green & white magazine | portland timbers vs. san jose earthquakes | apr. 16, 2016

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ortland has scored 15 of its 20 goals in the all-time se-ries against the Earthquakes in the second half of matches. In the last meeting between the two teams at Providence Park, midfielder Jack Jews-bury scored a dramatic stop-page-time winner, assisted by Diego Valeri, to secure a 1-0 win against San Jose on July 5, 2015, at Providence Park.

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he Timbers have compiled a 17-11-7 record against the Earthquakes in all competitions across all eras (since 1975), including a mark of 5-2-7 in MLS matches.

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he Timbers are 13-4-11 in games immediately following a loss since 2013. Additionally, in the last three seasons, Portland has lost just 28 times in 108 league matches (42-28-38 overall).

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ortland has produced a sev-en-game unbeaten streak against the San Jose Earthquakes at Providence Park, compiling a 4-0-3 regular-season record at home against San Jose since joining MLS in 2011. The Timbers have scored in every MLS regu-lar-season home match against San Jose, tallying three goals in two of the last three meetings at Providence Park.

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Against SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKESAll-Time Series: Timbers lead 5-2-7Home Record vs. San Jose: 4-0-3First meeting:Portland 1, San Jose 1 Aug. 6, 2011, at Buck Shaw Stadium

Last regular-season meeting:Portland 1, San Jose 2 March 13, 2016, at Avaya Stadium

Leading goal scorer in all-time series:POR: Three Timbers players (3), SJ: Chris Wondolowski (7)Last meeting at Providence Park:Portland 1, San Jose 0 July 5, 2015Scoring:POR: Jewsbury (Fernández, Valeri) 90+1SJ: None

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The Timbers return to action for a midweek match on the road against the New England Revolution on Wednesday, April 27, at Gil-lette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.; kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. (Pacific). The match will feature a local television broadcast on KPTV FOX 12 with a local radio broadcast on 1150 AM/102.9 FM The Game and in Spanish on La GranD 1150 AM/93.5 FM.

Chris Wondolowski ranks among the league leaders in goals scored this season, tallying five goals in six games for the Earthquakes. Wondolowski tallied a goal in San Jose’s 2-1 win against the Timbers in their last meeting on March 13 at Avaya Stadium. In 11 career matches against Portland, Wondolowski has scored seven goals. One of the top goal scorers in MLS, Wondolowski has tallied double-digit goals in six consecutive seasons.

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8 Chris Wondolowski F10 Matias Perez Garcia M11 Innocent Emeghara F12 Mark Sherrod F14 Adam Jahn F17 Sanna Nyassi M18 Kip Colvey D19 Chad Barrett F20 Shaun Francis D21 Clarence Goodson D22 Tommy Thompson M24 Steven Lenhart F25 Quincy Amarikwa F27 Fatai Alashe M28 Andrew Tarbell GK30 Anibal Godoy M32 Andres Imperiale D33 Marc Pelosi M35 Bryan Meredith GK38 Matheus Silva D49 Simon Dawkins M91 Alberto Quintero M

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8 Diego Valeri M9 Fanendo Adi F10 Ned Grabavoy M 11 Dairon Asprilla M/F 12 Adam Kwarasey GK 13 Jack Jewsbury M 14 Ben Zemanski M 15 Chris Klute D 16 Zarek Valentin D 19 Ben Polk F/M 20 Taylor Peay D 22 Darren Mattocks F/M 23 Jack Barmby M/D24 Liam Ridgewell D 25 Neco Brett M/F 26 Lucas Melano F/M 27 Nick Besler M 28 Andy Thoma D 31 Michael Seaton F 33 Wade Hamilton GK 35 Anthony Manning D 90 Jake Gleeson GK 99 Jack McInerney F

Diego Valeri has found success during his career against the San Jose Earthquakes, tallying three goals and five assists in seven matches. His five assists are the most by a player on either team in the all-time series. At home against the Earthquakes, Valeri has registered two goals and four assists in four matches.

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Timbers Flashback

Oct. 29, 2015

Goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey

celebrates with his teammates

after stopping Sporting Kansas

City goalkeeper Jon Kempin’s

penalty kick in the 11th round

of penalties as the Timbers

advanced to the Western

Conference Semifinals with a

dramatic, penalty kick shootout

win at Providence Park.

Nov. 8, 2015

Midfielder Diego Chara celebrates

after scoring in the 94th minute

of the second leg of the Western

Conference Semifinals on the

road against Vancouver White-

caps FC, sending the Timbers to

their second Western Conference

Championship in three seasons

with a 2-0 win at BC Place.

Nov. 29, 2015In a thrilling second half that saw the Timbers and FC Dallas combine for four goals at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Portland advanced 5-3 on aggregate goals to its first MLS Cup. Midfielder Diego Valeri celebrated the Timbers first MLS trophy, running to greet Portland fans and show them their new hardware.

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Timbers Flashback continued

Dec. 6, 2015Midfielder Diego Valeri scores the fastest goal in MLS Cup history just 27 seconds into the match, pressuring Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark and knocking his attempt to clear the ball into the net to give Portland an early 1-0 lead in MLS Cup.

