Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Seattle Sounders FC in the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals. The series is a two-leg aggregate goal event with away goals being a tie-breaker, unless extra time is forced in leg two.
Vancouver finished third in the West, advancing from the Knockout Round by crushing the San Jose Earthquakes. Seattle finished second in the West because they were better than Vancouver over the entire season.
Carl Robinson is the coach of the Whitecaps. Brian Schmetzer is coach and hype man for the Seattle Sounders. You may also be familiar with the former Sounders on the team — Fredy Montero, Mauro Rosales, and Jordan Harvey.