IFK Göteborg–Malmö FF rivalry

Association football rivalry in Sweden
Mesta Mästarmötet
LocationGothenburg and Malmö
TeamsIFK Göteborg
Malmö FF
First meeting18 June 1922
Latest meeting3 September 2023
Malmö FF 2–2 IFK Göteborg
Statistics
Meetings totalCompetitive: 186
Most winsMalmö FF (79)
Largest victory11 September 1949
IFK Göteborg 2–9 Malmö FF

Although not technically a derby, the fixture between IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF is one of the fiercest sporting rivalries in Swedish football, sometimes referred to as the "Mesta mästarmötet" (English: Clash of the greatest champions).[1]

The two clubs are the most successful in Swedish football; Malmö FF have won 23 Swedish championship titles, an all time Swedish record, while IFK Göteborg have won 18 titles.[2]

The two clubs top the All-time Allsvenskan table with Malmö FF being 174 points ahead of IFK Göteborg after the conclusion of the 2023 season.[3] Together they have won 41 Swedish championships, 39 Allsvenskan titles and 23 Svenska Cupen titles. Only AIK have played more seasons in Allsvenskan than the two clubs.

The two clubs are also the only Swedish clubs to have reached the final of European competition, IFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup in 1981–82 and again in 1986–87 while Malmö FF were runners-up in the 1978–79 European Cup.[4][5][6]

Shared player history

Transfers

The two lists are incomplete.

There have been few direct transfers between the rivals, the most recent transfer was on 12 January 2018.

Date Name From To
22 January 2003[7] Jon Inge Høiland IFK Göteborg Malmö FF
17 November 2003[8] Peter Ijeh Malmö FF IFK Göteborg
14 July 2005[9] Thomas Olsson Malmö FF IFK Göteborg
12 January 2018[10] Søren Rieks IFK Göteborg Malmö FF

There have also been a few players who have played for both clubs although transferred via another club.

Name From Period Via To Period
Robert Prytz Malmö FF 1977–1982
1993–1995 		Rangers IFK Göteborg 1985–1986
Dan Corneliusson IFK Göteborg 1978–1983 Stuttgart
Como
FC Wettingen 		Malmö FF 1990–1992
Joakim Persson Malmö FF 1992–1996 Atalanta IFK Göteborg 1998–1999
Mats Lilienberg IFK Göteborg 1995–1996 Halmstads BK Malmö FF 2000–2002
Mathias Ranégie IFK Göteborg 2007–2008 BK Häcken
Go Ahead Eagles 		Malmö FF 2011–2012
Tobias Sana IFK Göteborg 2009–2012
2019–2022 		Ajax Malmö FF 2015–2017
Simon Thern Malmö FF 2012–2014 Heerenveen
AIK
IFK Norrköping 		IFK Göteborg 2021-2023

Played for one, managed the other

Manager Played for Managed
Team Span Team Span
Roland Nilsson IFK Göteborg 1983–1989 Malmö FF 2008–2011
Michael Andersson IFK Göteborg 1986–1988 Malmö FF 2000–2001

Managed both clubs

Manager IFK Göteborg career Malmö FF career
Span G1 W D L Win % Span G1 W D L Win %
Austria Josef Stroh 1959–1960 33 18 6 9 054.5 1955–1958 87 44 21 22 050.6
Sweden Roland Nilsson 2020–2021 23 7 10 6 030.4 2008–2011 109 54 24 31 049.5

1 Only competitive matches are counted.

Statistics

IFK Göteborg wins Draws Malmö FF wins
League 63 42 70
Svenska Cupen 2 0 8
Svenska Supercupen 0 0 1
Total 65 42 79
Table correct as of 3 September 2023

Last five head-to-head fixtures

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Competition
7 November 2021 IFK Göteborg 0–2 Malmö FF Gamla Ullevi Allsvenskan
25 April 2022 Malmö FF 1–0 IFK Göteborg Stadion Allsvenskan
17 November 2022 IFK Göteborg 2–1 Malmö FF Gamla Ullevi Allsvenskan
17 April 2023 IFK Göteborg 0–1 Malmö FF Gamla Ullevi Allsvenskan
3 September 2023 Malmö FF 2–2 IFK Göteborg Stadion Allsvenskan

