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: 1st; Overall: 6th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth Round L 2–1 (vs. Seattle Sounders FC)
Cascadia Cup	1st
Highest home attendance	Preseason:; 13,461; (Feb. 12 vs. Minnesota United FC); Regular season:; 21,144; Friendlies:
Lowest home attendance	Preseason:; 10,117; (Feb. 9 vs. Real Salt Lake); Regular season:; 21,144; Friendlies:
Average home league attendance	Preseason:; 11,789; Regular season:; 21,144; Friendlies:
Biggest win	5–1; (Mar. 3 vs. Minnesota United FC)
Biggest defeat	0–3; (May 6 vs. San Jose Earthquakes)
Primary colors	Secondary colors
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	All statistics correct as of 05/17/2017.

The 2017 Portland Timbers season was the 31st season in their existence and the 7th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The season covers the period from November 16, 2016 to the end of MLS Cup Playoffs.

Background

Season review

Off season

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

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

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

On December 12, 2016, the Portland Timbers announced their first roster moves for the off season by exercising options on Zarek Valentin and Ben Zemanski and declining options on Nick Besler, Neco Brett, Wade Hamilton, Chris Klute, Chris Konopka, Ben Polk, Jermaine Taylor and Andy Thoma.

On December 15, 2016, the Portland Timbers and Steven Taylor mutually agreed to part ways.

On December 20, 2016, the Portland Timbers signed goalkeeper Jeff Attinella from Minnesota United FC.

On December 21, 2016, MLS announced the home opener for each team, having the Portland Timbers host Minnesota United FC as the first match of the league for the 2017 season.

On December 22, 2016, the Portland Timbers signed Costa Rican defensive midfielder David Guzmán from Deportivo Saprissa.

On January 4, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed Costa Rican defender Roy Miller from Deportivo Saprissa.

On January 9, 2017, the Portland Timbers loaned out Lucas Melano to Argentinian side, Club Atlético Belgrano.

On January 12, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed Portland Timbers 2 players Victor Arboleda, Rennico Clarke, and Kendall McIntosh. The Timbers also re-signed Jack Barmby. Hours later, the full 2017 schedule was released.

On January 13, 2017, the Portland Timbers selected Jeremy Ebobisse in the first round as the 4th pick overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Portland later selected Michael Amick in the second round.

On January 17, 2017, the Portland Timbers selected Russell Cicerone and Romilio Hernandez in the fourth and final round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

Preseason

On January 23, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed free-agent defender Chance Myers. Dairon Asprilla returned to the club from his loan with Millonarios F.C. The Timbers also announced that they had re-signed defender/midfielder Amobi Okugo.

The Timbers began their first match of the preseason on January 27, 2017, taking on New York Red Bull in Tucson, Arizona. Caleb Porter announced that he would be playing 3 groups, each changing at 30 minutes to give all the players time on the pitch. In the 4th minute, Rennico Clarke would unfortunately send the ball into the Timber's own neat putting New York up 1–0. In the 60th minute, Vincent Bezecourt would be awarded a penalty and would successfully convert it. New York would end up winning with a final score of 0–2.

On January 31, 2017, the Portland Timbers took on Croatian First Division side NK Istra 1961. The Timbers gave up another early goal, this time by Mitrevski in the 5th minute. Portland would soon answer back from a successfully converted penalty from Fanendo Adi in the 16th minute. In the second half, NK Istra would take the lead once again with a goal from Burić in the 75th minute. The Timbers would shortly answer back with a goal from trialist Ordain in the 80th minute with an assist from Ben Zemanski. NK Istra would finally take the lead and win it with penalty taken by Prelčec with a final score of 3–2.

On February 2, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed winger Sebastián Blanco from San Lorenzo as a Designated Player. The Timbers also paid $75,000 to Seattle Sounders FC in General Allocation Money for his rights.

On February 3, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed Lawrence Olum from Sporting Kansas City and Nat Borchers announced his retirement from soccer.

On February 4, 2017, the Portland Timbers played their final match for the Desert Friendlies, taking on their main rivals, the Seattle Sounders. The Timbers would strike first with a goal from Fanendo Adi, assisted by Diego Valeri in the 16th minute. During the second half, Seattle would answer back with a successful converted penalty by Harry Shipp in the 71st minute. Both teams would settle for a draw with a final score of 1–1.

On February 9, 2017, the Portland Timbers opened their home preseason tournament against Real Salt Lake. Diego Valeri would score first in the 35th minute. Diego Chará would be sent off in the 42nd minute from an elbow to the face foul after the referee used the new experimental replay system that is being used in MLS preseason. Shortly after in the 43rd minute, Joao Plata would score a goal from a free kick due to Chará's foul. In the 45th minute Valeri was awarded a penalty and successfully converted it. Darren Mattocks would put the Timbers ahead with a goal, assisted by Jack Barmby, in the 51st minute. Omar Holness would equalize Real Salt Lake with a goal in the 66th minute. The final score would be a draw at 3–3.

On February 12, 2017, the Portland Timbers continued their preseason tournament by taking on one of the newest MLS expansion clubs, Minnesota United FC. In the first half, Minnesota would prove to break through first with two goals from Johan Venegas in the 25th and 32nd minutes. During the 2nd half, Jack McInerney would send the ball in the back of the net in the 51st to cut the lead in half. Finally in the 84th minute Fanendo Adi would score a cheeky back heel goal, assisted by Alvas Powell and Sebastián Blanco to equalize the Timbers. The final would be 2–2.

On February 15, 2017, Portland finished off their preseason tournament against their northern rival, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Diego Valeri would score first in the 26th minute with an assist from Darlington Nagbe and Vytas. Shortly after in the 28th minute, Fanendo Adi would give Portland another goal, also with the assist from Nagbe and Vytas. Cristian Techera would be the loan scorer for Vancouver in the 79th minute, giving Portland their first preseason victory of the 2017 season. The Timbers also sold the rights of Rodney Wallace to New York City FC for $50,000 in General Allocation Money and $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

On February 25, 2017, the Portland Timbers traveled to Carson, California to play their final preseason match for 2017 against LA Galaxy. Fanendo Adi would receive a brace with the first goal in the 29th minute, assisted by Diego Valeri and David Guzmán. The second in the 56th minute, assisted by Valeri. Daniel Steres would be the loan goal scorer for LA, giving Portland their first preseason road victory with a final score of 2–1.

