Green & White Magazine: Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders - Nov. 7, 2013 by Portland Timbers

GREEN VOLUME 2, ISSUE 18

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TIMBERS vs SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 8:00PM

HEAD COACH CALEB PORTER

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consecutive appearance in the Western Conference semifinals. Dating back to 1975, Portland and Seattle are no strangers in postseason play, despite this being their first MLS encounter. The two clubs met in the 1975 North American Soccer League playoffs as the Timbers registered the game-winning goal in overtime to advance out of the first round. Portland eventually reached Soccer Bowl ’75 before falling to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the final. Playing a two-game, aggregate-goal series in the USL playoffs in 2004 and 2005, the Sounders came away with postseason victories during the clubs’ second-division years. Leading 2-1 on aggregate after the first leg of their 2004 USL playoffs series, the Timbers conceded a goal to Seattle in the second leg, tying the series at 2-2. The match progressed to overtime, where the Sounders recorded the game-winning goal in the 100th minute. In 2005, Seattle registered a pair of clean sheets over Portland. Including Saturday’s result, the Timbers have earned an all-time postseason record of 3-3 against Seattle.

Against Sounders FC Nov. 2, 2013 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.) Western Conference Seminfinal (Leg 1)

Portland 2, Seattle 1 Scoring:

POR – R. Johnson (Jewsbury, Chara) 15, Nagbe (Alhassan) 67 SEA - Alonso (Evans, Joseph) 90

IN: D DeAndre Yedlin (Signed as Homegrown Player), F/D Eriq Zavaleta (MLS SuperDraft), M Lamar Neagle (Trade from Montreal), M Shalrie Joseph (Trade from Chivas USA), D Dylan Remick (MLS SuperDraft), D Djimi Traore (Signed), M Adam Moffat (Trade from Houston), F Clint Dempsey (Transfer from Tottenham Hotspur), F Obafemi Martins (Signed), M Blair Gavin (Signed), M Philip Lund (Signed), F Will Bates (MLS Supplemental Draft) OUT: GK Andrew Weber (Option declined), F O’Brian White (Option declined), D/M Mike Seamon (Option declined), D Jeff Parke (Trade to Philadelphia), F Fredy Montero (Loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal), M Servando Carrasco (Trade to Houston) portlandtimbers.com

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Thursday’s match between the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC marks the first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs game at JELD-WEN Field since the Timbers became an MLS club in 2011. The nationally televised match is the decisive second leg of the teams’ two-game, aggregate-goal Western Conference semifinal series that began last Saturday in Seattle. Portland enters Thursday’s game unbeaten in its last nine matches including the regular season and playoffs following a 2-1 win over Sounders FC on Nov. 2 at CenturyLink Field in the first leg. Forward Ryan Johnson tallied his first career postseason goal and midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe doubled Portland’s lead in the 67th minute with his first goal of the playoffs. Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts made four saves, including a leaping save on a Clint Dempsey free kick. Sounders FC pulled a goal back in the 90th minute off a long throw in that found its way to midfielder Osvaldo Alonso in the center of the penalty box. The Timbers enter the second-leg match carrying a 2-1 lead in the series. The team that finishes with the most total goals through the two-game series will advance to the Western Conference finals against either Real Salt Lake or the LA Galaxy. Last Saturday’s match was Portland’s first road win at CenturyLink Field. In the regular season, the Timbers earned a come-from-behind, 1-1 draw on March 16 and sustained a hard-fought 1-0 loss on Aug. 25. At home, the Timbers have not suffered defeat in 15 straight games, dating back to March 9 in a 2-1 loss against the Montreal Impact. Head coach Caleb Porter’s side hasn’t conceded a goal at home in 450 minutes. Portland earned clean sheets in its last five home games of the regular season, including a 1-0 win over Seattle on Oct. 13. Including the regular season, Sounders FC have just one win in their last nine games – a 2-0 home victory over Colorado in the Western Conference knockout round. Seattle is making its fifth

Timbers midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe gets around Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Adam Moffat during Portland’s 2-1 win in the first leg of the Western Conference semifinal series on Nov. 2 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.photo: Craig Mitchelldyer

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PORTLAND TIMBERS # Name 1 Donovan Ricketts 2 Ryan Miller 4 Will Johnson 5 Michael Harrington 6 Darlington Nagbe 7 Sal Zizzo 8 Diego Valeri 9 Ryan Johnson 10 Frederic Piquionne 11 Kalif Alhassan 12 David Horst 13 Jack Jewsbury 14 Ben Zemanski 15 Steven Evans 16 Brent Richards 17 Michael Nanchoff 18 Brad Ring 20 Jose Valencia 21 Diego Chara 22 Rodney Wallace 23 Alvas Powell 24 Sebastián Rincón 25 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes 27 Mikael Silvestre 30 Milos Kocic 31 Rauwshan McKenzie 35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 37 Maximiliano Urruti 44 Pa Modou Kah 90 Jake Gleeson 98 Futty Danso

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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Pos GK D M D M/F M M F F M D M M M F M M/D F M D D F D D GK D D F D GK D

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# Name Pos 1 Michael Gspurning GK 2 Clint Dempsey F 3 Brad Evans M 4 Patrick Ianni D 6 Osvaldo Alonso M 7 Eddie Johnson F 8 Marc Burch D 9 Obafemi Martins F 10 Mauro Rosales M 11 Steve Zakuani M 12 Leonardo Gonzalez D 14 Alex Caskey M 15 Blair Gavin M 16 David Estrada F 17 DeAndre Yedlin D 19 Djimi Traore D 20 Zach Scott D 21 Shalrie Joseph M 22 Eriq Zavaleta F/D 24 Marcus Hahnemann GK 25 Andy Rose M 26 Adam Moffat M 27 Lamar Neagle F 28 Will Bates F 29 Josh Ford GK 32 Philip Lund M 33 Dylan Remick D 34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado D

