2013 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.
DATE March 3 March 9 March 16 March 30
OPPONENT New York Red Bulls Montreal Impact at Seattle Sounders FC at Colorado Rapids
TIME (PT) 4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 3 p.m.
TV ESPN2 FOX 12 NBC Sports Network ROOT SPORTS
Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat.
Apr. 6 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 27
Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes at San Jose Earthquakes at Sporting Kansas City
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
ROOT SPORTS NBC Sports Network ROOT SPORTS PDXTV
Thurs. Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat.
May 2 May 8 May 12 May 18 May 25
New England Revolution at FC Dallas Chivas USA at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at D.C. United
7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m.
ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS FOX 12 ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS
Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun.
June 8 June 15 June 19 June 23
at Chicago Fire FC Dallas at LA Galaxy Colorado Rapids
5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m.
PDXTV ESPN FOX 12 NBC Sports Network
Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.
July 7 July 13 July 20 July 27
at Columbus Crew LA Galaxy at Philadelphia Union at San Jose Earthquakes
2 p.m. 8 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
ROOT SPORTS NBC Sports Network PDXTV ROOT SPORTS
Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Fri.
Aug. 3 Aug. 17 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 30
Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Dallas Real Salt Lake at Seattle Sounders FC at Real Salt Lake
8 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
ROOT SPORTS FOX 12 ROOT SPORTS ESPN2 NBC Sports Network
Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun.
Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 20 Sept. 29
Toronto FC at Chivas USA Colorado Rapids LA Galaxy
8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
FOX 12 ROOT SPORTS NBC Sports Network NBC
Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun.
Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 19 Oct. 26
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA
5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
ROOT SPORTS ESPN ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS
Schedule subject to change. All games will be broadcast on the radio on 750 AM The Game or a sister station as well as in Spanish on La Pantera 940 AM.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PORTLAND TIMBERS 1844 SW Morrison St. | Portland, OR 97205 Phone: (503) 553-5400 | Fax: (503) 553-5405 www.portlandtimbers.com | info@portlandtimbers.com www.facebook.com/PortlandTimbers | www.twitter.com/TimbersFC THE CLUB Executive Staff............................................................................4 Staff Directory............................................................................7 Front Office Staff.................................................................... 8-9 Head Coach Caleb Porter..........................................................10 Assistant Coaches.............................................................. 11-12 Extended Staff.................................................................... 13-15 2013 TIMBERS 2013 Season Roster.................................................................16 Player Profiles..................................................................... 17-76 TIMBERS MLS HISTORY 2012 Season in Review............................................................78 2012 Schedule & Results..........................................................79 2012 Regular-Season Player & Team Stats........................ 80-82 2012 Regular-Season Lineups & Summaries..................... 83-91 2012 MLS Reserve League Stats & Results....................... 92-93 2011 Season in Review............................................................94 2011 Schedule & Results..........................................................95 2011 Regular-Season Player & Team Stats........................ 96-98 2011 Regular-Season Lineups & Summaries................... 99-107 2011 MLS Reserve League Stats & Results................... 108-109 TIMBERS MLS CLUB RECORDS MLS Season Records...................................................... 112-113 All-Time MLS Attendance.......................................................113 All-Time MLS Stats.................................................................114 All-Time MLS Career Leaders......................................... 115-117 All-Time MLS Individual Single Season Leaders............ 117-120 MLS Club Records.......................................................... 120-125 MLS Player Register...............................................................126 MLS Player Regsiter By Birthplace.........................................127 MLS Player By Jersey Number...............................................128 All-Time MLSHead Coach Register & Records........................128 Club & MLS Honors.................................................................129 MLS Draft History...................................................................130 International Appearances By MLS Timbers...........................131 All-Time MLS Transactions............................................. 132-135
Cascadia Cup.................................................................. 136-137 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup............................................. 138-139 International Friendlies................................................... 140-143 Timbers MLS Firsts.................................................................144 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Opponents...................................................................... 146-168 2013 Regular-Season Schedule..................................... 164-168 2013 MLS/SUM Directory............................................... 169-171 2013 MLS Player Rules & Regulations........................... 172-176 2013 MLS Competition Rules......................................... 176-177 MLS Conference Alignment....................................................178 MEDIA INFORMATION Timbers Media Contacts and Policies............................. 180-181 Directions to JELD-WEN Field.................................................181 MLS PR Directory............................................................ 182-183 Local Media Directory..................................................... 184-185 JELD-WEN Field & Training Center Stadium Renovation....................................................... 188-189 Stadium Facts and History............................................. 190-191 adidas Timbers Training Center..............................................192 TEAM INFORMATION Stand Together................................................................ 194-196 Alumni Ambassadors...................................................... 197-198 Social Media...........................................................................199 Supporters..............................................................................200 Timber Joey............................................................................201 History of the Portland Timbers...................................... 202-204 Timbers Academy & Player Development....................... 205-208 Broadcast Information............................................................209 Broadcasters.................................................................. 210-211 About Portland........................................................................212 2012 Timbers TV Roster..........................................................213
2013 PORTLAND TIMBERS MEDIA GUIDE The 2013 Portland Timbers Media Guide is a publication of the Portland Timbers Media Relations Department. The chief editor for this publication was Marc Kostic, with contributions from Chris Metz, Mark Nelson, Henry Childs, Elizabeth Tertadian and Colton Woods. Interior layout and design by Ryan Wantland and Rob Morse. Cover design by Matti Jonsson. Additional photography by Craig Mitchelldyer, staff photographers and Getty Images. Special thanks to MLS Communications and MLS team PR directors. The information in this publication contains data updated through March 1, 2013. For updates, please contact VP of Communications Chris Metz at (503) 553-5433 or Media Relations Manager Marc Kostic at (503) 553-5415.
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MERRITT PAULSON
OWNER & PRESIDENT
Merritt Paulson is the Owner and President of the Portland Timbers. On March 20, 2009, Major League Soccer announced that the Timbers would become the league’s 18th franchise, starting play in 2011. Named to Sports Business Journal’s exclusive “Forty Under 40” class of 2011, 2012 and 2013, Paulson’s diligent efforts – an arduous process that began in 2008 – to bring a second major league sports franchise to Portland and to transform JELD-WEN Field into one of the most intimate sports venues in the country came to life during the Timbers’ inaugural MLS season in 2011. Under Paulson’s leadership, the Timbers have sold out all of their regular-season home games (34 straight) since joining MLS, have developed award-winning marketing campaigns and community outreach programs and transformed the region’s sporting landscape by creating one of the most authentic and exciting in-game experiences in sports. Leading into their third MLS season, the Timbers achieved more than a 96 percent renewal rate on season tickets, marking the second straight year in which the club has had a 96 percent renewal rate or better. The club increased the number of season tickets available for a second straight season in 2013, expanding the cap to 15,250 to help meet the increased demand to attend matches at JELD-WEN Field. Additionally, the club has a Season Ticket Waiting List that numbered more than 6,500 fans, leading into the 2012 season. With a successful inaugural MLS campaign both on and off the field, Paulson was awarded the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year for 2011 by the Oregon Sports Awards. With the honor, he became just the second non-coach to be so-honored in the history of the award, the first since Harry Glickman of the Portland Trail Blazers in 1970. Before assuming ownership of the team in 2007, Paulson was an executive at NBA Entertainment in New York, where he helped launch and develop NBA-TV and had responsibility for both marketing and business development efforts of NBA-TV and NBA LEAGUE PASS. He first moved to New York to join HBO on Demand and was part of the team that launched the first premium subscription video on-demand service. Paulson graduated from Hamilton College with a B.A. in English and earned his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. From a personal standpoint, Paulson, his wife and two daughters are thrilled to live in the Portland area and are passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Paulson is on the boards of the Oregon Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, the Oregon Sports Authority and Panthera.
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MIKE GOLUB
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Timbers Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub has more than 25 years experience in professional sports marketing and management, including a wealth of experience in Portland and the Pacific Northwest. Golub assumed the position of COO with the Timbers in March 2010 and helped lead the organization during its highly successful ascendancy to Major League Soccer. In his position, Golub oversees all business operations for the Timbers and was named the 2011 Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year in MLS in recognition of the team’s remarkable and historic inaugural season in the league. Under Golub’s guidance, the Timbers have indelibly changed the landscape of sports in Portland, while becoming a national success story and a model professional sports franchise. The Timbers have sold out all of their regularseason games, forged industry leading corporate partnerships, created a Season Ticket Waiting List, introduced an award-winning community relations platform, Stand Together, and have created one of the best in-game stadium experiences in sports. Previously, Golub served as the Chief Operating Officer for the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers from 2006-08, transforming the team’s business and brand into one of the most successful in professional sports. With Nike (1996-99), he was a founding member and director of Nike Sports Entertainment, a global sports marketing division that established new strategic alliances and created and administered Nike-owned sporting events. Golub also brings considerable experience in a variety of major league sports. He served as the Executive Vice President for the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies from 2000-05 and was the Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Chief Marketing Officer for the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers prior to joining the Trail Blazers in October 2006. Golub managed the National Basketball Association’s Events Division from 1991-96 and began his career in sports as a producer for Major League Baseball Productions. Golub is immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Portland Center Stage and serves on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Cancer Association, Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Regional Arts & Culture Council and the Oregon Sports Authority. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Trusted Sports, Inc., based in Bend, Ore. Mike and his wife, Sam, and their two dogs reside in Portland.
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GAVIN WILKINSON
GENERAL MANAGER
Gavin Wilkinson, a long-time member of the Timbers organization and a former New Zealand international, serves as the club’s General Manager; he was appointed on January 18, 2010. He first joined the club as a player for the Timbers’ USL First Division side in 2001, before taking over as the head coach and general manager during the club’s final years in the second division from 2007-10. As head coach, Wilkinson assembled a 50-29-39 record over four seasons in the USL First Division/USSF Division-2 Pro League and was a two-time USL First Division Coach of the Year (2007, 2009). He guided the club to three postseason berths, including its only semifinals appearances as a second-division club in 2007 and 2009. As head coach, Wilkinson oversaw Cascadia Cup (a fan-based derby between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver) titles in 2009, 2010 and again in 2012, and is also a two-time recipient of the FieldTurf Coach of the Year for the USL First Division (2007, 2009). A defender during his playing career, Wilkinson oversaw 39 shutouts in 118 regular-season matches. He led the Timbers to one of the best seasons in USL First Division history in 2009, including a record-setting, 24game unbeaten streak and winning the Commissioner’s Cup. The Timbers set a new single-season, league record with the impressive streak (14-0-10), surpassing the previous mark of 15 games set in 2005. The club’s recordsetting run also ranks among the longest in U.S. Soccer history. Finishing in first place at 16-4-10 (58pts), Portland was awarded the Commissioner’s Cup as the league’s regular-season champion and earned a berth into the USL First Division semifinals. On July 9, 2012, Wilkinson assumed the duties of interim head coach for the remainder of the 2012 MLS season following the dismissal of head coach John Spencer. Wilkinson’s 13-year professional playing career included time with clubs in six different countries, including Portugal, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. He joined the reborn Timbers for their inaugural United Soccer Leagues season in 2001, playing in each of the club’s first six seasons and serving the dual role as a player/assistant coach from 2005-06. He finished his career ranked among the Timbers’ USL franchise career leaders in games (124) and minutes played (10,181). A New Zealand native, Wilkinson earned 38 caps with the New Zealand National Team and competed in the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cups. As general manager, Wilkinson started the Timbers’ development team, called the Portland Timbers U-23s, in the fall of 2008. The Timbers U-23s compete in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League – the top U-23 league in North America – and won the PDL championship in just their second season in 2010, becoming the first undefeated champion in PDL history with a perfect 20-0-0 record through the regular season and playoffs. He was instrumental in starting the Timbers Academy programs, creating a complete development system for the club. Wilkinson, who holds an “A” coaching license from U.S. Soccer, founded the youth club Eastside United, based in Gresham, Ore., in 2001. He helped run the club as its coaching director for many years and now serves as an advisor for the club. In 2010, Eastside United FC’s U-18 boys team (’91 Liverpool) won the U.S. Youth Soccer U-18 national championship and became the first youth club team from Oregon to win a national title since 1994. He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Kienan and Brooke.
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PORTLAND TIMBERS STAFF DIRECTORY
EXECUTIVE STAFF Owner & President............................................... Merritt Paulson Chief Operating Officer...............................................Mike Golub General Manager.................................................Gavin Wilkinson Sr. VP, Operations.......................................................Ken Puckett VP, Communications....................................................Chris Metz VP, Ticket Sales & Services.............................................Joe Cote VP, Marketing & Business Operations.........................Cory Dolich VP, Finance & Administration............................... Kathy Jennings VP, Corporate Partnerships .................................. Nate Liberman COACHING & EXTENDED STAFF Head Coach.............................................................. Caleb Porter Assistant Coach..................................................... Sean McAuley Assistant Coach....................................................... Amos Magee Assistant Coach...............................................Cameron Knowles Goalkeeper Coach................................................... Mike Toshack Head Athletic Trainer............................................... Nik Wald, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer................................ Jun Morishita, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer................................... Joel Marick, ATC Director of Sports Science......................................Dr. John Cone Sports Performance Analyst....................................... John Galas Equipment Manager.................................................. Sam Younie Assistant Equipment Manager........................... Juamaine Venter SOCCER OPERATIONS STAFF Director, Soccer Business Operations...................Nick Mansueto Coordinator, Soccer Operations................................ Aaron Lewis Manager, Player Relations & Video.........................Pablo Moreira Administrator, Soccer Operations....................... Sarah Aschwald ACADEMY & DEVELOPMENT STAFF Director, Academy.......................................................Mike Smith Director, Academy & Goalkeeping............................. Adam Smith Manager, Youth Programs............................................. Erik Lyslo Coordinator, Soccer Camps.............................Maya Kohls Chase TICKET SALES & SERVICES Director, Ticket Sales.................................................Dan Gartner Director, Ticket Operations............................................. Ben Hoel Director, Ticket Services........................................... Chris Wilson Manager, Ticket Services.........................................Leigh Calvert Manager, Box Office................................................Chris Fancher Manager, Group Sales..............................................Katie Hoffner Manager, Hospitality Sales......................................Sara Wiggins Manager, Ticket Services..........................................Dan Zusman Account Executive, Group Sales......................................Pat Rice Account Executive, Ticket Sales..........................William Murphy Coordinator, Ticket Services..................................Traci Swanson Coordinator, Ticket Services ................................... Nicole Tillett
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Director, Corporate Sales..................................... Matt Kolasinski Director, Partner Activation & Suites...........................Suzy Stride Sr. Manager, Partner Activation..............................Kelly Salmieri Manager, Corporate Sales....................................... Eddie Stamm Manager, Partner Activation......................................... Tyler West Coordinator, Partner Activation............................... Kelsey Hough COMMUNITY OUTREACH Director, Community Relations.......................... Christa Thoeresz Coordinator, Community Relations............................Carling Leon MEDIA RELATIONS & MARKETING Director, Digital Media/Editor-in-Chief....................Brian Costello Director, Marketing............................................ Emily Lamunyan Director, Events & Promotions............................ Jennifer Smoral Manager, Creative Services................................... Matti Jonsson Manager, Media Relations.........................................Marc Kostic Manager, Video Production................................. Che Lowenstein Manager, Hispanic Business Development............. Kristel Wissel Coordinator, Media Relations....................................Mark Nelson Assistant, Events & Promotions...........................Samantha Beck Team Photographer.........................................Craig Mitchelldyer BROADCASTING Director, Broadcasting................................................ Matt Smith Broadcaster, TV Play-by-Play.................................... John Strong Broadcaster, TV Analyst............................................Robbie Earle Broadcaster, Radio Play-by-Play............................... Keith Bleyer Broadcaster, Radio Analyst........................................ Adin Brown Broadcaster, Spanish Play-by-Play...............Fernando Sobrevilla Broadcaster, Spanish Analyst............................... Edgar Palacios GUEST SERVICES & STADIUM OPERATIONS Director, Guest Services & Event Sales............. Ashley Highsmith Director, Operations............................................. Ryan Utterback Manager, Environmental & Event Services............Brian Kennedy Manager, Maintenance.......................................Dave Tankersley Manager, Guest Services..................................... Andrea Tolonen Coordinator, Operations & Systems........................John Burchim Coordinator, Events..............................................Chelsey Cossey Coordinator, Guest Services...................................... Scott Katzer Head Groundskeeper................................................ Jesse Smith FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Office Manager & Executive Assistant....................... Patti Peters Senior Accountant.................................................. David Renner Accounts Payable............................................ MaryCate Graham Sr. Receptionist & Operations Coordinator...............Velvet Jones Receptionist & Game Day Coordinator................. Jeanne Nichols IT Support.................................................................. Robert Rice
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FRONT OFFICE STAFF
Ken Puckett
Joe Cote
Cory Dolich
Kathy Jennings
Nate Liberman
Chris Metz
Samantha Beck
John Burchim
Leigh Calvert
Chelsey Cossey
Brian Costello
Chris Fancher
Dan Gartner
MaryCate Graham
Ashley Highsmith
Ben Hoel
Katie Hoffner
Manager, Group Sales
Kelsey Hough
Velvet Jones
Matti Jonsson
Director, Ticket Ops.
Scott Katzer
Brian Kennedy
Matt Kolasinski
Marc Kostic
Emily Lamunyan
Sr. VP, Operations
VP, Communications
Director, Digital Media
Coord., Guest Services
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VP, Ticket Sales & Services
Ast., Events & Promotions
Manager, Box Office
Mgr., Env. & Event Services
VP, Bus. Ops. & Marketing
Coordinator, Ops/Systems
Director, Ticket Sales
Coord., Partner Activation
Director, Corporate Sales
VP, Finance & Admin.
Manager, Ticket Services
Accounts Payable
Reception/Sr. Ops. Coord.
Manager, Media Relations
VP, Corp. Partnerships
Coordinator, Event
Dir., Guest Services/Events
Mgr., Creative Services
Director, Marketing
FRONT OFFICE STAFF
Carling Leon
Che Lowenstein
William Murphy
Mark Nelson
Jeanne Nichols
Patti Peters
David Renner
Pat Rice
Kelly Salmieri
Jesse Smith
Matt Smith
Jennifer Smoral
Eddie Stamm
Suzy Stride
Traci Swanson
Dave Tankersley
Christa Thoeresz
Nicole Tillett
Andrea Tolonen
Ryan Utterback
Tyler West
Sara Wiggins
Chris Wilson
Kristel Wissel
Dan Zusman
Coord., Comm. Relations
Office Mgr./Exec. Asst.
Director, Broadcasting
Mgr., Maintenance
Mgr., Partner Activation
Manager, Video Production
Senior Accountant
Dir., Events & Promotions
Dir., Community Relations
Manager, Hospitality Sales
Acc. Exec., Ticket Sales
Acc. Exec., Group Sales
Manager, Corporate Sales
Coord., Ticket Services
Director, Ticket Services
Coord., Media Relations
Sr. Mgr., Partner Activation
Dir., Partner Serv. & Suites
Manager, Guest Services
Mgr., Hispanic Bus. Dev.
Reception/Game Day Coor.
Head Groundskeeper
Coord., Ticket Services
Director, Operations
Manager, Ticket Services
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CALEB PORTER
HEAD COACH
One of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, Caleb Porter was named the Portland Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joins the club following seven seasons at the University of Akron from 2006-12. He finished his time at Akron with a career mark of 123-18-17 and owned the highest winning percentage (0.832) among all active Division I coaches. Porter built Akron men’s soccer into a perennial national championship contender, leading the Zips to five consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament’s Round of 16 (2008-12), back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances in 2009 and 2010, and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010. In all, he guided Akron to seven Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season championships and five MAC Tournament titles. Porter set multiple NCAA records at Akron, including a 48-match, home unbeaten streak (44-0-4) from 2008-11 and a 47-match unbeaten streak (44-0-3) in conference play from 2006-12. From Kalamazoo, Mich., Porter garnered numerous honors while at Akron, including NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2009. He was a three-time NSCAA All-Ohio Coach of the Year (2008-09, 2011) and received MAC Coach of the Year honors six straight years from 2007-12. Porter became the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 career wins, accomplishing the feat in just 126 matches. He is also among the fastest all-time in NCAA history to the century mark, reaching the milestone in fewer games than collegiate Hall of Fame and current MLS coaches Bruce Arena (140; Virginia) and Sigi Schmid (136; UCLA). While at Akron, Porter recruited and developed more than a dozen Zips players who have gone on to professional careers, many plying their trade in Major League Soccer. He had an MLS-record five former players selected in the first round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and seven selected overall that year. Under Porter’s guidance, Nagbe and former Akron standout Teal Bunbury were recipients of the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top collegiate player. Porter also served as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and spent three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team from 2009-11. Prior to joining Akron, Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University, helping the school make six NCAA tournament appearances, win back-to-back national championships in 2003 and 2004 and claim five Big Ten Conference titles. As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his professional playing career in 2000. Porter also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games. He had a successful collegiate playing career at Indiana, where he was a three-year captain, a three-time All-Big Ten honoree and a four-year letter winner. Porter led the Hoosiers to four conference titles and four NCAA tournament appearances – twice advancing to the College Cup. As a senior, Porter captained Indiana to 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy. Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin and Jake, and a daughter, Stella Jane.
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COACHING STAFF
SEAN McAULEY
ASSISTANT COACH
Sean McAuley returns for a second season as an assistant coach. He joined the club midway through the 2012 season from English club Sheffield Wednesday FC, where he served as a head coach in the club’s academy. During his professional playing career, McAuley suited up for the second-division Timbers during the 2002 season. McAuley began his coaching career at Sheffield Wednesday in 2005 and spent six seasons as the club’s academy head coach. He also served as the caretaker manager for Sheffield Wednesday’s first team on two occasions during the 2006-07 and 2009-10 League Championship seasons, compiling a 3-2-2 record over seven matches. During his time with the Sheffield Wednesday academy, McAuley oversaw the development of several youth players who went on to sign with the first team. McAuley, a native of Sheffield, England, played professionally for 15 seasons as a defender from 1990-2005. He started his career with Manchester United and played a majority of his career for clubs in England, including St. Johnstone, Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Halifax Town. McAuley played for the Timbers in 2002, appearing in 16 matches and logging two assists while helping the club make a postseason appearance in United Soccer Leagues.
AMOS MAGEE
ASSISTANT COACH
Amos Magee enters his third season as an assistant coach for the MLS Timbers. Previously, he was an assistant coach and director of soccer development for two seasons with Portland’s second-division club from 2009-10. Following a 13-year playing career, Magee joined the coaching ranks as a player/assistant coach in 2004 with the Minnesota Thunder of United Soccer Leagues. He then served as the head coach of the Thunder from 2006-08 and also coached with the U.S. Maccabi Men’s Open Team, guiding the team to a gold-medal performance at the Maccabi PanAmerican Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prior to joining MLS, Magee helped coach the second-division Timbers to back-to-back playoff appearances, win the 2009 USL First Division regular-season championship and assemble a league-record, 24-game unbeaten streak in 2009. A native of St. Paul, Minn., Magee spent most of his 13-year playing career with the Minnesota Thunder (19912004), but also played parts of three seasons in MLS with the Tampa Bay Mutiny (2000-01) and Chicago Fire (200102). A forward, he recorded 64 goals and 39 assists for the Thunder, becoming the club’s all-time career scoring leader. Magee led the Thunder to six finals appearances and the USL First Division title in 1999; he was named the MVP of the finals with a pair of assists in the championship match. He was a two-time all-league selection, including a USL First Division All-League first-team nod in 1998. For his accomplishments as a player, he was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in 2008 and is a member of the Minnesota Thunder Hall of Fame Class of 2005. Magee had a standout collegiate career at Wesleyan University (Conn.) and finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer. He was inducted into the Wesleyan University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
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COACHING STAFF
CAMERON KNOWLES
ASSISTANT COACH
Cameron Knowles returns for a second season as an assistant coach for the Timbers. A former defender for the second-division Timbers from 2007-10, Knowles joined the coaching ranks in 2012 after a seven-year professional playing career. Originally drafted by Real Salt Lake in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, Knowles played two seasons in MLS before joining the Timbers. In Portland, Knowles was a three-time USL First Division all-league selection and helped the Timbers claim the Commissioner’s Cup in 2009 as the league’s regular-season champion. In total, he played in 77 games for the Timbers, which ranks among the club’s second-division career leaders, and was named a finalist for the league’s Defender of the Year award in 2007. Following the 2008 campaign, he was voted by fans as the Supporter’s Player of the Year. From Auckland, New Zealand, Knowles anchored Portland’s backline in 2007, which allowed the fewest goals (18) in a single season during the Timbers 10 seasons as a second-division side. He also played a key role in the Timbers’ USL First Division record-setting 24-game unbeaten streak in 2009. Knowles played the final season of his playing career in the North American Soccer League with the Montreal Impact in 2011. Knowles had a standout collegiate career at the University of Akron, where he was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference first-team selection. He led the Zips to a pair of conference championships (2002, 2004) and four straight NCAA tournament appearances (2001-04).
MIKE TOSHACK
GOALKEEPER COACH
Mike Toshack marks his second season as the Timbers goalkeeper coach in 2013. He has served as a goalkeeper coach in MLS for the past six seasons and won an MLS Cup with the Houston Dynamo in 2007. Prior to joining Portland, Toshack was a member of the coaching staffs in Houston (200708) and Toronto FC (2009-11). Under his guidance, Toshack’s goalkeepers have regularly ranked among MLS’s top performers each season. In Houston, former goalkeeper Pat Onstad recorded the league’s best goals-against average in 2007. During Toshack’s time at Toronto FC, goalkeeper Stefan Frei was a finalist for the 2009 MLS Rookie of the Year and finished among leaders in saves in 2010 and 2011. Before working in MLS, the Prescott, Ontario, native was the director of goalkeeping for the Vancouver Whitecaps, then of the USL First Division, from 2005-06. He worked with goalkeepers at all levels of the club and helped coach the first team to the USL-1 title in 2006. Additionally, Toshack served as an assistant coach with the Montreal Impact from 2002-03. From 1994-2003, Toshack was the Assistant Coach at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., and was part of the team that won the NCAA Division III championship in 1999. During his time in New York, Toshack also served as the goalkeeper coach with the Canada U-20 National Team from 1998-2001. That position took him around the world, including Argentina, where the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Youth Championships took place.
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EXTENDED STAFF JOHN GALAS - SPORTS PERFORMANCE ANALYST John Galas joins the Timbers in 2013 as the club’s sports performance analyst. He was an assistant coach and the director of soccer operations for the second-division Timbers in 2006. Galas will also serve as an assistant coach for Portland Thorns FC. Galas spent two years with the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy as the director of goalkeeping. At the collegiate level, Galas served as an assistant coach for the women’s soccer teams at Florida State (2000-02), Oregon (2003-04) and Arizona (2007-09).
DR. JOHN CONE - DIRECTOR OF SPORTS SCIENCE Dr. John Cone joins the Timbers as the club’s director of sports science. He is responsible for the periodization, monitoring, development and individualization of all aspects of training for fitness and athleticism. Dr. Cone has a Ph.D. in kinesiology, studying the effects of soccer-specific fatigue on movement mechanics, and a M.S. in exercise physiology. He last worked with MLS Club Sporting Kansas City for two seasons from 2005-06 as an assistant coach before leaving the club to pursue his Ph.D. The holder of extensive coaching and fitness licenses from international and United States federations, Dr. Cone was the first American to complete the English FA’s fitness trainers award in 2004. From Denver, Colo., Dr. Cone serves as the CEO of Athletes Research Institute, Inc. His wife, Cindy Parlow Cone, is the head coach of Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League.
NIK WALD, ATC - HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Nik Wald enters his seventh season with the Timbers organization in 2013. He has served as the club’s head athletic trainer for the past six seasons, including seasons when the Timbers competed as a second-division side. A native of Eugene, Ore., Wald graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in exercise and movement science in 2003. Wald lives in Portland with his wife, Stacie, and two sons.
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EXTENDED STAFF JUN MORISHITA, ATC - ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Jun Morishita returns for a third season with the MLS Timbers as an assistant athletic trainer. He previously interned under Timbers head athletic trainer Nik Wald for parts of four seasons (2007-10) and also spent time interning with the athletic training staff for the Seattle Mariners during Spring Training in 2009. From Shimane, Japan, Morishita graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a degree in kinesiology in 2009.
JOEL MARICK - ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Joel Marick begins his first full season with the Timbers in 2013. He joined the club in September 2012 and works primarily with the club’s development and Academy teams. Prior to joining the Timbers, the Vancouver, Wash., native worked as an athletic trainer at Westview High School, the University of Portland and for summer collegiate baseball team the Aloha Knights. Marick earned a degree in psychology (2002) and a Master’s degree in education (2005) from the University of Portland.
SAM YOUNIE - EQUIPMENT MANAGER/TEAM ADMIN. Sam Younie returns for a fourth season with the Timbers in 2013. Prior to working as the equipment manager, he was part of the soccer operations department in 2010, the Timbers’ final season as a second-division club. A graduate of the University of Oregon, the Portland native was a member of the equipment staff for the University of Oregon’s football program for four seasons and worked as a team attendant for the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers for two seasons. He has also spent time with the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
JUAMAINE VENTER - ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER Juamaine Venter enters his first season as the Timbers assistant equipment manager after serving as an intern on the equipment staff in 2012. Born in East London, South Africa, Venter moved to Rochester, Minn., when he was nine years old. He played collegiate soccer at St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minn., for four years prior to moving to Portland to join the Timbers staff.
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EXTENDED STAFF NICK MANSUETO - DIR., SOCCER BUSINESS OPERATIONS Nick Mansueto marks his fifth season with the Timbers in 2013. Mansueto works closely with the general manager, technical staff and players on a daily basis, overseeing many areas of team operations and administration, including the management of team travel. He helped the Timbers receive the 2009 USL-1 Organization of the Year award and played a key role in the club’s development team that won 2010 PDL Organization of the Year honors. A Portland native, Mansueto graduated from Portland State University with a degree in communication studies. Prior to joining the Timbers, he worked in the athletic department of PSU in various capacities, including a marketing role and as director of game operations and team travel.
AARON LEWIS - COORDINATOR, SOCCER OPERATIONS Aaron Lewis returns for a second season with the Timbers as the Soccer Operations Coordinator, working closely with both the Timbers U-23s and first team with day-to-day operations. A native Oregonian, Lewis was the first player in NAIA history to be selected in an MLS draft, taken in the third round of the 1999 MLS College Draft by the Dallas Burn. He played collegiate soccer at Western Baptist College (now Corban University) in Salem, Ore. He coached collegiately at Corban and is involved in club soccer with the Eastside Timbers. Lewis and his wife, Anna, have six children.
PABLO MOREIRA - MANAGER, PLAYER RELATIONS/VIDEO Pablo Moreira enters his first season with the Timbers in 2013. He previously served as the director of soccer operations for the University of Akron men’s soccer, assisting on daily operation of the program. A former Zip himself, Moreira was a two-time, all-conference striker at Akron from 2003-07 and helped the team to conference tournament titles in 2004 and 2007.
SARAH ASCHWALD - ADMINISTRATOR, SOCCER OPERATIONS Sarah Aschwald is in her first season as soccer operations administrator for the Timbers. A Portland native, Aschwald is a graduate of Oregon State University with a degree in marketing. She rode horses competitively through college and played basketball at Sunset High School.
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2013 PORTLAND TIMBERS ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # PLAYER POS. HT. WT. DOB HOMETOWN COLLEGE 11 Alhassan, Kalif M 5-10 160 10/15/90 Accra, Ghana n/a 21 Chara, Diego M 5-8 150 04/05/86 Cali, Colombia n/a 98 Danso, Futty D 6-3 185 04/27/83 Serekunda, The Gambia So. Polytechnic St. Univ. 19 Dike, Bright F 6-1 220 02/02/87 Edmond, OK Univ. of Notre Dame 15 Evans, Steven M 6-1 180 09/19/91 Portland, OR Univ. of Portland 23 Fehr, Mobi D/M 6-0 160 12/13/94 New York, NY n/a 20 Gleeson, Jake GK 6-3 200 06/26/90 Wellington, New Zealand n/a 5 Harrington, Michael D 6-0 170 01/24/86 Greenville, NC Univ. of North Carolina 12 Horst, David D 6-4 210 10/25/85 Pine Grove, PA Old Dominion Univ. 35 Jean-Baptiste, Andrew D 6-2 205 06/16/92 Brooklyn, NY Univ. of Connecticut 13 Jewsbury, Jack M 6-0 185 04/13/81 Springfield, MO Saint Louis Univ. 4 Johnson, Will M 5-10 160 01/21/87 Toronto, Canada n/a 9 Johnson, Ryan F 6-1 180 11/26/84 Kingston, Jamaica Oregon State Univ. 18 Kawulok, Ryan D 6-2 185 12/29/89 Fort Collins, CO Univ. of Portland 30 Kocic, Milos GK 6-4 200 06/04/85 Leskovac, Serbia Loyola (Md.) 33 Mosquera, Hanyer D 6-1 175 01/15/87 Istmina, Colombia n/a 6 Nagbe, Darlington M/F 5-9 165 07/19/90 Lakewood, OH Univ. of Akron 17 Nanchoff, Michael D 5-8 150 09/24/88 North Royalton, OH Univ. of Akron Piquionne, Frederic F 6-2 170 12/08/78 Nouméa, New Caledonia n/a 16 Richards, Brent F 5-10 165 05/20/90 Camas, WA Univ. of Washington 1 Ricketts, Donovan GK 6-4 210 07/06/77 Montego Bay, Jamaica Univ. of the West Indies 24 Rincón, Sebastián F 6-1 170 01/14/94 Cali, Colombia n/a 27 Silvestre, Mikael D 6-0 190 08/09/77 Chambray-les-Tours, France n/a 25 Tucker-Gangnes, Dylan D 6-3 190 10/03/89 Bainbridge Island, WA Univ. of Washington 20 Valencia, Jose F 6-1 180 12/18/91 Bogotá, Colombia n/a 8 Valeri, Diego M 5-10 165 05/01/86 Valentín Alsina, Argentina n/a 22 Wallace, Rodney D 6-0 165 06/17/88 Rockville, MD Univ. of Maryland 14 Zemanski, Ben M 5-11 150 05/12/88 Akron, OH Univ. of Akron 7 Zizzo, Sal M 5-10 165 04/03/87 San Diego, CA UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER # PLAYER POS. PRONUNCIATION 1 Ricketts, Donovan GK 2 Miller Ryan D 4 Johnson, Will M 5 Harrington, Michael D 6 Nagbe, Darlington M/F NAG-be 7 Zizzo, Sal M ZEE-zoh 8 Valeri, Diego M va-LEHR-ee 9 Johnson, Ryan F 11 Alhassan, Kalif M KA-leaf AL-hass-on 12 Horst, David D 13 Jewsbury, Jack M 14 Zemanski, Ben M zeh-MAN-ski 15 Evans, Steven M 16 Richards, Brent F 17 Nanchoff, Michael D nan-CHOF 18 Kawulok, Ryan D ka-WALL-uk 19 Dike, Bright F DEE-kay 20 Valencia, Jose F 21 Chara, Diego M char-ah 22 Wallace, Rodney D 23 Fehr, Mobi M/D MO-bee fair 24 Rincón, Sebastián M rin-CONE 25 Tucker-Gangnes, Dylan D GANG-nes 27 Silvestre, Mikael D MICK-el 30 Kocic, Milos GK MEE-losh ko-SICH 33 Mosquera, Hanyer D HAHN-yer moss-KEH-rah 35 Jean-Baptiste, Andrew D zhahn-bap-TEEST 90 Gleeson, Jake GK 98 Danso, Futty D DAN-sue Piquionne, Frederic F pick-EE-own * Portland Timbers Roster as of Feb. 28, 2013.
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NATIONALITY Jamaica United States Canada United States Liberia United States Argentina Jamaica Ghana United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States Colombia Colombia United States United States/Japan Colombia United States France Serbia Colombia United States New Zealand The Gambia New Caledonia/France
LAST CLUB Montreal Impact Halmstads BK (Sweden) Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City Univ. of Akron (NCAA) Chivas USA Club Atletico Lanus (Argentina) Toronto FC Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City Chivas USA Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia) Deportes Tolima (Colombia) D.C. United FC Basel (Switzerland) Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia) Univ. of Washington Werder Bremen (Germany) Toronto FC La Equidad (Colombia) Univ. of Connecticut (NCAA) Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) West Ham United (England)
KALIF
ALHASSAN
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POSITION: Midfielder HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 BORN: Oct. 15, 1990, in Accra, Ghana HOMETOWN: Accra, Ghana PREVIOUS CLUB: Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS A former Ghanaian youth international, Alhassan enters his third MLS season with the Timbers in 2013, signing with the club Dec. 15, 2010. He played in eight games with Portland’s second-division side in 2010. 2012: Played in 16 matches during the regular season, recording one goal and two assists ... Hampered by multiple injuries during the season ... Assisted the game-winning goal and scored his first MLS goal in a 3-1 win over Philadelphia in the Timbers’ season opener March 12 at JELD-WEN Field; it was the first three-point performance of his MLS career ... Led the Timbers to their first comeback win as an MLS side ... Was named the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) Player of the Week for Week 1, becoming the first MLS Timbers player to earn NASR Player of the Week honors ... Assisted the go-ahead goal by Kris Boyd in the third minute of a 5-3 loss to the LA Galaxy on July 14; it was the quickest goal scored by the Timbers in 2012 ... Recorded two assists in three appearance for the Timbers Reserves during the MLS Reserve League season, contributing to wins over the Chivas USA Reserves July 29 and Seattle Sounders FC Reserves Sept. 16. 2011: Was awarded the Timbers’ Young Player of the Year for his performance throughout the season ... Finished second among team leaders with six assists, including three game-winning assists, in 32 matches ... Became the third player in MLS history, joining LA’s Carlos Hermosillo (1998) and New York’s Jorge Rojas (2008), to record assists in each of his first three home matches and went on to tally five assists overall in the Timbers’ first five home fixtures ... Started 18 consecutive matches from April 2-July 30 and started a total of 27 matches on the year ... Was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in Week 5 and was one of six Timbers selected to the AT&T 2011 MLS All-Star voting ballot. 2010: Was signed by the Timbers on Aug. 19 and played in six regular-season matches (3 starts) during the USSF Division-2 Pro League season ... Scored the game-winning
goal – his first goal with the club – in a 1-0 victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders on Sept. 18 ... Tallied in the regularseason finale Oct. 2 against the Vancouver Whitecaps, which ended in a 2-2 draw ... Started both of the Timbers’ first-round playoff matches against Vancouver. 2007-10: Began his professional career with Liberty Professionals in Ghana’s GLO Premier League in 2007 ... Helped Liberty Professionals reach the semifinals of the 2009 West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Club Championship ... Played with the club through the 2010 campaign before arriving in Portland. INTERNATIONAL: Has been a member of Ghana’s National Team system since 2007 ... Played for both the U-17 and U-20 National Teams ... Was first named to the Ghana U-20 National Team pool in 2008 and has participated in several camps with the U-20s, including ones for the 2009 Youth African Championship and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup ... Called into camp with the senior national team for the 2009 African Cup of Nations Championship. PERSONAL: Pronounced “KA-leaf AL-hass-on” ... Claims the most famous person he has met is Ghana National Team star Derek Boateng ... The son of former Ghana international and two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner George Alhassan.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2011 Portland
32
27 2337
6
6
58
28
52
3
1
0
14
2012 Portland 16 10 827 1 2 4 19 6 5 21 1 0 CAREER
48 37 3164 1 8 10 77 20 33 73 4 1
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ALHASSAN MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP Chicago Fire 2 Chivas USA 5 Colorado Rapids 2 Columbus Crew 2 D.C. United 2 FC Dallas 5 Houston Dynamo 2 Sporting Kansas City 2 LA Galaxy 5 New England Revolution 3 New York Red Bulls 2 Philadelphia Union 3 Real Salt Lake 3 San Jose Earthquakes 3 Seattle Sounders FC 4 Toronto FC 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
GS 2 3 1 2 2 4 1 1 4 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 2
MONTH March April May June July August September October
GS MIN 3 294 6 494 5 429 6 441 8 633 2 266 4 332 3 275
GP 4 7 5 6 9 7 6 4
MIN 173 276 114 179 180 286 107 118 280 270 154 244 178 121 241 74 169
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
A 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
SH SOG 3 0 9 5 2 0 8 1 7 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 3 6 0 4 1 5 1 4 1 6 3 5 1 4 1 4 0
FC 2 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 7 2 3 1 2 1 0 2
FS 7 5 0 3 3 3 4 4 10 4 5 3 3 4 9 2 4
C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
P 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 0
SH SOG 6 1 11 4 8 1 8 2 16 5 6 1 12 4 10 2
FC 3 6 5 3 3 3 8 2
FS 2 17 7 10 17 6 6 8
C 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1 (March 12, 2012; POR vs. PHI) Assists 2 (April 17, 2011; POR vs. DAL) Shots on Goal 3 (Sept. 21, 2011; POR vs. SJ) Shots 5, 2x (Last: Oct. 19, 2011; POR at DC) Fouls Committed 3, 3x (Last: Sept. 16, 2011; POR vs. NE) Fouls Suffered 5 (April 14, 2011; POR vs. CHI)
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CHARA POSITION: Midfielder HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 BORN: April 5, 1986, in Cali, Colombia HOMETOWN: Cali, Colombia PREVIOUS CLUB: Deportes Tolima (Colombia) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Signed as the Timbers’ first Designated Player on April 13, 2011, Chara has been a stalwart in the club’s midfield. He was a dependable playmaker for eight seasons in Colombia’s top flight, the Liga Postobón, prior to joining Portland and MLS. 2012: Started all 28 of his regular-season appearances and logged an MLS-career high 2,473 minutes in his second season in Portland ... At season’s end, was named the Players’ Player of the Year and the Supporters’ Player of the Year ... Chosen as one of 32 finalists for FutbolMLS. com’s 2012 Latino del Año ... Played the full 90 in all but three of his appearances during the season ... Ranked second among league leaders with 72 fouls committed, setting the Timbers’ MLS club mark for fouls in a single season ... Wore the captain’s armband during a 2-1 victory over Chicago May 20 ... Owns the Timbers’ MLS record for consecutive starts by a field player, starting 27 straight matches from Aug. 14, 2011 to June 30, 2012 ... Earned honorable mention on the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for his efforts in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas on Aug. 5 ... Played in his 50th match for the club on Aug. 19 at New York, becoming just the fourth player in Timbers MLS history to reach the milestone ... Missed three matches after sustaining an adductor strain Sept. 15 against Seattle Sounders FC. 2011: Became the first Designated Player in Timbers MLS history, signing April 13 ... Made his club debut April 23 at LA Galaxy, coming on as a second-half sub ... Started his next 27 appearances ... Recorded his first MLS goal in a 2-1 win over Cascadia-rival Vancouver Whitecaps FC, scoring the quickest goal in Timbers MLS history in just the second minute of play ... Finished fourth on the team in points (8) and fifth in minutes logged (2,401) ... Recorded the game-winning assist in the first MLS match at BC Place, setting up Kenny Cooper’s goal to beat Whitecaps FC 1-0 on Oct. 2 ... Prior to joining the Timbers, scored two goals in nine games for Colombia first-division club Deportes Tolima during the 2011 Apertura season ... Played in
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seven matches in 2011 Copa Libertadores play, recording an assist in a 2-0 win over Brazilian power Corinthians. 2010: Transferred to Deportes Tolima ... Helped orchestrate one of the most prolific offenses in the Liga Postobón (Colombia’s first division) that season, as Tolima scored a league-best 88 goals ... Played in a team-high 42 matches for Tolima, aiding in a first-place overall finish for the club with a combined 25-10-11 record, which subsequently qualified the club for the 2011 Copa Libertadores ... Started six games in the 2010 Copa Sudamericana, as Tolima reached the quarterfinal before falling on penalty kicks to Argentina’s Independiente. CAREER: Started his professional career at the age of 17 with Deportes Quindío in 2004 and appeared in 206 league matches over eight seasons in Colombia’s first division, playing for Quindío (2004-08), América de Cali (2009) and Tolima (2010-11) ... Played in at least 30 matches in five of his seven seasons in the Liga Postobón ... Paced América de Cali in both games and minutes played during a standout season in 2009, while guiding an offense that scored 44 total goals in 36 games ... Appeared in 30 games during his final season with Quindío in 2008, in which he aided in a postseason appearance for the club ... Has competed in two of South America’s top tournaments in the Copa Libertadores – in 2009 with América de Cali and 2011 with Tolima – and the Copa Sudamericana. INTERNATIONAL: Was recalled by the Colombian National Team for a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bolivia on Oct. 11, 2011, and played the final 21 minutes as a sub in a 2-1 win ... Made his senior international debut for the Colombian National Team on Nov. 17, 2010, starting a friendly against Peru in Bogota, Colombia. PERSONAL: He and his wife, Sindy, have two daughters ... Was recently married on Dec. 15, 2012, in Colombia ... His two brothers also play soccer professionally, one in Colombia and the other in Venezuela ... Enjoys teaching youth about soccer.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2011 Portland
28
27 2401
4
8
26
64
23
7
0
2012 Portland
28 28 2473 0
0
0
CAREER
56 55 4874 2 4 8 35 9 136 61 17 1
2
9
7
2 72 38 10
19
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DIEGO
CHARA MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 2 2 180 0 0 0 4 2 5 1 1 0 Chivas USA 5 5 450 0 0 0 7 0 11 2 2 0 Colorado Rapids 4 4 360 0 0 0 3 1 10 2 3 0 Columbus Crew 3 3 254 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 2 0 D.C. United 2 2 174 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 FC Dallas 4 4 344 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 1 0 Houston Dynamo 3 3 225 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 LA Galaxy 4 3 315 0 1 1 0 0 12 2 2 0 Montreal Impact 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 New England Revolution 2 2 180 1 0 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 1 8 4 1 0 Philadelphia Union 3 3 270 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 Real Salt Lake 4 4 329 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 1 1 San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 173 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 5 5 450 0 1 1 2 1 7 6 2 0 Toronto FC 2 2 180 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 360 1 1 3 3 2 13 2 1 0 MONTH March April May June July August September October
GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E 4 4 346 0 0 0 3 0 8 7 0 0 6 5 495 0 0 0 0 0 16 6 1 0 8 8 714 0 0 0 4 0 19 3 2 0 7 7 630 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 4 0 9 9 761 0 2 2 10 4 23 12 3 1 9 9 765 1 1 3 11 3 23 10 4 0 6 6 533 1 0 2 5 2 15 4 1 0 7 7 630 0 1 1 1 0 18 10 2 0
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 2x (Last: Sept. 16, 2011; POR vs. NE) Assists 1, 4x (Last: Oct. 2, 2011; POR at VAN) Shots on Goal 2, 2x (Last: Aug. 20, 2011; POR vs. VAN) Shots 6 (Aug. 24, 2011; POR vs. CHV) Fouls Committed 6 (May 5, 2012; POR vs. CLB) Fouls Suffered 4, 2x (Last: April 7, 2012; POR vs. CHV)
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FUTTY
DANSO
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POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185 BORN: April 27, 1983, in Serekunda, The Gambia HOMETOWN: Serekunda, The Gambia PREVIOUS CLUB: Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) COLLEGE: Southern Polytechnic State University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS A Gambian international, Danso enters his third MLS season with Portland in 2013. He was signed by the MLS Timbers on Dec. 15, 2010, after playing 40 matches over two seasons with Portland’s second-division side from 2009-10. Danso has seven caps with The Gambia National Team since making his international debut in 2011. 2012: Started nine of his 10 appearances during the regular season ... Missed the first eight matches of the season due to a fractured left foot; an injury he sustained during preseason ... Started back-to-back matches May 5 vs. Columbus and May 15 at Houston, contributing to consecutive shutouts in a pair of scoreless draws ... Featured in four straight matches June 24-July 7, helping the Timbers to a 2-1 win over Seattle (June 24) and a 2-1 victory over San Jose (July 3) in that span ... Made a substitute appearance Sept. 29 against D.C. United, coming on for the injured Hanyer Mosquera in the 25th minute ... Played in four matches (all starts) for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League, logging 315 minutes ... Captained the Timbers Reserves against the San Jose Earthquakes Reserves on Aug. 26 ... Contributed to a shutout and a 3-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves on April 22 ... Missed the final match of the regular season after undergoing successful knee surgery on Oct. 22. 2011: Made his MLS debut April 14, in the Timbers’ home opener against the Chicago Fire ... Scored a career-high three goals, all of which resulted in points for the Timbers ... Scored in back-to-back games May 6 vs. Philadelphia and May 14 at Seattle ... The winner against Philadelphia was nominated for MLSsoccer.com Goal of the Week in Week 8 ... His goal May 6 proved to be the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over the Union ... Netted the equalizer in second-half stoppage time of a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake in the season finale Oct. 22 ... Committed just seven fouls in 24 matches, which ranked among the fewest by an MLS defender in 2011 with at least 1,500 minutes played ... Had an MLS-best streak of 604 minutes without committing a foul ... Forced an own goal by Chicago’s Dasan Robinson in the Timbers home-opening 4-2 victory April 14 at JELD-WEN Field. 2010: Appeared in 24 games (20 starts) during the Timbers USSF Division-2 Pro League season … Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 road victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps, giving Portland its first win in British Columbia since 2004 (a span of 11 games) … Ranked first among defenders in minutes played with 1,825 … Helped
Portland’s back line rank second among second-division clubs in goals allowed (23) and among league leaders in shutouts (13) … Started all three of the club’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches … Played all 120 minutes in the shoot-out loss to Seattle Sounders FC in the third round … Scored on his penalty-kick attempt during the shootout … Missed both of the Timbers playoff matches due to national team duty. 2009: Played in 16 games as a rookie with the seconddivision Timbers, logging 1,076 minutes … Was a member of the Timbers back line that shared the league lead for fewest goals allowed during the regular season (19) ... Helped the club to a first-place finish in the USL First Division and the 2009 USL First Division Commissioner’s Cup … Contributed in the team’s USL First Division-record, 24-game unbeaten streak during the season … Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 road win over Puerto Rico on May 24; it was Portland’s first-ever win in Puerto Rico ... Also tallied in an exhibition match against Club América Reserves at PGE Park on May 31 ... Was awarded the club’s Community Player of the Year award. 2008: Played in eight matches with the Cary Clarets of the Premier Development League (PDL) ... tallied two goals from his defender position in 675 minutes played. COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) in Georgia … Scored 35 goals during his time with the Hornets while playing both the defender and forward positions ... Was a two-time AllSouthern States Athletic Conference selection ... Named SSAC’s 2007 Newcomer of the Year following his first season at SPSU ... Paced the conference with 19 goals in his second season with the Hornets ... Led the team to a 12-5-1 record in 2008, finishing second in the conference and earning a No. 18 national ranking ... Earned numerous honors in 2008, including the SSAC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year ... Became the first Hornet to receive All-America honors in 2008 and was named to the honorable-mention team. INTERNATIONAL: Has seven caps with The Gambia National Team ... Made three international appearances for The Gambia in 2012, earning a call-up for a pair of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June ... Played the full 90 in a 1-1 draw against Morocco on June 2 and in a 2-1 loss to Tanzania on June 10 ... Started in a 2-1 loss to Algeria in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Feb. 28, 2012 ... Made his senior international debut for The Gambia on
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DANSO PERSONAL: Born Mamadou Danso, pronounced “MA-MAdoo DAN-sue” ... Nicknamed “Futty” (FOOT-ee) ... Has two sets of families, one in the United States and his biological family back in The Gambia ... Favorite soccer clubs include Italy’s Juventus and England’s Chelsea ... Is also a talented volleyball and tennis player ... If he wasn’t a professional soccer player, would likely be an engineer, working on fighter planes.
March 29, 2011, in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea ... Earned a total of four caps for The Gambia in 2011 ... Scored his first international goal in a 1-1 draw against Burkina Faso in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Oct. 8 ... Started in a friendly against the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Aug. 10 ... Received his first call-ups to The Gambian National Team for Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Namibia on Sept. 4, 2010 and Burkina Faso on Oct. 8, 2010.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
2011 Portland
24
23 1999
0
6
20
3
7
FC
FS
C
E
7
9
0
0
2012 Portland 10 9 853 0 0 0 5 2 5 9 2 0 CAREER
34 32 2852 3 0 6 25 9 12 18 2 0
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Chivas USA 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Colorado Rapids 2 2 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Columbus Crew 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 D.C. United 3 2 245 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 FC Dallas 3 3 270 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Houston Dynamo 2 2 180 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 LA Galaxy 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 New England Revolution 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia Union 1 1 90 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake 3 3 270 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 San Jose Earthquakes 3 2 181 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 4 4 338 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 166 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E April 4 4 360 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 May 6 6 540 2 0 4 7 5 3 5 0 0 June 5 5 392 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 July 8 8 720 0 0 0 4 1 5 5 1 0 August 2 1 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 September 4 3 335 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 October 5 5 428 1 0 2 4 2 2 3 0 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 3x (Last: Oct. 22, 2011; POR at RSL) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2 (May 14, 2011; POR at SEA) Shots 3 (May 14, 2011; POR at SEA) Fouls Committed 2, 2x (Last: Sept. 21, 2011; POR vs. SJ) Fouls Suffered 2, 5x (Last: July 18, 2012; POR at CHV)
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BRIGHT
DIKE
POSITION: Forward HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 220 BORN: Feb. 2, 1987, in Oklahoma City, Okla. HOMETOWN: Edmond, Okla. PREVIOUS CLUB: Portland Timbers (USSF D-2) COLLEGE: Notre Dame
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Returning for a third MLS season in Portland, Dike was one of the Timbers’ first MLS signings on Oct. 19, 2010. He had a breakout season in 2012, scoring five goals over the final 11 matches of the regular season. Dike had a standout rookie season in 2010, scoring 10 goals for the Timbers in the USSF Division-2 Pro League. 2012: Set a number of MLS career highs, appearing in 12 matches (9 starts), playing 896 minutes and scoring five goals ... Finished the season as the club’s third-leading goal-scorer and tied for third overall in points (10) ... Scored his five goals on the season in a 10-game span ... Earned honorable mention on the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week four times during the season in Weeks 25, 26, 30 and 33 ... Scored his first MLS game-winning goal Aug. 31 in a 1-0 win over Colorado at JELD-WEN Field ... Tallied game-tying goals in back-to-back home matches Sept. 29 vs. D.C. United and Oct. 27 vs. San Jose - both 1-1 draws ... Made his first MLS start and scored his first goal of the season Aug. 19 in a 3-2 loss at New York ... Finished the regular season having recorded at least one shot on goal in five consecutive matches - one shy of the club’s MLS record ... Was on loan with the L.A. Blues of USL PRO from May 8 to July 10 ... Recorded six goals and two assists in 10 games during his loan stint and was the Blues’ leading scorer for the season ... Selected to the USL PRO Team of the Week in Weeks 6 and 8 ... Tallied in four straight matches June 15-30 ... Named to the USL PRO Team of the Week in Week 11 after scoring game-winning goals in back-to-back games June 15 and June 17 both 1-0 wins over the Dayton Dutch Lions ... At season’s end was selected to the USL PRO All-League Second Team ... Led the Timbers Reserves in scoring with five goals in 373 minutes over five games played (four starts) ... Recorded a hat trick for the Timbers Reserves in a 4-2 win over the Chivas USA Reserves on July 29 at JELD-WEN Field ... Also scored in road wins over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on April 10 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves on April 22 ... Additionally, saw time in both of the Timbers’ exhibition matches against Spanish side Valencia CF (May 23) and EPL club Aston Villa FC (July 24). 2011: Made his MLS Timbers debut July 7 in a friendly against Club América exactly five months after undergoing Achilles’ tendon surgery, after rupturing his Achilles tendon in the Timbers first preseason game Feb. 4 ... Scored his first career MLS goal in the 81st minute of a 3-1 loss at Sporting KC Aug. 17 ... Recorded four goals in five MLS
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Reserve League appearances, ranking second in scoring for the Timbers Reserves ... Helped the Reserve squad to a second-place finish in the MLS Reserve League’s West Division ... Made 11 appearances in MLS action. 2010: In his first professional season, started 18 of his 23 games for the USSF Division-2 Pro League Portland Timbers … Was the Timbers’ second-leading scorer with 10 goals, one assist and 21 points on the season … Tied for fourth among USSF D-2 goal-scoring leaders … Recorded two, two-goal performances during the regular season, both against Crystal Palace Baltimore – at home on Aug. 29 and on the road on Sept. 25 … Scored nine goals over the final 12 games of the regular season … Added four goals during the Timbers’ run in the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, including a hat trick against the Kitsap Pumas in the second round June 22 … Also scored against Seattle Sounders FC in a third-round match at PGE Park on June 30 … Was named the Player of the Round for Round 2 of the U.S. Open Cup … Made his pro debut in 3-0 win over AC St. Louis on April 22 at PGE Park … Scored his first professional goal in an exhibition match against Costa Rica’s Puntarenas FC on May 1 … Finished his rookie season with 15 goals across all competitions … Prior to signing with the Timbers on April 7, was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by the Columbus Crew. INTERNATIONAL: Earned his first national team call-up at any level with the Nigeria National Team for a friendly against Venezuela on Nov. 14, 2012 ... Parents were born in Nigeria ... Made his international debut as a member of the Starting XI for the Super Eagles in a 3-1 win over Venezuela at Marlins Park in Miami ... Played 68 minutes and had a shot on goal in his first international cap ... Was called into Nigeria National Team camp in Portugal from Dec. 29, 2012-Jan. 9, 2013, ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ... Started in a friendly against the Catalonia National Team on Jan. 2, 2013, and scored the equalizing goal - his first international goal - in the 55th minute of a 1-1 draw at Estadi Cornellà El Prat in Barcelona, Spain. COLLEGE: Enjoyed a standout career at the University of Notre Dame ... Played in 86 career games for the Fighting Irish ... Led the team and BIG EAST Conference in scoring and in goals, both as a junior and a senior ... Tallied 23 goals and 55 points over his final two seasons on campus ... Was a two-time All-BIG EAST Conference first-team selection ... Entered his collegiate career as one of College
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DIKE
Soccer News’ 100 Freshman to Watch in 2005 ... Aided in Notre Dame’s NCAA Tournament run as a sophomore in 2006, appearing in 20 games ... Did not play in 2007 ... As a junior in 2008, scored a career-high 12 goals ... Helped the Fighting Irish to the semifinals of the conference championship tournament ... Earned his first of two All-BIG EAST Championship team nods ... Named the conference’s preseason Offensive Player of the Year entering his senior season in 2009 ... As a senior, led the Irish to the BIG EAST Conference final and the second round of the NCAA tournament ... Received numerous accolades following senior campaign, including BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, All-Great Lakes Region first-team honors and was chosen to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s national first team ... Following
his collegiate career, was invited to the 2010 Major League Soccer Combine. PERSONAL: Pronounced “DEE-kay” ... Is an avid sports fan ... Favorite sports teams are Arsenal and Barcelona ... Both hip hop and R&B top his list of favorite music genres ... Likes to travel and visit new places ... Has met President Obama ... Loves working with computers, would be in information technology if not for soccer ... Has four siblings, including three sisters and a brother ... Enjoys cooking.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
2011 Portland
11
GS MIN G 0
164
1
A
P
0
2
SH SOG 3
3
FC
FS
C
E
7
3
2
0
2012 Portland
12 9 896 5 0 10 29 12 16 16 0 0
CAREER
23 9 1060 6 0 12 32 15 23 19 2 0
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Colorado Rapids 2 2 155 1 0 2 4 1 1 3 0 0 FC Dallas 1 0 29 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 D.C. United 2 1 96 1 0 2 4 2 3 1 1 0 Houston Dynamo 1 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 1 0 24 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 New England Revolution 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls 2 1 88 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 Philadelphia Union 1 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake 2 0 69 1 0 2 3 2 1 3 1 0 San Jose Earthquakes 4 1 167 1 0 2 3 2 5 3 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2 180 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 2 197 0 0 0 7 3 7 6 0 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E August 7 3 332 3 0 6 11 5 4 5 0 0 September 9 3 422 2 0 4 13 4 8 10 0 0 October 7 3 306 1 0 2 8 6 11 4 2 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 6x (Last: Oct. 27, 2012; POR vs. SJ) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, 3x (Last: Oct. 27, 2012; POR vs. SJ) Shots 4 (Aug. 25, 2012; POR vs. VAN) Fouls Committed 5 (Oct. 21, 2012; POR at VAN) Fouls Suffered 3, 3x (Last: Sept. 22, 2012; POR at RSL)
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STEVEN
EVANS
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POSITION: Midfielder HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 180 BORN: Sept. 19, 1991, in Portland, Ore. HOMETOWN: Portland, Ore. PREVIOUS CLUB: Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) COLLEGE: Portland
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS A product of the Timbers U-23s, Evans signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 8, 2013. The Portland native played four seasons with the Timbers U-23s from 2009-12, helping the team win the 2010 PDL championship. He ranks among the team’s all-time leaders in games played and goals. Evans had three standout seasons at the University of Portland during his collegiate career, earning All-West Coast Conference honors all three seasons. 2012: Named the club’s 2012 Timbers U-23s Player of the Year … Played 17 games during the Premier Development League campaign, scoring four goals and logging one assist … Helped lead the Timbers U-23s to a secondplace finish in the Northwest Division and to the Western Conference semifinals … Scored two of his four goals in a 4-0 win over the Kitsap Pumas May 24 at JELD-WEN Field … Played in the team’s first-ever appearance in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, starting a first-round match against PSA Elite on May 15. 2009-11: Was a member of the inaugural Timbers U-23s roster as a senior in high school in 2009 … Appeared in 10 regular-season matches during his first PDL season … Helped the Timbers U-23s become the first undefeated champion in league history with a 20-0-0 record in 2010, playing in five regular-season and four postseason matches … Notched the game-winning goal in the Western Conference semifinals against Hollywood United and registered an assist on the game-winning strike by Brent Richards in the PDL title match at PGE Park … Made seven appearances during the 2011 PDL campaign, recording two goals and one assist. INTERNATIONAL: Was called into camp with the U.S. U-20 National Team in December 2010 in Sunrise, Fla. … Started and played 77 minutes in a 2-0 win over Canada in a friendly Dec. 16, 2010, at Lynn University. COLLEGE: Played three seasons at the University of Portland, where he compiled 24 goals and 12 assists in 53 career matches with the Pilots … Tallied a career-best
14 goals in 19 matches during his junior season in 2012, finishing second in the conference and eighth among NCAA leaders in goals scored … Received WCC Player of the Month for August 2012 after scoring four goals in the opening month of the season … Tallied the first hat trick for the Pilots since 2003 in a 4-3 loss to Seattle University on Sept. 21, 2012 … Scored all three goals in the first half of the contest … Ranked among the West Coast Conference’s goal-scoring leaders in each of his last two seasons as a sophomore and a junior … Was a three-time All-WCC selection, including first-team honors in 2011 and 2012 … Garnered NSCAA All-Far West Region second-team honors following his junior season … Named the NSCAA Player of the Week on Sept. 28, 2011, after registering three goals and two assists in a three-game stretch … Paced the Pilots in assists in his first two seasons, recording four assists as a freshman and five as a sophomore … Became the first Pilot since 2004 to garner WCC Freshman of the Year honors in 2010 … Also named to the All-WCC Second Team, WCC All-Freshman Team and the College Soccer News All-Freshman Team following first collegiate season … Twice named to the Preseason All-WCC Team (2011, 2012). PERSONAL: Was an all-state player at Portland’s Central Catholic High School during his prep career, winning Mt. Hood Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2009 and a state championship as a sophomore in 2007 … Played club soccer for Eastside Timbers, a member of the adidas Timbers Alliance, and was a member of the Eastside team that won the U.S. Youth Soccer U-18 national championship in 2010 … Is the fifth former Timbers U-23s player to sign with the first team … Majoring in business at the University of Portland.
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MOBI
FEHR POSITION: Midfielder/Defender HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 160 BORN: Dec. 13, 1994, in New York City, N.Y. HOMETOWN: Tokyo, Japan PREVIOUS CLUB: FC Basel (Switzerland) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Fehr has been a member of U.S. youth national teams at the U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels. A key figure in the United States’ run to the Round of 16 in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Fehr was called up by both the U.S. U-18 and U-20 National Teams and spent time with FC Basel of Switzerland in 2012. CAREER: Joined Swiss club FC Basel in 2012 … Raised in Tokyo, he played in the youth academy for Japanese club Tokyo Verdy 1969 … Trained with the Timbers for three weeks late in the 2012 season. INTERNATIONAL: Has been a member of U.S. youth national teams at the U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels … Was called into camp with the U.S. U-20 National Team in Clermont, Fla., from Feb. 20-March 1, 2012 … Represented the U.S. U-18 National Team at the annual Lisbon Tournament in Portugal in May 2012 … Started two matches during the tournament, contributing to a shutout in a scoreless draw against Slovakia on May 24 … Was a key figure for the U.S. U-17 National Team in 2011, helping guide the team to the CONCACAF U-17 championship and to the Round of 16 in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico … Started the first four matches of the CONCACAF U-17 Championship in
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Jamaica and came off the bench in the tournament final, contributing to a 3-0 overtime win … Finished second on the team in minutes played during the tournament … Started all three group stage matches in the U-17 World Cup, aiding in shutouts against the Czech Republic in a 3-0 win June 19, 2011, and a 0-0 draw against New Zealand on June 25, 2011 … Played all 90 minutes in a loss to Germany on June 30, 2011, in the Round of 16 … Scored a goal in the 20th minute of a friendly Feb. 5, 2011, contributing to a 6-0 win … In total, made 14 appearances for the U-17s in 2011 … Entered the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla., in 2010, playing in six matches from August-December … Started and played the full 90 in all three of the U.S. U-17 National Team’s matches during the 2010 Nike International Friendlies against South Korea, Brazil and Turkey … Helped post a shutout against Brazil in a scoreless draw Dec. 3, 2010. PERSONAL: Holds United States, Switzerland and Japan citizenship … Speaks multiple languages, including Japanese and German … Was born in New York City and moved to Tokyo with his family in 2000 at age six.
JAKE
GLEESON
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POSITION: Goalkeeper HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 200 BORN: June 26, 1990, in Wellington, New Zealand HOMETOWN: Palmerston North, New Zealand PREVIOUS CLUB: Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Gleeson, a New Zealand international, was signed by the MLS Timbers on Feb. 17, 2011, after a standout 2010 season with the club’s development team, the Portland Timbers U-23s. He enters his third MLS season in 2013. 2012: Played in three matches (2 starts) with the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League ... Did not make an MLS appearance during the regular season, but was on the match-day roster for four games ... Made his season debut Aug. 26, playing the full 90 for the Timbers Reserves against the San Jose Earthquakes Reserves ... Earned several national team call-ups with the New Zealand National Team and the New Zealand U-23 National Team during the season. 2011: Made his professional debut with the Timbers in the second half of a 2-0 loss to Toronto FC at BMO Field March 26 ... Earned his first professional start and win in the Timbers home opener at JELD-WEN Field, a 4-2 win over Chicago April 14 ... Recorded back-to-back wins against Chicago (April 14) and FC Dallas (April 17) ... Became the eighth-youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS game among players who hold their team’s record for youngest starting goalkeeper at 20 years, 270 days ... Won MLSsoccer.com’s Save of the Week honors in Weeks 2 and 5 ... Was named the Timbers/MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year for his work in the community ... Logged his first professional shutout in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match March 29 ... Registered a perfect 5-0-0 record in MLS Reserve League action, seeing time in six matches during the Timbers Reserves’ seven-match unbeaten streak to finish the season ... Finished his rookie season with an overall record of 7-0-1 in MLS competitions ... Appeared in three friendlies, facing Mexico’s Club América, England’s West Bromwich Albion and Argentina’s Independiente. 2010: Posted a 14-0-0 record and eight shutouts during the regular season with the Timbers U-23s ... Named to the PDL’s All-Western Conference Team and crowned the league’s goals-against-average champion with a leaguebest 0.36 goals-against average (5 goals in 15 games) ... Logged 1,292 minutes during the regular season ... Ranked among league leaders in several goalkeeping categories, including first in wins and second in shutouts (8) ... Anchored a backline that allowed a league-low six goals ... Led the team to its first Northwest Division title and the Western Conference championship ... Helped the Timbers U-23s become the first undefeated league champion in
PDL history with a combined record of 20-0-0 during the regular season and playoffs ... Received PDL Team of the Week accolades on May 26 and honorable mention July 21. CAREER: Began club career in the New Zealand Football Championship with Team Wellington, playing two seasons with the club (2008-09) … Started five games for Team Wellington and compiled a 2-3-0 record … Featured in victories over Young Heart Manawatu (Jan. 18) and Auckland City (Jan. 31) during the 2009 campaign … Following the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, participated in trials with English Premier League clubs Manchester United and Everton … Was a member of New Zealand club Western Suburbs of the Central Premier League in 2007, which won the league title that season. INTERNATIONAL: Helped the New Zealand U-23 National Team win the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Olympic Tournament and qualify for the London 2012 Olympics ... Featured in three of the team’s four matches during the tournament, recording a shutout in a 1-0 win over Papua New Guinea on March 16 ... Led the “Oly Whites” to a 3-2 win over Vanuatu in the semifinal March 23 and a 1-0 victory over Fiji in the tournament final March 25 ... Started friendlies against Japan (July 11) and Korea (July 14) leading up to the Olympics, but was injured in the match against Korea and did not play in London ... Earned five caps with the senior New Zealand National Team in 2012, helping the All-Whites to a third-place finish in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup in June ... Came on in the second half of a 1-0 win over Fiji on June 2, replacing injured starter Mark Paston ... Tabbed the starting goalkeeper for the remainder of the tournament, posting a 3-1-1 record ... Also recorded wins over Papua New Guinea (June 4) and the Solomon Islands (June 10) ... Was in goal for the All-Whites’ 2-0 semifinal loss to New Caledonia on June 8 ... Was called into camp for the All-Whites’ friendly against El Salvador on May 23 in Houston, Texas ... Earned his first senior cap with New Zealand on June 5, 2011, coming on as a 77th minute sub in a friendly against rival Australia at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia ... Played for the All-Whites at the U-17 and U-20 levels ... Helped the U-17s to the 2007 OFC Championship and a berth into the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea ... Started two games for the Young All-Whites in the tournament, facing England and Brazil ... Also played in the Eight Nations Tournament in South Korea prior to the World Cup ... In 2008, led the U20s to a third-place finish in the OFC U-20 Championship.
