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Portland Timbers–Seattle Sounders rivalry

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Portland Timbers–Seattle Sounders rivalry
Portland Timbers
Seattle Sounders FC
Other namesCascadia Cup
LocationPacific Northwest
First meetingMay 2, 1975
NASL
Portland 0–1 Seattle
Latest meetingOctober 19, 2024
MLS regular season
Seattle 1–1 Portland
Statistics
Meetings total141
Most winsSeattle (66)
All-time series66–57–18 (Seattle)
Largest victoryPortland 1–6 Seattle
WACS
(July 3, 1985)
Largest goal scoringPortland 2–6 Seattle
MLS regular season
(August 15, 2021)[1]
Postseason history
  • 1975 NASL quarter-finals: Portland won 2–1.
  • 2004 A-League conference semifinals: Seattle won 3–2 on aggregate.
  • 2005 USL–1 quarter-finals: Seattle won 3–0 on aggregate.
  • 2013 MLS conference semifinals: Portland won 5–3 on aggregate.
  • 2018 MLS conference semifinals: 4–4 on aggregate, Portland won 4–2 on penalties.

The Portland Timbers–Seattle Sounders rivalry is a soccer rivalry between the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC, both based in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The rivalry originated in the North American Soccer League of the 1970s, with both cities reviving expansion teams, and has carried into lower-level leagues, including the A-League and USL First Division. The rivalry moved to Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States, in 2011, where it has grown into one of the largest in American soccer.[2][3]

According to many players, the Seattle–Portland rivalry is one of the only true derbies that is present in American men's soccer.[4] The rivalry has since grown into one of the largest and most bitter rivalries in American soccer.[5] Alan Hinton, a former English international and ex-Sounders coach, has compared the rivalry to those seen in the English Premier League.[6] It is considered to be one of the most intense rivalries in the United States.[7][8] In 2018, Matt Pentz of ESPN FC dubbed the derby "MLS' premier rivalry", stating that the "series' longevity lends it an authenticity that no other rivalry in MLS can match."[9]

Seattle and Portland have had rivalries based on various sports teams.[10] A heated rivalry surrounded the Portland Buckaroos and Seattle Totems of the minor-league Western Hockey League in the 1960s.[10][11] Later, some fans supported the Thunderbirds or Winterhawks hockey teams. This rivalry "naturally translated into soccer" according to one fan.[12] The two cities also had a rivalry between the SuperSonics and Trail Blazers of the NBA, known as the I-5 Rivalry, since both cities are connected by Interstate 5.

History

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Overall stats

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As of August 31, 2024
Competition Matches Wins Draws
Portland Seattle
NASL (1975–1982) 20 7 13 0
NASL indoor (1980–1982) 8 4 4 0
WACS/WSA/WSL (1985–1990) 13 6 5 2
A-League/USL-1 (2001–2008) 31 11 16 5
MLS (2011–present) 47 20 18 9
League totals (regular season) 119 47 56 16
NASL playoffs 1 1 0 0
A-League/USL-1 playoffs 4 1 3 0
MLS playoffs 4 3 1 0
League totals (playoffs) 9 5 4 0
U.S. Open Cup 8 3 5 0
U.S. Open Cup totals 8 3 5 0
Friendlies (all formats) 4 2 1 1
All-time totals 140 57 66 17

NASL era

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The Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers first played each other on May 2, 1975; in the Timbers' inaugural game. Seattle defeated Portland 1–0 in front of 8,131 at Portland Civic Stadium, now known as Providence Park.[13] The return match, played on July 26, 1975 saw Portland play spoils and defeat the hosts, Seattle 2–1, in front of a crowd of 27,310. A month later, Portland knocks Seattle out of the playoffs in front of crowd of 31,000.[14]

On June 30, 1979, Seattle defeated Portland 5–1 in the Kingdome in front of a season high 34,000 spectators. Until the 1980s, it would stand as the largest victory in the derby, and is the largest victory by either side in the top tier of American soccer. In the 5–1 victory, Seattle's Derek Smethurst netted a hat trick.

