IFK Göteborg–Malmö FF rivalry

Although not technically a derby, the fixture between IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF is one of the fiercest sporting rivalries in Swedish football, sometimes referred to as the "Mesta mästarmötet" ().

The two clubs are the most successful in Swedish football; Malmö FF have won 24 Swedish championship titles, an all time Swedish record, while IFK Göteborg have won 18 titles.

The two clubs top the All-time Allsvenskan table with Malmö FF being 208 points ahead of IFK Göteborg after the conclusion of the 2024 season. Together they have won 42 Swedish championships, 40 Allsvenskan titles and 24 Svenska Cupen titles. Only AIK have played more seasons in Allsvenskan than the two clubs.

The two clubs are also the only Swedish clubs to have reached the final of European competition, IFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup in 1981–82 and again in 1986–87 while Malmö FF were runners-up in the 1978–79 European Cup.

Shared player history

Transfers The two lists are incomplete.

There have been few direct transfers between the rivals, the most recent transfer was on 12 January 2018. DateNameFromTo22 January 2003Jon Inge HøilandIFK GöteborgMalmö FF17 November 2003Peter IjehMalmö FFIFK Göteborg14 July 2005Thomas OlssonMalmö FFIFK Göteborg12 January 2018Søren RieksIFK GöteborgMalmö FF There have also been a few players who have played for both clubs although transferred via another club. NameFromPeriodViaToPeriodRobert PrytzMalmö FF1977–19821993–1995RangersIFK Göteborg1985–1986Dan CorneliussonIFK Göteborg1978–1983StuttgartComoFC WettingenMalmö FF1990–1992Joakim PerssonMalmö FF1992–1996AtalantaIFK Göteborg1998–1999Mats LilienbergIFK Göteborg1995–1996Halmstads BKMalmö FF2000–2002Mathias RanégieIFK Göteborg2007–2008BK HäckenGo Ahead EaglesMalmö FF2011–2012Tobias SanaIFK Göteborg2009–20122019–2022AjaxMalmö FF2015–2017Simon ThernMalmö FF2012–2014HeerenveenAIKIFK NorrköpingIFK Göteborg2021-2023

Played for one, managed the other ManagerPlayed forManagedTeamSpanTeamSpanRoland NilssonIFK Göteborg1983–1989Malmö FF2008–2011Michael AnderssonIFK Göteborg1986–1988Malmö FF2000–2001

Managed both clubs ManagerIFK Göteborg careerMalmö FF careerSpanG1WDLWin %SpanG1WDLWin % Josef Stroh1959–19601955–1958 Roland Nilsson2020–20212008–2011 1 Only competitive matches are counted.

Statistics IFK Göteborg wins Draws Malmö FF wins League 64 43 72 Svenska Cupen 2 0 9 Svenska Supercupen 0 0 1 Total 66 43 82

Table correct as of 24 August 2025

Last five head-to-head fixtures DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueCompetition13 May 2024 IFK Göteborg 0–3 Malmö FF Gamla Ullevi Allsvenskan28 October 2024 Malmö FF 2–1 IFK Göteborg Stadion Allsvenskan16 March 2025 Malmö FF 3–2 IFK Göteborg Stadion Svenska Cupen25 May 2025 IFK Göteborg 1–0 Malmö FF Gamla Ullevi Allsvenskan24 August 2025 Malmö FF 0–0 IFK Göteborg Stadion Allsvenskan

Honours Team Allsvenskan Svenska Cupen Supercupen TotalMalmö FF2716245IFK Göteborg138122Combined4024367

