2014 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2014 season
President Merritt Paulson
Head Coach Caleb Porter
Stadium Providence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 20,674)
Major League Soccer Conference: 6th
Overall: 11th
MLS Cup Playoffs DNQ
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
CCL Group Stage
Cascadia Cup 3rd
Top goalscorer League:
All: Diego Valeri (11)
Highest home attendance Preseason: 13,779
Regular Season: 20,814
Open Cup: 10,619
CCL: TBD
Friendlies:TBD
Lowest home attendance Preseason: 11,797
Regular Season: 20,674
Open Cup: 10,619
CCL: TBD
Friendlies:TBD
Average home league attendance Preseason: 13,026
Regular Season: 20,744
Open Cup: 10,619
CCL: TBD
Friendlies:TBD
Home colors
Secondary colors
Third colors

The 2014 Portland Timbers season was the 4th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Background

The Timbers finished the 2013 season in 1st place in the Western Conference, however it wasn't until December 13, 2013 that it was announced they would be playing in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League due to a rule change. Replacing the MLS Cup runner-up, the top team in the non-Supporter Shield conference would get the spot in Champions League.[1]

The Timbers announced they would be partnering with the San Jose Earthquakes and USL Pro team Sacramento Republic FC on January 23.[2] The Timbers will send 2 players on loan to Sacramento Republic and not participate in the MLS Reserve League.

Competitions

CompetitionStarted RoundFinal PositionFirst MatchLast Match
2014 MLS-11thMarch 8, 2014October 25, 2014
2014 MLS CupDNQDNQDNQDNQ
2014 Open Cup4th RoundQuarterfinalsJune 17, 2014July 9, 2014
2014-15 CCLGroup Stage2nd in groupAugust 19, 2014October 21, 2014
Cascadia Cup-3rdApril 5, 2014September 20, 2014

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Desert Friendlies

Rose City Invitational

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 320182+67
2 San Jose Earthquakes 32102206
3 Portland Timbers 301223-12
4 Portmore United F.C. 302127-51

MLS Regular Season

Western Conference standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders FC 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 Conference Semi-finals & 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61 Conference Semi-finals
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56 Knockout round
4 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50
6 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
7 Chivas USA 34 9 19 6 29 61 32 33
8 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 19 32
9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 15 30
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Updated to matches played on September 25, 2013 01:00 EDT
Source: gue Soccer (MLS), the top flight MLSSoccer.com
(W1) = Western Conference champion; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

Overall standings

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS, W1) 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4
2 LA Galaxy 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2
3 D.C. United (E1) 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3
4 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5
5 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 46 +5 55
6 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54
7 Columbus Crew 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52
8 New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 50
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
11 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
12 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
13 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 10 41
14 Houston Dynamo 34 11 17 6 39 58 19 39
15 Chicago Fire 34 6 10 18 41 51 10 36
16 Chivas USA 34 9 19 6 29 61 32 33
17 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 19 32
18 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 15 30
19 Montreal Impact 34 6 18 10 38 58 20 28 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7
Updated to match(es) played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
23 30 7 7 9 38 38  0 3 2 7 23 21  +2 4 5 2 15 17  −2

Last updated: August 12, 2014
Source: Portland Timbers
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAAHHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDDLLDDLDWDDWWLWDLDLWWLWDLWDDWLWWDW

Updated to match(es) played on December 16, 2014. Source: timbers.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

U.S. Open Cup

2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League

Eight groups of 3 teams will be drawn, with each group containing at least one Mexican club and one American club.

Pot A
Mexico León Mexico Pachuca United States Sporting Kansas City United States New York Red Bulls
Costa Rica Alajuelense Honduras Olimpia Guatemala Comunicaciones Panama Tauro
Pot B
Mexico América Mexico Cruz Azul United States Portland Timbers United States D.C. United
Costa Rica Saprissa Honduras Real España El Salvador Isidro Metapán Canada Montreal Impact
Pot C
Guatemala Municipal El Salvador FAS Panama Chorrillo Nicaragua Real Estelí
Belize Belmopan Bandits Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Bayamón FC Jamaica Waterhouse Guyana Alpha United

Group 5

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Honduras Deportivo Olimpia 4 3 0 1 15 5 +10 9
United States Portland Timbers 4 3 0 1 15 6 +9 9
Guyana Alpha United FC 4 0 0 4 1 17 16 0
  ALP OLI POR
Alpha United FC 0–1 1-4
CD Olimpia 6-0 1-3
Portland Timbers 6-0 4-2

Cascadia Cup

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 league games versus the other participants.

