2018 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
2018 season
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President Merritt Paulson
Head coach Giovanni Savarese
Stadium Providence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 21,144)
Major League Soccer Conference: 5th
Overall: 8th
MLS Cup Playoffs Runners-up
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
LAFC 3–2 POR
(July 18)
Cascadia Cup 3rd
Highest home attendancePreseason:
N/A
Regular season:
21,144
Open Cup:
14,556
Lowest home attendancePreseason:
N/A
Regular season:
21,144
Open Cup:
12,769
Average home league attendancePreseason:
N/A
Regular season:
21,144
Open Cup:
13,663
Biggest win POR 3–0 NYC
(April 22)
Biggest defeat NY 4–0 POR
(March 10)
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←  2017
2019  →
All statistics correct as of April 16, 2018.

The 2018 Portland Timbers season was the 32nd season in their existence and the 8th 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 the end of MLS Cup 2017 to the end of MLS Cup 2018.

Contents

Background

Season review by month

Off season

Preseason

March

April

From April 5 until April 8 the eMLS Cup took place at PAX East in Boston. Timber's eSports player Edgar Guerrero (X_Thiago_Silva_0) finished 7th in the preliminary round, giving him a spot in the Western Quarter Finals. Guerrero would fall to Sporting Kansas City eSports player Alex Betancourt (SKC Alekzandur) in the Western Quarter Finals to a score of 3–2.

The Timbers traveled to Orlando, again without the injured Liam Ridgewell for their last away match before the home opener. In the 16th minute, Sebastián Blanco was issued a 2nd yellow card for diving; however, VAR was called to review and the card was overturned and a penalty issued. Even with Joe Bendik guessing the right way, Diego Valeri sent the ball into the far left side of the net, putting the Timbers up 1–0. In the 59th minute, Bill Tuiloma was able to head the ball into the net with from a free kick from Diego Valeri that would put the Timbers up 2–0. Starting from the 80th minute, Orlando City SC would begin their comeback starting with a flick from Chris Mueller from a corner kick taken by Yoshimar Yotún, putting Orlando on the board at 2–1. Shortly after in the 81st minute, a controversial penalty was awarded to Orlando from a foul to Dom Dwyer inside the box. It was taken and successfully converted by Sacha Kljestan. Finally, Orlando would seal the win in the 87th minute from a shot inside the box from Dom Dwyer. The final score of the match was 3–2 to Orlando City SC.

On April 14, Portland hosted their home opener for the 2018 campaign against Minnesota United FC. The Timbers Army sang the national anthem for the home opener, as is tradition in the MLS era, followed by unveiling their Singin' in the Rain themed tifo. In the 20th minute, Larrys Mabiala passed the ball to Alvas Powell who was a few feet past the halfway line. Powell was able to run the ball all the way into the box and take a shot sending the Timbers up 1–0. Shortly after in the 23rd minute, Powell was able to perform a cross to Diego Valeri. The Timbers went up 2–0. In the 27th minute, Minnesota's Miguel Ibarra had a goal disallowed after VAR caught him offside. In the 30th minute, Sebastián Blanco had a howler shot from about 30 yards out to almost have another goal, but instead hit the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Ibbara attempted a header which Gleeson was able to make an extremely quick one handed save. In the 64th minute, Minnesota's Darwin Quintero was able to break through the box and score their first goal of the match, changing the score to 2–1. In the 74th minute, Blanco crossed the bar to Valeri who was deep inside the box. Valeri dropped the ball back to Cristhian Paredes and sent it to Fanendo Adi. Adi was quick to react and used his head to send the ball to the right side and putting the Timbers up 3–1, their highest lead of the season so far. In the 78th minute, Adi would score once again, but would be called offside. Finally in the 81st minute, Bill Tuiloma would accidentally volley the ball past Jake Gleeson's head and score an own goal. The final score was 3–2, giving the Timbers their first win of the 2018 season.

On April 17, Alvas Powell was awarded MLS Week 7 Player of the Week. [1]

On April 19, Alvas Powell won MLS Week 7 Goal of the Week.

On April 22, The Timbers defeated New York City FC 3–0 who at the time was undefeated. Sebastián Blanco, Fanendo Adi, and Larrys Mabiala were the goal scorers and Jeff Attinella delivered the Timbers their first clean sheet of the year.

On April 23, Larrys Mabiala and coach Giovanni Savarese were awarded to MLS Team of the Week.

May

On May 5, Portland defeated San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 with a free kick goal from Diego Valeri.

On May 13, Portland defeated their rivals, Seattle Sounders 1–0 with goal from Sebastián Blanco.

On May 19, Portland continued their 5-game win streak with a 2–1 victory to Los Angeles FC. Goals scored by Cristhian Paredes and Samuel Armenteros. Both players achieved their first goal in MLS. Liam Ridgewell suffered an unknown injury and was subbed off in the 6th minute.

On May 21, Samuel Armenteros was nominated for Goal of the Week (Week 12). [2]

On May 24, The Timbers drew to host San Jose Earthquakes in the fourth round of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup on June 6. Later that day, Samuel Armenteros won Goal of the Week (Week 12). [2]

On May 26, Portland defeated Colorado Rapids 3–2 away. Samuel Armenteros achieved a brace and Diego Valeri moved back into the top goalscorers for the Timbers, tied with Sebastián Blanco at 5.

On May 29, Samuel Armenteros was awarded a spot on Team of the Week (Week 13). [3] Later on that day, he would be announced as a nominee for Goal of the Week (Week 13). [4]

On May 31, Samuel Armenteros won his second Goal of the Week (Week 13). [5]

June

On June 2, Portland drew LA Galaxy at home with a score of 1–1. Diego Valeri converted a Penalty.

On June 4, David Guzmán of Costa Rica and Andy Polo of Peru, both made the final 23 man roster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [6]

On June 6, Portland signed Andre Lewis, Marvin Loría, Darixon Vuelto and Renzo Zambrano from Portland Timbers 2 on short term contracts. [7]

Later on, Portland defeated San Jose Earthquakes at home 2–0 in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup round four.

On June 7, Portland drew to host LA Galaxy on June 15 for the fifth round of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. The other possible teams in the west pot were LAFC and USL side Sacramento Republic FC. If Portland wins round five they will either travel to LAFC or Sacramento Republic FC depending on that match's outcome.

On June 9, Portland hosted Sporting Kansas City with a result of 0–0. Their unbeaten streak continues to nine but dropped to sixth place in the Western Conference.

