2018 Portland Timbers season

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.

Portland Timbers
2018 season
PresidentMerritt Paulson
Head coachGiovanni Savarese
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 21,144)
Major League SoccerConference: 5th
Overall: 8th
MLS Cup PlayoffsRunners-up
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
LAFC 3–2 POR
(July 18)
Cascadia Cup3rd
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 winPOR 3–0 NYC
(April 22)
Biggest defeatNY 4–0 POR
(March 10)
Primary colors
Secondary colors
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of April 16, 2018.

Background edit

Season review by month edit

Off season edit

Preseason edit

March edit

April edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Alaska Air

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Coaching staff and front office edit

Executive staff edit

Position Staff
Majority owner & president Merritt Paulson
Chief operating officer Mike Golub
General manager and technical director Gavin Wilkinson

Last updated: January 12, 2018
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach Giovanni Savarese
Assistant coach Vacant
Assistant coach Carlos Llamosa
Goalkeeping coach Guillermo Valencia
Video analyst and assistant coach Shannon Murray
Head athletic trainer Jon MacGregor, ATC
Athletic trainer Taichi Kitagawa, ATC
Athletic trainer Alex Margarito, ATC
Director of sports science Nick Milanos

Last updated: August 2, 2018
Source: Portland Timbers

Stadiums edit

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

Source: Providence Park

Squad information edit

First team edit

As of September 5, 2018[24][25]
No. Name Nat Positions Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jeff Attinella   GK 2017 (1988-09-29) September 29, 1988 (age 35)   Minnesota United FC 32 0
12 Steve Clark   GK 2018 (1986-04-29) April 29, 1986 (age 38) free transfer 1 0
43 Kendall McIntosh   GK 2017 (1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 30)   Portland Timbers 2 1 0
90 Jake Gleeson   GK 2011 (1990-06-26) June 26, 1990 (age 33)   Portland Timbers U23s 59 0
Defenders
2 Alvas Powell   RB 2013 (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 29)   Portmore United FC 116 5
4 Jorge Villafaña   LB 2018 (1989-09-16) September 16, 1989 (age 34)   Santos Laguna 52 2
7 Roy Miller   CB 2017 (1984-11-28) November 28, 1984 (age 39)   Deportivo Saprissa 26 1
16 Zarek Valentin   LB / RB 2016 (1991-08-06) August 6, 1991 (age 32)   FK Bodø/Glimt 63 1
18 Julio Cascante (INT)   CB 2018 (1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 (age 30)   Deportivo Saprissa 16 0
24 Liam Ridgewell (C)   CB / LB 2014 (1984-06-21) June 21, 1984 (age 39)   West Bromwich Albion 91 6
25 Bill Tuiloma (INT)   DF / CDM 2017 (1995-03-27) March 27, 1995 (age 29) free transfer 9 1
26 Modou Jadama   RB 2018 (1994-03-17) March 17, 1994 (age 30) free transfer 1 0
32 Marco Farfan (HG)   LB 2017 (1998-11-12) November 12, 1998 (age 25)   Portland Timbers 2 16 0
50 Larrys Mabiala (INT)   CB 2017 (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 36)   Kayserispor 36 4
Midfielders
8 Diego Valeri (DP)   CAM 2013 (1988-03-15) March 15, 1988 (age 36)   Lanús 172 67
10 Sebastián Blanco (DP)   MF / FW 2017 (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34)   San Lorenzo 55 14
13 Lawrence Olum   CB / DM 2017 (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 39)   Sporting Kansas City 46 1
14 Andrés Flores   CDM 2018 (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 33) free transfer 21 0
19 Tomás Conechny (INT) (L)   MF 2018 (1998-03-30) March 30, 1998 (age 26)   San Lorenzo 2 0
20 David Guzmán (INT)   CDM 2017 (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 34)   Deportivo Saprissa 32 2
21 Diego Chara   CDM 2011 (1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38)   Deportes Tolima 224 7
22 Cristhian Paredes (L)   CDM 2018 (1998-05-18) May 18, 1998 (age 25)   América (16 On Loan) (1 On Loan)
23 Jack Barmby (INT)   LB / LW / RW / ST 2016 (1994-11-14) November 14, 1994 (age 29)   Leicester City 10 1
30 Eryk Williamson (HG) (LO)   2018 (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 26)   D.C. United 0 0
Forwards
11 Andy Polo (L)   ST / W 2018 (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 (age 29)   Morelia (14 On Loan) (0 On Loan)
17 Jeremy Ebobisse   FW 2017 (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 27)   2017 MLS SuperDraft 15 1
19 Victor Arboleda (INT)   FW / MF 2017 (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27)   Portland Timbers 2 6 0
26 Lucas Melano (INT)   CF / LW / RW 2015 (1993-03-01) March 1, 1993 (age 31)   Club Atlético Lanús 44 4
27 Dairon Asprilla   RW / LW / FW 2015 (1992-05-25) May 25, 1992 (age 31)   Atlético Nacional 76 5
28 Foster Langsdorf (HG)   FW 2018 (1995-12-14) December 14, 1995 (age 28) N/A 0 0
99 Samuel Armenteros (L) (INT)   CF 2018 (1990-05-27) May 27, 1990 (age 33)   Benevento Calcio (22 On Loan) (8 On Loan)

