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| 2021 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Anders Pålsson | |||
| Head coach | Jon Dahl Tomasson | |||
| Stadium | Eleda Stadion | |||
| Allsvenskan | 1st | |||
| 2020–21 Svenska Cupen | Group stage | |||
| 2021–22 Svenska Cupen | Winners | |||
| 2021–22 UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Antonio Čolak (14) All: Antonio Čolak (22) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,067 (3 October vsMjällby,Allsvenskan) | |||
The2021 season isMalmö FF's 110th in existence, their 86th season inAllsvenskan and their 21st consecutive season in the league. They competed in theAllsvenskan, the2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the2021–22 Svenska Cupen, and theUEFA Champions League.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | Veljko Birmančević | 22 | Čukarički | Transfer | Winter | 2024 | (€1,000,000)[1] | mff.se | |
| 9 | FW | Antonio Čolak | 27 | PAOK | Loan | Winter | 2021 | mff.se | ||
| – | DF | Ismaël Sidibé | 19 | Performance de Kabbalah | Transfer | Winter | 2023 | Undisclosed | mff.se | |
| 21 | MF | Peter Gwargis | 20 | Brighton | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | Free | mff.se | |
| 17 | FW | Malik Abubakari | 21 | Moreirense | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | (€750,000)[2] | mff.se | |
| 4 | DF | Niklas Moisander | 35 | Werder Bremen | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free | mff.se | |
| 8 | MF | Sergio Peña | 25 | Emmen | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | (€1,000,000)[3] | mff.se | |
| 30 | GK | Ismael Diawara | 26 | Degerfors IF | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Undisclosed | mff.se | |
| 13 | DF | Martin Olsson | 33 | BK Häcken | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | (€500,000)[4] | mff.se |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malmö FF(C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 59 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 57 | |
| 4 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 55 | |
| 5 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 53 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
Source:svenskfotboll.se(in Swedish)
| 10 April 2021Matchday 1 | Malmö FF | 3–2 | Hammarby IF | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Christiansen Rieks Knudsen | Report | Ludwigson Khalili | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Referee:Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 18 April 2021Matchday 2 | BK Häcken | 1–2 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
| 15:00 | Traoré | Report | Ahmedhodžić Rieks | Stadium:Bravida Arena Referee:Glenn Nyberg |
| 25 April 2021Matchday 3 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Östersunds FK | Malmö |
| 17:30 | Čolak | Report | Mukiibi | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 8 Referee:Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 3 May 2021Matchday 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 3–1 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
| 18:30 | Bärkroth Fonn Witry | Report | Nalić | Stadium:Tele2 Arena Attendance: 8 Referee:Bojan Pandžić |
| 9 May 2021Matchday 5 | Malmö FF | 3–2 | Varbergs BoIS | Malmö |
| 17:30 | Birmančević Nielsen Rieks | Report | Stanisic Adjei | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 8 Referee: Victor Wolf |
| 13 May 2021Matchday 6 | AIK | 1–1 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
| 18:30 | Report | Berget | Stadium:Friends Arena Attendance: 8 Referee:Glenn Nyberg |
| 17 May 2021Matchday 7 | Malmö FF | 3–1 | Kalmar FF | Malmö |
| 18:30 | Rakip Čolak | Report | Bergqvist | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 8 Referee: Fredrik Klitte |
| 20 May 2021Matchday 13 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
| 18:30 | Berget Birmančević | Report | Frick | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 8 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
| 24 May 2021Matchday 8 | Örebro SK | 1–2 | Malmö FF | Örebro |
| 18:30 | Hümmet | Report | Nalić Rakip | Stadium:Behrn Arena Attendance: 8 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 3 July 2021Matchday 9 | IFK Norrköping | 3–2 | Malmö FF | Norrköping |
| 15:00 | Björk Skúlason Lima | Report | Čolak | Stadium:Nya Parken Attendance: 2,487 Referee: Victor Wolf |
| 10 July 2021Matchday 10 | Malmö FF | 4−0 | IK Sirius | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Čolak Rieks Birmančević Christiansen | Report | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Granit Maqedonci |
| 17 July 2021Matchday 11 | Degerfors IF | 0−5 | Malmö FF | Degerfors |
| 15:00 | Report | Čolak Nalić Christiansen Birmančević | Stadium:Stora Valla Attendance: 1,565 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
| 24 July 2021Matchday 12 | Mjällby AIF | 0−2 | Malmö FF | Hällevik |
