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Malmö FF

2014 season
Chairman	Håkan Jeppsson
Head coach	Åge Hareide
Stadium	Swedbank Stadion
Allsvenskan	1st
Svenska Cupen	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Entering at Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Guillermo Molins (4) All: Guillermo Molins (9)
Highest home attendance	19,383 vs. Falkenbergs FF (30 March 2014, Allsvenskan)
Lowest home attendance	3,321 vs. Degerfors IF (1 March 2014, Svenska Cupen)
Average home league attendance	15,012 (in Allsvenskan) 10,013 (in all competitions)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2014 season is Malmö FF's 103rd in existence, their 79th season in Allsvenskan and their 14th consecutive season in the league. They are competing in Allsvenskan, Svenska Cupen and qualification for the UEFA Champions League. This is the first time since the 2005 season that the club plays consecutive seasons in European competition. The season began with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 1 March, league play started on 30 March and will last until 2 November. For the second consecutive season the club had to appoint a new club captain as Jiloan Hamad left the club after the previous season. Midfielder Guillermo Molins was chosen as Hamad's successor as club captain. Åge Hareide was appointed as the club's new manager on 9 January 2014, this was after Rikard Norling announced his resignation on 27 November 2013.

Summary

Allsvenskan

The league season started on 30 March 2014 and is scheduled to end on 2 November 2014. The official season fixtures were released on 20 December 2013. Malmö FF started the season with a home fixture against newcomers Falkenbergs FF on 30 March, Malmö FF won the match 3–0. The season will feature a summer break due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup being held between 12 June and 13 July, Malmö FF will play no league matches between 1 June and 6 July. The club will play it's last league fixture of the season away against Åtvidabergs FF on 2 November.

Svenska Cupen

Malmö FF qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen in the 2013 season by beating Sävedalens IF 6–0 on 21 August 2013. The club was seeded first in the group stage draw after finishing first in the 2013 Allsvenskan. The groups were drawn on 13 November 2013 and Malmö FF were drawn against three clubs from the 2013 Superettan, fourth placed Degerfors IF, fifth placed Hammarby IF and sixth placed Ängelholms FF. The group stage was played between 1 and 15 March 2014 before the start of the league season.

The first match was a home fixture against Degerfors IF at Malmö IP on 1 March 2014, Malmö FF won the match 7–1 after a hat-trick by Simon Kroon. The second match was an away fixture against Ängelholms FF on 8 March 2014, a Scanian derby, Malmö FF won the match 3–0. The fixture was played at Malmö IP as Ängelholms IP was not approved for play, Ängelholm was technically designated as the home team for the fixture. The third and final match was a home fixture against Hammarby IF on 15 March 2014 at Malmö Stadion which Malmö FF won 3–2, this was the first meeting between the two clubs since Hammarby was relegated to Superettan efter the 2009 Allsvenskan season. With an attendance of 8,276 Malmö FF set a new record attendance for a match in the Svenska Cup group stage.

Malmö FF won the group and advanced to the quarter-finals were they faced fellow Allsvenskan club IF Brommapojkarna. The quarter-finals were drawn on 17 March 2014, the club was seeded in the draw after finishing as one of the four best group winners. The quarter-final was played at home on 22 March 2014, Malmö FF won the match 2–0. The semi-finals were drawn on 25 March 2014 with Malmö FF drawn against rivals Helsingborgs IF in a home fixture. The Scanian derby will be played at Swedbank Stadion on 1 May 2014. The winner of the match will advance to the final at Friends Arena on 18 May 2014. The winner of Malmö FF's semi-final will also be regarded as the home team in the final.

UEFA Champions League

Malmö FF qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League by merit of finishing first in the 2013 Allsvenskan. The club will enter the competition in the second round of qualification. The draws for the second qualifying round will be held on 23 June, It is not yet known if Malmö FF will be seeded in the draw for the second qualifying round. The legs of the second qualifying round will be played on 15–16 July and 22–23 July.

