2017 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2017 season
President Merritt Paulson
Head Coach Caleb Porter
Stadium Providence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 21,144)
Major League Soccer Conference: 1st
Overall: 6th
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round L 2–1 (vs. Seattle Sounders)
Cascadia Cup 1st
Highest home attendance Preseason:
13,461
(Feb. 12 vs. Minnesota United FC)
Regular season:
21,144
Friendlies:
Lowest home attendance Preseason:
10,117
(Feb. 9 vs. Real Salt Lake)
Regular season:
21,144
Friendlies:
Average home league attendance Preseason:
11,789
Regular season:
21,144
Friendlies:
Biggest win 5–1
(Mar. 3 vs. Minnesota United FC)
Biggest defeat 0–3
(May 6 vs. San Jose Earthquakes)
Primary colors
Secondary colors
All statistics correct as of 05/17/2017.

The 2017 Portland Timbers season is the 31st season in their existence and the 7th 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 November 16, 2016 to the end of MLS Cup Playoffs.

Background

Season review

Off season

On November 16, 2016, the Portland Timbers announced former player Ned Grabavoy as Director of Scouting and Recruitment.

On November 17, 2016, the Portland Timbers announced former player Jack Jewsbury as Director of Business Development.

On December 1, 2016, the Portland Timbers announced their schedule for the Desert Friendlies and Home Preseason Tournament.

On December 12, 2016, the Portland Timbers announced their first roster moves for the off season by exercising options on Zarek Valentin and Ben Zemanski and declining options on Nick Besler, Neco Brett, Wade Hamilton, Chris Klute, Chris Konopka, Ben Polk, Jermaine Taylor and Andy Thoma.

On December 15, 2016, the Portland Timbers and Steven Taylor mutually agreed to part ways.

On December 20, 2016, the Portland Timbers signed goalkeeper Jeff Attinella from Minnesota United FC.

On December 21, 2016, MLS announced the home opener for each team, having the Portland Timbers host Minnesota United FC as the first match of the league for the 2017 season.

On December 22, 2016, the Portland Timbers signed Costa Rican defensive midfielder David Guzmán from Deportivo Saprissa.

On January 4, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed Costa Rican defender Roy Miller from Deportivo Saprissa.

On January 9, 2017, the Portland Timbers loaned out Lucas Melano to Argentinian side, Club Atlético Belgrano.

On January 12, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed Portland Timbers 2 players Victor Arboleda, Rennico Clarke, and Kendall McIntosh. The Timbers also re-signed Jack Barmby. Hours later, the full 2017 schedule was released.

On January 13, 2017, the Portland Timbers selected Jeremy Ebobisse in the first round as the 4th pick overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Portland later selected Michael Amick in the second round.

On January 17, 2017, the Portland Timbers selected Russell Cicerone and Romilio Hernandez in the fourth and final round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

Preseason

On January 23, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed free-agent defender Chance Myers. Dairon Asprilla returned to the club from his loan with Millonarios F.C. The Timbers also announced that they had re-signed defender/midfielder Amobi Okugo.

The Timbers began their first match of the preseason on January 27, 2017, taking on New York Red Bull in Tucson, Arizona. Caleb Porter announced that he would be playing 3 groups, each changing at 30 minutes to give all the players time on the pitch. In the 4th minute, Rennico Clarke would unfortunately send the ball into the Timber's own neat putting New York up 1–0. In the 60th minute, Vincent Bezecourt would be awarded a penalty and would successfully convert it. New York would end up winning with a final score of 0–2.

On January 31, 2017, the Portland Timbers took on Croatian First Division side NK Istra 1961. The Timbers gave up another early goal, this time by Mitrevski in the 5th minute. Portland would soon answer back from a successfully converted penalty from Fanendo Adi in the 16th minute. In the second half, NK Istra would take the lead once again with a goal from Burić in the 75th minute. The Timbers would shortly answer back with a goal from trialist Ordain in the 80th minute with an assist from Ben Zemanski. NK Istra would finally take the lead and win it with penalty taken by Prelčec with a final score of 3–2.

On February 2, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed winger Sebastián Blanco from San Lorenzo as a Designated Player. The Timbers also paid $75,000 to Seattle Sounders FC in General Allocation Money for his rights.