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Midfielder Darlington Nagbe

celebrates as the final whistle

blows, signaling the end of the

match and the Timbers 2-1

win against Columbus Crew

SC in MLS Cup.

Dec. 6, 2015Portland lifts the 2015

MLS Cup trophy.


Dec. 7, 2015The Timbers snap a picture in

front of their Portland Timbers

Alaska-branded plane the day

after MLS Cup before heading

back to Portland.

Nov. 8, 2015Portland lifts the 2015 MLS

Cup trophy.

Timbers Flashback continued

Dec. 7-8, 2015

The Timbers celebrate with

thousands of their fans upon

their return to Portland. The

team is greeted by fans at

Portland International Airport,

while fans joined in the cel-

ebration with a parade down

Broadway and later that night

at Providence Park, taking

part in a rally.

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2016 Timbers Schedule

Day Date Opponent Time (PT) TV

Sunday March 6 COLUMBUS CREW SC 1:30 p.m. ESPNSunday March 13 @San Jose Earthquakes 4 p.m. FOX Sports 1Saturday March 19 REAL SALT LAKE 7:30 p.m. KPTVSunday April 3 @Orlando City SC 5 p.m. FOX Sports 1Sunday April 10 @LA Galaxy 6:30 p.m. FOX Sports 1Wednesday April 13 FC DALLAS 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSaturday April 16 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSWednesday April 27 @New England 4:30 p.m. KPTVSunday May 1 TORONTO FC 12:30 p.m. ESPNSaturday May 7 @Vancouver 2 p.m. KPTVWednesday May 11 @FC Dallas 6 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSunday May 15 NEW YORK CITY FC 4:30 p.m. FOX Sports 1Sunday May 22 VANCOUVER 1:30 p.m. ESPNSaturday May 28 @Chicago Fire 5:30 p.m. KPDXWednesday June 1 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 7:30 p.m. KPTVSaturday June 18 @Real Salt Lake 7 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSunday June 26 HOUSTON DYNAMO 3 p.m. ESPN2 Monday July 4 @Colorado Rapids 6 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSunday July 10 @New York Red Bulls 3 p.m. ESPN2Wednesday July 13 MONTREAL IMPACT 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSunday July 17 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 12 noon FOXSaturday July 23 LA GALAXY 12:30 p.m. ESPNSunday July 31 @Sporting Kansas City 11 a.m. FOXSunday Aug. 7 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 p.m. ESPNSaturday Aug. 13 @D.C. United 4 p.m. KPTVSunday Aug. 21 @Seattle Sounders FC 6:30 p.m. FOX Sports 1Sunday Aug. 28 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 p.m. ESPNSaturday Sept. 3 @FC Dallas 6 p.m. KPDXSaturday Sept. 10 REAL SALT LAKE 7:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSaturday Sept. 17 PHILADELPHIA UNION 3 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSaturday Sept. 24 @Houston Dynamo 5:30 p.m. KPDXSaturday Oct. 1 @Colorado Rapids 6 p.m. KPDXSunday Oct. 16 COLORADO RAPIDS 4 p.m. ROOT SPORTSSunday Oct. 23 @Vancouver 1 p.m. ROOT SPORTS

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General Manager Gavin Wilkinson

avin Wilkinson, a 16-year

veteran of the Timbers organiza-

tion and a former New Zealand

international, serves as the

club’s General Manager. He first

joined the club as a player for the

Timbers’ USL First Division side

in 2001, before taking over as the

head coach and general manager

during the club’s final years in the

second division from 2007-10.

As general manager, Wilkinson

has formed

the Timbers’

deeply

integrated,

vertical de-

velopment

system,

which

includes

United Soc-

cer Leagues

club

Portland Timbers 2 (T2),

the Portland Timbers U-23s

and Timbers Academy teams

(U-18, U-16 and U-14). He was

instrumental in establishing an in-

novative partnership with Oregon

Youth Soccer Association, which

encompasses the statewide

Olympic Development Program

and regional training centers,

as well as the adidas Timbers

Alliance program. Wilkinson also

serves as the general manager

for Portland Thorns FC, the 2013

National Women’s Soccer League

champions.

During Wilkinson’s tenure as

general manager, the club has

won MLS Cup in 2015, an NWSL

championship with Thorns FC in

2013 and a national champion-

ship with the Timbers U-23s in

2010.

During his tenure as the club’s

general manager and head coach

from 2007-10, Wilkinson assem-

bled a 50-29-39 record over four

seasons in the USL First Division/

USSF Division-2 Pro League and

was a two-time USL First Division

Coach of the Year (2007, 2009).

He guided the club to three

postseason berths, including its

only semifinals appearances as a

second-division club in 2007 and

2009. As head coach, Wilkinson

oversaw Cascadia Cup (a fan-

based derby between Portland,

Seattle and Vancouver)

titles in 2009, 2010 and

again in 2012, and was a

two-time recipient of the

FieldTurf Coach of the Year

for the USL First Division (2007,

2009).

