Seattle Sounders–Vancouver Whitecaps rivalry

Soccer rivalry

Seattle Sounders–Vancouver Whitecaps rivalry

Seattle Sounders FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Other names| Cascadia Cup
Location| Pacific Northwest
First meeting| June 9, 1974
NASL
Vancouver 0–2 Seattle
Latest meeting| October 2, 2024
MLS regular season
Vancouver 0–3 Seattle
Statistics
Meetings total| 163
Most wins| Seattle (71)
All-time series| 71–53–39 (Seattle)
Largest victory| 5–0 (4 games)
Longest win streak| Vancouver (7)
(May 16, 1981 – June 20, 1983)
Longest unbeaten streak| Seattle (15)
(August 23, 2017 – September 17, 2022)

The Seattle Sounders–Vancouver Whitecaps rivalry is a soccer rivalry between Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, both based in the Pacific Northwest region. The rivalry originated in the North American Soccer League of the 1970s,[1] 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 and Canada, in 2011. The two clubs are part of the Cascadia Cup, the trophy and competition created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps, and the Seattle Sounders which is awarded each season to the best top-flight soccer team in the Cascadia region.[2]

Seattle and Vancouver have had rivalries based on various sports teams. Of the five major sports leagues in North America, the two cities each have franchises in the National Hockey League with the Canucks and the Kraken, which joined in 2021.[3] They also had a series between the SuperSonics and Grizzlies of the NBA, before the eventual relocation of both franchises.

## History

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### Overall stats

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As of October 2, 2024
Competition  | Matches  | Wins  | Ties

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Seattle  | Vancouver
NASL (1974–1983) | 25  | 7  | 16  | 2
A-League/USL-1 (1994–2008) | 73  | 36  | 19  | 18
MLS (2011–present) | 38  | 18  | 10  | 10
League totals (regular season) | 136 | 61 | 45 | 30
NASL playoffs | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0
A-League/USL-1 playoffs | 11  | 2  | 3  | 6
MLS playoffs | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1
League totals (playoffs) | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7
CONCACAF Champions League | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1
International totals (tournaments) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1
Competitive totals | 155 | 69 | 48 | 38
Friendlies (all formats) | 8  | 2  | 5  | 1
All-time totals | 163 | 71 | 53 | 39

### NASL era

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Both Pacific Northwest cities joined the North American Soccer League, the top-flight of the American and Canadian soccer systems, in 1974. The clubs were founded on the same date—December 11, 1973[4]—and predated their fellow Cascadian rival Portland by one year.[5] Future Sounders manager Brian Schmetzer played for the NASL incarnation of the franchise and was part of the Washington–British Columbia junior soccer exchange program that sent Seattle athletes to the Vancouver area to play their teams and stay with Canadian families.[6]

The strong cultural and trade links between the two cities in the new soccer rivalry, including the experience of Alan Hinton, who was a player-coach for the Whitecaps in two different stints before becoming a Seattle resident in 1979 and Sounders broadcaster.[7] Hinton recalled the NASL crowds and significant presence of rival fans at away games: "It's a great rivalry...Years ago they'd come down in their thousands. There was no television in those days, so you'd get as much as three or four thousand Vancouver fans."[8] This tradition has manifested itself in the modern-day fan culture and a similar situation can also be seen in Major League Baseball, as Canadian fans flock to Seattle and dominate the stands at T-Mobile Park during Toronto Blue Jays visits to face the Seattle Mariners.[8] As a result, animosity can prevail at the stadiums where "Everyone hates it here when it happens. Everybody is mad at the Canadians."[3]

Ultimately, the series ended after the 1983 North American Soccer League season as the league lost financial stability and would soon collapse. In the final season of competition between the clubs, the Whitecaps defeated Seattle 2 to 1 before 60,342 fans in Empire Stadium, the largest crowd to watch a match between the two in series history. Ultimately, Vancouver led the NASL series 16–11–2 but Seattle took all four postseason matchups.