On February 3, 2017, the Portland Timbers signed Lawrence Olum from Sporting Kansas City and Nat Borchers announced his retirement from soccer.

On February 4, 2017, the Portland Timbers played their final match for the Desert Friendlies, taking on their main rivals, the Seattle Sounders. The Timbers would strike first with a goal from Fanendo Adi, assisted by Diego Valeri in the 16th minute. During the second half, Seattle would answer back with a successful converted penalty by Harry Shipp in the 71st minute. Both teams would settle for a draw with a final score of 1–1.

On February 9, 2017, the Portland Timbers opened their home preseason tournament against Real Salt Lake. Diego Valeri would score first in the 35th minute. Diego Chará would be sent off in the 42nd minute from an elbow to the face foul after the referee used the new experimental replay system that is being used in MLS preseason. Shortly after in the 43rd minute, Joao Plata would score a goal from a free kick due to Chará's foul. In the 45th minute Valeri was awarded a penalty and successfully converted it. Darren Mattocks would put the Timbers ahead with a goal, assisted by Jack Barmby, in the 51st minute. Omar Holness would equalize Real Salt Lake with a goal in the 66th minute. The final score would be a draw at 3–3.

On February 12, 2017, the Portland Timbers continued their preseason tournament by taking on one of the newest MLS expansion clubs, Minnesota United FC. In the first half, Minnesota would prove to break through first with two goals from Johan Venegas in the 25th and 32nd minutes. During the 2nd half, Jack McInerney would send the ball in the back of the net in the 51st to cut the lead in half. Finally in the 84th minute Fanendo Adi would score a cheeky back heel goal, assisted by Alvas Powell and Sebastián Blanco to equalize the Timbers. The final would be 2–2.

On February 15, 2017, Portland finished off their preseason tournament against their northern rival, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Diego Valeri would score first in the 26th minute with an assist from Darlington Nagbe and Vytas. Shortly after in the 28th minute, Fanendo Adi would give Portland another goal, also with the assist from Nagbe and Vytas. Cristian Techera would be the loan scorer for Vancouver in the 79th minute, giving Portland their first preseason victory of the 2017 season. The Timbers also sold the rights of Rodney Wallace to New York City FC for $50,000 in General Allocation Money and $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.

On February 25, 2017, the Portland Timbers traveled to Carson, California to play their final preseason match for 2017 against LA Galaxy. Fanendo Adi would receive a brace with the first goal in the 29th minute, assisted by Diego Valeri and David Guzmán. The second in the 56th minute, assisted by Valeri. Daniel Steres would be the loan goal scorer for LA, giving Portland their first preseason road victory with a final score of 2–1.

On March 1, 2017, the Portland Timbers waived forward Jack McInerney.

March

On March 3, the Timbers opened the 2017 MLS Season at home against new expansion side, Minnesota United FC. The Timbers Army sung the national anthem as tradition since the first MLS match, then raised a Bob Ross "Happy Little Trees" themed tifo. Timber's new center back Lawrence Olum would score the first goal of the season, assisted by Vytas and Diego Valeri in the 14th minute. Shortly after the start of the 2nd half, Valeri would score in the 47th minute, assisted by their newly acquired Designated Player, Sebastián Blanco. Christian Ramirez, assisted by Johan Venegas, gave Minnesota United FC their first goal in Major League Soccer history. In the 82nd minute, the Timbers were awarded a penalty and it was successfully converted by Valeri in the 82nd minute. Fanendo Adi would finish it up with goals in extra time. The first in the 90+1 minute with an assist from Darlington Nagbe. The final goal would come in the 90+3 minute. The Timbers would start the season off strong with 3 points and a +4 goal differential, currently putting them first on the overall table after winning 5–1. It would stand as their strongest home opening win since starting MLS.

On March 12, Portland traveled to Carson, California for their first road match of the season to take on LA Galaxy. The Timbers would start off strong with a counterattack goal from Diego Chará, with an assist from Diego Valeri in the 8th minute. LA's Jelle Van Damme would receive two yellows, one in the 31st minute and another in the 35th, sending him off and putting LA at 10 men. The Timbers would hold strong until the end and secure 3 points and their first league road win in over a year.

