green & white magazine: portland timbers vs. seattle sounders - nov. 7, 2013

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 18

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE PORTLAND TIMBERS

HEAD COACHCALEB PORTER

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Thursday’s match between the Portland Timbers

and Seattle Sounders FC marks the first-ever

MLS Cup Playoffs game at JELD-WEN Field since

the Timbers became an MLS club in 2011. The

nationally televised match is the decisive second leg

of the teams’ two-game, aggregate-goal Western

Conference semifinal series that began last Saturday

in Seattle.

Portland enters Thursday’s game unbeaten in its

last nine matches including the regular season and

playoffs following a 2-1 win over Sounders FC on

Nov. 2 at CenturyLink Field in the first leg. Forward

Ryan Johnson tallied his first career postseason

goal and midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe dou-

bled Portland’s lead in the 67th minute with his first

goal of the playoffs. Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts

made four saves, including a leaping save on a Clint

Dempsey free kick. Sounders FC pulled a goal back

in the 90th minute off a long throw in that found its

way to midfielder Osvaldo Alonso in the center of

the penalty box.

The Timbers enter the second-leg match carrying

a 2-1 lead in the series. The team that finishes with

the most total goals through the two-game series

will advance to the Western Conference finals

against either Real Salt Lake or the LA Galaxy.

Last Saturday’s match was Portland’s first road

win at CenturyLink Field. In the regular season, the

Timbers earned a come-from-behind, 1-1 draw on

March 16 and sustained a hard-fought 1-0 loss on

Aug. 25. At home, the Timbers have not suffered

defeat in 15 straight games, dating back to March

9 in a 2-1 loss against the Montreal Impact. Head

coach Caleb Porter’s side hasn’t conceded a goal at

home in 450 minutes. Portland earned clean sheets

in its last five home games of the regular season,

including a 1-0 win over Seattle on Oct. 13.

Including the regular season, Sounders FC have

just one win in their last nine games – a 2-0 home

victory over Colorado in the Western Confer-

ence knockout round. Seattle is making its fifth

Major ChangesIN: D DeAndre Yedlin (Signed as Homegrown Player), F/D Eriq Zavaleta (MLS SuperDraft), M Lamar Neagle (Trade from Montreal), M Shalrie Joseph (Trade from Chivas USA), D Dylan Remick (MLS SuperDraft), D Djimi Traore (Signed), M Adam Moffat (Trade from Houston), F Clint Dempsey (Transfer from Tottenham Hotspur), F Obafemi Martins (Signed), M Blair Gavin (Signed), M Philip Lund (Signed), F Will Bates (MLS Supplemental Draft)

OUT: GK Andrew Weber (Option declined), F O’Brian White (Option declined), D/M Mike Seamon (Option de-clined), D Jeff Parke (Trade to Philadelphia), F Fredy Montero (Loaned to Sporting Clube de Portugal), M Servando Carrasco (Trade to Houston)

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Timbers mid-fielder/forward Darlington Nagbe gets around Seat-tle Sounders FC midfielder Adam Moffat during Portland’s 2-1 win in the first leg of the Western Con-ference semifinal series on Nov. 2 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.photo: Craig Mitchelldyer

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Nov. 2, 2013 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, Wash.)Western Conference Seminfinal (Leg 1)

Portland 2, Seattle 1Scoring:POR – R. Johnson (Jewsbury, Chara) 15, Nagbe (Alhassan) 67SEA - Alonso (Evans, Joseph) 90

consecutive appearance in the Western Conference

semifinals.

Dating back to 1975, Portland and Seattle are

no strangers in postseason play, despite this being

their first MLS encounter. The two clubs met in the

1975 North American Soccer League playoffs as

the Timbers registered the game-winning goal in

overtime to advance out of the first round. Portland

eventually reached Soccer Bowl ’75 before falling

to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the final. Playing a

two-game, aggregate-goal series in the USL playoffs

in 2004 and 2005, the Sounders came away with

postseason victories during the clubs’ second-divi-

sion years. Leading 2-1 on aggregate after the first

leg of their 2004 USL playoffs series, the Timbers

conceded a goal to Seattle in the second leg, tying

the series at 2-2. The match progressed to overtime,

where the Sounders recorded the game-winning goal

in the 100th minute. In 2005, Seattle registered a pair

of clean sheets over Portland.