On March 1, 2017, the Portland Timbers waived forward Jack McInerney.

March

On March 3, the Timbers opened the 2017 MLS Season at home against new expansion side, Minnesota United FC. The Timbers Army sung the national anthem as tradition since the first MLS match, then raised a Bob Ross "Happy Little Trees" themed tifo. Timber's new center back Lawrence Olum would score the first goal of the season, assisted by Vytas and Diego Valeri in the 14th minute. Shortly after the start of the 2nd half, Valeri would score in the 47th minute, assisted by their newly acquired Designated Player, Sebastián Blanco. Christian Ramirez, assisted by Johan Venegas, gave Minnesota United FC their first goal in Major League Soccer history. In the 82nd minute, the Timbers were awarded a penalty and it was successfully converted by Valeri in the 82nd minute. Fanendo Adi would finish it up with goals in extra time. The first in the 90+1 minute with an assist from Darlington Nagbe. The final goal would come in the 90+3 minute. The Timbers would start the season off strong with 3 points and a +4 goal differential, currently putting them first on the overall table after winning 5–1. It would stand as their strongest home opening win since starting MLS.

On March 12, Portland traveled to Carson, California for their first road match of the season to take on LA Galaxy. The Timbers would start off strong with a counterattack goal from Diego Chará, with an assist from Diego Valeri in the 8th minute. LA's Jelle Van Damme would receive two yellows, one in the 31st minute and another in the 35th, sending him off and putting LA at 10 men. The Timbers would hold strong until the end and secure 3 points and their first league road win in over a year.

On March 18, Portland hosted the undefeated Houston Dynamo. Before the match the Timbers paid tribute to Nat Borchers where he said his goodbye speech. Shortly after, the Timbers Army raised their "Show racism the red card tifo" with the Portlandia statue with the Statue of Liberty crown. The Timbers would be awarded an early penalty kick from a DaMarcus Beasley handball. Diego Valeri would take and successfully convert it in the 11th minute, putting Portland up 1–0. In the 37th minute, Houston would be awarded a penalty from a Diego Chara handball. The shot was taken and successfully converted by Erick Torres in the 38th minute. Just before the end of the 1st half, Houston would get another goal, from Romell Quioto, assisted by Alberth Elis in the 45+2 minute of stoppage time. In the 58th minute, the Timbers would bounce back to equalize the match with a header from Valeri, assisted by Zarek Valentin and Fanendo Adi. In the 66th minute, the Timbers would take control of the match with a goal from David Guzmán from an fantastic pass from Darlington Nagbe who would later be credited for an assist. Finally in the 88th minute, the Timbers would secure the win with a goal from Adi, assisted by Guzmán. The Timbers would continue their win streak with a 4–2 victory making a total 9 points (+7 goal differential) and currently hold first place overall for the 3rd consecutive week.

On March 25, Portland traveled to Columbus to take on Columbus Crew SC. They would be without Darlinton Nagbe and David Guzmán, both of which are currently on international duty. The Timbers would score early in the 4th minute from a goal from Dairon Asprilla, assisted by winger, Sebastián Blanco. Columbus would shortly take control of the match with a goal from Justin Meram in the 11th minute and a goal from Ola Kamara, assisted by Federico Higuaín in the 19th minute. 3 Minutes into first half stoppage time, Fanendo Adi, assisted by Alvas Powell, would find the back of the net, leveling the match 2–2 at the half. The Crew delivered the final blow with a goal from Niko Hansen in the 84th minute, ending the Timber's perfect win streak with a final score of 2–3.

Position at the end of March

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Timbers	4	3	0	1	12	6	+6	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

April

Portland began the month of April by hosting the New England Revolution. In the 12th minute, Diego Valeri would put the Timbers up my sending a misguided header from Chris Tierney and sending it to the top left corner of the net. New England would be able to steal away Portland's victory with rebounded shot from Lee Nguyen in the 84th minute. The Timbers would finish the match 1–1 and still in control of 1st place overall.

Position at the end of April

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Timbers	9	5	2	2	20	12	+8	17

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

May

The Timbers traveled to San Jose to take on the Earthquakes for the start of May. Still without Diego Valeri and now Darlington Nagbe announced out due to injury. The Timbers would fall 0–3 for their current worst loss of the season with Chris Wondolowski clutching a brace.

On May 14, the Timbers hosted the Eastern Conference expansion side, Atlanta United FC. Atlanta would score first shortly into the 2nd half. In the 46th minute, Julian Gressel, assisted by Jeff Larentowicz, would send the ball past Jake Gleeson a few yards into the box. Portland would respond in the 50th minute with a header goal from Liam Ridgewell taken from a long free kick by David Guzmán. Both teams would end settle for a point with a final score of 1–1.

On May 20, Portland traveled to Montreal to take on the Impact. Darlington Nagbe would make his return from injury and be in the starting lineup, making all of Portland's starters healthy once again. In the 13th minute, Montreal would be awarded a penalty from an arguable grab from Sebastián Blanco. Ignacio Piatti would take and convert the penalty. In the 18th minute, Diego Chará would receive a straight red from an elbow to the face of Miguel Almirón. This would be Portland's first red card of the season. In the 33rd minute, Blerim Dzemaili would send a howler from distance to be punched away by Jake Gleeson. In the 43rd minute, Kyle Fisher would send high header past Gleeson from a corner kick taken by Dzemaili. In the 45th+1 minute, Diego Valeri would head the ball to the back of the net with an assist from Alvas Powell. In the 50th minute, Piatti received the ball from Anthony Jackson-Hamel and charged through the Portland defense to score from just outside the box. In the 77th minute, Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla would pass the ball to the other side of the box to Ambroise Oyongo who would finish off the match with the final goal. The Timbers would fall 4–1 and have Chará suspended for their Cascadia rivalry match against Seattle Sounders FC.