On March 18, Portland hosted the undefeated Houston Dynamo. Before the match the Timbers paid tribute to Nat Borchers where he said his goodbye speech. Shortly after, the Timbers Army raised their "Show racism the red card tifo" with the Portlandia statue with the Statue of Liberty crown. The Timbers would be awarded an early penalty kick from a DaMarcus Beasley handball. Diego Valeri would take and successfully convert it in the 11th minute, putting Portland up 1–0. In the 37th minute, Houston would be awarded a penalty from a Diego Chara handball. The shot was taken and successfully converted by Erick Torres in the 38th minute. Just before the end of the 1st half, Houston would get another goal, from Romell Quioto, assisted by Alberth Elis in the 45+2 minute of stoppage time. In the 58th minute, the Timbers would bounce back to equalize the match with a header from Valeri, assisted by Zarek Valentin and Fanendo Adi. In the 66th minute, the Timbers would take control of the match with a goal from David Guzmán from an fantastic pass from Darlington Nagbe who would later be credited for an assist. Finally in the 88th minute, the Timbers would secure the win with a goal from Adi, assisted by Guzmán. The Timbers would continue their win streak with a 4–2 victory making a total 9 points (+7 goal differential) and currently hold first place overall for the 3rd consecutive week.

On March 25, Portland traveled to Columbus to take on Columbus Crew SC. They would be without Darlinton Nagbe and David Guzmán, both of which are currently on international duty. The Timbers would score early in the 4th minute from a goal from Dairon Asprilla, assisted by winger, Sebastián Blanco. Columbus would shortly take control of the match with a goal from Justin Meram in the 11th minute and a goal from Ola Kamara, assisted by Federico Higuaín in the 19th minute. 3 Minutes into first half stoppage time, Fanendo Adi, assisted by Alvas Powell, would find the back of the net, leveling the match 2–2 at the half. The Crew delivered the final blow with a goal from Niko Hansen in the 84th minute, ending the Timber's perfect win streak with a final score of 2–3.

Position at the end of March

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Portland Timbers 4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 9

April

Portland began the month of April by hosting the New England Revolution. In the 12th minute, Diego Valeri would put the Timbers up my sending a misguided header from Chris Tierney and sending it to the top left corner of the net. New England would be able to steal away Portland's victory with rebounded shot from Lee Nguyen in the 84th minute. The Timbers would finish the match 1–1 and still in control of 1st place overall.

Position at the end of April

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Portland Timbers 9 5 2 2 20 12 +8 17

May

The Timbers traveled to San Jose to take on the Earthquakes for the start of May. Still without Diego Valeri and now Darlington Nagbe announced out due to injury. The Timbers would fall 0–3 for their current worst loss of the season with Chris Wondolowski clutching a brace.

Vs. Atlanta United FC, May 14, 2017

On May 14, the Timbers hosted the Eastern Conference expansion side, Atlanta United FC. Atlanta would score first shortly into the 2nd half. In the 46th minute, Julian Gressel, assisted by Jeff Larentowicz, would send the ball past Jake Gleeson a few yards into the box. Portland would respond in the 50th minute with a header goal from Liam Ridgewell taken from a long free kick by David Guzmán. Both teams would end settle for a point with a final score of 1–1.

On May 20, Portland traveled to Montreal to take on the Impact. Darlington Nagbe would make his return from injury and be in the starting lineup, making all of Portland's starters healthy once again. In the 13th minute, Montreal would be awarded a penalty from an arguable grab from Sebastián Blanco. Ignacio Piatti would take and convert the penalty. In the 18th minute, Diego Chará would receive a straight red from an elbow to the face of Miguel Almirón. This would be Portland's first red card of the season. In the 33rd minute, Blerim Dzemaili would send a howler from distance to be punched away by Jake Gleeson. In the 43rd minute, Kyle Fisher would send high header past Gleeson from a corner kick taken by Dzemaili. In the 45th+1 minute, Diego Valeri would head the ball to the back of the net with an assist from Alvas Powell. In the 50th minute, Piatti received the ball from Anthony Jackson-Hamel and charged through the Portland defense to score from just outside the box. In the 77th minute, Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla would pass the ball to the other side of the box to Ambroise Oyongo who would finish off the match with the final goal. The Timbers would fall 4–1 and have Chará suspended for their Cascadia rivalry match against Seattle Sounders FC.

