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 3 Södra Götaland, the 5th tier of Swedish football.

History 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.

Kits 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.

Season to season SeasonLevelDivisionSectionPositionMovements1924–25Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th 1925–26Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated1926–27Tier 2Division 2Sydsvenska 5th1927–28Tier 2Division 2Sydsvenska 1st Promoted1928–29Tier 1 Allsvenskan 8th 1929–30Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th 1930–31Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th 1931–32Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11th Relegated1932–33Tier 2Division 2Södra 3rd1933–34Tier 2Division 2Södra 3rd1934–35Tier 2Division 2Södra 3rd1935–36Tier 2Division 2Södra 9thRelegated1936–37Tier 3Division 3Sydsvenska3rd1937–38Tier 3Division 3Sydsvenska1stPromoted1938–39Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1939–40Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1940–41Tier 2Division 2Södra 6th1941–42Tier 2Division 2Södra 8th1942–43Tier 2Division 2Södra 4th1943–44Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1944–45Tier 2Division 2Södra 5th1945–46Tier 2Division 2Södra 3rd1946–47Tier 2Division 2Södra 3rd1947–48Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 6th1948–49Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 2nd1949–50Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 8th1950–51Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 2nd1951–52Tier 2Division 2Sydvästra 1stPromoted1952–53Tier 1 Allsvenskan 12th Relegated1953–54Tier 2Division 2Götaland 4th1954–55Tier 2Division 2Götaland 2nd1955–56Tier 2Division 2Östra Götaland 1stPromotion Playoffs – Promoted1956–57Tier 1 Allsvenskan 10th1957–58Tier 1 Allsvenskan 7th1959Tier 1 Allsvenskan 9th1960Tier 1 Allsvenskan 2nd1961Tier 1 Allsvenskan 6th1962Tier 1 Allsvenskan 11thRelegated1963Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 2nd1964Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 7th1965Tier 2Division 2Västra Götaland 5th1966Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 2nd1967Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 4th1968Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 7th1969Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 2nd1970Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 4th1971Tier 2Division 2Södra Götaland 3rd1972Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1973Tier 2Division 2Södra 8th1974Tier 2Division 2Södra 4th1975Tier 2Division 2Södra 10th1976Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1977Tier 2Division 2Södra 11th1978Tier 2Division 2Södra 8th1979Tier 2Division 2Södra 7th1980Tier 2Division 2Södra 3rd1981Tier 2Division 2Södra 10thRelegation Playoffs1982Tier 2Division 2Södra 8th1983Tier 2Division 2Södra 2ndPromotion Playoffs1984Tier 2Division 2Södra 9th1985Tier 2Division 2Södra 13thRelegated1986Tier 3Division 3Skåne3rdPromoted1987*Tier 3Division 2Östra12thRelegated1988Tier 4 Division 3Södra Götaland12thRelegated1989Tier 5 Division 4 Sydvästra2nd1990Tier 5 Division 4 Sydvästra1stPromoted1991Tier 4 Division 3Södra Götaland4th1992Tier 4 Division 3Södra Götaland B1stVårserier (Spring Series)Tier 4 Division 3Södra Götaland8thHöstserier (Autumn Series)1993Tier 4 Division 3Södra Götaland1stPromoted1994Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland2ndPromotion Playoffs1995Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland3rd1996Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland1stPromoted1997Tier 2Division 1Södra 13th Relegated1998Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland2ndPromotion Playoffs1999Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland7th2000Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland1stPromoted2001Tier 2 Superettan 11th2002Tier 2 Superettan 7th2003Tier 2 Superettan 14thRelegated2004Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland8th2005Tier 3Division 2Södra Götaland10th2006**Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland1stPromoted2007Tier 3Division 1Södra4th2008Tier 3Division 1Södra12thRelegated2009Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland11thRelegated2010Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland9thRelegation Playoffs – Relegated2011Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra8th2012Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra8th2013Tier 6 Division 4 Skåne Södra1stPromoted2014Tier 5 Division 3 Södra Götaland 2nd Promotion Playoffs – Promoted2015Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland11th 2016Tier 4 Division 2 Södra Götaland10th 2017Tier 4 Division 2 Östra Götaland6th 2018Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland3rd 2019Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland12thRelegation Playoffs -2020Tier 4 Division 2 Västra Götaland1stPromoted2021Tier 3EttanSödra11th2022Tier 3EttanSödra16thRelegated2023Tier 4Division 2Södra GötalandRelegated2024Tier 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.

Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Malmö have had the following average attendances:

SeasonAverage attendanceDivision / SectionLevel20012,294 Superettan Tier 220021,876 Superettan Tier 220031,736 Superettan Tier 220041,632 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 32005966 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 32006664 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42007678 Div 1 Södra Tier 32008584 Div 1 Södra Tier 32009366 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42010220 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 52011256 Div 4 Skåne Sydvästra Tier 62012204 Div 4 Skåne Sydvästra Tier 62013228 Div 4 Skåne Södra Tier 62014204 Div 3 Södra Götaland Tier 52015258 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42016172 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42017218 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42018232 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42019? Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 420200 Div 2 Södra Götaland Tier 42021117 Ettan Södra Tier 3 * Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and European Football Statistics website.

Technical staff

NameRole Yacine HamouchaManager Niklas NilssonAssistant Manager Rickard ForsAssistant Manager Goran JovanovicGoalkeeping Coach

Achievements Allsvenskan: runners-up 1960 Division 2 Södra Götaland: 2006 Division 2 Västra Götaland: 2020

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