Portland, the reigning Cascadia Cup holders, need a win Wednesday to stay in the running
As the Portland Timbers prepare for Wednesday's match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7:30pm PT, MLS Season Pass) with Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoff implications on the line, there's an additional aspect to the game: The Cascadia Cup
What is the Cascadia Cup?
First contested in 2004, the supporters-created regional competition pits Portland, Seattle and Vancouver in a Pacific Northwest rivalry competition for the Cascadia Cup with regular season matches contributing to a three-team table. Now in it's 21st year, the competition spans two levels of the North American soccer landscape with it being active during the three clubs' United Soccer League and Major League Soccer eras. After Seattle entered MLS in 2009, Vancouver and Portland continued the competition while still in the USL until both teams joined MLS in 2011, returning it to a three-club rivalry.
Timbers as reigning Cup holders
The Timbers secured the 2024 Cascadia Cup last year with a mark of 2-2-2, marking the team’s fourth title in the club’s MLS history (2024, 2022, 2017, 2012) and sixth across all eras (2009 and 2010 in USL). Portland scored the most goals in last year’s Cascadia Cup (8), and forward Felipe Mora tied Vancouver’s Ryan Gauld for the Golden Boot with three goals apiece in Cascadia play.
2025 Cascadia Cup Standings
Club | GP | W | L | D | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vancouver | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +6 |
Portland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
Seattle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
While Vancouver are in a commanding spot on six points and could capture the Cup Wednesday with a draw or a win, Portland could rally should they defeat the Whitecaps tomorrow night, have Vancouver lose on Sept. 27 against Seattle and then the Timbers would need to defeat the Sounders on Oct. 4 at Lumen Field.
