Portland had a testy matchup with LAFC in the 2018 US Open Cup and followed it up the next year with an even more physical battle in the first game at the revamped Providence Park, leading MLS writer Brian Taylor to describe the matchup as a “new rivalry”. During the Timbers’ 2015 MLS Cup run, they defeated Vancouver 2-0 on aggregate over a two-game series in the Western Conference semifinals. As of 2020, portugal jersey 2024-25 Portland holds a 12-7-7 W-D-L advantage over Vancouver in MLS play. In January 2020, Timbers midfielder Sebastian Blanco said that LAFC was Portland’s biggest rival outside of Cascadia, and that he “loves to play those games” against them and the LA Galaxy.
