2020 Malmö FF season
# 2020 Malmö FF season

The 2020 season is Malmö FF's 109th in existence, their 85th season in Allsvenskan and their 20th consecutive season in the league. They are competing in Allsvenskan, the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen where they finished as runners-up, the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the round of 32, and the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out in the play-off round. The season began with the first leg of the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League on 20 February, league play started on 15 June and is scheduled to conclude on 6 December.

The season has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, delaying the start of Allsvenskan from April until June, and the knock-out stage of Svenska Cupen from March and April until June and July. Malmö FF managed to play the round of 32 of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League against VfL Wolfsburg and the group stage of the 2019–20 Svenska Cupen before the pandemic broke out. Jon Dahl Tomasson replaced Uwe Rösler as the club's head coach after the latter's departure at the end of last season. Anders Christiansen was appointed new club captain after Markus Rosenberg's retirement.

## Players

### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Dušan Melichárek |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Eric Larsson |
| 3 | DF | DEN | Jonas Knudsen |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Behrang Safari |
| 5 | MF | DEN | Søren Rieks |
| 6 | MF | SWE | Oscar Lewicki |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Isaac Kiese Thelin |
| 8 | MF | ISL | Arnór Ingvi Traustason |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Guillermo Molins |
| 10 | MF | DEN | Anders Christiansen |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Ola Toivonen |
| 14 | DF | SWE | Felix Beijmo |
| 15 | DF | SWE | Anel Ahmedhodžić |
| 16 | GK | SWE | Mathias Nilsson |
| 17 | DF | SWE | Rasmus Bengtsson |
| 18 | MF | USA | Romain Gall |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | SWE | Erdal Rakip |
| 20 | MF | NGA | Bonke Innocent |
| 21 | MF | COM | Fouad Bachirou |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Adi Nalić |
| 23 | FW | SWE | Marcus Antonsson |
| 24 | DF | DEN | Lasse Nielsen |
| 27 | GK | SWE | Johan Dahlin |
| 30 | GK | SWE | Marko Johansson |
| 31 | DF | SWE | Franz Brorsson |
| 32 | MF | NOR | Jo Inge Berget |
| 33 | MF | SWE | Amel Mujanić |
| 34 | MF | SWE | Pavle Vagić |
| 35 | MF | SWE | Samuel Adrian |
| 37 | FW | SWE | Tim Prica |
| 39 | FW | SWE | Amin Sarr |
| 40 | DF | SWE | Hugo Andersson |

### Players in/out

**In**

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | FW | Isaac Kiese Thelin | 27 | Anderlecht | Loan | Winter | 2020 | N/A | mff.se |
| 11 | FW | Ola Toivonen | 33 | Melbourne Victory | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free | mff.se |
| 14 | DF | Felix Beijmo | 22 | Werder Bremen | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | Undisclosed | mff.se |

**Out**

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | FW | Markus Rosenberg | 37 | Retired | End of contract | Winter | – | mff.se |
| 38 | MF | Laorent Shabani | 20 | IK Sirius | End of contract | Winter | Free | mff.se |
| 39 | MF | Felix Konstandeliasz | 20 | Lunds BK | End of contract | Winter | Free | mff.se |
| — | MF | Jakob Tånnander | 19 | HJK Helsinki | End of contract | Winter | Free | mff.se |
| 30 | GK | Marko Johansson | 21 | Mjällby AIF | Loan | Winter | – | mff.se |
| 36 | MF | Patriot Sejdiu | 19 | Dalkurd FF | Loan | Winter | – | mff.se |
| 18 | MF | Romain Gall | 25 | Stabæk | Loan | Summer | – | mff.se |
| — | FW | Sebastian Nanasi | 18 | Varbergs BoIS | Loan | Summer | – | mff.se |
| 34 | MF | Pavle Vagić | 20 | Jönköpings Södra | Loan | Summer | – | mff.se |
| 37 | FW | Tim Prica | 18 | Aalborg | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 40 | DF | Hugo Andersson | 21 | Hobro IK | Loan | Summer | – | mff.se |
| 18 | MF | Romain Gall | 25 | Örebro SK | Loan | Summer | – | mff.se |
| 21 | MF | Fouad Bachirou | 30 | Nottingham Forest | Transfer | Summer | (€700,000) | mff.se |
| 9 | FW | Guillermo Molins | 31 | Sarpsborg 08 | Transfer | Summer | Free | mff.se |
| 33 | MF | Amel Mujanić | 19 | Hobro IK | Loan | Summer | – | mff.se |
| 23 | FW | Marcus Antonsson | 29 | Stabæk | Loan | Summer | – | mff.se |

## Player statistics

### Appearances and goals

    As of 6 December 2020

| Number | Position | Name | 2020 Allsvenskan | 2020 Allsvenskan | 2019–20 Svenska Cupen 2020–21 Svenska Cupen | 2019–20 Svenska Cupen 2020–21 Svenska Cupen | 2019–20 UEFA Europa League 2020–21 UEFA Europa League | 2019–20 UEFA Europa League 2020–21 UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number | Position | Name | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Dušan Melichárek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Eric Larsson | 30 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Jonas Knudsen | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Behrang Safari | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Søren Rieks | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 8 |
| 6 | MF | Oscar Lewicki | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Isaac Kiese Thelin | 25 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 |
| 8 | MF | Arnór Ingvi Traustason | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Guillermo Molins | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Anders Christiansen | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 17 |
| 11 | FW | Ola Toivonen | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 |
| 14 | DF | Felix Beijmo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Anel Ahmedhodžić | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 16 | GK | Mathias Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Rasmus Bengtsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Romain Gall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Erdal Rakip | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Bonke Innocent | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Fouad Bachirou | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Adi Nalić | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| 23 | FW | Marcus Antonsson | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 24 | DF | Lasse Nielsen | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 27 | GK | Johan Dahlin | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Marko Johansson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Franz Brorsson | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 32 | MF | Jo Inge Berget | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 8 |
| 33 | MF | Amel Mujanić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Pavle Vagić | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | MF | Samuel Adrian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Tim Prica | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Amin Sarr | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 40 | DF | Hugo Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions

### Allsvenskan

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | BK Häcken | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 48 | |
| 5 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 47 | |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Source: svenskfotboll.se (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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

**2019–20**


    The tournament continued from the 2019 season.

**2019–20**

**Group stage**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | AFC Eskilstuna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Syrianska FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 | FK Karlskrona | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |

### UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

**2019–20**


    The tournament continued from the 2019 season.

## Non-competitive

### Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Fouad Bachirou lämnar MFF". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Expressen. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