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GLEESON PERSONAL: A native of New Zealand, also grew up playing cricket, a sport he likes watching ... Enjoys playing guitar and listening to music ... Is a fan of TV shows “Jersey Shore” and “Flight of the Conchords” ... Golfs in his free time.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
2011 Portland
4
GS MIN
2012 Portland
0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER
4
3
315
3 315
SH
SV
17
12
17
12
GA GAA SO PG PA 6 1.71 6 1.71
0 0
0 0
0
W L T 2
0
2
PA 0 0 0 0
W 1 1 0 0
0 0
1 1
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP Chicago Fire 1 FC Dallas 1 New England Revolution 1 Toronto FC 1
GS MIN 1 90 1 90 1 90 0 45
SH 2 5 6 4
SV 1 3 5 3
GA GAA SO PG 2 2.00 0 0 2 2.00 0 0 1 1.00 0 0 1 2.00 0 0
CLUB March April
GS MIN 0 45 3 270
SH 4 13
SV 3 9
GA GAA SO PG PA 1 2.00 0 0 0 5 1.67 0 0 0
GP 1 3
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals Allowed 2, 2x (Last: April 17, 2011; POR vs. DAL) Saves 5 (April 2, 2011; POR at NE)
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L 0 0 0 0
T 0 0 1 0
W L T 0 0 0 2 0 1
MICHAEL
HARRINGTON POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 BORN: Jan. 24, 1986, in Greenville, N.C. HOMETOWN: Greenville, N.C. PREVIOUS CLUB: Sporting Kansas City COLLEGE: North Carolina-Chapel Hill
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Harrington, a versatile, six-year MLS veteran, will play his first season with the Timbers in 2013. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City, Harrington sits among Sporting KC’s career leaders in regular-season games (149) and minutes played (11,633). He was a former U.S. youth international at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels and had a standout collegiate career at North Carolina. 2012: Started nine of the 11 games he appeared in during the 2012 season with Sporting Kansas City … Helped Sporting KC allow the fewest goals in MLS (27) during the regular season … Surpassed 12,000 minutes played in MLS competition, including postseason, on Sept. 22 in a start against the Montreal Impact … Assisted on the gamewinning goal by Kei Kamara in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on May 27 … Finished the season ranked ninth on Sporting KC’s all-time regular-season minutes played chart with 11,633, tied for ninth with Josh Wolff in regular-season games started for the club with 128 and eighth in regular-season games played at 149. 2011: Appeared in a total of 23 matches in 2011, 16 of them starts, helping Sporting Kansas City, fomerly the Wizards, to a first-place finish in the Eastern Conference during the regular season … Surpassed 10,000 minutes played in Sporting Kansas City career during Sporting Park’s inaugural match June 9. 2010: Started 29 matches and matched a career-high with four assists for the Wizards … Was a staple at the team’s left back position as he started every game prior to the season finale … Named the Cauldron’s Man of the Month for June, starting all three matches and contributing to a pair of shutouts during the month … Played the full 90 in a 2-1 win over famed club Manchester United in a summer friendly July 25. 2009: Played 27 matches (17 starts) for the Wizards, logging 1,682 minutes … Finished tied for third on the team with three assists, including one in the club’s comeback 2-2 draw against the Chicago Fire on April 18 at Toyota Park … Assisted on one of two goals by Josh Wolff in a 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake May 16 at Rio Tinto Stadium. 2008: Started all 30 regular-season matches and totaled a career-high 2,597 minutes in his second season with the Wizards … Contributed two goals and two assists during the regular season … Registered an assist in a seasonopening 2-0 win over D.C. United on March 29 … Scored
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the equalizer in the 48th minute of a 1-1 draw against the Chicago Fire on Oct. 5 … Started both matches of the club’s postseason series against the eventual MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew. 2007: Selected No. 3 overall by the Kansas City Wizards in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft … Named the club’s Rookie of the Year after appearing in 29 regular-season matches … Set career-highs with three goals and four assists … Scored his first MLS goal three minutes into his first career MLS start, leading Sporting KC to a 4-2 season-opening win over D.C. United April 14 at RFK Stadium … Logged assists in back-to-back matches, leading to wins over Toronto FC on April 25 and April 28 … His assist April 28 set up the game-winning goal by Eddie Johnson … Started and played 90 minutes in each match of Sporting KC’s twogame postseason series against Chivas USA. INTERNATIONAL: Was one of nine original members of the U.S. U-17 Residency Program at the Bradenton Academy in Bradenton, Fla., in 1999 … Played for the U.S. U-17 National Team in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships in Finland … Competed with the U.S. U-20 National Team in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Youth Championships in Holland under coach Sigi Schmid … Spent time with the U.S. U-23 National Team leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was an alternate on the U.S. Olympic squad. COLLEGE: Attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill from 2003-06 … Played in 82 games, registering four goals and 14 assists during his collegiate career … Helped the Tar Heels make four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances … Named to the preseason Hermann Trophy watch list prior to his senior season in 2006 … Selected to the All-ACC First Team following his senior campaign … Earned second team All-ACC and NSCAA/adidas All-South Region accolades as a junior in 2005 … Started 20 games as a freshman in 2003, and was named to the ACC AllFreshman Team following the season. PERSONAL: Majored in exercise and sport science at UNC … Enjoys listening to music (especially R&B), reading, playing poker and working on his golf game during his time off the pitch … Favorite soccer player growing up was Thierry Henry, and favorite club is Arsenal … Best soccer memory is scoring three minutes into his professional career … Always puts left shin guard and left cleat on first when preparing for matches.
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HARRINGTON MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2007 Kansas City 29 27 2422 3 4 10 15 9 38 26 1 0 2008 Kansas City
30 30 2597 2
2
6
5
4 32 22
4
0
2009 Kansas City
27 17 1682 0
3
3
9
6 19 17
4
0
2010 Kansas City
29 29 2560 0
4
4
3
2 21 18
3
0
2011 Kansas City
23 16 1495 0
0
0
2
0 14 16
5
0
2012 Kansas City 11 9 877 0 1 1 0 0 9 5 1 0 CAREER
149 128 11633 5 14 24 34 21 133 104 18
0
MLS STATISTICS - PLAYOFFS YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2007 Kansas City 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 2008 Kansas City 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 CAREER
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5 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 0
MICHAEL
HARRINGTON MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 12 9 920 1 2 4 5 4 15 9 2 0 Chivas USA 9 8 689 0 1 1 3 0 10 8 1 0 Colorado Rapids 10 10 879 1 0 2 1 1 5 10 2 0 Columbus Crew 12 10 920 0 0 0 4 2 11 5 2 0 FC Dallas 9 7 622 1 0 2 2 1 5 9 1 0 D.C. United 11 9 818 1 1 3 2 2 16 3 2 0 Houston Dynamo 11 10 850 0 3 3 3 3 10 13 0 0 LA Galaxy 8 8 691 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 Montreal Impact 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 New England Revolution 14 13 1055 0 0 0 3 1 20 9 3 0 New York Red Bulls 10 9 868 0 1 1 7 3 7 8 0 0 Philadelphia Union 3 2 207 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 Portland Timbers 2 1 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Real Salt Lake 11 8 775 0 1 1 2 2 7 6 2 0 San Jose Earthquakes 5 4 426 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 Seattle Sounders FC 7 6 553 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 Toronto FC 11 11 980 1 2 4 2 2 9 7 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 1 95 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E March 4 4 360 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 April 21 17 1592 1 3 5 3 2 17 17 4 0 May 23 19 1781 1 2 4 2 2 21 21 3 0 June 18 14 1335 0 1 1 9 3 11 8 3 0 July 24 24 2086 1 0 2 5 4 30 18 4 0 August 25 18 1690 1 1 3 7 4 12 18 0 0 September 20 18 1599 0 4 4 4 2 24 12 3 0 October 14 14 1190 1 2 4 3 3 15 8 2 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 5x (Last: Oct. 5, 2008 vs. CHI) Assists 2, Sept. 22, 2010 vs. HOU Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 2, 2010 at NY Shots 2, 5x (Last: Oct. 2, 2010 at NY) Fouls Committed 6, July 11, 2009 at NE Fouls Suffered 4, July 14, 2007 vs. RSL
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DAVID
HORST POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 210 BORN: Oct. 25, 1985, in Pine Grove, Pa. HOMETOWN: Pine Grove, Pa. PREVIOUS CLUB: Real Salt Lake COLLEGE: Old Dominion
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Acquired as the ninth overall pick in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, Horst enters his third season with the Timbers in 2013. He joined the club after three campaigns as a member of Real Salt Lake and spent the 2010 season on loan with the USSF Division-2 Pro League’s Puerto Rico Islanders. 2012: Recovered from offseason hip surgery and appeared in 21 matches, logging 1,845 minutes and scoring one goal - all MLS career highs - in his second season in Portland ... At season’s end was named the club’s Community Player of the Year for his outstanding efforts in the community ... Played the full 90 in 20 of the club’s last 22 matches of the season ... Scored his first career MLS goal - the game-winner - in a 2-1 victory over Cascadiarival Seattle Sounders FC on June 24 at JELD-WEN Field ... Was a four-time selection to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week in Weeks 28, 30, 32 and 33 ... Earned honorable mention on the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week in Week 16 ... Missed the first nine regular-season matches while recovering from hip surgery and made his season debut May 23 in a friendly against Spain’s Valencia CF ... Wore the captain’s armband in the regular-season finale, a 1-1 draw against San Jose on Oct. 27. 2011: Recorded an MLS career-high 15 appearances (11 starts) in his first full MLS season ... Helped the Timbers’ defense record three straight shutouts from Aug. 24Sept. 16 ... Wore the captain’s armband in the club’s 2-0 exhibition win over Argentina’s Independiente July 26 ... Made his first start of the season April 2 in a 1-1 draw at New England ... Started and played 120 minutes in a 1-0 overtime loss to San Jose in a U.S. Open Cup play-in game May 3 ... Played a full 90 against Dutch side AFC Ajax in a friendly May 25 ... Made three appearances (all starts) for the Timbers Reserves ... Scored a goal against the Sounders FC Reserves in a 3-2 loss May 15. 2010: Was sent on loan by Real Salt Lake to the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USSF Division-2 Pro League (second division) … Played in 29 total league games during the campaign, registering a goal and two assists … Helped the Islanders to the USSF D-2 championship with a 3-1 aggregate finals series win … Aided in Puerto Rico’s deep run in the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League tournament, playing in all eight games … Scored two goals, including the game-winner, on Sept. 30 in a 3-2 win over Mexican side Toluca in group play … Was part of the Islanders’ 4-1 rout of the LA Galaxy in CONCACAF Champions League play
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at the Home Depot Center on July 27. 2009: Played in two league matches for 2009 MLS Cupchampion Real Salt Lake … Was called upon to start April 18 at New York … Came off the bench in a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy on May 6, playing 21 minutes … Was loaned to the Austin Aztex of the USL First Division for two months, appearing in 10 matches and playing 900 minutes for the second-division club … Played the full 90 in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifying match against Seattle Sounders FC April 28 … Saw action in a pair of friendlies, including a start against CD Guadalajara of Mexico at Rio Tinto Stadium on Oct. 7 … Missed six games due to a right knee injury. 2008: Selected in the first round (14th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake … Made his debut with the first team May 27 at Columbus, starting a qualification match for the U.S. Open Cup … Started in his MLS debut Aug. 16 in a 4-3 road loss against the Houston Dynamo … Played in 11 games (10 starts) with the Real Salt Lake Reserves, logging 921 minutes … Tallied an assist with the RSL Reserves on Aug. 30 against Colorado. COLLEGE: Played four years at Old Dominion University, leading the Monarchs to back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA Men’s College Cup … Started in 85 of his 88 appearances at ODU while notching two goals and five assists ... Named the Colonial Athletic Association Defender of the Year in back-to-back seasons as a junior and senior … Was a three-time all-conference selection, including All-CAA First Team nods in 2006 and 2007 … As a junior, anchored ODU’s defense which notched 10 shutouts during the 2006 season … Named to the CAA AllRookie team following his freshman season in 2004. PERSONAL: Earned the 2007 Premier Development League Defender of the Year award after leading the Hampton Roads Piranhas to a 14-0-2 record and a league-high 10 shutouts … Received numerous accolades while at Pine Grove High School, including being named to the Regional All-American and Pennsylvania All-State soccer teams ... Was voted the Schuylkill League Player of the Year … Majored in Civil Engineering while attending Old Dominion.
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HORST MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2008 Real Salt Lake 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2009 Real Salt Lake 2 1 86 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 2010 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Portland
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2012 Portland
21 20 1845 1 0 2 17 3 30 23 1 0
11 1170
0
0
0
8
4
11
11
0
0
CAREER
40 33 3191 1 0 2 25 7 42 40 1 0
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 1 1 80 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Chivas USA 3 3 270 0 0 0 5 2 4 4 0 0 Colorado Rapids 5 3 373 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 0 0 FC Dallas 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 D.C. United 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Houston Dynamo 3 2 204 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 LA Galaxy 4 3 291 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 0 0 New England Revolution 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls 3 3 200 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 Philadelphia Union 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake 3 2 198 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 San Jose Earthquakes 4 4 360 0 0 0 5 1 4 8 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 3 3 270 1 0 2 4 1 6 3 0 0 Toronto FC 2 2 180 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 3 315 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E March 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 April 2 2 155 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 May 2 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 June 6 5 463 1 0 2 4 2 7 4 0 0 July 6 5 530 0 0 0 4 2 4 6 1 0 August 12 12 1080 0 0 0 11 1 14 12 0 0 September 6 6 540 0 0 0 2 0 12 3 0 0 October 5 3 312 0 0 0 3 1 3 9 0 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1 (June 24, 2012; POR vs. SEA) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 7x (Last: July 14, 2012; POR vs. LA) Shots 3 (June 24, 2012; POR vs. SEA) Fouls Committed 3, 5x (Last: Sept. 15, 2012; POR vs. SEA) Fouls Suffered 3, 4x (Last: Oct. 27, 2012; POR vs. SJ)
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JEAN-BAPTISTE POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205 BORN: June 16, 1992, in Brooklyn, NY HOMETOWN: Brentwood, NY PREVIOUS CLUB: Connecticut (NCAA) COLLEGE: Connecticut
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS After two standout seasons at the University of Connecticut, Jean-Baptiste was selected No. 8 overall by the Timbers in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. 2012: Appeared in five matches (4 starts) his rookie season ... Played the full 90 minutes in each of his four regular-season starts ... Became the youngest Timbers player to score an MLS goal at 19 years, eight months and 27 days when he tallied his first professional goal in the Timbers’ season-opening 3-1 victory March 12 over the Philadelphia Union at JELD-WEN Field ... Played in six matches (4 starts) for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League, logging 421 minutes and registering one goal ... Scored May 27 in a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves ... Contributed in back-to-back shutout wins over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves (2-0) April 10 and Whitecaps FC Reserves (3-0) April 22 ... Played 28 minutes as a second-half sub in a July 24 friendly vs. Aston Villa FC and the entire second half of an exhibition against Valencia CF on May 23 ... Went on loan to the L.A. Blues of USL PRO from July 11 to Aug. 20 ... Played the full 90 minutes in all eight of his appearances for the Blues, contributing to four clean sheets during his loan spell. INTERNATIONAL: Played in the Lisbon International Tournament with the U.S. U-18 National Team and was a member of the U-20 National Team pool in 2010. COLLEGE: Was named the BIG EAST Conference Defensive
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Player of the Year after starting in each of the 25 matches he played in during his sophomore season in 2011 … Anchored UConn’s defense that allowed just 10 goals and recorded a program-record 16 shutouts ... Recorded two goals and one assist, while earning All-BIG EAST Conference first-team and NSCAA All-Northeast Region first-team honors … Garnered Soccer America second-team MVP Honors ... Was named to the BIG EAST Conference AllRookie Team in his first collegiate season at Connecticut in 2010 … Was a Soccer America first-team Freshman All-American, a College Soccer News second-team All-Freshman honoree and was named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region second team in his freshman season … Started in all 20 games for the Huskies as a freshman, registering one goal and an assist. PERSONAL: Lettered at Brentwood (NY) High School … Was a NSCAA/adidas High School All-American for 2009 … Was selected as the 2009 New York State Player of the Year and 2009 Long Island Player of the Year … Was the 2009 Gatorade Player of the Year … Was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. … His parents moved from Haiti in the 1980s … His brother played soccer at Bridgeport University … Played for Brentwood Youth Soccer Club, where his mother was very involved with the club … Was named to U.S. Soccer’s U-17/18 Development Academy Starting XI in 2010, while playing for Albertson SC.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2012 Portland
5 4 426 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0
CAREER
5 4 426 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0
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JEAN-BAPTISTE MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB Chivas USA New England Philadelphia Real Salt Lake San Jose MONTH March April October
GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 90 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 GP 3 1 1
GS MIN 2 246 1 90 1 90
G 1 0 0
A 0 0 0
P 2 0 0
SH SOG 1 1 0 0 1 0
FC 2 0 0
FS 1 0 0
C 0 0 0
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1 (March 12, 2012; POR vs. PHI) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1 (March 12, 2012; POR vs. PHI) Shots 1, 2x (Last: October 21, 2012; POR vs. SJ) Fouls Committed 1, 2x (Last: March 31, 2012; POR vs. RSL) Fouls Suffered 1 (March 24, 2012; POR at NE)
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E 0 0 0
JACK
JEWSBURY POSITION: Midfielder HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 185 BORN: April 13, 1981, in Joplin, Mo. HOMETOWN: Springfield, Mo. PREVIOUS CLUB: Sporting Kansas City COLLEGE: Saint Louis
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Jewsbury was acquired in a preseason trade with Sporting Kansas City on March 1, 2011, in exchange for allocation money. The 10-year MLS veteran joined Portland after eight seasons in Kansas City. The Springfield, Mo., native has participated in two U.S. National Team camps during his career. 2012: Finished second on the team in games played (32), minutes played (2,765) and tied for third in scoring with 10 points from three goals and four assists ... Registered a multi-assist performance in a season-opening 3-1 win over Philadelphia on March 12, helping the club earn its first comeback win of its MLS era ... Played seven games at right back from May 5-July 3 ... Tallied the winning goal in a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on July 3 at JELD-WEN Field ... Notched the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas Aug. 5, a goal that was nominated for MLS Goal of the Week for Week 22 ... Assisted the gametying goal by Rodney Wallace in a 1-1 draw against Seattle Sounders FC on Sept. 15 at JELD-WEN Field ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 21 at BC Place, giving the club its only road win of the season and clinching the Cascadia Cup - the club’s first as an MLS side ... The 35-yard strike was named the MLS Goal of the Week for Week 32 and the Timbers 2012 Play of the Year ... Was named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 32 ... Led the team with two gamewinning goals on the season ... Became the first Timbers MLS player to start 60 games for the club on Sept. 22 at Real Salt Lake ... Was also the first Timbers MLS player to surpass 5,000 minutes-played for the club on Sept. 5 vs. Colorado. 2011: Joined the Timbers in preseason following a trade with Sporting Kansas City on March 1 ... Named the club’s first captain by former head coach John Spencer on March 11 ... Set new career marks in points (22), goals (7) and assists (8) ... Was the only player in MLS in 2011 with multiple four-game points streaks (April 30-May 29 and July 30-Aug. 20) ... Became the Timbers’ first MLS All-Star when he was selected to represent MLS in the AT&T 2011 MLS All-Star Game against Manchester United on July 27 at Red Bull Arena ... Finished second on the team in minutes played, logging 2,790 across 31 games ... Recorded at least three points in each month spanning April to August ... Recorded an assist in four consecutive matches from April 30-May 21 - a club record ... Logged two, three-point games in 2011, with one of those performances coming in
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his 200th MLS match April 17 against FC Dallas ... Voted by his teammates as the Timbers’ 2011 Player’s Player of the Year. 2010: Was a versatile playmaker for Kansas City, playing a variety of positions throughout the season ... Played in 29 games (17 starts) ... Scored a pair of goals .... Appeared as a second-half substitute in Kansas City’s 2-1 victory over Manchester United in a summer friendly. 2009: Started all 28 of his appearances with Kansas City ... Notched five assists, good for second on the team ... Started all three 2009 SuperLiga matches, facing New England and Mexico’s Atlas and Santos Laguna. 2008: Appeared in 29 games (all starts) for Kansas City ... Missed just one game during the season due to yellow card accumulation ... Finished tied for the team lead with seven assists ... Proved to be versatile, playing right-sided midfield, right back and a central midfield role during the season ... Led the Wizards to a playoff appearance and the Eastern Conference semifinals ... Following the season was named the club’s Defensive Player of the Year. 2007: Helped lead Kansas City to the postseason, as the club reached the Western Conference finals before falling to eventual MLS Cup champion Houston ... Started 27 games at right back ... Recorded two goals and three assists on the year for Kansas City. 2006: Started 19 of his 28 games for the Wizards ... Ranked among team leaders with three assists and scored a goal ... Started and played the full 90 in a 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup loss to Chicago on Aug. 16. 2005: Played 29 games (6 starts) and scored four goals. 2004: Played in 22 games (15 starts), scoring four goals and adding two assists ... Won the Western Conference Championship with Kansas City ... Started in the 2004 MLS Cup, in which the Wizards fell to D.C. United, 3-2 ... Played in three games (2 starts) during the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament, leading Kansas City to the U.S. Open Cup title with a 1-0 win over Chicago. 2003: Drafted in the fifth round (43rd overall) by Kansas City in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft ... Appeared in two games (1 start) as a rookie. INTERNATIONAL: Participated in two U.S. National Team camps in Carson, Calif., under former national team head coach Bob Bradley ... Called in to camp in preparation for a friendly against Sweden on Jan. 24, 2009 ... Was in camp leading up to a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier versus Mexico on Feb. 11, 2009. COLLEGE: Played at powerhouse Saint Louis University
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JEWSBURY (1999-2002) and finished 10th on the Billikens’ all-time scoring list with 101 career points (38 goals, 25 assists) ... Was a two-time All-American and crowned Conference USA Player of the Year in 2000 ... Led the Billikens to four straight NCAA tournament appearances ... Earned all-conference honors three straight seasons 2000-02 ... Named to the school’s men’s soccer All-Half Century Team in 2009 and inducted into the Billikens Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011. PERSONAL: Married wife, Brittany, in November 2006 ... Couple welcomed a second child to the family prior to
the 2012 season ... Favorite international soccer club is Liverpool ... Is an avid golfer ... Loves to play basketball during the off-season ... Scored 59 goals his senior season and 124 for his career, both marks are state records, at Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Mo. ... Traveled threeand-a-half hours every weekend to play youth soccer for Busch S.C. in St. Louis ... Recruited by coach John Roeslein along with several other future MLS draft picks.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2003 Kansas City 2 1 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 Kansas City
22 15 1406 2
2
6 23 12 24 17
2
0
2005 Kansas City 29 6 1001 4 0 8 26 14 16 15 1 0 2006 Kansas City
28 19 1817 1
3
5 28 12 32 25
4
0
2007 Kansas City
28 27 2316 2
3
7 25
5
0
6 22 34
2008 Kansas City 29 29 2548 3 7 13 47 18 33 37 6 0 2009 Kansas City
28 28 2451 0
5
5 35 13 34 34
6
0
2010 Kansas City
29 17 1675 2
0
4 32 15 14 25
4
0
2011 Portland
31
8
5
0
2012 Portland
32 31 2765 3 4 10 35 10 36 35 5 0
CAREER
31 2790
7
258 204 18830 24
22
47
20
36
26
32
80 298 120 247 248
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A
P
C
0
MLS STATISTICS - PLAYOFFS YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
SH SOG
FC
FS
E
2004 Kansas City 4 4 325 1 1 3 4 3 4 4 1 0 2007 Kansas City 3 3 254 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 2008 Kansas City 2 2 180 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 CAREER
9 9 759 1 1 3 8 3 8 11 2 0
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JEWSBURY MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB Chicago Fire Chivas USA Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Montreal NE Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Toronto FC
GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E 20 13 1269 3 0 6 18 6 17 12 3 0 16 12 1137 0 0 0 14 5 12 14 4 0 19 17 1502 1 1 3 20 11 20 26 2 0 22 16 1522 2 6 10 28 9 18 18 1 0 23 19 1715 2 2 6 28 18 25 22 3 0 20 13 1293 3 3 7 22 6 19 14 3 0 13 11 967 1 0 2 12 6 11 7 1 0 3 3 270 0 1 1 5 1 4 3 1 0 17 14 1311 1 2 4 21 10 13 27 2 0 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 23 17 1556 3 5 11 37 17 20 26 4 0 21 17 1459 3 1 7 25 9 19 16 3 0 5 4 376 0 3 3 4 1 8 6 2 0 16 13 1199 0 2 2 16 3 17 15 2 0 14 10 1017 2 1 3 17 9 16 15 1 0 9 9 793 0 3 3 10 2 9 11 2 0 12 11 994 2 0 4 16 5 14 13 4 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 360 1 2 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E March 10 10 900 1 3 5 13 4 19 19 4 0 April 35 31 2761 7 6 20 46 25 34 48 4 0 May 37 32 2892 3 7 13 44 17 31 29 5 0 June 32 24 2192 2 1 5 41 14 23 18 3 0 July 42 30 2888 4 4 12 52 18 37 41 9 0 August 40 25 2389 4 6 14 45 23 39 28 3 0 September 33 28 2592 1 2 4 31 8 37 35 9 0 October 29 24 2216 2 3 7 26 11 27 30 1 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 24x (Last: Oct. 21, 2012; POR at VAN) Assists 2, 2x (Last: March 12, 2012; POR vs. PHI) Shots on Goal 3, 7x (Last: July 14, 2012; POR vs. LA) Shots 5, 3x (Last: July 14, 2012; POR vs. LA) Fouls Committed 4, 7x (Last: Sept. 29, 2012; POR vs. DC) Fouls Suffered 6 (Oct. 18, 2008; KC vs. SJ)
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RYAN
JOHNSON POSITION: Forward HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180 BORN: Nov. 26, 1984, in Kingston, Jamaica HOMETOWN: Kingston, Jamaica PREVIOUS CLUB: Toronto FC COLLEGE: Oregon State
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS A veteran of six MLS seasons, Johnson joins the Timbers from Toronto FC, where he was one of the team’s leading scorers in 2012. He was originally drafted by Real Salt Lake in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft following a standout collegiate career at Oregon State University. A Jamaican international, Johnson has been a key member of the Reggae Boyz since 2010, scoring eight international goals. 2012: Recorded career-highs in regular-season games played (31) and minutes (2,769) in his second season with Toronto FC … Finished the season as the club’s secondleading scorer with seven goals and tied for the club lead with five assists … Ranked second among the squad in regular-season matches played … Tallied the club’s lone goal at Seattle on March 17, which was named the MLS Goal of the Week in Week 2 … Registered an assist in consecutive matches April 21 in a 3-2 loss to Chicago and April 28 in a 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake … Scored in back-to-back league matches June 23 and June 27, leading to a 2-2 draw against New England and a 3-0 win over Montreal, respectively … The two goals were part of a three-game point streak June 20-27, in which he recorded two goals and two assists … Notched the equalizing goal in the 51st minute of a comeback 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids July 18 at BMO Field … His sixth-minute goal against New York on Sept. 29 was a candidate for the 2012 MLS AT&T Goal of the Year and it reached the Round of 16 in the fan vote … Started all four matches of the 2012 Canadian Championship, leading Toronto FC to a fourth straight Voyager’s Cup and a berth in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League … Scored two of the club’s four goals in the tournament, and was awarded the George Gross Memorial Trophy as the 2012 Canadian Championship’s best player … Scored a goal in each leg of the 201112 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against the LA Galaxy, helping Toronto FC advance to the competition’s semifinal against Mexican club Santos Laguna … Played in all four Group Stage matches during the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League, scoring a goal in a 5-1 win over Salvadorian side CD Aguila at BMO Field on Aug. 1 2011: Split the season between the San Jose Earthquakes and Toronto FC … Started the season in San Jose, where he played in 14 matches and registered two assists … Recorded assists in back-to-back matches … Made his 100th regular-season appearance for San Jose on April 16 … Assisted on the opening goal of a 1-1 draw May 11
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against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and on the opening goal of a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Crew May 14 … Was acquired by Toronto FC from San Jose on July 14 along with an international roster slot and allocation money in exchange for Nana Attakora, Alan Gordon and Jacob Peterson … Started 12 regular-season matches for Toronto FC, scoring three goals … Registered one goal and one assist in his second match with the club July 23 in a 4-2 loss to Sporting Kansas City … Scored the equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw against the Philadelphia Union on Oct. 15 at PPL Park … Played in eight matches (all starts) in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League, scoring three goals … Recorded a brace Aug. 2 in the return leg of the Preliminary Round against Real Esteli FC of Nicaragua, scoring in the 37th and 47th minutes, to help Toronto FC advance to the Group Stage of the tournament … Also missed a portion of the season with the Jamaica National Team for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. 2010: Started 19 of his 27 regular-season appearances for San Jose, notching a career-high eight assists … Assisted on the game-winning goal May 1 in a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids … Scored his lone goal of the season and notched two assists in 85 minutes of work May 8 in a 4-0 win at Buck Shaw Stadium … Played the second half of a summer friendly against EPL side Tottenham Hotspur on July 17 at Buck Shaw Stadium … Recorded a second, twoassist performance, including one on the game-winning goal, against Toronto FC on Sept. 25, leading to a 3-2 road win at BMO Field … Registered assists in back-to-back matches on Oct. 20 against Chivas USA (3-0 win) and Oct. 23 at Sporting Kansas City (4-1 L) … Started and played the full 90 in both legs of San Jose’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against New York … Assisted on a goal by Bobby Convey in a 3-1 road win at New York on Nov. 4 to help the Earthquakes advance to the Eastern Conference final … Started and played 90 minutes in the conference final Nov. 13 against eventual MLS Cup 2010 champion Colorado Rapids. 2009: Played in all 30 regular-season matches for San Jose (27 starts), finishing the season as the club’s leading goal-scorer with 11 goals … Was named the club’s MVP at season’s end … Played the full 90 in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play-in match against New York on April 29 … Scored in three straight regular-season matches May 8-27, recording the club’s lone goal in road losses to New York,
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JOHNSON Houston and Columbus … Scored the first of three gamewinning goals during the season June 20 in a 2-1 victory over the LA Galaxy … Helped spark a comeback with a 36th-minute goal in a 2-2 draw against D.C. United on July 25 … Tallied the winner in the 73rd minute of a comeback 2-1 road win over D.C. United on Sept. 27 … Converted a penalty kick in the 24th minute, which proved to be the winner in a 1-0 win over New York on Oct. 3 … Started in an exhibition match Sept. 8 against CD Aguila. 2008: Signed with the San Jose Earthquakes prior to the start of the 2008 season … Registered five goals and one assist in 28 games during the regular season … Made his club debut April 3 as an 85th-minute sub against the LA Galaxy … Scored his first MLS goal in the 88th minute of a 3-2 loss to the Columbus Crew on May 10; he entered the match as a sub in the 66th minute … Earned his first start with San Jose on May 22 against the Houston Dynamo … Scored his fourth goal of the season Aug. 16, coming off the bench to score in the 71st minute of a 4-0 win over New England … Assisted on Darren Huckerby’s gamewinning strike in the 83rd minute of a 2-1 win against Sporting Kansas City on Aug. 30 … Scored his third goal of the season as a substitute on Oct. 2 against FC Dallas, finding the opening goal in the 58th minute, just a minute after entering the match … Played the full 90 in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play-in match April 30 against Real Salt Lake … Played in four games with the Earthquakes Reserves in the MLS Reserve Division, scoring three goals and recording one assist … Notched two goals against the Real Salt Lake Reserves on Sept. 28. 2007: Made 11 appearances for Swedish club Östers IF, then competing in the second division, from March to July … Competed on the indoor circuit with the New Jersey Ironmen of the Major Indoor Soccer League during the club’s 2007-08 season. 2006: Was drafted in the third round (No. 26 overall) of the MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake … Made seven appearances for RSL, including his MLS debut on April 2 as a 73rd-minute sub against Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center … Made his lone start of the season April 29 in a 3-2 loss to the LA Galaxy at Rice-Eccles Stadium … Was traded to the Chicago Fire on July 26 … Played 46 minutes
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over three matches with the Fire during the remainder of the season … In total, logged 198 minutes over 10 appearances in his first professional campaign. INTERNATIONAL: Born in Kingston, Jamaica … Has 23 caps with the Jamaica National Team (as of Dec. 11) … Made his international debut April 11, 2006, starting and playing 71 minutes of a friendly against the United States in Cary, N.C. … Has scored eight international goals, with his first coming Feb. 10, 2012 in a friendly against Argentina in Buenos Aires … A member of Jamaica’s Caribbean Cup-winning squad in 2010, scoring a goal against Guadeloupe during the tournament … Was the second-leading scorer for the Reggae Boyz during the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring two goals in four games during the tournament … Tallied in a 4-0 win over Grenada on June 7 and the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Honduras on June 13 … Has played in six 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Jamaica, helping the team reach CONCACAF’s Hexagonal – the final stage of qualifying … Scored in a 2014 WCQ against Guatemala on June 8, 2012, at Independence Park in Kingston … Earned a spot on the Jamaica’s Olympic team in 2003. COLLEGE: Played collegiate career at Oregon State University from 2002-05, finishing his career as the school’s record-holder for both career assists (30) and assists in a single season (13) … In total, recorded 18 goals and 30 assists in 76 career matches for the Beavers, ranking among the school’s all-time scoring leaders … Was a three-time All-Pac-10 selection, earning first-team honors in 2004 and 2005 … Registered a team-best 13 assists in 2003 as a sophomore, earning All-Pac-10 second-team honors … Was all-conference honorable mention as a freshman. PERSONAL: Johnson and wife, Donna, have a daughter named Kiana … Majored in merchandise management at Oregon State … Enjoys playing basketball and listening to hip-hop and reggae music … Raised in the Boston area as a youth, was named the Boston Globe Player of the Year during his senior prep season at Melrose High School in 2002 … Played for the Boulder Rapids Reserves of the Premier Development League in 2005, scoring a team-best 12 goals in nine games during the season.
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JOHNSON MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2006 Real Salt Lake 7 1 154 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 Chicago
3 0 46 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0
2008 San Jose
28 13 1535 5 1 11 29 19 31 24 2 0
2009 San Jose
30 27 2241 11 2 24 59 35 43 28 3 0
2010 San Jose
27 19 1706 1 8 10 37 18 23 24 2 0
2011 San Jose
14 12 1087 0
2
2 20
5 17 12
3
0
Toronto FC 12 12 993 3 2 8 26 10 12 12 0 0 2012 Toronto FC 31 31 2769 7 5 19 67 23 46 44 6 0 CAREER
152 115 10531 27 20 74 242 113 176 149 16
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MLS STATISTICS - PLAYOFFS YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2010 San Jose
3 3 270 0 1 1 5 2 3 6 0 0
CAREER
3 3 270 0 1 1 5 2 3 6 0 0
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JOHNSON MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 9 8 691 2 1 5 20 6 12 8 0 0 Chivas USA 11 7 706 1 1 3 17 6 15 10 0 0 Colorado Rapids 10 7 630 3 1 7 15 7 10 7 0 0 Columbus Crew 12 10 857 4 2 10 13 9 14 5 2 0 D.C. United 9 8 686 2 0 4 18 7 9 8 2 0 FC Dallas 9 5 522 1 0 2 9 4 9 4 1 0 Houston Dynamo 10 7 710 2 1 5 15 9 9 13 1 0 Sporting Kansas City 11 7 694 2 3 7 18 9 20 10 1 0 LA Galaxy 11 7 607 1 0 2 10 7 19 16 3 0 Montreal Impact 2 2 180 1 1 3 5 2 0 6 0 0 New England Revolution 11 7 615 2 1 5 17 9 15 10 1 0 New York Red Bulls 12 9 818 4 3 11 18 12 9 14 1 0 Philadelphia Union 7 5 491 1 0 2 12 3 12 8 2 0 Portland Timbers 1 1 90 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake 9 8 727 0 1 1 15 8 8 7 1 0 San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 180 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 7 6 528 1 1 3 14 6 5 13 1 0 Toronto FC 7 7 619 0 3 3 13 6 6 8 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 180 0 1 1 7 2 2 1 0 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E March 8 8 662 2 0 4 18 5 10 11 0 0 April 23 15 1386 1 3 5 37 14 22 27 0 0 May 22 17 1543 5 5 15 47 27 29 16 6 0 June 18 16 1410 4 3 11 27 17 32 18 3 0 July 25 21 1875 4 2 10 42 20 30 26 4 0 August 20 10 1053 2 1 5 21 9 13 10 0 0 September 18 12 1170 5 2 12 25 11 19 19 1 0 October 18 16 1432 4 4 12 25 10 21 22 2 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 27x (Last: Sept. 29, 2012 at NY) Assists 2, 2x (Last: Sept. 25, 2010 at TOR) Shots on Goal 4, 3x (Last: May 15, 2010 at NE) Shots 6, May 22, 2008 vs. HOU Fouls Committed 7, June 14, 2008 vs. LA Fouls Suffered 5, March 17, 2012 at SEA
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JOHNSON POSITION: Midfield HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 BORN: Jan. 21, 1987, in Toronto, Ontario HOMETOWN: Woodridge, Ill. PREVIOUS CLUB: Real Salt Lake COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS An experienced MLS veteran, Johnson enters his first season with the Timbers in 2013. He played for Real Salt Lake for five seasons (2008-12), where he was a key contributor in the club’s MLS Cup-winning season in 2009 and ranks among career leaders in games played (114), games started (104) and minutes played (9,445). Johnson, an MLS All-Star in 2009, has played in at least 25 regular-season matches and logged 2,000 minutes in each of the last four seasons. On the international level, Johnson played for the Canada National Team since 2005. 2012: Played in 26 regular-season matches and set career highs in goals (3) and points (9) for Real Salt Lake … Matched a career-high with three assists during the campaign … Recorded each of his three goals and three assists in the second half of matches … Assisted on the game-tying goal by Jonny Steele in the 89th minute of an eventual 3-2 win over the Portland Timbers on March 31 at JELD-WEN Field … Also assisted the equalizing goal by Emiliano Bonfigli in the 72nd minute of a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas on April 25 … Tallied the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over D.C. United on Sept. 1 … Scored two of his three goals on the season against Chivas USA, including one four minutes into second-half stoppage time in a 3-0 win at The Home Depot Center on June 16 … Received multiple call-ups for the Canada National Team for 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers during the season; made seven international appearances … Started and played the full 90 in both matches of the two-game playoff series against Seattle Sounders FC … Started all four of the club’s matches during 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League play … Helped RSL to a 2-1-1 record during group play, finishing second in the group, but the club did not advance … Played a role in the club recording three straight shutouts in group play, two against Tauro (Panama) and one against Herediano (Costa Rica). 2011: Started 22 of 25 league appearances, logging 2,059 minutes, and notching a pair of goals and an assist for Real Salt Lake … His 22 starts marked the second-most for an RSL midfielder in 2011, behind only Kyle Beckerman (27) … Logged every minute of RSL’s six CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) Championship Stage matches, helping the squad to the cusp of a historic victory in the continental club championship … Registered an assist in Leg One of the CCL finals against Mexico’s Monterrey on April 20, whipping in a cross for Nat Borchers in a 2-2 draw …
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Scored his first goal of the MLS season – a game-winner – May 7 in a 1-0 victory over Chivas USA … It was his first goal in regular-season play since April 10, 2010, against Seattle Sounders FC … Started RSL’s comeback, scoring in the 24th minute, in a 3-3 draw July 4 against the New England Revolution … Notched only assist of the regular season five days later on July 9 vs. FC Dallas, helping on Fabian Espindola’s late insurance tally in a 2-0 win … Due to national team duty for Canada, missed handful of contests while competing in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in July and in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers … Missed the Oct. 14 matchup against Colorado due to an ankle injury sustained with the Canada National Team in a qualifier against St. Lucia … Returned for the season finale Oct. 22 against Portland and went the full 90 in all three of the club’s 2011 MLS Cup playoff contests as RSL reached the Western Conference finals. 2010: Appeared in 38 of Real Salt Lake’s 40 matches across all competitions (33 starts), logging an impressive 3,016 minutes while scoring five goals and adding an assist along the way … Placed third on the squad with 28 regular-season appearances and fifth with 24 starts … Notched his only goal of the MLS season April 10 against Seattle Sounders FC, scoring the first goal of the season at Rio Tinto Stadium with a textbook diving header in the 53rd minute of a 2-2 draw …Was only the RSL player to start all six contests and logged a team-high 480 minutes in the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) group stage, helping the club to become the first MLS team to finish atop its group … His three CCL goals were tied for second, behind only Alvaro Saborio’s six-goal haul … Started and played the full 90 minutes of a 5-4 loss at Mexico’s Cruz Azul on Aug. 25, scoring an equalizing goal in the 92nd minute of the contest … Opened and closed the scoring Sept. 22 in Panama against Árabe Unido, with his 10thand 43rd-minute goals lifting RSL to a 3-2 win … Played all 120 minutes of regulation and overtime of a 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifier April 14 against the San Jose Earthquakes, ending in a 3-3 draw … Scored on the opening penalty kick as RSL advanced on PKs, 5-3 … Went the full 120 minutes on June 2 at D.C. United in a U.S. Open Cup qualifier, scoring a penalty kick in the 80th minute to force the content into overtime; United prevailed 2-1 in extra time … Logged 22 minutes off the bench in the first leg of RSL’s Western Conference semifinal Series against
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JOHNSON FC Dallas on Oct. 30, a 2-1 loss … Started and went the full 90 minutes in Leg Two against FC Dallas on Nov. 6, a 1-1 draw. 2009: Was a key contributor in Real Salt Lake’s MLS Cup-winning season … Notched a goal and three assists during the regular season and ranked third on the squad with 26 starts and tied for fifth with 26 games played … Scored the club’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC in a U.S. Open Cup qualifier … Contributed to a wild finish in a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on May 6 … Called for a handball in the penalty area that set up the Galaxy’s first equalizing strike from Landon Donovan in the 91st minute, before converting a penalty kick of his own a minute later; LA’s Mike Magee tied the match at 2-2 in the 94th minute … Assisted on a strike by Yura Movsisyan that sparked a run of four straight goals in a 4-2 win over FC Dallas on July 24 … Named to first MLS All-Star squad by coach Dominic Kinnear as an injury replacement for Shalrie Joseph (NE) on July 24 … Played 45 minutes for the MLS All-Stars against EPL club Everton FC in the MLS All-Star Game played at Rio Tinto Stadium … Match ended in a 1-1 draw; converted his penalty kick opportunity in the shootout against Everton and U.S. National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard … Started all four of RSL’s postseason contests, playing every minute up until halftime of MLS Cup 2009 … After 120 minutes of play against the Chicago Fire in the Eastern Conference championship on Nov. 14, converted a fifth-round PK that helped RSL prevail 5-4 on penalties and play for its first MLS Cup … Gamely started MLS Cup 2009 on Nov. 22 against the LA Galaxy at Qwest Field in Seattle, but a bout of food poisoning limited him to the first 45 minutes of RSL’s 1-1 draw and an exit before its 5-4 triumph in penalties over the Galaxy. 2008: Re-signed with MLS on Aug. 156 after spending two years in the Dutch Eredivisie … Rights were acquired by Real Salt Lake from the Chicago Fire on Aug. 22 in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and a second-round pick in the 2011 SuperDraft … Started all 12 regular-season and playoff appearances for RSL that he was available for … Scored two goals in nine regular-season appearances … Made his RSL debut with a 90-minute performance Aug. 29 in a 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at Rice-Eccles Stadium … Scored first goal for RSL in just his second appearance with the club Sept. 6 at the LA Galaxy, with his 52ndminute tally contributing to a 2-2 road draw … Scored on a brilliant volley in the 54th minute of a 3-1 win over FC Dallas on Oct. 18 … It was his first MLS game-winning goal and was voted by fans as the 2008 Sierra Mist MLS Goal of the Year at season’s end … Started and played the first 45 minutes of an exhibition against UANL Tigres of Mexico on Sept. 3 … Played all 270 minutes of RSL’s first postseason run, starting both legs of the Western Conference semifinal series against Chivas USA (Nov. 1 and Nov. 8) and the Western Conference final on Nov. 15 against the
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New York Red Bulls. 2007-08: Was loaned to Dutch Eredivisie (first division) squad De Graafschap from SC Heerenveen for the 2007-08 season … Scored three times in 39 games across all competitions for the club, spending time at forward, central midfield and right midfield. 2006-07: Scored one goal in 14 first-team appearances with SC Heerenveen after signing with the Dutch Eredivisie club prior to the 2006-07 season. 2005: Signed with the Chicago Fire as an 18-year-old on Feb. 17 … Started one of six appearances during his rookie campaign, scoring one goal in 162 minutes of play … Made his MLS debut July 16 against the Columbus Crew, entering as a halftime sub for Scott Buete and played the final 45 minutes of a 1-1 draw … Notched his first MLS start and goal a week later on July 23 at the Colorado Rapids, scoring in the 16th minute and playing 71 minutes in a 4-1 loss. 2003-04: Pursued youth career in England with Premiership side Blackburn Rovers, performing for the team’s youth squads prior to returning to the United States to start his professional career. INTERNATIONAL: Has 31 caps with the Canada National Team since making his senior debut as an 18-year-old on Nov. 16, 2005, in a 1-0 friendly win over Luxembourg … Has been a staple in the team’s midfield since 2011 … Amassed seven caps in 2012, appearing in five 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers … Scored in a 3-0 win over Cuba on Oct. 12, 2012, at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario … Helped Canada place third in CONCACAF’s Group C in the third round of qualifying with a 3-2-1 record, finishing behind Honduras and Panama by a single point … Also played in friendlies against the United States (June 3) and Trinidad & Tobago (Aug. 15) in 2012 … Scored his third international goal in the friendly against Trinidad & Tobago … Became a fixture in the Canadian midfield in 2011, playing in 11 of the team’s 12 contests and ending the season as one of 10 finalists for the BMO Canadian Player of the Year honor … Played in five of Canada’s six matches in Round 2 of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 World Cup between September and November, helping the team easily advance from Group C … Scored his first goal at the senior international level Sept. 2, 2011, vs. St. Lucia in World Cup qualifying play … Also represented Canada at the 2011 Gold Cup in the United States, playing 245 minutes across the trio of group stage matches … Made his first appearance since the 2009 Gold Cup on May 24, 2010, in Buenos Aires against Argentina, a friendly Argentina used as a tune-up match for the FIFA World Cup … Started in all four of Canada’s contests in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States … Made his World Cup qualifying debut and first-ever start for Canada’s senior squad on Nov. 19, 2008, in a 3-0 loss at Jamaica … Was a prominent member of the Canada U-23 National Team during the 2008 Olympic cycle, scoring three goals in three matches during the
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JOHNSON PERSONAL: A Toronto-born son of English parents, Johnson holds Canadian, American and English citizenship … Born in Toronto, moved to England as an infant and settled in the Chicago area at the age of 10 … His grandfather, Brian Birch, played professionally for English squad Bolton Wanderers.
team’s run in the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in March 2008 … That performance resulted in being named one of three forwards on the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying competition’s All-Tournament Team … In total, made 32 appearances for Canada’s U-19 and U-20 teams from 2004-07 … His lengthy stint with the U-20s included three starts at both the 2005 and 2007 FIFA World Youth Championships in Holland and Canada, respectively.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB 2005 Chicago
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
6 1 162 1 0 2 4 2 5 1 1 1
2008 Real Salt Lake 9 9 810 2 0 4 17 10 10 13 2 0 2009 Real Salt Lake 26
26 2305
1
3
5
48
22
26
28
8
0
2010 Real Salt Lake 28
24 2184
1
1
3
40
12
23
25
3
0
2011 Real Salt Lake 25
22 2059
2
1
5
39
15
20
29
6
1
2012 Real Salt Lake 26
23 2087
3
3
9
36
18
24
28
4
CAREER
120 105 9607 10
1
8 28 184 79 108 124 24
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E
MLS STATISTICS - PLAYOFFS YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
2008 Real Salt Lake 3 3 270 0 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 2009 Real Salt Lake 4 4 345 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2 0 2010 Real Salt Lake 2 1 112 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 2011 Real Salt Lake 3 3 270 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 2012 Real Salt Lake 2 2 180 0 0 0 4 3 2 5 0 0 CAREER
14 13 1177 0 0 0 18 8 11 18 2 0
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JOHNSON MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 6 6 534 0 0 0 9 1 6 9 2 0 Chivas USA 8 8 720 2 1 5 15 8 7 10 1 0 Colorado Rapids 11 9 824 2 0 4 14 5 7 7 1 0 Columbus Crew 6 5 495 0 0 0 10 3 10 8 0 0 D.C. United 7 5 502 1 1 3 13 4 4 4 0 0 FC Dallas 9 9 765 1 3 5 19 9 3 9 3 0 Houston Dynamo 6 6 520 0 0 0 6 4 6 9 1 0 Sporting Kansas City 7 6 552 0 0 0 8 2 7 7 3 0 LA Galaxy 9 7 647 2 0 4 14 6 7 10 2 0 Montreal Impact 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 New England Revolution 8 8 656 1 1 3 13 6 11 8 2 2 New York Red Bulls 8 7 644 0 1 1 9 6 9 8 3 1 Philadelphia Union 3 2 206 0 0 0 3 1 2 5 0 0 Portland Timbers 5 3 346 0 1 1 7 3 5 0 1 0 San Jose Earthquakes 9 9 803 0 0 0 16 4 7 12 1 0 Seattle Sounders FC 8 7 655 1 0 2 12 8 5 9 1 0 Toronto FC 6 5 471 0 0 0 11 8 7 4 2 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 2 177 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 1 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E March 4 3 301 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 April 16 15 1369 1 2 4 33 15 18 15 3 1 May 17 17 1494 2 0 4 28 13 13 18 3 1 June 13 12 1103 1 0 2 18 9 14 18 3 0 July 17 16 1422 3 3 9 30 10 9 11 4 0 August 19 14 1323 0 0 0 26 13 22 20 7 0 September 19 15 1410 2 1 5 26 12 14 26 1 0 October 15 13 1185 1 1 3 20 7 17 14 3 1 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 10x (Last: Sept. 1, 2012 vs. DCU) Assists 1, 8x (Last: Sept. 29, 2012 at CHV) Shots on Goal 3, July 7, 2012 vs. POR Shots 4, 4x (Last: May 29, 2011 vs. SEA) Fouls Committed 4, 3x (Last: June 30, 2012 at CLB) Fouls Suffered 4, May 30, 2009 at SJ
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POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 BORN: Dec. 29, 1989, in Boulder, Colo. HOMETOWN: Fort Collins, Colo. PREVIOUS CLUB: Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) COLLEGE: Portland
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Selected No. 8 overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, Kawulok was signed March 1, 2012. He became the fourth member of the Timbers development team, the Portland Timbers U-23s, to sign with the first team. Kawulok was a standout at the University of Portland during his collegiate career and earned West Coast Conference Defender of the Year following his senior campaign in 2011. 2012: Started and played all 90 minutes in all 10 matches for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League ... Logged a team-best 900 minutes and logged an assist ... Set up a goal by Brent Richards in a 2-2 draw June 18 against the Chivas USA Reserves ... Played 30 minutes in overtime of a third-round loss to Cal FC in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ... Notched an assist and was one of only two Timbers players to log the full 90 in a friendly against EPL side Aston Villa FC on July 24 ... Played the second half of a friendly against Spanish club Valencia CF on May 23 ... Was on the match-day roster for three regular-season matches ... Signed by the club on March 1, and scored the equalizer that night in a preseason 1-1 draw against Chivas USA. 2011: Anchored the Timbers U-23s backline, appearing in all 16 regular-season matches in the Premier Development League, and was one of only a few players in the entire league to play each minute of every match … Scored a pair of goals during the season … Earned PDL All-Western Conference honors for a second consecutive season. 2010: Was a key contributor to a historic season for the
Timbers U-23s, helping the team become the first undefeated PDL champion in league history … The Timbers U-23s posted a perfect 20-0-0 record throughout the regular season and playoffs … Played in 14 regular-season matches, helping the Timbers U-23s to a perfect 16-0-0 regular-season record … Started all four playoff matches … Contributed greatly to a backline that allowed a leaguelow six goals during the season … Scored the second hat trick in team history against the Yakima Reds June 12 and was subsequently named the PDL Player of the Week … Named to the PDL 2010 All-Western Conference Team … Scored three goals in 2010. COLLEGE: Completed a standout career at the University of Portland by receiving West Coast Conference Defender of the Year honors as a senior in 2011 … Became just the second Pilot in school’s deep soccer history to win the WCC’s defensive player of the year award … Was a four-time All-WCC selection, including first team nods as a junior and senior in 2010 and 2011 … Started all 82 games played during his collegiate career and registered 10 goals … Helped the University of Portland to a No. 17 national ranking and reach the third round of the NCAA tournament in 2009 … Named to the WCC All-Freshman Team in 2008. PERSONAL: Studied marketing and management at the University of Portland … Comes from an athletic family ... Grandfather, Anthony Kawulok, played professional soccer in Poland prior to World War II and cousins played collegiate football at Colorado State and San Diego State.
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A
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SH SOG
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2012 Portland
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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KOCIC POSITION: Goalkeeper HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 200 BORN: June 4, 1985, in Leskovac, Serbia HOMETOWN: Leskovac, Serbia PREVIOUS CLUB: Toronto FC COLLEGE: Loyola University Maryland
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Kocic is a veteran of four MLS seasons with D.C. United (2009) and Toronto FC (2010-12). He played a career-high 27 matches with Toronto FC in 2012 and played a key role in the club reaching the semifinals of the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League as well as winning a fourth straight Canadian Championship. Kocic was drafted 21st overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by United following a standout collegiate career at Loyola University Maryland. 2012: Recorded career-highs in games played (27), minutes played (2,430), saves (82) and shutouts (3) in his third season with Toronto FC … Helped Toronto FC record a three-game winning streak July 11-18, as the club defeated Vancouver Whitecaps (July 11), New England Revolution (July 14) and Colorado Rapids (July 18) … Registered nine saves, a 1.00 goals-against average and a shutout during that span … Started all four games of the 2012 Canadian Championship, posting three shutouts, to help Toronto FC capture a fourth straight Voyagers Cup (Canadian championship) and a berth in the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) … Played in three matches during the 2011-12 CCL, guiding Toronto FC to the semifinals of the tournament before falling to Mexico’s Santos Laguna … Played in one match during the Group Stage of the 2012-13 CCL, starting in a 5-1 win over El Salvador club CD Aguila on Aug. 1. 2011: Made eight regular-season appearances (7 starts), logging 654 minutes and a shutout for Toronto FC … Finished the season with 27 saves, a 3-1-4 record and a career-best 1.38 goals-against average … Won MLS Save of the Week in Week 22, making a 90th-minute save on a shot by midfielder Will Johnson on Aug. 13 to preserve a 1-0 victory and his first MLS shutout … Made a careerhigh 11 saves in a 2-0 loss to Chicago Fire on Aug. 21 at Toyota Park … Started all eight of Toronto FC’s matches through the Group Stage of the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League, recording a 5-2-1 record and two shutouts … Helped the club finish second in its group, trailing firstplace Pumas (Mexico) by just one point and advance to the knockout rounds. 2010: After a trial, was signed by Toronto FC on April 6, 2010 … Made his Toronto FC debut June 2 against the Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF D-2) in a scoreless draw, earning the shutout in a Nutrilite Canadian Championship fixture at BMO Field, contributing to the club winning the 2010 Canadian Championship … Made CONCACAF Champions League debut Aug. 24, starting in a 1-0 road loss to
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Panama side Arabe Unido in the 2010-11 tournament … Played his first MLS minutes of the season Oct. 16 in a 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew, coming on as a sub in the 72nd minute after Jon Conway was shown a red card … Earned his first start for Toronto FC on Oct. 23 in the season finale, earning a 3-2 win against his former club, D.C. United … Was loaned to the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) during the season and was awarded the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year. 2009: Selected 21st overall (second round) in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United … Made four league appearances for United, including three starts … Finished his rookie season with nine saves in 308 minutes of action and a 1-2-1 record … Earned the victory in his MLS debut May 2, making two saves in a 2-1 win over FC Dallas at RFK Stadium … Started in his club debut April 22, in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play-in match against FC Dallas … Played 381 minutes in five U.S. Open Cup matches, registering a 4-0-0 record and one shutout to help United reach the U.S. Open Cup final against Seattle Sounders FC … Registered tournament wins over Ocean City Barons (Third Rd.), Harrisburg City Islanders (Quarterfinal) and Rochester Rhinos (Semifinal) … Entered the final as a sub in the 71st minute of the match after starter Josh Wicks was ejected from the contest. COLLEGE: Played the final three seasons of his collegiate career at Loyola College, now called Loyola University Maryland, from 2006-08 … Compiled 29 shutouts in 46 career matches for the Greyhounds … Was a two-time All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) first-team selection and helped lead the school to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2007-08 … As a junior in 2007, he logged 17 shutouts, which tied a school record set by former MLS goalkeeper Zach Thornton in 1993, and finished with the nation’s best goals-against average (0.47) … Named the MAAC Tournament MVP in 2007 … Posted a 17-0-1 record and 12 shutouts as a senior in 2008, earning All-North Atlantic Region Team and second-team All-America honors from the NSCAA … Began his collegiate career at St. John’s University as a redshirt freshman in 2005. PERSONAL: Majored in international business at Loyola College … Played in the youth system of his hometown team Dubocica Leskovac in Serbia … He and his wife, Evelyn, welcomed triplets on Sept. 9, 2012.
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KOCIC MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB 2009 D.C. United
GP
GS MIN
SH
SV
GA GAA SO PG PA
W L T
4 3 308 16 9 8 2.34 0 0 0 1 2 1
2010 Toronto FC 2 1 107 8 5 3 2.52 0 1 1 1 0 1 2011 Toronto FC
8 7 654 39 27 10 1.38 1 0 0 3 1 4
2012 Toronto FC 27 27 2430 129 82 47 1.74 3 0 1 5 16 6 TOTALS
41 38 3499 192 123 68 1.75 4 1 2 10 19 12
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SO PG PA W L T Chicago Fire 4 4 362 30 21 9 2.25 0 0 0 0 4 0 Chivas USA 2 2 180 8 6 3 1.50 0 0 0 0 2 0 Colorado Rapids 2 2 180 10 6 2 1.00 0 0 0 2 0 0 Columbus Crew 3 1 131 8 4 4 2.75 0 0 1 1 1 1 D.C. United 4 4 360 19 11 8 2.00 0 1 1 1 3 0 FC Dallas 2 2 180 6 4 2 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 1 Houston Dynamo 2 2 180 8 3 5 2.50 0 0 0 0 1 1 Sporting Kansas City 2 2 180 12 9 3 1.50 0 0 0 0 2 0 Montreal Impact 2 2 180 9 7 2 1.00 1 0 0 1 1 0 New England Revolution 3 3 270 21 17 4 1.33 1 0 0 1 0 2 New York Red Bulls 2 2 180 7 5 2 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 2 Philadelphia Union 4 4 360 13 8 5 1.25 1 0 0 1 1 2 Portland Timbers 1 1 90 5 2 2 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 Real Salt Lake 2 2 180 9 7 3 1.50 1 0 0 1 1 0 San Jose Earthquakes 3 2 218 10 4 6 2.48 0 0 0 0 2 1 Seattle Sounders FC 1 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Toronto FC 1 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 1 90 3 1 2 2.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 MONTH March April May June July August September October
GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SO PG PA 3 3 270 16 9 7 2.33 0 0 1 4 4 360 27 19 9 2.25 0 0 0 5 5 450 21 12 9 1.80 1 0 0 5 5 450 21 13 8 1.60 1 0 0 6 6 540 23 14 9 1.50 1 0 0 6 6 540 32 23 8 1.33 1 0 0 5 3 332 18 8 8 2.17 0 0 0 7 6 557 34 25 10 1.62 0 1 1
W L T 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 4
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals Allowed 11, Aug. 21, 2011 at CHI Saves 3, 8x (Last: July 8, 2012 at PHI)
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MILLER POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 BORN: Dec. 14, 1984, in Barrington, Ill. HOMETOWN: Barrington, Ill. PREVIOUS CLUB: Halmstads BK (Sweden) COLLEGE: Notre Dame
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Miller returns to MLS after four seasons in Sweden’s top leagues, including three with Halmstads BK, where he helped the club regain promotion into the country’s top flight in 2012. Originally drafted by the Columbus Crew in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, Miller played two seasons in MLS before taking his career abroad, signing with Swedish side Ljungskile SK in 2009. In total, he played 87 matches during his four seasons in Sweden with Ljungskile SK (2009) and Halmstads BK (2010-12), and his play earned him a call into camp with the U.S. National Team in 2011. 2012: Started all 30 league games for Halmstads BK in the Superettan (second division), and helped the club regain promotion to Sweden’s top flight, the Allsvenskan … Halmstads BK finished third in the Superettan table and defeated GIF Sundsvall in the promotional playoff in order to secure its return to the first division … Was tied for the team lead and third in the league with a career-high eight assists, four of which came in a two-game span … Assisted on the first and fourth goals of a 5-2 victory against IFK Värnamo on June 16 … Notched two more assists in the next match five days later, aiding in a 3-1 win over Assyriska FF on June 21 … Started both legs of the promotional playoff against GIF Sundsvall, which Halmstads BK won 6-4 on aggregate … Recorded an assist in Leg 1, setting up a 62nd-minute goal in a 3-0 victory on Nov. 10 … Made an appearance in a 5-2 win against Ronneby BK in a Svenska Cupen match, playing 13 minutes as a sub. 2011: Made 17 appearances (12 starts) during his second season with Halmstads BK in the Allsvenskan … Aided in consecutive shutouts against Syrianska FC on June 11 and Örebro SK on June 18; both matches ended in scoreless draws … Played in two Svenska Cupen matches, logging 37 minutes as a substitute in a 4-1 victory again Karlstad BK on May 18 and starting in a 3-0 loss to Malmö FF in the Round of 16 on May 29 … Halmstads BK finished 16th in the Allsvenskan with a 3-22-5 record and was relegated to the Superettan (second division). 2010: Signed with top-flight club Halmstads BK and became a regular starter for the side, playing in 26 league matches in Sweden’s Allsvenskan (first division) … Contributed to nine shutouts over the course of the season … Started and played 90 minutes of a 1-0 loss to Ängelholms FF in a Svenska Cupen fixture May 18, 2010. 2009: Started the season with D.C. United, but joined Swedish club Ljungskile SK in July … Made his Ljungskile SK debut July 26, 2009, starting and contributing an assist
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in a 3-2 win over Qviding FIF … Started 12 league games in Sweden’s Superettan and recorded two assists … Assisted on the opening goal of a 3-0 win over Falkenbergs FF on Sept. 27, 2009 … Played the full 90 minutes in all but one of his league appearances. 2008: Selected in the third round (No. 31 overall) by the Columbus Crew in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft … Played in seven MLS Reserve Division matches for the Crew Reserves … Was claimed off waivers by D.C. United on Sept. 15, 2008 … Made three appearances in 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League play for United … Entered as an 83rd-minute substitute against Mexico’s Cruz Azul on Oct. 1, 2008, and started in a 2-2 road draw against Saprissa (Oct. 9, 2008) and a 2-0 road loss to Cruz Azul (Oct. 21, 2008). INTERNATIONAL: Was one of 24 players called into camp with the U.S. National Team by former head coach Bob Bradley in January 2011 ahead of a friendly against Chile at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. COLLEGE: Had a standout collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame from 2003-07 … Compiled a careerbest six goals and 15 points in 24 games as a senior in 2007, and led the Fighting Irish to a No. 9 national ranking and the BIG EAST tournament finals … Received numerous accolades following his senior campaign, including NSCAA All-America second-team honors, second team Academic All-America honors from ESPN The Magazine and CoSIDA, All-BIG EAST first-team accolades and was named to the All-BIG EAST Championship Team … Named to the Mike Berticelli Memorial All-Tournament Team as a junior in 2006 as well as to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for his play during the tournament, contributing to a pair of shutouts … Helped lead Notre Dame to the third round of the 2006 NCAA tournament, and recorded an assist in a 2-0 win over Western Illinois in the first round … During his freshman season in 2004, started all 19 games and was a key member of the Fighting Irish defense that posted 12 shutouts and allowed just nine goals that season … Missed most of his first collegiate season in 2003 after sustaining a knee injury in the third game of the season … Was a four-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star (2004-07) … In total, played in 91 collegiate matches, recording seven goals and 11 assists at Notre Dame … Finished his collegiate career starting 86 consecutive matches – the second-longest consecutive starting streak in program history. PERSONAL: Graduated from Notre Dame in 2007 with a
RYAN
MILLER degree in accounting … His father, Roger, ran track at Gettysburg College … Finished his prep career at Barrington High School fourth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 36 goals and 28 assists … Was a two-year regional ODP member and played five years on the Illinois state ODP squad.
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2008 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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HANYER
MOSQUERA
33
POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175 BORN: Jan. 15, 1987, in Istmina, Colombia HOMETOWN: Istmina, Colombia PREVIOUS CLUB: Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros (Colombia) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Signed by the Timbers on Jan. 17, 2012, Mosquera joined the club after playing six seasons in Colombia’s top leagues. He spent most of those in the Liga Postobón (first division), splitting time between Corporación Deportes Quindío (2007-10) and Club Deportivo La Equidad Seguros (2010-11). In total, Mosquera appeared in 127 matches and scored six goals in Colombia’s top flight. 2012: Started 25 of his 26 appearances in his first season with the Timbers ... Made his club debut on the road in a 1-1 draw March 17 at FC Dallas ... Earned honorable mention on MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in Week 2 ... Was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week in Week 6 for his efforts against the LA Galaxy on April 14 ... Registered his first MLS assist May 20 in a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire, helping set up the go-ahead goal by Eric Brunner ... Started and played all 90 minutes in eight straight matches April 14 through June 17 ... Was in the Starting XI for each of the Timbers’ five shutouts during the 2012 campaign. 2011: Played in 34 matches, scored two goals and aided in 10 shutouts during league play for La Equidad … Anchored La Equidad’s backline during the Apertura campaign, starting 22 games and contributing to nine clean sheets … Started six matches during the Apertura playoffs and scored the equalizer in a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the quarterfinal series against Envigado … Helped La Equidad reach the Apertura finals, eventually falling to Atlético Nacional on penalty kicks … Scored his second goal of the season during the Clausura season, netting the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Tolima on Nov. 23 … In the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, played in four games and tallied the gamewinning goal in an opening-round match against Peruvian side Juan Aurich on Aug. 18. 2010: Split the year between Quindío and La Equidad … Made 15 appearances for Quindío during the Apertura tournament and scored a goal … Joined La Equidad in June and played in 19 games … La Equidad finished in seventh place and qualified for the Clausura playoffs … Helped the club advance to the semifinals of the 2010 Copa Colombia
tournament and qualify for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana – one of the elite club tournaments in South America … In total, appeared in 80 games and scored four goals over parts of four seasons with Quindío. 2009: Played 18 games during his second full season with Quindío … Set a career high, scoring two goals during the season … Quindío nearly qualified for the Apertura playoffs, missing out by three points … Aided in the club’s run to the quarterfinal of the 2009 Copa Colombia tournament, bowing out to Junior on penalty kicks. 2008: Saw time in 26 games during the season for Quindío and scored a goal … Was part of Quindío’s squad that qualified for the Apertura postseason, finishing eighth in the table with a 6-5-7 record. 2007: Made the move to Colombia’s top flight midway through the season, joining Quindío for the Clausura campaign … Played in 17 games during the second phase of the season as Quindío missed out on the postseason by two points … Started the season with second-division club Centauros Villavicencio, helping the club reach the playoffs with a fourth-place finish in Group B. 2006: Played his first professional season at age 19 with Corporación Deportiva Centauros Villavicencio of Colombia’s second division … Was part of Centauros top-ranked defense in 2006, in which the backline finished the Torneo Postobón’s Clausura campaign tied for the fewest goals allowed, conceding just 17 goals in 18 games … Finished the Clausura tournament a top Group A and qualified for the postseason with a record of 9-2-7. PERSONAL: He and his family help organize a local soccer tournament in his hometown of Istmina, Colombia, for high school-aged kids ... In 2012, he helped outfit two teams Amigos de Hanyer Los Verdes and Amigos de Hanyer Los Rojos - with Timbers kits.