On June 15, Portland defeated LA Galaxy 1–0 in the round of 16 for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. The lone goal was scored by Sebastián Blanco, assisted by Fanendo Adi. The Timbers have increased their undefeated streak to 10 matches.

On June 20, Portland found out they will travel to face Los Angeles FC in the quarterfinal of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup on July 18.

On June 24, Portland resumed play after the MLS 2018 FIFA World Cup break by traveling to Atlanta United FC. Portland ended up drawing 1–1 with a goal from Larrys Mabiala, extending their unbeaten streak to 11.

On June 25, Jeff Attinella was award a spot on MLS Team of the Week: Week 17. [8]

On June 30, Portland traveled to face their rivals Seattle Sounders FC for their first official Cascadia Cup match of the year. Portland defeated Seattle 3–2 with Larrys Mabiala capturing a brace and Samuel Armenteros getting a goal. The Timbers are now 12 matches unbeaten.

July

On July 2, Diego Valeri and Larrys Mabiala were awarded a spot on Team of the Week (Week 18). [9]

On July 7, Portland defeated San Jose Earthquakes at home 2–1 with Samuel Armenteros receiving a brace. Portland is now undefeated in 13 matches.

On July 9, Samuel Armenteros and Diego Valeri we're awarded a spot on Team of the Week (Week 19).

On July 12, Marco Farfan was announced as part of the roster for the 2018 MLS Homegrown match.

On July 15, Portland drew Los Angeles Football Club at Banc of California Stadium with a score of 0–0. Portland is now undefeated in 14 matches. Diego Chara received another yellow card this match and will be suspended for the next league match.

On July 17, Portland signed Argentinian midfielder Tomás Conechny on a 2018 loan with purchase option at the end of the season.

On July 18, Portland fell to Los Angeles Football Club at Banc of California Stadium with a score of 2–3. Ending their unbeaten streak across all competitions at 14. They are still unbeaten in league play at 11.

On July 19, Portland placed a protest stating that Los Angeles Football Club broke a U.S. Open Cup rule by playing 6 international players when the rule is 5 for professional level clubs. The draw was delayed due to this.

On July 20, Portland officially withdrew its protest.

On July 21, Portland hosted and drew Montreal Impact 2–2. Samuel Armenteros and Diego Valeri were the goal scorers.

On July 28, Portland defeated Houston Dynamo 2–1 with goals from Sebastián Blanco and Fanendo Adi. Adi would score his final goal as a timber and push the Timber's league undefeated streak to 13.

On July 30, Fanendo Adi was traded to FC Cincinnati for $850,000 in allocation money. Portland now has an open Designated Player slot.

August

On August 2, Portland's assistant head coach Sean McAuley stepped down to become an assistant coach at Orlando City SC.

On August 4, Portland defeated Philadelphia Union 3–0 at home with two successfully converted penalties by Diego Valeri and Dairon Asprilla and a goal by David Guzmán.

On August 8, Vytautas Andriuškevičius was traded to D.C. United for $50,00 in Target Allocation Money (TAM). Portland later that day signed their former 2015 MLS Cup winner left back, Jorge Villafaña from Liga MX side Santos Laguna. Portland traded their way to number 1 on the allocation list by giving LA Galaxy the number 16 position in the Allocation Ranking, $75,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) and $100,000 in 2019 TAM. [10] [11]

On August 9, Lucas Melano returns to Portland from loan with Estudiantes. [12]

On August 11, Portland lost for the first time at home this season and ended their 15 league unbeaten streak against their rivals, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The final was a score of 2–1 with Diego Valeri converting a penalty kick.

On August 15, Portland traveled to Audi Field for the first time in Washington, D.C. and lost 4–1. The lone goalscorer was Samuel Armenteros.

On August 17, Portland signed goalkeeper Steve Clark off waivers from D.C. United. [13]

On August 18, Portland traveled to Children's Mercy Park to face Sporting Kansas City with a defeat of 3–0.

On August 26, Portland hosted Seattle Sounders FC in their third out of four Cascadia matches. Portland lost 0–1.

On August 28, Portland loaned out midfielder Eryk Williamson to Portuguese first-division side Clube Desportivo Santa Clara for the club's 2018–19 season with the ability to recall the player in January 2019. [14]

On August 29, Portland defeated Toronto FC at home 2–0. Goals were scored by Diego Chará and David Guzmán.

September

On September 1, Portland traveled to Gillette Stadium to face New England Revolution. The match ended in a 1–1 draw with a goal from Lawrence Olum.

On September 4, three players were called up to play for their national teams. Andrés Flores for El Salvador, David Guzmán for Costa Rica, and Alvas Powell for Jamaica. [15]

On September 8, Portland defeated Colorado Rapids at home 2–0. The goalscorers were Jeremy Ebobisse and Diego Valeri. Both goals were assisted by Sebastián Blanco.

On September 10, Jeremy Ebobisse, Sebastián Blanco, Zarek Valentin, Diego Chará, and Diego Valeri were all awarded spots on MLS: Team of the Week: Week 28. [16]

On September 11, Sebastián Blanco was awarded MLS Player of the Week: Week 28. [17]

On September 15, Portland traveled to BBVA Compass Stadium and lost to the Houston Dynamo 1–4. The lone goal was an own goal from Houston's Alejandro Fuenmayor.

On September 19, Portland defeated Columbus Crew SC at home 3–2 with goals from David Guzmán, Andy Polo, and an own goal from Lalas Abubakar.

On September 22, Portland traveled to TCF Bank Stadium to play Minnesota United FC. Portland lost 2–3 with goals from Alvas Powell and Sebastián Blanco.

On September 23, Alvas Powell was nominated for Goal of the Week: Week 30. [18]

On September 24, Andy Polo was awarded a bench spot on Team of the Week: Week 30. [19]

On September 29, Portland hosted FC Dallas that ended in a 0–0 draw. Liam Ridgewell was sent off with a straight red in the 90+4 minute.

October

On October 6, Portland traveled to Rio Tinto Stadium where they defeated Real Salt Lake 4–1. Goals were scored by Jeremy Ebobisse, a brace by Sebastián Blanco, and Lucas Melano.

On October 9, Sebastián Blanco was awarded a spot on Team of the Week:Week 32 and nominated for Goal of the Week:Week 32. [20]

On October 21, Portland hosted Real Salt Lake. Portland won 3–0, with goals from Larrys Mabiala, Diego Valeri, and Diego Chará. Steve Clark received a clean sheet.