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6321811-310
2 Seattle Sounders FC 62221210+28
3 Portland Timbers 62311514+17

Club

Kits

Primary
Primary Alt.
Secondary
Secondary Alt.
Third
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
PrimaryGreen / WhiteWhiteGreen
Primary Alt.Green / WhiteGreenGreenMLS, March 22 against Colorado
SecondaryRed / BlackRedRed
Secondary Alt.Red / BlackBlackRedMLS, July 13 against Seattle
ThirdDark greenDark greenDark green

Executive staff

Majority Owner & President Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Providence Park (20,438 / 110x70 yards)

Last updated: January 23, 2012
Source:Portland Timbers

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Caleb Porter
Assistant Coach Sean McAuley
Assistant Coach Cameron Knowles
Goalkeeping Coach Mike Toshack
Head Athletic Trainer Nik Wald
Assistant Athletic Trainer Alex Margarito

Last updated: January 26, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers

Squad

Roster and Statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[4]
Template:Regular season stats updated

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total App Total Total Yellow card Total Red card MLS App. MLS MLS Yellow card MLS Red card Open Cup App. Open Cup Open Cup Yellow card Open Cup Red card CCL App. CCL CCL Yellow card CCL Red card
1GKJamaicaDonovan Ricketts320013200100000000
2DFJamaicaAlvas Powell15211501000000000
4MFCanadaWill Johnson296402894000000000
5DFUnited StatesMichael Harrington250113302000000000
6FWLiberiaDarlington Nagbe321003491000000000
7MFDemocratic Republic of the CongoSteve Zakuani17000000000000000
8MFArgentinaDiego Valeri331160 311020010000000
9FWMartiniqueFrédéric Piquionne30002110005000000
10FWArgentinaGastón Fernández321730000000000000
11MFGhanaKalif Alhassan151103032000000000
12FWZimbabweSchillo Tshuma0000000000000000
13MFUnited StatesJack Jewsbury19010 2600000000000
14MFUnited StatesBen Zemanski13020 2515100000000
15MFUnited StatesSteven Evans0000 000000000000
16DFUnited StatesBryan Gallego0000000000000000
17MFUnited StatesMichael Nanchoff3100100000000000
19DFUnited StatesJorge Villafaña19110000000000000
20DFUnited StatesTaylor Peay0000000000000000
21MFColombiaDiego Chará31280 31280310000000
22MFCosta RicaRodney Wallace17520 2773000000000
23DFArgentinaNorberto Paparatto13060000000000000
26MFUnited StatesGeorge Fochive0000000000000000
31DFUnited StatesRauwshan McKenzie7010100000000000
33GKUnited StatesAndrew Weber3000300000000000
37FWArgentinaMaximiliano Urruti301010541000000000
44DFNorwayPa Modou Kah20150 2007100000000
90GKNew ZealandJake Gleeson0000000000000000
Own goals for0000000000000000