He led the Timbers to one of

the best seasons in USL First

Division history in 2009, including

a record-setting, 24-game

unbeaten streak and winning

the Commissioner’s Cup. The

Timbers set a new single-season,

league record with the impressive

streak (14-0-10), surpassing the

previous mark of 15 games set in

2005. The club’s record-setting

run also ranks among the longest

in U.S. soccer history. Finishing

in first place at 16-4-10 (58pts),

Portland was awarded the Com-

missioner’s Cup as the league’s

regular-season champion and

earned a berth into the USL First

Division semifinals.

Wilkinson’s 13-year professional

playing career included time with

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During Wilkinson’s tenure as general man-ager, the club has won MLS Cup in 2015, an NWSL championship with Thorns FC in 2013 and a national championship with the Timbers U-23s in 2010.

clubs in six different countries,

including Portugal, Ireland, Hong

Kong, Singapore and Australia.

A defender, he joined the reborn

Timbers for their inaugural

United Soccer Leagues season

in 2001, playing in each of the

club’s first six seasons and

serving the dual role as a player/

assistant coach from 2005-06.

He finished his playing career

ranked among the Timbers’

USL franchise career leaders in

games (124) and minutes played

(10,181).

A New Zealand native, Wilkin-

son earned 38 caps with the

New Zealand National Team and

competed in the 1999 and 2003

FIFA Confederations Cups.

Wilkinson, who holds an “A”

coaching license from U.S.

Soccer, founded the youth

club Eastside United, based

in Gresham, Ore., in 2001.

He helped run the club as its

coaching director for many

years and now serves as an

advisor for the club. In 2010,

Eastside United FC’s U-18 boys

team (’91 Liverpool) won the

U.S. Youth Soccer U-18 national

championship and became

the first youth club team from

Oregon to win a national title

since 1994.

He and his wife, Heather, have

two children, Kienan (12) and

Brooke (9).

HOME IMPROVEMENT. IMPROVED.

ead coach Caleb Porter enters his fourth season with the club in 2016 after signing a long-term contract extension on Jan. 27, 2016. Since joining the Timbers in 2013, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active MLS coaches with a record of 41-25-36 (.578), leading the Timbers to their first MLS Cup title in 2015, two Western Conference Championship appearances and double-digit wins in each of his first three seasons.

Over Porter’s first three seasons, the Timbers have lost the fewest games (25) of any MLS team and have compiled regular-season point totals of 57 (2013), 49 (2014) and 53 (2015). And over that span of time, Portland’s combined point total (159) ranks as the fourth most in MLS, behind only the New York Red Bulls (169), Seattle Sounders FC (167) and LA Galaxy (165). Additionally, Portland has reg-istered a league-best 35 shutouts across Porter’s first three sea-sons, while the club’s 14 road wins the last two seasons rank as the most in MLS over that span.

The 2013 MLS Coach of the Year, Porter coached in his 100th game as an MLS coach against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 14, 2015, posting a record of 39-25-36 in those games, which tied San Jose Earthquakes head coach Dominic Kinnear for the fewest losses (25) in MLS history in a coach’s first 100 career games. In addition, his .570 winning percentage during that span ranks fourth among active coaches through their first 100 games, behind the LA Galaxy’s Bruce Arena (62-37-1, .625), Seattle’s Sigi Schmid (52-33-15, .595) and Kinnear (40-25-35, .575).

Ending the 2015 campaign with a nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions, the Timbers lifted their first MLS Cup trophy with a 2-1 win over Columbus Crew SC on Dec. 6, 2015. Portland finished the regular season with an MLS-club-record 15 wins, while also tying for the league lead in shutouts (13). On the road, the Timbers finished the 2015 season tied for the most road wins (7) in the league.

During his tenure, the Timbers have qualified for CONCA-CAF Champions League twice (2014-15, 2016-17), finished in the top three in the Western Conference in two of his first three seasons and made their deepest run in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, reaching the semifinals in 2013.

Porter was announced as the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign. Porter received the Slats Gill Award for Sportsperson of the Year at the Oregon Sports Awards on March 9, 2014, becoming the fourth soccer-related figure to receive the award since it was founded in 1957. On Aug. 6, 2014, Porter helped guide the MLS All-Stars to a 2-1 win over German power Bayern Munich in the 2014 AT&T MLS

All-Star Game at Providence Park in Portland. During Porter’s first season with Portland in 2013, the

Timbers assembled one of the biggest turnaround seasons in MLS history, finishing the regular season atop the Western Conference table. In comparison to 2012 totals, the Timbers assembled a 23-point improvement in points and an MLS-record, 43-goal improvement in goal differential. Portland’s five losses during the 2013 regular season tied for the fewest in MLS history in a 34-game season and the Timbers led the league with 15 shutouts. The Timbers recorded a 15-game, home unbeaten streak during the 2013 regular season, posting a league-best 11-1-5 home record at Providence Park and an MLS single-season record 11 home shutouts. In 2014, the Timbers netted a team-record 61 goals while recording the best goal differential (plus-9) of any non-playoff team in MLS history.

