Helsingborgs IF and Malmö FF rivalry

The fixture between Helsingborgs IF

Helsingborgs IF

Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...

and Malmö FF

Malmö FF

Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...

is a local derby

Local derby

In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...

in Scania

Scania

Scania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...

, Sweden

Sweden

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and a fierce rivalry. The derby does not have a common name, any derby in Scania is usually called a "Skånederby" (Scanian derby), the fixture is sometimes referred to as Slaget om Skåne (The battle for Scania). The rivalry has arisen due to the fact that the two clubs are the most 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

Allsvenskan

Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...

of all Scanian clubs and they are also the only Scanian clubs to have won the Swedish football championship, Malmö FF with 16 titles and Helsingborgs IF with 5 titles. 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". The clubs have also faced each other in Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen

Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...

and Supercupen

Supercupen

Supercupen is a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture is played before the start of the Allsvenskan season. In the event of a club winning the Double the runner up of the Allsvenskan takes part...

. The majority of all matches between the two clubs have taken place in Allsvenskan. The rivalry temporarely 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.

Player transfers

The two lists are incomplete.

There have been few direct transfers between the rivals, the most recent transfer was on 2 August 2007.

Date	Name	From	To
1983	Thomas Sjöberg Thomas Sjöberg Thomas Sjöberg, , is a former Swedish footballer.- Career :Sjöberg played much of his career with Malmö FF in Allsvenskan during the 1970s...	Malmö FF Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...	Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...
1989	Jan Möller Jan Möller Jan Möller is a retired Swedish footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:Möller had a successful 16-year career for Malmö FF during the 1970s and 1980s , appearing in the 1978-79 European Cup final against Nottingham Forest, a 0–1 loss in Munich.He also played for Helsingborgs IF,...	Malmö FF	Helsingborgs IF
2 August 2007	Babis Stefanidis Babis Stefanidis Charalambos "Babis" Stefanidis is a Swedish professional football player of Greek heritage, who is currently playing for IF Brommapojkarna. Stefanidis is an offensive midfielder, who normally plays on the right wing....	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
Mats Magnusson Mats Magnusson Mats Ture Magnusson is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:During his career, Magnusson played for Malmö FF , Servette FC, Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Helsingborgs IF .At the Lisbon club, where...	Malmö FF	1981–1985 1986–1987	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...	Helsingborgs IF	1992–1994
Christian Järdler Christian Järdler Christian Järdler is a Swedish footballer, who can play both defender and midfielder and is currently plays for Halmstads BK....	Helsingborgs IF	2000–2005	Gençlerbirliği	Malmö FF	2006–2008

Statistics

	Helsingborgs IF wins	Draws	Malmö FF wins
League	38	26	44
Svenska Cupen	2	0	7
Other	5	2	13
Total	45	28	64

Table correct as of 23 July 2011

Last five head-to-head fixtures

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Competition
20 April 2010	Helsingborgs IF	2–1	Malmö FF	Olympia Olympia (stadium) Olympia, sometimes referred to as Olympiastadion , is a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden. It was opened in 1898, but has been rebuilt both 1993 and 1997, and has a capacity of 17,200 . All stands can be converted into seaters, giving a capacity of around 13,000)...	Allsvenskan Allsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
15 September 2010	Malmö FF	2–0	Helsingborgs IF	Swedbank Stadion Swedbank Stadion Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...	Allsvenskan
19 March 2011	Malmö FF	1–2	Helsingborgs IF	Swedbank Stadion	Supercupen 2011 Supercupen -External links:...
24 May 2011	Malmö FF	0–3	Helsingborgs IF	Swedbank Stadion	Allsvenskan
23 July 2011	Helsingborgs IF	2–2	Malmö FF	Olympia	Allsvenskan

