905 Derby

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905 Derby
LocationSouthern Ontario
Teams
First meetingForge 1–1 York9
Canadian Premier League
(April 27, 2019)
Latest meetingForge 3–1 York United
CPL playoffs
(November 21, 2021)
StadiumsYork Lions Stadium, Toronto
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
Statistics
Meetings total13
Most winsForge (8)
All-time seriesForge: 8
Draw: 1
York United: 4
Largest victoryYork United 4–0 Forge
Canadian Premier League
(October 12, 2019)
Longest win streakForge (3)x2
(May 26–October 6, 2019) & (November 6, 2021–present)
Longest unbeaten streakForge (4)
(April 27–October 6, 2019)

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.

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 November 21, 2021
Matches Wins Draws Goals
FOR YOR FOR YOR
Canadian Premier League 12 7 4 1 17 15
CPL playoffs 1 1 0 0 3 1
Total matches 13 8 4 1 20 16

Results[]

  Forge wins   Draw   York wins

Competition Date Home team Result Away team Venue Attendance Recap
2019 Canadian Premier League April 27, 2019 Forge 1–1 York Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton 17,611 [1]
May 25, 2019 York 0–2 Forge York Lions Stadium, Toronto 4,260 [2]
September 8, 2019 Forge 2–1 York Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton 5,267 [3]
October 6, 2019 Forge 1–0 York Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton 4,864 [4]
October 12, 2019 York 4–0 Forge York Lions Stadium, Toronto 2,314 [5]
2020 Canadian Premier League August 26, 2020 York[a] 3–2 Forge Alumni Field, Charlottetown 0 [6]
2021 Canadian Premier League July 30, 2021 York 0–1 Forge York Lions Stadium, Toronto 1,710 [7]
August 4, 2021 Forge 0–1 York Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton 3,712 [8]
August 28, 2021 Forge 3–1 York Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton 3,819 [9]
September 11, 2021 Forge 0–2 York Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton 3,449 [10]
November 6, 2021 York 1–2 Forge York Lions Stadium, Toronto 1,126 [11]
November 9, 2021 York 1–3 Forge York Lions Stadium, Toronto 756 [12]
2021 CPL playoffs (semi-finals) November 21, 2021 Forge 3–1 York Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton 5,123 [13]
  1. ^ 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
Season Finals First Final Season Playoffs
1 C C 1
2 2 RU
3 3 3
4 4 SF
5 5
6
7
8

Records[]

Top goalscorers[]

As of November 21, 2021
Pos Name Club Nationality Goals
1 Tristan Borges Forge FC  Canada 5
2 Diyaeddine Abzi York United FC  Canada 3
Joseph Di Chiara York United FC  Canada
Woobens Pacius Forge FC  Canada
5 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Forge FC  Sweden 2
David Choinière Forge FC  Canada
Chris Nanco Forge FC  Canada
Álvaro Rivero York United FC  Spain
9 13 players 1

Players in bold are still active players with the team.

Players who played for both clubs[]

Forge, then York[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Molinaro, John (January 29, 2019). "Canadian Premier League to kick off on April 27 in Hamilton". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (January 29, 2019). "Canadian Premier League Announces Inaugural Match, Volkswagen Partnership". Waking the Red. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Davis, Matt (February 1, 2019). "Canadian Premier League: How do you start a brand new professional league?". BBC Sport. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Zicarelli, Frank (January 30, 2019). "905 Derby will kick off CPL's inaugural season". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Molinaro, John (April 27, 2019). "Canadian Premier League kicks off, marking new era for soccer in Canada". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Jacques, John (21 November 2021). "Forge Hammers Way To Final In Playoff 905 Derby". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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