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
ChairmanHans Cavalli-Björkman
Head coachBob Houghton
StadiumMalmö Stadion
Allsvenskan4th
1978–79 European CupRunners-up
1979–80 UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerTommy Andersson (5)

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[1]

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 Kinnvall
— 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[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  1. Malmö FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1979–80.

Matches
16 April 1979 Round 1Malmö FF1 – 0Hammarby IFMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
28 April 1979 Round 2Kalmar FF0 – 1Malmö FFKalmar
Stadium: Fredriksskans
3 May 1979 Round 3Malmö FF3 – 0IF ElfsborgMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
6 May 1979 Round 4IFK Norrköping1 – 0Malmö FFNorrköping
Stadium: Idrottsparken
14 May 1979 Round 5Malmö FF2 – 2Halmstads BKMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
17 May 1979 Round 6IFK Sundsvall1 – 2Malmö FFSundsvall
Stadium: Idrottsparken
21 May 1979 Round 7IS Halmia1 – 1Malmö FFHalmstad
Stadium: Örjans Vall
4 June 1979 Round 9Landskrona BoIS0 – 1Malmö FFLandskrona
Stadium: Landskrona IP
13 June 1979 Round 10Malmö FF0 – 2Östers IFMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
18 June 1979 Round 11Åtvidabergs FF0 – 0Malmö FFÅtvidaberg
Stadium: Kopparvallen
21 June 1979 Round 8Malmö FF0 – 4IFK GöteborgMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
25 June 1979 Round 12Malmö FF0 – 0AIKMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
4 July 1979 Round 13Djurgårdens IF0 – 1Malmö FFStockholm
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion
18 July 1979 Round 14Malmö FF1 – 0Djurgårdens IFMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
1 August 1979 Round 15AIK1 – 1Malmö FFSolna
Stadium: Råsunda
9 August 1979 Round 16Malmö FF2 – 0Åtvidabergs FFMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
20 August 1979 Round 17Halmstads BK1 – 1Malmö FFHalmstad
Stadium: Örjans Vall
23 August 1979 Round 18Malmö FF3 – 0IFK SundsvallMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
30 August 1979 Round 19Östers IF2 – 0Malmö FFVäxjö
Stadium: Värendsvallen
10 September 1979 Round 20Malmö FF3 – 1Landskrona BoISMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
13 September 1979 Round 21IFK Göteborg1 – 1Malmö FFGothenburg
Stadium: Ullevi
23 September 1979 Round 22Malmö FF3 – 0IS HalmiaMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
30 September 1979 Round 23Malmö FF0 – 3Kalmar FFMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
14 October 1979 Round 24Hammarby IF0 – 1Malmö FFStockholm
Stadium: Söderstadion
20 October 1979 Round 25Malmö FF1 – 1IFK NorrköpingMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
28 October 1979 Round 26IF Elfsborg3 – 1Malmö FFBorås
Stadium: Ryavallen

Svenska Cupen
The tournament continued into the 1980 season.
25 July 1979 Fourth roundIF Brommapojkarna0 – 4Malmö FFStockholm
26 August 1979 Fifth roundMalmö FF2 – 1 (a.e.t.)IF ElfsborgMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion
17 October 1979 Sixth roundMalmö FF3 – 0Västerås SKMalmö
Stadium: Malmö Stadion

European Cup
The tournament continued from the 1978 season.
Main article: 1978–79 European Cup

Quarter-finals
7 March 1979 First LegWisła Kraków 2 – 1 Malmö FFKraków, Poland
Nawałka  26'
Kmiecik  85'		 Report Hansson  13' Stadium: Stadion Miejski
21 March 1979 Second LegMalmö FF 4 – 1
(5 – 3 agg.)		 Wisła KrakówMalmö, Sweden
Ljungberg  65' (pen.), 72', 90' (pen.)
Cervin  82'		 Report Kmiecik  58' Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Semi-finals
11 April 1979 First LegAustria Vienna 0 – 0 Malmö FFVienna, Austria
Report Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
25 April 1979 Second LegMalmö FF 1 – 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 Austria ViennaMalmö, Sweden
Hansson  47' Report Stadium: Malmö Stadion

Final
Main article: 1979 European Cup Final
30 May 1979 FinalNottingham Forest 1 – 0 Malmö FFMunich, 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
19 September 1979 First LegKPT Kuopio 1 – 2 Malmö FFKuopio, Finland
Stadium: Väinölänniemen stadion
3 October 1979 Second LegMalmö FF 2 – 0
(4 – 1 agg.)		 KPT KuopioMalmö, Sweden
Stadium: Malmö IP

Second round
24 October 1979 First LegFeyenoord 4 – 0 Malmö FFRotterdam, Netherlands
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
7 November 1979 Second LegMalmö FF 1 – 1
(1 – 5 agg.)		 FeyenoordMalmö, Sweden
Stadium: Malmö IP

Intercontinental Cup
The tournament continued into the 1980 season.
Main article: 1979 Intercontinental Cup
18 November 1979 First LegMalmö FF 0 – 1 OlimpiaMalmö, Sweden
Isasi  41' Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
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References
  1. "Malmö FF - Kader 1978/1979". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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