### USL era

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After the NASL's collapse, the cities had a variety of professional soccer teams playing in domestic leagues before reuniting in the A-League in 1994. During this period, the Cascadia Cup was founded by the supporters groups of the teams, in conjunction with those of the Portland Timbers.[9] The A-League ultimately became the USL First Division, which the clubs competed in until the Sounders made the jump to the first-division Major League Soccer in 2009.

### MLS era

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Two seasons after the Sounders joined MLS, Vancouver joined them as an expansion franchise in 2011. The first match featured an early lead for the Whitecaps but the Sounders scored two goals from Mauro Rosales and Osvaldo Alonso after the 81st minute. Ultimately, Eric Hassli erased the deficit with one of the greatest goals in MLS history to end the inaugural MLS match in a draw.[9] Several years later, Kekuta Manneh became the youngest player in MLS history to score a hat-trick with three goals in a 4–1 victory in Seattle.[10] The rivalry's intensity was felt on the pitch several times in the 2010s, punctuated by Brad Evans headbutting David Edgar in a 2016 match.[4]

In 2015, the clubs squared off in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage,[11] their first meeting in a continental tournament. The Sounders routed the Whitecaps in the second leg to win 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarterfinals. Two years later, the clubs met in the domestic postseason for the first time. The first leg of the conference semifinals was particularly contentious, as teams nearly brawled while security guards ejected leaders of the Emerald City Supporters group for brandishing antifascist signs.[5] After the scoreless draw at BC Place,[12] the Sounders took the second leg 2–0 from second-half goals from Clint Dempsey to send the club to a second straight Western Conference Championship game.[13]

Fredy Montero, one of the Sounders' first stars and all-time leading goal scorer, moved across the border to Vancouver in 2017. During his first season in Vancouver, the former Sounder said, "the supporters took some time to adopt me as one of their own — and I respected that. They knew my history in Seattle, and I knew that I had to earn their love." Montero went on to win the team's Golden Boot award in his first season in Vancouver, highlighted by a brace in his first meeting against his former mates, and then scoring a shorthanded equalizer in the midseason rematch. After three seasons with the Whitecaps, Montero returned to Seattle on a one-year deal with an option for 2023.[14]

#### MLS honors

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Seattle  | Competition  | Vancouver

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2 | MLS Cup | —
1 | Supporters' Shield | —
4 | U.S. Open Cup / Canadian Championship | 3
7 | Aggregate | 3
Continental and Worldwide
1 | CONCACAF Champions League | —
— | Leagues Cup | —
— | Campeones Cup | —
1 | Aggregate | 0
8 | Total aggregate | 3

## Cups

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Further information: Cascadia Cup

Between 2004 and 2008, the USL Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Portland Timbers 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.[15] 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. 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."[16] 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 shootouts are counted as draws. Matches ending with a shootout are denoted with an '*'.

### NASL era

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Season  | Date  | Competition  | Stadium  | Home Team  | Result  | Away Team  | Attendance  | Series | Ref

