Helsingborgs IF–Malmö FF rivalry

Association football rivalry in Sweden
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

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.

Shared player history

Transfers

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

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

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 %
Norway 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

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

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

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

Helsingborgs IF in the league at home

Date Venue Attendance Score Competition
25 May 1922 Olympia Unknown
1–1
 Svenska Serien
20 September 1931 Olympia 5,309
5–2
 Allsvenskan
9 April 1933 Olympia 5,170
6–1
 Allsvenskan
20 October 1935 Olympia 6,109
2–1
 Division 2 Södra
26 September 1937 Olympia 8,657
2–1
 Allsvenskan
11 September 1938 Olympia 7,035
2–1
 Allsvenskan
9 August 1939 Olympia 4,518
2–1
 Allsvenskan
11 August 1940 Olympia 4,609
3–2
 Allsvenskan
21 September 1941 Olympia 7,312
2–2
 Allsvenskan
26 July 1942 Olympia 5,336
2–2
 Allsvenskan
18 May 1944 Olympia 9,556
2–2
 Allsvenskan
8 October 1944 Olympia 9,914
2–5
 Allsvenskan
30 May 1946 Olympia 8,095
0–2
 Allsvenskan
18 August 1946 Olympia 10,207
1–2
 Allsvenskan
14 May 1948 Olympia 18,653
2–0
 Allsvenskan
26 September 1948 Olympia 17,014
1–1
 Allsvenskan
26 May 1950 Olympia 24,314
2–2
 Allsvenskan
11 August 1950 Olympia 17,569
1–3
 Allsvenskan
9 May 1952 Olympia 19,443
1–0
 Allsvenskan
15 August 1952 Olympia 16,008
1–1
 Allsvenskan
14 May 1954 Olympia 26,154
3–3
 Allsvenskan
27 May 1955 Olympia 23,981
0–1
 Allsvenskan
11 August 1955 Olympia 18,568
4–1
 Allsvenskan
1 August 1956 Olympia 19,290
0–0
 Allsvenskan
21 August 1957 Olympia 17,608
1–2
 Allsvenskan
7 September 1958 Olympia 11,414
1–0
 Allsvenskan
12 August 1959 Olympia 9,853
2–3
 Allsvenskan
11 September 1960 Olympia 10,135
1–0
 Allsvenskan
7 May 1961 Olympia 9,606
1–3
 Allsvenskan
7 June 1962 Olympia 12,444
1–3
 Allsvenskan
16 May 1963 Olympia 11,160
1–1
 Allsvenskan
19 April 1964 Olympia 12,151
2–2
 Allsvenskan
19 August 1965 Olympia 12,960
1–10
 Allsvenskan
14 September 1966 Olympia 13,623
1–0
 Allsvenskan
11 May 1967 Olympia 21,787
0–2
 Allsvenskan
19 October 1968 Olympia 13,761
2–0
 Allsvenskan
27 September 1993 Olympia 13,063
0–2
 Allsvenskan
19 May 1994 Olympia 10,584
0–0
 Allsvenskan
15 May 1995 Olympia 11,498
2–1
 Allsvenskan
19 September 1996 Olympia 10,774
1–2
 Allsvenskan
16 June 1997 Olympia 14,301
2–1
 Allsvenskan
24 September 1998 Olympia 11,333
1–2
 Allsvenskan
21 August 1999 Olympia 11,277
1–0
 Allsvenskan
6 August 2001 Olympia 15,527
1–1
 Allsvenskan
7 May 2002 Olympia 15,107
2–3
 Allsvenskan
15 September 2003 Olympia 15,460
0–0
 Allsvenskan
24 May 2004 Olympia 16,069
0–2
 Allsvenskan
13 June 2005 Olympia 16,495
0–1
 Allsvenskan
12 September 2006 Olympia 17,000
3–1
 Allsvenskan
15 May 2007 Olympia 16,500
0–1
 Allsvenskan
28 April 2008 Olympia 16,704
4–2
 Allsvenskan
4 May 2009 Olympia 15,800
1–0
 Allsvenskan
20 April 2010 Olympia 16,200
2–1
 Allsvenskan
23 July 2011 Olympia 16,500
2–2
 Allsvenskan
24 September 2012 Olympia 14,191
1–1
 Allsvenskan
25 September 2013 Olympia 16,300
0–3
 Allsvenskan
8 May 2014 Olympia 10,950
0–1
 Allsvenskan
30 August 2015 Olympia 12,678
0–3
 Allsvenskan
5 May 2016 Olympia 11,065
2–1
 Allsvenskan
2 June 2019 Olympia 16,127
0–1
 Allsvenskan
2 November 2020 Olympia 0
0–1
 Allsvenskan
18 September 2022 Olympia 15,800
1–2
 Allsvenskan
Helsingborgs IF wins Malmö FF wins Draws
22
24
16

