2025 Malmö FF season

Malmö FF
2025 season
Chairman	Anders Pålsson
Head coach	Henrik Rydström
Stadium	Eleda Stadion
Allsvenskan	3rd
2024–25 Svenska Cupen	Runners-up
2025–26 Svenska Cupen	Round 2
2025–26 UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
2025–26 UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Hugo Bolin (4); All: Isaac Kiese Thelin (7)

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
5	DF	MNE	Andrej Đurić
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
15	MF	GUI	Salifou Soumah
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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	SWE	Stefano Vecchia
22	MF	SWE	Taha Ali
23	MF	NOR	Lasse Berg Johnsen
25	DF	BRA	Gabriel Busanello
27	GK	SWE	Johan Dahlin
29	FW	MNE	Sead Hakšabanović
30	GK	SWE	Joakim Persson
30	GK	SWE	Robin Olsen
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

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Source
8	MF	Arnór Sigurðsson	25	Blackburn Rovers	Transfer	Winter	2027	mff.se
24	GK	Robin Olsen	35	Aston Villa	Transfer	Summer	2029	mff.se
5	DF	Andrej Đurić	21	Crvena zvezda	Transfer	Summer	2029	mff.se
15	MF	Salifou Soumah	21	Zira FK	Transfer	Summer	2029	mff.se

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 17 August 2025^[1]

Number	Position	Name	2025 Allsvenskan		2024–25 Svenska Cupen 2025–26 Svenska Cupen		2025–26 UEFA Champions League 2025–26 UEFA Europa League		Total
Number	Position	Name	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals	Appearances	Goals
1	GK	Ricardo Friedrich	9	0	4	0	0	0	13	0
2	DF	Johan Karlsson	11	1	6	0	2	0	19	1
3	DF	Anton Tinnerholm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Andrej Đurić	4	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
6	MF	Oscar Lewicki	3	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
7	MF	Otto Rosengren	19	2	6	1	6	1	31	4
8	FW	Arnór Sigurðsson	10	1	1	0	3	0	14	1
9	FW	Isaac Kiese Thelin	16	3	6	4	1	0	23	7
10	MF	Anders Christiansen	10	3	5	1	0	0	15	4
11	FW	Emmanuel Ekong	12	2	5	0	5	0	22	2
13	DF	Martin Olsson	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	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
15	MF	Salifou Soumah	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	Oliver Berg	11	0	3	1	6	0	20	1
17	DF	Jens Stryger Larsen	18	1	2	0	6	0	26	1
18	DF	Pontus Jansson	10	1	4	1	6	2	20	4
19	DF	Colin Rösler	17	1	6	0	6	0	29	1
20	FW	Erik Botheim	8	0	5	3	0	0	13	3
21	MF	Stefano Vecchia	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	Taha Ali	20	2	4	1	6	3	30	6
23	MF	Lasse Berg Johnsen	16	3	6	1	6	1	28	5
25	DF	Gabriel Busanello	19	0	6	1	6	1	31	2
27	GK	Johan Dahlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Sead Hakšabanović	17	3	5	0	6	2	28	5
30	GK	Robin Olsen	5	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
30	GK	Joakim Persson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Daníel Guðjohnsen	14	2	2	0	3	0	19	2
33	GK	Melker Ellborg	6	0	2	0	2	0	10	0
34	MF	Zakaria Loukili	3	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
35	DF	Nils Zätterström	10	0	3	0	2	0	15	0
37	MF	Adrian Skogmar	11	0	1	0	3	0	15	0
38	MF	Hugo Bolin	19	4	6	0	6	1	31	5
41	MF	Kenan Busuladžić	9	2	2	0	4	0	15	2

Competitions

Allsvenskan

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Mjällby AIF	20	14	5	1	39	16	+23	47	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Hammarby IF	20	13	3	4	37	18	+19	42	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	Malmö FF	20	10	6	4	33	17	+16	36
4	IF Elfsborg	20	11	3	6	36	27	+9	36
5	GAIS	20	9	8	3	31	17	+14	35

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 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
20	10	6	4	33	17	+16	36	5	2	2	16	8	+8	5	4	2	17	9	+8

Last updated: 17 August 2025.
Source: [1] (in Swedish)

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W
Position	7	4	3	4	7	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	5	3

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	3–1	IFK Norrköping	Malmö
17:30	Hakšabanović 32' Bolin 49' Ekong 81'	Report	Nyman 87'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 18,527 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson

19 July 2025 Matchday 16	Östers IF	0–2	Malmö FF	Växjö
15:00		Report	Rosengren 24' Hakšabanović 67'	Stadium: Spiris Arena Attendance: 10,405 Referee: Erik Mattsson

26 July 2025 Matchday 17	IF Brommapojkarna	2–3	Malmö FF	Stockholm
15:00	Lind 23', 55'	Report	Bolin 15' Rosengren 66' 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: 3Arena Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Adam Ladebäck

9 August 2025 Matchday 19	Malmö FF	1–3	Mjällby AIF	Malmö
15:00	Busuladžić 70'	Report	Johansson 50' Stroud 58' Gustafson 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 20,212 Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson

16 August 2025 Matchday 20	Halmstads BK	0–4	Malmö FF	Halmstad
15:00		Report	Guðjohnsen 15' Rösler 35' Ali 44' Hakšabanović 53'	Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 8,518 Referee: Adi Aganovic

24 August 2025 Matchday 21	Malmö FF	v	IFK Göteborg	Malmö
16:30		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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malmö FF	3	3	0	10	1	+9	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Västerås SK	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6
3	Utsiktens BK	3	1	2	3	8	−5	3
4	Skövde AIK	3	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

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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	3–1 (6–2 agg.)	Iberia 1999	Malmö
19:00	Ali 55', 89' Jansson 60'	Report	Dzagania 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 13,819 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

Second qualifying round

22 July 2025 First Leg	RFS	1–4	Malmö FF	Riga
19:00 (20:00 UTC+3)	Darko Lemajić 40'	Report	Rosengren 13' Jansson 35' Hakšabanović 58' Berg Johnsen 88' (pen.)	Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks Referee: Miloš Milanović

30 July 2025 Second Leg	Malmö FF	1–0 (5–1 agg.)	RFS	Malmö
19:00	Hakšabanović 25'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Joey Kooij

Third qualifying round

5 August 2025 First Leg	Malmö FF	0–0	Copenhagen	Malmö
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 20,175 Referee: João Pinheiro

12 August 2025 Second Leg	Copenhagen	5–0 (5–0 agg.)	Malmö FF	Copenhagen
19:00	Huescas 31' Robert 43', 69' Elyounoussi 51' Mattsson 67'	Report		Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 34,233 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

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

2025–26

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

Qualifying phase

Play-off round

21 August 2025 First Leg	Malmö FF	v	Sigma Olomouc	Malmö
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Referee: Tobias Stieler

28 August 2025 Second Leg	Sigma Olomouc	v	Malmö FF	Olomouc
18:30		Report		Stadium: Andrův stadion Referee: Radu Petrescu

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

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Footnotes

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

External links

Official website (in Swedish)

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

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