Honours

Team Allsvenskan Svenska Cupen Supercupen Total
Malmö FF 26 15 2 43
IFK Göteborg 13 8 1 22
Combined 39 23 3 65
Table correct as of 27 November 2023

All-time results

IFK Göteborg in the league at home

Date Venue Attendance Score Competition
18 June 1922 Gamla Ullevi 3,321
5–0
 Svenska Serien
1 May 1932 Gamla Ullevi 11,573
6–1
 Allsvenskan
11 September 1932 Gamla Ullevi 7,869
7–2
 Allsvenskan
3 September 1933 Gamla Ullevi 7,258
5–0
 Allsvenskan
15 November 1936 Gamla Ullevi 9,540
2–1
 Allsvenskan
24 October 1937 Gamla Ullevi 5,507
1–2
 Allsvenskan
12 November 1939 Gamla Ullevi 6,729
1–0
 Allsvenskan
27 April 1941 Gamla Ullevi 7,597
0–0
 Allsvenskan
3 May 1942 Gamla Ullevi 6,781
2–0
 Allsvenskan
26 April 1943 Gamla Ullevi 11,173
1–1
 Allsvenskan
5 September 1943 Gamla Ullevi 16,969
1–1
 Allsvenskan
3 June 1945 Gamla Ullevi 6,865
0–6
 Allsvenskan
2 September 1945 Gamla Ullevi 18,601
3–1
 Allsvenskan
4 August 1946 Gamla Ullevi 18,474
0–0
 Allsvenskan
27 July 1947 Gamla Ullevi 13,221
3–0
 Allsvenskan
29 August 1948 Gamla Ullevi 20,596
4–4
 Allsvenskan
11 September 1949 Gamla Ullevi 19,565
2–9
 Allsvenskan
14 October 1951 Gamla Ullevi 28,902
2–1
 Allsvenskan
16 November 1952 Gamla Ullevi 10,728
1–4
 Allsvenskan
11 October 1953 Gamla Ullevi 17,688
1–0
 Allsvenskan
1 August 1954 Gamla Ullevi 16,604
0–1
 Allsvenskan
23 October 1955 Gamla Ullevi 27,871
1–1
 Allsvenskan
2 September 1956 Gamla Ullevi 25,943
5–3
 Allsvenskan
8 August 1957 Gamla Ullevi 16,321
2–5
 Allsvenskan
3 May 1959 Gamla Ullevi 22,629
3–1
 Allsvenskan
22 May 1960 Ullevi 19,701
1–1
 Allsvenskan
8 October 1961 Ullevi 9,777
2–3
 Allsvenskan
26 August 1962 Ullevi 16,740
1–2
 Allsvenskan
18 August 1963 Ullevi 11,465
1–2
 Allsvenskan
14 June 1964 Ullevi 12,326
2–6
 Allsvenskan
11 May 1965 Ullevi 19,797
2–2
 Allsvenskan
26 May 1966 Ullevi 10,767
0–0
 Allsvenskan
20 April 1967 Ullevi 9,999
4–2
 Allsvenskan
29 September 1968 Ullevi 11,599
2–3
 Allsvenskan
21 September 1969 Ullevi 27,241
3–1
 Allsvenskan
3 May 1970 Ullevi 17,875
1–2
 Allsvenskan
19 September 1977 Ullevi 28,816
0–1
 Allsvenskan
4 May 1978 Ullevi 30,569
0–1
 Allsvenskan
13 September 1979 Ullevi 19,731
1–1
 Allsvenskan
14 September 1980 Ullevi 11,544
0–0
 Allsvenskan
5 August 1981 Ullevi 14,367
4–1
 Allsvenskan
2 September 1982 Ullevi 5,971
1–1
 Allsvenskan
24 October 1982 Ullevi 5,893
5–1
 Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 2)