Prior to joining the Timbers, Porter, who holds a U.S. Soccer Federation “A” license and an NSCAA advanced national diploma, was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history during his tenure as head coach at the University of Akron (2006-12). He compiled a career mark of 123-18-17 and was named 2009 NSCAA National Coach of

the Year. Porter led the Zips to back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances (2009, 2010) and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010.

Porter’s coaching career also includes time as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team (2009-11). Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University, winning two national championships with the Hoosiers.

As a player, Porter was the 27th overall pick by the San Jose Clash in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He spent time with San Jose and the Tampa Bay Mutiny before a knee injury ended his professional playing career in 2000. He also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games. As a four-time All-Big Ten selection and three-year captain at Indiana, Porter led the Hoosiers to four conference titles and two College Cup appearances. Porter was the runner-up for the 1997 Hermann Trophy.

Porter graduated from Indiana in 1998 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife, Andrea, have three children – two sons, Colin (7) and Jake (5), and a daughter, Stella (4).

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Since joining the Timbers in 2013, Porter has compiled one of the league’s top winning percentages among active MLS coaches with a record of 41-25-36 (.578), leading the Timbers to their first MLS Cup title in 2015, two Western Conference Championship appearances and double-digit wins in each of his first three seasons.


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Andrew Gregor enters his first season as head coach of Portland’s USL side, Timbers 2 (T2).

Gregor previously served as an assistant coach for T2 during their inaugural 2015 season and also guided the Portland Timbers Academy U-16 and U-18 sides in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for parts of the past two seasons. As head coach of the Timbers U-16 side, he helped lead the team to its first appearance in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs. Following the 2014-15 Academy season, Gregor was named the U-15/16 West Conference Coach of the Year.

As part of a 12-year professional playing career that in-cluded time in MLS, Gregor played for the Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards and also featured with USL First Division sides the Seattle Sounders and Rochester Rhinos. A standout at the University of Portland during his collegiate career, Gregor appeared in 50 league games for the Timbers (2004, 2007-08), registering 10 goals and eight assists. He helped Portland capture a regular-season title in 2004 and earned all-league honors in 2007.

Coaching Staff 2016

Pablo MoreiraAssistant CoachVideo Analyst

Part of the coaching staff that won the 2015 MLS Cup title, Sean McAuley enters his fifth season as an assistant coach. He joined the club midway through the 2012 season from English club Sheffield Wednesday FC, where he served as a head coach in the club’s academy. During his professional playing ca-reer, McAuley suited up for the second-division Timbers during the 2002 season.

McAuley began his coaching career at Sheffield Wednesday in 2005 and spent six seasons as the club’s Academy head coach, where he oversaw the development of several youth players who went on to sign with the first team.

A native of Sheffield, En-gland, McAuley played pro-fessionally for 15 seasons as a defender from 1990-2005. He started his career with Manchester United and played for Hartlepool United, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Halifax Town. McAuley played for the Timbers in 2002, appearing in 16 matches and logging two assists while helping the club make the post-season.

Sean McAuleyAssistant Coach

Cameron Knowles returns for a fifth season as an assistant coach for the Timbers, working on the coaching staff that won the 2015 MLS Cup title. A former defender for the second-division Timbers from 2007-10, Knowles joined the coaching ranks in 2012 after a seven-year professional playing career.

Selected by Real Salt Lake in the 2005 MLS Sup-plemental Draft, Knowles played two seasons in MLS before joining the Timbers. In Portland, Knowles was a three-time USL First Division all-league selection and played in 77 games for the club. From Auckland, New Zealand, Knowles an-chored Portland’s backline and played a key role in the Timbers’ USL First Division record-setting, 24-game unbeaten streak in 2009.

Cameron KnowlesAssistant Coach

Adin Brown enters his second season as the Timbers goalkeeper coach in 2016, having previously played for the team in both the second-division and MLS eras and serving as a coach at the collegiate level at the University of Portland in 2014. In his first season with the club, Brown was part of the coaching staff that won the 2015 MLS Cup.

Brown originally joined the second-division Timbers in 2010 and ascended with the club upon its move to MLS in 2011. With a profes-sional career spanning more 13 years, Brown began his career with the Colorado Rapids in 2000, and went on to appear in 85 games in his MLS career, also spending time with the Tam-pa Bay Mutiny and the New England Revolution, helping guide the Revolution to the MLS Cup final in 2002.

Adin BrownGoalkeeper Coach


Serving on the 2015 Timbers coaching staff that won MLS Cup, Pablo Morei-ra begins his fourth season with the club in 2016. Prior to joining the staff in Portland, Moreira served as an assistant coach under Caleb Porter at the Univer-sity of Akron from 2010-12 after a four-year playing career for the Zips (2003-07). As a collegiate standout for Akron, Moreira was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection and helped lead the Zips to three regular-season and conference tournament championships as well as four NCAA Tournament appearances.

