I-95 soccer rivalries

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There are several soccer rivalries between teams located in cities along Interstate 95. Often referred to individually as the I-95 derby there are several I-95 soccer rivalries. Any game between a team based along this highway can colloquially be referenced as an I-95 derby.

Teams based along I-95[]

Major I-95 derbies[]

Some of the most heated rivalries are between clubs that are geographically close together, or clubs that play in the same league, including:

• Atlantic Cup – between D.C. United and New York Red Bulls – This rivalry is often considered one of the most intense rivalries of original MLS franchises, and one of the most intense rivalries on the East Coast
• Hudson River Derby – between New York City FC and New York Red Bulls – This rivalry features Major League Soccer's two clubs based in the New York metropolitan area.^[1][2][3]
• Shertz–Gemmel Cup/Colonial Cup – between D.C. United and Philadelphia Union. Known by some as the "friendly derby" of the United States.^[4]

Other I-95 derbies[]

• D.C. United–New England Revolution: historically, two of the most successful franchises in the Eastern Conference.^[5]
• D.C. United–Philadelphia Union^[6]
• New York Red Bulls–New England Revolution^[7]
• New York Red Bulls-Philadelphia Union

See also[]

• Soccer in the United States

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