Position as of May 20

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Portland Timbers	12	5	3	4	21	18	+3	18

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Competitions

Competitions overview

Competition	Record								Start Round	First Match	Last Match	Final Position (Conference)
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer *	34	15	8	11	60	50	+10	044.12	1	March 3, 2017	October 22, 2017	1st Place
MLS Cup Playoffs	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00	Semifinals	October 30, 2017	November 5, 2017	Eliminated
U.S. Open Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00	4th Round	June 13, 2017	June 13, 2017	4th Round
Cascadia Cup *	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	050.00	8	April 22, 2017	October 22, 2017	1st Place
Total	35	15	8	12	61	62	−1	042.86

Updated to match played October 22, 2017
Source: Competitions

* Major League Soccer and Cascadia Cup are all part of MLS regular season league play. As a result, only Major League Soccer portion is included in the total.

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Desert friendlies

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

January 27, 2017 1	New York Red Bulls	2–0	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
17:30 (PST)	Clarke 4' (o.g.) Bezecourt 60' (pen.)	Report	Powell 11'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

January 31, 2017 2	NK Istra 1961	3–2	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
10:00 (PST)	Mitrevski 5' Burić 75' Prelčec 88' (pen.)	Report	Adi 16' (pen.) Guzmán 30' Batista (trialist) 62' Ordain (trialist) 80' (Zemanski)	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium Attendance: Closed-door

February 4, 2017 3	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
17:30 (PST)	Oduro 17' Shipp 71' (pen.)	Report	Adi 17' (Valeri) Chará 24'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Rose City Invitational

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

February 9, 2017 1	Portland Timbers	3–3	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)	Valeri 13', 35', 45' (pen.) Powell 24' Chará 42' Mattocks 51' (Barmby) McInerney 85'	Report	Movsisyan 24' Mulholland 24', 53' Plata 43' Holness 66'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,117 Referee: Sorin Stoica

February 12, 2017 2	Portland Timbers	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PST)	McInerney 51' Adi 84' (Blanco, Powell)	Report	Greenspan 8' Venegas 25', 32' (Kadrii)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,461

February 15, 2017 3	Portland Timbers	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)	Valeri 26' (Nagbe, Andriuškevičius) Adi 28' (Nagbe, Andriuškevičius) Ridgewell 49'	Report	Laba 63' Techera 79' Williams 85'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,286

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Timbers (C)	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	5
2	Real Salt Lake	3	0	0	3	7	7	0	3
3	Minnesota United FC	3	0	0	3	6	6	0	3
4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	0	1	2	3	4	−1	2

Los Angeles (friendly)

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

February 25, 2017 1	LA Galaxy	1–2	Portland Timbers	Carson, California
20:00 (PST)	Pedro 46' Steres 81' (Romney, Alessandrini)	Report	Adi 29' (Valeri, Guzmán) 56' (Valeri) Ridgewell 38' Blanco 61' Olum 76'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 10,364

MLS regular season

Western Conference table at end of season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49

Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52

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) coin toss or drawing of lots

Matches

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

March 3, 2017 1	Portland Timbers	5–1	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
18:30 (PST)	Olum 14' (Valeri, Andriuškevičius) Chará 25' Valeri 47' (Blanco), 82' (pen.) Adi 90+1' (Nagbe), 90+3'	Report	Ramirez 79' (Venegas) Venegas 81'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

March 12, 2017 2	LA Galaxy	0–1	Portland Timbers	Carson, California
19:30 (PST)	Van Damme 31', 35' Garcia 52'	Report	Chará 8' (Valeri) Nagbe 24' Powell 75'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,982 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

March 18, 2017 3	Portland Timbers	4–2	Houston Dynamo	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)	Valeri 11' (pen.) Guzmán 20' Miller 34' Banco 37' Chará 37' Valeri 58' (Valentin, Adi) Guzmán 66' (Nagbe) Nagbe 76' Adi 88' (Guzmán)	Report	Torres 38' (pen.) Quioto 45+2' (Elis) Torres 39'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

March 25, 2017 4	Columbus Crew SC	3–2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, Ohio
16:30 (PST)	Meram 11' Kamara 19' (Higuaín) Trapp 26' Artur 63' Hansen 84'	Report	Asprilla 4' (Blanco) Chará 25' Adi 45+3' (Powell) Blanco 69' Valeri 70'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 11,067 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

April 2, 2017 5	Portland Timbers	1–1	New England Revolution	Portland, Oregon
18:00 (PST)	Valeri 12'	Report	Kouassi 44' Rowe 47' Nguyen 84'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 8, 2017 6	Philadelphia Union	1–3	Portland Timbers	Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00 (PST)	Marquez 26' (Medunjanin) Medunjanin 45+3' Blake 85' Onyewu 90+4'	Report	Guzmán 16' Nagbe 32' Miller 66' (Valeri) Olum 73' Adi 88' (pen.), 89'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,437 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 15, 2017 7	Portland Timbers	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)		Report	Opara 25' Sinovic 52' Dwyer 53' (Medranda, Feilhaber)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer

April 22, 2017 8 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 (PST)	Nagbe 18' (Guzmán) Mattocks 40' (Nagbe, Valeri) Ridgewell 68' Barmby 90+4'	Report	Jacobson 42' Montero 59' Harvey 64' Williams 85'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

April 29, 2017 9	FC Dallas	2–2	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas
17:00 (PST)	Figueroa 37' Urruti 61' Grana 73' Akindele 80' (Grana, Urruti)	Report	Adi 30' (Guzmán) Andriuškevičius 34' Blanco 71' (Adi, Powell)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,014 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 6, 2017 10	San Jose Earthquakes	3–0	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
17:00 (PST)	Hyka 8' (Wondowlowski) Wondolowski 31' (Jungwirth), 55' (Jungwirth)	Report	Mattocks 45' Blanco 66' Andriuskevicius 90+2'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nima Saghafi

May 14, 2017 11	Portland Timbers	1–1	Atlanta United FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 (PST)	Ridgewell 50' (Guzmán) Guzmán 54' Andriuskevicius 73' Miller 84'	Report	Parkhurst 28' Carmona 36' Gressel 46' (Larentowicz)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Alan Kelly