At the end of the 1982 North American Soccer League season, the Portland Timbers franchise was forced to fold, once team expenditures outpaced club income. Consequently, the 1–0 Sounders victory over the Timbers on August 22, 1982 ended up being the final meeting between the two sides in the North American Soccer League. It would not be for nearly 30 years, in 2011, the two sides would meet against one another in the top flight of American soccer.[15]

NASL indoor

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In the 1980–81 NASL Indoor season the two clubs faced one another for the first time in indoor soccer. On November 21, 1980 in front of 7,885 at Portland's Memorial Coliseum (now called Veterans Memorial Coliseum), the Timbers won, 6–4.[16] The Sounders would claim victory in the next four meetings. Portland won the final three rivalry matches of 1981–82 indoor, including the teams' last-ever indoor match-up, 6–4, on the strength of Dale Mitchell's hat trick on February 5, 1982.[17]

WSL/WSA era

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At the end of the 1983 NASL season, the original Seattle Sounders franchise terminated, with the league itself ceasing operations ahead of the 1985 season. In 1984, a Western Soccer Alliance franchise was granted to the Seattle area for a soccer club in the area that was branded as the Seattle Storm, and went under the F.C. Seattle moniker for a while.[18] The following year, a WSA franchise was also granted to the Portland area, where the rivalry continued through the late 1980s into the early 1990s.

USL

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Sounders' fans in Seattle during a match against Portland in 2008

After an 11-year hiatus, the rivalry continued in 2001, when the newly incarnated Portland Timbers hosted the Seattle Sounders on May 11, 2001 at the same stadium where the rivalry began, which was now known as PGE Park. In front of a crowd nearly 12,300, the hosts walked away with a 2–0 victory.

July 21, 2001, former U.S. National Team player, Brian Ching, would score the only goal in 1–0 Sounders victory over the Timbers, as over 11,000 would be in attendance in Portland.

Ahead of the 2004 season, supporters of both the Sounders, Timbers, and their rival up the I-5 corridor, the Vancouver Whitecaps, created the Cascadia Cup which would be given to the supporters whose team had a stronger record against the two sides. The first formal Cascadia Cup match between the two resulted in a Timbers victory, defeating the Sounders 2–0 on May 1, 2004. During the four regular season meetings during that season, the Sounders lost thrice, and had one victory over Portland. However, in the 2004 USL First Division Playoffs, their first playoff meeting since 1975, the Sounders won 3–2 on aggregate over Portland, posting a 2–0 home victory in the second leg.

On September 18, 2005, Seattle knocked Portland out of the playoffs for a second straight year, as Sounders defeated the Timbers 2–0 in Seattle.

In Seattle, Sounders defeated the Timbers 3–1 on July 22, 2006, in a hotly contested match that accumulated eight yellow cards, and one red.

On May 10, 2008, in front of over 10,000 at Qwest Field (now Lumen Field), Seattle and Portland played out a 0–0 draw in the final match the two teams would play each other in Seattle in the USL-1. On August 7, 2008, the Timbers and Sounders played each other for a final time in the Division 2 league, USL-1. Seattle defeated Portland 1–0 on the historic night,[19] in front of a rambunctious 12,332 fans. The high intensity match also included a total of six cards handed out, and one ejection.

MLS era

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On July 1, 2009, Seattle eliminated Portland 2–1 before a sold-out PGE Park crowd in the U.S. Open Cup. Roger Levesque — a player Portland fans have had a particular dislike for — scored Seattle's first goal within the opening minute.[6][20] Levesque completed a goal celebration, in which he stood still at the top of the Timbers penalty area while Nate Jaqua pretended to chop him down like a tree, ending with Levesque falling flat on his back.[21]

A cold and rainy night on March 11, 2010, Portland defeated Seattle 1–0 in a preseason community shield charity match. The crowd of 18,606 in attendance that night at Qwest Field is one of the largest crowds to attend a preseason game between two U.S. teams in American soccer history.

