2017 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers

2017 season
President	Merritt Paulson
Head Coach	Caleb Porter
Stadium	Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 21,144)
Major League Soccer	Conference: TBD Overall: TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
Cascadia Cup	TBD
Highest home attendance	Preseason: Regular season: Open Cup: Friendlies:
Lowest home attendance	Preseason: Regular season: Open Cup: Friendlies:
Average home league attendance	Preseason: Regular season: Open Cup: Friendlies:
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All statistics correct as of 12/01/2016.

The 2017 Portland Timbers season is the seventh season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Background

Season review

Preseason

On November 16, 2016, the Portland Timbers announced former player Ned Grabavoy as Director of Scouting and Recruitment. ^[1]

On November 17, 2016, the Portland Timbers announced former player Jack Jewsbury as Director of Business Development. ^[2]

On December 1, 2016, the Portland Timbers announced their schedule for the Desert Friendlies and Home Preseason Tournament.^[3]

Competitions

Competitions overview

Competition	Record								Start Round	First Match	Last Match	Final Position
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
MLS Overall (Supporters' Shield)*	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—	MLS 1	TBD	TBD	TBD
MLS Western Conference*	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—	MLS 1	TBD	TBD	TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—	4th Round	TBD	TBD	TBD
Cascadia Cup*	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	—

Last updated: October 25, 2016
Source: Competitions
MLS Supporters' Shield, MLS Western Conference, and Cascadia Cup are all part of MLS regular season play. As a result, only the Supporters' Shield portion is included in the total.

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Desert Friendlies
  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

New York Red Bulls v Portland Timbers

January 27, 2017 1	New York Red Bulls	v	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
17:30 (PST)				Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

FC Tucson v Portland Timbers

January 31, 2017 2	FC Tucson	v	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
10:00 (PST)				Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

February 4, 2017 3	Seattle Sounders FC	v	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
17:30 (PST)				Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Rose City Invitational
  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake

February 9, 2017 1	Portland Timbers	v	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)				Stadium: Providence Park

Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC

February 12, 2017 2	Portland Timbers	v	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:00 (PST)				Stadium: Providence Park

Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

February 15, 2017 3	Portland Timbers	v	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)				Stadium: Providence Park

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Minnesota United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Portland Timbers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

MLS Regular Season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Results by location

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 25, 2016.
Source: MLS Regular Season

Western Conference standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	LA Galaxy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout round
5	Minnesota United FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Portland Timbers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on . Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
14	Orlando City SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Philadelphia Union	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Portland Timbers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Real Salt Lake	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on . Source: 2017 MLS schedule
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2018–19 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2017;
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield ;
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield ;
        
     4. The winner of the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup .
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four Mexican qualifiers. Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada win the MLS Cup, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2017 Canadian Championship
        
     They are placed in Pot 1, along with the three Caribbean qualifiers, the two qualifiers from El Salvador, and one qualifier each from Belize and Nicaragua.

U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Cascadia Cup

The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in MLS regular-season games versus the other participants.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Friendlies

While other MLS teams will have friendlies during the regular MLS Season, Timber's owner Merritt Paulson has confirmed that there will be no friendlies during the run of any minor or major competition for the Timbers.

Club

Executive staff

Position	Staff
Majority Owner & President	Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer	Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director	Gavin Wilkinson

Last updated: January 12, 2016
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching Staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Caleb Porter
Assistant Coach	Sean McAuley
Assistant Coach	Cameron Knowles
Assistant Coach/Portland Timbers 2 Head Coach	Andrew Gregor
Goalkeeping Coach	Adin Brown
Video analyst/Assistant Coach	Pablo Moreira
Head Athletic Trainer	Nik Wald, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Alex Margarito, ATC
Director of Sports Science	Nick Milanos

Last updated: March 13, 2016
Source: Portland Timbers

Grounds

Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Providence Park (21,144 / 110x75 yards)
Training Ground	Adidas Training Facility

Source: Providence Park

Kits

Kits are used for a period of two years. Afterwards, a new kit is released. The year for each kit is offset so that one of the two changes each year. The secondary kit is due to change at the end of this year.

Secondary kit

The new secondary kit will be used from 2016 until the end of the 2017 season. It features a red fading to black hoop style with each fade's border being the shape of thorns which represents Portland's nickname, the Rose City. The kit however is not full hoops, the back is a solid red where the player's name and number are featured. The kit also has an alternative Alaska Airlines logo, however, with "Airlines" in small font below the logo.

Secondary

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks
Secondary	Red / Black	Black	Red

Squad information

First team squad

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Last updated: October 25, 2016^[4]