eMLS team edit

As of March 20, 2018[26]
Name Nat Since Gamer Tag
Players
Edgar Guerrero   2018 X_Thiago_Silva_O

Competitions edit

Competitions overview edit

Competition Record Start Round First Match Last Match Final Position (Conference)
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer * 34 15 9 10 54 48 +6 044.12 1 March 4, 2017 October 28, 2017 8th (5th Western)
MLS Cup Playoffs 6 3 1 2 9 9 +0 050.00 Knock Out October 31, 2018 December 8, 2018 Runners-up
U.S. Open Cup 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67 4th Round June 6, 2018 July 18, 2018 Quarterfinals
Cascadia Cup * 4 1 0 3 4 5 −1 025.00 15 June 30, 2017 October 28, 2017 3rd
Total 43 20 10 13 68 60 +8 046.51

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 edit

Preseason edit

Desert Friendlies – Tucson, Arizona edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

February 3, 2018 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Tucson, Arizona
17:00 PST Roldan   8'
Delem   32'
Bwana   68' (Mathers)
Mathers   73'
Report Adi   22'
Guzmán   24'
Valeri   24' (Blanco)
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

MLS regular season edit

Western Conference edit
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57 Knockout round
4 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
5 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
6 Real Salt Lake 34 14 13 7 55 58 −3 49
7 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48
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 edit
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
6 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
7 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56
8 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
9 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
10 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 4, 2018 1 LA Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers Carson, California
19:00 PST Alessandrini   19'  34'
Kamara   32' (Feltscher, dos Santos)
Ciani   89'
Report Blanco   66' (Adi)
Mabiala   86'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 10, 2018 2 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Portland Timbers Harrison, New Jersey
16:00 PST Mines   18',   72'
Lade   68'
Wright-Phillips   77',   90'
Rivas   80',   90+3'
Report Mabiala   74' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,374
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 24, 2018 3 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
12:30 PST Hedges   8'
Lamah   37' (Hayes)   75'
Report Olum   75'  
Blanco   47' (Adi)
Chara   90'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,851
Referee: Mark Geiger
March 31, 2018 4 Chicago Fire 2–2 Portland Timbers Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 PST Nikolic   12'
Nikolic   50' (Vincent, Schweinsteiger)
Vincent   84' (Schweinsteiger)
Report Valeri   6' (Blanco)
Valeri   52'
Blanco   55' (Flores)
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,678
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 8, 2018 5 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers Orlando, Florida
13:00 PST El-Munir   28'
Mueller   80' (Yotún)
Kljestan   82' (PK)
Dwyer   87' (Allen)   90+3'
Report Blanco   8'
Valeri   20' (PK)
Tuiloma   59' (Valeri)
Gleeson   77'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 22,337
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 14, 2018 6 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Powell   20' (Mabiala)
Valeri   23' (Powell, Paredes)
Adi   74' (Paredes, Valeri)
Chara   90+2'
Report Schüller   34'
Burch   39'
Quintero   64' (Manley)
Tuiloma   81' (o.g.)
Ibson   86'
Boxall   90+2'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 22, 2018 7 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC Portland, Oregon
15:00 PST Blanco   26' (Flores, Powell)
Adi   38'
Mabiala   66' (Valeri)
Report Ring   63'
Callens   90+2'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 5, 2018 8 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:30 PST Godoy   69'
Amarikwa   90+7'
Report Paredes   45+1'
Chara   53'
Mabiala   77'
Valeri   88'
Ridgewell   90+3'
Polo   90+4'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,850
Referee: Chris Penso
May 13, 2018 9 Cascadia Cup[28] Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
13:00 PST Ridgewell   44'
Blanco   86' (Armenteros)   90+6'
Report Delem   34'
A. Roldan   76'
Wingo   82'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 19, 2018 10 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
12:00 PST Chara   45'
Paredes   52'
Valentin   54'
Armenteros   81' (Paredes)   82'
Report Beitashour   21'
Kaye   53'
Zimmerman   66'
Vela   74'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 26, 2018 11 Colorado Rapids 2–3 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PST Gashi   3'
Wilson   23'
Cascante   31' (o.g.)
Nicholson   87'
Boli   87'   90+9' (pen.)
Report Armenteros   29' (Blanco)   37'
Valeri   38'   56' (Blanco)
Mabiala   62'
Andrés Flores   90'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,424
Referee: Sorin Stoica
June 2, 2018 12 Portland Timbers 1–1 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
14:00 PST Valeri   57' (pen.)
Chara   62'
Report Pontius   20' (Boateng)
Pedro   74'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 9, 2018 13 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Blanco   90+3' Report Opara   90+3' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
