2023 Malmö FF season

The 2023 season is Malmö FF's 112th in existence, their 88th season in Allsvenskan and their 23rd consecutive season in the league. They are competing in Allsvenskan, the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen and the 2023–24 Svenska Cupen.

Malmö FF
2023 season
ChairmanAnders Pålsson
Head coachHenrik Rydström
StadiumEleda Stadion
2022–23 Svenska CupenQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Isaac Kiese Thelin (8)
All: Isaac Kiese Thelin (10)
Highest home attendance21,312 (1 April vs Kalmar FF, Allsvenskan)

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 Sweden SWE Melker Ellborg
2 DF Sweden SWE Anton Tinnerholm
3 DF Denmark DEN Jonas Knudsen
4 DF Finland FIN Niklas Moisander
5 MF Denmark DEN Søren Rieks
6 MF Sweden SWE Oscar Lewicki
7 MF France FRA Mahamé Siby
8 MF Peru PER Sergio Peña
9 FW Sweden SWE Isaac Kiese Thelin
10 MF Denmark DEN Anders Christiansen (captain)
11 FW Sweden SWE Sebastian Nanasi
13 DF Sweden SWE Martin Olsson
15 MF Sweden SWE Joseph Ceesay
19 DF Canada CAN Derek Cornelius
20 MF Sweden SWE Moustafa Zeidan
21 FW Sweden SWE Stefano Vecchia
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Sweden SWE Taha Ali
24 DF Denmark DEN Lasse Nielsen
25 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Busanello
27 GK Sweden SWE Johan Dahlin
29 DF Sweden SWE Noah Eile
30 GK Mali MLI Ismael Diawara
31 MF Sweden SWE Hugo Larsson
32 FW Iceland ISL Daníel Guðjohnsen
33 FW Sierra Leone SLE Mohamed Buya Turay
33 DF Sweden SWE Elison Makolli
34 MF Sweden SWE Markus Björkqvist
35 DF Cameroon CMR Samuel Kotto
36 MF Kosovo KOS Patriot Sejdiu
38 MF Sweden SWE Hugo Bolin
40 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Lomotey

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
2 DF Sweden Anton Tinnerholm 31 New York City United States Transfer Winter 2026 Free mff.se
19 DF Canada Derek Cornelius 25 Vancouver Whitecaps Canada Transfer Winter 2026 (€455,000)[1] mff.se
22 MF Sweden Taha Ali 24 Helsingborg Transfer Winter 2026 (€720,000)[2] mff.se
25 DF Brazil Gabriel Busanello 24 Chapecoense Brazil Transfer Winter 2026 Undisclosed mff.se
21 FW Sweden Stefano Vecchia 28 Rosenborg Norway Transfer Winter 2026 Undisclosed mff.se
18 DF Sweden Pontus Jansson[note 1] 32 Brentford England Transfer Summer 2027 Free mff.se

  1. Jansson will join when the transfer window opens on 7 July 2023.

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
11 FW Sweden Ola Toivonen 36 Retired End of contract Winter mff.se
18 FW United States Romain Gall 27 Mladost Novi Sad Serbia End of contract Winter Free mff.se
7 MF North Macedonia Erdal Rakip 26 Antalyaspor Turkey End of contract Winter Free mff.se
35 MF Sweden Samuel Adrian 24 Jönköpings Södra Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
GK Sweden Viktor Andersson 18 Lunds BK Loan Winter mff.se
DF Sweden Raymond Adjei 18 Olympic Loan Winter mff.se
DF Sweden Josef Al-Imam 18 Olympic Loan Winter mff.se
DF Sweden André Alvarez Perez 17 Olympic Loan Winter mff.se
FW Sweden Samuel Burakovsky 20 Olympic Loan Winter mff.se
MF Senegal Mamadou Diagne 19 Olympic Loan Winter mff.se
MF Sweden Philip Malky 18 Olympic Loan Winter mff.se
28 MF Sweden David Edvardsson 20 Landskrona BoIS Loan Winter mff.se
16 GK Sweden Mathias Nilsson 23 Örgryte Loan Winter mff.se
26 MF Sweden Mubaarak Nuh 20 Örgryte Loan Winter mff.se
MF Sweden Amel Mujanic 21 Örgryte Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
32 FW Norway Jo Inge Berget 32 Free agent End of contract Winter mff.se
22 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Adi Nalić 25 Hammarby End of contract Winter Free mff.se
MF Sweden Melker Widell 20 Landskrona BoIS Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
23 DF Czech Republic Matěj Chaluš 24 Groningen Netherlands Loan Winter mff.se
14 DF Sweden Felix Beijmo 24 AGF Denmark Loan Winter mff.se
17 FW Ghana Malik Abubakari 22 Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Loan Winter mff.se
DF Mali Ismaël Sidibé 21 F91 Dudelange Luxembourg Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
MF Sweden August Karlin 19 Jönköpings Södra Loan Winter mff.se
21 MF Sweden Peter Gwargis 22 Degerfors Loan Winter mff.se
29 DF Sweden Noah Eile 20 Mjällby Loan Winter mff.se
33 FW Sierra Leone Mohamed Buya Turay 28 Free agent Released Winter mff.se
34 MF Sweden Markus Björkqvist 19 Trelleborgs FF Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se