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1974 | June 9 | NASL | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders | 11,258 |  SEA 1–0–0 | [1]
August 11 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 14,876 |  SEA 2–0–0 | [2]
1975 | April 26 | NASL | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 7,753 |  SEA 2–1–0 | [3]
July 10 | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 7,205 |  Tied 2–2–0 | [4]
July 19 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17,925 |  SEA 3–2–0 | [5]
1976 | May 2 | NASL | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24,096 |  SEA 4–2–0 | [6]
August 13 | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3–2 | Seattle Sounders | 10,533 |  SEA 4–3–0 | [7]
August 18 | NASL playoffs | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 30,406 |  SEA 5–3–0 | [8]
1977 | July 5 | NASL | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | 14,559 |  SEA 5–4–0 | [9]
July 15 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25,023 |  SEA 6–4–0 |
August 10 | NASL playoffs | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders | 21,915 |  SEA 7–4–0 | [10]
1978 | April 9 | NASL | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders | 11,232 |  SEA 7–5–0 | [11]
May 10 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17,085 |  SEA 7–6–0 | [12]
1979 | July 7 | NASL | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3–1 | Seattle Sounders | 20,041 |  Tied 7–7–0 | [13]
August 11 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24,196 |  VAN 8–7–0 | [14]
1980 | April 12 | NASL | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–0* | Seattle Sounders | 27,602 |  VAN 8–7–1 | [15]
August 2 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 33,363 |  Tied 8–8–1 | [16]
August 27 | NASL playoffs | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders | 27,231 |  SEA 9–8–1 | [17]
August 30 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 35,254 |  SEA 10–8–1 | [18]
1981 | May 2 | NASL | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–3 | Seattle Sounders | 25,577 |  SEA 11–8–1 | [19]
May 16 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 1–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 31,325 |  SEA 11–9–1 | [20]
August 12 | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5–0 | Seattle Sounders | 26,427 |  SEA 11–10–1 | [21]
1982 | May 2 | NASL | Empire Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 20,253 |  Tied 11–11–1 | [22]
June 12 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17,410 |  VAN 12–11–1 | [23]
August 18 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 29,488 |  VAN 13–11–1 | [24]
1983 | May 7 | NASL | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 13,039 |  VAN 14–11–1 | [25]
June 20 | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 60,342 |  VAN 15–11–1 | [26]
August 13 | Kingdome | Seattle Sounders | 2–2* | Vancouver Whitecaps | 13,343 |  VAN 15–11–2 | [27]
August 28 | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3–2 | Seattle Sounders | 27,326 |  VAN 16–11–2 | [28]

### A-League/USL era

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Cascadia Cup Match‡

Season  | Date  | Competition  | Stadium  | Home Team  | Result  | Away Team  | Attendance  | Series | Ref

