905 Derby
The 905 Derby is a soccer rivalry between Canadian Premier League clubs, Forge FC and York United FC, both based in Southern Ontario.[1][2][3] The rivalry gets the "905" nickname from the 905 area code, which encompasses both Hamilton and York Region.[4] Forge and York United were the only Ontario-based teams in the inaugural season of the league and remain the two closest in proximity, with less than 65 kilometres (40 mi) separating their home stadiums.
Location | Southern Ontario |
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Teams | |
First meeting | Forge 1–1 York9 CPL (April 27, 2019) |
Latest meeting | York United 0–1 Forge CPL (May 5, 2023) |
Next meeting | Forge vs York United CPL (May 31, 2023) |
Stadiums | York Lions Stadium, Toronto Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 18 |
Most wins | Forge (11) |
All-time series | Forge: 11 Draw: 1 York United: 6 |
Largest victory | York9 4–0 Forge CPL (October 12, 2019) |
Longest win streak | Forge (3) (May 26–October 6, 2019) & (November 6–21, 2021) |
Longest unbeaten streak | Forge (4) (April 27–October 6, 2019) |
History
In January 2019, the Canadian Premier League announced that its inaugural match on April 27, 2019, would be between Forge FC and York United FC (then known as York9 FC) at Tim Hortons Field, the first-ever staging of the 905 Derby.[5] The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]
On November 21, 2021, Forge hosted York in the first CPL playoff meeting of the two clubs. Forge defeated York 3–1 to advance to the 2021 Canadian Premier League Final.[7]
Statistics
- As of May 5, 2023
Matches | Wins | Draws | Goals | |||
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FOR | YOR | FOR | YOR | |||
Canadian Premier League | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 19 |
CPL playoffs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Total matches | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 20 |
Results
Forge wins Draw York wins
Competition | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Series | |
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2019 Canadian Premier League | Spring Season | April 27, 2019 | Forge | 1–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 17,611 | Tied 0–1–0 | |
May 25, 2019 | York | 0–2 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 4,260 | FOR 1–1–0 | |||
Fall Season | September 8, 2019 | Forge | 2–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 5,267 | FOR 2–1–0 | ||
October 6, 2019 | Forge | 1–0 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 4,864 | FOR 3–1–0 | |||
October 12, 2019 | York | 4–0 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 2,314 | FOR 3–1–1 | |||
2020 Canadian Premier League | First stage | August 26, 2020 | York[lower-alpha 1] | 3–2 | Forge | Alumni Field, Charlottetown | 0 | FOR 3–1–2 | |
2021 Canadian Premier League season | July 30, 2021 | York | 0–1 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,710 | FOR 4–1–2 | ||
August 4, 2021 | Forge | 0–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 3,712 | FOR 4–1–3 | |||
August 28, 2021 | Forge | 3–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 3,819 | FOR 5–1–3 | |||
September 11, 2021 | Forge | 0–2 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 3,449 | FOR 5–1–4 | |||
November 6, 2021 | York | 1–2 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,126 | FOR 6–1–4 | |||
November 9, 2021 | York | 1–3 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 756 | FOR 7–1–4 | |||
2021 Canadian Premier League Playoffs | November 21, 2021 | Forge | 3–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 5,123 | FOR 8–1–4 | ||
2022 Canadian Premier League | May 6, 2022 | York | 1–0 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,108 | FOR 8–1–5 | ||
July 8, 2022 | York | 0–2 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,302 | FOR 9–1–5 | |||
August 20, 2022 | Forge | 1–3 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 3,867 | FOR 9–1–6 | |||
October 1, 2022 | Forge | 2–0 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 5,129 | FOR 10–1–6 | |||
2023 Canadian Premier League | May 5, 2023 | York | 0–1 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,016 | FOR 11–1–6 | ||
May 31, 2023 | Forge | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | FOR ——— | |||||
July 9, 2023 | York | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | FOR ——— | |||||
August 12, 2023 | Forge | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | FOR ——— | |||||
- York was declared the 'home team' for administrative purposes, but this match was played at the Alumni Field in Charlottetown.
League ranking by season
P. | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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Season | Finals | First | Final | Season | Playoffs | Season | Playoffs | |
1 | C | C | 1 | C | ||||
2 | 2 | RU | 2 | |||||
3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
4 | 4 | SF | ||||||
5 | 5 | |||||||
6 | 6 | |||||||
7 | ||||||||
8 |
Records
Top goalscorers
- As of May 5, 2023
Pos | Name | Club | Nationality | Goals |
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1 | Tristan Borges | Forge FC | ![]() |
6 |
2 | Woobens Pacius | Forge FC | ![]() |
4 |
3 | Diyaeddine Abzi | York United FC | ![]() |
3 |
Joseph Di Chiara | York United FC | ![]() | ||
5 | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | Forge FC | ![]() |
2 |
Molham Babouli | Forge FC York United FC |
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David Choinière | Forge FC | ![]() | ||
Chris Nanco | Forge FC | ![]() | ||
Álvaro Rivero | York United FC | ![]() | ||
10 | 18 players | 1 |
Players in bold are still active players with the team.
Players who played for both clubs
Forge, then York
Discipline
Player | Club | Date | Minute | Type | Score | Final score |
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Manny Aparicio | York9 (a) | Apr 27, 2019 | 90+5' | ![]() ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Dominick Zator | York United (h) | Jul 30, 2021 | 41' | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Álvaro Rivero | York United (a) | Aug 4, 2021 | 64' | ![]() ![]() | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ashtone Morgan | Forge (a) | May 5, 2023 | 90+1' | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–1 |
References
- Molinaro, John (January 29, 2019). "Canadian Premier League to kick off on April 27 in Hamilton". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- Milton, Steve (January 29, 2019). "Hamilton's Forge FC will host league inaugural game at Tim Hortons Field". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- Rhodes, Benedict (January 29, 2019). "Canadian Premier League Announces Inaugural Match, Volkswagen Partnership". Waking the Red. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- Davis, Matt (February 1, 2019). "Canadian Premier League: How do you start a brand new professional league?". BBC Sport. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- Zicarelli, Frank (January 30, 2019). "905 Derby will kick off CPL's inaugural season". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- Molinaro, John (April 27, 2019). "Canadian Premier League kicks off, marking new era for soccer in Canada". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- Jacques, John (21 November 2021). "Forge Hammers Way To Final In Playoff 905 Derby". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 22 November 2021.