No.	Name	Nationality	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Year with club (year signed)
Goalkeepers
1	Chris Konopka		GK	April 14, 1985	2 (2016)
33	Wade Hamilton		GK	September 15, 1994	2 (2016)
90	Jake Gleeson		GK	June 26, 1990	7 (2011)
Defenders
2	Alvas Powell		RB	July 18, 1994	5 (2013)
4	Jermaine Taylor		LB / CB / RB	January 14, 1985	2 (2016)
5	Vytautas Andriuškevičius (INT)		LB / CB	October 8, 1990	2 (2016)
7	Nat Borchers		CB	April 13, 1981	3 (2015)
12	Gbenga Arokoyo (INT)		DF	September 4, 1992	2 (2016)
15	Chris Klute (Loaned)		LB	March 5, 1990	2 (2016)
16	Zarek Valentin		LB	August 6, 1991	2 (2016)
18	Amobi Okugo		LB / CB / MF	March 13, 1991	2 (2016)
20	Taylor Peay		LB / RB	September 5, 1991	3 (2014)
24	Liam Ridgewell (DP)		CB / LB	June 21, 1984	3 (2014)
27	Steven Taylor (INT)		CB	January 23, 1986	2 (2016)
28	Andy Thoma		LB	April 29, 1993	3 (2015)
	Marco Farfan (HG)		LB	November 12, 1998	1 (2017)
Midfielders
6	Darlington Nagbe		LW / CAM / RW / FW	July 19, 1990	7 (2011)
8	Diego Valeri (DP)		CAM	May 1, 1986	5 (2013)
11	Dairon Asprilla (Loaned)		RW / LW / FW	May 25, 1992	3 (2015)
14	Ben Zemanski		CDM	May 12, 1988	5 (2013)
17	Nick Besler		CM	May 7, 1993	3 (2015)
21	Diego Chara		CDM	April 5, 1986	7 (2011)
23	Jack Barmby (INT)		LB / LW / RW / ST	November 14, 1994	2 (2016)
25	Neco Brett (INT)		RW / FW	March 22, 1992	2 (2016)
Forwards
9	Fanendo Adi (INT)		CF	October 10, 1990	3 (2015)
11	Ben Polk		CF	September 19, 1992	2 (2016)
22	Darren Mattocks		CF / LW / RW	September 2, 1990	2 (2016)
26	Lucas Melano (DP) (INT)		CF / LW / RW	March 1, 1993	3 (2015)
99	Jack McInerney		CF	August 5, 1992	2 (2016)

• (HG) = Homegrown Player
• (GA) = Generation Adidas Player
• (DP) = Designated Player
• (INT) = Player using International Roster Spot
• (Loan) = On Loan
• (Loaned) = Loaned out to another club

Player/Staff Transactions

2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Picks

Stage (Round Pick)	Player	Positions	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
1
2

2017 MLS SuperDraft Picks

Round Pick (Overall)	Player	Positions	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
1
2
3
4

Staff In

Date	Name	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
November 16, 2016	Ned Grabavoy	Director of Scouting and Recruitment	Portland Timbers (Player)		[1]
November 17, 2016	Jack Jewsbury	Director of Business Development	Portland Timbers (Player)		[2]

Staff Out

Date	Name	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref

National Team Participation

One Timbers player have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.

Team	Players
Lithuania	Vytautas Andriuškevičius (1)

Honors and Awards

MLS Player of the Month

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

MLS Save of the Week

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS				MLS Playoffs				U.S. Open Cup				Total
			Apps	Goals			Apps	Goals			Apps	Goals			Apps	Goals
1	GK	Chris Konopka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Alvas Powell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Jermaine Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Vytautas Andriuškevičius	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Darlington Nagbe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	Nat Borchers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Diego Valeri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Fanendo Adi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	Gbenga Arokoyo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Ben Zemanski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Zarek Valentin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Nick Besler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	Amobi Okugo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Ben Polk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Taylor Peay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Diego Chará	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	Darren Mattocks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Jack Barmby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Liam Ridgewell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Neco Brett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	Lucas Melano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Steven Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	Andy Thoma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	Wade Hamilton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	FW	Victor Arboleda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	GK	Jake Gleeson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	Jack McInerney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
11	MF	Dairon Asprilla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Chris Klute	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 23, 2016.
Source: Portland Timbers

Goalkeeper stats

The list is sorted by total minutes played then by jersey number.

No.	Player	MLS				MLS Playoffs				U.S. Open Cup				Champions League				Total
		MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV
1	Chris Konopka	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0
33	Wade Hamilton	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0
90	Jake Gleeson	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0
	TOTALS	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0

Last updated: October 23, 2016.
Source: Portland Timbers

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
Own goals				0	0	0	0
TOTALS				0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 25, 2016.
Source: Portland Timbers

Top assists

The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
TOTALS				0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 25, 2016.
Source: Portland Timbers

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	90	Jake Gleeson	0	0	0	0
	1	Chris Konopka	0	0	0	0
	33	Wade Hamilton	0	0	0	0
TOTALS			0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 25, 2016.
Source: Portland Timbers

Summary

Games played	0
Games won	0
Games drawn	0
Games lost	0
Goals scored	0
Goals conceded	0
Goal difference	0
Clean sheets	0
Yellow cards	0
Red cards	0
Most appearances
Top scorer
Top assists
Top clean sheets
Winning percentage	Overall: 0/0 (0.00%)

Last updated: October 25, 2016.
Source: Portland Timbers

References

1. "Timbers name Ned Grabavoy Director of Scouting and Recruitment". Portland Timbers. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
2. "Timbers name Jack Jewsbury Director of Business Development". Portland Timbers. November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
3. "Timbers to host preseason tournament Feb. 9-15 at Providence Park, open preseason training in Tucson Jan. 25". Portland Timbers. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
4. "Portland Timbers Roster". Portland Timbers. Retrieved March 17, 2016.