Table correct as of 16 March 2025

All-time results

IFK Göteborg in the league at home DateVenueAttendanceScoreCompetition 18 June 1922 Gamla Ullevi3,321 Svenska Serien 1 May 1932 Gamla Ullevi11,573 Allsvenskan 11 September 1932 Gamla Ullevi7,869 Allsvenskan 3 September 1933 Gamla Ullevi7,258 Allsvenskan 15 November 1936 Gamla Ullevi9,540 Allsvenskan 24 October 1937 Gamla Ullevi5,507 Allsvenskan 12 November 1939 Gamla Ullevi6,729 Allsvenskan 27 April 1941 Gamla Ullevi7,597 Allsvenskan 3 May 1942 Gamla Ullevi6,781 Allsvenskan 26 April 1943 Gamla Ullevi11,173 Allsvenskan 5 September 1943 Gamla Ullevi16,969 Allsvenskan 3 June 1945 Gamla Ullevi6,865 Allsvenskan 2 September 1945 Gamla Ullevi18,601 Allsvenskan 4 August 1946 Gamla Ullevi18,474 Allsvenskan 27 July 1947 Gamla Ullevi13,221 Allsvenskan 29 August 1948 Gamla Ullevi20,596 Allsvenskan 11 September 1949 Gamla Ullevi19,565 Allsvenskan 14 October 1951 Gamla Ullevi28,902 Allsvenskan 16 November 1952 Gamla Ullevi10,728 Allsvenskan 11 October 1953 Gamla Ullevi17,688 Allsvenskan 1 August 1954 Gamla Ullevi16,604 Allsvenskan 23 October 1955 Gamla Ullevi27,871 Allsvenskan 2 September 1956 Gamla Ullevi25,943 Allsvenskan 8 August 1957 Gamla Ullevi16,321 Allsvenskan 3 May 1959 Gamla Ullevi22,629 Allsvenskan 22 May 1960 Ullevi19,701 Allsvenskan 8 October 1961 Ullevi9,777 Allsvenskan 26 August 1962 Ullevi16,740 Allsvenskan 18 August 1963 Ullevi11,465 Allsvenskan 14 June 1964 Ullevi12,326 Allsvenskan 11 May 1965 Ullevi19,797 Allsvenskan 26 May 1966 Ullevi10,767 Allsvenskan 20 April 1967 Ullevi9,999 Allsvenskan 29 September 1968 Ullevi11,599 Allsvenskan 21 September 1969 Ullevi27,241 Allsvenskan 3 May 1970 Ullevi17,875 Allsvenskan 19 September 1977 Ullevi28,816 Allsvenskan 4 May 1978 Ullevi30,569 Allsvenskan 13 September 1979 Ullevi19,731 Allsvenskan 14 September 1980 Ullevi11,544 Allsvenskan 5 August 1981 Ullevi14,367 Allsvenskan 2 September 1982 Ullevi5,971 Allsvenskan 24 October 1982 Ullevi5,893 Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 2) 10 September 1983 Ullevi10,613 Allsvenskan 13 May 1984 Ullevi10,725 Allsvenskan 3 July 1985 Ullevi16,157 Allsvenskan 20 October 1985 Ullevi26,771 Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 1) 5 October 1986 Ullevi9,501 Allsvenskan 22 August 1987 Ullevi10,782 Allsvenskan 24 October 1987 Ullevi14,811 Allsvenskan play-offs (Final, leg 1) 29 May 1988 Ullevi9,876 Allsvenskan 16 April 1989 Ullevi4,795 Allsvenskan 30 July 1990 Ullevi6,330 Allsvenskan 11 August 1991 Ullevi5,056 Allsvenskan 6 October 1991 Ullevi3,833 Mästerskapsserien 5 April 1992 Gamla Ullevi9,023 Allsvenskan 17 October 1992 Gamla Ullevi1,676 Mästerskapsserien 2 October 1993 Gamla Ullevi7,035 Allsvenskan 9 May 1994 Gamla Ullevi8,554 Allsvenskan 17 September 1995 Gamla Ullevi10,918 Allsvenskan 21 April 1996 Gamla Ullevi11,657 Allsvenskan 28 June 1997 Gamla Ullevi10,091 Allsvenskan 4 June 1998 Gamla Ullevi6,456 Allsvenskan 2 August 1999 Gamla Ullevi8,555 Allsvenskan 17 September 2001 Gamla Ullevi9,089 Allsvenskan 23 July 2002 Gamla Ullevi10,471 Allsvenskan 14 April 2003 Gamla Ullevi11,906 Allsvenskan 25 October 2004 Ullevi38,983 Allsvenskan 26 September 2005 Ullevi15,253 Allsvenskan 14 May 2006 Gamla Ullevi10,517 Allsvenskan 2 July 2007 Ullevi11,270 Allsvenskan 2 August 2008 Ullevi8,015 Allsvenskan 25 May 2009 Gamla Ullevi15,267 Allsvenskan 29 April 2010 Gamla Ullevi11,206 Allsvenskan 11 September 2011 Gamla Ullevi11,640 Allsvenskan 14 May 2012 Gamla Ullevi12,549 Allsvenskan 25 April 2013 Gamla Ullevi17,063 Allsvenskan 7 April 2014 Gamla Ullevi17,073 Allsvenskan 12 April 2015 Gamla Ullevi16,894 Allsvenskan 27 April 2016 Gamla Ullevi15,748 Allsvenskan 1 April 2017 Ullevi32,129 Allsvenskan 4 November 2018 Gamla Ullevi13,073 Allsvenskan 16 May 2019 Gamla Ullevi17,083 Allsvenskan 2 August 2020 Gamla Ullevi02 Allsvenskan 7 November 2021 Gamla Ullevi16,781 Allsvenskan 17 October 2022 Gamla Ullevi14,011 Allsvenskan 17 April 2023 Gamla Ullevi17,051 Allsvenskan 13 May 2024 Gamla Ullevi17,316 Allsvenskan 25 May 2025 Gamla Ullevi16,284 Allsvenskan IFK Göteborg winsMalmö FF winsDraws

