Malmö FF

1979 season
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)
Home colours

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

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 Kindvall — 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

European Cup

The tournament continued from the 1978 season.

Main article: 1978–79 European Cup

Quarter-finals

Wisła Kraków v Malmö FF

7 March 1979 First Leg	Wisła Kraków	2 – 1	Malmö FF	Kraków, Poland
	Nawałka 26' Kmiecik 85'	Report	Hansson 13'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski

Malmö FF v Wisła Kraków

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

Austria Vienna v Malmö FF

11 April 1979 First Leg	Austria Vienna	0 – 0	Malmö FF	Vienna, Austria
		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Malmö FF v Austria Vienna

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

Nottingham Forest v Malmö FF

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

KPT Kuopio v Malmö FF

19 September 1979 First Leg	KPT Kuopio	1 – 2	Malmö FF	Kuopio, Finland
				Stadium: Väinölänniemen stadion

Malmö FF v KPT Kuopio

3 October 1979 Second Leg	Malmö FF	2 – 0 (4 – 1 agg.)	KPT Kuopio	Malmö, Sweden
				Stadium: Malmö IP

Second round

Feyenoord v Malmö FF

24 October 1979 First Leg	Feyenoord	4 – 0	Malmö FF	Rotterdam, Netherlands
				Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord

Malmö FF v Feyenoord

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

Malmö FF v Olimpia

18 November 1979 First Leg	Malmö FF	0 – 1	Olimpia	Malmö, Sweden
			Isasi 41'	Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 5,000

References