After finishing in 10th place for the 1993 season, Malmö FF entered a fairly successful period during the mid 1990s. Between 1994 and 1997 the club finished in the top four every year and reached the 1996 Svenska Cupen Final, most notably the most recent Svenska Cupen final for the club. These results also meant that Malmö FF was entitled to play regularly in European competitions again for the first time since the mid 1980s, the club played four consecutive seasons in the UEFA Cup between 1995 and 1998, however never reaching past the first round. Notably Malmö FF faced 1979 European Cup Final opponents Nottingham Forest in a two legged fixture in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup, ultimately losing the tie on away goals. The most successful of these mid 1990s season was the 1996 season where the club finished as runners-up in Allsvenskan, however ten points behind the champions IFK Göteborg.