Portland Timbers–Seattle Sounders rivalry

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.[1][2]

Portland Timbers–Seattle Sounders rivalry
Other namesCascadia Cup
LocalePacific Northwest
Teams
First meetingPortland 0–1 Seattle
(NASL, May 2, 1975 (1975-05-02))
Latest meetingSeattle 1–1 Portland
(MLS regular season, October 22, 2020)
Statistics
Meetings total121
Most winsSeattle (60)
All-time series60–48–13 (Seattle)
Largest victoryPortland 1–6 Seattle
(WACS, July 3, 1985)

According to many players, the Seattle–Portland rivalry is one of the only true derbies that is present in American soccer.[3] The rivalry has since grown into one of the largest and most bitter rivalries in American soccer.[4] Alan Hinton, a former English international and ex-Sounders coach, has compared the rivalry to those seen in the English Premier League.[5] It is considered to be one of the most intense rivalries in the United States.[6][7] 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."[8]

Seattle and Portland have had rivalries based on various sports teams. A heated rivalry surrounded the Portland Buckaroos and Seattle Totems of the minor-league Western Hockey League in the 1960s.[9] Later, some fans supported the Thunderbirds or Winterhawks hockey teams. This rivalry "naturally translated into soccer" according to one fan.[10] The two cities also had a rivalry between the SuperSonics and Trail Blazers of the NBA, known as the "Battle of I-5", since both cities intersect on the freeway Interstate 5.

History

As of October 17, 2020
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) 32 11 16 5
MLS (2011–present) 28 10 12 6
League Totals - Regular Season 101 38 50 13
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
Totals - U.S. Open Cup 8 3 5 0
Friendlies (all formats) 3 2 1 0
All-time Totals 121 48 60 13

NASL era

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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13]

NASL indoor

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.[14] 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.[15]

WSL/WSA era

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.[16] 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

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.

May 10, 2008, in front of over 10,000 at Qwest Field (now CenturyLink 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.

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,[17] 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

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.[5][18] 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.[19]

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.[20] The billboard was broadcast to a nationwide audience on ESPN2 during halftime of the Sounders home match versus Real Salt Lake that evening.[21]

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, the 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.[22]

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.[23][24] The match was later nicknamed the "Red Card Wedding" by fans, a reference to an episode of the television series Game of Thrones.[25]

From 2015 through 2020, either Portland or Seattle represented the MLS Western Conference in the MLS Cup title game. Seattle won two titles, and Portland won one, in addition to winning the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament.

Supporter groups

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.[10][26] 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.[27]

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. 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.[28]

Attendance

Rnk Date Competition Attendance Venue
1 August 25, 2013 MLS 67,385[29] CenturyLink Field
2 October 7, 2012 MLS 66,452[30] CenturyLink Field
3 August 30, 2015 MLS 64,358[31] CenturyLink Field
4 July 13, 2014 MLS 64,207[32] CenturyLink Field
5 August 21, 2016 MLS 53,302[33] CenturyLink Field

Players and transfers

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[34] 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."[2]

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".[5] The first of these was Seattle fan favorite Mike Fucito who came to Portland via the Montreal Impact on April 20, 2012.[35]

Seattle, then Portland

Name Pos Seattle Portland
CareerAppsGoals CareerAppsGoals
Roger GoldingayFW 1974 1975–76150
Hank LiotartMF 1974–76452 1976–77282
David ButlerFW 1974–789734 1979206
John BainMF 1983242 1989–90
Peter HattrupFW 1984–89 1990
Daryl GreenDF 1986–89 1990
Billy CrookDF 1988 1990
Ian MacLeanDF 198911 1990
Scott BenedettiFW 1990 2001–05966
Chugger AdairFW 1997195 2002202
Mark BaenaFW 1998–994441 20012413
Greg HowesMF 20002717 2001–024012
Darren SawatzkyFW 20002816 2001225
Rees BettingerFW 2001235 200250
Scott BowerMF 200110 200240
Andrew GregorMF 20024616 2004132
Alex BengardMF 2003233 2004245
Andrew GregorMF 2005–06398 2007–08378
Stephen KeelDF 2006101 2009–10521
Kevin ForrestFW 2008–0990 2009100
Mike FucitoFW 2009–11233 2012120
Steve ZakuaniFW 2009–1310019 2014201
Andrew WeberGK 2012–1360 2014–30

