The Cascadia Cup, Explained: Rules, Every Winner, and the 2026 Standings
The Cascadia Cup is the supporter-owned trophy contested by the Sounders, Timbers, and Whitecaps every season. How it works, who has won it, and where 2026 stands.
The Cascadia Cup goes to whichever of the Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, or Vancouver Whitecaps takes the most points from regular-season league matches among the three. Supporters created it in 2004, and supporters still own it. Vancouver clinched a record ninth Cup in August 2026. Seattle has not won a Cascadia match this year.
How it works
Only regular-season MLS matches among the three clubs count. Cup ties, playoffs, and Leagues Cup do not. A win is three points and a draw is one. Tiebreakers follow league conventions: head to head, goal difference, goals scored. The supporters groups present the trophy, usually in the stands, and the league has no part in it.
2026 standings
| Club | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | — | — | — | — | Clinched (Aug 16) |
| Portland Timbers | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seattle Sounders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Seattle's 2026 Cascadia results: 1-5 at home to Portland (July 16), 1-2 at Portland (August 1), 0-2 at home to Vancouver (August 16). One match remains, at Vancouver on October 31. I will confirm the full table against the official supporters' tally before the next update.
History
The Cup began in 2004 when supporters of the three clubs, then in the USL, wanted a trophy of their own. When the clubs joined MLS between 2009 and 2011 the supporters kept control, and in 2013 the Cascadia Cup Council registered the trademark after MLS tried to claim it.
Seattle's Cascadia Cups: 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015. Portland and Vancouver have traded the trophy for most of the MLS era, and Vancouver's 2026 win set the record.
Why it matters
For most of the season the Cascadia Cup is the only silverware decided entirely by the three rivalry matches, and supporter ownership gives it a weight the league's own secondary competitions never had. Rivalry weeks are also the best-attended and most-searched matches of the Sounders' year.
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Quick answers
- Who owns the Cascadia Cup?
- The supporters. The Cascadia Cup Council, made up of the three clubs' supporters groups, owns the trademark and the trophy. It is not an MLS competition.
- How is the Cascadia Cup decided?
- By points from the regular-season league matches among Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver. Cup and playoff matches do not count.
- Who has won the most Cascadia Cups?
- The Vancouver Whitecaps, who clinched a record ninth Cup in 2026.
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