On October 22, Sebastián Blanco was awarded a spot on Team of the Week:Week 34. [21]

On October 28, Portland traveled to BC Place to play their final Cascadia Cup and league match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Portland lost 2–1 with a goal from Andrés Flores. At the end of the match, Portland finished eighth for the Supporters' Shield, fifth in the MLS Western Conference, and third in the Cascadia Cup. Portland is set to play in the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs knockout round against fourth seed FC Dallas.

On October 31, Portland began its 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs run by traveling to Toyota Stadium where they would face FC Dallas. Portland advanced to the 2018 MLS Western Conference Semi-final round with a 2–1 victory. Both goals were scored by Diego Valeri.

November

On November 4, Portland hosted Seattle Sounders FC for leg one of the 2018 MLS Western Conference Semi-final. Portland emerged victorious 2–1 with goals from Jeremy Ebobisse and Sebastián Blanco.

On November 5, left back Jorge Villafaña was called up for U.S. Men's National Team roster for international friendlies against England, Italy. [22]

On November 8, Portland traveled to CenturyLink Field to take on Seattle Sounders FC for the second leg of the 2018 MLS Western Conference Semi-final. Coming into the second leg, Portland are up 2–1 on aggregate. The match would end at full time at 2–1 with a goal from Sebastián Blanco, sending the match into added extra time. During the added extra time, both teams would score a goal with Dairon Asprilla being the only scorer for Portland. The match had to be decided by penalties where Portland emerged victorious with the outcome of 4–2 with successful converted penalties by Lucas Melano, Diego Valeri, Sebastián Blanco, and Dairon Asprilla. Portland will now face Sporting KC in the 2018 Western Conference Finals.

Midfielders Cristhian Paredes (Paraguay) and Andy Polo (Peru) were called up by their respective national teams on November 12. [23]

On November 25, Portland hosted Sporting KC for the start of the first leg in the 2018 MLS Western Conference Finals. The game ended in a 0–0 draw.

On November 29, Portland traveled to Children's Mercy Park to finish the second leg of the 2018 MLS Western Conference Final. Portland defeated Sporting KC 3–2 and won on aggregate by the same score. Portland will travel to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to play Atlanta United FC in the 2018 MLS Cup final on December 8, 2018. This will be Portland's second appearance at an MLS Cup.

December

On December 8, Portland traveled to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the 2018 MLS Cup Final against Atlanta United FC where they were defeated 2–0.

Team kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Alaska Air

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Coaching staff and front office

Executive staff

PositionStaff
Majority owner & president Merritt Paulson
Chief operating officerMike Golub
General manager and technical director Gavin Wilkinson

Last updated: January 12, 2018
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Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Giovanni Savarese
Assistant coachVacant
Assistant coach Carlos Llamosa
Goalkeeping coach Guillermo Valencia
Video analyst and assistant coachShannon Murray
Head athletic trainerJon MacGregor, ATC
Athletic trainerTaichi Kitagawa, ATC
Athletic trainerAlex Margarito, ATC
Director of sports scienceNick Milanos

Last updated: August 2, 2018
Source: Portland Timbers

Stadiums

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

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Squad information

First team

As of September 5, 2018 [24] [25]
No. NameNatPositionsSinceDate of birth (Age)Signed from Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jeff Attinella Flag of the United States.svg GK 2017September 29, 1988 (age 34) Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC 320
12 Steve Clark Flag of the United States.svg GK 2018April 29, 1986 (age 37)free transfer10
43 Kendall McIntosh Flag of the United States.svg GK 2017January 24, 1994 (age 29) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 2 10
90 Jake Gleeson Flag of New Zealand.svg GK 2011June 26, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers U23s 590
Defenders
2 Alvas Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg RB 2013July 18, 1994 (age 28) Flag of Jamaica.svg Portmore United FC 1165
4 Jorge Villafaña Flag of the United States.svg LB 2018September 16, 1989 (age 33) Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna 522
7 Roy Miller Flag of Costa Rica.svg CB 2017November 28, 1984 (age 38) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Deportivo Saprissa 261
16 Zarek Valentin Flag of the United States.svg LB / RB 2016August 6, 1991 (age 31) Flag of Norway.svg FK Bodø/Glimt 631
18 Julio Cascante (INT) Flag of Costa Rica.svg CB 2018October 3, 1993 (age 29) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Deportivo Saprissa 160
24 Liam Ridgewell (C) Flag of England.svg CB / LB 2014June 21, 1984 (age 39) Flag of England.svg West Bromwich Albion 916
25 Bill Tuiloma (INT) Flag of New Zealand.svg DF / CDM 2017March 27, 1995 (age 28)free transfer91
26 Modou Jadama Flag of The Gambia.svg RB 2018March 17, 1994 (age 29)free transfer10
32 Marco Farfan (HG) Flag of the United States.svg LB 2017November 12, 1998 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 2 160
50 Larrys Mabiala (INT) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg CB 20178 October 1987 (age 35) Flag of Turkey.svg Kayserispor 364
Midfielders
8 Diego Valeri (DP) Flag of Argentina.svg CAM 2013March 15, 1988 (age 35) Flag of Argentina.svg Lanús 17267
10 Sebastián Blanco (DP) Flag of Argentina.svg MF / FW 20175 March 1990 (age 33) Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 5514
13 Lawrence Olum Flag of Kenya.svg CB / DM 2017July 10, 1984 (age 39) Flag of the United States.svg Sporting Kansas City 461
14 Andrés Flores Flag of El Salvador.svg CDM 2018August 31, 1990 (age 32)free transfer210
19 Tomás Conechny (INT)(L) Flag of Argentina.svg MF 2018March 30, 1998 (age 25) Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo 20
20 David Guzmán (INT) Flag of Costa Rica.svg CDM 2017February 18, 1990 (age 33) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Deportivo Saprissa 322
21 Diego Chara Flag of Colombia.svg CDM 2011April 5, 1986 (age 37) Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima 2247
22 Cristhian Paredes (L) Flag of Paraguay.svg CDM 2018May 18, 1998 (age 25) Flag of Mexico.svg América (16 On Loan)(1 On Loan)
23 Jack Barmby (INT) Flag of England.svg LB / LW / RW / ST 2016November 14, 1994 (age 28) Flag of England.svg Leicester City 101
30 Eryk Williamson (HG)(LO) Flag of the United States.svg 2018June 11, 1997 (age 26) Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United 00
Forwards
11 Andy Polo (L) Flag of Peru.svg ST / W 2018September 29, 1994 (age 28) Flag of Mexico.svg Morelia (14 On Loan)(0 On Loan)
17 Jeremy Ebobisse Flag of the United States.svg FW 2017February 14, 1997 (age 26) Flag of the United States.svg 2017 MLS SuperDraft 151
19 Victor Arboleda (INT) Flag of Colombia.svg FW / MF 2017January 1, 1997 (age 26) Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 2 60
26 Lucas Melano (INT) Flag of Argentina.svg CF / LW / RW 2015March 1, 1993 (age 30) Flag of Argentina.svg Club Atlético Lanús 444
27 Dairon Asprilla Flag of Colombia.svg RW / LW / FW 2015May 25, 1992 (age 31) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional 765
28 Foster Langsdorf (HG) Flag of the United States.svg FW 2018December 14, 1995 (age 27)N/A00
99 Samuel Armenteros (L)(INT) Flag of Sweden.svg CF 2018May 27, 1990 (age 33) Flag of Italy.svg Benevento Calcio (22 On Loan)(8 On Loan)

