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oday’s meeting marks the third regular-season match between Portland and Seattle this season, with the two clubs meeting at CenturyLink Field last weekend on Sunday, Aug. 21. The two teams faced each other at Providence Park on July 17, with the Timbers taking a 3-1 victory behind a brace from midfielder Diego Valeri and a late second-half finish from forward Fanendo Adi.
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ortland and Seattle meet at Providence Park in MLS regular-season play for the ninth time today. In the eight previous meetings, the two teams have combined for 34 goals. Portland has tallied two or more goals in the last four matches against Seattle at home, registering 13 goals in those four contests. In addition, midfielder Diego Valeri and forward Fanendo Adi have combined for eight goals.
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idfielder Diego Valeri, who has recorded 10 goals and five assists this season, has scored in four consecutive years against Seattle Sounders FC, with goals in the 2013 MLS Cup playoffs, the 2014 and 2016 regular seasons and the 2015 U.S. Open Cup.
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n 2016, the Timbers are 6-2-1 against Western Conference teams at Providence Park, winning three of their last four home matches against clubs in the West. In those last three victories, the Timbers have scored three goals in each game, outscoring their opponents 9-3.
2016 Record
PORTLAND TIMBERS
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Fanendo Adi (12) Leading Goal Scorer in 2016 Jordan Morris (8) Diego Valeri (5)
Leading Assists in 2016
Andreas Ivanschitz (7)
Against SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC All-Time MLS Series (All Competitions): Seattle leads 9-7-4 Home Record vs. Seattle: 5-2-2 First meeting:
Portland 1, Seattle 1 May 14, 2011 at Qwest Field Last meeting at Providence Park:
Portland 3, Seattle 1 July 17, 2016
M idfielder Darlington
Nagbe, the Timbers career leader in games played (180) and starts (168), played against Sounders FC for the 16th time in a regular-season match and 20th time in his Portland career on Aug. 21, marking the most matches played in the rivalry by a single player between both timbers.com clubs in the MLS era.
Last meeting:
Portland 1, Seattle 3
Aug. 21, 2016 at CenturyLink Field
Scoring: SEA: Dempsey (penalty kick), 61 SEA: Dempsey (Roldan), 80 SEA: Roldan (Evans, Lodeiro), 83 POR: Adi (Powell), 90+3 Leading goal scorer in the all-time MLS series: POR: Fanendo Adi (5), SEA: Clint Dempsey (8) 2016 / GREEN & WHITE MAGAZINE
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Defender Liam Ridgewell has made 62 starts in 62 appearances for the Timbers since joining the club midway through the 2014 MLS campaign, logging 5,568 minutes, three goals and two assists. In 2016, Ridgewell has appeared in 15 games (all starts) for the Timbers, while also recording the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory against the San Jose Earthquakes on June 1.
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Tyler Miller Clint Dempsey Brad Evans Tyrone Mears Osvaldo Alonso Cristian Roldan Erik Friberg Herculez Gomez Nicolás Lodeiro Aaron Kovar Michael Farfan Jordan Morris Chad Marshall Dylan Remick Nelson Valdez Darwin Jones Nathan Sturgis Zach Scott Alvaro Fernandez Charlie Lyon Andreas Ivanschitz Stefan Frei Tony Alfaro Roman Torres Joevin Jones Oalex Anderson Victor Mansaray Oniel Fisher
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Portland travels to square off against FC Dallas on Saturday, Sept. 3, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas; kickoff is set for 6 p.m. (Pacific). Saturday’s match will be broadcast locally on KPDX with radio broadcasts on 750 AM/102.9 FM The Fan (English) and 1150 AM/93.5 FM LaGranD (Spanish).
Forward Clint Dempsey registered a brace in his last match against the Timbers on Aug. 21 at CenturyLink Field, tallying his eighth career goal in seven regular-season games against Portland. Dempsey is tied for the team lead with eight goals this season for Seattle in 17 matches.