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GS MIN G
A
P
2012 Portland
26 25 2092 0
1
1
CAREER
26 25 2092 0 1 1 8 0 25 11 4 0
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FS
C
E
0 25 11
FC
4
0
HANYER
MOSQUERA MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 1 1 90 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Chivas USA 2 2 180 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Colorado Rapids 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Columbus Crew 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.C. United 1 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Dallas 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 Houston Dynamo 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 LA Galaxy 3 3 270 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 Montreal Impact 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 New England Revolution 1 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Real Salt Lake 2 1 105 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Toronto FC 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 3 228 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E March 2 2 114 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 April 3 3 270 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 May 4 4 360 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 June 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 July 5 4 375 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 August 5 5 450 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 1 0 September 5 5 385 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 October 1 1 48 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 0 Assists 1 (May 20, 2012; POR vs. CHI) Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, 2x (Last: Sept. 15, 2012; POR vs. SEA) Fouls Committed 3 (July 21, 2012; POR at DAL) Fouls Suffered 2, 2x (Last: Aug. 15, 2012; POR at TOR)
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DARLINGTON
NAGBE
POSITION: Midfielder/Forward HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 165 BORN: July 19, 1990, in Monrovia, Liberia HOMETOWN: Lakewood, Ohio PREVIOUS CLUB: Akron (NCAA) COLLEGE: Akron
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS The 2010 Hermann Trophy winner, Nagbe was selected No. 2 overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by the Timbers after a standout collegiate career at the University of Akron. He has played in more than 60 matches over his first two MLS seasons and was one of Portland’s leading scorers in 2012. 2012: Set career highs in games played (33), starts (31), minutes played (2,777) and goals (6) in his second MLS season ... Finished second on the team in goals scored ... Scored his first goal of the season, a game-tying strike, in a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas on March 17, becoming just the third Timbers MLS player to score as a substitute ... Notched the first multiple-goal performance in a 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake March 31 at JELD-WEN Field ... His second goal against RSL in the 65th minute was a finalist (top four) for the 2012 MLS AT&T Goal of the Year ... Won MLS Goal of the Week for Week 4 ... Named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 4 ... Scored three of his six goals on the season on the road ... Tallied the equalizer in the 82nd minute of a 2-2 draw at Toronto FC on Aug. 15 ... Became the first player in the club’s MLS history to score in three straight matches - Aug. 15 at Toronto FC, Aug. 19 at New York and Aug. 25 vs. Vancouver ... Had a four-game point streak (3g, 1a), the longest by a Timbers player in 2012, from Aug. 15-31 ... Assisted on the game-winning goal by Bright Dike in a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids on Sept. 5 ... Earned honorable mention on the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week in Weeks 24 and 25 ... Became the youngest player to appear in 50 games for the MLS Timbers on Aug. 15 at 22 years, 27 days ... Was featured in an episode of MLS 36, a documentary-style show, on NBC Sports Network during the season. 2011: Made his professional and MLS debut April 2, coming on as a second-half sub in a 1-1 draw at New England ... In total, made 28 appearances (21 starts) in his rookie campaign ... Scored his first professional goal July 2 against Sporting Kansas City, driving a shot into the top left corner after juggling twice off a deflected free kick ... His first career strike was voted the 2011 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year at season’s end, won MLSsoccer.com Goal of the Week honors (Week 16), was named one of the Top Plays on ESPN’s SportsCenter that night and within days surpassed one million views on YouTube.com ... It was also named the Timbers’ Play of the Year ... Was listed at No. 10 on MLSsoccer.com’s 24-Under-24, identifying the league’s top players under the age of 24 ... Recorded points in back-to-back matches for the first time with a goal Sept.
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16 against New England and an assist Sept. 21 against San Jose ... Played in four matches for the Timbers Reserves, recording two goals and an assist in MLS Reserve League play ... Recorded a brace, including the equalizer in second-half stoppage time, in a 3-3 draw against the LA Galaxy Reserves Sept. 1. COLLEGE: Compiled 19 goals and 19 assists in 73 matches during three collegiate seasons at the University of Akron ... Led Akron to the school’s first team national championship in any sport in 2010, defeating the University of Louisville 1-0 in the NCAA Men’s College Cup final ... Recorded seven goals and 13 assists in 25 games during his junior season in 2010 and won the Hermann Trophy, considered the most prestigious honor in intercollegiate soccer and the official National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Player of the Year award for Division I ... Was a two-time NSCAA All-American, including first-team honors in 2010 ... Was a three-time Mid-American Conference first-team selection ... Named the MAC Player of the Year and honored on the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament team following his junior season ... Helped the Zips win three straight MAC Tournament titles (2008-10) ... Tallied a career-high 10 goals in 25 games as a sophomore in 2009, leading the Zips to the College Cup finals ... Selected to the Soccer America MVP Second Team and named to the AllGreat Lakes Region First Team in 2009 ... Voted the All-MAC Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2008 ... Appeared in all 23 games during his freshman season ... During his time on campus, aided in a 39-game unbeaten streak at home for the Zips (38-0-1) from 2008-10. PERSONAL: Pronounced “NAG-bee” ... Married wife, Felicia, on Dec. 15, 2012 ... Father, Joe, is a former captain of the Liberian National Team ... Was rated the No. 21 recruit in the nation out of St. Edwards High School (Ohio) by Rise Magazine prior to arriving at Akron ... Was a member of the Region II ODP team, a 2007 adidas ESP All-Star and a member of the Ohio North ODP team during his prep career ... A member of the U.S. U-15 National Team pool in 2004.
DARLINGTON
NAGBE
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
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GS MIN G
A
P
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2011 Portland
28
21 1651
3
7
30
2012 Portland
33 31 2777 6 1 13 50 16 16 46 0 0
CAREER
61 52 4428 8 4 20 80 26 24 88 0 0
2
10
FC
FS
C
E
8
42
0
0
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 3 2 146 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 Chivas USA 5 3 270 0 0 0 7 1 0 6 0 0 Colorado Rapids 4 4 332 0 1 1 7 1 2 5 0 0 Columbus Crew 3 3 214 0 0 0 8 1 1 5 0 0 FC Dallas 4 2 205 1 0 2 4 2 2 4 0 0 D.C. United 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Houston Dynamo 3 3 253 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 3 3 227 1 0 2 4 1 0 5 0 0 LA Galaxy 5 4 385 0 1 1 4 2 1 10 0 0 Montreal Impact 1 1 90 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 New England Revolution 3 2 204 1 0 2 7 3 3 2 0 0 New York Red Bulls 3 3 238 1 0 2 4 2 0 6 0 0 Philadelphia Union 3 1 89 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 Real Salt Lake 4 4 352 2 0 4 5 3 2 12 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes 5 5 419 0 1 1 7 1 2 8 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 5 5 383 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 0 0 Toronto FC 2 2 172 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 5 359 1 0 2 6 1 4 8 0 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E March 4 2 249 3 0 6 7 5 2 5 0 0 April 9 5 528 0 0 0 7 3 1 14 0 0 May 7 7 500 0 0 0 10 2 3 10 0 0 June 7 6 483 0 0 0 6 1 2 13 0 0 July 10 10 795 1 0 2 18 5 4 15 0 0 August 10 9 736 3 3 9 15 6 6 13 0 0 September 9 8 699 1 1 3 12 4 4 10 0 0 October 5 5 438 0 0 0 5 0 2 8 0 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 2 (March 31, 2012; POR vs. RSL) Assists 1, 4x (Last: Aug. 31, 2012; POR vs. COL) Shots on Goal 3 (March 31, 2012; POR vs. RSL) Shots 5 (Sept. 16, 2011; POR vs. NE) Fouls Committed 3 (July 16, 2011; POR at CHI) Fouls Suffered 6 (July 7, 2012; POR at RSL)
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MICHAEL
NANCHOFF POSITION: Midfielder HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 150 BORN: Sept. 24, 1988, in North Royalton, Ohio HOMETOWN: North Royalton, Ohio PREVIOUS CLUB: Vancouver Whitecaps FC COLLEGE: Akron
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Nanchoff joins the Timbers in 2013 after playing his first two professional seasons in MLS with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He was selected No. 8 overall as a member of Generation adidas by Vancouver in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft after a standout collegiate career at the University of Akron. Nanchoff helped the Zips make back-to-back NCAA College Cup finals appearances (2009-10) and win the national championship in 2010. 2012: Played in nine regular-season matches with Vancouver Whitecaps FC … Made five of his nine league appearances on the road … Started match at Chicago on July 14, playing 59 minutes of a 1-0 loss … Started eight games for the Whitecaps FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League, playing 656 minutes and logging two assists … Assisted on a goal by Darren Mattocks in a 2-1 win over the Portland Timbers Reserves on May 27 … Assisted on a strike by Carlyle Mitchell in a 2-1 victory against Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on June 1. 2011: Selected No. 8 overall by Vancouver in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft as a member of Generation adidas … Missed the first months of the season due to a groin injury and made his MLS debut June 19 as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 away defeat to Real Salt Lake … Made five regular-season appearances in total during his rookie campaign … Earned his first MLS start July 9 in a 2-1 road loss to the Colorado Rapids … Started seven MLS Reserve League games for the Whitecaps FC Reserves, registering one goal and two assists … Tallied the opening goal in a 2-1 win over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves, helping Vancouver record its first MLS Reserve League victory Aug. 9 … Assisted on two goals by Omar Salgado, including the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes Reserves on Sept. 6 … While recovering from injury, made four appearances with the Whitecaps FC Residency in the Premier Development League (PDL), notching one goal and one assist … Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win for the Residency against the Abbotsford Mariners on May 29. 2006-09: Played four seasons with the Cleveland Internationals of the PDL between college seasons … In total, appeared in 38 matches, logging 3,209 minutes and recording seven goals and 10 assists with the Internationals … Recorded assists on a pair of goals scored by former college teammate and current Timbers teammate Darlington Nagbe in a 3-2 loss to the Indiana Invaders on July 29, 2009 … Named to the PDL’s All-Central Confer-
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ence Team in 2008 after registering 17 points on six goals and five assists that season and leading Cleveland to the postseason … Had a one-goal, two-assist performance in a 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Kings on June 27, 2008 … Was coached by his father, George, during each of his four seasons with the team. COLLEGE: Had a standout collegiate career at the University of Akron, playing three seasons for the Zips … Was a key contributor in Akron’s back-to-back NCAA College Cup final appearances in 2009 and 2010 and helped the Zips win the national championship in 2010 … Recorded nine goals and nine assists in 25 games during his final collegiate season in 2010, garnering All-Mid-American Conference first-team, NSCAA All-Great Lakes second-team and NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team honors … Assisted on Akron’s match-winning goal in the NCAA College Cup semifinal win over University of Michigan on Dec. 10, 2010 … Named to the All-MAC first team and ranked among the nation’s leaders with 11 assists as a redshirt sophomore in 2009 … Tied an Akron record with four assists in one match, contributing to a 6-0 win over Bowling Green State University on Sept. 26, 2009, and was subsequently named the Soccer America National Player of the Week … Finished among the Akron’s top scorers in each of his final two seasons … Redshirted his sophomore season in 2008 … In total, played in 62 matches and recorded 15 goals and 22 assists during his collegiate career with the Zips … Helped lead the Zips to three MAC tournament championships (2007, 2009-10) and three NCAA tournament appearances … Was one of an MLS-record five Akron players selected among the first eight picks of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. PERSONAL: Studied sport and exercise science while at Akron … Led Walsh Jesuit High School (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) to the Division II state championship as a senior in 2006, and was named an NSCAA All-American, to the All-Ohio First Team and the Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Year that season … Product of a soccer family, father, George, and uncle, Louie, were All-Americans at the University of Akron in the 1970s and went on to play professionally in the original North American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League … Both relatives each earned 10 caps and scored one goal with the U.S. National Team during their playing careers.
MICHAEL
NANCHOFF MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
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FC
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2011 Vancouver 5 1 137 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2012 Vancouver 9 1 145 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 CAREER
14 2 282 0 0 0 4 0 5 2 1 0
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 1 1 59 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Chivas USA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado Rapids 2 1 95 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Columbus Crew 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Dallas 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Houston Dynamo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LA Galaxy 4 0 55 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Real Salt Lake 1 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Toronto FC 1 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 MONTH GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E June 4 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 July 7 2 209 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 August 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 September 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 October 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 4x (Last: July 18, 2012 vs. LA) Fouls Committed 2, July 9, 2011 at Colorado Fouls Suffered 1, 2x (Last: Sept. 1, 2012 at LA)
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FREDERIC
PIQUIONNE POSITION: Forward HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 170 BORN: Dec. 8, 1978, in Noum a, New Caledonia HOMETOWN: Noum a, New Caledonia PREVIOUS CLUB: West Ham United (England) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Piquionne joins the Timbers after playing the last three seasons in England, including the last two as a member of West Ham United. His career includes eight seasons (2001-09) in France’s top-flight Ligue 1, playing in more than 200 matches and scoring more than 50 goals with clubs Rennes, Saint-Étienne, AS Monaco and Lyon. At the international level, Piquionne has one cap with the France National Team, but most recently represented Martinique during the 2012 Caribbean Cup. 2011-12: Played in 20 league games for West Ham United during the Championship (second division) season, recording two goals … Provided the game-winner in a 2-1 win against Coventry City for his first goal of the season Nov. 19, 2011 … Scored again two games latter, contributing to a 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough on Nov. 29, 2011 … Was sent out on loan to Championship side Doncaster Rovers, and started eight games for Doncaster from March 6 to April 7 … Netted a goal in his club debut with Doncaster, contributing to a 2-1 victory against Nottingham Forest on March 6, 2012 … Headed in a 4th-minute goal in a 3-1 loss to Birmingham City on March 30, 2012 … Returned to West Ham following his final match with Doncaster Rovers on April 7, 2012. 2010-11: Was signed by West Ham United and logged 41 appearances across all competitions … Finished the season ranked second among the club’s top goal-scorers with nine goals … Made 34 Premier League appearances (26 starts), recording six goals … Made his club debut Aug. 14, 2010, as a halftime substitute against Aston Villa … Tallied in back-to-back matches, scoring the game-winner in 1-0 victory against Tottenham on Sept. 25 and then the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Fulham on Oct. 2, 2010 … The goal against rival Tottenham was the 10,000th goal scored in Premier League with a Nike ball … Started three League Cup fixtures, scoring his first goal for West Ham in a 2-1 victory against Sunderland in the third round on Sept. 21, 2010 … Scored twice during FA Cup play … Found the back of the net in second-half stoppage time of a 2-0 win over Barnsley in the third round Jan. 8, 2011 … tallied the lone goal for West Ham in a 2-1 defeat to Stoke City in the sixth round March 13, 2011 … West Ham finished at the bottom of the Premier League table with a 7-19-12 record and were relegated to the Championship. 2009-10: Acquired by English Premier League club Portsmouth on a season-long loan from Lyon … Appeared in 45 matches across all competitions, recording 11 goals
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during the campaign … In league play, scored five goals in 34 matches, with his first Premier League goal coming in first-half stoppage time of a 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic on Oct. 31, 2009 … Was a key contributor for Portsmouth in the club’s run to the FA Cup final, appearing in seven games and scoring three goals … Was named the Player of the Round for the Sixth Round following a two-goal performance in a 2-0 win over Birmingham City on March 6, 2010 … Scored the game-winning goal in the 99th minute of a 2-0 overtime victory against Tottenham on April 11, 2010, to secure Portsmouth place in the cup final … Netted three goals in four League Cup games, including a brace in a 4-0 win in the Fourth Round over Stoke City. 2008-09: Was signed by Olympique Lyonnais on July 31, 2008 … Appeared in 19 league matches, scoring two goals … Scored his first goal for Lyon in his UEFA Champions League debut, leading the club to a comeback 2-2 draw against Italian side Fiorentina on Sept. 17, 2008 … Played in three Champions League fixtures as Lyon reached the Round of 16 … Scored Lyon’s lone goal – his first league goal with the club – in a 2-1 loss to FC Nantes on Dec. 6, 2008 … Netted an 81st-minute equalizer in a 2-2 draw against former club Monaco on April 12, 2009 … Lyon finished third in the table with a 20-7-11 record. 2007-08: Scored seven goals over 32 league matches during his lone full season with Monaco … Tallied five of those goals over the first seven matches of the campaign, contributing to a 4-1-2 start for the club … Notched the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win against Lille on Aug. 29, 2007 … The goal against Lille was the first of four gamewinning strikes he scored over the course of the season … Came on as a halftime substitute against Sochaux on Jan. 23, 2008, and scored the game-winner in the 78th minute, leading the club to a 1-0 victory … Also contributed two assists. 2006-07: Got off to a hot start for Saint-Étienne, recording five goals and three assists in the opening seven games of the season … Scored six goals in 18 games through the first half of the season before being loaned to AS Monaco during the January transfer window … Continued his scoring ways at Monaco, tallying five goals in 14 games through the remainder of the campaign … Found the back of the net in each of his first two matches with Monaco, one of which was the game-winner in a 2-1 victory against AJ Auxerre on Feb. 3, 2007 … Scored twice over the last three matches of the season, contributing to a 2-0 win
FREDERIC
PIQUIONNE May 26, 2007, against AS Nancy … In total, compiled 23 goals in 91 league appearances over three seasons with Saint-Étienne. 2005-06: Fully joined Saint-Etienne, and tallied six goals in 34 league matches … Helped lead the club to the third round of the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup, appearing in all four matches for Saint-Etienne and scoring one goal … Bagged both goals in a 2-0 win over FC Metz, scoring four minutes apart in the 27th and 31st minutes on Aug. 13, 2005 … Struck the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory against OGC Nice in the 7th minute on Sept. 10, 2005. 2004-05: Was loaned by Rennes to promoted Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne and made an impact, scoring 11 goals in 37 league games … Started all but one of his league appearances … Recorded three, two-goal performances during the season … Scored both goals of a 2-2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain on Aug. 29, 2004 … Contributed two goals to a 5-0 win over Caen on Dec. 11, 2004 … Helped secure a 3-0 victory over AC Ajaccio on March 16, 2005, with goals in the 63rd and 65th minutes. 2003-04: Made 31 appearances (20 starts) for Rennes and tallied five goals in league play … Struck the gamewinning goal in a 2-0 win over Le Mans on Sept. 27, 2003 … Three of his five goals were scored in matches in which the club lost … Scored the go-ahead goal in the 60th minute of an eventual 3-2 loss to Bastia on Dec. 3, 2003 … Found the opening goal of a 2-2 draw against Le Mans in the 13th minute on Feb. 28, 2004 … In total, recorded 18 goals in 83 Ligue 1 matches during his time with Rennes. 2002-03: Finished his second season with Rennes as the club’s leading goal scorer with 10 goals in 31 league matches … Ranked among the top scorers in the league … Recorded a hat trick in a 5-1 victory against Lille on Nov. 30, 2011 … Scored the club’s lone goal in consecutive matches against Marseille Aug. 24 and Bastia on Aug. 31 … Tallied in back-to-back matches against Bordeaux on April 5 and Le Havre AC on April 12. 2001-02: Made the move to Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes and played in 20 matches, scoring three goals in his first season in France’s top flight … Made four appearances during the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup, recording a brace in Leg 1 of the two-game, third-round series against Russian
club FC Synot on July 15, 2001 … Scored in the 85th and 90th minutes of the 5-0 victory … Made his Ligue 1 debut in the season opener July 28, 2001, in a loss to AJ Auxerre, entering the match as a substitute in the 70th minute … Notched his first Ligue 1 goal in a 3-1 loss to AS Monaco on Dec. 22, 2001, scoring in the 80th minute … Tallied the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Marseille on March 16, 2002, finding the back of the net in the 74th minute. 2000-01: After playing amateur club soccer in Martinique, signed his first professional contract with second-division French side Nîmes Olympique … Made eight league appearances, scoring two goals. INTERNATIONAL: Earned his first cap with the France National Team in a friendly against Austria on March 28, 2007 … Also appeared for France’s B National Team in a 1-0 win over Slovakia in August 2007 … Had his first taste of international football with the Martinique National Team in 2002 … He lived and played soccer on the Caribbean island prior to starting his professional playing career … Rejoined Martinique for the 2012 Caribbean Cup, helping lead the team to a top-four finish in the tournament and qualifying for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup … Played in all five matches and finished as one of the top goal-scorers in the tournament with two goals … Tallied the gamewinning goal in a 1-0 win against Cuba in the group state opener on Dec. 8, 2012 … Scored in the 10th minute of a 3-1 victory against French Guyana to secure Martinique’s place in the semifinals.
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RICHARDS
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POSITION: Forward HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 BORN: May 20, 1990, in Camas, Wash. HOMETOWN: Camas, Wash. PREVIOUS CLUB: Portland Timbers U-23s (PDL) COLLEGE: Washington
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Following three seasons with the Portland Timbers U-23s and a standout collegiate career at the University of Washington, Richards signed as the club’s first Homegrown Player on Jan. 4, 2012. Richards registered 26 goals and 12 assists in 37 games with the Timbers U-23s, becoming the team’s all-time leading scorer. He became the third player from the Timbers U-23s to sign with the Timbers first team. 2012: Appeared in six games in his rookie MLS season, starting two, while logging 201 minutes played ... Named the club’s 2012 Young Player of the Year ... Made his MLS debut on July 14, playing 45 minutes as a halftime sub against the LA Galaxy ... Handed his first MLS start against Chivas USA on July 28, recording four shots (one on goal) in 74 minutes of action, a performance that earned him MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week honorable mention for Week 21... Started and played 69 minutes of an exhibition vs. Aston Villa FC on July 24 ... Played 22 minutes as a sub against Spanish club Valencia CF on May 23 ... Came on as a 65th-minute sub in a U.S. Open Cup loss to Cal FC on May 30 ... Was the second-leading scorer for the Timbers Reserves with four goals in nine games (eight starts) ... Scored his fourth MLS Reserve League goal, the game-winner, in the Timbers Reserves’ Sept. 16 win over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves ... Scored his first goal of the MLS Reserve League season in a win over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves April 22. 2011: Recorded a standout season for the Timbers U-23s and was named the club’s 2011 Timbers U-23s Player of the Year … Led the team in scoring for a second straight season, finishing with 22 points in 14 matches … Logged a team-high six assists and shared the team lead in goals with eight … Was named the PDL Player of the Week in Week 3, scoring a hat trick in a 6-0 road victory over the Washington Crossfire on May 15 … Recorded a goal or an assist in each of the final seven matches of the regular season … At season’s end was selected to the PDL AllWestern Conference Team. 2010: Assembled an impressive second season with the Timbers U-23s in 2010, and led the team to its first PDL championship … Was instrumental in the Timbers U-23s becoming the league’s first undefeated champion, posting a perfect 20-0-0 record during the campaign … In 12 regular-season matches, scored a team-high 14 goals for the Timbers U-23s, ranking second among league leaders in goals scored … Following the regular season was named to the PDL All-League team, the PDL All-Western
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Conference Team, the league’s MVP and Rookie of the Year … Started all four playoff matches and scored two goals in the PDL finals and was named the 2010 PDL Championship finals MVP … Also contributed two assists during the season. 2009: Was a member of the inaugural Timbers U-23s roster … Was the team’s second-leading scorer with four goals and four assists … Played in 11 of the team’s 16 regular-season games. COLLEGE: Was consistently one of the Pac-10/Pac-12 Conference’s top scorers during his collegiate career at the University of Washington … Compiled 31 goals and 15 assists in 72 games for the Huskies, leading the team in scoring, goals and game-winning goals in each of his four seasons … Ranks among the school’s career leaders in both goals and points (77) … Was a four-time, all-conference honoree, including first-team nods as a junior (2010) and senior (2011) … As one of three captains in 2011, led the Huskies to a second-place finish in the Pac-12 and received a national ranking during the season … Left Washington as one of the most decorated student-athletes in men’s soccer, both on and off the field … Following his senior season (2011), was a first-team Capital One Academic All-American, selected as the 2011 Pac-12 Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and named to the All-West Region first team among his several postseason awards … Listed No. 11 in Top 100 upperclassmen and No. 56 in Top 100 Pro Prospects in 2011 by TopDrawerSoccer. com … Selected as a preseason candidate for the 2011 LOWE’s Senior CLASS award … Voted the Huskies’ Offensive MVP for 2010 following his junior campaign … 2010 accolades included a spot on the Pac-10 All-Academic first team and NSCAA All-Far West Region second team as well as third-team ESPN Academic All-America honors … Led the Pac-10 in shots in each of his first two collegiate seasons. PERSONAL: As a youth, played club soccer for Eastside Timbers, a Timbers-affiliated club in Gresham, Ore., and was a member of the Oregon ODP program … Attended Camas High School, where he won two state championships (2006, 2008) and was named Washington’s Gatorade Player of the Year following his senior prep season in 2008 … Is an avid collector of vinyl records.
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RICHARDS MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2012 Portland
6 2 201 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0
CAREER
6 2 201 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB Chivas USA D.C. United FC Dallas LA Galaxy San Jose
GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E 1 1 74 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MONTH July August September October
GP 3 1 1 1
GS MIN 1 135 1 61 0 1 0 4
G 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0
P 0 0 0 0
SH SOG 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
FC 0 0 0 0
FS 1 1 0 0
C 0 0 0 0
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1 (July 28, 2012; POR vs. CHV) Shots 4 (July 28, 2012; POR vs. CHV) Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, 2x (Last: Aug. 5, 2012; POR vs. DAL)
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E 0 0 0 0
DONOVAN
RICKETTS POSITION: Goalkeeper HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 210 BORN: July 6, 1977, in St. James, Jamaica HOMETOWN: Montego Bay, Jamaica PREVIOUS CLUB: Montreal Impact COLLEGE: University of the West Indies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Ricketts, a two-time MLS All-Star, joined the Timbers late in the 2012 campaign following a trade with the Montreal Impact. The 2010 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year helped lead the LA Galaxy to back-to-back Supporters’ Shields in 2010 and 2011 and MLS Cup appearances in 2009 and 2011. Ricketts has been a longtime member of the Jamaica National Team and has served as the country’s vice captain. 2012: Acquired by the Timbers in a trade with the Montreal Impact in exchange for goalkeeper Troy Perkins on Aug. 7 ... Played a total of 777 minutes in nine games (all starts), making 26 saves and finishing with a 1.51 goals-against average for the Timbers ... Made four saves against Colorado on Aug. 31 to earn his first shutout for the club in a 1-0 victory ... Recorded his second shutout as a member of the Timbers on Oct. 21, in a 1-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC ... The shutout performance helped the Timbers win the 2012 Cascadia Cup ... Made six saves to earn his first win with Portland against Vancouver on Aug. 25, a performance that saw him named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 25 ... Won MLS Save of the Week in Week 24 for his double-save on the road against New York on Aug. 19 ... Recorded four saves in a 2-2 draw at Toronto FC in his Timbers debut Aug. 15 … Played in 24 matches for Montreal prior to joining the Timbers, posting a 9-11-3 record, three shutouts and 58 saves … Earned back-toback shutouts in a 2-0 win over Portland on April 28 and a 2-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on May 5 … Was in goal for Montreal’s first win as an MLS franchise, a 2-1 victory over Canadian-rival Toronto FC at Olympic Stadium. 2011: Won the 2011 MLS Cup with the LA Galaxy… Played in 15 of the club’s 34 games, recording seven shutouts and had a 0.77 goals-against average… Playing time was limited due to injuries and various national team call ups, including the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup … Was acquired by the Montreal Impact in a trade on November 28, 2011, for allocation money. 2010: The MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and a member of the league’s Best XI, Ricketts was in goal for 29 of the Galaxy’s 30 regular season games and all three postseason games in 2010 … He set a club record with a 0.90 goals against average and tied a club record with 11 clean sheets as the Galaxy allowed just 26 regular-season goals, the lowest single season total in the club’s history ... Ricketts opened the year by going 311 minutes without allowing a goal, stretching his scoreless streak to 612
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minutes between the end of the 2009 season and the start of the 2010 campaign, the second-longest shutout streak in MLS history ... He kept a clean sheet in eight of his first 10 games of the year and did not allow more than one goal in a game until June 10, at New England ... He finished the year with 18 wins, which were the most in MLS and the most by a Galaxy goalkeeper since the abolishment of the shootout after the 1999 season … He recorded a win in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round against the Puerto Rico Islanders, giving LA their first win in the competition since 2003 … An MLS All-Star for the second straight season, Ricketts was the starting goalkeeper for MLS as they took on Manchester United at Reliant Stadium in Houston. 2009: The Galaxy’s Defender of the Year in 2009, he missed much of the preseason and the first two games of the regular season with various injuries before making his MLS debut on April 11 vs. Chivas USA ... He kept a clean sheet in that game, making five saves, and was named MLS Player of the Week ... That was his first of nine shutouts on the season, tying him for the second most shutouts In a single season by a Galaxy goalkeeper ... He earned his first win of the season on May 2 vs. New York, making one save in a 1-0 win ... His second win came on June 5 at Toronto FC when he made a season-high 10 saves ... He missed two games in July while with Jamaica at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but returned in time to play in a 3-1 win at New York on July 16, saving a Juan Pablo Angel penalty in second half stoppage time ... He played the first half of a friendly with AC Milan on July 19, allowing one goal ... One week later, Ricketts was forced to leave a 1-1 draw at Kansas City after suffering a hip injury ... He kept three consecutive clean sheets from Aug. 19-29 ... He allowed a season-high six goals vs. FC Dallas on Sept. 12, but then kept a clean sheet a week later vs. Toronto FC, making one save to become the first goalkeeper since 2006 to earn a shutout after allowing six goals in the previous game ... He earned his 10th win of the season in the regular season finale vs. San Jose on Oct. 24, making two saves in a 2-0 win ... In the postseason, Ricketts shut out Chivas USA in Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinal Series and Houston in the Western Conference Championship ... He made two saves during MLS Cup, but was forced to leave the game in the 66th minute with a broken hand. 2008: Ricketts returned to his original club, Village United,
DONOVAN
RICKETTS appearing in one game for the Jamaican National Premier League team before signing with the Galaxy in December. 2004-08: Ricketts joined Bradford City of England’s League One in July 2004 and appeared in four games during his first season before establishing himself as the club’s top goalkeeper ... He played in more than 100 games for the club before March 2008 … As the result of a discrepancy on his work permit, he was released by the club at the end of the 2007-08 season. 2004: Signed with Bolton Wanderers of the English Premier League in January, where he was joined by fellow Jamaican National Team player Ricardo Gardner ... However, he did not appear in any games for Bolton in his time at the Reebok Stadium, and he signed with Bradford in July. 2002-04: Began his professional career in Jamaica with Village United, one of the nation’s top clubs. INTERNATIONAL: A longtime member of the Jamaica National Team, Ricketts has served as the team’s vice captain
and accrued 89 caps for the Reggae Boyz since making his international debut in 2000 ... A member of Jamaica’s 1998 World Cup squad, he has featured in Jamaica’s qualifying bids for the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups and recently started in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on June 8, 2012 ... He featured in the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups and helped lead Jamaica to the Caribbean Championship in 2008. PERSONAL: Attended Cornwall College High School in Montego Bay, Jamaica; its the third-oldest high school in the county ... After high school played for team such as Waddadah and Village United in Jamaica before taking his career to England in 2004.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN
SH
SV
GA GAA SO PG PA
W L T
2009 LA Galaxy 26 26 2274 112 82 26 1.03 9 4 5 10 5 10 2010 LA Galaxy
29 29 2610 104 79 26 0.90 11 1 1 18 7 4
2011 LA Galaxy
15
2012 Montreal
24 24 2136 104 61 39 1.64 3 7 7 9 11 3
Portland
CAREER
15 1284
54
41
11 0.77
7
1
1
7
3
4
9 9 777 39 26 13 1.51 2 1 1 3 3 2 103 103 9081 413 289 115 1.14 32 14 15 47 29 23
MLS STATISTICS - PLAYOFFS YEAR CLUB 2009 LA Galaxy
GP
GS MIN
SH
SV
GA GAA SO PG PA
W L T
4 4 366 14 11 3 0.74 2 0 0 2 0 1
2010 LA Galaxy
3 3 270 17 13 4 0.33 1 0 0 2 1 0
CAREER
7 7 636 31 24 7 0.99 3 0 0 4 1 1
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DONOVAN
RICKETTS MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SO PG PA W L T Chicago Fire 6 6 535 17 10 6 1.01 1 0 0 3 1 2 Chivas USA 6 6 540 21 18 3 0.50 4 0 0 4 1 1 Colorado Rapids 7 7 606 30 22 9 1.34 3 1 1 3 2 1 Columbus Crew 6 6 540 28 20 7 1.17 1 1 1 3 2 1 FC Dallas 6 6 540 32 19 12 2.00 1 0 0 2 3 1 D.C. United 5 5 450 20 16 4 0.80 1 1 1 2 0 3 Houston Dynamo 8 8 720 23 14 9 1.13 4 0 0 5 2 1 Sporting Kansas City 6 6 479 21 14 7 1.32 2 2 2 1 2 2 LA Galaxy 1 1 90 6 5 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 1 New York Red Bulls 10 10 900 46 28 17 1.70 2 4 5 4 5 1 New England Revolution 5 5 450 19 13 4 0.80 2 1 1 4 1 0 Portland Timbers 2 2 180 10 10 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 0 0 Philadelphia Union 6 6 540 17 13 4 0.67 4 0 0 4 1 1 Real Salt Lake 5 5 450 21 12 7 1.40 0 2 2 1 3 1 San Jose Earthquakes 7 7 564 29 22 7 1.12 1 2 2 1 2 3 Seattle Sounders FC 7 7 597 27 19 8 1.21 1 0 0 3 2 1 Toronto FC 7 7 630 31 23 7 1.00 3 0 0 3 1 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 3 270 15 11 3 1.00 1 0 0 2 1 0 MONTH March April May June July August September October
GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SO PG PA W L T 5 5 450 26 15 10 2.00 1 2 2 1 3 1 17 17 1530 63 50 10 0.59 8 2 2 8 2 7 21 21 1866 78 58 16 0.77 9 3 3 10 2 8 12 12 1014 48 33 15 1.33 2 1 1 5 5 1 12 12 1019 51 32 19 1.68 0 3 4 6 4 1 14 14 1255 59 42 15 1.08 5 1 1 7 5 2 10 10 867 41 25 16 1.66 2 1 1 4 4 1 12 12 1080 47 34 14 1.17 5 1 1 6 4 2
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals Allowed 6 (Sept. 12, 2009; LA vs. FCD) Saves 10 (June 6, 2009; LA at TOR)
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SEBASTIçN
RINCîN
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POSITION: Forward HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170 BORN: Jan. 14, 1994, in Cali, Colombia HOMETOWN: Cali, Colombia PREVIOUS CLUB: Independiente Sante Fe (Colombia) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Rincón, a young playmaker, came up through the youth system of Colombian side Deportivo Cali and played youth club soccer in the United States before starting his professional career in 2010 at the age of 17, playing with the reserve team of Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe. He was acquired April 16, 2012, on loan from Club Atlético Atenas of Uruguay. 2012: Appeared in nine matches (6 starts) for the Timbers Reserves in the MLS Reserve League, logging one goal in 527 minutes of action ... Played the full 90 in four of his six starts for the Timbers Reserves, including the season finale, a 3-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC Reserves on Sept. 16 ... Scored in a 2-2 draw against the Chivas USA Reserves on June 18 ... Played with the first team in a friendly against EPL side Aston Villa FC, scoring the initial equalizer in the 76th minute of a 2-2 draw ... Also converted his penalty kick in the tiebreaker shootout, which AVFC won 5-4 ... Was included in the match-day roster for the regular-season finale against San Jose on Oct. 27, a friendly against Spanish club Valencia CF on May 23 and a U.S. Open Cup match May 30. CAREER: Started his professional career as a teenager in
2010 … Played for the reserve side of Colombian firstdivision club Independiente Santa Fe and trained with the first team, which featured current Timbers teammate Jose Valencia. YOUTH: Played in the youth system of top-flight Colombian club Deportivo Cali for two years, starting when he was 10 … Moved to Miami, Fla., and played at youth club Weston Fury … Scored two goals in the final to help Weston’s U-13 side win the Florida state title in 2007 … Was selected to participate in the Super Y League National ODP Camp on Nov. 8, 2007, as one of the top youth players in the United States … In 2008, was part of the Weston U-15 squad that captured the title at the Disney Soccer Showcase, defeating the Greensboro Youth Soccer 93 Dynamo 2-1 … Helped the Weston U-15 boys claim the KELME Cup in Naples, Fla., in January 2009. PERSONAL: Full name is Sebastián Rincón Lucumí … Is the son of recognized Colombian soccer player Freddy Rincón, who played in three World Cups for the Colombian National Team … During his playing career, Sebastián’s father also played for Santa Fe.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2012 Portland
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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MIKAEL
SILVESTRE
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POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 190 BORN: Aug. 9, 1977, in Chambray-l s-Tours, France HOMETOWN: Chambray-l s-Tours, France PREVIOUS CLUB: Werder Bremen (Germany) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS A 17-year veteran, Silvestre signed with the Timbers on Feb. 20, 2013. He has played at the highest levels in Europe during his career, including 11 seasons in England’s Premier league with Manchester United (1999-2008) and Arsenal (2008-10), winning five Premier League titles and the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League. He has 40 caps with the France National Team and played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Silvestre made 87 total appearances in the UEFA Champions League during his time in Europe. 2011-12: Appeared in just one league match with Werder Bremen as a result of a knee injury sustained in preseason ... Came on as a 29th-minute substitute against FC Kaiserslautern on Jan. 21, 2012, contributing to a shutout in a scoreless draw. 2010-11: Acquired by German club SV Werder Bremen on August 31, 2010 … Started all 26 league matches he played in for the Bundesliga side, recording one goal and one assist … Made his club debut Sept. 11, 2010, against German powerhouse Bayern Munich, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of the 0-0 draw… Tallied in the fifth minute of the season finale May 7, 2011, in a 2-0 win against eventual champion Borussia Dortmund … Also appeared in three UEFA Champions League group stage matches, including two starts … Started and played the full 90 minutes against Tottenham Hotspur on Sept. 14, 2010, and against his former club Internazionale Sept. 29, 2010. 2009-10: Made 12 appearances for Arsenal in Premier League action, including nine starts ... scored his only goal of the season in the 48th minute against Wigan Athletic on April 18, 2010, nearly one year to the date of his last Premier League goal … Appeared in three UEFA Champions League matches as well, including two starts … Came on as a half-time substitute in a group-stage match against Belgian side Standard Liège on November 24, 2009 ... Played the full 90 in a group-stage match against Olympiakos on Dec. 9, 2009 … Also started the second-leg of a Quarterfinal match against Barcelona ... Finished his time at Arsenal having played in 46 games, scoring three goals. 2008-09: Following nine seasons with Manchester United, in which he played 361 matches and scored 10 goals across all competitions, made the move to Premier League club Arsenal on Aug. 20, 2008 ... Appeared in 14 league games (12 starts), tallying two goals and one assist for Arsenal during the season … Made his club debut on Oct. 18, 2008 against Everton, starting at center back and making
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an instant impact by assisting on the 48th-minute equalizer by Samir Nasri ... Scored the Gunners’ opening goal in the 37th minute of a thrilling 4-4 draw against Tottenham Hotspur on Oct. 29, 2008 … Scored the winning goal in the 71st minute of an eventual 4-1 win over Wigan Athletic April 11, 2009 … Also made six appearances during the Gunners’ run in the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League … Started in the Oct. 21, 2008, match against Turkish club Fenerbahçe, assisting on Alexandre Song’s 49th minute goal of the 5-2 win … Started and played the full 90 in the first leg of the semifinal matchup against former club Manchester United on April 29, 2009. 2007-08: Missed most of Manchester United’s season following a knee injury on Sept. 15, 2007, in a win over Everton … Returned to the pitch March 20, 2008, in a reserves match against Manchester City … Made his first start in seven months in a UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match against Roma on April 9, 2008 … Two of his six total appearances during the campaign came in UEFA Champions League play – the quarter final match against Roma and a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the semifinal on April 29, 2008 … United would go on to win the Champions League championship defeating Chelsea in a penalty-kick shootout … Opened the season by featuring in United’s shootout win over Chelsea to claim the 2007 Community Shield Aug. 5, 2007, at Wembley Stadium … Appeared in three league games early in the season, contributing to a consecutive Premier League championship for Manchester United. 2006-07: Played his eighth season with Manchester United … Scored against Watford in the third match of the season, leading the club to a 2-1 win … Was limited to just 21 total matches due to foot and shoulder injuries during the season … Started six of his 14 league appearances, contributing to United’s Premier League championship season – his fourth Premier League title … Played in two games in both the FA Cup and League Cup competitions … Saw time in three UEFA Champions League contests as Manchester United reached the semifinals. 2005-06: Saw action in 33 league games for Manchester United during the Premier League season, scoring one goal … Contributed to United clinching the 2005-06 League Cup, appearing in five games during the tournament … Also appeared in four FA Cup matches and played in three UEFA Champions League games during the campaign. 2004-05: In his fifth season with Manchester United, played in 35 league games, making 33 starts … Tallied two
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SILVESTRE goals on the season, both in league play … Contributed in United’s run to the 2004-05 FA Cup final, playing in four games during the competition; the club lost to Arsenal in a penalty-kick shootout … Made eight appearances in UEFA Champions League play, including two in the Round of 16 series against AC Milan … Started 45 of his 50 appearances across all competitions during the season. 2003-04: Was a staple on the backline for Manchester United, appearing in 34 league games (33 starts) … Helped United claim the 2003 Community Shield – a match contested between the previous season’s league and FA Cup champions – on Aug. 10, 2003, scoring the go-ahead goal in a 1-1 draw against Arsenal and United prevailed on PKs … Played in five matches and scored a goal in United’s run to the FA Cup title … Started in the final on May 22, 2004, contributing to a 3-0 shutout victory over Millwall … Additionally, appeared in six games during the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League … Scored his second Champions League goal against Panathinaikos in a 5-0 win Sept. 19, 2003, in group play … In total, scored a career-best three goals during the campaign across all competitions, playing 46 games. 2002-03: Started all 34 of his league appearances and scored a goal, helping Manchester United return to the top of the table and claim the Premier League title … United finished the campaign with a 25-5-8 record … Was a key part of the backline that allowed the fewest goals in the league (34) that season … Played in a career-high 54 matches across all competitions, including two FA Cup matches and five League Cup ties … For a second season, played in 13 UEFA Champions League matches contributing to Manchester United’s run to the competition’s quarterfinal – a high-scoring series against Real Madrid. 2001-02: Played in 35 league games in his third season with Manchester United … Featured in 13 UEFA Champions League matches, contributing to United’s run to the competition’s semifinal … Scored his first Champions League goal in the 38th minute of a 5-1 victory against FC Nantes on Feb. 26, 2002, at Old Trafford … Played in 51 total games during the campaign including two FA Cup fixtures. 2000-01: Started 25 of his 30 league appearances, as Manchester United won a second straight Premier League title, posting an impressive 22-3-2 record during the season and contributing to a defense that allowed a league-low 31 goals … Scored his first goal for United during the season … Also made a pair of FA Cup appearances and played in all 14 of the club’s UEFA Champions League games as United made a run to the 2000-01 UEFA Champions League quarterfinal … In total, made 47 (41 starts) appearances across all competitions. 1999-2000: Was transferred to English Premier League club Manchester United on Sept. 10, 1999 … Made his club debut the next day, featuring in a 3-2 win against Liverpool at Anfield … Made 31 league appearances over the course of the season as United claimed the first of five
Premier League championships during Silvestre’s tenure at the club … Helped Manchester United win the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, starting and playing 79 minutes in a 1-0 win over 1999 Copa Libertadores champion Palmeiras (Brazil) in a match held at National Stadium in Tokyo … Featured in two matches of the 2000 FIFA Club World Cup held in Rio de Janeiro, playing against Necaxa of Mexico on Jan. 6, 2000, and Brazilian side Vasco de Gama on Jan. 8, 2010 ... Additionally, made four appearances during the UEFA Champions League, contributing to United’s run to the quarterfinal of the competition. 1998-99: Joined Internazionale of Italy’s Serie A (first division) … Played in 18 league matches and scored one goal … Tallied a 90th minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Vicenza on Dec. 5, 1998 … Also made six UEFA Champions League appearances, helping the club reach the quarterfinals against Manchester United – the eventual tournament champion that season … Made his UEFA Champions League debut Sept. 16, 1998 in a 2-0 loss to Real Madrid during the Group Stage at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville, Spain. 1995-98: Made his professional debut with French Ligue 1 club Rennes in 1995 after coming up through the club’s youth ranks … Went on to make 49 appearances during his three seasons with the club. INTERNATIONAL: Has 40 caps with the France National Team, making his senior team debut Feb. 27, 2011, in a 1-0 win against Germany in a friendly … Has two international goals to his credit … Was a member of France’s teams that won the 2001 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cups … Featured in seven qualifiers leading up to the UEFA Euro 2004, and then played in four matches in during the tournament as France reached the quarterfinal against Greece … Played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, starting in a 2-0 win over Togo on June 23, 2006, during the group stage, helping France reach the final against Germany … Since his World Cup appearance, has been called up for friendlies against Uruguay in 2008 and Romania in 2011, but was an unused sub for both games … Played in 22 total friendlies with the France National Team … As a youth, was a key contributor in France winning the 1996 U-18 European Championship … Led the France U-20 National Team to the quarterfinal of the 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup, appearing in all five of the team’s matches during the tournament … Had 10 caps with the France U-21 National Team. PERSONAL: Operates his own rum business, called Rhum St. Barth, which he develops himself … He and his wife, Séverine, have three children.
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TUCKER-GANGNES POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 190 BORN: Oct. 3, 1989, in Seattle, Wash. HOMETOWN: Bainbridge Island, Wash. PREVIOUS CLUB: Univ. of Washington COLLEGE: Washington
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Tucker-Gangnes was selected by the Timbers with the No. 34 overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and was signed on Feb. 1, 2013. He was a two-year captain and a two-time All-Pac-12 selection during his collegiate career at the University of Washington. Tucker-Gangnes was a product of the Timbers U-23s, one of the team’s leaders in 2011. 2011: Started all 13 of his appearances for the Timbers U-23s during the Premier Development League season … Tallied two goals and logged 1,047 minutes … Ranked among team leaders in both games and minutes played that season … Named to the PDL Team of the Week in Week 8 after scoring a goal and contributing to a shutout in a 4-0 win over the Tacoma Tide on June 18 … Tallied the opening goal of a 3-3 draw against Washington Crossfire on June 25 … Was part of the 2011 squad that helped the U-23s qualify for their first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2012, by finishing the 2011 campaign with one of the top records in the Northwest Division. COLLEGE: A two-year captain and a two-time All-Pac-12 selection during his collegiate career at the University of Washington … Recorded 14 goals and nine assists over 72 games as a Husky … Played in 19 games, scoring seven goals as a senior in 2012, guiding the Huskies to the second round of the NCAA tournament … Anchored a Huskies backline that led the conference with nine
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shutouts during the regular season … Garnered several accolades as a senior and was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team, NSCAA All-Far West Region First Team, AllPac-12 Academic honorable mention and College Sports Madness Pac-12 First Team … Landed on the All-Pac-12 Second Team as a junior in 2011, starting all 18 games for the Huskies that season and was selected as a Pac-12 AllAcademic honorable mention … Selected as an All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2010 as a redshirt sophomore and earned his first of three conference all-academic honorable mention selections … Redshirted the 2009 season due to injury after ranking among team leaders in scoring (12 points) and assists (6) as a freshman in 2008 … Scored in his collegiate debut in the season opener against Farleigh Dickinson on Aug. 29, 2008. PERSONAL: Comes from an athletic family … Father, Larry, was a member of the USC crew team from 1961-63 … Cousin, Jed Weaver, played football at the University of Oregon and in the National Football League from 19992004 … Was a three-time All-Kitsap Team selection during his prep career at Bainbridge High School … Member of the Washington ODP pool from 2003-06 and served as the team’s captain from 2005-06 … Hobbies include music, sports and skim boarding.
JOSE
VALENCIA
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POSITION: Forward HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180 BORN: Dec. 18, 1991, in Bogot‡, Colombia HOMETOWN: Bogot‡, Colombia PREVIOUS CLUB: Independiente Santa Fe (Colombia) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Regarded as one of Colombia’s top young players, Valencia was acquired by the Timbers on Dec. 15, 2011. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 and played four seasons (2008-11) for Colombian first-division club Independiente Santa Fe. 2012: Missed a majority of the season after undergoing knee surgery on Feb. 6 to repair damaged cartilage in his left knee ... Made his club debut Sept. 16, playing 20 minutes as a second-half substitute for the Timbers Reserves ... Recorded a shot on goal in the match, a 3-2 win over the Seattle Sounders FC Reserves in the team’s MLS Reserve League season finale. 2011: Made 16 appearances for Santa Fe during the Liga Postobón season between multiple U-20 national team call-ups … Scored the equalizing goal against Once Caldas on Nov. 3; Santa Fe would ultimately lose that match, 2-1 … Helped the club to a fourth playoff appearance in four seasons after it finished fifth in the Clausura standings … Came on as a sub in both leg of Santa Fe’s quarterfinal series against Itagüí … Saw action in the second leg of the semifinal series against Once Caldas ... In total, made 38 total career appearances for Santa Fe before joining the Timbers. 2010: Aided in a successful season for Santa Fe, playing in three matches … Santa Fe finished third overall in the aggregate Liga Postobón table, which qualified the club for the 2011 Copa Sudamericana … Santa Fe reached the playoffs of the Clausura campaign and came within a point of reaching the finals. 2009: Saw action in 18 games in his second professional season for Santa Fe … The club finished the Clausura campaign in second place and made a playoff appearance … Santa Fe also claimed the 2009 Copa Colombia – a
tournament contested by 36 of Colombia’s top professional clubs – and subsequently qualified for the 2010 Copa Sudamericana. 2008: Signed with Colombian first-division club Independiente Santa Fe and made his professional debut at the age of 16, not long after graduating from high school … Appeared in one game during the season for Santa Fe, which finished the Liga Postobón’s Apertura campaign in third place … Also spent time with Colombian second-division side Juventud Soacha during his first professional season. INTERNATIONAL: Played for the Colombia U-20 National Team in 2011 … Called up for the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France … Played in a total of four games during the tournament, facing the U-20 sides for Portugal, Ivory Coast and Italy … Scored the decisive goal against Mexico in a 2-1 semifinal victory … Colombia went on to defeat France’s U-20 side in penalty kicks to win the tournament title … Was a key figure for Colombia in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was held in Colombia … Started all three group matches, leading Colombia to a perfect 3-0-0 record in group play … Scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win over Mali in group play to secure the team’s place in the knockout rounds … Colombia fell to Mexico in the Round of 16 … Played in all five of Colombia’s games during the tournament. PERSONAL: Nicknamed “El Trencito” (the Little Train), Valencia is the son of popular former Colombian international Adolfo Valencia, who played in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups … Adolfo Valencia, known as “El Tren” (the Train), had a 16-year professional career (1988-2004), which included stints with Santa Fe, Germany’s Bayern Munich, Spain’s Atlético Madrid and in MLS with the MetroStars from 2000-01.
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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DIEGO
VALERI POSITION: Midfielder HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 BORN: May 1, 1986, in Valentin Alsina, Argentina HOMETOWN: Lanus, Argentina PREVIOUS CLUB: Club Atletico Lanœs (Argentina) COLLEGE: n/a
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS A Designated Player, Valeri joins the Timbers on loan from Argentina’s Club Atlético Lanús; was acquired Jan. 9, 2013. He has played more than 150 matches and recorded 25 goals in Argentina’s Primera División since making his professional debut in 2003. He has competed in both the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana tournaments. Valeri, who has three caps with the Argentina National Team, spent the 2009-10 season with Portuguese side FC Porto and played in the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League and had a loan spell in Spain’s La Liga with UD Almería. 2012-13: Appeared in 16 league matches for Club Atlético Lanús, scoring two goals during the Inicial phase of Argentina’s Primera División … Tallied in the 87th minute of a 2-0 win over Boca Juniors on Sept. 23 … Scored in a 2-1 victory against San Martín on Nov. 15, finding the back of the net in the 32nd minute … Lanús finished the tournament in fourth place with a 10-5-4 (34pts) record. 2011-12: Played in 28 matches during the season for Lanús … Scored three goals during the Apertura campaign … Logged 75 minutes in the club’s First Stage match of the 2011 Copa Sudamericana against Godoy Cruz on Sept. 7, 2011 … Also played in all eight of the club’s games during the 2012 Copa Libertadores … Scored a goal in a 6-0 victory over Olimpia on April 3, 2012 … Lanús reached the Round of 16 before falling in a penalty-kick shootout to Brazil’s Vasco da Gama. 2010-11: Opened the season on loan to Spanish side UD Almería and played in nine La Liga matches … Returned to Argentina and captained Lanús to a second-place finish in the Clausura tournament with a record of 10-4-5 (35pts) … Started all 18 of his Primera División appearances and matched a career-best with eight goals … Notched four goals in three matches Feb. 14-26, 2011, including a brace in a 2-1 win over Quilmes on Feb. 26 … Tallied in consecutive matches leading to wins over Huracán (3-0) on May 30 and Independiente (2-1) on June 6. 2009-10: Spent the season with top-flight Portuguese club FC Porto … Made 12 league appearances (2 starts) in Portugal’s La Liga, contributing to a third-place finish in the table … Appeared in two UEFA Champions League fixtures, both group matches against Spain’s Atlético Madrid … Was a 90th-minute substitute in a 2-0 win on Sept. 30, 2009, and started in a 3-0 victory Dec. 8, 2009. 2008-09: Appeared in 27 league games for Lanús in the Primera División, registering two goals … Scored the opening goal of a 2-1 win over Colón SF on March 14, 2009
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… Contributed to a 5-1 victory over Independiente April 5, 2009, with a goal in the 12th minute … Played in four matches during the 2009 Copa Libertadores, recording one assist. 2007-08: Had a breakout season, scoring eight goals in 26 matches during league play for Lanús … Aided in Lanús winning its first Primera División championship with a firstplace finish in the Apertura tournament at 11-3-5 (38pts) … Recorded one goal and three assists over nine matches during the 2008 Copa Libertadores as Lanús reached the Round of 16 against Mexico’s Atlas … Lanús was the only club to go unbeaten (2-0-4) during the group stage of 2008 tournament. 2006-07: Started 14 of his 20 league appearances for Lanús, his fourth season with the club … Appeared in all four of the club’s matches during the 2007 Copa Sudamericana, playing 336 minutes and recording an assist as Lanús reach the tournament’s Round of 16. 2005-06: Made just seven league appearances during the season for Lanús … Scored his lone goal of the season Nov. 20, 2005, tallying the third goal of a 3-0 win over Colón SF … Also saw action in four of the club’s six matches during the 2006 Copa Sudamericana, scoring one goal … Lanús reached the tournament’s quarterfinal against Mexican club Pachuca. 2004-05: Played in 13 league matches for Lanús and scored his first professional goal. 2003-04: Began his professional career with his hometown club, Lanús, after spending time in its development system … Made his professional debut Sept. 27, 2003, at the age of 18 in a draw against Vélez Sarsfield and finished the season having played in three matches – all as a substitute. INTERNATIONAL: Has three caps (all starts) with the Argentina National Team … Earned his first cap March 16, 2011, playing the full 90 of a 4-1 victory in a friendly against Venezuela … Started and played 90 minutes of a friendly against Ecuador on April 20, 2011, which finished in a 2-2 draw … Featured in a 4-2 win over Paraguay on May 25, 2011, helping Argentina win the Copa Chaco – a friendly competition. PERSONAL: Enjoys reading in his free time, particularly spiritually books ... Parents own a shoe factory in Argentina ... He and his wife have a four-year-old daughter.
RODNEY
WALLACE
22
POSITION: Defender HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 BORN: June 17, 1988, in San Jose, Costa Rica HOMETOWN: Rockville, Md. PREVIOUS CLUB: D.C. United COLLEGE: Maryland
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Wallace enters his third season in Portland in 2013 after joining the club in a trade with D.C. United on Nov. 24, 2010. Originally a first-round selection (6th overall) of United in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, Wallace is a versatile player and can play as a defender or a midfielder. He made his international debut with the Costa Rica National Team in 2011. 2012: Made 19 appearances (14 starts) during his second season with the Timbers, recording one goal and one assist ... Netted the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Seattle on Sept. 15 at JELD-WEN Field, scoring from a Jack Jewsbury corner kick in the 78th minute ... Registered his first assist of the season on Sept. 19 in a 2-2 draw against San Jose ... Notched a point in back-to-back matches (Sept. 15 and 19) ... Made two appearances (both starts) for the Timbers Reserves, notching an assist on July 29 in a 4-2 win against Chivas USA. 2011: Registered two goals and two assists in 25 matches (22 starts) for the Timbers ... Became the first Timbers player to score in consecutive matches, when he tucked the ball away in the 55th minute of a 3-2 win over FC Dallas April 17 ... Scored in the home opener April 14 against Chicago, in which the Timbers won 4-2 ... Was named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for Week 5 after scoring in back-to-back games ... Started the first 19 matches of the season at left back ... Assisted Bright Dike’s goal Aug. 17 against Sporting KC ... Set up the opening goal by Kenny Cooper in a 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Oct. 19 ... Played in three games with the Timbers Reserves ... Logged a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win over the Chivas USA Reserves at JELD-WEN Field Sept. 27 ... Acquired by Portland in a trade with D.C. United Nov. 24, 2010. 2010: Started all 11 matches he played in for D.C. United, tallying 924 minutes and two assists before sustaining an injury that kept him out the remainder of the season. 2009: Started 25 of his 28 league games as a rookie for D.C. United, playing as both a defender and midfielder ... Recorded three goals and three assists during the regularseason and led the team with 3,117 minutes played across
all competitions ... Became one of the steadiest players on the squad, appearing in 38 games (30 starts) in all competitions during the campaign and logging a total of three goals and five assists ... A member of Generation adidas, was selected No. 6 overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United. INTERNATIONAL: Had a dramatic international debut on Sept. 2, 2011, scoring the game-winning goal for Costa Rica in a 1-0 win over the United States in a friendly at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. ... Has earned 12 caps for the Costa Rica National Team ... He featured in three 2014 World Cup qualifying matches for the Ticos in 2012, including two matches against Mexico (Sept. 7 and 11) as Costa Rica earned a spot to the final round of qualifying in 2013 ... Scored his second international goal with a left-footed strike in the 41st minute of a 2-0 win against Venezuela in a friendly on Dec. 23, 2011 ... Helped Costa Rica claim the 2013 Copa Centroamericana in January 2013, playing in all five matches and scoring a goal during the tournament ... Scored the game’s lone goal in a 1-0 win over El Salvador in the semifinal to clinch the Tico’s place in the final ... By winning the competition, Costa Rica qualified for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. COLLEGE: Enjoyed a standout collegiate career at the University of Maryland, leading the Terrapins to the 2008 NCAA national championship ... Started all 46 games he played in over two seasons at Maryland (2007-08) ... Recorded 10 goals and four assists in the college ranks ... Named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team as a sophomore (2008) after being selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team following his first collegiate season in 2007 ... Was the only first-year player to start all 21 games for the Terps in 2007 and finished the season second on the team in goals (7). PERSONAL: Born in San José, Costa Rica, he and his family moved to the United States when he was nine and settled in Rockville, Md ... Enjoys music and watching movies ... Lists Kaka as his favorite athlete while growing up ... Father was an agronomist at the University of Maryland.
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WALLACE MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
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FS
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2009 D.C. United
28 25 2265 3
3
9 29 11 52 11
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FC
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0
2010 D.C. United 11 11 924 0 2 2 4 1 11 11 2 0 2011 Portland
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2
2
6
19
1
3 25
6
29
14
9 23 10
6
0
3
0
2012 Portland
19 14 1224 1
CAREER
83 72 6386 6 8 20 77 27 115 46 19 0
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 7 6 547 1 0 2 7 1 11 6 0 0 Chivas USA 5 4 321 0 1 1 2 0 3 5 0 0 Colorado Rapids 7 4 364 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 Columbus Crew 5 5 442 0 0 0 7 5 9 3 0 0 D.C. United 3 3 259 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 FC Dallas 6 6 540 1 0 2 6 2 11 5 2 0 Houston Dynamo 3 3 240 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 Sporting Kansas City 7 7 630 1 2 4 4 2 7 2 0 0 LA Galaxy 4 3 275 0 1 1 4 3 8 0 3 0 NE Revolution 5 5 436 0 0 0 3 1 8 1 2 0 New York Red Bulls 5 4 359 1 0 2 6 1 14 4 2 0 Philadelphia Union 4 3 287 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 Real Salt Lake 7 6 495 0 0 0 9 2 9 2 2 0 San Jose Earthquakes 3 3 270 0 1 1 3 0 3 3 2 0 Seattle Sounders FC 6 6 540 2 0 4 9 3 9 2 1 0 Toronto FC 4 4 347 0 2 2 8 4 5 2 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 MONTH March April May June July August September October
GP 9 13 19 10 7 10 9 6
GS MIN 9 772 13 1108 18 1611 9 738 6 562 4 396 8 737 5 462
G 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0
A 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 1
P 1 6 6 0 0 1 5 1
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 6x (Last: Sept. 15, 2012 vs. SEA) Assists 2, May 9, 2009, DC vs. TOR Shots on Goal 3, May 5, 2012, POR vs. CLB Shots 4, 2x (Last: May 5, 2012 vs. CLB) Fouls Committed 6, June 4, 2009, DC vs. NY Fouls Suffered 3, 2x (Last: May 29, 2010, DC vs. CHV)
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SH SOG 10 4 9 4 17 6 12 2 4 2 6 3 12 6 7 0
FC 10 23 24 15 10 7 15 11
FS 5 7 13 6 7 3 3 2
C 3 5 3 2 1 1 3 1
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BEN
ZEMANSKI
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POSITION: Midfielder HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 150 BORN: May 12, 1988, in Akron, Ohio HOMETOWN: Akron, Ohio PREVIOUS CLUB: Chivas USA COLLEGE: Akron
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Zemanski was acquired in a preseason trade with Chivas USA on Feb. 13, 2013, in exchange for allocation money and the right of first refusal to defender Jonathan Bornstein. The midfielder made 72 appearances over three seasons with Chivas USA (2010-2012), tallying two goals and seven assists. 2012: Made 22 league appearances with Chivas USA, including 18 starts… Missed nearly two months from mid-April to mid-June due to a knee injury … Notched two assists, including one on the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on July 28 at JELD-WEN Field. 2011: Appeared in career-high 28 games for Chivas USA, making 23 starts … Finished sixth on the team in minutes played, logging 2,056 minutes … Tallied two goals and four assists for the Rojiblancos, both career-highs … Scored first MLS goal in the 84th minute of the season opener March 19, a 3-2 loss to Sporting Kansas City … Assisted on opening goal by Nick Labrocca in Chivas USA’s 3-0 win over FC Dallas April 30 … Came on as a second-half substitute in a July meeting against the San Jose Earthquakes and scored the game-winner in the 64th minute of a 2-0 win. 2010: Drafted in the third round (47th overall) by Chivas USA in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft … Appeared in 22 games,
including 17 starts as a rookie … Made first MLS appearance April 17, coming on as a substitute against Houston … Made his first MLS start the following week against San Jose, playing all 90 minutes … Notched first MLS assist in 3-1 win over Columbus on July 31. COLLEGE: Was a four-year starter at the University of Akron (2006-2009) under current Timbers head coach Caleb Porter … Played alongside current Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe from 2008-2009 … Tallied nine goals and 14 assists for the Zips … One of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in 2009 … Named to the all MidAmerican Conference Second Team as a junior and senior (2008-2009) … Named Zips Newcomer of the Year in 2006 … Helped lead the Zips to Mid-American Conference regular season titles as well as NCAA Tournament all four years at the school … Also helped team to three-straight conference tournament titles from 2007-2009 PERSONAL: Pronounced “Zuh-MAN-skee” … Attended Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio … Was named 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American … Also named to Division II AllOhio first team … … Majored in mechanical engineering at Akron … Comes from soccer family, as his father, Dan, played collegiately at North Carolina and Pittsburgh.
MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
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2010 Chivas USA
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3 27
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0
2011 Chivas USA
28 23 2056 2
4
8 22
5 30 25
6
0
2012 Chivas USA
22 18 1649 0
2
2 15
6 24 24
3
0
CAREER
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ZEMANSKI MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 3 2 193 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 0 Colorado Rapids 4 4 346 0 0 0 2 0 8 6 2 0 Columbus Crew 5 5 450 0 2 2 0 0 8 5 1 0 D.C. United 5 4 361 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 FC Dallas 6 3 319 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 0 0 Houston Dynamo 4 3 302 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 4 4 332 1 0 2 4 1 7 5 0 0 LA Galaxy 5 5 386 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 1 0 Montreal Impact 1 1 90 0 0 0 3 2 3 4 0 0 New England Revolution 4 3 254 0 1 1 4 1 7 1 2 0 New York Red Bulls 3 3 270 0 0 0 3 1 6 4 1 0 Philadelphia Union 2 1 95 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 Portland Timbers 5 5 420 0 1 1 3 0 7 3 1 0 Real Salt Lake 6 3 355 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes 4 2 189 1 0 2 4 1 1 4 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2 180 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 Toronto FC 4 4 360 0 1 1 5 3 5 1 1 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 4 346 0 0 0 5 1 2 5 0 0 MONTH March April May June July August September October
GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E 5 3 309 1 0 2 2 1 6 3 1 0 9 8 686 0 1 1 8 3 11 9 1 0 10 10 870 0 1 1 9 0 6 5 2 0 10 8 748 0 1 1 11 3 14 15 0 0 13 8 839 1 2 4 7 2 18 9 3 0 7 5 406 0 0 0 4 1 5 3 0 0 11 9 805 0 1 1 6 3 13 3 2 0 7 7 585 0 1 1 6 1 8 10 3 0
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, 2x (Last: July 6, 2011, CHV vs. SJ) Assists 1, 7x (Last: July 28, 2012, CHV at POR) Shots on Goal 2, June 20, 2012, CHV vs. MON Shots 3, 2x (Last: June 20, 2012, CHV vs. MON) Fouls Committed 4, 2x (Last July 18, 2012, CHV vs. POR) Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 20, 2012, CHV vs. COL
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ZIZZO POSITION: Midfielder HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 BORN: April 3, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. HOMETOWN: San Diego, Calif. PREVIOUS CLUB: Chivas USA COLLEGE: UCLA
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Zizzo was acquired by the Timbers through a trade with Chivas USA on Feb. 16, 2011, in exchange for allocation money. The attacking midfielder returned to the United States in 2010, joining Chivas USA via a weighted lottery after signing a contract with MLS. He started his professional career in 2007 with Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga after a two-year collegiate career at UCLA. 2012: Set MLS-career high marks in goals (1) and assists (4) while making 20 appearances (12 starts) during the season ... Started 10 of the final 11 matches of the season, including six straight matches from Aug. 15-Sept. 15 ... Recorded his first career goal in his 50th career match in a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC on Aug. 15 ... Earned his first multiple-assist performance with two assists in a 3-2 loss against New York on Aug. 19 ... Registered five points (1 goal, 3 assists) in a four-game span from Aug. 15-31 ... Was named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week twice, in Week 24 and Week 26 ... Made his 2012 debut on May 15 against Houston as a second-half sub ... Missed the first nine matches of the campaign while recovering from surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, which he sustained at the end of the 2011 season ... Made his first competitive appearance of the season March 27, playing 23 minutes in an MLS Reserve League game against San Jose. 2011: Ranked among team leaders in games played, with 30 appearances for the Timbers ... Made 10 consecutive starts from Aug. 3 to Sept. 21 ... Came off the bench in 15 of his first 17 appearances of the season ... Earned assists in back-to-back home matches, setting up Eddie Johnson’s goal against Toronto FC on July 30 and an Eric Brunner header on Aug. 3 against the LA Galaxy ... Scored his lone goal of the season in an exhibition win over Argentine side C.A. Independiente on July 26. ... Notched an assist in a friendly loss to EPL side West Bromwich Albion on July 20 ... Started and played 111 minutes in an overtime loss to San Jose in a U.S. Open Cup qualifying match May 3 ... Acquired by Portland in exchange for allocation money in a trade with Chivas USA on Feb. 16, 2011. 2010: Acquired by Chivas USA through a weighted lottery conducted by MLS on July 21, 2010 ... Played in 10 games (1 start) over the second half of the season, totaling 254 minutes and one assist ... His assist came in a 4-1 loss to Chicago on Oct. 23 at The Home Depot Center. 2009-10: Played one match for Hannover 96 ... Also played in seven games for Hannover 96 II, Hannover’s reserve
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team, and knocked in three goals ... Was sent on loan to German second-division club Fortuna Dusseldorf but returned to Hannover due to illness ... Suffered a seasonending knee injury in October 2009. 2008-09: Played five league matches and one DFB Cup match for Hannover 96 ... Made 17 appearances for Hannover 96 II, scoring one goal. 2007-08: Was signed by German Bundesliga (first division) club Hannover 96 in July 2007 ... Played two matches for the first team, including his professional debut on May 10, 2008, against Werder Bremen ... Also made 21 appearances for Hannover 96 II and scored four goals. INTERNATIONAL: Represented the United States at the U-18 and U-20 levels ... Participated in the Lisbon International Tournament and the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland with the U-18s in 2005 ... Suited up for the U.S. U-20 National Team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting all five of the team’s matches in the tournament and helping the team reach the quarterfinals ... Made his senior national team debut Aug. 22, 2007, in a friendly against Sweden. COLLEGE: Played two collegiate seasons at UCLA from 2005-06 ... Made an immediate impact as a freshman, compiling a goal and five assists in 20 games (16 starts) in 2005 ... Was included on All-Freshman teams by several publications, including Soccer America and College Soccer News ... Named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year ... In 2006, finished second on the team in scoring with seven goals and nine assists in 23 games (all starts) ... Led the Pac-10 in assists as a sophomore ... Among his many accolades, named to the NSCAA All-America second team and the All-Pac-10 first team ... Led the Bruins to the Pac-10 championship in 2005 and back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip to the 2006 College Cup finals. PERSONAL: Pronounced “ZEE-zoh” ... Lists former Manchester United forward Michael Owen as one of his favorite athletes ... Was also a four-year letterman in baseball at Patrick Henry High School ... Likes all types of music ... Enjoys playing video games ... Operated his own Italian foodcart, Zizzo’s FC, in downtown Portland for two years (2011-12).