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1994 |  | APSL | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–1* | Seattle Sounders |  | Tied 0–0–1 | [29]
| Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 5–0 | Vancouver 86ers |  | SEA 1–0–1 | [30]
| Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 2–3 | Seattle Sounders |  | SEA 2–0–1 | [31]
| Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–4 | Seattle Sounders |  | SEA 3–0–1 | [32]
September 24 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 3–0 | Vancouver 86ers | 11,847 | SEA 4–0–1 | [33]
1995 | May 12 | A-League | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders | 4,021 | SEA 5–0–1 | [34]
May 20 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 3–1 | Vancouver 86ers | 4,225 | SEA 6–0–1 | [35]
July 23 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 2–2* | Seattle Sounders | 5,055 | SEA 6–0–2 | [36]
August 19 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–3 | Vancouver 86ers | 7,634 | SEA 6–1–2 | [37]
September 5 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders | 4,823 | SEA 7–1–2 | [38]
September 9 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 3–1 | Vancouver 86ers | 7,239 | SEA 8–1–2 | [39]
September 15 | A-League playoffs | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | 4,036 | SEA 9–1–2 | [40]
September 17 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–0* | Vancouver 86ers | 4,339 | SEA 9–1–3 | [41]
1996 | April 27 | A-League | Memorial Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 4,500 | SEA 10–1–3 | [42]
May 25 | Rotary Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders | 2,634 | SEA 11–1–3 | [43]
July 14 | Rotary Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 2–2* | Seattle Sounders | 4,185 | SEA 11–1–4 | [44]
July 27 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–1 | Vancouver 86ers |  | SEA 11–2–4 | [45]
August 24 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–2* | Vancouver 86ers |  | SEA 11–2–5 | [46]
August 30 | Rotary Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–4 | Seattle Sounders | 3,748 | SEA 12–2–5 | [47]
1997 | April 12 | A-League | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–1 | Vancouver 86ers | 4,561 | SEA 12–3–5 | [48]
April 18 | Rotary Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders | 4,119 | SEA 13–3–5 | [49]
June 14 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–1 | Vancouver 86ers | 2,186 | SEA 14–3–5 | [50]
June 25 | Rotary Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders | 3,563 | SEA 15–3–5 | [51]
August 29 | Rotary Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 4,650 | SEA 15–4–5 | [52]
September 12 | A-League playoffs | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders | 3,607 | SEA 15–5–5 | [53]
September 14 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–0* | Vancouver 86ers |  | SEA 15–5–6 | [54]
September 14 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 1–1* | Vancouver 86ers |  | SEA 15–5–7 | [55]
1998 | April 24 | A-League | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 6,039 | SEA 15–6–7 | [56]
May 2 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–1 | Vancouver 86ers | 4,162 | SEA 15–7–7 | [57]
July 11 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 4–0 | Vancouver 86ers |  | SEA 16–7–7 | [58]
August 8 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–0 | Vancouver 86ers | 3,168 | SEA 17–7–7 | [59]
September 7 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders | 5,094 | SEA 18–7–7 | [60]
1999 | May 1 | A-League | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders | 5,144 | SEA 19–7–7 | [61]
May 8 | Renton Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–1 | Vancouver 86ers | 3,778 | SEA 20–7–7 | [62]
June 3 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–1* | Seattle Sounders | 2,760 | SEA 20–7–8 | [63]
June 5 | Renton Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–2 | Vancouver 86ers | 1,576 | SEA 20–8–8 | [64]
September 4 | Renton Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 1–1* | Vancouver 86ers | 3,105 | SEA 20–8–9 | [65]
September 6 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | 5,605 | SEA 20–9–9 | [66]
2000 | May 6 | A-League | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 2–4 | Seattle Sounders | 4,202 | SEA 21–9–9 | [67]
May 7 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–0* | Vancouver 86ers | 3,563 | SEA 21–9–10 | [68]
June 18 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 3–0 | Vancouver 86ers | 1,906 | SEA 22–9–10 | [69]
July 21 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders | 4,510 | SEA 22–10–10 | [70]
July 22 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–1 | Vancouver 86ers | 1,334 | SEA 23–10–10 | [71]
July 30 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 3–4 | Seattle Sounders | 4,125 | SEA 24–10–10 | [72]
September 4 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver 86ers | 5–0 | Seattle Sounders | 4,875 | SEA 24–11–10 | [73]
2001 | May 5 | A-League | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3,227 | SEA 24–12–10 | [74]
June 24 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–5 | Seattle Sounders | 5,796 | SEA 25–12–10 | [75]
September 7 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 7,199 | SEA 25–13–10 | [76]
September 8 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 5–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3,665 | SEA 26–13–10 | [77]
2002 | May 18 | A-League | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,274 | SEA 27–13–10 | [78]
May 19 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders | 3,171 | SEA 28–13–10 | [79]
May 26 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–4 | Seattle Sounders | 3,872 | SEA 29–13–10 | [80]
July 28 | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 4–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25,515 | SEA 30–13–10 | [81]
September 13 | A-League playoffs | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders | 5,686 | SEA 30–14–10 | [82]
September 15 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3,917 | SEA 30–15–10 | [83]
2003 | May 23 | A-League | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders |  | SEA 30–15–11 | [84]
May 25 | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps |  | SEA 30–15–12 | [85]
June 7 | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps |  | SEA 31–15–12 | [86]
June 20 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders |  | SEA 31–16–12 | [87]
July 19 | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps |  | SEA 31–16–13 | [88]
July 20 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders |  | SEA 31–17–13 | [89]
September 5 | A-League playoffs | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,178 | SEA 31–17–14 | [90]
September 7 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–1* | Seattle Sounders |  | SEA 31–17–15 | [91]
2004 | July 9‡ | A-League | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | 4,577 | SEA 31–18–15 | [92]
July 10‡ | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,759 | SEA 31–18–16 | [93]
August 15‡ | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders | 5,722 | SEA 32–18–16 | [94]
August 18‡ | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,896 | SEA 33–18–16 | [95]
September 10 | A-League playoffs | Seahawks Stadium | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,496 | SEA 34–18–16 | [96]
September 12 | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders | 5,286 | SEA 34–18–17 | [97]
2005 | May 7‡ | USL | Qwest Field | Seattle Sounders | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,495 | SEA 34–18–18 | [98]
June 25‡ | Qwest Field | Seattle Sounders | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,696 | SEA 34–18–19 | [99]
June 26‡ | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders | 5,722 | SEA 34–18–20 | [100]
July 29‡ | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders | 5,434 | SEA 34–18–21 | [101]
2006 | May 26‡ | USL | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders | 4,658 | SEA 34–18–22 | [102]
May 27‡ | Qwest Field | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,998 | SEA 35–18–22 | [103]
August 19‡ | Qwest Field | Seattle Sounders | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3,584 | SEA 36–18–22 | [104]
September 8‡ | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3–2 | Seattle Sounders | 5,347 | SEA 36–19–22 | [105]
2007 | April 21 | USL | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | 4,948 | SEA 36–20–22 | [106]
May 12 | Qwest Field | Seattle Sounders | 1–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,577 | SEA 36–21–22 | [107]
July 12‡ | Qwest Field | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2,263 | SEA 37–21–22 | [108]
July 27‡ | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders | 5,288 | SEA 37–21–23 | [109]
2008 | May 23‡ | USL | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders | 5,146 | SEA 38–21–23 | [110]
August 20‡ | Starfire Sports Complex | Seattle Sounders | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3,203 | SEA 38–21–24 | [111] [17]
September 20‡ | Starfire Sports Complex | Seattle Sounders | 2–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4,401 | SEA 38–22–24 | [112]

