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Swedish football club
This article is about IFK Malmö football department. For other departments of the club, see IFK Malmö (disambiguation).
Football club
IFK Malmö football team is a section of Swedish sports clubIFK Malmö based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Malmö Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are yellow, blue and white. But the original crest is only yellow (see below). Formed on 23 April 1899, the club have played thirteen seasons in Sweden's highest league Allsvenskan where they best finished as runners-up in 1960 and played their most recent season in 1962. IFK Malmö also reached the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup in the 1960–61 season. The club is currently playing in Division 1 Södra, the 3rd tier of Swedish football.
History
The club was founded in 1899, making it the oldest football club in the city of Malmö. They participated in the first season of Allsvenskan in 1924/25. The club has altogether played 13 seasons in the premier division, in 1960 IFK finished second. In 1961, they made it to the quarter-finals of the European Cup (losing to Rapid Vienna). Before the 2009 season, the club switched their home stadium from Malmö IP to Malmö Stadion.
Historically, the club's main rivals are Malmö FF, although this rivalry has been toned down since the two clubs have not played in the same division for nearly 60 years. The club is affiliated with the Skånes Fotbollförbund.
Kits
IFK Malmö is often colloquially called di gule (the yellow) in reference to their team colours. At the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden, the Argentina national football team wore IFK's home shirt because their rivals West Germany would not agree to use their alternative colours.
* League restructuring in 1987 resulted in Division 1 being created at Tier 2 and subsequent divisions dropping a level. ** League restructuring in 2006 resulted in a new division being created at Tier 3 and subsequent divisions dropping a level.
Attendances
In recent seasons IFK Malmö have had the following average attendances:
Season
Average Attendance
Division / Section
Level
2001
2,294
Superettan
Tier 2
2002
1,876
Superettan
Tier 2
2003
1,736
Superettan
Tier 2
2004
1,632
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 3
2005
966
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 3
2006
664
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 4
2007
678
Div 1 Södra
Tier 3
2008
584
Div 1 Södra
Tier 3
2009
366
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 4
2010
220
Div 3 Södra Götaland
Tier 5
2011
256
Div 4 Skåne Sydvästra
Tier 6
2012
204
Div 4 Skåne Sydvästra
Tier 6
2013
228
Div 4 Skåne Södra
Tier 6
2014
204
Div 3 Södra Götaland
Tier 5
2015
258
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 4
2016
172
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 4
2017
218
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 4
2018
232
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 4
2019
?
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 4
2020
0
Div 2 Södra Götaland
Tier 4
2021
117
Ettan Södra
Tier 3
* Attendances are provided in the Publikliga sections of the Svenska Fotbollförbundet website and European Football Statistics website.