IFK_Malmö_Fotboll

IFK Malmö Fotboll

IFK Malmö Fotboll

Swedish football club

This article is about IFK Malmö football department. For other departments of the club, see IFK Malmö (disambiguation).

IFK Malmö football team is a section of Swedish sports club IFK Malmö based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Malmö Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are yellow, blue and white. But the original crest is only yellow (see below). Formed on 23 April 1899, the club have played thirteen seasons in Sweden's highest league Allsvenskan where they best finished as runners-up in 1960 and played their most recent season in 1962. IFK Malmö also reached the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup in the 1960–61 season. The club is currently playing in Division 1 Södra, the 3rd tier of Swedish football.

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The original club symbol, with the Scanian griffin, from the king Erik of Pomerania.


IFK during their heyday in 1959 shortly before playing a historic match against Real Madrid for a full house at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[1][2][3]
Di Gule (The Yellows) against Real Madrid in front of 40,000 spectators at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (2-3) in 1959.[4]

History

The club was founded in 1899, making it the oldest football club in the city of Malmö. They participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier division, in 1960 IFK finished second. In 1961, they made it to the quarter-finals of the European Cup (losing to Rapid Vienna). Before the 2009 season, the club switched their home stadium from Malmö IP to Malmö Stadion.

Historically, the club's main rivals are Malmö FF, although this rivalry has been toned down since the two clubs have not played in the same division for nearly 60 years. The club is affiliated with the Skånes Fotbollförbund.[5]

Kits

IFK Malmö is often colloquially called di gule (the yellow) in reference to their team colours. At the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden, the Argentina national football team wore IFK's home shirt because their rivals West Germany would not agree to use their alternative colours.[6]

Season to season

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Attendances

In recent seasons IFK Malmö have had the following average attendances:

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Technical staff

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Achievements

Footnotes

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    "Spottades på när Malmö gästade Real Madrid".
  2. [2]
    "IFK Malmö dansade en sommar".
  3. [3]
    "Calle Rockbäcks BLOGG: Lommabo mötte Real Madrid senast". 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Spottades på när Malmö gästade Real Madrid".
  5. [5]
    "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Skånes Fotbollförbund – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  6. [6]
    "En el placard: Argentina de amarillo 1958". 12 June 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  7. [7]
    "GAIS – Lagfacta – IFK Malmö". Retrieved 2010-12-26.[permanent dead link]
  8. [8]
    "IFK Malmö – År för år". Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  9. [9]
    "Sweden Final Tables – Clas Glenning". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  10. [10]
    "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  11. [11]
    "European Football Statistics – Attendances". Retrieved 2011-02-14.
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