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Inter Miami CF–Orlando City SC rivalry

This article is about the current Florida Derby. For the former Florida rivalry, see Fort Lauderdale–Tampa Bay rivalry.
Inter Miami CF–Orlando City SC rivalry
Inter Miami and Orlando City players racing for the ball in 2025
Inter Miami CF
Orlando City SC
Other namesFlorida Derby, Florida Clásico, El Clásico del Sol
LocationFlorida
Southeastern United States
First meetingJuly 8, 2020
MLS is Back Tournament
ORL 2–1 MIA
Latest meetingAugust 27, 2025
Leagues Cup
MIA 3–1 ORL
Next meetingMarch 1, 2026
MLS regular season
ORL v MIA
Statistics
Meetings total18
Most winsOrlando City SC (7)
Most player appearancesPedro Gallese
Robin Jansson
(15 each)
Top scorerLionel Messi (6)
Largest victoryMIA 5–0 ORL
MLS regular season
(March 2, 2024)
Inter Miami CF–Orlando City SC rivalry is located in Florida
Inter Miami CF
Inter Miami CF
Orlando City SC
Orlando City SC
Location of the two teams' stadiums in Florida

The Inter Miami–Orlando City rivalry, also known as the Florida Derby, is a professional soccer rivalry between the two Florida-based Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs: Inter Miami and Orlando City.

Background

Although not an official MLS rivalry cup, the clubs share an intrastate rivalry. Orlando City joined the MLS in 2015 whereas Inter Miami joined in 2020, meaning Orlando City had to wait until its sixth season to play a rival from the same state in the league. The fixture is mostly referred to as the Florida Derby, after the dormant previous soccer rivalry between clubs based in Fort Lauderdale (several iterations of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers) and the sides from Tampa Bay (the old Rowdies, Mutiny, and the current Rowdies).[1]

History

The first ever match between the two teams was played on July 8, 2020 during the group stage of the one-off MLS is Back Tournament. The game ended as a 2–1 for Orlando City, with Inter Miami's Juan Agudelo scoring the first ever goal of the rivalry. Orlando City turned around the game with goals from Chris Mueller and Nani.[2] The first three matchups between the teams were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first game that saw a limited number of fans back in stadiums was Inter Miami's 2–1 triumph over Orlando City on October 24, 2020.[3]

On May 25, 2022, Inter Miami and Orlando City played each other in a knockout match for the first time in the round of 16 of the 2022 U.S. Open Cup where Orlando City won 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[4] Orlando City went on to win the tournament,[5] becoming only the second Floridian club to win the U.S. Open Cup behind the St. Petersburg Kickers in 1989, and the first in the rivalry to participate in the CONCACAF Champions League the following year.

The clubs faced each other in elimination again, this time for the round of 32 of the 2023 Leagues Cup. Newly-signed Argentine superstar Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to a 3–1 win over Orlando City,[6] coincidentally, Inter Miami went on to win the tournament after defeating Nashville SC 10–9 on penalties in the final on August 19, 2023,[7] becoming the first MLS club to win the competition. On August 27, 2025, the clubs faced each other once more in the Leagues Cup, this time for the semifinals of the 2025 edition where the score ended the exact same 3–1 for Inter Miami,[8] however, Inter Miami ended up losing 3–0 in the final against Seattle Sounders FC.[9]

Results

Competitive matches

Season Date Competition Stadium Home team Result Away team Attendance Series Ref
2020 July 8 MLS is Back Tournament ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando City SC 2–1 Inter Miami CF 0 ORL 1–0–0 [1]
August 22 MLS Inter Miami CF Stadium Inter Miami CF 3–2 Orlando City SC 0 Tied 1–1–0 [2]
September 12 Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 2–1 Inter Miami CF 0 ORL 2–1–0 [3]
October 24 Inter Miami CF Stadium Inter Miami CF 2–1 Orlando City SC 2,216 Tied 2–2–0 [4]
2021 June 25 MLS DRV PNK Stadium Inter Miami CF 1–2 Orlando City SC 17,926 ORL 3–2–0 [5]
August 4 Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 1–1 Inter Miami CF 17,966 ORL 3–2–1 [6]
August 27 Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 0–0 Inter Miami CF 17,817 ORL 3–2–2 [7]
2022 May 15 U.S. Open Cup Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 1–1 (4–2 p.) Inter Miami CF 11,509 ORL 3–2–3 [8]
July 9 MLS Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 1–0 Inter Miami CF 20,052 ORL 4–2–3 [9]
October 5 DRV PNK Stadium Inter Miami CF 4–1 Orlando City SC 15,228 ORL 4–3–3 [10]
2023 May 20 MLS DRV PNK Stadium Inter Miami CF 1–3 Orlando City SC 17,643 ORL 5–3–3 [11]
August 2 Leagues Cup DRV PNK Stadium Inter Miami CF 3–1 Orlando City SC 20,101 ORL 5–4–3 [12]
September 24 MLS Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 1–1 Inter Miami CF 25,527 ORL 5–4–4 [13]
2024 March 2 MLS Chase Stadium Inter Miami CF 5–0 Orlando City SC 21,352 Tied 5–5–4 [14]
May 15 Inter&Co Stadium Orlando City SC 0–0 Inter Miami CF 25,046 Tied 5–5–5 [15]
2025 May 18 MLS Chase Stadium Inter Miami CF 0–3 Orlando City SC 20,859 ORL 6–5–5 [16]
August 10 Inter&Co Stadium Orlando City SC 4–1 Inter Miami CF 25,046 ORL 7–5–5 [17]
August 27 Leagues Cup Chase Stadium Inter Miami CF 3–1 Orlando City SC 17,878 ORL 7–6–5 [18]
2026 March 1 MLS Inter&Co Stadium Orlando City SC – Inter Miami CF TBD
May 2 Miami Freedom Park Inter Miami CF – Orlando City SC TBD