| 15:00 | Report | Birmančević | Stadium:Strandvallen Attendance: 1,475 Referee:Bojan Pandžić |
| 7 August 2021Matchday 14 | Halmstads BK | 0−0 | Malmö FF | Halmstad |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium:Örjans Vall Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Granit Maqedonci |
| 14 August 2021Matchday 15 | Malmö FF | 2–3 | IFK Göteborg | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Čolak Abubakari | Report | Berg Sana | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,562 Referee:Glenn Nyberg |
| 21 August 2021Matchday 16 | Malmö FF | 3–0 | Degerfors IF | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Birmančević Abubakari Christiansen | Report | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Fredrik Klitte |
| 29 August 2021Matchday 17 | Hammarby IF | 2–1 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
| 17:30 | Ludwigson Selmani | Report | Stadium:Tele2 Arena Attendance: 10,002 Referee:Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 11 September 2021Matchday 18 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | IFK Norrköping | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Nalić | Report | Adegbenro | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
| 18 September 2021Matchday 19 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Djurgårdens IF | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Čolak | Report | Ekdal | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,532 Referee:Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 22 September 2021Matchday 20 | IF Elfsborg | 0–1 | Malmö FF | Borås |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Borås Arena Attendance: 3,751 Referee:Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 25 September 2021Matchday 21 | Malmö FF | 5–1 | Örebro SK | Malmö |
| 17:30 | Nanasi Čolak Christiansen Nalić Berget | Report | Mehmeti | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,559 Referee: Fredrik Klitte |
| 3 October 2021Matchday 22 | Malmö FF | 0−1 | Mjällby AIF | Malmö |
| 17:30 | Report | Moro | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 21,067 Referee:Bojan Pandzic |
| 16 October 2021Matchday 23 | Östersunds FK | 0−3 | Malmö FF | Östersund |
| 15:00 | Report | Čolak Nalić Christiansen | Stadium:Jämtkraft Arena Attendance: 2,230 Referee: Granit Maqedonci |
| 24 October 2021Matchday 24 | Varbergs BoIS | 1–1 | Malmö FF | Varberg |
| 17:30 | Simović | Report | Birmančević | Stadium:Påskbergsvallen Attendance: 3,122 Referee:Glenn Nyberg |
| 27 October 2021Matchday 25 | Malmö FF | 1–0 | AIK | Malmö |
| 19:00 | Birmančević | Report | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 18,821 Referee:Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 30 October 2021Matchday 26 | IK Sirius | 2–3 | Malmö FF | Uppsala |
| 15:00 | Netabay Sylisufaj | Report | Berget Čolak | Stadium:Studenternas IP Attendance: 4,511 Referee:Bojan Pandžić |
| 7 November 2021Matchday 27 | IFK Göteborg | 0–2 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
| 17:30 | Report | Rieks | Stadium:Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 16,781 Referee:Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 20 November 2021Matchday 28 | Malmö FF | 2–2 | BK Häcken | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Čolak Abubakari | Report | Jeremejeff Wålemark | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 17,218 Referee: Adam Ladebäck |
| 28 November 2021Matchday 29 | Kalmar FF | 0–1 | Malmö FF | Kalmar |
| 17:30 | Report | Berget | Stadium:Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 8,721 Referee:Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 4 December 2021Matchday 30 | Malmö FF | 0–0 | Halmstads BK | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 20,373 Referee:Glenn Nyberg |
Kickoff times are inUTC+1 unless stated otherwise.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Västerås SK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance toKnockout stage |
| 2 | GAIS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Halmstads BK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| 21 February 2021Matchday 1 | Malmö FF | 1–2 | Västerås SK | Malmö |
| 13:00 | Christiansen | Report | Ribeiro Johansson | Stadium:Malmö IP Attendance: 0 Referee:Kristoffer Karlsson |
| 1 March 2020Matchday 2 | GAIS | 1–0 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
| 19:00 | Maric | Report | Stadium:Bravida Arena Attendance: 0 Referee:Bojan Pandzic |
| 6 March 2020Matchday 3 | Malmö FF | 4–1 | Halmstads BK | Malmö |
| 13:00 | Antonsson Nanasi Toivonen Sarr | Report | Al-Ammari | Stadium:Malmö IP Attendance: 0 Referee: Fredrik Klitte |
| 13 October 2021Round 2 | Malmö FF | 5−1 | Onsala BK | Malmö |
| 20:00 | Čolak Birmančević Abubakari | Report | Andersson | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Referee: Adi Aganovic |
Kickoff times are inUTC+2 unless stated otherwise.