Helsingborgs IF in the league at home

Date	Venue	Attendance	Score	Competition
25 May 1922	Olympia Olympia (stadium) Olympia, sometimes referred to as Olympiastadion , is a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden. It was opened in 1898, but has been rebuilt both 1993 and 1997, and has a capacity of 17,200 . All stands can be converted into seaters, giving a capacity of around 13,000)...	Unknown	1–1	Svenska Serien Svenska Serien Svenska Serien was the highest league in Swedish football, and was played 1910–1917, 1920–1921 and 1922–1924. It was then replaced by the current-day league Allsvenskan...
20 September 1931	Olympia	5,309	5–2	Allsvenskan Allsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
9 April 1933	Olympia	5,170	6–1	Allsvenskan
20 October 1935	Olympia	6,109	2–1	Division 2 Södra Division 2 Södra Division 2 Södra was a league of the second level, Division 2, in the league system of Swedish football. It comprised between ten and fourteen Swedish football teams and had status as an official second level league from 1928–29 to 1946–47 and from 1972 to 1986.- History :The league...
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

Helsingborgs IF wins	Malmö FF wins	Draws
21	18	15

Malmö FF in the league at home

Date	Venue	Attendance	Score	Competition
22 October 1922	Malmö IP Malmö IP Malmö IP is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden. It is the former home stadium of both Malmö FF and IFK Malmö and the current home stadium for ladies team LdB FC Malmö. It was built in 1896. The present day capacity is 7.600. Extensive restoration was carried out and finished in 1999...	1,861	2–3	Svenska Serien Svenska Serien Svenska Serien was the highest league in Swedish football, and was played 1910–1917, 1920–1921 and 1922–1924. It was then replaced by the current-day league Allsvenskan...
10 April 1932	Malmö IP	6,883	3–5	Allsvenskan Allsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
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 Division 2 Södra Division 2 Södra was a league of the second level, Division 2, in the league system of Swedish football. It comprised between ten and fourteen Swedish football teams and had status as an official second level league from 1928–29 to 1946–47 and from 1972 to 1986.- History :The league...
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 Malmö Stadion Malmö Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Malmö, Sweden which is currently the home of Swedish football Division 4 club IFK Malmö and athletics club MAI...	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	Swedbank Stadion Swedbank Stadion Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...	22,822	0–0	Allsvenskan
15 September 2010	Swedbank Stadion	23,743	2–0	Allsvenskan
24 May 2011	Swedbank Stadion	23,612	0–3¹	Allsvenskan

Malmö FF wins	Helsingborgs IF wins	Draws
26	17	11

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.

Results at home in Cup matches

Includes fixtures for the regional competition "Distriktsmästerskapet".

Date	Venue	Attendance	Matches			Competition
Date	Venue	Attendance	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Competition
10 September 1916	Malmö IP Malmö IP Malmö IP is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden. It is the former home stadium of both Malmö FF and IFK Malmö and the current home stadium for ladies team LdB FC Malmö. It was built in 1896. The present day capacity is 7.600. Extensive restoration was carried out and finished in 1999...	Unknown	Malmö FF Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...	3–4	Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF , commonly referred to as Helsingborg and locally HIF, is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan...	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 Olympia (stadium) Olympia, sometimes referred to as Olympiastadion , is a football stadium in Helsingborg, Sweden. It was opened in 1898, but has been rebuilt both 1993 and 1997, and has a capacity of 17,200 . All stands can be converted into seaters, giving a capacity of around 13,000)...	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 Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan... (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 Malmö Stadion Malmö Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Malmö, Sweden which is currently the home of Swedish football Division 4 club IFK Malmö and athletics club MAI...	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 Swedbank Stadion Swedbank Stadion, often known simply as Stadion, is a football stadium in Malmö, Sweden and the home of Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. In UEFA competitions the stadium is known as Malmö New Stadium due to sponsorship reasons...	10,362	Malmö FF	1–2	Helsingborgs IF	Supercupen Supercupen Supercupen is a one-off fixture in Swedish football played between the Allsvenskan champions and the winners of Svenska Cupen. The fixture is played before the start of the Allsvenskan season. In the event of a club winning the Double the runner up of the Allsvenskan takes part...

Malmö FF wins	Helsingborgs IF wins	Draws
20	7	2

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