2008 Malmö FF season
2008 season | ||||
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Chairman | Bengt Madsen | |||
Manager | Roland Nilsson | |||
Stadium | Malmö Stadion | |||
Allsvenskan | 6th | |||
Svenska Cupen | Round 4 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Ola Toivonen (14) All: Ola Toivonen (14) | |||
Highest home attendance | 18,884 (31 March vs IFK Göteborg, Allsvenskan) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 2,214 (28 June vs Hammarby IF, Svenska Cupen) | |||
Average home league attendance | 9,763 (Allsvenskan only) | |||
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The 2008 season was Malmö FF's 97th in existence, their 73rd season in Allsvenskan and their 8th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished in 6th position and Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the fourth round. The season was Roland Nilssons first season as Malmö FF manager and the last season for the club at Malmö Stadion before moving to Swedbank Stadion for the 2009 season. To celebrate the club's 51-year stay at the stadium, an alternative home kit was used for the first and last match of the league season. The last league match at Malmö Stadion was played against GIF Sundsvall on 9 November and won 6–0 by Malmö FF.
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Disciplinary record
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
File:Yellow card.svg | File:Double yellow card.svg | File:Red card.svg | Notes |
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2 | DF | File:Flag of Denmark.svg | Vinzents | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | MF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Å-Persson | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | File:Flag of Liberia.svg | Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | File:Flag of Brazil.svg | Gabriel | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | File:Flag of Finland.svg | Halsti | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | Kruys | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Aubynn | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Molins | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | MF | File:Flag of Denmark.svg | Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | DF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Järdler | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg | Ofere | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Toivonen | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Harbuzi | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | FW | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Mehmeti | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | DF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Safari | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | DF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Sudic | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | MF | File:Flag of Sweden.svg | Andersson | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | FW | File:Flag of Finland.svg | Johansson | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
File:Yellow card.svg = Number of bookings; File:Double yellow card.svg = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; File:Red card.svg = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Club
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Manager | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Roland Nilsson |
Assistant manager | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Gren |
Assistant manager | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Engqvist |
Goalkeeping coach | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonnie Fedel |
First team coach | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Staffan Tapper |
Physician | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Dahan |
Source: MFF-aren 2008. Malmö FF. 2008. ISBN 978-91-977915-0-2.
Other information
Chairman | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Madsen |
Managing director | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Pelle Svensson |
Sport director | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Hasse Borg |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Malmö Stadion (27,500 / ) |
Source: MFF-aren 2008. Malmö FF. 2008. ISBN 978-91-977915-0-2.
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Allsvenskan | — | — | 6th | 31 March 2008 | 9 November 2008 |
Svenska Cupen | Second round | — | Fourth round | 1 May 2008 | 28 June 2008 |
Source: Competitions
Allsvenskan
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Helsingborgs IF | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | AIK | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 45 | |
6 | Malmö FF | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 | |
7 | Örebro SK | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 42 | |
8 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ↑ Helsingborg qualified for the UEFA Europa League as they received IFK Göteborg's initial qualifying spot.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Results by round
Matches
Kickoff times are in CEST.
31 March 2008 Round 1 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | IFK Göteborg | Malmö |
5 April 2008 Round 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 1–1 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
10 April 2008 Round 3 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
13 April 2008 Round 4 | Trelleborgs FF | 0–0 | Malmö FF | Trelleborg |
21 April 2008 Round 6 | Halmstads BK | 2–3 | Malmö FF | Halmstad |
24 April 2008 Round 7 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | IFK Norrköping | Malmö |
28 April 2008 Round 8 | Helsingborgs IF | 4–2 | Malmö FF | Helsingborg |
3 July 2008 Round 12 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | Ljungskile SK | Malmö |
6 July 2008 Round 13 | GIF Sundsvall | 0–0 | Malmö FF | Sundsvall |
14 July 2008 Round 14 | Malmö FF | 2–4 | Hammarby IF | Malmö |
2 August 2008 Round 17 | IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
10 August 2008 Round 18 | Malmö FF | 1–2 | Djurgårdens IF | Malmö |
25 August 2008 Round 20 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Trelleborgs FF | Malmö |
13 September 2008 Round 22 | Malmö FF | 0–3 | Halmstads BK | Malmö |
17 September 2008 Round 19 | IF Elfsborg | 4–0 | Malmö FF | Borås |
23 September 2008 Round 23 | IFK Norrköping | 1–0 | Malmö FF | Norrköping |
30 September 2008 Round 24 | Malmö FF | 1–2 | Helsingborgs IF | Malmö |
19 October 2008 Round 26 | GAIS | 2–2 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
28 October 2008 Round 28 | Ljungskile SK | 1–3 | Malmö FF | Ljungskile |
3 November 2008 Round 29 | Hammarby IF | 3–6 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
9 November 2008 Round 30 | Malmö FF | 6–0 | GIF Sundsvall | Malmö |
Svenska Cupen
Kickoff times are in CEST.
1 May 2008 Round 2 | Kristianstads FF | 2–3 | Malmö FF | Kristianstad |
15 May 2008 Round 3 | Carlstads United BK | 0–2 | Malmö FF | Karlstad |
28 June 2008 Round 4 | Malmö FF | 2–3 | Hammarby IF | Malmö |
Non competitive
Pre-season
9 February 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Lyngby BK | Malmö, Sweden |
18 February 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Trelleborgs FF | Malmö, Sweden |
23 February 2008 Friendly | FC Nordsjælland File:Flag of Denmark.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF | Farum, Denmark |
2 March 2008 Friendly | Palm Beach Pumas File:Flag of the United States.svg | 1–14 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF | Florida, United States |
4 March 2008 Friendly | UCF Knights File:Flag of the United States.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF | Florida, United States |
11 March 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Mjällby AIF | Malmö, Sweden |
15 March 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Lyn | Malmö, Sweden |
24 March 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 2–3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg BK Häcken | Malmö, Sweden |
Mid-season
14 June 2008 Friendly | Malmö FF File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg FC Honka | Malmö, Sweden |
20 August 2008 Friendly | FC Nordsjælland File:Flag of Denmark.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF | Farum, Denmark |
References
- MFF-aren 2008. Malmö FF. 2008. ISBN 978-91-977915-0-2.