Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda Stadion. Malmö FF is Sweden's most successful football club in terms of domestic trophies won. They hold 24 Swedish championships and 16 Svenska Cupen titles, both of which are national records.
Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 licensed players with another 240,000 youth players. There are around 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams, which are playing on the 7,900 pitches available in the country. Football was first played in Sweden in the 1870s, the first championship was decided in 1896 and the Swedish Football Association was founded in 1904. Despite being a relatively small country population-wise, both the men's and women's national teams and the club teams have gained rather large success from time to time.
The 2005 season in Swedish football, starting January 2005 and ending December 2005:
Robert Åhman Persson is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Allsvenskan 2004, part of the 2004 Swedish football season, was the 80th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 3 April 2004 and the last match was played 30 October 2004. Malmö FF won the league ahead of runners-up Halmstads BK, while AIK and Trelleborgs FF were relegated.
Olof Gösta Anton Persson is a Swedish football manager and the current assistant coach of Malmö FF in Allsvenskan. Persson also played professionally as a central defender, most notably for Malmö FF. A full international between 2001 and 2006, he won four caps for the Sweden national team.
Åke-Erik Roland Andersson is a Swedish former football player and coach. His most recent job was that as the assistant coach of the Nigeria national team under Lars Lagerbäck.
Allsvenskan 2002, part of the 2002 Swedish football season, was the 78th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 6 April 2002 and the last match was played 2 November 2002. Djurgårdens IF won the league ahead of runners-up Malmö FF, while IFK Norrköping and Kalmar FF were relegated.
Allsvenskan 2001, part of the 2001 Swedish football season, was the 77th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 7 April 2001 and the last match was played 27 October 2001. Hammarby IF won the league ahead of runners-up Djurgårdens IF, while BK Häcken and Trelleborgs FF were relegated.
Björn Joakim Persson is a Swedish football manager and former player. As a player, he represented Malmö FF, Atalanta, IFK Göteborg, Esbjerg fB, Hansa Rostock, Stabæk, and Landskrona BoIS during a career that spanned between 1992 and 2010. He also represented the Sweden national team, winning three caps and scoring one goal in 1997.
Allsvenskan 1931–32, part of the 1931–32 Swedish football season, was the eighth Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played 2 August 1931 and the last match was played 5 June 1932. AIK won the league ahead of runners-up Örgryte IS, while IFK Malmö and Hallstahammars SK were relegated.
Allsvenskan 1999, part of the 1999 Swedish football season, was the 75th Allsvenskan season played. Helsingborgs IF won the league ahead of runners-up AIK, while Kalmar FF, Malmö FF and Djurgårdens IF were relegated.
Torbjörn Persson is a former Swedish footballer and coach.
Eric "Hövdingen" Persson was chairman of the Swedish football club Malmö FF between 1937 and 1974. He is commonly regarded as one of the most prominent figures in Swedish football history.
The 1946 Svenska Cupen was the sixth season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition was concluded on 25 August 1946 with the final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna in Stockholms län. Malmö FF won 3–0 against Åtvidabergs FF before an attendance of 15,173 spectators.
The 1970–71 Svenska Cupen was the 16th season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition was concluded on 30 June 1971 with the final, held at Malmö Stadion, Malmö. Åtvidabergs FF won 3–2 against Malmö FF before an attendance of 7,544 spectators.
Hanna Persson is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for IK Uppsala. She began her professional career with FC Rosengård and also played for Brøndby IF of the Danish Elitedivisionen.
Anna Nathalie Hoff Persson is a Swedish football midfielder who plays for Elitettan club Malmö FF.
A Gothenburg derby is the name given to any fixture between football clubs from Gothenburg, the traditional football capital of Sweden. The major derbies are traditionally played between GAIS, IFK Göteborg, and Örgryte IS, but five other Gothenburg teams have also played in the top tier of Swedish football, giving rise to additional hotly contested derbies.