Position as of May 20

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
5 Portland Timbers 12 5 3 4 21 18 +3 18

Competitions

Competitions overview

Competition Record Start Round First Match Last Match Final Position (Conference)
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer * 34 15 8 11 60 50 +10 044.12 1 March 3, 2017 October 22, 2017 1st Place
MLS Cup Playoffs 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— TBD TBD TBD TBD
U.S. Open Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 4th Round June 13, 2017 June 13, 2017 4th Round
Cascadia Cup * 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 050.00 8 April 22, 2017 October 22, 2017 1st Place
Total 35 15 8 12 61 62 −1 042.86

Last updated: October 22, 2017
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

Preseason

Desert Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Rose City Invitational

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 United States Portland Timbers (C) 310276+15
2 United States Real Salt Lake 30037703
3 United States Minnesota United FC 30036603
4 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 301234−12
Los Angeles (friendly)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

MLS Regular Season

Western Conference table at end of season
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 Seattle Sounders 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 Knockout round
4 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49
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 goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions will not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]
Overall standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
4 Atlanta United 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
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. ↑
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

The 2017 MLS regular-season schedule was released on January 12, 2017.[3]

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on May 27, 2017. Source: Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ↑ Position is based on MLS Western Conference standings and is based where the Timbers are at the end of that match week.
Results by location
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 15 8 11 56 50  +6 53 11 4 2 34 18  +16 4 4 9 22 32  −10

Last updated: August 22, 2017.
Source: MLS Regular Season

U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

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 MLS regular-season games versus the other participants.

Table

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers 631297+211
2 Seattle Sounders FC 612196+39
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6141611-54

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Club

Executive staff

Position Staff
Majority Owner & President Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director Gavin Wilkinson

Last updated: January 12, 2016
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Caleb Porter
Assistant Coach Sean McAuley
Assistant Coach Cameron Knowles
Assistant Coach/Portland Timbers 2 Head Coach Andrew Gregor
Goalkeeping Coach Adin Brown
Video analyst/Assistant Coach Pablo Moreira
Head Athletic Trainer Nik Wald, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer Alex Margarito, ATC
Director of Sports Science Nick Milanos

Last updated: March 13, 2016
Source: Portland Timbers

Grounds

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

Source:Providence Park

Kits

Kits are used for a period of two years. Afterwards, a new kit is released. The year for each kit is offset so that one of the two changes each year. The secondary kit is due to change at the end of this year.

Primary kit

The 2017 primary kit was unveiled on January 11, 2017.[4] It features similar color styles as the 2014–2015 third kit, featuring a darker green and darker yellow colors.

Primary
TypeShirtShortsSocks
PrimaryDark green/gold with light green plaid styleDark green/goldDark green/gold

Secondary kit

The secondary kit will be used from 2016 until the end of the 2017 season. It features a red fading to black hoop style with each fade's border being the shape of thorns which represents Portland's nickname, the Rose City. The kit however is not full hoops, the back is a solid red where the player's name and number are featured. The kit also has an alternative Alaska Airlines logo, however, with "Airlines" in small font below the logo.

Secondary
TypeShirtShortsSocks
SecondaryRed / BlackBlackRed

Squad information

First team squad

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Last updated: September 13, 2017[5]