eMLS team

As of March 20, 2018 [26]
NameNatSinceGamer Tag
Players
Edgar Guerrero Flag of the United States.svg 2018X_Thiago_Silva_O

Competitions

Competitions overview

CompetitionRecordStart RoundFirst MatchLast MatchFinal Position (Conference)
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Major League Soccer *34159105448+6044.121March 4, 2017October 28, 20178th (5th Western)
MLS Cup Playoffs 631299+0050.00Knock OutOctober 31, 2018December 8, 2018Runners-up
U.S. Open Cup 320153+2066.674th RoundJune 6, 2018July 18, 2018Quarterfinals
Cascadia Cup *410345−1025.0015June 30, 2017October 28, 20173rd
Total432010136860+8046.51

Updated to match played December 10, 2018
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 – Tucson, Arizona

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

February 3, 20182 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
17:00 PST Roldan Soccerball shade.svg8'
Delem Yellow card.svg 32'
Bwana Soccerball shade.svg68' (Mathers)
Mathers Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Adi Yellow card.svg 22'
Guzmán Yellow card.svg 24'
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg24' (Blanco)		Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

MLS regular season

Western Conference
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
3 Los Angeles FC 3416996852+1657 Knockout round
4 FC Dallas 3416995244+857
5 Portland Timbers 34151095448+654
6 Real Salt Lake 34141375558−349
7 LA Galaxy 34131296664+248
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall standings
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification [lower-alpha 1]
6 FC Dallas 3416995244+857
7 New York City FC 34161085945+1456
8 Portland Timbers 34151095448+654
9 D.C. United 34141196050+1051
10 Columbus Crew 34141194345−251
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
Notes:
  1. ↑
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons. [27] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
      2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

