Malmö FF (women)

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Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, are a women's association football team from Malmö, who compete in Division 1, the 3rd level of women's football in Sweden.[3] Formed on 26 November 2019 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, Malmö FF are based in Malmö, Scania.[4]

Malmö FF
Full nameMalmö Fotbollförening
Nickname(s)Di blåe (Scanian: The Blue Ones)[1]
Himmelsblått (Sky Blue)[1]
Short nameMFF
Founded7 September 1970; 53 years ago (1970-09-07) as Malmö FF Dam
26 November 2019; 4 years ago (2019-11-26) as Malmö FF
GroundMalmö Stadion, Malmö
Capacity26,500
PresidentAnders Pålsson
Head coachMaxim Khalil
LeagueElitettan
2023Division 1 Södra, 1st of 14 (promoted)[2]
WebsiteClub website

History

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On 7 September 1970 the board of Malmö FF took the decision to start a women's team as part of the main club. The team was called Malmö FF Dam – the word dam meaning lady – to distinguish the team from the men's division of the same club. In 1986 the club won the Swedish Women's Football Division 1 for the first time. The Division 1 was Sweden's highest division until 1988 when the Damallsvenskan was formed. It took three seasons for the club to win the newly formed Damallsvenskan in 1990 and more success followed in 1991, 1993 and 1994. Malmö FF Dam would then finish as runners-up for seven consecutive seasons (from 1996 to 2002). In April 2007, Malmö FF Dam started a rebranding of the team, including a new team name, jerseys, and logo. The team was renamed LdB FC Malmö on 11 April 2007. This meant that the club fully withdrew from Malmö FF and became a club of its own. That club is now known as FC Rosengård.

On 26 November 2019, an extraordinary annual members meeting of Malmö FF voted in favour of reintroducing a women's section. A merger with IF Limhamn Bunkeflo was rejected and it was decided that the new club would apply for a place at the lowest level of women's football in Sweden, Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra, for the 2020 season. Subsequently, a head coach was hired and eighteen players were recruited, many of them from levels as high as Division 1, the third level of the league system.

Current squad

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As of 3 May 2024[5]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  SWEJulia Cavander
2DF  SWENathalie Persson
3DF  SWELovisa Wifvesson
4DF  SWELinnea Svensson
5DF  SWESana Kullberg
6FW  SWEMalin Gunnarsson
7MF  SWEAnna Welin
8MF  SWERebecka Holm
9FW  SWENova Rolfsson
10MF  SWEEma Paljevic
11MF  SWEMatilda Kristell
13MF  SWETilde Walhgren
14FW  SWEStella Malmros
15DF  SWEAgnes Mårtensson
No.Pos. NationPlayer
16GK  SWELinnea Hagberg
17MF  SWEAmanda Kander
19FW  SWEAnna Plantin
20DF  SWEHannah Lofthammar
21DF  SWEElin Björklund (captain)
22FW  SWEBeatrice Persson
23DF  SWESofia Wännerdahl
24MF  SWEPetronella Windblad
27MF  PORMafalda Barbóz
30GK  SWEEmelie Borg
31GK  DENKathrine Larsen
35MF  SWEOlivia Grindemark
MF  SWEOlivia Welin

Out on loan

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
MF  SWESarah Mellouk (at Team TG FF until 30 June 2024)

Management

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Organisation

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As of 8 December 2020[6][7]

NameRole
Anders PålssonPresident
Niclas CarlnénChief executive officer
Pontus HanssonSecretary
Daniel AnderssonSporting director
Anne-Maj JanssonSporting assistant
Per ÅgrenSporting director youth

Technical staff

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As of 13 March 2023[8]

NameRole
Maxim KhalilHead coach
Fredrik JahnforsAssistant coaches
Jeff Petersson
Anders NilssonTeam Manager
Emelie KarlströmGoalkeeping coaches
Helena Ivarsson
Jared WallanceFitness trainer
Filip QvistPhysiotherapists
Karin Boman

Honours

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Footnotes

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