June 24, 2018 14 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Atlanta, Georgia
13:30 PST Escobar   32'
Gressel   56'
Report Chara   24'
Mabiala   32'   44'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,116
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
June 30, 2018 15 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
13:30 PST Rodriguez   51' (Lodeiro)
Marshall   68' (Lodeiro)
Tolo   85'
Dempsey   89'
Kee-Hee   90'
Report Mabiala   48' (Valeri)   74' (Valeri)
Armenteros   57' (Valeri)
Valentin   87'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,521
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 7, 2018 16 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Armenteros   14' (Valeri)
Chara   46'
Armenteros   53' (Valeri, Blanco)
Asprilla   55'
Report Cummings   1'
Jungwirth   87' (Amarikwa)
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 15, 2018 17 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
15:00 PST Feilhaber   43'
Nguyen   84'
Zimmerman   90+3'
Recap Chara   45+3'
Blanco   84'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 21, 2018 18 Portland Timbers 2–2 Montreal Impact Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Armenteros   39'
Valeri   65'
Report Piette   19'
Taïder   23' (Silva)
Mancosu   41' (Piatti)
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 28, 2018 19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo Portland, Oregon
18:00 PST Blanco   7' (Powell)   39'
Powell   9'
Asprilla   17'
Adi   80' (Valeri)
Report Quioto   12' (Elis)
Elis   17'
Watts   26'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 4, 2018 20 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Valeri   58' (PK)
Asprilla   84' (PK)
Guzmán   87' (Valeri)
Report Bedoya   90' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 11, 2018 21 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Valeri   71' (PK)
Guzmán   74'
Report K. Kamara   14' (Waston)
Techera   43' (Shea)   45+1'
Shea   50'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 15, 2018 22 D.C. United 4–1 Portland Timbers Washington, D.C.
17:00 PST Arriola   33'
Rooney   43' (Asad)   68'
Fisher   47' (Acosta)
Canouse   72'
Acosta   73'
Mattocks   90+1' (Segura)   90+2'
Report Armenteros   35' (Polo, Blanco) Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,219
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 18, 2018 23 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 PST Rubio   28' (Espinoza)   37' (Sallói, Besler)
Russell   89' (Németh)
Report Cascante   51'
Valentin   60'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,737
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 26, 2018 24 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
18:30 PST Chará   22'
Blanco   65'
Asprilla   87'
Report Smith   65'
Cascante   76' (o.g)
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
August 29, 2018 25 Portland Timbers 2–0 Toronto FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Chara   64' (Blanco, Valentin)
Guzmán   83'   85'
Report Delgado   32' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 1, 2018 26 New England Revolution 1–1 Portland Timbers Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 PST Caldwell   58',   76'
Caicedo   60'
Mancienne   87'
Penilla   90+1'
Report Blanco   19'
Olum   67',   70' (Cascante, Guzmán)
Clark   90+1'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,040
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
September 8, 2018 27 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Ebobisse   45' (Blanco)
Valeri   65' (Blanco)
Armenteros   78'
Report Blomberg   43' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 15, 2018 28 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
17:30 PST Elis   32'
Manotas   39',   65',   71'
Fuenmayor   81'
Report Fuenmayor   9' (o.g.)
Valentin   31'
Ebobisse   34'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,256
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 19, 2018 29 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 22, 2018 30 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Minneapolis, Minnesota
17:00 PST R. Ibarra   18' (Quintero)   36' (Quintero)
Boxall   43' (Schüller)
Maximiano   70'
Bob   89'
Report Powell   55'
Blanco   71'   79' (Villafaña)
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 24,525
Referee: David Gantar
September 29, 2018 31 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas Portland, Oregon
17:00 PST Ridgewell   90+4'
Chara   90+7'
Report Gruezo   72'
Hedges   75'
González   82'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 6, 2018 32 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, 2018 33 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
TBD Mabiala   15' (Valeri)
Valeri   63'
Chara   68' (Blanco)
Blanco   68'   87' (Melano)
Report Beckerman   27' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 28, 2018 34 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13:30 PST Davies   28' (Nerwinski)   31'   82' Report Melano   27'
Flores   90'
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 edit
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAAAAAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
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 edit
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 15 9 10 54 48  +6 54 11 4 2 30 13  +17 4 5 8 24 35  −11