Portland, then Seattle

Name Pos Portland Seattle
CareerAppsGoals CareerAppsGoals
John BainMF 1978–8214845 1983242
David ButlerFW 1979206 198310
Grant GibbsDF 1985–87 1988–90
Todd StrobeckGK 1985–90 1993–95
Brent GouletFW 1986–879 198752
Scott BenedettiFW 1986–89 1990
Joey LeonettiFW 1988 1996
Dick McCormickMF 1988–90 1994–96526
Kasey KellerGK 1989100 2009–11930
Garrett SmithDF 1989 1990
Wade WebberDF 1989 1990
Billy CrookDF 1990 1994–96
Peter HattrupFW 1990 1994–95
Shawn MedvedFW 199010 1994–957
Darren SawatzkyFW 2001225 2002–046722
Greg HowesMF 2001–024012 2007215
Ben SomozaMF 2002211 2003–06602
Jake SagareMF 2002–04725 2005–06290
Hugo Alcaraz-CuellarMF 2002–0613110 2007–08413
Andrew GregorMF 2004132 2005–06398
Adam MoffatMF 201140 201360
Kenny CooperFW 2011348 2014246
Troy PerkinsGK 2011–2012510 201540

Cups

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.[5] 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."[36] The MLS versions of the Whitecaps, Sounders and Timbers resumed contesting the Cascadia Cup, beginning with the 2011 season.

Results

Home team is listed on the left, away team is listed on the right. Home team's score is listed first.

  Sounders Win   Timbers Win   Draw

North American Soccer League

June 10, 1978 NASL Portland Timbers 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 p)
Seattle Sounders Civic Stadium
20:00 PDT Report Attendance: 15,526
Referee: Majan Raus
Penalties
Anderson
Flater
Best
Parodi
Cave
July 31, 1978 NASL Seattle Sounders 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Kingdome
Grant  22'
Best  26'
Cave  92'
Report Wallace  10', 53' Attendance: 22,042
August 15, 1981 NASL Seattle Sounders 1–2 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Kingdome
Stock  61' Nish  82' (o.g.)
Powell  92'
Attendance: 16,747

North American Soccer League indoor

PRE-Western Alliance Challenge Series

June 30, 1985 WACS* F.C. Seattle 0–2 F.C. Portland Memorial Stadium
Report  10' Goulet
 66' DePinna

Western Alliance Challenge Series

July 3, 1985 WACS F.C. Portland 1–6 F.C. Seattle Civic Stadium
Miller  11' Report  2' Fuegman
 13' Schmetzer
 18', 36', 88' Raney
Fewing
Attendance: 2906

Western Soccer Alliance

July 3, 1986 WSA F.C. Portland 0–2 F.C. Seattle Civic Stadium
Report  48', 63' Gunnell
July 9, 1988 WSA Seattle Storm 3–2 (a.e.t.) F.C. Portland Memorial Stadium
Gunnell  12'
Henderson  52'
Hattrup  103'
Report  22', 30' Phillipi

Western Soccer League

June 3, 1989 WSL Seattle Storm 2–3 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Memorial Stadium
James  3'
Carnell  90'
Report  34' (o.g.)
 62' Schultz
 108' J. Webber