March 4, 20181 LA Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers Carson, California
19:00 PST Alessandrini Yellow card.svg 19'Soccerball shade.svg34'
Kamara Soccerball shade.svg32' (Feltscher, dos Santos)
Ciani Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Blanco Soccerball shade.svg66' (Adi)
Mabiala Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 10, 20182 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Portland Timbers Harrison, New Jersey
16:00 PST Mines Soccerball shade.svg18', Yellow card.svg 72'
Lade Yellow card.svg 68'
Wright-Phillips Soccerball shade.svg77', Yellow card.svg 90'
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg80', Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Mabiala Yellow card.svg 74'Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,374
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 24, 20183 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
12:30 PST Hedges Yellow card.svg 8'
Lamah Soccerball shade.svg37' (Hayes)Yellow card.svg 75'		 Report Olum Yellow card.svg 75' Red card.svg
Blanco Soccerball shade.svg47' (Adi)
Chara Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,851
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 8, 20185 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers Orlando, Florida
13:00 PST El-Munir Yellow card.svg 28'
Mueller Soccerball shade.svg80' (Yotún)
Kljestan Soccerball shade.svg82' (PK)
Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg87' (Allen)Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Blanco Yellow card.svg 8'
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg20' (PK)
Tuiloma Soccerball shade.svg59' (Valeri)
Gleeson Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 22,337
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 14, 20186 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Powell Soccerball shade.svg20' (Mabiala)
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg23' (Powell, Paredes)
Adi Soccerball shade.svg74' (Paredes, Valeri)
Chara Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Schüller Yellow card.svg 34'
Burch Yellow card.svg 39'
Quintero Soccerball shade.svg64' (Manley)
Tuiloma Soccerball shade.svg81' (o.g.)
Ibson Yellow card.svg 86'
Boxall Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 22, 20187 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC Portland, Oregon
15:00 PST Blanco Soccerball shade.svg26' (Flores, Powell)
Adi Soccerball shade.svg38'
Mabiala Soccerball shade.svg66' (Valeri)		 Report Ring Yellow card.svg 63'
Callens Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 5, 20188 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:30 PST Godoy Yellow card.svg 69'
Amarikwa Yellow card.svg 90+7'		 Report Paredes Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Chara Yellow card.svg 53'
Mabiala Yellow card.svg 77'
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg88'
Ridgewell Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Polo Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,850
Referee: Chris Penso
May 13, 20189 Cascadia Cup [28] Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
13:00 PST Ridgewell Yellow card.svg 44'
Blanco Soccerball shade.svg86' (Armenteros)Yellow card.svg 90+6'		 Report Delem Yellow card.svg 34'
A. Roldan Yellow card.svg 76'
Wingo Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 19, 201810 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
12:00 PST Chara Yellow card.svg 45'
Paredes Soccerball shade.svg52'
Valentin Yellow card.svg 54'
Armenteros Soccerball shade.svg81' (Paredes)Yellow card.svg 82'		 Report Beitashour Yellow card.svg 21'
Kaye Yellow card.svg 53'
Zimmerman Yellow card.svg 66'
Vela Soccerball shade.svg74'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 26, 201811 Colorado Rapids 2–3 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PST Gashi Yellow card.svg 3'
Wilson Yellow card.svg 23'
Cascante Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.)
Nicholson Yellow card.svg 87'
Boli Yellow card.svg 87'Soccerball shade.svg90+9' (pen.)		 Report Armenteros Soccerball shade.svg29' (Blanco)Soccerball shade.svg37'
Valeri Yellow card.svg 38'Soccerball shade.svg56' (Blanco)
Mabiala Yellow card.svg 62'
Andrés Flores Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,424
Referee: Sorin Stoica
June 2, 201812 Portland Timbers 1–1 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
14:00 PST Valeri Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Chara Yellow card.svg 62'		 Report Pontius Soccerball shade.svg20' (Boateng)
Pedro Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 9, 201813 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Blanco Yellow card.svg 90+3' Report Opara Yellow card.svg 90+3'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
June 24, 201814 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Atlanta, Georgia
13:30 PST Escobar Yellow card.svg 32'
Gressel Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Chara Yellow card.svg 24'
Mabiala Soccerball shade.svg32'Yellow card.svg 44'		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,116
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 30, 201815 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
13:30 PST Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg51' (Lodeiro)
Marshall Soccerball shade.svg68' (Lodeiro)
Tolo Yellow card.svg 85'
Dempsey Yellow card.svg 89'
Kee-Hee Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Mabiala Soccerball shade.svg48' (Valeri)Soccerball shade.svg74' (Valeri)
Armenteros Soccerball shade.svg57' (Valeri)
Valentin Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,521
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 7, 201816 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Armenteros Soccerball shade.svg14' (Valeri)
Chara Yellow card.svg 46'
Armenteros Soccerball shade.svg53' (Valeri, Blanco)
Asprilla Yellow card.svg 55'		 Report Cummings Yellow card.svg 1'
Jungwirth Soccerball shade.svg87' (Amarikwa)		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 15, 201817 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
15:00 PST Feilhaber Yellow card.svg 43'
Nguyen Red card.svg 84'
Zimmerman Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Recap Chara Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Blanco Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 21, 201818 Portland Timbers 2–2 Montreal Impact Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Armenteros Soccerball shade.svg39'
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report Piette Yellow card.svg 19'
Taïder Soccerball shade.svg23' (Silva)
Mancosu Soccerball shade.svg41' (Piatti)		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 28, 201819 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
18:00 PST Blanco Soccerball shade.svg7' (Powell)Yellow card.svg 39'
Powell Yellow card.svg 9'
Asprilla Yellow card.svg 17'
Adi Soccerball shade.svg80' (Valeri)		 Report Quioto Soccerball shade.svg12' (Elis)
Elis Yellow card.svg 17'
Watts Yellow card.svg 26'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 4, 201820 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Valeri Soccerball shade.svg58' (PK)
Asprilla Soccerball shade.svg84' (PK)
Guzmán Soccerball shade.svg87' (Valeri)		 Report Bedoya Yellow card.svg 90'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 11, 201821 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Valeri Soccerball shade.svg71' (PK)
Guzmán Yellow card.svg 74'		 Report K. Kamara Soccerball shade.svg14' (Waston)
Techera Soccerball shade.svg43' (Shea)Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Shea Yellow card.svg 50'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 15, 201822 D.C. United 4–1 Portland Timbers Washington, D.C.
17:00 PST Arriola Yellow card.svg 33'
Rooney Soccerball shade.svg43' (Asad)Soccerball shade.svg68'
Fisher Soccerball shade.svg47' (Acosta)
Canouse Yellow card.svg 72'
Acosta Yellow card.svg 73'
Mattocks Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (Segura)Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Armenteros Soccerball shade.svg35' (Polo, Blanco)Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,219
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 18, 201823 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 PST Rubio Soccerball shade.svg28' (Espinoza)Soccerball shade.svg37' (Sallói, Besler)
Russell Soccerball shade.svg89' (Németh)		 Report Cascante Yellow card.svg 51'
Valentin Yellow card.svg 60'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,737
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 26, 201824 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
18:30 PST Chará Yellow card.svg 22'
Blanco Yellow card.svg 65'
Asprilla Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Smith Yellow card.svg 65'
Cascante Soccerball shade.svg76' (o.g)		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
August 29, 201825 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Chara Soccerball shade.svg64' (Blanco, Valentin)
Guzmán Soccerball shade.svg83'Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report Delgado Yellow card.svg 32'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 1, 201826 New England Revolution 1–1 Portland Timbers Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 PST Caldwell Soccerball shade.svg58', Yellow card.svg 76'
Caicedo Yellow card.svg 60'
Mancienne Yellow card.svg 87'
Penilla Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Blanco Yellow card.svg 19'
Olum Yellow card.svg 67', Soccerball shade.svg70' (Cascante, Guzmán)
Clark Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,040
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
September 8, 201827 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Ebobisse Soccerball shade.svg45' (Blanco)
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg65' (Blanco)
Armenteros Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report Blomberg Yellow card.svg 43'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 15, 201828 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
17:30 PST Elis Soccerball shade.svg32'
Manotas Soccerball shade.svg39', Yellow card.svg 65', Soccerball shade.svg71'
Fuenmayor Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Fuenmayor Soccerball shade.svg9' (o.g.)
Valentin Yellow card.svg 31'
Ebobisse Yellow card.svg 34'		Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,256
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 19, 201829 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 22, 201830 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Minneapolis, Minnesota
17:00 PST R. Ibarra Soccerball shade.svg18' (Quintero)Soccerball shade.svg36' (Quintero)
Boxall Soccerball shade.svg43' (Schüller)
Maximiano Yellow card.svg 70'
Bob Red card.svg 89'		 Report Powell Soccerball shade.svg55'
Blanco Yellow card.svg 71'Soccerball shade.svg79' (Villafaña)		Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 24,525
Referee: David Gantar
September 29, 201831 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas Portland, Oregon
17:00 PST Ridgewell Red card.svg 90+4'
Chara Yellow card.svg 90+7'		 Report Gruezo Yellow card.svg 72'
Hedges Yellow card.svg 75'
González Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 6, 201832 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
18:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,034
Referee: Robert Sibiga
October 21, 201833 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
TBD Mabiala Soccerball shade.svg15' (Valeri)
Valeri Yellow card.svg 63'
Chara Soccerball shade.svg68' (Blanco)
Blanco Yellow card.svg 68'Soccerball shade.svg87' (Melano)		 Report Beckerman Yellow card.svg 27'Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 28, 201834 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13:30 PST Davies Soccerball shade.svg28' (Nerwinski)Soccerball shade.svg31'Yellow card.svg 82' Report Melano Yellow card.svg 27'
Flores Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,348
Referee: Ted Unkel

The 2018 MLS regular-season schedule was released on January 4, 2018. [29]

Results by round
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Stadium A A A A A HH A HH A HH A A H A HHHH A A HH A H A H A H A H A
ResultLLDDLWWWWWWDDDWWDDWWLLLLWDWLWLDWWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 29, 2018. Source: Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results by location
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34159105448 +65411423013 +174582435 −11

Last updated: October 29, 2018.
Source: MLS Regular Season

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. The Portland Timbers are the current Champions. Due to the offset schedule for the 2018 MLS season, the May 13 match against Seattle does not count towards the Cascadia Cup. [28]

Standings
PosTeamGPWLDGFGAGDPts
1 Seattle Sounders FC 431074+39
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 422056-16
3 Portland Timbers 413057-23