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ZIZZO MLS STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON YEAR CLUB
GP
GS MIN G
A
P
SH SOG
FC
FS
C
E
2010 Chivas USA 10 1 254 0 1 1 4 2 1 8 0 0 2011 Portland
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14 1515
0
3
3
22
10
13
20
0
0
2012 Portland 20 12 1174 1 4 6 24 6 4 22 2 0 CAREER
60 27 2943 1 8 10 50 18 18 50 2 0
MLS CAREER STATISTICS CLUB GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG FC FS C E Chicago Fire 4 0 130 0 1 1 2 2 3 5 1 0 Chivas USA 3 2 180 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 Colorado Rapids 5 3 302 0 1 1 6 0 0 7 0 0 Columbus Crew 2 0 61 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 D.C. United 2 2 179 0 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 FC Dallas 3 0 59 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Houston Dynamo 3 2 165 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 3 1 90 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 LA Galaxy 5 1 145 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 New England Revolution 2 1 104 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 New York Red Bulls 3 1 153 0 2 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 Philadelphia Union 3 2 169 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 Real Salt Lake 2 1 98 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes 5 3 310 0 0 0 9 3 2 4 1 0 Seattle Sounders FC 6 2 233 0 0 0 5 2 1 8 0 0 Toronto FC 4 2 194 1 1 3 3 3 0 6 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 4 371 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 MONTH March April May June July August September October
GP 1 4 7 7 8 11 12 10
GS MIN 0 24 0 65 1 283 2 295 1 204 10 828 8 774 5 470
G 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1
P 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 1
REGULAR-SEASON GAME HIGHS: Goals 1, Aug. 15, 2012, POR at TOR Assists 2, Aug. 19, 2012, POR at NY Shots on Goal 2, 3x (Last: Aug. 15, 2012, POR at TOR) Shots 3, 4x (Last: Sept. 29, 2012, POR vs. DC) Fouls Committed 2, 3x (Last: May 20, 2012, POR vs. CHI) Fouls Suffered 4, May 20, 2012, POR vs. CHI
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SH SOG 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 5 4 16 7 14 2 9 3
FC 0 0 5 2 2 5 2 2
FS 0 0 7 7 4 13 13 6
C 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS HISTORY
2012 SEASON IN REVIEW
Front Row: Assistant Trainer June Morshita, Franck Songo’o, Diego Chara, Ian Hogg, Brent Richards, Kosuke Kimura, Charles Renken, Kalif Alhassan, Mike Fucito, Steven Smith, Darlington Nagbe, Freddie Braun, Equipment Manager Sam Younie Second Row: Assistant coach Sean McAuley, Goalkeeper Coach Mike Toshack, Director of Soccer Operations Nick Mansueto, Assistant Coach Amos Magee, General Manager/Interim Head Coach Gavin Wilkinson, Danny Mwanga, Rodney Wallace, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Ryan Kawulok, Eric Brunner, Kris Boyd, Jack Jewsbury, Bright Dike, Jose Valencia, Sebastián Rincón, Fitness Coach John Ireland, Assistant Coach Cameron Knowles, U-23s Head Coach Jim Rilatt, Assistant Trainer Joel Marick, Head Trainer Nik Wald Third Row: Hanyer Mosquera, Lovel Palmer, Chris Taylor, Steve Purdy, Joe Bendik, Donovan Ricketts, Jake Gleeson, Eric Alexander, David Horst, Futty Danso
2012 SEASON Final Record: 8-16-10, 34 points (Eighth, Western Conference) Riding high expectations in the club’s second season in Major League Soccer following several notable offseason acquisitions, the campaign kicked off on the right note in a 3-1 opening-night win against Philadelphia on national television and the team followed that up with a draw on the road against FC Dallas. The first two weeks of the season would turn out to be a bright spot in an otherwise tumultuous year. Struggling to find consistency in form, the team couldn’t capitalize on a good start, losing four straight and capturing just four points in the standings by the sixth week of the season. A brief four-game unbeaten streak during the month of May helped steady the club, but a loss in the U.S. Open Cup coupled with the team’s continued lack of results on the road precipitated a change in management as head coach John Spencer was relieved of his duties on July 9. General Manager Gavin Wilkinson assumed a bench role as interim head coach. Changes to the roster continued to develop during the season as the club swapped goalkeepers with Montreal, sending Troy Perkins to the Impact in exchange for Donovan Ricketts on Aug. 7. The Timbers also traded defender Mike Chabala to D.C. United in August. With qualification to the postseason out of the equation, the Timbers announced the hiring of University of Akron head coach Caleb Porter as the team’s new coach on Aug. 29. Porter, however, would see out his commitment to Akron and join the Timbers during the offseason. As the season began on a positive note, so too would it end with one as Portland earned a 1-0 win on the road against Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the penultimate game of the season, hoisting the Cascadia Cup trophy – the club’s first piece of silverware since joining MLS. Scottish striker Kris Boyd led the team with seven goals during the season. Darlington Nagbe, who played a team-high 2,777 minutes, followed with six goals and Bright Dike netted five in just 12 appearances. Midfielder Eric Alexander registered a team-high six assists during the season. Once again, the Timbers sold out all 17 home matches – even with JELD-WEN Field expanding capacity to 20,438 – pushing the club’s streak of home sellouts to 34 games.
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2012 SCHEDULE & RESULTS REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE March 12 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 15 May 20 May 26 June 17 June 24 June 30 July 3 July 7 July 14 July 18 July 21 July 28 Aug. 5 Aug. 15 Aug. 19 Aug. 25 Aug. 30 Sept. 5 Sept. 15 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 7 Oct. 21 Oct. 27
OPPONENT RESULT Philadelphia Union 3-1 W at FC Dallas 1-1 D at New England Revolution 0-1 L Real Salt Lake 2-3 L Chivas USA 1-2 L at LA Galaxy 1-3 L Sporting Kansas City 1-0 W at Montreal Impact 0-2 L Columbus Crew 0-0 D at Houston Dynamo 0-0 D Chicago Fire 2-1 W Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-1 D at LA Galaxy 0-1 L Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 W at Colorado Rapids 0-3 L San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 W at Real Salt Lake 0-3 L LA Galaxy 3-5 L at Chivas USA 0-1 L at FC Dallas 0-5 L Chivas USA 0-1 L FC Dallas 1-1 D at Toronto FC 2-2 D at New York Red Bulls 2-3 L Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 W Colorado Rapids 1-0 W at Colorado Rapids 0-3 L Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 D at San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 D at Real Salt Lake 1-2 L D.C. United 1-1 D at Seattle Sounders FC 0-3 L at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 W San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 D
RECORD GOALSCORER (GOALKEEPER) 1-0-0 (3pts) Jean-Baptiste 54, Boyd 66, Alhassan 76 (Perkins) 1-0-1 (4pts) Nagbe 51 (Perkins) 1-1-1 (4pts) (Perkins) 1-2-1 (4pts) Nagbe 49, 65 (Perkins) 1-3-1 (4pts) Boyd 16 (Perkins) 1-4-1 (4pts) Boyd 23 (Perkins) 2-4-1 (7pts) Own Goal 41 (Perkins) 2-5-1 (7pts) (Perkins/Bendik) 2-5-2 (8pts) (Perkins) 2-5-3 (9pts) (Perkins) 3-5-3 (12pts) Brunner 20, Own Goal 52 (Perkins) 3-5-4 (13pts) Boyd 67 (Perkins) 3-6-4 (13pts) (Perkins) 4-6-4 (16pts) Boyd 16, Horst 25 (Perkins) 4-7-4 (16pts) (Perkins) 5-7-4 (19pts) Mwanga 29, Jewsbury 59 (Perkins) 5-8-4 (19pts) (Perkins) 5-9-4 (19pts) Boyd 3, 70, Kimura 34 (Perkins) 5-10-4 (19pts) (Perkins) 5-11-4 (19pts) (Perkins) 5-12-4 (19pts) (Perkins) 5-11-5 (20pts) Jewsbury 79 (Perkins) 5-11-6 (21pts) Zizzo 21, Nagbe 82 (Ricketts) 5-13-6 (21pts) Dike 8, Nagbe 32 (Ricketts) 6-12-6 (24pts) Nagbe 41, Songo’o 55 (Ricketts) 7-12-6 (27pts) Dike 45 (Ricketts) 7-14-6 (27pts) (Ricketts) 7-13-7 (28pts) Wallace 78 (Ricketts/Bendik) 7-13-8 (29pts) Mwanga 45, 62 (Bendik) 7-15-8 (29pts) Dike 61 (Bendik) 7-14-9 (30pts) Dike 79 (Bendik) 7-16-9 (30pts) (Ricketts) 8-16-9 (33pts) Jewsbury 39 (Ricketts) 8-16-10 (34pts) Dike 67 (Ricketts)
REGULAR-SEASON RECORD: 8-16-10, 34 pts (Home: 7-4-6; Away: 1-12-4) RECORD IN ALL COMPETITIONS: 8-19-10 (Home: 7-7-6; Away: 1-12-4)
LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP DATE May 30
ROUND Third Round
OPPONENT Cal FC (USASA)
RESULT 0-1 L (OT)
GOALSCORER (GOALKEEPER) (Perkins)
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES DATE May 23 July 24
OPPONENT Valencia CF Aston Villa FC
COUNTRY Spain England
RESULT GOALSCORER (GOALKEEPER) 0-1 L (Perkins/Bendik) 2-2 D Rincón 76, Wallace 81 (Perkins/Bendik)
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2012 MLS STATISTICS REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E 9 F Kris Boyd 26 22 1893 7 1 15 63 28 33 12 28 0 4 0 6 M Darlington Nagbe 33 31 2777 6 1 13 50 16 16 46 6 0 0 0 19 F Bright Dike 12 9 896 5 0 10 29 12 16 16 8 0 0 0 13 M Jack Jewsbury 32 31 2765 3 4 10 35 10 36 35 1 55 5 0 8 M Franck Songo’o 27 21 1732 1 5 7 47 18 35 44 5 36 7 0 10 F Danny Mwanga* 18 7 740 3 0 6 13 5 12 6 6 0 0 0 7 M Sal Zizzo 20 12 1174 1 4 6 24 6 4 22 2 28 2 0 17 M Eric Alexander 24 14 1302 0 6 6 26 7 15 9 4 9 1 0 11 M Kalif Alhassan 16 10 827 1 2 4 19 6 5 21 1 9 1 0 15 D Kosuke Kimura* 17 16 1376 1 1 3 1 1 7 14 0 0 1 0 22 D Rodney Wallace 19 14 1224 1 1 3 25 9 23 10 1 0 3 0 12 D David Horst 21 20 1845 1 0 2 17 3 30 23 0 0 1 0 5 D Eric Brunner 13 10 924 1 0 2 8 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 35 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 5 4 426 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 D Steven Smith 22 22 1875 0 2 2 5 0 11 19 1 24 6 0 33 D Hanyer Mosquera 26 25 2092 0 1 1 8 0 25 11 1 0 4 0 28 M Freddie Braun 3 0 86 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 D Mike Chabala* 9 6 657 0 0 0 1 0 8 3 0 6 2 0 21 M Diego Chara 28 28 2473 0 0 0 9 2 72 38 3 0 10 1 98 D Futty Danso 10 9 853 0 0 0 5 2 5 9 0 0 2 0 2 F Mike Fucito* 12 3 398 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 6 1 0 0 14 M James Marcelin* 3 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 30 D Lovel Palmer 19 15 1331 0 0 0 15 2 12 5 0 0 4 1 15 F Jorge Perlaza* 10 6 490 0 0 0 7 2 5 7 12 0 0 0 25 D Steve Purdy 3 3 188 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 16 F Brent Richards 6 2 201 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 D Ian Hogg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D Ryan Kawulok 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 M Charles Renken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 F Sebastián Rincón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 D Chris Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 2 Team totals 34 34 3060 34 28 96 421 133 388 403 86 172 56 2 Opponent totals 34 34 3060 56 53 165 429 164 403 388 43 170 41 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jack Jewsbury 2, Franck Songo’o 1, David Horst 1, Bright Dike 1, Kris Boyd 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Franck Songo’o 2, Sal Zizzo 1 , Darlington Nagbe 1, Kalif Alhassan 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None NO POS GOALKEEPER 1 G Donovan Ricketts* 1 G Troy Perkins* 23 G Joe Bendik Team totals Opponent totals
GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L 9 9 777 39 26 13 1.51 2 1 1 3 3 22 22 1957 105 67 35 1.61 3 3 3 5 11 5 3 326 21 11 8 2.21 0 2 2 0 2
34 34 3060 164 103 56 1.65 5 6 6 8 16 10 34 34 3060 133 97 34 1.00 12 0 0 16 8 10
* Played with other MLS teams in 2012. Only Portland Timbers statistics listed here.
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2012 MLS TEAM STATISTICS & HONORS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING BREAKDOWN BY MIN. - HOME (17 games) MIN. 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL POR 1 5 4 5 5 4 24 Opp. 0 5 3 6 3 4 21
SCORING BREAKDOWN BY MIN. - ROAD (17 games) MIN. 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL POR 1 2 3 1 2 1 10 Opp. 2 9 4 3 7 9 35
STATISTICS BY HALF GOALS SCORED 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 16 18 34 Opponents 24 32 56
CORNER KICKS 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 78 93 172 Opponents 80 90 170
SHOTS 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 188 230 421 Opponents 200 230 430
OFFSIDES 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 39 47 86 Opponents 18 24 42
SHOTS ON GOAL 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 62 69 133 Opponents 69 96 165
YELLOW CARDS 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 20 35 56 Opponents 12 30 42
FOULS COMMITTED 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 185 202 388 Opponents 186 218 403
RED CARDS 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 0 2 2 Opponents 0 3 3
MISC. STATISTICS 2012 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Goals:............................ 2, 3x (Last: Mwanga, Sept. 19 at SJ) Assists:................................2, 3x (Last: Zizzo, Aug. 19 at NY) Points:........................... 4, 3x (Last: Mwanga, Sept. 19 at SJ) Shots:............................................ 7, Songo’o, Aug. 5 vs. DAL Shots on Goal:..................3, 7x (Last: Songo’o, Oct. 7 at SEA) Corners:........................ 7, 3x (Last: Jewsbury, Oct. 7 at SEA) Offsides:........................4, 2x (Last: Perlaza, April 28 at MON) Fouls Committed:...........................7, Songo’o, Sept. 19 at SJ Fouls Suffered:..............................5, Songo’o, Sept. 19 at SJ GOALKEEPERS Shots Faced:.................................10, Perkins, July 14 vs. LA Saves:........................................... 7, Perkins, May 15 at HOU Goals Allowed:............... 5, 2x (Last: Perkins, July 21 at DAL) 2012 MISC. STATS Quickest Goal Scored:........................Boyd, July 14 vs. LA (3) Quickest Goal Against:.............. Sene, March 24 at NE (0:29) 2012 LONGEST STREAKS Games with Goal:.................................. 3, Nagbe, Aug. 15-26 Games with Assist:......1, 28x (Last: Songo’o, Oct. 21 at VAN) Games with Point:................................. 4, Nagbe, Aug. 15-31 Games with a Shot:.......................16, Boyd, March 13-July 3 Games with Shot on Goal:.... 5, 2x (Last: Dike, Sept. 22-Oct. 27) Games with a Corner Kick:...6, 2x (Last: Jewsbury, Sept. 15-Oct. 21) Games with Offside:........................5, Dike, Sept. 22-Oct. 27 Games with Foul Committed:... 14, Chara, March 17-June 30 Games with Foul Suffered:.. 8, 2x (Last: Dike, Sept. 15-Oct. 27)
GWG Scored After 75’:................................................... None GWG Allowed After 75’:.Beckerman, March 31 vs. RSL (90+) ............................................... LaBrocca, April 7 vs. CHV (82) ....................................................Juninho, April 14 at LA (81) ................................................. Corradi, April 28 at MON (76) ..................................................... Pearce, Aug. 19 at NY (83) Equalizers Scored after 75’:... Jewsbury, Aug. 5 vs. DAL (79) .................................................... Nagbe, Aug. 15 at TOR (82) ............................................... Wallace, Sept. 15 vs. SEA (78) .................................................... Dike, Sept. 29 vs. DCU (79) Equalizers Allowed After 75’:...Steele, March 31 vs. RSL (89) .............................................. Mattocks, May 26 vs. VAN (84) ........................................Wondolowski, Sept. 19 at SJ (90+) Multi-Goal Games:.............Nagbe, March 31 vs. RSL (48, 65) ....................................................Boyd, July 14 vs. LA (3, 70) ............................................Mwanga, Sept. 19 at SJ (45, 62) Opp. Multi-Goal Games:....Saborio, July 7 at RSL (60, 62, 75) ...........................................Beckham, July 14 vs. LA (19, 24) ................................................Keane, July 14 vs. LA (28, 64) ..................................Wondolowski, Sept. 19 at SJ (73, 90+) Games with Caution:..... 3, 3x (Last: Songo’o, July 21-Aug. 5) Games with Ejection:.......... 1, 2x (Last: Chara, July 7 at RSL) Consecutive Starts:.................. 22, Perkins, March 12-Aug. 5 Consecutive Minutes:.1260, 2x (Last: Horst, July 21-Oct. 27) GOALKEEPERS Scoreless Streak (minutes):.....377, Perkins, April 21-May 20 Consecutive Shutouts:...........................2, Perkins, May 5-15 Consecutive Starts:.................. 22, Perkins, March 12-Aug. 5 Consecutive Minutes in Goal:....1260, Perkins, May 5-Aug. 5
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CATEGORICAL STATISTICS CATEGORY vs. Eastern: vs. Western: Day Games: Night Games: On Grass: On Turf: Pre-All-Star: Post-All-Star: Scoring First: Opponent Scoring First: One-Goal Games: Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half: Leading at 75’: Trailing at 75’: Tied at 75’: Outshooting Opponent: Outshot by Opponent: Shots Even: When Scoring 0 Goals: When Scoring 1 Goal: When Scoring 2 Goals: When Scoring 3 Goals: When Scoring 4+ Goals: When Allowing 0 Goals: When Allowing 1 Goal: When Allowing 2 Goals: When Allowing 3 Goals:
HOME ROAD OVERALL 3-0-2 0-3-2 3-3-4 4-4-4 1-7-2 5-13-6 2-0-3 1-4-0 3-4-3 5-4-3 0-8-4 5-12-7 0-0-0 0-9-4 0-9-4 7-4-6 1-3-0 8-7-6 5-3-2 0-8-2 5-11-4 2-1-4 1-4-2 3-5-6 6-2-1 1-2-2 7-4-3 1-2-4 0-10-1 1-12-5 6-3-0 1-5-0 7-8-0 4-1-0 1-0-2 5-1-2 0-2-1 0-7-1 0-9-2 3-1-5 0-5-1 3-6-6 7-1-2 1-0-1 8-1-3 0-2-3 0-9-1 0-11-4 0-1-0 0-3-2 0-4-3 4-2-5 1-2-1 5-4-6 4-2-0 0-9-3 4-11-3 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-1 0-9-1 0-10-2 2-1-5 1-2-1 3-3-6 4-1-0 0-1-2 4-2-2 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-1 1-0-1 3-0-2 5-1-5 0-3-1 5-4-6 0-1-0 0-2-2 0-3-2 0-1-0 0-6-0 0-7-0
CATEGORY When Allowing 4+ Goals: Pacific Time Zone: Mountain Time Zone: Central Time Zone: Eastern Time Zone: Green-Green-Green Kits: Green-White-Green Kits: Rose City Red Kits: Retro-Inspired 3rd Kits: On ESPN/ESPN2: On NBC Sports Net/NBC: On ROOT SPORTS: On FOX 12: On KPDX TV: On Galavisión: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October:
HOME ROAD OVERALL 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 7-4-6 1-4-1 8-8-7 0-0-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 0-1-2 0-1-2 0-0-0 0-3-1 0-3-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 6-3-4 1-6-3 7-9-7 1-0-2 0-3-1 1-3-3 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-3 0-2-0 1-3-3 3-2-2 1-2-3 4-4-5 1-1-1 0-3-0 1-4-1 0-0-0 0-4-1 0-4-1 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-1 0-2-2 0-2-3 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-4-5 0-7-1 2-11-6 2-0-1 1-3-0 3-3-1 1-1-0 0-1-1 1-2-1 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0 1-0-2 0-0-1 1-0-3 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 0-3-0 1-5-0 2-0-1 0-1-1 2-1-2 0-0-2 0-2-1 0-2-3 0-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-1
SEASON HONORS MLSSOCCER.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK NAME WEEK REASON M Darlington Nagbe Week 4 2G F Kris Boyd Week 6 1G D Hanyer Mosquera Week 6 D Eric Brunner Week 7 SO C John Spencer Week 7 W, SO D Eric Brunner Week 11 1G M Sal Zizzo Week 24 2A GK Donovan Ricketts Week 25 7SV CH Gavin Wilkinson Week 25 W M Sal Zizzo Week 26 1A D David Horst Week 28 CH Gavin Wilkinson Week 30 D David Horst Week 30 D David Horst Week 32 SO M Jack Jewsbury Week 32 GWG D David Horst Week 33 NASR MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK NAME WEEK REASON Kalif Alhassan Week 1 1G, 1A
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MLSSOCCER.COM GOAL OF THE WEEK NAME WEEK RESULT Kris Boyd Week 1 Goal Won Darlington Nagbe Week 4 Goal Won Danny Mwanga Week 18 Goal Nominee Jack Jewsbury Week 22 Goal Nominee Danny Mwanga Week 29 Goal Nominee Jack Jewsbury Week 32 Goal Nominee MLSSOCCER.COM SAVE OF THE WEEK NAME WEEK RESULT Troy Perkins Week 12 Save Won Troy Perkins Week 17 Save Nominee Troy Perkins Week 20 Save Nominee Donovan Ricketts Week 24 Save Won Steven Smith Week 25 Save Won Donovan Ricketts Week 27 Save Nominee Donovan Ricketts Week 31 Save Nominee
2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 3 vs. Philadelphia Union 1
Timbers 1 at FC Dallas 1
SCORING POR - Jean-Baptiste (Jewsbury) 54, Boyd (Alhassan) 66, Alhassan (Jewsbury) 76 • PHI - Gomez 51
SCORING POR - Nagbe 51 • DAL - Perez 22
March 12, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 17 1 8 2 7 PHI 5 4 14 0 1 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Jean-Baptiste, D Wallace, M Alhassan, M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alexander (Nagbe, 66), F Perlaza, F Boyd (Marcelin, 80) Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Chabala, D Kawulok, M Braun, F Dike Referee: Baldomero Toledo Time of Game: 1:56 Weather: Rain, 49 degrees
March 17, 2012 • FC Dallas Stadium (Frisco, Texas) • Att: 12,203
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 2 16 1 3 DAL 6 2 13 0 7 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Mosquera, D Wallace, M Alhassan, M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alexander (Marcelin, 77), F Perlaza (Nagbe, 45), F Boyd Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Chabala, D Jean-Baptiste, M Braun, F Dike Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Time of Game: 1:54 Weather: Overcast, 77 degrees
Timbers 0 at New England Revolution 1
Timbers 2 vs. Real Salt Lake 3
SCORING POR - None • NE - Séne (Tierney) 1
SCORING POR - Nagbe (Alexander) 49, Nagbe (Alexander) 65 • RSL -Saborio (PK) 29, Steele (Johnson, Morales) 89, Beckerman (Espindola) 90+
March 24, 2012 • Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) • Att: 12,925
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 4 17 4 6 NE 9 3 10 1 5 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Mosquera (JeanBaptiste, 24), D Wallace (Perlaza, 76), M Alhassan M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alexander (Songo’o, 60), F Nagbe, F Boyd Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Chabala, M Braun, F Dike Referee: Hilario Grajeda Time of Game: 1:57 Weather: Sunny, 53 degrees
March 31, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 14 5 8 3 5 RSL 17 6 11 3 3 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Jean-Baptiste, D Wallace, M Nagbe, M Jewsbury ©, M Chara (Marcelin, 76) M Alexander, F Perlaza (Songo’o, 64), F Boyd Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Chabala, D Purdy, M Braun, F Dike Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Time of Game: 2:04 Weather: Overcast, 52 degrees
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2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 1 vs. Chivas USA 2
Timbers 1 at LA Galaxy 3
SCORING POR - Boyd 16 • CHV - Moreno (Smith) 48, LaBrocca (Smith) 82
SCORING POR - Boyd (Alexander) 23 • LA - Donovan (Keane) 44, Juninho 81, Beckham (Donovan) 90+
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 2 5 4 2 CHV 15 2 12 1 6
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 8 6 8 5 4 LA 17 2 8 1 9
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Jean-Baptiste, D Wallace (Chabala, 45), M Songo’o (Alhassan, 62), M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alexander (Perlaza, 76), F Nagbe F Boyd
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Purdy, D Brunner, D Mosquera, D Chabala M Alhassan (Songo’o, 58), M Jewsbury © (Palmer, 74), M Chara, M Alexander, F Nagbe, F Boyd (Perlaza, 81)
April 7, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Purdy, M Braun, F Dike Referee: Chris Penso Time of Game: 1:57 Weather: Cloudy, 61 degrees
April 14, 2012 • The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) • Att: 22,143
Subs not used: GK Rowe, D Jean-Baptiste, M Braun, F Dike Referee: Jair Marrufo Time of Game: 2:01 Weather: Clear, 59 degrees
Timbers 1 vs. Sporting Kansas City 0
Timbers 0 at Montreal Impact 2
SCORING POR - Own Goal (Myers) 41 • SKC - None
SCORING POR - None • MON - Corradi (PK) 76, Ubiparipovic (Arnaud, Corradi) 84
April 21, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 2 16 5 7 SKC 16 2 12 1 7 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Purdy (Braun, 78), D Brunner, D Mosquera, D Chabala, M Nagbe (Songo’o, 89), M Jewsbury ©, M Palmer, M Chara, F Perlaza (Alexander, 84), F Boyd Subs not used: GK Rowe, D Jean-Baptiste, F Dike, F Richards Referee: Hilario Grajeda Time of Game: 2:01 Weather: Sunny, 73 degrees
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April 28, 2012 • Stade olympique (Montreal, Quebec) • Att: 19,223
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 3 10 4 3 MON 14 4 14 3 2 LINEUP GK Perkins (Bendik, 67), D Purdy (Braun, 20), D Brunner, D Mosquera, D Smith, M Nagbe, M Jewsbury ©, M Palmer, M Chara, F Perlaza (Songo’o, 59), F Boyd Subs not used: D Chabala, D Wallace, M Alexander, F Richards Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Time of Game: 2:03 Weather: Dome
2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 0 vs. Columbus Crew 0
Timbers 0 at Houston Dynamo 0
SCORING POR - None • CLB - None
SCORING POR - None • HOU - None
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 15 1 13 1 6 CLB 8 6 14 1 4
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 7 10 5 4 HOU 18 2 10 1 6
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Jewsbury ©, D Danso, D Mosquera, D Chabala, M Songo’o (Alexander, 75), M Palmer, M Chara, M Wallace (Fucito, 82), F Nagbe, F Boyd
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Jewsbury © (Chabala, 45), D Danso, D Mosquera, D Smith, M Songo’o (Alexander, 69), M Palmer, M Chara, M Wallace (Zizzo, 60), F Nagbe, F Boyd
Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Brunner, D Smith, M Zizzo, F Perlaza
Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Horst, F Fucito, F Perlaza
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Time of Game: 1:58 Weather: Cloudy, 55 degrees
Referee: Chris Penso Time of Game: 2:00 Weather: Cloudy, 73 degrees
Timbers 2 vs. Chicago Fire 1
Timbers 1 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
SCORING POR - Brunner (Mosquera, Boyd) 20, Own Goal (Pause) 52 • CHI - Anibaba (Pappa) 39
SCORING POR - Boyd 67 • VAN - Mattocks (Hassli, Bonjour) 84
May 5, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
May 20, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 3 14 2 11 CHI 12 1 14 0 6 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Chabala, D Brunner, D Mosquera, D Smith, M Songo’o (Zizzo, 45), M Palmer, M Chara ©, M Wallace, F Nagbe (Perlaza, 67), F Boyd Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Horst, M Alexander, M Alhassan, F Fucito Referee: Silviu Petrescu Time of Game: 1:58 Weather: Cloudy, 64 degrees
May 15, 2012 • BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, Texas) • Att: 22,039
May 26, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 14 2 12 2 7 VAN 6 2 12 3 4 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Jewsbury ©, D Brunner (Horst, 45), D Mosquera, D Smith, M Alhassan (Zizzo, 79), M Chara, M Alexander, F Nagbe, F Boyd, F Perlaza (Fucito, 88) Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Wallace, M Palmer, M Songo’o Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Time of Game: 2:14 Weather: Rain, 66 degrees
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2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 0 at LA Galaxy 1
Timbers 2 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 1
SCORING POR - None • LA - Dunivant (Beckham) 61
SCORING POR - Boyd (Smith) 16, Horst (Songo’o) 25 • SEA Johnson (Scott) 58
June 17, 2012 • The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) • Att: 20,611
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 8 2 9 5 1 LA 11 4 10 0 5 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Jewsbury ©, D Horst, D Mosquera, D Chabala, M Alhassan (Alexander 79’), M Chara, M Nagbe M Songo’o (Zizzo 65’), F Mwanga, F Boyd (Fucito 73’) Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Danso, M Palmer, F Richards Referee: Geoff Gamble Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees
June 24, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 5 15 4 5 SEA 15 1 23 0 8 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Jewsbury ©, D Horst, D Danso, D Smith, M Alhassan (Zizzo, 54), M Chara, M Nagbe, M Songo’o, (Palmer, 78), F Fucito (Mwanga, 66), F Boyd Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Chabala, D Purdy, M Alexander Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:56 Weather: Cloudy, 67 degrees
Timbers 0 at Colorado Rapids 3
Timbers 2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 1
SCORING POR - None • COL - Castrillon (Freeman) 18, Casey (Mullan) 22, Smith (Cascio, Rivero) 89
SCORING POR - Mwanga (Songo’o) 29, Jewsbury 59 • SJ - Gordon (Chavez) 74
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 7 3 10 2 2 COL 14 2 6 1 6
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 19 2 10 1 1 SJ 17 2 16 2 4
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Jewsbury ©, D Horst, D Danso, D Smith (Wallace, 70), M Zizzo, M Chara, M Nagbe, M Songo’o (Alexander, 38), F Fucito, F Boyd (Mwanga, 60)
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Jewsbury ©, D Horst, D Danso, D Smith (Chabala, 63), M Songo’o (Zizzo, 74), M Palmer (Braun, 86), M Nagbe, M Alexander, F Mwanga, F Boyd
Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Chabala, D Purdy, F Richards
Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Andrew Jean-Baptiste, F Fucito, F Richards
Referee: Chris Penso Time of Game: 1:49 Weather: Cloudy, 88 degrees
Referee: Fotis Bazakos Time of Game: 1:55 Weather: Cloudy, 65 degrees
June 30, 2012 • Dick’s Sports Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo.) • Att: 15,553
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July 3, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 0 at Real Salt Lake 3
Timbers 3 vs. LA Galaxy 5
SCORING POR - None • RSL - Saborio (Beckerman, Gil) 60, Saborio (Wingert) 62, Saborio (PK) 75
SCORING POR - Boyd (Alhassan) 3, Kimura 34, Boyd (Alexander) 70 • LA - Beckham (Keane) 19, Beckham 24, Donovan (PK) 27, Keane (Donovan) 29, Keane (Franklin, Beckham) 64
July 7, 2012 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 16,444
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 5 6 17 1 4 RSL 18 0 10 1 5 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Kimura, D Horst, D Danso, D Smith, M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Palmer (Fucito, 68), F Alexander (Mosquera, 75), F Mwanga (Boyd, 68), F Nagbe Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Chabala, M Alhassan, M Zizzo Referee: Mark Geiger Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 89 degrees
July 14, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 15 5 7 4 8 LA 14 7 11 1 3 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Kimura, D Horst, D Mosquera, D Smith, M Palmer (Richards, 45), M Jewsbury ©, M Alexander, F Alhassan (Mwanga, 69), F Boyd, F Nagbe (Zizzo, 90) Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Danso, D Chabala, F Fucito Referee: Baldomero Toledo Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Cloudy, 80 degrees
Timbers 0 at Chivas USA 1
Timbers 0 at FC Dallas 5
SCORING POR - None • CHV - Bolaños 16
SCORING POR - None • DAL - Own Goal (Mosquera) 16, Jacobson (Loyd, Ferreira) 26, Jackson (Ferreira) 48, Sealy (Jackson) 69, Luna (Jackson) 81
July 18, 2012 • The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) • Att: 13,827
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 14 1 10 1 4 CHV 15 2 10 1 3 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Kimura, D Mosquera, D Danso, D Smith, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alexander (Zizzo, 70), F Alhassan (Mwanga, 77), F Boyd, F Nagbe (Songo’o, 61) Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Chabala, D Horst, M Palmer Referee: Armando Villarreal Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Sunny, 73 degrees
July 21, 2012 • FC Dallas Stadium (Frisco, Texas) • Att: 11,365
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 6 2 13 1 0 DAL 14 1 13 3 4 LINEUP GK Perkins ©, D Kimura, D Mosquera, D Danso, D Chabala, M Alhassan (Jewsbury, 54), M Chara (Richards, 74), M Alexander, M Songo’o, F Mwanga (Boyd, 57), F Fucito Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Horst, M Nagbe, M Palmer Referee: Sorin Stoica Time of Game: 1:49 Weather: Sunny, 99 degrees
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2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 0 vs. Chivas USA 1
Timbers 1 vs. FC Dallas 1
SCORING POR - None • CHV - Califf (Zemanski) 68
SCORING POR - Jewsbury 79 • DAL - Sealy (Shea, Ferreira) 51
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 19 2 7 5 11 CHV 8 6 15 2 2
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 21 2 12 2 6 DAL 8 6 8 1 5
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Kimura (Mwanaga, 86), D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Richards (Alexander, 74), F Boyd, F Songo’o (Alhassan, 74)
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Kimura, D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith, (Alhassan, 77), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Richards (Mwanga, 61), F Boyd (Dike, 61), F Songo’o
July 28, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Purdy, M Wallace, F Fucito Referee: Silviu Petrescu Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Cloudy, 75 degrees
Aug. 5, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
Subs not used: GK Bendik, M Palmer, M Wallace, F Fucito Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Sunny, 92 degrees
Timbers 2 at Toronto FC 2
Timbers 2 at New York Red Bulls 3
SCORING POR - Zizzo 21, Nagbe (Smith, Alexander) 82 • TOR Hassli 57, Silva (Hassli, Morgan) 63
SCORING POR - Dike (Zizzo, Kimura) 8, Nagbe (Zizzo, Songo’o) 32 • NY - Cooper (Solli, McCarty) 42, Cahill 45, Pearce (Solli, Cooper) 83
Aug. 15, 2012 • BMO Field (Toronto, Ontario) • Att: 18,773
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 10 4 12 1 6 TOR 15 2 9 1 6 LINEUP GK Ricketts, D Kimura, D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Wallace (Alexander 77’), F Boyd, F Zizzo (Fucito 66’), Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Danso, F Dike, F Mwanga, F Richards Referee: Geoff Gamble Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Clear, 73 degrees
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July 19, 2012 • Red Bull Arena (Harrison, N.J.) • Att: 19,043
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 2 9 1 6 NY 12 3 8 0 6 LINEUP GK Ricketts, D Kimura (Palmer, 59), D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Zizzo, F Dike (Fucito, 74), F Songo’o (Wallace, 82) Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Danso, M Alexander, F Boyd Referee: Jasen Anno Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Cloudy, 73 degrees
2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 2 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Timbers 1 vs. Colorado Rapids 0
SCORING POR - Nagbe (Jewsbury, Alexander) 41, Songo’o 55 • VAN - Miller (DeMerit) 45+
SCORING POR - Dike (Zizzo, Nagbe) 45 • COL - None
Aug. 25, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 16 6 9 0 5 VAN 15 2 20 0 5 LINEUP GK Ricketts, D Kimura, D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith, M Alexander (Wallace, 79), M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe (Palmer, 90), F Zizzo, F Dike (Mwanga, 86), F Songo’o Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Danso, F Boyd, F Fucito Referee: David Gantar Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Clear, 83 degrees
Aug. 31, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 4 9 1 2 COL 12 2 10 0 7 LINEUP GK Ricketts, D Kimura, D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe (Alexander, 75), F Zizzo, F Dike (Boyd, 88), F Songo’o (Wallace, 78) Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Danso, F Fucito, F Mwanga Referee: Jair Marrufo Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Clear, 74 degrees
Timbers 0 at Colorado Rapids 3
Timbers 1 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 1
SCORING POR - None • COL - Akpan (Cascio, Moor) 6, Cascio (Castrillon) 27, Castrillon (Moor, Hill) 86 STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 2 10 0 7 COL 11 4 9 1 2
SCORING POR - Wallace (Jewsbury) 78 • SEA - Montero (Gspurning) 57
Sept. 5, 2012 • Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo.) • Att: 13,086
LINEUP GK Ricketts, D Kimura, D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Zizzo (Mwanga, 77), F Dike (Boyd, 67), F Songo’o (Fucito, 82) Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Brunner, D Kawulok, M Alexander Referee: Juan Guzman Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Sunny, 79 degrees
Sept. 15, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 17 2 12 1 9 SEA 15 2 11 3 2 LINEUP GK Ricketts (Bendik, 57), D Kimura, D Mosquera, D Horst, D Wallace, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Zizzo, (Alhassan, 83), F Dike, F Songo’o (Mwanga, 72) Subs not used: D Danso, M Alexander, F Boyd, F Fucito Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Sunny, 66 degrees
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2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 2 at San Jose Earthquakes 2
Timbers 1 at Real Salt Lake 2
SCORING POR - Mwanga (Wallace) 45, Mwanga (Songo’o) 62 • SJ - Wondolowski (Lenhart, Gordon) 73, Wondolowski 90+
SCORING POR - Dike (Zizzo), 61 • RSL - Espindola (Morales) 14, Morales 36
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 7 7 14 0 2 SJ 23 0 13 1 5
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 3 8 3 6 RSL 13 4 9 0 8
LINEUP GK Bendik, D Palmer (Kimura, 83), D Mosquera, D Horst D Smith, M Wallace, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Mwanga (Brunner, 85), F Boyd (Dike, 18), F Songo’o
LINEUP GK Bendik, D Kimura (Alexander, 67), D Mosquera, D Horst, D Smith (Dike, 45), M Wallace, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Zizzo, F Mwanga, F Songo’o (Alhassan, 82)
Subs not used: GK Angevine, M Alexander, M Alhassan F Fucito
Subs not used: GK Angevine, D Brunner, D Danso, F Fucito
Referee: Armando Villarreal Time of Game: 1:55 Weather: Clear, 62 degrees
Referee: Kevin Stott Time of Game: 1:49 Weather: n/a, 86 degrees
Timbers 1 vs. D.C. United 1
Timbers 0 at Seattle Sounders FC 3
SCORING POR - Dike 79 • DCU - Pontius (PK) 60
SCORING POR - None • SEA - Own Goal (Danso) 25, Johnson (Evans) 28, Montero 62
Sept. 19, 2012 • Buck Shaw Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) • Att: 9,877
Sept. 29, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 3 9 3 7 DCU 15 1 13 1 7 LINEUP GK Bendik, D Kimura (Mwanga, 81), D Mosquera (Danso, 25), D Horst, D Smith, M Wallace, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Zizzo (Richards, 90+), F Dike, F Songo’o Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Brunner, M Alexander, F Fucito Referee: Michael Kennedy Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 67 degrees
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Sept. 22, 2012 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 20,524
Oct. 7, 2012 • CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.) • Att: 66,452
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 17 2 9 3 7 SEA 11 5 11 2 6 LINEUP GK Ricketts, D Palmer, D Danso (Brunner, 68), D Horst, D Wallace, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe (Alexander, 78), F Zizzo (Fucito, 45), F Dike, F Songo’o Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Kimura, D Smith, F Mwanga Referee: Jair Marrufo Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Clear, 68 degrees
2012 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 1 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0
Oct. 21, 2012 • BC Place (Vancouver, B.C.) • Att: 21,000 SCORING POR - Jewsbury (Songo’o) 39 • VAN - None STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 1 19 2 5 VAN 6 2 12 1 5 LINEUP GK Ricketts, D Kimura, D Mosquera (Brunner, 48), D Horst, D Smith, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Nagbe, F Zizzo, F Dike (Mwanga, 85), F Songo’o (Wallace, 67) Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Palmer, M Alexander, F Fucito Referee: Juan Guzman Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Rain, 50 degrees
Timbers 1 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 1 Oct. 27, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438 SCORING POR - Dike 67 • SJ - Wondolowski (PK) 24 STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 3 12 2 8 SJ 10 1 14 2 5 LINEUP GK Ricketts, D Kimura (Richards, 86), D Jean-Baptiste, D Horst ©, D Smith, M Nagbe, M Alexander (Alhassan, 75), M Chara, M Zizzo, F Dike (Fucito, 80), F Mwanga Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Kawulok, M Wallace, F Rincón Referee: Mark Geiger Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Rain, 54 degrees
Defender David Horst celebrates after scoring his first MLS goal to give the Timbers a 2-1 win against rival Seattle Sounders FC their first as an MLS club - on June 24, 2012, at JELD-WEN Field.
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2012 MLS RESERVE LEAGUE RESERVE LEAGUE STATISTICS NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P C E 19 F Bright Dike 5 4 373 5 0 10 0 0 16 F Brent Richards 9 8 765 4 0 8 0 0 2 F Mike Fucito 7 7 506 1 1 3 1 0 7 M Sal Zizzo 5 4 276 1 1 3 0 0 8 M Franck Songo’o 2 2 179 1 1 3 0 0 9 F Kris Boyd 2 2 136 1 1 3 0 0 24 F Sebastián Rincón 9 4 527 1 0 2 0 0 17 M Eric Alexander 6 3 469 1 0 2 0 0 35 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 6 4 421 1 0 2 1 0 26 M Charles Renken 10 4 477 0 2 2 1 0 11 M Kalif Alhassan 3 3 203 0 2 2 0 0 18 D Ryan Kawulok 10 10 900 0 1 1 0 0 27 D Chris Taylor 6 5 519 0 1 1 0 0 25 D Steve Purdy 4 4 360 0 1 1 0 0 10 F Danny Mwanga 3 3 231 0 1 1 0 0 22 D/M Rodney Wallace 2 2 155 0 1 1 0 0 28 M Freddie Braun 8 7 648 0 0 0 0 0 98 D Futty Danso 4 4 315 0 0 0 0 0 4 D Mike Chabala 3 3 270 0 0 0 2 0 30 D Lovel Palmer 4 3 263 0 0 0 0 0 5 D Eric Brunner 3 3 254 0 0 0 0 0 M Cam Vickers* 6 1 193 0 0 0 0 0 4 D Ian Hogg 2 2 161 0 0 0 0 0 M Pablo Di Fiori* 2 2 120 0 0 0 0 0 D Kasali Casal* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 D Brett Evans* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 M Tracy Hasson* 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 M Stefan Riess* 1 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 20 F Jose Valencia 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 M/F Anthony Macchione^ 3 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 F Christian Desir^ 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 M Chris Andre* 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 D Andreas Dober* 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 M Marshall Hartley^ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 1 Timbers 10 900 17 13 47 8 0 Opponents 10 900 18 19 55 9 0 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 23 GK Joe Bendik 6 6 495 27 16 13 2.36 0 0 0 1 4 1 90 GK Jake Gleeson 3 2 167 5 2 3 1.62 0 0 0 0 1 0 GK Brian Rowe 2 2 180 9 9 0 0.00 2 0 0 2 0 0 GK Mitch North^ 1 0 58 4 2 2 3.10 0 0 0 1 0 0 Own goals committed 0 Timbers 10 900 42 30 18 1.80 2 0 0 4 5 1 Opponents 10 900 50 36 16 1.60 2 0 0 5 4 1 * Trialist/Guest Player ^ Timbers Academy/Pre-Academy
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2012 MLS RESERVE LEAGUE MLS RESERVE LEAGUE SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE Mar. 27 April 10 April 22 May 27 June 2 June 18 July 29 Aug. 26 Sept. 10 Sept. 16
OPPONENT at San Jose at Seattle at Vancouver Vancouver LA Galaxy at Chivas USA Chivas USA San Jose at LA Galaxy Seattle
RESULT L 0-1 W 2-0 W 3-0 L 1-2 L 1-2 D 2-2 W 4-2 L 1-3 L 0-4 W 3-2
REC. GOAL SCORERS (GOALKEEPER) 0-1-0 (Bendik) 1-1-0 Own goal 4, Dike (Purdy) 23 (Rowe) 2-1-0 Richards (Taylor) 44, Songo’o (Renken) 65), Dike (Renken) 89 (Rowe) 2-2-0 Jean-Baptiste (Songo’o) 70 (Bendik) 2-3-0 Alexander (PK) 69 (Bendik) 2-3-1 Rincón (Zizzo) 13, Richards (Kawulok) 57 (Bendik) 3-3-1 Dike (Alhassan) 27, Dike (Fucito, Wallace) 28, Zizzo 37, Dike 55 (Bendik) 3-4-1 Richards (Mwanga) 37 (Gleeson) 3-5-1 (Bendik/Gleeson) 4-5-1 Fucito (Boyd) 5, Boyd (Alhassan) 9, Richards 15 (Gleeson/North)
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE STANDINGS WEST DIVISION Club LA Galaxy San Jose Seattle Portland Chivas USA Vancouver
G 10 10 10 10 10 10
W 6 5 4 4 3 3
L 3 3 5 5 4 5
D 1 2 1 1 3 2
GF 22 15 18 17 21 11
GA 11 12 19 18 21 22
GD +11 +3 -1 -1 0 -11
Pts. 19 17 13 13 12 11
EASTERN DIVISION Club Columbus Montreal Philadelphia New York D.C. United New England Toronto FC
G 10 10 10 10 9 10 9
W 7 7 4 3 3 2 2
L 2 2 4 5 5 5 5
D 1 1 2 2 1 3 2
GF 21 19 20 14 9 9 13
GA 9 10 20 16 19 15 16
GD +12 +9 0 -2 -10 -6 -3
Pts. 22 22 14 11 10 9 8
CENTRAL/MOUNTAIN DIVISION Club G W Houston 10 6 FC Dallas 10 6 Colorado 10 5 Chicago 10 4 RSL 10 3 Sporting KC 10 2
L 2 3 4 6 5 6
D 2 1 1 0 2 2
GF 19 17 12 12 10 8
GA 11 11 10 15 17 16
GD +8 +6 +2 -3 -7 -8
Pts. 20 18 16 12 11 8
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2011 SEASON IN REVIEW
Front Row: James Marcelin, Mike Chabala, Rodrigo Lopez, Diego Chara, Kalif Alhassan, Jorge Perlaza, Eddie Johnson, Peter Lowry, Bright Dike, Lovel Palmer Second Row: General Manager Gavin Wilkinson, Head Coach John Spencer, President Merritt Paulson, Chris Taylor, Sal Zizzo, Brian Umony, Spencer Thompson, Eric Alexander, Jack Jewsbury, Rodney Wallace, Darlington Nagbe, Freddie Braun, Assistant Coach Amos Magee, U-23s Head Coach Jim Rilatt, Assistant Coach Trevor James, Goalkeeper Coach Adam Smith Third Row: Steve Purdy, Kenny Cooper, Eric Brunner, Jake Gleeson, Troy Perkins, Adin Brown, David Horst, Kevin Goldthwaite, Futty Danso
2011 SEASON Final Record: 11-14-9, 42 points (Sixth, Western Conference) The Timbers came tantalizingly close to reaching the MLS Cup Playoffs in the club’s first year as an MLS team, finishing just short of the final spot in the Western Conference in the closing weeks of the season. Although the campaign started with a three-match road swing that featured two losses and a draw, the team thrilled home fans at the newly renovated JELD-WEN Field winning its first five home games and climbing into fourth place in the conference after the opening 10 games of the inaugural season. The home winning streak was snapped in a hard-to-swallow, 3-2 loss against D.C. United that precipitated a run of poor results, including losses in six of the next seven games. The club was able to shake off the slump, capturing its first road win on July 16 as midfielder Jack Jewsbury, who finished the season as leading scorer with 22 points (7 goals, 8 assists), converted a penalty kick to sink the Chicago Fire 1-0 at Toyota Park. The team continued to earn a win or draw in three of the next four matches – including a resounding 3-0 defeat of the eventual MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy at JELD-WEN Field. Portland made a late push for a berth to the MLS Cup Playoffs with a five-game unbeaten streak from Aug. 20 to Sept. 21, which helped keep the club in the thick of the postseason hunt. However, unable to gain more than five points from the final five matches of the season, the Timbers were edged out of the playoff picture. Forward Kenny Cooper picked up the offense late in the year, scoring four goals in the last seven matches of the season to close out the campaign with a team-high eight goals. Notably during the season, goalkeeper Troy Perkins set a career high with nine shutouts and set a club record streak at 342 minutes without allowing a goal in league play and rookie Darlington Nagbe won the league’s Goal of the Year award for his juggle and volley against Sporting Kansas City on July 2 – a goal which has garnered more than 2 million views on YouTube. While the results on the field were up and down, the support in the stands was overwhelming as the club sold out each of its 17 home matches and welcomed large crowds for club friendlies against Ajax (Netherlands), Club América (Mexico), Independiente (Argentina) and West Bromwich Albion (England).
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2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE March 19 March 26 Apr. 2 Apr. 14 Apr. 17 Apr. 23 Apr. 30 May 6 May 14 May 21 May 29 June 4 June 11 June 19 June 25 July 2 July 10 July 16 July 23 July 30 Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 14 Aug. 17 Aug. 20 Aug. 24 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Oct. 2 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Oct. 22
OPPONENT RESULT at Colorado Rapids 1-3 L at Toronto FC 0-2 L at New England Revolution 1-1 D Chicago Fire 4-2 W FC Dallas 3-2 W at LA Galaxy 0-3 L Real Salt Lake 1-0 W Philadelphia Union 1-0 W at Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 D Columbus Crew 1-0 W D.C. United 2-3 L at Chivas USA 0-1 L Colorado Rapids 0-1 L New York Red Bulls 3-3 D at FC Dallas 0-4 L Sporting Kansas City 1-2 L Seattle Sounders FC 2-3 L at Chicago Fire 1-0 W at Columbus Crew 0-1 L Toronto FC 2-2 D LA Galaxy 3-0 W at San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 D at Houston Dynamo 1-2 L at Sporting Kansas City 1-3 L Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 W Chivas USA 1-0 W at Philadelphia Union 0-0 D New England Revolution 3-0 W San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 D at New York Red Bulls 0-2 L at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 W Houston Dynamo 0-2 L at D.C. United 1-1 D at Real Salt Lake 1-1 D
RECORD GOALSCORER (GOALKEEPER) 0-1-0 (0pts) Cooper 80 (Brown) 0-2-0 (0pts) (Brown/Gleeson) 0-2-1 (1pt) Jewsbury 38 (Gleeson) 1-2-1 (4pts) Perlaza 29, 47; Wallace 37; Own Goal 84 (Gleeson) 2-2-1 (7pts) Jewsbury 13; Cooper 35; Wallace 55 (Gleeson) 2-3-1 (7pts) (Perkins) 3-3-1 (10pts) Cooper 22 (Perkins) 4-3-1 (13pts) Danso 71 (Perkins) 4-3-2 (14pts) Danso 65 (Perkins) 5-3-2 (17pts) Brunner 46 (Perkins) 5-4-2 (17pts) Jewsbury (PK) 68; Perlaza 88 (Perkins) 5-5-2 (17pts) (Perkins) 5-6-2 (17pts) (Perkins) 5-6-3 (18pts) Jewsbury 48; Goldthwaite 49; Own Goal 67 (Perkins) 5-7-3 (18pts) (Perkins) 5-8-3 (18pts) Nagbe 45 (Perkins) 5-9-3 (18pts) Own Goal 46; Perlaza 69 (Perkins) 6-9-3 (21pts) Jewsbury (PK) 25 (Perkins) 6-10-3 (21pts) (Perkins) 6-10-4 (22pts) Johnson 23; Jewsbury (PK) 57 (Perkins) 7-10-4 (25pts) Chabala 26; Perlaza 33; Brunner 68 (Perkins) 7-10-5 (26pts) Cooper 23 (Perkins) 7-11-5 (26pts) Jewsbury 56 (Perkins) 7-12-5 (26pts) Dike 81 (Perkins) 8-12-5 (29pts) Chara 2; Perlaza 33 (Perkins) 9-12-5 (32pts) Brunner 44 (Perkins) 9-12-6 (33pts) (Perkins) 10-12-6 (36pts) Chara 9; Cooper 32; Nagbe 66 (Perkins) 10-12-7 (37pts) Cooper 9 (Perkins) 10-13-7 (37pts) (Perkins) 11-13-7 (40pts) Cooper 25 (Perkins) 11-14-7 (40pts) (Perkins) 11-14-8 (41pts) Cooper 24 (Perkins) 11-14-9 (42pts) Danso 90+ (Perkins)
REGULAR-SEASON RECORD: 11-14-9, 42 pts (Home: 9-5-3; Away: 2-9-6) RECORD IN ALL COMPETITIONS: 13-18-9 (Home: 11-9-3; Away: 2-9-6)
LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP DATE March 29 May 3
ROUND MLS Play-In MLS Play-In
OPPONENT Chivas USA San Jose Earthquakes
RESULT GOALSCORER (GOALKEEPER) 2-0 W Jewsbury 84, Brunner 86 (Gleeson) 0-1 L (OT) (Perkins)
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES DATE May 25 July 7 July 20 July 26
OPPONENT AFC Ajax Club AmĂŠrica West Bromwich Albion Independiente
COUNTRY Netherlands Mexico England Argentina
RESULT GOALSCORER (GOALKEEPER) 0-2 L (Brown) 0-1 L (Brown/Gleeson) 2-3 L Johnson 26, Lowry 29 (Brown/Gleeson) 2-0 W Zizzo 36, Umony 39 (Brown/Gleeson)
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2011 MLS STATISTICS REGULAR-SEASON STATISTICS NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A P SH SOG CK OFF FC FS C E 13 M Jack Jewsbury 31 31 2790 7 8 22 40 20 104 3 35 27 5 0 33 F Kenny Cooper 34 29 2561 8 2 18 78 30 0 40 26 56 2 0 15 F Jorge Perlaza 31 26 2152 6 2 14 32 11 1 36 22 27 1 0 21 M Diego Chara 28 27 2401 2 4 8 25 7 0 1 60 25 7 0 5 D Eric Brunner 32 31 2705 3 1 7 16 4 0 0 19 27 1 1 6 M/F Darlington Nagbe 28 21 1651 2 3 7 30 10 2 11 8 41 0 0 98 D Futty Danso 24 23 1999 3 0 6 20 7 0 1 7 9 0 0 22 D Rodney Wallace 25 22 1973 2 2 6 19 6 0 2 29 13 6 0 11 M Kalif Alhassan 32 27 2337 0 6 6 57 14 0 3 28 51 3 1 4 D/M Mike Chabala* 14 13 1157 1 2 4 6 3 15 1 5 6 4 0 7 M Sal Zizzo 30 14 1447 0 3 3 22 10 9 3 13 19 0 0 17 M/D Jeremy Hall* 17 17 1424 0 3 3 9 2 0 1 16 16 6 1 10 F Eddie Johnson 7 3 265 1 0 2 7 3 0 4 4 5 1 0 2 D Kevin Goldthwaite 4 3 190 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 9 F Bright Dike 10 0 151 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 7 2 2 0 30 D/M Lovel Palmer* 15 15 1332 0 1 1 24 2 0 2 7 8 2 0 26 F Brian Umony 6 0 131 0 1 1 5 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 12 D David Horst 16 11 1170 0 0 0 8 4 0 3 12 11 0 0 14 M James Marcelin 20 12 1142 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 18 9 4 0 25 D Steve Purdy 8 8 720 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12 9 2 0 17 M Eric Alexander* 6 3 249 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 23 M Ryan Pore 8 2 200 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 8 M Peter Lowry 3 2 146 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 16 M Adam Moffat* 4 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 19 M Rodrigo Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 D Chris Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 M Freddie Braun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 F Spencer Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 3 Timbers 34 34 3060 40 38 112 427 142 132 119 346 402 50 3 Opponents 34 34 3060 48 38 132 465 157 169 49 431 327 64 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jorge Perlaza 2, Kenny Cooper 2 , Eric Brunner 2, Rodney Wallace 1, Jack Jewsbury 1 , Futty Danso 1, Diego Chara 1, Mike Chabala 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jack Jewsbury 3, Kalif Alhassan 3, Lovel Palmer 1, Darlington Nagbe 1, Diego Chara Mike Chabala 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Jack Jewsbury 3-5
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NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 1 GK Troy Perkins 29 29 2610 131 90 38 1.31 9 3 3 9 12 8 20 GK Jake Gleeson 4 3 315 17 12 6 1.71 0 0 0 2 0 1 24 GK Adin Brown 2 2 135 9 5 4 2.67 0 0 0 0 2 0 Own goals committed 1 Timbers 34 3060 157 107 48 1.41 9 4 4 11 14 9 Opponents 34 3060 142 104 40 1.18 9 3 3 14 11 9 * Played with other MLS teams in 2011. Only Portland Timbers statistics listed here.