Including Saturday’s result, the Timbers have

earned an all-time postseason record of 3-3 against

Seattle.

Against Sounders FC

TonightÔs Rosters

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC# Name Pos1 Michael Gspurning GK2 Clint Dempsey F3 Brad Evans M4 Patrick Ianni D6 Osvaldo Alonso M7 Eddie Johnson F8 Marc Burch D9 Obafemi Martins F10 Mauro Rosales M11 Steve Zakuani M12 Leonardo Gonzalez D14 Alex Caskey M15 Blair Gavin M16 David Estrada F17 DeAndre Yedlin D19 Djimi Traore D20 Zach Scott D21 Shalrie Joseph M22 Eriq Zavaleta F/D24 Marcus Hahnemann GK25 Andy Rose M26 Adam Moffat M27 Lamar Neagle F28 Will Bates F29 Josh Ford GK32 Philip Lund M33 Dylan Remick D34 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado D

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PORTLAND TIMBERS# Name Pos1 Donovan Ricketts GK2 Ryan Miller D4 Will Johnson M5 Michael Harrington D6 Darlington Nagbe M/F7 Sal Zizzo M8 Diego Valeri M9 Ryan Johnson F10 Frederic Piquionne F11 Kalif Alhassan M12 David Horst D13 Jack Jewsbury M14 Ben Zemanski M15 Steven Evans M16 Brent Richards F17 Michael Nanchoff M18 Brad Ring M/D20 Jose Valencia F21 Diego Chara M22 Rodney Wallace D23 Alvas Powell D24 Sebastián Rincón F25 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes D27 Mikael Silvestre D30 Milos Kocic GK31 Rauwshan McKenzie D35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste D37 Maximiliano Urruti F44 Pa Modou Kah D90 Jake Gleeson GK98 Futty Danso D

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Timbers Flashback Willie Anderson

For the North American Soccer League (NASL), 1975 was a year of many firsts. Five new teams

were added to the league, including the Portland Timbers. Ties were removed from competition and wouldn’t be seen in top-tier American soccer until 2000. Pelé joined the New York Cosmos, and it was the first season the championship game was rebranded to be called the Soccer Bowl.

It was also the first season in the United States for a young British winger named Willie Anderson. Anderson came to the Timbers in 1975 on loan from Cardiff City. He began his youth career in the Manchester United development program, eventually making a handful of appearances for the Red Devils’ senior team. He’s most known for, however, his 231 appearances for Aston Villa, where he scored 36 goals.

When he arrived in Portland in 1975, Anderson would join a contingent of British players that would lead the team all the way to Soccer Bowl ’75 in San Jose, eventually losing a hard-fought game, 2-0 to Tampa Bay. Recently, Anderson took time to look back on Soccer Bowl ’75, his time in Portland and the growth of soccer in the country.

What do you remember about playing against Tampa Bay in Soccer Bowl ’75?“It wasn’t the best field for us because it was a narrow field, more like a football field. We played with two wide men, two wingers, Jimmy Kelly and myself. Our game needed width and there wasn’t a lot of it there so I think it suited them better than it suited us. It was a really tight game. They had chances to go up in the first half. I know I got tripped up in the penalty area for a penalty and they didn’t [call it] and that was the first half. They scored a wonder goal in the second half. They brought some defender on to mark me and I think his first touch he just kind of half-volleyed a shot from 30-35 yards that just flew in. Then Clyde Best [who later joined the Timbers in 1977] scored the second goal right at the end of the game when we were trying to get a goal on. But it was anybody’s game until that big strike from Arsène Auguste.

“I remember we played them, I think it was a Sat-urday, and we flew back right after the game, had a reception in Portland, and then we all flew out the next day back home.”

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Do you have a special memory fromthat season?“Beating the Seattle Sounders in the playoffs was immense. I think the biggest memory I have of that was practicing the morning of that game, or the day before the game, and Vic Crowe – very smart – knew there was a big crowd that were waiting for tickets that was wrapped around the whole stadium, it was amazing, all waiting for tickets. We ran out [onto the field] for practice and clapped [at the fans] as we ran around the stadium, and they just went nuts. It was great for us, though, just the fan base. It’s like the Timbers Army now. Being a player, I mean, that’s what you live and die for. They could give you all the money in the world, but if the fans hate you, you’re not going to feel good about it. But when there are supporters as there are in Portland, you can’t help but want to play and feel good about it.”

