The 2008 season was Malmö FF's 97th in existence, their 73rd season in Allsvenskan and their 8th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished in 6th position and Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the fourth round. The season was Roland Nilssons first season as Malmö FF manager and the last season for the club at Malmö Stadion before moving to Swedbank Stadion for the 2009 season. To celebrate the club's 51-year stay at the stadium, an alternative home kit was used for the first and last match of the league season. The last league match at Malmö Stadion was played against GIF Sundsvall on 9 November and won 6–0 by Malmö FF.
2008 season | ||||
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Chairman | Bengt Madsen | |||
Manager | Roland Nilsson | |||
Stadium | Malmö Stadion | |||
Allsvenskan | 6th | |||
Svenska Cupen | Round 4 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ola Toivonen (14) All: Ola Toivonen (14) | |||
Highest home attendance | 18,884 (31 March vs IFK Göteborg, Allsvenskan) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,214 (28 June vs Hammarby IF, Svenska Cupen) | |||
Average home league attendance | 9,763 (Allsvenskan only) | |||
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Players
editSquad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Disciplinary record
editN |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Notes | |||
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2 | DF | Vinzents | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | MF | Å-Persson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | Gabriel | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | Halsti | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | Kruys | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | Aubynn | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | Molins | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | Järdler | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | FW | Ofere | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | Toivonen | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | Harbuzi | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | FW | Mehmeti | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | DF | Safari | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | DF | Sudic | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | MF | Andersson | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||
31 | FW | Johansson | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Club
editCoaching staff
editPosition | Staff |
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Manager | Roland Nilsson |
Assistant manager | Hans Gren |
Assistant manager | Leif Engqvist |
Goalkeeping coach | Jonnie Fedel |
First team coach | Staffan Tapper |
Physician | Rickard Dahan |
Source: MFF-aren 2008. Malmö FF. 2008. ISBN 978-91-977915-0-2.
Other information
editChairman | Bengt Madsen |
Managing director | Pelle Svensson |
Sport director | Hasse Borg |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Malmö Stadion (27,500 / ) |
Source: MFF-aren 2008. Malmö FF. 2008. ISBN 978-91-977915-0-2.
Competitions
editOverall
editCompetition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Allsvenskan | — | — | 6th | 31 March 2008 | 9 November 2008 |
Svenska Cupen | Second round | — | Fourth round | 1 May 2008 | 28 June 2008 |
Source: Competitions
Allsvenskan
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Helsingborgs IF | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
5 | AIK | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 45 | |
6 | Malmö FF | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 | |
7 | Örebro SK | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 42 | |
8 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Helsingborg qualified for the UEFA Europa League as they received IFK Göteborg's initial qualifying spot.
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Results by round
editMatches
editKickoff times are in CEST.
31 March 2008 Round 1 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | IFK Göteborg | Malmö |
19:45 | Gabriel 62' | Report | Wallerstedt 57' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 18,884 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Eskilstuna) |
5 April 2008 Round 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 1–1 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
16:00 | Rajalakso 49' | Report | Skoog 3' | Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 13,379 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm) |
10 April 2008 Round 3 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
19:00 | Molins 33' | Report | Bajrami 19' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 13,299 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle) |
13 April 2008 Round 4 | Trelleborgs FF | 0–0 | Malmö FF | Trelleborg |
17:45 | Report | Stadium: Vångavallen Attendance: 6,748 Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Landskrona) |
16 April 2008 Round 5 | Malmö FF | 2–0 | Gefle IF | Malmö |
19:00 | Molins 12' Dixon 54' |
Report | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 9,147 Referee: Sven-Martin Åkesson (Solna) |
21 April 2008 Round 6 | Halmstads BK | 2–3 | Malmö FF | Halmstad |
20:00 | Prent 6' Anselmo 85' |
Report | Järdler 46' Toivonen 73' Harbuzi 90' |
Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 6,909 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Stocksund) |
24 April 2008 Round 7 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | IFK Norrköping | Malmö |
