2020 Malmö FF season

The 2020 season is Malmö FF's 109th in existence, their 85th season in Allsvenskan and their 20th consecutive season in the league. They are competing in Allsvenskan, the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen where they finished as runners-up, the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the round of 32, and the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the play-off round. The season began with the first leg of the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League on 20 February, league play started on 15 June and is scheduled to conclude on 6 December.

Malmö FF
2020 season
ChairmanAnders Pålsson
Head coachJon Dahl Tomasson
StadiumEleda Stadion
Allsvenskan1st
2019–20 Svenska CupenRunners-up
2019–20 UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
2020–21 Svenska CupenRound 2
2020–21 UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Isaac Kiese Thelin (14)
All: Isaac Kiese Thelin (17)

The season has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying the start of Allsvenskan from April until June, and the knock-out stage of Svenska Cupen from March and April until June and July. Malmö FF managed to play the round of 32 of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League against VfL Wolfsburg and the group stage of the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen before the pandemic broke out. Jon Dahl Tomasson replaced Uwe Rösler as the club's head coach after the latter's departure at the end of last season. Anders Christiansen was appointed new club captain after Markus Rosenberg's retirement.

Players

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Dušan Melichárek
2 DF Sweden SWE Eric Larsson
3 DF Denmark DEN Jonas Knudsen
4 DF Sweden SWE Behrang Safari
5 MF Denmark DEN Søren Rieks
6 MF Sweden SWE Oscar Lewicki
7 FW Sweden SWE Isaac Kiese Thelin
8 MF Iceland ISL Arnór Ingvi Traustason
9 FW Sweden SWE Guillermo Molins
10 MF Denmark DEN Anders Christiansen
11 FW Sweden SWE Ola Toivonen
14 DF Sweden SWE Felix Beijmo
15 DF Sweden SWE Anel Ahmedhodžić
16 GK Sweden SWE Mathias Nilsson
17 DF Sweden SWE Rasmus Bengtsson
18 MF United States USA Romain Gall
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Sweden SWE Erdal Rakip
20 MF Nigeria NGA Bonke Innocent
21 MF Comoros COM Fouad Bachirou
22 MF Sweden SWE Adi Nalić
23 FW Sweden SWE Marcus Antonsson
24 DF Denmark DEN Lasse Nielsen
27 GK Sweden SWE Johan Dahlin
30 GK Sweden SWE Marko Johansson
31 DF Sweden SWE Franz Brorsson
32 MF Norway NOR Jo Inge Berget
33 MF Sweden SWE Amel Mujanić
34 MF Sweden SWE Pavle Vagić
35 MF Sweden SWE Samuel Adrian
37 FW Sweden SWE Tim Prica
39 FW Sweden SWE Amin Sarr
40 DF Sweden SWE Hugo Andersson

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 FW Sweden Isaac Kiese Thelin 27 Anderlecht Belgium Loan Winter 2020 N/A mff.se
11 FW Sweden Ola Toivonen 33 Melbourne Victory Australia Transfer Summer 2022 Free mff.se
14 DF Sweden Felix Beijmo 22 Werder Bremen Germany Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed mff.se

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
9 FW Sweden Markus Rosenberg 37 Retired End of contract Winter – mff.se
38 MF Albania Laorent Shabani 20 IK Sirius End of contract Winter Free mff.se
39 MF Sweden Felix Konstandeliasz 20 Lunds BK End of contract Winter Free mff.se
— MF Sweden Jakob Tånnander 19 HJK Helsinki Finland End of contract Winter Free mff.se
30 GK Sweden Marko Johansson 21 Mjällby AIF Loan Winter – mff.se
36 MF Sweden Patriot Sejdiu 19 Dalkurd FF Loan Winter – mff.se
18 MF United States Romain Gall 25 Stabæk Norway Loan Summer – mff.se
— FW Sweden Sebastian Nanasi 18 Varbergs BoIS Loan Summer – mff.se
34 MF Sweden Pavle Vagić 20 Jönköpings Södra Loan Summer – mff.se
37 FW Sweden Tim Prica 18 Aalborg Denmark Transfer Summer Undisclosed mff.se
40 DF Sweden Hugo Andersson 21 Hobro IK Denmark Loan Summer – mff.se
18 MF United States Romain Gall 25 Örebro SK Loan Summer – mff.se
21 MF Comoros Fouad Bachirou 30 Nottingham Forest England Transfer Summer (€700,000)[1] mff.se
9 FW Sweden Guillermo Molins 31 Sarpsborg 08 Norway Transfer Summer Free mff.se
33 MF Sweden Amel Mujanić 19 Hobro IK Denmark Loan Summer – mff.se
23 FW Sweden Marcus Antonsson 29 Stabæk Norway Loan Summer – mff.se

