2008 Malmö FF season

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Malmö FF
2008 season
ChairmanBengt Madsen
ManagerRoland Nilsson
StadiumMalmö Stadion
Allsvenskan6th
Svenska CupenRound 4
Top goalscorerLeague: Ola Toivonen (14)
All: Ola Toivonen (14)
Highest home attendance18,884 (31 March vs IFK Göteborg, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance2,214 (28 June vs Hammarby IF, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance9,763 (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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Jonas Sandqvist
2 DF File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Ulrich Vinzents
3 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Robert Åhman-Persson
3 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Daniel Theorin
4 DF File:Flag of Liberia.svg LBR Jimmy Dixon
5 DF File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Gabriel
6 DF File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Markus Halsti
7 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Anders Andersson
9 FW File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Niklas Skoog
10 MF File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED Rick Kruys
11 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Jeffrey Aubynn
13 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Babis Stefanidis
14 FW File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Guillermo Molins
15 MF File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Mike Jensen (on loan from Brøndby IF)
16 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Christian Järdler
17 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Joakim Nilsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Edward Ofere
20 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Ola Toivonen
21 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Jimmy Touma
22 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Robin Nilsson
23 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Labinot Harbuzi
24 FW File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Agon Mehmeti
25 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Behrang Safari
26 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Jiloan Hamad
27 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Anes Mravac
28 FW File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Alexander Nilsson
29 DF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Jasmin Sudic
30 MF File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Daniel Andersson (Captain)
31 FW File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN Jonatan Johansson
35 GK File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Dejan Garača
40 GK File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Dusan Melichárek

Disciplinary record

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
File:Yellow card.svg File:Double yellow card.svg File:Red card.svg Notes
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
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
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
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
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Helsingborg qualified for the UEFA Europa League as they received IFK Göteborg's initial qualifying spot.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
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

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAH
ResultDDDDWWWLWDLWDLLWLLDWLLLLWDWWWW
Position6111211842555756777771088101212111212866
Source: svenskfotboll.se
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kickoff times are in CEST.

31 March 2008 Round 1 Malmö FF 1–1 IFK Göteborg Malmö
19:45 Gabriel File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Report Wallerstedt File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 18,884
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Eskilstuna)
13 April 2008 Round 4 Trelleborgs FF 0–0 Malmö FF Trelleborg
17:45 Report Stadium: Vångavallen
Attendance: 6,748
Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Landskrona)
16 April 2008 Round 5 Malmö FF 2–0 Gefle IF Malmö
19:00 Molins File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Dixon File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Report Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 9,147
Referee: Sven-Martin Åkesson (Solna)
4 May 2008 Round 9 Örebro SK 0–3 Malmö FF Örebro
16:00 Report Ofere File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', 47'
Johansson File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Stadium: Behrn Arena
Attendance: 9,445
Referee: Åke Andreasson (Stenungsund
8 May 2008 Round 10 Malmö FF 1–1 GAIS Malmö
19:00 File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (o.g.) Report Pachajyan File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 13,337
Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)
11 May 2008 Round 11 AIK 2–0 Malmö FF Solna
17:45 Stephenson File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'
Mendes File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'
Report Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 19,569
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm)
6 July 2008 Round 13 GIF Sundsvall 0–0 Malmö FF Sundsvall
18:00 Report Stadium: Norrporten Arena
Attendance: 5,269
Referee: Åke Andreasson (Stenungsund)
23 September 2008 Round 23 IFK Norrköping 1–0 Malmö FF Norrköping
19:00 Amuneke File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Report Stadium: Idrottsparken
Attendance: 4,783
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Stockholm)
6 October 2008 Round 25 Malmö FF 3–1 Örebro SK Malmö
19:00 Andersson File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 22'
Ofere File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Report Nordback File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 6,651
Referee: Sven-Martin Åkesson (Solna)
19 October 2008 Round 26 GAIS 2–2 Malmö FF Gothenburg
15:00 Wánderson File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', 90' Report Toivonen File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'
Ofere File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 2,770
Referee: Sven-Martin Åkesson (Solna)
22 October 2008 Round 27 Malmö FF 1–0 AIK Malmö
19:00 Aubynn File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Report Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 7,072
Referee: Tobias Mattsson (Karlstad)

Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in CEST.

1 May 2008 Round 2 Kristianstads FF 2–3 Malmö FF Kristianstad
16:00 Fischer File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Nilsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'
Report Demir File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Molins File:Soccerball shade.svg 78', 93'
Stadium: Kristianstads IP
Attendance: 2,470
Referee: Magnus Ahlsén (Linköping)
15 May 2008 Round 3 Carlstads United BK 0–2 Malmö FF Karlstad
19:00 Report Mehmeti File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Skoog File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Stadium: Tingvalla IP
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Antti Kanerva (Olofstorp)

Non competitive

Pre-season

Mid-season

References