Last updated: October 29, 2018.
Source:

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers
June 30, 201815 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
13:30 PST Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg51' (Lodeiro)
Marshall Soccerball shade.svg68' (Lodeiro)
Tolo Yellow card.svg 85'
Dempsey Yellow card.svg 89'
Kee-Hee Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Mabiala Soccerball shade.svg48' (Valeri)Soccerball shade.svg74' (Valeri)
Armenteros Soccerball shade.svg57' (Valeri)
Valentin Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,521
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 11, 201821 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Valeri Soccerball shade.svg71' (PK)
Guzmán Yellow card.svg 74'		 Report K. Kamara Soccerball shade.svg14' (Waston)
Techera Soccerball shade.svg43' (Shea)Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Shea Yellow card.svg 50'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 26, 201824 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
18:30 PST Chará Yellow card.svg 22'
Blanco Yellow card.svg 65'
Asprilla Yellow card.svg 87'		 Preview Smith Yellow card.svg 65'
Cascante Soccerball shade.svg76' (o.g)		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
October 28, 201834 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13:30 PST Davies Soccerball shade.svg28' (Nerwinski)Soccerball shade.svg31'Yellow card.svg 82' Report Melano Yellow card.svg 27'
Flores Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,348
Referee: Ted Unkel

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 31, 2018Knockout FC Dallas 1–2 Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
18:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 10,297
Referee: Alan Kelly
November 4, 2018Semifinals Leg 1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
14:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Portland Timbers lead 2–1 on aggregate.
November 8, 2018Semifinals Leg 2 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
19:30 PST
Report
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,542
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Penalties
Note: The Seattle Sounders won 3–2 in Leg 2, however, the aggregate score finished 4–4 (a.e.t.), and the Timbers won 4–2 on penalty kicks. In the two legged playoff format used in 2018, MLS did not use away goals as a tiebreaker after extra time.
November 25, 2018Conference Finals Leg 1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
16:30 PST Guzmán Yellow card.svg 36' Report Sinovic Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Besler Yellow card.svg 66'
Sallói Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Robert Sibiga
November 29, 2018Conference Finals Leg 2 Sporting Kansas City 2–3
(2–3 agg.)		 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
18:30 PST Sallói Soccerball shade.svg20' (Rubio)
Rubio Yellow card.svg 47'
Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Valentin Yellow card.svg 17'
Guzmán Yellow card.svg 45+5'
Blanco Soccerball shade.svg52' (Villafaña)
Valeri Soccerball shade.svg61', Soccerball shade.svg90+9' (Chará)
Chara Yellow card.svg 77'
Villafaña Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Asprilla Yellow card.svg 90+7'		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,091
Referee: Mark Geiger

U.S. Open Cup

The Timbers and all other MLS clubs join the U.S. Open Cup in round 4.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

June 6, 20184 U.S. Open Cup Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Ebobisse Soccerball shade.svg28'
Asprilla Soccerball shade.svg66' (Chara)		 Report Alashe Yellow card.svg 41'
Ockford Yellow card.svg 54'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,769
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 15, 2018 Round of 16 Portland Timbers 1–0 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Blanco Soccerball shade.svg30' (Adi)
Asprilla Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Kitchen Yellow card.svg 42'
Carrasco Yellow card.svg 62'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,556
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 18, 2018 Quarterfinal Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
19:30 PST Harvey Yellow card.svg 10'
Guzmán Soccerball shade.svg33' (o.g.)
Vela Soccerball shade.svg38' (Zimmerman)
Ureña Soccerball shade.svg51' (Jordan Harvey)
Nguyen Yellow card.svg 57'		 Report Andriuskevicius Yellow card.svg 31'
Blanco Yellow card.svg 44'
Cascante Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (Guzmán)
Andriuskevicius Soccerball shade.svg52' (Asprilla)
Valentin Yellow card.svg 67'
Guzmán Yellow card.svg 83'
Cascante Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Banc of California
Attendance: 17,898
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Friendlies

Player/Staff Transactions

Per league and club policy, terms of the deals are not disclosed except Targeted Allocation Money, General Allocation Money, draft picks, and international rosters spots.

Transfers in

DatePositionPlayerPrevious Club TAM GAM NotesSource
Winter
January 4, 2018 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Julio Cascante Flag of Costa Rica.svg Saprissa N/AN/A [30]
January 17, 2018 FW Flag of the United States.svg Foster LangsdorfN/AN/AN/ASigned as Home Grown Player [31]
January 23, 2018 MF Flag of the United States.svg Eryk Williamson Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United $100,000$100,000A 2018 international spot and a 2nd round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. TAM to be paid in 2019. [32]
January 24, 2017 MF Flag of El Salvador.svg Andrés Flores Flag of the United States.svg New York Cosmos N/AN/AFree Transfer [33]
January 24, 2017 DF Flag of The Gambia.svg Modou Jadama Flag of the United States.svg Tulsa Roughnecks N/AN/AFree Transfer [33]
Summer
August 8, 2018 LB Flag of the United States.svg Jorge Villafaña Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna $100,000$75,000TAM/GAM to LA Galaxy for Allocaiton. TAM to be paid in 2019. [11]
August 9, 2018 FW Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Melano Flag of Argentina.svg Estudiantes --End of loan. [12]
August 17, 2018 GK Flag of the United States.svg Steve Clark Free transfer--Signed off waivers from D.C. United. [13]

Loans in

DatePositionPlayerParent Club TAM GAM NotesSource
Winter
January 17, 2018 DF Flag of Peru.svg Andy Polo Flag of Mexico.svg Morelia N/AN/AOn loan for the 2018 MLS campaign with purchase option. [34]
February 4, 2018 FW Flag of Paraguay.svg Cristhian Paredes Flag of Mexico.svg América N/AN/AOn loan for the 2018 MLS campaign with purchase option. [35]
February 9, 2018 FW Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Armenteros Flag of Italy.svg Benevento N/AN/AOn loan for the 2018 MLS campaign with purchase option. [36]
Summer
July 17, 2018 MF Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Conechny Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo N/AN/AOn loan for the 2018 MLS campaign with purchase option. [37]

Loans out

DatePositionPlayerLoaned Club TAM GAM NotesSource
Summer
August 28, 2018 MF Flag of the United States.svg Eryk Williamson Flag of Portugal.svg C.D. Santa Clara N/AN/AOn loan for the club's 2018–19 season [14]