Friendlies

Date Stadium Home team Result Away team Attendance Ref
February 14, 2025 Raymond James Stadium Orlando City SC 2–2 Inter Miami CF 42,017 [19]

Eastern Conference standings finishes

  Inter Miami CF   Orlando City SC

P. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4 4
5
6 6 6
7 7
8
9 9
10 10
11 11
12
13
14 14
15

Statistics

Matches summary

As of August 27, 2025
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals
MIA ORL MIA ORL
Major League Soccer 14 4 6 4 20 21
U.S. Open Cup 1 0 0 1 1 1
Leagues Cup 2 2 0 0 6 2
MLS is Back Tournament 1 0 1 0 1 2
All competitions 18 6 7 5 28 26

Most appearances

Robin Jansson and Pedro Gallese are the players with the most appearances with 15.

Players in bold are still active within the rivalry.

As of August 27, 2025
Position Player Team Appearances
1 Peru Pedro Gallese Orlando City SC 15
Sweden Robin Jansson Orlando City SC
3 Argentina Rodrigo Schlegel Orlando City SC 13
4 Mexico Víctor Ulloa Inter Miami CF 12
United States Kyle Smith Orlando City SC
6 Uruguay César Araújo Orlando City SC 11
Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra Orlando City SC
Brazil Júnior Urso Orlando City SC
9 Canada Tesho Akindele Orlando City SC 10
Brazil Antônio Carlos Orlando City SC

Top goalscorers

Lionel Messi is the player with the most goals scored with six.

Players in bold are still active within the rivalry.

As of August 27, 2025
Position Player Team Goals
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF 6
2 Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín Inter Miami CF 3
Colombia Luis Muriel Orlando City SC
Portugal Nani Orlando City SC
Croatia Marco Pašalić Orlando City SC
6 Ecuador Leonardo Campana Inter Miami CF 2
Argentina Julián Carranza Inter Miami CF
United States Daryl Dike Orlando City SC
Austria Ercan Kara Orlando City SC
United States Chris Mueller Orlando City SC
Argentina Martín Ojeda Orlando City SC
Uruguay Luis Suárez Inter Miami CF

Honors

As of December 6, 2025
Inter Miami CF Competition Orlando City SC
N/A USL Pro (Player's Shield) 3
N/A USL Pro 2
1 Supporters' Shield 0
1 MLS Cup 0
0 U.S. Open Cup 1
1 Leagues Cup 0
3 Total aggregate 6
3 MLS eras total 1

Players who played for both clubs

Player Inter Miami CF career Orlando City SC career
Span Apps Goals Span Apps Goals
United States Mikey Ambrose 2020 7 1 2016 5 0
United States Brek Shea 2020–2022 47 6 2015–2016 47 3
Canada Kamal Miller 2023 35 0 2019–2020 30 0

See also

References

  1. ^ Uribarri, Jaime (August 26, 2025). "Inter Miami, Orlando City set for "most important" Florida Derby yet". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Franca, Michael (8 July 2020). "MATCH RECAP: Inter Miami CF Kicks Off MLS is Back Tournament, Narrowly Falls 2-1 to Orlando City SC". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ^ Serrano, Rodrigo (22 October 2020). "Inter Miami will allow fans to attend match against Orlando City". Diario AS. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  4. ^ Venegas, Mauricio (25 May 2022). "MATCH RECAP: Inter Miami CF Kicks Off MLS is Back Tournament, Narrowly Falls 2-1 to Orlando City SC". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  5. ^ "2022 Open Cup Champions". Orlando City SC. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Match report: Lions bow out of Leagues Cup 2023 with loss at Inter Miami CF". Orlando City SC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  7. ^ De la Fuente, Homero (August 20, 2023). "Lionel Messi and Inter Miami capture first trophy in club history with nail-biting victory over Nashville FC in Leagues Cup final". CNN. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  8. ^ Álvarez, Tony (28 August 2025). "MATCH RECAP: Lionel Messi Leads Inter Miami Comeback to Reach Second Ever Leagues Cup Final". Leagues Cup. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  9. ^ Renkel, Favian (August 31, 2025). "Match Recap: Sounders Stun Messi's Inter Miami 3-0 to Win First Leagues Cup Title". Leagues Cup. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
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