In hoping to stoke the rivalry for the future 2011 Major League Soccer season — when the Timbers would be joining the Sounders in MLS — Portland unveiled a billboard displaying a Timbers crest and the words Portland, Oregon and Soccer City USA less than a mile from Qwest Field in Seattle.[22] The billboard was broadcast to a nationwide audience on ESPN2 during halftime of the Sounders home match versus Real Salt Lake that evening.[23]

In March 2011, the Timbers defeated the Sounders 2–0 in the preseason Cascadia Summit, a round robin game event involving the two teams and their Canadian rival, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In their first match as both MLS sides, and the first time since 1982 the two played in top division American soccer the Timbers and the Sounders battled to a draw at a rain-soaked Qwest Field in front of 36,593 in the highly anticipated MLS debut of the three-way Cascadia Cup. This was a stadium record crowd to see a regular season MLS match, and included more than 500 traveling Portland fans. The return match, on July 10, 2011 saw Seattle earn a 3–2 road victory.

On October 7, 2012, Seattle hosted Portland at CenturyLink Field in front of 66,452 people, the second-largest stand-alone crowd in MLS history. The Timbers had their second chance of the year to clinch their first Cascadia Cup contested by all three sides, but lost 3–0 to the host Sounders.[24]

In the fourth round of the 2015 U.S. Open Cup, the Sounders hosted the Timbers at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Washington. Seattle, the defending champions of the Open Cup, lost 3–1 and ended the match with only six players after three were sent off by the referee with red cards and Obafemi Martins was injured after all three substitutions had been used. The final red card was given to Clint Dempsey for tearing up the notebook of referee Daniel Radford, for which he was suspended an additional three Open Cup matches.[25][26] The match was later nicknamed the "Red Card Wedding" by fans, a reference to an episode of the television series Game of Thrones with a "red wedding".[27]

From 2015 through 2021, either Portland or Seattle represented the MLS Western Conference in the MLS Cup title game. Seattle won two titles in four appearances, while Portland won one in three; the Timbers also won the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament, held during the COVID-19 pandemic.[28] From 2018 to 2022, the home team won only one of eleven rivalry matches played during the MLS regular season.[29] An August 2021 match at Providence Park ended in a 6–2 Sounders victory, the largest margin in the rivalry's history and the most goals conceded by the Timbers in any league competition.[30] Starting in May 2017, Portland has had an unbeaten streak in away games at Seattle that, through the end of the 2024 season, has totaled 11 games (6 wins, 5 draws).[31]

On August 29, 2021, the Sounders and OL Reign hosted a men's–women's doubleheader with their respective opponents from Portland (the Timbers and Thorns). The women's match, a 2–1 Reign victory, set a National Women's Soccer League attendance record, with 27,248 spectators, and was followed by 45,737 for the Sounders' 2–0 loss to the Timbers.[32] A similar doubleheader is planned for June 3, 2023.[33]

Supporter groups

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The Timbers' Army, pictured in 2009

A bitter rivalry between the teams' supporter groups exists. The Portland Timbers are supported by the Timbers Army, and Seattle Sounders by the Emerald City Supporters. The spirited groups have always showed a deep amount of resentment toward each other throughout the years.[12][34] With the close proximity of the two cities, traveling fans of both sides witness hostile environments while visiting the opposing stadium. A rare moment of violence broke out in March 2010 after a preseason Timbers win in Seattle, when, three Sounders fans (who were supposedly not associated with any Sounders supporters group) assaulted a Timbers fan, choking and dragging him with his team scarf.[35]

Emerald City Supporter's "Build a Bonfire" tifo at the Sounders FC v. Timbers FC in 2013.