What do you think about the growth of soccer in the United States, and Portland specifically, since then? “When we got here, you couldn’t find a field to do a clinic on. I mean, a soccer field, there wasn’t one anywhere. That was kind of strange, coming from Europe, where there’s a soccer field on every corner. Today, you can’t get enough soccer fields. There aren’t enough. I think in Portland, the Timbers really started the ball rolling, getting people an idea of what it was. That ’75 year was just so exciting and we were so successful. And when these little guys in shorts could go out and people could meet you and you were just regular guys, I think that just gave the community a bit of a feel for who we were, and what we were, and what we were trying to do.”

Do you still attend Timbers games?“The first season I bought season tickets for MLS, because I just knew it was going to be a memora-ble season. The players today that play for the Tim-bers, I hope they know how lucky they are because, you know, to run out on to that great stadium, and have all of those fans going nuts, I mean it’s what every player dreams of. They get it every week.”

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It sounded like it was quite physical, is that something you remember?“With it being such a small field, you couldn’t get out of the way of people. We were a pretty good attacking team with Kelly and I on the wings and Peter Withe up front. They kind of figured you can’t run without your legs, so if you aren’t standing up, you aren’t running past them. It was pretty physical. It was always physical going to San Jose because of that small field. It just made it a lot easier to go around kicking people because you could catch them.”

What was your first season in the NASL like?“I remember signing for [head coach] Vic Crowe and I had no clue where I was coming. I’d never heard of Portland, hadn’t even really heard of Oregon. I remember Vic Crowe saying, ‘It’s the next state to California.’ And I just look at him and say ‘Oh, the weather must be great.’ And he said ‘Yeah, it’s great.’ First two weeks I was in Portland it rained, but it was great. We just had a good group of guys, mostly British kids. We all lived in the same apart-ment complex, and we just hit it off. We just all kind of came together and Vic was a really demanding coach in a good way, I thought. He got us super fit and super competitive, and all the pieces just came together for us, Jimmy and I playing and having such a great striker in Peter Withe to knock them in, too. We had some good young kids in midfield and we had a lot of old hands in Ray Martin and Brian Godfrey. You know, we just all came together for that summer. I don’t know whether you could ever do that again, it was just a one-off, I think.”

Day Date Teams Time (PT) TV

Wed. Oct. 30 Seattle 2, Colorado 0 NBC Sports Network

Thurs. Oct. 31 Houston 3, Montreal 0 NBC Sports Network


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule

1996 D.C. United (Bruce Arena)

1997 D.C. United (Bruce Arena)

1998 Chicago Fire (Bob Bradley)

1999 D.C. United (Thomas Rongen)

2000 Kansas City Wizards (Bob Gansler)

2001 San Jose Earthquakes (Frank Yallop)

2002 LA Galaxy (Sigi Schmid)

2003 San Jose Earthquakes (Frank Yallop)

2004 D.C. United (Peter Nowak)

Conference Knockout Round

All-Time MLS Cup Champions (and head coach)


Sat. Nov. 9 Eastern Conference (Leg 1) 11:30 a.m. NBC

Sun. Nov. 10 Western Conference (Leg 1) 6 p.m. ESPN

Sat. Nov. 23 Eastern Conference (Leg 2) 4:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network

Sun. Nov. 24 Western Conference (Leg 2) 6 p.m. ESPN

Conference Finals


Sat. Dec. 7 MLS Cup Final 1:00 p.m. ESPN

MLS Cup


Sat. Nov. 2 Sporting KC at New England (Leg 1) 5 p.m. NBC Sports Network

Sat. Nov. 2 Portland at Seattle (Leg 1) 7 p.m. NBC Sports Network

Sun. Nov. 3 New York at Houston (Leg 1) 12:30 p.m. NBC

Sun. Nov. 3 Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy (Leg 1) 6 p.m. ESPN

Wed. Nov. 6 Houston at New York (Leg 2) 5 p.m. Univisión Deportes

Wed. Nov. 6 New England at Sporting KC (Leg 2) 6 p.m.