May 20, 2017 12	Montreal Impact	4–1	Portland Timbers	Montreal, Quebec
TBD (PST)	Paitti 13' (pen.) Ciman 22' Fisher 43' (Dzemaili) Paitti 50' Donadel 51' Jean-Yves Tabla 66' Oyongo 77' (Jean-Yves Tabla)	Report	Chará 18' Guzmán 27' Valeri 45+1' (Powell) Miller 71'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,138 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 27, 2017 13 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Seattle
12:00 (PST)	Roldan 4' (Marshall, Lodeiro) Frei 41'	Report	Okugo 60'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 47,362 Referee: Mark Geiger

June 2, 2017 14	Portland Timbers	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
20:00 (PST)	Valeri 50' (Valentin), 90+4' Chará 57' Guzmán 61' Miller 70'	Report	Cerén 36' 37' Thompson 50' Dawkins 53'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 10, 2017 15	Portland Timbers	2–0	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)	Adi 23' (Blanco), 72' (Valeri, Asprilla) Andriuškevičius 24' Asprilla 54'	Report	Barrios 10'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

June 18, 2017 16	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado
18:30 (PST)	Badji 51' (Doyle) Gordon 89' (Saied, Calvert) 90'	Report	Blanco 18' (Valeri) Valeri 61'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,461 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 21, 2017 17	Minnesota United FC	3–2	Portland Timbers	Minneapolis, Minnesota
17:00 (PST)	Ramirez 47' (Molino) Calvo 50' (O.G.) Danladi 64' 70'	Report	Okugo 7' (O.G.) Valeri 37' (PK) Blanco 71'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,442 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

June 25, 2017 18 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 (PST)	Powell 10' Adi 45' (PK) Asprilla 45+4' (Guzmán) Guzmán 90'	Report	Jones 26' Evans 44' Dempsey 90+4' (Torres, Alonso)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 1, 2017 19	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 (PST)	Latif 44' Espinoza 45' Sallói 60' (Espinoza) Ellis 85'	Report	Valeri 26' (Blanco) Adi 39'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Alan Kelly

July 5, 2017 20	Portland Timbers	2–2	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)	Adi 24' (PK) Blanco 70' (Valeri) 73'	Report	Álvarez 34' (Juninho) Vincent 61' (Álvarez) Lampson 65'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Robert Sibiga

July 19, 2017 21	Portland Timbers	1–4	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)	Olum 28' Valentin 41' Valeri 45+1' Arboleda 53' Adi 55' Barmby 81' 90+3' (Zemanski)	Report	Beckerman 10' (Beltran) 55' Rusnák 42' 68' (Savarino) Acotsa 46' Plata 50' (PK), 80' (Acosta) Horst 57'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 23, 2017 22 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 (PST)	Ebobisse 14' (Asprilla, Blanco) Blanco 49' (Ebobisse) Miller 79' Barmby 84' Zemanski 90'	Report	Jacobson 45' (Parker, Bolaños) Mezquida 45+1' Ousted 77'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,082 Referee: Chris Penso

July 29, 2017 23	Houston Dynamo	2–2	Portland Timbers	Houston, Texas
18:00 (PST)	Manotas 37' Cabezas 81' (Rodriguez) 85'	Report	Valeri 13' (Nagbe, Valentin) Blando 43' (Valeri) Miller 65' Chará 68'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 19,382 Referee: Juan Carlos Rivero

August 6, 2017 24	Portland Timbers	3–1	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon
13:00 (PST)	Ridgewell 5' (Guzmán) 58' Powell 9' 53' (Adi, Blanco) Valeri 33' (Miller) Miller 80' Guzmán 90+8'	Report	Boateng 6' (João Pedro) 45+1' Zardes 13' J. dos Santos 71' Jones 72'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 12, 2017 25	Toronto FC	4–1	Portland Timbers	Toronto
TBD (PST)	Morrow 58', 76' Giovinco 53' Vázquez 72' (Giovinco, Delgado) Delgado 87'	Report	Valeri 89' (Ebobisse, Chará)	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,415 Referee: Kevin Stott

August 18, 2017 26	Portland Timbers	2–0	New York Red Bulls	Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PST)	Valentin 28' Valeri 65' (Chará) Mabiala 80' Mattocks 90+6' (Valeri)	Report	Escobar 27' Etienne 28' Kljestan 85'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

August 23, 2017 27	Portland Timbers	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)	Valeri 21' (Vytas, Mattocks) Nagbe 23' (Vytas, Blanco) Chará 40' Guzmán 73'	Report	Saeid 28'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: David Gantar

August 27, 2017 28 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Seattle
18:30 (PST)	Roldan 18' Nouhou 90+3'	Report	Blanco 20' Valeri 45+2' (PK) Olum 70'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 51,796 Referee: Mark Geiger

September 9, 2017 29	New York City FC	0–1	Portland Timbers	New York City
TBD (PST)	Sweat 71' Moralez 88'	Report	Guzmán 22' Blanco 27' Valeri 44' (Mattocks) 90+5' Chara 76'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 23,651 Referee: Ishmail Elfath

September 16, 2017 30	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
18:30 (PST)	Rusnák 14' Savarino 61' (Rusnák) Beckerman 68' Movsisyan 87'	Report	Valeri 47' (Asprilla) Nagbe 70'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,677 Referee: Robert Sibiga

September 24, 2017 31	Portland Timbers	3–0	Orlando City SC	Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PST)	Valeri 15' (PK), 59' Mattocks 29' (Asprilla) Ridgewell 80'	Report	Spector 14' 47' Nocerino 52' PC 84'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 30, 2017 32	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
17:30 (PST)	Qazaishvili 16' Hoesen 49' Bernárdez 56'	Report	Andriuskevicius 71' Blanco 87'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott

October 15, 2017 33	Portland Timbers	4-0	D.C. United	Portland, Oregon
4:30 (PST)	Valeri 45+3' (PK) Powell 50' (Valeri) Guzmán 58' Blanco 60' (Valeri), 86'	Report	Clark 45+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 22, 2017 34 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2-1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 (PST)	Ridgewell 32' 57' Chara 45' Mattocks 48' (Vytas, Blanco) Guzmán 79'	Report	Waston 29' (Reyna) 89' Igiebor 30' Harvey 33'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

The 2017 MLS regular-season schedule was released on January 12, 2017.^[1]

Results by round

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W
Position^[a]	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	7	10	12	9	5	7	8	8	10	10	10	10	11										2	1

Updated to match(es) played on May 27, 2017. Source: Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

^ Position is based on MLS Western Conference standings and is based where the Timbers are at the end of that match week.