Malmö FF in the league at home DateVenueAttendanceScoreCompetition 29 October 1922 Malmö IP961 Svenska Serien 2 August 1931 Malmö IP6,236 Allsvenskan 28 August 1932 Malmö IP6,648 Allsvenskan 15 October 1933 Malmö IP7,834 Allsvenskan 4 April 1937 Malmö IP6,790 Allsvenskan 10 October 1937 Malmö IP7,917 Allsvenskan 3 September 1939 Malmö IP4,914 Allsvenskan 4 August 1940 Malmö IP8,434 Allsvenskan 14 June 1942 Malmö IP11,596 Allsvenskan 18 October 1942 Malmö IP6,795 Allsvenskan 21 May 1944 Malmö IP14,007 Allsvenskan 30 July 1944 Malmö IP13,112 Allsvenskan 26 May 1946 Malmö IP13,297 Allsvenskan 15 May 1947 Malmö IP7,791 Allsvenskan 18 April 1948 Malmö IP14,750 Allsvenskan 24 April 1949 Malmö IP17,319 Allsvenskan 4 June 1950 Malmö IP15,473 Allsvenskan 4 May 1952 Malmö IP13,005 Allsvenskan 12 April 1953 Malmö IP14,734 Allsvenskan 25 October 1953 Malmö IP14,478 Allsvenskan 10 June 1955 Malmö IP13,001 Allsvenskan 15 April 1956 Malmö IP15,396 Allsvenskan 14 April 1957 Malmö IP13,070 Allsvenskan 15 August 1957 Malmö IP11,704 Allsvenskan 21 September 1958 Malmö Stadion10,691 Allsvenskan 27 September 1959 Malmö Stadion19,259 Allsvenskan 2 October 1960 Malmö Stadion5,951 Allsvenskan 23 April 1961 Malmö Stadion13,326 Allsvenskan 31 May 1962 Malmö Stadion6,319 Allsvenskan 25 April 1963 Malmö Stadion9,667 Allsvenskan 6 August 1964 Malmö Stadion12,773 Allsvenskan 24 October 1965 Malmö Stadion25,009 Allsvenskan 4 September 1966 Malmö Stadion6,985 Allsvenskan 22 October 1967 Malmö Stadion11,150 Allsvenskan 5 May 1968 Malmö Stadion12,261 Allsvenskan 29 May 1969 Malmö Stadion17,381 Allsvenskan 11 October 1970 Malmö Stadion12,643 Allsvenskan 22 June 1977 Malmö Stadion24,130 Allsvenskan 22 October 1978 Malmö Stadion6,494 Allsvenskan 21 June 1979 Malmö Stadion9,085 Allsvenskan 11 June 1980 Malmö Stadion15,360 Allsvenskan 10 May 1981 Malmö Stadion10,843 Allsvenskan 6 June 1982 Malmö Stadion20,506 Allsvenskan 17 October 1982 Malmö Stadion5,606 Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 1) 2 June 1983 Malmö Stadion22,015 Allsvenskan 26 August 1984 Malmö Stadion15,781 Allsvenskan 12 May 1985 Malmö Stadion16,200 Allsvenskan 27 October 1985 Malmö Stadion18,627 Allsvenskan play-offs (SF, leg 2) 27 