Helsingborgs IF–Malmö FF rivalry

The fixture between Helsingborgs IF and Malmö FF is a local derby in Scania, Sweden and a fierce rivalry. The derby does not have a common name, any derby in Scania is usually called a "Skånederby"[1] (English: Scanian derby), the fixture is sometimes referred to as Slaget om Skåne[2] (English: The battle for Scania). The rivalry has arisen because the two clubs are the most historically successful clubs in Scania and also come from the two most populous cities in Scania. The two clubs have also played most seasons in the top tier league Allsvenskan of all Scanian clubs and they are also the only Scanian clubs to have won the Swedish football championship, Malmö FF with 22 titles and Helsingborgs IF with 5 titles.[3] In the early days of Swedish club football before the time of national league play the two clubs often faced each other in the final of the regional championship "Distriktmästerskapet".[4] The clubs have also faced each other in Svenska Cupen and Supercupen. The majority of all matches between the two clubs have taken place in Allsvenskan. The rivalry temporarily died out between 1968 and 1993 when they weren't playing in the same league, Helsingborgs IF had been relegated from Allsvenskan and spent 23 season in lower leagues while Malmö FF played in Allsvenskan. In 2020, Helsingborgs IF were relegated from the top tier once again; Malmö FF had a one year stint in Superettan in 2000.

Skåne derby
Other namesSlaget om Skåne
(English: The battle for Scania)
Location Scania
TeamsHelsingborgs IF
Malmö FF
First meeting10 September 1916
Latest meeting18 September 2022
Helsingborgs IF 1–2 Malmö FF
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings totalCompetitive: 154
Most winsMalmö FF (76)
Largest victory19 August 1965
Helsingborgs IF 1–10 Malmö FF

Shared player history

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Transfers

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The lists are incomplete. There have been several direct transfers between the rivals, the most recent transfer was on 1 January 2012. The majority of the transfers has been from Malmö FF to Helsingborgs IF in the early 1990s when Helsingborg made their comeback to Allsvenskan after having been in lower leagues since the late 1960s.[5]

Date Name From To
Unknown Fritz Landgren Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1924 Emil Gudmundsson Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1950 Hans Malmström Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1955 Bengt Lindskog Helsingborgs IF Malmö FF
1969 Gert-Arne Nilsson Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1970 Anders Svensson Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1970 Björn Ranelid Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1983 Thomas Sjöberg Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1984 Anders Ohlsson Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1989 Anders Jönsson Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1989 Jan Möller Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1991 Jörgen Persson Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1992 Andreas Augustsson Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1993 Per Ågren Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1993 Patrik Sundström Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1994 Patrick Andersson Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
1995 Peter Hillgren Malmö FF Helsingborgs IF
2 August 2007[6] Babis Stefanidis Helsingborgs IF Malmö FF
1 January 2012[7] Simon Thern Helsingborgs IF Malmö FF
1 February 2023 Taha Ali Helsingborgs IF 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
Tore Cervin Malmö FF 1972–1980 Toronto Blizzard
Limhamns IF
Helsingborgs IF 1984–1985
Mats Magnusson Malmö FF 1981–1985
1986–1987
Benfica Helsingborgs IF 1992–1994
Christian Järdler Helsingborgs IF 2000–2005 Gençlerbirliği Malmö FF 2006–2008
Nikola Đurđić Helsingborgs IF 2012 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Augsburg
Malmö FF 2015
Martin Olsson Helsingborgs IF 2020 BK Häcken Malmö FF 2021-
Moustafa Zeidan Helsingborgs IF 2016-17 Syrianska
Brommapojkarna
Frej
Jönköpings Södra
Sirius
Malmö FF 2022-
Joseph Ceesay Helsingborgs IF 2020-21 Lechia Gdańsk Malmö FF 2022-

Played for one, managed the other

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Manager Played for Managed
Team Span Team Span
Harry Lundahl Helsingborgs IF 1927–1931
1937–1938
Malmö FF 1937–1941
Roland Nilsson Helsingborgs IF 1981–1983
1994–1997
1999–2001
Malmö FF 2008–2011

Managed both clubs

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Åge Hareide is the only man to have managed both clubs. With Helsingborgs IF he won the 1999 Allsvenskan and the 1997–98 Svenska Cupen. With Malmö FF he won the 2014 Allsvenskan and the 2014 Svenska Supercupen.

