2018 Malmö FF season

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ChairmanHåkan Jeppsson
Head coachMagnus Pehrsson (until 14 May)
Daniel Andersson (14 May until 12 June)
Uwe Rösler (from 12 June)
StadiumStadion
Allsvenskan3rd
Malmö FF
2018 season
ChairmanHåkan Jeppsson
Head coachMagnus Pehrsson (until 14 May)
Daniel Andersson (14 May until 12 June)
Uwe Rösler (from 12 June)
StadiumStadion
Allsvenskan3rd
2017–18 Svenska CupenRunners-up
2018–19 UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Markus Rosenberg (13)
All: Markus Rosenberg (18)
Highest home attendance20,072 (9 April vs AIK, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance3,155 (4 March vs IF Brommapojkarna, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance14,921
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The 2018 season was Malmö FF's 107th in existence, their 83rd season in Allsvenskan and their 18th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished third, 2017–18 Svenska Cupen where they finished as runners-up, and the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League where they were knocked out in the third qualifying round. Malmö FF also participated in two competitions in which the club continued playing in for the 2019 season, the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen and the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 18 February, league play started on 2 April and concluded on 11 November. The season concluded with the last UEFA Europa League group stage match on 13 December.

The club's chairman, Håkan Jeppsson, died unexpectedly on 7 December, a week before the last match of the season. Malmö FF won five Swedish championships and participated in two UEFA Champions League group stages, as well as two UEFA Europa League group stages, under his reign. For the first time in the history of the club, Malmö FF managed to qualify for the knock-out stages of the UEFA Europa League. It was also the first time, and third time in total, since the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup that the club qualified for European knock-out matches after the new year. On the domestic stage, Malmö FF ended the season in third place, having had a difficult start to the league season.

Squad

Malmö FF playing a Champions League qualifier against MOL Vidi FC in August 2018.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIN Walter Viitala
2 DF  SWE Eric Larsson
3 DF  ALB Egzon Binaku
4 DF  SWE Behrang Safari (vice captain)
5 MF  DEN Søren Rieks
6 MF  SWE Oscar Lewicki
7 MF  COM Fouad Bachirou
8 MF  ISL Arnór Ingvi Traustason
9 FW  SWE Markus Rosenberg (captain)
10 FW  SWE Carlos Strandberg
11 FW  SWE Alexander Jeremejeff
11 FW  SWE Guillermo Molins
14 MF  DEN Anders Christiansen
17 DF  SWE Rasmus Bengtsson
18 MF  USA Romain Gall
20 MF  NGA Bonke Innocent
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  GHA Kingsley Sarfo
22 MF  SWE Isak Ssewankambo
23 FW  SWE Marcus Antonsson
24 DF  DEN Lasse Nielsen
26 DF  NOR Andreas Vindheim
27 GK  SWE Johan Dahlin
29 GK  SWE Fredrik Andersson
30 GK  SWE Mathias Nilsson
31 DF  SWE Franz Brorsson
32 MF  SWE Mattias Svanberg
34 MF  SWE Pavle Vagić
35 MF  SWE Samuel Adrian
37 FW  SWE Tim Prica
38 MF  ALB Laorent Shabani
39 MF  SWE Felix Konstandeliasz
40 DF  SWE Hugo Andersson

Players in/out

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
2 DF Sweden Eric Larsson 26 GIF Sundsvall End of contract Winter 2021 Free mff.se
8 MF Iceland Arnór Ingvi Traustason 24 Rapid Wien Austria Transfer Winter 2021 Undisclosed mff.se
3 DF Albania Egzon Binaku 22 BK Häcken Transfer Winter 2021 (€800,000)[1] mff.se
7 MF Comoros Fouad Bachirou 27 Östersunds FK Transfer Winter 2021 (€700,000)[2] mff.se
5 MF Denmark Søren Rieks 30 IFK Göteborg End of contract Winter 2020 Free mff.se
22 MF Sweden Isak Ssewankambo 22 Molde Norway Loan Winter 2018 – mff.se
14 MF Denmark Anders Christiansen 28 Gent Belgium Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed mff.se
23 FW Sweden Marcus Antonsson 27 Leeds United England Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed mff.se
18 MF United States Romain Gall 23 GIF Sundsvall Transfer Summer 2022 (€500,000)[3] mff.se
11 FW Sweden Guillermo Molins 29 Panathinaikos Greece End of contract Summer 2021 Free mff.se
1 GK Finland Walter Viitala 26 Viborg FF Denmark Transfer Summer 2018 Free mff.se

