IFK Malmö Fotboll

This article is about IFK Malmö football department. For other departments of the club, see IFK Malmö (disambiguation).

IFK Malmö football team is a section of Swedish sports club IFK Malmö based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Malmö Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are yellow, blue and white. But the original crest is only yellow (see below). Formed on 23 April 1899, the club have played thirteen seasons in Sweden's highest league Allsvenskan where they best finished as runners-up in 1960 and played their most recent season in 1962. IFK Malmö also reached the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup in the 1960–61 season. The club is currently playing in Division 1 Södra, the 3rd tier of Swedish football.

IFK Malmö

Full name	Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Malmö
Nickname(s)	Di gule (The Yellows)
Founded	23 April 1899; 125 years ago (1899-04-23)
Ground	Malmö IP and Malmö Stadion
Capacity	7,600 (3,900 seated) and 26,500 (14,000 Seated)
Chairman	Sten Thynell
Manager	Nils-Erik Persson
League	Ettan Fotboll
2022	Ettan Södra, 16th of 16 (Relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

The original club symbol, with the Scanian griffin, from the king Erik of Pomerania.

IFK during their heyday in 1959 shortly before playing a historic match against Real Madrid for a full house at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.^[1][2][3]

Di Gule (The Yellows) against Real Madrid in front of 40,000 spectators at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (2-3) in 1959.^[4]

History

The club was founded in 1899, making it the oldest football club in the city of Malmö. They participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier division, in 1960 IFK finished second. In 1961, they made it to the quarter-finals of the European Cup (losing to Rapid Vienna). Before the 2009 season, the club switched their home stadium from Malmö IP to Malmö Stadion.

Historically, the club's main rivals are Malmö FF, although this rivalry has been toned down since the two clubs have not played in the same division for nearly 60 years. The club is affiliated with the Skånes Fotbollförbund.^[5]

Kits

IFK Malmö is often colloquially called di gule (the yellow) in reference to their team colours. At the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden, the Argentina national football team wore IFK's home shirt because their rivals West Germany would not agree to use their alternative colours.^[6]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Position Movements 1924–25 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th 1925–26 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated 1926–27 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydsvenska 5th 1927–28 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydsvenska 1st Promoted 1928–29 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th 1929–30 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th 1930–31 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th 1931–32 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated 1932–33 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 3rd 1933–34 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 3rd 1934–35 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 3rd 1935–36 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 9th Relegated 1936–37 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydsvenska 3rd 1937–38 Tier 3 Division 3 Sydsvenska 1st Promoted 1938–39 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 7th 1939–40 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 7th 1940–41 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 6th 1941–42 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 8th 1942–43 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 4th 1943–44 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 7th 1944–45 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 5th 1945–46 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 3rd 1946–47 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 3rd 1947–48 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 6th 1948–49 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 2nd 1949–50 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 8th 1950–51 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 2nd 1951–52 Tier 2 Division 2 Sydvästra 1st Promoted 1952–53 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th Relegated 1953–54 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 4th 1954–55 Tier 2 Division 2 Götaland 2nd 1955–56 Tier 2 Division 2 Östra Götaland 1st Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 1956–57 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th 1957–58 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th 1959 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th 1960 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 2nd 1961 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th 1962 Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated 1963 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 2nd 1964 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 7th 1965 Tier 2 Division 2 Västra Götaland 5th 1966 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd 1967 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra Götaland 4th 1968 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra Götaland 7th 1969 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd 1970 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra Götaland 4th 1971 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra Götaland 3rd 1972 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 7th 1973 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 8th 1974 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 4th 1975 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 10th 1976 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 7th 1977 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 11th 1978 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 8th 1979 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 7th 1980 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 3rd 1981 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 10th Relegation Playoffs 1982 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 8th 1983 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1984 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 9th 1985 Tier 2 Division 2 Södra 13th Relegated 1986 Tier 3 Division 3 Skåne 3rd Promoted 1987* Tier 3 Division 2 Östra 12th Relegated 1988 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 12th Relegated 1989 Tier 5 Division 4 Sydvästra 2nd 1990 Tier 5 Division 4 Sydvästra 1st Promoted 1991 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 4th 1992 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland B 1st Vårserier (Spring Series) Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 8th Höstserier (Autumn Series) 1993 Tier 4 Division 3 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 1994 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1995 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 3rd 1996 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 1997 Tier 2 Division 1 Södra 13th Relegated 1998 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs 1999 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 7th 2000 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 2001 Tier 2 Superettan 11th 2002 Tier 2 Superettan 7th 2003 Tier 2 Superettan 14th Relegated 2004 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 8th 2005 Tier 3 Division 2 Södra Götaland 10th 2006** Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 1st Promoted 2007 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 4th 2008 Tier 3 Division 1 Södra 12th Relegated 2009 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 11th Relegated 2010 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 9th Relegation Playoffs – Relegated 2011 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 8th 2012 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra 8th 2013 Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Södra 1st Promoted 2014 Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted 2015 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 11th 2016 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland 10th 2017 Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland 6th 2018 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 3rd 2019 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 12th Relegation Playoffs - 2020 Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland 1st Promoted 2021 Tier 3 Ettan Södra 11th 2022 Tier 3 Ettan Södra 16th Relegated 2023 Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland Relegated 2023 Tier 5 Division 3 * League restructuring in 1987 resulted in Division 1 being created at Tier 2 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. ** League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.^[7] ^[8] ^[9]

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Malmö have had the following average attendances:

Season Average Attendance Division / Section Level 2001 2,294 Superettan Tier 2 2002 1,876 Superettan Tier 2 2003 1,736 Superettan Tier 2 2004 1,632 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 3 2005 966 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 3 2006 664 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2007 678 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2008 584 Div 1 Södra Tier 3 2009 366 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2010 220 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2011 256 Div 4 Skåne Sydvästra Tier 6 2012 204 Div 4 Skåne Sydvästra Tier 6 2013 228 Div 4 Skåne Södra Tier 6 2014 204 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 5 2015 258 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2016 172 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2017 218 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2018 232 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2019 ? Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2020 0 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 4 2021 117 Ettan Södra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and European Football Statistics website.^[10] ^[11]

Technical staff

Name Role   Yacine Hamoucha Manager   Niklas Nilsson Assistant Manager   Rickard Fors Assistant Manager   Goran Jovanovic Goalkeeping Coach

Achievements

• Allsvenskan: runners-up 1960
• Division 2 Södra Götaland: 2006
• Division 2 Västra Götaland: 2020

Footnotes

1. "Spottades på när Malmö gästade Real Madrid".
2. "IFK Malmö dansade en sommar".
3. "Calle Rockbäcks BLOGG: Lommabo mötte Real Madrid senast". 2015.
4. "Spottades på när Malmö gästade Real Madrid".
5. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skånes Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-12.
6. "En el placard: Argentina de amarillo 1958". 12 June 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
7. "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Malmö". Retrieved 2010-12-26.^{[permanent dead link]}
8. . Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
9. . Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
10. "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-27.
11. "European Football Statistics – Attendances". Retrieved 2011-02-14.

External links

• Official website (in Swedish)