Whitecaps crowned Cascadia Cup champs
Posted October 13, 2013 8:36 pm.
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PORTLAND, OR (NEWS1130) – The Portland Timbers did Vancouver a big favour, beating the Seattle Sounders 1-0 in the last Cascadia derby match of the season. With the result, the Whitecaps claimed the 2013 Cascadia Cup title.
The Whitecaps finished with nine points in the Cascadia Cup standings, and needed either a Portland win or a draw in order to finish first. Seattle and Portland both finished with seven points in the six games.
Vancouver last won the cup in 2008 and has now won it a total of four times. The Sounders and Timbers have each claimed the title three times as the cup was introduced in 2004.
The win gives Vancouver its first silverware since joining Major League Soccer for the 2011 season.
The ‘Caps had two wins, one loss and three draws in Cascadia play this season. Most recently they earned a 4-1 victory in Seattle on Wednesday.
The Cascadia Cup is awarded annually to the team which accumulates the most points in games against one another. Portland, Seattle and Vancouver are the three participants.
Vancouver still has two games remaining in the MLS regular season. The Whitecaps play Colorado in a home-and-home series to wrap up the schedule, and they currently trail the Rapids by three points for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