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
34	15	8	11	56	50	+6	53	11	4	2	34	18	+16	4	4	9	22	32	−10

Last updated: August 22, 2017.
Source: MLS Regular Season

MLS Cup Playoffs

Win Draw Loss

October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)	Houston Dynamo	0–0	Portland Timbers	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas
21:30 EDT (20:30 CDT)		Report		Attendance: 15,169 Referee: Robert Sibiga

November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)	Portland Timbers	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
19:30 EST (16:30 PST)	Asprilla 39'	Report	Remick 43' Manotas 77'	Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Houston Dynamo won 2–1 on aggregate.

U.S. Open Cup

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

June 13, 2017 Fourth Round	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Portland Timbers	Tukwila, Washington
19:30 (PST)	Kovar 3' (Tolo) Mathers 54' (PK)	Report	Hanson 69'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 3,937 Referee: Allen Chapman

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.

Table

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Timbers	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	11
2	Seattle Sounders FC	6	2	1	3	9	6	+3	9
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	6	1	4	1	6	11	-5	4

Matches

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

April 22, 2017 8 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 (PST)	Nagbe 18' (Guzmán) Mattocks 40' (Nagbe, Valeri) Ridgewell 68' Barmby 90+4'	Report	Jacobson 42' Montero 59' Harvey 64' Williams 85'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

May 27, 2017 13 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Seattle
12:00 (PST)	Roldan 4' (Marshall, Lodeiro) Frei 41'	Report	Okugo 60'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 47,362 Referee: Mark Geiger

June 25, 2017 18 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PST)	Powell 10' Adi 45' (pen.) Asprilla 45'+4' Guzmán 90'	Report	Jones 27' Evans 44' Dempsey 90'+4'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 23, 2017 22 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 (PST)	Ebobisse 14' (Asprilla, Blanco) Blanco 49' (Ebobisse) Miller 79' Barmby 84' Zemanski 90'	Report	Jacobson 45' (Parker, Bolaños) Mezquida 45+1' Ousted 77'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,082 Referee: Chris Penso

August 27, 2017 28 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Seattle
18:30 (PST)	Roldan 18' Nouhou 90+3'	Report	Blanco 20' Valeri 45+2' (PK) Olum 70'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 51,796 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 22, 2017 34 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2-1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 (PST)	Ridgewell 32' 57' Chara 45' Mattocks 48' (Vytas, Blanco) Guzmán 79'	Report	Waston 29' (Reyna) 89' Igiebor 30' Harvey 33'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

Friendlies

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	Pablo Moreira
Assistant Coach	Sean McAuley
Assistant Coach	Cameron Knowles
Assistant Coach/Portland Timbers 2 Head Coach	Andrew Gregor
Goalkeeping Coach	Adin Brown
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

Stadiums

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.

Primary kit

The 2017 primary kit was unveiled on January 11, 2017.^[2] It features similar color styles as the 2014–2015 third kit, featuring a darker green and darker yellow colors.

Primary

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks
Primary	Dark green/gold with light green plaid style	Dark green/gold	Dark green/gold

Secondary kit

The 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: September 13, 2017^[3]

No.	Name	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Year with club (year signed)
Goalkeepers
1	Jeff Attinella	GK	(1988-09-29) September 29, 1988 (age 36)	Minnesota United FC	1 (2017)
43	Kendall McIntosh	GK	(1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 30)	Portland Timbers 2	1 (2017)
90	Jake Gleeson	GK	(1990-06-26) June 26, 1990 (age 34)	Portland Timbers U23s	7 (2011)
Defenders
2	Alvas Powell	RB	(1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30)	Portmore United FC	5 (2013)
4	Chance Myers	DF	(1987-12-07) December 7, 1987 (age 37)	MLS Free Agent	1 (2017)
5	Vytautas Andriuškevičius (INT)	LB / CB	(1990-10-08) October 8, 1990 (age 34)	SC Cambuur	2 (2016)
7	Roy Miller	CB	(1984-11-28) November 28, 1984 (age 40)	Deportivo Saprissa	1 (2017)
12	Gbenga Arokoyo (INT)	DF	(1992-09-04) September 4, 1992 (age 32)	Gaziantepspor	2 (2016)
13	Lawrence Olum	CB / DM	(1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 40)	Sporting Kansas City	1 (2017)
16	Zarek Valentin	LB	(1991-08-06) August 6, 1991 (age 33)	FK Bodø/Glimt	2 (2016)
18	Amobi Okugo	LB / CB / MF	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33)	New York Red Bulls II	2 (2016)
24	Liam Ridgewell (INT)	CB / LB	(1984-06-21) June 21, 1984 (age 40)	West Bromwich Albion	3 (2014)
25	Bill Tuiloma (INT)	DF / CDM	(1995-03-27) March 27, 1995 (age 29)	Marseille	1 (2017)
33	Larrys Mabiala (INT)	DF	(1987-10-08) October 8, 1987 (age 37)	Kayserispor	1 (2017)
47	Rennico Clarke	DF	(1995-08-27) August 27, 1995 (age 29)	Portland Timbers 2	1 (2017)
95	Marco Farfan (HG)	LB	(1998-11-12) November 12, 1998 (age 26)	Portland Timbers 2	1 (2017)
Midfielders
6	Darlington Nagbe	LW / CAM / RW / FW	(1990-07-19) July 19, 1990 (age 34)	2011 MLS SuperDraft	7 (2011)
8	Diego Valeri (DP)	CAM	(1986-05-01) May 1, 1986 (age 38)	Club Atlético Lanús	5 (2013)
10	Sebastián Blanco (DP) (INT)	MF / FW	(1988-03-15) March 15, 1988 (age 36)	San Lorenzo	1 (2017)
11	Dairon Asprilla	RW / LW / FW	(1992-05-25) May 25, 1992 (age 32)	Atlético Nacional	3 (2015)
14	Ben Zemanski	CDM	(1988-05-12) May 12, 1988 (age 36)	Chivas USA	5 (2013)
20	David Guzmán (INT)	CDM	(1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 34)	Deportivo Saprissa	1 (2017)
21	Diego Chara	CDM	(1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38)	Deportes Tolima	7 (2011)
23	Jack Barmby (INT)	LB / LW / RW / ST	(1994-11-14) November 14, 1994 (age 30)	Leicester City	2 (2016)
Forwards
9	Fanendo Adi (INT) (DP)	CF	(1990-10-10) October 10, 1990 (age 34)	F.C. Copenhagen	3 (2015)
17	Jeremy Ebobisse (GA)	FW	(1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 27)	2017 MLS SuperDraft	1 (2017)
22	Darren Mattocks	CF / LW / RW	(1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 34)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2 (2016)
26	Lucas Melano (Loaned)	CF / LW / RW	(1993-03-01) March 1, 1993 (age 31)	Club Atlético Lanús	3 (2015)
73	Victor Arboleda	FW / MF	(1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27)	Portland Timbers 2	1 (2017)