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

Cascadia Cup edit

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 edit
Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 9
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 2 2 0 5 6 -1 6
3 Portland Timbers 4 1 3 0 5 7 -2 3

Last updated: October 29, 2018.
Source: [1]

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

June 30, 2018 15 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
13:30 PST Rodríguez   51' (Lodeiro)
Marshall   68' (Lodeiro)
Tolo   85'
Dempsey   89'
Kee-Hee   90'
Report Mabiala   48' (Valeri)   74' (Valeri)
Armenteros   57' (Valeri)
Valentin   87'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,521
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 11, 2018 21 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 PST Valeri   71' (PK)
Guzmán   74'
Report K. Kamara   14' (Waston)
Techera   43' (Shea)   45+1'
Shea   50'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 26, 2018 24 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
18:30 PST Chará   22'
Blanco   65'
Asprilla   87'
Preview Smith   65'
Cascante   76' (o.g)
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Chris Penso
October 28, 2018 34 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13:30 PST Davies   28' (Nerwinski)   31'   82' Report Melano   27'
Flores   90'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,348
Referee: Ted Unkel

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

October 31, 2018 Knockout FC Dallas 1–2 Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
18:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 10,297
Referee: Alan Kelly
November 4, 2018 Semifinals 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, 2018 Semifinals 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, 2018 Conference Finals Leg 1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
16:30 PST Guzmán   36' Report Sinovic   45+1'
Besler   66'
Sallói   89'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Robert Sibiga
November 29, 2018 Conference Finals Leg 2 Sporting Kansas City 2–3
(2–3 agg.)
Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
18:30 PST Sallói   20' (Rubio)
Rubio   47'
Fernandes   81'
Report Valentin   17'
Guzmán   45+5'
Blanco   52' (Villafaña)
Valeri   61',   90+9' (Chará)
Chara   77'
Villafaña   90+6'
Asprilla   90+7'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,091
Referee: Mark Geiger

U.S. Open Cup edit

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

June 6, 2018 4 U.S. Open Cup Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST Ebobisse   28'
Asprilla   66' (Chara)
Report Alashe   41'
Ockford   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   30' (Adi)
Asprilla   90+2'
Report Kitchen   42'
Carrasco   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   10'
Guzmán   33' (o.g.)
Vela   38' (Zimmerman)
Ureña   51' (Jordan Harvey)
Nguyen   57'
Report Andriuskevicius   31'
Blanco   44'
Cascante   45+2' (Guzmán)
Andriuskevicius   52' (Asprilla)
Valentin   67'
Guzmán   83'
Cascante   90+3'
Stadium: Banc of California
Attendance: 17,898
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Friendlies edit