Player statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 6 December 2020
Number Position Name 2020 Allsvenskan 2019–20 Svenska Cupen
2020–21 Svenska Cupen		 2019–20 UEFA Europa League
2020–21 UEFA Europa League		 Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals
1 GK Dušan Melichárek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Eric Larsson 30 2 6 2 5 1 41 5
3 DF Jonas Knudsen 30 0 5 1 4 0 39 1
4 DF Behrang Safari 13 0 3 0 3 0 19 0
5 MF Søren Rieks 25 5 4 1 6 2 35 8
6 MF Oscar Lewicki 23 0 6 0 5 0 34 0
7 FW Isaac Kiese Thelin 25 14 4 0 5 3 34 17
8 MF Arnór Ingvi Traustason 20 1 4 1 4 1 28 3
9 FW Guillermo Molins 10 1 6 2 0 0 16 3
10 MF Anders Christiansen 23 13 3 4 4 0 30 17
11 FW Ola Toivonen 21 8 2 1 2 1 25 10
14 DF Felix Beijmo 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF Anel Ahmedhodžić 29 2 6 0 6 0 41 2
16 GK Mathias Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Rasmus Bengtsson 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 0
18 MF Romain Gall 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
19 MF Erdal Rakip 26 1 4 0 4 0 34 1
20 MF Bonke Innocent 16 0 2 0 1 0 19 0
21 MF Fouad Bachirou 12 0 4 0 2 0 18 0
22 MF Adi Nalić 20 2 2 1 5 1 27 4
23 FW Marcus Antonsson 8 1 5 2 2 0 15 3
24 DF Lasse Nielsen 15 1 4 1 3 0 22 2
27 GK Johan Dahlin 14 0 6 0 2 0 22 0
30 GK Marko Johansson 16 0 0 0 4 0 20 0
31 DF Franz Brorsson 13 2 0 0 2 0 15 2
32 MF Jo Inge Berget 23 6 4 0 6 2 33 8
33 MF Amel Mujanić 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF Pavle Vagić 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
35 MF Samuel Adrian 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
37 FW Tim Prica 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
39 FW Amin Sarr 17 1 0 0 3 0 20 1
40 DF Hugo Andersson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

Allsvenskan
Main article: 2020 Allsvenskan

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF (C) 30 17 9 4 64 30 +34 60 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 IF Elfsborg 30 12 15 3 49 38 +11 51 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 BK Häcken 30 12 13 5 45 29 +16 49
4 Djurgårdens IF 30 14 6 10 48 33 +15 48
5 Mjällby AIF 30 13 8 9 48 44 +4 47
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).
(C) Champions

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 17 9 4 64 30  +34 60 11 4 0 34 9  +25 6 5 4 30 21  +9

