This list is about Malmö FF players with between 1 and 24 league appearances. For a list of all Malmö FF players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Malmö FF players. For the current Malmö FF first-team squad, see First-team squad.
Jari Litmanen made ten appearances and scored three goals for Malmö FF between 2005 and 2007.[1]
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, is a Swedish professional association football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund (The Scanian Football Association), and plays its home games at Stadion.[2] Formed on 24 February 1910, Malmö FF is the most successful club in Sweden in terms of trophies won.[3] The club have won the most league titles of any Swedish club with twenty-one, a joint record eighteen Swedish championship titles and a record fourteen national cup titles.[4][A] The team competes in Allsvenskan as of the 2015 season; this is Malmö FF's 15th consecutive season in the top flight, and their 80th overall. The main rivals of the club are Helsingborgs IF, IFK Göteborg and, historically, IFK Malmö.[6]
Since Malmö FF's first competitive match, more than 450 players have made a league appearance for the club. Many of these players have spent only a short period of their career at Malmö FF before seeking opportunities in other teams; some players had their careers cut short by injury, while others left for other reasons. Jari Litmanen transferred to the club after having a very successful career in various European clubs, Ajax being the most prominent. However Litmanen's two year Malmö FF career was cut short by persistent injury problems.[7]Igor Sypniewski who transferred to Malmö before the club's 2004 title winning season only played eight matches and scored two goals before leaving the club due to personal problems, which led to the club releasing him due to breach of contract.[8]
As of 31 October 2015, a total of 240 players have played fewer than 25 competitive matches for the club. Of those players, 18 are still playing for the club and can add to their total. Three former players – Per-Åke Åkesson, Jesper Bech and Ove Blomberg – each made 24 appearances during their spell at Malmö FF. Johan Wiland, Felipe Carvalho and Nikola Đurđić are the most recent players to have made their first league appearances for the club.
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General
Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive league matches only, including Allsvenskan, Svenska Serien, Superettan and Division 2 matches. Substitute appearances included.
Players are listed according to the total number of league games played, the player with the most goals scored is ranked higher if two or more players are tied.
Positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards. The year 1960 is used as a breaking point in this list for the use of names of defensive and midfield positions.
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Nationality – If a player played international football, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as their country of birth.
Malmö FF career – The year of the player's first appearance for Malmö FF to the year of his last appearance.
Statistics correct as of match played 19 July 2016.[1][9][B]
Jesper Bech made 24 appearances and scored one goal for Malmö FF between 2005 and 2006.[1]Rick Kruys made 21 appearances for Malmö FF between 2008 and 2012.[1]Lee Baxter made 17 appearances for Malmö FF between 2001 and 2003.[1]Daniel Nannskog made 10 appearances and scored one goal for Malmö FF in 1996.[1]Tomas Ražanauskas made 9 appearances for Malmö FF in 1999.[1]Dejan Garača made 3 appearances for Malmö FF between 2008 and 2011.[1]
List of Malmö FF players with between 1 and 24 league appearances
^The title of "Swedish Champions" has been awarded to the winner of four different competitions over the years. Between 1896 and 1925 the title was awarded to the winner of Svenska Mästerskapet, a stand-alone cup tournament. No club were given the title between 1926 and 1930 even though the first-tier league Allsvenskan was played. In 1931 the title was reinstated and awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan. Between 1982 and 1990 a play-off in cup format was held at the end of the league season to decide the champions. After the play-off format in 1991 and 1992 the title was decided by the winner of Mästerskapsserien, an additional league after the end of Allsvenskan. Since the 1993 season the title has once again been awarded to the winner of Allsvenskan.[5]
^For up to date statistics and referencing for current Malmö FF players on this list, see the statistics section at svenskfotboll.se: click on the relevant player's name there to verify that the statistics displayed on this list are correct. For players who are no longer part of the squad, but who played in Malmö FF after 2010, see www.soccerway.com, and enter the player's name into the search field in the upper-right-hand corner and press enter to verify the player's statistics.
^Arne Hjertsson holds the club and Allsvenskan records for most goals scored in a game with 7 goals. The record was set in an Allsvenskan match against Halmstads BK on 3 June 1943. The Allsvenskan record is shared with Gunnar Nordahl.[1]
References
^ abcdefghiAlsiö, Martin (2011). 100 år med Allsvensk fotboll (in Swedish). Idrottsförlaget. pp. 307–309. ISBN978-91-977326-7-3.
^"Fakta" [Facts]. mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^"Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
^"Svenska mästare 1896–1925, 1931–" [Swedish champions 1896–1925, 1931–]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^Törner, Ole (2005). Malmö FF; En Supporters Handbok (in Swedish). Bokförlaget DN. pp. 52–54. ISBN91-7588-683-9.
^"Litmanen opereras och bryter med MFF" [Litmanen to undergo surgery, released from MFF contract]. svd.se (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^"MFF säger upp Sypniewski" [Sypniewski released by MFF]. sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^Smitt, Rikard (2009). Ända sen gamla dagar... (in Swedish). Project Management AB. pp. 258–265. ISBN978-91-633-5767-1.