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Timbers Flashback Willie Anderson

By Alex Dubov

or the North American Soccer League (NASL), 1975 was a year of many firsts. Five new teams were added to the league, including the Portland Timbers. Ties were removed from competition and wouldn’t be seen in top-tier American soccer until 2000. Pelé joined the New York Cosmos, and it was the first season the championship game was rebranded to be called the Soccer Bowl. It was also the first season in the United States for a young British winger named Willie Anderson. Anderson came to the Timbers in 1975 on loan from Cardiff City. He began his youth career in the Manchester United development program, eventually making a handful of appearances for the Red Devils’ senior team. He’s most known for, however, his 231 appearances for Aston Villa, where he scored 36 goals. When he arrived in Portland in 1975, Anderson would join a contingent of British players that would lead the team all the way to Soccer Bowl ’75 in San Jose, eventually losing a hard-fought game, 2-0 to Tampa Bay. Recently, Anderson took time to look back on Soccer Bowl ’75, his time in Portland and the growth of soccer in the country. What do you remember about playing against Tampa Bay in Soccer Bowl ’75? “It wasn’t the best field for us because it was a narrow field, more like a football field. We played with two wide men, two wingers, Jimmy Kelly and myself. Our game needed width and there wasn’t a lot of it there so I think it suited them better than it suited us. It was a really tight game. They had chances to go up in the first half. I know I got tripped up in the penalty area for a penalty and they didn’t [call it] and that was the first half. They scored a wonder goal in the second half. They brought some defender on to mark me and I think his first touch he just kind of half-volleyed a shot from 30-35 yards that just flew in. Then Clyde Best [who later joined the Timbers in 1977] scored the second goal right at the end of the game when we were trying to get a goal on. But it was anybody’s game until that big strike from Arsène Auguste. “I remember we played them, I think it was a Saturday, and we flew back right after the game, had a reception in Portland, and then we all flew out the next day back home.”

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Timbers Flashback cont. It sounded like it was quite physical, is that something you remember? “With it being such a small field, you couldn’t get out of the way of people. We were a pretty good attacking team with Kelly and I on the wings and Peter Withe up front. They kind of figured you can’t run without your legs, so if you aren’t standing up, you aren’t running past them. It was pretty physical. It was always physical going to San Jose because of that small field. It just made it a lot easier to go around kicking people because you could catch them.” What was your first season in the NASL like? “I remember signing for [head coach] Vic Crowe and I had no clue where I was coming. I’d never heard of Portland, hadn’t even really heard of Oregon. I remember Vic Crowe saying, ‘It’s the next state to California.’ And I just look at him and say ‘Oh, the weather must be great.’ And he said ‘Yeah, it’s great.’ First two weeks I was in Portland it rained, but it was great. We just had a good group of guys, mostly British kids. We all lived in the same apartment complex, and we just hit it off. We just all kind of came together and Vic was a really demanding coach in a good way, I thought. He got us super fit and super competitive, and all the pieces just came together for us, Jimmy and I playing and having such a great striker in Peter Withe to knock them in, too. We had some good young kids in midfield and we had a lot of old hands in Ray Martin and Brian Godfrey. You know, we just all came together for that summer. I don’t know whether you could ever do that again, it was just a one-off, I think.”

Do you have a special memory from that season? “Beating the Seattle Sounders in the playoffs was immense. I think the biggest memory I have of that was practicing the morning of that game, or the day before the game, and Vic Crowe – very smart – knew there was a big crowd that were waiting for tickets that was wrapped around the whole stadium, it was amazing, all waiting for tickets. We ran out [onto the field] for practice and clapped [at the fans] as we ran around the stadium, and they just went nuts. It was great for us, though, just the fan base. It’s like the Timbers Army now. Being a player, I mean, that’s what you live and die for. They could give you all the money in the world, but if the fans hate you, you’re not going to feel good about it. But when there are supporters as there are in Portland, you can’t help but want to play and feel good about it.” What do you think about the growth of soccer in the United States, and Portland specifically, since then? “When we got here, you couldn’t find a field to do a clinic on. I mean, a soccer field, there wasn’t one anywhere. That was kind of strange, coming from Europe, where there’s a soccer field on every corner. Today, you can’t get enough soccer fields. There aren’t enough. I think in Portland, the Timbers really started the ball rolling, getting people an idea of what it was. That ’75 year was just so exciting and we were so successful. And when these little guys in shorts could go out and people could meet you and you were just regular guys, I think that just gave the community a bit of a feel for who we were, and what we were, and what we were trying to do.” Do you still attend Timbers games? “The first season I bought season tickets for MLS, because I just knew it was going to be a memorable season. The players today that play for the Timbers, I hope they know how lucky they are because, you know, to run out on to that great stadium, and have all of those fans going nuts, I mean it’s what every player dreams of. They get it every week.”

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2013 MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule

Conference Knockout Round Day

Date

Wed. Oct. 30 Thurs. Oct. 31

Teams

Time (PT)

Seattle 2, Colorado 0 Houston 3, Montreal 0

NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Network

Conference Semifinals Day Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Wed. Wed. Thurs. Thurs.

