# 2023 Malmö FF season

The 2023 season is Malmö FF's 112th in existence, their 88th season in Allsvenskan and their 23rd consecutive season in the league. They are competing in Allsvenskan, the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen and the 2023–24 Svenska Cupen.

## 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 | SWE | Melker Ellborg |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Anton Tinnerholm |
| 3 | DF | DEN | Jonas Knudsen |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Niklas Moisander |
| 5 | MF | DEN | Søren Rieks |
| 6 | MF | SWE | Oscar Lewicki |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Mahamé Siby |
| 8 | MF | PER | Sergio Peña |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Isaac Kiese Thelin |
| 10 | MF | DEN | Anders Christiansen (captain) |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Sebastian Nanasi |
| 13 | DF | SWE | Martin Olsson |
| 14 | MF | DEN | Sebastian Jørgensen |
| 15 | DF | SWE | Joseph Ceesay |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Otto Rosengren |
| 18 | DF | SWE | Pontus Jansson |
| 19 | DF | CAN | Derek Cornelius |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | NOR | Oliver Berg |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Moustafa Zeidan |
| 21 | FW | SWE | Stefano Vecchia |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Taha Ali |
| 23 | MF | NOR | Lasse Berg Johnsen |
| 24 | DF | DEN | Lasse Nielsen |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Busanello |
| 27 | GK | SWE | Johan Dahlin |
| 30 | GK | MLI | Ismael Diawara |
| 31 | MF | SWE | Hugo Larsson |
| 32 | FW | ISL | Daníel Guðjohnsen |
| 33 | DF | SWE | Elison Makolli |
| 35 | DF | CMR | Samuel Kotto |
| 36 | MF | KOS | Patriot Sejdiu |
| 37 | MF | SWE | Adrian Skogmar |
| 38 | MF | SWE | Hugo Bolin |
| 40 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Lomotey |

