Best Of: Atlanta United vs Orlando City Rivalry

Whenever the 5-Stripes and the purple team meet on the pitch, you know something big is about to go down.

Before Atlanta United and Orlando City SC ever met for the first time in 2017, tensions were brewing between the two passionate fanbases. Atlanta put up a billboard on Orlando’s busiest highway that said “Orlando, we’re coming to conquer.”

Stakes were high going into Exploria Stadium that year. It was a back-and-forth match that saw five yellow cards and over 20 total fouls. After 84 minutes, it looked like the teams would walk away with a point each. Then, HTito Villalba ripped what was later named the 2017 Goal of the Year.

And so, a rivalry was born.

Let’s take a look back at some of the most iconic moments from this matchup over the years.