# 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. The rivalry gets the "905" nickname from the 905 area code, which encompasses both Hamilton and York Region. 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. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.
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.

## Statistics

As of September 28, 2024
| | Matches | Wins | Wins | Draws | Goals | Goals |
| | Matches | FOR | YOR | Draws | FOR | YOR |
| Canadian Premier League | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 24 |
| CPL playoffs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Canadian Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Total matches | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 26 |

## Results

Forge wins  Draw  York wins
| Competition | Competition | Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Series |
| 2019 Canadian Premier League | Spring Season | April 27, 2019 | Forge | 1–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 17,611 | Tied 0–1–0 |
| 2019 Canadian Premier League | Spring Season | May 25, 2019 | York | 0–2 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 4,260 | FOR 1–1–0 |
| 2019 Canadian Premier League | Fall Season | September 8, 2019 | Forge | 2–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 5,267 | FOR 2–1–0 |
| 2019 Canadian Premier League | Fall Season | October 6, 2019 | Forge | 1–0 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 4,864 | FOR 3–1–0 |
| 2019 Canadian Premier League | Fall Season | 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 | 3–2 | Forge | Alumni Field, Charlottetown | 0 | FOR 3–1–2 |
| 2021 Canadian Premier League season | 2021 Canadian Premier League season | July 30, 2021 | York | 0–1 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,710 | FOR 4–1–2 |
| 2021 Canadian Premier League season | 2021 Canadian Premier League season | August 4, 2021 | Forge | 0–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 3,712 | FOR 4–1–3 |
| 2021 Canadian Premier League season | 2021 Canadian Premier League season | August 28, 2021 | Forge | 3–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 3,819 | FOR 5–1–3 |
| 2021 Canadian Premier League season | 2021 Canadian Premier League season | September 11, 2021 | Forge | 0–2 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 3,449 | FOR 5–1–4 |
| 2021 Canadian Premier League season | 2021 Canadian Premier League season | November 6, 2021 | York | 1–2 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,126 | FOR 6–1–4 |
| 2021 Canadian Premier League season | 2021 Canadian Premier League season | November 9, 2021 | York | 1–3 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 756 | FOR 7–1–4 |
| 2021 Canadian Premier League Playoffs | 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 | 2022 Canadian Premier League | May 6, 2022 | York | 1–0 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,108 | FOR 8–1–5 |
| 2022 Canadian Premier League | 2022 Canadian Premier League | July 8, 2022 | York | 0–2 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,302 | FOR 9–1–5 |
| 2022 Canadian Premier League | 2022 Canadian Premier League | August 20, 2022 | Forge | 1–3 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 3,867 | FOR 9–1–6 |
| 2022 Canadian Premier League | 2022 Canadian Premier League | October 1, 2022 | Forge | 2–0 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 5,129 | FOR 10–1–6 |
| 2023 Canadian Premier League | 2023 Canadian Premier League | May 5, 2023 | York | 0–1 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,016 | FOR 11–1–6 |
| 2023 Canadian Premier League | 2023 Canadian Premier League | May 31, 2023 | Forge | 1–2 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 4,225 | FOR 11–1–7 |
| 2023 Canadian Premier League | 2023 Canadian Premier League | July 9, 2023 | York | 0–4 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,464 | FOR 12–1–7 |
| 2023 Canadian Premier League | 2023 Canadian Premier League | August 12, 2023 | Forge | 3–3 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 5,071 | FOR 12–2–7 |
| 2024 Canadian Premier League | 2024 Canadian Premier League | April 21, 2024 | York | 0–3 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 2,654 | FOR 13–2–7 |
| 2024 Canadian Championship | 2024 Canadian Championship | May 1, 2024 | Forge | 3–1 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 2,471 | FOR 14–2–7 |
| 2024 Canadian Premier League | 2024 Canadian Premier League | June 1, 2024 | Forge | 3–0 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 5,271 | FOR 15–2–7 |
| 2024 Canadian Premier League | 2024 Canadian Premier League | August 23, 2024 | York | 0–0 | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | 1,824 | FOR 15–3–7 |
| 2024 Canadian Premier League | 2024 Canadian Premier League | September 28, 2024 | Forge | 2–0 | York | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton | 6,376 | FOR 16–3–7 |
| 2025 Canadian Premier League | 2025 Canadian Premier League | April 27, 2025 | York | | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | | FOR – – |
| 2025 Canadian Premier League | 2025 Canadian Premier League | June 29, 2025 | Forge | | York | Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton | | FOR – – |
| 2025 Canadian Premier League | 2025 Canadian Premier League | August 9, 2025 | York | | Forge | York Lions Stadium, Toronto | | FOR – – |
| 2025 Canadian Premier League | 2025 Canadian Premier League | October 18, 2025 | Forge | | York | Hamilton Stadium, 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 |
| P. | Season | Finals | First | Final | Season | Playoffs | Season | Playoffs | Season | Playoffs | Season | Playoffs |
| 1 | | C | | C | 1 | | | C | | C | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | | | | | RU | 2 | | 2 | | | RU |
| 3 | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | | | | | 4 | SF | | | | | 4 | QF |
| 5 | | | 5 | | | | | | 5 | R1 | | |
| 6 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Records
### Top goalscorers

As of September 28, 2024
| Pos | Name | Club | Nationality | Goals |
| 1 | Tristan Borges | Forge | Canada | 8 |
| 2 | Terran Campbell | Forge | Canada | 7 |
| 3 | David Choinière | Forge | Canada | 5 |
| 4 | Woobens Pacius | Forge | Canada | 4 |
| 5 | Diyaeddine Abzi | York United | Canada | 3 |
| 5 | Molham Babouli | Forge York United | Syria | 3 |
| 5 | Joseph Di Chiara | York United | Canada | 3 |
| 8 | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | Forge | Sweden | 2 |
| 8 | Béni Badibanga | Forge | Belgium | 2 |
| 8 | Kyle Bekker | Forge | Canada | 2 |
| 8 | Jordan Hamilton | Forge | Canada | 2 |
| 8 | Chris Nanco | Forge | Canada | 2 |
| 8 | Álvaro Rivero | York United | Spain | 2 |
| 8 | Brian Wright | Forge York United | Canada | 2 |
Players in bold are still active players with the team.

## Players who played for both clubs
### Forge, then York

* Jace Kotsopoulos
* Molham Babouli
* Jonathan Grant

### York, then Forge

* Brian Wright
* Molham Babouli

## Discipline

List of sent-off players :
| Player | Club | Date | Minute | Score | Final score |
| 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 |
| Molham Babouli | York United (h) | Jul 9, 2023 | 85' | 0–4 | 0–4 |
* 1 2 Morgan's red card suspension was withdrawn by Canada Soccer following an appeal.
* 1 2 Molham Babouli was sent off while on the bench.