905 Derby

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The 905 Derby is a soccer rivalry between Canadian Premier League clubs, Forge FC and Inter Toronto 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 Inter Toronto 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.

LocationSouthern Ontario
Teams
First meetingForge 1–1 York9
CPL (April 27, 2019)
Latest meetingForge 3–0 York United
CPL (October 18, 2025)
Quick facts Location, Teams ...
905 Derby
LocationSouthern Ontario
Teams
First meetingForge 1–1 York9
CPL (April 27, 2019)
Latest meetingForge 3–0 York United
CPL (October 18, 2025)
StadiumsYork Lions Stadium, Toronto
Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton
Statistics
Meetings total30
Most winsForge (18)
All-time seriesForge: 18
Draw: 5
Inter Toronto: 7
Largest victoryYork9 4–0 Forge
CPL (October 12, 2019)
York United 0–4 Forge
CPL (July 9, 2023)
Longest win streakForge (3)
(May 26–October 6, 2019)
(November 6–21, 2021)
(April 21, 2024–June 1, 2024)
Longest unbeaten streakForge (11)
(July 9, 2023–present)
Postseason history
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History

In January 2019, the Canadian Premier League announced that its inaugural match on April 27, 2019, would be between Forge FC and 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 United 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 October 18, 2025

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Matches Wins Draws Goals
FORINTFORINT
Canadian Premier League 2816754929
CPL playoffs 110031
Canadian Championship 110031
Total matches 3018755531
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Results

  Forge wins   Draw   York/Inter Toronto wins

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Competition Date Home team Result Away team Venue Attendance Recap Series
2019 Canadian Premier LeagueSpring SeasonApril 27, 2019Forge1–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton17,611[8]Tied 0–1–0
May 25, 2019York0–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto4,260[9]FOR 1–1–0
Fall SeasonSeptember 8, 2019Forge2–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,267[10]FOR 2–1–0
October 6, 2019Forge1–0YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton4,864[11]FOR 3–1–0
October 12, 2019York4–0ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto2,314[12]FOR 3–1–1
2020 Canadian Premier LeagueFirst stageAugust 26, 2020York[a]3–2ForgeAlumni Field, Charlottetown0[13]FOR 3–1–2
2021 Canadian Premier League seasonJuly 30, 2021York0–1ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,710[14]FOR 4–1–2
August 4, 2021Forge0–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton3,712[15]FOR 4–1–3
August 28, 2021Forge3–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton3,819[16]FOR 5–1–3
September 11, 2021Forge0–2YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton3,449[17]FOR 5–1–4
November 6, 2021York1–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,126[18]FOR 6–1–4
November 9, 2021York1–3ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto756[19]FOR 7–1–4
2021 Canadian Premier League PlayoffsNovember 21, 2021Forge3–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,123[20]FOR 8–1–4
2022 Canadian Premier LeagueMay 6, 2022York1–0ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,108[21]FOR 8–1–5
July 8, 2022York0–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,302[22]FOR 9–1–5
August 20, 2022Forge1–3YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton3,867[23]FOR 9–1–6
October 1, 2022Forge2–0YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,129[24]FOR 10–1–6
2023 Canadian Premier LeagueMay 5, 2023York0–1ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,016[25]FOR 11–1–6
May 31, 2023Forge1–2YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton4,225[26]FOR 11–1–7
July 9, 2023York0–4ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,464[27]FOR 12–1–7
August 12, 2023Forge3–3YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,071[28]FOR 12–2–7
2024 Canadian Premier LeagueApril 21, 2024York0–3ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto2,654[29]FOR 13–2–7
2024 Canadian ChampionshipMay 1, 2024Forge3–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton2,471[30]FOR 14–2–7
2024 Canadian Premier LeagueJune 1, 2024Forge3–0YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,271[31]FOR 15–2–7
August 23, 2024York0–0ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,824[32]FOR 15–3–7
September 28, 2024Forge2–0YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton6,376[33]FOR 16–3–7
2025 Canadian Premier LeagueApril 27, 2025York2–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,679[34][35]FOR 16–4–7
June 29, 2025Forge2–2YorkHamilton Stadium, Hamilton6,621[36]FOR 16–5–7
August 9, 2025York1–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,681[37]FOR 17–5–7
October 18, 2025Forge3–0YorkHamilton Stadium, Hamilton[38]FOR 18–5–7
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  1. [a]
    York was declared the 'home team' for administrative purposes, but this match was played at the Alumni Field in Charlottetown.

League ranking by season

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P. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Season Finals First Final Season Playoffs Season Playoffs Season Playoffs Season Playoffs Season Playoffs
1 C C 1 C C 1 1
2 2 RU 2 2 RU
3 3 3 SF
4 4SF 4QF QF
5 5 5R1 5
6 6
7
8
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Records

Top goalscorers

As of October 18, 2025

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Pos Name Club Nationality Goals
1
 Tristan Borges Forge  Canada
9
2
 Terran Campbell Forge  Canada
7
3 David Choinière Forge  Canada 6
Brian Wright Forge
Inter Toronto		  Canada
5 Woobens Pacius Forge  Canada 4
6 Diyaeddine Abzi Inter Toronto  Canada 3
Molham Babouli Forge
Inter Toronto		  Syria
Joseph Di Chiara Inter Toronto  Canada
9 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Forge  Sweden 2
Béni Badibanga Forge  Belgium
Kyle Bekker Forge  Canada
Jordan Hamilton Forge  Canada
Chris Nanco Forge  Canada
Álvaro Rivero Inter Toronto  Spain
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Players in bold are still active players with the team.

Players who played for both clubs

Forge, then Inter Toronto

Inter Toronto, then Forge

Discipline

More information Player, Club ...
List of sent-off players
Player Club Date Minute Type Score Final score
Manny AparicioYork9 (a)Apr 27, 201990+5'Yellow card Yellow-red card1–11–1
Dominick ZatorYork United (h)Jul 30, 202141'Red card0–10–1
Álvaro RiveroYork United (a)Aug 4, 202164'Yellow card Yellow-red card0–10–1
Ashtone Morgan[a]Forge (a)May 5, 202390+1'Red card[a]0–10–1
Molham Babouli[b]York United (h)Jul 9, 202385'Red card[b]0–40–4
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  1. [a]
    Morgan's red card suspension was withdrawn by Canada Soccer following an appeal.[39]
  2. [b]
    Molham Babouli was sent off while on the bench.[40]

See also

Notes

  1. [i]
    Molham Babouli played for Forge from 2020–2021, York United from 2022–2024, and Forge again starting from 2025.

References

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