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2011 MLS TEAM STATISTICS & HONORS TEAM STATISTICS SCORING BREAKDOWN BY MIN. - HOME (17 games) MIN. 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL POR 4 4 7 7 6 2 30 Opp. 3 1 1 2 6 9 22
SCORING BREAKDOWN BY MIN. - ROAD (17 games) MIN. 0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 TOTAL POR 0 4 1 1 1 3 10 Opp. 4 7 4 2 7 2 26
STATISTICS BY HALF GOALS SCORED 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 20 20 40 Opponents 20 28 48
CORNER KICKS 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 60 72 132 Opponents 83 86 169
SHOTS 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 197 230 427 Opponents 214 251 465
OFFSIDES 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 64 55 119 Opponents 24 25 49
SHOTS ON GOAL 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 71 71 142 Opponents 74 83 157
YELLOW CARDS 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 14 36 50 Opponents 22 42 64
FOULS COMMITTED 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 176 171 347 Opponents 198 233 431
RED CARDS 1st Half 2nd Half Total Timbers 0 3 3 Opponents 0 3 3
MISC. STATISTICS 2011 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Goals:...............................2, Perlaza, April 14 vs. CHI (29, 47) Assists:........................ 2, Alhassan, April 17 vs. DAL (13, 55) Points:............................ 4, Perlaza, April 14 vs. CHI (2 goals) Shots:................................................ 6, Cooper, Aug. 3 vs. LA Shots on Goal:.....................3, 2x (last: Cooper, Oct. 2 at VAN) Corners:........................9, 2x (last: Jewsbury, June 4 at CHV) Offsides:........................... 4, 5x (last: Cooper, Oct. 19 at DCU) Fouls Committed:................................ 5, Chara, Aug. 3 vs. LA Fouls Suffered:............5, 2x (last: Alhassan, April 14 vs. CHI) Cautions:..................................................2, Hall, Aug. 6 at SJ GOALKEEPERS Shots Faced:.................................9, Perkins, June 25 at DAL Saves:.............................................7, Perkins, July 16 at CHI Goals Allowed:..............................4, Perkins, June 25 at DAL 2011 LONGEST STREAKS Games with Goal:......... 2, 3x (last: Cooper, Sept. 16-Sept.24) Games with Assist:.................. 4, Jewsbury, April 30-May 21 Games with Point:.................... 5, Jewsbury, April 30-May 29 Games with a Shot:......................17, Cooper, July 16-Oct. 22 Games with Shot on Goal:............... 6, Cooper, Aug. 24-Oct. 2 Games with a Corner Kick:.22, Jewsbury, March 19-Aug. 17 Games with Offside:...................8, Perlaza, March 19-May 6 Games with Foul Committed:........12, Chara, Aug. 14-Oct. 22 Games with Foul Suffered:......11, Cooper, March 19-May 29 Games with Caution:.......................... 3, Marcelin, July 10-30 Games with Ejection:..............1, 3x (last: Alhassan, Sept. 24) Consecutive Starts:..............20, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30
2011 MISC. STATS Quickest Goal Scored:.....................2, Chara, Aug. 20 vs. VAN Quickest Goal Against:......................4, Barrett, April 23 at LA GWG Scored After 75’:................................................... None GWG Allowed After 75’:..............Moor, June 11 vs. COL (90+) ................................................... Alonso July 10 vs. SEA (83) .................................................... Gavin, July 23 vs. CLB (79) Equalizers Scored after 75’:.......Danso, Oct. 22 at RSL (90+) Equalizers Allowed After 75: .De Rosario, June 19 vs. NY (90+) ..........................................Koevermans, July 30 vs. TFC (81) Multi-Goal Games:...............Perlaza, April 14 vs. CHI (29, 47) Opp. Multi-Goal Games:......Marina, March 26 at TFC (14, 70) ...............................................Donovan, April 23 at LA (8, 67) .......................................... Montero, July 10 vs. SEA (57, 74) ..................................................Zusi, Aug. 17 at SKC (25, 40)
Consecutive Minutes:......1800, Jewsbury, March 19-July 30 GOALKEEPERS Scoreless Streak (minutes):... 342, Perkins, Aug. 20-Sept. 21 Consecutive Shutouts:............... 3, Perkins, Aug. 24-Sept. 21 Consecutive Starts:....................29, Perkins, April 23-Oct. 22 Consecutive Minutes in Goal:.2610, Perkins, April 23-Oct. 22
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CATEGORICAL STATISTICS vs. Western: vs. Eastern: Day Games: Night Games: On Grass: On Turf: Pre-All-Star: Post-All-Star: Scoring First: Opponent Scoring First: One-Goal Games: Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half: Leading at 75’: Trailing at 75’: Tied at 75’: Outshooting Opponent: Outshot by Opponent: Shots Even: When Scoring 0 Goals: When Scoring 1 Goal: When Scoring 2 Goals: When Scoring 3 Goals: When Scoring 4+ Goals: When Allowing 0 Goals: When Allowing 1 Goal: When Allowing 2 Goals:
HOME ROAD OVERALL 6-2-1 1-4-3 7-6-4 3-3-2 1-5-3 4-8-5 1-2-0 1-1-0 2-3-0 8-3-3 1-8-6 9-11-9 0-0-0 1-9-4 1-9-4 9-5-3 1-0-2 10-5-5 5-4-1 1-6-2 6-10-3 4-1-2 1-3-4 5-4-6 9-1-2 2-0-2 11-1-4 0-4-1 0-9-3 0-13-4 6-4-0 2-3-0 8-7-0 7-0-2 2-0-2 9-0-4 0-3-1 0-7-1 0-10-2 2-2-0 0-2-3 2-4-3 9-0-2 2-0-0 11-0-2 0-2-0 0-8-1 0-10-1 0-3-1 0-1-5 0-4-6 7-2-2 0-2-1 7-4-3 2-1-1 2-6-4 4-7-5 0-2-0 0-1-1 0-3-1 0-2-0 0-6-1 0-8-1 4-1-1 2-3-5 6-4-6 1-2-1 0-0-0 1-2-1 3-0-1 0-0-0 3-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 6-0-0 2-0-1 8-0-1 1-1-1 0-2-5 1-3-6 2-2-1 0-3-0 2-5-1
HOME ROAD OVERALL When Allowing 3 Goals: 0-2-1 0-3-0 0-5-1 When Allowing 4+ Goals: 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 Pacific Time Zone: 9-5-3 1-2-2 10-7-5 Mountain Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 Central Time Zone: 0-0-0 1-3-0 1-3-0 Eastern Time Zone: 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-3-3 Green-Green-Green Kits: 0-0-0 0-5-0 0-5-0 Green-White-Green kits: 7-4-3 2-4-3 9-8-6 Rose City Red Kits: 2-1-0 0-0-3 2-1-3 On ESPN/ESPN2: 2-1-0 0-0-1 2-1-1 On FOX Soccer: 3-0-0 0-2-0 3-2-0 On ROOT SPORTS: 3-2-2 1-5-2 4-7-4 On FOX 12: 1-1-0 1-3-2 2-4-2 On KPDX TV: 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-2 Wednesday: 2-0-1 0-1-1 2-1-2 Thursday: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Friday: 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 Saturday: 3-2-1 1-7-5 4-9-6 Sunday: 1-2-1 1-1-0 2-3-1 March: 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 April: 3-0-0 0-1-1 3-1-1 May: 2-1-0 0-0-1 2-1-1 June: 0-1-1 0-2-0 0-3-1 July: 0-2-1 1-1-0 1-3-1 August: 3-0-0 0-2-1 3-2-1 September: 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-2 October: 0-1-0 1-0-2 1-1-2
SEASON HONORS MLSSOCCER.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK NAME WEEK REASON M Kalif Alhassan Week 5 3 Assists F Jorge Perlaza Week 5 2 Goals D Rodney Wallace Week 5 2 Goals D Futty Danso Week 9 1 Goal GK Troy Perkins Week 12 6 Saves M Kalif Alhassan Week 18 GK Troy Perkins Week 18 7 Saves, Shutout M/F Darlington Nagbe Week 19 4 shots M Sal Zizzo Week 20 1 Assist D Mike Chabala Week 21 1 Goal F Jorge Perlaza Week 21 1 Goal, 1 Assist HC John Spencer Week 21 1-0-1 Record M Diego Chara Week 23 1 Goal D Eric Brunner Week 24 1 Goal M/F Darlington Nagbe Week 27 1 Goal D Futty Danso Week 32 1 Goal
MLSSOCCER.COM GOAL OF THE WEEK NAME WEEK RESULT Jorge Perlaza Week 5 Won Futty Danso Week 8 Nominee Darlington Nagbe Week 16 Won Eddie Johnson Week 20 Nominee Kenny Cooper Week 29 Won
MLS 2011 XBOX 360 TEAM FAIR PLAY AWARD Portland Timbers
AT&T 2011 GOAL OF THE YEAR M/F Darlington Nagbe - July 2 goal vs. Sporting KC
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MLSSOCCER.COM SAVE OF THE WEEK NAME WEEK RESULT Jake Gleeson Week 2 Won Jake Gleeson Week 5 Won Troy Perkins Week 10 Won Troy Perkins Week 16 Nominee Troy Perkins Week 17 Won Troy Perkins Week 18 Won Troy Perkins Week 28 Won
2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 1 at Colorado Rapids 3
Timbers 0 at Toronto FC 2
SCORING POR - Cooper 80 • COL - Larentowicz (Cummings) 8, Cummings 29, Smith (Casey) 30 • Time of Game:
SCORING POR - None • TOR - Martina (De Rosario) 14, Martina (Frei) 70
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 5 5 7 4 1 COL 12 0 15 1 7
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 17 3 8 5 9 TOR 11 4 18 1 3
LINEUP GK Brown, D Purdy, D Brunner, D Goldthwaite (Horst, 45), D Wallace (Alhassan, 66), M Pore, M Jewsbury ©, M Lowry (Moffat, 45), M Hall, F Cooper, F Perlaza
LINEUP GK Brown (Gleeson, 45), D Purdy, D Brunner, D Goldthwaite, D Wallace, M Pore (Zizzo, 66), M Jewsbury ©, M Lowry, M Hall, F Cooper, F Perlaza (Umony, 73)
March 19, 2011 • Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colo.) • Att: 17,139
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Danso, M Zizzo, F Umony Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 65 degrees
March 26, 2011 • BMO Field (Toronto, Ontario) • Att: 20,086
Subs not used: D Horst, M Alhassan, M Braun, M Marcelin Referee: Silviu Petrescu Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 25 degrees
Timbers 1 at New England Revolution 1
Timbers 4 vs. Chicago Fire 2
SCORING POR - Jewsbury (Hall, Cooper) 28 • NE - McCarthy 22
SCORING POR - Perlaza (Alhassan) 29, Wallace 38, Perlaza 47, Own Goal (Robinson) 84 • CHI - Own Goal (Brunner) 65, Pappa (Oduro) 80
April 2, 2011 • Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) • Att: 7,114
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 5 13 5 4 NE 17 5 14 1 3 LINEUP GK Gleeson, D Purdy, D Brunner, D Horst, D Wallace, M Hall (Nagbe, 66), M Marcelin, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan, F Cooper, F Perlaza (Umony, 45) Subs not used: GK Guppy, D Goldthwaite, M Lowry, M Pore, F Johnson, E. Referee: Terry Vaughn Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 48 degrees
April 14, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 1 16 3 4 CHI 11 1 18 1 13 LINEUP GK Gleeson, D Purdy, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Hall (Zizzo, 68), M Marcelin, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Nagbe, 82), F Cooper, F Perlaza (Johnson, 77) Subs not used: GK Guppy, D Goldthwaite, M Moffat, M Pore Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Showers, 47 degrees
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2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 3 vs. FC Dallas 2
Timbers 0 at LA Galaxy 3
SCORING POR - Jewsbury (Alhassan) 13, Cooper (Jewsbury) 35, Wallace (Allhassan) 55 • DAL - Ferreira (Shea) 83, Shea (Ferreira) 86
SCORING POR - None • LA - Barrett (Donovan, Beckham) 4, Donovan (PK) 8, Donovan (Angel, Barrett) 67
April 17, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 10 3 10 9 3 DAL 9 2 9 6 6 LINEUP GK Gleeson, D Purdy, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Hall (Nagbe, 65), M Marcelin, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Zizzo, 72), F Cooper, F Perlaza (Johnson, 77) Subs not used: GK Perkins, D Goldthwaite, M Moffat, M Pore Referee: Mark Geiger Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Sunny, 50 degrees
April 23, 2011 • The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) • Att: 23,719
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 4 14 4 7 LA 11 6 17 1 4 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Purdy, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Hall (Nagbe, 59), M Marcelin (Chara, 45), M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Zizzo, 73), F Cooper, F Perlaza Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Goldthwaite, M Moffat, M Pore Referee: Ramon Hernandez Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Clear, 71 degrees
Timbers 1 vs. Real Salt Lake 0
Timbers 1 vs. Philadelphia Union 0
SCORING POR - Cooper (Alhassan) 22 • RSL - None
SCORING POR - Danso (Jewsbury) 72 • PHI - None
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 8 3 10 1 5 RSL 7 2 9 3 10
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 16 2 6 2 4 PHI 8 2 13 0 2
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 82), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan, F Cooper (Pore, 90+), F Perlaza (Marcelin, 74)
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 57), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Marcelin, 81), F Cooper, F Perlaza (Pore, 90+)
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Goldthwaite, D Purdy, M Moffat
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Horst, D Purdy, M Moffat
Referee: Jair Marrufo Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 58 degrees
Referee: Silviu Petrescu Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Rain, 51 degrees
April 30, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
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May 6, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 1 at Seattle Sounders FC 1
May 14, 2011 • Qwest Field (Seattle, Wash.) • Att: 36,593 SCORING POR - Danso (Jewsbury) 65 • SEA - Fernandez (Montero, Levesque) 52 STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 1 9 1 2 SEA 12 4 10 1 7 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 61), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan, F Cooper, F Perlaza (Pore, 84) Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Horst, D Purdy, M Marcelin, M Moffat Referee: Jair Marrufo Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Rain, 55 degrees
Timbers 2 vs. D.C. United 3
May 29, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627 SCORING POR - Jewsbury (PK) 67, Perlaza (Hall) 88 • DCU Kitchen (Pontius, Brettschneider) 13, Pontius (PK) 75, Wolff (Brettschneider 85 STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 2 7 4 8 DCU 10 2 14 4 2 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Zizzo, M Chara (Moffat, 84), M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan, F Cooper (Pore, 69), F Perlaza Subs not used: GK Brown, D Horst, M Marcelin, M Nagbe, F Johnson, E. Referee: Geoff Gamble Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Overcast, 55 degrees
Timbers 1 vs. Columbus Crew 0
May 21, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627 SCORING POR - Brunner (Alhassan, Jewsbury) 46 • CLB - None STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 10 3 13 3 2 CLB 11 1 16 3 3 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 45), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Marcelin, 89), F Cooper, F Perlaza (Pore, 84) Subs not used: GK Brown, D Horst, D Purdy, M Lowry Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Cloudy, 60 degrees
Timbers 0 at Chivas USA 1
June 4, 2011 • The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.) • Att: 14,076 SCORING POR - None • CHV - Mondaini (Nagamura, Cortez) 70 STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 6 8 5 9 CHV 19 4 7 0 2 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Horst, D Danso, D Wallace, M Zizzo (Marcelin, 80), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Nagbe, 71), F Cooper (Johnson, E., 75), F Perlaza Subs not used: GK Brown, D Goldthwaite, M Moffat, F Umony Referee: Chris Penso Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 64 degrees
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2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 0 vs. Colorado Rapids 1
Timbers 3 vs. New York Red Bulls 3
SCORING POR - None • COL - Moor (Folan) 90+
SCORING POR - Jewsbury 48, Goldthwaite (Brunner, Jewsbury) 49, Own Goal (Keel) 67 • NY - da Luz (De Rosario, Henry) 5, Henry (da Luz) 73, De Rosario (PK) 90+
June 11, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 18 5 13 9 8 COL 15 4 9 5 6 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Brunner, D Danso (Horst, 32), D Wallace, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 77), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan, F Cooper, F Perlaza (Pore, 81) Subs not used: GK Brown, M Marcelin, M Moffat, F Johnson, E. Referee: Abiodun Okulaja Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 68 degrees
June 19, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 0 5 4 3 NY 7 1 25 2 2 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall (Moffat, 86), D Brunner, D Horst (Goldthwaite, 45), D Wallace, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 72), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan, F Cooper, F Perlaza Subs not used: GK Brown, M Pore, F Johnson, E., F Umony Referee: Ricardo Salazar Time of Game: 1:54 Weather: Cloudy, 67 degrees
Timbers 0 at FC Dallas 4
Timbers 1 vs. Sporting Kansas City 2
SCORING POR - None • DAL - Loyd (Hernandez) 34, John (Hernandez) 39, Shea 58, Luna 67
SCORING POR - Nagbe 45 • SKC - Sapong (Bravo) 15, Collin (Besler, Sapong) 19
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 7 5 6 2 1 DAL 20 2 16 1 8
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 3 7 2 3 SKC 11 2 13 0 2
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Nagbe (Moffat, 45), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Zizzo, 57), F Cooper, F Perlaza (Johnson, E., 63)
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Purdy, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Nagbe (Marcelin, 78), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Zizzo, 73), F Johnson, E. (Cooper, 67), F Perlaza
Subs not used: GK Brown, D Goldthwaite, D Purdy, M Pore
Subs not used: GK Brown, D Goldthwaite, D Hall, M Moffat
Referee: Elias Bazakos Time of Game: 1:45 Weather: Clear, 95 degrees
Referee: Hilario Grajeda Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 68 degrees
June 25, 2011 • Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas.) • Att: 10,470
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July 2, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 2 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 3
Timbers 1 at Chicago Fire 0
SCORING POR - Own Goal (Parke) 46, Perlaza (Chara) 69 • SEA Montero 57, Montero (Rosales, Neagle) 74, Alonso (PK) 83
SCORING POR - Jewsbury (PK) • CHI - None
July 10, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 4 11 1 5 SEA 14 2 9 0 3 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Purdy, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Nagbe (Zizzo, 64), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Marcelin F Alhassan, F Perlaza (Cooper, 75) Subs not used: GK Brown, D Goldthwaite, D Hall, M Moffat, F Johnson, E. Referee: Jorge Gonzalez Time of Game: 1:54 Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees
July 16, 2011 • TOYOTA Park (Bridgeview, Ill.) • Att: 16,419
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 7 13 4 2 CHI 19 6 16 1 7 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Hall, D Goldthwaite (Horst, 10), D Danso, D Wallace, M Jewsbury ©, M Marcelin, M Chara, M Alhassan, F Nagbe (Zizzo, 72), F Perlaza (Cooper, 64) Subs not used: GK Brown, D Purdy, M Moffat, F Johnson, E. Referee: Elias Bazakos Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Clear, 82 degrees
Timbers 0 at Columbus Crew 1
Timbers 2 vs. Toronto FC 2
SCORING POR - None • CLB - Gavin 79
SCORING POR - Johnson (Chara, Zizzo) 23, Jewsbury (PK) 57 • TOR - Marosevic (Koevermans, Plata) 71, Koevermans (Plata) 81
July 23, 2011 • Crew Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) • Att: 11,246
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 18 1 10 4 2 CLB 18 3 6 2 3 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Jewsbury ©, M Marcelin, M Chara (Zizzo, 74), M Nagbe (Lowry, 79), F Alhassan, F Perlaza (Cooper, 45) Subs not used: GK Brown, D Chabala, D Horst, F Johnson, E. Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 87 degrees
July 30, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 20 4 8 2 4 TOR 17 9 12 0 1 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Horst, D Chabala, M Zizzo, M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan (Cooper, 74), F Johnson, E., F Nagbe (Perlaza, 82) Subs not used: GK Brown, D Danso, D Wallace, M Marcelin, F Umony Referee: Kevin Stott Time of Game: 1:54 Weather: Sunny, 83 degrees
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2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 3 vs. LA Galaxy 0
Timbers 1 at San Jose Earthquakes 1
SCORING POR - Chabala (Nagbe) 26, Perlaza (Chara, Cooper) 33, Brunner (Zizzo) 68 • LA - None
SCORING POR - Cooper (Perlaza, Hall) 23 • SJ - Gordon (Beitashour) 67
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 15 1 14 3 5 LA 8 3 10 0 4
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 2 9 2 4 SJ 11 3 11 2 3
LINEUP GK Perkins ©, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Horst, D Chabala, M Zizzo (Alhassan, 90), M Marcelin, M Chara, M Nagbe (Wallace, 85), F Cooper, F Perlaza (Umony, 88)
LINEUP GK Perkins ©, D Hall, D Brunner, D Horst, D Chabala, M Zizzo, M Marcelin, M Palmer, M Nagbe (Alhassan, 74), F Cooper (Danso, 90+), F Perlaza (Dike, 80)
Subs not used: GK Brown, D Danso, M Lowry, F Dike
Subs not used: GK Brown, D Purdy, M Lowry, F Umony
Referee: Mark Kadlecik Time of Game: 1:48 Weather: Sunny, 82 degrees
Referee: Hilario Grajeda Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Clear, 73 degrees
Timbers 1 at Houston Dynamo 2
Timbers 1 at Sporting Kansas City 3
SCORING POR - Jewsbury (Zizzo, Nagbe) 56 • HOU - Moffat 17, Ching (Davis, Clark) 27
SCORING POR - Dike (Wallace, Jewsbury) 81 • SKC - Zusi 25, Zusi 40, Saad 73
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 3 6 2 3 HOU 15 4 9 1 6
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 7 3 15 2 1 SKC 15 1 16 1 3
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Horst, D Chabala, M Zizzo, M Jewsbury ©, M Chara (Marcelin, 45), M Nagbe (Alhassan, 73), F Cooper, F Johnson, E. (Perlaza, 40)
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Chabala, D Brunner, D Horst, D Wallace, M Zizzo (Alhassan, 45), M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Nagbe (Umony, 60), F Cooper (Dike, 66), F Perlaza
Subs not used: GK Brown, D Danso, D Wallace, F Umony
Subs not used: GK Brown, D Danso, D Hall, M Marcelin
Referee: Baldomero Toledo Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Cloudy, 92 degrees
Referee: Elias Bazakos Time of Game: 1:54 Weather: Sunny, 86 degrees
Aug. 3, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
Aug. 14, 2011 • Robertson Stadium (Houston, Texas.) • Att: 14,475
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Aug. 6, 2011 • Buck Shaw Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) • Att: 10,525
Aug. 17, 2011 • LIVESTRONG Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kan.) • Att: 15,271
2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 2 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Timbers 1 vs. Chivas USA 0
SCORING POR - Chara (Perlaza, Jewsbury) 2, Perlaza 33 • VAN Camilo (Harvey) 88
SCORING POR - Brunner (Chabala) 44 • CHV - None
Aug. 20, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 10 3 11 2 0 VAN 15 1 11 3 7 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Danso (Brunner, 76), D Horst, D Chabala, M Zizzo, M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alhassan, F Cooper (Marcelin, 83), F Perlaza (Dike, 69) Subs not used: GK Brown, D Wallace, M Nagbe, F Umony Referee: Jair Marrufo Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Sunny, 92 degrees
Timbers 0 at Philadelphia Union 0
Sept. 10, 2011 • PPL Park (Chester, Pa.) • Att: 18,504 SCORING POR - None • PHI - None STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 7 3 13 1 2 PHI 14 1 9 0 4 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Horst, D Chabala, M Zizzo (Nagbe, 82), M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alhassan (Wallace, 73), F Cooper, F Perlaza (Dike, 61) Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Purdy, M Alexander, M Marcelin Referee: Chris Penso Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 81 degrees
Aug. 24, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 17 2 11 1 6 CHV 12 6 11 0 5 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Horst, D Chabala, M Zizzo (Nagbe, 80), M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alhassan (Wallace, 84), F Cooper (Alexander, 71), F Perlaza Subs not used: GK Brown, D Purdy, M Marcelin, F Dike Referee: Edvin Jurisevic Time of Game: 1:53 Weather: Sunny, 89 degrees
Timbers 3 vs. New England Revolution 0 Sept. 16, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,323
SCORING POR - Chara (Palmer) 9, Cooper (Chabala) 32, Nagbe (Alhassan) 66 • NE - None STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 20 2 7 6 7 NE 17 2 7 1 5 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Danso, D Chabala, M Zizzo (Alexander, 82), M Chara, M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan, F Nagbe, F Cooper (Dike, 79) Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Purdy, D Wallace, M Marcelin, F Perlaza Referee: Hilario Grajeda Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 69 degrees
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2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 1 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 1
Timbers 0 at New York Red Bulls 2
SCORING POR - Cooper (Nagbe) 9 • SJ - Stephenson (Baca) 70
SCORING POR - None • NY - Richards (Lindpere) 21, Rodgers (PK)
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 16 6 9 7 2 SJ 19 6 9 7 2
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 11 6 10 4 3 NY 15 2 8 1 13
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Danso, D Chabala, M Zizzo, M Chara (Marcelin, 83), M Jewsbury ©, M Alhassan, F Nagbe (Perlaza, 75), F Cooper (Dike, 85)
LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Danso, D Chabala, M Alexander (Zizzo, 45), M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alhassan, F Cooper (Perlaza, 71), F Nagbe
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Horst, D Wallace, M Alexander
Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Horst, D Wallace, M Marcelin
Referee: Michael Kennedy Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Sunny, 83 degrees
Referee: Alex Prus Time of Game: 1:51 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 76 degrees
Timbers 1 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0
Timbers 0 vs. Houston Dynamo 2
Sept. 21, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
Oct. 2, 2011 • BC Place (Vancouver, B.C.) • Att: 21,000 SCORING POR - Cooper (Chara) 25 • VAN - None STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 9 2 12 3 2 VAN 13 3 17 1 5 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner ©, D Danso, D Chabala, M Zizzo, M Marcelin, M Chara, M Nagbe, F Cooper (Dike, 85), F Perlaza (Alexander, 66), Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Horst, D Wallace, M Lowry, F Umony Referee: Mark Geiger Time of Game: 2:00 Weather: Cloudy, 61 degrees
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Sept. 24, 2011 • Red Bull Arena (Harrison, N.J.) • Att: 25,008
Oct. 14, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,323 SCORING POR - None • HOU - Hainault (Davis) 36, Cruz (Camargo) 59 STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 12 1 10 2 2 HOU 11 4 20 1 2 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Horst, D Chabala, M Zizzo (Nagbe, 80), M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Alhassan (Wallace, 84), F Cooper (Alexander, 71), F Perlaza Subs not used: GK Brown, D Purdy, M Marcelin, F Dike Referee: Baldomero Toledo Time of Game: 1:52 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 58 degrees
2011 LINEUPS & SUMMARIES Timbers 1 at D.C. United 1
Timbers 1 at Real Salt Lake 1
SCORING POR - Cooper (Wallace) 24 • DCU - De Rosario (Wolff) 73
SCORING POR - Danso (Umony) 90+ • RSL - Saborio (Espindola) 45
Oct. 19, 2011 • RFK Stadium (Washington, D.C.) • Att: 20,438
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 22 6 10 7 4 DCU 26 4 11 3 10 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer, D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace (Chabala, 79), M Alexander (Umony, 63), M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Marcelin, M Alhassan, F Cooper (Dike, 84) Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Horst, D Purdy, F Perlaza Referee: Jair Marrufo Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Rain, 68 degrees
Oct. 22, 2011 • Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah) • Att: 20,378
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 15 0 15 3 5 RSL 15 2 13 1 1 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Palmer (Horst, 72), D Brunner, D Danso, D Wallace, M Alexander, M Jewsbury ©, M Chara, M Marcelin, M Alhassan (Umony, 80), F Cooper (Dike, 66) Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D, Chabala, D Purdy, F Perlaza Referee: Silviu Petrescu Time of Game: 1:50 Weather: Clear, 64 degrees
The Timbers defeated the star-studded LA Galaxy, the eventual MLS Cup 2011 champion, 3-0 at JELD-WEN Field on Aug. 3, 2011. Forward Jorge Perlaza (pictured) tallied the Timbers second goal in the 33rd minute.
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2011 MLS RESERVE LEAGUE RESERVE LEAGUE STATISTICS NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A Pts C E 26 F Brian Umony 6 6 540 3 3 9 0 0 9 F Bright Dike 5 5 422 4 0 8 3 0 10 F Eddie Johnson 3 3 260 3 0 6 0 0 8 M Peter Lowry 6 6 540 2 2 6 0 0 6 M/F Darlington Nagbe 4 3 270 2 1 5 0 0 31 F Spencer Thompson 4 2 247 2 1 5 1 1 19 M Rodrigo Lopez 10 6 673 0 4 4 0 0 22 D Rodney Wallace 3 3 270 1 1 3 0 0 15 F Jorge Perlaza 1 1 45 1 1 3 0 0 28 M Freddie Braun 9 7 693 1 0 2 1 0 12 D David Horst 3 3 258 1 0 2 0 0 2 D Kevin Goldthwaite 3 3 225 1 0 2 0 0 M Bim Ogunyemi# 3 0 38 1 0 2 0 0 F Bryan Burke* 1 0 16 1 0 2 0 0 27 D Chris Taylor 10 9 855 0 1 1 0 0 25 D Steve Purdy 5 5 450 0 1 1 0 0 16 M Adam Moffat 5 5 420 0 1 1 0 0 23 M Ryan Pore 4 4 330 0 1 1 0 0 17 M Eric Alexander 4 3 270 0 1 1 0 0 7 M Sal Zizzo 3 3 187 0 1 1 0 0 M Omar Jasseh* 1 0 44 0 1 1 0 0 14 M James Marcelin 5 5 393 0 0 0 0 0 D Ross Smith* 3 2 182 0 0 0 0 0 11 M Kalif Alhassan 2 2 140 0 0 0 0 0 M Sean Morris# 3 1 139 0 0 0 0 0 M/D Tony McManus* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 D Koffi Chrysostome* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 D Dillon Barna* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 F Darryl Roberts* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 5 D Eric Brunner 2 2 90 0 0 0 0 0 D Taylor Mueller* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 D Kevin Harmes* 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 D Douglas Nyame* 1 1 89 0 0 0 0 0 F Cillian Sheridan* 1 1 86 0 0 0 0 0 D Mark Lee* 1 1 85 0 0 0 0 0 D Stefan Gislason* 1 1 66 0 0 0 0 0 13 M Jack Jewsbury 1 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 M/D Jesus Gonzalez# 2 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 M Darren Spicer* 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 M Tracy Hasson# 3 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 M Dylan Leslie* 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 M Nosa Iyoha# 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 M Alex Nimo* 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Own goals received 1 Timbers 10 900 24 20 64 7 1 Opponents 10 900 16 12 44 16 3 NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN GA GAA SHO PG PA W L T 24 GK Adin Brown 6 6 495 11 2.00 1 0 0 1 2 2 20 GK Jake Gleeson 5 4 405 5 1.11 1 1 1 5 0 0 Timbers Opponents * Trialist/Guest Player; # Timbers U-23s
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10 900 16 1.60 2 1 1 6 2 2 10 900 24 2.40 1 1 1 2 6 2
2011 MLS RESERVE LEAGUE MLS RESERVE LEAGUE SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE April 24 May 15 May 30 June 5 June 21 Aug. 7 Aug. 21 Sept. 1 Sept. 27 Oct. 3
OPPONENT @LA Galaxy @Seattle Seattle @Chivas USA San Jose @San Jose Vancouver LA Galaxy Chivas USA @Vancouver
RESULT W 3-1 L 2-3 L 0-2 T 3-3 W 2-1 W 2-0 W 3-2 T 3-3 W 5-1 W 1-0
REC. 1-0-0 (3pts) 1-1-0 (3pts) 1-2-0 (3pts) 1-2-1 (4pts) 2-2-1 (7pts) 3-2-1 (10pts) 4-2-1 (13pts) 4-2-2 (14pts) 5-2-2 (17pts) 6-2-2 (20pts)
GOAL SCORERS (GOALKEEPER) Thompson 39, 89; Goldthwaite 48 (Gleeson) Horst 68; Ogunyemi 90+ (Brown) (Brown) Johnson 40, 47; Braun 43 (Brown) Johnson 64; Own Goal 72 (Brown/Gleeson) Umony 12; Dike 58 (Brown) Lowry 34, 90+4; Umony 90+1 (Gleeson) Dike 50; Nagbe 78, 90+2 (Gleeson) Perlaza 32; Wallace 39; Dike 45, 53; Umony 78 (Gleeson) Burke 82 (Gleeson)
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE STANDINGS WEST DIVISION Club Seattle Portland Chivas USA San Jose Vancouver LA Galaxy
G 10 10 10 9 10 9
W 8 6 3 3 2 1
L 1 2 3 5 6 6
D 1 2 4 1 2 2
GF 21 24 18 11 10 11
GA 11 16 21 12 15 20
GD 10 8 -3 -1 -4 -9
Pts. 25 20 13 10 8 5
EAST DIVISION Club Columbus D.C. United New England New York Toronto FC Philadelphia
G 10 10 10 9 9 10
W 9 5 4 2 2 2
L 1 1 5 5 5 7
D 0 4 1 2 2 1
GF 29 21 14 10 15 9
GA 10 14 22 20 15 17
GD 19 7 -8 -10 0 -8
Pts. 27 19 13 9 8 7
CENTRAL/MOUNTAIN DIVISION Club G W Chicago 10 7 Houston 10 6 FC Dallas 10 6 Sporting KC 10 3 Colorado 10 3 RSL 10 3
L 2 4 4 5 6 7
D 1 0 0 2 1 0
GF 19 11 18 11 12 10
GA 10 5 21 14 11 10
GD 9 6 -3 -3 1 0
Pts. 22 18 18 11 10 9
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MLS RECORDS
RECORDS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD OVERALL HOME YEAR GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2011 34 11 14 9 40 48 17 9 5 3 30 22 2012 34 8 16 10 34 56 17 7 4 6 24 21 TOTALS 68 19 30 19 74 104 34 16 9 9 54 43
GP 17 17 34
AWAY W L D GF GA 2 9 6 10 26 1 12 4 10 35 3 21 10 20 61
FINISH 6th West 8th West
RECORD VS. TEAMS REGULAR SEASON OVERALL HOME AWAY CLUB GP W L D GF GA SO GP W L D GF GA SO GP W L D GF GA SO Chicago Fire 3 3 0 0 6 3 1 2 2 0 0 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Chivas USA 5 1 4 0 2 5 1 3 1 2 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 Colorado Rapids 5 1 4 0 2 10 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 9 0 Columbus Crew 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 D.C. United 3 0 1 2 4 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 FC Dallas 5 1 2 2 5 13 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 3 0 2 1 1 10 0 Houston Dynamo 3 0 2 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 Sporting Kansas City 3 1 2 0 3 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 LA Galaxy 5 1 4 0 7 12 1 2 1 1 0 6 5 1 3 0 3 0 1 7 0 Montreal Impact 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 New England Revolution 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 New York Red Bulls 3 0 2 1 5 8 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 5 0 Philadelphia Union 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Real Salt Lake 5 1 3 1 5 9 1 2 1 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 1 2 6 0 San Jose Earthquakes 5 1 0 4 7 6 0 3 1 0 2 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 Seattle Sounders FC 5 1 2 2 6 9 0 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 Toronto FC 3 0 1 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 4 0 1 7 3 2 3 2 0 1 5 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2
RECORD BY VENUE VENUE CLUB(S) BBVA Compass Stadium Houston Dynamo BC Place Vancouver Whitecaps FC BMO Field Toronto FC Buck Shaw Stadium San Jose Earthquakes CenturyLink Field Seattle Sounders FC Crew Stadium Columbus Crew Dicks’s Sporting Goods Park Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Stadium FC Dallas Gillette Stadium New England Revolution The Home Depot Center Chivas USA/LA Galaxy Sporting Park Sporting Kansas City Olympic Stadium Montreal Impact PPL Park Philadelphia Union Red Bull Arena New York Red Bulls Rio Tinto Stadium Real Salt Lake RFK Stadium D.C. United Toyota Park Chicago Fire PREVIOUS VENUES Robertson Stadium (2011) Houston Dynamo
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GP W L D GF GA 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 9 3 0 2 1 1 10 2 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 5 0 1 9 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 5 3 0 2 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
RECORDS & ATTENDANCE REGULAR SEASON RECORD BY MONTH YEAR 2011 2012 TOTALS
MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. 0-2-0 3-1-1 2-1-1 0-3-1 1-3-1 3-2-1 1-1-2 1-1-2 1-2-1 1-3-0 1-0-3 1-2-0 1-5-0 2-1-2 0-2-3 1-1-1 1-4-1 4-4-1 3-1-4 1-5-1 2-8-1 5-3-3 1-3-5 2-2-3
ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE AT HOME ON ROAD HOME YEAR GAMES TOTAL AVERAGE GAMES TOTAL AVERAGE RANK 2011 17 320,051 18,827 17 296,340 17,432 6th 2012 17 347,446 20,438 17 335,088 19,711 5th TOTALS 34 667,497 19,632 34 631,428 18,571 ---
LARGEST HOME CROWD 20,323 (Sept. 16, 2011) 20,438 (Mar. 12, 2012)
TOP ATTENDANCES TOP HOME ATTENDANCES
The Timbers have sold out every regular-season match (34 consecutive) since joining MLS in 2011. The club expanded capacity to 20,438 prior to the start of the 2012 season to accomodate the increased demand for tickets.
TOP ROAD ATTENDANCES DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATTENDANCE Oct. 7, 2012 May 14, 2011 Sept. 24, 2011 April 23, 2011 April 14, 2012 May 15, 2012 Oct. 2, 2011 Oct. 21, 2012 June 17, 2012 Sept. 22, 2012
Seattle Seattle New York LA Galaxy LA Galaxy Houston Vancouver Vancouver LA Galaxy Salt Lake
3-0 L 1-1 D 2-0 L 3-0 L 3-1 L 0-0 D 1-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 L 2-1 L
66,452 36,593 25,008 23,719 22,143 22,039 21,000 21,000 20,611 20,524
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ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS NO POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A PTS SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 13 M Jack Jewsbury 63 62 5555 10 12 32 82 30 72 61 4 160 10 0 6 M Darlington Nagbe 61 52 4428 8 4 20 80 26 24 88 16 2 0 0 33 F Kenny Cooper 34 29 2562 8 2 18 78 30 27 56 40 0 2 0 9 F Kris Boyd 26 22 1893 7 1 15 63 28 33 12 28 0 4 0 15 F Jorge Perlaza 41 32 2642 6 2 14 41 14 26 32 48 1 2 0 19 F Bright Dike 23 9 1060 6 0 12 32 15 23 19 8 0 2 0 11 M Kalif Alhassan 48 37 3164 1 8 10 77 20 33 73 4 9 4 1 5 D Eric Brunner 45 41 3719 4 1 9 25 6 23 35 0 0 1 1 22 D/M Rodney Wallace 44 36 3197 3 3 9 44 15 52 24 3 0 9 0 7 M Sal Zizzo 50 26 2689 1 7 9 46 16 17 42 5 37 2 0 21 M Diego Chara 56 55 4874 2 4 8 35 9 136 61 4 1 17 1 8 M Franck Songo’o 27 21 1732 1 5 7 47 18 35 44 5 36 7 0 98 D Futty Danso 34 32 2852 3 0 6 25 9 12 18 2 0 2 0 10 F Danny Mwanga 18 7 740 3 0 6 13 5 12 6 6 0 0 0 17 M Eric Alexander 30 17 1551 0 6 6 28 8 16 12 5 9 1 0 4 D Mike Chabala 23 19 1814 1 2 4 7 3 13 10 1 20 6 0 15 D Kosuke Kimura 17 16 1376 1 1 3 1 1 7 14 0 0 1 0 17 M/D Jeremy Hall 17 17 1424 0 3 3 9 2 19 15 1 0 6 1 2 D Kevin Goldthwaite 4 3 190 1 0 2 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 12 D David Horst 37 31 3015 1 0 2 25 7 41 34 3 0 1 0 35 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 5 4 426 1 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 F Eddie Johnson 7 3 265 1 0 2 7 3 4 5 4 0 1 0 14 D Steven Smith 22 22 1875 0 2 2 5 0 11 19 1 24 6 0 33 D Hanyer Mosquera 26 25 2092 0 1 1 8 0 25 11 1 0 4 0 30 D/M Lovel Palmer 34 30 2663 0 1 1 40 4 19 12 2 0 6 1 26 F Brian Umony 6 0 131 0 1 1 6 2 3 1 4 0 1 0 23 G Joseph Bendik 5 3 326 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 M/D Freddie Braun 3 0 86 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 G Adin Brown 2 2 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 F Mike Fucito 12 3 398 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 6 1 0 0 90 G Jake Gleeson 4 3 315 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 M Peter Lowry 3 2 146 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 14 M James Marcelin 23 12 1179 0 0 0 8 0 23 11 1 0 5 0 16 M Adam Moffat 4 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 G Troy Perkins 51 51 4567 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 23 M Ryan Pore 8 2 200 0 0 0 4 0 2 6 2 0 0 0 25 D Steve Purdy 11 11 908 0 0 0 4 1 15 11 0 0 3 0 16 F Brent Richards 6 2 201 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 G Donovan Ricketts 9 9 777 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 5
Team totals 68 68 6120 74 66 854 275 735 834 205 312 106 Opponent totals 68 68 6120 104 92 897 321 834 735 93 351 104
NO POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Troy Perkins 51 51 4567 235 156 73 1.44 8 8 14 23 13 12 1 G Donovan Ricketts 9 9 777 39 26 13 1.51 1 1 3 3 2 2 90 G Jake Gleeson 4 3 315 17 12 6 1.71 0 0 2 0 1 0 23 G Joseph Bendik 5 3 326 21 11 8 2.21 2 2 0 2 3 0 24 G Adin Brown 2 2 135 9 5 4 2.67 0 0 0 2 0 0 Team totals 68 68 6120 321 210 104 1.53 11 11 19 30 19 14 Opponent totals 68 68 6120 275 201 74 1.09 3 5 30 19 19 21
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ALL-TIME MLS CAREER LEADERS GAMES PLAYED 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 63 2. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12).......................................... 61 3. Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................. 56 4. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 51 5. Sal Zizzo (2011-12)........................................................ 50 6. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)............................................... 48 7. Eric Brunner (2011-12).................................................. 45 8. Rodney Wallace (2011-12)............................................. 44 9. Jorge Perlaza (2011-12)................................................ 41 10. David Horst (2011-12)................................................. 37
GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12)................................................ 3 2. Eric Brunner (2011-12).................................................... 2 Kenny Cooper (2011)....................................................... 2 Jorge Perlaza (2011-12).................................................. 2 5. Kris Boyd (2012).............................................................. 1 Mike Chabala (2011-12).................................................. 1 Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................... 1 Futty Danso (2011-12)..................................................... 1 Bright Dike (2011-12)...................................................... 1 Three others tied at......................................................... 1
GAMES STARTED 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 62 2. Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................. 55 3. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12).......................................... 52 4. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 51 5. Eric Brunner (2011-12).................................................. 41 6. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)............................................... 37 7. Rodney Wallace (2011-12)............................................. 36 8. Futty Danso (2011-12)................................................... 32 Jorge Perlaza (2011-12)................................................ 32 10. David Horst (2011-12)................................................. 31
HOME GOALS 1. Kris Boyd (2012).............................................................. 6 Jack Jewsbury (2011-12)................................................ 6 Jorge Perlaza (2011-12).................................................. 6 4. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12)............................................ 5 5. Eric Brunner (2011-12).................................................... 4 Kenny Cooper (2011-12).................................................. 4 7. Bright Dike (2011-12)...................................................... 3 Rodney Wallace (2011-12)............................................... 3 9. Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................... 2 10. Several tied at............................................................... 1
MINUTES PLAYED 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12)......................................... 5,555 2. Diego Chara (2011-12)............................................. 4,874 3. Troy Perkins (2011-12)............................................. 4,567 4. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12)..................................... 4,428 5. Eric Brunner (2011-12)............................................. 3,719 6. Rodney Wallace (2011-12)........................................ 3,197 7. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12).......................................... 3,164 8. David Horst (2011-12).............................................. 3,015 9. Futty Danso (2011-12).............................................. 2,852 10. Sal Zizzo (2011-12)................................................. 2,689
ROAD GOALS 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)....................................................... 4 2. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12)................................................ 4 3. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12)............................................ 3 Bright Dike (2011-12)...................................................... 3 5. Futty Danso (2011-12)..................................................... 2 Danny Mwanga (2012)..................................................... 2 7. Kris Boyd (2012).............................................................. 1 Sal Zizzo (2011-12).......................................................... 1
GOALS 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 10 2. Kenny Cooper (2011)....................................................... 8 Darlington Nagbe (2011-12)............................................ 8 4. Kris Boyd (2012).............................................................. 7 5. Bright Dike (2011-12)...................................................... 6 Jorge Perlaza (2011-12).................................................. 6 7. Eric Brunner (2011-12).................................................... 4 8. Futty Danso (2011-12)..................................................... 3 Danny Mwanga (2012)..................................................... 3 Rodney Wallace (2011-12)............................................... 3
ASSISTS 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 12 2. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)................................................. 8 3. Sal Zizzo (2011-12).......................................................... 7 4. Eric Alexander (2011-12)................................................. 6 5. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................... 5 6. Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................... 4 Darlington Nagbe (2011-12)............................................ 4 8. Jeremy Hall (2011).......................................................... 3 Rodney Wallace (2011-12)............................................... 3 10. Three players tied at ..................................................... 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 1. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)................................................. 4 2. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12)................................................ 3 3. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12)............................................ 2 Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................... 2 5. Mike Chabala (2011-12).................................................. 1 Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................... 1 Lovel Palmer (2011-12)................................................... 1 Sal Zizzo (2011-12).......................................................... 1
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ALL-TIME MLS CAREER LEADERS FOULS SUFFERED 1. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12).......................................... 88 2. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)............................................... 73 3. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 61 4. Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................. 60 5. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 56 6. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 44 7. Sal Zizzo (2011-12)........................................................ 42 8. Eric Brunner (2011-12).................................................. 35 9. David Horst (2011-12)................................................... 34 10. Jorge Perlaza (2011-12).............................................. 32
OFFSIDES 1. Jorge Perlaza (2011-12)................................................ 48 2. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 40 3. Kris Boyd (2012)............................................................ 28 4. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12).......................................... 16 5. Bright Dike (2011-12)...................................................... 8 6. Mike Fucito (2012)........................................................... 6 Danny Mwanga (2012)..................................................... 6 8. Eric Alexander (2011-12)................................................. 5 Franck Songo’o (2011-12)............................................... 5 Sal Zizzo (2011-12).......................................................... 5
FOULS COMMITTED 1. Diego Chara (2011-12)................................................ 136 2. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 72 3. Rodney Wallace (2011-12)............................................. 52 4. David Horst (2011-12)................................................... 41 5. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 35 6. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)............................................... 33 Kris Boyd (2012)............................................................ 33 8. Jorge Perlaza (2011-12)................................................ 27 9. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 26 10. Hanyer Mosquera (2012)............................................. 25
CAUTIONS 1. Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................. 17 2. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 10 3. Rodney Wallace (2011-12)............................................... 9 4. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................... 7 5. Mike Chabala (2011-12).................................................. 6 Jeremy Hall (2011).......................................................... 6 Lovel Palmer (2011-12)................................................... 6 Steven Smith (2012)........................................................ 6 9. James Marcelin (2011-12).............................................. 5 10. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)............................................... 4
SHOTS 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 82 2. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12).......................................... 80 3. Kenny Cooper (2011-12)................................................ 78 4. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)............................................... 77 5. Kris Boyd (2012)............................................................ 63 6. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 47 7. Sal Zizzo (2011-12)........................................................ 46 8. Rodney Wallace (2011-12)............................................. 44 9. Lovel Palmer (2011-12)................................................. 40 Jorge Perlaza (2011-12)................................................ 40
EJECTIONS 1. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)................................................. 1 Eric Brunner (2011-12).................................................... 1 Diego Chara (2011-12).................................................... 1 Jeremy Hall (2011).......................................................... 1 Lovel Palmer (2011-12)................................................... 1
SHOTS ON GOAL 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 30 Jack Jewsbury (2011-12).............................................. 30 3. Kris Boyd (2011-12)....................................................... 28 4. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12).......................................... 26 5. Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)............................................... 20 6. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 18 7. Sal Zizzo (2011-12)........................................................ 16 8. Bright Dike (2011-12).................................................... 15 9. Jorge Perlaza (2011-12)................................................ 14 10. Two players tied at ........................................................ 9 CORNER KICKS 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011-12)............................................ 160 2. Sal Zizzo (2011-12)........................................................ 37 3. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 36 4. Steven Smith (2012)...................................................... 24 5. Mike Chabala (2011-12)................................................ 20 6. Eric Alexander (2011-12)................................................. 9 Kalif Alhassan (2011-12)................................................. 9 8. Darlington Nagbe (2011-12)............................................ 2 9. Three players tied at ....................................................... 1
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GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 51 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 9 3. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 5 4. Jake Gleeson (2011-12)................................................... 4 5. Adin Brown (2011)........................................................... 2 GAMES STARTED IN GOAL 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 51 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 9 3. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 3 4. Jake Gleeson (2011-12)................................................... 3 5. Adin Brown (2011)........................................................... 2 MINUTES PLAYED IN GOAL 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12)............................................. 4,567 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012).............................................. 777 3. Joe Bendik (2012)........................................................ 326 4. Jake Gleeson (2011-12)............................................... 315 5. Adin Brown (2011)....................................................... 135
ALL-TIME MLS CAREER LEADERS GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12)............................................... 1.44 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012)............................................. 1.51 3. Jake Gleeson (2011-12).............................................. 1.71 4. Joe Bendik (2012)....................................................... 2.21 *Minimum four games played WINS 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 14 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 3 3. Jake Gleeson (2011-12)................................................... 2 LOSSES 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 23 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 3 3. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 2 Adin Brown (2011)........................................................... 2 DRAWS 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 13 2. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 3 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 2 4. Jake Gleeson (2011-12)................................................... 1 SAVES 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12)................................................ 157 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012)................................................ 26 3. Jake Gleeson (2011-12)................................................. 12 4. Joe Bendik (2012).......................................................... 11 5. Adin Brown (2011)........................................................... 5
SAVE PERCENTAGE 1. Jake Gleeson (2011-12)..............................................71% 2. Troy Perkins (2011-12)...............................................67% Donovan Ricketts (2012).............................................67% 4. Joe Bendik (2012).......................................................52% SHUTOUTS 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 12 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 2 GOALS ALLOWED 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................. 73 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012)................................................ 13 3. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 8 4. Jake Gleeson (2011-12)................................................... 6 5. Adin Brown (2011)........................................................... 4 PENALTY KICKS FACED 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................... 8 2. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 2 3. Donovan Ricketts (20120................................................. 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS ALLOWED 1. Troy Perkins (2011-12).................................................... 8 2. Joe Bendik (2011-12)...................................................... 2 3. Donovan Ricketts (20120................................................. 1
MLS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS GAMES PLAYED 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 34 2. Darlington Nagbe (2012)................................................ 33 3. Kalif Alhassan (2011)..................................................... 32 Eric Brunner (2011)....................................................... 32 Jack Jewsbury (2012)................................................... 32 6. Jack Jewsbury (2011)................................................... 31 Jorge Perlaza (2011)...................................................... 31 8. Sal Zizzo (2011)............................................................. 30 9. Troy Perkins (2011)........................................................ 29 10. Three players tied at ................................................... 28
MINUTES PLAYED 1. Eric Brunner (2011).................................................. 2,795 2. Jack Jewsbury (2011).............................................. 2,790 3. Darlington Nagbe (2012)........................................... 2,777 4. Jack Jewsbury (2012).............................................. 2,765 5. Troy Perkins (2011)................................................... 2,610 6. Kenny Cooper (2011)................................................ 2,562 7. Diego Chara (2012)................................................... 2,473 8. Diego Chara (2011)................................................... 2,401 9. Kalif Alhassan (2011)................................................ 2,337 10. Jorge Perlaza (2011)............................................... 2,152
GAMES STARTED 1. Eric Brunner (2011)....................................................... 31 Jack Jewsbury (2011)................................................... 31 Darlington Nagbe (2012)................................................ 31 Jack Jewsbury (2012)................................................... 31 5. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 29 Troy Perkins (2011)........................................................ 29 7. Diego Chara (2012)........................................................ 28 8. Kalif Alhassan (2011)..................................................... 27 Diego Chara (2011)........................................................ 27 10. Jorge Perlaza (2011).................................................... 26
GOALS 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)....................................................... 8 2. Jack Jewsbury (2011)..................................................... 7 Kris Boyd (2012).............................................................. 7 4. Jorge Perlaza (2011)........................................................ 6 Darlington Nagbe (2012).................................................. 6 5. Bright Dike (2012)............................................................ 5 6. Eric Brunner (2011)......................................................... 3 7. Futty Danso (2011).......................................................... 3 Jack Jewsbury (2012)..................................................... 3 Danny Mwanga (2012)..................................................... 3
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MLS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Eric Brunner (2011)......................................................... 2 Kenny Cooper (2011)....................................................... 2 Jorge Perlaza (2011)........................................................ 2 Jack Jewsbury (2012)..................................................... 2 2. Nine players tied at.......................................................... 1 HOME GOALS 1. Jorge Perlaza (2011)........................................................ 6 Kris Boyd (2012).............................................................. 6 3. Kenny Cooper (2011)....................................................... 4 Jack Jewsbury (2011)..................................................... 4 5. Eric Brunner (2011)......................................................... 3 Bright Dike (2012)............................................................ 3 Darlington Nagbe (2012).................................................. 3 8. Darlington Nagbe (2011).................................................. 2 Diego Chara (2011).......................................................... 2 Rodney Wallace (2011).................................................... 2 ROAD GOALS 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)....................................................... 4 2. Jack Jewsbury (2011)..................................................... 3 Darlington Nagbe (2012).................................................. 3 4. Futty Danso (2011).......................................................... 2 Bright Dike (2012)............................................................ 2 Danny Mwanga (2012)..................................................... 2 7. Bright Dike (2011)............................................................ 1 Kris Boyd (2012).............................................................. 1 Jack Jewsbury (2012)..................................................... 1 Sal Zizzo (2012)............................................................... 1 ASSISTS 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011)..................................................... 8 2. Kalif Alhassan (2011)....................................................... 6 Eric Alexander (2012)...................................................... 6 4. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................... 5 5. Diego Chara (2011).......................................................... 4 Jack Jewbsury (2012)..................................................... 4 Sal Zizzo (2012)............................................................... 4 8. Jeremy Hall (2011).......................................................... 3 Darlington Nagbe (2011).................................................. 3 Sal Zizzo (2011)............................................................... 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 1. Kalif Alhassan (2011)....................................................... 3 Jack Jewsbury (2011)..................................................... 3 3. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................... 2 4. Seven players tied at ...................................................... 1
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FOULS SUFFERED 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 56 2. Kalif Alhssan (2011)....................................................... 52 3. Darlington Nagbe (2012)................................................ 46 4. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 44 5. Darlington Nagbe (2011)................................................ 42 6. Diego Chara (2012)........................................................ 38 7. Jack Jewsbury (2012)................................................... 35 8. Eric Brunner (2011)....................................................... 29 9. Jack Jewsbury (2011)................................................... 26 10. Jorge Perlaza (2011).................................................... 25 FOULS COMMITTED 1. Diego Chara (2012)........................................................ 72 2. Diego Chara (2011)........................................................ 64 3. Jack Jewsbury (2011)................................................... 36 Jack Jewsbury (2012)................................................... 36 5. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 35 6. Kris Boyd (2012)............................................................ 33 7. David Horst (2012)......................................................... 30 8. Rodney Wallace (2011).................................................. 29 9. Kalif Alhassan (2011)..................................................... 28 10. Kenny Cooper (2011)................................................... 26 SHOTS 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 78 2. Kris Boyd (2012)............................................................ 63 3. Kalif Alhassan (2011)..................................................... 58 4. Darlington Nagbe (2012)................................................ 50 5. Jack Jewsbury (2011)................................................... 47 Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 47 7. Jack Jewsbury (2012)................................................... 35 8. Jorge Perlaza (2011)...................................................... 33 9. Darlington Nagbe (2011)................................................ 30 10. Bright Dike (2012)........................................................ 29 SHOTS ON GOAL 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 30 2. Kris Boyd (2012)............................................................ 28 3. Jack Jewsbury (2011)................................................... 20 4. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 18 5. Darlington Nagbe (2012)................................................ 16 6. Kalif Alhassan (2011)..................................................... 14 7. Jorge Perlaza (2011)...................................................... 12 Bright Dike (2012).......................................................... 12 9. Darlington Nagbe (2011)................................................ 10 10. Two other players tied at ............................................ 10 CORNER KICKS 1. Jack Jewsbury (2011)................................................. 105 2. Jack Jewsbury (2012)................................................... 55 3. Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................. 36 4. Sal Zizzo (2012)............................................................. 28 5. Steven Smith (2012)...................................................... 24 6. Mike Chabala (2011)...................................................... 14 7. Sal Zizzo (2011)............................................................... 9 Kalif Alhassan (2012)....................................................... 9 Eric Alexander (2012)...................................................... 9 10. Mike Chabala (2012)...................................................... 6
MLS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS OFFSIDE 1. Kenny Cooper (2011)..................................................... 40 2. Jorge Perlaza (2011)...................................................... 36 3. Kris Boyd (2012)............................................................ 28 4. Jorge Perlaza (2012)...................................................... 12 5. Darlington Nagbe (2011)................................................ 10 6. Bright Dike (2012)............................................................ 8 7. Mike Chabala (2011)........................................................ 7 Lovel Palmer (2011)......................................................... 7 9. Mike Fucito (2012)........................................................... 6 10. Two other players tied at .............................................. 6 CAUTIONS 1. Diego Chara (2012)........................................................ 10 2. Diego Chara (2011).......................................................... 7 Franck Songo’o (2012).................................................... 7 4. Jeremy Hall (2011).......................................................... 6 Rodney Wallace (2011).................................................... 6 Steven Smith (2012)........................................................ 6 7. Jack Jewsbury (2011)..................................................... 5 Jack Jewsbury (2012)..................................................... 5 9. James Marcelin (2011).................................................... 4 10. Four other players tied at ............................................. 4 EJECTIONS 1. Kalif Alhassan (2011)....................................................... 1 Eric Brunner (2011)......................................................... 1 Diego Chara (2012).......................................................... 1 Jeremy Hall (2011).......................................................... 1 Lovel Palmer (2012)......................................................... 1
GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL 1. Troy Perkins (2011)........................................................ 29 2. Troy Perkins (2012)........................................................ 22 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 9 4. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 5 5. Jake Gleeson (2011)........................................................ 4 GAMES STARTED IN GOAL 1. Troy Perkins (2011)........................................................ 29 2. Troy Perkins (2012)........................................................ 22 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 9 4. Jake Gleeson (2011)........................................................ 3 Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 3 MINUTES PLAYED IN GOAL 1. Troy Perkins (2011)................................................... 2,610 2. Troy Perkins (2012)................................................... 1,957 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012).............................................. 777 4. Joe Bendik (2012)........................................................ 326 5. Jake Gleeson (2011).................................................... 315 GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1. Troy Perkins (2011)..................................................... 1.31 2. Donovan Ricketts (2012)............................................. 1.51 3. Troy Perkins (2012)..................................................... 1.61 4. Jake Gleeson (2011)................................................... 1.71 5. Joe Bendik (2012)....................................................... 2.21 *Minimum four games played
Midfielder Jack Jewsbury (left) holds up his log slab following a 1-1 draw against FC Dallas during the 2012 campaign at JELDWEN Field. Jewsbury is Portland’s MLS career leader in several statistical categories, including games and minutes played.
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MLS INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS WINS 1. Troy Perkins (2011).......................................................... 9 2. Troy Perkins (2012).......................................................... 5 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 3 4. Jake Gleeson (2011)........................................................ 2 LOSSES 1. Troy Perkins (2011)........................................................ 12 2. Troy Perkins (2012)........................................................ 11 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 3 4. Adin Brown (2011)........................................................... 2 Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 2 DRAWS 1. Troy Perkins (2011).......................................................... 8 2. Troy Perkins (2012).......................................................... 5 3. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 3 4. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 2 5. Jake Gleeson (20110....................................................... 1 SAVES 1. Troy Perkins (2011)........................................................ 91 2. Troy Perkins (2012)........................................................ 66 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012)................................................ 26 4. Jake Gleeson (2011)...................................................... 12 5. Joe Bendik (2012).......................................................... 11 SHOTS FACED 1. Troy Perkins (2011)...................................................... 132 2. Troy Perkins (2012)...................................................... 104 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012)................................................ 39 4. Joe Bendik (2012).......................................................... 21 5. Jake Gleeson (2011)...................................................... 17
SAVE PERCENTAGE 1. Jake Gleeson (2011)...................................................71% 2. Troy Perkins (2011).....................................................69% 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012).............................................67% 4. Troy Perkins (2012).....................................................63% *Minimum four games GOALS ALLOWED 1. Troy Perkins (2011)........................................................ 38 2. Troy Perkins (2012)........................................................ 35 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012)................................................ 13 4. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 8 5. Jake Gleeson (2011)........................................................ 6 PENALTY KICKS FACED 1. Troy Perkins (2011).......................................................... 5 2. Troy Perkins (2012).......................................................... 3 3. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 2 4. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS ALLOWED 1. Troy Perkins (2011).......................................................... 5 2. Troy Perkins (2012).......................................................... 3 3. Joe Bendik (2012)............................................................ 2 4. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 1 SHUTOUTS 1. Troy Perkins (2011).......................................................... 9 2. Troy Perkins (2012).......................................................... 3 3. Donovan Ricketts (2012).................................................. 2
MLS CLUB RECORDS WINS Most Wins, Season 11, 2011 Most Consecutive Wins, Season 2, 4x (Last: Aug. 25-31, 2012) Most Consecutive Wins, Overall 2, 4x (Last: Aug. 25-31, 2012) Most Consecutive Home Wins, Season 5, April 14-May 21, 2011 Most Consecutive Home Wins, Overall 5, April 14-May 21, 2011 Most Consecutive Road Wins, Season 1, 3x (2011, 2012) Most Consecutive Road Wins, Overall 1, 3x (2011, 2012) Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten, Season 5, Aug. 20-Sept. 21, 2011 (3-0-2) Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten, Overall 5, Aug. 20-Sept. 21, 2011 (3-0-2)
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Most Consecutive Home Games Unbeaten, Season 6, 3x (Last: Aug. 5-Oct. 27, 2012) (2-0-4) Most Consecutive Home Games Unbeaten, Overall 6, 3x (Last: current) (2-0-4) Most Consecutive Road Games Unbeaten, Season 3, Oct. 2-22, 2011 (1-0-2) Most Consecutive Road Games Unbeaten, Overall 4, Oct. 2, 2011-March 17, 2012 (1-0-3) Largest Margin of Victory 3, 2x (Last: Sept. 16, 2011 vs. NE)
LOSSES Most Losses, Season 16, 2012 Most Consecutive Losses, Season 5, July 7-27, 2012 Most Consecutive Losses, Overall 5, July 7-27, 2012 Most Consecutive Home Losses, Season 2, 3x (Last: July 14-28, 2012)
MLS CLUB RECORDS Most Consecutive Home Losses, Overall 2, 3x (Last: July 14-28, 2012) Most Consecutive Road Losses, Season 5, June 17-July 21, 2012 Most Consecutive Road Losses, Overall 5, June 17-July 21, 2012 Most Consecutive Games Winless, Season 8, July 7-Aug. 19, 2012 (0-6-2) Most Consecutive Games Winless, Overall 8, July 7-Aug. 19, 2012 (0-6-2) Most Consecutive Home Games Winless, Season 6, May 29-July 30, 2011 (0-4-2) Most Consecutive Home Games Winless, Overall 6, May 29-July 30, 2011 (0-4-2) Most Consecutive Road Games Winless, Season 16, March 17-Oct. 7, 2012 (0-12-4) Most Consecutive Road Games Winless, Overall 18, Oct. 19, 2011-Oct. 7, 2012 (0-12-6) Largest Margin of Defeat 5, July 21, 2012 at DAL
DRAWS Most Draws, Season 10, 2012 Most Consecutive Draws, Season 2, 4x (Last: Sept. 15-19, 2012) Most Consecutive Draws, Overall 2, 4x (Last: Sept. 15-19, 2012) Most Consecutive Home Draws, Season 3, Sept. 15-Oct. 27, 2012) Most Consecutive Home Draws, Overall 3, current Most Consecutive Road Draws, Season 2 (2011) Most Consecutive Road Draws, Overall Oct. 19, 2011-March 17, 2012
SHUTOUTS Most Shutouts, Season 9, 2011 Most Consecutive Shutouts, Season 3, April 30-May 6, 2011 Most Consecutive Shutouts, Overall 3, Aug. 24-Sept. 16, 2011 Most Consecutive Home Shutouts, Season 2, 2x (Last: April 21-May 5, 2012) Most Consecutive Home Shutouts, Overall 2, 2x (Last: April 21-May 5, 2012) Most Consecutive Road Shutouts, Season 1, 5x (Last: Oct. 7, 2012, at VAN)
SHUTOUTS AGAINST Most Games Shut Out, Season 9, 2011 Most Consecutive Games Shut Out, Season 3, 2x (Last: July 18-28, 2012) Most Consecutive Games Shut Out, Overall 3, 2x (Last: July 18-28, 2012) Most Consecutive Games Shut Out Home, Season 1, 3x Most Consecutive Games Shut Out Home, Overall 1, 3x Most Consecutive Games Shut Out Road, Season 7, April 28-July 21, 2012 Most Consecutive Games Shut Out Road, Overall 7, April 28-July 21, 2012 Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes, Season 369, July 14-Aug. 5, 2012 Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes, Overall 369, July 14-Aug. 5, 2012 Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes Home, Season 189, July 15-Aug. 5, 2012 Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes Home, Overall 189, July 15-Aug. 5, 2012 Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes Road, Season 673, April 14-Aug. 15, 2012 Most Consecutive Scoreless Minutes Road, Overall 673, April 14-Aug. 15, 2012
GOALS Most Goals, Season 40, 2011 Most Goals, Game 4, April 14, 2011 vs. CHI Most Goals, Half 3, June 19, 2011 vs. NY (2nd) Most Goals Both Teams, Game 8, July 14, 2012 vs. LA Most Goals Both Teams, Half 6, July 14, 2012 vs. LA (2-4, 1st) Fewest Goals Both Teams, Game 0, 3x (Last: May 5, 2012 vs. CLB Earliest Goal Scored 2 min. (Chara, Aug. 20, 2011 vs. VAN) Latest Goal Scored 91+ min. (Danso, Oct. 22, 2011 at RSL) Shortest Time to Score Two Goals 1 min. (June 19, 2011 vs. NY) Shortest Time to Score Three Goals 18 min. (April 14, 2011 vs. CHI) Shortest Time to Score Four Goals 55 min. (April 14, 2011 vs. CHI) Most Goals Allowed, Season 56, 2012 Most Goals Allowed, Game 5, 2x (Last: July 21, 2012 at FCD)
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MLS CLUB RECORDS GOALS (CONT.)
FOULS COMMITTED
Most Goals Allowed, Half 4, July 14, 2012 vs. LA (1st) Opponents Earliest Goal 1 min. (Sene, March 24, 2012 at NE) Opponents Latest Goal 96+ min. (De Rosario, June 19, 2011 vs. NY) Opponents Shortest Time to Score Two Goals 1 min. 2x (March 19, 2011 at COL; July 14, 2012 vs. LA) Opponents Shortest Time to Score Three Goals 8 min. (July 14, 2012 vs. LA) Opponents Shortest Time to Score Four Goals 9 min. (July 14, 2012 vs. LA)
Most Fouls Committed, Season 347 (2011) Most Fouls Committed, Game 16 (April 14, 2011 vs. CHI) Most Fouls Committed, Half 11 (April 14, 2011 vs. CHI, 1st) Most Fouls Committed Both Teams, Game 34 (April 14, 2011 vs. CHI) Fewest Fouls Committed, Game 5 (June 19, 2011 vs. NY) Fewest Fouls Committed, Half 1 (June 4, 2011 at CHV, 2nd) Fewest Fouls Committed Both Teams, Game 14 (Sept. 16, 2011 vs. NE)
ASSISTS Most Assists, Season 38, 2011 Most Assists, Game 4, 2x (Last: Aug. 19, 2012 at NY) Most Assists Both Teams, Game 8, Aug. 19, 2012 at NY Most Assists, Half 4, Aug. 19, 2012 at LA (1st)
SHOTS Most Shots, Season 427 (2011) Most Shots, Game 22 (Oct. 19, 2011 at DC) Most Shots, Half 17 (Oct. 19, 2011 at DC, 2nd) Most Shots, Both Teams, Game 48 (Oct. 19, 2011 at DC) Fewest Shots, Game 5 (March 19, 2011 at COL) Fewest Shots, Half 2, 5 times (Last: Aug. 17, 2011 at KC, 1st) Fewest Shots Both Teams, Game 15 (April 30, 2011 vs. RSL)
SHOTS ON GOAL Most Shots on Goal, Season 142 (2011) Most Shots on Goal, Game 11 (July 30, 2011 vs. TOR) Most Shots on Goal, Half 6 (July 30, 2011 vs. TOR, 1st) Most Shots on Goal Both Teams, Game 17 (July 30, 2011 vs. TOR) Fewest Shots on Goal, Game 1, 2 times (Last: Sept. 10, 2011 at PHI) Fewest Shots on Goal, Half 0, 9 times Fewest Shots on Goal Both Teams, Game 4, 2 times (Last: Oct. 22, 2011 at RSL)
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ASSISTS Most Fouls Suffered, Season 430 (2011) Most Fouls Suffered, Game 25 (June 19, 2011 vs. NY) Most Fouls Suffered, Half 14 (June 19, 2011 vs. NY, 2nd) Most Fouls Suffered, Both Teams 34 (April 14, 2011 vs. CHI) Fewest Fouls Suffered, Game 6 (July 23, 2011 at CLB) Fewest Fouls Suffered, Half 2, 2 times (Last: July 23, 2011 at CLB) Fewest Fouls Suffered Both Teams, Game 14 (Sept. 16, 2011 vs. NE)
OFFSIDES Most Offsides, Season 119 (2011) Most Offsides, Game 9, 2 times (Last: June 11, 2011 vs. COL) Most Offsides, Half 7 (June 11, 2011 vs. COL, 2nd) Most Offsides Both Teams, Game 15 (April 17, 2011 vs. DAL) Fewest Offsides, Game 1, 5 times (Last: Sept. 10, 2011 at PHI) Fewest Offsides Both Teams, Game 1, 3 times (Last: Sept. 10, 2011 at PHI)
CORNER KICKS Most Corner Kicks, Season 132 (2011) Most Corner Kicks, Game 9, 2 times (Last: June 4, 2011 at CHV) Most Corner Kicks, Half 5, 3 times (Last: June 4, 2011 at CHV, 2nd) Most Corner Kicks Both Teams, Game 17 (April 14, 2011 vs. CHI)
MLS CLUB RECORDS Fewest Corner Kicks, Game 0 (Aug. 20, 2011 vs. VAN) Fewest Corner Kicks Both Teams, Game 4 (Aug. 17, 2011 at KC)
CAUTIONS Most Cautions, Season 50 (2011) Most Cautions, Game 3, 6 times (Last: Oct. 2, 2011 at VAN) Most Cautions, Half 3 (July 16, 2011 at CHI) Most Cautions Both Teams, Game 6, 4 times (Last: July 16, 2011 at CHI) Fewest Cautions, Game 0, 6 times (Last: Oct. 14, 2011 vs. HOU) Fewest Cautions Both Teams, Game 0, 2 times (Last: June 25, 2011 at DAL)
EJECTIONS Most Ejections, Season 3 (2011) Most Ejections, Game 1 (Last: Sept. 24, 2011 at NY) Most Ejections Both Teams, Game 1, 6 times (Last: Sept. 24, 2011 at NY)
PENALTY KICKS Most Goals Scored on Penalty Kicks, Season 3 (2011) Most Penalty Kick Attempts, Season 5 (2011) Most Penalty Kick Attempts, Game 1, 5 times
OPPONENT RECORDS Most Goals by Opponent, Game 4 (June 25, 2011 at DAL) Most Assists by Opponent, Game 4 (April 23, 2011 at LA) Most Shots by Opponent, Game 26 (Oct. 19, 2011 at DC) Most Shots on Goal by Opponent, Game 9, 2 times (Last: Oct. 19, 2011 at DC) Most Corner Kicks by Opponent, Game 13, 2 times (Last: Sept. 24, 2011 at NY) Most Fouls Committed by Opponent, Game 25 (June 19, 2011 vs. NY) Most Offsides by Opponent, Game 6 (April 17, 2011 vs. DAL) Most Saves by Opponent, Game 9 (July 30, 2011 vs. TOR) Most Cautions by Opponent, Game 4, 2 times (Last: June 19, 2011 vs. NY) Most Ejections by Opponent, Game 1, 3 times (Last: July 16, 2011 at CHI)
OPP. INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Goals, Game 2, 4 times (Last: Graham Zusi, Aug. 17, 2011 at KC) Most Assists, Game 2, 3 times (Last: Joao Plata, July 30, 2011 vs. TOR) Most Points, Game 5 (Landon Donovan, April 23, 2011 at LA) Most Saves, Game 9 (Stefan Frei, July 30, 2011 vs. TOR)
SAVES Most Saves, Season 108 (2011) Most Saves, Game 7, 2 times (Last: Oct. 19, 2011 at DC) Most Saves, Half 5 (Oct. 19, 2011 vs. DC) Most Saves Both Teams, Game 13, 2 times (Last: July 30, 2011 vs. TOR) Fewest Saves, Game 0, 2 times (Last: Oct. 22, 2011 at RSL) Fewest Saves, Half 0, 14 times Fewest Saves Both Teams, Game 1 (June 19, 2011)
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MLS HIGHS & LOWS Fouls Suffered 25, June 19, 2011 vs. NY Corner Kicks 11, 2x (Last: July 28, 2012 vs. CHV) Offside 9, 2x (Last: June 11, 2011 vs. COL) Saves 7, 3x (Last: Aug. 25, 2012 vs. VAN) Shots Faced 11, April 14, 2012 at LA Goals Allowed 5, 2x (Last: July 21, 2012 at DAL)
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 4, 4x (Last: Mwanga, Sept. 19, 2012 at SJ) Goals 2, 4x (Last: Mwanga, Sept. 19, 2012 at SJ) Assists 2, 4x (Last: Zizzo, Aug. 19, 2012 at NY) Shots 7, Songo’o, Aug. 5, 2012 vs. DAL Shots on Goal 3, 9x (Last: Songo’o, Oct. 7, 2012 at SEA) Fouls Committed 7, Songo’o, Sept. 19, 2012 at SJ Fouls Suffered 6, Nagbe, July 7, 2012 at SJ Corner Kicks 9, 2x (Jewsbury, June 4, 2011 at CHV) Offside 4, 6x (Last: Perlaza, April 28, 2012 at MON) Saves 7, 3x (Last: Ricketts, Aug. 25, 2012 vs. VAN) Shots Faced 10, 2x (Last: Perkins, July 14, 2012 vs. LA) Goals Allowed 5, 2x (Last: Perkins, July 21, 2012 at DAL)
TEAM GAME HIGHS Points 0, 21x (Last: Oct. 7, 2012 at SEA) Goals 0, 21x (Last: Oct. 7, 2012, at SEA) Assists 0, 31x (Last: Oct. 27, 2012 vs. SJ) Shots 5, 2x (Last: July 7, 2012 at RSL) Shots on Goal 0, July 7, 2012 at RSL Fouls Committed 5, 2x (Last: April 7, 2012 vs. CHV) Fouls Suffered 6, 2x (Last: June 30, 2012 at COL) Corner Kicks 0, 2x (Last: July 21, 2012 at DAL) Offside 0, 2x (Last: Sept. 19, 2012 at SJ) Saves 0, 3x (Last: Sept. 29, 2012 vs. DCU) Shots Faced 1, 4x (Last: Oct. 21, 2012 at VAN) Goals Allowed 0, 14x (Last: Oct. 21, 2012 at VAN)
TEAM GAME HIGHS Points 10, Aug. 3, 2011 vs. LA Goals 4, April 14, 2011 vs. CHI Assists 4, 2x (Last Aug. 19, 2012 at NY) Shots 22, Oct. 19, 2011 at DCU Shots on Goal 11, July 30, 2011 vs TOR Fouls Committed 19, Oct. 21, 2012 at VAN
ALL-TIME MLS PENALTY KICKS FOR DATE May 29, 2011 June 19, 2011 July 16, 2011 July 30, 2011
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OPP. DCU NY CHI TOR
GM RESULT 3-2 L 3-3 D 1-0 W 2-2 D
MIN. 68 78 25 57
PLAYER Jack Jewsbury Jack Jewsbury Jack Jewsbury Jack Jewsbury
GOALKEEPER Bill Hamid Greg Sutton Sean Johnson Stefan Frei
PK RESULT Goal Miss (right post) Goal Goal
MLS AGE-RELATED MILESTONES YOUNGEST PLAYER TO ...
OLDEST PLAYER TO ...