Date Nov. 2 Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 3 Nov. 6 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 7

Teams

Time (PT)

Sporting KC at New England (Leg 1) 5 p.m. Portland at Seattle (Leg 1) 7 p.m. New York at Houston (Leg 1) 12:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy (Leg 1) 6 p.m. Houston at New York (Leg 2) 5 p.m. New England at Sporting KC (Leg 2) 6 p.m. LA Galaxy at Real Salt Lake (Leg 2) 6 p.m. Seattle at Portland (Leg 2) 8 p.m.

TV NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Network NBC ESPN Univisi贸n Deportes ESPN2 NBC Sports Network

Conference Finals Day

Date

Teams

Time (PT)

Sat. Sun. Sat. Sun.

Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 23 Nov. 24

Eastern Conference (Leg 1) Western Conference (Leg 1) Eastern Conference (Leg 2) Western Conference (Leg 2)

11:30 a.m. NBC 6 p.m. ESPN 4:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network 6 p.m. ESPN

MLS Cup Day

Date

Teams

Sat.

Dec. 7

MLS Cup Final

Time (PT) 1:00 p.m.

TV ESPN

All-Time MLS Cup Champions (and head coach) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

D.C. United (Bruce Arena) D.C. United (Bruce Arena) Chicago Fire (Bob Bradley) D.C. United (Thomas Rongen) Kansas City Wizards (Bob Gansler) San Jose Earthquakes (Frank Yallop) LA Galaxy (Sigi Schmid) San Jose Earthquakes (Frank Yallop) D.C. United (Peter Nowak)

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

LA Galaxy (Steve Sampson) Houston Dynamo (Dominic Kinnear) Houston Dynamo (Dominic Kinnear) Columbus Crew (Sigi Scmid) Real Salt Lake (Jason Kreis) Colorado Rapids (Gary Smith) LA Galaxy (Bruce Arena) LA Galaxy (Bruce Arena)

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General Manager Gavin Wilkinson

Wilkinson’s 13-year professional playing career included time with clubs in six different countries, including Portugal, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

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 Jan. 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 a head coach during the club’s USL era, 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. Wilkinson oversaw Cascadia Cup (a fan-based derby between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver) titles in 2009, 2010 and 2012, and is also a two-time recipient of the FieldTurf Coach of the Year for the USL First Division (2007, 2009). He led the Timbers to one of the best seasons in USL First Division history in 2009, which included a record-setting, 24-game 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 record-setting 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. Wilkinson’s 13-year professional playing career included time with

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clubs in six different countries, including Portugal, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. A defender, he joined the reborn Timbers for their inaugural USL First Division season in 2001 and played in each of the club’s first six seasons and was 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 system, starting with the Portland Timbers U-23s in the fall of 2008. The Timbers U-23s compete in the Premier Development League (PDL) – 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. He was instrumental in starting the Timbers Academy and youth programs, creating a complete development system for the club. Wilkinson, who holds an “A” coaching license from USSF, 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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Head Coach Caleb Porter

Under Porter’s leadership, the Timbers posted MLS-club records in points (57), wins (14), goals (54) and a plus21 mark in goal differential.

A leading candidate for MLS Coach of the Year, Caleb Porter was named the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club following seven seasons as the head coach 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 helped lead the Timbers to one of the best turnarounds in MLS history in 2013, as the team earned a positive result in 29 of 34 regular-season games. Porter helped guide the club to a club-record 15-game unbeaten stretch from March 16-June 23. A two-time MLSsoccer.com Coach of the Week selection, the 15-game unbeaten run helped Porter set the MLS record for most consecutive games without a loss for a first-year head coach. Under Porter’s leadership, the Timbers posted MLS-club records in points (57), wins (14), goals (54) and a plus-21 mark in goal differential. Shepherding a 23-point turnaround compared to 2012, the team’s 43-goal reversal in goal differential (-22 in 2012, +21 in 2013) is the biggest year-to-year improvement in MLS history. Before coming to the Rose City, 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, Portland’s Darlington 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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Caleb Porter By the Numbers

Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, a favorite to win the MLS Coach of the Year award, has helped guide the Timbers to one of the best turnarounds in MLS history in 2013. Under the guidance of the first-year head coach, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in the team’s MLS history and set club single-season records in a number of categories, including wins (14), goals (54) and goal differential (plus-21).

MLSsoccer.com Coach of the Week selections in 2013

Porter set the MLS record for a first-year head coach with 15 straight games without a loss from March 16-June 23.

Number of losses during the 2013 season, tied for fewest losses all-time in MLS history for a 34-game season.

14-5-15

Porter’s regular-season record as Timbers head coach

Oct. 19, 2013 Aug. 29, 2012

Announced as second head coach in Portland Timbers MLS history

March 3, 2013

43 The reversal in goal differential (-22 in 2012 to +21 in 2013) under Porter’s guidance, which the biggest single-season turnaround in MLS history

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The day Portland clinched its first-ever postseason berth in MLS

First match as an MLS head coach

The turnaround in points by Porter’s Timbers compared to the 2012 season Times the Timbers lost at JELD-WEN Field under Porter. Portland is on a 15-game home unbeaten streak dating back to April 6.

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Timbers Staff 2013

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. McAuley suited up for the second-division Timbers as a player 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, where he oversaw the development of several youth players who went on to sign with the first team. A native of Sheffield, England, McAuley played professionally for 15 seasons as a defender from 1990-2005. He started his career with Manchester United and played for Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Halifax Town. McAuley appeared in 16 matches for the Timbers in 2002, logging two assists while helping the club make the postseason.