On March 20, 2009, at the Portland MLS expansion rally, League Commissioner Don Garber mentioned what a great region the Pacific Northwest is for soccer, and gave an example by the success of the new MLS team Seattle Sounders FC. However, his comment was met with heavy boos, and jeers coming from the Timbers Army surrounding him. Portland mayor, Sam Adams, then offered a challenge to the Seattle mayor, for when the Timbers and Sounders meet in 2011.[36]

Attendance

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Rnk Date Competition Attendance Venue
1 August 25, 2013 MLS 67,385[37] CenturyLink Field
2 October 7, 2012 MLS 66,452[38] CenturyLink Field
3 August 30, 2015 MLS 64,358[39] CenturyLink Field
4 July 13, 2014 MLS 64,207[40] CenturyLink Field
5 August 21, 2016 MLS 53,302[41] CenturyLink Field

Players and transfers

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A large portion of the Sounders-Timbers rivalry can be seen on the soccer field itself. Before Seattle made the jump to MLS, many onfield rivalries between the players existed. As the years progressed, this would only enhance the level of competition, and intensify the matches. An example of this was the notable rivalry between Timbers defender Scot Thompson and Sounders striker Roger Levesque. Levesque played in Seattle from 2006-2012, while Thompson played in Portland from 2004 to 2010.

Another reason the rivalry intensified was the transfer of star players between the two teams. While many players transferred to the other rival city from when the Timbers resumed play in 2001, the most memorable was the signing of Portland's all time assist leader, and fan favorite Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar[42] to Seattle in 2007. That same season, Seattle star Andrew Gregor signed with Portland, thus creating tensions on the field, as the players became familiar with each other. While playing for the Sounders in 2003, Gregor had said "A lot of the guys, we know each other from years back, and we don't get along and stuff. It's always exciting."[3]

NASL and USL matches between the teams were intense and more physical than other teams in the leagues. Former Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid said in 2010 that Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver playing in the same league again will be "something that's going to be one of the key features of MLS".[6] The first of these was Seattle fan favorite Mike Fucito who came to Portland via the Montreal Impact on April 20, 2012.[43]

Seattle, then Portland

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Name Pos Seattle Portland
Career Apps Goals Career Apps Goals
United States Roger Goldingay FW 1974 1975–76 15 0
United States Hank Liotart MF 1974–76 45 2 1976–77 28 2
England David Butler FW 1974–78 97 34 1979 20 6
Scotland John Bain MF 1983 24 2 1989–90
United States Peter Hattrup FW 1984–89 1990
United States Daryl Green DF 1986–89 1990
United States Billy Crook DF 1988 1990
Scotland Ian MacLean DF 1989 1 1 1990
United States Scott Benedetti FW 1990 2001–05 96 6
United States Chugger Adair FW 1997 19 5 2002 20 2
United States Mark Baena FW 1998–99 44 41 2001 24 13
United States Greg Howes MF 2000 27 17 2001–02 40 12
United States Darren Sawatzky FW 2000 28 16 2001 22 5
United States Rees Bettinger FW 2001 23 5 2002 5 0
United States Scott Bower MF 2001 1 0 2002 4 0
United States Andrew Gregor MF 2002 46 16 2004 13 2
United States Alex Bengard MF 2003 23 3 2004 24 5
United States Andrew Gregor MF 2005–06 39 8 2007–08 37 8
United States Stephen Keel DF 2006 10 1 2009–10 52 1
United States Kevin Forrest FW 2008–09 9 0 2009 10 0
United States Mike Fucito FW 2009–11 23 3 2012 12 0
Democratic Republic of the Congo Steve Zakuani FW 2009–13 100 19 2014 20 1
United States Andrew Weber GK 2012–13 6 0 2014–15 3 0
United States Trey Muse GK 2019-21 2023

Portland, then Seattle

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Name Pos Portland Seattle
Career Apps Goals Career Apps Goals
Scotland John Bain MF 1978–82 148 45 1983 24 2
England David Butler FW 1979 20 6 1983 1 0
United States Grant Gibbs DF 1985–87 1988–90
United States Todd Strobeck GK 1985–90 1993–95
United States Brent Goulet FW 1986–87 9 1987 5 2
United States Scott Benedetti FW 1986–89 1990
United States Joey Leonetti FW 1988 1996
United States Dick McCormick MF 1988–90 1994–96 52 6
United States Kasey Keller GK 1989 10 0 2009–11 93 0
United States Garrett Smith DF 1989 1990
United States Wade Webber DF 1989 1990
United States Billy Crook DF 1990 1994–96
United States Peter Hattrup FW 1990 1994–95
United States Shawn Medved FW 1990 10 1994–95 7
United States Darren Sawatzky FW 2001 22 5 2002–04 67 22
United States Greg Howes MF 2001–02 40 12 2007 21 5
United States Ben Somoza MF 2002 21 1 2003–06 60 2
United States Jake Sagare MF 2002–04 72 5 2005–06 29 0
Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF 2002–06 131 10 2007–08 41 3
United States Andrew Gregor MF 2004 13 2 2005–06 39 8
Scotland Adam Moffat MF 2011 4 0 2013 6 0
United States Kenny Cooper FW 2011 34 8 2014 24 6
United States Troy Perkins GK 2011–2012 51 0 2015 4 0