Manager Helsingborgs IF career Malmö FF career
Span G1 W D L Win % Span G1 W D L Win %
  Åge Hareide 1998–1999
2012
107 57 24 26 053.3 2014–2015 95 49 20 26 051.6

1 Only competitive matches are counted.

Statistics

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Helsingborgs IF wins Draws Malmö FF wins
League 39 29 56
Svenska Cupen 3 0 7
Other 5 2 13
Total 47 31 76
Table correct as of 18 September 2022

Last five head-to-head fixtures

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Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Competition
25 September 2019 Malmö FF 3–0 Helsingborgs IF Stadion Allsvenskan
5 August 2020 Malmö FF 4–1 Helsingborgs IF Stadion Allsvenskan
2 November 2020 Helsingborgs IF 0–1 Malmö FF Olympia Allsvenskan
27 June 2022 Malmö FF 2–1 Helsingborgs IF Stadion Allsvenskan
18 September 2022 Helsingborgs IF 1–2 Malmö FF Olympia Allsvenskan

Honours

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Team Allsvenskan Svenska Cupen Supercupen Total
Malmö FF 25 15 2 40
Helsingborgs IF 7 5 2 14
Combined 32 20 4 54
Table correct as of 27 June 2022

All-time results

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1 Awarded 0–3 after the original match had been suspended with the score at a 0–1 as a result of a spectator scandal.[8]

Results at home in Cup matches

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Includes fixtures for the regional competition "Distriktsmästerskapet".

Date Venue Attendance Matches Competition
Team 1 Score Team 2
10 September 1916 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
3–4
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
2 August 1922 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
1–1
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
16 August 1922 Unknown venue Unknown Malmö FF
1–3
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final, replay)
21 July 1939 Olympia Unknown Helsingborgs IF
1–3
Malmö FF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
23 August 1942 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
2–1
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
7 November 1943 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
4–1
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
27 August 1944 Malmö IP 10,882 Malmö FF
6–0
Helsingborgs IF Svenska Cupen (Semi-final)
21 October 1945 Unknown venue Unknown Malmö FF
5–0
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
21 July 1946 Malmö IP 12,650 Malmö FF
7–0
Helsingborgs IF Svenska Cupen (Semi-final)
17 November 1946 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
3–1
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
20 July 1947 Olympia 9,472 Helsingborgs IF
0–3
Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (Semi-final)
12 June 1949 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
3–2
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
19 June 1952 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
2–1
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
8 July 1953 Olympia Unknown Helsingborgs IF
1–0
Malmö FF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
22 July 1953 Olympia 14,446 Helsingborgs IF
0–3
Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (Semi-final)
11 June 1954 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
3–0
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
20 July 1955 Malmö IP Unknown Malmö FF
3–3
Helsingborgs IF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
25 March 1956 Heden Unknown Helsingborgs IF
1–2
Malmö FF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
1 November 1958 Olympia Unknown Helsingborgs IF
1–2
Malmö FF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
8 November 1959 Unknown venue Unknown Helsingborgs IF
1–3
Malmö FF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
5 November 1960 Olympia Unknown Helsingborgs IF
1–2
Malmö FF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
13 July 1962 Olympia Unknown Helsingborgs IF
4–0
Malmö FF Distriktmästerskapet (Semi-final)
13 July 1965 Olympia Unknown Helsingborgs IF
2–5
Malmö FF Distriktmästerskapet (Final)
29 August 1968 Olympia 3,774 Helsingborgs IF
0–2
Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (Round 5)
19 August 1992 Olympia 4,391 Helsingborgs IF
1–0
Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (Round 3)
27 April 1994 Malmö Stadion 9,872 Malmö FF
2–4
Helsingborgs IF Svenska Cupen (Semi-final)
12 November 2000 Malmö Stadion 6,146 Malmö FF
2–1
Helsingborgs IF Svenska Cupen (Round 3)
16 May 2002 Olympia 3,634 Helsingborgs IF
0–3
Malmö FF Svenska Cupen (Round 3)
19 March 2011 Swedbank Stadion 10,362 Malmö FF
1–2
Helsingborgs IF Svenska Supercupen
1 May 2014 Swedbank Stadion 8,540 Malmö FF
0–2
Helsingborgs IF Svenska Cupen (Semi-final)
Malmö FF wins Helsingborgs IF wins Draws
20
8
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References

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  1. ^ "HIF föll i Skånederbyt - fördel MFF i guldstriden". hd.se (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Slaget om Skåne: 120 kilo från Malmö till Helsingborg". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Svenskafans. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Svenska mästare 1896-1925, 1931-". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ^ Smitt, 2009, pp. 258.
  5. ^ "Nu leder MFF bara med 26—4". hd.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Babis Stefanidis klar för Malmö FF". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Simon Thern klar!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Helsingborg får segern – Malmö böter". fotbollskanalen.se. fotbollskanalen.se. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
Bibliography

Smitt, Rikard (2009). Ända sen gamla dagar... (in Swedish). Project Management. ISBN 978-91-633-5767-1.

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