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Nov. 29, 2015 In a thrilling second half that saw the Timbers and FC Dallas combine for four goals at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Portland advanced 5-3 on aggregate goals to its first MLS Cup. Midfielder Diego Valeri celebrated the Timbers first MLS trophy, running to greet Portland fans and show them their new hardware.
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Timbers Flashback continued Dec. 6, 2015 Midfielder Diego Valeri scores the fastest goal in MLS Cup history just 27 seconds into the match, pressuring Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark and knocking his attempt to clear the ball into the net to give Portland an early 1-0 lead in MLS Cup.
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Midfielder Darlington Nagbe celebrates as the final whistle blows, signaling the end of the match and the Timbers 2-1 win against Columbus Crew SC in MLS Cup.
Dec. 6, 2015
Portland lifts the 2015 MLS Cup trophy.
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Timbers Flashback continued
Dec. 7, 2015
re in The Timbers snap a pictu ers front of their Portland Timb day Alaska-branded plane the ing after MLS Cup before head back to Portland.
Nov. 8, 2015
Portland lifts the 2015 MLS y. , 2015 Cup c. 7-8 Detroph The Timbers celebrate with upon thousands of their fans The their return to Portland. at team is greeted by fans ort, Portland International Airp celwhile fans joined in the down ebration with a parade night Broadway and later that g at Providence Park, takin part in a rally.
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General Manager Gavin Wilkinson G avin Wilkinson, a 16-year
bled a 50-29-39 record over four
clubs in six different countries,
veteran of the Timbers organiza-
seasons in the USL First Division/
including Portugal, Ireland, Hong
tion and a former New Zealand
USSF Division-2 Pro League and
Kong, Singapore and Australia.
international, serves as the
was a two-time USL First Division
A defender, he joined the reborn
club’s General Manager. He first
Coach of the Year (2007, 2009).
Timbers for their inaugural
joined the club as a player for the
He guided the club to three
United Soccer Leagues season
Timbers’ USL First Division side
postseason berths, including its
in 2001, playing in each of the
in 2001, before taking over as the
only semifinals appearances as a
club’s first six seasons and
head coach and general manager
second-division club in 2007 and
serving the dual role as a player/
during the club’s final years in the
2009. As head coach, Wilkinson
assistant coach from 2005-06.
second division from 2007-10.
oversaw Cascadia Cup (a fan-
He finished his playing career
based derby between Portland,
ranked among the Timbers’
As general manager, Wilkinson has formed
Seattle and Vancouver)
USL franchise career leaders in
the Timbers’
titles in 2009, 2010 and
games (124) and minutes played
deeply
again in 2012, and was a
(10,181).
integrated,
two-time recipient of the
vertical de-
FieldTurf Coach of the Year
A New Zealand native, Wilkinson earned 38 caps with the
velopment system, which includes United Soccer Leagues club Portland Timbers 2 (T2), the Portland Timbers U-23s
During Wilkinson’s tenure as general manager, the club has won MLS Cup in 2015, an NWSL championship with Thorns FC in 2013 and a national championship with the Timbers U-23s in 2010.
and Timbers Academy teams (U-18, U-16 and U-14). He was
for the USL First Division (2007,
New Zealand National Team and
instrumental in establishing an in-
2009).
competed in the 1999 and 2003
novative partnership with Oregon
FIFA Confederations Cups. Wilkinson, who holds an “A”
Youth Soccer Association, which
the best seasons in USL First
encompasses the statewide
Division history in 2009, including
coaching license from U.S.
Olympic Development Program
a record-setting, 24-game
Soccer, founded the youth
and regional training centers,
unbeaten streak and winning
club Eastside United, based
as well as the adidas Timbers
the Commissioner’s Cup. The
in Gresham, Ore., in 2001.
Alliance program. Wilkinson also
Timbers set a new single-season,
He helped run the club as its
serves as the general manager
league record with the impressive
coaching director for many
for Portland Thorns FC, the 2013
streak (14-0-10), surpassing the
years and now serves as an
National Women’s Soccer League
previous mark of 15 games set in
advisor for the club. In 2010,
champions.
