IFK Göteborg–Malmö FF rivalry


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".
The two clubs are the most successful in Swedish football; Malmö FF have won 20 Swedish championship titles, an all time Swedish record, while IFK Göteborg have won 18 titles. However, since these titles have been awarded differently throughout the years Malmö FF have won most top tier league, Allsvenskan, titles with 23, IFK Göteborg have won the top tier league 13 times.
The two clubs top the All-time Allsvenskan table with Malmö FF being 99 points ahead of IFK Göteborg after the conclusion of the 2019 season. Together they have won 38 Swedish championships, 36 Allsvenskan titles and 21 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.

Shared player history

Transfers

The two lists are incomplete.
There have been few direct transfers between the rivals, the most recent transfer was on 12 January 2018.
DateNameFromTo
22 January 2003Jon Inge HøilandIFK GöteborgMalmö FF
17 November 2003Peter IjehMalmö FFIFK Göteborg
14 July 2005Thomas OlssonMalmö FFIFK Göteborg
12 January 2018Søren RieksIFK GöteborgMalmö FF

There have also been a few players who have played for both clubs although transferred via another club.
NameFromPeriodViaToPeriod
Robert PrytzMalmö FF1977–1982
1993–1995		RangersIFK Göteborg1985–1986
Dan CorneliussonIFK Göteborg1978–1983Stuttgart
Como
FC Wettingen		Malmö FF1990–1992
Joakim PerssonMalmö FF1992–1996AtalantaIFK Göteborg1998–1999
Mats LilienbergIFK Göteborg1995–1996Halmstads BKMalmö FF2000–2002
Mathias RanégieIFK Göteborg2007–2008BK Häcken
Go Ahead Eagles		Malmö FF2011–2012
Tobias SanaIFK Göteborg2009–2012
2019–Present		AjaxMalmö FF2015–2017

Played for one, managed the other

Managed both clubs

is the only man to have managed both clubs.
1 Only competitive matches are counted.

Statistics

Last five head-to-head fixtures

Honours

All-time results

IFK Göteborg in the league at home

IFK Göteborg winsMalmö FF winsDraws
32
28
23

Malmö FF in the league at home

Malmö FF winsIFK Göteborg winsDraws
37
29
18

1 Awarded 0-3 after the original match had been suspended with the score at a 0–0 as a result of a spectator scandal.

Results at home in Cup matches

Malmö FF winsIFK Göteborg wins
8
2

Results at neutral venues

Malmö FF winsIFK Göteborg wins
1
0