10 September 1983 Ullevi 10,613
6–1
 Allsvenskan
13 May 1984 Ullevi 10,725
1–1
 Allsvenskan
3 July 1985 Ullevi 16,157
0–1
 Allsvenskan
20 October 1985 Ullevi 26,771
2–1
 Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 1)
5 October 1986 Ullevi 9,501
0–1
 Allsvenskan
22 August 1987 Ullevi 10,782
1–2
 Allsvenskan
24 October 1987 Ullevi 14,811
1–0
 Allsvenskan play-offs (Final, leg 1)
29 May 1988 Ullevi 9,876
1–3
 Allsvenskan
16 April 1989 Ullevi 4,795
1–1
 Allsvenskan
30 July 1990 Ullevi 6,330
0–0
 Allsvenskan
11 August 1991 Ullevi 5,056
0–0
 Allsvenskan
6 October 1991 Ullevi 3,833
0–1
 Mästerskapsserien
5 April 1992 Gamla Ullevi 9,023
3–0
 Allsvenskan
17 October 1992 Gamla Ullevi 1,676
2–0
 Mästerskapsserien
2 October 1993 Gamla Ullevi 7,035
5–1
 Allsvenskan
9 May 1994 Gamla Ullevi 8,554
3–4
 Allsvenskan
17 September 1995 Gamla Ullevi 10,918
2–1
 Allsvenskan
21 April 1996 Gamla Ullevi 11,657
0–0
 Allsvenskan
28 June 1997 Gamla Ullevi 10,091
1–1
 Allsvenskan
4 June 1998 Gamla Ullevi 6,456
1–0
 Allsvenskan
2 August 1999 Gamla Ullevi 8,555
1–0
 Allsvenskan
17 September 2001 Gamla Ullevi 9,089
4–0
 Allsvenskan
23 July 2002 Gamla Ullevi 10,471
0–4
 Allsvenskan
14 April 2003 Gamla Ullevi 11,906
3–0
 Allsvenskan
25 October 2004 Ullevi 38,983
1–2
 Allsvenskan
26 September 2005 Ullevi 15,253
2–1
 Allsvenskan
14 May 2006 Gamla Ullevi 10,517
1–0
 Allsvenskan
2 July 2007 Ullevi 11,270
1–2
 Allsvenskan
2 August 2008 Ullevi 8,015
2–0
 Allsvenskan
25 May 2009 Gamla Ullevi 15,267
2–0
 Allsvenskan
29 April 2010 Gamla Ullevi 11,206
0–2
 Allsvenskan
11 September 2011 Gamla Ullevi 11,640
0–0
 Allsvenskan
14 May 2012 Gamla Ullevi 12,549
2–2
 Allsvenskan
25 April 2013 Gamla Ullevi 17,063
1–1
 Allsvenskan
7 April 2014 Gamla Ullevi 17,073
0–3
 Allsvenskan
12 April 2015 Gamla Ullevi 16,894
0–1
 Allsvenskan
27 April 2016 Gamla Ullevi 15,748
0–31
 Allsvenskan
1 April 2017 Ullevi 32,129
1–1
 Allsvenskan
4 November 2018 Gamla Ullevi 13,073
0–3
 Allsvenskan
16 May 2019 Gamla Ullevi 17,083
0–0
 Allsvenskan
2 August 2020 Gamla Ullevi 02
0–3
 Allsvenskan
7 November 2021 Gamla Ullevi 16,781
0–2
 Allsvenskan
17 October 2022 Gamla Ullevi 14,011
2–1
 Allsvenskan
17 April 2023 Gamla Ullevi 17,051
0–1
 Allsvenskan
IFK Göteborg wins Malmö FF wins Draws
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31
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Malmö FF in the league at home