Record an Assist Alhassan (20 yrs., 181 days), April 14, 2011 vs. CHI Score Two Goals in a Game Mwanga (21 yrs., 64 days) Sept. 19, 2012 at SJ
Play in a Game Ricketts (35 yrs., 113 days), Oct. 27, 2012 vs. SJ Start a Game Ricketts (35 yrs., 113 days), Oct. 27, 2012 vs. SJ Play a Complete Game Ricketts (35 yrs., 113 days), Oct. 27, 2012 vs. SJ Score a Goal Jewsbury (31 yrs., 191 days), Oct. 21, 2012 at VAN Record an Assist Jewsbury (31 yrs., 155 days), Sept. 15, 2012 vs. SEA Score Two Goals in a Game Boyd (28 yrs., 331 days), July 14, 2012 vs. LA
Play Game as GK Gleeson (20 yrs., 273 days), March 26, 2011 at TOR Start Game as GK Gleeson (20 yrs., 280 days), April 2, 2011 at NE Play Complete Game as GK Gleeson (20 yrs., 280 days), April 2, 2011 at NE Record a Shutout Perkins (29 yrs., 275 days), April 30, 2011 vs. RSL Record a Win Gleeson (20 yrs., 292 days), April 14, 2011 vs. CHI
Play Game as GK Ricketts (35 yrs., 113 days), Oct. 27, 2012 vs. SJ Start Game as GK Ricketts (35 yrs., 113 days), Oct. 27, 2012 vs. SJ Play Complete Game as GK Ricketts (35 yrs., 113 days), Oct. 27, 2012 vs. SJ Record a Shutout Ricketts (35 yrs., 113 days), Oct. 27, 2012 vs. SJ Record a Win Ricketts (35 yrs., 107 days), Oct. 21, 2012 at VAN
Play in a Game
Jean-Baptiste (19 yrs., 270 days), March 12, 2012 vs. PHI
Start a Game Jean-Baptiste (19 yrs., 270 days), March 12, 2012 vs. PHI Play a Complete Game
Jean-Baptiste (19 yrs., 270 days), March 12, 2012 vs. PHI
Score a Goal
Jean-Baptiste (19 yrs., 270 days), March 12, 2012 vs. PHI
ALL-TIME MLS PENALTY KICKS AGAINST DATE April 23, 2011 May 29, 2011 June 19, 2011 July 10, 2011 Sept. 24, 2011 March 31, 2012 April 28, 2012 July 7, 2012 July 14, 2012 Sept. 29, 2012 Oct. 27, 2012
OPP. LA DCU NY SEA NY RSL MON RSL LA DCU SJ
GM RESULT 3-0 L 3-2 L 3-3 D 3-2 L 2-0 L 3-2 L 2-0 L 3-0 L 5-3 L 1-1 D 1-1 D
MIN. 8 75 96+ 83 66 39 76 75 27 60 24
PLAYER Landon Donovan Chris Pontius Dwayne De Rosario Osvaldo Alonso Luke Rodgers Álvaro Saborío Bernardo Corradi Álvaro Saborío Landon Donovan Chris Pontius Chris Wondolowski
GOALKEEPER Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Joe Bendik Troy Perkins Troy Perkins Joe Bendik Donovan Ricketts
PK RESULT Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal
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ALL-TIME MLS PLAYER REGISTER A Alexander, Eric..........................................................2011-12 Alhassan, Kalif..........................................................2011-12 B Bendik, Joe.................................................................... 2012 Boyd, Kris....................................................................... 2012 Braun, Freddie..........................................................2011-12 Brown, Adin................................................................... 2011 Brunner, Eric.............................................................2011-12
N Nagbe, Darlington.....................................................2011-12 P Palmer, Lovel............................................................2011-12 Perkins, Troy.............................................................2011-12 Perlaza, Jorge...........................................................2011-12 Pore, Ryan...................................................................... 2011 Purdy, Steve..............................................................2011-12
C Chabala, Mike...........................................................2011-12 Chara, Diego.............................................................2011-12 Cooper, Kenny................................................................ 2011
R Renken, Charles............................................................. 2012 Richards, Brent.............................................................. 2012 Ricketts, Donovan.......................................................... 2012 Rincón, Sebastián.......................................................... 2012
D Danso, Futty..............................................................2011-12 Dike, Bright...............................................................2011-12
S Smith, Steven................................................................ 2012 Songo’o, Franck............................................................. 2012
F Fucito, Mike................................................................... 2012
T Taylor, Chris..............................................................2011-12 Thompson, Spencer....................................................... 2011
G Gleeson, Jake...........................................................2011-12 Goldthwaite, Kevin......................................................... 2011 H Hall, Jeremy................................................................... 2011 Hogg, Ian........................................................................ 2012 Horst, David..............................................................2011-12 J Jean-Baptiste, Andrew.................................................. 2012 Jewsbury, Jack.........................................................2011-12 Johnson, Eddie.........................................................2011-12 K Kawulok, Ryan............................................................... 2012 Kimura, Kosuke.............................................................. 2012 L Lopez, Rodrigo............................................................... 2011 Lowry, Peter................................................................... 2011 M Marcelin, James.......................................................2011-12 Moffat, Adam................................................................. 2011 Mosquera, Hanyer.......................................................... 2012 Mwanga, Danny............................................................. 2012
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U Umony, Brian.................................................................. 2011 W Valencia, Jose................................................................ 2012 W Wallace, Rodney.......................................................2011-12 Z Zizzo, Sal...................................................................2011-12 HEAD COACHES Spencer, John...........................................................2011-12 Wilkinson, Gavin*........................................................... 2012 * on an interim basis ASSISTANT COACHES James, Trevor................................................................ 2011 Knowles, Cameron......................................................... 2012 Magee, Amos............................................................2011-12 McAuley, Sean............................................................... 2012 Smith, Adam ................................................................. 2011 Toshack, Mike................................................................ 2012
ALL-TIME MLS PLAYER REGISTER BY BIRTHPLACE ARIZONA Thompson, Spencer....................................................... 2011 CALIFORNIA Brown, Adin................................................................... 2011 Chabala, Mike...........................................................2011-12 Goldthwaite, Kevin......................................................... 2011 Purdy, Steve..............................................................2011-12 Zizzo, Sal...................................................................2011-12
COLOMBIA Chara, Diego.............................................................2011-12 Mosquera, Hanyer.......................................................... 2012 Perlaza, Jorge...........................................................2011-12 Rincón, Sebastián.......................................................... 2012 Valencia, Jose................................................................ 2012 COSTA RICA Wallace, Rodney.......................................................2011-12
COLORADO Kawulok, Ryan............................................................... 2012
D.R. CONGO Mwanga, Danny............................................................. 2012
FLORIDA Hall, Jeremy................................................................... 2011
ENGLAND Johnson, Eddie.........................................................2011-12
MARYLAND Cooper, Kenny................................................................ 2011
THE GAMBIA Danso, Futty..............................................................2011-12
MASSACHUSETTS Fucito, Mike................................................................... 2012
GHANA Alhassan, Kalif..........................................................2011-12
MICHIGAN Alexander, Eric..........................................................2011-12 Braun, Freddie..........................................................2011-12
HAITI Marcelin, James.......................................................2011-12
MISSOURI Jewsbury, Jack.........................................................2011-12
JAMAICA Palmer, Lovel............................................................2011-12 Ricketts, Donovan.......................................................... 2012
MONTANA Lowry, Peter................................................................... 2011
JAPAN Kimura, Kosuke.............................................................. 2012
NEW YORK Bendik, Joe.................................................................... 2012 Jean-Baptiste, Andrew.................................................. 2012
LIBERIA Nagbe, Darlington.....................................................2011-12
OHIO Brunner, Eric.............................................................2011-12 Perkins, Troy.............................................................2011-12 Pore, Ryan...................................................................... 2011 OKLAHOMA Dike, Bright...............................................................2011-12 Taylor, Chris..............................................................2011-12 PENNSYLVANIA Horst, David..............................................................2011-12 WASHINGTON Richards, Brent.............................................................. 2012 CAMEROON Songo’o, Franck............................................................. 2012
MEXICO Lopez, Rodrigo............................................................... 2011 NEW ZEALAND Gleeson, Jake...........................................................2011-12 Hogg, Ian........................................................................ 2012 SCOTLAND Boyd, Kris....................................................................... 2012 Moffat, Adam................................................................. 2011 Smith, Steven................................................................ 2012 UGANDA Umony, Brian.................................................................. 2011 ZAMBIA Renken, Charles............................................................. 2012
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ALL-TIME MLS PLAYER REGISTER BY KIT NUMBER 1 - Troy Perkins (2011-12), Donovan Ricketts (2012-13) 2 - Kevin Goldthwaite (2011), Mike Fucito (2012), Ryan Miller (2013) 3 - Retired (Clive Charles, NASL Timbers) 4 - Mike Chabala (2011-12), ian Hogg (2012), Will Johnson (2013) 5 - Eric Brunner (2011-12), Michael Harrington (2013) 6 - Darlington Nagbe (2011-13) 7 - Sal Zizzo (2011-13) 8 - Peter Lowry (2011), Franck Songo’o (2012), Diego Valeri (2013) 9 - Bright Dike (2011), Kris Boyd (2012), Ryan Johnson (2013 10 - Eddie Johnson (2011-12), Danny Mwanga (2012) 11 - Kalif Alhassan (2011-13) 12 - David Horst (2011-13) 13 - Jack Jewsbury (2011-13) 14 - James Marcelin (2011-12), Steven Smith (2012), Ben Zemanski (2013) 15 - Jorge Perlaza (2011-12), Kosuke Kimura (2012), Steven Evans (2013) 16 - Adam Moffat (2011), Brent Richards (2012-13) 17 - Jeremy Hall (2011), Eric Alexander (2011-12), Michael Nanchoff (2013) 18 - Ryan Kawulok (2012-13) 19 - Rodrigo Lopez (2011), Bright Dike (2012-13) 20 - Jake Gleeson (2011); Jose Valencia (2012-13) 21 - Diego Chara (2011-13) 22 - Rodney Wallace (2011-13) 23 - Ryan Pore (2011), Joe Bendik (2012), Mobi Fehr (2013) 24 - Adin Brown (2011), Sebastián Rincón (2012-13) 25 - Steve Purdy (2011-12), Dylan Tucker-Gangnes (2013) 26 - Brian Umony (2011), Charles Renken (2012) 27 - Chris Taylor (2011-12), Mikael Silvestre (2013) 28 - Freddie Braun (2011-12) 29 - n/a 30 - Lovel Palmer (2011-12), Milos Kocic (2013) 31 - Spencer Thompson (2011) 33 - Kenny Cooper (2011), Hanyer Mosquera (2012-13) 35 - Andrew Jean-Baptiste (2012-13) 90 - Jake Gleeson (2012-13) 98 - Futty Danso (2011-13)
MLS COACHING RECORD COACHING RECORD BY YEAR YEAR COACH 2011 John Spencer 2012 John Spencer Gavin Wilkinson* TOTALS
REGULAR SEASON GM W L T PCT PTS 34 11 14 9 .456 42 17 5 8 4 .412 19 17 3 8 6 .353 15 68 19 30 19 .419 76
POSTSEASON W L T PCT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
COACHING RECORD BY COACH REGULAR SEASON COACH YEAR(S) GM W L T PCT PTS Spencer, John 2011-12 51 16 22 13 .441 61 Wilkinson, Gavin* 2012 17 3 8 6 .353 15
POSTSEASON W L T PCT 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
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CLUB & MLS HONORS CLUB AWARDS GOLDEN BOOT 2011................................................. Kenny Cooper (8 goals) 2012........................................................ Kris Boyd (7 goals)
TIMBERS U-23s PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011.............................................................. Brent Richards 2012.................................................................Steven Evans
PLAYERS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011..............................................................Jack Jewsbury 2012...................................................................Diego Chara
ODP BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR 2011..................................................................... Joe Sottile 2012....................................................... Oscar Monteblanco
SUPPORTER’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011.................................................................. Troy Perkins 2012...................................................................Diego Chara
ODP BOYS PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011...................................................................Rubio Rubin 2012............................................................. Jose Benavides
YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011................................................................Kalif Alhassan 2012.............................................................. Brent Richards
ODP GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR 2011....................................................................Mac Wilson Songo’o, Franck.............................................. Janine Sparza
COMMUNITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011.................................................................Jake Gleeson 2012....................................................................David Horst
ODP GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011...................................................................... Ellie Boon 2012...........................................................Adrianna Hudson
UNSUNG HERO 2012............................................................... Eric Alexander
CAMP COACH OF THE YEAR 2012...................................................................... Sabi Sudy
PLAY OF THE YEAR 2011............................. Nagbe’s goal July 2 vs. Sporting KC 2012........... Jewsbury’s game-winner Oct. 21 at Vancouver
LEAGUE HONORS & EXECUTIVE AWARDS MLS ALL-STAR 2011..............................................................Jack Jewsbury NASR PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2012.................................................Kalif Alhassan (Week 1) MLS AT&T GOAL OF THE YEAR 2011.................... Darlington Nagbe (July 2 vs. Sporting KC) MLS XBOX 360 TEAM FAIR PLAY AWARD 2011...........................................................Portland Timbers MLS BROADCAST CALL OF THE YEAR 2011................... John Strong (Nagbe’s July 2 goal vs. SKC)
MLS TICKETING EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2011............................ Joe Cote, VP Ticket Sales & Services MLS LOCAL DIGITAL EDITOR OF THE YEAR 2011...............................Brian Costello, Dir. of Digital Media MLS OPERATIONS STAFF OF THE YEAR 2011...........................................................Portland Timbers MLS TICKET SALES TEAM OF THE YEAR 2012...........................................................Portland Timbers MLS COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPT. OF THE YEAR 2012...........................................................Portland Timbers
MLS DOUG HAMILTON EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2011............................................................Mike Golub, COO MLS CORPORATE PARTNER EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2011........................ Ryan Brach, VP Corporate Partnerships MLS MARKETING EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2011..................Cory Dolich, VP Marketing & Business Ops.
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MLS DRAFT HISTORY 2011 MLS SUPERDRAFT-JANUARY 13, 2011 ROUND (OVERALL) PLAYER POSITION HOMETOWN COLLEGE First (No. 2) Darlington Nagbe Mid./For. Lakewood, Ohio Akron Second (No. 22) Chris Taylor Defender Edmond, Okla. Tulsa MLS SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT-JANUARY 18, 2011 ROUND (OVERALL) PLAYER POSITION HOMETOWN COLLEGE First (No. 2) Spencer Thompson Forward Ahwatukee, Ariz. UC-Irvine First (No. 12) Robby Lynch Midfielder Carmel, Ind. Evansville Second (No. 20) Raymundo Reza Forward Denver, Colo. San Diego St. Third (No. 38) Taylor Mueller Defender Sammamish, Wash. Washington 2012 MLS SUPERDRAFT-JANUARY 12, 2012 ROUND (OVERALL) PLAYER POSITION HOMETOWN COLLEGE First (No. 8) Andrew Jean-Baptiste Defender Brentwood, NY Connecticut Second (No. 27) Brendan King Midfielder Naperville, Ill. Notre Dame MLS SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT-JANUARY 17, 2012 ROUND (OVERALL) PLAYER POSITION HOMETOWN COLLEGE First (No. 8) Ryan Kawulok Defender Fort Collins, Colo. Portland Second (No. 27) Miguel Ibarra Midfielder Lancaster, Calif. UC-Irvine Third (No. 46) Doug Herrick Goalkeeper Seattle, Wash. Saint Mary’s Fourth (No. 65) Logan McDaniel Midfielder Palmdale, Calif. Loyola Marymount 2013 MLS SUPERDRAFT-JANUARY 17, 2013 ROUND (OVERALL) PLAYER POSITION HOMETOWN COLLEGE Second (No. 34) Dylan Tucker-Gangnes Defender Bainbridge Island, Wash. Washington MLS SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT-JANUARY 22, 2013 ROUND (OVERALL) PLAYER POSITION HOMETOWN COLLEGE First (No. 3) David Meves Goalkeeper Arlington Heights, Ill. Akron Second (No. 22) Chris Hegngi Forward Silver Spring, Md. Ohio State
With MLS Commissioner Don Garber, defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste was selected with the No. 8 overall pick by the Timbers in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, held in Kansas City, Mo.
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INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES BY MLS TIMBERS Full international appearances made while a member of the MLS Portland Timbers (Updated: March 3, 2012). DIEGO CHARA, COLOMBIA (1) 2011 (1): Oct. 11 vs. Bolivia (2014 World Cup Qualifier) BRIGHT DIKE, NIGERIA (2) 2012 (1): Nov. 14 vs. Venezuela (Friendly)
STEVE PURDY, EL SALVADOR (12) 2011 (4): June 19 vs. Panama (2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinal) ... Oct. 11 vs. Cayman Islands (2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier) ... Nov. 11 vs. Suriname (2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier) ... Nov. 15 vs. Suriname (2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier)
2013 (1): Jan. 2 vs. Catalonia (Friendly) FUTTY DANSO, THE GAMBIA (7) 2011 (4): March 29 vs. Equatorial Guinea (Friendly) ... June 7 vs. Gabon (Friendly) ... Aug. 10 vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Friendly) ... Oct. 8 vs. Burkina Faso (2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier) 2012 (3): Feb. 29 vs. Algeria (2013 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier) ... June 2 vs. Morocco (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... June 10 vs. Tanzania (2014 World Cup Qualifier) JAKE GLEESON, NEW ZEALAND (6) 2011 (1): June 5 vs. Australia (Friendly) 2012 (5): June 2 vs. Fiji (OFC Nations Cup) ... June 4 vs. Papua New Guinea (OFC Nations Cup) ... June 6 vs. Solomon Islands (OFC Nations Cup) ... June 8 vs. New Caledonia (OFC Nations Cup) ... June 10 vs. Solomon Islands (OFC Nations Cup) RYAN JOHNSON, JAMAICA (1) 2013 (1): Feb. 6 vs. Mexico (2014 World Cup Qualifier) JAMES MARCELIN, HAITI (4) 2011 (4): Sept. 2 vs. U.S. Virgin Islands (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Sept. 6 vs. Curaรงao (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Oct. 7 vs. U.S. Virgin Islands (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Oct. 11 vs. Curaรงao (2014 World Cup Qualifier) LOVEL PALMER, JAMAICA (7) 2012 (8): June 8 vs. Guatemala (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... June 12 vs. Antigua & Barbuda (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Aug. 15 vs. El Salvador (Friendly) ... Sept. 7 vs. United States (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Sept. 11 vs. United States (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Oct. 12 vs. Guatemala (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Oct. 16 vs. Antigua & Barbuda (2014 World Cup Qualifier)
2012 (8): Feb. 29 vs. Estonia (Friendly) ... May 26 vs. Moldova (Friendly) ... June 8 vs. Costa Rica (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... June 12 vs. Mexico (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Aug. 11 vs. Guatemala (Friendly) ... Aug. 15 vs. Jamaica (Friendly) ... Sept. 7 vs. Guyana (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Oct. 16 vs. Mexico (2014 World Cup Qualifier) DONOVAN RICKETTS, JAMAICA 2013 (1): Feb. 6 vs. Mexico (2014 World Cup Qualifier) BRIAN UMONY, UGANDA (1) 2011 (1): Oct. 8 vs. Kenya (2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier) RODNEY WALLACE, COSTA RICA (14) 2011 (4): Sept. 2 vs. United States (Friendly) ... Sept. 6 vs. Ecuador (Friendly) ... Dec. 11 vs. Cuba (Friendly) ... Dec. 22 vs. Venezuela (Friendly) 2012 (5): Feb. 29 vs. Wales (Friendly) ... June 1 vs. Guatemala (Friendly) ... Sept. 7 vs. Mexico (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Sept. 11 vs. Mexico (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... Oct. 12 vs. El Salvador (2014 World Cup Qualifier) ... 2013 (5): Jan. 18 vs. Belieze (2013 Copa Centroamericana) ... Jan. 20 vs. Nicaragua (2013 Copa Centroamericana) ... Jan. 22 vs. Guatemala (2013 Copa Centroamericana) ... Jan. 25 vs. El Salvador (2013 Copa Centroamericana) ... Jan. 27 vs. Honduras (2013 Copa Centroamericana)
YOUTH INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES BY MLS TIMBERS JAKE GLEESON, NEW ZEALAND U-23 (5) 2012 (5): March 16 vs. Papua New Guinea (OFC Olympic Qualifying) ... March 23 vs. Vanuatu (OFC Olympic Qualifying) ... March 25 vs. Fiji (OFC Olympic Qualifying) ... July 11 vs. Japan (Friendly) ... July 14 vs. Korea (Friendly)
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ALL-TIME MLS TRANSACTIONS OCT. 19, 2010 Signed forward Bright Dike, midfielder Ryan Pore and goalkeeper Steve Cronin from USSF D-2 Portland Timbers and forward Eddie Johnson from USSF D-2 Austin Aztex. NOV. 22, 2010 Acquired international roster slot from LA Galaxy in exchange for allocation money. NOV. 22, 2010 Acquired midfielder/defender Jeremy Hall from New York Red Bulls in exchange for third-round pick (38th overall) in 2011 MLS SuperDraft. NOV. 24, 2010 Selected midfielder Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), defender Eric Brunner (Columbus), midfielder Adam Moffat (Columbus), defender Anthony Wallace (Colorado), defender David Horst (Real Salt Lake), forward Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), midfielder Peter Lowry (Chicago), defender Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), defender Jordan Graye (D.C. United) and midfielder Arturo Alvarez (San Jose) in 2010 MLS Expansion Draft. NOV. 24, 2010 Acquired midfielder/defender Rodney Wallace and firstround pick (6th overall) in 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft from D.C. United in exchange for midfielder Dax McCarty and allocation money.
JAN. 13, 2011 Acquired first-round pick (11th overall) in 2011 MLS SuperDraft and international roster slot from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for second-round pick (20th overall) and allocation money. Acquired allocation money from Houston Dynamo in exchange for first-round pick (11th overall) in 2011 MLS SuperDraft. JAN. 17, 2011 Signed forward Kenny Cooper from TSV 1860 Munich (Germany) using allocation ranking. JAN. 18, 2011 Selected forward Spencer Thompson (UC-Irvine) in the first round (2nd overall), midfielder Robby Lynch (Evansville) in the first round (12th overall), forward Raymundo Reza (San Diego State) in the second round (20th overall), and defender Taylor Mueller (Washington) in the third round (38th overall) of 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft. JAN. 26, 2011 Signed defender Steve Purdy and goalkeeper Adin Brown from USSF D-2 Portland Timbers. FEB. 16, 2011 Acquired midfielder Sal Zizzo from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money.
NOV. 24, 2010 Acquired allocation money from Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Anthony Wallace.
FEB. 17, 2011 Signed midfielder Freddie Braun and goalkeeper Jake Gleeson from Portland Timbers U-23s.
NOV. 24, 2010 Acquired second-round pick (22nd overall) in 2011 MLS SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for midfielder Arturo Alvarez.
MARCH 1, 2011 Acquired midfielder Jack Jewsbury from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for allocation money.
DEC. 13, 2010 Acquired fourth-round pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft from Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender Jordan Graye. DEC. 15, 2010 Signed midfielders Kalif Alhassan and James Marcelin and defenders Futty Danso and Kevin Goldthwaite from USSF D-2 Portland Timbers. DEC. 17, 2010 Acquired goalkeeper Troy Perkins from D.C. United in exchange for goalkeeper Steve Cronin and allocation money. JAN. 13, 2011 Selected forward Darlington Nagbe (Akron) in the first round (2nd overall) and defender Chris Taylor (Tulsa) in the second round (22nd overall) of 2011 MLS SuperDraft.
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MARCH 7, 2011 Signed forward Jorge Perlaza from Deportes Tolima (Colombia). MARCH 16, 2011 Acquired forward Brian Umony on loan from University of Pretoria FC (South Africa). MARCH 17, 2011 Signed midfielder Rodrigo Lopez from USSF D-2 Portland Timbers, 2011 MLS SuperDraft pick Chris Taylor and 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft pick Spencer Thompson. APRIL 13, 2011 Signed midfielder Diego Chara as the club’s first Designated Player from Deportes Tolima (Colombia).
ALL-TIME MLS TRANSACTIONS JULY 21, 2011 Acquired defender/midfielder Lovel Palmer, defender/midfielder Mike Chabala and an international roster slot from Houston Dynamo in exchange for midfielder Adam Moffat and allocation money. JULY 25, 2011 Loaned midfielder Ryan Pore to Montreal Impact (NASL) through the remainder of the 2011 season. AUG. 19, 2011 Acquired midfielder Eric Alexander from FC Dallas in exchange for midfielder/defender Jeremy Hall. NOV. 28, 2011 Defender Kevin Goldthwaite announced his retirement. NOV. 28, 2011 Signed goalkeeper Troy Perkins and defender David Horst to new contracts. The Timbers picked up the contract options on 16 players - Eric Alexander, Kalif Alhassan, Freddie Braun, Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala, Futty Danso, Bright Dike, Jake Gleeson, Jack Jewsbury, Eddie Johnson, James Marcelin, Lovel Palmer, Steve Purdy, Chris Taylor, Rodney Wallace and Sal Zizzo. The club also declined the options for Adin Brown, Rodrigo Lopez, Peter Lowry, Ryan Pore, Spencer Thompson and Brian Umony. DEC. 15, 2011 Signed forward, Young Designated Player Jose Valencia from Colombia’s Santa Fe. JAN. 4, 2012 Signed forward and Timbers U-23s product Brent Richards as first Homegrown Player. JAN. 12, 2012 Selected defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste (UConn) in the first round (No. 8 overall) and midfielder Brendan King (Notre Dame) in the second round (No. 27 overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft.
JAN. 30, 2012 Signed Scottish forward Kris Boyd as a Designated Player. JAN. 31, 2012 Acquired U.S. youth international Charles Renken via the MLS waiver process. FEB. 3, 2012 Re-worked contract with forward Jose Valencia and former club Santa Fe (Colombia) due to knee injury. Valencia will not count as a Young Designated Player or take up an international or team roster spot while still being placed on the team disabled list during surgery rehabilitation. FEB. 6, 2012 Acquired an international roster slot from D.C. United for the 2012 and 2013 seasons in exchange for allocation money. The club also acquired a natural fourth-round draft pick in the 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft from the Montreal Impact in exchange for an international roster slot for the 2012 season. FEB. 16, 2012 Signed Cameroonian midfielder Franck Songo’o to a contract. FEB. 24, 2012 Signed goalkeeper Joe Bendik. MARCH 1, 2012 Signed 2012 Supplemental Draft pick (No. 8), Timbers U23s product Ryan Kawulok. APRIL 16, 2012 Acquired forward Sebastián Rincón on loan from Club Atlético Atenas (Uruguay). APRIL 20, 2012 Acquired striker Mike Fucito via trade with Montreal Impact in exchange for a 2013 international roster slot (through Dec. 31, 2013). Forward Eddie Johnson announces retirement.
On draft day, traded forward Kenny Cooper to the New York Red Bulls in exchange for allocation and New York first-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
APRIL 25, 2012 Signed defender Steven Smith. Waived midfielder James Marcelin.
JAN. 17, 2012 Selected defender Ryan Kawulok (Portland) in the first round (No. 8 overall), midfielder Miguel Ibarra (UC Irvine) in the second round (No. 27 overall), goalkeeper Doug Herrick (St. Mary’s College) in the third round (No. 46 overall) and midfielder Logan McDaniel (Loyola Marymount) in the fourth round (No. 65 overall) in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft
JUNE 6, 2012 Acquired striker Danny Mwanga via trade with Philadelphia Union in exchange for forward Jorge Perlaza. JULY 5, 2012 Acquired defender Kosuke Kimura from Colorado Rapids for allocation money and an international roster slot through the end of 2012.
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ALL-TIME MLS TRANSACTIONS AUG. 7, 2012 Acquired goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts in a trade with Montreal Impact for goalkeeper Troy Perkins.
Dec. 18, 2012 Acquired defender/midfielder Mobi Fehr through a weighted lottery conducted by MLS.
AUG. 9, 2012 Acquired defender Ian Hogg.
JAN. 10, 2013 Acquired midfielder Diego Valeri as a Designated Player on loan from Club Atlético Lanús (Argentina).
Acquired a first-round pick in the 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft from D.C. United in exchange for defender Mike Chabala. NOV. 19, 2012 Waived midfielders Freddie Braun, Charles Renken and defender Ian Hogg. DEC. 3, 2012 Acquired allocation money and homegrown rights for Bryan Gallego from New York in exchange for defender Kosuke Kimura and a second-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft. Acquired defender Michael Harrington from Sporting KC in exchange for allocation money. Acquired allocation money from Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender Eric Brunner. Club declines contract options on midfielder/defender Lovel Palmer and defender Steve Purdy. Acquired midfielder Will Johnson from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money. DEC. 6, 2012 Signed goalkeeper Jake Gleeson, defender Ryan Kawulok and midfielder/defender Rodney Wallace to new contracts. Exercised the contract options on eight players - goalkeeper Joe Bendik; defenders Futty Danso and Chris Taylor; midfielders Eric Alexander, Kalif Alhassan and Sal Zizzo; and forwards Bright Dike and Brent Richards. DEC. 11, 2012 Signed forward Danny Mwanga to a new contract. DEC. 12, 2012 Acquired forward Ryan Johnson and goalkeeper Milos Kocic from Toronto FC in exchange for goalkeeper Joe Bendik, a first-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft and allocation money. Acquired the No. 2 spot in the MLS allocation order from Chivas USA in exchange for the No. 3 spot in the order and a 2013 international slot (through Dec. 31, 2013).
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JAN. 16, 2013 Acquired allocation money from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the MLS rights for forward Robbie Findley. JAN. 17, 2013 Acquired a second-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose in exchange for forward Mike Fuctio. Select defender Dylan Tucker-Gangnes in the second round (No. 34 overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. JAN. 21, 2013 Signed defender Ryan Miller. Signed forward Jose Valencia to a new, multi-year contract. JAN. 22, 2013 Select goalkeeper David Meves (first round) and forward Chris Hegngi (second round) in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft. JAN. 31, 2013 Club and forward Kris Boyd come to a mutual agreement to terminate the player’s contract. FEB. 6, 2013 Sign 2013 SuperDraft pick Dylan Tucker-Gangnes. FEB. 11, 2013 Acquired allocation money from the New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Eric Alexander. FEB. 13, 2013 Acquired midfielder Ben Zemanski from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money and right of first refusal to Jonathan Bornstein. Acquired first right of refusal for midfielder Michael Nanchoff from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft. FEB. 20, 2013 Signed French defender Mikael Silvestre. FEB. 21, 2013 Signed midfielder Michael Nanchoff.
ALL-TIME MLS TRANSACTIONS FEB. 21, 2013 Acquired the natural second-round picks in the 2014 and 2015 MLS SuperDrafts of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the first right of refusal for midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker. FEB. 27, 2013 Club waives midfielder Franck Songo’o and defender Chris Taylor ahead of Major League Soccer’s 2013 roster compliance deadline. FEB. 28, 2013 Acquired a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for forward Danny Mwanga. Signed veteran striker Frederic Piquionne to a one-year contract.
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CASCADIA CUP The Cascadia Cup is a supporters-based derby between the three Northwest MLS clubs - Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Cascadia Cup was started in 2004 when all three clubs were members of the USL First Division (second division). The Cascadia Cup is awarded to the club with the best head-to-head record during the MLS regular-season among the three clubs, with various tiebreaker rules in place if needed. For a two-year span, from 2009-10, the Cascadia Cup was contested just between Portland and Vancouver as Seattle had moved up to MLS in 2009. The derby included all three clubs once again in 2011, when both Portland and Vancouver joined Seattle in MLS. The supporters - Portland’s Timbers Army, Seattle’s Emerald City Supporters and Vancouver’s Southsiders - are the holders of the cup and pass it on to the winning side’s supporters each season. The rivalry between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver dates back to the 1970s and original North American Soccer League (NASL).
CASCADIA CUP TITLES CASCADIA CUP TITLES BY CLUB Portland Timbers (3): 2009, 2010, 2012 Seattle Sounders FC (3): 2006, 2007, 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3): 2004, 2005, 2008
CASCADIA CUP WINNERS BY YEAR 2004: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2005: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2006: Seattle Sounders FC 2007: Seattle Sounders FC 2008: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2009: Portland Timbers 2010: Portland Timbers 2011: Seattle Sounders FC 2012: Portland Timbers
CASCADIA CUP YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2012 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Portland Timbers 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 11 Seattle Sounders FC 6 2 1 3 9 5 +4 9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 0 3 3 4 8 -4 3 2011 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Seattle Sounders FC 4 2 0 2 9 6 +3 8 Portland Timbers 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 0 3 1 4 8 -4 1 2010 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Portland Timbers 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 8 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 0 2 2 4 6 -2 2
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CASCADIA CUP CASCADIA CUP YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2009 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Portland Timbers 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 6 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 1 2 0 1 3 -2 3 2008 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Vancouver Whitecaps 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 Seattle Sounders 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 Portland Timbers 6 1 4 1 4 7 -3 4 2007 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Seattle Sounders 4 2 0 2 7 4 +3 8 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 0 1 3 2 3 -1 3 Portlalnd Timbers 4 0 1 3 2 4 -2 3 2006 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Seattle Sounders 8 4 2 2 13 10 +3 14 Vancouver Whitecaps 8 3 2 3 10 8 +2 12 Portland Timbers 8 1 4 3 6 11 -5 6 2005 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Vancouver Whitecaps 8 2 0 6 10 5 +5 12 Portland Timbers 8 2 3 3 10 15 -5 9 Seattle Sounders 8 1 2 5 7 7 0 8 2004 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS Club GP W L D GF GA GD Pts. Vancouver Whitecaps 8 4 3 1 7 6 +1 13 Portland Timbers 8 4 4 0 10 11 -1 12 Seattle Sounders 8 3 4 1 9 9 0 10
Midfielder Jack Jewsbury scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Oct. 21, 2012, at BC Place Stadium to help the Timbers secure the Cascadia Cup for a third time in club history.
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LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was founded in 1914 and is the oldest soccer competition in the United States and one of the oldest cup tournaments in the world. A singleelimination tournament, the U.S. Open Cup crowns U.S. Soccer’s champion and every winning team’s name has been engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy. Open to both professional and amateur clubs affiliated with U.S. Soccer, the U.S. Open Cup awards cash prizes to the champion and runner-up as well as the top finishers of all Division II, Division III and amateur clubs. The U.S. Open Cup champion also qualifies to compete in the CONCACAF Champions League, a tournament contested among the top clubs in North and Central America. Clubs from the following leagues participate annually in the U.S. Open Cup: Major League Soccer, North American Soccer Leagues, USL PRO, Premier Development League, U.S. Adult Soccer Association and US Club Soccer. In the U.S. Open Cup, a match that is tied after regulation is extended by two 15-minute halves. If a winner is not determined in overtime, advancement is determined in a penalty-kick shootout.
U.S. OPEN CUP APPEARANCES & RESULTS DATE May 30, 2012
ROUND Third Round
March 29, 2011 MLS Play-In May 3, 2011 MLS Play-In
OPPONENT Cal FC (USASA)
RESULT 0-1 L (OT)
Chivas USA San Jose Earthquakes
2-0 W Jewsbury 84, Brunner 86 (Gleeson) 0-1 L (OT)2 (Perkins)
June 15, 2010 June 22, 2010 June 30, 2010
First Round Sonoma County Sol (USASA) Second Round at Kitsap Pumas (PDL) Third Round Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)
June 9, 2009 June 16, 2009 July 1, 2009
First Round at Kitsap Pumas (PDL) 3-0 W Farber 46, McLaughlin 90, Hayes 90 (Cronin) Second Round at Sonoma County Sol (USASA) 3-0 W Josten 7, Keita 87, 90 (Cronin) Third Round Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 2-1 L Keita 43 (Cronin)
June 10, 2008
First Round
June 12, 2007 June 26, 2007
Hollywood United (USASA)
3-0 W 4-1 W 1-1 D1
GOALSCORER(S) (GOALKEEPER) (Perkins)
Nimo 58, Suzuki 88, Marcelin 90 (Cronin) R. Smith 34, Dike 37, 47, 63 (Cronin) Dike 38 (Cronin)
3-2 L
C. Brown 32, Oka 51 (James)
First Round at Bakersfield Brigade (PDL) Second Round at Seattle Sounders (USL-1)
2-0 W 2-1 L
Olum 4, L. Harrington 18 (Elfvin) J. Thompson 19 (Wicks)
July 12, 2006
Third Round
at Charleston Battery (USL-1)
3-1 L
Chisoni 5 (Saunders)
July 12, 2005 Aug. 4, 2005
Third Round Fourth Round
Seattle Sounders (USL-1) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
2-0 W 2-0 L
Alcaraz-Cuellar 15, Antoniuk 59 (Saunders) (Saunders)
June 30, 2004 July 14, 2004
Third Round Fourth Round
at Utah Blitz (USL-2) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
2-1 W 3-0 L
Alvarez 33, Bengard 41 (Saunders) (Saunders)
1 - Lost to Seattle in PK shootout 4-3. 2 - Did not qualify to compete in tournament proper.
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U.S. OPEN CUP LINEUPS & SUMMARIES SINCE 2011 Timbers 2 vs. Chivas USA 0
Timbers 0 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 1 (OT)
SCORING POR - Jewsbury 84, Brunner (Jewsbury) 86 • CHV None
SCORING POR - None • SJ - Opara (Cronin) 120
U.S. Open Cup MLS Play-In • March 29, 2011 • Merlo Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 5,061
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 13 1 16 7 1 CHV 3 3 17 1 0 LINEUP GK Gleeson, D Purdy, D Brunner ©, D Horst, D Wallace, M Pore (Hall, 65) M Marcelin, M Lowry (Jewsbury, 71), M Alhassan, F Cooper, F Perlaza Subs not used: GK Guppy, D Goldthwaite, D Taylor, M Braun, M Nagbe Referee: Juan Guzman Time of Game: n/a Weather: Rain, 50 degrees
U.S. Open Cup MLS Play-In • May 3, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 11,412
STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 8 3 22 2 6 SJ 9 3 23 0 7 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Braun, D Goldthwaite © (Danso, 98), D Horst, D Purdy, M Zizzo (Nagbe, 111), M Moffat, M Marcelin, M Lopez (Hall, 110), F Pore, F Thompson Subs not used: GK Gleeson, D Taylor, M Alhassan, F Cooper Referee: Alejandro Mariscal Time of Game: n/a Weather: Partly Cloudy, 59 degrees
Timbers 0 vs. Cal FC 1 (OT)
U.S. Open Cup Third Rd. • May 30, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 5,489 SCORING POR - None • CFC - Aghasyan (Barrera, D.) 95 STATS Shots Saves Fouls Offsides Corners POR 37 2 8 1 11 CFC 8 15 9 4 3 LINEUP GK Perkins, D Horst, D Jewsbury ©, D Mosquera, D Smith (Braun, 45), M Alexander (Richards, 65), M Alhassan, M Chara, M Nagbe, F Boyd (Kawulok, 90), F Perlaza Subs not used: GK Bendik, D Jean-Baptiste, D Taylor, F Rincón Referee: William Niccolls Time of Game: 2:39 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 73 degrees
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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES The Portland Timbers have a long tradition of playing host to friendlies against international clubs in the Rose City. Since joining Major League Soccer in 2011, the Timbers have welcomed famous, top-level clubs from Argentina, England, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden to JELD-WEN Field. Prior to joining MLS, the second-division Timbers regularly invited clubs from England, Mexico and Italy for friendlies in Portland from 2005-10. Among the more notable friendlies, the second-division Timbers played host to EPL sides Manchester City (2010), Sunderland AFC (2005) and Burnley FC (2009).
Timbers 0 vs. AFC Ajax 2
Exhibition • May 25, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
Timbers 0 vs. Club América 1
Exhibition • July 7, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 17,198
Reigning Dutch champions AFC Ajax displayed an impressive brand of “total football” and earned a 2-0 win over the Timbers in front of a sellout crowd at JELD-WEN Field. Ajax’s Lorenzo Ebecilio scored in the 18th minute and Demy De Zeeuw added an insurance goal in the 89th minute as the Dutch side maintained most of the possession.
The Timbers played host to one of the Mexican Primera Division’s most renowned clubs, Club América, at JELD-WEN Field. Mexico National Team forward Angel Reyna netted a goal in the 16th minute off a Vicente Sanchez assist to secure the win for the Águilas. Portland played many of its reserves, facing a clash against Seattle three days later.
SCORING POR - None • AJAX - Ebecilio (van der Wiel, Anita) 18, De Zeeuw (Ozbiliz, Ebecilio) 89
SCORING POR - None • CA - Reyna (Sanchez) 16
LINEUPS POR - GK Adin Brown, D Jeremy Hall (Freddie Braun, 46), D David Horst, D Eric Brunner (Futty Danso, 46), D Rodney Wallace (Chris Taylor, 46), M Peter Lowry (Rodrigo Lopez, 62), M James Marcelin, M Adam Moffat, M Sal Zizzo (Brian Umony, 46) F Kenny Cooper (Eddie Johnson, 46), F Ryan Pore (Kalif Alhassan, 84) AJAX – GK Jeroen Verhoeven, D Gregory van der Wiel (Demy De Zeeuw, 62), D Toby Alderweireld, D Jan Vertonghen, D Vurnon Anita, M Eyong Enoh, M Siem De Jong (Oleguer Presas, 68), M Daley Blind, F Dario Cvitanich (Andre Ooijer, 80), F Aras Ozbiliz, F Lorenzo Ebecilio
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LINEUPS POR – GK Adin Brown (Jake Gleeson, 46), D Chris Taylor, D John Thompson*, D Kevin Goldthwaite, D Aleksandar Ignjatovic* (Danso, 83), M Freddie Braun (Kalif Alhassan, 83), M James Marcelin (Peter Lowry, 71), M Rodrigo Lopez, M Sal Zizzo (Bright Dike, 71), F Ryan Pore, F Kenny Cooper (Brian Umony, 68) * denotes trialist CA - GK Armando Navarrete (Hugo Gonzalez, 71), D Oscar Rojas (George Corral, 46), D Jorge Reyes, D Juan Carlos Valenzuela, D Edgar Castillo (Erik Pimentel, 46), M Jesus Molina (Isaac Acuña, 46), M Ángel Reyna (Miguel Layún, 46), M Jose Martinez, F Daniel Montenegro (Chavez, 46), F Vicente Sanchez (Daniel Marquez, 46), F Victor Vuoso (Raúl Jimenez, 46) (Patricio Treviño, 71).
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Timbers 2 vs. West Bromwich Albion 3
Timbers 2 vs. C.A. Independiente 0
Exhibition • July 20, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
Exhibition • July 26, 2011 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 18,627
The Timbers built a 2-0 lead, but EPL side West Bromwich Albion was able to answer with three straight goals to secure a 3-2 win before a sold out JELD-WEN Field. Eddie Johnson and Peter Lowry notched goals for the Timbers within the opening 30 minutes. The Baggies, however, scored twice in a three-minute span in the second half and tallied the game-winner in second-half stoppage time.
First-half goals from midfielders Sal Zizzo and Brian Umony guided the Portland Timbers to a 2-0 win over Argentina’s Club Atlético Independiente before a sold-out crowd at JELD-WEN Field. Scoring just three minutes apart in the 36th and 39th minutes, Zizzo and Umony staked the Timbers to a 2-0 lead heading into halftime. Goalkeepers Adin Brown and Jake Gleeson combined for three saves in the shutout as Portland’s defense held Independiente, which recently competed in the 2011 Copa Libertadores, to just three attempts on goal.
SCORING POR - Johnson (Nagbe) 26, Lowry (Zizzo) 29 • WBA - Morrison (Mulumbu) 65, Tchoyi (Miller) 68, Tamas 90+1 LINEUPS POR - GK Adin Brown (Jake Gleeson, 46), D Jeremy Hall, D Eric Brunner (Futty Danso, 46), D Steve Purdy, D Chris Taylor, M Darlington Nagbe (Rodrigo Lopez, 46), M Freddie Braun, M Peter Lowry, F Sal Zizzo (Brian Umony, 61), F Eddie Johnson (James Marcelin, 82), F Kenny Cooper (Bright Dike, 66) WBA – GK Boaz Myhill, D Gabriel Tamas, D Billy Jones, D Jonas Olsson, D Nicky Shorey, M Somen Tchoyi, M James Morrison, M Youssuf Mulumbu, M Paul Scharner (George Thorne, 77), M Jerome Thomas (Marc-Antoine Fortune, 77), F Simon Cox (Ishmael Miller, 62)
SCORING POR - Zizzo (Johnson) 36, Umony (Chabala) 39 • CAI None LINEUPS POR - GK Adin Brown (Jake Gleeson, 46), D Jeremy Hall, D Steve Purdy, D David Horst, D Mike Chabala, M Sal Zizzo (Rodrigo Lopez, 57), M Peter Lowry, M Freddie Braun, M Brian Umony, F Kenny Cooper, F Eddie Johnson (Bright Dike, 65) CAI – GK Hilario Navarro, D Maximiliano Velazquez, (Adrián Argacha, 64), D Cristian Baez, D Eduardo Tuzzio (Jose Velez, 46), D Julián Velazquez, M Iván Perez (Robert Battion, 46), M Nicolás Cabrera (Osmar Ferreyra, 46), M Hernan Fredes, M Cristian Pellerano (Nicolás Delmonte, 64), F Facundo Parra, F Leonel Núñez (Matias Defederico, 46)
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Timbers 1 vs. AIK 0
Timbers 0 vs. Valencia CF 1
Preseason • March 4, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 17,357
Exhibition • May 23, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 19,564
A game-winning goal by forward Kris Boyd in his club debut helped the Timbers close out their inaugural Portland Preseason Tournament with a 1-0 win over top-flight Swedish club AIK at JELD-WEN Field. Boyd gave the home side the lead in the seventh minute by heading in a cross from forward Jorge Perlaza. Goalkeeper Troy Perkins finished with four saves as Portland’s defense preserved the shut-out victory.
A first-half goal by striker Aritz Aduriz was the difference as Spanish La Liga side Valencia CF defeated the Timbers 1-0 at JELD-WEN Field. Opening their post-season U.S. Tour in Portland, Valencia claimed the lead four minutes from halftime on a goal by one of the club’s leading scorers from the 2011-12 season in Aritz Aduriz. The Timbers utilized 22 players in the exhibition and created several quality chances, holding a 15-10 advantage in shots against one of La Liga’s top clubs.
SCORING POR - Boyd (Perlaza) 7 • AIK - None LINEUPS POR - GK Troy Perkins, D Mike Chabala, D Eric Brunner, D Hanyer Mosquera, D Lovel Palmer, M Rodney Wallace, M Diego Chara (James Marcelin, 79), M Jack Jewsbury, M Kalif Alhassan, F Kris Boyd (Bright Dike, 75), F Jorge Perlaza AIK - GK Ivan Turina, D Niklas Backman, D Per Karlsson (Alexander Milosevic, 62), D Helgi Daníelsson, D Nils-Eric Johansson, M Daniel Gustavsson, M Daniel Tjernström, M Robert Åhman Persson (Lalawélé Atakora, 62), M Martin Lorentzson, F Viktor Lundberg (Pontius Engblom, 88), F Robin Quaison (Kwame Amponsah Karikari, 70)
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SCORING POR - None • VCF - Aduriz 41 LINEUPS POR - GK Troy Perkins (Joe Bendik, 46), D Mike Chabala (Steve Purdy, 46), D Eric Brunner (Andrew Jean-Baptiste, 46), D David Horst (Chris Taylor, 86), D Steven Smith (Ryan Kawulok, 46), M Franck Songo’o (Eric Alexander, 46), M Darlington Nagbe (Mike Fucito, 46), M Lovel Palmer (Freddie Braun, 46), F Sal Zizzo (Rodney Wallace, 58), F Jorge Perlaza (Bright Dike, 58), F Kalif Alhassan (Brent Richards, 68) VCF - GK Diego Alves, D Miguel (Johnson, 46), D Ángel Dealbert (Pardo, 46), D Victor Ruiz, D Antonio Barragán, M David Albelda ©, M Daniel Parejo (Alberto Costa, 70), M Pablo (Portu, 58), M Carles, F Pablo Piatti (Albert Dalmau, 70), F Aritz Aduriz (Jonas, 58)
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES AT A GLANCE (SINCE 2011) ARGENTINA Club Atletico Independiente........................................... 2011 ENGLAND Aston Villa...................................................................... 2012 West Bromwich Albion................................................... 2011 MEXICO Club America................................................................. 2011
Timbers 2 vs. Aston Villa 2
Exhibition • July 24, 2012 • JELD-WEN Field (Portland, Ore.) • Att: 20,438 The Timbers rallied back on two occasions in the second half on goals by forward Sebastián Rincón and midfielder Rodney Wallace to pull level with Aston Villa FC, but the English Premier League side would prevail in a penaltykick shootout, 5-4, to claim the win before a sellout crowd at JELD-WEN Field. Rincón pulled the Timbers even at 1-1 with the initial equalizer off a corner kick in the 76th minute. Aston Villa re-claimed the lead at 2-1 in the 80th minute, but less than a minute later, the Timbers answered once again on a goal by Wallace to knot the score at 2-2 and push match to penalties. The two clubs matched goal-for-goal in the penalty-kick shoot out until Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan made a stop on Portland’s fifth attempt by Bright Dike. Aston Villa midfielder Samir Carruthers provided the decisive goal for the EPL side in the shootout.
THE NETHERLANDS AFC Ajax......................................................................... 2011 SPAIN Valencia CF.................................................................... 2012 SWEDEN AIK................................................................................. 2012
SCORING POR - Rincón (Kawulok, Songo’o) 76, Wallace 81 • AVFC Clark (Bannan) 42, Lowton (Baker, Bannan) 80 LINEUPS POR - GK Troy Perkins (Joe Bendik, 45), D Ryan Kawulok, D Steve Purdy, D David Horst (Andrew Jean-Baptiste, 62), D Mike Chabala (Charles Renken, 88), M Sal Zizzo (Mike Fucito, 71), M Jack Jewsbury (Freddie Braun, 45), M Lovel Palmer (Rodney Wallace, 74), M Darlington Nagbe (Franck Songo’o, 45), F Brent Richards (Sebastián Rincón, 69), F Kris Boyd (Bright Dike, 45) AVFC - GK Brad Guzan, D Matthew Lowton, D James Collins (Eric Lichaj, 59), D Ciaran Clark (Nathan Baker, 67), D Stephen Warnock (Enda Stevens, 60), M Brett Holman (Daniel Johnson, 68), M Karim El Ahmadi (Gary Gardner, 68), M Barry Bannan, M Stephen Ireland (Samir Carruthers, 68), F Nathan Delfouneso, F Andreas Weimann (Charles N’Zogbia, 59)
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PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS HISTORY TIMBERS FIRSTS IN MLS
The Portland Timbers made their MLS debut March 19, 2011, against the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. The club’s first Starting XI in MLS included (back L to R) Kenny Cooper, Steve Purdy, Eric Brunner, Adin Brown, Kevin Goldthwaite, Jack Jewsbury, (front L to R) Ryan Pore, Peter Lowry, Jeremy Hall, Rodney Wallace and Jorge Perlaza. Portland made its home MLS debut April 14, 2011, at JELD-WEN Field against the Chicago Fire.
TIMBERS STATISTICAL MLS FIRSTS INDIVIDUAL Goal Brace Hat Trick Gm-winning Goal Assist Gm-winning Assist Penalty Kick Goal Penalty Kick Miss Shot Foul Committed Foul Suffered Caution Ejection Corner Kick Offsides Save Shutout Substitution
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DATE OPP PLAYER March 19 @COL Cooper (80’) April 14 CHI Perlaza (29’, 47’) n/a April 14 CHI Perlaza (47’) April 2 @NE Hall (38’) April 17 FCD Alhassan (55’) May 29 DCU Jewsbury (68’) June 19 NY Jewsbury (78’) March 19 @COL Perlaza (10’) March 19 @COL Jewsbury (10’) March 19 @COL Goldthwaite (5’) March 26 @TOR Lowry (77’) July 10 SEA Brunner (81’) March 19 @COL Jewsbury (21’) March 19 @COL Hall (19’) March 19 @COL Brown (29’) April 30 RSL Perkins March 19 @COL Moffat/Horst (46’)
TEAM Win Home Win Road Win Loss Home Loss Road Loss Draw Home Draw Road Draw Shutout Home Shutout Road Shutout
DATE April 14 April 14 July 16 March 19 May 29 March 19 April 2 June 19 April 2 April 30 April 30 July 16
OPP SCORE CHI 4-2 CHI 4-2 @CHI 1-0 @COL 1-3 DCU 2-3 @COL 1-3 @NE 1-1 NY 3-3 @NE 1-1 RSL 1-0 RSL 1-0 @CHI 1-0
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
CHICAGO FIRE ADDRESS: 7000 South Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL 60455 PHONE: (708) 594-7200 WEBSITE: chicago-fire.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS OWNER: .........................Andrew Hauptman/Andell Holdings, LLC PRESIDENT OF SOCCER OPERATIONS: .......................Javier Leon CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:........................................ Atul Khosla VICE PRESIDENT OF SOCCER OPERATIONS:.........Guillermo Petrei TEAM INFORMATION
TEAM VISION THERAPIST:...........................Dr. Steven Beckerman TEAM DENTIST:............................................... Dr. Jeffrey P. Feffer MASSAGE THERAPIST.......................................... Jake Bronowski OFFICIAL SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER:............................ AthletiCo VISITING TEAM HOTEL Swissotal Chicago 323 E. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 565-0656 BROADCAST INFORMATION INFORMATION BROADCAST TV: TBA ENGLISH RADIO: TBA SPANISH RADIO: TBA
Klopas
Johnson, S.