No. Name Nationality Positions Date of birth (age) Signed from Year with club (year signed)
Goalkeepers
1 Jeff Attinella United States GK September 29, 1988 United States Minnesota United FC 1 (2017)
43 Kendall McIntosh United States GK January 24, 1994 United States Portland Timbers 2 1 (2017)
90 Jake Gleeson New Zealand GK June 26, 1990 United States Portland Timbers U23s 7 (2011)
Defenders
2 Alvas Powell Jamaica RB July 18, 1994 Jamaica Portmore United FC 5 (2013)
4 Chance Myers United States DF December 7, 1987 MLS Free Agent 1 (2017)
5 Vytautas Andriuškevičius (INT) Lithuania LB / CB October 8, 1990 Netherlands SC Cambuur 2 (2016)
7 Roy Miller Costa Rica CB November 28, 1984 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 1 (2017)
12 Gbenga Arokoyo (INT) Nigeria DF September 4, 1992 Turkey Gaziantepspor 2 (2016)
13 Lawrence Olum Kenya CB / DM July 10, 1984 United States Sporting Kansas City 1 (2017)
16 Zarek Valentin United States LB August 6, 1991 Norway FK Bodø/Glimt 2 (2016)
18 Amobi Okugo United States LB / CB / MF March 13, 1991 United States New York Red Bulls II 2 (2016)
24 Liam Ridgewell (INT) England CB / LB June 21, 1984 England West Bromwich Albion 3 (2014)
25 Bill Tuiloma (INT) New Zealand DF / CDM March 27, 1995 France Marseille 1 (2017)
33 Larrys Mabiala (INT) Democratic Republic of the Congo DF October 8, 1987 Turkey Kayserispor 1 (2017)
47 Rennico Clarke Jamaica DF August 27, 1995 United States Portland Timbers 2 1 (2017)
95 Marco Farfan (HG) United States LB November 12, 1998 United States Portland Timbers 2 1 (2017)
Midfielders
6 Darlington Nagbe United States LW / CAM / RW / FW July 19, 1990 United States 2011 MLS SuperDraft 7 (2011)
8 Diego Valeri (DP) Argentina CAM May 1, 1986 Argentina Club Atlético Lanús 5 (2013)
10 Sebastián Blanco (DP) (INT) Argentina MF / FW March 15, 1988 Argentina San Lorenzo 1 (2017)
11 Dairon Asprilla Colombia RW / LW / FW May 25, 1992 Colombia Atlético Nacional 3 (2015)
14 Ben Zemanski United States CDM May 12, 1988 United States Chivas USA 5 (2013)
20 David Guzmán (INT) Costa Rica CDM February 18, 1990 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 1 (2017)
21 Diego Chara Colombia CDM April 5, 1986 Colombia Deportes Tolima 7 (2011)
23 Jack Barmby (INT) England LB / LW / RW / ST November 14, 1994 England Leicester City 2 (2016)
Forwards
9 Fanendo Adi (INT) (DP) Nigeria CF October 10, 1990 Denmark F.C. Copenhagen 3 (2015)
17 Jeremy Ebobisse (GA) United States FW February 14, 1997 United States 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1 (2017)
22 Darren Mattocks Jamaica CF / LW / RW September 2, 1990 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (2016)
26 Lucas Melano (Loaned) Argentina CF / LW / RW March 1, 1993 Argentina Club Atlético Lanús 3 (2015)
73 Victor Arboleda Colombia FW / MF January 1, 1997 United States Portland Timbers 2 1 (2017)

Second team squad

Player/Staff Transactions

Transfers in

Date Player Positions Previous club Fee/Notes Ref
December 20, 2016 United States Jeff Attinella GK United States Minnesota United FC Traded for second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. [6]
December 22, 2016 Costa Rica David Guzmán CDM Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Undisclosed [7]
January 4, 2017 Costa Rica Roy Miller DF Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Undisclosed [8]
January 12, 2017 Colombia Victor Arboleda FW / MF United States Portland Timbers 2 Undisclosed [9]
January 12, 2017 Jamaica Rennico Clarke DF United States Portland Timbers 2 Undisclosed [9]
January 12, 2017 United States Kendall McIntosh GK United States Portland Timbers 2 Undisclosed [9]
January 23, 2017 United States Chance Myers DF United States Sporting Kansas City Signed as a free agent. [10]
February 2, 2017 Argentina Sebastián Blanco MF / FW Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro Signed as a Designated Player. [11]
February 3, 2017 Kenya Lawrence Olum CB / DM United States Sporting Kansas City Exchanged for $50,000 in General Allocation Money and the Timbers natural first-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. [12]
September 20, 2017 United States Derrick Tellez GK Signed to one-game contract through Make-A-Wish Foundation [13]

Loans out

Date Player Positions Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
January 9, 2017 Argentina Lucas Melano FW Argentina Club Atlético Belgrano On loan until Dec. 31, 2017 [14]

