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).
Prior to the teams' entries to MLS, there was a separate rivalry that existed during the early years of the league. In that period, the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion were the teams that were involved in the Florida Derby. The Munity was one of the charter clubs in MLS, and Miami Fusion was one of the first expansion teams that joined the league. Due to financial troubles the league faced in those years, both teams had dissolved and ceased operations.
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. 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.
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. Orlando City went on to win the tournament, 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, coincidentally, Inter Miami went on to win the tournament after defeating Nashville SC 10–9 on penalties in the final on August 19, 2023, 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, however, Inter Miami ended up losing 3–0 in the final against Seattle Sounders FC.
Results Competitive matches SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome teamResultAway teamAttendanceSeriesRef2020 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 August 22 MLS Inter Miami CF Stadium Inter Miami CF 3–2 Orlando City SC 0 Tied 1–1–0 September 12 Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 2–1 Inter Miami CF 0 ORL 2–1–0 October 24 Inter Miami CF Stadium Inter Miami CF 2–1 Orlando City SC 2,216 Tied 2–2–0 2021 June 25 MLS DRV PNK Stadium Inter Miami CF 1–2 Orlando City SC 17,926 ORL 3–2–0 August 4 Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 1–1 Inter Miami CF 17,966 ORL 3–2–1 August 27 Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 0–0 Inter Miami CF 17,817 ORL 3–2–2 2022 May 15 U.S. Open Cup Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 1–1 Inter Miami CF 11,509 ORL 3–2–3 July 9 MLS Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 1–0 Inter Miami CF 20,052 ORL 4–2–3 October 5 DRV PNK Stadium Inter Miami CF 4–1 Orlando City SC 15,228 ORL 4–3–3 2023 May 20 MLS DRV PNK Stadium Inter Miami CF 1–3 Orlando City SC 17,643 ORL 5–3–3 August 2 Leagues Cup DRV PNK Stadium Inter Miami CF 3–1 Orlando City SC 20,101 ORL 5–4–3 September 24 MLS Exploria Stadium Orlando City SC 1–1 Inter Miami CF 25,527 ORL 5–4–4 2024 March 2 MLS Chase Stadium Inter Miami CF 5–0 Orlando City SC 21,352 Tied 5–5–4 May 15 Inter&Co Stadium Orlando City SC 0–0 Inter Miami CF 25,046 Tied 5–5–5 2025 May 18 MLS Chase Stadium Inter Miami CF 0–3 Orlando City SC 20,859 ORL 6–5–5 August 10 Inter&Co Stadium Orlando City SC 4–1 Inter Miami CF 25,046 ORL 7–5–5 August 27 Leagues Cup Chase Stadium Inter Miami CF 3–1 Orlando City SC 17,878 ORL 7–6–5 2026 March 1 MLS Inter&Co Stadium Orlando City SC 2–4 Inter Miami CF 24,453 Tied 7–7–5 May 2 Nu Stadium Inter Miami CF 3–4 Orlando City SC 26,684ORL 8–7–5
Friendlies DateStadiumHome teamResultAway teamAttendanceRef February 14, 2025 Raymond James Stadium Orlando City SC 2–2 Inter Miami CF 42,017
Eastern Conference standings finishes
P.202020212022202320242025112233444566677899101011111213141415
Statistics Matches summary
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals MIA ORL MIA ORLMajor League Soccer165742727U.S. Open Cup100111Leagues Cup220062MLS is Back Tournament101012 All competitions207853532
Most appearances
Players in bold are still active within the rivalry.
PositionPlayerTeamAppearances1 Robin JanssonOrlando City SC162 Pedro GalleseOrlando City SC153 Rodrigo SchlegelOrlando City SC134 Víctor UlloaInter Miami CF12 Kyle SmithOrlando City SC6 Iván AnguloOrlando City SC11 César AraújoOrlando City SC Mauricio PereyraOrlando City SC Júnior UrsoOrlando City SC10 Tesho AkindeleOrlando City SC10 Antônio CarlosOrlando City SC
Top goalscorers
Players in bold are still active within the rivalry.
PositionPlayerTeamGoals1 Lionel MessiInter Miami CF92 Martín OjedaOrlando City SC63 Marco PašalićOrlando City SC44 Gonzalo HiguaínInter Miami CF3 Luis MurielOrlando City SC NaniOrlando City Telasco SegoviaInter Miami CF 8 Leonardo CampanaInter Miami CF2 Julián CarranzaInter Miami CF Daryl DikeOrlando City SC Ercan KaraOrlando City SC Chris MuellerOrlando City SC Luis SuárezInter Miami CF
Honors
Inter Miami CFCompetitionOrlando City SCUSL Pro (Player's Shield)3USL Pro2 1 Supporters' Shield 0 1 MLS Cup 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 Leagues Cup 0 1 Campeones Cup 0 4 Total aggregate 6 4 MLS eras total 1
Players who played for both clubs PlayerInter Miami CF careerOrlando City SC careerSpanAppsGoalsSpanAppsGoals Mikey Ambrose202071201650 Brek Shea2020–20224762015–2016473 Kamal Miller20233502019–2020300
See also Buccaneers–Dolphins rivalry Heat–Magic rivalry Lightning–Panthers rivalry
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