1979 Malmö FF season

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.

Malmö FF
1979 season
ChairmanHans Cavalli-Björkman
Head coachBob Houghton
StadiumMalmö Stadion
Allsvenskan4th
1978–79 European CupRunners-up
1979–80 UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerTommy Andersson (5)

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
Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SWE Arne Åkesson
— GK  SWE Jan Möller
— DF  SWE Magnus Andersson
— DF  SWE Roland Andersson
— DF  SWE Roy Andersson
— DF  SWE Mats Arvidsson
— DF  SWE Ingemar Erlandsson
— DF  SWE Kent Jönsson
— DF  SWE Krister Kristensson
— DF  SWE Denny Petrusson
— MF  SWE Jan-Olov Kinnvall
— MF  SWE Bo Larsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SWE Anders Ljungberg
— MF  SWE Claes Malmberg
— MF  SWE Björn Nilsson
— MF  SWE Robert Prytz
— MF  SWE Staffan Tapper (captain)
— FW  SWE Tommy Andersson
— FW  SWE Sanny Åslund
— FW  SWE Tore Cervin
— FW  SWE Tommy Hansson
— FW  SWE Ulf Mårtensson
— FW  SWE Anders Ohlsson

Competitions

Allsvenskan
Main article: 1979 Allsvenskan

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1]
5 IFK Norrköping 26 11 9 6 44 28 +16 31
6 Hammarby IF 26 11 6 9 46 36 +10 28
Source: "Swedish Football Tables - List of final tables". RSSSF. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Malmö FF qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 1979–80.

Matches
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
1 August 1979 Round 15 AIK 1 – 1 Malmö FF Solna
Stadium: Råsunda
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
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
The tournament continued from the 1978 season.
Main article: 1978–79 European Cup

Quarter-finals
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
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
Main article: 1979 European Cup Final
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
Main article: 1979–80 UEFA Cup

First round
19 September 1979 First Leg KPT Kuopio 1 – 2 Malmö FF Kuopio, Finland
Stadium: Väinölänniemen stadion
3 October 1979 Second Leg Malmö FF 2 – 0
(4 – 1 agg.)		 KPT Kuopio Malmö, Sweden
Stadium: Malmö IP

Second round
24 October 1979 First Leg Feyenoord 4 – 0 Malmö FF Rotterdam, Netherlands
Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
7 November 1979 Second Leg Malmö FF 1 – 1
(1 – 5 agg.)		 Feyenoord Malmö, Sweden
Stadium: Malmö IP

Intercontinental Cup
The tournament continued into the 1980 season.
Main article: 1979 Intercontinental Cup
18 November 1979 First Leg Malmö FF 0 – 1 Olimpia Malmö, Sweden
Isasi  41' Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 5,000

References
  1. "Malmö FF - Kader 1978/1979". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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