Andrew GregorT2 Head Coach

Nik WaldDirector, Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer

Sam YounieHead Equipment Manager

Nick MansuetoAssistant General Manager

Nick MilonasDirector of Sports Science


Kevin ChristianaAssistant Equipment Manager

Alex MargaritoAssistant Athletic Trainer

Spencer ChildsTeam Administrator

Nick LewisPerformance Analyst

Extended Staf 2016

Kevin ChristianaAssistant Equipment Manager

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015 proved to bea whirlwind season for midfielder Diego Valeri as he recovered from a torn ACL he suffered at the end of the 2014 season. He returned to the pitch for Portland and found his form, helping the Timbers lift the MLS Cup trophy behind an MVP per-formance. Valeri chats about being healthy again, MLS Cup MVP honors, his daugh-ter Connie,s excitement about MLS Cup and his love for the guitar and music.

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I think she thinks that she won the trophy with me. The night before the game we watched videos together and she was focusing on the game like a player. She wants to be a soccer player. For the Western Conference final she couldn’t go to the game and she was watching the game at home and touching the screen. I think she’s like another player on this team.

“It was a plus for that game, but the most important for me was the trophy, was the team. I was happy about that for me it was good, but I was thinking about the team, and the club and lifting the trophy. You can’t think about you. The game I enjoyed that, but the MVP was a plus for me. I will keep it, it’s nice, but for me the most important was that we won the trophy.”

“It means a lot for me. It’s very important for me because last season I was rehabbing my injury. You know you can’t join the team as you want. This is special for me, I’m enjoying it and working hard for the team. It feels good.”

“I started to play guitar when I got my first injury, my ACL in Argentina. I can’t practice too much at home, but now with Connie we can play a little bit more. It’s a nice hobby for me and I like to spend time with an instrument, with music. I like music so Connie can help me with that too. I like to play rock and Christian music too, but mostly it’s rock ‘n’ roll.”

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ortland has registered a league-best 35 shutouts over thelast three seasons.

ver the lastthree seasons,the Timbershave compiled regular-season point totals of 57(2013), 49 (2014) and 53 (2015). Over that span of time, Portland’s combined point total (159) ranks as the fourth most in MLS, behind only the New York Red Bulls (169), Seattle Sounders FC (167) and LA Galaxy (165).

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he club’s 14 road wins the last two seasons rank as the most in MLS over that span.

Lining The Streetsens of thousands of fans lined the streets of downtown Portland for a parade to welcome home the 2015 MLS Cup champions on Dec. 8, 2015. Head coach Caleb Porter and the team rode down Broadway waving and thanking their many fans who braved the wet weather to catch a glimpse of the champs.

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J oining the Portland Timbers ahead of the 2015 MLS season, Nat Borchers devel-oped his soccer talents in Col-orful Colorado, growing up in Pueblo, located a few hours south of the Denver metro area. Borchers attended Pueblo East High School and played his college soccer at the Univer-sity of Denver. With strong connections to Colorado, Borch-ers also grew up rooting for the three-time Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos and is still a fan to this day.

head of the first leg of the Western Conference Championship against FC Dallas on Nov. 22, 2015, the

Timbers Army shows off its Cup Bound & Down tifo with the line, “We’re gonna ride this bull all the way.”

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“My first impressionwas good. At the beginning, everything was new, the language, the city, the people. Now that I have spent some time here, I know I am inan excellent place.”

Last season youjoined the team in the

summer, now you have the whole season and lots more time to explore Portland and beyond, what types of things

would you like to do and places would you like to see that

you haven’t yet?“The past year afterI arrived, I got to knowthe city, I traveled, and I fellin love with many places, so thisyear I hope to be able to repeatthose experiences. I don’t have a favorite place. So far, everythingthat I have gotten to know,I really enjoy.”

“The truth isthat Portland has

everything…rivers, mountains, snow,

sunshine, beaches. It offers a lot of things

to do. I love getting to know new places and spending my free time

outside connectedto nature.”

“I love going to restau-rants. They all have their

own different charac-teristics. I really enjoy Piazza Italia. It has a

great futbol environment and the food is great. I

go there often.”

What were yourfirst impressions of

Portland when you arrived last season and now that you

have spent some moretime in the city, what

do you thinkof Portland?

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Portland has lotsto offer when it comes

to food, culture, outdoor activities, what are some of

your favorite things to do and places to hang out when

you have free time?

What are some ofyour favorite places

to eat in the cityand why?

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A total of 29 teams will compete in the Eastern and Western

Conference for the league’s sixth season as six new teams

joined USL ahead of the 2016 campaign. USL continues

with a two-conference format, with 14 teams making up the

Eastern Conference and 15 in the Western Conference. The

30-game regular season will be conducted over 27 weeks.

The team with the best record across both conferences will

earn the 2016 USL regular season title. The top eight teams

in each conference will then advance to the 2016 USL

playoffs, which will see a single-elimination bracket crown

two conference champions. The two conference champions

will advance to the 2016 USL Championship.

