Despite whatever hardships Sounders FC endured in 2015 – the U.S Open Cup flameout, a suffocating losing streak in the summer or the agonizing loss to FC Dallas in the MLS postseason – Seattle did grab hold of a key piece of silverware this year that had eluded the club for four long seasons.
With four combined wins in six games against their territorial rivals from the Pacific Northwest, the Sounders captured the Cascadia Cup for the first time since 2011 this season, snapping a two-year winning streak for the Vancouver Whitecaps and giving the Sounders their fourth-ever win in the series’ 12-year history.