2005. The club’s record-setting
Eastside United FC’s U-18 boys
run also ranks among the longest
team (’91 Liverpool) won the
general manager, the club has
in U.S. soccer history. Finishing
U.S. Youth Soccer U-18 national
won MLS Cup in 2015, an NWSL
in first place at 16-4-10 (58pts),
championship and became
championship with Thorns FC in
Portland was awarded the Com-
the first youth club team from
2013 and a national champion-
missioner’s Cup as the league’s
Oregon to win a national title
ship with the Timbers U-23s in
regular-season champion and
since 1994.
2010.
earned a berth into the USL First
During Wilkinson’s tenure as
During his tenure as the club’s general manager and head coach from 2007-10, Wilkinson assem-
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Division semifinals. Wilkinson’s 13-year professional
He and his wife, Heather, have two children, Kienan (12) and Brooke (9).
playing career included time with timbers.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT. IMPROVED.
Head Coach Caleb Porter Head coach Caleb Porter enters his fourth season with
All-Star Game at Providence Park in Portland. During Porter’s first season with Portland in 2013, the the club in 2016 after signing a long-term contract extension Timbers assembled one of the biggest turnaround seasons on Jan. 27, 2016. Since joining the Timbers in 2013, Porter in MLS history, finishing the regular season atop the has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages Western Conference table. In comparison to 2012 totals, the among active MLS coaches with a record of 41-25-36 (.578), Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points and leading the Timbers to their first MLS Cup title in 2015, an MLS-record, 43-goal improvement in goal differential. two Western Conference Championship appearances and Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season tied double-digit wins in each of his first three seasons. for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season and Over Porter’s first three seasons, the Timbers have lost the Timbers led the league with 15 shutouts. The Timbers the fewest games (25) of any MLS team and have compiled recorded a 15-game, home unbeaten streak during the 2013 regular-season point totals of 57 (2013), 49 (2014) and 53 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5 home record at (2015). And over that span of time, Portland’s combined Providence Park and an MLS single-season record 11 home point total (159) ranks as the fourth most in MLS, behind shutouts. In 2014, the Timbers netted a team-record 61 only the New York Red Bulls (169), Seattle Sounders FC goals while recording the best goal differential (plus-9) of any (167) and LA Galaxy (165). Additionally, Portland has regnon-playoff team in MLS history. istered a league-best Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter, who holds a U.S. 35 shutouts across Soccer Federation “A” license and an NSCAA advanced Porter’s first three seanational diploma, was one of the most successful coaches sons, while the club’s in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the 14 road wins the last University of Akron (2006-12). He compiled a career mark of two seasons rank as 123-18-17 and was named 2009 NSCAA National Coach of the most in MLS over that span. The 2013 MLS Coach Since joining the Timbers in 2013, Porter has compiled of the Year, Porter one of the league’s top winning percentages among coached in his 100th game as an MLS coach active MLS coaches with a record of 41-25-36 (.578), against Real Salt Lake leading the Timbers to their first MLS Cup title in 2015, on Oct. 14, 2015, posting a record of 3925-36 in those games, which tied San Jose two Western Conference Championship appearances and Earthquakes head coach Dominic Kinnear double-digit wins in each of his first three seasons. for the fewest losses (25) in MLS history in a coach’s first 100 career games. In addition, the Year. Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA College his .570 winning percentage during that span ranks fourth Cup appearances (2009, 2010) and the school’s first national among active coaches through their first 100 games, behind title in any sport in 2010. the LA Galaxy’s Bruce Arena (62-37-1, .625), Seattle’s Sigi Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head Schmid (52-33-15, .595) and Kinnear (40-25-35, .575). coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 Ending the 2015 campaign with a nine-game unbeaten CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and three years as an run across all competitions, the Timbers lifted their first MLS assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team (2009-11). Cup trophy with a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC on Dec. Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at 6, 2015. Portland finished the regular season with an MLSIndiana University, winning two national championships with club-record 15 wins, while also tying for the league lead in the Hoosiers. shutouts (13). On the road, the Timbers finished the 2015 As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San season tied for the most road wins (7) in the league. Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time During his tenure, the Timbers have qualified for CONCAwith San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee CAF Champions League twice (2014-15, 2016-17), finished injury ended his professional playing career in 2000. He also in the top three in the Western Conference in two of his first played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning three seasons and made their deepest run in the Lamar Hunt a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games. As U.S. Open Cup, reaching the semifinals in 2013. a four-time All-Big Ten selection and three-year captain at Porter was announced as the Timbers head coach on Indiana, Porter led the Hoosiers to four conference titles and Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club ahead of the 2013 two College Cup appearances. Porter was the runner-up for MLS campaign. Porter received the Slats Gill Award for the 1997 Hermann Trophy. Sportsperson of the Year at the Oregon Sports Awards on Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in March 9, 2014, becoming the fourth soccer-related figure sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three to receive the award since it was founded in 1957. On Aug. children – two sons, Colin (7) and Jake (5), and a daughter, 6, 2014, Porter helped guide the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 win Stella (4). over German power Bayern Munich in the 2014 AT&T MLS
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Coaching Staff 2016
Sean McAuley
Assistant Coach Part of the coaching staff that won the 2015 MLS Cup title, Sean McAuley enters his fifth 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, where he oversaw the development of several youth players who went on to sign with the first team. A native of Sheffield, England, McAuley, who holds a UEFA Pro license, 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 played for the Timbers in 2002, appearing in 16 matches and logging two assists while helping the club make the postseason.
Cameron Knowles Assistant Coach
Cameron Knowles returns for a fifth season as an assistant coach for the Timbers, working on the coaching staff that won the 2015 MLS Cup title. 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, who holds a USSF A license, played two seasons in MLS before joining the Timbers. In Portland, Knowles was a three-time USL First Division all-league selection and played in 77 games for the club. From Auckland, New Zealand, Knowles anchored Portland’s backline and played a key role in the Timbers’ USL First Division record-setting, 24-game unbeaten streak in 2009.
Andrew Gregor T2 Head Coach
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Adin Brown
Goalkeeper Coach Adin Brown enters his second season as the Timbers goalkeeper coach in 2016, having previously played for the team in both the second-division and MLS eras and serving as a coach at the collegiate level at the University of Portland in 2014. In his first season with the club, Brown was part of the coaching staff that won the 2015 MLS Cup. Brown originally joined the second-division Timbers in 2010 and ascended with the club upon its move to MLS in 2011. With a professional career spanning more 13 years, Brown, who holds a USSF B license, began his career with the Colorado Rapids in 2000, and went on to appear in 85 games in his MLS career, also spending time with the Tampa Bay Mutiny and the New England Revolution, helping guide the Revolution to the MLS Cup final in 2002.
Pablo Moreira
Assistant Coach Video Analyst Serving on the 2015 Timbers coaching staff that won MLS Cup, Pablo Moreira begins his fourth season with the club in 2016. Prior to joining the staff in Portland, Moreira served as an assistant coach under Caleb Porter at the University of Akron from 2010-12 after a four-year playing career for the Zips (200307). As a collegiate standout for Akron, Moreira was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection and helped lead the Zips to three regular-season and conference tournament championships as well as four NCAA Tournament appearances.
Andrew Gregor enters his first season as head coach of Portland’s USL side, Timbers 2 (T2). Gregor previously served as an assistant coach for T2 during their inaugural 2015 season and also guided the Portland Timbers Academy U-16 and U-18 sides in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for parts of the past two seasons. As head coach of the Timbers U-16 side, he helped lead the team to its first appearance in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs. Following the 2014-15 Academy season, Gregor was named the U-15/16 West Conference Coach of the Year. As part of a 12-year professional playing career that included time in MLS, Gregor played for the Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards and also featured with USL First Division sides the Seattle Sounders and Rochester Rhinos. A standout at the University of Portland during his collegiate career, Gregor, who holds a USSF B license, appeared in 50 league games for the Timbers (2004, 2007-08), registering 10 goals and eight assists. He helped Portland capture a regular-season title in 2004 and earned all-league honors in 2007. timbers.com
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Nick Mansueto
Nik Wald
Nick Milonas
Spencer Childs
Alex Margarito
Nick Lewis
Sam Younie
Kevin Christiana
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Head Equipment Manager
Team Administrator
Assistant Equipment Manager
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the Pop Culture Pulse Of The Portland Timbers
JACK
Measuring
Favorite Olympic Event:
Golf. It’s new this year.