Goalkeeper stats


Last updated: March 8, 2014

No. Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup CCL
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts 90 1 1.00 5 90 1 1.00 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
33 United States Andrew Weber 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0
90 New Zealand Jake Gleeson 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0
TOTALS 90 1 1.00 5 90 1 1.00 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Pos Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 12, 2013United States Jorge VillafañaMFUnited StatesChivas USATraded along with the number 2 pick in the 1st Stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft for Andrew Jean-Baptiste[5]
December 12, 2013Democratic Republic of the Congo Steve ZakuaniMFUnited StatesSeattle Sounders FCSelected with the number 2 pick in the 1st Stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft[6]
January 10, 2014United States Andrew WeberGKUnited StatesPhoenix FCSigned as free agent[7]
January 15, 2014United States Bryan GallegoDFUniversity of Akron
United StatesPortland Timbers U23s
Signed as Homegrown Player Rule[8]
January 15, 2014Argentina Gastón FernándezFWArgentinaEstudiantes de La Plata[9]
January 15, 2014Argentina Norberto PaparattoDFArgentinaClub Atlético Tigre[10]
February 11, 2014Zimbabwe Schillo TshumaFWUniversity of MarylandA Generation Adidas contract[11]
February 11, 2014United States Taylor PeayDFUniversity of Washington[11]
February 25, 2014United States George FochiveMFUniversity of Connecticut[12]
February 25, 2014United States Aaron LongMFUC Riverside[12]
May 27, 2014United States Danny O'RourkeDFUnited StatesColumbus CrewSigned as Free Agent[13]
June 23, 2014Nigeria Fanendo AdiFWDenmarkCopenhagenSigned permanent Designated Player contract[14]
June 25, 2014England Liam RidgewellDFEnglandWest Bromwich AlbionSigned Designated Player contract[15]

Loans in

Date Player Pos Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref

Loans out

Date Player Pos Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
January 15, 2014Colombia José Adolfo ValenciaFWArgentinaClub OlimpoSeason-long loan[16]
February 18, 2014New Zealand Jake GleesonGKSacramento Republic FCLoaned as part of partnership[17]
February 18, 2014United States Bryan GallegoDFSacramento Republic FCLoaned as part of partnership[17]
January 15, 2014United States Aaron LongMFSacramento Republic FCLoaned as part of partnership[18]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 9, 2013United States David HorstDFUnited StatesHouston Dynamo2014 Option Declined. Rights traded to Houston Dynamo for 4th Round pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft[19][20]
December 9, 2013United States Ryan MillerDFN/A2014 Option Declined[19]
December 9, 2013United States Dylan Tucker-GangnesDFN/AWaived ahead of 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft[19]
December 9, 2013United States Brent RichardsFWN/AWaived ahead of 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft[19]
December 12, 2013United States Andrew Jean-BaptisteDFUnited StatesChivas USATraded for Jorge Villafaña and the number 2 pick in the 1st Stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft[5]
December 13, 2013United States Sal ZizzoMFUnited StatesSporting Kansas CityTraded for allocation money[21]
January 10, 2014Colombia Sebastián RincónFWArgentinaClub Atlético TigreNot re-signed after end of loan[7]
January 27, 2014France Mikaël SilvestreDFIndiaChennaiyin FCMutually agreed to terminate contract[22]
February 27, 2014Jamaica Ryan JohnsonFWChina Henan Jianye F.C.No longer on roster. No press release made.[23]
May 13, 2014France Frédéric PiquionneFWFrance US CréteilWaived[24]
June 2, 2014The Gambia Mamadou DansoFWCanadaMontreal ImpactTraded for a 2nd round pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft[25]
July 2, 2014United States Aaron LongMFUnited StatesSeattle Sounders FCReleased[26]
N/ASerbia Miloš KocićGKRetiredAnnounced retirement and no longer on roster. No press release made.[27]

2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Picks

Round (Overall Pick) Player Pos Previous Club Ref
1 (2)Democratic Republic of the Congo Steve ZakuaniDFUnited StatesSeattle Sounders FC[28]

2014 MLS SuperDraft Picks

Round (Overall Pick) Player Pos Previous Club Ref
1 (17)Zimbabwe Schillo TshumaFWUniversity of Maryland[29]
2 (26)United States Taylor PeayDFUniversity of Washington[29]
2 (36)United States Aaron LongMFUC Riverside[29]
3 (39)United States George FochiveMFUniversity of Connecticut[30]
4 (71)United States Victor ChavezFWUCLA[30]
4 (73)United States Nikita KotlovMFIndiana University[30]

Unsigned Trialists

Player Pos Previous Club Notes
United States Richard MenjivarMFUnited States Atlanta SilverbacksPreseason [31]
United States Justin LuthyGKBoston CollegePreseason [32]
Ghana Francis DadzieFWGhana Bechem UnitedPreseason [33]

Miscellaneous

International Roster Slots

References

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