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAH
ResultWDDDWLDWWWWWWWWDWDLDDWWLWWWDLW
Position534527752222111111111111111111
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
15 June 2020 Matchday 1 Malmö FF 2–0 Mjällby AIF Malmö
19:00 Christiansen 51', 90+2' Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
18 June 2020 Matchday 2 BK Häcken 1–1 Malmö FF Gothenburg
19:00 Toivio 90+2' Report Molins 23' Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
21 June 2020 Matchday 3 Malmö FF 2–2 Varbergs BoIS Malmö
14:30 Rieks 7'
Kiese Thelin 83'		 Report Johansson 9'
Norlin 75'		 Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
28 June 2020 Matchday 4 AIK 2–2 Malmö FF Solna
17:30 Larsson 45+1'
Hussein 58'		 Report Kiese Thelin 70', 90' (pen.) Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
1 July 2020 Matchday 5 Malmö FF 1–0 Djurgårdens IF Malmö
19:00 Christiansen 43' Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
5 July 2020 Matchday 6 IF Elfsborg 1–0 Malmö FF Borås
14:30 Holst 45+1' Report Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
13 July 2020 Matchday 7 Malmö FF 1–1 IFK Norrköping Malmö
19:00 Rieks 36' Report Almqvist 88' Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
16 July 2020 Matchday 8 Östersunds FK 1–2 Malmö FF Östersund
19:00 Fritzson 71' Report Toivonen 32'
Christiansen 57'		 Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Granit Maqedonci
19 July 2020 Matchday 9 Malmö FF 2–1 Kalmar FF Malmö
14:30 Kiese Thelin 63', 89' Report Elm 36' (pen.) Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
23 July 2020 Matchday 10 Malmö FF 3–0 Hammarby IF Malmö
19:00 Berget 28'
Kiese Thelin 36'
Antonsson 46'		 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
26 July 2020 Matchday 11 IK Sirius 2–5 Malmö FF Uppsala
17:30 Saeid 18' (pen.)
Vecchia 56'		 Report 51' (o.g.)
Toivonen 65'
Kiese Thelin 85'
Berget 90'
Rieks 90+4'		 Stadium: Studenternas IP
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
2 August 2020 Matchday 12 IFK Göteborg 0–3 Malmö FF Gothenburg
17:30 Report Christiansen 5' (pen.)
Sarr 18'
Berget 83'		 Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
5 August 2020 Matchday 13 Malmö FF 4–1 Helsingborgs IF Malmö
19:00 Berget 25' (pen.)
Brorsson 45'
Ahmedhodžić 62'
Kiese Thelin 90+4'		 Report van den Hurk 36' (pen.) Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
9 August 2020 Matchday 14 Falkenbergs FF 0–1 Malmö FF Falkenberg
14:30 Report Berget 10' Stadium: Falcon Alkoholfri Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fredrik Klitte
12 August 2020 Matchday 15 Malmö FF 2–1 Örebro SK Malmö
19:00 Rakip 43'
Nalić 71'		 Report Larsson 27' Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Wolf
16 August 2020 Matchday 16 Mjällby AIF 2–2 Malmö FF Hällevik
17:30 24' (o.g.)
Sabovic 66'		 Report Rieks 54'
Christiansen 72'		 Stadium: Strandvallen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
23 August 2020 Matchday 17 Malmö FF 2–1 Falkenbergs FF Malmö
14:30 Rieks 40'
Kiese Thelin 51'		 Report Englund 87' Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
30 August 2020 Matchday 18 Malmö FF 1–1 IF Elfsborg Malmö
17:30 Christiansen 1' Report Alm 45+4' Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
10 September 2020 Matchday 19 Örebro SK 3–2 Malmö FF Örebro
19:00 Seger 9'
Besara 23', 48'		 Report Berget 14'
Nalić 90'		 Stadium: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Wolf
13 September 2020 Matchday 20 Malmö FF 0–0 AIK Malmö
17:30 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
20 September 2020 Matchday 21 IFK Norrköping 1–1 Malmö FF Norrköping
17:30 Fransson 90' Report Brorsson 50' Stadium: Nya Parken
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
27 September 2020 Matchday 22 Malmö FF 3–0 BK Häcken Malmö
14:30 Toivonen 6'
Kiese Thelin 16', 51'		 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
4 October 2020 Matchday 23 Kalmar FF 0–4 Malmö FF Kalmar
17:30 Report Traustason 6'
Christiansen 41'
Toivonen 61'
Ahmedhodžić 74'		 Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
19 October 2020 Matchday 24 Djurgårdens IF 3–2 Malmö FF Stockholm
19:00 Ulvestad 81'
Holmberg 82', 89'		 Report Toivonen 18', 62' Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
25 October 2020 Matchday 25 Malmö FF 3–1 IFK Göteborg Malmö
17:30 Christiansen 3' (pen.)
Toivonen 35'
64' (o.g.)		 Report Wernbloom 23' Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Wolf
2 November 2020 Matchday 26 Helsingborgs IF 0–1 Malmö FF Helsingborg
19:00 Report Kiese Thelin 15' Stadium: Olympia
Attendance: 0
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
8 November 2020 Matchday 27 Malmö FF 4–0 IK Sirius Malmö
17:30 Kiese Thelin 3'
Christiansen 8'
Toivonen 15'
Larsson 76'		 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Victor Wolf
22 November 2020 Matchday 28 Hammarby IF 2–2 Malmö FF Stockholm
17:30 Jóhannsson 35'
Kačaniklić 79'		 Report 13' (o.g.)
Christiansen 45'		 Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
29 November 2020 Matchday 29 Varbergs BoIS 3–2 Malmö FF Varberg
14:30 Ayer 25'
Selmani 80'
Barny 52'		 Report Nielsen 64'
Larsson 90+3'		 Stadium: Påskbergsvallen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Granit Maqedonci
6 December 2020 Matchday 30 Malmö FF 4–0 Östersunds FK Malmö
14:30 Christiansen 6' 29' (pen.)
Kiese Thelin 8'
Larsson 34'		 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adam Ladebäck

Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

2019–20
The tournament continued from the 2019 season.
Main article: 2019–20 Svenska Cupen
Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malmö FF 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 AFC Eskilstuna 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3 Syrianska FC 3 1 0 2 6 15 −9 3
4 FK Karlskrona 3 0 1 2 3 8 −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
23 February 2020 Matchday 1 Malmö FF 8–0 Syrianska FC Malmö
14:30 Antonsson 6', 47'
Larsson 21'
Traustason 22'
Nalić 50'
Gall 67'
Vagić 69'
Molins 88'		 Report Stadium: Malmö IP
Attendance: 3,569
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
1 March 2020 Matchday 2 FK Karlskrona 1–2 Malmö FF Karlskrona
14:30 Petersson 26' Report Molins 54'
Knudsen 79'		 Stadium: Västra Mark IP
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Fredrik Klitte
8 March 2020 Matchday 3 Malmö FF 3–0 AFC Eskilstuna Malmö
14:30 Christiansen 70'
Nielsen 82'
Larsson 89'		 Report Stadium: Malmö IP
Attendance: 3,469
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
Knockout stage
25 June 2020 Quarter-final Malmö FF 4–1 AIK Malmö
20:15 Christiansen 39', 66', 88'
Rieks 74'		 Report Abraham 7' Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
9 July 2020 Semi-final Mjällby AIF 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Malmö FF Hällevik
20:15 Report Stadium: Strandvallen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
Penalties
Batanero soccer ball with red X
Ogbu soccer ball with check mark
Löfquist soccer ball with check mark
Moro soccer ball with red X		 Berget soccer ball with check mark
Ahmedhodžić soccer ball with check mark
Bachirou soccer ball with red X
Molins soccer ball with check mark
Knudsen soccer ball with check mark
30 July 2020 Final IFK Göteborg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Malmö FF Gothenburg
17:45 Karlsson Lagemyr 86'
Farnerud 94'		 Report Toivonen 40' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Glenn Nyberg

2020–21
Main article: 2020–21 Svenska Cupen
Qualification stage
25 November 2020 Round 2 Lunds BK 0–3 Malmö FF Malmö
19:00 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion *After agreement

UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

2019–20
The tournament continued from the 2019 season.
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
20 February 2020 First Leg VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Malmö FF Wolfsburg
21:00 Brekalo 49'
62' (o.g.)		 Report Kiese Thelin 47' (pen.) Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 13,801
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
27 February 2020 Second Leg Malmö FF 0–3
(1–5 agg.)		 VfL Wolfsburg Malmö
21:00 Report Brekalo 42'
Gerhardt 65'
João Victor 69'		 Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

2020–21
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase and play-off round
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
First qualifying round
27 August 2020 Malmö FF 2–0 KS Cracovia Malmö
19:00 Berget 1'
Rieks 44'		 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Urs Schnyder
Second qualifying round
17 September 2020 Honvéd 0–2 Malmö FF Budapest
21:05 Report Toivonen 43'
Traustason 86'		 Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou
Third qualifying round
24 September 2020 Malmö FF 5–0 Lokomotiva Malmö
19:00 Kiese Thelin 5', 17'
Nalić 31'
Larsson 52'
Rieks 72'		 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: François Letexier
Play-off round
1 October 2020 Malmö FF 1–3 Granada CF Malmö
19:00 Berget 45' Report Machís 30'
Puertas 58'
Herrera 85'		 Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

24 January 2020 IFK Malmö 0–7 Malmö FF Malmö
19:00 Report Ahmedhodžić 7'
Nalić 9', 17'
Andersson 73'
Molins 78', 82'
Rakip 88'		 Stadium: Malmö IP
2 February 2020 Malmö FF 1–3 FC Krasnodar Marbella
16:00 Rakip 115' Report Vorotnikov 68'
Utkin 72'
Borodin 103'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
6 February 2020 Malmö FF 2–0 AC Sparta Prague Marbella
16:00 Antonsson 61'
Berget 77'		 Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
11 February 2020 Malmö FF 1–3 Varbergs BoIS Malmö
13:30 Antonsson 2' Report Lindner 45'
Ejupi 63', 74'		 Stadium: Malmö IP
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg
15 February 2020 Malmö FF 3–2 Jönköpings Södra IF Malmö
20:00 Prica 20'
Rieks 34'
Rakip 45'		 Report Kozica 62'
63' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Malmö IP
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg

Footnotes
  1. "Fouad Bachirou lämnar MFF". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Expressen. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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