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34-492: The series was based on the results of games played between the three sides, much like the Cascadia Cup . Cleveland won the inaugural Rust Belt Derby on June 23, 2012 following a 1–1 draw with Detroit City. AFC Cleveland folded following the 2017 season, and although Detroit City had been moved to a neighboring conference they continued the derby with a home-and-away series of friendlies against Buffalo, which saw Detroit win

68-601: A 2-foot-tall silver cup to be awarded annually to the club that finishes with the best record in the season series between the three rivals. From 2004 to 2006, the Cascadia Cup competition included all scheduled regular season A-League and later USL-1 matches played between the Sounders, Timbers, and Whitecaps. In 2007, the Virginia Beach Mariners folded just before the season started, leaving

102-422: A bye to the conference semifinals, while the next two teams with the most points in each conference earned wild card berths. The wild card round included two single-elimination matches where the winners advanced to the conference semifinals. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round. The team with

136-537: A lottery. Players are assigned via the lottery system in order to prevent a player from potentially influencing his destination club with a strategic holdout. The results of 2012 weighted lotteries thus far: Prior to the start of the MLS regular season, Toronto FC defeated Los Angeles Galaxy while Mexican side Santos Laguna defeated Seattle Sounders FC in two of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series. Toronto FC then lost 3–7 on aggregate in

170-507: Is done in most of the world; via trades; drafting players through mechanisms such as the MLS SuperDraft , MLS Supplemental Draft , or MLS Re-Entry Draft ; rarely used methods which cover extreme hardship and injury replacement; signing players as Designated Players or Homegrown Players; placing a discovery claim on players; waivers; and methods peculiar to MLS such as through allocation or a weighted lottery. The allocation ranking

204-491: Is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the League after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. The allocation rankings may also be used in the event two or more clubs file a request for the same player on the same day. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for

238-533: The 2006 MLS All-Star Game (when they lost to the All-Stars, 1–0, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois ). The MLS All-Stars won the game 3–2. For the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament, U.S. Soccer has increased the size of the main tournament from 40 to 64 clubs, assembling the competition so that all U.S.-based Major League Soccer clubs gain entry. On August 8, 2012, Sporting Kansas City defeated

272-473: The 2012 MLS season the league changed to an unbalanced schedule. As a result, each team would play the other two Cascadia club three times each. Portland had four games at home while Vancouver and Seattle had three and two, respectively. It was decided by the supporters groups to count all matches equally. Portland won the cup in Vancouver on October 21, 2012, with their only away win of their 2012 season. It

306-773: The LA Galaxy claimed their fourth league title by defeating the Houston Dynamo , 3–1, in MLS Cup . It was the first rematch in the Cup final since Houston defeated the New England Revolution in the 2006 and 2007 editions. The season began on March 10 and concluded with MLS Cup on December 1. The 19 teams were split into two conferences, with 10 teams in the Eastern Conference and 9 teams in

340-473: The MLS SuperDraft ; and (ii) Draft eligible players to whom an MLS contract was offered but who failed to sign with the League prior to the SuperDraft. The team with the worst record over its last 30 regular season games (dating back to previous season if necessary and taking playoff performance into account) will have the greatest probability of winning the lottery. Teams are not required to participate in

374-553: The USL 1st Division to scramble to fix the season schedule. The result was an unbalanced schedule, and as such it was decided to adjust the Cascadia Cup format for that season. Fans of all three Cascadian teams agreed to make only the last home and last away matches between constituent clubs count toward the Cup. In 2008 the clubs reverted to playing each other an equal three times each. The Cascadia Cup competition once again included all scheduled regular season USL-1 matches played between

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408-543: The Vancouver Southsiders —that had created the original competition. This prompted them to form a legal entity called the Cascadia Cup Council, whose sole purpose was to obtain and retain the legal rights to the name "Cascadia Cup". Releases by MLS indicate that their trademark plan was an altruistic attempt to protect the Cascadia Cup from abuse by third parties, a claim that was disputed by

442-504: The 2011 season, taking playoff performance into account. Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. At all times, each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS League season. † Montreal immediately traded Johnson to Seattle in exchange for Mike Fucito and Lamar Neagle . ‡Vancouver originally had

476-486: The Cascadia Cup competition should be suspended until 2011. Portland won the Cup for a second consecutive year in 2010. The 2011 MLS season marked the first season since 2008 in which all three teams would be in the same league. Seattle claimed their third title by going undefeated in Cascadia Cup play – coming from behind to win both of their road games in Portland and Vancouver while earning draws at home. For

510-407: The Cascadia Cup. • Border indicates playoff line. No 2020 winner awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic    Sounders win    Timbers win    Whitecaps win    Draw    Upcoming fixture 2012 Major League Soccer season The 2012 Major League Soccer season

544-595: The Cascadia teams count in Cascadia Cup standings. In some years, however, some of the matchups are uneven, with more games between some pairs of teams than others. In 2018, for instance, the Timbers-Sounders matchup was played three times but the Whitecaps played the other two teams only twice each. To keep the Cup competition balanced in these years, only a subset of games count toward the Cup standings, with

578-453: The No. 2 ranking, but traded it to Philadelphia on June 26. ∞Toronto originally had the No. 4 ranking, but traded it to Seattle on September 14. The remaining order after FC Dallas is: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (from Philadelphia), Toronto FC (from Seattle), Sporting Kansas City , Real Salt Lake , Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy . In the unlikely event that all clubs use an allocation,