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 from 2009-10. Magee joined the coaching ranks as a player/assistant coach in 2004 with the Minnesota Thunder of United Soccer Leagues. He served as head coach of the Thunder from 2006-08 and coached with the U.S. Maccabi Men’s Open Team, guiding the team to a gold-medal performance at the Maccabi Pan-American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A native of St. Paul, Minn., Magee spent most of his playing career with the Thunder (1991-2004), but also played parts of three seasons in MLS with the Tampa Bay Mutiny (2000-01) and Chicago Fire (2001-02). He recorded 64 goals and 39 assists for the Thunder, becoming the club’s all-time career scoring leader and he led the Thunder to six finals appearances and the USL First Division title in 1999. He was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in 2008.

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. Selected 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 allleague selection and played in 77 games for the Timbers. From Auckland, New Zealand, Knowles anchored Portland’s backline and played a key role in the Timbers’ USL First Division record-setting 24game unbeaten streak in 2009.

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 since 2009 and won MLS Cup with the Houston Dynamo in 2007. Prior to joining Portland, Toshack was a member of the coaching staffs in Houston (2007-08) and Toronto FC (2009-11). Before working in MLS, the Prescott, Ontario, native was the director of goalkeeping for the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2005-06, helping coach the first team to the USL First Division championship in 2006. Toshack served as an assistant coach with the Montreal Impact from 2002-03. Toshack also served as the goalkeeper coach with the Canada U-20 National Team from 1998-2001.

Pablo Moreira

Player Relations Manager/Video Analysis

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 team, assisting on daily operations of the program. A former Zip himself, Moreira was a two-time, all-conference striker at Akron from 2003-07.

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Timbers Staff 2013

Nick Mansueto

Director of Soccer Business Operations

Nick Mansueto marks his fifth season with the Timbers in 2013. In his role, Mansueto works closely with the general manager, technical staff and players on a daily basis, overseeing many areas of team operations and administration. He helped the Timbers receive the USL-1 Organization of the Year award in 2009. The Portland native graduated from Portland State University.

Joel Marick

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Joel Marick begins his first full season with the Timbers in 2013. He joined the club last season and works primarily with the club’s development teams. Prior to joining the Timbers, the Vancouver, Wash., native worked as an athletic trainer at Westview High School. Marick earned his undergraduate and master’s degree from the University of Portland.

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.

Nik Wald

Head Athletic Trainer

Nik Wald enters his seventh season with the Timbers organization in 2013. The Eugene, Ore., native served as the club’s head athletic trainer for the past six seasons, including seasons when the Timbers competed as a second-division side. Wald graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in exercise and movement science in 2003.

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.

Sarah Aschwald

Soccer Operations Administrator

Sarah Aschwald is in her first season as soccer operations administrator for the Timbers. A graduate of Oregon State University with a degree in marketing, Aschwald rode horses competitively through college and played basketball in high school.

Jun Morishita

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jun Morishita returns for a third season with the Timbers as an assistant athletic trainer. He previously interned under head athletic trainer Nik Wald for parts of four seasons (2007-10) and also interned with the athletic training staff for the Seattle Mariners in 2009. Morishita graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a degree in kinesiology in 2009.

Sam Younie

Equipment Manager

Sam Younie returns for a fourth season with the Timbers in 2013. A graduate of the University of Oregon, the Portland native was a member of the equipment staff for the school’s football program for four seasons and has worked as a team attendant for the Portland Trail Blazers. He has also spent time with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers.

2013 Game Summaries March 3, 2013

Timbers 3, New York Red Bulls 3 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – Valeri (W. Johnson, Alhassan) 14, Nagbe 56, Own Goal (Olave) 83 NY – Espindola 9, Espindola (Kimura) 24, Olave (Pearce, Bover) 28

April 21, 2013

Timbers 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

March 9, 2013

POR – Valeri 58 SJ – Jahn 90+2

Timbers 1, Montreal Impact 2 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – R. Johnson (Zemanski, Chara) 80 MTL – Camara 30, Felipe (Romero, Bernier) 60

April 27, 2013

Timbers 3, Sporting Kansas City 2 (at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kan.)

March 16, 2013

Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1

POR – R. Johnson (Valeri) 24, Nagbe (R.Johnson, Valeri) 33, Wallace (Chara) 58 SKC – Myers (Besler) 1, Myers (Collin, Feilhaber) 29

(at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash.)

POR – Wallace (Jean-Baptiste) 90+1 SEA – Johnson (Zakuani) 13

May 2, 2013

Timbers 0, New England Revolution 0 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.) March 30, 2013

POR – None NE – None

Timbers 2, Colorado Rapids 2 (at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo.)

POR – W. Johnson (R. Johnson) 55, W. Johnson (penalty kick) 71 COL – Powers (Klute) 18, Thomas (penalty kick) 48

May 8, 2013

Timbers 1, FC Dallas 1 (at FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, Texas) April 6, 2013

Timbers 2, Houston Dynamo 0

POR – Nagbe (Wallace) 70 FCD – Cooper (penalty kick) 77

(at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – R. Johnson (Chara) 55, R. Johnson (Nagbe) 73 HOU – None

May 12, 2013

Timbers 3, Chivas USA 0 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.) April 14, 2013

Timbers 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0

POR – Wallace (R. Johnson, Valeri) 34, Valeri (Wallace, Nagbe) 70, W. Johnson (Alhassan, Valeri) 90+2 CHV – None

(at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – W. Johnson 78 SJ – None

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2013 Game Summaries May 18, 2013

Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (at BC Place, Vancouver, B.C.)

POR – W. Johnson (penalty kick) 52, Valencia (W. Johnson) 84 VAN – Camilo 24, Koffie (Camilo) 54

July 7, 2013

Timbers 0, Columbus Crew 1 (at Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio) May 25, 2013

Timbers 2, D.C. United 0

POR – None CLB – Anor (Higuaín) 5

(at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.)