Thurs. Nov. 7 LA Galaxy at Real Salt Lake (Leg 2) 6 p.m. ESPN2

Thurs. Nov. 7 Seattle at Portland (Leg 2) 8 p.m. NBC Sports Network

Conference Semifinals

2005 LA Galaxy (Steve Sampson)

2006 Houston Dynamo (Dominic Kinnear)

2007 Houston Dynamo (Dominic Kinnear)

2008 Columbus Crew (Sigi Scmid)

2009 Real Salt Lake (Jason Kreis)

2010 Colorado Rapids (Gary Smith)

2011 LA Galaxy (Bruce Arena)

2012 LA Galaxy (Bruce Arena)


General Manager Gavin Wilkinson

Gavin Wilkinson, a long-time member of the Timbers organization and a former New Zealand interna-tional, serves as the club’s General Manager; he was appointed on Jan. 18, 2010. 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 a head coach during the club’s USL era, Wilkinson assembled 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. Wilkinson oversaw Cascadia Cup (a fan-based derby between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver) titles in 2009, 2010 and 2012, and is also 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, which included a record-setting, 24-game unbeaten streak and winning the Commis-sioner’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 Commissioner’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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clubs in six different countries, including Portugal, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. A defender, he joined the reborn Timbers for their inaugural USL First Division season in 2001 and played in each of the club’s first six seasons and was a player/assistant coach from 2005-06. He finished his career ranked among the Tim-bers’ USL franchise career leaders in games (124) and minutes played (10,181).

A New Zealand native, Wilkinson earned 38 caps with the New Zea-land National Team and competed in the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Confed-erations Cups.

As general manager, Wilkinson started the Timbers’ development system, starting with the Portland Timbers U-23s in the fall of 2008. The Timbers U-23s compete in the Premier Development League (PDL) – the top U-23 league in North America – and won the PDL championship in just their second season in 2010, becoming the first undefeated champion in PDL history with a perfect 20-0-0 record. He was instrumental in starting the Tim-bers Academy and youth programs, creating a complete development system for the club.

Wilkinson, who holds an “A” coaching license from USSF, found-ed the youth club Eastside United, based in Gresham, Ore., in 2001. He helped run the club as its coach-ing 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 and Brooke.


Head Coach Caleb Porter

Under Porter’s

leadership, the

Timbers posted

MLS-club records

in points (57),

wins (14), goals

(54) and a plus-

21 mark in goal

differential.

A leading candidate for MLS Coach of the Year, Caleb Porter was named the Timbers head coach on Aug. 29, 2012, and joined the club following seven seasons as the head coach at the University of Akron from 2006-12. He finished his time at Akron with a career mark of 123-18-17 and owned the highest winning percentage (0.832) among all active Division I coaches. Porter helped lead the Timbers to one of the best turnarounds in MLS history in 2013, as the team earned a positive result in 29 of 34 regular-season games. Porter helped guide the club to a club-record 15-game unbeaten stretch from March 16-June 23. A two-time MLSsoccer.com Coach of the Week selection, the 15-game unbeaten run helped Porter set the MLS record for most consecutive games without a loss for a first-year head coach.

Under Porter’s leadership, the Timbers posted MLS-club records in points (57), wins (14), goals (54) and a plus-21 mark in goal differential. Shepherding a 23-point turnaround compared to 2012, the team’s 43-goal reversal in goal differential (-22 in 2012, +21 in 2013) is the biggest year-to-year improvement in MLS history.

Before coming to the Rose City, Porter built Akron men’s soccer into a perennial national championship contender, leading the Zips to five consecutive trips to the NCAA tourna-ment’s Round of 16 (2008-12), back-to-back NCAA College Cup appearances in 2009 and 2010, and the school’s first national title in any sport in 2010.

In all, he guided Akron to seven Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season cham-pionships and five MAC Tournament titles. Porter set multiple NCAA records at Akron, including a 48-match, home unbeaten streak (44-0-4) from 2008-11 and a 47-match unbeaten streak (44-0-3) in conference play from 2006-12.

From Kalamazoo, Mich., Porter garnered numerous honors while at Akron, including NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 2009. He was a three-time NSCAA All-Ohio Coach of the Year (2008-09, 2011) and received MAC Coach of the Year honors six straight years from 2007-12.

Porter became the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 career wins, accom-plishing the feat in just 126 matches. He is also among the fastest all-time in NCAA history to the century mark, reaching the milestone in fewer games than collegiate Hall of Fame and current MLS coaches Bruce Arena (140; Virginia) and Sigi Schmid (136; UCLA).