Arizona United SC

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

LA Galaxy II

OKC Energy FC

Orange County Blues FC

Portland Timbers 2

Real Monarchs SLC

Rio Grande Valley FC

Sacramento Republic FC

Saint Louis FC

San Antonio FC

Seattle Sounders FC 2

Swope Park Rangers

Tulsa Roughnecks

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

USL WEST

About USL

March 29, 2015Kicking off their first season in USL, T2 played their inaugural match at Merlo Field earning a 3-1 win against Real Monarchs SLC, the first in club history, in front of a crowd of 3,667 fans.

July 21, 2015Playing in front of 15,069 fans at Providence Park, T2 registered a 4-3 win against English Premier League side Newcastle United FC in an international friendly on July 21, 2015, scor-ing three goals in an 18-minute span in the first half.

Oct. 29, 2015Forward Kharlton Belmar was rewarded for a standout rookie campaign by being named 2015 USL Rookie of the Year. The T2 forward tallied 12 goals and recorded three assists in 28 games, earning USL All-League second team honors following the season. He finished the year ranked seventh overall in goals (12) and tied for seventh in points (27) in USL.

Date Opponent Time (PT)

Saturday, March 26 @Swope Park Rangers 5:30 p.m.Saturday, April 2 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2 7 p.m.Friday, April 8 RIO GRANDE VALLEY FC 7 p.m.Sunday, April 17 SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC 2 p.m.Wednesday, April 20 @Orange County Blues FC 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 23 @Tulsa Roughnecks FC 5 p.m.Saturday, April 30 @Arizona United SC 7:30 p.m.Saturday, May 7* REAL MONARCHS SLC 2 p.m.Friday, May 13 @Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 6 p.m.Friday, May 20* VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2 7:30 p.m.Thursday, May 26* SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 7 p.m.Saturday, June 4# SWOPE PARK RANGERS 6 p.m.Saturday, June 11 SAN ANTONIO FC 7 p.m.Tuesday, June 14 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 7 p.m.Sunday, June 19 @Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 p.m.Saturday, June 25 @Saint Louis FC 5:30 p.m.Thursday, July 7 COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC 7 p.m.Saturday, July 16 LA GALAXY II 2 p.m.Sunday, July 24 @Seattle Sounders FC 2 5 p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 3 COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 6 @LA Galaxy II 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 14 ORANGE COUNTY BLUES FC 2 p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 17 @Real Monarchs SLC 6 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 20 @Sacramento Republic FC 8 p.m.Monday, Aug. 29 @Seattle Sounders FC 2 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 4 OKC ENERGY FC 2 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 10 @Rio Grande Valley FC 5:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 13 @Arizona United SC 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 18 @Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 24 ARIZONA UNITED SC 7 p.m.*Match to be played at Providence Park #Match to be played at Rocky Mountain High School (Meridian, Idaho)

T2 Schedule

Jan. 6, 2016Ahead of their second season in USL, T2 named Andrew Gregor their head coach for the 2016 season. An assistant coach in 2015 with T2, Gregor also guided the Portland Timbers Academy U-16 and U-18 sides for parts of the past two seasons. Gregor returns to the same field where he played his college soccer for the University of Portland Pilots to lead T2 in 2016.

Introducing Mark P

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ew Thorns FC head coach Mark Parsons comes to Portland with a wealth of coaching experience and a track record of developing

players. He started coaching in his native Great Britain as part of the Chel-sea FC academy with both boys and girls teams. While part of their Center of Excellence, Parsons observed and learned from coaches such as Guus Hiddink, Carlo Ancelotti and Brendan Rodgers. He then went on to coach

the Chelsea Ladies Reserves, win-ning the League Cup, the County Cup and a League title for the first time in history. As an assistant coach with the U16 Girls Academy, Parsons helped lead the team to an Academy Championship in 2007.

As part of the staff that came to the United States with Chelsea FC on some of the Premier League


What are your initial thoughts at be-ing named head coach of Thorns FC?

“I think that the first feelings are just proud to come in to be someone that Thorns FC wanted, and the respect for what the Thorns have done over the last three years on and off the field and across the league. I’m very proud to be approached with this opportunity and also realize that I’m sure it’s because I’ve done a successful job. But it’s not just me that has done a successful job. It’s been a team of players and staff, and together we were successful. So I owe a lot of people credit for me being the face of that.

But it’s exciting. I think for me, it’s a really good chance to show the best of me and impact a bigger, more established organization with many strengths. I’ve got loads of excitement to get in, to get established, to get to know as many people as I can in the organization and be set up to succeed from the get-go.”A phrase that comes up often with you is “player development.” You have a track record with Chelsea FC and with the Washington Spirit. What do you think it is you like about that process of getting the most out of your players?

“My passion for my own develop-ment is huge, and it’s the reason I’ve had good success, because I’m pas-

sionate about it. But more importantly, people were willing to open the door and invest in me. At Chelsea there are people that did that for me. So because of my own experience, that’s how I’m passionate.

With players in Washington, I think we’ve shown in two years we have done a great job of getting the best out of individuals. And Crystal Dunn is a good example.

