Portland Bangers vs Ballard FC

Portland Bangers FC is an American soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. They were founded in 2025 and plan to field a semi-professional men's team in the Northwest Division of USL League Two. The team is owned by the Portland Pickles, a local summer baseball team, and are named after the British nickname for sausages.

Ballard FC is an American soccer club based in Seattle, Washington, competing in the Northwest Division of USL League Two. They will begin play in the 2022 season. The club was founded in 2021 and is owned by former Seattle Sounders FC player Lamar Neagle, Chris Kaimmer, and Sam Zisette. It is based in the Ballard neighborhood and will play home matches at the Interbay Soccer Field, a 1,000-seat stadium in Interbay.