100-meter dash
100-meter dash
Soccer
Strongest on the team:
Fanendo Adi
Fanendo Adi
Ben Polk
Fanendo Adi
What NBA team would you join in free agency:
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
Los Angeles Lakers
Golden State Warriors
Beach or Lake:
Lake
Lake
Beach
Beach
Film you’re looking forward to watching this summer:
“Finding Dory”
“Captain America: Civil War”
“Finding Dory”
“Ghostbusters”
Best hair cut on the team:
Jack Barmby
Liam Ridgewell
Liam Ridgewell
Darren Mattocks
Vegetables you can do without:
Tomatoes
All of them
Squash
Eggplant
Go-to breakfast meal:
Pancakes
Pancakes and strawberries Snapchat
Eggs with potatoes and bacon
Eggs and oatmeal
Number one social media app on your phone:
What would you be doing outside of soccer:
Probably something in business involved with sports.
Teacher
Physical therapist
Singer
Go-to sneakers in the summer:
Nike Air Max
Adidas Boost
Vans
Crocs
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oving to Portland from Jamaica three years ago, Alvas didn’t know what to expect coming into a new city. Upon arriving to the Pacific Northwest, Alvas admits that the gameday atmosphere at Providence Park and the overall soccer culture in Portland was eye opening and have since become some of his favorite things about the city. “When I first moved here, the gameday atmosphere surprised me the most. I never thought the stadium would have that many people and when I first got here, it was a full house. I was able to experience just how much this city loves soccer, and I was really surprised by the soccer culture in Portland.”
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Known for his laid-back personality off the field, Alvas is big on spending quality time with his friends and family when he’s not at the training ground, either going bowling at his favorite bowling alley or playing FIFA against his teammates. “I like to bowl a lot. Big Al’s is the place that I go to regularly if I’m in the mood. But, otherwise, I just like to chill at home and play FIFA 16.” Since arriving to Portland on vacation, Alvas’ family has developed a newfound love for the Pacific Northwest. “The first time they visited, I never got the chance to take them places because I was traveling with the team. But since they’ve come back this year, I’ve taken them to a lot of places to see a lot of different things. They’ve been enjoying their time here. They love Portland and they don’t want to leave.”
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When it comes to his favorite meals, a home-cooked Jamaican meal, preferably prepared by his mom, does the job for Alvas. “I prefer to eat at home. If my mom is here, my mom will make me a plate of Jamaican food, and that’s rice and chicken. That’s all I eat, really. If I travel with the team, I eat what they timbers.com provide, pasta and different things like that.”
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fter earning MLS Player of the Week honors for Week 9, goalkeeper Jake Gleeson became the seventh foreign goalkeeper to receive the honor and the 30th goalkeeper overall to win MLS Player of the Week since the league’s inception.
urrently in his fourth season with the Timbers, defender Alvas Powell recorded a career-high in appearances last season with 31 games played (all starts), while logging 124 tackles. Powell’s 124 tackles in 2015 is the most by any MLS defender in a single season since Opta began tracking statistics for MLS in 2011.
ith three appearances in the 2016 Copa America Centenario in June, defender Jermaine Taylor has earned 89 international caps for the Jamaica Men’s National Team, which is the ninth-most in the nation’s history.
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I n the 93rd meeting across all eras (since 1975) between Portland and Seattle, the Timbers Army unleashed their pr
regame tifo as the Timbers went on to register a 3-1 victory against Sounders FC on July 17, 2016, at Providence Park. Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer
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Quick Hits
Favorite Soccer Memory
Jack Barmby
“My favorite soccer memory would have to be when I scored on my league debut at 18 years old while I was on loan with Hartlepool United.”