POR – Wallace (Piquionne, Jewsbury) 21, Nagbe (R. Johnson) 57 DCU – None

July 13, 2013

Timbers 2, LA Galaxy 1 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

June 8, 2013

Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 2

POR – R. Johnson (Nagbe, Valeri), Jean-Baptiste (Valeri) 90+4 LA – Sarvas (Jimenez, Franklin) 18

(at Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill.)

POR – Valeri (Kocic, Piquionne) 33, Zemanski (Piquionne) 58 CHI – Magee 68, Paladini 82

July 20, 2013

Timbers 0, Philadelphia Union 0 (PPL Park, Chester, Pa.) June 15, 2013

POR – None PHI – None

Timbers 1, FC Dallas 0 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – Nagbe (Alhassan) 52 FCD – None

July 27, 2013

Timbers 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2 (at Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.) June 19, 2013

Timbers 0, LA Galaxy 0

POR – Nagbe (Valeri, Piquionne) 83 SJ – Bernardez (penalty kick) 55, Lenhart (Salinas) 58

(at StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.)

POR – None LA – None

Aug. 3, 2013

Timbers 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.) June 23, 2013

POR – R. Johnson (Valeri) 49 VAN – Harvey (Camilo) 69

Timbers 3, Colorado Rapids 0 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – Piquionne (Wallace, W. Johnson) 12, W. Johnson (Wallace, Piquionne) 45, R. Johnson (Wallace, Zemanski 84 COL – None

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Sept. 20, 2013

Timbers 2, FC Dallas 1

Timbers 1, Colorado Rapids 0

(at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – R. Johnson (Valeri) 26, Nagbe (Valeri) 33 FCD – Diaz (Castillo, Perez) 28

Aug. 21, 2013

Timbers 3, Real Salt Lake 3 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – Wallace (Valeri) 24, Valeri (penalty kick) 57, Alhassan 86 RSL – Borchers 38, Morales (penalty kick) 43, Grossman 90+3

Sept. 29, 2013

Timbers 1, LA Galaxy 0 (at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – Urruti (W. Johnson) 52 LA – None

Aug. 25, 2013

Oct. 6, 2013

Timbers 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1

Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

(at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash.)

POR – None SEA – Johnson (Rosales) 60

(at BC Place, Vancouver, B.C.)

POR – Nagbe (W. Johnson) 41, W. Johnson (Nagbe) 77 VAN – Camilo 76, Camilo (Lee) 78

Aug. 30, 2013

Oct. 13, 2013

Timbers 2, Real Salt Lake 4

Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0

(at Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah)

POR – Nagbe (Harrington) 31, Zizzo 78 RSL – Gil (Plata, Beckerman) 9, Plata (Grabavoy) 15, Morales (Plata) 55, Saborío (Morales) 67

(at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – Alhassan 45 SEA – None

Sept. 7, 2013

Oct. 19, 2013

Timbers 4, Toronto FC 0

Timbers 0, Real Salt Lake 0

(at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – Alhassan 45+1, Wallace (Valeri) 83, W. Johnson (Valencia) 87, Valeri (Valencia) 90+3 TFC – None

(at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – None RSL – None

Sept. 14, 2013

Oct. 26, 2013

Timbers 1, Chivas USA 1

Timbers 5, Chivas USA 0

(at StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.)

POR – Valeri (Valencia) 50 CHV – de La Fuente (Borja) 23

(at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

POR – Valeri (Wallace) 13 COL – None

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(at StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.)

POR – Valeri 16, Valeri 29, Wallace (Valeri, Danso) 34, R. Johnson 72, W. Johnson 76 CHV – None

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Many Hearts

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The Timbers Army raises another impressive tifo before the regular-season home finale against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 19 at JELD-WEN Field. Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer

Timbers Playoff History 1975

In eight seasons in the North American Soccer League from 1975-1982, the Timbers reached the postseason three times, including a thrilling run to Soccer Bowl ’75 in their inaugural season as a franchise.

After earning the No. 1 spot in the NASL Western Division, the Timbers squared off against Seattle in the first round. Following a 1-1 draw in regulation, Portland’s Tony Betts connected on the game-winning header in sudden-death overtime for the Timbers in front of 31,000 fans at Civic Stadium (now JELD-WEN Field) on Aug. 12, 1975. For the semifinal, fans began camping out the night before the game for the first crack at general admission seats. On a rainy Sunday, 33,503 fans packed Civic Stadium to watch forward Peter Withe tally the lone goal as the Timbers booked a spot in Soccer Bowl ’75 with a 1-0 win over St. Louis. The following Sunday was Soccer Bowl ’75 in San Jose, where the Timbers squared off against the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Spartan Stadium. Second-half sub Arsène Auguste tallied a goal in the 66th minute for Tampa Bay and Clyde Best notched an insurance goal for the Rowdies in the 88th minute as Portland suffered a 2-0 loss in the championship match.

