IFK Göteborg–Malmö FF rivalry
IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF in the 2022 Allsvenskan | |
| Location | Gothenburg and Malmö |
|---|---|
| Teams | IFK Göteborg Malmö FF |
| First meeting | 18 June 1922 Svenska Serien IFK Göteborg 5–0 Malmö FF |
| Latest meeting | 16 March 2025 Svenska Cupen Malmö FF 3–2 IFK Göteborg |
| Next meeting | 25 May 2025 Allsvenskan IFK Göteborg - Malmö FF |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | Competitive: 189 |
| Most wins | Malmö FF (82) |
| All-time series | IFK Göteborg: 65 Drawn: 42 Malmö FF: 82 |
| Largest victory | 11 September 1949 Allsvenskan IFK Göteborg 2–9 Malmö FF |
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).
The two clubs are the most successful in Swedish football; Malmö FF have won 24 Swedish championship titles, an all time Swedish record, while IFK Göteborg have won 18 titles.
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. Together they have won 42 Swedish championships, 40 Allsvenskan titles and 24 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.