Key events

• 30 October 2013: Midfielder and captain Jiloan Hamad leaves the club, transferring to Hoffenheim.
• 25 November 2013: Midfielder Ivo Pękalski leaves the club, transferring to BK Häcken.
• 27 November 2013: Manager Rikard Norling announces his resignation from the club.
• 3 December 2013: Defender Mahmut Özen joins the club on a four year contract, transferring from Mjällby AIF.
• 9 December 2013: Defender Johan Hammar signs a new three year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2016 season.
• 23 December 2013: Goalkeeper and vice captain Johan Dahlin leaves the club, transferring to Gençlerbirliği.
• 9 January 2014: The club announces the appointment of Åge Hareide as the new manager. Goalkeeper Zlatan Azinović joins the club on two year contract, transferring from Kalmar FF.
• 21 January 2014: Forward Dardan Rexhepi leaves the club, transferring to IF Brommapojkarna.
• 30 January 2014: Midfielder Erik Friberg leaves the club, transferring to Bologna. Midfielder Guillermo Molins is chosen as the clubs new captain.
• 3 February 2014: Forward Markus Rosenberg joins the club on a three year contract, transferring from West Bromwich Albion.
• 14 February 2014: Forward Alexander Nilsson leaves the club on loan to Trelleborgs FF for the duration of the season.
• 19 February 2014: Defender Pa Konate leaves the club on loan to Östers IF for the duration of the season. At the same time he signs a new four year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.
• 21 February 2014: Forward Benjamin Fadi leaves the club on loan to IFK Värnamo for the duration of the season.
• 3 March 2014: Forward Petter Thelin leaves the club on loan to Skellefteå FF for the duration of the season.
• 11 March 2014: Defender Tobias Malm leaves the club on loan to Östersunds FK for the duration of the season.
• 14 March 2014: Goalkeeper Sixten Mohlin signs a new five year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2018 season.
• 24 March 2014: Midfielder Petar Petrović signs a new four year contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
2	DF		Matias Concha	44	2012	67	0	2014
3	DF		Miiko Albornoz	34	2011	64	4	2015
4	DF		Filip Helander	31	2011	36	0	2015	Youth system
5	DF		Pontus Jansson	33	2009	94	6	2014	Youth system
6	MF		Markus Halsti (vice-captain)	40	2008	94	5	2014
7	FW		Magnus Eriksson	34	2013	35	13	2016
9	FW		Markus Rosenberg	42	2014	57	10	2016
10	MF		Guillermo Molins (captain)	36	2013	121	27	2016
11	MF		Simon Thern	32	2012	62	9	2014
14	MF		Simon Kroon	31	2011	31	2	2015	Youth system
16	GK		Sixten Mohlin	28	2013	0	0	2018	Youth system
17	MF		Petar Petrović	29	2013	4	0	2017	Youth system
18	DF		Johan Hammar	30	2013	1	0	2016
19	FW		Benjamin Fadi	29	2013	2	0	2016		On loan to IFK Värnamo
20	DF		Ricardinho	40	2009	140	3	2014
21	DF		Erik Johansson	36	2013	22	0	2016
22	MF		Amin Nazari	31	2011	8	0	2015	Youth system
23	DF		Jasmin Sudić	34	2008	34	0	2014	Youth system
24	DF		Mahmut Özen	36	2014	1	0	2017
25	GK		Robin Olsen	35	2012	16	0	2014
26	FW		Petter Thelin	29	2013	0	0	2015		On loan to Skellefteå FF
27	GK		Zlatan Azinović	36	2014	0	0	2015
28	FW		Alexander Nilsson	32	2008	25	4	2014	Youth system	On loan to Trelleborgs FF
29	DF		Tobias Malm	32	2011	6	0	2014	Youth system	On loan to Östersunds FK
31	MF		Erdal Rakip	28	2013	4	0	2015	Youth system
32	DF		Pa Konate	30	2013	6	0	2017	Youth system	On loan to Östers IF
33	MF		Emil Forsberg	33	2013	33	5	2016
34	DF		Alexander Blomqvist	30	2013	1	0	undisclosed	Youth system
35	MF		Pawel Cibicki	30	2013	10	0	undisclosed	Youth system

• Last updated: 21 April 2014
• Source: Malmö FF and players' Misplaced Pages articles
• Ordered by squad number.

Squad stats

Updated as of 21 April 2014

Players in/out

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
29	DF		Tobias Malm	21	EU	Landskrona BoIS	Loan return	Winter	2014	—	mff.se
23	DF		Jasmin Sudić	23	EU	Mjällby AIF	Loan return	Winter	2014	—	mff.se
22	MF		Amin Nazari	20	EU	Assyriska FF	Loan return	Winter	2015	—	mff.se
28	FW		Alexander Nilsson	21	EU	Landskrona BoIS	Loan return	Winter	2014	—	mff.se
26	FW		Petter Thelin	18	EU	IF Limhamn Bunkeflo	Loan return	Winter	2015	—	mff.se
24	DF		Mahmut Özen	25	EU	Mjällby AIF	Bosman	Winter	2017	Free transfer	mff.se
27	GK		Zlatan Azinović	25	EU	Kalmar FF	Bosman	Winter	2015	Free transfer	fotbolltransfers.com
9	FW		Markus Rosenberg	31	EU	West Bromwich Albion	Bosman	Winter	2016	Free transfer	twitter.com