HEAD COACH:............................................................Frank Klopas ASSISTANT COACH:.............................................. Mike Matkovich ASSISTANT COACH:................................................. Leo Percovich GOALKEEPING COACH:..................................................Aron Hyde SOCCER FITNESS SPECIALIST:...................................Tony Jouaux HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:........................................... Bo Leonard ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:..............................Matt Zalewski DIRECTOR OF SOCCER & TEAM DEV.:........................Paul Cadwell DIRECTOR OF TEAM OPERATIONS:.................................Ron Stern HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER:.............................Charles Raycroft ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER:........................... Allan Araujo SOCCER SCIENCE ANALYST:................................. Garrison Draper SOCCER OPERATIONS COORDINATOR:.......................... Alex Boler TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION TEAM MEDICAL DIRECTOR:.............................. Dr. Gilberto Munoz TEAM CHIROPRACTOR:.......................................... Dr. Aaron Wolfe TEAM ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIAN:...............................Dr. Jason Koh TEAM PHYSICAL THERAPIST:..................................... Mike Shirilla TEAM PODIATRIST:..............................................Dr. Megan Leahy STADIUM INFORMATION Toyota Park 7000 South Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL 60455 Capacity: 20,000 Press Box Phone: (708) 496-6887 Surface: Grass (75x120) PRACTICE FACILITY Toyota Park 7000 South Harlem Ave. Bridgeview, IL 60455
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PR DIRECTORY DIRECTORY PR COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST: Eunice Kim Office: (708) 496-6726 E-mail: ekim@chicago-fire.com Twitter: @ekim28 PR E-mail: firecommunications@chicago-fire.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. June 8
Toyota Park
5:30 p.m. (Pacific)
CHIVAS USA ADDRESS: 18400 Avalon Blvd., Suite 500 Carson, CA 90746 PHONE: (310) 630-4550 WEBSITE: cdchivasusa.com CHIEF CLUB CLUB OFFICIALS OFFICIALS CHIEF OWNERS:................................... Jorge Vergara, Angelica Fuentes SPORTING PRESIDENT:........................................Dennis te Kloese PRESIDENT & CBO:......................................................Jose David TEAM INFORMATION
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Torrance Marriott South Bay 3635 Fashion Way Torrance, CA 90503 Phone: (310) 316-3636 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: TBD RADIO: TBD PR DIRECTORY PR & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Rodrigo Ochoa Office: (310) 630-4554 E-mail: rochoa@cdchivasusa.com
Sรกnchez Solรก Kennedy HEAD COACH:...........................................Jose Luis Sรกnchez Solรก ASSISTANT COACH:..................................................Walter Fleitas ASSISTANT COACH:................................................Isidro Sanchez GOALKEEPER COACH:...........................................Daniel Gonzalez STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH:................Osvaldo Scansetti DIRECTOR OF SOCCER OPERATIONS.......................Kevin Esparza HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:..............................Jose Sanchez Uribe ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:.............................Ricky Martinez TEAM ADMINISTRATOR:......................................... Manuel Tejada HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER:.................................... Jose Vargas
PR & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR: Alejandro Arpiza Office: (310) 630-4583 E-mail: aarpiza@cdchivasusa.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sun. May 12 JELD-WEN Field 3 p.m. (Pacific) Sat. Sept. 14 Home Depot Center 7:30 p.m. (Pacific) Sun. Oct. 26 Home Depot Center 7:30 p.m. (Pacific)
TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION TEAM PHYSICIAN:.........................................Dr. Michael Gerhardt TEAM PHYSICIAN:.................................................Dr. David Wallis MASSAGE THERAPIST:.............................................Miguel Torres
STADIUM INFORMATION The Home Depot Center 18400 Avalon Blvd., Suite 500 Carson, CA 90746 Capacity: 18,800 Press Box Phone: (310) 630-2288 Surface: Grass (75x120) PRACTICE FACILITY The Home Depot Center 18400 Avalon Blvd. Carson, CA 90746
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COLORADO RAPIDS ADDRESS: 6000 Victory Way Commerce City, CO 80022 PHONE: (303) 727-3500 WEBSITE: coloradorapids.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTOR/OPERATOR:.Stan Kroenke/Kroenke Sports Enterprises PRESIDENT:................................................................Tim Hinchey TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:................................................. Paul Bravo VP, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS............................... Jeff Jacobsen CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER........................................... David Burke TEAM INFORMATION
Pareja Moor
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Denver Marriott City Center 1701 California St. Denver, CO 80202 (800) 228-9290 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Altitude Sports & Entertainment ENGLISH RADIO: Mile High Sports Radio TALENT: TBD (play-by-play), Marcelo Balboa (analyst) SPANISH RADIO: TBD TALENT: Esdrel Peinado PR DIRECTORY DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS: David Lindholm Office: (303) 727-3503 E-mail: dlindholm@dsgpark.com Twitter: @lindholm
HEAD COACH:............................................................ Oscar Pareja ASSISTANT COACH:...............................................Wilmer Cabrera ASSISTANT COACH:.................................................... Paul Caffrey GOALKEEPER COACH:.......................................................Dave Dir TEAM ADMINISTRATOR:............................................. Erik Carlson EQUIPMENT MANAGER:................................................Brandy Lay
COORDINATOR, MEDIA RELATIONS: Rachel Sweeney Office: (303) 727-3508 E-mail: rsweeney@dsgpark.com Twitter: @derrnrybear
TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:..........................................Jaime Rojas ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:........................Michael Heitkamp TEAM PHYSICIAN:............................................. Dr. Wayne Gersoff
2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. March 31 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pk 3 p.m. (Pacific) Sun. June 23 JELD-WEN Field 4 p.m. (Pacific) Fri. Sept. 20 JELD-WEN Field 7 p.m. (Pacific)
STADIUM INFORMATION Dick’s Sporting Goods Park 6000 Victory Way Commerce City, CO 80022 Capacity: 18,086 Press Box Phone: (303) 727-3555 Surface: Grass (75x120) PRACTICE FACILITY Dick’s Sporting Goods Park 6000 Victory Way Commerce City, CO 80022
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PR E-mail: rapidsmedia@dsgpark.com
COLUMBUS CREW ADDRESS: One Black & Gold Blvd. Columbus, OH 43211 PHONE: (614) 447-2739 WEBSITE: thecrew.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS
VISITING TEAM HOTEL
INVESTOR-OPERATOR:........ The Hunt Family and Local investors PRESIDENT, HUNT SPORTS GROUP:..........................John Wagner PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER:..................... Mark McCullers TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:................................................. Brian Bliss
Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square E. State Street Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 365-4500
TEAM INFORMATION
BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: FOX Sports Ohio TALENT: Dwight Burgess (play-by-play), Duncan Oughton (analyst) ENGLISH RADIO: 610 WTVN TALENT: Neil Sika (play-by-play), John Bluem (analyst) SPANISH RADIO: La Mega 103.1 TALENT: Carlos Cordova (play-by-play), Benny Pietrangelo (analyst)
PR DIRECTORY SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS: Alex Caulfield Warzycha Higuain Office: (614) 447-4190 E-mail: acaulfield@thecrew.com HEAD COACH:..................................................... Robert Warzycha Twitter: @Alex_Caulfield ASSISTANT COACH:.............................................Ricardo Iribarren ASSISTANT COACH:....................................................Mike Lapper COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Tim Miller ASSISTANT COACH:............................... Vojislav “Scoop” Stanisic Office: (614) 447-4176 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH:...............Brook Hamilton E-mail: tmiller@thecrew.com HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:..........................................Dave Lagow Twitter: @TimothyKMiller ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:............................. Steven Purcell 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND DIR. OF TEAM OPERATIONS:...................................Tucker Walther HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER:............................... Rusty Wummel Sun. July 7 Crew Stadium 2 p.m. (Pacific) TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION TEAM DOCTOR:.................................................. Dr. Pete Edwards TEAM DOCTOR:................................................. Dr. Scott Johnson MASSAGE THERAPIST:............................................... Janet Ryder TEAM CHIROPRACTOR:.......................................... Thomas Corbin TEAM DENTIST: .......................................................... Herb Postle
STADIUM INFORMATION Columbus Crew Stadium One Black & Gold Blvd. Columbus, OH 43211 Capacity: 20,145 Press Box Phone: (614) 447-4289 Surface: Grass (75x115) Largest Attendance (MLS): 24,741 PRACTICE FACILITY Crew Training Center at Obetz 4153 Alum Creek Dr. Obetz, OH 43207 (614) 492-1283
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D.C. UNITED ADDRESS: 2400 East Capitol St. SE Washington, DC 20003 PHONE: (202) 587-5000 WEBSITE: dcunited.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS MANAGING PARTNERS:................ Erick Thohir & Jason M. Levien GENERAL PARTNER:........................................ William H.C. Chang COO/CFO:....................................................... Michael Williamson CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER:....................................... Doug Hicks VP, BUSINESS DEV. & PARTNERSHIPS:.............. Mike Schoenbrun GENERAL MANAGER:................................................. Dave Kasper TEAM INFORMATION
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Renaissance Washington 1143 New Hampshire Ave. NW Washington, DC 20037 (202) 775-0800 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: TBD RADIO: TBD SPANISH RADIO: TBD PR DIRECTORY MANAGER, MEDIA RELATIONS: Ryan Tronovitch Office: (202) 587-5429 E-mail: rtronovitch@dcunited.com Twitter: @RyanTronovitch
Olsen
De Rosario
HEAD COACH:................................................................ Ben Olsen ASSISTANT COACH:................................................... Chad Ashton ASSISTANT COACH:.......................................................Josh Wolff PHYSICAL PREPARATION COACH:....................... Adam Rotchstein HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:.................................... Brian Goodstein ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:............................ Gabriel Manoel ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:...............................Brian Gerlach TEAM ADMINISTRATOR:....................................... Francisco Tobar TEAM OPERATIONS COORDINATOR:................................ AJ Miller EQUIPMENT MANAGER:........................................... David Brauzer ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER: ...................... Daniel Deming TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION GENERAL PRACTITIONER:................................ Dr. John Ferrell, III HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN:..................................... Dr. James Gilbert PHYSICAL THERAPIST:........................................... Gabriel Manoel MASSAGE THERAPIST:........................................Jennifer Roberts TEAM CHIROPRACTORS:.......................... Hirad Bagy, Aleck Wong STADIUM INFORMATION RFK Stadium 2400 East Capitol St. SE Washington, DC 20003 MLS Capacity: 19,647 Press Box Phone: (202) 547-0927 Surface: Grass (72x110) PRACTICE FACILITY RFK Stadium Training Fields 2400 East Capitol St. SE Washington, DC 20003
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COORDINATOR, MEDIA RELATIONS: Sarah Lerner Office: (202) 587-5440 E-mail: slerner@dcunited.com Twitter: SarahRLerner 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. May 25 RFK Stadium
4 p.m. (Pacific)
FC DALLAS ADDRESS: 9200 World Cup Way, Suite 202 Frisco, TX 75033 PHONE: (469) 365-0000 WEBSITE: fcdallas.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTOR-OPERATOR:..................................... Hunt Sports Group HUNT SPORTS GROUP CHAIRMAN:.......................... Clark K. Hunt HUNT SPORTS GROUP PRESIDENT:...........................John Wagner HUT SPORTS GROUP VP:.................................................Dan Hunt
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Embassy Suites 7600 John Q. Hammons Dr. Frisco, TX 75034 (972) 712-7200
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BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: TBD SPANISH RADIO: Univision 1270 AM TALENT: Carlos Alvarado PR DIRECTORY SR. DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL MKT & COMM: Cesar Velasco Office: (469) 365-0198 E-mail: cvelasco@fcdallas.net
Hyndman Hedges HEAD COACH:...................................................Schellas Hyndman TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:........................................Fernando Clavijo ASSISTANT COACH:................................................Marco Ferruzzi ASSISTANT COACH:.....................................................Brent Erwin GOALKEEPER COACH:............................................. Drew Keeshan EQUIPMENT MANAGER:..........................................Marcus Owens DIR., TEAM ADMIN./PLAYER PERSONNEL......................Luiz Muzzi ASSISTANT TEAM ADMIN.:.................................. Daniel Granados TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION MEDICAL DIRECTOR:.......................................... Dr. James Walter HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:.................................... Skyler Richards ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:............................ Paul Lombardo ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:..............................John Hancock
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS: Leigh Anne Gullett Office: (469) 365-0054 E-mail: lgullett@fcdallas.net MANAGER, MEDIA SERVICES: Jason Minnick Office: (469) 365-0068 E-mail: jminnick@fcdallas.net 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Wed. May 8 FC Dallas Stadium 6 p.m. (Pacific) Sat. June 15 JELD-WEN Field 2 p.m. (Pacific) Sat. Aug. 17 JELD-WEN Field 8 p.m. (Pacific)
STADIUM INFORMATION FC Dallas Stadium 9200 World Cup Way Frisco, TX 75033 Capacity: 20,500 Press Box Phone: (210) 259-7865 Surface: Grass (74x117) PRACTICE FACILITY adidas Field - FC Dallas Stadium 9200 World Cup Way Frisco, TX 75033
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HOUSTON DYNAMO ADDRESS: 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Ste. 200 Houston, TX 77010 PHONE: (713) 276-7500 WEBSITE: houstondynamo.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTOR/OPERATORS:............. AEG, Brener International Group, ................................................................ Golden Boy Promotions PRESIDENT, BUSINESS OPERATIONS:........................Chris Canetti EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT:...................................Steven Powell SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT:..................................... David Tagliarino TEAM INFORMATION
Kinnear Davis HEAD COACH:...................................................... Dominic Kinnear ASSISTANT COACH:................................................. Steve Ralston ASSISTANT COACH:.................................................. Wade Barrett GOALKEEPER COACH:...................................................Tim Hanley DIRECTOR, TEAM OPERATIONS:.................................. Nick Kowba EQUIPMENT MANAGER:.......................................... Michael Porter TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:......................................... Theron Enns ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:................................ Shane Caron HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN:..................................... Dr. Kaare Kolstad OFFICIAL HOSPITAL:.....................The Methodist Hospital System
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Hyatt Regency Downtown 1200 Louisiana St. Houston, TX 77002 (713) 654-1234 BROADCAST INFORMATION ENGLISH TV: Comcast Sportsnet Houston, KPRC Local 2 TALENT: Glenn Davis (play-by-play), Eddie Robinson (analyst) ENGLISH RADIO: Yahoo! Sports Radio 1560 AM, ESPN 97.5 TALENT: Matt Pedersen (play-by-play) SPANISH TV: TBD TALENT: TBD SPANISH RADIO: La Ranchera 850 AM TALENT: Daniel Mejia (play-by-play) PR DIRECTORY SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS: Lester Gretsch Office: (713) 276-7522 E-mail: lgretsch@houstondynamo.com COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Matt Pedersen Office: (713) 276-7520 E-mail: mpedersen@houstondynamo.com Twitter: @MattPedersen5 DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCER: Jonathan Kaplan Office: (713) 276-7588 E-mail: jkaplan@houstondynamo.com Twitter: @HappyKappy5 PR E-mail: press@houstondynamo.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. April 6 JELD-WEN Field
STADIUM INFORMATION BBVA Compass Stadium 2200 Texas Street Houston, TX 77003 Capacity: 22,039 Press Box Phone: (713) 743-0562 Surface: Grass (75x115) PRACTICE FACILITY Houston Amateur Sports Park 12131 Kirby Dr. Houston, TX 77045
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LA GALAXY ADDRESS: 18400 Avalon Blvd., Suite 200 Carson, CA 90746 PHONE: (310) 630-2200 WEBSITE: lagalaxy.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTOR-OPERATOR:............................................................AEG AEG PRESIDENT & CEO:............................................ Tim Leiweke AEG SPORTS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:..........Kelly Cheeseman PRESIDENT:.................................................................. Chris Klein TEAM INFORMATION
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Torrance Marriott South Bay 3635 Fashion Way Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 316-3636 BROADCAST INFORMATION ENGLISH TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet TALENT: John Shrader (play-by-play), Cobi Jones (analyst) SPANISH TV: Time Warner Cable Deportes TALENT: Samuel Jacobo (play-by-play), Martin Zuñiga (analyst) ENGLISH RADIO: KTLK 1150-AM TALENT: Joe Tutino (play-by-play), Ralph Perez (analyst) SPANISH RADIO: ESPN Deportes KWKW 1330 AM TALENT: Rolando Gonzalez (play-by-play), Armando Aguayo (analyst)
Arena Keane GENERAL MANAGER & HEAD COACH:........................Bruce Arena ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH:..................................... Dave Sarachan ASSISTANT COACH:..................................................... Curt Onalfo ASSISTANT COACH:..................................................... Pat Noonan GOALKEEPER COACH:..................................................... Ian Feuer TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:........................................... Jovan Kirovski DIRECTOR OF SOCCER OPERATIONS:..............David Kammarman HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:..................................... Armando Rivas ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:...............................Kurt Andrews STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH:............................ Ben Yauss EQUIPMENT MANAGER:...............................................Raul Vargas EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR:..................................... Rafael Verdin DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION:...........................Martha Romero TEAM ADMINISTRATOR:...................................... Shant Kasparian
PR DIRECTORY SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS: Justin Pearson Office: (310) 630-2216 E-mail: jpearson@lagalaxy.com COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR: Jaime Cárdenas Office: (310) 630-2215 E-mail: jcardenas@lagalaxy.com PR E-mail: galaxycommunications@lagalaxy.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Wed. June 19 Home Depot Center 7:30 p.m. (Pacific) Sat. July 13 JELD-WEN Field 8 p.m. (Pacific) Sun. Sept. 29 JELD-WEN Field 12:30 p.m. (Pacific)
TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION TEAM DOCTOR:............................................Dr. Bert Mandelbaum TEAM DOCTOR:...............................................Dr. Byron Patterson ACTIVE RELEASE SPECIALIST:.............................. Shunta Shimizu MEDICAL PROVIDER:...................Santa Monica Orthopedic Group STADIUM INFORMATION The Home Depot Center 18400 Avalon Blvd. Carson, CA 90746 Capacity: 27,000 Press Box Phone: (310) 630-2288 Surface: Grass (75x120) PRACTICE FACILITY The Home Depot Center 18400 Avalon Blvd. Carson, CA 90746 (310) 630-2200
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MONTREAL IMPACT ADDRESS: 4750 Sherbrooke East Street Montreal, Quebec H1V 3S8 PHONE: (514) 328-3668 WEBSITE: impactmontreal.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS OWNERS:......................Saputo Family & Fonds de solidarité FTQ PRESIDENT:................................................................Joey Saputo EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT:............................. Richard Legendre CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:...............................Sylvie Desrochers
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel 1201 Rene-Levesque West Montreal, QC, H3B 2L7 (514) 878-2000
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BROADCAST INFORMATION TV (FRENCH): TVA SPORTS TALENT: Frédéric Lord (play-by-play), Olivier Brett (analyst) RADIO (ENGLISH): CJAD 800 TALENT: Rick Moffat (play-by-play), Grant Needham (analyst)
Schällibaum Nesta HEAD COACH:..................................................Marco Schällibaum ASSISTANT COACH:................................................... Mauro Biello ASSISTANT COACH:.......................................... Philippe Eullaffroy GOALKEEPERS COACH:..........................................Youssef Dahha PHYSICAL PREPARATION:........................................Paolo Pacione SPORTING DIRECTOR:............................................. Nick DeSantis SOCCER OPERATIONS DIRECTOR:.............................. Matt Jordan TEAM MANAGER:......................................................... Adam Braz EQUIPMENT MANAGER:............................................. Aldo Ricciuti EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR:...............................Remy Eyckerman TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION TEAM DOCTOR:.................................................. Dr. Scott Delaney ATHLETIC TRAINER................................ Jean-Sébastien Rondeau ATHLETIC TRAINER........................................Vincent Roof-Racine
STADIUM INFORMATION Stade Saputo 4750 Pierre-de-Coubertin Street Montreal, QC, Canada H1V 3S8 Press Box Phone: n/a Capacity: 20,521 Surface: Grass (77x120) PRACTICE FACILITY Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard 1000, Émile-Journault Street Montreal, QC, Canada H2M 2E7
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PR DIRECTORY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS: Patrick Vallée Office: (514) 328-3668, Ext. 227 E-mail: patrick.vallee@impactmontreal.com COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR: Eric Forest Office: (514) 328-3668, Ext. 267 E-mail: eric.forest@impactmontreal.com PR E-mail: communications@impactmontreal.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. March 9 JELD-WEN Field
7:30 p.m. (Pacific)
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION ADDRESS: One Patriot Place Foxborough, MA 02035 PHONE: (877) 438-7387 WEBSITE: revolutionsoccer.net CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTOR-OPERATORS:............Robert K. Kraft, Jonathan A. Kraft :..................................................................... and the Kraft Family PRESIDENT:................................................................ Brian Bilello GENERAL MANAGER:.............................................. Michael Burns
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Renaissance Hotel & Spa at Patriot Place 28 Patriot Place Foxborough, MA 02035 (508) 543-5500
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BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Comcast SportsNet New England TALENT: Brad Feldman (play-by-play), Jeff Causey (analyst) ENGLISH RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub TALENT: Brad Feldman (play-by-play), Jeff Causey (analyst)
Heaps Sène HEAD COACH:................................................................Jay Heaps ASSISTANT COACH:........................................................Jay Miller GOALKEEPERS COACH:.................................................. Remi Roy SOCCER OPERATIONS MANAGER:............................ Nick Kropelin STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH:...................... Nick Downing SOCCER OPERATIONS COORDINATOR:........................ Jason Gove EQUIPMENT MANAGER:.......................................... Scott Emmens TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:.............................................Evan Allen ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:................................... Phil Moore HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN:........................................Dr. Scott Martin MASSAGE THERAPIST:..........................................Glenn O’Connor TEAM CHIROPRACTOR:.................................Dr. Michael Weinman PRIMARY HOSPITAL:................... Massachusetts General Hospital
PR DIRECTORY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS: Lizz Summers Office: (508) 549-0496 E-mail: lizzs@revolutionsoccer.net Twitter: @lizzsum COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR: Missy Wade Office: (508) 384-4372 E-mail: missyw@revolutionsoccer.net Twitter: @missywade PR E-mail: media@revolutionsoccer.net 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Thu. May 2 JELD-WEN Field
7:30 p.m. (Pacific)
STADIUM INFORMATION Gillette Stadium One Patriot Place Foxborough, MA 02035 Press Box Phone: (508) 384-1960 MLS Capacity: 20,000 (expandable) Surface: FieldTurf Duraspine (75x106) PRACTICE FACILITY Gillette Stadium Practice Fields and Dana Farber Field-House One Patriot Place Foxborough, MA 02035
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NEW YORK RED BULLS ADDRESS: 600 Cape May St. Harrison, NJ 07029 PHONE: (973) 268-8420 WEBSITE: newyorkredbulls.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTOR-OPERATOR:.......................................... Red Bull GmbH GENERAL MANAGER:......................................... Jerome de Bontin SPORTING DIRECTOR:........................................... Andy Roxburgh CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:............................. Luis-Miguel Garcia
VISITING TEAM HOTEL W Hotel Boboken 225 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 (201) 253-2400
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BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: MSG Network ENGLISH RADIO: TBD PR DIRECTORY SR. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS: Brian Tsao Office: (973) 268-7246 E-mail: brian.tsao@newyorkredbulls.com
Petke Henry HEAD COACH:...............................................................Mike Petke ASSISTANT COACH:................................................... Robin Fraser GOALKEEPER COACH:...........................................Rafael Gonzalez TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:........................................ Ricardo Campos STRENGTH AND COND. COACH:................................David Alvarez TEAM ADMINISTRATOR:........................................... Juan Romero HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER:................................ Fernando Ruiz ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER:.............................. Sean Ruiz HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:.........................................Matt Reicher ATHLETIC TRAINER:........................................... Damien Franolich ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:........................ Melvyn Pamplona HEAD OF SCOUTING:................................................. Cris Da Silva VIDEO AND PERFORMANCE ANALYST:............................David Lee TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN:................................. Dr. Riley Williams III GENERAL PHYSICIAN:....................................... Dr. Michael Farber TEAM CARDIOLOGIST:........................................ Dr. Sanjeev Patel TEAM CHIROPRACTOR:.................................................Jason Levy MASSAGE THERAPIST:...............................................Traci Snyder STADIUM INFORMATION Red Bull Arena 600 Cape May St. Harrison, NJ 07029 Capacity: 25,000 Press Box Phone: TBA Surface: Grass (75x120) PRACTICE FACILITY Montclair State University 1 Normal Ave. Montclair, NJ 07043
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MANAGER OF NEW MEDIA: Frank Della Femina Office: (973) 268-7243 E-mail: frank.dellafemina@newyorkredbulls.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sun. March 3 JELD-WEN Field
4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
PHILADELPHIA UNION ADDRESS: 2501 Seaport Dr. Switch House Suite 500 Chester, PA 19013 PHONE: (610) 497-1657 WEBSITE: philadelphiaunion.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTORS-OWNERS:.......... Christopher Buccini, Robert Buccini, ................. David Pollin, Weston Solutions, Inc., Graham Partners CHAIRMAN:............................................................ Jay Sugarman CEO & OPERATING PARTNER:................................ Nick Sakiewicz
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing 201 South Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19106 (215) 928-1234
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BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: 6abc, Comcast SportsNet RADIO: Sports Radio 610 WIP TALENT: J.P. Dellacamera (Play-by-play), Alejandro Moreno (analyst)
Hackworth Le Toux TEAM MANAGER:................................................ John Hackworth COACH/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:............................. Rob Vartughian ASSISTANT COACH:................................................Brendan Burke ASSISTANT COACH:..................................................... Jim Curtain TEAM COORDINATOR:.....................................................Josh Gros EQUIPMENT DIRECTOR:...................................................Tim Cook ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR:.................... Ford Gaitley
PR DIRECTORY MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS: Aimee Cicero Office: (610) 497-8186 E-mail: acicero@philadelphiaunion.com TEAM MEDIA COORDINATOR: Chris Glidden Office: (610) 497-6213 E-mail: cglidden@philadelphiaunion.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sun. July 20 PPL Park
4:30 p.m. (Pacific)
TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:........................................ Paul Rushing ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:............................. Steve Hudyma STRENGTH & COND. COACH:.......................................Kevin Miller TEAM PHYSICIAN:.............................................. Dr. Chip Hummer TEAM PHYSICIAN:............................................... Dr. Jim McGlynn SPORTS MEDICINE PROVIDER/ TEAM HOSPITAL: .................... Crozer-Keystone Medical System/ .................... Premier Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Associates
STADIUM INFORMATION PPL Park One Stadium Drive Chester, PA 19013 Capacity: 18,500 Press Box Phone: TBA Surface: Grass (75x120) PRACTICE FACILITY Chester Park 208 Ridley Drive Wallingford, PA 19086 Also: Houston Park, YSC Sports
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REAL SALT LAKE ADDRESS: 9256 State St. Sandy, UT 84070 PHONE: (801) 727-2701 WEBSITE: realsaltlake.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS OWNER:................................................................Dell Loy Hansen PRESIDENT:............................................................... Bill Manning SR. VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER:....... Garth Lagerwey SR. VICE PRESIDENT & CFO:......................................Gary Reimer VICE PRESIDENT CORP. PARTNERSHIPS:....................Andy Carroll VICE PRESIDENT, BROADCAST & COMM.:............. Trey Fitz-Gerald VICE PRESIDENT, STADIUM OPERATIONS:...............Trino Martinez VICE PRESIDENT TICKET SALES & SERVICE:...... Michael Schetzel TEAM INFORMATION
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Marriott City Center 220 South State Street Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 961-8700 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: KTVX (ABC)/KUCW (CW) TALENT: Bill Riley (play-by-play), Brian Dunseth (analyst) ENGLISH RADIO: ESPN 700 AM TALENT: James Rust (pre/post-game host), Brian Kamler (analyst) SPANISH RADIO: TBD PR DIRECTORY VP, BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS: Trey Fitz-Gerald Office: (801) 727-2717 E-mail: tfitz@realsaltlake.com
Kreis Beckerman HEAD COACH:..............................................................Jason Kreis ASSISTANT COACH:..................................................... Jeff Cassar ASSISTANT COACH:.................................................. Miles Joseph ASSISTANT COACH:...................................................... C.J. Brown STRENGTH & COND. COACH:.......................................Dan Barlow HEAD SCOUT:.......................................................... Andy Williams TEAM ADMINISTRATOR:..................................................Elliot Fall EQUIPMENT MANAGER: ......................................... Michael Fratto HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:........................................... Tyson Pace ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:............................. Kevin Christen TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION TEAM PHYSICIANS:.................Dr. Andrew Cooper, Dr. Joe Albano, .................................................. Dr. Chris Gray, Dr. John Edwards TEAM CHIROPRACTOR:......................................... Monte J. Layton PRIMARY HOSPITAL:................Salt Lake Regional Medical Center STADIUM INFORMATION Rio Tinto Stadium 9256 State St. Sandy, UT 84070 Capacity: 20,213 Press Box Phone: (801) 727-2717 Surface: Grass (75x120) PRACTICE FACILITY America First Field 76 West Sego Lily Drive Sandy, UT 84070
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MANAGER, SOCCER MEDIA SERVICES: Sam Stejskal Office: (801) 727-2716 E-mail: sstejskal@realtsaltlake.com PR E-mail: RSLcommunications@realsaltlake.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Wed. Aug. 21 JELD-WEN Field 8 p.m. (Pacific) Fri. Aug. 30 Rio Tinto Stadium 7 p.m. (Pacific) Sat. Oct. 26 JELD-WEN Field 7:30 p.m. (Pacific)
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES ADDRESS: 451 El Camino Real, Ste. 201 Santa Clara, CA 95050 PHONE: (408) 556-7700 WEBSITE: sjearthquakes.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTOR-OPERATOR:...................................................Lew Wolff PRESIDENT:.................................................................David Kaval GENERAL MANAGER:....................................................John Doyle VP, TICKET SALES & STRATEGY:.............................Jared Shawlee
VISITING TEAM HOTEL The Fairmont 170 South Market St. San Jose, CA 95113 (408) 998-1900
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BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area TALENT: Jim Kozimore (play-by-play), Kelly Gray (analyst) ENGLISH RADIO: KLIV 1590 TALENT: Anthony Passarelli (play-by-play), Chris Dangerfield (analyst) SPANISH RADIO: KZSF 1370 TALENT: Carlos Cesar Rivera (play-by-play) DIRECTORY PR DIRECTORY VP, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS: Jed Mettee Office: (408) 556-7723 E-mail: jmettee@sjearthquakes.com
Yallop Wondolowski HEAD COACH:.............................................................Frank Yallop ASSISTANT COACH:...................................................Mark Watson ASSISTANT COACH:......................................................Ian Russell ASSISTANT COACH:.....................................................Jason Batty FITNESS COACH:............................................................Greg Tella HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:.............................................. Brian Lee ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:.......................... Derek Lawrence TEAM ADMINISTRATOR:......................................... Dustin Cleaver EQUIPMENT MANAGER: ................................................ Jose Vega
MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER: Frank Stranzl Office: (408) 556-7774 E-mail: fstranzl@sjearthquakes.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sun. April 14 JELD-WEN Field 7:30 p.m. (Pacific) Sun. April 21 Buck Shaw Stad. 8 p.m. (Pacific) Sat. July 27 Buck Shaw Stad. 7:30 p.m. (Pacific)
TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION TEAM PHYSICIANS:........................ Dr. Zack Vaughn, Dr. Jeff Blue TEAM CHIROPRACTOR:.................................... Dr. Andre Chevalier PRIMARY HOSPITAL:...........................................Stanford Hospital
STADIUM INFORMATION Buck Shaw Stadium 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 Capacity: 10,525 Surface: Grass (74x115) PRACTICE FACILITY Earthquakes Training Facility 1125 Coleman Ave. San Jose, CA 95110
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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC ADDRESS: Virginia Mason Athletic Center 12 Seahawks Way Renton, WA 98056 PHONE: (425) 203-8000 WEBSITE: soundersfc.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS OWNER: .......................................................................... Joe Roth OWNER/GENERAL MANAGER: ..............................Adrian Hanauer OWNER: .........................................................................Paul Allen OWNER: ......................................................................Drew Carey PRESIDENT: ...................................................... Peter McLoughlin SPORTING DIRECTOR: ........................................Chris Henderson TEAM INFORMATION
Schmid
Johnson, E.
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Hyatt at Olive 8 1635 8th Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 695-1234 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: KING 5 & KONG 6/16 RADIO: 97.3 KIRO-FM TALENT: Ross Fletcher (play-by-play), Kasey Keller (analyst) SPANISH TV: KOMO/COMCAST 114 TALENT: Jaime Mendez (play-by-play), Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (analyst) SPANISH RADIO: LA GRAN D 99.3-FM TALENT: Rene Aleman, Victor Hernandez PR DIRECTORY DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS: Jeff Garza Office: (425) 203-9021 E-mail: jeffga@seahawkssoundersfc.com
HEAD COACH: ............................................................ Sigi Schmid ASSISTANT COACH: ............................................Brian Schmetzer ASSISTANT COACH: .......................................... Ezra Hendrickson GOALKEEPER COACH: ................................................... Tom Dutra FITNESS COACH: ..................................................... David Tenney ASSISTANT COACH/SCOUT: .......................................Kurt Schmid HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: .................................. Nolan Meyer
COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT: Mike Ferris Office: (425) 203-8304 E-mail: mikefe@soundersfc.com
TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: ................................. Randy Noteboom ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: .............................. Chris Cornish ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: .....................................Aung Aye MEDICAL DIRECTOR: ....................................... Dr. Michael Morris TEAM DOCTORS: .................. Dr. Lance Larson, Dr. Jason Norsen TEAM HOSPITAL: ..........................Virginia Mason Medical Center
2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. March 16 CenturyLink Field 5 p.m. (Pacific) Sun.. Aug. 25 CenturyLink Field 7 p.m. (Pacific) Sun. Oct. 13 JELD-WEN Field 6 p.m. (Pacific)
STADIUM INFORMATION CenturyLink Field 800 Occidental Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98134 Capacity: 38,300 (MLS games) Press Box Phone: (206) 381-7237 Surface: FieldTurf (73x117) PRACTICE FACILITY Starfire Sports Complex 14800 Starfire Way Seattle, WA 98188 (206) 431-3232
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DIR. OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS: Suzanne Lavender Office: (425) 203-8024 E-mail: suzannel@seahawkssoundersfc.com
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ADDRESS: One Sporting Way Kansas City, KS 66111 PHONE: (913) 387-3400 WEBSITE: sportingkc.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS OWNER:................................................................ Robb Heineman OWNER:............................................................................ Cliff Illig OWNER:..................................................................Neal Patterson OWNER:........................................................................ Pat Curran OWNER:...................................................................... Greg Maday TEAM INFORMATION
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Kansas City Marriott Downtown 200 West 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64105 (816) 421-6800 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: KSMO-TV TALENT: Callum Williams (play-by-play), Jake Yadrich (analyst) RADIO: Sports Radio 801 WHB AM SPANISH RADIO: La Gran D 1340 AM PR DIRECTORY VP, COMMUNICATIONS & DIGITAL: Rob Thomson Office: (913) 387-3405 E-mail: rthomson@sportingkc.com
Vermes Zusi HEAD COACH/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: ...................... Peter Vermes ASSISTANT COACH: .............................................. Kerry Zavagnin ASSISTANT COACH: ....................................................Zoran Savic ASSISTANT COACH: ............................................. John Pascarella FITNESS COACH: ..................................................Mateus Manoel ASSISTANT FITNESS COACH: ...................................David McKay TEAM ADMINISTRATOR: ........................................... Rick Dressel ASSISTANT TEAM ADMINISTRATOR: ............................ Jon Farrell HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: .................................Mike Flaherty ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER: ........................... Andy Garay TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: ........................................... Chet North ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: ..................................Kenny Ishii TEAM OPTHALMOLOGIST:.................................... Brandon Hunter ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON:....................................... Dr. Scott Luallin CHIROPRACTORS:............................ Brian Holdeman, David Black MASSAGE THERAPIST:................................................ Brian Ubert PRIMARY HOSPITAL:............................Providence Medical Center
MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS& DIGITAL: Kurt Austin Office: (913) 951-3554 E-mail: kaustin@sportingkc.com COMMUNICATIONS: Alice Schroeder Office: (913) 387-3423 E-mail: aschroeder@sportingkc.com COMMUNICATIONS: Molly Dreska Office: (913) 387-3428 E-mail: mdreska@sportingkc.com PR E-mail: communications@sportingkc.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. April 27 Sporting Park
5:30 p.m. (Pacific)
STADIUM INFORMATION Sporting Park One Sporting Way Kansas City, KS 66111 Capacity: 18,467 Press Box Phone: (913) 912-7675 Surface: Grass (75x120) PRACTICE FACILITY Sporting Club Training Center in Swope Park 6310 Lewis Road Kansas City, MO 64130
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TORONTO FC ADDRESS: 170 Princes` Blvd. Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 PHONE: (416) 815-5400 WEBSITE: torontofc.ca CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS INVESTOR-OPERATOR: .. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER: ..........................Kevin Payne SR. DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS: .........Paul Beirne SR. DIRECTOR, TEAM & PLAYER OPERATIONS: ............. Earl Cochrane
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Hyatt Regency 370 King Street West Toronto, ON M5V 1J9 (416) 343-1234
TEAM INFORMATION
BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN Radio 1050, Sportsnet 590 The FAN PR DIRECTORY DIR., CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS: Rajani Kamath Office: (416) 815-5790 E-mail: rajani.kamath@mlse.com
Nelsen Koevermans HEAD COACH/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:........................ Ryan Nelsen ASSISTANT COACH:................................................... Fran O’Leary ASSISTANT COACH:......................................................Jason Bent ASSISTANT COACH:.............................................. Jimmy Brennan GOALKEEPERS COACH:............................................. Stewart Kerr CHIEF SCOUT & FOOTBALL PARTNERSHIPS................. Pat Onstad EQUIPMENT MANAGER:....................................... Malcolm Phillips ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER:................. Sacha De Almeida ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:............................. Shawn Jeffers MANAGER, PLAYER DEVELOPMENT:..................... Jaime McMillan MANAGER, TEAM OPERATIONS:.................................. Corey Wray COORDINATOR, TEAM OPERATIONS:................................. Ted Tieu TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:..................................... Carmelo Lobue ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:............................. Shawn Jeffers HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN:.............................................Dr. Ira Smith MASSAGE THERAPIST:............................................Marcelo Casal STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH:........................Nick Milonas STADIUM INFORMATION BMO Field 170 Princes’ Blvd. Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 Capacity: 21,859 Press Box Phone: (508) 384-1960 Surface: Grass (69m x105m) PRACTICE FACILITY Toronto FC KIA Training Ground 85 Carl Hall Rd Toronto, ON M6K 2B9
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COORDINATOR, MEDIA RELATIONS: Mike Masaro Office: (416) 815-5400 ext. 5399 E-mail: mmasaro@torontofc.ca MANAGER, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS: Jamie Deans OFFICE: (416) 815-5445 E-mail: jamie.deans@mlse.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. Sept. 7 JELD-WEN Field
8 p.m. (Pacific)
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC ADDRESS: 550 - 375 Water St. Vancouver, BC V6B 5C6 PHONE: (604) 669-9283 WEBSITE: whitecapsfc.com CHIEF CLUB OFFICIALS OWNERS: .... Greg Kerfoot, Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett, Steve Nash EXECUTIVE CHAIR: .................................................. John Furlong PRESIDENT: ..........................................................Bob Lenarduzzi CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER: .................................... Rachel Lewis VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION: ...................................Don Ford DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL TEAMS: ......................Greg Anderson TEAM INFORMATION
VISITING TEAM HOTEL Hyatt Regency Vancouver 655 Burrard St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2R7 BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Sportsnet TALENT: Craig MacEwen (play-by-play), Paul Dolan (analyst) RADIO: Team 1410 TALENT: Peter Schaad (play-by-play), David Norman (analyst) PR DIRECTORY DIR., COMMUNICATIONS & BROADCAST: Carly Jokic Office: (604) 669-9283, Ext. 2287 E-mail: cjokic@whitecapsfc.com
Rennie Mattocks HEAD COACH:.......................................................... Martin Rennie ASSISTANT COACH:.................................................... Paul Ritchie ASSISTANT COACH:................................................. Carl Robinson ASSISTANT COACH & SCOUTING COORD.:................ Jake DeClute GOALKEEPING COACH:.............................................Marius Rovde HEAD SPORTS SCIENCE & MEDICINE:..................... Rick Celebrini STRENGTH & COND. COACH:....................................... Mike Young HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: ...................................... Jake Joachim PHYSIOTHERAPIST: ................................................. Graeme Poole HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER: ................................... Ed Georgica ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER: ...............Andrew Lichtenfels MANAGER, PROFESSIONAL TEAMS: ......................... Joe Jesseau TEAM ADMINISTRATOR: ........................................... Steve Bridge TEAM MEDICAL INFORMATION TEAM PHYSICIAN:.................................................. Dr. Jim Bovard TEAM PHYSICIAN:..........................................Dr. Bob McCormack
MANAGER, MEDIA RELATIONS & BROADCAST: Nathan Vanstone Office: (604) 629-2251 E-mail: nvanstone@whitecapsfc.com MANAGER., COMM. AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS: Jenna Visram Office: (604) 669-9283, Ext. 2260 E-mail: jvisram@whitecapsfc.com COORDINATOR, COMMUNICATIONS: Brandon Timko Office: (604) 669-9283, Ext. 2292 E-mail: btimko@whitecapsfc.com PR E-mail: communications@whitecapsfc.com 2013 SCHEDULE vs. PORTLAND Sat. May 18 BC Place Sat. Aug. 3 JELD-WEN Field Sun. Oct. 6 BC Place
4 p.m. (Pacific) 8 p.m. (Pacific) 5 p.m. (Pacific)
STADIUM INFORMATION BC Place Stadium 777 Pacific Blvd. Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y8 Capacity: 21,000 Press Box Phone: (604) 661-7265 Surface: Polytan Ligaturf (75x115) PRACTICE FACILITY National Soccer Development Centre 6066 Thunderbird Blvd. Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
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2013 MLS REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE As of February 5, 2013 (All Times Eastern and subject to change)
Saturday, March 2 Philadelphia Union vs. Sporting Kansas City, 4 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Toronto FC, 6:30 p.m. (TSN, RDS2)
FC Dallas vs. Colorado Rapids, 8:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. D.C. United, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) Seattle Sounders FC vs. Montreal Impact, 10:30 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Columbus Crew, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3 LA Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire, 5 p.m. (Univision) Portland Timbers vs. New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) San Jose Earthquakes vs. Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Toronto FC vs. Sporting Kansas City, 1:30 p.m. (TSN, RDS2) Colorado Rapids vs. Philadelphia Union, 6 p.m. D.C. United vs. Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
Portland Timbers vs. Montreal Impact, 10:30 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Columbus Crew, tbd Sunday, March 10 Chivas USA vs. FC Dallas, 5 p.m. (TeleFutura) San Jose Earthquakes vs. New York Red Bulls, 10 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, March 16 New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United, 12:30 p.m. (NBC) Sporting Kansas City vs. Chicago Fire, 3 p.m. (NBCSN) Montreal Impact vs. Toronto FC, 4 p.m. (TSN, RDS) Philadelphia Union vs. New England Revolution, 5 p.m. Columbus Crew vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 5:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Colorado Rapids, 6 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) Sunday, March 17 FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) LA Galaxy vs. Chivas USA, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Saturday, March 23 D.C. United vs. Columbus Crew, 3:30 p.m. (NBCSN) New England Revolution vs. Sporting Kansas City, 4 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake, 8:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 8:30 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 10:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids, 10:30 p.m. Montreal Impact vs. New York Red Bulls, tbd Sunday, March 24 Chicago Fire vs. Chivas USA, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Saturday, March 30 Toronto FC vs. LA Galaxy, 2 p.m. (TSN, RDS) New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union, 3:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
New England Revolution vs. FC Dallas, 4 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers, 6 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Montreal Impact, 8:30 p.m.
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Houston Dynamo vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 9 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 5 Sporting Kansas City vs. D.C. United, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6 Columbus Crew vs. Philadelphia Union, 5 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo, 10:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Montreal Impact, 10:30 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 10:30 p.m.
Toronto FC vs. FC Dallas, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 7 Chicago Fire vs. New York Red Bulls, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Seattle Sounders FC vs. Chivas USA, 11 p.m. (UniMas) Saturday, April 13 Montreal Impact vs. Columbus Crew, 2 p.m. (TSN, RDS) Philadelphia Union vs. Toronto FC, 4 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. New England Revolution, 4 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Real Salt Lake, 4 p.m. (TSN, RDS2)
D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls, 7 p.m. FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14 Houston Dynamo vs. Chicago Fire, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Portland Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 10:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
Wednesday, April 17 New York Red Bulls vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20 Colorado Rapids vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 6 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. New England Revolution, 7 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew, 8:30 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Chivas USA, 9 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Sporting Kansas City, 10:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Toronto FC vs. Houston Dynamo, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21 D.C. United vs. Philadelphia Union, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) San Jose Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers, 11 p.m. (UniMas)
Saturday, April 27 Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls, 2 p.m. (TSN, RDS) Montreal Impact vs. Chicago Fire, 4 p.m. (NBCSN, TSN, RDS)
New England Revolution vs. Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Crew vs. D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Portland Timbers, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy, 9 p.m. Chivas USA vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 10:30 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. FC Dallas, tbd
2013 MLS REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE Sunday, April 28 Houston Dynamo vs. Colorado Rapids, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Thursday, May 2 Portland Timbers vs. New England Revolution, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls, 4 p.m. (NBCSN) San Jose Earthquakes vs. Montreal Impact, 4 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 4 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 9 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Toronto FC, 9 p.m. Sunday, May 5 Sporting Kansas City vs. Chivas USA, 5 p.m. (UniMas) LA Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo, 11 p.m. (ESPN2) Wednesday, May 8 D.C. United vs. Houston Dynamo, 7 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Montreal Impact, 7:30 p.m. New England Revolution vs. Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 8:30 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Portland Timbers, 9 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Toronto FC, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11 Chicago Fire vs. Philadelphia Union, 1:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Seattle Sounders FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 4 p.m. New England Revolution vs. New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Crew vs. Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas vs. D.C. United, 8:30 p.m. Montreal Impact vs. Real Salt Lake, tbd Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. LA Galaxy, tbd Sunday, May 12 Portland Timbers vs. Chivas USA, 6 p.m. (UniMas) Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, May 15 Philadelphia Union vs. LA Galaxy, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18 Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire, 7:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution, 8:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas, 10:30 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids, 10:30 p.m. Toronto FC vs. Columbus Crew, 5 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Portland Timbers, tbd Sunday, May 19 New York Red Bulls vs. LA Galaxy, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) D.C. United vs. Sporting Kansas City, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Chivas USA vs. Real Salt Lake, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 25 New England Revolution vs. Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. D.C. United vs. Portland Timbers, 7 p.m. FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 8:30 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Chivas USA, 9 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire, 9 p.m. Montreal Impact vs. Philadelphia Union, tbd Sunday, May 26 New York Red Bulls vs. Columbus Crew, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Sporting Kansas City vs. Houston Dynamo, 3:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 11 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, June 1 New York Red Bulls vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 7 p.m. Columbus Crew vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Montreal Impact, 8:30 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. FC Dallas, 9 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 9:30 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 10:30 p.m. Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia Union, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 2 New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy, 4 p.m. (NBCSN) Chicago Fire vs. D.C. United, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Wednesday, June 5 Philadelphia Union vs. Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8 Seattle Sounders FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 4 p.m. (TSN, RDS)
New England Revolution vs. D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. Portland Timbers, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15 Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas, 5 p.m. (ESPN) D.C. United vs. Toronto FC, 7 p.m. Columbus Crew vs. Montreal Impact, 7:30 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 9 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. New England Revolution, tbd Wednesday, June 19 Montreal Impact vs. Houston Dynamo, 8 p.m. (TSN, RDS) Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Chivas USA, 10 p.m. (TSN, RDS2)
LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22 D.C. United vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 7 p.m. Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire, 8 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Toronto FC, 9 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 9:30 p.m.
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2013 MLS REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE Sunday, June 23 Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) Chivas USA vs. LA Galaxy, 11 p.m. (UniMas) Saturday, June 29 Philadelphia Union vs. FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. (NBCSN) D.C. United vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 7 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Columbus Crew, 8:30 p.m. Chivas USA vs. New England Revolution, 10:30 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m. Montreal Impact vs. Colorado Rapids, tbd Toronto FC vs. Real Salt Lake, 1 p.m. Sunday, June 30 New York Red Bulls vs. Houston Dynamo, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Wednesday, July 3 Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact, 7 p.m. (TSN, RDS) Chicago Fire vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 8:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 9 p.m. (TSN, RDS2)
Real Salt Lake vs. Philadelphia Union, 10 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. D.C. United, 10 p.m. Thursday, July 4 FC Dallas vs. Chivas USA, 9 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. New York Red Bulls, 9:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Columbus Crew, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6
Wednesday, July 17 Colorado Rapids vs. New England Revolution, 9 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Toronto FC, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20 Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Crew vs. New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. D.C. United, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting Kansas City, 10 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 10:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Colorado Rapids, 11 p.m. (NBCSN) Montreal Impact vs. FC Dallas, tbd Toronto FC vs. New York Red Bulls, tbd Saturday, July 27 New York Red Bulls vs. Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m. D.C. United vs. New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Chicago Fire, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) Colorado Rapids vs. LA Galaxy, 9 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers, 10:30 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Philadelphia Union, tbd Montreal Impact vs. Sporting Kansas City, tbd Toronto FC vs. Columbus Crew, tbd Sunday, July 28 Seattle Sounders FC vs. Chivas USA, 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 31 2013 MLS All-Star Game, Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kan., 9 p.m.
New England Revolution vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 7:30 p.m.
Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union, 9 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 11 p.m. (NBCSN, TSN, RDS)
Saturday, August 3 D.C. United vs. Montreal Impact, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire, 7:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)
Sunday, July 7 Chicago Fire vs. Sporting Kansas City, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Columbus Crew vs. Portland Timbers, 5 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. D.C. United, 9:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. FC Dallas, 10:30 p.m. Montreal Impact vs. Chivas USA, tbd Friday, July 12 Philadelphia Union vs. Chivas USA, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Columbus Crew, 9 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas, 10:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 11 p.m. Sunday, August 4 New England Revolution vs. Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Chivas USA, 11 p.m. (UniMas)
Saturday, July 13
Saturday, August 10 Columbus Crew vs. New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.
New York Red Bulls vs. Montreal Impact, 7 p.m. (TSN2, RDS)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 7:30 p.m. (TSN, RDS2)
New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Toronto FC, 8:30 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 10:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy, 11 p.m. (NBCSN)
Philadelphia Union vs. D.C. United, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) Chicago Fire vs. Montreal Impact, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Chicago Fire, tbd
Sunday, August 11 FC Dallas vs. LA Galaxy, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Chivas USA vs. Colorado Rapids, 11 p.m. (UniMas)
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Sporting Kansas City vs. New England Revolution, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake vs. Houston Dynamo, 9:30 p.m. Toronto FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC, tbd
2013 MLS REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE Saturday, August 17 Montreal Impact vs. D.C. United, 7 p.m. (TSN2, RDS) Columbus Crew vs. Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. New England Revolution vs. Chicago Fire, 7:30 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Philadelphia Union, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) Colorado Rapids vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 9 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 9 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake, 10:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. FC Dallas, 11 p.m. Sunday, August 18 San Jose Earthquakes vs. Sporting Kansas City, 11 p.m. (UniMas)
Wednesday, August 21 Chivas USA vs. FC Dallas, 10:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake, 11 p.m.
Sunday, September 8 Houston Dynamo vs. New York Red Bulls, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Chivas USA vs. D.C. United, 9 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Philadelphia Union, 11 p.m. (ESPN2)
Wednesday, September 11 Toronto FC vs. Chicago Fire, 7:30 p.m. (TSN, RDS2) Friday, September 13 Seattle Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. (NBCSN) Saturday, September 14 New York Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC, 7 p.m. (TSN2, RDS) Philadelphia Union vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. New England Revolution, 8:30 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. FC Dallas, 9 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Portland Timbers, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, August 23 Chicago Fire vs. Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 24 D.C. United vs. Toronto FC, 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 15 D.C. United vs. LA Galaxy, 5 p.m. (UniMas)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. LA Galaxy, 9 p.m. (TSN2, RDS2)
Montreal Impact vs. Columbus Crew, tbd
Montreal Impact vs. Houston Dynamo, 9 p.m. (TSN2, RDS) FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 9 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Columbus Crew, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, September 20 Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids, 10 p.m. (NBCSN)
Sunday, August 25 Chivas USA vs. New York Red Bulls, 5 p.m. (UniMas) New England Revolution vs. Philadelphia Union, 7:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers, 10 p.m. (ESPN2)
Montreal Impact vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2 p.m. (TSN, RDS)
Friday, August 30 Real Salt Lake vs. Portland Timbers, 10 p.m. (NBCSN) Toronto FC vs. New England Revolution, tbd Saturday, August 31 Columbus Crew vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. Montreal Impact, 7:30 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) Sporting Kansas City vs. Colorado Rapids, 8:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 21 Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire, 7:30 p.m. New England Revolution vs. D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Houston Dynamo vs. Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 9 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 10:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Toronto FC vs. Sporting Kansas City, tbd Sunday, September 22 New York Red Bulls vs. FC Dallas, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Friday, September 27 Sporting Kansas City vs. Philadelphia Union, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)
Saturday, September 28 Toronto FC vs. D.C. United, 1 p.m. (TSN, RDS)
Sunday, September 1 Chicago Fire vs. Houston Dynamo, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Chivas USA, tbd
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m. (TSN2, RDS2)
Wednesday, September 4 Columbus Crew vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 29 Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy, 3:30 p.m. (NBC) FC Dallas vs. Columbus Crew, 8:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. New York Red Bulls, 9 p.m. (ESPN) Chivas USA vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 11 p.m. (UniMas)
Saturday, September 7 New England Revolution vs. Montreal Impact, 7:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Columbus Crew, 8:30 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 8:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Chicago Fire, 10 p.m. (NBCSN) LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids, 10:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Toronto FC, 11 p.m.
New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. Montreal Impact, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, October 4 D.C. United vs. Chicago Fire, 8 p.m. (NBCSN) Houston Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact, 8:30 p.m.
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2013 MLS REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE Saturday, October 5 New York Red Bulls vs. New England Revolution, 7 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. Toronto FC, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Crew vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas, 9 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 10 p.m. (NBCSN) Sunday, October 6 LA Galaxy vs. Chivas USA, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Portland Timbers, tbd Wednesday, October 9 Houston Dynamo vs. Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 10 p.m. (TSN, RDS2)
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, October 12 D.C. United vs. Philadelphia Union, 7 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m. Montreal Impact vs. New England Revolution, 2:30 p.m. (TSN, RDS)
Sunday, October 13 Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 9 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, October 18 Sporting Kansas City vs. D.C. United, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)
Saturday, October 19 FC Dallas vs. Seattle Sounders FC, 4 p.m. (NBCSN) Colorado Rapids vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 6 p.m. New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Fire vs. Toronto FC, 8:30 p.m. (TSN2, RDS2) Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake, 10:30 p.m. Montreal Impact vs. Philadelphia Union, tbd Sunday, October 20 Houston Dynamo vs. New York Red Bulls, 5 p.m. (UniMas) LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 9 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, October 23 Real Salt Lake vs. Chivas USA, 9 p.m. Saturday, October 26 Philadelphia Union vs. Sporting Kansas City, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)
Toronto FC vs. Montreal Impact, 2 p.m. (TSN, RDS) San Jose Earthquakes vs. FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Chivas USA vs. Portland Timbers, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, October 27 D.C. United vs. Houston Dynamo, 1:30 p.m. (NBC) Columbus Crew vs. New England Revolution, 4 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Chicago Fire, 5 p.m. (UniMas) Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy, 9 p.m. (ESPN) Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Colorado Rapids, tbd
The Timbers Army unveils an impressive tifo display prior to the Timbers 2-1 win over Seattle Sounders FC on June 24, 2012, at JELD-WEN Field. The Timbers face Cascadia-rival Sounders FC for the first of three times in 2013 on March 16 in Seattle.
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COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE Commissioner:.........................................................................................................................................................................Don Garber President, MLS:...................................................................................................................................................................... Mark Abbott President, SUM:................................................................................................................................................................. Kathryn Carter Chief Financial Officer:................................................................................................................................................. Sean Prendergast Chief Marketing Officer:................................................................................................................................................... Howard Handler Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Administration & Social Responsibility:.........................................................JoAnn Neale Executive Assistant to the Commissioner:................................................................................................................................ Erin Grady Executive Assistant, MLS:.................................................................................................................................................. Sarah Bettison Executive Assistant, MLS:.................................................................................................................................................Natalia Campos Executive Assistant, SUM:...................................................................................................................................................Monique Beau BROADCASTING Senior Director, Broadcasting:........................................................................................................................................... Larry Tiscornia Manager, Broadcasting:..................................................................................................................................................... Johanna Rojas BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Manager, Business Development:........................................................................................................................................... Carter Ladd Account Executive, Business Development:...................................................................................................................... Luis Rodriguez Executive Assistant:.................................................................................................................................................................Vicki Lopez CLUB SERVICES Vice President, Club Services:................................................................................................................................................ Brad Pursel Vice President, Club Services:............................................................................................................................................Bryant Pfeiffer Senior Director, Club Services:........................................................................................................................................... Declan Bolger Analyst, Strategic Planning & Research:..............................................................................................................................Ian Campbell COMMUNICATIONS Executive Vice President, Communications:............................................................................................................... Dan Courtemanche Senior Director, International Communications:............................................................................................................ Marisabel Muñoz Director, Communications:........................................................................................................................................................Will Kuhns Director, Corporate Communications:................................................................................................................................Sean Dennison Manager, Communications:............................................................................................................................................... Lauren Brophy Coordinator, International Communications:...................................................................................................................... Vicky Mercado Coordinator, New Media Public Relations:...................................................................................................................... Susan Marschall Consultant, Communications:................................................................................................................................................. Rick Lawes Consultant, International Communications:............................................................................................................................ Gabe Gabor SPECIAL EVENTS Vice President, Special Events:..............................................................................................................................................Jen Maurillo Director, Special Events:....................................................................................................................................................Lindsay Nevins Manager, Special Events:...............................................................................................................................................Alexandra Rieben Coordinator, Special Events:...............................................................................................................................................Shanika Victor
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER/SOCCER UNITED MARKETING COMPETITION, LABOR RELATIONS AND PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Executive Vice President, Competition & Player Relations: ...................................................................................................Todd Durbin Executive Vice President, Competition, Technical and Game Operations:......................................................................Nelson Rodriguez Vice President, Player Relations & Competition:...................................................................................................................Lino DiCuollo Technical Director, Competition:...............................................................................................................................................Jeff Agoos Director, Player Programs:.............................................................................................................................................. Alfonso Mondelo Director, Player Relations and Competition:.................................................................................................................. Tim Bezbachenko Director, Player Relations and Competition:................................................................................................................................ Ali Curtis Player Relations and Competition:......................................................................................................................................... Jose Galvan Coordinator, Player Relations & Competition:............................................................................................................... Meghan Cameron Coordinator, Officiating & Technical Services:.................................................................................................................. Michael Holody CONSUMER PRODUCTS Sr. Vice President, Consumer Products:.......................................................................................................................... Maribeth Towers Vice President, Retail Development:...................................................................................................................................... Emily Unruh Vice President, Consumer Products:.....................................................................................................................................Rachel Leber Manager, Retail Development:............................................................................................................................................. Andrew Chek Coordinator, Consumer Products:...........................................................................................................................................Tanya Rojas Executive Assistant, Global Sponsorships & Consumer Products:..........................................................................................Megan Daly DIGITAL STRATEGY & SALES Vice President, MLS Digital Properties:.................................................................................................................................Eric Krasnoo General Manager, MLS Digital:..........................................................................................................................................Chris Schlosser Director, SUM Digital Network............................................................................................................................................ Jaime Uribarri Director, Product Development and Club Services:................................................................................................................ Chris Bettin Director, Digital Sales & Properties:.................................................................................................................................... Derek Gamble Director, Digital Sales Development:................................................................................................................................... Tom O’Connor Consultant, Digital Strategy:.....................................................................................................................................Juan Carlos Delgado Manager, Digital Club Services:.......................................................................................................................................... Judy Matthew Coordinator, Digital Account:.............................................................................................................................................. Eric Goncalves Coordinator, Digital Club Services:...............................................................................................................................................Ian Rolfe FINANCE Sr. Director, Finance:.................................................................................................................................................................Josh Neier Manager, Accounting:.................................................................................................................................................... Yesenia Martinez Manager, Finance & Accounting:.............................................................................................................................................Evan Burns Senior Accountant, Finance & Accounting:......................................................................................................................... Oscar Oriondo Staff Accountant:........................................................................................................................................................... Edwin Fernandez Coordinator, Accounting:............................................................................................................................................... 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Yanick Sohan Manager, Benefits:.............................................................................................................................................................. Jennifer Tunis Financial Analyst:................................................................................................................................................................. Meredith Krill Accountant:............................................................................................................................................................................ 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David Wright Vice President, Strategic Planning & Research:.................................................................................................................... Ramin Tabib Senior Director, SUM International:................................................................................................................................. Orlando Conguta Senior Director, Business Development:................................................................................................................................Mark Foxton Director, SUM International:....................................................................................................................................................Court Jeske Manager, SUM International Properties:............................................................................................................................. Cristina Prado Sales Planner, Global Sponsorship:........................................................................................................................................ Nye Sleeper LEGAL Senior Vice President and General Counsel:................................................................................................................... William Ordower Senior Counsel:.......................................................................................................................................................... Dimitrios Efstathiou Legal Counsel:..................................................................................................................................................................... Giselle Torres Legal Counsel:................................................................................................................................................................. Brett Lashbrook Legal Counsel:...................................................................................................................................................................Olivier Manigat Administrator, Legal:........................................................................................................................................................... Jasmin Rivera MARKETING & COMMUNITY RELATIONS Sr. Director, Community Relations:.................................................................................................................................... Jan Greenberg Sr. Director, Brand & Integrated Marketing:......................................................................................................................... Peter Amador Manager, Brand & Integrated Marketing:.................................................................................................................................. Jesse Perl Manager, Marketing:.............................................................................................................................................................. Charlie Shin Manager, Community Relations:............................................................................................................................................Sierra Smith Creative Director:.........................................................................................................................................................Thibault Chevillard Graphic Designer:.................................................................................................................................................................... Alex Payne Graphic Designer:.........................................................................................................................................................Dianna McDougall Graphic Designer:..............................................................................................................................................................Brian Keyrouze MLSSOCCER.COM AND FUTBOLMLS.COM Editor-in-Chief, MLSsoccer.com:...............................................................................................................................................Greg Lalas Senior Editor:.......................................................................................................................................................................... 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Nicholas Rosano Associate Editor:...................................................................................................................................................................Diego Pinzon Director, Video Content:...................................................................................................................................................... Jason Saghini Director, Social Media:............................................................................................................................................... Amanda Vandervort Director, Engineering:.........................................................................................................................................................Justin Slattery Manager, Social Media:.................................................................................................................................................. Josh Whisenhunt Multimedia Coordinator/Editor for Broadcasting:..................................................................................................................Daniel Haiek PARTNERSHIP MARKETING Senior Director, Partnership Marketing:..........................................................................................................................Russell Sargeant Senior Director, Partnership Marketing:.......................................................................................................................Alfonso Alanis-Cue Director, Partnership Marketing & Operations:................................................................................................................. Craig McCarthy Manager, Partnership Marketing:........................................................................................................................................ 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2013 MLS PLAYER RULES AND REGULATIONS I. MLS ROSTER COMPOSITION A Major League Soccer club’s first team roster is comprised of up to 30 players. All 30 players are eligible for selection to each 18-player game-day squad during the regular season and playoffs.
The three MLS clubs based in Canada – Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC – began with eight international slots, but their domestic slots may be filled with either Canadian or U.S. domestic players. •
Salary & Budget: Players occupying roster spots 1-20 count against the club’s 2013 salary budget of $2,950,000, and are referred to collectively as the club’s Salary Budget Players. •
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Roster spots 19 and 20 are not required to be filled, and teams may spread their salary budget across only 18 Salary Budget Players. A minimum salary budget charge will be imputed against a team’s salary budget for each unfilled senior roster slot below 18. The maximum budget charge for a single player is $368,750.* * See section entitled Allocation Money below, under Player Acquisition Mechanisms, for details on buying down a player’s budget charge. ** Age of player is determined by year (not date) of birth.
Players occupying roster spots 21-30 do not count against the club’s salary budget, and are referred to collectively as the club’s Off-Budget Players (maximum of 10 per team). • • • •
All Generation adidas players are Off-Budget players. Players occupying roster spots 1-24 will earn at least $46,500 in 2013. Players occupying roster spots 25-30 will earn at least $35,125 in 2013. Clubs may sign up to two Homegrown Players contracts above the minimum salary and similar to Generation adidas player contract amounts.
Age Designations: Any player making $35,125 must be under the age 25 (does not turn 25 or older in 2013). Domestic/International: In 2013, a total of 152 international slots are divided among the 19 clubs. Each club began with eight international slots, which are tradable. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club’s roster. •
The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).
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MLS clubs based in Canada are required to have a minimum of three Canadian domestic players on their rosters. Players with the legal right to work in Canada are considered Canadian domestic players (i.e., Canadian citizen, permanent resident, part of a protected class).
NOTE: The terms Homegrown and Generation adidas are used to describe mechanisms by which players are acquired. They are not roster designations. All players’ roster slots are determined by their compensation and/or age as outlined above. II. PLAYER ACQUISITION MECHANISMS MLS teams may acquire players and add them to their rosters via the following mechanisms: (A) ALLOCATION RANKING The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the League after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. The allocation rankings may also be used in the event two or more clubs file a request for the same player on the same day when the discovery period opens in December. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2012 season, taking playoff performance into account. Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is the other club’s ranking. At all times, each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS League season. Allocation Money: Allocation money is a resource available to clubs in addition to their respective salary budgets. A club may receive allocation money for: (1) failure to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs; (2) the transfer of a player to a club outside of MLS for value; (3) expansion status; (4) qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League; (6) funds from purchased third designated player roster spots. Each year the MLS Competition Committee determines the allocation amount to be made available to each club. Allocation money can be traded by clubs. Allocation money
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To sign players new to MLS (that is, a player who did not play in MLS during the previous season). To re-sign an existing MLS player, subject to League approval. To “buy-down” a player’s salary budget charge below the League maximum of $368,750. In connection with the exercise of an option to purchase a player’s rights or the extension of a player’s contract for the second year provided the player was new to MLS in the immediately prior year.
NOTE: To protect the interests of MLS and its clubs during discussions with prospective players or clubs in other leagues, amounts of allocation money held by each club will not be shared publicly. (B) DESIGNATED PLAYER The Designated Player Rule allows clubs to acquire up to three players whose salaries exceed their budget charges, with the club bearing financial responsibility for the amount of compensation above each player’s budget charge. Designated Player slots may be used to acquire players new to MLS or to retain current MLS players, subject to League approval. In 2013, a Designated Player over the age of 23** will carry a salary budget charge of $368,750, unless the player joins his club in the middle of the season, in which case his budget charge will be $175,000. A Designated Player 20 years old or younger** counts as $150,000 against the club’s salary budget and a Designated Player 21-23 years old counts as $200,000 against the club’s salary budget. Clubs have the option of “buying down” the budget charge of a Designated Player with allocation money. The reduced charge may not be less than $150,000. The budget charge for the midseason signing of a young Designated Player (23 years old and younger) is $150,000 and this amount cannot be lowered with allocation funds. Each club has two Designated Player slots and clubs are allowed to “purchase” a third Designated Player slot for a one-time fee of $150,000 that will be dispersed in the form of allocation money to all clubs that do not have three Designated Players. Clubs will not have to buy the third DP roster slot to accommodate Designated Players 23 years old and younger. Designated Player slots are not tradable. ** Age of player is determined by year (not date) of birth.
(C) SUPERDRAFT The 2013 MLS SuperDraft, held Jan. 17 in Indianapolis, IN, consisted of two rounds of 19 picks for a total of 38 player selections. A supplemental draft was held Jan. 21 via teleconference and consisted of four rounds of 19 picks. The majority of draft prospects are NCAA college seniors who have exhausted their college eligibility. Generation adidas players and non-collegiate international players are also eligible for selection in the SuperDraft and supplemental draft. Clubs may nominate players for the League’s draft-eligible list, and only players from that list may be selected. Generation adidas is a joint program between MLS and adidas that is dedicated to developing exceptional domestic talent in a professional environment. Each year, a handful of top domestic underclassmen and youth national team players are signed to the league and placed in the SuperDraft through this program. Generation adidas players also receive an educational stipend. Draft Order: The first nine selections went to the clubs that did not qualify for the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs beginning with the club with fewest regular season points (3 points per win, one point per tie). The remaining ten positions were ranked by fewest regular season points among the teams that were eliminated in the same round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. Unless claimed on waivers, a player who was drafted by a particular team through the SuperDraft or supplemental draft and did not sign with the League, is placed on that team’s “College Protected List” until the second December 31 following the draft in question, after which the team loses the rights to the player. (D) TRADES Players, SuperDraft and Supplemental draft picks, allocation money, allocation rankings, and international player slots may all be exchanged in trades approved by the MLS League Office, provided all of the necessary rules regarding roster and salary budget compliance are met and the trade is completed during a valid trading period. No trades may occur after the Roster Freeze Deadline of September 13, 2013 at 5 p.m. ET. (E) DISCOVERY SIGNINGS Clubs may make discovery claims on players not yet under MLS contract who are not subject to the allocation ranking or lottery mechanisms. Each club has the opportunity to make six discovery signings per season (expansion teams may make 10 discovery signings in their inaugural season). A club may have up to 10 discovery claims on unsigned players at any time and may remove or add players at any time. The last day for discovery player signings is September 13, 2013 – coincid-
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2013 MLS PLAYER RULES AND REGULATIONS ing with the roster freeze date and trade deadline. The six discovery signings can be used to fill senior roster spots only. If multiple clubs claim the same player using a discovery, the club that filed the claim first will have first rights to the player. Discovery claims expire following each season. If the League and player are unable to reach an agreement during the season, the club that first filed the discovery retains the right of first refusal in the event the player is later signed by the League. Note: To protect interests of MLS clubs in scouting and negotiations with prospective players, the League office will not publicize the names of players on club discovery lists, nor specify if a discovery claim has been filed on a particular player. (F) HOMEGROWN PLAYER SIGNINGS A club may sign a player to his first professional contract without subjecting him to the MLS SuperDraft if the player has trained for at least one year in the club’s youth development program and has met the League’s Homegrown Player criteria. Players joining MLS through this mechanism are known as Homegrown Players. There is no limit to the number of Homegrown Players a club may sign in a given year. (G) RE-ENTRY PROCESS The 2013 Re-Entry Process will commence after MLS Cup. The priority order for the Re-Entry Draft is reverse order of finish in 2012, taking into account playoff performance. Available to all teams in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry draft will be: 1. Players who are at least 23 years old and have a minimum of three years experience in MLS whose options were not exercised by their clubs (available at option salary for 2014). 2. Players who are at least 25 years old with a minimum of four years of MLS experience who are out of contract and whose club does not wish to re-sign them at their previous salary (available for at least their 2013 salary). 3. Players who are at least 30 years old with a minimum of eight years of MLS experience who are out of contract and whose club does not wish to re-sign them (available for at least 105% of their 2013 salary). Players who are not selected in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft will be made available in Stage 2. Clubs selecting players in Stage 2 will negotiate a new salary with the player. Players who remain unselected after Stage 2 will be available to any MLS club on a first come, first serve basis.
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(H) WAIVERS A team may place a player on waivers at any time during the regular season at which point he is made available to all other teams. The waiver claiming period shall commence on the first business day after the League delivers notice to teams and shall expire at 5 p.m. EST on the second business day after the Waiver Period Commencement Date. The claiming period is 48 hours. The Waiver Draft order is determined via points per game once all teams have played at least three MLS League games. If the waiver takes place prior to all teams playing in at least three League games, priority shall be granted based upon the prior year’s performance, taking playoff performance first, with teams eliminated from playoff contention at the same stage separated according to their point totals through the end of the regular season. New expansion teams shall be at the bottom of the waiver order. Once a team selects a player off waivers, that club is automatically moved to the bottom of the priority list for subsequent waiver selections in a given season, regardless of its points-per-game total. Players who may be placed on the MLS waiver wire are as follows: (i) A player waived by an MLS team in the current season; (ii) A player who completed his college eligibility within the past season, who was not made available in the SuperDraft or Supplemental Draft; (iii) A player who has remaining college eligibility (and was not made available in the SuperDraft or Supplemental Draft), but the League at its discretion and after taking into account exceptional circumstances determines the player may be offered an MLS contract; (iv) A player who has played in MLS previously where his last MLS team does not wish to exercise their right of first refusal, except in the case of returning U.S. National Team players as stated above. (v) A player who was drafted in the SuperDraft or supplemental draft, and who after a trial with the club is not offered a contract by the first Monday of June. (I) LOTTERY Some players shall be assigned to MLS teams via the weighted Lottery process. Any team assigned a player through the lottery in any particular season shall not be assigned another lottery player that season unless and until all teams have received a lottery player or have agreed to waive their option to participate in a Lottery. The players made available through lotteries include: (i) Generation adidas players signed after the MLS SuperDraft;
2013 MLS PLAYER RULES AND REGULATIONS (ii) Draft eligible players to whom an MLS contract was offered but who failed to sign with the League prior to the Draft. The weighted lottery takes into consideration each team’s performance over its last 34 regular season games and the most recent postseason. The team with the worst record over its last 34 regular season games (dating back to previous season if necessary and taking playoff performance into account) will have the greatest probability of winning the lottery. Teams are not required to participate in a lottery. Players are assigned via the lottery system in order to prevent a player from potentially influencing his destination club with a strategic holdout. (J) EXTREME HARDSHIP CALL-UPS Teams may add players to their roster in cases of “extreme hardship” as follows: (1) a club with three goalkeepers on its 30-man roster, but has less than two available goalkeepers or (2) a team has less than 15 available players. Extreme hardship call-ups are made on a game-by-game basis. (K) SEASON-ENDING INJURY REPLACEMENTS (Season Ending Injury List) A team with a player lost to a season-ending injury can place the player on the Season Ending Injury List and replace that player on its roster, while remaining responsible for the full amount of the injured player’s salary. A player can be placed on the season-ending injury list once another player has been signed as a replacement (provided the team has budget space). International player limits still apply at the time a season-ending replacement is made (with the player being replaced not counting against those limits). (L) SHORT-TERM INJURY REPLACEMENTS(Disabled List) A player who has a short-term injury can be placed on the Disabled List once another player has been signed as a replacement (provided the team has budget space). The team will remain responsible for the full amount of the injured player’s salary on the salary budget. Note: the injured player will have to sit out a minimum of six MLS League matches before he can rejoin the team’s roster. International player limits still apply at the time a shortterm replacement is made (with the player being replaced not counting against those limits). NOTE: No changes may be made to a team’s active full roster during the period beginning on September 14, 2013 (day after Roster Freeze Date) through the day after MLS Cup. Nevertheless, a team may obtain players in accordance with the extreme hardship rules and procedures to replace players who are injured or otherwise legitimately unavailable after the Roster Freeze Date. Any other replacements after the Roster Freeze Date may only be made in exceptional circumstances in the League’s sole
and absolute discretion. (III.) METHODS OF RELEASING PLAYERS (A) WAIVERS Teams may waive players based on performance at any time during the MLS season. Players with guaranteed contracts will continue to have their salary budget charge applied to the team salary budget, subject to any settlement. Players on semi-guaranteed contracts can be waived prior to July 1 of any year and free up the corresponding budget space. If a player on a semi-guaranteed contract is waived after July 1, his salary budget charge will count against the team’s salary budget and the team waiving the player will not receive a replacement except under the normal player acquisition mechanisms. Any settlement amount will be charged to the team’s salary budget. (B) TRANSFERS AND LOANS An MLS player may be transferred or loaned at any time to a team outside the League (subject to that team’s Federation’s transfer window), subject to the consent of the player. The registration windows – the dates between which MLS may request the transfer certificate of a player under contract in another country – are as follows: February 12 – May 6 (Primary Window) July 9 – August 8 (Secondary Window) (C) CONTRACT EXPIRATION When a player’s contract expires, the player does not count against the roster or budget of the team in question. Subject to the Re-Entry Draft rules, a team retains the rights to the player indefinitely following the expiration of a contract only if attempts were made to re-sign the player. (D) BUYOUT OF GUARANTEED CONTRACT Teams may have the ability to buyout one guaranteed player as follows: •
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(IV.) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Right of first refusal grants one MLS club the first opportunity to add a player to its roster in the event that the player signs with MLS. Holding a right of first refusal applies only within MLS and does not indicate holding of the player’s International Transfer Certificate.
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PLAYER TRANSFERRED OUTSIDE MLS: If a team receives allocation money as a result of a player’s transfer, the team does not retain a right of first refusal.
DRAFTED BUT NOT SIGNED: A player who was drafted by a particular team through the SuperDraft or supplemental draft and did not sign, or who as of the first Monday in June is not offered a contract after a trial and clears waivers, is placed on that team’s “College Protected List” until the second December 31 immediately following the draft in question, after which the team loses the rights to sign the player.
2013 MLS RULES OF COMPETITION CONFERENCES Teams will be aligned into two conferences as they were in 2012: Eastern Conference Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Toronto FC 2013 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER RULES OF COMPETITION REGULAR SEASON: Each of the 19 MLS clubs will play 34 games, 17 at home and 17 away. Western Conference – 24 in-conference + 10 out-ofconference games: Western Conference clubs will play each West opponent 3 times (24 games): • West clubs will play 4 conference opponents twice at home and once away. • They will play the other 4 conference opponents once at home and twice away. • The home and away games are reversed from 2012. Western Conference clubs will play each East opponent once each (10 games): • 5 of these will be at home and 5 will be away. • The East opponents that each team faces at home and away are reversed from 2012. Eastern Conference – 25 in-conference + 9 out-of-conference games:
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Western Conference Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas LA Galaxy Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Eastern Conference clubs will play 25 games against other East clubs: • East teams will play 7 conference opponents three times each (21 games) and • 2 conference opponents twice each (4 games); these will not be the same conference opponents they faced twice in 2012. Eastern Conference clubs will play each West opponent once each (9 games): • Some will play 4 at home and 5 away while others will play 5 at home and 4 away. • The West opponents that each team faces at home and away are reversed from 2012. POINT SYSTEM: Teams will receive three points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a loss. REFEREES: All referees in MLS are either USSF (United States Soccer Federation) or CSA (Canadian Soccer Association) National Referees. Referees for all MLS games will be trained, assigned and evaluated by PRO (Professional Referee Organization).
2013 MLS RULES OF COMPETITION GAME CLOCK: The official game time for all Major League Soccer games will be managed on the field by the referee. If necessary, the referee may also allot extra time (a.k.a. “stoppage time”) at the end of each period (first half, second half, and if applicable, first overtime period and second overtime period during playoff matches) to allow for injuries, time-wasting or other disturbances. The stadium clock will display the time from 0:00 to 45:00 and from 45:00 to 90:00 (plus stoppage time where applicable in each half). For statistical purposes, the minutes for goals, substitutions, yellow cards, etc., will be listed from the first minute until the 90th minute. A goal scored at 15 minutes 10 seconds will be listed as having been scored in the 16th minute. Events occurring during stoppage time will follow the international norm by being demarcated with a “+” sign and the extra minutes. For example, a goal scored three minutes into first half stoppage time will be officially identified as happening at “48+”. GAME DAY ROSTERS: Each team can nominate 18 players for a game day roster. Teams are allowed three substitutions per game. CAUTIONS AND SUSPENSIONS: A player will be suspended for one game upon receiving his fifth yellow card – regardless of the nature of the infraction that resulted in his being awarded a yellow card. A second suspension of one game would result after the awarding of an additional three cards, as would a third suspension after the awarding of card number eleven. When one yellow card away from being suspended for caution accumulation, if a player appears in three consecutive games without receiving a yellow card or disciplinary sanction, the player will have one yellow card expunged. A player may take advantage of the “Good Behavior” incentive only once throughout the season. MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: FORMAT WHO QUALIFIES: Ten teams, the top five in points from each conference at the end of the regular season, qualify for the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs. The fourth and fifth place teams in each conference will play a single knockout game, the winner of which will advance to the Conference Semifinals and face the first place team in the conference.
If the aggregate score is tied after 180 minutes of play, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety, followed by penalty kicks, if necessary. MLS Cup will be a single championship match hosted by the finalist with the most regular season points. If the two finalists have the same number of regular season points, the tiebreakers for playoff qualification will be applied to determine the host team. If the score is tied after 90 minutes of play, two 15-minute extra time periods will be played in their entirety, followed by kicks from the penalty mark, if necessary. TEAM-STANDINGS TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES The team awarded the highest position in the MLS standings will be the team with the greatest number of points (three points for a win, one point for a tie, zero points for a loss). In the event that two teams finish the regular season with an equal number of points, the following system will be used to break the tie: When two or more teams are tied in the standings on points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), the following tiebreakers will be used in the sequence below, until one team ranks ahead of the other(s): 1. Most Wins 2. Goals For 3. Goal Differential 4. Fewest Disciplinary Points 5. Road Goals 6. Road Goal Differential 7. Home Goals 8. Home Goal Differential 9. Coin Toss (2 teams) or Drawing of Lots (3 or more) MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: 10 clubs will qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs – the top five in points from each conference at the end of the regular season. •
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The two Conference Championships will be decided by a two-game aggregate series, with the lower seed hosting the first leg and the higher seed hosting the second leg.
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MEDIA INFORMATION
TIMBERS MEDIA CONTACTS & POLICIES
Chris Metz Vice President, Communications Office: (503) 553-5433 E-mail: cmetz@portlandtimbers.com
Marc Kostic Manager, Media Relations Office: (503) 553-5415 E-mail: mkostic@portlandtimbers.com
Mark Nelson Coordinator, Media Relations Office: (503) 553-5529 E-mail: mnelson@portlandtimbers.com
SEASON CREDENTIALS Season media credentials will be issued to accredited newspaper, magazine, television, radio and online outlets making reasonable requests. Due to space limitations, freelance photographers will be served on a case-by-case basis. Credentials are property of the Timbers and can be revoked at any time.
TRAINING SESSIONS In general, training sessions are open to the media, though all or portions of individual sessions may be closed on occasion at the discretion of the technical staff. No media members are allowed in the locker room before, during or after training sessions.
INDIVIDUAL-GAME CREDENTIALS Individual game credentials may be requested through the Timbers media relations department no later than 48 hours before kickoff by emailing communications@portlandtimbers. com. Any unauthorized use of media credentials, including receiving player autographs and posing for pictures with players, will result in forfeiture of credential privileges. Credentials are property of the Timbers and can be revoked at any time.
WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS The press box is fully equipped with wireless internet access. Media members will find tags with the network ID and password on the press table along with other game information packets.
ROAD CREDENTIALS Members of the Timbers media travelling to road games should submit requests for credentials to the Timbers media relations department no later than five business days prior to the road game by emailing communications@portlandtimbers.com. The Timbers cannot guarantee credentials or access at visiting venues. MEDIA ENTRANCE AND WILL CALL Media members can pick up credentials at the media entrance, located at GATE 5 on SW 20th Ave., along the west side of JELD-WEN Field. The media entrance opens three hours before kickoff. Each media member must pick up his or her own credentials by presenting proper photo identification. All media must enter through GATE 5 unless otherwise arranged with the Timbers media relations department. PARKING The Timbers will distribute a limited number of full-season parking passes good for the US Bank parking lot across 20th Street from JELD-WEN Field. Additionally, a small number of single-game parking passes will be made available. Media members seeking parking passes are advised to submit their requests as early as possible, as space is limited. Please note that the Timbers will not be able to accommodate all requests. ACCESS AT GAMES AND OTHER TEAM FUNCTIONS Unless otherwise noted, credentialed media will have access to all team-related functions, including training sessions at the adidas Timbers Training Center and team press conferences.
