The fixture between

Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following releg ...

and

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is a

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and a fierce

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. The derby does not have a common name, any derby in Scania is usually called a "Skånederby" (), the fixture is sometimes referred to as ''Slaget om Skåne'' (). 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

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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. 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

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

Played for one, managed the other

Managed both clubs

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is the only man to have managed both clubs. With Helsingborgs IF he won the

1999 Allsvenskan Allsvenskan 1999, part of the 1999 Swedish football season, was the 75th Allsvenskan season played. Helsingborgs IF won the league ahead of runners-up AIK, while Kalmar FF, Malmö FF and Djurgårdens IF were relegated. Summary *On 30 October 19 ...

and the 1997–98

. With Malmö FF he won the

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and the 2014 Svenska Supercupen. ¹ Only competitive matches are counted.

Statistics

:''Table correct as of 18 September 2022''

Last five head-to-head fixtures

Honours

:''Table correct as of 27 June 2022''

All-time results

Helsingborgs IF in the league at home

Malmö FF in the league at home

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"''.

References

;Bibliography

External links

Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker – Statistics for all Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen matches

Helsingborgs IF official website

Malmö FF official website
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