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

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. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.

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.

Statistics

As of October 18, 2025[update]

MatchesWinsDrawsGoals
FORINTFORINT
Canadian Premier League2816754929
CPL playoffs110031
Canadian Championship110031
Total matches3018755531

Results

Forge wins Draw York/Inter Toronto wins

CompetitionDateHome teamResultAway teamVenueAttendanceRecapSeries
2019 Canadian Premier LeagueSpring SeasonApril 27, 2019Forge1–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton17,611Tied 0–1–0
May 25, 2019York0–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto4,260FOR 1–1–0
Fall SeasonSeptember 8, 2019Forge2–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,267FOR 2–1–0
October 6, 2019Forge1–0YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton4,864FOR 3–1–0
October 12, 2019York4–0ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto2,314FOR 3–1–1
2020 Canadian Premier LeagueFirst stageAugust 26, 2020York3–2ForgeAlumni Field, Charlottetown0FOR 3–1–2
2021 Canadian Premier League seasonJuly 30, 2021York0–1ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,710FOR 4–1–2
August 4, 2021Forge0–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton3,712FOR 4–1–3
August 28, 2021Forge3–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton3,819FOR 5–1–3
September 11, 2021Forge0–2YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton3,449FOR 5–1–4
November 6, 2021York1–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,126FOR 6–1–4
November 9, 2021York1–3ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto756FOR 7–1–4
2021 Canadian Premier League PlayoffsNovember 21, 2021Forge3–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,123FOR 8–1–4
2022 Canadian Premier LeagueMay 6, 2022York1–0ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,108FOR 8–1–5
July 8, 2022York0–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,302FOR 9–1–5
August 20, 2022Forge1–3YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton3,867FOR 9–1–6
October 1, 2022Forge2–0YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,129FOR 10–1–6
2023 Canadian Premier LeagueMay 5, 2023York0–1ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,016FOR 11–1–6
May 31, 2023Forge1–2YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton4,225FOR 11–1–7
July 9, 2023York0–4ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,464FOR 12–1–7
August 12, 2023Forge3–3YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,071FOR 12–2–7
2024 Canadian Premier LeagueApril 21, 2024York0–3ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto2,654FOR 13–2–7
2024 Canadian ChampionshipMay 1, 2024Forge3–1YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton2,471FOR 14–2–7
2024 Canadian Premier LeagueJune 1, 2024Forge3–0YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton5,271FOR 15–2–7
August 23, 2024York0–0ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,824FOR 15–3–7
September 28, 2024Forge2–0YorkTim Hortons Field, Hamilton6,376FOR 16–3–7
2025 Canadian Premier LeagueApril 27, 2025York2–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,679FOR 16–4–7
June 29, 2025Forge2–2YorkHamilton Stadium, Hamilton6,621FOR 16–5–7
August 9, 2025York1–2ForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto1,681FOR 17–5–7
October 18, 2025Forge3–0YorkHamilton Stadium, Hamilton6,521FOR 18–5–7
2026 Canadian Premier LeagueJune 7, 2026Inter TorontoForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto
July 26, 2026Inter TorontoForgeYork Lions Stadium, Toronto
September 5, 2026ForgeYorkHamilton Stadium, Hamilton
October 12, 2026ForgeYorkHamilton Stadium, Hamilton

League ranking by season

P.2019202020212022202320242025
SeasonFinalsFirstFinalSeasonPlayoffsSeasonPlayoffsSeasonPlayoffsSeasonPlayoffsSeasonPlayoffs
1CC1CC11
22RU22RU
333SF
44SF4QFQF
555R15
66
7
8

Records

Top goalscorers

As of October 18, 2025[update]

PosNameClubNationalityGoals
1Tristan BorgesForgeCanada9
2Terran CampbellForgeCanada7
3David ChoinièreForgeCanada6
Brian WrightForge Inter TorontoCanada
5Woobens PaciusForgeCanada4
6Diyaeddine AbziInter TorontoCanada3
Molham BabouliForge Inter TorontoSyria
Joseph Di ChiaraInter TorontoCanada
9Alexander Achinioti-JönssonForgeSweden2
Béni BadibangaForgeBelgium
Kyle BekkerForgeCanada
Jordan HamiltonForgeCanada
Chris NancoForgeCanada
Álvaro RiveroInter TorontoSpain

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

List of sent-off players
PlayerClubDateMinuteTypeScoreFinal score
Manny AparicioYork9 (a)Apr 27, 201990+5'1–11–1
Dominick ZatorYork United (h)Jul 30, 202141'0–10–1
Álvaro RiveroYork United (a)Aug 4, 202164'0–10–1
Ashtone MorganForge (a)May 5, 202390+1'0–10–1
Molham BabouliYork United (h)Jul 9, 202385'0–40–4

See also

Notes