2017 Malmö FF season

The 2017 season was Malmö FF's 106th in existence, their 82nd season in Allsvenskan and their 17th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished first, and the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League where they were knocked out in the second qualifying round. Malmö FF also participated in one competition in which the club continued playing in for the 2018 season, the 2017–18 Svenska Cupen. The season began with the first Allsvenskan match on 1 April and the season concluded with the last league match on 5 November.

Malmö FF
2017 season
ChairmanHåkan Jeppsson
Head coachMagnus Pehrsson
StadiumStadion
Allsvenskan1st
2017–18 UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jo Inge Berget (10)
All: Jo Inge Berget (11)
Highest home attendance21,354 (27 August vs IFK Göteborg, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance14,482 (1 July vs AFC Eskilstuna, Allsvenskan)
Average home league attendance18,254

For the second time in recent years, Malmö FF won back to back league titles, claiming their 20th Swedish championship. The club had previously won back to back titles in 2013 and 2014. Magnus Pehrsson was appointed new head coach after the departure of Allan Kuhn at the end of last season. The club failed to repeat the UEFA Champions League group stage success of previous years, exiting the competition at the first hurdle in the second qualifying round against Macedonian club FK Vardar.

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
3 DF  SWE Anton Tinnerholm
4 DF  SWE Behrang Safari (vice captain)
5 MF  SWE Erdal Rakip
6 MF  SWE Oscar Lewicki
7 MF  DEN Anders Christiansen
8 FW  SWE Carlos Strandberg
9 FW  SWE Markus Rosenberg (captain)
10 MF  NOR Magnus Wolff Eikrem
11 FW  SWE Alexander Jeremejeff
13 DF  PER Yoshimar Yotún
15 MF  SWE Paweł Cibicki
17 DF  SWE Rasmus Bengtsson
20 MF  NGA Bonke Innocent
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  GHA Kingsley Sarfo
23 MF  NOR Jo Inge Berget
24 DF  DEN Lasse Nielsen
25 DF  URU Felipe Carvalho
26 DF  NOR Andreas Vindheim
27 GK  SWE Johan Dahlin
29 GK  SWE Fredrik Andersson
31 DF  SWE Franz Brorsson
32 MF  SWE Mattias Svanberg
33 FW  SWE Teddy Bergqvist
34 MF  SWE Pavle Vagić
35 MF  SWE Samuel Adrian
37 DF  SWE Dennis Hadžikadunić

Players in/out

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
24 DF Lasse Nielsen 29 Gent Transfer Winter 2020 (€650,000) mff.se
21 MF Kingsley Sarfo 22 IK Sirius Transfer Summer 2021 (€1,330,000) [1] mff.se
27 GK Johan Dahlin 30 Midtjylland Transfer Summer 2020 (€370,000) mff.se
20 MF Bonke Innocent 21 Lillestrøm Transfer Summer 2021 (€840,000) [2] mff.se
8 FW Carlos Strandberg 21 Club Brugge Transfer Summer 2021 (€1,000,000) mff.se

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
8 MF Enoch Kofi Adu 26 Akhisar Belediyespor Transfer Winter (€600,000) mff.se
30 GK Marko Johansson 18 Trelleborgs FF Loan Winter – mff.se
18 MF Piotr Johansson 21 Gefle IF End of contract Winter Free mff.se
21 DF Kári Árnason 34 Omonia Nicosia Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
14 MF Erik Andersson 19 Trelleborgs FF Loan Winter – mff.se
22 MF Tobias Sana 27 AGF End of contract Summer Free mff.se
33 FW Teddy Bergqvist 18 Åtvidabergs FF Loan Summer – mff.se
2 DF Pa Konate 23 SPAL Transfer Summer (€300,000) mff.se
1 GK Johan Wiland 36 Hammarby IF Transfer Summer Undisclosed mff.se
13 MF Yoshimar Yotún 27 Orlando City Transfer Summer Undisclosed mff.se
15 MF Paweł Cibicki 23 Leeds United Transfer Summer (€1,700,000) [3] mff.se