19:00 | Toivonen 26', 46' | Report | Spong 72' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 12,911 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle) |
28 April 2008 Round 8 | Helsingborgs IF | 4–2 | Malmö FF | Helsingborg |
20:00 | Omotoyossi 1' Larsson 24', 63' Lantz 76' |
Report | Johansson 9', 65' | Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 16,704 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö) |
4 May 2008 Round 9 | Örebro SK | 0–3 | Malmö FF | Örebro |
16:00 | Report | Ofere 29', 47' Johansson 40' |
Stadium: Behrn Arena Attendance: 9,445 Referee: Åke Andreasson (Stenungsund |
8 May 2008 Round 10 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | GAIS | Malmö |
19:00 | 90' (o.g.) | Report | Pachajyan 48' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 13,337 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö) |
11 May 2008 Round 11 | AIK | 2–0 | Malmö FF | Solna |
17:45 | Stephenson 86' Mendes 89' |
Report | Stadium: Råsunda Attendance: 19,569 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm) |
3 July 2008 Round 12 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | Ljungskile SK | Malmö |
19:00 | Toivonen 27', 75' | Report | Kristoffersson 17' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 9,095 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde) |
6 July 2008 Round 13 | GIF Sundsvall | 0–0 | Malmö FF | Sundsvall |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Norrporten Arena Attendance: 5,269 Referee: Åke Andreasson (Stenungsund) |
14 July 2008 Round 14 | Malmö FF | 2–4 | Hammarby IF | Malmö |
20:00 | Johansson 34' Toivonen 78' |
Report | Davies 13', 43' Gaete 36' Johansson 70' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 13,196 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö) |
21 July 2008 Round 15 | Kalmar FF | 3–2 | Malmö FF | Kalmar |
19:00 | Santin 16' Ingelsten 30', 43' |
Report | Toivonen 49' Johansson 68' |
Stadium: Fredriksskans Attendance: 9,589 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Stocksund) |
27 July 2008 Round 16 | Malmö FF | 3–2 | Kalmar FF | Malmö |
18:00 | Järdler 35' Mehmeti 84', 88' |
Report | D.Elm 63' Rosengren 79' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 13,130 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Eskilstuna) |
2 August 2008 Round 17 | IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
16:00 | Söder 1' Wallerstedt 45' |
Report | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 8,015 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö) |
10 August 2008 Round 18 | Malmö FF | 1–2 | Djurgårdens IF | Malmö |
18:00 | Toivonen 45' | Report | Kusi-Asare 19' Sjölund 83' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 10,052 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö) |
25 August 2008 Round 20 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Trelleborgs FF | Malmö |
19:00 | Ofere 88' | Report | Jensen 5' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 11,406 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm) |
31 August 2008 Round 21 | Gefle IF | 1–2 | Malmö FF | Gävle |
18:00 | Jawo 86' | Report | Harbuzi 75' Johansson 81' |
Stadium: Strömvallen Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö) |
13 September 2008 Round 22 | Malmö FF | 0–3 | Halmstads BK | Malmö |
16:00 | Report | Johansson 22' Anselmo 68', 73' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Eskilstuna) |
17 September 2008 Round 19 | IF Elfsborg | 4–0 | Malmö FF | Borås |
20:00 | Ishizaki 11' Mobaeck 45' Bajrami 67' Keene 73' |
Report | Stadium: Borås Arena Attendance: 7,607 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Stocksund) |
23 September 2008 Round 23 | IFK Norrköping | 1–0 | Malmö FF | Norrköping |
19:00 | Amuneke 12' | Report | Stadium: Idrottsparken Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm) |
30 September 2008 Round 24 | Malmö FF | 1–2 | Helsingborgs IF | Malmö |
19:45 | Ofere 30' | Report | Larsson 39' Jönsson 63' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 15,666 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Eskilstuna) |
6 October 2008 Round 25 | Malmö FF | 3–1 | Örebro SK | Malmö |
19:00 | Andersson 10', 22' Ofere 90' |
Report | Nordback 47' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 6,651 Referee: Sven-Martin Åkesson (Solna) |
19 October 2008 Round 26 | GAIS | 2–2 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
15:00 | Wánderson 53', 90' | Report | Toivonen 2' Ofere 30' |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 2,770 Referee: Sven-Martin Åkesson (Solna) |
22 October 2008 Round 27 | Malmö FF | 1–0 | AIK | Malmö |
19:00 | Aubynn 56' | Report | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 7,072 Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad) |
28 October 2008 Round 28 | Ljungskile SK | 1–3 | Malmö FF | Ljungskile |
19:00 | Zarkovic 36' | Report | Ofere 30' Toivonen 54', 80' |
Stadium: Starke Arvid Arena Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde) |
3 November 2008 Round 29 | Hammarby IF | 3–6 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
19:00 | Davies 11' Guterstam 18' Macedo 34' |
Report | Åhman-Persson 9' Aubynn 24', 55' Toivonen 30' Andersson 37' Touma 90' |
Stadium: Söderstadion Attendance: 8,308 Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad) |
9 November 2008 Round 30 | Malmö FF | 6–0 | GIF Sundsvall | Malmö |
15:00 | Ofere 23', 32' Toivonen 29', 50' Touma 83' Mehmeti 90' |
Report | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 6,580 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm) |
Svenska Cupen
editKickoff times are in CEST.