While at Akron, Porter recruited and developed more than a dozen Zips players who have gone on to professional careers, many plying their trade in Major League Soccer. He had an MLS-record five former players selected in the first round of the 2011 MLS Super-Draft and seven selected overall that year. Under Porter’s guidance, Portland’s Darlington Nagbe and former Akron standout Teal Bunbury were recipients of the MAC Hermann Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top collegiate player.

Porter also served as the head coach of the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team during 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying and spent three years as an assistant coach on the U.S. U-18 National Team from 2009-11. Prior to joining Akron, Porter was an assistant coach for six years (2000-05) at Indiana University, helping the school make six NCAA tournament appearances, win back-to-back national championships in 2003 and 2004 and claim five Big Ten Conference titles.

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. Porter also played for the U.S. National B Team from 1996-97, winning a bronze medal at the 1997 World University Games.

He had a successful collegiate playing career at Indiana, where he was a three-year cap-tain, a three-time All-Big Ten honoree and a four-year letter winner. Porter led the Hoosiers to four conference titles and four NCAA tournament appearances – twice advancing to the College Cup. As a senior, Porter captained Indiana to 23 consecutive wins before losing to eventual national champion UCLA in the national semifinals and 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 and Jake, and a daughter, Stella Jane.

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Caleb Porter By the Numbers

Timbers head coach Caleb Porter, a favorite to win the MLS Coach of the Year award, has helped guide the Timbers to one of the best turnarounds in MLS history in 2013. Under the guidance of the first-year head coach, Portland qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in the team’s MLS history and set club single-season records in a number of categories, including wins (14), goals (54) and goal differential (plus-21).

MLSsoccer.com Coach of the Week selections in 2013

15 Porter set the MLS record for a first-year head coach with 15 straight games without a loss from March 16-June 23.

5 Number of losses during the 2013 season, tied for fewest losses all-time in MLS history for a 34-game season.

14-5-15 Porter’s regular-season record as Timbers head coach

Oct. 19, 2013

The day Portland clinched its first-ever postseason berth in MLS

Aug. 29, 2012

Announced as second head coach in Portland Timbers MLS history

March 3, 2013

First match as an MLS head coach

23 The turnaround in points by Porter’s Timbers compared to the 2012 season

The reversal in goal differential (-22 in 2012 to +21 in 2013) under Porter’s guidance, which the biggest single-season turnaround in MLS history

Times the Timbers lost at JELD-WEN Field under Porter. Portland is on a 15-game home unbeaten streak dating back to April 6.

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Timbers Staff 2013

Sean McAuley returns for a second sea-son 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. McAuley suited up for the second-division Timbers as a player 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 develop-ment of several youth players who went on to sign with the first team.

A native of Sheffield, England, McAuley played professionally for 15 seasons as a defender from 1990-2005. He started his career with Manchester United and played for Hartlepool United, Scun-thorpe United, Rochdale and Halifax Town. McAuley appeared in 16 matches for the Timbers in 2002, logging two assists while helping the club make the postseason.

Amos Magee enters his third season as an assistant coach for the MLS Timbers. Previously, he was an assistant coach and director of soccer development for two seasons with Portland from 2009-10.

Magee joined the coaching ranks as a player/assistant coach in 2004 with the Minnesota Thunder of United Soccer Leagues. He served as head coach of the Thunder from 2006-08 and coached with the U.S. Maccabi Men’s Open Team, guiding the team to a gold-medal performance at the Maccabi Pan-Ameri-can Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A native of St. Paul, Minn., Magee spent most of his playing career with the Thunder (1991-2004), but also played parts of three seasons in MLS with the Tampa Bay Mutiny (2000-01) and Chicago Fire (2001-02). He recorded 64 goals and 39 assists for the Thunder, becoming the club’s all-time career scor-ing leader and he led the Thunder to six finals appearances and the USL First Division title in 1999. He was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame in 2008.

Sean McAuleyAssistant Coach

Cameron Knowles returns for a second season as an assistant coach for the Timbers. 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 Supplemental Draft, Knowles played two seasons in MLS before join-ing the Timbers. In Portland, Knowles was a three-time USL First Division all-league selection and played in 77 games for the Timbers.

