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 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 208 points ahead of IFK Göteborg after the conclusion of the 2024 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.

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.

Date	Name	From	To
22 January 2003	Jon Inge Høiland	IFK Göteborg	Malmö FF
17 November 2003	Peter Ijeh	Malmö FF	IFK Göteborg
14 July 2005	Thomas Olsson	Malmö FF	IFK Göteborg
12 January 2018	Søren Rieks	IFK Göteborg	Malmö FF

There have also been a few players who have played for both clubs although transferred via another club.

Name	From	Period	Via	To	Period
Robert Prytz	Malmö FF	1977–1982 1993–1995	Rangers	IFK Göteborg	1985–1986
Dan Corneliusson	IFK Göteborg	1978–1983	Stuttgart Como FC Wettingen	Malmö FF	1990–1992
Joakim Persson	Malmö FF	1992–1996	Atalanta	IFK Göteborg	1998–1999
Mats Lilienberg	IFK Göteborg	1995–1996	Halmstads BK	Malmö FF	2000–2002
Mathias Ranégie	IFK Göteborg	2007–2008	BK Häcken Go Ahead Eagles	Malmö FF	2011–2012
Tobias Sana	IFK Göteborg	2009–2012 2019–2022	Ajax	Malmö FF	2015–2017
Simon Thern	Malmö FF	2012–2014	Heerenveen AIK IFK Norrköping	IFK Göteborg	2021-2023

Managed both clubs

¹ Only competitive matches are counted.

All-time results

IFK Göteborg in the league at home

IFK Göteborg wins	Malmö FF wins	Draws
1=34	1=32	1=23

Malmö FF in the league at home

Malmö FF wins	IFK Göteborg wins	Draws
1=40	1=30	1=20

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.
² The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.
³ The match was played with limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Results at home in Cup matches

Malmö FF wins	IFK Göteborg wins
1=9	1=2

¹ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.

Results at neutral venues

Malmö FF wins	IFK Göteborg wins
1=1	1=0