2025 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers

2025 season
General manager	Ned Grabavoy
Head coach	Phil Neville
Stadium	Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 25,218)
Major League Soccer	Conference: 6th Overall: 16th
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Leagues Cup	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: Antony (6) All: Kelsy (7)
Highest home attendance	25,218
Lowest home attendance	11,515
Average home league attendance	22,134
Biggest win	Portland 4-0 San Luis (July 30)
Biggest defeat	Portland 1-4 Vancouver (February 23) San Jose 4-1 Portland (May 3) Toronto 3-0 Portland (June 28)
Primary colors Away colors
←  2024 2026  →
All statistics correct as of July 31st, 2025.

The 2025 Portland Timbers season is the 39th season in their existence and the 15th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

The 2025 Timbers season marks the 50th anniversary, of the original Portland Timbers' inaugural season, in the North American Soccer League. The club revealed plans of commemorating the anniversary throughout their season campaign, along with their 10th anniversary winning the MLS Cup. ^[1]

Background

See also: 2024 Portland Timbers season

Competitions

Major League Soccer

MLS regular season

See also: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Seattle Sounders FC	27	12	7	8	48	38	+10	44	Qualification for round one
5	Los Angeles FC	26	11	7	8	45	33	+12	41
6	Portland Timbers	28	10	9	9	36	38	−2	39
7	Austin FC	27	10	9	8	29	33	−4	38
8	Colorado Rapids	29	10	13	6	38	48	−10	36	Qualification for the wild-card round

Updated to match(es) played on August 31, 2025. 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)

Overall standings

Overall MLS standings table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	New York Red Bulls	29	11	11	7	42	38	+4	40
15	Chicago Fire FC	27	11	10	6	50	48	+2	39
16	Portland Timbers	28	10	9	9	36	38	−2	39
17	Austin FC	27	10	9	8	29	33	−4	38
18	Colorado Rapids	29	10	13	6	38	48	−10	36

Updated to match(es) played on August 31, 2025. 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)

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

February 23 1 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	1−4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 PST	K. Miller  11' Fory  63' Antony 73'	Report	Gauld 24',  89' Vite 32' Cubas  37' Adekugbe 53' Nelson 61'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,079 Referee: Victor Rivas

Portland Timbers v Austin FC

March 12	Portland Timbers	1−0	Austin FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST	McGraw  39' Antony  53' Fory  55' Ortiz  64' da Costa 89' Paredes  90+1'	Report	Pereira  44'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Nashville SC v Portland Timbers

March 83	Nashville SC	2−0	Portland Timbers	Nashville, Tennessee
17:30 PST	Najar 45+3' Qasem 68'	Report	McGraw  5' Ayala  83'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 24,432 Referee: Filip Dujic

Portland Timbers v LA Galaxy

March 164	Portland Timbers	1−1	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon
13:30 PDT	Fory  26' Mora 49'	Report	Miller  47' Ramírez 81' Garcés  90+6'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,153 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers

March 225	Colorado Rapids	0−3	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado
18:30 PDT		Report	Atencio 45+2' (o.g.) Antony 48' Kelsy 75'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,131 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo FC

March 306	Portland Timbers	3−1	Houston Dynamo FC	Portland, Oregon
16:00 PDT	Mora 6',  34' Chará  11' Antony 23', 71' Fory  43'	Report	Escobar 12' Steres  31' Dorsey  55'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,206 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Austin FC v Portland Timbers

April 57	Austin FC	0−0	Portland Timbers	Austin, Texas
16:30 PDT	Wolff  28' Sabovic  61' Gallagher  90+2'	Report	Da Costa  68' Fory  73' Antony  75'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Drew Fischer

Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers

April 138	Sporting Kansas City	2−4	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
11:00 PDT	Suleymanov 16' Joveljić 33' (pen.) Fernández  45+6'	Report	Ayala 10' Smith  22' Kelsy 26', 49' Antony  28' Miller 54' (o.g.) Chará  58' Lassiter  78'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,898 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Portland Timbers v Los Angeles FC

April 199	Portland Timbers	3−3	Los Angeles FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Mora 8' (pen.), 66' Fory  18' Ayala  35' Moreno 42' Rodríguez  63' Da Costa  76'	Report	Giroud 45' Delgado  45+3' Bouanga  45+3', 90' (pen.) Martínez 64' Hollingshead  78' Palencia  90+4'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,538 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers

April 2710	LA Galaxy	2−4	Portland Timbers	Carson, California
14:00 PDT	Paintsil  45+1' Ramirez 67' Reus 69' Yoshida  82'	Report	Da Costa 38' Moreno 53' Kelsy 63' Rodriguez 76' (pen.),  77' K. Miller  90+4'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 21,215 Referee: Filip Dujic

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

May 311	San Jose Earthquakes	4−1	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Espinoza 16', 24' Arango 27' Harkes  38' Munie  40' Romney  55' Bouda 88' Costa  90+4'	Report	Mora 42' K. Miller  90+2'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

May 1012	Portland Timbers	1−0	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Moreno 10' Bravo  67'	Report	Suleymanov  73' Davis  74'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,287 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers

May 1413	Real Salt Lake	0−0	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
18:30 PDT	Hidalgo  21' Caliskan  62' Luna  69'	Report	Paredes  46'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,616 Referee: Drew Fischer

Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC

May 17 14 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	1−1	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Ayala  23' K. Miller  34' Moreno 36'	Report	Rusnak 30' Nouhou  50'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Orlando City SC v Portland Timbers

May 2415	Orlando City SC	1−0	Portland Timbers	Orlando, Florida
16:30 PDT	McGuire 39' Angulo  74' Schlegel  90+5' Jansson  90+7'	Report	Antony  66' Župarić  90+3'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 21,256 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

May 2816	Portland Timbers	2−1	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Surman  29' Antony 59' Kelsy 76' Moreno  83'	Report	Mihailovic 33' Frederick  67' Cabral  90+7'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Chris Penso

Portland Timbers v St. Louis City SC

June 818	Portland Timbers	2−1	St. Louis City SC	Portland, Oregon
16:00 PDT	Fory  13' Antony 55' Ayala 90+2' K. Miller  90+4' Mora  90+8'	Report	Baumgartl  45' Watts 50' Becher  68'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,675 Referee: Malik Badawi

Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

June 1319	Portland Timbers	1−1	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Mosquera 71'	Report	Harkes  34'  52' Espinoza  39' Jones  46' Judd 90+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,157 Referee: Victor Rivas

Toronto FC v Portland Timbers

June 2820	Toronto FC	3−0	Portland Timbers	Toronto, Ontario
16:30 PDT	Coello 11' Spicer 56' Smith 90+1' Thompson  90+5'	Report	Župarić  43' Fory  68' Ayala  77' Kelsy  90'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,445 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Portland Timbers v New England Revolution

July 521	Portland Timbers	2−1	New England Revolution	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Smith 20' da Costa 72'	Report	Langoni 35'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,776 Referee: Jon Freeman

St. Louis City SC v Portland Timbers

July 1322	St. Louis City SC	2−1	Portland Timbers	St. Louis, Missouri
16:00 PDT	Hartel 54', 67' Klauss  90+2' Orozco  90+3'	Report	da Costa 19' Ortiz  59' Kelsy  64' Mosquera  77' K. Miller  79'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Ricardo Montero

Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake

July 1623	Portland Timbers	0−1	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Mora  69'	Report	Vera  45' Ruiz  52' Hidalgo  67' Gonçalves 83' Cabral  90+8'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,772 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC

July 1924	Portland Timbers	1−1	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Lassiter  43' Fernandez 90+2'	Report	Romero  39' Harvey  45' Pereyra  65' Markanich 77'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,507 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Los Angeles FC v Portland Timbers

July 2525	Los Angeles FC	0−1	Portland Timbers	Los Angeles, California
19:30 PDT	Tafari  70'	Report	Paredes 45',  65'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,103 Referee: Armando Villarreal

FC Dallas v Portland Timbers

August 926	FC Dallas	2−0	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas
17:30 PDT	Musa 8' Delgado  29' Abubakar 62' Farrington  73'	Report	Paredes  24'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,004 Referee: Malik Badawi

Portland Timbers v FC Cincinnati

August 1627	Portland Timbers	2−3	FC Cincinnati	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Kelsy  13'38', 68' (pen.) Paredes  60'	Report	Denkey 10' Bucha 25' Evander 36' Robinson  45+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

San Diego FC v Portland Timbers

August 2328	San Diego FC	0−0	Portland Timbers	San Diego, California
19:30 PDT	de la Torre  25' Dreyer  33' McVey  70'	Report		Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 27,810 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Minnesota United FC v Portland Timbers

August 3029	Minnesota United FC	1−1	Portland Timbers	Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:30 PDT	Rosales  33' Gressel  78' Lod 85' Pereyra  90+3'	Report	Romero 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,169 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers v New York Red Bulls

September 1330	Portland Timbers	−	New York Red Bulls	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Providence Park

Houston Dynamo FC v Portland Timbers

September 2031	Houston Dynamo FC	−	Portland Timbers	Houston, Texas
17:30 PDT				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

September 24 17 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	−	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT				Stadium: BC Place
Note: This match was originally scheduled for May 31, but was rescheduled due to the Vancouver Whitecaps participating in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final. [2]

Portland Timbers v FC Dallas

September 2732	Portland Timbers	−	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Providence Park

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

October 4 33 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	−	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Lumen Field

Portland Timbers v San Diego FC

October 1834	Portland Timbers	−	San Diego FC	Portland, Oregon
18:00 PDT				Stadium: Providence Park

MLS Cup playoffs

Main article: 2025 MLS Cup playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2025 U.S. Open Cup

Tacoma Defiance v Portland Timbers

May 6Round of 32	Tacoma Defiance	2−3	Portland Timbers	Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT	De Rosario 48' Tsukanome 50' Brunell  63' Kingston  73'	Report	McGraw 34' Guerra 81' Kelsy 90+4'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 1,792 Referee: Servando Berna