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

Second team squad

Player/Staff Transactions

Transfers in

Date	Player	Positions	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 20, 2016	Jeff Attinella	GK	Minnesota United FC	Traded for second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.	^[4]
December 22, 2016	David Guzmán	CDM	Deportivo Saprissa	Undisclosed	^[5]
January 4, 2017	Roy Miller	DF	Deportivo Saprissa	Undisclosed	^[6]
January 12, 2017	Victor Arboleda	FW / MF	Portland Timbers 2	Undisclosed	^[7]
January 12, 2017	Rennico Clarke	DF	Portland Timbers 2	Undisclosed	^[7]
January 12, 2017	Kendall McIntosh	GK	Portland Timbers 2	Undisclosed	^[7]
January 23, 2017	Chance Myers	DF	Sporting Kansas City	Signed as a free agent.	^[8]
February 2, 2017	Sebastián Blanco	MF / FW	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Signed as a Designated Player.	^[9]
February 3, 2017	Lawrence Olum	CB / DM	Sporting Kansas City	Exchanged for $50,000 in General Allocation Money and the Timbers natural first-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.	^[10]
September 20, 2017	Derrick Tellez	GK		Signed to one-game contract through Make-A-Wish Foundation	^[11]

Loans in

Loans out

Date	Player	Positions	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
January 9, 2017	Lucas Melano	FW	Club Atlético Belgrano	On loan until Dec. 31, 2017	^[12]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Positions	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 12, 2016	Nick Besler	CM	Real Monarchs	Option declined.	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Neco Brett	RW / FW	Portland Timbers 2	Option declined.	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Wade Hamilton	GK	Portland Timbers 2	Option declined.	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Chris Klute	LB	N/A	Option declined.	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Chris Konopka	GK	FC Edmonton	Option declined	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Ben Polk	CF	Orlando City B	Option declined.	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Jermaine Taylor	LB / CB / RB	Minnesota United FC	Option declined.	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Andy Thoma	DF	Whitecaps FC 2	Option declined.	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Taylor Peay	DF	Real Monarchs	Out of contract.	^[13]
December 15, 2016	Steven Taylor	CB	Ipswich Town	Mutual agreement to terminate contract.	^[14]
February 3, 2016	Nat Borchers	CB	N/A	Announced retirement from soccer	^[15]
March 1, 2016	Jack McInerney	FW	LA Galaxy	Waived.	^[16]

Contract extensions

Date	Player	Positions	Year with club (year signed)	Ref
December 12, 2016	Zarek Valentin	LB	2 (2016)	^[13]
December 12, 2016	Ben Zemanski	CDM	5 (2013)	^[13]
January 23, 2017	Amobi Okugo	DF / MF	2 (2016)	^[17]

Player's rights purchased

Date	Player	Positions	Targeted Allocation Money (TAM)	General Allocation Money (GAM)	From	Notes	Ref
February 2, 2017	Sebastián Blanco	MF / FW	–	$75,000	Seattle Sounders FC		^[9]

Player's rights sold

Date	Player	Positions	Targeted Allocation Money (TAM)	General Allocation Money (GAM)	To	Notes	Ref
January 9, 2017	Christian Volesky	FW	–	–	Sporting Kansas City	Traded for 4th round 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick.	^[18]
February 15, 2017	Rodney Wallace	MF / FW	$50,000	$75,000	New York City FC		^[19]

2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Picks

Stage (Round Pick/#)	Player	Positions	Previous club	Notes	Ref
1 (1 / #8)	PASS
2 (1 / #8)	PASS

2017 MLS SuperDraft Picks

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Round Pick (Overall)	Player	Positions	Previous club	Notes	Ref
1 (4)	Jeremy Ebobisse*	FW	Duke Blue Devils	Houston Dynamo traded 4th pick to Portland for an international slot, $100,000 in general allocation money, and the tenth draft pick.	^[20]
2 (32)	Michael Amick	DF	UCLA		^[20]
3 (54)	–			Given to New York City FC as part of a trade on August 2, 2016 for the rights to defender Gbenga Arokoyo.	^[20]
4 (76)	Russell Cicerone	MF	Michigan Bucks		^[20]
4 (80)	Romilio Hernandez	MF	Portland Timbers U23s	Received in a trade on January 9, 2017 from Sporting Kansas City for Christian Volesky.	^[20]

Staff in

Date	Name	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
November 16, 2016	Ned Grabavoy	Director of Scouting and Recruitment	Portland Timbers (Player)		^[21]
November 17, 2016	Jack Jewsbury	Director of Business Development	Portland Timbers (Player)		^[22]

Staff Contract Extensions

Date	Name	Position	Notes	Ref

Staff out

Date	Name	Position	Destination club	Notes	Ref
November 16, 2017	Caleb Porter	Manager			^[23]

National Team participation

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

Team	Players	# of call-ups	Ref
United States	Darlington Nagbe	2	^[24]^[25]
Costa Rica	David Guzmán	2	^[26]^[27]
Jamaica	Alvas Powell	1	^[28]
Lithuania	Vytautas Andriuškevičius	1	^[29]

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref
1	Won	Diego Valeri	^[30]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref
1	Nominated	Fanendo Adi	^[31]
5	Won	Diego Valeri	^[32]
6	Nominated	Darlington Nagbe	^[33]
8	Won	Darlington Nagbe	^[34]

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Result	Player	Ref
2	Won	Jake Gleeson	^[35]

