Initially, the club arranged Nordic skiing and cross-country running contests, whereas the construction of a football pitch started in 1905.
The club's first great athlete was the wrestler J. Välima, who became Swedish champion in 1919 and competed at the 1921 World Championships.
[1] While Malmbergets AIF got several national champions in various sports, Kurt Elimä became an Olympic ski jumper in the 1960s.
The men's team made the playoff to the highest league in 1970, and finally succeeded to qualify for the 1975–76 Allsvenskan.
[2] The men's football team merged with Gällivare SK after the 2005 season to play under the name Gällivare-Malmbergets FF.