Portland Timbers 2

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Portland Timbers 2
Portland Timbers 2 logo.svg
Full namePortland Timbers 2
Nickname(s)T2
FoundedOctober 14, 2014(9 years ago) (2014-10-14)
Stadium Providence Park
Portland, Oregon
Capacity25,218
Coordinates45°31′17″N 122°41′30″W
Owner Portland Timbers
(Peregrine Sports)
President Merritt Paulson
Head coachShannon Murray
League MLS Next Pro
2023 10th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS). [1] [2] [3]

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The team was a member of the USL Championship from 2015 to 2019, and was in the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid beginning in 2016. The organization withdrew from the 2021 USL Championship season so it could better transfer players to its parent club during the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] The reserves are now part of MLS reserve league MLS Next Pro.

History

The Timbers announced the formation of their USL Pro team at a press conference on October 14, 2014. Jay Vidovich, long-time Wake Forest head coach and two-time NSCAA National Coach of the Year, was hired as T2's head coach on December 18, 2014. [5] [6] Timbers 2 held an open tryout in February 2015. It was announced on February 19 that there are six players currently signed to Timbers 2. [7] Their home games were played at Merlo Field, a soccer-specific stadium at the University of Portland for their first two seasons. After the 2016 season, the Timbers moved T2 home games to Providence Park, [8] and T2 would play there for the next three seasons. After the 2019 season, the Timbers announced that the ownership group of the Hillsboro Hops, a minor-league baseball team based in the Portland suburb of Hillsboro, Oregon, would take over the business operations of T2, while the Timbers would remain T2 owners with responsibility for the playing staff. As part of this agreement, T2 will move to Hillsboro Stadium for 2020. [9] For the 2023 season, T2 moved back to Providence Park. [10]

In T2's first season, the team finished in 8th place in the Western Conference of the league table with 11 wins, 15 losses, and 2 ties. Kharlton Belmar was named USL Rookie of the Year and selected for the All-League Second Team. [11] Jay Vidovich resigned to become head coach of the University of Pittsburgh. [12] Assistant Coach Andrew Gregor was hired to replace him on January 6, 2016. [13]

T2 in 2016 had finished in ninth place in the Western Conference. Midway towards the end of the season, T2 had attempted to make a comeback to clinch the final spot for the USL playoffs which increased from the top six to eight teams in each conference. Timbers 2 competed against Arizona United in their final game of their season. Although the team had defeated Arizona, it was not enough to secure the final spot for a playoff berth due to Orange County winning in their final game with a better goal difference than T2. [14]

In October 2020, T2 announced it would skip the 2021 USL season, aiming to return in 2022. [15]

MLS Next Pro

The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022. [16]

Players and staff

Roster

As of March 25, 2023 [17]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
25 GK Trey Muse ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
35 DF Alexis Manzo ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
36 GK Ryan Bilichuk Flag of the United States.svg  United States
37 FW Noah Santos Flag of the United States.svg  United States
38 MF Braxton Taghvai-Najib Flag of the United States.svg  United States
39 DF Tyler Clegg Flag of the United States.svg  United States
40 DF Keesean Ferdinand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
42 MF Alex Moreno Flag of the United States.svg  United States
45 MF Blake Pope Flag of the United States.svg  United States
46 MF Adolfo Enriquez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
47 FW Mataeo Bunbury Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
48 DF Kaveh Rad Flag of the United States.svg  United States
51 DF Sawyer Jura Flag of the United States.svg  United States
55 MF Malcolm Johnston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
65 MF Daniel Nunez ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
68 DF Harvey Neville Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
70 FW Joshua Penn Flag of the United States.svg  United States
71 MF Ricardo Bautista ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
77 MF Kyle Linhares Flag of the United States.svg  United States
80 DF Jaden Jones-Riley Flag of the United States.svg  United States
84 MF Max Eisenberg ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
87 MF Christian Mendoza ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
96 GK Carver Miller Flag of the United States.svg  United States
97 GK Maximilian Deisenhofer ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
99 FW Nathan Fogaça ( [A] )Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
— FW Reo Griffiths Flag of England.svg  England
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the Portland Timbers.
  2. ^
    Portland Timbers academy player.

Staff

TitleName
Head coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Serge Dinkota
Assistant coach Flag of El Salvador.svg Andrés Flores

Head coaches

NameNationTenure
Jay Vidovich Flag of the United States.svg USADecember 18, 2014 – December 4, 2015
Andrew Gregor Flag of the United States.svg USAJanuary 6, 2016 – January 7, 2018
Cameron Knowles Flag of New Zealand.svg NZLJanuary 8, 2018 – November 1, 2020
Shannon MurrayFlag of the United States.svg USAFebruary 23, 2022 – present

Badge and crest

T2's logo contains the same axe that is used in their parent organization's logo. The shape and design were previously used by the Portland Timbers USL franchise.

Stadium

Record

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular season (W-L-T)PlayoffsU.S. Open CupAvg. attendance
2015 3 USL 11–15–2: Western Conf: 8thDid not qualify 3R 3,362
2016 3USL12–14–4: Western Conf: 9thDid not qualifyNot eligible (MLS Reserve Team)2,323
2017 2USL3–23–6: Western Conf: 15thDid not qualify2,524
2018 2USL17–13–4: Western Conf: 6thConference Quarterfinals2,127
2019 2 USLC 10–16–8: Western Conf: 14thDid not qualify1,899
2020 2 USLC 3–13–0: Western Conf: 18thDid not qualifyN/A
2021 On Hiatus
2022 3 MLSNP 2–18–4: Western Conf: 11thDid not qualifyNot eligible (MLS Reserve Team)N/A
2023 3 MLSNP 11–16–1: Western Conf: 10thDid not qualifyN/A

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