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS				MLS Playoffs				U.S. Open Cup				Total
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals			Apps	Goals			Apps	Goals			Apps	Goals
1	GK	Jeff Attinella	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
2	DF	Alvas Powell	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0
4	DF	Chance Myers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Vytautas Andriuškevičius	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	3	0
6	MF	Darlington Nagbe	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	2	0
7	DF	Roy Miller	9	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	3	0
8	MF	Diego Valeri	11	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6	1	0
9	FW	Fanendo Adi	12	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	6	1	0
10	MF	Sebastián Blanco	12 (1)	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12 (1)	1	3	0
11	MF	Dairon Asprilla	5 (4)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5 (4)	1	0	0
12	DF	Gbenga Arokoyo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Lawrence Olum	11 (1)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11 (1)	1	1	0
14	MF	Ben Zemanski	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
16	DF	Zarek Valentin	3 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	0	0	0
17	FW	Jeremy Ebobisse	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
18	DF	Amobi Okugo	1 (3)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (3)	0	1	0
20	MF	David Guzmán	12	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	4	0
21	MF	Diego Chará	12	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	3	1
22	FW	Darren Mattocks	2 (8)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 (8)	1	1	0
23	MF	Jack Barmby	0 (6)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (6)	0	1	0
24	DF	Liam Ridgewell	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	0
43	GK	Kendall McIntosh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	DF	Rennico Clarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	FW	Victor Arboleda	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
90	GK	Jake Gleeson	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0
95	DF	Marco Farfan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
26	FW	Lucas Melano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Goalkeeper stats

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

No.	Player	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV
No.	Player	MLS				MLS Playoffs				U.S. Open Cup				Total
90	Jake Gleeson	900	14	1.40	28	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	900	14	1.40	28
1	Jeff Attinella	270	6	2.00	10	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	270	6	2.00	10
43	Kendall McIntosh	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0
	TOTALS	1170	20	1.54	38	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0.00	0	1170	20	1.54	38

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Line-up

As of May 27, 2017

Visual

Most recent starting line-up

Previous starters

Formation: 4–2–3–1

Ridgewell
^(c)

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
90	GK	Jake Gleeson	10	^[a]
16	RB	Zarek Valentin	3	^[b]
7	CB	Roy Miller	9
24	CB	Liam Ridgewell (c)	7
5	LB	Vytautas Andriuskevicius	7	^[c]
20	DM	David Guzmán	12	^[d]
13	DM	Lawrence Olum	11	^[e]
10	LM	Sebastián Blanco	12	^[f]
8	CM	Diego Valeri	11
6	RM	Darlington Nagbe	10	^[g]
9	CF	Fanendo Adi	12

^ Jeff Attinella has 3 starts.
^ Alvas Powell has 12 starts.
^ Marco Farfan has 4 starts.
^ Amobi Okugo has 1 start.
^ Diego Chará has 12 starts.
^ Dairon Asprilla has 5 starts.
^ Darren Mattocks has 2 starts.

Top scorers

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

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	Total
1	FW	9	Fanendo Adi	6	6
1	MF	8	Diego Valeri	6	6
3	MF	6	Darlington Nagbe	2	2
4	DF	7	Roy Miller	1	1
	MF	8	Diego Chará	1	1
	MF	10	Sebastián Blanco	1	1
	FW	11	Darren Mattocks	1	1
	DF	13	Lawrence Olum	1	1
	MF	20	David Guzmán	1	1
	DF	24	Liam Ridgewell	1	1
	MF	27	Dairon Asprilla	1	1
Own goals				0	0
TOTALS				22	22

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Top assists

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

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	Total
1	MF	8	Diego Valeri	4	4
1	MF	20	David Guzmán	4	4
3	DF	2	Alvas Powell	3	3
3	MF	6	Darlington Nagbe	3	3
5	FW	9	Fanendo Adi	2	2
5	MF	10	Sebastián Blanco	2	2
7	DF	5	Vytautas Andriuškevičius	1	1
7	MF	16	Zarek Valentin	1	1
TOTALS				20	20

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Clean sheets

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

Rnk	No.	Player	MLS	Total
1	90	Jake Gleeson	1	1
2	1	Jeff Attinella	0	0
2	43	Kendall McIntosh	0	0
TOTALS			1	1

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Summary

Games played	13 (13 Major League Soccer)
Games won	5 (5 Major League Soccer)
Games drawn	3 (3 Major League Soccer)
Games lost	5 (5 Major League Soccer)
Goals scored	22 (22 Major League Soccer)
Goals conceded	20 (20 Major League Soccer)
Goal difference	+2 (+2 Major League Soccer)
Clean sheets	1 (1 Major League Soccer)
Yellow cards	27 (27 Major League Soccer)
Red cards	1 (1 Major League Soccer)
Most appearances	Sebastián Blanco (13 Appearances)
Top scorer	Diego Valeri, Fanendo Adi (6 goals)
Top assists	Diego Valeri, David Guzmán (4 assists)
Top clean sheets	Jake Gleeson (1 clean sheet)
Winning percentage	Overall: 5/13 (38.46%)