1978 The fourth-seeded Timbers faced No. 5 Washington in a one-game, conference quarterfinal match on Aug. 9, 1978. The Diplomats tallied the game-tying goal with just 30 seconds remaining in regulation to force the match into overtime. In the extra period, Timbers midfielder John Bain knocked in a corner kick from Elson Seale with 49 seconds remaining in the first overtime period for the 2-1 win in front of 14,230 at Civic Stadium. The win set up a two-game, conference semifinal series against Vancouver. The Timbers progressed through the series against Vancouver thanks to 1-0 and 2-1 wins to earn a spot in the conference finals against the vaunted New York Cosmos. In the first game, Portland gifted the Cosmos the game-winning goal with a sloppy pass around their own penalty box in the 47th minute at Civic Stadium. After dropping the first match 1-0 at home, Portland played New York on the road. Giorgio Chinaglia and Franz Beckenbauer each tallied a goal and an assist as the Cosmos scored four times in the second half in a 5-0 win over Portland before 65,287 fans at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

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Timbers History cont. 1981 The Timbers edged into the playoffs and faced the San Diego Sockers in a best-of-three, first-round series. In Game 1, the Timbers scored twice in the final 20 minutes to take a 2-1 win before 16,003 fans at Civic Stadium. San Diego leveled the series in Game 2 with a resounding 5-1 win. In the decisive Game 3, the Sockers tallied a goal in each half in a 2-0 shutout to advance to the next round.

Western Soccer League The Timbers reached the semifinals of the 1989 WSL Playoffs, but lost 2-1 to eventual-champion San Diego Nomads.

USL The reborn Portland Timbers began play in 2001 as a second-division side in USL and qualified for the postseason in seven of their 10 seasons. After reaching the quarterfinals in 2001 and the first round in 2002, the Timbers won the Commissioner’s Cup with the best regular-season record in 2004. In the conference semifinals, the Timbers fell in a two-game, aggregate-goals series against the Seattle Sounders. After a 2-1 Timbers win in the first game, Seattle took a 1-0 lead (tying the series 2-2 on aggregate) into extra time of the second match. A game-winning goal by Seattle in the 100th minute ushered the Timbers out of the playoffs. Portland was ousted in the first round in 2005, but reached the semifinals two years later in 2007. Following a 1-1 draw in the opening game against the Atlanta Silverbacks, the second match finished in a scoreless draw through regulation and extra time, moving to penalty kicks to decide who would play for the championship. Playing in front of their home fans, the Timbers fell 3-1 in the shootout. The Timbers once again won the Commissioner’s Cup in 2009 and automatically qualified for the semifinals. In a twogame, aggregate goals series against Cascadia-rival Vancouver, the Timbers suffered a 2-1 defeat in the opening match and a 3-3 draw in the second game – losing the series 5-4 on aggregate. Portland was eliminated from the playoffs in 2010 by the same Whitecaps side.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

NEW YORK RED BULLS 17-9-8, 59 pts.

1st place; Eastern Conference (Supporters’ Shield winner) Former New York Red Bulls defender Mike Petke took the reins as full-time manager in 2013 and helped guide the Red Bulls to their third straight appearance in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Midfielder Tim Cahill (11 goals), forward Thierry Henry (10) and offseason acquisition Fabián Espíndola (9) have shouldered the scoring load while goalkeeper Luis Robles recorded 11 shutouts in 2013.

Leading goal scorer:

Tim Cahill (11 goals) 3 GF, 3 GA

Timbers record against in 2013:: 0-0-1;

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 17-10-7, 58 pts.

Finish: 2nd place; Eastern Conference One of the best teams in the Eastern Conference during the last couple of years, Sporting Kansas City is making its third consecutive appearance in the postseason. Head coach Peter Vermes’ squad put together one of the biggest goal differentials (plus-17) during the 2013 regular season. Offseason addition Claudio Bieler finished with the team lead in goals (10). Sporting KC lost just once in their last eight regular-season games.

Claudio Bieler (10 goals) Timbers record against in 2013:: 1-0-0; 3 GF, 2 GA Leading goal scorer:

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 14-11-9, 51 pts.

Finish: 3rd place; Eastern Conference The Revolution have reached the MLS Cup Final four times in the club’s history (2002, ’05, ’06, ’07), but have never won the league’s title. Head coach Jay Heaps took over following New England’s last-place finish in 2011 and engineered a turnaround as the Revs clinched their first MLS Cup Playoffs berth since 2009 this season. Unbeaten in six straight games to end the regular season, New England features 18-year-old phenom Diego Fagundez, who scored a team-leading 13 goals this year. Leading goal scorer:

Diego Fagundez (13 goals) 0 GF, 0 GA

Timbers record against in 2013:: 0-0-1;

HOUSTON DYNAMO

14-11-9, 51 pts. 4th place; Eastern Conference Finishing the season on a strong note with just one loss in their last seven regular-season games, the back-toback MLS Cup runner-up Dynamo have missed the postseason once in the last eight seasons since beginning play in Houston in 2006. Houston has appeared in the MLS Cup Final in four of the last seven editions, winning it all in 2006 and 2007. Forward Giles Barnes leads the team with nine goals.

Leading goal scorer:

Giles Barnes (9 goals) 2 GF, 0 GA

Timbers record against in 2013:: 1-0-0;

MONTREAL IMPACT 14-13-7, 49 pts.

5th place; Eastern Conference An expansion team in 2012, the Montreal Impact are making their first-ever appearance in the MLS Cup Playoffs. After leading the Eastern Conference at periods during the regular season, head coach Marco Schällibaum’s team lost traction near the end of the year, entering the postseason with just one win in their last eight games. The Impact were eliminated from the playoffs in a 3-0 loss at Houston on Oct. 31.

Leading goal scorer:

Marco Di Vaio (20 goals) 1 GF, 2 GA

Timbers record against in 2013:: 0-1-0;

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

PORTLAND TIMBERS

14-5-15, 57 pts. 1st place; Western Conference The Timbers enter their first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs appearance following a record-setting season under first-year head coach Caleb Porter. The Timbers, who finished the regular season with an eight-game unbeaten streak, set MLS-club records in a plethora of categories including points (57), goals (54) and shutouts (15). The team’s 43-goal turnaround in goal differential from 2012 (minus-22) to 2013 (a league-best, plus-21) is the largest turnaround in MLS history. Leading goal scorer:

Diego Valeri (10 goals)

REAL SALT LAKE

16-10-8, 56 pts. 2nd place; Western Conference One of the league’s standard-bearers for the last five seasons, Real Salt Lake is making its sixth straight postseason appearance. Real Salt Lake has relied on midfielder Javier Morales (8g, 10a) and forward Álvaro Saborío (12g, 2a) while midfielder Kyle Beckerman (4g, 6a) and João Plata (4g, 8a) have contributed their fair share in 2013.