Transfers out

DatePositionPlayerDestination Club TAM GAM NotesSource
Winter
November 27, 2017 MF Flag of the United States.svg Amobi Okugo N/AN/AOption declined. [38]
November 27, 2017 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Darren Mattocks Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United N/AN/AOption declined, in discussions. On December 10, 2017, he was traded to D.C. United in exchange for international roster spot. [38] [39]
November 27, 2017 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Tuiloma N/AN/AOption Declined with bona fide offer. Re-signed. [38]
November 27, 2017 MF Flag of the United States.svg Ben Zemanski Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC N/AN/AOut of contract. [38]
December 13, 2017 MF Flag of the United States.svg Darlington Nagbe Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC $300,000$750,000Traded. Will pay $100,000 of GAM in 2019. [40]
December 13, 2017 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg Gbenga Arokoyo Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC Part of the Nagbe Trade. [40]
February 12, 2018 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Rennico Clarke Flag of Iceland.svg Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Waived. [41]
February 28, 2018 DF Flag of the United States.svg Chance Myers Waived. [42]
Summer
July 30, 2018 CF Flag of Nigeria.svg Fanendo Adi Flag of the United States.svg FC Cincinnati $400,000$450,000Future considerations part of deal [43]
August 8, 2018 LB Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas Andriuškevičius Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United $50,000- [10]

Contract extensions

DatePositionPlayerYear SignedExtensionNotesSource
November 27, 2017 GK Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella 2017Unknown [38]
November 27, 2017 GK Flag of the United States.svg Kendall McIntosh 2017Unknown [38]
November 27, 2017 DF Flag of the United States.svg Zarek Valentin 2016Unknown [38]
November 27, 2017 MF Flag of Colombia.svg Dairon Asprilla 2014Unknown [38]
November 27, 2017 MF/DF Flag of England.svg Jack Barmby 2016Unknown [38]
January 17, 2018 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Tuiloma 20171 Year [33] [44] [38]

2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft Picks

Stage PositionPlayerPrevious ClubNotesRef
1 (1 / #17)PASS
2 (1 / #17)PASS

2018 MLS SuperDraft Picks

Round PlayerPositionCollegeOtherNotesRef
1 (18)––––Given to Sporting KC in a trade. [R1 trade 1] [46]
2 (41)––––Given to Minnesota United FC in a trade. [R2 trade 1] [46]
3 (61) Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Duvernay DF Flag of the United States.svg NC State Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina FC U23 Acquired pick from Chicago Fire. [R3 trade 1] [46]
3 (63) Flag of the United States.svg Timmy Mueller FW Flag of the United States.svg Oregon State Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers U23 Acquired pick from Real Salt Lake for rights [R3 trade 2] [46]
3 (64) Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Holthusen FW Flag of the United States.svg Akron [46]
4 (87) Flag of Guinea.svg Mamadou Guirassy FW Flag of the United States.svg NJIT Flag of the United States.svg Jersey Express S.C. [46]
  1. ↑ #18: Portland Timbers → Sporting Kansas City. February 3, 2017: Sporting Kansas City acquired a first-round selection in the 2018 SuperDraft and $50,000 in general allocation money from Portland Timbers in exchange for defender Lawrence Olum. [45]
  1. ↑ #41: Portland Timbers → Minnesota United. December 20, 2016: Minnesota United FC acquired a second-round selection in the 2018 SuperDraft from Portland Timbers in exchange for goalkeeper Jeff Attinella. [47]
  1. ↑ #61: Chicago Fire → Portland Timbers. August 11, 2017: Portland Timbers acquired a conditional third-round selection in the 2018 SuperDraft and the #19 spot in the Allocation Order from Chicago Fire in exchange for the #6 spot in the Allocation Order. Chicago used the allocation spot to sign goalkeeper Richard Sánchez, who appeared in 2 games in the 2017 MLS season. Had Sanchez appeared in five or more games Portland would have instead received Chicago's natural second-round selection. [48]
  2. ↑ #63: Vancouver Whitecaps → Real Salt Lake → Portland Timbers. December 15, 2017: Portland Timbers acquired a third-round selection in the 2018 SuperDraft from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the MLS rights to defender Taylor Peay. [49] On August 9, 2017, Real Salt Lake had acquired this third-round selection in the 2018 SuperDraft from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for defender Aaron Maund. [50]

Staff in

DateNamePositionPrevious ClubPrevious PositionRef
December 18, 2017 Flag of Venezuela.svg Giovanni Savarese Head coach Flag of the United States.svg New York Cosmos Manager [51]
January 8, 2018 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Llamosa Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution Assistant coach [52]
January 8, 2018 Flag of Colombia.svg Guillermo "Memo" Valencia Goalkeeper coach Flag of the United States.svg New York Cosmos Goalkeeper coach [52]

Staff out

DateNameFormer PositionNew ClubNew PositionRef
December 18, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Caleb Porter Head coach–– [53]
August 2, 2018 Flag of England.svg Sean McAuley Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC Assistant coach [54]

National Team participation

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

WeekPlayerRef
7 Flag of Jamaica.svg Alvas Powell [1]
28 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco [17]

MLS Goal of the Week

WeekResultPlayerRef
4Nominated Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco [55]
7Won Flag of Jamaica.svg Alvas Powell [56]
8Nominated Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri [57]
12Won Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Armenteros [2]
13Won Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Armenteros [4] [5]
30Nominated Flag of Jamaica.svg Alvas Powell [18]
32Nominated Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco [58]

MLS Team of the Week

WeekAreaPlayer/ManagerRef
4Pitch Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Tuiloma [59]
7Pitch Flag of Jamaica.svg Alvas Powell [60]
8Pitch Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Larrys Mabiala [61]
8Pitch Flag of Venezuela.svg Giovanni Savarese [61]
13Pitch Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Armenteros [3]
17Pitch Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella [8]
18Pitch Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri [9]
18Pitch Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Larrys Mabiala [9]
19Pitch Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Armenteros [62]
19Pitch Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri [62]
20Pitch Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Chará [63]
22Bench Flag of Nigeria.svg Fanendo Adi [64]
23Bench Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella [65]
23Bench Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri [65]
27Bench Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Chará [66]
28Pitch Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ebobisse [16]
28Pitch Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco [16]
28Pitch Flag of the United States.svg Zarek Valentin [16]
28Bench Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Chará [16]
28Bench Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri [16]
30Bench Flag of Peru.svg Andy Polo [19]
32Pitch Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco [20]
34Pitch Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco [21]

Statistics

Appearances

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as a substitute.

(T2) = Players called up from Portland Timbers 2 for short term contracts.

