_146.jpg) Inter Miami and Orlando City players racing for the ball in 2025 | |
| Other names | Florida Derby, Florida Clásico, El Clásico del Sol |
|---|---|
| Location | Florida Southeastern United States |
| First meeting | July 8, 2020 MLS is Back Tournament ORL 2–1 MIA |
| Latest meeting | August 27, 2025 Leagues Cup MIA 3–1 ORL |
| Next meeting | March 1, 2026 MLS regular season ORL v MIA |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 18 |
| Most wins | Orlando City SC (7) |
| Most player appearances | Pedro Gallese Robin Jansson (15 each) |
| Top scorer | Lionel Messi (6) |
| Largest victory | MIA 5–0 ORL MLS regular season (March 2, 2024) |
  Inter Miami CF Orlando City SC Location of the two teams' stadiums in Florida | |
TheInter Miami–Orlando City rivalry, also known as theFlorida Derby, is a professionalsoccerrivalry between the two Florida-basedMajor League Soccer (MLS) clubs:Inter Miami andOrlando City.
Although not an officialMLS rivalry cup, the clubs share an intrastate rivalry. Orlando City joined theMLS 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 previoussoccer rivalry between clubs based inFort Lauderdale (several iterations of theFort Lauderdale Strikers) and the sides fromTampa Bay (the old Rowdies,Mutiny, andthe current Rowdies).[1]
The first ever match between the two teams was played on July 8, 2020 during thegroup stage of the one-offMLS is Back Tournament. The game ended as a 2–1 for Orlando City, with Inter Miami'sJuan Agudelo scoring the first ever goal of the rivalry. Orlando City turned around the game with goals fromChris Mueller andNani.[2] The first three matchups between the teams were played behind closed doors due to theCOVID-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 theround of 16 of the2022 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 theSt. Petersburg Kickers in1989, and the first in the rivalry to participate in theCONCACAF Champions League the following year.
The clubs faced each other in elimination again, this time for theround of 32 of the2023 Leagues Cup. Newly-signed Argentine superstarLionel Messi led Inter Miami to a 3–1 win over Orlando City,[6] coincidentally, Inter Miami went on to win the tournament after defeatingNashville SC 10–9 on penalties in thefinal 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 thesemifinals of the2025 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 againstSeattle Sounders FC.[9]
| 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 (4–2p.) | 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 |
| 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] |
Inter Miami CF Orlando City SC
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| 15 |
| 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 |
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Players inbold are still active within the rivalry.
| Position | Player | Team | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pedro Gallese | Orlando City SC | 15 |
 Robin Jansson | Orlando City SC | ||
| 3 |  Rodrigo Schlegel | Orlando City SC | 13 |
| 4 |  Víctor Ulloa | Inter Miami CF | 12 |
 Kyle Smith | Orlando City SC | ||
| 6 |  César Araújo | Orlando City SC | 11 |
| Mauricio Pereyra | Orlando City SC | ||
 Júnior Urso | Orlando City SC | ||
| 9 |  Tesho Akindele | Orlando City SC | 10 |
| Antônio Carlos | Orlando City SC |
Players inbold are still active within the rivalry.
| Position | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | Inter Miami CF | 6 |
| 2 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Inter Miami CF | 3 |
 Luis Muriel | Orlando City SC | ||
 Nani | Orlando City SC | ||
 Marco Pašalić | Orlando City SC | ||
| 6 |  Leonardo Campana | Inter Miami CF | 2 |
| Julián Carranza | Inter Miami CF | ||
| Daryl Dike | Orlando City SC | ||
 Ercan Kara | Orlando City SC | ||
| Chris Mueller | Orlando City SC | ||
| Martín Ojeda | Orlando City SC | ||
| Luis Suárez | Inter Miami CF |
| 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 |
| Player | Inter Miami CF career | Orlando City SC career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span | Apps | Goals | Span | Apps | Goals | |
| Mikey Ambrose | 2020 | 7 | 1 | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| Brek Shea | 2020–2022 | 47 | 6 | 2015–2016 | 47 | 3 |
| Kamal Miller | 2023 | 35 | 0 | 2019–2020 | 30 | 0 |