Leading goal scorer:

Alvaro Saborío (12 goals) 5 GF, 7 GA

Timbers record against in 2013:: 0-1-2;

LA GALAXY

15-11-8, 53 pts. 3rd place; Western Conference (Two-time defending MLS Cup champion) The two-time defending MLS Cup-champion LA Galaxy have qualified for the postseason for five straight seasons. Winners of four MLS Cup titles, the Galaxy reached MLS Cup in 2012 through the onegame knockout round, but they’ll bypass that route this year after finishing the regular season in third place. Forward Robbie Keane scored a team-high 16 goals and 11 assists in just 23 games this season.

Leading goal scorer:

Robbie Keane (16 goals) 3 GF, 1 GA

Timbers record against in 2013:: 2-0-1;

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 15-12-7, 52 pts.

4th place; Western Conference Seattle Sounders FC qualified for the postseason in each of their first five seasons in MLS. Head coach Sigi Schmid’s team had mid-season success, but a late-season collapse put Seattle into the playoffs as the No. 4 seed and saw the Cascadia Cup awarded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC following a seven-game winless streak to end the regular season. Forwards Eddie Johnson (9 goals), Obafemi Martins (8) and midfielder/ forward Lamar Neagle (8) have produced the offense for Sounders FC in 2013. Leading goal scorer:

Eddie Johnson (9 goals) 2 GF, 2 GA

Timbers record against in 2013:: 1-1-1;

COLORADO RAPIDS 14-11-9, 51 pts.

5th place; Western Conference The Rapids utilized a nine-game unbeaten streak from June 29-Aug. 17 to maintain their shot at the postseason and four wins in their last seven regular-season games helped solidify the team’s quest to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Led by rookie forward Deshorn Brown’s 10 goals, Colorado has run out a youthful lineup this season with first-year goalkeeper Clint Irwin shouldering the load in goal. Colorado was ousted from the playoffs on Oct. 30 in a 2-0 loss at Seattle. Leading goal scorer:

Deshorn Brown (10 goals) 6 GF, 2 GA

Timbers record against in 2013:: 2-0-1;

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Oct. 26: Donovan Ricketts ties the Timbers all-time single-season record with his 14th shutout, helping Portland clinch the No. 1 seed in the West with a 5-0 win over Chivas USA.

All-Star City

ajor League Soccer announced in July that the Rose City will be the host city for the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game. The annual showcase event will feature several days of festivities, culminating in a match between the league’s top players and a renowned international club in late July or early August 2014, at JELD-WEN Field, home to the Timbers and one of the best soccer fan experiences anywhere. Soccer in the Portland area and the Timbers have a long history of strong fan support and the club’s popularity has boomed since its inaugural MLS season in 2011. The 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game will be the first All-Star Game in a major sport for the city of Portland. The 87-year-old JELD-WEN Field has undergone several renovations including the most recent transformation in 2011 as the Timbers entered MLS, but the venue already touts a long list of soccer history that will make hosting the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game even more memorable.

SOCCER HISTORY IN THE ROSE CITY:

May 2, 1975 The Portland Timbers play their first match as part of the North American Soccer League against the Seattle Sounders before 6,913 fans. Aug. 28, 1977 The New York Cosmos defeat the Seattle Sounders in Soccer Bowl ’77 in Portland. The match was legendary Brazilian striker Pelé’s last official professional game. Sept. 7, 1997 U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Tab Ramos scores a dramatic winner as the United States defeats Costa Rica 1-0 in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. June 23-24, 1999 The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup plays four matches in Portland as fans in the Rose City are treated to 22 goals over four games. Sept. 21, 2002 Forward Abby Wambach scores two goals in winning MVP honors in the 2002 Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) All-Star Game in the Rose City. Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2003 JELD-WEN Field (then called PGE Park) hosts six matches in the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, including both semifinal games. April 14, 2011 The world is introduced to the MLS-era Portland Timbers and the Timbers Army before a rain-soaked, sold-out crowd of 18,627. July 9, 2013 JELD-WEN Field hosts two matches in Group C of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, including a 6-1 win for the U.S. Men’s National Team over Belize.

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Team Awards

Players’ Player of the Year – Darlington Nagbe After the end of the regular season, the Timbers held their annual Stand Together Awards Banquet at The Nines in downtown Portland. Here’s a look at some the winners:

Voted by the players, midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe was selected as the Players’ Player of the Year. In a season of career numbers, Nagbe was one of the club’s leading goal-scorers, setting new career marks with nine goals and four assists. He became the first Timbers MLS player to start all 34 games of a regular season in 2013, as he continued a run of 48 consecutive league starts dating back to last season.

Supporters’ Player of the Year – Will Johnson Voted on by supporters, Johnson was named the 2013 Supporters’ Player of the Year. The Timbers captain recorded career numbers in goals (9), assists (5) and minutes played (2,520) in his first season in Portland. Johnson was voted a 2013 MLS All-Star and was one of the top vote-getters at the midfield position.