1 May 2008 Round 2 | Kristianstads FF | 2–3 | Malmö FF | Kristianstad |
16:00 | Fischer 12' Nilsson 64' |
Report | Demir 17' Molins 78', 93' |
Stadium: Kristianstads IP Attendance: 2,470 Referee: Magnus Ahlsén (Linköping) |
15 May 2008 Round 3 | Carlstads United BK | 0–2 | Malmö FF | Karlstad |
19:00 | Report | Mehmeti 37' Skoog 56' |
Stadium: Tingvalla IP Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Antti Kanerva (Olofstorp) |
28 June 2008 Round 4 | Malmö FF | 2–3 | Hammarby IF | Malmö |
15:30 | Harbuzi 17' Johansson 39' |
Report | Paulinho 45', 76' Andersson 74' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 2,214 Referee: Håkan Jonasson (Helsingborg) |
Non competitive
editPre-season
edit9 February 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF | 3–1 | Lyngby BK | Malmö, Sweden |
11:00 | Mehmeti 10' D. Andersson 39' Ofere 51' |
Report | Aabech 87' | Stadium: Kulladals IP Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Daniel Stålhammar |
18 February 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Trelleborgs FF | Malmö, Sweden |
13:00 | Johansson 71' | Report | Mensah 10' | Stadium: Kulladals IP Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Daniel Stålhammar |
23 February 2008 Friendly | FC Nordsjælland | 2–1 | Malmö FF | Farum, Denmark |
13:00 | Kristensen 10' Bernburg 39' |
Report | Hansson 55' | Stadium: Farum Park Attendance: 235 Referee: Lars Christoffersen |
2 March 2008 Friendly | Palm Beach Pumas | 1–14 | Malmö FF | Florida, United States |
12:00 | Okänd 47' | Report | Molins 5' Skoog 9', 11', 60', 65', 76' Johansson 27', 31', 40', 51' 71' Mehmeti Nilsson 81' Aubynn 85' Hamad 89' |
Stadium: University of Central Florida Attendance: 35 |
4 March 2008 Friendly | UCF Knights | 0–2 | Malmö FF | Florida, United States |
12:00 | Report | Mehmeti 39', 74' | Stadium: University of Central Florida Attendance: 0 |
11 March 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF | 1–0 | Mjällby AIF | Malmö, Sweden |
15:00 | Johansson 39' | Report | Stadium: Ellenborgs IP Attendance: 500 |
15 March 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Lyn | Malmö, Sweden |
14:00 | Skoog 22' | Report | Guastavino 63' | Stadium: Rosengårds IP Attendance: 0 |
24 March 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF | 2–3 | BK Häcken | Malmö, Sweden |
15:00 | Skoog 13', 59' | Report | Okänd 4' Henriksson 78' |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 1,827 |
Mid-season
edit14 June 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF | 1–1 | FC Honka | Malmö, Sweden |
15:00 | Sudic 35' | Report | Okänd 10' | Stadium: Malmö IP Attendance: 0 |
20 August 2008 Friendly | FC Nordsjælland | 0–1 | Malmö FF | Farum, Denmark |
14:00 | Report | Ofere 19' | Stadium: Farum Park Attendance: 50 |
References
edit- MFF-aren 2008. Malmö FF. 2008. ISBN 978-91-977915-0-2.