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LOCKER ROOM ACCESS Fifteen minutes following the conclusion of the game, a postgame press conference will be held in the Media Conference Room on the field level. At the end of the press conference, the locker room will be open to the media for approximately 15 minutes. The Timbers locker room is located on the north end of the stadium, while the visitors locker room is on the west side. Still photography and cell phone use is prohibited inside the locker rooms. FIELD ACCESS Only credentialed photographers - print and TV - are allowed on the field during the game. Media credentials do not grant field access during the game unless authorized by a member of the Timbers media relations department. POST-GAME PROCEDURE Following the conclusion of the game, a representative from the Timbers media relations department will escort media down to the post-game press conference near to the locker rooms on the event concourse level (ECL). INTERVIEWS Players and coaches are available for interviews after most training sessions. Media members requesting an interview with Timbers players, coaches or administrators should make arrangements with the Timbers media relations department if they are unable to attend a training session.
TIMBERS MEDIA CONTACTS & POLICIES PRESS BOX The press box is located above the seating bowl along the west side of the stadium. To get to the press box from the media entrance, enter the seating bowl from the concourse and take the stairs through section 222 until you reach a gated walkway. The walkway leads directly to the south end of the press box. For media member needing elevator access, please use the suite elevator located on the northwest part of the concourse. The press box, which opens three hours before kickoff, is for working media members with valid credentials only. It is a workplace, therefore cheering and loud noises are strictly prohibited. It is important that even media members with season credentials notify the Timbers media relations department of their intentions to cover a game in order to receive press box seating. Abuse of press box privileges will result in forfeiture of media credentials. The press box phone number is (503) 553-5503. FOOD AND BEVERAGES Press meals are available in the press box to working members of the media only. PHOTOGRAPHERS All still photographers must wear the photo bib issued to them at the media entrance (GATE 5). There is a photo work room, located under Section 99 of the east grandstand and is acces-
sible only from the field, where photographers may set up and store equipment. For questions relating to access and on-field photography, please contact the Photo Marshal. Still photography is not allowed in the locker room at any time. GAME NOTES/STATISTICS Game notes and statistics will be available in the press box before the game. In-game statistics will be distributed throughout the press box during halftime and within 10 minutes of the conclusion of the game. Please contact the Timbers media relations staff with any questions or concerns. MEDIA GUIDES A full PDF version of the media guide will only be available at www.portlandtimbers.com. All statistical and biographical information will continually be updated online. E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST Requests to be added to the Timbers media distribution list and receive all team press releases and media advisories should be e-mailed to the Timbers media relations department at communications@portlandtimbers.com.
DIRECTIONS TO JELD-WEN FIELD FROM SOUTH: Travel I-5 NORTH to I-405 exit 299B toward City Center/US-26 West/Beaverton. Merge onto I-405 North via exit 1A. Take JELD-WEN Field/Salmon St. Exit 2A. Turn slight RIGHT onto SW 14th Ave. Turn LEFT onto SW Taylor St. Turn RIGHT onto SW 18th Ave. Turn LEFT onto SW Morrison St to stadium. FROM NORTH: Travel I-5 SOUTH to I-405 exit 302B toward Beaverton/US-30 West. Merge onto I-405 SOUTH exit 302B to Couch St. Exit 2A. Take exit 2A to Burnside. Proceed STRAIGHT to 15th Ave. Turn RIGHT on Morrison St. to the stadium.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE CHICAGO FIRE TOYOTA PARK Press Box (708) 496-6887 Main Office (708) 594-7200 Eunice Kim OFC: (708) 496-6726 ekim@chicago-fire.com COLUMBUS CREW Crew Stadium Press Box Main Office Alex Caulfield OFC: acaulfield@thecrew.com Tim Miller OFC: tmiller@thecrew.com D.C. UNITED RFK Stadium Press Box Main Office Ryan Tronovitch OFC: rtronovitch@dcunited.com Sarah Lerner OFC: slerner@dcunited.com HOUSTON DYNAMO BBVA Compass Stadium Press Box Main Office Lester Gretsch OFC: lgretsch@houstondynamo.com Matt Pedersen OFC: mpedersen@houstondynamo.com Jonathan Kaplan OFC: jkaplan@houstondynamo.com
(614) 447-4289 (614) 447-2739 (614) 447-4190 (614) 447-4176
(202) 547-0927 (202) 587-5000 (202) 587-5429 (202) 587-5440
(713) 743-0562 (713) 276-7500 (713) 276-7522 (713) 276-7520 (713) 276-7588
MONTREAL IMPACT Stade Saputo Press Box TBD Main Office (514) 328-3668 Patrick Vallee O: (514) 328-3668, Ext. 227 patrick.vallee@impactmontreal.com Eric Forest O: (514) 328-3668, Ext. 267 eric.forest@impactmontreal.com
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NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Gillette Stadium Press Box Main Office Lizz Summers OFC: LizzS@revolutionsoccer.net Missy Wade OFC: MissyW@revolutionsoccer.net
(508) 384-1960 (508) 543-8200 (508) 549-0496 (508) 384-4372
NEW YORK RED BULLS Red Bull Arena Press Box TBD Main Office (973) 268-8420 Brian Tsao OFC: (973) 268-7246 brian.tsao@newyorkredbulls.com PHILADELPHIA UNION PPL Park Press Box (610) 859-3254/3255 Main Office (610) 497-1657 Aimee Cicero OFC: (610) 497-8186 acicero@philadelphiaunion.com Chris Glidden OFC: (610) 497-6213 cglidden@philadelphiaunion.com SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Park Press Box (913) 912-7675 Main Office (913) 387-3400 Rob Thomson OFC: (913) 387-3405 rthomson@sportingkc.com Kurt Austin OFC: (913) 387-3417 kaustin@sportingkc.com Alice Schroeder OFC: (913) 387-3423 aschroeder@sportingkc.com TORONTO FC BMO Field Press Box (508) 384-1960 Main Office (416) 815-5400 Mike Masaro O: (416) 815-5400, Ext. 5399 mmasaro@torontofc.ca
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WESTERN CONFERENCE CHIVAS USA The Home Depot Center Press Box Main Office Rodrigo Ochoa OFC: rochoa@cdchivasusa.com Alejandro Arpiza OFC: aarpiza@cdchivasusa.com COLORADO RAPIDS Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Press Box Main Office David Lindholm OFC: dlindholm@dsgpark.com Rachel Sweeney OFC: rsweeney@dsgpark.com FC DALLAS FC Dallas Stadium Press Box Main Office Leigh Anne Gullett OFC: lgullett@fcdallas.net Jason Minnick OFC: jminnick@fcdallas.net LA GALAXY The Home Depot Center Press Box Main Office Justin Pearson OFC: jpearson@lagalaxy.com Jaime Cárdenas OFC: jcardenas@lagalaxy.com PORTLAND TIMBERS JELD-WEN Field Press Box Main Office Chris Metz OFC: cmetz@portlandtimbers.com Marc Kostic OFC: mkostic@portlandtimbers.com Mark Nelson OFC: mnelson@portlandtimbers.com
(310) 630-2288 (310) 630-4550 (310) 630-3619 (310) 630-4583
(303) 727-3555 (303) 727-3500 (303) 727-3503 (303) 727-3508
(210) 259-7865 (469) 365-0000 (469) 365-0054 (469) 365-0068
(310) 630-2288 (310) 630-2200 (310) 630-2216 (310) 630-2215
(503) 553-5503 (503) 553-5400 (503) 553-5433
REAL SALT LAKE Rio Tinto Stadium Press Box Main Office Trey Fitz-Gerald OFC: tfitz@realsaltlake.com Sam Stejskal OFC: sstejskal@realsaltlake.com
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Buck Shaw Stadium Press Box Main Office Jed Mettee OFC: jmettee@sjearthquakes.com Frank Stranzl OFC: fstranzl@sjearthquakes.com SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC CenturyLink Field Press Box Main Office Jeff Garza OFC: jeffga@seahwakssoundersFC.com Mike Ferris OFC: mikefe@soundersfc.com Suzanne Lavender OFC: suzannel@seahawkssoundersfc.com
(801) 727-2777 (801) 727-2701 (801) 727-2717 (801) 727-2716
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JELD-WEN FIELD RENOVATION
Already steeped in sports and entertainment history, JELD-WEN Field underwent a $40 million renovation for Major League Soccer, making it the most intimate, exciting and authentic soccer facility in the United States. The renovation elevated the facility to MLS standards and enhanced the fan experience of attending an event by increasing the functionality of the venue and introducing new amenities. JELD-WEN Field and Turner Construction, who oversaw the stadium’s recent renovation project, were recognized by EngineeringNews Record and named to the organization’s list of the Best of the Best Projects for 2011. JELD-WEN Field earned the award for Best Sports/Entertainment project, recognized for its excellence in design and construction. Some of the new features include the east side KeyBank Club, an expanded adidas Timbers Team Store, new concession stands and more group and family viewing decks. Additionally, the renovation helped the park’s ability to be a year-round community center and play host to more than 250 events annually, including Portland State football and an array of youth sports and communitybased events.
RENOVATION PROJECT DETAILS FIELD The playing surface shifted to the West and the North to make for a more intimate and closer-to-the-action feel. It also affords more space on the East and South sides of the stadium to create new seating areas. A new FieldTurf Duraspine Pro playing surface was installed as part of the renovation in advance of the 2011 MLS season, earning FIFA 2-Star recommended status on April 18, 2011. NEW SEATING AREAS A new seating area along the east side of the stadium was installed, running parallel to the east sideline and 18th Avenue. The top of the new stands begins at the widened public concourse at street level and extends down to the field. These new seats have industry-leading leg room and width, with a majority of the new seats covered by a new roof. More than 1,100 of the new seats are premium club seats, with the highest level of fan amenities, including a separate entrance and access to the new KeyBank Club restaurant. VIEWS The renovation design achieves the imperative of preserving substantial views into the stadium from 18th Avenue and to the city from within JELD-WEN Field. WIDMER SOUTHERN FRONT Contiguous to the new east side seating areas is the Widmer Southern Front, a bar area and seating/staging platform located behind the south goal. The area features four rows of fixed seating behind the goal, in addition to an expansive, 9,250-square-foot
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JELD-WEN FIELD RENOVATION area that serves as a unique new gathering place for fans, offering a variety of food and Widmer Brothers beverage options and a distinctive vantage point. During events, the Southern Front serves as a group picnic area and/or performance area. The area can accommodate concert staging, which increases JELD-WEN Field’s ability to efficiently and cost-effectively host concerts. EAST-SIDE AMENITIES AND PUBLIC AREAS In conjunction with the construction of the new eastside seating area, several other new public areas were built, including: • KeyBank Plaza - At the 18th Avenue and Morrison Street corner of JELD-WEN Field is the extended KeyBank Plaza. The existing open plaza was extended in to the stadium towards the field, where fans can catch a glimpse of the renovated stadium. During non-event times, the KeyBank Plaza is open to the public, with views of the field. • adidas Timbers Team Store - A new 1,000 squarefoot team store now sits adjacent to the newly extended public plaza at 18th Avenue and SW Morrison. The store is open to the public during non-event hours. • Concession Stands/Restrooms - New concession stands and restrooms were added on the east side concourse to service the new seating areas. • KeyBank Club - As part of the new east side seating area, the new KeyBank Club will service the 1,100-plus midfield club seats. This 5,200 square-foot club has views to the field, private entrances and becomes the first sit-down restaurant in the 85-year history of the stadium. The club space is also available for rental for private functions during non-event times. • Community Room - The new 2,200 square-foot Community Room was built adjacent to the KeyBank Club. This multi-purpose space can be used extensively for a variety of community and corporate events both during non-event hours and during events. • Budweiser Balcony, Group and Family Decks - Integrated into the design of the new east-side seating areas are three new openviewing decks, including the Budweiser Balcony overlooking the northeast corner of the field. These areas provide excellent views to the field for groups and can also accommodate temporary bleacher seating to increase the capacity for larger events. ACCESS ROAD The access road connecting 18th Avenue to the playing field on the south end of JELD-WEN Field was widened and improved as part of the renovation, increasing the stadium’s ability to host concerts and other non-sporting events by greatly increasing the speed and cost efficiency of event load-in and load-out. PROVIDENCE SPORTS CARE CENTER Integrated into the new east-side seating area is the new Providence Sports Care Center. Completely privately funded, this 12,000sq. ft. facility serves the neighborhood and provides daily activity on a year-round basis to the east side of the stadium. LARGE FORMAT VIDEO/BROADCAST FACILITIES To meet MLS requirements and industry standards, new video and broadcast facilities were included in the renovation. These include new camera positions and new permanent broadcast cabling. To enhance the fan experience, a new, 37-by-20-foot HD video scoreboard was installed at the south end of the stadium, new field-side LED boards were added to various areas of the seating bowl, and new television monitors were placed in the concourse to serve the new seating areas. PRESS BOX The existing press box was brought up to league requirements. New furniture, fixtures and equipment (“FF&E”), improved broadcast booths and press working areas, introduction of air conditioning/heat, and windows that open were all installed, bringing the press area up to industry standards. TEAM AREAS Both the Timbers locker room and training areas, and the visiting areas, were updated and improved to meet league requirements. PROJECT TIMELINE Foundation work for the new east- and south-side seating structures and other preparatory work commenced in February 2010. Construction work ceased during the Timbers’ 2010 season and began again in September of 2010. All work was completed in time for the Timbers’ home opener on April 14, 2011.
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BY THE NUMBERS 96,000 Square feet of new playing surface. 613,514 Pieces of rebar used on the project. 175,000 Hours worked on the project. 6,595 Cubic yards of concrete used in the renovation. 800 Tons of steel to complete the renovation. 1926 Original construction date of the stadium, known then as Civic Stadium $500,000 Original cost of building the stadium in 1926 5,200 Area of the new KeyBank Club (in square feet) 85 Age of wood benches in upper bowl, which were installed when the stadium was built in 1926 Foundation work commenced:.................................Feb. 1, 2010 Ceremonial Groundbreaking:................................ Sept. 21, 2010 East-side seating installation commenced:..............Feb. 1, 2011 Field installation commenced:................................Feb. 22, 2011 Capacity: MLS games:................................................................. 20,438 Concerts:..................................................................... 23,627 Luxury Suites:.......................................................................... 24 KeyBank Club seats:........................................................... 1,144 Covered seating:................................................................... 80% Playing Surface:......................................FieldTurf Duraspine Pro Field dimensions:........................................70 yards x 110 yards Construction Manager:.................................... Icon Venue Group General Contractor:.......................................Turner Construction Architect:............................................................. Ellerbe Beckett First row seat height: North, west sides:.............................................................8 ft. East side:..........................................................................6 ft. South side:.......................................................................4 ft. Number of TVs: ..................................................................... 100 Size of stadium: ................................................... 495,000 sq. ft.
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HD video board: ................. 37’ x 20’ (south end) (160° viewing) Locker rooms: ........................................................................... 9 Timbers locker room 4 visitors locker rooms 4 changing rooms Concert Green Rooms: .............................................................. 8 Renovated press box seating.................................................. 70 Broadcast Facilities: TV broadcast booths............................................................. 3 Radio broadcast booths....................................................... 5 Field-side LED boards:................................................. 190 yards HD capability....................... Three simultaneous HD broadcasts Commissary: ..................................Full-service culinary kitchen Concessionaire: ........................................................Centerplate Other JELD-WEN Field Amenities: Team offices Administrative support offices
JELD-WEN FIELD Originally built on top of a creekbed for just $500,000 in 1926, JELD-WEN Field has played host to an array of historical events during its time. Those events, which date back before the construction of the stadium to the original Multnomah Field, are not just limited to the sporting landscape, but include notable political and entertainment occurrences as well. Over the years, the names and games have changed, from football to baseball to soccer (and even ski jumping and dog racing). But some parts have stayed the same. Certain pieces of the stadium have been in place since the beginning; the upper seating bowl and wood benches still remain from the original construction of the facility over 85 years ago. Now, after undergoing the largest-scale seating addition in its storied history, JELDWEN Field is ready for a new, exciting chapter to be written on its illustrious timeline. THROUGH THE YEARS 1893 The two-year-old Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, now known as the MAC, leased this plot of pasture land in an area known as Tanner Creek Gulch and called it Multnomah Field. From the start, it was home to all popular outdoor athletic events of the day.
left the fanatical crowd in hysteria.
1909 Multnomah Field hosted the 27th President of the United States William H. Taft, with 20,000 school children in attendance.
1980 Portland State quarterback Neil Lomax threw for seven first quarter touchdowns in a 105-0 win over Delaware State.
1926 The stadium was formally dedicated on Oct. 9 as the University of Washington’s football team beat the University of Oregon, 23-9. More than 24,000 fans were in attendance.
1981 The stadium underwent a significant renovation, including the addition of a laminated, wood-beamed roof, rare in today’s construction world because of the inflated cost of timber.
1933 Still searching for a main tenant to occupy the stadium, Oregon lawmakers approved pari-mutuel betting. The Multnomah Kennel Club became the stadium’s lone major tenant until 1955.
1985 The USFL’s Portland Breakers played one season at Civic Stadium.
1966 The MAC sold the stadium to the City of Portland for $2.1 million.
1977 Pele’s New York Cosmos defeated the Seattle Sounders, 2-1, in Soccer Bowl ‘77 in front of a record 35,548 fans.
1991 Rodney McCray crashed through the “Flav-R-Pac” outfield sign chasing a fly ball, earning him blooper immortality.
1955 The Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants played the first overtime game in NFL history, with the Rams prevailing 23-17 in the exhibition contest.
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1957 Elvismania hit Portland, as Elvis Presley played for 14,000 screaming fans. Arriving to Multnomah Civic Stadium in a white convertible Cadillac, The King put on a 40-minute show that
2010 Foundation work began on converting the stadium into a soccer specific facility in preparation for the Portland Timbers’ first season in MLS in 2011.
The stadium underwent its largest renovation as more than 750 tons of steel were added to the facility as part of substantial seismic upgrades to the park to bring minor league soccer and Triple-A baseball back to Portland.
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adidas TIMBERS TRAINING CENTER
On April 19, 2012, the Portland Timbers unveiled the new adidas Timbers Training Center, a state-of-the-art training facility, built in Beaverton, Ore., as part of a 10-year partnership with Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District. The $6 million training center features a natural-grass field and is the primary on-field training ground of the Major League Soccer club. Some of the features of the adidas Timbers Training Center include a 7,000-square-foot indoor facility, with locker rooms for the Timbers and the club’s development teams, fully-equipped training and fitness areas, offices and a spacious lounge/common area for the players. Widely regarded as one of the best fields in the state, the grass field features a combination of 75 percent perennial ryegrass and 25 percent Kentucky bluegrass. It is perfectly suited for cooler climates and provides uniform cover and greater stability, footing and durability. The adidas Timbers Training Center is located approximately 10 minutes from JELD-WEN Field and is also the training home to the Timbers development teams - the Timbers U-23 and the Timbers U-18 and U-16 Academy teams. As part of the public-private partnership with THPRD, the Timbers make an annual donation to the Tualatin Hills Park Foundation and conduct a series of annual youth soccer camps and coaches clinics at the adidas Timbers Training Center. The training center also includes a synthetic, FieldTurf field designated for public use.
TRAINING CENTER QUICK FACTS • The grass field was planted in January 2012 from oneyear-old sod. • The sod was planted in a vertically draining, sand-based root zone that includes small amounts of peat and calcined clay to stabilize moisture content and to hold nutrients. • The grass field was built using over 4,600 tons of specialty sand blend (383 truckloads) and will drain up to 12 inches of precipitation an hour. • The overall project took 5,240 man hours to complete.
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TEAM INFORMATION
STAND TOGETHER
Stand Together, the Timbers community outreach platform, depicts the relationship between club and its fans, and signifies the club’s strong commitment to supporting and standing by its community both on and off the field. MISSION The Portland Timbers Stand Together mission is to harness the power of sport to improve the lives of children and families in our region through targeted programs, deep partnerships and philanthropic giving. PORTLAND TIMBERS COMMUNITY FUND The Portland Timbers Community Fund (PTCF), an advised fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, supports charitable, nonprofit organizations that are registered as a 501(c)(3) with tax-exempt status from the IRS and are located within one of the four surrounding counties of the Portland metro area; Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Clark County in SW Washington. Grant-seeking organizations must fall under one of the following areas of focus: youth education; youth sports; youth health and fitness; and environmental awareness and activism with youth and families. The PTCF’s proud partners include: adidas • Alaska Airlines • Burgerville • JELD-WEN Windows & Doors • PGE FIELD GRANTS The Portland Timbers, in partnership with the city of Portland and Portland Parks and Recreation, donate $50,000 a year to field projects and refurbishments in the greater-Portland area. In 2010, the Timbers and owner Merritt Paulson presented a check for $50,000 toward a soccer center for the Parkrose School District. In 2011, the Timbers gave $50,000 to help build fields at James John Elementary School, Concordia University, and Chapman Elementary School. Three grants, totalling $60,000, were awarded in 2012, benefitting field projects for Hacienda Community Development Corporation, Friends of Grant Athletics and the Forest Heights Soccer Club Field Improvement Team.
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STAND TOGETHER PILLAR PARTNERS The Portland Timbers have adopted the following nonprofit pillar partners for the 2011-13 seasons:
The Timbers partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest on the Sports Buddies program, which is a one-to-one mentoring program for at-risk youth with an emphasis on sports. For more information, please visit www.bbsnorthwest.org.
The Timbers and Friends of Trees partner on environmental initiatives. Every time the Timbers score a goal at a home match, the club will plant a tree in the Portland community through the Score a Goal, Plant a Tree partnership with Friends of Trees and JELD-WEN Windows & Doors.
The Timbers and Portland YouthBuilders work collaboratively to combine sport and service in effort to improve lives and communities around Portland. For more information, please visit www.pybpdx.org. TIMBER JOEY Timber Joey, the official mascot, is active in the Timbers’ community outreach efforts, joining players and staff in visiting hospitals and participating in charity events and is a part of a variety of other key community initiatives. As one of the most recognizable members of the Timbers organization, Timber Joey is an important part of the Timbers’ success in the community. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS The Timbers organize several programs each year aimed at improving the lives of children and families through sport. Active Bodies Active Minds Assembly Program presented locally by Burgerville The Timbers bring Portland area elementary and middle schools, libraries and community centers the Active Bodies Active Minds assembly program, presented locally by Burgerville. An MLS W.O.R.K.S. initiative, Active Bodies Active Minds focuses on healthy eating, physical activity and summer reading. Adopt-a-Club presented by CenturyLink The Timbers connect players as mentors for youth soccer clubs around the Portland area and provides a coaching clinic with a Community Ambassador for all of the clubs. The Timbers and CenturyLink also recognize outstanding youth players from each adopted club. Outstanding youth players should always exemplify the qualities of a professional soccer player, not only on the field with their skill, but also by embracing teamwork, communication, and a positive attitude to make a difference in their community. In its first two years, the program has directly impacted more than a thousand local youth. Tix for Kids The Timbers and generous sponsors, Alaska Airlines, Burgerville, KPTV, JELD-WEN Windows & Doors, NW Natural, PGE and Providence Health & Services – Oregon, invite your organization to participate in the “Tix for Kids” program. This program, through the support of community-minded organizations and individuals, provides Timbers tickets free-of-charge to those organizations that may benefit from them. COMMUNITY EVENTS STAND TOGETHER WEEK The Timbers, along with sponsors JELD-WEN Windows & Doors, Alaska Airlines, adidas, Fred Meyer, and KPTV, lead Stand Together Week, a call to action to get involved in the community. In 2012, Stand Together Week featured more than 30 volunteer projects with various nonprofit organizations throughout the city of Portland, and engaged engage nearly 1,000 volunteers, including Timbers players, coaches, ambassadors and front office staff. Each project has a meaningful impact on the community, with an overall focus on benefitting youth and the environment.
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COMMUNITY RELATIONS Schoolhouse Supplies Tools for Schools Supporting education and decreasing the achievement gap for students in the Portland area are of great importance to the Timbers. Through Schoolhouse Supplies and the Tools for Schools program, the Timbers have adopted Portland’s Jason Lee Elementary School for the past eight years, providing backpacks filled with school supplies to more than 600 children enrolled at the school each year. Members of the Timbers front office staff dedicate a day each August to filling and preparing these backpacks, which we then deliver to the students during their first week of school. Portland Timbers Corporate Cup benefitting Portland YouthBuilders The Portland Timbers Corporate Cup is an adult soccer tournament with all proceeds benefiting Pillar Partner Portland YouthBuilders. Companies, both big and small, have the opportunity to compete in the tournament and help raise money for Portland YouthBuilders. Grassroot Soccer Lose The Shoes Tournament The LTS Tournament is a 3v3 barefoot soccer tournament where the Timbers will aim to mobilize the soccer community in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. In addition, the Timbers will conduct a Lose the Boot auction at a select Timbers home match with proceeds benefiting Grassroot Soccer. Green Sports Alliance The Timbers and JELD-WEN Field have joined the Green Sports Alliance, which helps sports teams and leagues improve their environmental performance. Though JELD-WEN Field is already a LEEDS Silver certified building, the Timbers aim to increase their commitment to the environment and expand the club’s sustainability initiatives in-stadium and in the community through this partnership. MLS W.O.R.K.S. Greener Goals The Timbers, in partnership with MLS W.O.R.K.S., aim to support the environment by undertaking community initiatives to educate the soccer community about the importance of environmental sustainability. In April 2013, the Timbers, along with the supporter of Continental Tire, will help with the installation of solar panels at Hosford Middle School in April. APPEARANCES & DONATIONS Each year, the Timbers make appearances at hundreds of community and corporate events and are committed to being active leaders in the community and make every effort to support nonprofit organizations whenever possible. For more information on community appearances or donation requests, please visit www.portlandtimbers.com/ community.
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PORTLAND TIMBERS ALUMNI AMBASSADORS The Portland Timbers Alumni Ambassadors, a program founded in 2011, represent the club at various appearances, events and speaking engagements throughout the greater Portland community. Consisting of former coaches and players from the club’s NASL and USL eras, the Alumni Ambassadors represent the Timbers’ past and present and will help continue the growth of the club and the sport of soccer in Portland.
SCOT THOMPSON - COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR
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Scot Thompson serves as the Timbers Community Ambassador, a role he was appointed Jan. 19, 2011. He retired in 2010 after an eight-year professional playing career, including seven seasons with the Timbers from 2004-10 in United Soccer Leagues. Thompson began his career in 2003, being selected by the LA Galaxy in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. He first joined the Timbers in 2004 on loan and would go on to finish his career in Portland, becoming the club’s career leader in games and minutes played during its USL era. The UCLA grad was a named No. 17 on USL’s list of the Top 25 Players from the USL First Division in the 2000s and was a two-time all-league defender throughout his career. Thompson became a fan-favorite and was involved heavily with the team’s community outreach efforts, earning the club’s Community Player of the Year in 2010. Currently, Thompson is the director of operations for youth club BSC PORTLAND and the head coach of women’s soccer at Oregon Episcopal School, coaching the team to the 2011 3A/2A/1A state championship. He and his wife, Meredith, live in Beaverton and have two sons.
JOHN BAIN - ALUMNI AMBASSADOR
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John Bain, an Alumni Ambassador since 2011, played five seasons with the Portland Timbers (197882) in the original North American Soccer League. He recorded 45 goals and 55 assists during his time with the club, becoming the Timbers career leader in scoring, goals and assists during their NASL era. For his on-field achievements, Bain was inducted into the Timbers Ring of Honor in 2011. Bain began his 20-plus-year playing career in 1972, with England’s Bristol city and played most of his final 14 seasons indoors, with both the NASL indoor league and the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also served as a player/coach for the Timbers for two seasons (1989-90) during the club’s brief stint in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL). He served as the head coach of professional indoor soccer club the Portland Pride of the CISL from 1993-96. As a youth coach, Bain led Mountain View High School to Washington state championships in back-to-back seasons in 1991 and 1992. Bain is currently the director of soccer operations for youth club Westside Metros and has coached at the club for over 10 years. Bain resides in Portland with wife, Shannon, and has four sons.
JIM BRAZEAU - ALUMNI AMBASSADOR
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Jim Brazeau, an Alumni Ambassador since 2011, served as the goalkeeper coach for a total of eight seasons (2001-05; 2007-09) for the Timbers, while the club was a member of United Soccer Leagues. In addition to coaching for the Timbers, Brazeau has been at the helm of Pacific University’s men’s soccer program since 2000 and won the Northwest Conference title in 2010. His coaching career also includes time with Pacific University’s women’s soccer (2002-05), Oregon State University, Portland Community College and Jesuit High School. Brazeau played collegiately under former Timbers player and coach Jimmy Conway at Pacific University as a defender. He then followed Conway to help start the soccer program at Oregon State, where he played as a goalkeeper. His professional career spanned six seasons, playing for the Seattle Storm and indoor clubs the Washington Warthogs and Portland Pride of the CISL. Brazeau recorded the first shutout in CISL history. A Northwest native, Brazeau and his wife, Wendy, have two children and reside in Portland.
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PORTLAND TIMBERS ALUMNI AMBASSADORS ADIN BROWN - ALUMNI AMBASSADOR Adin Brown became an Alumni Ambassador in 2012 following a successful professional playing career that included two seasons in Portland. Brown, a goalkeeper, played 13 seasons, splitting his time between MLS and Norway’s Aalesund. Originally selected as the No. 3 overall pick by the Colorado Rapids in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, he played in 85 MLS matches during his career with Colorado (2000-01), Tampa Bay Mutiny (2001), New England Revolution (2002-04) and Portland Timbers (2011). He helped guide the Revolution to the MLS Cup final in 2002. Brown played in Norway for Aalesund for four seasons from 2005-09, appearing in 69 matches and helping the club make its return the country’s premier league in 2007. He returned to the United States in 2010 to join the Timbers in their final second-division season and was a member of Portland’s inaugural MLS season in 2011. A former U.S. youth international, Brown is the analyst for the Timbers radio broadcasts and also serves as the director of goalkeeping at youth club FC Portland.
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BERNIE FAGAN - ALUMNI AMBASSADOR Bernie Fagan, an Alumni Ambassador since 2011, was a defender for the Timbers for three seasons (1980-82) in the original North American Soccer League. His professional playing career spanned 16 years, including 10 years in England, where he won the FA Youth Cup with the U-18 side for club Sunderland AFC. Moving to the United States, Fagan had stints in the NASL with the Timbers, Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Aztecs. He is currently in his 23rd year as the men’s soccer head coach at Warner Pacific College (1982-90, 1998-present) and coached previously the women’s soccer program at Portland State University from 1994-97. Fagan is the founder and head coach of Oregon Soccer Academy, a successful youth soccer club. He is also the director of the Bernie Fagan Soccer Camps, which began in 1993. He co-directed the Fred Meyer Soccer Camps with the late Clive Charles, a Timbers legend, from 1984-92. Fagan was the longtime director for Special Olympics Soccer USA from 1991-2004.
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MICK HOBAN - ALUMNI AMBASSADOR Mick Hoban, an Alumni Ambassador since 2011, played four seasons with the NASL Portland Timbers (1975-78) and was the first contracted player in Timbers history. During his time with the club, he also served as its community relations manager. Hoban began his career as a defender with Aston Villa in 1970 and played eight seasons in the NASL for Atlanta, Denver and the Timbers. In 1973, Hoban gained his lone cap for the USMNT. After retiring in 1978, Hoban was hired by Blue Ribbon Sports, and started Nike soccer business. Hoban was the VP of Soccer Promotions at Umbro USA from 1988-95, and in 2000 helped form soccer consulting firm Soccer Solutions, LLC, with former Bayern Munich, Inter Milan star, and current U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jürgen Klinsmann. Hoban now runs his own independent soccer marketing firm. He has also coached at the club level (Lake Oswego), as a member of the OYSA staff and served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Portland. Hoban has been strongly involved with volunteerism, lending his efforts to Special Olympics Oregon, the Alzheimer’s Association of Oregon, Dynasty House, Harper’s Playground, and the NSCAA. Mick and his wife, Linda, have two children and reside in Portland.
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LEE MORRISON - ALUMNI AMBASSADOR Lee Morrison, an Alumni Ambassador since 2011, played five seasons as a defender with the Timbers (2003-07) during their time in United Soccer Leagues. During his playing career, Morrison played in 113 games for Portland, which ranks among the club’s career leaders during its USL era. His career included time in MLS with then-called Dallas Burn and Kansas City Wizards. A three-time All-American at Stanford University, Morrison graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in international relations and was a first-round pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft by Dallas. Morrison has a wealth of international experience at the youth national team level as a member of the U.S. U-20 National Team that participated in the 1999 U-20 World Cup and a captain on the U.S. U-18 National Team. Morrison lives in Portland, where he has been coaching with BSC PORTLAND for the past eight years and is the assistant coach for the varsity women’s soccer team at Central Catholic High School. He currently works in commercial real estate for PS Business Parks.
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@DarlingtonNagbe
@WillJohnson04
Be part of the Portland Timbers online community by following the Timbers on social media. Stay updated on the latest team information, promotional activities and special ticket offers. Follow the Timbers today. TIMBERS ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/PortlandTimbers TIMBERS ON YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/TimbersFC TIMBERS ON INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/PortlandTimbers TIMBERS ON PINTEREST www.pinterest.com/PortlandTimbers TIMBERS ON TWITTER Portland Timbers - @TimbersFC Portland Timbers (Spanish) - @SomosTimbers Owner & President Merritt Paulson - @MerrittPaulson Stand Together - @PTStandTogether Bright Dike - @bbright19 Steven Evans Mobi Fehr - @mobes6 Jake Gleeson - @jgleeson20 Michael Harrington - @mikeymomoney2 Andrew Jean-Baptiste - @ajeanbaptiste92 Jack Jewsbury - @jjewsbury Will Johnson - @WillJohnson04 Ryan Kawulok - @RKawulok Milos Kocic - @MilosKocic30 Ryan Miller - @nothatRynMiller Hanyer Mosquera - @HANMOSCO Darlington Nagbe - @DarlingtonNagbe
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SUPPORTERS
The Timbers Army makes its presence felt at each match through illustrious displays of tifo and loud, synchronized chanting. Based in the north end’s Section 107, the Timbers Army is a staple of Portland soccer. The Timbers Army (TA) has set the bar for soccer fan support in America. From humble beginnings in section 107 to taking over the North End of the stadium at every Portland Timbers match, the TA is on track to become the most respected supporters group in Major League Soccer. The TA is as diverse as the Portland community, and welcomes all Timbers supporters to the North End. The TA stands and sings throughout the match, celebrating the world’s game with a unique, rich and deep passion that only Portland can provide. Interested in enlisting? Visit their season ticket section, where for every Timbers Army season ticket sold, the Timbers donate a percentage of sales to the TA to help support their continuing efforts, ranging from development of flags, banners and streamers for matches, to events for charities, fans and work in the community. For more about the Timbers Army, visit www.timbersarmy.org, follow them on Twitter at @TimbersArmy or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TimbersArmy
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TIMBER JOEY Embedded in long-standing tradition, the Timbers feature a unique mascot. Free of costume, big feet or cartoon-like gimmicks, the Timbers’ mascot is a true outdoorsman. With his chainsaw in tow, Joey Webber, known by fans as “Timber Joey,” helps create a one-of-kind atmosphere at JELD-WEN Field. The tradition of having an authentic lumberman as the club’s mascot began in the 1970s when the Timbers competed in the North American Soccer League. Leading the way was Timber Jim (Jim Serrill), who created and continued several fan-favorite traditions during his 12 seasons as the club’s mascot and icon (1978-82; 2001-07). Timber Jim captured the hearts of fans, hanging from rafters and light poles with his revved up chainsaw in hand. Following Serrill’s retirement in January of 2008, Webber has since carried on the club’s match-day traditions and possesses an inspirational charisma, which can bring the crowd to its feet with a quick rev of the chainsaw. A beloved Timbers match-day tradition is the sawing of a slab off a log following every Timbers goal and presenting the slice to the goalscorer in a post-match ritual. Webber was born and raised in the timber town of Philomath, Ore., where he attended the School of Forestry as a youth. He competed in state forestry and timber competitions and ranked in several events, including pole climbing, jack double bucking, axe throwing and log rolling. Growing up, Webber was also a competitive rugby player and was a member of the U.S. National Rugby Team’s U-19 pool for two years. He also competed as a bare-back bronco rider in the Northwest Professional Rodeo Association and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Follow Timber Joey on Twitter at @TimberJoey.
When not in his trademark silver hard hat or Timbers suspenders, he operates his own construction company that specializes in concrete finishing and also serves as the security manager at a local restaurant. An official induction ceremony for Webber, along with Serrill, took place during halftime of a Timbers exhibition match against Italy’s Juventus Primavera on June 14, 2008.
A long-standing club tradition, Timber Joey uses his chainsaw to slice off a log slab after each goal is scored and then presents the slab to the goal-scoring player after the match in a special post-match ceremony.
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HISTORY OF THE PORTLAND TIMBERS PORTLAND TIMBERS - NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE (1975-82)
The world’s game of soccer formally took ground in the city of Portland in the 1970s with the inception of a professional franchise in the Portland Timbers. The Timbers’ history begins in the spring of 1975, as an expansion club in the original North America Soccer League (NASL). The club’s inaugural season in the NASL featured home crowds in excess of 20,000 fans and a surprising run that led the Timbers to Soccer Bowl ’75, playing for the NASL title. The successes of that first season inspired a highly supportive and passionate fan base which has inspired a love for the game for generations of soccer fans, helping Portland earn the moniker “Soccer City USA.” As a member of the NASL, the Timbers entertained fans against some of the era’s greatest players, including Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer. In fact, Pelé officially played his last professional soccer match in Portland at Civic Stadium at the end of the 1977 season. In just its third season as the home venue for Soccer City USA, Civic Stadium played host to Soccer Bowl ’77 between Pelé’s New York Cosmos and the Seattle Sounders on Aug. 28, 1977. At the time, the 35,548 on hand for the title match was the largest crowd to attend a Soccer Bowl. The days of the NASL marked not only the beginning of the Timbers, but fostered what has become an iconic figure in the club’s history. Jim Serrill, an actual lumberman by trade, volunteered to become the team’s mascot in 1978. As “Timber Jim,” he would establish himself in Portland’s soccer lore with his charismatic charm and high-flying stunts, in which he dangled from the stadium rafters and climbed towering poles with his revved chainsaw in hand. Through the end of the Timbers’ NASL tenure, he originated many fan-favorite traditions, including the sawing of a log slab after each goal scored by the Timbers. Like many other NASL clubs at the time, the Timbers were stocked with European players. Midfielder John Bain, from Scotland, was the NASL Timbers’ all-time leading scorer with 45 goals and 55 assists during his five seasons Mick Hoban (above) and Timber Jim (below) with the club. Several of the Timbers’ standouts from this era had ties to the were fundamental to the Timbers’ success. United Kingdom, including Manchester United product Willie Anderson, former Manchester City midfielder Jimmy Conway and head coach Vic Crowe, who managed England’s Aston Villa and the Wales National Team prior to his time in Portland. The original Timbers produced just two more playoff seasons (1978, 1981) following their appearance in the ’75 Soccer Bowl. But, while a part of the NASL, Portland became home for several beloved Timbers players: Clive Charles, Mick Hoban, Bernie Fagan, Conway and Bain, who, following their playing careers, would help grow and develop the game of soccer in Oregon, first-hand. The Timbers’ last season in the NASL was in 1982, and just two years later, the league halted operations.
NASL YEARS AT A GLANCE YEAR
COACH
RECORD
FINISH
1975
Vic Crowe
16-6
1st Div./Finals
1976
Vic Crowe
8-16
4th Div./DNQ
1977
Brian Tiler
10-16
4th Div./DNQ
1978
Don Megson
20-10
2nd Div./Conf. final
1979
Don Megson
11-19
4th Div./DNQ
1980
Warner/Crowe)
15-17
4th Div./DNQ
1981
Vic Crowe
17-15
3rd Div./First Rd
1982
Vic Crowe
14-18
4th Div./DNQ
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NASL CAREER LEADERS POINTS:.......................... John Bain (1978-82), 145 GOALS:............................. John Bain (1978-82), 45 ASSISTS:.......................... John Bain (1978-82), 55 GM PLAYED:......Willie Anderson (1975; 77-82), 160 WINS :..............................Mick Poole (1977-80), 52
HISTORY OF THE PORTLAND TIMBERS F.C. PORTLAND/PORTLAND TIMBERS (1985-90)
In the absence of the NASL, a number of smaller, more regional leagues filled the void for soccer fans across the United States. And in Portland, it was no different. Unlike its NASL predecessors stocked with European imports, F.C. Portland first took the field in 1985 with a roster comprised primarily of local talent as one of four charter members of the Western Soccer Alliance Challenge Series. The 1985 season featured a seven-game season against the San Jose Earthquakes, F.C. Seattle and Victoria Riptides. While F.C. Portland struggled on the field, the team’s ability to showcase local players was one of its main successes during its six years of existence. F.C. Portland consistently featured some of the top performers, starting with Northwest native Brent Goulet. After leading the Western Soccer Alliance in scoring the season prior, Goulet was crowned the six-team league’s MVP in 1987 while attending Portland-based Warner Pacific College. The two-time all-league forward would go on to a professional career in Europe and would play for the U.S. National Team. He was the first of many local players for whom F.C. Portland would help launch playing careers. Under new ownership of local businessman Art Dixon, F.C. Portland was renamed the Portland Timbers prior to the 1989 Western Soccer League season. With former NASL Timbers player John Bain at the helm as the team’s player/manager, the Timbers posted an 11-5 record and reached the conference semifinals. The Timbers would reap the benefit of the rise of the college soccer program at the University of Portland, and featured two UP standouts that 1989 season – goalkeeper Kasey Keller and forward Scott Benedetti. Keller, who would eventually star with the U.S. National Team, captured the Western Soccer League’s MVP and Goalkeeper of the Year awards, while Benedetti, who won the league’s scoring title in 1988, was named to the WSL All-League First Team. Despite repeat all-league efforts from Bain and Gresham, Ore., native Benedetti in 1990, the Timbers finished their final WSL season with a record of 10-10. Following the season, the WSL merged with the American Soccer League, and as a result of the new enterprise, over half of its teams would close their doors prior to the 1991 campaign, including the Timbers.
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COACH
RECORD
FINISH
1985
F.C. Portland
Bernie Fagan
1-4-2
4th
1986
F.C. Portland
Bernie Fagan
6-6-2
3rd
1987
F.C. Portland
Bernie Fagan
5-5
5th/DNQ
1988
F.C. Portland
Bernie Fagan
1-11
6th Div./DNQ
1989
Portland Timbers
John Bain (player/coach)
11-5
2nd Div./First Rd.
1990
Portland Timbers
John Bain (player/coach)
10-10
4th Div./DNQ
HISTORY OF THE LOG SLAB TRADITION “No, you can’t bring chainsaws in to the stands. Are you crazy?” That’s what former Timbers general manager Keith Williams said to Jim Serrill back in the late 1970s. At the time, little did Williams know that Serrill would become the team’s long-time icon as “Timber Jim” and that his saw would establish a unique and beloved Timbers tradition – the cutting of the “log slab.” After each goal scored by the Timbers at home, a slice is cut from the victory log behind the north goal and celebrated in a cloud of sawdust and cheered by the roar of a chainsaw and thousands of voices. The log slab is then paraded through the stands, and ultimately, presented to its rightful owner – the goal scorer – in a post-game ceremony. This time-honored tradition has helped make Timbers matches at JELD-WEN Field a one-of-a-kind soccer experience in the United States. Over the years, the players have changed, the uniforms have changed, and even the mascot has changed, but the tradition of cutting the log slab after each Timbers goal lives on, and the spirit of the “log slab” will continue to inspire Timbers fans for years to come.
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HISTORY OF THE PORTLAND TIMBERS PORTLAND TIMBERS - UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES (2001-10)
Almost 20 years after the final NASL season, a new era of Timbers soccer was born in 2001. As a member of United Soccer Leagues, the Timbers re-captured the hearts of Soccer City USA while competing in U.S. soccer’s second division. With the USL Timbers, full-fledged professional soccer returned to the same ground where it started in the Rose City – a renovated Civic Stadium building named PGE Park. With the re-emergence of the Timbers, Timber Jim made his return pitch-side. And along with Serrill came the same game-day events, stunts and traditions that fans loved from the NASL era, including the sawing of the log slab. Serrill would continue as the team’s icon for its first seven years in USL. Reaching the playoffs in each of their first two seasons in USL’s A-League, the Timbers quickly established themselves among the league’s elite clubs. In 10 seasons as a USL franchise, the Timbers produced eight winning seasons and made seven postseason appearances. It was an attention-grabbing season in 2004, in which the Timbers won the A-League regular-season championship and dominated league honors, paving the way for the club’s success on the field and its rise in popularity. A club rooted in history and tradition, the Timbers paid tribute to the late Clive Charles at a home game on Aug. 29, 2003. The legendary defender and Portland soccer pioneer had his No. 3 retired during a halftime ceremony that featured friends, teammates and colleagues of the Timbers great, who starred for the club’s NASL franchise from 1978-81. Coincidently, the Timbers defeated the El Paso Patriots that same night, 3-0. After 12 total seasons (1978-82; 2001-07) as the team mascot and icon, Timber Jim announced his retirement in early 2008. Serrill officially passed the chainsaw off to Joey Webber in an official induction ceremony during halftime of an exhibition game between General Manager Gavin Wilkinson the Timbers and Juventus Primavera on June 14, 2008. Webber has since carried on the (above) ranked among the USL Timclub’s match-day traditions and possesses an inspirational charisma, which can bring the bers career leaders in games. crowd to its feet with a quick rev of his chainsaw. In 2009, the Timbers turned in one of the best seasons in the history of the USL First Division (previously called the A-League). On their way to winning the USL First Division Commissioner’s Cup as the regular-season champion that season, the Timbers assembled a record-setting, 24-game unbeaten streak (14-0-10). The Timbers’ unbeaten streak of 2009 shattered the league’s previous mark of 15 games set in 2005. The club’s run also ranks among the longest unbeaten streaks in professional U.S. soccer history. With a passionate and loyal supporters group in the Timbers Army, the Timbers’ attendance at PGE Park more than doubled from 2004 to their final second-division season in 2010. With a Major League Soccer expansion franchise on the horizon, the Timbers drew 155,006 total regular-season fans in 2010, which was more than in any other season in the USL era. The Timbers welcomed their one millionth fan in their 10-year span as a second-division club during their 2010 regular-season home finale on Sept. 2, 2010 – a celebratory night and a fitting end to a memorable era for many in Soccer City USA.
USL YEARS AT A GLANCE YEAR COACH
RECORD
FINISH
2001
Bobby Howe
13-10-3
4th Con./2nd Rd.
2002
Bobby Howe
13-12-3
2nd Div./1st Rd.
2003
Bobby Howe
15-11-2
3rd Div./DNQ
2004
Bobby Howe
18-7-3
1st Con./1st Rd.
2005
Bobby Howe
10-9-9
5th/First Rd.
2006
Chris Angelo
7-15-6
11th/DNQ
2007
Gavin Wilkinson
14-5-9
2nd/Semifinals
2008
Gavin Wilkinson
7-13-10
11th/DNQ
2009
Gavin Wilkinson
16-4-10
1st/Semifinals
2010
Gavin Wilkinson
13-7-10
4th/1st Rd.
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USL CAREER LEADERS POINTS:.............Byron Alvarez (2003-06; 2008), 93 GOALS:............. Byron Alvarez (2003-06; 2008), 42 ASSISTS:..........Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (2002-06), 55 GM PLAYED:............Scot Thompson (2004-10), 156 WINS :........................Josh Saunders (2003-06), 41
TIMBERS ACADEMY & PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Mike Smith
Dir., Timbers Academy
Adam Smith
Dir., Academy/Goalkeeping
Erik Lyslo
Mgr., Timbers Academy
Jim Rilatt
Hd. Coach, Timbers U-23s
Rooted in the club’s deep history, the Timbers have a passion for developing both youth players and the sport of soccer in the region. Through partnerships established with Oregon Youth Soccer Association (OYSA) and Oregon’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), the Timbers have established a comprehensive vertical development structure, which allows players within the club’s development territory a direct path from the youth levels to the top level of professional soccer in North America - Major League Soccer. The Timbers innovative youth development program serves as the foundation of Oregon’s ODP and the MLS club’s youth development system, providing elite youth players advanced training and competitive opportunities throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. Visit www.portlandtimbers.com/youth for more information on the club’s development programs. The Timbers Academy and the club’s youth development programs are overseen by directors Mike Smith and Adam Smith as well as manager Erik Lyslo. The Timbers U-23s have been led by head coach Jim Rilatt since the team’s inaugural season in 2009.
PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23s The pinnacle of the Timbers Academy system is the Portland Timbers U-23s, which competes in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League (PDL) – the top U-23 league in North America and consists of both professional and amateur teams. Founded Nov. 11, 2008, the Timbers U-23s is an amateur team, which consists of standout players from college and youth programs throughout Oregon and across the country. Right from the beginning, the Timbers U-23s have been a contender in the PDL’s Northwest Division, reaching the playoffs in three of their first four seasons. In 2010, the Timbers U-23s assembled a historic season, recording a perfect 20-0-0 record through the regular season and postseason on their way to becoming the first undefeated champion in PDL history. Rilatt was awarded the 2010 PDL Coach of the Year for the team’s on-field successes that season.
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TIMBERS ACADEMY & PLAYER DEVELOPMENT The Timbers U-23s have helped produced several first-team players, including goalkeeper Jake Gleeson and defenders Ryan Kawulok and Dylan Tucker-Gangnes. Timbers U-23s products Brent Richards, from Camas, Wash., and Steven Evans, from Portland, Ore., were signed as club’s first MLS Homegrown Players. The latest Timbers U-23s news, rosters, schedule and information is available at www.portlandtimbers.com/U-23s. PORTLAND TIMBERS ACADEMY The Timbers Academy consists of teams in the U-18 and U-16 age brackets of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. The Timbers Academy teams compete in the Northwest Division against other elite youth teams in the region, including academy teams from MLS clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Timbers Academy provides elite youth players from Oregon and Southwest Washington advanced training and competitive opportunities against the best youth players across North America. Both the Timbers U-18 and U-16 Academy Teams are played their first season in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy during the 2012-13 season. In just its first year, the Timbers Academy has already provided a platform for several U-18 players to receive scholarships to play at the collegiate level. Additionally, the Timbers have future plans to form an elite girls division as part of the Oregon’s ODP program and the club’s academy structure. TIMBERS REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERS One of the major components of the Timbers development structure is the establishment of six Regional Training Centers throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. The Regional Training Centers are organized and managed in partnership by the Timbers and OYSA, and located in the cities of Beaverton, Bend, Eugene/Salem, Gresham, Medford and Vancouver, Wash. Each Regional Training Center features a staff of club-endorsed coaches. Under the Timbers-OYSA partnership, the Regional Training Centers were formed in the fall of 2011 and each center is designed to identify elite boy players in the U-12 to U-14 age groups in its designated area. From these training centers, a pool of players is chosen to form state ODP and Pre-Academy teams at various age levels for regional and national competitions. The program is designed to coexist with youth clubs and share in player development, allowing players to stay connected to their local clubs. adidas TIMBERS ALLIANCE At the foundation of the development structure, the Timbers have formed the adidas Timbers Alliance, a strategic partnership with elite youth clubs in the Timbers development territory designed to build unique working relationships and development opportunities to help channel the top youth players towards the Timbers development programs and the Timbers Academy. The adidas Timbers Alliance includes four youth clubs - the Eastside Timbers (Gresham), Rogue Valley Timbers (Medford), Vancouver United Timbers (Vancouver, Wash.) and Westside Timbers (Portland). As part of the alliance, the Major League Soccer club shares coaching resources and curriculum with alliance clubs in the development of both boys and girls youth players. Additionally, youth clubs in the alliance are given the unique privilege of incorporating the Timbers brand into their club name and wear a special adidas Timbers Alliance badge as part of the uniform. In 2012, the Timbers established a partnership with the Oregon Premier League (OPL), a state-wide soccer association providing a top-tier development environment for Oregon’s youth soccer players. As part of the partnership, the Timbers also become the presenting partner of the annual OPL State Cup. Further, the Timbers have also partnered with Portland Youth Soccer Association and are working to develop a recreational curriculum to complete the club’s development pyramid. TIMBERS CAMPS The Timbers are proud to offer an exciting camp program for soccer players of all ages and skill levels throughout the state of Oregon and Southwest Washington. The Timbers’ camps program, presented by adidas, is designed and led by the clubs development coaching staff and features an incredible 12:1 player-coach ratio. Each camp is centered on age-appropriate exercises and activities designed to develop technical excellence and build a love for the game.
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TIMBERS U-18 ACADEMY TEAM 2012-13 PORTLAND TIMBERS U-18 ACADEMY TEAM ROSTER # PLAYER 1 Partee, Collin 2 Esparza, Enrique 3 Gonzalez, Antony 4 Gonzalez, Gustavo 5 Langsdorf, Foster 6 Martinez, Hector 7 Ortiz, Jose 8 Desir, Christian 9 Street, Cody 10 Werner, Sam 11 Zhividze, Timur 13 Chesnutt, Cameron 14 Duenas, Francisco 15 North, Mitch 16 Kleweno, Spencer 17 Macchione, Anthony 19 Morfin, Abdiel 20 Wutte, Stefan 21 Nosack, James 22 Cawley, Lucas 23 McGuire, Kenton 24 Patino, Jesus 25 Gray, Michael
POS. HT. GK 6-2 M 5-9 M 5-3 M 5-8 M 5-10 D 5-8 D/M 5-6 F 5-8 D 5-8 M 5-8 F 5-8 D 6-0 D GK 6-2 F 5-11 F 6-3 D 6-0 D 6-0 M 6-2 M/F 5-8 M 5-11 M 5-6 D/F 5-8
WT. 165 140 130 140 155 150 140 165 140 150 150 165 180 160 165 185 195 195 160 170 140 140
DOB 05/15/95 06/30/94 05/21/95 05/21/95 12/14/95 01/05/95 12/08/94 02/17/94 02/06/95 12/03/95 07/12/94 06/25/95 01/10/95 02/04/95 01/23/95 07/10/95 08/11/95 07/07/95 02/16/95 11/10/95 03/29/94 12/07/94 04/02/95
HOMETOWN Camas, Wash. Hillsboro, Ore. Salem, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Vancouver, Wash. Salem, Ore. Salem, Ore. Portland, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Bozeman, Mont. Vancouver, Wash. Portland, Ore. Salem, Ore. Medford, Ore. Portland, Ore. Camas, Wash. Canby, Ore. Dallas, Ore. Ridgefield, Wash. Centerville, Utah Vancouver, Wash. Beaverton, Ore. Las Vegas, Nev.
Coaching Staff Head Coach – Adam Smith Assistant Coaches – Mike Smith, John Bain Goalkeeper Coach – Steve Reese
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TIMBERS U-16 ACADEMY TEAM 2012-13 PORTLAND TIMBERS U-16 ACADEMY TEAM ROSTER # PLAYER POS. HT. 29 Davis Chimento M/F 5-6 30 Niko De Vera D 5-4 31 Dagoberto Diaz-Gutierrez D 5-7 32 Jesse Garcia-Aguilar M 5-6 33 Issa Hassan M 5-0 34 Octavio Hermosillo M 5-10 35 Edson Martinez M 5-5 36 Kojiro Morgan M 5-10 37 Antonio Porreco M/F 5-5 38 Isaac Strever D 5-10 39 Ben White D 5-9 40 Reid Baez M/F 5-8 41 Alan Hernandez M 5-9 42 Elijah Kilmer D 5-11 43 Joseph Martin GK 5-9 44 Peter Prescott D 6-2 45 Logan Reimhofer D 5-9 46 Alejandro Segovia F 5-9 47 Rolando Velazquez F 5-9 51 Damion Garcia M 5-6 52 Jacob Kempf M 5-7 53 Brandon Faro M 6-0 54 Joe Wheelwright GK 6-1 55 Jordan Seech D 5-11
WT. 145 140 165 145 140 140 150 145 135 160 145 140 140 160 165 160 150 155 140 155 150 175 160 155
DOB 01/29/96 07/23/96 10/22/96 04/24/96 01/01/96 01/01/96 09/21/96 11/01/96 01/14/96 01/12/96 01/20/96 04/20/97 07/16/96 12/05/96 06/08/97 10/26/96 02/29/96 05/16/96 06/23/96 07/10/96 09/14/96 06/09/96 05/02/96 07/28/96
HOMETOWN Sherwood, Ore. Washougal, Wash. Woodburn, Ore. Hillsboro, Ore. Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore. Salem, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Vancouver, Wash. Tigard, Ore. Salem, Ore. Tigard, Ore. Bend, Ore. Terrebonne, Ore. Vancouver, Wash. Bend, Ore. Beaverton, Ore. Junction City, Ore. Salem, Ore. Camas, Wash. Wilsonville, Ore. Pleasant View, Utah Beaverton, Ore.
Coaching Staff Head Coach – Mike Smith Assistant Coaches – Adam Smith, Rod Underwood Goalkeeper Coach – Steve Reese
U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY WESTERN CONFERENCE CLUBS
ABOUT U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
NORTHWEST DIVISION Cal Odyssey (CA) Crossfire Premier (WA) De Anza Force (CA) San Jose Earthquakes Academy (CA) San Juan Soccer Club (CA) Santa Cruz Breakers Academy (CA) Seattle Sounders FC Academy (WA) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy (BC)
Following a comprehensive review of elite player development in the United States and around the world, U.S. Soccer created the Development Academy in 2007 to improve the everyday environment for the elite youth player.
SOUTHWEST DIVISION Arsenal FC (CA) Chivas USA Academy (CA) LA Galaxy Academy (CA) Nomads SC (CA) Pateadores (CA) Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy (AZ) Real So Cal (CA) San Diego Surf (CA) Strikers FC (CA)
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The Development Academy is a partnership between U.S. Soccer and the top youth clubs around the country to provide the best youth players in the U.S. with an every day environment designed to produce the next generation of National Team players. The Academy’s programming philosophy is based on increased training, less total games and more competitive games. The Academy also connects National Team coaches directly with the Academy clubs to develop and identify players and coaches for future Youth National Teams. The Development Academy is also focused on identifying and developing the next generation of elite referees. U.S. Soccer assigns up-and-coming officials to participate in Academy games at the local level and at national events.
BROADCAST INFORMATION Including 11 nationally televised matches, all 34 of the Timbers’ regular-season matches will be broadcast live both on television and radio for a third straight season in 2013. Timbers broadcast partners ROOT SPORTS and KPTV FOX 12 will again air the club’s regional and local television broadcasts, respectively, this season, with select matches continuing to be televised in Spanish on EstrellaTV. In 2013, ROOT SPORTS will deliver 15 matches across the Northwest region to cable and satellite homes in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Eight matches will be featured over the air locally on FOX 12 or sister-station PDX TV (KPDX) during the season. The matches originating on FOX 12 will also be carried on the Portland Timbers Television Network and air in the Oregon markets of Eugene (KEVU/MyNetworkTV) and Medford (KFBI/My 48). DAY Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Thu. Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Fri. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat.
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OPPONENT New York Red Bulls Montreal Impact at Seattle Sounders FC at Colorado Rapids Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes at San Jose Earthquakes at Sporting Kansas City New England Revolution at FC Dallas Chivas USA at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at D.C. United at Chicago Fire FC Dallas at LA Galaxy Colorado Rapids at Columbus Crew LA Galaxy at Philadelphia Union at San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Dallas Real Salt Lake at Seattle Sounders FC at Real Salt Lake Toronto FC at Chivas USA Colorado Rapids LA Galaxy at Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA
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FOX 12 is the home of the Timbers’ weekly show, “Timbers in 30,” which will air each Friday during the season at 6:30 p.m. The show features exclusive, inside access, showing the club’s inner-workings and personalities as well as provides team and game analysis with in-studio appearances from Timbers coaches and players each week. 750 The Game (KXTG) and La Pantera 940 AM (KWBY) continue to serve as the flagship stations for the club’s English and Spanish radio broadcasts, respectively. Every regular-season match will air on 750 The Game with the exception of four matches in the fall, which will air on sister-station Freedom 970 (KUFO). In addition to match broadcasts, 750 The Game airs the Timbers’ weekly, two-hour talk show, “Talk Timbers,” each Tuesday night from 6-8 p.m. “Talk Timbers” features interviews with coaches, players and club representatives and covers both Timbers and MLS news. TV RADIO ESPN2 750 The Game FOX 12 750 The Game NBC Sports Network 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game NBC Sports Network 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game PDXTV 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game FOX 12 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game PDXTV 750 The Game ESPN/ESPN Deportes 750 The Game FOX 12 750 The Game NBC Sports Network 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game NBC Sports Network 750 The Game PDXTV 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game FOX 12 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game ESPN2/ESPN Deportes 750 The Game NBC Sports Network 750 The Game FOX 12 Freedom 970 ROOT SPORTS Freedom 970 NBC Sports Network 750 The Game NBC 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS 750 The Game ESPN/ESPN Deportes 750 The Game ROOT SPORTS Freedom 970 ROOT SPORTS Freedom 970
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BROADCASTERS JOHN STRONG - TV PLAY-BY-PLAY Strong, a life-long Portland resident, returns for another season as the Timbers’ playby-play broadcaster, his eighth as a member of the club’s broadcast team. Since August 2012, Strong has also been a broadcaster with FOX Soccer, leading their coverage of the UEFA Europa League and contributing play-by-play and hosting duties to their coverage of UEFA Champions League, English Premier League, the U.S. Women’s National Team and various other competitions. Additionally, he provided play-by-play of nationally broadcast MLS matches on NBC Sports Network during the 2012 London Olympics. Since starting his broadcast career as a student at Lake Oswego High School in 2002, his play-by-play experience has stretched across six different sports. Strong is a former on-air personality at Portland’s 750 The Game. In January 2012, Strong married his wife, Nicole, who was a former All-Pac-10 soccer player at Washington State University. Fans can follow Strong on Twitter at @StrongMLS. ROBBIE EARLE - TV ANALYST Earle, a standout in the English Premier League and a Jamaican international during his playing career, enters his third season as an analyst on the Timbers broadcast team in 2012. Since he retired from playing in 2000, Earle has established himself as a versatile sports journalist working in print, radio, television and digital media. Earle has previously worked for ITV, the London Evening Standard, and numerous other major UK outlets. Aside from Timbers broadcasts, Earle also does soccer commentary and reporting for ESPN. Earle played in more than 600 league games and scored approximately 150 goals with Port Vale (1982-1991) and Wimbledon (1991-2000) during his playing days. Earle was born in England, but his heritage allowed him to play for the Jamaica National Team (1997-2000), which he captained for two years. He earned 33 caps and scored eight goals during his international career, including Jamaica’s first goal in the FIFA World Cup in 1998.
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BROADCASTERS KEITH BLEYER - RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY Bleyer is a radio and television sports broadcaster with nearly three decades of professional experience. He has been involved in Major League Soccer broadcasts since the late 1990s, beginning with radio play-by-play duties for the Colorado Rapids. A native of Bellevue, Wash., Bleyer began his sports broadcasting career at local television stations across the United States, and has called a variety of professional and collegiate sports. In 2011, he worked for a full MLS season as a touchline reporter for nationally televised ‘Soccer Night in America’ telecasts on FOX Soccer. Bleyer has now begun a teaching career at the Ridgeview High School in Redmond, Ore., where he runs the television production program and serves as the head head coach of the boys’ varsity soccer team. An accomplished soccer player as a youth, Bleyer was a member of the U.S. U-16 National Team Pool and played collegiately at Santa Clara University. He holds an ‘A’ Coaching License from U.S. Soccer and coaches teams within the Timbers ODP Pre-Academy program in Bend. He and his wife, Kelly, have twins, Lauren and Evan. ADIN BROWN - RADIO ANALYST Following a successful professional playing career, Brown joined the Timbers broadcast team in 2012. Brown, a goalkeeper, played 13 seasons, splitting his time between MLS and Norway’s Aalesund. Originally selected as the No. 3 overall pick by the Colorado Rapids in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft, he played in 85 MLS matches during his career with Colorado (2000-01), Tampa Bay Mutiny (2001), New England Revolution (2002-04) and Portland Timbers (2011). He helped guide the Revolution to the MLS Cup final in 2002. Brown played in Norway for Aalesund for four seasons from 2005-09, appearing in 69 matches and helping the club make its return the country’s premier league in 2007. He returned to the United States in 2010 to join the Timbers in their final second-division season and was a member of Portland’s inaugural MLS season in 2011. A former U.S. youth international, Brown has remained connected to the Portland community as a Timbers Alumni Ambassador and also serves as the director of goalkeeping at youth club FC Portland. FERNANDO SOBREVILLA - SPANISH RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY Sobrevilla returns for a third straight season, and his third overall, as the Timbers’ Spanish broadcaster in 2012. He was previously the Spanish voice of the Timbers in 2008, calling all 15 regular-season home matches that season when the club was a member of United Soccer Leagues. Sobrevilla, born in Peru, is a veteran in the radio industry and has worked in the Hispanic radio and TV industry for over six years. Sobrevilla lives in Portland and plays futsal in his free time.
EDGAR PALACIOS - SPANISH RADIO ANALYST Palacios enters his first season as the Timbers Spanish-language radio analyst on La Pantera 940AM. Originally from Mexico City, soccer is one of Palacios’ lifelong passions. Previously, he has contributed as a guest commentator to Carrusel Deportivo on Spain’s national radio network, Cadena SER. Palacios now lives in Washougal, Wash. In his free time, Palacios likes to read anything about soccer and shuttles his son, Israel, to soccer games.
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ABOUT PORTLAND
Known as “The City of Roses,” among other nicknames, Portland is the largest city in Oregon and the secondlargest in the Pacific Northwest. Located just 70 miles from the Pacific Ocean, Portland sits at the convergence of the Willamette (pronounced will-LAM-et) and Columbia Rivers. About 50 miles to the east sits the permanently snowcapped Mt. Hood, which is the state’s highest peak and part of the Cascade mountain range. Because of its proximity to both the coast and the mountain, Portland is a popular destination for those seeking outdoor thrills. Whether it’s backpacking, biking or just walking through the city’s many parks, the mild summer months provide the perfect opportunity for Portland’s 529,000 residents to get out and enjoy the sunshine. A popular stop among Portland’s visitors is its pedestrian-friendly downtown. Resembling some of Europe’s finest cities, downtown Portland boasts blocks just half the size of most American city blocks. Coupled with plenty of independent shops and food carts, there is no wonder why Portland is often referred to as the United States’ most European city. Portland boasts a plethora of microbreweries and because of that, some have dubbed it the “Microbrew Capital of the World.” With more than 30 independently run breweries within city limits, including the renowned Widmer Brothers Brewery (the home of America’s Original Hefeweizen), the next pint is rarely more than a block away. DID YOU KNOW? • The Portland Saturday Market is the largest continuously operating open-air crafts market in the United States. • Powell’s City of Books, occupying an entire city block, is the world’s largest independent bookstore. • The name of the city was decided via a coin flip between a settler from Boston and one from Portland, Maine. • The Port of Portland is the largest wheat export port in the United States. • Portland’s Junior Rose Festival Parade is the largest children’s parade in America. • Portlandia is the second-largest hammered-copper statue in the world (the Statue of Liberty is the first). • Portland is known as the epicenter of America’s craft-brewing renaissance. • Portland is home to both the world’s smallest dedicated park, Mill Ends Park (24 inches in size), and the nation’s largest forested city wilderness (5,000-acre Forest Park). • There are 37,000 acres of parks in the Portland metro area. • Portland’s nicknames include “Rose City,” “City of Bridges” and “River City.” • The city of Portland was officially incorporated on February 8, 1851. • There is no sales tax in Oregon. Photos courtesy of Portland Oregon Visitors Association.
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PORTLAND TIMBERS TV ROSTER
1 Donovan Ricketts
2 Ryan Miller
4 Will Johnson
5 Michael Harrington
6 Darlington Nagbe
7 Sal Zizzo
8 Diego Valeri
9 Ryan Johnson
11 Kalif Alhassan
12 David Horst
13 Jack Jewsbury
14 Ben Zemanski
15 Steven Evans
16 Brent Richards
17 Michael Nanchoff
18 Ryan Kawulok
19 Bright Dike
20 Jose Valencia
21 Diego Chara
22 Rodney Wallace
23 Mobi Fehr
24 Sebasti谩n Rinc贸n
25 Dylan Tucker-Gangness
27 Mikael Silvestre
30 Milos Kocic
33 Hanyer Mosquera
35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste
90 Jake Gleeson
98 Futty Danso
Frederic Piquionne
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