Childhood Inspiration “When I was at Manchester United as a youth team player, we used to go to every home game so I used to love watching Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney play. To watch them play every other Saturday at home was special. The only bad thing was that Cristiano Ronaldo just left the club, so I would’ve loved to have seen him because he’s one of my favorite players, but to see Scholes and Rooney training and then playing on a Saturday at Old Trafford was quite special.”
Providence Park
I think the atmosphere here is better than the majority of the gameday atmospheres I’ve experienced in Europe. The atmosphere here is basically like a party every single weekend, and I think overall the atmosphere is a lot nicer.
Adjusting to Portland “There’s not much change in terms of the lifestyle here in Portland, but, playing wise, the traveling and playing in different altitudes and temperatures has been an adjustment for sure.”
Reflecting on His Former Club “It was unbelievable to see Leicester City winning the Premier League. To see them translate the work they put in during training into performances and to go on and win the league was just great to see because everyone was working for each other.”
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native of Akron, Ohio, midfielder Ben Zemanski made the move from the college ranks with University of Akron, where he played from 2006-09 under Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, to MLS in 2010. The 47th overall pick by Chivas USA in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, Zemanski joined the Timbers in 2013 and has made more than 120 career MLS appearances.
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T2 Schedule Date
Opponent
Time (PT)
Saturday, March 26 Saturday, April 2 Friday, April 8 Sunday, April 17 Wednesday, April 20 Saturday, April 23 Saturday, April 30 Saturday, May 7* Friday, May 13 Friday, May 20* Thursday, May 26* Saturday, June 4# Saturday, June 11 Tuesday, June 14* Sunday, June 19 Saturday, June 25 Thursday, July 7 Saturday, July 16 Sunday, July 24 Wednesday, Aug. 3 Saturday, Aug. 6 Sunday, Aug. 14 Wednesday, Aug. 17 Saturday, Aug. 20 Monday, Aug. 29 Sunday, Sept. 4 Saturday, Sept. 10 Tuesday, Sept. 13 Sunday, Sept. 18 Saturday, Sept. 24
@Swope Park Rangers VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2 RIO GRANDE VALLEY FC SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC @Orange County Blues FC @Tulsa Roughnecks FC @Arizona United SC REAL MONARCHS SLC @Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 SWOPE PARK RANGERS SAN ANTONIO FC SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 @Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 @Saint Louis FC COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC LA GALAXY II @Seattle Sounders FC 2 COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC @LA Galaxy II ORANGE COUNTY BLUES FC @Real Monarchs SLC @Sacramento Republic FC @Seattle Sounders FC 2 OKC ENERGY FC @Rio Grande Valley FC @Arizona United SC @Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 ARIZONA UNITED SC
5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m.
*Match to be played at Providence Park
#Match to be played at Rocky Mountain High School (Meridian, Idaho)
Portland Thorns FC Schedule
Day
Date
Opponent
Kickoff (PT)
Venue
Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Fri. Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sun.
April 17 April 23 May 1 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 29 June 12 June 17 June 22 June 26 July 2 July 9 July 16 July 30 Aug. 27 Sept. 4 Sept. 7 Sept. 11 Sept. 25
ORLANDO PRIDE @FC Kansas City @Boston Breakers @Washington Spirit @Seattle Reign FC WASHINGTON SPIRIT SEATTLE REIGN FC @Chicago Red Stars @Western New York Flash CHICAGO RED STARS @Orlando Pride SKY BLUE FC FC KANSAS CITY @Houston Dash SEATTLE REIGN FC @Seattle Reign FC BOSTON BREAKERS HOUSTON DASH WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH @Sky Blue FC
7 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 4 p.m.
Providence Park Swope Soccer Village Jordan Field Maryland SoccerPlex Memorial Stadium Providence Park Providence Park Toyota Park Sahlen’s Stadium Providence Park Citrus Bowl Providence Park Providence Park BBVA Compass Stadium Providence Park Memorial Stadium Providence Park Providence Park Providence Park Yurcak Field
The complete Portland Thorns FC schedule can be found at www.portlandthornsfc.com and fans interested in purchasing season tickets, single-game tickets or group tickets, are encouraged to contact the ticket sales office at 503-553-5555 or email ticketsales@timbers.com. timbers.com
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Timbers Development
R ooted 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 allows players within the club’s development territory a direct path from the youth level to the top tier of professional soccer in North America – Major League Soccer. For more information on the Timbers and Thorns FC youth programs, please visit www.timbers.com/youth.