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

May 20Round of 16	San Jose Earthquakes	1−0 (a.e.t.)	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	López  40' Romney  77' Costa  92' Floriani  107' Skahan 116'	Report	Antony  39' Župarić  75' Mora  86' K. Miller  87' Rodríguez  87'	Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Ramy Touchan

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup

Portland Timbers v Atlético San Luis

July 30Group Stage	Portland Timbers	4–0	Atlético San Luis	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Da Costa 1' Mosquera  35' Kelsy  44', 56' Lassiter 73' Mora 78'	Report	Galdames  34' Águila  40' Sanabria  90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 11,515 Referee: Ismael Cornejo

Portland Timbers v Querétaro

August 2Group Stage	Portland Timbers	1–0	Querétaro	Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT	Kelsy  35' Paredes 36' Smith  38'	Report	Perlaza  45+1'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 13,355 Referee: Jesus Lopez

América v Portland Timbers

August 6Group Stage	América	1–1 (5–3 p)	Portland Timbers	Austin, Texas
18:30 PDT	Rodríguez  25' Sánchez  50' Juárez 53' Zendejas  87'	Report	Lassiter 7' Fory  49'  62' Crépeau  87'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 9,796 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
	Penalties
	Rodríguez Zendejas Reyes Aguirre Martín		Paredes Miller Antony Guerra

Goals

As of February 22, 2025 ^[3]

Name	Nat	Games	Goals

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.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Ariel Lassiter	Chicago Fire	Free	December 23, 2024	[4]
MF	Joao Ortiz	Independiente del Valle	Transfer	January 15, 2025	[5]
FW	Kevin Kelsy	Shakhtar Donetsk	Transfer/Up to $175,000 GAM to FC Cincinnati for Kelsy's MLS rights	January 22, 2025	[6]
DF	Ian Smith	Denver Pioneers	2025 MLS SuperDraft	January 31, 2025	[7]
DF	Jimer Fory	Independiente Medellín	Transfer	February 4, 2025	[8]
MF	David Da Costa	RC Lens	Transfer	February 17, 2025	[9]
FW	Gage Guerra	Portland Timbers 2	Free	June 26, 2025	[10]
FW	Kristoffer Velde	Olympiacos	Transfer/Designated Player	August 13, 2025	[11]
MF	Felipe Carballo	Grêmio	Loan/Designated Player	August 14, 2025	[12]
MF	Matías Rojas	River Plate	Free	August 19, 2025	[13]

Transfers out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Tega Ikoba	FC Cincinnati 2	Free	November 4, 2025	[14]
FW	Marvin Loría	Saprissa	Free
FW	Mason Toye	Sporting Kansas City	Free	January 11, 2025	[15]
MF	Eryk Williamson	Charlotte FC	$100,000 GAM	January 15, 2025	[16]
GK	Hunter Sulte	Indy Eleven	Loan	February 4, 2025	[17]
MF	Evander	FC Cincinnati	$12,000,000 + $150,000 conditional	February 17, 2025	[18]
MF	Santiago Moreno	Fluminense FC	Transfer	August 12, 2025	[19]

Team statistics

MLS regular season

Goals

As of February 22, 2025 ^[3]

Name	Nat	Games	Goals

Assists

As of February 22, 2025 ^[3]

Name	Nat	Games	Assists

Goalkeeping

As of February 22, 2025 ^[3]

Name	Nat	Games	Saves	Clean Sheets

References

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2. "Whitecaps FC home match against Portland Timbers at BC Place rescheduled for Wednesday, September 24" (Press release). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 7, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
3. "Portland Timbers 2025 Roster". Portland Timbers . Retrieved December 26, 2024.
4. "Portland Timbers sign Ariel Lassiter". MLS.
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6. "Portland Timbers acquire striker Kevin Kelsy from Shakhtar Donetsk". Major League Soccer. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
7. "Timbers sign defender Ian Smith". Portland Timbers. January 31, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
8. Timbers, Portland. "Timbers acquire defender Jimer Fory from Independiente Medellín | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
9. "Portland Timbers sign DP midfielder David Da Costa | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
10. Timbers, Portland. "Timbers sign forward Gage Guerra | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
11. "Timbers sign Norwegian international forward Kristoffer Velde as Designated Player". Portland Timbers. August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
12. "Timbers sign Uruguayan international midfielder Felipe Carballo as Designated Player". Portland Timbers. August 14, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
13. "Timbers sign Paraguayan international midfielder Matías Rojas". Portland Timbers. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
14. Timbers, Portland. "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2025 season". Portland Timbers. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
15. "Sporting KC sign MLS free agent Mason Toye". Kansas City Soccer Journal. January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
16. "Timbers acquire $100,000 in General Allocation Money from Charlotte FC in exchange for midfielder Eryk Williamson". Timbers.com. Portland Timbers . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
17. Timbers, Portland. "Timbers loan goalkeeper Hunter Sulte to USL side Indy Eleven for 2025 season | PTFC". Portland Timbers. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
18. fccincinnati. "FC Cincinnati acquire Brazilian attacking midfielder Evander as Designated Player | FC Cincinnati". fccincinnati. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
19. "Portland Timbers transfer midfielder Santiago Moreno to Brazilian side Fluminense FC". Portland Timbers. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2025.