| 7 July 2021First Leg | Malmö FF | 1−0 | Malmö | |
| 19:00 | Čolak | Report | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen |
| 13 July 2021Second Leg | Riga FC | 1−1 (1−2agg.) | Riga | |
| 18:00(19:00EEST) | Paurević | Report | Čolak | Stadium:Skonto Stadium Attendance: 637 Referee: Gergő Bogár |
| 21 July 2021First Leg | Malmö FF | 2−1 | Malmö | |
| 19:00 | Čolak Christiansen | Report | Ro. Riski | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,324 Referee: Mykola Balakin |
| 27 July 2021Second Leg | HJK | 2−2 (3−4agg.) | Helsinki | |
| 18:00(19:00EEST) | Tenho Ri. Riski | Report | Christiansen Birmančević | Stadium:Bolt Arena Attendance: 6,465 Referee:Stuart Attwell |
| 3 August 2021First Leg | Malmö FF | 2–1 | Malmö | |
| 19:00 | Rieks Birmančević | Report | Davis | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,820 Referee:Szymon Marciniak |
| 10 August 2021Second Leg | Rangers | 1–2 (2–4agg.) | Glasgow | |
| 20:45(19:45BST) | Morelos | Report | Čolak | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,021 Referee:Slavko Vinčić |
| 18 August 2021First Leg | Malmö FF | 2–0 | Malmö | |
| 21:00 | Birmančević Berget | Report | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,463 Referee:Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 24 August 2021Second Leg | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 (2–3agg.) | Razgrad | |
| 21:00 | Nedyalkov Sotiriou | Report | Birmančević | Stadium:Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 5,130 Referee:Clément Turpin |
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | CHE | ZEN | MAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | Transfer toEuropa League | 0–1 | 3–3 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| 14 September 2021Matchday 1 | Malmö FF | 0–3 | Malmö,Sweden | |
| 21:00 | Report | Alex Sandro Dybala Morata | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 5,832 Referee:Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 29 September 2021Matchday 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 4–0 | Saint Petersburg,Russia | |
| 18:45 | Claudinho Kuzyayev Sutormin Wendel | Report | Stadium:Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 15,339 Referee:Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 20 October 2021Matchday 3 | Chelsea | 4–0 | London,England | |
| 21:00 | Christensen Jorginho Havertz | Report | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,095 Referee:François Letexier (France) |
| 2 November 2021Matchday 4 | Malmö FF | 0–1 | Malmö,Sweden | |
| 18:45 | Report | Ziyech | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 19,551 Referee:Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 23 November 2021Matchday 5 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Malmö,Sweden | |
| 18:45 | Rieks | Report | Rakitskyi | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Referee:Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 8 December 2021Matchday 6 | Juventus | 1–0 | Turin,Italy | |
| 18:45 | Kean | Report | Stadium:Juventus Stadium Referee:Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
Kickoff times are inUTC+1 unless stated otherwise.
| 29 January 2021 | IFK Malmö | 2–2 | Malmö FF | Malmö |
| 19:00 | Fredin Rustemaj | Report | Toivonen Christiansen | Stadium:Malmö IP Attendance: 0 |
| 6 February 2021 | Kalmar FF | 2–2 | Malmö FF | Kalmar |
| 14:00 | Antonsson | Report | Mortensen Gustafsson | Stadium:Gastens IP Attendance: 0 |
| 12 February 2021 | Malmö FF | 0–2 | Mjällby AIF | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Report | Löfquist Gustavsson | Stadium:Malmö IP Attendance: 0 |
| 16 February 2021 | Malmö FF | 4–2 | Falkenbergs FF | Malmö |
| 13:30 | Ahmedhodžić Nuh Nanasi | Report | Bergmark Wiberg Garbett | Stadium:Malmö IP Attendance: 0 |
| 22 February 2021 | Malmö FF | 3–0 | Trelleborgs FF | Malmö |
| 13:30 | Nuh Nanasi | Report | Stadium:Malmö IP Attendance: 0 |
| 13 March 2021 | IF Elfsborg | 4–0 | Malmö FF | Borås |
| 15:00 | Alm Ndione Strand Cooper-Love | Report | Stadium:Borås Arena Attendance: 0 |
| 13 March 2021 | IF Elfsborg | 1–3 | Malmö FF | Borås |
| 17:15 | Qasem | Report | Nalic Birmančević | Stadium:Borås Arena Attendance: 0 |
| 21 March 2021 | Malmö FF | 1–1 | Örebro SK | Malmö |
| 13:00 | Toivonen | Report | Seger | Stadium:Malmö IP Attendance: 0 |
| 21 March 2021 | Malmö FF | 4–1 | Örebro SK | Malmö |
| 15:30 | Rieks Nalic Nuh | Report | Svedin | Stadium:Malmö IP Attendance: 0 |
| 26 March 2021 | Malmö FF | 2–1 | IFK Göteborg | Malmö |
| 14:00 | Čolak Nanasi | Report | Sana | Stadium:Eleda Stadion Attendance: 0 |
Kickoff times are inUTC+2 unless stated otherwise.
| 12 June 2021 | Malmö FF | 0–1 | Kalmar FF | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Report | Shamoun | Stadium:Heleneholms IP |
| 19 June 2021 | Malmö FF | 2–0 | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
| 15:30 | Sarr Čolak | Report | Stadium:Eleda Stadion |
| 27 June 2021 | Malmö FF | 1–2 | Malmö | |
| 14:00 | Beijmo | Report | Anderson Dreyer | Stadium:Eleda Stadion |
| 27 June 2021 | Malmö FF | 2–0 | Malmö | |
| 17:00 | Birmančević Larsson | Report | Stadium:Malmö Stadion |
| 28 July 2021 | Malmö FF | 1–2 | IFK Malmö | Malmö |
| 15:00 | Damnjanovic Nilsson | Report | Rindmo Andersson | Stadium:Hybriden |