Date Venue Attendance Score Competition
29 October 1922 Malmö IP 961
0–1
 Svenska Serien
2 August 1931 Malmö IP 6,236
0–1
 Allsvenskan
28 August 1932 Malmö IP 6,648
0–5
 Allsvenskan
15 October 1933 Malmö IP 7,834
1–3
 Allsvenskan
4 April 1937 Malmö IP 6,790
5–4
 Allsvenskan
10 October 1937 Malmö IP 7,917
2–0
 Allsvenskan
3 September 1939 Malmö IP 4,914
1–1
 Allsvenskan
4 August 1940 Malmö IP 8,434
3–3
 Allsvenskan
14 June 1942 Malmö IP 11,596
2–0
 Allsvenskan
18 October 1942 Malmö IP 6,795
0–0
 Allsvenskan
21 May 1944 Malmö IP 14,007
3–1
 Allsvenskan
30 July 1944 Malmö IP 13,112
4–0
 Allsvenskan
26 May 1946 Malmö IP 13,297
1–1
 Allsvenskan
15 May 1947 Malmö IP 7,791
6–0
 Allsvenskan
18 April 1948 Malmö IP 14,750
4–3
 Allsvenskan
24 April 1949 Malmö IP 17,319
3–1
 Allsvenskan
4 June 1950 Malmö IP 15,473
6–3
 Allsvenskan
4 May 1952 Malmö IP 13,005
2–1
 Allsvenskan
12 April 1953 Malmö IP 14,734
1–0
 Allsvenskan
25 October 1953 Malmö IP 14,478
0–2
 Allsvenskan
10 June 1955 Malmö IP 13,001
0–2
 Allsvenskan
15 April 1956 Malmö IP 15,396
5–0
 Allsvenskan
14 April 1957 Malmö IP 13,070
2–0
 Allsvenskan
15 August 1957 Malmö IP 11,704
1–2
 Allsvenskan
21 September 1958 Malmö Stadion 10,691
5–3
 Allsvenskan
27 September 1959 Malmö Stadion 19,259
2–3
 Allsvenskan
2 October 1960 Malmö Stadion 5,951
3–1
 Allsvenskan
23 April 1961 Malmö Stadion 13,326
0–3
 Allsvenskan
31 May 1962 Malmö Stadion 6,319
1–1
 Allsvenskan
25 April 1963 Malmö Stadion 9,667
1–1
 Allsvenskan
6 August 1964 Malmö Stadion 12,773
3–0
 Allsvenskan
24 October 1965 Malmö Stadion 25,009
3–0
 Allsvenskan
4 September 1966 Malmö Stadion 6,985
1–2
 Allsvenskan
22 October 1967 Malmö Stadion 11,150
2–2
 Allsvenskan
5 May 1968 Malmö Stadion 12,261
1–1
 Allsvenskan
29 May 1969 Malmö Stadion 17,381
1–0
 Allsvenskan
11 October 1970 Malmö Stadion 12,643
2–0
 Allsvenskan
22 June 1977 Malmö Stadion 24,130
1–0
 Allsvenskan
22 October 1978 Malmö Stadion 6,494
1–0
 Allsvenskan
21 June 1979 Malmö Stadion 9,085
0–4
 Allsvenskan
11 June 1980 Malmö Stadion 15,360
2–2
 Allsvenskan
10 May 1981 Malmö Stadion 10,843
0–2
 Allsvenskan
6 June 1982 Malmö Stadion 20,506
1–1
 Allsvenskan
17 October 1982 Malmö Stadion 5,606
0–3
 Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 1)
2 June 1983 Malmö Stadion 22,015
3–2
 Allsvenskan
26 August 1984 Malmö Stadion 15,781
0–1
 Allsvenskan
12 May 1985 Malmö Stadion 16,200
2–1
 Allsvenskan
27 October 1985 Malmö Stadion 18,627
0–2
 Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 2)
27 April 1986 Malmö Stadion 13,349
1–1
 Allsvenskan
16 August 1987 Malmö Stadion 19,226
2–1
 Allsvenskan
31 October 1987 Malmö Stadion 18,811
2–1
 Allsvenskan play-offs (Final, leg 2)
9 October 1988 Malmö Stadion 4,717
1–3
 Allsvenskan
20 August 1989 Malmö Stadion 6,933
3–0
 Allsvenskan
23 September 1990 Malmö Stadion 3,890
0–2
 Allsvenskan
7 April 1991 Malmö Stadion 7,131
1–1
 Allsvenskan
1 September 1991 Malmö Stadion 6,512
1–2
 Mästerskapsserien
29 June 1992 Malmö Stadion 6,223
1–0
 Allsvenskan
16 August 1992 Malmö Stadion 4,017
2–1
 Mästerskapsserien
24 April 1993 Malmö Stadion 4,948
0–1
 Allsvenskan
23 October 1994 Malmö Stadion 25,531
1–2
 Allsvenskan
18 May 1995 Malmö Stadion 7,050
1–1
 Allsvenskan
15 September 1996 Malmö Stadion 7,800
1–3
 Allsvenskan
21 July 1997 Malmö Stadion 13,597
1–1
 Allsvenskan
1 August 1998 Malmö Stadion 7,105
3–1
 Allsvenskan
22 June 1999 Malmö Stadion 12,975
1–1
 Allsvenskan
14 May 2001 Malmö Stadion 12,109
0–6
 Allsvenskan
15 September 2002 Malmö Stadion 11,972
4–2
 Allsvenskan
19 October 2003 Malmö Stadion 17,923
1–3
 Allsvenskan
24 April 2004 Malmö Stadion 26,426
1–0
 Allsvenskan
10 April 2005 Malmö Stadion 26,504
1–2
 Allsvenskan
30 October 2006 Malmö Stadion 9,514
2–1
 Allsvenskan
6 October 2007 Malmö Stadion 11,219
0–2
 Allsvenskan
31 March 2008 Malmö Stadion 18,884
1–1
 Allsvenskan
19 October 2009 Stadion 18,293
0–1
 Allsvenskan
26 September 2010 Stadion 18,125
2–1
 Allsvenskan
2 May 2011 Stadion 17,221
0–2
 Allsvenskan
27 September 2012 Stadion 15,109
1–2
 Allsvenskan
25 August 2013 Stadion 23,142
3–1
 Allsvenskan
10 August 2014 Stadion 18,838
2–2
 Allsvenskan
9 August 2015 Stadion 21,127
2–1
 Allsvenskan
12 September 2016 Stadion 21,273
3–1
 Allsvenskan
27 August 2017 Stadion 21,354
2–2
 Allsvenskan
7 May 2018 Stadion 17,715
1–2
 Allsvenskan
6 October 2019 Stadion 18,473
1–0
 Allsvenskan
25 October 2020 Stadion 02
3–1
 Allsvenskan
14 August 2021 Stadion 5,6523
2–3
 Allsvenskan
25 April 2022 Stadion 19,785
1–0
 Allsvenskan
3 September 2023 Stadion 20,907
2–2
 Allsvenskan
Malmö FF wins IFK Göteborg wins Draws
39
30
19