Player/Staff Transactions edit

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 edit

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

Loans in edit

Date Position Player Parent Club TAM GAM Notes Source
Winter
January 17, 2018 DF   Andy Polo   Morelia N/A N/A On loan for the 2018 MLS campaign with purchase option. [34]
February 4, 2018 FW   Cristhian Paredes   América N/A N/A On loan for the 2018 MLS campaign with purchase option. [35]
February 9, 2018 FW   Samuel Armenteros   Benevento N/A N/A On loan for the 2018 MLS campaign with purchase option. [36]
Summer
July 17, 2018 MF   Tomás Conechny   San Lorenzo N/A N/A On loan for the 2018 MLS campaign with purchase option. [37]

Loans out edit

Date Position Player Loaned Club TAM GAM Notes Source
Summer
August 28, 2018 MF   Eryk Williamson   C.D. Santa Clara N/A N/A On loan for the club's 2018–19 season [14]

Transfers out edit

Date Position Player Destination Club TAM GAM Notes Source
Winter
November 27, 2017 MF   Amobi Okugo N/A N/A Option declined. [38]
November 27, 2017 FW   Darren Mattocks   D.C. United N/A N/A Option 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   Bill Tuiloma N/A N/A Option Declined with bona fide offer. Re-signed. [38]
November 27, 2017 MF   Ben Zemanski   Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC N/A N/A Out of contract. [38]
December 13, 2017 MF   Darlington Nagbe   Atlanta United FC $300,000 $750,000 Traded. Will pay $100,000 of GAM in 2019. [40]
December 13, 2017 DF   Gbenga Arokoyo   Atlanta United FC Part of the Nagbe Trade. [40]
February 12, 2018 DF   Rennico Clarke   Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Waived. [41]
February 28, 2018 DF   Chance Myers Waived. [42]
Summer
July 30, 2018 CF   Fanendo Adi   FC Cincinnati $400,000 $450,000 Future considerations part of deal [43]
August 8, 2018 LB   Vytautas Andriuškevičius   D.C. United $50,000 - [10]

Contract extensions edit

Date Position Player Year Signed Extension Notes Source
November 27, 2017 GK   Jeff Attinella 2017 Unknown [38]
November 27, 2017 GK   Kendall McIntosh 2017 Unknown [38]
November 27, 2017 DF   Zarek Valentin 2016 Unknown [38]
November 27, 2017 MF   Dairon Asprilla 2014 Unknown [38]
November 27, 2017 MF/DF   Jack Barmby 2016 Unknown [38]
January 17, 2018 DF   Bill Tuiloma 2017 1 Year [33][44][38]

2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft Picks edit

Stage Position Player Previous Club Notes Ref
1 (1 / #17) PASS
2 (1 / #17) PASS

2018 MLS SuperDraft Picks edit

Round Player Position College Other Notes Ref
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)   Caleb Duvernay DF   NC State   North Carolina FC U23 Acquired pick from Chicago Fire.[R3 trade 1] [46]
3 (63)   Timmy Mueller FW   Oregon State   Portland Timbers U23 Acquired pick from Real Salt Lake for rights[R3 trade 2] [46]
3 (64)   Stuart Holthusen FW   Akron [46]
4 (87)   Mamadou Guirassy FW   NJIT   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 edit

Date Name Position Previous Club Previous Position Ref
December 18, 2017   Giovanni Savarese Head coach   New York Cosmos Manager [51]
January 8, 2018   Carlos Llamosa Assistant coach   New England Revolution Assistant coach [52]
January 8, 2018   Guillermo "Memo" Valencia Goalkeeper coach   New York Cosmos Goalkeeper coach [52]

Staff out edit

Date Name Former Position New Club New Position Ref
December 18, 2017   Caleb Porter Head coach [53]
August 2, 2018   Sean McAuley Assistant coach   Orlando City SC Assistant coach [54]

National Team participation edit

Honors and awards edit

MLS Player of the Week edit

Week Player Ref
7   Alvas Powell [1]
28   Sebastián Blanco [17]

