At its core, the Cascadia Cup is a competition created by and for fans. The three groups who created it — Emerald City Supporters, Timbers Army and the Southsiders — not only paid for the physical trophy themselves, but even created a legal entity in order to ensure that fans always controlled it.
Given that history, it’s hardly surprising that the three supporters’ groups unanimously decided to effectively put off awarding the Cascadia Cup until fans are able to attend games again.
A joint statement from the groups also reiterated that the process for awarding the trophy in the future will be predicated on all three teams being able to play home games against one another:
Shortly after the formal announcement of the “MLS is Back Tournament,” representatives of the Cascadia Cup Council unanimously agreed that matches played behind closed doors, including any future matches played in MLS stadiums where supporters are not present, will not count towards Cascadia Cup Standings in 2020.