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PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23s
The level just below the Portland Timbers first team on the pyramid is T2. Playing their matches in the 29-team USL, T2 was founded on Oct. 14, 2014, and is a fully professional team that creates a bridge between the Portland Timbers U-23s Premier Development League (PDL) side and the Timbers first team. Playing their home games at Merlo Field on the campus of the University of Portland, the T2 roster is comprised of a mix of Timbers first-team players on loan to the club and players that possess many different qualities and come from varied backgrounds. In 2015, MLS-signed players Taylor Peay, Nick Besler, Andy Thoma, Michael Seaton, Jake Gleeson and Anthony Manning appeared in 82 matches for T2, gaining valuable experience in the team’s inaugural USL season. In January, Andrew Gregor was named head coach for the 2016 USL season. Gregor will lead T2 after serving as an assistant coach during the 2015 season, while also helping guide the Timbers U-16 and U-18 Academy sides for parts of the past two seasons.
The Portland Timbers U-23s compete in the USL 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 goalkeeper Jake Gleeson and T2 players Kharlton Belmar and Brent Richards. The team won the PDL national championship in 2010 and competed in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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PORTLAND TIMBERS ACADEMY The Timbers Academy consists of teams in the U-18, U-16 and U-14 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 LA Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Timbers U-16s also participate in the annual MLS Generation adidas Cup. The Timbers Academy provides elite youth players from the
Timbers development territory advanced training and competitive opportunities against the best youth players across North America.
adidas TIMBERS ALLIANCE The adidas Timbers Alliance is a strategic partnership between the club and 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 academy. Started in 2012, the adidas Timbers Alliance includes nine clubs in the Timbers Homegrown Territory that encompasses Oregon, Southwest Washington and Idaho. The alliance includes the following clubs: Idaho (Boise Nationals Timbers, Sting Timbers FC), the Portland metro area (Westside Timbers, Eastside Timbers), Central Oregon (Bend FC Timbers), Southern Oregon (Rogue Valley Timbers), the Willamette Valley (Capital FC Timbers, Eugene FC Timbers) and Southwest Washington (Washington Timbers).
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T
he Timbers Academy provides elite youth players from the Timbers development territory advanced training and competitive opportunities against the best youth players across North America.
Timbers Youth Leagues, Tournaments and Camps
The Timbers and OYSA have formed an innovative partnership, which sees the statewide youth soccer organization become a part of the Timbers’ comprehensive youth development structure. One of the first of its kind, the partnership between the Timbers and OYSA has established top-tier development opportunities for thousands of Oregon’s youth soccer players through OYSA’s club leagues and tournaments. The Timbers and OYSA provide its clubs resources for coaching education and share best practices in player development, creating a unified development philosophy across the state. The MLS club also is the presenting partner of the Oregon State Cup. The Timbers offer an exciting camp program for soccer players of all ages and skill levels throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. 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 Broadcast
Jake Zivin
Television Play-by-Play Announcer
Jake Zivin serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for the Timbers local television broadcasts, hosts “Timbers in 30”, the club’s weekly television show on FOX 12 KPTV, and co-hosts the post-match show with Timbers television analyst Ross Smith. Part of the television broadcast team in 2015, Zivin was also the radio play-by-play announcer during the 2014 and 2015 campaigns. In addition, Zivin was the web stream play-by-play broadcaster for all T2 home matches during their inaugural USL season in 2015.
Brett Jacobs Radio Analyst
Brett Jacobs begins his third season as part of the Timbers radio broadcast team in 2016. Prior to his arrival in Oregon, Jacobs spent five years working as an assistant coach with the Colorado Rapids in MLS. He currently serves as the head men’s soccer coach at Clark College and the Technical Director of the Washington Timbers in Vancouver.