Transfers out

Date Player Positions Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 12, 2016 United States Nick Besler CM United States Real Monarchs Option declined. [15]
December 12, 2016 Jamaica Neco Brett RW / FW United States Portland Timbers 2 Option declined. [15]
December 12, 2016 United States Wade Hamilton GK United States Portland Timbers 2 Option declined. [15]
December 12, 2016 United States Chris Klute LB N/A Option declined. [15]
December 12, 2016 United States Chris Konopka GK Canada FC Edmonton Option declined [15]
December 12, 2016 England Ben Polk CF United States Orlando City B Option declined. [15]
December 12, 2016 Jamaica Jermaine Taylor LB / CB / RB United States Minnesota United Option declined. [15]
December 12, 2016 United States Andy Thoma DF Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Option declined. [15]
December 12, 2016 United States Taylor Peay DF United States Real Monarchs Out of contract. [15]
December 15, 2016 England Steven Taylor CB England Ipswich Town Mutual agreement to terminate contract. [16]
February 3, 2016 United States Nat Borchers CB N/A Announced retirement from soccer [17]
March 1, 2016 United States Jack McInerney FW United States LA Galaxy Waived. [18]

Contract extensions

Date Player Positions Year with club (year signed) Notes Ref
December 12, 2016 United States Zarek Valentin LB 2 (2016) [15]
December 12, 2016 United States Ben Zemanski CDM 5 (2013) [15]
January 23, 2017 United States Amobi Okugo DF / MF 2 (2016) [19]

Player's rights purchased

Date Player Positions Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) General Allocation Money (GAM) From Notes Ref
February 2, 2017 Argentina Sebastián Blanco MF / FW – $75,000 Seattle Sounders FC [11]

Player's rights sold

Date Player Positions Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) General Allocation Money (GAM) To Notes Ref
January 9, 2017 United States Christian Volesky FW – – Sporting Kansas City Traded for 4th round 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick. [20]
February 15, 2017 Costa Rica Rodney Wallace MF / FW $50,000 $75,000 New York City FC [21]

2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft Picks

Stage (Round Pick/#) Player Positions Previous Club Notes Ref
1 (1 / #8) PASS
2 (1 / #8) PASS

2017 MLS SuperDraft Picks

Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.

Round Pick (Overall) Player Positions Previous Club Notes Ref
1 (4) Jeremy Ebobisse* FW United States Duke Blue Devils Houston Dynamo traded 4th pick to Portland for an international slot, $100,000 in general allocation money, and the tenth draft pick. [22]
2 (32) Michael Amick DF United States UCLA [22]
3 (54) – Given to New York City FC as part of a trade on August 2, 2016 for the rights to defender Gbenga Arokoyo. [22]
4 (76) Russell Cicerone MF United States Michigan Bucks [22]
4 (80) Romilio Hernandez MF United States Portland Timbers U23s Received in a trade on January 9, 2017 from Sporting Kansas City for Christian Volesky. [22]

Staff In

Date Name Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 16, 2016 United States Ned Grabavoy Director of Scouting and Recruitment Portland Timbers (Player) [23]
November 17, 2016 United States Jack Jewsbury Director of Business Development Portland Timbers (Player) [24]

Staff Contract Extensions

Date Name Position Notes Ref

Staff Out

Date Name Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 16, 2017 United States Caleb Porter Manager [25]

National Team participation

Four Timbers player have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.

Team Players # of call-ups Ref
 United StatesDarlington Nagbe2[26][27]
 Costa RicaDavid Guzmán2[28][29]
 JamaicaAlvas Powell1[30]
 LithuaniaVytautas Andriuškevičius1[31]

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week Result Player Ref
1 Won Argentina Diego Valeri [32]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Result Player Ref
1 Nominated Nigeria Fanendo Adi [33]
5 Won Argentina Diego Valeri [34]
6 Nominated United States Darlington Nagbe [35]
8 Won United States Darlington Nagbe [36]

MLS Save of the Week

Week Result Player Ref
2 Won New Zealand Jake Gleeson [37]

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Jeff Attinella 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF Jamaica Alvas Powell 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0
4 DF United States Chance Myers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Lithuania Vytautas Andriuškevičius 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0
6 MF United States Darlington Nagbe 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 2 0
7 DF Costa Rica Roy Miller 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 3 0
8 MF Argentina Diego Valeri 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 1 0
9 FW Nigeria Fanendo Adi 12 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 1 0
10 MF Argentina Sebastián Blanco 12 (1) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 1 3 0
11 MF Colombia Dairon Asprilla 5 (4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (4) 1 0 0
12 DF Nigeria Gbenga Arokoyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Kenya Lawrence Olum 11 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 (1) 1 1 0
14 MF United States Ben Zemanski 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
16 DF United States Zarek Valentin 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 0 0
17 FW United States Jeremy Ebobisse 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
18 DF United States Amobi Okugo 1 (3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 0 1 0
20 MF Costa Rica David Guzmán 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 4 0
21 MF Colombia Diego Chará 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 3 1
22 FW Jamaica Darren Mattocks 2 (8) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (8) 1 1 0
23 MF England Jack Barmby 0 (6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (6) 0 1 0
24 DF England Liam Ridgewell 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 0
43 GK United States Kendall McIntosh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 DF Jamaica Rennico Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 FW Colombia Victor Arboleda 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
90 GK New Zealand Jake Gleeson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
95 DF United States Marco Farfan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
26 FW Argentina Lucas Melano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Goalkeeper stats