Player statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 5 November 2017
Number Position Name 2017 Allsvenskan 2017–18 Svenska Cupen 2017–18 UEFA Champions League Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals
1 GK Johan Wiland 16 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
2 DF Pa Konate 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
3 DF Anton Tinnerholm 27 5 1 0 2 0 30 5
4 DF Behrang Safari 21 1 1 0 0 0 22 1
5 MF Erdal Rakip 27 8 1 1 2 0 30 9
6 MF Oscar Lewicki 29 2 1 0 2 0 32 2
7 MF Anders Christiansen 27 5 1 0 2 0 30 5
8 FW Carlos Strandberg 9 2 1 0 0 0 10 2
9 FW Markus Rosenberg 24 7 0 0 1 1 25 8
10 MF Magnus Wolff Eikrem 15 1 0 0 2 0 17 1
11 FW Alexander Jeremejeff 20 5 1 1 0 0 21 6
13 MF Yoshimar Yotún 15 2 0 0 2 0 17 2
15 MF Paweł Cibicki 20 5 1 0 1 0 22 5
17 DF Rasmus Bengtsson 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
20 MF Bonke Innocent 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF Kingsley Sarfo 8 2 1 0 0 0 9 2
22 MF Tobias Sana 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Jo Inge Berget 25 10 1 1 2 0 28 11
24 DF Lasse Nielsen 25 1 1 0 2 0 28 1
25 DF Felipe Carvalho 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
26 DF Andreas Vindheim 19 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
27 GK Johan Dahlin 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
29 GK Fredrik Andersson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
31 DF Franz Brorsson 23 0 1 1 2 1 26 2
32 MF Mattias Svanberg 18 1 1 0 2 0 21 1
33 FW Teddy Bergqvist 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
34 MF Pavle Vagić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
35 MF Samuel Adrian 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
37 DF Dennis Hadžikadunić 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Allsvenskan N/A — Winner 1 April 20175 November 2017
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round — Second qualifying round 12 July 201718 July 2017

Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan
Main article: 2017 Allsvenskan

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF (C) 30 19 7 4 63 27 +36 64 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 AIK 30 16 9 5 47 22 +25 57 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Djurgårdens IF 30 15 8 7 54 30 +24 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 BK Häcken 30 14 10 6 42 28 +14 52 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Östersunds FK 30 13 11 6 48 32 +16 50
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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of 2017–18 Svenska Cupen (Djurgårdens IF) qualified for European competitions based on their league position, the berth awarded to the 3rd-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the 4th-placed team (BK Häcken).

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 19 7 4 63 27  +36 64 10 3 2 39 15  +24 9 4 2 24 12  +12

Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDWWWDWWWDLWWWWDWWWWLDLWDWWWDWL
Position711111111111111111111111111111
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
1 April 2017 1IFK Göteborg1 - 1Malmö FFGothenburg
13:00 Boman  8' Report Cibicki  34' Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 32,129
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
11 April 2017 2Malmö FF2 - 0GIF SundsvallMalmö
18:30 Safari  35'
Rosenberg  60'		 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 18,378
Referee: Patrik Eriksson
16 April 2017 3Halmstads BK0 - 3Malmö FFHalmstad
15:00 Report Christiansen  35'
Cibicki  38', 63'		 Stadium: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 8,297
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
24 April 2017 4Malmö FF3 - 2Djurgårdens IFMalmö
19:00 Tinnerholm  31'
Berget  75'
Yotún  86'		 Report Eriksson  45+2' (pen.)
Engvall  65'		 Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 19,074
Referee: Jonas Eriksson
27 April 2017 5Kalmar FF0 - 0Malmö FFKalmar
19:00 Report Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
1 May 2017 6Malmö FF2 - 1Örebro SKMalmö
15:00 Rosenberg  63' (pen.)
Jeremejeff  83'		 Report Igboananike  48' Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 17,846
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
8 May 2017 7IF Elfsborg1 - 2Malmö FFBorås
19:00 Prodell  83' Report Cibicki  79'
Berget  90+1'		 Stadium: Borås Arena
Attendance: 8,452
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
14 May 2017 8Malmö FF2 - 1Östersunds FKMalmö
17:30 Rosenberg  52'
Rakip  90+5'		 Report Sema  80' Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 19,887
Referee: Magnus Lindgren
17 May 2017 9Hammarby IF1 - 1Malmö FFStockholm
19:00 Smárason  51' Report Tinnerholm  68' Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 22,456
Referee: Johan Hamlin
21 May 2017 10Malmö FF1 - 2IFK NorrköpingMalmö
17:30 Rosenberg  76' Report Sjölund  83'
Holmberg  85'		 Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 20,145
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
29 May 2017 11AIK0 - 1Malmö FFSolna
19:00 Report Carvalho  90+3' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 19,570
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
3 June 2017 12Jönköpings Södra IF1 - 2Malmö FFJönköping
18:00 Kozica  52' Report Christiansen  19'
Rakip  62'		 Stadium: Stadsparksvallen
Attendance: 5,565
Referee: Patrik Eriksson
1 July 2017 13Malmö FF3 - 2AFC EskilstunaMalmö
16:00 Svanberg  18'
Yotún  53'
Lewicki  66'		 Report Eddahri  31'
Ali  45+3'		 Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 14,482
Referee: Bojan Pandžić
8 July 2017 14BK Häcken0 - 1Malmö FFGothenburg
18:00 Report Jeremejeff  19' Stadium: Bravida Arena
Attendance: 4,504
Referee: Johan Hamlin
15 July 2017 15Malmö FF3 - 3IK SiriusMalmö
16:00 Berget  6', 40'
Sarfo  69'		 Report Arvidsson  66'
Vecchia  82'
Haglund  90'		 Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 15,501
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
22 July 2017 16Malmö FF2 - 0Jönköpings Södra IFMalmö
16:00 Christiansen  67'
Eikrem  73'		 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 15,049
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
29 July 2017 17GIF Sundsvall0 - 1Malmö FFSundsvall
18:00 Report Rakip  78' Stadium: Norrporten Arena
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
7 August 2017 18Djurgårdens IF0 - 1Malmö FFStockholm
19:00 Report  90+4' (o.g.) Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 22,208
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
11 August 2017 19Malmö FF6 - 0Kalmar FFMalmö
19:00 Berget  23' (pen.)
Jeremejeff  24'
Cibicki  55' (pen.)
Rakip  59'
Sarfo  76'
Christiansen  81'		 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 20,202
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
19 August 2017 20AFC Eskilstuna3 - 1Malmö FFEskilstuna
16:00 Buya Turay  5', 28'
Eddahri  15'		 Report Berget  59' (pen.) Stadium: Tunavallen
Attendance: 3,115
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
27 August 2017 21Malmö FF2 - 2IFK GöteborgMalmö
17:30 Berget  65'
Rosenberg  82'		 Report Hysén  3'
Eriksson  85'		 Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 21,354
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
10 September 2017 22Örebro SK2 - 1Malmö FFÖrebro
15:00 Gerzić  61'
Besara  90+2'		 Report Vindheim  49' Stadium: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 7,224
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
17 September 2017 23Malmö FF4 - 0Hammarby IFMalmö
17:30 Rakip  21', 62'
Berget  49'
Jeremejeff  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 18,830
Referee: Johan Hamlin
20 September 2017 24Östersunds FK2 - 2Malmö FFÖstersund
19:00 Nouri  49' (pen.)
Sema  90'		 Report Rakip  25'
Lewicki  66'		 Stadium: Jämtkraft Arena
Attendance: 6,157
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
25 September 2017 25Malmö FF6 - 0IF ElfsborgMalmö
19:00  9' (o.g.)
 40' (o.g.)
Rosenberg  53' (pen.)
Rakip  62'
Tinnerholm  72', 76'		 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 16,212
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
1 October 2017 26Malmö FF2 - 0Halmstads BKMalmö
15:00  55' (o.g.)
Rosenberg  84'		 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 18,189
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
16 October 2017 27IFK Norrköping1 - 3Malmö FFNorrköping
19:00 Moberg Karlsson  9' Report Strandberg  49'
Nielsen  61'
Christiansen  84'		 Stadium: Nya Parken
Attendance: 13,769
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
23 October 2017 28Malmö FF0 - 0AIKMalmö
19:00 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 19,535
Referee: Stefan Johannesson
29 October 2017 29IK Sirius0 - 4Malmö FFUppsala
15:00 Report Jeremejeff  9'
Strandberg  18'
Tinnerholm  63'
Berget  78'		 Stadium: Studenternas IP
Attendance: 4,411
Referee: Victor Wolf
5 November 2017 30Malmö FF1 - 2BK HäckenMalmö
15:00 Berget  84' Report Ojala  32'
Faltsetas  72'		 Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim

Svenska Cupen

2017–18
The tournament continues into the 2018 season.
Main article: 2017–18 Svenska Cupen
Qualification stage
23 August 2017 Round 2FC Trollhättan1–4Malmö FFTrollhättan
18:30 Ikenna Kean  4' Report Jeremejeff  22'
Brorsson  44'
Berget  88' (pen.)
Rakip  90'		 Stadium: Edsborgs IP
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Granit Maqedonci

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round
12 July 2017 First LegMalmö FF 1 - 1 FK VardarMalmö
19:00 UTC+2 Brorsson  75' Report Nikolov  63' Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 20,058
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason
18 July 2017 Second LegFK Vardar 3 - 1
(4 - 2 agg.)		 Malmö FFStrumica
18:00 UTC+2 Grncharov  55'
Barseghyan  61'
Nikolov  90+1'		 Report Rosenberg  16' (pen.) Stadium: Stadion Mladost
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Anatoliy Zhabchenko

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

28 January 2017 Malmö FF 0-1 FC HelsingørMalmö
16:00 Report Olsen  79' Stadium: Malmö IP
Attendance: 3,084
4 February 2017 Malmö FF0-2Östersunds FKSalou
10:30 Report Bertilsson  73'
Bergqvist  87'		 Stadium: Complex Esportiu Futbol Salou
8 February 2017 Malmö FF3-1IK SiriusSalou
13:00 Berget  5'
Eikrem  63'
Vindheim  77'		 Report Nilsson  36' Stadium: Complex Esportiu Futbol Salou
25 February 2017 Malmö FF 2-1 SK BrannMalmö
15:00 Cibicki  35'
Berget  50'		 Report Børven  56' Stadium: Malmö IP
Attendance: 1,750
5 March 2017 Malmö FF 1-1 Rosenborg BKMalmö
15:00 Eikrem  37' Report Jevtović  56' Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 1,457
11 March 2017 Malmö FF1-0Jönköpings Södra IFMalmö
15:00 Sana  85' Report Stadium: Malmö IP
Attendance: 1,733
18 March 2017 Malmö FF 1-1 Molde FKMarbella
16:00 Safari  6' Report Hestad  90+4' Stadium: Estadio Jose Burgos De Quintana
23 March 2017 Malmö FF0-1AFC EskilstunaMalmö
16:00 Report Buya Turay  45' Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 728

Mid-season
27 June 2017 Malmö FF 1-1 NK LokomotivaMalmö
19:00 UTC+2 Cibicki  40' Report Kolar  55' Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 2,048

Footnotes
  1. "Officiellt: Sarfo klar för Malmö". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. "Klart: Malmö FF värvar Innocent". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Cibicki klar för Leeds - MFF får 16 miljoner". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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