FF	Norrköping
				Stadium: Idrottsparken

Malmö FF v Halmstads BK

14 May 1979 Round 5	Malmö FF	2 – 2	Halmstads BK	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

IFK Sundsvall v Malmö FF

17 May 1979 Round 6	IFK Sundsvall	1 – 2	Malmö FF	Sundsvall
				Stadium: Idrottsparken

IS Halmia v Malmö FF

21 May 1979 Round 7	IS Halmia	1 – 1	Malmö FF	Halmstad
				Stadium: Örjans Vall

Landskrona BoIS v Malmö FF

4 June 1979 Round 9	Landskrona BoIS	0 – 1	Malmö FF	Landskrona
				Stadium: Landskrona IP

Malmö FF v Östers IF

13 June 1979 Round 10	Malmö FF	0 – 2	Östers IF	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Åtvidabergs FF v Malmö FF

18 June 1979 Round 11	Åtvidabergs FF	0 – 0	Malmö FF	Åtvidaberg
				Stadium: Kopparvallen

Malmö FF v IFK Göteborg

21 June 1979 Round 8	Malmö FF	0 – 4	IFK Göteborg	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Malmö FF v AIK

25 June 1979 Round 12	Malmö FF	0 – 0	AIK	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Djurgårdens IF v Malmö FF

4 July 1979 Round 13	Djurgårdens IF	0 – 1	Malmö FF	Stockholm
				Stadium: Stockholms Stadion

Malmö FF v Djurgårdens IF

18 July 1979 Round 14	Malmö FF	1 – 0	Djurgårdens IF	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

AIK v Malmö FF

1 August 1979 Round 15	AIK	1 – 1	Malmö FF	Solna
				Stadium: Råsunda

Malmö FF v Åtvidabergs FF

9 August 1979 Round 16	Malmö FF	2 – 0	Åtvidabergs FF	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Halmstads BK v Malmö FF

20 August 1979 Round 17	Halmstads BK	1 – 1	Malmö FF	Halmstad
				Stadium: Örjans Vall

Malmö FF v IFK Sundsvall

23 August 1979 Round 18	Malmö FF	3 – 0	IFK Sundsvall	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Östers IF v Malmö FF

30 August 1979 Round 19	Östers IF	2 – 0	Malmö FF	Växjö
				Stadium: Värendsvallen

Malmö FF v Landskrona BoIS

10 September 1979 Round 20	Malmö FF	3 – 1	Landskrona BoIS	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

IFK Göteborg v Malmö FF

13 September 1979 Round 21	IFK Göteborg	1 – 1	Malmö FF	Gothenburg
				Stadium: Ullevi

Malmö FF v IS Halmia

23 September 1979 Round 22	Malmö FF	3 – 0	IS Halmia	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Malmö FF v Kalmar FF

30 September 1979 Round 23	Malmö FF	0 – 3	Kalmar FF	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Hammarby IF v Malmö FF

14 October 1979 Round 24	Hammarby IF	0 – 1	Malmö FF	Stockholm
				Stadium: Söderstadion

Malmö FF v IFK Norrköping

20 October 1979 Round 25	Malmö FF	1 – 1	IFK Norrköping	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

IF Elfsborg v Malmö FF

28 October 1979 Round 26	IF Elfsborg	3 – 1	Malmö FF	Borås
				Stadium: Ryavallen

Svenska Cupen

The tournament continued into the 1980 season.

Main article: 1979–80 Svenska Cupen

IF Brommapojkarna v Malmö FF

25 July 1979 Fourth round

IF Brommapojkarna

0 – 4

Malmö FF

Stockholm

Malmö FF v IF Elfsborg

26 August 1979 Fifth round	Malmö FF	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	IF Elfsborg	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Malmö FF v Västerås SK

17 October 1979 Sixth round	Malmö FF	3 – 0	Västerås SK	Malmö
				Stadium: Malmö Stadion

European Cup

The tournament continued from the 1978 season.

Main article: 1978–79 European Cup

Quarter-finals

Wisła Kraków v Malmö FF

7 March 1979 First Leg	Wisła Kraków	2 – 1	Malmö FF	Kraków, Poland
	Nawałka 26' Kmiecik 85'	Report	Hansson 13'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski

Malmö FF v Wisła Kraków

21 March 1979 Second Leg	Malmö FF	4 – 1 (5 – 3 agg.)	Wisła Kraków	Malmö, Sweden
	Ljungberg 65' (pen.), 72', 90' (pen.) Cervin 82'	Report	Kmiecik 58'	Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Semi-finals

Austria Vienna v Malmö FF

11 April 1979 First Leg	Austria Vienna	0 – 0	Malmö FF	Vienna, Austria
		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Malmö FF v Austria Vienna

25 April 1979 Second Leg	Malmö FF	1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.)	Austria Vienna	Malmö, Sweden
	Hansson 47'	Report		Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Final

Main article: 1979 European Cup Final

Nottingham Forest v Malmö FF

30 May 1979 Final	Nottingham Forest	1 – 0	Malmö FF	Munich, West Germany
20:15 CEST	Francis 45'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1979–80 UEFA Cup

First round

KPT Kuopio v Malmö FF

19 September 1979 First Leg	KPT Kuopio	1 – 2	Malmö FF	Kuopio, Finland
				Stadium: Väinölänniemen stadion

Malmö FF v KPT Kuopio

3 October 1979 Second Leg	Malmö FF	2 – 0 (4 – 1 agg.)	KPT Kuopio	Malmö, Sweden
				Stadium: Malmö IP

Second round

Feyenoord v Malmö FF

24 October 1979 First Leg	Feyenoord	4 – 0	Malmö FF	Rotterdam, Netherlands
				Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord

Malmö FF v Feyenoord

7 November 1979 Second Leg	Malmö FF	1 – 1 (1 – 5 agg.)	Feyenoord	Malmö, Sweden
				Stadium: Malmö IP

Intercontinental Cup

The tournament continued into the 1980 season.

Main article: 1979 Intercontinental Cup

Malmö FF v Olimpia

18 November 1979 First Leg	Malmö FF	0 – 1	Olimpia	Malmö, Sweden
			Isasi 41'	Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 5,000