From Auckland, New Zealand, Knowles anchored 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

Amos MageeAssistant Coach

Mike Toshack marks his second season as the Timbers goalkeeper coach in 2013. He has served as a goalkeeper coach in MLS since 2009 and won MLS Cup with the Houston Dynamo in 2007.

Prior to joining Portland, Toshack was a member of the coaching staffs in Houston (2007-08) and Toronto FC (2009-11). Before working in MLS, the Prescott, Ontario, native was the direc-tor of goalkeeping for the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2005-06, helping coach the first team to the USL First Division championship in 2006. Toshack served as an assistant coach with the Montreal Impact from 2002-03.

Toshack also served as the goalkeeper coach with the Canada U-20 National Team from 1998-2001.

Mike ToshackGoalkeeper Coach

Pablo Moreira enters his first season with the Timbers in 2013. He previ-ously served as the director of soccer operations for the University of Akron men’s soccer team, assisting on daily operations of the program. A former Zip himself, Moreira was a two-time, all-conference striker at Akron from 2003-07.

Pablo MoreiraPlayer Relations Manager/Video Analysis


Timbers Staff 2013

Nik Wald enters his seventh season with the Timbers organization in 2013. The Eugene, Ore., native served as the club’s head athletic trainer for the past six seasons, including seasons when the Timbers competed as a second-division side. Wald graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in exercise and movement science in 2003.

Nik WaldHead Athletic Trainer

Joel Marick begins his first full season with the Timbers in 2013. He joined the club last season and works primarily with the club’s development teams. Prior to joining the Timbers, the Vancouver, Wash., native worked as an athletic trainer at Westview High School. Marick earned his undergraduate and master’s degree from the University of Portland.

Joel MarickAssistant Athletic Trainer

Jun Morishita returns for a third sea-son with the Timbers as an assistant athletic trainer. He previously interned under head athletic trainer Nik Wald for parts of four seasons (2007-10) and also interned with the athletic training staff for the Seattle Mariners in 2009. Morishita graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a degree in kinesiology in 2009.

Jun MorishitaAssistant Athletic Trainer

Sam Younie returns for a fourth season with the Timbers in 2013. A graduate of the University of Oregon, the Portland native was a member of the equipment staff for the school’s football program for four seasons and has worked as a team attendant for the Portland Trail Blazers. He has also spent time with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers.

Sam YounieEquipment Manager

Nick Mansueto marks his fifth season with the Timbers in 2013. In his role, Mansueto works closely with the gen-eral manager, technical staff and players on a daily basis, overseeing many areas of team operations and administration. He helped the Timbers receive the USL-1 Organization of the Year award in 2009. The Portland native graduated from Portland State University.

Nick MansuetoDirector of Soccer Business Operations

Juamaine Venter enters his first season as the Timbers assistant equipment manager after serving as an intern on the equipment staff in 2012. Born in East London, South Africa, Venter moved to Rochester, Minn., when he was nine years old. He played collegiate soccer at St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minn.

Juamaine VenterAssistant Equipment Manager

Sarah Aschwald is in her first season as soccer operations administrator for the Timbers. A graduate of Or-egon State University with a degree in marketing, Aschwald rode horses competitively through college and played basketball in high school.

Sarah AschwaldSoccer Operations Administrator

Dr. John Cone joins the Timbers as the club’s director of sports science. He is responsible for the periodization, monitoring, development and individualization of all as-pects of training for fitness and athleticism.Dr. Cone has a Ph.D. in kinesiology, study-ing the effects of soccer-specific fatigue on movement mechanics, and a M.S. in exer-cise physiology. He last worked with MLS club Sporting Kansas City for two seasons from 2005-06 as an assistant coach before leaving the club to pursue his Ph.D.

Dr. John ConeDirector of Sports Science


2013 Game Summaries

Timbers 3, New York Red Bulls 3March 3, 2013

POR – Valeri (W. Johnson, Alhassan) 14, Nagbe 56, Own Goal (Olave) 83NY – Espindola 9, Espindola (Kimura) 24, Olave (Pearce, Bover) 28

(at JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Ore.)

Timbers 2, Colorado Rapids 2March 30, 2013

POR – W. Johnson (R. Johnson) 55, W. Johnson (penalty kick) 71COL – Powers (Klute) 18, Thomas (penalty kick) 48

(at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo.)