April 1986 Malmö Stadion13,349 Allsvenskan 16 August 1987 Malmö Stadion19,226 Allsvenskan 31 October 1987 Malmö Stadion18,811 Allsvenskan play-offs (Final, leg 2) 9 October 1988 Malmö Stadion4,717 Allsvenskan 20 August 1989 Malmö Stadion6,933 Allsvenskan 23 September 1990 Malmö Stadion3,890 Allsvenskan 7 April 1991 Malmö Stadion7,131 Allsvenskan 1 September 1991 Malmö Stadion6,512 Mästerskapsserien 29 June 1992 Malmö Stadion6,223 Allsvenskan 16 August 1992 Malmö Stadion4,017 Mästerskapsserien 24 April 1993 Malmö Stadion4,948 Allsvenskan 23 October 1994 Malmö Stadion25,531 Allsvenskan 18 May 1995 Malmö Stadion7,050 Allsvenskan 15 September 1996 Malmö Stadion7,800 Allsvenskan 21 July 1997 Malmö Stadion13,597 Allsvenskan 1 August 1998 Malmö Stadion7,105 Allsvenskan 22 June 1999 Malmö Stadion12,975 Allsvenskan 14 May 2001 Malmö Stadion12,109 Allsvenskan 15 September 2002 Malmö Stadion11,972 Allsvenskan 19 October 2003 Malmö Stadion17,923 Allsvenskan 24 April 2004 Malmö Stadion26,426 Allsvenskan 10 April 2005 Malmö Stadion26,504 Allsvenskan 30 October 2006 Malmö Stadion9,514 Allsvenskan 6 October 2007 Malmö Stadion11,219 Allsvenskan 31 March 2008 Malmö Stadion18,884 Allsvenskan 19 October 2009 Stadion18,293 Allsvenskan 26 September 2010 Stadion18,125 Allsvenskan 2 May 2011 Stadion17,221 Allsvenskan 27 September 2012 Stadion15,109 Allsvenskan 25 August 2013 Stadion23,142 Allsvenskan 10 August 2014 Stadion18,838 Allsvenskan 9 August 2015 Stadion21,127 Allsvenskan 12 September 2016 Stadion21,273 Allsvenskan 27 August 2017 Stadion21,354 Allsvenskan 7 May 2018 Stadion17,715 Allsvenskan 6 October 2019 Stadion18,473 Allsvenskan 25 October 2020 Stadion02 Allsvenskan 14 August 2021 Stadion5,6523 Allsvenskan 25 April 2022 Stadion19,785 Allsvenskan 3 September 2023 Stadion20,907 Allsvenskan 28 October 2024 Stadion21,258 Allsvenskan 24 August 2025 Stadion20,597 Allsvenskan Malmö FF winsIFK Göteborg winsDraws

1 Awarded 0-3 after the original match had been suspended with the score at a 0–0 as a result of a spectator scandal.

2 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. 3 The match was played with limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Results at home in Cup matches