### MLS era

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Cascadia Cup Match‡

Season | Date | Competition | Stadium | Home team | Result | Away team | Attendance | Series | Ref

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2011 | June 11‡ | MLS | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 36,502 |  Tied 0–0–1 | [113]
September 24‡ | Empire Field | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 21,000 |  SEA 1–0–1 | [114]
2012 | May 19‡ | MLS | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 21,000 |  SEA 1–0–2 | [115]
August 18‡ | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 55,718 |  SEA 2–0–2 | [116]
September 29‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 21,000 |  SEA 2–0–3 | [117]
2013 | June 8‡ | MLS | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 53,679 |  SEA 3–0–3 | [118]
July 6‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22,500 |  SEA 3–1–3 | [119]
October 9‡ | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 38,833 |  SEA 3–2–3 | [120]
2014 | May 24‡ | MLS | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 21,000 |  SEA 3–2–4 | [121]
July 5‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22,500 |  Tied 3–3–4 | [122]
October 10‡ | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 55,765 |  VAN 4–3–4 | [123]
2015 | May 16‡ | MLS | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 21,000 |  Tied 4–4–4 | [124]
August 1‡ | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 53,125 |  VAN 5–4–4 | [125]
August 5 | Champions League | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 19,683 |  VAN 5–4–5 | [126]
September 19‡ | MLS | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 21,000 |  Tied 5–5–5 | [127]
September 23 | Champions League | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 37,624 |  SEA 6–5–5 | [128]
2016 | March 19‡ | MLS | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 40,012 |  Tied 6–6–5 | [129]
September 17‡ | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 47,111 |  SEA 7–6–5 | [130]
October 2‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 24,837 |  SEA 8–6–5 | [131]
2017 | April 14‡ | MLS | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22,120 |  SEA 8–7–5 | [132]
August 23‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22,120 |  SEA 8–7–6 | [133]
September 27‡ | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 41,868 |  SEA 9–7–6 | [134]
October 29 | MLS Cup playoffs | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 27,837 |  SEA 9–7–7 | [135]
November 2 | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 39,587 |  SEA 10–7–7 | [136]
2018 | July 21‡ | MLS | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 41,849 |  SEA 11–7–7 | [137]
September 15‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 27,863 |  SEA 12–7–7 | [138]
2019 | March 30‡ | MLS | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 24,803 |  SEA 12–7–8 | [139]
June 29‡ | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 44,489 |  SEA 13–7–8 | [140]
2020 | July 19 | MLS is Back | ESPN Sports Complex | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 |  SEA 14–7–8 | [141]
October 3 | MLS | CenturyLink Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 |  SEA 15–7–8 | [142]
October 27 | Providence Park | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 |  SEA 16–7–8 | [143]
2021 | June 26 | MLS | Lumen Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 25,603 |  SEA 16–7–9 | [144]
September 15‡ | Lumen Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 31,842 |  SEA 17–7–9 | [145]
November 7‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 25,117 |  SEA 17–7–10 | [146]
2022 | June 14‡ | MLS | Lumen Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 31,165 |  SEA 18–7–10 | [147]
September 27‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 19,722 |  SEA 18–8–10 | [148]
2023 | May 20‡ | MLS | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 19,108 |  SEA 18–9–10 | [149]
July 8‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 16,399 |  SEA 19–9–10 | [150]
October 7‡ | Lumen Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 33,666 |  SEA 19–9–11 | [151]
2024 | April 20‡ | MLS | Lumen Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30,550 |  SEA 19–10–11 | [152]
May 18‡ | Lumen Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 30,102 |  SEA 19–10–12 | [153]
October 2‡ | BC Place | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17,362 |  SEA 20–10–12 | [154]