Malmö FF in the league at home

Date Venue Attendance Score Competition
22 October 1922 Malmö IP 1,861
2–3
 Svenska Serien
10 April 1932 Malmö IP 6,883
3–5
 Allsvenskan
10 August 1932 Malmö IP 8,219
4–2
 Allsvenskan
9 August 1933 Malmö IP 7,717
2–4
 Allsvenskan
24 May 1936 Malmö IP 12,745
3–0
 Division 2 Södra
18 August 1937 Malmö IP 9,637
1–3
 Allsvenskan
2 April 1939 Malmö IP 8,554
3–0
 Allsvenskan
28 April 1940 Malmö IP 4,526
2–1
 Allsvenskan
4 May 1941 Malmö IP 7,042
1–1
 Allsvenskan
22 May 1942 Malmö IP 8,821
2–1
 Allsvenskan
16 May 1943 Malmö IP 11,383
0–4
 Allsvenskan
29 August 1943 Malmö IP 12,662
2–2
 Allsvenskan
15 April 1945 Malmö IP 12,168
2–0
 Allsvenskan
3 August 1945 Malmö IP 12,776
4–1
 Allsvenskan
21 May 1947 Malmö IP 12,196
2–1
 Allsvenskan
13 August 1947 Malmö IP 14,370
5–2
 Allsvenskan
6 May 1949 Malmö IP 18,383
2–2
 Allsvenskan
12 August 1949 Malmö IP 18,917
5–0
 Allsvenskan
11 May 1951 Malmö IP 20,781
3–1
 Allsvenskan
17 August 1951 Malmö IP 20,779
2–0
 Allsvenskan
26 May 1953 Malmö IP 15,381
1–0
 Allsvenskan
21 August 1953 Malmö IP 20,776
1–2
 Allsvenskan
11 August 1954 Malmö IP 18,047
2–4
 Allsvenskan
1 June 1956 Malmö IP 22,620
0–3
 Allsvenskan
5 June 1957 Malmö IP 17,905
1–2
 Allsvenskan
27 October 1957 Malmö IP 11,312
2–3
 Allsvenskan
26 April 1959 Malmö Stadion 16,619
1–1
 Allsvenskan
9 June 1960 Malmö Stadion 9,132
2–1
 Allsvenskan
7 September 1961 Malmö Stadion 16,379
1–1
 Allsvenskan
17 August 1962 Malmö Stadion 13,733
2–0
 Allsvenskan
26 September 1963 Malmö Stadion 6,422
4–1
 Allsvenskan
20 August 1964 Malmö Stadion 16,778
4–1
 Allsvenskan
11 April 1965 Malmö Stadion 6,028
5–0
 Allsvenskan
9 June 1966 Malmö Stadion 15,559
4–1
 Allsvenskan
24 September 1967 Malmö Stadion 29,280
1–2
 Allsvenskan
5 June 1968 Malmö Stadion 16,119
2–0
 Allsvenskan
13 May 1993 Malmö Stadion 28,722
3–3
 Allsvenskan
31 August 1994 Malmö Stadion 10,948
2–0
 Allsvenskan
10 September 1995 Malmö Stadion 16,013
0–1
 Allsvenskan
27 May 1996 Malmö Stadion 24,508
1–1
 Allsvenskan
3 August 1997 Malmö Stadion 17,704
4–2
 Allsvenskan
28 April 1998 Malmö Stadion 16,328
1–1
 Allsvenskan
6 July 1999 Malmö Stadion 18,083
0–4
 Allsvenskan
19 June 2001 Malmö Stadion 26,500
0–1
 Allsvenskan
11 September 2002 Malmö Stadion 24,061
0–2
 Allsvenskan
30 June 2003 Malmö Stadion 27,477
5–0
 Allsvenskan
24 August 2004 Malmö Stadion 22,920
1–1
 Allsvenskan
20 September 2005 Malmö Stadion 20,346
2–0
 Allsvenskan
8 May 2006 Malmö Stadion 23,571
3–1
 Allsvenskan
7 August 2007 Malmö Stadion 22,746
1–1
 Allsvenskan
30 September 2008 Malmö Stadion 15,666
1–2
 Allsvenskan
31 August 2009 Stadion 22,822
0–0
 Allsvenskan
15 September 2010 Stadion 23,743
2–0
 Allsvenskan
24 May 2011 Stadion 23,612
0–31
 Allsvenskan
10 May 2012 Stadion 23,638
3–0
 Allsvenskan
29 May 2013 Stadion 23,730
1–1
 Allsvenskan
21 September 2014 Stadion 20,310
1–1
 Allsvenskan
3 May 2015 Stadion 21,626
3–1
 Allsvenskan
25 September 2016 Stadion 19,918
2–0
 Allsvenskan
25 September 2019 Stadion 21,294
3–0
 Allsvenskan
5 August 2020 Stadion 0
4–1
 Allsvenskan
27 June 2022 Stadion 20,231
2–1
 Allsvenskan
Malmö FF wins Helsingborgs IF wins Draws
32
17
13

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

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
2

References

  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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