2024 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
2024 season
Portland Timbers wordmark 2019.svg
General manager Ned Grabavoy
Head coach Phil Neville
Stadium Providence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 25,218)
Major League Soccer Conference: 9th
Overall: 15th
MLS Cup playoffs Wild card
Leagues Cup Round of 32
Top goalscorer Jonathan Rodríguez (16)
Average home league attendance21,949 [1]
←  2023
2025  →

The 2024 Portland Timbers season was the 38th season in their existence and the 14th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The Timbers finished ninth in the Western Conference and won the Cascadia Cup. [2] The team qualified for the wild card round of the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, where they were eliminated by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Contents

Background

After the end of the 2023 season, Phil Neville was named the head coach going into the 2024 season. [3]


Competitions

Major League Soccer

MLS Regular season

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2024)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
7 Colorado Rapids 34151456160+150Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34131385249+347Qualification for the wild-card round [a]
9 Portland Timbers 341211116556+947Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup
10 Austin FC 34111493948−942
11 FC Dallas 34111585456−241
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. ↑ Vancouver Whitecaps FC did not qualify for the Leagues Cup due to winning the 2024 Canadian Championship, giving them a place in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. As MLS teams can participate in no more than two cup competitions, their spot in Leagues Cup was given to San Diego FC.
Overall standings
Overall MLS standings table
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
13 New York City FC 34141285449+550Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [a]
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V)34131385249+347Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [b]
15 Portland Timbers 341211116556+947Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [a]
16 New York Red Bulls 34119145550+547
17 CF Montréal 341113104864−1643
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. 1 2 As one of the best U.S. teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ↑ As winners of Canadian Championship
Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

February 241 Portland Timbers 4−1 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
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Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,411
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
March 22 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,221
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
March 93 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers New York, New York
11:00 PST
 Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 24,774
Referee: Esteban Rosano
March 164 Houston Dynamo FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
17:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,003
Referee: Erick Lezama Pavon
March 235 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,046
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez
March 30 6 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 24,693
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 77 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
10:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 17,424
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 138 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
13:45 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,245
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 209 Columbus Crew 2–2 Portland Timbers Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT
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Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,740
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 2710 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
19:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,032
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 411 Charlotte FC 2–0 Portland Timbers Charlotte, North Carolina
16:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 27,495
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 12 12 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
13:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 1513 Portland Timbers 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
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Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,113
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 1814 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,735
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 2515 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,848
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 2916 Austin FC 0–2 Portland Timbers Austin, Texas
17:30 PDT
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Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 117 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,214
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
June 818 St. Louis City SC 0–0 Portland Timbers St. Louis, Missouri
17:30 PDT
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Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 1919 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Marie Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Evander Soccerball shade.svg22', Yellow card.svg 76'
Bravo Yellow card.svg 48'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg72'
Fogaça Yellow card.svg 87'
Moreno Yellow card.svg 89'
E. Miller Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II
June 22 20 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg26'
Mora Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ayala Yellow card.svg 55'		 Report Schöpf Yellow card.svg 34' Red card.svg 52'
Blackmon Yellow card.svg 39'
Berhalter Yellow card.svg 60'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,471
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 2921 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Evander Soccerball shade.svg45+8' (pen.)
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg73'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Hlongwane Soccerball shade.svg29'
Jeong Sang-bin Soccerball shade.svg38'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,227
Referee: Timothy Ford
July 422 FC Dallas 3–2 Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
17:30 PDT Illarramendi Yellow card.svg 22'
Musa Soccerball shade.svg49'
Tafari Soccerball shade.svg61'
Paredes Soccerball shade.svg87' (o.g.)
Kamungo Yellow card.svg 90'
Twumasi Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Ibeagha Yellow card.svg 90+9'		 Report Antony Soccerball shade.svg8'
Evander Soccerball shade.svg63', Yellow card.svg 90+9'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 723 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 1324 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT Mora Soccerball shade.svg3', Yellow card.svg 23'
Chará Yellow card.svg 7'
Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 8'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg48'
Bravo Yellow card.svg 86'
Evander Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Arango Yellow card.svg 23'
Gómez Yellow card.svg 23'
Ojeda Yellow card.svg 37'
Crooks Yellow card.svg 56'
Luna Yellow card.svg 63'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,014
Referee: Joe Dickerson
July 2025 LA Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers Carson, California
19:30 PDT
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Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 23,586
Referee: Sergii Boiko
August 2426 Portland Timbers 4–4 St. Louis City SC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
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Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,583
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 31 27 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 1428 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado
18:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,038
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 1829 Portland Timbers 4–2 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 2130 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
18:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,778
Referee: Tori Penso
September 28 31 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT
 Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,902
Referee: Joe Dickerson
October 232 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
October 633 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas Portland, Oregon
16:00 PDT
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 19 34 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
18:00 PDT
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Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 36,341
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

MLS Cup playoffs

Wild Card round

October 23 Wild Card Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM
 Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,143
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Note: Due to a scheduling conflict at BC Place the game was hosted at Providence Park with the Vancouver Whitecaps serving as the home team [4]

U.S. Open Cup

The Timbers organization opted to send MLS Next Pro team Portland Timbers 2 to the 2024 U.S. Open Cup instead of playing with the main team. [5]

Leagues Cup

Group Stage (West 5)

PosTeam
PldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification POR COL LEO
1 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers 2200061+56Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 —
2 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids 2010115−42———
3 Flag of Mexico.svg León 2001123−11 1–2 1–1 —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 28Group stage León Flag of Mexico.svg 1–2 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
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Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Walter Lopez
August 1Group stage Portland Timbers Flag of the United States.svg 4–0 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
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Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,453
Referee: Steffon Dewar

