1979 Malmö FF season
1979 season | ||
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Chairman | Hans Cavalli-Björkman | |
Head coach | Bob Houghton | |
Stadium | Malmö Stadion | |
Allsvenskan | 4th | |
1978–79 European Cup | Runners-up | |
1979–80 UEFA Cup | Second round | |
Top goalscorer | Tommy Andersson (5) | |
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The 1979 season was Malmö FF's 68th in existence, their 46th season in Allsvenskan and their 43rd consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished fourth, the 1978–79 European Cup where they finished as runners-up and the 1979–80 UEFA Cup where they were knocked out in the second round. Malmö FF also participated in two competitions in which the club continued playing in for the 1980 season, Svenska Cupen and the Intercontinental Cup. The season began with the first leg of the Quarter-finals of the European Cup on 7 March, league play started on 16 April and lasted until 28 October. The season ended with the first leg of the Intercontinental Cup on 18 November.
For the first time in the club's history, Malmö FF reached the final of the European Cup. They were defeated 1-0 by English team Nottingham Forest. As Forest turned down the chance to play in the Intercontinental Cup, Malmö FF took their place, and faced Paraguayan side Olimpia. The South American club won 3-1 on aggregate.
First-team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Allsvenskan
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 35 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | IF Elfsborg | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 33 | |
4 | Malmö FF | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 32 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
5 | IFK Norrköping | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 31 | |
6 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Malmö FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1979–80.
Matches
[edit]16 April 1979 Round 1 | Malmö FF | 1 – 0 | Hammarby IF | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
28 April 1979 Round 2 | Kalmar FF | 0 – 1 | Malmö FF | Kalmar |
Stadium: Fredriksskans |
3 May 1979 Round 3 | Malmö FF | 3 – 0 | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
6 May 1979 Round 4 | IFK Norrköping | 1 – 0 | Malmö FF | Norrköping |
Stadium: Idrottsparken |
14 May 1979 Round 5 | Malmö FF | 2 – 2 | Halmstads BK | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
17 May 1979 Round 6 | IFK Sundsvall | 1 – 2 | Malmö FF | Sundsvall |
Stadium: Idrottsparken |
21 May 1979 Round 7 | IS Halmia | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Halmstad |
Stadium: Örjans Vall |
4 June 1979 Round 9 | Landskrona BoIS | 0 – 1 | Malmö FF | Landskrona |
Stadium: Landskrona IP |
13 June 1979 Round 10 | Malmö FF | 0 – 2 | Östers IF | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
18 June 1979 Round 11 | Åtvidabergs FF | 0 – 0 | Malmö FF | Åtvidaberg |
Stadium: Kopparvallen |
21 June 1979 Round 8 | Malmö FF | 0 – 4 | IFK Göteborg | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
25 June 1979 Round 12 | Malmö FF | 0 – 0 | AIK | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
4 July 1979 Round 13 | Djurgårdens IF | 0 – 1 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion |
18 July 1979 Round 14 | Malmö FF | 1 – 0 | Djurgårdens IF | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
9 August 1979 Round 16 | Malmö FF | 2 – 0 | Åtvidabergs FF | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
20 August 1979 Round 17 | Halmstads BK | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Halmstad |
Stadium: Örjans Vall |
23 August 1979 Round 18 | Malmö FF | 3 – 0 | IFK Sundsvall | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
30 August 1979 Round 19 | Östers IF | 2 – 0 | Malmö FF | Växjö |
Stadium: Värendsvallen |
10 September 1979 Round 20 | Malmö FF | 3 – 1 | Landskrona BoIS | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
13 September 1979 Round 21 | IFK Göteborg | 1 – 1 | Malmö FF | Gothenburg |
Stadium: Ullevi |
23 September 1979 Round 22 | Malmö FF | 3 – 0 | IS Halmia | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
30 September 1979 Round 23 | Malmö FF | 0 – 3 | Kalmar FF | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
14 October 1979 Round 24 | Hammarby IF | 0 – 1 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
Stadium: Söderstadion |
20 October 1979 Round 25 | Malmö FF | 1 – 1 | IFK Norrköping | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
28 October 1979 Round 26 | IF Elfsborg | 3 – 1 | Malmö FF | Borås |
Stadium: Ryavallen |
Svenska Cupen
[edit]- The tournament continued into the 1980 season.
25 July 1979 Fourth round | IF Brommapojkarna | 0 – 4 | Malmö FF | Stockholm |
26 August 1979 Fifth round | Malmö FF | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | IF Elfsborg | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
17 October 1979 Sixth round | Malmö FF | 3 – 0 | Västerås SK | Malmö |
Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
European Cup
[edit]- The tournament continued from the 1978 season.
Quarter-finals
[edit]7 March 1979 First Leg | Wisła Kraków | 2 – 1 | Malmö FF | Kraków, Poland |
Nawałka 26' Kmiecik 85' |
Report | Hansson 13' | Stadium: Stadion Miejski |
21 March 1979 Second Leg | Malmö FF | 4 – 1 (5 – 3 agg.) | Wisła Kraków | Malmö, Sweden |
Ljungberg 65' (pen.), 72', 90' (pen.) Cervin 82' |
Report | Kmiecik 58' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Semi-finals
[edit]11 April 1979 First Leg | Austria Vienna | 0 – 0 | Malmö FF | Vienna, Austria |
Report | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
25 April 1979 Second Leg | Malmö FF | 1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.) | Austria Vienna | Malmö, Sweden |
Hansson 47' | Report | Stadium: Malmö Stadion |
Final
[edit]30 May 1979 Final | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 0 | Malmö FF | Munich, West Germany |
20:15 CEST | Francis 45' | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria) |
UEFA Cup
[edit]First round
[edit]19 September 1979 First Leg | KPT Kuopio | 1 – 2 | Malmö FF | Kuopio, Finland |
Stadium: Väinölänniemen stadion |
Second round
[edit]24 October 1979 First Leg | Feyenoord | 4 – 0 | Malmö FF | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord |
Intercontinental Cup
[edit]- The tournament continued into the 1980 season.
18 November 1979 First Leg | Malmö FF | 0 – 1 | Olimpia | Malmö, Sweden |
Isasi 41' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 5,000 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Malmö FF - Kader 1978/1979". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved December 12, 2012.