MLS Goal of the Week edit

Week Result Player Ref
4 Nominated   Sebastián Blanco [55]
7 Won   Alvas Powell [56]
8 Nominated   Diego Valeri [57]
12 Won   Samuel Armenteros [2]
13 Won   Samuel Armenteros [4][5]
30 Nominated   Alvas Powell [18]
32 Nominated   Sebastián Blanco [58]

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Area Player/Manager Ref
4 Pitch   Bill Tuiloma [59]
7 Pitch   Alvas Powell [60]
8 Pitch   Larrys Mabiala [61]
8 Pitch   Giovanni Savarese [61]
13 Pitch   Samuel Armenteros [3]
17 Pitch   Jeff Attinella [8]
18 Pitch   Diego Valeri [9]
18 Pitch   Larrys Mabiala [9]
19 Pitch   Samuel Armenteros [62]
19 Pitch   Diego Valeri [62]
20 Pitch   Diego Chará [63]
22 Bench   Fanendo Adi [64]
23 Bench   Jeff Attinella [65]
23 Bench   Diego Valeri [65]
27 Bench   Diego Chará [66]
28 Pitch   Jeremy Ebobisse [16]
28 Pitch   Sebastián Blanco [16]
28 Pitch   Zarek Valentin [16]
28 Bench   Diego Chará [16]
28 Bench   Diego Valeri [16]
30 Bench   Andy Polo [19]
32 Pitch   Sebastián Blanco [20]
34 Pitch   Sebastián Blanco [21]

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

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
Apps Goals     Apps Goals     Apps Goals     Apps Goals    
1 GK   Jeff Attinella 22 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
2 DF   Alvas Powell 24 2 1 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 25 (3) 2 0 0
4 DF   Jorge Villafaña 7 (1) 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 (1) 0 1 0
7 DF   Roy Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Diego Valeri 31 (1) 10 4 0 6 4 1 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 37 (2) 14 5 0
10 MF   Sebastián Blanco 29 (2) 10 9 0 6 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 37 (2) 14 9 0
11 FW   Andy Polo 18 (5) 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 (5) 1 2 0
12 GK   Steve Clark 6 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (2) 0 1 0
13 DF   Lawrence Olum 18 (4) 1 2 1 0 (4) 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 20 (9) 1 2 1
14 DF   Andrés Flores 14 (15) 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 (15) 1 2 0
16 DF   Zarek Valentin 30 (2) 0 4 0 5 (1) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 37 (3) 0 6 0
17 FW   Jeremy Ebobisse 5 (4) 2 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 (4) 4 1 0
18 DF   Julio Cascante 18 (3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 19 (3) 1 2 0
19 FW   Victor Arboleda 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
19 MF   Tomás Conechny 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 0 0 0
20 MF   David Guzmán 11 (3) 3 4 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 17 (3) 3 7 0
21 MF   Diego Chará 26 (1) 2 11 0 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 34 (1) 2 14 0
22 MF   Cristhian Paredes 18 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 19 (2) 1 1 0
23 MF   Jack Barmby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF   Liam Ridgewell 13 0 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 3 1
25 DF   Bill Tuiloma 7 (6) 1 0 0 2 (2) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 (8) 1 0 0
26 FW   Lucas Melano 1 (6) 1 1 0 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (10) 1 1 0
26 DF   Modou Jadama 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
27 MF   Dairon Asprilla 7 (10) 1 3 0 1 (4) 1 1 0 2 (1) 1 1 0 10 (15) 3 5 0
28 FW   Foster Langsdorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
30 MF   Eryk Williamson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
32 DF   Marco Farfan 6 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (5) 0 0 0
33 DF   Larrys Mabiala 31 5 5 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 36 5 5 1
40 MF   Renzo Zambrano (T2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 GK   Kendall McIntosh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 MF   Marvin Loría (T2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
47 MF   Darixon Vuelto (T2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
77 MF   Andre Lewis (T2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 GK   Jake Gleeson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
99 FW   Samuel Armenteros 19 (9) 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 20 (10) 8 2 0
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
DF   Vytautas Andriuškevičius 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 (3) 1 1 0
FW   Fanendo Adi 9 (5) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 (5) 3 0 0

