Black Gold Derby
The Black Gold Derby, or the Oklahoma derby,[1] is an American soccer rivalry between the two USL Championship (USLC) clubs based in Oklahoma: OKC Energy FC and FC Tulsa. The winner of the regular season series is awarded a four-foot wrench.[2] The trophy is awarded based on points earned for wins (3 points each) and draws (1 point each) during the regular USL season and for U.S. Open Cup fixtures, should the teams meet during the tournament.
| Other names | Oklahoma derby[1] |
|---|---|
| Locale | Oklahoma |
| Teams | |
| First meeting | Tulsa 1–1 OKC (March 28, 2015) |
| Latest meeting | OKC 1–1 Tulsa (July 13, 2020) |
| Next meeting | September 12th, 2020 |
| Stadiums | Taft Stadium (Oklahoma City) ONEOK Field (Tulsa) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 18 |
| Most wins | OKC Energy (9) |
| Top scorer | Danni König (3) |
| All-time series | OKC Energy: 9 Drawn: 6 FC Tulsa: 3 |
| Largest victory | OKC 3–0 Tulsa (July 23, 2016) Tulsa 0–3 OKC (August 8, 2018) |
In case of a tie in both points and goal differential, the team with the higher number of away goals scored will determine the winner. Finally, in case of a tie on points, goal differential and away goals, the trophy will be given to the team with the highest final placement in the USLC rankings.
History
The Oklahoma City Energy formed in late 2013, and FC Tulsa, previously known as "Tulsa Roughnecks FC", formed in mid-2014. Both clubs began their series ahead of the 2015 USL season.[3]
The Energy's formation came through local businessman, Bob Funk, Jr., who pursued a bid for a club in the USLC (then known as the United Soccer League) in early 2013. Funk was awarded a franchise on July 2, 2013 with an intended launch date in 2014. Ahead of the 2014 season the Energy FC announced an affiliation agreement with Major League Soccer side, Sporting Kansas City. Former Kansas City goalkeeper, Jimmy Nielsen, was named head coach.[4][5]
In March 2014, OKC Pro Soccer owner and founder of Oklahoma City's Fields & Futures program Tim McLaughlin joined the club as an ownership partner, bringing a secured lease to Taft Stadium, where Energy FC began play in 2015. The club's 2014 home schedule was played at Pribil Stadium on the campus of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School.[6]
The origins of FC Tulsa date back to 1978, when the original Tulsa Roughnecks formed. The original Roughnecks formed as a relocation of Team Hawaii ahead of the 1978 North American Soccer League season. The original Roughnecks won Soccer Bowl '83 against the Toronto Blizzard.[7] The second iteration of the Roughnecks came in 1993, which joined the United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL), the body that evolved into the operator of today's USLC, the United Soccer League. The best season results for this version of the Roughnecks came in 1993 and 1994 where they reached the divisional finals in the playoffs. The club folded following the 1999–2000 USISL I-League season.[8]
Results
Home team is listed on the left, away team is listed on the right. Home team's score is listed first.
Energy victory FC Tulsa victory Draw
| March 28, 2015 USL | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–1 | OKC Energy FC | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Ballew  |
Report | Thomas |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 8,335 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| May 27, 2015 USOC | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–1 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report | Tóth |
Stadium: ONEOK Field |
| June 13, 2015 USL | OKC Energy | 2–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | König Evans |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,777 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| July 18, 2015 USL | OKC Energy | 1–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | König |
Report | Ballew |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,541 Referee: Jeremy Kieso |
| September 6, 2015 USL | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2–1 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Ballew Nwabueze |
Tóth |
Stadium: ONEOK Field |
| June 4, 2016 USL | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–2 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report | Wojcik Gonzalez |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,913 Referee: Patrick Rosas |
| July 23, 2016 USL | OKC Energy | 3–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Thomas Dalgaard Bonner |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| August 20, 2016 USL | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–2 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Pitter König |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,170 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 27, 2016 USL | OKC Energy | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Wojcik |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,933 Referee: Travis Haight |
| July 8, 2017 USL | OKC Energy | 1–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Gonzalez |
Report | Caffa Calistri |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| August 12, 2017 USL | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2–1 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Rivas Svantesson |
Report | Angulo |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| September 17, 2017 USL | OKC Energy | 2–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 5:00 PM CDT | González Barril |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,351 Referee: Lukas Szpala |
| March 17, 2018 USL | OKC Energy | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Atuahene |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 6,757 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| May 26, 2018 USL | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Rivas |
Report | Volesky |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,366 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| August 8, 2018 USL | Tulsa Roughnecks | 0–3 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report | Jahn Volesky A. Dixon |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| April 27, 2019 USLC | Tulsa Roughnecks | 1–1 | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Silva Roberts  Addai Hedrick Ajeakwa |
Report | Gordon García |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,620 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 3, 2019 USLC | OKC Energy | 1–1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Eissele Watson  Eissele |
Report | da Costa Hedrick Rezende |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 5,013 Referee: Alejandro Aguilera Jr |
| July 13, 2020 USLC | OKC Energy | 1–1 | FC Tulsa | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Chávez Hyland Basuljevic Harris |
Report | da Costa |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| September 12, 2020 USLC | FC Tulsa | v | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| TBA CDT | Stadium: ONEOK Field |
| September 30, 2020 USLC | FC Tulsa | v | OKC Energy | Tulsa, OK |
| TBA CDT | Stadium: ONEOK Field |
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