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
90 New Zealand Jake Gleeson 900 14 1.40 28 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 900 14 1.40 28
1 United States Jeff Attinella 270 6 2.00 10 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 270 6 2.00 10
43 United States Kendall McIntosh 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0
TOTALS 1170 20 1.54 38 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 1170 20 1.54 38

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Line-up

As of May 27, 2017
Visual Most recent starting line-up Previous starters

Formation: 4–2–3–1
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
90 GK New Zealand Jake Gleeson 10
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16 RB United States Zarek Valentin 3
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7 CB Costa Rica Roy Miller 9
24 CB England Liam Ridgewell(c) 7
5 LB Lithuania Vytautas Andriuskevicius 7
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20 DM Costa Rica David Guzmán 12
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13 DM Colombia Lawrence Olum 11
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10 LM Argentina Sebastián Blanco 12
[lower-alpha 6]
8 CM Argentina Diego Valeri 11
6 RM United States Darlington Nagbe 10
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9 CF Nigeria Fanendo Adi 12
  1. ↑ Jeff Attinella has 3 starts.
  2. ↑ Alvas Powell has 12 starts.
  3. ↑ Marco Farfan has 4 starts.
  4. ↑ Amobi Okugo has 1 start.
  5. ↑ Diego Chará has 12 starts.
  6. ↑ Dairon Asprilla has 5 starts.
  7. ↑ Darren Mattocks has 2 starts.

Top scorers

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 FW 9 Nigeria Fanendo Adi 6006
MF 8 Argentina Diego Valeri 6006
3 MF 6 United States Darlington Nagbe 2002
4 DF 7 Costa Rica Roy Miller 1001
MF 8 Colombia Diego Chará 1001
MF 10 Argentina Sebastián Blanco 1001
FW 11 Jamaica Darren Mattocks 1001
DF 13 Kenya Lawrence Olum 1001
MF 20 Costa Rica David Guzmán 1001
DF 24 England Liam Ridgewell 1001
MF 27 Colombia Dairon Asprilla 1001
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 22 0 0 22

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Top assists

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 Argentina Diego Valeri 4004
MF 20 Costa Rica David Guzmán 4004
3 DF 2 Jamaica Alvas Powell 3003
MF 6 United States Darlington Nagbe 3003
5 FW 9 Nigeria Fanendo Adi 2002
MF 10 Argentina Sebastián Blanco 2002
7 DF 5 Lithuania Vytautas Andriuškevičius 1001
MF 16 United States Zarek Valentin 1001
TOTALS 20 0 0 20

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Clean sheets

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 90 New Zealand Jake Gleeson 1001
2 1 United States Jeff Attinella 0000
43 United States Kendall McIntosh 0000
TOTALS 1001

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

Summary

Games played13 (13 Major League Soccer)
Games won5 (5 Major League Soccer)
Games drawn3 (3 Major League Soccer)
Games lost5 (5 Major League Soccer)
Goals scored22 (22 Major League Soccer)
Goals conceded20 (20 Major League Soccer)
Goal difference+2 (+2 Major League Soccer)
Clean sheets1 (1 Major League Soccer)
Yellow cards27 (27 Major League Soccer)
Red cards1 (1 Major League Soccer)
Most appearancesArgentinaSebastián Blanco (13 Appearances)
Top scorerArgentinaDiego Valeri, NigeriaFanendo Adi (6 goals)
Top assistsArgentinaDiego Valeri, Costa RicaDavid Guzmán (4 assists)
Top clean sheetsNew ZealandJake Gleeson (1 clean sheet)
Winning percentageOverall: 5/13 (38.46%)

Last updated: May 27, 2017.
Source: Portland Timbers

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