No.Pos.Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
AppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg AppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg AppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg AppsGoals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella 22 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 30000
2 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Alvas Powell 24 2 1 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 25 (3)200
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg Jorge Villafaña 7 (1) 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 (1)010
7 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Roy Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000
8 MF Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri 31 (1) 10 4 0 6 4 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 37 (2)1450
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco 29 (2) 10 9 0 6 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 37 (2)1490
11 FW Flag of Peru.svg Andy Polo 18 (5) 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 (5)120
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg Steve Clark 6 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (2)010
13 DF Flag of Kenya.svg Lawrence Olum 18 (4) 1 2 1 0 (4) 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 20 (9)121
14 DF Flag of El Salvador.svg Andrés Flores 14 (15) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 (15)120
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg Zarek Valentin 30 (2) 0 4 0 5 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 37 (3)060
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ebobisse 5 (4) 2 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 (4)410
18 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Julio Cascante 18 (3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 19 (3)120
19 FW Flag of Colombia.svg Victor Arboleda 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1)000
19 MF Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Conechny 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3)000
20 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg David Guzmán 11 (3) 3 4 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 17 (3)370
21 MF Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Chará 26 (1) 2 11 0 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 34 (1)2140
22 MF Flag of Paraguay.svg Cristhian Paredes 18 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 19 (2)110
23 MF Flag of England.svg Jack Barmby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1000
24 DF Flag of England.svg Liam Ridgewell 13 0 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19031
25 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Tuiloma 7 (6) 1 0 0 2 (2) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 (8)100
26 FW Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Melano 1 (6) 1 1 0 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (10)110
26 DF Flag of The Gambia.svg Modou Jadama 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1)000
27 MF Flag of Colombia.svg Dairon Asprilla 7 (10) 1 3 0 1 (4) 1 1 0 2 (1) 1 1 0 10 (15)350
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg Foster Langsdorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1)000
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg Eryk Williamson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1)000
32 DF Flag of the United States.svg Marco Farfan 6 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (5)000
33 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Larrys Mabiala 31 5 5 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 36551
40 MF Flag of Venezuela.svg Renzo Zambrano (T2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1000
43 GK Flag of the United States.svg Kendall McIntosh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1000
44 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marvin Loría (T2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1000
47 MF Flag of Honduras.svg Darixon Vuelto (T2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1)000
77 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Andre Lewis (T2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000
90 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg Jake Gleeson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6010
99 FW Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Armenteros 19 (9) 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 20 (10)820
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
DF Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas Andriuškevičius 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 (3)110
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Fanendo Adi 9 (5) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 (5)300

Last updated: December 10, 2018.
Source: MLSSoccer.com

Goalkeeper stats

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

No.Player MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
MINGAGAASVMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASV
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella 1944231.066457091.421918031.5072694351.1790
12 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Clark 576111.7228000.000000.000576111.7228
90 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jake Gleeson 540142.3315000.000000.000540142.3315
43 Flag of the United States.svg Kendall McIntosh 000.000000.0009000.0019000.001
TOTALS3060481.4110757091.421927031.0083900601.13134

Last updated: December 10, 2018.
Source: MLSSoccer.com

Top scorers

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

Rnk Pos No. PlayerMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
1 MF/FW 10 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco 103114
MF 8 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri 104014
2 FW 99 Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Armenteros 8008
3 DF 33 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Larrys Mabiala 5005
4 FW 17 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ebobisse 2114
5 FW 9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Fanendo Adi 3003
MF 20 Flag of Costa Rica.svg David Guzmán 3003
MF/FW 27 Flag of Colombia.svg Dairon Asprilla 1113
6 DF 2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Alvas Powell 2002
MF 21 Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Chará 2002
7 DF 5 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vytautas Andriuskevicius 0011
MF 11 Flag of Peru.svg Andy Polo 1001
DF/MF 13 Flag of Kenya.svg Lawrence Olum 1001
MF/FW 14 Flag of El Salvador.svg Andrés Flores 1001
DF 18 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Julio Cascante 0011
MF 22 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cristhian Paredes 1001
DF/MF 25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bill Tuiloma 1001
FW 26 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Melano 1001
Own goals2002
TOTALS569570

Last updated: December 10, 2018.
Source: Portland Timbers

Top assists

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

Rnk Pos No. PlayerMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
1 MF 8 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri 122014
2 MF/FW 10 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco 110011
3 FW 9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Fanendo Adi 2013
MF 22 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cristhian Paredes 3003
2 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Alvas Powell 3003
4 DF 4 Flag of the United States.svg Jorge Villafaña 1102
MF 11 Flag of Peru.svg Andy Polo 2002
MF 14 Flag of El Salvador.svg Andrés Flores 2002
FW 17 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ebobisse 1102
MF 20 Flag of Costa Rica.svg David Guzmán 1012
MF 21 Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Chará 0112
MF/FW 27 Flag of Colombia.svg Dairon Asprilla 0112
5 DF 16 Flag of the United States.svg Zarek Valentin 1001
DF 18 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Julio Cascante 1001
FW/MF 26 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Melano 1001
MF 33 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Larrys Mabiala 1001
FW 99 Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Armenteros 1001
TOTALS436453

Last updated: December 10, 2018.
Source: Portland Timbers

Clean sheets

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

Rnk No. PlayerMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
11 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella 7119
212 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Clark 3003
43 Flag of the United States.svg Kendall McIntosh 0011
390 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jake Gleeson 0000
TOTALS101213

Last updated: December 10, 2018.
Source: Portland Timbers

Summary

Games played43 (34 MLS) (3 Open Cup) (6 MLS Playoffs)
Games won20 (15 MLS) (2 Open Cup) (3 MLS Playoffs)
Games drawn10 (9 MLS) (1 MLS Playoffs)
Games lost13 (10 MLS) (1 Open Cup) (2 MLS Playoffs)
Goals scored68 (54 MLS) (5 Open Cup) (9 MLS Playoffs)
Goals conceded56 (44 MLS) (3 Open Cup) (9 MLS Playoffs)
Goal difference+12 (+10 MLS) (+2 Open Cup) (0 MLS Playoffs)
Clean sheets13 (10 MLS) (2 Open Cup) (1 MLS Playoffs)
Yellow cards74 (57 MLS) (6 Open Cup) (11 MLS Playoffs)
Red cards3 (2 MLS) (1 MLS Playoffs)
Most appearances Flag of the United States.svg Zarek Valentin (40 Appearances)
Top scorer Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri, Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco (14 goals)
Top assists Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri (14 assists)
Top clean sheets Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Attinella (8 clean sheets)
Winning percentageOverall: 20/43 (46.51%)

Last updated: December 10, 2018.
Source: Portland Timbers

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