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
10	MF		Jiloan Hamad	23	EU	Hoffenheim	End of contract	Winter	Free transfer	mff.se
17	MF		Ivo Pękalski	23	EU	BK Häcken	End of contract	Winter	Free transfer	mff.se
27	GK		Johan Dahlin	27	EU	Gençlerbirliği	Transfer	Winter	N/A (~ 5,000,000 kr)	mff.se
9	FW		Dardan Rexhepi	22	EU	IF Brommapojkarna	Transfer	Winter	N/A	mff.se
8	MF		Erik Friberg	27	EU	Bologna	Transfer	Winter	N/A (~ 5,000,000 kr)	mff.se
28	FW		Alexander Nilsson	21	EU	Trelleborgs FF	Loan	Winter	—	mff.se
32	DF		Pa Konate	19	EU	Östers IF	Loan	Winter	—	mff.se
19	FW		Benjamin Fadi	18	Non-EU	IFK Värnamo	Loan	Winter	—	mff.se
26	FW		Petter Thelin	19	EU	Skellefteå FF	Loan	Winter	—	mff.se
29	DF		Tobias Malm	22	EU	Östersunds FK	Loan	Winter	—	mff.se

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
6	MF		Halsti	1	0	0
9	FW		Rosenberg	2	0	0
11	MF		Thern	1	0	0
20	DF		Ricardinho	1	0	0
25	GK		Olsen	1	0	0

Last updated: 21 April 2014
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Notes: Allsvenskan only

Club

Coaching staff

Name Role Åge Hareide Head coach Olof Persson Assistant coach Ben Rosen Fitness coach Jonnie Fedel Goalkeeping coach Wilner Registre Physiotherapist Pär Herbertsson Club doctor Greger Andrijevski Club masseur Sverker Fryklund Mental coach Kenneth Folkesson Equipment manager Yksel Osmanovski U21 coach Mats Engqvist Head coach youth academy Staffan Tapper Youth talent coach Vito Stavljanin Head scout

Other information

Chairman	Håkan Jeppsson
Managing director	Niclas Carlnén
Director Of Sports	Daniel Andersson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Swedbank Stadion (24,000 / 105x70 m)

Source: Malmö FF and Swedbank Stadion

Competitions

Overall

Updated to match played 30 March 2014
Source: Competitions

Allsvenskan

League table

Template:2014 Allsvenskan table

Results summary

Last updated: 21 April 2014.
Source: svenskfotboll.se Template:Sv icon

Results by round

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Matches

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

30 March 2014 Round 1	Malmö FF	3 – 0	Falkenbergs FF	Malmö
17:30	Eriksson 74' Thern 85', 90'	Report		Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 19,383 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Gävle)

7 April 2014 Round 2	IFK Göteborg	0 – 3	Malmö FF	Gothenburg
19:00		Report	Molins 8', 28' Rosenberg 82'	Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 17,073 Referee: Michael Lerjéus (Skövde)

12 April 2014 Round 3	Malmö FF	1 – 0	Gefle IF	Malmö
16:00	Rosenberg 63'	Report		Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 11,338 Referee: Martin Hansson (Holmsjö)

16 April 2014 Round 4	Örebro SK	1 – 2	Malmö FF	Örebro
19:00	Yasin 76'	Report	Molins 32' Jansson 63'	Stadium: Behrn Arena Attendance: 8,125 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

21 April 2014 Round 5	Malmö FF	2 – 2	Djurgårdens IF	Malmö
17:30	Molins 45' Eriksson 47'	Report	Radetinac 15' Fejzullahu 71'	Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 14,315 Referee: Bojan Pandžić (Gothenburg)

Svenska Cupen

2013–14

The tournament continued from the 2013 season.

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

Group stage

1 March 2014 Match Day 1	Malmö FF	7 – 1	Degerfors IF	Malmö
13:00	Kroon 3', 6', 67' Molins 39', 40' Eriksson 58' Forsberg 80'	Report	Samuelsson 18'	Stadium: Malmö IP Attendance: 3,321 Referee: Robert Daradić (Helsingborg)

8 March 2014 Match Day 2	Ängelholms FF	0 – 3	Malmö FF	Malmö
13:00		Report	Molins 33', 54' Kroon 42'	Stadium: Malmö IP (Match was moved since Ängelholms IP wasn't approved for play, Ängelholms FF were designated as the home team of the fixture.) Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)

15 March 2014 Match Day 3	Malmö FF	3 – 2	Hammarby IF	Malmö
15:30	Forsberg 10' Rosenberg 25' Molins 50' (pen.)	Report	Haddad 75' Fuhre 89'	Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 8,276 Referee: Robert Daradić (Helsingborg)

Knockout stage

22 March 2014 Quarter-finals	Malmö FF	2 – 0	IF Brommapojkarna	Malmö
15:00	Helander 59' Kroon 86'	Report		Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 3,442 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Lund)

2014–15

The tournament continues into the 2015 season.