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Ross Smith Television Analyst
Former Timbers defender Ross Smith serves as the analyst on the Timbers local television broadcasts as well as the co-host of “Timbers in 30.” The 2016 season marks Smith’s sixth on the broadcast side as he started off as a radio analyst in Portland’s inaugural MLS season in 2011, moving over to the television broadcast in 2012. In addition, Smith co-hosts the post-game show with Zivin and “Talk Timbers”, a weekly radio show, with Timbers radio talent Fletcher Johnson.
Fletcher Johnson Radio Talent
Fletcher Johnson returns for his sixth season as host of the Timbers radio pregame, halftime and postgame shows. In addition, Johnson co- hosts “Talk Timbers”, which airs weekly on 750AM/102.9 FM The Game, each Wednesday night from 6-8 p.m. (Pacific).
Keith Bleyer
Radio Play-by-Play Announcer
The 2016 season marks Keith Bleyer’s fifth season as part of the Timbers broadcast team, having worked with both the radio and television broadcast teams during his tenure. A television and radio broadcaster with nearly four decades of experience, Bleyer has been involved in Major League Soccer broadcasting since the late 1990s.
Samantha Yarock Reporter
Samantha Yarock is in her second season with the Timbers broadcast team as reporter and as a contributor on “Timbers in 30.” In addition, Yarock contributes to the club’s post-game show on ROOT SPORTS and FOX 12 and online at Timbers.com. Prior to joining the staff, Yarock was a content producer and on-air talent for MLSSoccer. com.
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adidas Timbers Training Center
O
n April 19, 2012, the Portland Timbers
unveiled the new adidas
best fields in the state, is a
Timbers Training Center,
combination of 75 percent
a state-of-the-art facility,
perennial ryegrass and 25
built as part of a 10-year
percent Kentucky bluegrass
partnership with Tualatin Hills
that is perfectly suited
Parks & Recreation District.
for cooler climates and
The training center features
provides uniform cover, and
a natural-grass field and is
greater stability, footing and
the primary on-field training
durability.
ground of the Major League
Training Center is located in
complete on a 2,600-square-
Beaverton, approximately
foot expansion of the adidas
10 minutes from Providence
Timbers Training Center. The
Park. It also serves as the
new space includes addition-
training home for the Tim-
al locker rooms, training areas
bers’ development teams,
and office space to serve
specifically T2, the Timbers
the Timbers, T2, the Timbers
U-23s and the club’s Acade-
U-23s and the Timbers
my teams.
Some of the features of the
installed in early 2015.
The adidas Timbers
Soccer club. Construction is
Academy.
new grass field was 1. Aplanted in February 2015, while a new turf pitch was
The grass field, widely regarded as one of the
As part of the public/ private partnership with
adidas Timbers Training Cen-
THPRD, the Timbers
ter include a 7,000-square-
make an annual donation
foot indoor facility, with
to the Tualatin Hills Park
locker rooms for the Timbers
Foundation and will conduct
first team and development
a series of annual youth
teams, fully-equipped training
soccer camps and coaches’
and recently expanded fitness
clinics at the adidas Timbers
areas, offices and a spacious
Training Center. The training
lounge/common area for
center also includes a syn-
Timbers players.
thetic, FieldTurf field.
sod was planted in a verThe grass field was built 2. The 3. tically draining, sand-based using over 4,600 tons of root zone that includes small specialty sand blend and amounts of peat and calcined clay to stabilize moisture content and to hold nutrients.
will drain up to 12 inches of precipitation an hour.
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Gbenga Arokoyo
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Dairon Asprilla
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Jack Barmby
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Nat Borchers
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Neco Brett
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Diego Chara
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Jake Gleeson
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Wade Hamilton
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Jack Jewsbury
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Chris Klute
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Chris Konopka
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Darren Mattocks 22
Jack McInerney
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Lucas Melano
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Darlington Nagbe
Amobi Okugo
18
Fanendo Adi
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Nick Besler
Ned Grabavoy
Taylor Peay
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Ben Polk
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Alvas Powell
Steven Taylor
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Andy Thoma
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Liam Ridgewell
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