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 Hudson River Derby Foundation logo | |
| Other names | New York derby (former)[1] |
|---|---|
| Location | New York metropolitan area |
| First meeting | May 10, 2015 MLS regular season NYRB 2-1 NYC |
| Latest meeting | September 28, 2024 MLS regular season NYRB 1–5 NYC |
| Next meeting | November 23, 2024 MLS Cup playoffs NYC v NYRB |
| Stadiums | Yankee Stadium, New York City Citi Field, New York City Red Bull Arena, Harrison |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 29 |
| Most wins | New York Red Bulls (15) |
| Top scorer | Bradley Wright-Phillips (12) |
| All-time series | New York Red Bulls: 15 Drawn: 4 New York City FC: 10 |
| Largest victory | NYC 0–7 NYRB MLS regular season (May 21, 2016) |
| Longest win streak | New York Red Bulls (4) |
  New York Red Bulls New York City FC New York City FC Location of the two teams' home stadiums in the New York metropolitan area (NYCFC splits its home matches between Yankee Stadium and Citi Field)[2] | |
The Hudson River Derby,[3][4] originally the New York derby,[1] is the name given to the local derby between the two Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs based in the New York metropolitan area, New York Red Bulls and New York City FC. First played in 2015, the rivalry between the two started almost as soon as New York City was awarded an expansion club in 2013.[5][6] The derby is primarily contested for bragging rights of the current MLS regular season; although the two clubs occasionally meet in playoffs or other competitions, only regular-season results are counted towards the season trophy.[7][8][9][10]
On July 12, 2019, three supporters groups—Empire Supporters Club and Viking Army from the Red Bulls, and The Third Rail from NYCFC—announced the formation of the Hudson River Derby Foundation, a non-profit corporation two years in the making, to "grow, manage, and administer the annual Hudson River Derby competition" between the two clubs.[11][8] On September 9, 2023, the Hudson River Derby Foundation unveiled the physical trophy contested by the clubs, a bronze representation of the Statue of Liberty's torch.[12]
Speaking about the rivalry between the two clubs, former U.S. men's national team goalkeeper and television commentator Tony Meola was quoted as saying "it isn't fabricated. Where sometimes in the past I think ... (the league) had to fabricate some of these rivalries."[13]
- ^ a b Parker, Graham (May 19, 2016). "NYCFC rise, Red Bulls' fall have New York derby primed for fight". ESPNFC. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "New York City Football Club Announces 2024 MLS Regular Season Schedule". NYCFC.com. Major League Soccer. December 20, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
NYCFC will play nine matches at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx and six at Citi Field in Queens. The venue for the Club's last two home matches of the regular season will be determined later in the year depending on MLB Playoffs.
- ^ "Fans of Red Bulls, NYCFC clash before Hudson River derby". Fox Sports. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Lawrence, Jesse (August 5, 2015). "Hudson River Derby Between NYCFC and NY Red Bulls Is Most Expensive MLS Ticket This Weekend". Forbes. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ Parker, Graham (May 23, 2013). "How will the 'other' New York team react to NYCFC?". The Guardian. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Rosenplatt, Ryan (May 7, 2015). "Looks like the first Hudson River Derby will be a smashing success". fusion.net. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Hudson River Derby Trophy Rules". Hudson River Derby Foundation. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b @HRDFOfficial (July 12, 2019). "Our official press release" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @HRDFOfficial (November 17, 2020). "As we approach the new year, we wanted to offer an update on the organization. Below you can find our annual report for 2020, you can also view on our website here: hudsonriverderbyfoundation.org/annual-report Stay safe everyone. #RBNY #NYCFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://www.hudsonriverderbyfoundation.org/annual-report
- ^ @HRDFOfficial (July 12, 2019). "After 2 years of work between @VikingArmy_SC, @EmpireSC, and @ThirdRailSC, we are happy to publicly announce the Hudson River Derby Foundation! A yearly competition between #RBNY and #NYCFC, for supporters, by supporters. Additional details on the web: (link: https://www.hudsonriverderbyfoundation.org/) hudsonriverderbyfoundation.org" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @HRDFOfficial (September 9, 2023). "After years of hard work the Hudson River Derby Foundation is proud to unveil OUR Hudson River Derby Trophy! Our trophy will be awarded for the first time next Saturday to the aggregate winner of our 2 regular season match ups between our teams from both sides of the Hudson" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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