Kickoff times are in UTC+2.

Qualification stage

UEFA Champions League

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round

15 or 16 July 2014 First Leg

TBD

v

TBD

22 or 23 July 2014 Second Leg

TBD

v

TBD

Non competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

31 January 2014 Friendly	New England Revolution	1 – 1	Malmö FF	Bradenton, Florida, United States
19:00 UTC−5	Rowe 5'	Report	Forsberg 36'	Stadium: IMG Academy

5 February 2014 Friendly	Columbus Crew	1 – 0	Malmö FF	Bradenton, Florida, United States
15:30 UTC−5	Arrieta 50'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy

18 February 2014 Friendly	Malmö FF	0 – 0	FC Nordsjælland	Malmö, Sweden
14:00		Report		Stadium: Malmö IP Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Robert Daradić (Helsingborg)

24 February 2014 Friendly	Malmö FF	2 – 1	Mjällby AIF	Malmö, Sweden
15:00	Forsberg 65', 67'	Report	Haynes 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Malmö IP Attendance: 1,557 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Helsingborg)

Mid-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

2 July 2014 Friendly	Malmö FF	v	F.C. Copenhagen	Malmö, Sweden
19:00				Stadium: Swedbank Stadion

Footnotes

1. "Svenska Cupens gruppspel lottat". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
2. "Malmö FF vidare i Svenska cupen". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
3. "Kvartsfinalerna lottade". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
4. "Semifinalerna lottade". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
5. "Jiloan Hamad till Hoffenheim" (in Swedish). mff.se. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
6. "Ivo Pekalski lämnar MFF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
7. "Rikard Norling säger upp sig från MFF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
8. ^ "Mahmut Özen klar för MFF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
9. ^ "Johan Hammar skriver nytt kontrakt med MFF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
10. "Johan Dahlin går till Turkiet". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
11. "Ny sportslig ledning i MFF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
12. ^ "Officiellt: Zlatan Azinovic klar för Malmö FF". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
13. "Dardan lämnar MFF för BP". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
14. "Erik Friberg lämnar Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
15. "Morgondagens startelva". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
16. ^ "Markus Rosenberg har nu skrivit på sitt treårsavtal. Världens bästa måndag". twitter.com (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
17. "Alexander Nilsson lånas ut till TFF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
18. ^ "Pa Konate lånas ut till Öster" (in Swedish). mff.se. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
19. "Benjamin Fadi lånas ut till IFK Värnamo" (in Swedish). mff.se. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
20. "KLART: Petter Thelin lånas ut till Skellefteå FF" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
21. "KLART: Tobias Malm till Östersunds FK" (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
22. ^ "Sixten Mohlin förlänger sitt kontrakt" (in Swedish). mff.se. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
23. ^ "A-lagskontrakt till Petar Petrovic" (in Swedish). mff.se. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
24. "Malmö FF har gjort klart med Matias Concha" (in Swedish). mff.se. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
25. "Miiko Albornoz klar för Malmö FF" (in Swedish). brommapojkarna.se. 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
26. "Filip Helander tecknar A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). mff.se. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
27. "Pontus Jansson skriver A-lagskontrakt". mff.se (in Swedish). 10 August 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
28. "Halsti stannar!" (in Swedish). mff.se. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
29. "Magnus Eriksson klar för Malmö FF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
30. "Officiellt: Guillermo Molins återvänder till Malmö FF". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
31. "Simon Thern klar!" (in Swedish). mff.se. 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
32. "Simon Kroon skriver A-lagskontrakt". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
33. "MFF överens med Fadi" (in Swedish). mff.se. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
34. "Ricardinho klar för 3 år till!" (in Swedish). mff.se. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
35. "Erik Johansson klar" (in Swedish). mff.se. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
36. "Nytt kontrakt och utlåning för Amin". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
37. mff.se "Jasmin Sudic förlänger". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
38. "Robin Olsen ny målvakt i Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). 27 October 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
39. "Petter Thelin klar för Malmö FF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
40. "Officiellt: Alexander Nilsson och Tobias Malm till Landskrona BoIS". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
41. "Yago och Malm klara!". mff.se (in Swedish). 8 December 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
42. "Malmö FF skriver kontrakt med ung talang". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
43. "Emil Forsberg klar för MFF" (in Swedish). mff.se. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
44. ^ "Tre nya lärlingar in i A-truppen" (in Swedish). mff.se. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
45. "Johan Dahlin får drömlön – så mycket uppges han tjäna". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
46. "Officiellt: Erik Friberg klar för Bologna". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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