Player statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 14 May 2023[3]
Number Position Name 2023 Allsvenskan 2022–23 Svenska Cupen
2023–24 Svenska Cupen		 Continental Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals
1 GK Melker Ellborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Anton Tinnerholm 4 0 4 0 0 0 8 0
3 DF Jonas Knudsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Niklas Moisander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Søren Rieks 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
6 MF Oscar Lewicki 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
7 MF Mahamé Siby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Sergio Peña 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
9 FW Isaac Kiese Thelin 8 8 4 2 0 0 12 10
10 MF Anders Christiansen 7 1 3 2 0 0 10 3
11 FW Sebastian Nanasi 7 4 4 2 0 0 11 6
13 DF Martin Olsson 5 0 3 0 0 0 8 0
14 DF Felix Beijmo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Joseph Ceesay 7 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
16 GK Mathias Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Malik Abubakari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Derek Cornelius 8 0 4 1 0 0 12 1
20 MF Moustafa Zeidan 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 0
21 FW Stefano Vecchia 7 3 0 0 0 0 7 3
22 MF Taha Ali 8 2 3 0 0 0 11 2
23 DF Matěj Chaluš 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Lasse Nielsen 7 0 4 0 0 0 11 0
25 MF Gabriel Busanello 8 0 4 0 0 0 12 0
26 MF Mubaarak Nuh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 GK Johan Dahlin 8 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
28 MF David Edvardsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Noah Eile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Ismael Diawara 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
31 MF Hugo Larsson 8 1 3 0 0 0 11 1
32 FW Daníel Guðjohnsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Mohamed Buya Turay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Elison Makolli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Markus Björkqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Samuel Kotto 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 MF Patriot Sejdiu 3 1 3 0 0 0 6 1
38 MF Hugo Bolin 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 0
40 MF Emmanuel Lomotey 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

Competitions

Allsvenskan
Main article: 2023 Allsvenskan

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF 8 8 0 0 21 4 +17 24 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 IF Elfsborg 8 6 1 1 20 7 +13 19 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 BK Häcken 8 6 0 2 23 9 +14 18
4 IFK Norrköping 8 5 2 1 14 7 +7 17
5 IF Brommapojkarna 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 13
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. 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) 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).

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 8 0 0 21 4  +17 24 4 0 0 11 3  +8 4 0 0 10 1  +9

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAAH
ResultWWWWWWWW
Position521111111
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
1 April 2023 Matchday 1 Malmö FF 1–0 Kalmar FF Malmö
15:00 Kiese Thelin 67' (pen) Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 21,312
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
8 April 2023 Matchday 2 IF Brommapojkarna 1–2 Malmö FF Stockholm
15:00 Jensen 17' Report Kiese Thelin 80', 90+2' Stadium: Grimsta IP
Attendance: 2,788
Referee: Victor Wolf
17 April 2023 Matchday 3 IFK Göteborg 0–1 Malmö FF Gothenburg
19:10 Report Kiese Thelin 20' Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 17,051
Referee: Fredrik Klitte
24 April 2023 Matchday 4 Malmö FF 3–0 IFK Norrköping Malmö
19:10 Kiese Thelin 14'
Vecchia 72'
Ali 78'		 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 17,832
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
30 April 2023 Matchday 5 Malmö FF 4–2 Hammarby IF Malmö
15:00 Vecchia 15'
Kiese Thelin 36', 43', 59'		 Report Đukanović 58'
Nalić 73'		 Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 21,102
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
4 May 2023 Matchday 6 Varbergs BoIS 0–6 Malmö FF Varberg
19:00 Report Larsson 3'
Rieks 5'
Nanasi 11', 49', 83' (pen.)
Ali 59'		 Stadium: Påskbergsvallen
Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Victor Wolf
7 May 2023 Matchday 7 Malmö FF 3–1 AIK Malmö
15:00 Vecchia 10'
Nanasi 15'
Christiansen 40'		 Report Faraj 8' (pen.) Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 19,887
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
14 May 2023 Matchday 8 Halmstads BK 0–1 Malmö FF Halmstad
17:30 Report Sejdiu 90+6' Stadium: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 10,240
Referee: Andreas Ekberg
21 May 2023 Matchday 9 Malmö FF v BK Häcken Malmö
15:00 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
28 May 2023 Matchday 10 IF Elfsborg v Malmö FF Borås
17:30 Report Stadium: Borås Arena
5 June 2023 Matchday 11 Malmö FF v Degerfors IF Malmö
19:10 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
10 June 2023 Matchday 12 IFK Värnamo v Malmö FF Värnamo
15:00 Report Stadium: Finnvedsvallen
1 July 2023 Matchday 13 Malmö FF v IK Sirius Malmö
17:30 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
9 July 2023 Matchday 14 Malmö FF v Mjällby AIF Malmö
15:00 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
17 July 2023 Matchday 15 Djurgårdens IF v Malmö FF Stockholm
19:00 Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena
23 July 2023 Matchday 16 AIK v Malmö FF Solna
Report Stadium: Friends Arena
30 July 2023 Matchday 17 Malmö FF v IFK Värnamo Malmö
15:00 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
6 August 2023 Matchday 18 Malmö FF v Halmstads BK Malmö
Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
13 August 2023 Matchday 19 Mjällby AIF v Malmö FF Hällevik
[ Report Stadium: Strandvallen
20 August 2023 Matchday 20 Malmö FF v Djurgårdens IF Malmö
Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
27 August 2023 Matchday 21 IK Sirius v Malmö FF Uppsala
Report Stadium: Studenternas IP
3 September 2023 Matchday 22 Malmö FF v IFK Göteborg Malmö
Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
17 September 2023 Matchday 23 Hammarby IF v Malmö FF Stockholm
Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena
24 September 2023 Matchday 24 Degerfors IF v Malmö FF Degerfors
Report Stadium: Stora Valla
1 October 2023 Matchday 25 Malmö FF v IF Brommapojkarna Malmö
Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
8 October 2023 Matchday 26 Kalmar FF v Malmö FF Kalmar
Report Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena
22 October 2023 Matchday 27 Malmö FF v Varbergs BoIS Malmö
Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
29 October 2023 Matchday 28 IFK Norrköping v Malmö FF Norrköping
Report Stadium: PlatinumCars Arena
5 November 2023 Matchday 29 BK Häcken v Malmö FF Gothenburg
Report Stadium: Bravida Arena
12 November 2023 Matchday 30 Malmö FF v IF Elfsborg Borås
Report Stadium: Borås Arena

Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

2022–23
The tournament continued from the 2022 season.
Main article: 2022–23 Svenska Cupen
Group stage



Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malmö FF 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Degerfors IF 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 Skövde AIK 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 IFK Luleå 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Lowest disciplinary points; 6) Highest ranked team


19 February 2023 Matchday 1 Malmö FF 2–0 Skövde AIK Malmö
13:00 Kiese Thelin 11'
Nanasi 16'		 Report Stadium: Malmö IP
Attendance: 5,462
Referee: Victor Wolf
27 February 2023 Matchday 2 IFK Luleå 0–1 Malmö FF Luleå
18:30 Report Nanasi 82' Stadium: Arcushallen
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Tess Olofsson
5 March 2023 Matchday 3 Malmö FF 2–1 Degerfors IF Malmö
13:00 Kiese Thelin 86'
Cornelius 90'		 Report Vukojević 57' Stadium: Malmö IP
Attendance: 5,494
Referee: Fredrik Klitte
Knockout stage
12 March 2023 Quarter-final Djurgårdens IF 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Malmö FF Stockholm
16:00 Andersson 86'
Finndell 120'		 Report Christiansen 10', 114' Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 13,752
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
Penalties
Danielson soccer ball with check mark
Berg soccer ball with check mark
Asoro soccer ball with check mark
Löfgren soccer ball with check mark
Šabović soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Kiese Thelin
soccer ball with check mark Nielsen
soccer ball with check mark Christiansen
soccer ball with check mark Olsson
Qualification stage
Round 2 v Malmö FF

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

20 January 2023 Malmö FF 2–0 Randers FC Malmö
15:00 43' (o.g.)
Sejdiu 83'		 Report Stadium: Malmö IP
27 January 2023 Malmö FF 0–1 FC Nordsjælland Malmö
15:00 Report Svensson 64' Stadium: Malmö IP
3 February 2023 Malmö FF 0–0 FC Dallas Marbella
16:00 Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
10 February 2023 Malmö FF 3–0 Vålerenga IF Marbella
13:00 Christiansen 3', 12', 32' Report Stadium: Atalaya Football Camp
10 February 2023 Malmö FF 4–3 AGF Marbella
16:15 Rieks 15'
Buya Turay 25', 65'
Sejdiu 68'		 Report Haugen 19', 77'
Duin 53'		 Stadium: Marbella Football Center
18 March 2023 Malmö FF 2–2 Östers IF Malmö
14:00 Christiansen 21'
Ali 68'		 Report Westermark 18', 72' Stadium: Eleda Stadion

Footnotes
  1. "Derek Cornelius klar för Malmö FF". expressen.se (in Swedish). Expressen. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "Taha Ali klar för Malmö FF – presenterad inför rekordpublik". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. "Malmö FF". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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