A Scanian derby (Swedish: Skånederby) is the name given to any fixture between football clubs in Scania, the southernmost county and traditional province of Sweden.[1] The most high-profile fixture in the region is the rivalry between Helsingborgs IF and Malmö FF. Historically, the rivalry between the two clubs and Landskrona BoIS is also well known. Additional Scanian football clubs that are playing in the upper three tiers of Swedish football are BK Olympic, IFK Malmö, Trelleborgs FF, Lunds BK, Torns IF and Ängelholms FF. Two cities have more than one club in the top three tiers: Malmö with MFF, BK Olympic and IFK Malmö, and Lund with Lunds BK and Torns IF.
As of the 2022 season, eight clubs in the upper three tiers of Swedish football are based in the Scania area, as follows:
| Division | Team(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan (tier 1) | Helsingborgs IF, Malmö FF | |
| Superettan (tier 2) | Landskrona BoIS, Trelleborgs FF | |
| Division 1 (tier 3) | BK Olympic, IFK Malmö, Lunds BK, Torns IF, Ängelholms FF |
Additionally, Ariana FC, FBK Balkan, Eskilsminne IF, Eslövs BK, Hittarps IK, IFK Hässleholm, Hässleholms IF, Höganäs BK, Kristianstad FC, Nosaby IF, FC Rosengård and Österlen FF participates in the fourth tier.
Seven clubs from Scania have played in the highest Swedish league. Three clubs from the city of Helsingborg (Helsingborgs IF, Råå IF and Stattena IF), two clubs from Malmö (Malmö FF and IFK Malmö), and one club each from Landskrona (Landskrona BoIS) and Trelleborg (Trelleborgs FF).
| Seasons | Team | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Malmö FF | 1931/32–1933/34, 1936/37–1999, 2001–present | |
| 69 | Helsingborgs IF | 1924/25–1934/35, 1937/38–1968, 1993–2016, 2019–2020, 2022 | |
| 34 | Landskrona BoIS | 1924/25–1932/33, 1934/35–1941/42, 1944/45, 1948/49, 1971–1980, 1994, 2002–2005 | |
| 18 | Trelleborgs FF | 1985, 1992–2001, 2004, 2007–2011, 2018 | |
| 13 | IFK Malmö | 1924/25–1925/26, 1928/29–1931/32, 1952/53, 1956/57–1962 | |
| 2 | Råå IF Stattena IF | 1950/51–1951/52 1927/28, 1929/30 |
Top 10 attendances for Scanian derbies during the 21st century:
| Season | Team | Result | Attendance | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan 2003 | Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF | 5–0 | 27,477 | Malmö Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2002 | Malmö FF vs. Landskrona BoIS | 2–1 | 24,570 | Malmö Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2002 | Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF | 0–2 | 24,061 | Malmö Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2010 | Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF | 2–0 | 23,743 | Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2013 | Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF | 1–1 | 23,730 | Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2012 | Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF | 3–0 | 23,638 | Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2011 | Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF | 0–3 | 23,612 | Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2006 | Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF | 3–1 | 23,571 | Malmö Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2003 | Malmö FF vs. Landskrona BoIS | 2–2 | 23,081 | Malmö Stadion |
| Allsvenskan 2004 | Malmö FF vs. Helsingborgs IF | 1–1 | 22,920 | Malmö Stadion |