American Professional Soccer League

A-League

May 11, 2001 A-League Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
Baena  25'
Sancho  38'
Report Attendance: 12,295
Referee: Cory Dean
May 12, 2001 A-League Seattle Sounders 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Memorial Stadium
Jenkins  62'
Nguyen  75'
Kinoshita  110'
Report  32' (pen.) Sawatzky
 75' O'Neill
Attendance: 2112
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
July 21, 2001 A-League Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
O'Neill  89' Report  7' Ching Attendance: 11,055
Referee: Ramón Hernández
May 5, 2002 A-League Seattle Sounders 4–1 Portland Timbers Memorial Stadium
Ching  14'
Farrell  76'
Sawatzky  87'
Tomlinson  89'
Report  54' (pen.) Tennyson Attendance: 2756
Referee: Cory Dean
June 23, 2002 A-League Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
Afash  24' Report Attendance: 3890
Referee: Arnold Baldeaux
July 19, 2002 A-League Seattle Sounders 2–1 Portland Timbers Memorial Stadium
Ching  61'
Gregor  71'
Report  31' Afash Attendance: 2595
Referee: Richard Heron
May 1, 2003 A-League Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
Report  35' Smith Attendance: 5993
Referee: Abby Okulaja
May 2, 2003 A-League Seattle Sounders 2–0 Portland Timbers Seahawks Stadium
Smith  78'
Callahan  80'
Report Attendance: 5017
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 18, 2003 A-League Seattle Sounders 1–0 Portland Timbers Seahawks Stadium
Vélez  15' Report Attendance: 3945
Referee: Marcel Yonan
August 9, 2003 A-League Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
Report  28' Smith Attendance: 6831
Referee: Richard Heron
May 1, 2004 A-League / CC Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
19:00 PDT Gordon  1'
Alvarez  71'
Report  42' Edwards
 75' Smith
Attendance: 6891
Referee: Cory Dean
May 15, 2004 A-League / CC Seattle Sounders 0–1 Portland Timbers Seahawks Stadium
19:05 PDT Report  52' Sagare Attendance: 3907
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 17, 2004 A-League / CC Seattle Sounders 3–4 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Qwest Field
19:00 PDT Vélez  31', 61'
Scott  76'
Bolaños  81' (pen.)
Report  35' Morrison
 73' Gordon
 83' Alvarez
 110' Alcaraz-Cuellar
Attendance: 3457
Referee: Brian D'Amato
July 24, 2004 A-League / CC Portland Timbers 0–2 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
19:00 PDT Report  42', 80' Levesque Attendance: 4267
Referee: Ramón Hernández

USL First Division

April 30, 2005 USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 1–2 Portland Timbers Qwest Field
19:00 PDT Wélton  73'
Brown  90'
Report  51' Alvarez
 54' Poltl
Attendance: 6351
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 8, 2005 USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 4–2 Portland Timbers Starfire Sports Complex
20:00 PDT Sturm  19'
Graham  45', 89'
Levesque  56'
Report  60' (pen.) Alvarez
 68' Higgins
Attendance: 3204
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 7, 2005 USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
17:00 PDT Conway  77' Report Attendance: 4227
Referee: Richard Heron
August 20, 2005 USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
19:00 PDT Higgins  86' Report  22' Jenkins Attendance: 8242
Referee: Ramón Hernández
June 2, 2006 USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers Qwest Field
19:00 PDT Report Attendance: 2251
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
June 3, 2006 USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 3–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
19:00 PDT Gutierrez  14'
Chisoni  33'
Alcaraz-Cuellar  87'
Report  32' Scott Attendance: 6149
Referee: Miguel Chicas
July 21, 2006 USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
20:00 PDT Alcaraz-Cuellar  85' Report  76' Besagno
 77' Weaver
Attendance: 6215
Referee: Yader Reyes
July 22, 2006 USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 3–1 Portland Timbers Qwest Field
19:00 PDT Weaver  10'
Levesque  25'
Galindo  59'
Report  17' (pen.) Kreamalmeyer
 42' Randolph
Attendance: 2993
Referee: Colin Tait
May 5, 2007 USL-1 Seattle Sounders 1–0 Portland Timbers Qwest Field
19:00 PDT Knox  20' Report Attendance: 8247
Referee: Ian Anderson
May 11, 2007 USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 2–2 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
20:00 PDT Jordan  78'
Gregor  87' (pen.)
Report  8' Le Toux
 77' Levesque
Attendance: 5722
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 1, 2007 USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 2–0 Portland Timbers Qwest Field
19:00 PDT Gardner  32'
Le Toux  68'
Report Attendance: 3287
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 26, 2008 USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
19:00 PDT Suzuki  7'
Guante  76'
Report Attendance: 9894
Referee: Colin Tait
May 10, 2008 USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers Qwest Field
19:00 PDT Report Attendance: 10,184
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
August 7, 2008 USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
20:00 PDT S. Thompson  33' Report  20' Le Toux Attendance: 12,332
Referee: Jasen Anno