Cups

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Further information: Cascadia Cup

Between 2004 and 2008, the USL Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, and Vancouver Whitecaps competed for the supporter created Cascadia Cup, to be awarded to the club who finished with the best record in each season series between the three teams. The Cascadia Cup was created to celebrate the strong rivalries between each of the three clubs. Seattle won the Cascadia Cup twice in this five-year period while Portland never won. Seattle was not involved in the 2009 or 2010 competitions, both of which were won by Portland. While both Seattle and Portland consider Vancouver to be a rival, both of the U.S. fanbases consider their rivalries with Vancouver more cordial than with one another.[6] In a 2011 story on the rivalry by Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl, one Timbers Army member said about Vancouver fans, "It's hard to dislike them because they're so nice", and an Emerald City Supporters member added, "They're like the nice cousin that's never going to offend anyone at a party."[44] The MLS versions of the Whitecaps, Sounders and Timbers resumed contesting the Cascadia Cup, beginning with the 2011 season.

Results

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For statistical purposes, matches that went to shoot-outs are counted as draws and denoted with an '*'.[45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55]

NASL era

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Season Date Competition Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance Series Ref
1975 May 2 NASL Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders 6,913 SEA 1–0–0 [2]
July 26 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders 27,310 Tied 1–1–0 [3]
August 2 Memorial Stadium Seattle Sounders 3–2 Portland Timbers 17,925 SEA 2–1–0 [4]
August 12 NASL playoffs Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders 31,523 Tied 2–2–0 [5]
1976 April 25 NASL Kingdome Seattle Sounders 1–0 Portland Timbers 24,983 SEA 3–2–0 [6]
August 7 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders 17,049 SEA 4–2–0 [7]
1977 April 30 NASL Kingdome Seattle Sounders 3–2 Portland Timbers 25,237 SEA 5–2–0 [8]
June 11 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 3–0 Seattle Sounders 15,746 SEA 5–3–0 [9]
1978 June 10 NASL Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 0–0* Seattle Sounders 15,526 SEA 5–3–1 [10]
July 31 Kingdome Seattle Sounders 3–2 Portland Timbers 22,042 SEA 6–3–1 [11]
1979 June 9 NASL Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders 12,175 SEA 6–4–1 [12]
July 31 Kingdome Seattle Sounders 5–1 Portland Timbers 34,012 SEA 7–4–1 [13]
1980 April 30 NASL Kingdome Seattle Sounders 1–0 Portland Timbers 12,278 SEA 8–4–1
June 14 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 0–0* Seattle Sounders 10,131 SEA 8–4–2 [14]
1981 April 4 NASL Kingdome Seattle Sounders 1–1* Portland Timbers 24,604 SEA 8–4–3 [15]
June 13 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders 15,316 SEA 8–5–3 [16]
August 15 Kingdome Seattle Sounders 1–2 Portland Timbers 16,747 SEA 8–6–3 [17]
1982 April 9 NASL Kingdome Seattle Sounders 0–1 Portland Timbers 14,286 SEA 8–7–3 [18]
July 24 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 1–4 Seattle Sounders 8,488 SEA 9–7–3 [19]
July 31 Kingdome Seattle Sounders 3–0 Portland Timbers 13,380 SEA 10–7–3 [20]
August 22 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders 9,517 SEA 11–7–3 [21]