612-889: The Rust Belt Derby and could only claim the Great Lakes Region of the NISA Independent Cup Cascadia Cup The Cascadia Cup is the name of the trophy created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers , Seattle Sounders , and Vancouver Whitecaps , which is awarded each season to the best soccer team in the Pacific Northwest . The cup is named for the Cascadia region . The Timbers, Sounders, and Whitecaps have roots dating to

646-529: The Seattle Sounders on penalties to win the franchise's second open cup title. The three Canadian-based MLS clubs, Toronto FC , Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps FC , along with NASL club FC Edmonton , competed for the Voyageurs Cup , Canada's national championship trophy. The tournament is organized in a knockout format with two-legged ties in both the semifinals and final, with

680-503: The Sounders for two years while playing in the USL. In 2009, supporters of the Timbers and Whitecaps only included regular season USL-1 matches played between the teams and Portland won the cup for the first time. Some Sounders supporters wished to include a preseason victory over Vancouver and a US Open Cup match win at Portland for consideration in the cup standings while others believed that

714-487: The Western Conference. Each team played 34 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Western Conference teams played each conference rival three times, and played each Eastern Conference team once. Eastern Conference teams played seven of their conference rivals three times, the remaining two conference rivals twice, and each Western Conference team once. The top three teams in each conference earned

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748-466: The contest-organizing fan groups. Those same groups later had discussions with MLS leadership in an attempt to resolve the issue, and in July 2013 both MLS and the supporters groups announced an agreement that the council would own the trademark and no monetization would occur without the agreement of all parties. In most years since all three teams have been in MLS (2011–present), all of the games between

782-413: The days of the original North American Soccer League . It was first contested in 2004, and was claimed by the Whitecaps. In 2011 the competition continued with the now Major League Soccer (MLS) sides Portland Timbers , Seattle Sounders FC , and Vancouver Whitecaps FC . In 2004, fan-based organizations supporting the Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps sponsored the creation of

816-734: The highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Also, Toronto FC , Vancouver Whitecaps FC , and Montreal Impact , as Canadian-based teams, could not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS, and had to instead qualify through the Canadian Championship . Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Major League Soccer employs no fewer than 12 methods to acquire players. These include: signing players on transfers/free transfers as

850-650: The most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League . Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup , and the runner-up, also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions League. An additional berth in the Champions League was also awarded to the winner of the U.S. Open Cup . If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions League, then additional berths were awarded to

884-403: The order begins anew with Montreal Impact , Colorado Rapids , Philadelphia Union , New York Red Bulls New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC . Some players are assigned to MLS teams via a weighted lottery process. A team can only acquire one player per year through a weighted lottery. The players made available through lotteries include: (i) Generation adidas players signed after

918-481: The playoffs in the same season. The Cascadia Cup Council decided that 2020 matches not played in front of supporters, including the MLS is Back Tournament, would not count towards Cascadia Cup standings. In December 2012, MLS filed a trademark claim for rights to the name "Cascadia Cup". This caused an immediate reaction from the three main supporters groups—the Timbers Army , Emerald City Supporters , and

952-705: The quarterfinals, which will be played in March 2013. The 2012 MLS All-Star Game was played on July 25 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania , home stadium of the Philadelphia Union . As has been the format every year since 2005, the MLS All-Stars played an international club; the 2012 opponent was England's Chelsea FC , 2012 champions of both the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League and visiting side in

986-474: The semifinal with Santos Laguna. In the 2012–13 CCL, Los Angeles Galaxy, Seattle Sounders, Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake earned group stage spots (the preliminary round has been eliminated). The Canadian representative, determined by the 2012 Canadian Championship , was Toronto FC. At the end of the groups stages, the Los Angeles Galaxy, Seattle Sounders, and Houston Dynamo qualified for

1020-498: The supporters groups agreeing before the season which games to count. In 2018, for instance, the final two games of each matchup were the ones that counted, and the initial Timbers-Sounders game on May 13 was excluded. The winner each year is decided by these criteria, in order:    Sounders    Timbers    Whitecaps • Total: Seattle with 10 highest finishes. Portland with 6, and Vancouver with 4. • Finishes with an asterisk (*) indicate winning

1054-473: The three rivals. The Seattle Sounders of the USL-1 were made defunct in 2009 due to the introduction of the MLS expansion franchise of the same name. In 2009, it was announced that expansion teams would be allotted to Vancouver and Portland. Both teams were named after their predecessors, ensuring the continuation of the rivalry. Supporters of the Timbers and Whitecaps decided to continue the Cascadia Cup without

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1088-671: The trophy for the fourth consecutive time. Between 2017 and 2019 the derby was dormant, though it was functionally revived for the 2020 NISA Independent Cup when it was announced that Detroit City, FC Buffalo, and Cleveland SC would be competing together in the Great Lakes Division. 2012 Rust Belt Derby standings 2013 Rust Belt Derby standings 2014 Rust Belt Derby standings 2015 Rust Belt Derby standings 2016 Rust Belt Derby standings 2020 NISA Independent Cup — Great Lakes 2021 NISA Independent Cup — Great Lakes Note: Livonia City FC were not eligible to win

1122-554: Was the 17th season of Major League Soccer . It was also the 100th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States , and the 34th with a national first-division league. The Montreal Impact became the 19th MLS club, replacing a team of the same name that previously played in the NASL . The regular season began on March 10 and concluded on October 28. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 31 and ended on December 1, when

1156-471: Was the Timbers' third time hoisting the cup, and the first with the Sounders in the competition. For seven straight finals between 2015 and 2021, the Western Conference representative in the MLS Cup or the MLS is Back Tournament was from Cascadia. This streak came to an end in 2022 as all three teams failed to qualify for the playoffs . 2022 also marked the first time since they joined MLS that all three missed

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