2025 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
2025 season
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General manager Ned Grabavoy
Head coach Phil Neville
Stadium Providence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 25,218)
Major League Soccer Conference:
Overall:
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
Leagues Cup TBD
Cascadia Cup TBD
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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.

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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

Competitions

Major League Soccer

MLS regular season

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
7 Minnesota United FC 21101103Qualification for round one
8 Real Salt Lake 21102423Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Portland Timbers 21102423
10 Colorado Rapids 20023302
11 St. Louis City SC 20020002
Updated to match(es) played on March 2, 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
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
14 Atlanta United FC 21103413
15 FC Cincinnati 21102423
16 Portland Timbers 21102423
17 Real Salt Lake 21102423
18 D.C. United 20024402
Updated to match(es) played on March 2, 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

February 23 1 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1−4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
13:00 PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,079
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 12 Portland Timbers 1−0 Austin FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,032
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
March 83 Nashville SC Portland Timbers Nashville, Tennessee
17:30 PSTStadium: Geodis Park
March 164 Portland Timbers LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
13:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
March 225 Colorado Rapids Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado
18:30 PDTStadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
March 306 Portland Timbers Houston Dynamo FC Portland, Oregon
16:00 PDTStadium: Providence Park
April 57 Austin FC Portland Timbers Austin, Texas
16:30 PDTStadium: Q2 Stadium
April 138 Sporting Kansas City Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
11:00 PDTStadium: Children's Mercy Park
April 199 Portland Timbers Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDTStadium: Providence Park
April 2710 LA Galaxy Portland Timbers Carson, California
14:00 PDTStadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
May 311 San Jose Earthquakes Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:30 PDTStadium: PayPal Park
May 1012 Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
May 1413 Real Salt Lake Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
18:30 PDTStadium: America First Field
May 17 14 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
May 2415 Orlando City SC Portland Timbers Orlando, Florida
16:30 PDTStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 2816 Portland Timbers Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
May 31 17 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
18:30 PDTStadium: BC Place
June 818 Portland Timbers St. Louis City SC Portland, Oregon
16:00 PDTStadium: Providence Park
June 1319 Portland Timbers San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
June 2820 Toronto FC Portland Timbers Toronto, Ontario
16:30 PDTStadium: BMO Field
July 521 Portland Timbers New England Revolution Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
July 1322 St. Louis City SC Portland Timbers St. Louis, Missouri
16:00 PDTStadium: Energizer Park
July 1623 Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
July 1924 Portland Timbers Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
July 2525 Los Angeles FC Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
19:30 PDTStadium: BMO Stadium
August 926 FC Dallas Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
17:30 PDTStadium: Toyota Stadium
August 1627 Portland Timbers FC Cincinnati Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
August 2328 San Diego FC Portland Timbers San Diego, California
19:30 PDTStadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 3029 Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:30 PDTStadium: Allianz Field
September 1330 Portland Timbers New York Red Bulls Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
September 2031 Houston Dynamo FC Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
17:30 PDTStadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 2732 Portland Timbers FC Dallas Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDTStadium: Providence Park
October 4 33 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDTStadium: Lumen Field
October 1834 Portland Timbers San Diego FC Portland, Oregon
18:00 PDTStadium: Providence Park

MLS Cup playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

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Leagues Cup

July 30Group Stage Portland Timbers Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg Atlético San Luis Portland, Oregon
TBAStadium: Providence Park
August 2Group Stage Portland Timbers Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg Querétaro Portland, Oregon
TBAStadium: Providence Park
August 6Group Stage América Flag of Mexico.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers Austin, Texas
TBAStadium: Q2 Stadium

Goals

As of February 22, 2025 [2]
NameNatGamesGoals

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
FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg Ariel Lassiter Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FreeDecember 23, 2024 [3]
MF Flag of Ecuador.svg Joao Ortiz Flag of Ecuador.svg Independiente del Valle TransferJanuary 15, 2025 [4]
FW Flag of Venezuela.svg Kevin Kelsy Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk Transfer/Up to $175,000 GAM to FC Cincinnati for Kelsy's MLS rightsJanuary 22, 2025 [5]

Transfers out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
FW Flag of the United States.svg Tega Ikoba FreeNovember 4, 2025 [6]
FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg Marvin Loría Free
FW Flag of the United States.svg Mason Toye Flag of the United States.svg Sporting Kansas City FreeJanuary 11, 2025 [7]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Eryk Williamson Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC $100,000 GAMJanuary 15, 2025 [8]

Team statistics

MLS regular season

Goals

As of February 22, 2025 [2]
NameNat Games Goals

Assists

As of February 22, 2025 [2]
NameNat Games Assists

Goalkeeping

As of February 22, 2025 [2]
NameNat Games SavesClean Sheets

References

  1. "Timbers announce schedule for 2025 MLS regular season".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Portland Timbers 2025 Roster". Portland Timbers . Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. "Portland Timbers sign Ariel Lassiter". MLS.
  4. Timbers, Portland. "Timbers acquire midfielder Joao Ortiz | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
  5. "Portland Timbers acquire striker Kevin Kelsy from Shakhtar Donetsk". Major League Soccer. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  6. Timbers, Portland. "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2025 season". Portland Timbers. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. "Sporting KC sign MLS free agent Mason Toye". Kansas City Soccer Journal. January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  8. "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.