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

References

^ "Portland Timbers announce schedule for 2017 MLS season". Portland Timbers. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
^ "Green & Gold The 2017–18 Portland Timbers primary kit". Portland Timbers. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers 2017 Roster". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers acquire goalkeeper Jeff Attinella from Minnesota United FC". Portland Timbers. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ "Portland Timbers acquire Costa Rican midfielder David Guzmán". Portland Timbers. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ "Portland Timbers acquire defender Roy Miller". Portland Timbers. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Portland Timbers sign Victor Arboleda, Rennico Clarke, Kendall McIntosh; Re-sign Jack Barmby ahead of 2017 MLS Season". Portland Timbers. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers sign free-agent defender Chance Myers". Portland Timbers. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Portland Timbers acquire winger Sebastián Blanco as Designated Player". Portland Timbers. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers acquire defensive midfielder/central defender Lawrence Olum from Sporting Kansas City". Portland Timbers. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ Portland Timbers Communications (September 20, 2017). "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Derrick Tellez to one-game contract". Portland Timbers. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers loan midfielder Lucas Melano to Argentine side Atlético Belgrano". Portland Timbers. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Portland Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2017 season". December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
^ "Portland Timbers, Steven Taylor mutually agree to part ways". December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
^ "Portland Timbers defender Nat Borchers announces retirement". February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers waive forward Jack McInerney". March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers re-sign defender/midfielder Amobi Okugo". Portland Timbers. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers acquire fourth-round pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft from Sporting Kansas City". Portland Timbers. January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers acquire General Allocation Money, Targeted Allocation Money from New York City FC". Portland Timbers. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2017 MLS Superdraft". MLS. January 13, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^ "Timbers name Ned Grabavoy Director of Scouting and Recruitment". Portland Timbers. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
^ "Timbers name Jack Jewsbury Director of Business Development". Portland Timbers. November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
^ "Caleb Porter out as Portland Timbers coach in surprise move". The Guardian. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
^ "Darlington Nagbe named to U.S. Men's National Team roster for January camp". Timbers.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
^ "Arena Calls 24 Players for Critical World Cup Qualifiers vs. Honduras and Panama". USSoccer.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ "David Guzmán named to Costa Rica Men's National Team roster for 2017 Copa Centroamericana". Timbers.com. January 4, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
^ "David Guzmán named to Costa Rica Men's National Team roster for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Timbers.com. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
^ "Alvas Powell named to Jamaica National Team roster for international friendly against U.S. Men's National Team". Timbers.com. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers defender Vytas named to Lithuanian Men's National Team". Timbers.com. November 7, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
^ "Portland Timbers' Diego Valeri named Alcatel Player of the Week for Week 1". MLSSoccer.com. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
^ "Goal of the Week – WEEK 1". MLSSoccer.com. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
^ "Goal of the Week – WEEK 5". April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Goal of the Week – WEEK 6". April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
^ "Goal of the Week – WEEK 8". April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
^ "Goal of the Week – WEEK 2". MLSSoccer.com. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[2] Position is based on MLS Western Conference standings and is based where the Timbers are at the end of that match week.

[37] Jeff Attinella has 3 starts.

[38] Alvas Powell has 12 starts.

[39] Marco Farfan has 4 starts.

[40] Amobi Okugo has 1 start.

[41] Diego Chará has 12 starts.

[42] Dairon Asprilla has 5 starts.

[43] Darren Mattocks has 2 starts.

[1] "Portland Timbers announce schedule for 2017 MLS season". Portland Timbers. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.

[PrimaryKit2017-3] "Green & Gold The 2017–18 Portland Timbers primary kit". Portland Timbers. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

[4] "Portland Timbers 2017 Roster". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.

[5] "Portland Timbers acquire goalkeeper Jeff Attinella from Minnesota United FC". Portland Timbers. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

[6] "Portland Timbers acquire Costa Rican midfielder David Guzmán". Portland Timbers. December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[7] "Portland Timbers acquire defender Roy Miller". Portland Timbers. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.

[ArboledaClarkeMcIntoshIN-8] "Portland Timbers sign Victor Arboleda, Rennico Clarke, Kendall McIntosh; Re-sign Jack Barmby ahead of 2017 MLS Season". Portland Timbers. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[MyersIN-9] "Portland Timbers sign free-agent defender Chance Myers". Portland Timbers. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

[BlancoIN-10] "Portland Timbers acquire winger Sebastián Blanco as Designated Player". Portland Timbers. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

[OlumIN-11] "Portland Timbers acquire defensive midfielder/central defender Lawrence Olum from Sporting Kansas City". Portland Timbers. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[TellezIN-12] Portland Timbers Communications (September 20, 2017). "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Derrick Tellez to one-game contract". Portland Timbers. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[13] "Portland Timbers loan midfielder Lucas Melano to Argentine side Atlético Belgrano". Portland Timbers. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

[2017IntialRosterChanges-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Portland Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2017 season". December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

[STaylorOut-15] "Portland Timbers, Steven Taylor mutually agree to part ways". December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

[BorchersOut-16] "Portland Timbers defender Nat Borchers announces retirement". February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[McInerneyOut-17] "Portland Timbers waive forward Jack McInerney". March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

[OkugoReSign-18] "Portland Timbers re-sign defender/midfielder Amobi Okugo". Portland Timbers. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

[VoleskySOLD-19] "Portland Timbers acquire fourth-round pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft from Sporting Kansas City". Portland Timbers. January 9, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[WallaceSOLD-20] "Portland Timbers acquire General Allocation Money, Targeted Allocation Money from New York City FC". Portland Timbers. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[2017superdraft-21] "2017 MLS Superdraft". MLS. January 13, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[GrabavoyIn-22] "Timbers name Ned Grabavoy Director of Scouting and Recruitment". Portland Timbers. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

[JewsburyIn-23] "Timbers name Jack Jewsbury Director of Business Development". Portland Timbers. November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

[PorterOut-24] "Caleb Porter out as Portland Timbers coach in surprise move". The Guardian. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

[2017NagbeCallup1-25] "Darlington Nagbe named to U.S. Men's National Team roster for January camp". Timbers.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.

[2017NagbeCallup2-26] "Arena Calls 24 Players for Critical World Cup Qualifiers vs. Honduras and Panama". USSoccer.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

[2017GuzmánCallup1-27] "David Guzmán named to Costa Rica Men's National Team roster for 2017 Copa Centroamericana". Timbers.com. January 4, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.

[2017GuzmánCallup2-28] "David Guzmán named to Costa Rica Men's National Team roster for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Timbers.com. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.

[2017PowellCallup1-29] "Alvas Powell named to Jamaica National Team roster for international friendly against U.S. Men's National Team". Timbers.com. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.

[2016VytasCallup1-30] "Portland Timbers defender Vytas named to Lithuanian Men's National Team". Timbers.com. November 7, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2017.

[31] "Portland Timbers' Diego Valeri named Alcatel Player of the Week for Week 1". MLSSoccer.com. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.

[32] "Goal of the Week – WEEK 1". MLSSoccer.com. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.

[33] "Goal of the Week – WEEK 5". April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[34] "Goal of the Week – WEEK 6". April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

[35] "Goal of the Week – WEEK 8". April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

[36] "Goal of the Week – WEEK 2". MLSSoccer.com. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

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