IFK Göteborg–Malmö FF rivalry
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Although not technically a derby, the fixture between IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF is one of the fiercest sporting rivalries in Swedish football, sometimes referred to as the "Mesta mästarmötet" (English: Clash of the greatest champions).[1]
Location | Gothenburg and Malmö |
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Teams | IFK Göteborg Malmö FF |
First meeting | 18 June 1922 |
Latest meeting | 13 May 2024 IFK Göteborg 0–3 Malmö FF |
Next meeting | 27 October 2024, Allsvenskan |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | Competitive: 187 |
Most wins | Malmö FF (80) |
Largest victory | 11 September 1949 IFK Göteborg 2–9 Malmö FF |
The two clubs are the most successful in Swedish football; Malmö FF have won 23 Swedish championship titles, an all time Swedish record, while IFK Göteborg have won 18 titles.[2]
The two clubs top the All-time Allsvenskan table with Malmö FF being 174 points ahead of IFK Göteborg after the conclusion of the 2023 season.[3] Together they have won 41 Swedish championships, 39 Allsvenskan titles and 23 Svenska Cupen titles. Only AIK have played more seasons in Allsvenskan than the two clubs.
The two clubs are also the only Swedish clubs to have reached the final of European competition, IFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup in 1981–82 and again in 1986–87 while Malmö FF were runners-up in the 1978–79 European Cup.[4][5][6]