2025 Malmö FF season

Malmö FF
2025 season
ChairmanAnders Pålsson
Head coachHenrik Rydström
StadiumEleda Stadion
2024–25 Svenska CupenRunners-up
2025–26 UEFA Champions LeagueQR1

The 2025 season is Malmö FF's 114th in existence, their 90th season in Allsvenskan and their 25th consecutive season in the league. They are competing in Allsvenskan, the 2024–25 Svenska Cupen, the 2025–26 Svenska Cupen, and the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.

Players

Squad

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  BRA Ricardo Friedrich
2 DF  SWE Johan Karlsson
6 MF  SWE Oscar Lewicki
7 MF  SWE Otto Rosengren
8 FW  ISL Arnór Sigurðsson
9 FW  SWE Isaac Kiese Thelin
10 MF  DEN Anders Christiansen (captain)
11 FW  SWE Emmanuel Ekong
13 DF  SWE Martin Olsson
16 MF  NOR Oliver Berg
17 DF  DEN Jens Stryger
18 DF  SWE Pontus Jansson
19 DF  NOR Colin Rösler
20 FW  NOR Erik Botheim
21 MF  SWE Stefano Vecchia
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  SWE Taha Ali
23 MF  NOR Lasse Berg Johnsen
24 GK  SWE Robin Olsen
25 DF  BRA Gabriel Busanello
27 GK  SWE Johan Dahlin
29 FW  MNE Sead Hakšabanović
30 GK  SWE Joakim Persson
32 FW  ISL Daníel Guðjohnsen
33 GK  SWE Melker Ellborg
34 MF  SWE Zakaria Loukili
35 DF  SWE Nils Zätterström
37 DF  SWE Adrian Skogmar
38 MF  SWE Hugo Bolin
40 MF  SWE Kenan Busuladžić
43 MF  SWE Gentian Lajqi

Players in/out

In

Out

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 8 July 2025[1]
Number Position Name 2025 Allsvenskan 2024–25 Svenska Cupen
2025–26 Svenska Cupen
2025–26 UEFA Champions League Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals
1 GK Ricardo Friedrich 9 0 4 0 0 0 13 0
2 DF Johan Karlsson 8 1 6 0 1 0 15 1
3 DF Anton Tinnerholm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Oscar Lewicki 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
7 MF Otto Rosengren 14 0 6 1 1 0 21 1
8 FW Arnór Sigurðsson 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
9 FW Isaac Kiese Thelin 15 3 6 4 0 0 21 7
10 MF Anders Christiansen 9 3 5 1 0 0 14 4
11 FW Emmanuel Ekong 9 1 5 0 1 0 15 1
13 DF Martin Olsson 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF Sebastian Jørgensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Joseph Ceesay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Oliver Berg 9 0 3 1 1 0 13 1
17 DF Jens Stryger Larsen 14 1 2 0 1 0 17 1
18 DF Pontus Jansson 7 1 4 1 1 0 8 1
19 DF Colin Rösler 13 0 6 0 1 0 20 0
20 FW Erik Botheim 8 0 5 3 0 0 13 3
21 MF Stefano Vecchia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Taha Ali 15 1 4 1 1 1 20 3
23 MF Lasse Berg Johnsen 13 3 6 1 1 0 20 4
24 GK Robin Olsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Gabriel Busanello 15 0 6 1 1 1 22 2
27 GK Johan Dahlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Sead Hakšabanović 12 0 5 0 1 0 18 0
30 GK Joakim Persson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Daníel Guðjohnsen 10 1 2 0 1 0 13 1
33 GK Melker Ellborg 6 0 2 0 1 0 9 0
34 MF Zakaria Loukili 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
35 DF Nils Zätterström 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
37 MF Adrian Skogmar 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
38 MF Hugo Bolin 15 2 6 0 1 1 22 3
41 MF Kenan Busuladžić 5 1 2 0 1 0 8 1

Competitions

Allsvenskan

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 AIK 15 8 5 2 21 14 +7 29 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 IF Elfsborg 14 8 2 4 25 17 +8 26
5 Malmö FF 15 6 6 3 20 11 +9 24
6 GAIS 14 5 7 2 18 11 +7 22
7 IFK Göteborg 14 7 1 6 19 20 −1 22
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2025. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 6 6 3 20 11  +9 24 4 2 1 12 4  +8 2 4 2 8 7  +1

