Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, are a women's association football team from Malmö, who compete in the Damallsvenskan, the highest level of women's football in Sweden.[3] Formed on 26 November 2019 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, Malmö FF are based in Malmö, Scania.[4]
| Full name | Malmö Fotbollförening | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Di blåe (Scanian: The Blue Ones)[1] Himmelsblått (Sky Blue)[1] | |||
| Short name | MFF | |||
| Founded | 7 September 1970 as Malmö FF Dam 26 November 2019 as Malmö FF | |||
| Ground | Malmö Stadion, Malmö | |||
| Capacity | 26,500 | |||
| President | Anders Pålsson | |||
| Head coach | Jonas Valfridsson | |||
| League | Damallsvenskan | |||
| 2024 | Elitettan, 1st of 14 (promoted)[2] | |||
| Website | http://www.mff.se/ | |||
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History
editOn 7 September 1970 the board of Malmö FF took the decision to start a women's team as part of the main club. The team was called Malmö FF Dam – the word dam meaning lady – to distinguish the team from the men's division of the same club. In 1986 the club won the Swedish Women's Football Division 1 for the first time. The Division 1 was Sweden's highest division until 1988 when the Damallsvenskan was formed. It took three seasons for the club to win the newly formed Damallsvenskan in 1990 and more success followed in 1991, 1993 and 1994. Malmö FF Dam would then finish as runners-up for seven consecutive seasons (from 1996 to 2002). In April 2007, Malmö FF Dam started a rebranding of the team, including a new team name, jerseys, and logo. The team was renamed LdB FC Malmö on 11 April 2007. This meant that the club fully withdrew from Malmö FF and became a club of its own. That club is now known as FC Rosengård.
On 26 November 2019, an extraordinary annual members meeting of Malmö FF voted in favour of reintroducing a women's section. A merger with IF Limhamn Bunkeflo was rejected and it was decided that the new club would apply for a place at the lowest level of women's football in Sweden, Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra, for the 2020 season. Subsequently, a head coach was hired and eighteen players were recruited, many of them from levels as high as Division 1, the third level of the league system.
Current squad
edit- As of 2 September 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From reserve team
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
editOrganisation
edit| Name | Role |
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 Anders Pålsson
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President |
| Niclas Carlnén
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Chief executive officer |
| Pontus Hansson
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Secretary |
| Daniel Andersson
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Sporting director |
| Anne-Maj Jansson
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Sporting assistant |
| Per Ågren
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Sporting director youth |
Technical staff
editAs of 13 March 2023[8]
| Name | Role |
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| Maxim Khalil
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Head coach |
| Fredrik Jahnfors
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Assistant coaches |
| Jeff Petersson
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| Anders Nilsson
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Team Manager |
| Emelie Karlström
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Goalkeeping coaches |
| Helena Ivarsson
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| Jared Wallance
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Fitness trainer |
| Filip Qvist
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Physiotherapists |
| Karin Boman
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Honours
edit- Elitettan
- Winners: 2024[9]
- Division 1 Södra
- Winners: 2023[10]
- Division 2 Södra Götaland
- Winners: 2022[11]
- Division 3 Skåne Sydvästra
- Winners: 2021[12]
- Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra
- Winners: 2020[13]
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b Törner, 2005, pp. 42.
- ^ [hhttps://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier-cuper/tabell-och-resultat/elitettan-2024/115475/ "Division 1 södra 2023"]. svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Lagen i Elitettan". Elitettan. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar" [Contact information and competitions]. skaneboll.se (in Swedish). Skånes Fotbollförbund. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Malmö FF Women's 1st Team". mff.se. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Styrelse och valberedning". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Contact". mff.se. Malmö FF. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Malmö FF Women's 1st Team". mff.se. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Elitettan 2024". everysport.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Division 1 södra 2023". everysport.com. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Division 2 södra Götaland 2022". everysport.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Division 3 Skåne sydvästra 2021". everysport.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Division 4 Skåne sydvästra 2020". everysport.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
External links
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- Official website (in Swedish)
- MFF Support (in Swedish) – official supporter club site
- Himmelriket (in Swedish) – supporter site
- MFF-Familjen (in Swedish) – supporter site