NASL Indoor

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Season Date Competition Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance Series Ref
1980 November 21 NASL Memorial Coliseum Portland Timbers 6–4 Seattle Sounders 7,885 POR 1–0–0 [22]
December 18 Kingdome Seattle Sounders 5–4 Portland Timbers Tied 1–1–0 [23]
December 24 Memorial Coliseum Portland Timbers 5–10 Seattle Sounders SEA 2–1–0 [24]
1981 January 9 Kingdome Seattle Sounders 3–2 Portland Timbers SEA 3–1–0 [25]
December 18 NASL Kingdome Seattle Sounders 5–3 Portland Timbers SEA 4–1–0 [26]
December 21 Memorial Coliseum Portland Timbers 8–5 Seattle Sounders SEA 4–2–0 [27]
1982 January 20 Memorial Coliseum Portland Timbers 5–4 Seattle Sounders 3,666 SEA 4–3–0 [28]
February 5 Kingdome Seattle Sounders 4–6 Portland Timbers Tied 4–4–0 [29]

Alliance era

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Season Date Competition Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance Series Ref
1985 June 30 WACS Memorial Stadium F.C. Seattle 0–2 F.C. Portland POR 1–0–0 [30]
July 3 Civic Stadium F.C. Portland 1–6 F.C. Seattle 2,906 Tied 1–1–0 [31]
July 31 Memorial Stadium F.C. Seattle 0–0 F.C. Portland 1,000 Tied 1–1–1 [32]
1986 June 30 WSA Civic Stadium F.C. Portland 0–2 F.C. Seattle SEA 2–1–1 [33]
July 26 Memorial Stadium F.C. Seattle 1–1 F.C. Portland SEA 2–1–2 [34]
1987 March 26 WSA Civic Stadium F.C. Portland 2–1 F.C. Seattle Storm Tied 2–2–2 [35]
May 9 Memorial Stadium F.C. Seattle Storm 1–0 F.C. Portland SEA 3–2–2 [36]
1988 May 14 WSA Civic Stadium F.C. Portland 1–3 Seattle Storm SEA 4–2–2 [37]
July 9 Memorial Stadium Seattle Storm 3–2 F.C. Portland SEA 5–2–2 [38]
1989 June 3 WSL Memorial Stadium Seattle Storm 2–3 Portland Timbers SEA 5–3–2 [39]
July 12 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Storm SEA 5–4–2 [40]
1990 July 18 APSL Memorial Stadium Seattle Storm 0–3 Portland Timbers Tied 5–5–2
July 29 Civic Stadium Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Storm POR 6–5–2