Major League Soccer

July 10, 2011 MLS / CC Portland Timbers 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC Jeld-Wen Field
20:00 PDT Parke  46' (o.g.)
Perlaza  69'
Brunner  81'
Report  57 ',  74' Montero
 83' (pen.) Alonso
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 24, 2012 MLS / CC Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Jeld-Wen Field
14:00 PDT Boyd  16'
Horst  25'
Palmer  90+2'
Report  58' Johnson
 90+1' Montero
Attendance: 20,438
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 7, 2012 MLS / CC Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Portland Timbers CenturyLink Field
18:00 PDT Futty  25' (o.g.)
Johnson  28'
Montero  62'
Report Attendance: 66,452
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 5, 2014 MLS / CC Portland Timbers 4–4 Seattle Sounders FC Providence Park
12:00 PDT Chará  9 ',  55'
Valeri  14'
Urruti  57'
Report  3' Cooper
 24 ',  85 ',  87' (pen.) Dempsey
Attendance: 20,814
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 24, 2014 MLS / CC Portland Timbers 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC Providence Park
14:00 PDT Adi  73 ',  90+1' Report  18 ',  76' Martins
 34' Dempsey
 70' Barrett
Attendance: 20,814
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 28, 2015 MLS / CC Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC Providence Park
16:00 PDT Nagbe  12'
Adi  74', 76'
Wallace  90+1'
Report  38' Neagle Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 30, 2015 MLS / CC Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Portland Timbers CenturyLink Field
14:00 PDT Martins  6'
Evans  24'  42' (pen.)
Fisher  61'
Report  44' Ridgewell
 58' Jewsbury
 69' Valeri
 83' Asprilla
Attendance: 64,358
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 23, 2019 MLS / CC Portland Timbers 1-2 Seattle Sounders FC Providence Park
7:00 PM PDT
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 23, 2020 MLS / CC Portland Timbers 0-3 Seattle Sounders FC Providence Park
7:00 PM PDT  72 ',  83' Ruidíaz
 85' Leerdam
Attendance: 0

North American Soccer League

A-League

September 1, 2004 Conf Semi L1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
19:00 PDT Alvarez  52'
Gregor  81' (pen.)
Report  17' Levesque
 79' Vélez
Attendance: 4863
Referee: Nathan Lacy
September 5, 2004 Conf Semi L2 Seattle Sounders 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)
Portland Timbers Qwest Field
17:00 PDT Wélton  5'  100' Report Attendance: 3490
Referee: Jair Marrufo

USL First Division

September 16, 2005 1st Rnd L1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders PGE Park
19:00 PDT Report  2' Levesque Attendance: 5667
Referee: Yader Reyes
September 18, 2005 1st Rnd L2 Seattle Sounders 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Portland Timbers Starfire Sports Complex
19:00 PDT Levesque  5', 54' Report  27' Lines Attendance: 2543
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Major League Soccer

November 2, 2013 Conf Semi L1 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers CenturyLink Field
19:00 PDT Alonso  90' Report  15' R Johnson
 67' Nagbe
Attendance: 38,507
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
November 7, 2013 Conf Semi L2 Portland Timbers 3–2
(5–3 agg.)
Seattle Sounders FC Jeld-Wen Field
20:00 PDT W Johnson  29'
Valeri  44'
Futty  47'
Report  74' Yedlin
 76' Johnson
Attendance: 20,674
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Major League Soccer

November 4, 2018 Conf Semi L1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Providence Park
14:30 PDT Ebobisse 17'
Blanco  29'
Report  10' Ruidíaz Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel

U.S. Open Cup

June 26, 2007 Second Round Seattle Sounders 2–1 Portland Timbers Starfire Sports Complex
19:00 PDT Alcaraz-Cuellar  41' (pen.)
Besagno  70'
Report  19' J. Thompson
 40' Knowles
Attendance: 711
Referee: Hidajet Tica
July 1, 2009 Third Round Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC PGE Park
19:00 PDT Keita  43' Report  1' Levesque
 27' King
Attendance: 16,382
Referee: Yader Reyes
June 16, 2015 Fourth Round Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Starfire Sports Complex
19:30 PDT Rose  20'
Evans  39'  69'
Martins  79'
Azira  113'
Dempsey  113'  114'
Report  48' Valeri
 55' Paparatto
 106' Jewsbury
 100' Wallace
 111' Peay
 116' Urruti
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Daniel Radford (California)

Notable friendlies

March 11, 2010 Community Shield Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Portland Timbers Qwest Field
18:00 PST Report  44' Obatola Attendance: 18,606
Referee: Elias Bazakos

Footnotes

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