Last updated: 4 July 2025.
Source: [1] (in Swedish)

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHHAAHHH
ResultWWDDLWLWDWLWDDD
Position74347455555555
Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

29 March 2025 Matchday 1 Djurgårdens IF 0–1 Malmö FF Stockholm
15:00 Report Stryger Larsen 15+8' Stadium: 3Arena
Attendance: 28,785
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
7 April 2025 Matchday 2 Malmö FF 2–1 IF Elfsborg Malmö
19:10 Christiansen 47'
Sigurðsson 78'
Report Hedlund 71' Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 20,930
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
14 April 2025 Matchday 3 AIK 0–0 Malmö FF Stockholm
19:10 Report Stadium: Strawberry Arena
Attendance: 28,472
Referee: Joakim Östling
18 April 2025 Matchday 4 Malmö FF 1–1 IK Sirius Malmö
15:00 Berg Johnsen 85' (pen.) Report Mamatsashvili 10' Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 19,353
Referee: Victor Wolf
23 April 2025 Matchday 5 Hammarby IF 2–0 Malmö FF Stockholm
19:00 Tounekti 74'
Karlsson 85'
Report Stadium: 3Arena
Attendance: 27,884
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
29 April 2025 Matchday 6 Malmö FF 2–0 Östers IF Malmö
19:00 Bolin 32'
Kiese Thelin 46'
Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 19,764
Referee: Krisoffer Karlsson
5 May 2025 Matchday 7 Malmö FF 1–2 IF Brommapojkarna Malmö
19:00 Berg Johnsen 83' Report Alladoh 49'
Irandust 52'
Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 18,597
Referee: Oscar Johnson
11 May 2025 Matchday 8 Degerfors IF 1–4 Malmö FF Degerfors
19:10 Rafferty 53' Report Berg Johnsen 7'
Ekong 28'
Bolin 49'
Christiansen 90+1'
Stadium: Stora Valla
Attendance: 5,608
Referee: Joakim Östling
15 May 2025 Matchday 9 IFK Värnamo 2–2 Malmö FF Värnamo
19:00 Alsalkhadi 34'
Agyei 79'
Report Guðjohnsen 4'
Jansson 39'
Stadium: Finnvedsvallen
Attendance: 3,481
Referee: Granit Maqedonci
18 May 2025 Matchday 10 Malmö FF 3–0 Halmstads BK Malmö
16:30 Christiansen 31'
45' (o.g.)
Kiese Thelin 63'
Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 17,418
Referee: Richard Sundell
22 May 2025 Matchday 18 Malmö FF 0–0 AIK Malmö
19:00 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 21,269
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
25 May 2025 Matchday 11 IFK Göteborg 1–0 Malmö FF Gothenburg
14:00 Þórðarson 58' Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,284
Referee: Victor Wolf
1 June 2025 Matchday 12 Malmö FF 3–0 BK Häcken Malmö
14:00 Karlsson 9'
Busuladžić 33'
Kiese Thelin 85'
Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 17,341
Referee: Adam Ladebäck
30 June 2025 Matchday 13 Mjällby AIF 1–1 Malmö FF Hällevik
19:00 Stroud 73' Report Ali 9' Stadium: Strandvallen
Attendance: 5,969
Referee: Joakim Östling
5 July 2025 Matchday 14 GAIS 0–0 Malmö FF Gothenburg
15:00 Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 11,313
Referee: Victor Wolf
12 July 2025 Matchday 15 Malmö FF v IFK Norrköping Malmö
17:30 Report Stadium: Stadion
19 July 2025 Matchday 16 Östers IF v Malmö FF Växjö
15:00 Report Stadium: Spiris Arena
26 July 2025 Matchday 17 IF Brommapojkarna v Malmö FF Stockholm
15:00 Report Stadium: 3Arena
9 August 2025 Matchday 19 Malmö FF v Mjällby AIF Malmö
15:00 Report Stadium: Stadion
16 August 2025 Matchday 20 Halmstads BK v Malmö FF Halmstad
15:00 Report Stadium: Örjans Vall
23 August 2025 Matchday 21 Malmö FF v IFK Göteborg Malmö
15:00 Report Stadium: Stadion
31 August 2025 Matchday 22 Malmö FF v Degerfors IF Malmö
14:00 Report Stadium: Stadion
14 September 2025 Matchday 23 IF Elfsborg v Malmö FF Borås
16:30 Report Stadium: Borås Arena
20 September 2025 Matchday 24 Malmö FF v Djurgårdens IF Malmö
15:00 Report Stadium: Stadion
28 September 2025 Matchday 25 Malmö FF v IFK Värnamo Malmö
16:30 Report Stadium: Stadion
5 October 2025 Matchday 26 IK Sirius v Malmö FF Uppsala
16:30 Report Stadium: Studenternas IP
19 October 2025 Matchday 27 IFK Norrköping v Malmö FF Norrköping
Report Stadium: Platinumcars Arena
26 October 2025 Matchday 28 Malmö FF v Hammarby IF Malmö
Report Stadium: Stadion
2 November 2025 Matchday 29 BK Häcken v Malmö FF Gothenburg
Report Stadium: Bravida Arena
9 November 2025 Matchday 30 Malmö FF v GAIS Malmö
Report Stadium: Stadion

Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

2024–25

The tournament continued from the 2024 season.
Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malmö FF 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Västerås SK 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 Utsiktens BK 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4 Skövde AIK 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: SvFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head record; 5) Lowest disciplinary points; 6) Highest ranked team
16 February 2025 Matchday 1 Malmö FF 5–0 Utsiktens BK Malmö
13:00 Botheim 11', 43'
Ali 13'
Christiansen 13'
Kiese Thelin 82'
Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 6,223
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
24 February 2025 Matchday 2 Skövde AIK 1–2 Malmö FF Skövde
13:00 Skillermo 7' Report Busanello 8'
Rosengren 68'
Stadium: Södermalms IP
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Fredrik Oppong
2 March 2025 Matchday 3 Malmö FF 3–0 Västerås SK Malmö
17:30 Jansson 56'
Botheim 62'
Berg Johnsen 73'
Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 9,052
Referee: Oscar Johnson
Knockout stage
10 March 2025 Quarter-final Malmö FF 1–0 (a.e.t.) IF Elfsborg Malmö
18:30 Kiese Thelin 96' Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 12,872
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim
16 March 2025 Semi-final Malmö FF 3–2 (a.e.t.) IFK Göteborg Malmö
16:00 Kiese Thelin 31', 45+2'
Berg 112'
Report Fenger 72'
Þórðarson 87'
Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 20,742
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson
29 May 2025 Final Malmö FF 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
BK Häcken Malmö
15:00 Report Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 20,189
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
Penalties
Hakšabanović
Berg
Busanello
Rosengren
Gustafson
Leach Holm
Lundkvist
Berisha
Andersen

2025–26

Qualification stage
TBD Round 2 BK Olympic v Malmö FF Malmö


UEFA Champions League

2025–26

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Qualifying phase

First qualifying round
8 July 2025 First Leg Iberia 1999 1–3 Malmö FF Tbilisi
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Rušević 86' Report Busanello 8'
Bolin 58'
Ali 70'
Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 7,449
Referee: Igor Stojchevski
15 July 2025 Second Leg Malmö FF v Iberia 1999 Malmö
19:00 Stadium: Stadion
Referee: Romain Lissorgue

UEFA Europa League

2024–25

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

League phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
29 Maccabi Tel Aviv 8 2 0 6 8 17 −9 6
30 Slavia Prague 8 1 2 5 7 11 −4 5
31 Malmö FF 8 1 2 5 10 17 −7 5
32 RFS 8 1 2 5 6 13 −7 5
33 Ludogorets Razgrad 8 0 4 4 4 11 −7 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
The tournament started in the 2024 season.
23 January 2025 Matchday 7 Malmö FF 2–3 Twente Malmö
18:45 Johnsen 32'
Christiansen 79'
Report Steijn 28' (pen.)
Van Wolfswinkel 61' (pen.)
Lagerbielke 64'
Stadium: Stadion
Attendance: 16,432
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
30 January 2025 Matchday 8 Slavia Prague 2–2 Malmö FF Prague
21:00 Chorý 46'
Schranz 76'
Report Ali 69'
Bolin 71'
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 17,026
Referee: Allard Lindhout

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

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Footnotes

  1. ^ "Malmö FF". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2024.