A-League/USL era

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Cascadia Cup Match‡
Season Date Competition Stadium Home Team Result Away Team Attendance Series Ref
2001 May 11 A-League PGE Park Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders 12,295 POR 1–0–0 [41]
May 12 Memorial Stadium Seattle Sounders 2–1 Portland Timbers 2,112 Tied 1–1–0 [42]
July 13 Memorial Stadium Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers 3,253 Tied 1–1–1 [43]
July 21 PGE Park Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders 11,055 SEA 2–1–1 [44]
2002 May 4 A-League PGE Park Portland Timbers 0–2 Seattle Sounders 8,775 SEA 3–1–1 [45]
May 5 Memorial Stadium Seattle Sounders 4–1 Portland Timbers 2,756 SEA 4–1–1 [46]
June 23 PGE Park Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders 3,890 SEA 4–2–1 [47]
July 19 Memorial Stadium Seattle Sounders 2–1 Portland Timbers 2,595 SEA 5–2–1 [48]
2003 May 1 A-League PGE Park Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders 5,993 SEA 6–2–1 [49]
May 2 Seahawks Stadium Seattle Sounders 2–0 Portland Timbers 5,017 SEA 7–2–1 [50]
May 18 Seahawks Stadium Seattle Sounders 1–0 Portland Timbers 3,945 SEA 8–2–1 [51]
August 9 PGE Park Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders 6,831 SEA 9–2–1 [52]
August 10 Seahawks Stadium Seattle Sounders 1–3 Portland Timbers 2,990 SEA 9–3–1 [53]
August 18 PGE Park Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders 6,329 SEA 9–4–1 [54]
2004 May 1‡ A-League PGE Park Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders 6,891 SEA 9–5–1 [55]
May 15‡ Seahawks Stadium Seattle Sounders 0–1 Portland Timbers 3,907 SEA 9–6–1 [56]
July 17‡ Qwest Field Seattle Sounders 3–4 Portland Timbers 3,457 SEA 9–7–1 [57]
July 24‡ PGE Park Portland Timbers 0–2 Seattle Sounders 4,267 SEA 10–7–1 [58]
September 1 A-League playoffs PGE Park Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders 4,863 SEA 10–8–1 [59]
September 5 Qwest Field Seattle Sounders 2–0 Portland Timbers 3,490 SEA 11–8–1 [60]
2005 April 30‡ USL Qwest Field Seattle Sounders 1–2 Portland Timbers 6,351 SEA 11-9-1 [61]
July 8‡ Starfire Sports Complex Seattle Sounders 4–2 Portland Timbers 3,204 SEA 12–9–1 [62]
July 12 U.S. Open Cup PGE Park Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders SEA 12–10–1 [63]
August 7‡ USL PGE Park Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders 4,227 SEA 12-11-1 [64]
August 20‡ PGE Park Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders 8,242 SEA 12–11–2 [65]
September 16 USL playoffs PGE Park Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders 5,667 SEA 13–11–2 [66]
September 18 Starfire Sports Complex Seattle Sounders 2–0 Portland Timbers 2,543 SEA 14–11–2 [67]
2006 June 2‡ USL Qwest Field Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers 2,251 SEA 14–11–3 [68]
June 3‡ PGE Park Portland Timbers 3–1 Seattle Sounders 6,149 SEA 14–12–3 [69]
July 21‡ PGE Park Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders 6,215 SEA 15–12–3 [70]
July 22‡ Qwest Field Seattle Sounders 3–1 Portland Timbers 2,993 SEA 16–12–3 [71]
2007 May 5 USL Qwest Field Seattle Sounders 1–0 Portland Timbers 8,247 SEA 17–12–3 [72]
May 11‡ PGE Park Portland Timbers 2–2 Seattle Sounders 5,722 SEA 17–12–4 [73]
June 26 U.S. Open Cup Starfire Sports Complex Seattle Sounders 2–1 Portland Timbers 711 SEA 18–12–4 [74]
August 1‡ USL Qwest Field Seattle Sounders 2–0 Portland Timbers 3,287 SEA 19–12–4 [75]
2008 April 26‡ USL PGE Park Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders 9,894 SEA 19–13–4 [76]
May 10‡ Qwest Field Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers 10,184 SEA 19–13–5 [77]
August 7‡ PGE Park Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders 12,332 SEA 20–13–5 [78]
2009 July 1 U.S. Open Cup PGE Park Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 16,382 SEA 21–13–5 [79]
2010 June 30 U.S. Open Cup PGE Park Portland Timbers 1–1* Seattle Sounders FC 15,422 SEA 21–13–6 [80]