I say this to players all the time, we offer the same to every player. There are players that don’t overachieve, there are players that do. So while we are offering the same support to everyone, the player is the one that is deciding if they’re making the best of this or they’re deciding they’re not. Maybe there are some challenges; maybe they’re going through some stuff. But for me, connecting with players and making sure they know I’m all in, in making sure they perform at their best. I’m invested in them. Even on the bad days they’re going to have me and my support and on the good days they’ll have my support. I think that’s key, connecting with the players and setting targets. Setting targets to keep moving forward and holding people accountable. Sometimes people who are not executing are not doing other things technically, tactically, or executing. Maybe you can’t control that

the ball just bounced this way or the opposition, but we can always control our effort and our attitude and focus. I am so strong on those three things.”What do you see as the keys to get-ting into the club here and starting to put everything into place for 2016?

“Firstly, being fully educated and in line with the vision of the club, the culture of the club. I want to understand the principles of the club on and off the field and understand that with great de-tail. And then from that comes my part, and within those guidelines in regards to building staff and strengthening the roster. Just be incredibly dedicated to intelligent work and making sure that we have the best possible staff. Make sure we have the best possible players that fit what the needs are in this city.”

The first thing is I’ve got to educate myself because I’m not that person who’s going to come in and say, ‘This worked here.’ The concepts we used in Washington, concepts I used in Chelsea, they are specific to the culture there. So I’ve got to educate myself and then be as aggressive and intelligent and strategic as possible with Gavin, to improve every element of the club we can. The core of working intelligently and working harder than anyone else is always going to motivate me and making sure we get the players who feel the same.”

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side’s preseason American tours, Parsons was fascinated with life here. He and his wife moved to the Washington, D.C. area where Parsons began work with the D.C. United Women U20s, leading the team to a second-place finish in the National Championship match.

He was named head coach of the Washington Spirit in 2014 after leading the Spirit Reserves to a W-League Championship. With the Spirit first team, Parsons had an 18-15-11 record and led the Spirit to the postseason in 2014 and 2015.

Day Date Opponent Kickoff (PT) Venue

Sun. April 17 ORLANDO PRIDE 7 p.m. Providence ParkSat. April 23 @FC Kansas City 5:30 p.m. Swope Soccer VillageSun. May 1 @Boston Breakers 2 p.m. Jordan FieldSat. May 7 @Washington Spirit 4 p.m. Maryland SoccerPlexSat. May 14 @Seattle Reign FC 7 p.m. Memorial StadiumSat. May 21 WASHINGTON SPIRIT 7 p.m. Providence ParkSun. May 29 SEATTLE REIGN FC 4 p.m. Providence ParkSun. June 12 @Chicago Red Stars 3 p.m. Toyota ParkFri. June 17 @Western New York Flash 4 p.m. Sahlen’s StadiumWed. June 22 CHICAGO RED STARS 7 p.m. Providence ParkSun. June 26 @Orlando Pride 2 p.m. Citrus BowlSat. July 2 SKY BLUE FC 7:30 p.m. Providence ParkSat. July 9 FC KANSAS CITY 7:30 p.m. Providence ParkSat. July 16 @Houston Dash 5:30 p.m. BBVA Compass StadiumSat. July 30 SEATTLE REIGN FC 7:30 p.m. Providence ParkSat. Aug. 27 @Seattle Reign FC 2 p.m. Memorial StadiumSun. Sept. 4 BOSTON BREAKERS 4 p.m. Providence ParkWed. Sept. 7 HOUSTON DASH 7 p.m. Providence ParkSun. Sept. 11 WESTERN NEW YORK FLASH 6:30 p.m. Providence ParkSun. Sept. 25 @Sky Blue FC TBD Yurcak Field

Timbers Development


ooted in the club’s deep history, the Timbers have a passion for developing youth players and the sport of soccer in the region. Through partnerships established with Oregon Youth Soccer Association (OYSA), and Oregon’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), the Timbers have built a comprehensive vertical development structure, which allows players within the club’s development territory a direct path from the youth level to the top tier of professional soccer in North America – Major League Soccer.For more information on the Timbers and Thorns FC youth programs, please visit www.timbers.com/youth.

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2The level just below the

Portland Timbers first team on the pyramid is T2. Playing their matches in the 29-team USL, T2 was founded on Oct. 14, 2014, and is a fully professional team that creates a bridge between the Portland Timbers U-23s Premier Development League (PDL) side and the Timbers first team. Playing their home games at Merlo Field on the campus of the University of Portland, the T2 roster is comprised of a mix of Timbers first-team players on loan to the club and players that possess many different qualities and come from varied back-grounds. In 2015, MLS-signed players Taylor Peay, Nick Besler, Andy Thoma, Michael Seaton, Jake Gleeson and Anthony Man-ning appeared in 82 matches for T2, gaining valuable experience in the team’s inaugural USL season. In January, Andrew Gre-gor was named head coach for the 2016 USL season. Gregor will lead T2 after serving as an assistant coach during the 2015 season, while also helping guide the Timbers U-16 and U-18 Academy sides for parts of the past two seasons.

PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23sThe Portland Timbers U-23s

compete in the USL PDL – the top U-23 league in North Amer-ica. Founded Nov. 11, 2008, the Timbers U-23s is an amateur team that has produced several first-team players, including goalkeeper Jake Gleeson and T2 players Kharlton Belmar and Brent Richards. The team won the PDL national championship in 2010 and competed in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

PORTLAND TIMBERS ACADEMYThe Timbers Academy consists

of teams in the U-18, U-16 and U-14 age brackets of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. The Timbers Academy teams compete in the Northwest Division against other elite youth teams in the region, including academy teams from MLS clubs LA Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Timbers U-16s also participate in the annual MLS Generation adidas Cup.The Timbers Academy provides

elite youth players from the

Timbers development territory advanced training and compet-itive opportunities against the best youth players across North America.

adidas TIMBERS ALLIANCEThe adidas Timbers Alliance is a

strategic partnership between the club and elite local youth clubs throughout the Timbers’ develop-ment territory, designed to build unique working relationships and development opportunities to help channel the top youth play-ers toward Timbers development programs and academy. The adidas Timbers Alliance includes seven clubs – Bend FC Timbers (Bend), Capital FC Timbers (Sa-lem), Eastside Timbers (Gresham), Eugene FC Timbers (Eugene), Rogue Valley Timbers (Medford), Washington Timbers (Vancouver, Wash.) and Westside Timbers (Portland). The Timbers have also partnered with OYSA and the PYSA to develop a recreational curriculum to complete the club’s development pyramid.

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he Timbers Academy provides elite youth players from the Timbers development territory advanced training and competitive opportunities against the best youth players across North America.

Timbers Youth Leagues, Tournaments and CampsThe Timbers and OYSA have formed an innovative partner-ship, which sees the statewide youth soccer organization become a part of the Timbers’ comprehensive youth devel-opment structure. One of the first of its kind, the partnership between the Timbers and OYSA has established top-tier development opportunities for thousands of Oregon’s youth soccer players through OYSA’s club leagues and tournaments.The Timbers and OYSA provide its clubs resources for coaching education and share best practices in player development, creating a unified development philosophy across the state. The MLS club also is the presenting partner of the Oregon State Cup. The Timbers offer an exciting camp program for soccer players of all ages and skill levels throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. Each camp is centered on age-appropriate exercises and activities designed to develop technical excellence and build a love for the game.

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Timbers Broadcast

Jake Zivin serves as the lead play-by-play announc-er for the Timbers local television broadcasts, hosts “Timbers in 30”, the club’s weekly television show on FOX 12 KPTV, and co-hosts the post-match show with Timbers television analyst Ross Smith. Part of the television broadcast team in 2015, Zivin was also the ra-dio play-by-play announcer during the 2014 and 2015 campaigns. In addition, Zivin was the web stream play-by-play broadcaster for all T2 home matches during their inaugural USL season in 2015.

Jake ZivinTelevision Play-by-Play Announcer

Former Timbers defender Ross Smith serves as the analyst on the Timbers local television broadcasts as well as the co-host of “Timbers in 30.” The 2016 season marks Smith’s sixth on the broadcast side as he started off as a radio analyst in Portland’s inaugural MLS season in 2011, moving over to the television broadcast in 2012. In addition, Smith co-hosts the post-game show with Zivin and “Talk Timbers”, a weekly radio show, with Timbers radio talent Fletch-er Johnson.

Ross SmithTelevision Analyst

The 2016 season marks Keith Bleyer’s fifth season as part of the Timbers broadcast team, having worked with both the radio and television broadcast teams during his tenure. A television and radio broadcaster with nearly four decades of experience, Bleyer has been involved in Major League Soccer broadcasting since the late 1990s.

Keith BleyerRadio Play-by-Play Announcer

Brett Jacobs begins his third season as part of the Timbers radio broadcast team in 2016. Prior to his arrival in Oregon, Jacobs spent five years working as an assistant coach with the Colorado Rapids in MLS. He currently serves as the head men’s soccer coach at Clark College and the Technical Director of the Washington Timbers in Vancouver.

Brett JacobsRadio Analyst

Fletcher Johnson returns for his sixth season as host of the Timbers radio pregame, halftime and post-game shows. In addition, Johnson co- hosts “Talk Timbers”, which airs weekly on 750AM/102.9 FM The Game, each Wednesday night from 6-8 p.m. (Pacific).

Fletcher JohnsonRadio Talent

Samantha Yarock is in her second season with the Timbers broadcast team as reporter and as a contributor on “Timbers in 30.” In addition, Yarock contributes to the club’s post-game show on ROOT SPORTS and FOX 12 and online at Timbers.com. Prior to joining the staff, Yarock was a content producer and on-air talent for MLSSoccer.com.

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Timbers Training Center,

a state-of-the-art facility,

built as part of a 10-year

partnership with Tualatin Hills

Parks & Recreation District.

The training center features

a natural-grass field and is

the primary on-field training

ground of the Major League

Soccer club. Construction is

complete on a 2,600-square-

foot expansion of the adidas

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new space includes addition-

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and office space to serve

the Timbers, T2, the Timbers

U-23s and the Timbers

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A new grass field was planted in February 2015, while a new turf pitch was installed in early 2015.

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Michael Seaton 31

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