Fort Lauderdale–Tampa Bay rivalry

Ft. Lauderdale Strikers – Tampa Bay Rowdies Rivalry
	Rowdies' supporters' match tickets from 1978, including the Florida Derby (top-left)
	Fort Lauderdale Strikers Tampa Bay Rowdies
Other names	Florida Derby,; Coastal Cup
Location	Florida
Teams	Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies; (see History sec. for prev. teams)
First meeting	June 6, 1975
Latest meeting	September 24, 2016 ; FtL 1–4 TB
Next meeting	unknown
Statistics
Meetings total	Official: 87; All-time: 115;
Most wins	Official: Tampa Bay (44); All-time: Tampa Bay (64);
All-time series	Official: 44–39–4 (TB); All-time: 64–45–6 (TB);
Regular season series	League: 41–37–4 (TB); Cup: 1–1–0 (tied)
Postseason results	All-time: 3–1–0 (TB); includes playoff mini-game
Largest victory	FtL 5–0 TB (August 31, 1983),; TB 0–5 FtL (August 23, 1992)

The Fort Lauderdale–Tampa Bay rivalry, also known as the Florida Derby, refers to the suspended soccer rivalry that most recently involved the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and the Tampa Bay Rowdies, both of whom played in the North American Soccer League through the 2016 season. Over the years the rivalry has spanned more than one hundred matches across eight soccer leagues and several tournaments, and involved nine different teams from the two regions of Florida. At times it has involved players, coaches, management and fans. Even the press has fanned the rivalry's flames at times. From 2010 through 2014, the winner of the regular season series automatically won the Coastal Cup as well. The status of the rivalry beyond 2016 remains unclear because the Rowdies have since joined the United Soccer League, while the Strikers ongoing ownership and legal battles of 2016 and 2017 have left them defunct.

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