MLS era

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Cascadia Cup Match‡
Season Date Competition Stadium Home team Result Away team Attendance Series Ref
2011 May 14‡ MLS Qwest Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 36,593 Tied 0–0–1 [81]
July 10‡ Jeld-Wen Field Portland Timbers 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 18,627 SEA 1–0–1 [82]
2012 June 24‡ MLS Jeld-Wen Field Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 20,438 Tied 1–1–1 [83]
September 15‡ Jeld-Wen Field Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 20,438 Tied 1–1–2 [84]
October 7‡ CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Portland Timbers 66,452 SEA 2–1–2 [85]
2013 March 16‡ MLS CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 40,150 Tied 2–1–3 [86]
August 25‡ CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 67,385 SEA 3–1–3 [87]
October 13‡ Jeld-Wen Field Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 20,674 SEA 3–2–3 [88]
November 2 MLS Cup playoffs CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 38,507 Tied 3–3–3 [89]
November 7 Jeld-Wen Field Portland Timbers 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC 20,674 POR 4–3–3 [90]
2014 April 5‡ MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 4–4 Seattle Sounders FC 20,814 POR 4–3–4 [91]
July 9 U.S. Open Cup Starfire Sports Complex Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Portland Timbers 4,233 Tied 4–4–4 [92]
July 13‡ MLS CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Portland Timbers 64,207 SEA 5–4–4 [93]
August 24‡ Providence Park Portland Timbers 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC 20,814 SEA 6–4–4 [94]
2015 April 26‡ MLS CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 41,451 SEA 7–4–4 [95]
June 16 U.S. Open Cup Starfire Sports Complex Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Portland Timbers 4,022 SEA 7–5–4 [96]
June 28‡ MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC 21,144 SEA 7–6–4 [97]
August 30‡ CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 64,358 SEA 8–6–4 [98]
2016 July 17‡ MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC 21,144 SEA 8–7–4 [99]
August 21‡ CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Portland Timbers 53,302 SEA 9–7–4 [100]
August 28‡ Providence Park Portland Timbers 4–2 Seattle Sounders FC 21,144 SEA 9–8–4 [101]
2017 May 27‡ MLS CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers 47,362 SEA 10–8–4 [102]
June 13 U.S. Open Cup Starfire Sports Complex Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Portland Timbers 3,937 SEA 11–8–4 [103]
June 25‡ MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC 21,144 SEA 11–8–5 [104]
August 27‡ CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 51,796 SEA 11–8–6 [105]
2018 May 13 MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 21,144 SEA 11–9–6 [106]
June 30‡ CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers 47,521 SEA 11–10–6 [107]
August 26‡ Providence Park Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 21,144 SEA 12–10–6 [108]
November 4 MLS Cup playoffs Providence Park Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 21,144 SEA 12–11–6 [109]
November 8 CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers 39,542 SEA 13–11–6 [110]
2019 June 12 U.S. Open Cup Cheney Stadium Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 6,280 SEA 13–12–6 [111]
July 21‡ MLS CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 50,072 Tied 13–13–6 [112]
August 23‡ Providence Park Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 25,218 SEA 14–13–6 [113]
2020 August 23 MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC 0 SEA 15–13–6 [114]
September 6 CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 0 SEA 15–14–6 [115]
September 23 Providence Park Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 0 Tied 15–15–6 [116]
October 22 CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 0 Tied 15–15–7 [117]
2021 May 9 MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 0 SEA 16–15–7 [118]
August 15‡ Providence Park Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC 25,218 SEA 17–15–7 [119]
August 29‡ Lumen Field Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers 45,737 SEA 17–16–7 [120]
2022 July 9‡ MLS Lumen Field Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Portland Timbers 47,722 Tied 17–17–7 [121]
August 26‡ Providence Park Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 25,218 POR 18–17–7 [122]
2023 April 15‡ MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC 25,218 POR 19–17–7 [123]
June 3‡ Lumen Field Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers 42,054 POR 19–17–8 [124]
September 2‡ Lumen Field Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers 37,037 POR 19–17–9 [125]
2024 May 12‡ MLS Providence Park Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 25,218 POR 19–18–9 [126]
August 31‡ Providence Park Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 25,218 POR 20–18–9 [127]
October 19‡ Lumen Field Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 36,341 POR 20–18–10 [128]

Notable friendlies

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Season Date Competition Stadium Home team Result Away team Attendance Series Ref
2002 February 27 International Exhibition University of Washington Sounders / Timbers Select 0–1 United States United States – [129]
April 28 Canterbury Cup Sammamish High School Seattle Sounders 4–1 Portland Timbers SEA 1–0–0
2010 March 11 Community Shield Qwest Field Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 18,606 Tied 1–1–0 [130]
2011 March 4 Cascadia Summit Starfire Sports Complex Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers 3,100 POR 2–1–0 [131]
2022 January 26 Desert Showcase Kino Sports Complex Portland Timbers 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2,000 POR 2–1–1 [132]

Western Conference standings finishes

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  Sounders   Timbers

P. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7
8 8 8
9 9
10 10
11 11
12
13
14

• Total: Seattle with 10 higher finishes, Portland with 4.

See also

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