### Players in/out
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 2 | DF | Anton Tinnerholm | 31 | New York City | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | Free | mff.se |
| 19 | DF | Derek Cornelius | 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | (€455,000) | mff.se |
| 22 | MF | Taha Ali | 24 | Helsingborg | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | (€720,000) | mff.se |
| 25 | DF | Gabriel Busanello | 24 | Chapecoense | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | (€700,000) | mff.se |
| 21 | MF | Stefano Vecchia | 28 | Rosenborg | Transfer | Winter | 2026 | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 18 | DF | Pontus Jansson | 32 | Brentford | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | Free | mff.se |
| 17 | MF | Otto Rosengren | 20 | Mjällby | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | (€1,300,000) | mff.se |
| 14 | MF | Sebastian Jørgensen | 23 | Silkeborg | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | (€1,100,000) | mff.se |
| 23 | MF | Lasse Berg Johnsen | 23 | Randers | Transfer | Summer | 2027 | (€1,300,000) | mff.se |
| 20 | MF | Oliver Berg | 29 | Djurgården | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | (€840,000) | mff.se |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 11 | FW | Ola Toivonen | 36 | Retired | End of contract | Winter | | mff.se |
| 18 | FW | Romain Gall | 27 | Mladost Novi Sad | End of contract | Winter | Free | mff.se |
| 7 | MF | Erdal Rakip | 26 | Antalyaspor | End of contract | Winter | Free | mff.se |
| 35 | MF | Samuel Adrian | 24 | Jönköpings Södra | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| | GK | Viktor Andersson | 18 | Lunds BK | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | DF | Raymond Adjei | 18 | Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | DF | Josef Al-Imam | 18 | Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | DF | André Alvarez Perez | 17 | Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | FW | Samuel Burakovsky | 20 | Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | MF | Mamadou Diagne | 19 | Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | MF | Philip Malky | 18 | Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 28 | MF | David Edvardsson | 20 | Landskrona BoIS | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 16 | GK | Mathias Nilsson | 23 | Örgryte | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 26 | MF | Mubaarak Nuh | 20 | Örgryte | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | MF | Amel Mujanic | 21 | Örgryte | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 32 | FW | Jo Inge Berget | 32 | Sarpsborg 08 | End of contract | Winter | | mff.se |
| 22 | FW | Adi Nalić | 25 | Hammarby | End of contract | Winter | Free | mff.se |
| | MF | Melker Widell | 20 | Landskrona BoIS | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 23 | DF | Matěj Chaluš | 24 | Groningen | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 14 | DF | Felix Beijmo | 24 | AGF | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 17 | FW | Malik Abubakari | 22 | Slovan Bratislava | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | DF | Ismaël Sidibé | 21 | F91 Dudelange | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| | MF | August Karlin | 19 | Jönköpings Södra | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 21 | MF | Peter Gwargis | 22 | Degerfors | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 29 | DF | Noah Eile | 20 | Mjällby | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 33 | FW | Mohamed Buya Turay | 28 | Odense | Released | Winter | | mff.se |
| 34 | MF | Markus Björkqvist | 19 | Trelleborgs FF | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 31 | MF | Hugo Larsson | 19 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | Summer | (€11,500,000) | mff.se |
| 14 | DF | Felix Beijmo | 25 | AGF | Transfer | Summer | (€250,000) | mff.se |
| 23 | DF | Matěj Chaluš | 25 | Slovan Liberec | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| | FW | Samuel Burakovsky | 20 | Landskrona BoIS | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 40 | MF | Emmanuel Lomotey | 25 | Ethnikos Achna | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 1 | GK | Melker Ellborg | 20 | Ariana | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 35 | DF | Samuel Kotto | 19 | Landskrona BoIS | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 20 | MF | Moustafa Zeidan | 25 | Hatta Club | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 36 | MF | Patriot Sejdiu | 23 | NAC Breda | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 24 | DF | Lasse Nielsen | 35 | Göztepe | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 38 | MF | Hugo Bolin | 20 | Degerfors | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 12 November 2023
| Number | Position | Name | 2023 Allsvenskan | 2023 Allsvenskan | 2022–23 Svenska Cupen 2023–24 Svenska Cupen | 2022–23 Svenska Cupen 2023–24 Svenska Cupen | Total | Total |
| Number | Position | Name | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Melker Ellborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Anton Tinnerholm | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jonas Knudsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Niklas Moisander | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Søren Rieks | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | Oscar Lewicki | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mahamé Siby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Sergio Peña | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Isaac Kiese Thelin | 28 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 |
| 10 | MF | Anders Christiansen | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | Sebastian Nanasi | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 |
| 13 | DF | Martin Olsson | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Sebastian Jørgensen | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Joseph Ceesay | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Otto Rosengren | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | Pontus Jansson | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Derek Cornelius | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
| 20 | MF | Oliver Berg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | Moustafa Zeidan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Stefano Vecchia | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| 22 | MF | Taha Ali | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 7 |
| 23 | MF | Lasse Berg Johnsen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Lasse Nielsen | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Gabriel Busanello | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 27 | GK | Johan Dahlin | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Ismael Diawara | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Hugo Larsson | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | Daníel Guðjohnsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Elison Makolli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Samuel Kotto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Patriot Sejdiu | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 37 | MF | Adrian Skogmar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Hugo Bolin | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Emmanuel Lomotey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Adrian Zendelovski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | Banabas Tagoe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | BK Häcken | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | IFK Värnamo | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 45 | |
* ↑ The 2023–24 Svenska Cupen winners qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Malmö FF) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the second-placed team, and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 November 2023. 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

#### Matches
### Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

#### 2022–23

    The tournament continued from the 2022 season.

##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Degerfors IF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Skövde AIK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | IFK Luleå | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

##### Knockout stage
#### 2023–24
##### Qualification stage
## Non-competitive
### Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

### Mid-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 "Alla tiders publikrekord för Malmö FF". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
* ↑ "Derek Cornelius klar för Malmö FF". expressen.se (in Swedish). Expressen. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
* ↑ "Taha Ali klar för Malmö FF – presenterad inför rekordpublik". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
* ↑ "Decision of the Players Status Chamber" (PDF). fifa.com. FIFA. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
* ↑ Kriftoffersson, Daniel (18 June 2023). "Avslöjar: Rosengren säljs till MFF i en rekordaffär". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
* ↑ Hansson, Jonas (26 June 2023). "Sebastian Jörgensen – hans karriär, spelstil, och hur han kan passa i MFF". fotbollskane.se (in Swedish). Fotboll Skåne. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
* ↑ Kristoffersson, Daniel (11 July 2023). "Avslöjar: Lasse Berg Johnsen klar för Malmö FF". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
* ↑ Avdic, Anel (21 August 2023). "Prislappen på Berg – nära rekordnivåer". expressen.se (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
* ↑ Kristoffersson, Daniel (28 May 2023). "Avslöjar: Malmö FF säljer Hugo Larsson till Bundesliga i en rekordaffär". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
* ↑ Hansson, Jonas (27 June 2023). "Genomgång av MFF:s trupp – en ny elva börjar att formas". fotbollskane.se (in Swedish). Fotboll Skåne. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
* ↑ "Malmö FF". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.