Out

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
3 DF Sweden Anton Tinnerholm 26 New York City United States End of contract Winter Free mff.se
25 DF Uruguay Felipe Carvalho 24 Vålerenga Norway End of contract Winter Free mff.se
– GK Sweden Jakob Tånnander 17 Lunds BK Loan Winter – sydsvenskan.se
10 MF Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem 27 Seattle Sounders United States End of contract Winter Free mff.se
23 MF Norway Jo Inge Berget 27 New York City United States End of contract Winter Free mff.se
5 MF Sweden Erdal Rakip 21 Benfica Portugal End of contract Winter Free mff.se
– DF Sweden Anton Kralj 19 Gefle IF Loan Winter – mff.se
7 MF Denmark Anders Christiansen 27 Gent Belgium Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
– GK Sweden Sixten Mohlin 21 Dalkurd FF Loan Winter – mff.se
14 MF Sweden Erik Andersson 20 Trelleborgs FF Transfer Winter Undisclosed mff.se
37 DF Sweden Dennis Hadžikadunić 19 Trelleborgs FF Loan Winter – mff.se
33 FW Sweden Teddy Bergqvist 18 Varbergs BoIS Loan Winter – mff.se
21 MF Ghana Kingsley Sarfo 23 Free agent Discharged – – mff.se
32 MF Sweden Mattias Svanberg 19 Bologna Italy Transfer Summer (€4,500,000)[4] mff.se
37 DF Sweden Dennis Hadžikadunić 20 FC Rostov Russia Transfer Summer (€1,000,000)[5] mff.se
11 FW Sweden Alexander Jeremejeff 24 BK Häcken Transfer Summer (€484,000)[6] mff.se
34 MF Sweden Pavle Vagić 18 Jönköpings Södra Loan Summer – mff.se

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 17 December 2018
Number Position Name 2018 Allsvenskan 2017–18 Svenska Cupen
2018–19 Svenska Cupen		 2018–19 UEFA Champions League
2018–19 UEFA Europa League		 Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals
1 GK Walter Viitala 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Eric Larsson 25 2 6 0 10 1 41 3
3 DF Egzon Binaku 18 0 4 0 2 0 24 0
4 DF Behrang Safari 21 0 6 0 13 0 40 0
5 MF Søren Rieks 26 10 7 0 14 0 47 10
6 MF Oscar Lewicki 28 0 6 0 13 1 47 1
7 MF Fouad Bachirou 22 0 7 0 13 0 42 0
8 MF Arnór Ingvi Traustason 22 4 5 1 12 2 39 7
9 FW Markus Rosenberg 27 13 6 2 13 4 46 19
10 FW Carlos Strandberg 19 7 6 2 6 3 31 12
11 FW Alexander Jeremejeff 13 1 6 2 2 0 21 3
11 FW Guillermo Molins 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
14 MF Anders Christiansen 15 2 1 0 12 1 28 3
17 DF Rasmus Bengtsson 13 0 5 1 13 0 31 1
18 MF Romain Gall 12 6 1 0 5 0 18 6
20 MF Bonke Innocent 15 0 1 0 5 0 21 0
21 MF Kingsley Sarfo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Isak Ssewankambo 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
23 FW Marcus Antonsson 15 8 1 0 12 5 28 13
24 DF Lasse Nielsen 27 0 7 1 14 0 48 1
26 DF Andreas Vindheim 10 1 4 0 11 1 25 2
27 GK Johan Dahlin 25 0 7 0 14 0 46 0
29 GK Fredrik Andersson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
30 GK Mathias Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Franz Brorsson 23 0 3 0 10 0 36 0
32 MF Mattias Svanberg 12 2 6 1 0 0 18 3
34 MF Pavle Vagić 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF Samuel Adrian 9 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
37 FW Tim Prica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Laorent Shabani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Felix Konstandeliasz 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
40 DF Hugo Andersson 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1

Competitions

Non-competitive

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