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

Goalkeeper stats edit

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

No. Player MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1   Jeff Attinella 1944 23 1.06 64 570 9 1.42 19 180 3 1.50 7 2694 35 1.17 90
12   Steve Clark 576 11 1.72 28 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 576 11 1.72 28
90   Jake Gleeson 540 14 2.33 15 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 540 14 2.33 15
43   Kendall McIntosh 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 90 0 0.00 1 90 0 0.00 1
TOTALS 3060 48 1.41 107 570 9 1.42 19 270 3 1.00 8 3900 60 1.13 134

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

Top scorers edit

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

Rnk Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF/FW 10   Sebastián Blanco 10 3 1 14
MF 8   Diego Valeri 10 4 0 14
2 FW 99   Samuel Armenteros 8 0 0 8
3 DF 33   Larrys Mabiala 5 0 0 5
4 FW 17   Jeremy Ebobisse 2 1 1 4
5 FW 9   Fanendo Adi 3 0 0 3
MF 20   David Guzmán 3 0 0 3
MF/FW 27   Dairon Asprilla 1 1 1 3
6 DF 2   Alvas Powell 2 0 0 2
MF 21   Diego Chará 2 0 0 2
7 DF 5   Vytautas Andriuskevicius 0 0 1 1
MF 11   Andy Polo 1 0 0 1
DF/MF 13   Lawrence Olum 1 0 0 1
MF/FW 14   Andrés Flores 1 0 0 1
DF 18   Julio Cascante 0 0 1 1
MF 22   Cristhian Paredes 1 0 0 1
DF/MF 25   Bill Tuiloma 1 0 0 1
FW 26   Lucas Melano 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 56 9 5 70

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

Top assists edit

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

Rnk Pos No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 8   Diego Valeri 12 2 0 14
2 MF/FW 10   Sebastián Blanco 11 0 0 11
3 FW 9   Fanendo Adi 2 0 1 3
MF 22   Cristhian Paredes 3 0 0 3
2 DF   Alvas Powell 3 0 0 3
4 DF 4   Jorge Villafaña 1 1 0 2
MF 11   Andy Polo 2 0 0 2
MF 14   Andrés Flores 2 0 0 2
FW 17   Jeremy Ebobisse 1 1 0 2
MF 20   David Guzmán 1 0 1 2
MF 21   Diego Chará 0 1 1 2
MF/FW 27   Dairon Asprilla 0 1 1 2
5 DF 16   Zarek Valentin 1 0 0 1
DF 18   Julio Cascante 1 0 0 1
FW/MF 26   Lucas Melano 1 0 0 1
MF 33   Larrys Mabiala 1 0 0 1
FW 99   Samuel Armenteros 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 43 6 4 53

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

Clean sheets edit

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

Rnk No. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 1   Jeff Attinella 7 1 1 9
2 12   Steve Clark 3 0 0 3
43   Kendall McIntosh 0 0 1 1
3 90   Jake Gleeson 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 10 1 2 13

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

Summary edit

Games played 43 (34 MLS) (3 Open Cup) (6 MLS Playoffs)
Games won 20 (15 MLS) (2 Open Cup) (3 MLS Playoffs)
Games drawn 10 (9 MLS) (1 MLS Playoffs)
Games lost 13 (10 MLS) (1 Open Cup) (2 MLS Playoffs)
Goals scored 68 (54 MLS) (5 Open Cup) (9 MLS Playoffs)
Goals conceded 56 (44 MLS) (3 Open Cup) (9 MLS Playoffs)
Goal difference +12 (+10 MLS) (+2 Open Cup) (0 MLS Playoffs)
Clean sheets 13 (10 MLS) (2 Open Cup) (1 MLS Playoffs)
Yellow cards 74 (57 MLS) (6 Open Cup) (11 MLS Playoffs)
Red cards 3 (2 MLS) (1 MLS Playoffs)
Most appearances   Zarek Valentin (40 Appearances)
Top scorer  Diego Valeri,  Sebastián Blanco (14 goals)
Top assists  Diego Valeri (14 assists)
Top clean sheets  Jeff Attinella (8 clean sheets)
Winning percentage Overall: 20/43 (46.51%)

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

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