Golden Boot – Diego Valeri Midfielder Diego Valeri was awarded the Timbers Golden Boot as the club’s leading goal-scorer in 2013. With two goals and one assist in the regular-season finale, Valeri finished with 10 goals and a league-best 13 assists in his first season in Portland, and became the first Timbers MLS player to record double-digit goals and assists in a single season. He set new club MLS records in scoring (33 points), goals (10) and assists (13) in a single season.

Unsung Hero – Jack Jewsbury Defender Jack Jewsbury was awarded the Timbers Unsung Hero. A versatile player throughout his career, Jewsbury played 22 of his 26 matches this season at right back, and was a key contributor to one of the best defensive teams in MLS in 2013. He featured in 13 of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, which ranks tied for second in MLS history for shutouts in a single season.

Play of the Year – Nagbe’s turnaround goal vs. FC Dallas (June 15) The 2013 Timbers Play of the Year was awarded to Nagbe’s turnaround, game-winning goal against FC Dallas on June 15 at JELD-WEN Field. In the 52nd minute, Kalif Alhassan played the ball in to the left side of the penalty area to Nagbe with his back to goal. In one smooth, fluid movement, Nagbe received the ball and turned his defender before curling a beautiful shot by goalkeeper Raul Fernandez and inside the far post.

Defender of the Year – Donovan Ricketts Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts was named the Timbers Defender of the Year, putting up numbers in 2013 that rival his best seasons in MLS. Voted an inactive MLS All-Star by MLS players, Ricketts ranked among league leaders in several goalkeeping categories, including wins (13), saves (92), saves percentage (73) and goals-against average (0.97).

Community Player of the Year – Steven Evans Midfielder and Homegrown Player Steven Evans contributed greatly to the Timbers community outreach efforts in 2013. He generously lent his time to numerous appearances and camps over the course of the season, participating in a variety of events and activities.

Up-and-Coming Player of the Year – Alvas Powell Defender Alvas Powell was named the club’s Up-and-Coming Player of the Year. He joined the club midseason on loan from Jamaica’s Portmore United and played in five matches during the regular season. Powell made his MLS debut Aug. 3 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and became the youngest player in Timbers MLS history to start and play in a match at 19 years, 16 days.

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Timbers Development

Rooted in the club’s deep history, the Timbers have a passion for developing 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 built a comprehensive vertical development structure, which will allow players within the club’s development territory a direct path from the youth levels to the top tier of professional soccer in North America - Major League Soccer.

PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23s

The pinnacle of the Timbers development 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. Founded Nov. 11, 2008, the Timbers U-23s is an amateur team that has produced several first-team players, including Steven Evans, Jake Gleeson and Brent Richards. The Timbers U-23s won the PDL championship in 2010 and have competed in the last two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups.

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.

TIMBERS REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERS

One of the major components of the Timbers development structure and Oregon ODP are six Regional Training Centers, located in the cities of Beaverton, Bend, Eugene/Salem, Gresham, Medford and Vancouver, Wash. Each Regional Training Center is designed to identify and further develop elite players, both boys and girls, 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/ or Timbers Pre-Academy teams at various age levels for regional and national competitions.

adidas TIMBERS ALLIANCE

The Timbers have formed the adidas Timbers Alliance, a strategic partnership with elite local youth clubs throughout the Timbers development territory, designed to build unique working relationships and development opportunities to help channel the top youth players toward Timbers development programs and the academy. The adidas Timbers Alliance includes five clubs – the Bend FC Timbers (Bend), Eastside Timbers (Gresham), Rogue Valley Timbers (Medford), Vancouver Timbers (Vancouver, Wash.) and Westside Timbers (Portland). Further, the Timbers have also partnered with Portland Youth Soccer

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Association and are working to develop a recreational curriculum to complete the club’s development pyramid.

TIMBER 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 a favorable 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. portlandtimbers.com

Timbers Development continued

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.

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adidas TIMBERS TRAINING CENTER QUICK FACTS 50

The grass field was planted in midJanuary 2012 from one-year-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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On April 19, 2012, the Portland Timbers unveiled the new adidas Timbers Training Center, a state-of-the-art facility, built 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 first team and development teams, fullyequipped training and recently expanded fitness areas, offices and a spacious lounge/common area for Timbers players. The grass field, widely regarded as one of the best fields in the state, is a combination of 75 percent perennial ryegrass and 25 percent Kentucky bluegrass that is perfectly suited for cooler climates and provides uniform cover, and greater stability, footing and durability. The adidas Timbers Training Center is located in Beaverton, approximately 10 minutes from JELD-WEN Field. It also serves as the training home for the Timbers’ development teams, specifically the Timbers U-23s as well as the club’s U-18 and U-16 Academy teams. As part of the public/private partnership with THPRD, the Timbers will make an annual donation to the Tualatin Hills Park Foundation and will conduct a series of annual youth soccer camps and coaches’ clinics at the adidas Timbers Training Center. The training center includes a synthetic, FieldTurf field designated for public use.

The 2013 Timbers

Diego Chara

Futty Danso

Michael Harrington

David Horst

Andrew Jean-Baptiste

Milos Kocic

Kalif Alhassan

Steven Evans

Jake Gleeson

Jack Jewsbury

Ryan Johnson

Will Johnson

Pa Modou Kah

Rauwshan McKenzie

Ryan Miller

Darlington Nagbe

Michael Nanchoff 17

Frederic Piquionne 10

Alvas Powell

Brent Richards

Donovan Ricketts 1

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Brad Ring

Mikael Silvestre 27

Dylan Tucker-Gangnes 25

Rodney Wallace 22

Ben Zemanski

Maximiliano Urruti

Sal Zizzo

Jose Valencia

Diego Valeri