1 Awarded 0-3 after the original match had been suspended with the score at a 0–0 as a result of a spectator scandal.[11]
2 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.
3 The match was played with limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Results at home in Cup matches

Date Venue Attendance Matches Competition
Team 1 Score Team 2
28 June 1970 Malmö Stadion 3,611 Malmö FF
2–1
 IFK Göteborg Svenska Cupen (preliminary round)
8 November 1975 Malmö Stadion 2,799 Malmö FF
2–1
 IFK Göteborg Svenska Cupen (quarter-final)
29 October 1977 Ullevi 11,997 IFK Göteborg
2–3
 Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (round 6)
9 May 1984 Malmö Stadion 8,833 Malmö FF
4–1
 IFK Göteborg Svenska Cupen (quarter-final)
7 June 1989 Ullevi 4,411 IFK Göteborg
0–2
 Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (semi-final)
6 May 1999 Malmö Stadion 4,676 Malmö FF
1–2
 IFK Göteborg Svenska Cupen (semi-final)
27 April 2001 Gamla Ullevi 5,528 IFK Göteborg
1–2
 Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (quarter-final)
10 November 2013 Swedbank Stadion 2,787 Malmö FF
3–2
 IFK Göteborg Svenska Supercupen
10 March 2018 Malmö IP 4,135 Malmö FF
1–0
 IFK Göteborg Svenska Cupen (quarter-final)
30 July 2020 Gamla Ullevi 01 IFK Göteborg
2–1
 Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (Final)
Malmö FF wins IFK Göteborg wins
8
2

1 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Results at neutral venues

Date Venue Attendance Matches Competition
Team 1 Score Team 2
2 July 1986 Råsunda 11,656 Malmö FF
2–1
 IFK Göteborg Svenska Cupen (Final)
Malmö FF wins IFK Göteborg wins
1
0

References

  1. ^ "Malmö FF vs Göteborg". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Svenska mästare 1896-1925, 1931-". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Allsvenska maratontabellen 1924/25-2010". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ^ "1981/82: Eriksson plots Göteborg success". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  5. ^ "1986/87: IFK back on top". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  6. ^ "1978/79: Forest join élite club". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Höiland klar för Malmö FF". expressen.se (in Swedish). Expressen. 22 January 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Peter Ijeh klar för IFK Göteborg". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Olsson överens med IFK Göteborg". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Svenskafans. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Sören Rieks!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  11. ^ "IFK Göteborg 0–3 Malmö FF". svenskfotboll.se. The Swedish Football Association. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
Bibliography

Smitt, Rikard (2009). Ända sen gamla dagar... (in Swedish). Project Management. ISBN 978-91-633-5767-1.

Notes

External links

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