# 2008 Malmö FF season

The 2008 season was Malmö FF's 97th in existence, their 73rd season in Allsvenskan and their 8th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished in 6th position and Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the fourth round. The season was Roland Nilssons first season as Malmö FF manager and the last season for the club at Malmö Stadion before moving to Swedbank Stadion for the 2009 season. To celebrate the club's 51-year stay at the stadium, an alternative home kit was used for the first and last match of the league season. The last league match at Malmö Stadion was played against GIF Sundsvall on 9 November and won 6–0 by Malmö FF.

## 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 | Jonas Sandqvist |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Ulrich Vinzents |
| 3 | MF | SWE | Robert Åhman-Persson |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Daniel Theorin |
| 4 | DF | LBR | Jimmy Dixon |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel |
| 6 | DF | FIN | Markus Halsti |
| 7 | DF | SWE | Anders Andersson |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Niklas Skoog |
| 10 | MF | NED | Rick Kruys |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Jeffrey Aubynn |
| 13 | MF | SWE | Babis Stefanidis |
| 14 | FW | SWE | Guillermo Molins |
| 15 | MF | DEN | Mike Jensen (on loan from Brøndby IF) |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Christian Järdler |
| 17 | MF | SWE | Joakim Nilsson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | NGA | Edward Ofere |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Ola Toivonen |
| 21 | MF | SWE | Jimmy Touma |
| 22 | MF | SWE | Robin Nilsson |
| 23 | MF | SWE | Labinot Harbuzi |
| 24 | FW | SWE | Agon Mehmeti |
| 25 | DF | SWE | Behrang Safari |
| 26 | MF | SWE | Jiloan Hamad |
| 27 | DF | SWE | Anes Mravac |
| 28 | FW | SWE | Alexander Nilsson |
| 29 | DF | SWE | Jasmin Sudic |
| 30 | MF | SWE | Daniel Andersson (Captain) |
| 31 | FW | FIN | Jonatan Johansson |
| 35 | GK | SWE | Dejan Garača |
| 40 | GK | CZE | Dusan Melichárek |

### Disciplinary record

| N | Pos. | Name | | | |
| 2 | DF | Vinzents | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Å-Persson | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Dixon | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Gabriel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Halsti | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Kruys | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Aubynn | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Molins | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Järdler | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Ofere | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Toivonen | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Harbuzi | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Mehmeti | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Safari | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Sudic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Andersson | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | Johansson | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Roland Nilsson |
| Assistant manager | Hans Gren |
| Assistant manager | Leif Engqvist |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jonnie Fedel |
| First team coach | Staffan Tapper |
| Physician | Rickard Dahan |
Source: MFF-aren 2008. Malmö FF. 2008. ISBN 978-91-977915-0-2.

### Other information

| Chairman | Bengt Madsen |
| Managing director | Pelle Svensson |
| Sport director | Hasse Borg |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Malmö Stadion (27,500 / ) |
Source: MFF-aren 2008. Malmö FF. 2008. ISBN 978-91-977915-0-2.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Allsvenskan | — | — | 6th | 31 March 2008 | 9 November 2008 |
| Svenska Cupen | Second round | — | Fourth round | 1 May 2008 | 28 June 2008 |
Source: Competitions

### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Helsingborgs IF | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | AIK | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Malmö FF | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Örebro SK | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 42 | |
| 8 | Halmstads BK | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 41 | |
* ↑ Helsingborg qualified for the UEFA Europa League as they received IFK Göteborg's initial qualifying spot.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: svenskfotboll.se

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches

Kickoff times are in CEST.

### Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in CEST.