Swedish football club
Football club
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 https://www.ifkmalmo.se
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]
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.
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]
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
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
2024
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]
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]
Name
Role
Yacine Hamoucha
Manager
Niklas Nilsson
Assistant Manager
Rickard Fors
Assistant Manager
Goran Jovanovic
Goalkeeping Coach
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