### Friendlies

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2001 | March 6 | Canterbury Classic | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders | 1,251 | VAN 1–0–0 | [155]
2005 | April 16 | Preseason | Exhibition Park, Chilliwack | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | 2,000 | VAN 2–0–0 | [156]
2006 | April 14 | Preseason | Exhibition Park, Chilliwack | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | Seattle Sounders | 2,022 | VAN 3–0–0 | [157]
2008 | March 22 | Preseason | Starfire Sports Complex | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 752 | VAN 4–0–0 | [158]
2009 | February 21 | Preseason | Qwest Field | Seattle Sounders FC | 4–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 | VAN 4–1–0 | [159]
2010 | February 11 | Arizona training | Grande Sports World, Casa Grande | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | ? | VAN 4–2–0 | [160]
March 6 | Preseason | Swangard Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | ? | VAN 4–2–1 | [161]
2011 | March 6 | Cascadia Summit | Starfire Sports Complex | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3,100 | VAN 5–2–1 | [162]

### Western Conference standings finishes

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Sounders Whitecaps

* indicates Cascadia Cup win

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3  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4  |  |  | 4 |  | 4* | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
5  |  | 5 |  | 5* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  | 6* |
7  |  |  | 7* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
8  |  |  |  |  |  | 8* |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  | 8
9  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |  | 9 |  |
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• Total: Seattle with 12 higher finishes, Vancouver with 2.

## See also

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* Cascadia Cup
* Portland Timbers–Vancouver Whitecaps rivalry
* Seattle Sounders–Portland Timbers rivalry
* Cascadia (bioregion)
* MLS rivalry cups
* Pacific Northwest portal

## References

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1. ^ "Whitecaps draw familiar rival, Honduran side in Champions League". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. June 1, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
2. ^ Walker, Ian (September 30, 2009). "Vancouver Whitecaps underdog against Portland". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 6, 2009.
3. ^ a b "Releasing of Kraken should reignite the sports rivalry between Vancouver and Seattle". theprovince. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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5. ^ a b "The 'other' Cascadia rivalry: Sounders-Whitecaps don't always get ink but can still irk". The Seattle Times. September 14, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
6. ^ "Foreigners or neighbors? Seattle-Vancouver soccer rivalry renewed". Seattle Sports. June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
7. ^ "Sounders FC, Vancouver renew soccer rivalry". KNKX Public Radio. June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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11. ^ "Seattle, Vancouver resume rivalry with SCCL clash". February 14, 2021.
12. ^ "Seattle Sounders draw Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0 in Leg 1 of Western Conference Semifinals". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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17. ^ Archived October 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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