Knockout stage

August 9Round of 32 St. Louis City SC Flag of the United States.svg 3–1 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers St. Louis, Missouri
20:30 ET
 Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 10,833
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Goals

As of October 20, 2024 [6]
NameNatGamesGoals
Zac McGraw Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 22
Antony Flag of Brazil.svg 31
David Ayala Flag of Argentina.svg 31
Claudio Bravo Flag of Argentina.svg 31
Santiago Moreno Flag of Colombia.svg 31
Mason Toye Flag of the United States.svg 31

Transfers

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

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kamal Miller Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF TradeJanuary 4, 2024 [7]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Trey Muse Flag of the United States.svg Charleston Battery TransferJanuary 5, 2024 [8]
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Pantemis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal FreeJanuary 5, 2024 [9]
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxime Crépeau Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC FreeJanuary 17, 2024 [10]
FW Flag of Uruguay.svg Jonathan Rodríguez Flag of Mexico.svg América TransferMarch 20, 2024 [11]

Transfers Out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
W Flag of Colombia.svg Yimmi Chará Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Junior TransferJanuary 2, 2024 [12]
FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Franck Boli Flag of Mexico.svg San Luis FreeJanuary 4, 2024 [13]
MF Flag of Honduras.svg Bryan Acosta Flag of Turkey.svg Gaziantep FK FreeJanuary 15, 2024 [14]
MF Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo FreeJanuary 17, 2024 [15]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Diego Gutierrez Flag of the United States.svg Charleston Battery FreeJanuary 17, 2024 [16]
MF Flag of Germany.svg Noel Caliskan Flag of the United States.svg Real Monarchs FreeJanuary 17, 2024 [17]
GK Flag of the United States.svg David Bingham Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC FreeJanuary 30, 2024 [18]
W, LB Flag of the United States.svg Justin Rasmussen Flag of the United States.svg Oakland Roots SC FreeFebruary 2, 2024 [19]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Sulte Flag of the United States.svg Indy Eleven LoanFebruary 23, 2024 [20]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Tega Ikoba Flag of the United States.svg Indy Eleven LoanMarch 22, 2024 [21]
GK Flag of Slovenia.svg Aljaž Ivačič Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution FreeApril 23, 2024 [22]

Team Statistics

MLS Regular Season

Goals

As of October 20, 2024 [23]
NameNat Games Goals
Jonathan Rodríguez Flag of Uruguay.svg 2916
Evander Flag of Brazil.svg 2815
Felipe Mora Flag of Chile.svg 2914
Antony Flag of Brazil.svg 336
Santiago Moreno Flag of Colombia.svg 316
Eryk Williamson Flag of the United States.svg 282
Dairon Asprilla Flag of Colombia.svg 191
David Ayala Flag of Argentina.svg 301
Nathan Fogaça Flag of Brazil.svg 161
Eric Miller Flag of the United States.svg 251
Juan David Mosquera Flag of the United States.svg 341

Assists

As of October 20, 2024 [24]
NameNat Games Assists
Evander Flag of Brazil.svg 2819
Santiago Moreno Flag of Colombia.svg 3114
Jonathan Rodríguez Flag of Uruguay.svg 297
Antony Flag of Brazil.svg 336
Felipe Mora Flag of Chile.svg 296
Juan David Mosquera Flag of the United States.svg 345
Miguel Araujo Flag of Peru.svg 224
Dairon Asprilla Flag of Colombia.svg 193
Eryk Williamson Flag of the United States.svg 283
Claudio Bravo Flag of Argentina.svg 222
Eric Miller Flag of the United States.svg 252
Cristhian Paredes Flag of Paraguay.svg 311
David Ayala Flag of Argentina.svg 301
Diego Chará Flag of the United States.svg 321
Kamal Miller Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 231
Dario Župarić Flag of Croatia.svg 281

Goalkeeping

As of October 20, 2024 [25]
NameNat Games SavesClean Sheets
Maxime Crépeau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 20582
James Pantemis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 15435

References

  1. ↑ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/usa-major-league-soccer-2024/1/
  2. ↑ Odom, Joel (October 19, 2024). "MLS Cup playoff matchups are locked in after Decision Day". The Oregonian . Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ Clarke, Ryan (November 6, 2023). "Amid pushback from fans, Portland Timbers hire Phil Neville as head coach". The Oregonian . Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Whitecaps FC to open 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs versus Portland Timbers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN . Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Portland Timbers . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Kamal Miller traded from Inter Miami to Portland Timbers". Major League Soccer. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Trey Muse, James Pantemis". Major League Soccer. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Trey Muse, James Pantemis". Major League Soccer. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau". Major League Soccer. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Portland Timbers acquire Jonathan Rodríguez from Club América". Major League Soccer. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Portland Timbers transfer winger Yimmi Chara to Colombian side Junior FC". Portland Timbers. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ "¿Quién es Franck Boli, el nuevo delantero de San Luis?". Esto. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  14. ↑ "TRANSFER BRYAN ACOSTA GAZİANTEP'TE!". Gaziantep FK. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  15. ↑ "San Lorenzo acordó el regreso de Sebastián Blanco". TyC Sports. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Battery add forward Diego Gutierrez for new season". USL Championship. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  17. ↑ "RSL Adds MF Noel Caliskan to MLS Roster". Real Salt Lake. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Charlotte FC sign goalkeeper David Bingham". Major League Soccer. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Oakland Roots SC adds Justin Rasmussen to defensive corps". USL Championship. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Indy Eleven acquires goalkeeper Hunter Sulte on loan from Portland Timbers". USL Championship. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Indy Eleven acquires forward Tega Ikoba on loan from Portland Timbers". USL Championship. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  22. ↑ "New England Revolution sign goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic". Major League Soccer. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Portland Timbers . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Portland Timbers . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Portland Timbers . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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