Timbers 1, FC Dallas 1May 8, 2013

POR – Nagbe (Wallace) 70FCD – Cooper (penalty kick) 77

(at FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, Texas)

Timbers 1, Montreal Impact 2March 9, 2013

POR – R. Johnson (Zemanski, Chara) 80MTL – Camara 30, Felipe (Romero, Bernier) 60


Timbers 3, Sporting Kansas City 2April 27, 2013

POR – R. Johnson (Valeri) 24, Nagbe (R.Johnson, Valeri) 33, Wallace (Chara) 58SKC – Myers (Besler) 1, Myers (Collin, Feilhaber) 29

(at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kan.)

Timbers 2, Houston Dynamo 0April 6, 2013

POR – R. Johnson (Chara) 55, R. Johnson (Nagbe) 73HOU – None


Timbers 3, Chivas USA 0May 12, 2013

POR – Wallace (R. Johnson, Valeri) 34, Valeri (Wallace, Nagbe) 70, W. Johnson (Alhassan, Valeri) 90+2CHV – None


Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1 March 16, 2013

POR – Wallace (Jean-Baptiste) 90+1SEA – Johnson (Zakuani) 13

(at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash.)

Timbers 0, New England Revolution 0May 2, 2013

POR – NoneNE – None


Timbers 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0April 14, 2013

POR – W. Johnson 78SJ – None


Timbers 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1April 21, 2013

POR – Valeri 58SJ – Jahn 90+2


2013 Game Summaries

Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2May 18, 2013

POR – W. Johnson (penalty kick) 52, Valencia (W. Johnson) 84VAN – Camilo 24, Koffie (Camilo) 54

(at BC Place, Vancouver, B.C.)

Timbers 1, FC Dallas 0June 15, 2013

POR – Nagbe (Alhassan) 52FCD – None


Timbers 2, D.C. United 0May 25, 2013

POR – Wallace (Piquionne, Jewsbury) 21, Nagbe (R. Johnson) 57DCU – None

(at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.)

Timbers 0, LA Galaxy 0


June 19, 2013

July 13, 2013

POR – NoneLA – None

POR – R. Johnson (Nagbe, Valeri), Jean-Baptiste (Valeri) 90+4LA – Sarvas (Jimenez, Franklin) 18

(at StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.)


Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 2 June 8, 2013

POR – Valeri (Kocic, Piquionne) 33, Zemanski (Piquionne) 58CHI – Magee 68, Paladini 82

(at Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill.)

Timbers 0, Philadelphia Union 0July 20, 2013

POR – NonePHI – None

(PPL Park, Chester, Pa.)

Timbers 0, Columbus Crew 1July 7, 2013

POR – NoneCLB – Anor (Higuaín) 5

(at Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio)


Timbers 3, Colorado Rapids 0June 23, 2013

POR – Piquionne (Wallace, W. Johnson) 12, W. Johnson (Wallace, Piquionne) 45, R. Johnson (Wallace, Zemanski 84COL – None


Timbers 1, San Jose Earthquakes 2July 27, 2013

POR – Nagbe (Valeri, Piquionne) 83SJ – Bernardez (penalty kick) 55, Lenhart (Salinas) 58

(at Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.)

Timbers 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1Aug. 3, 2013

POR – R. Johnson (Valeri) 49VAN – Harvey (Camilo) 69


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2013 Game Summaries

Timbers 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2Oct. 6, 2013

POR – Nagbe (W. Johnson) 41, W. Johnson (Nagbe) 77VAN – Camilo 76, Camilo (Lee) 78

(at BC Place, Vancouver, B.C.)

Timbers 2, FC Dallas 1Aug. 17, 2013

POR – R. Johnson (Valeri) 26, Nagbe (Valeri) 33FCD – Diaz (Castillo, Perez) 28


Timbers 3, Real Salt Lake 3Aug. 21, 2013

POR – Wallace (Valeri) 24, Valeri (penalty kick) 57, Alhassan 86RSL – Borchers 38, Morales (penalty kick) 43, Grossman 90+3


Timbers 2, Real Salt Lake 4

Timbers 0, Real Salt Lake 0

Aug. 30, 2013

Oct. 19, 2013

POR – Nagbe (Harrington) 31, Zizzo 78RSL – Gil (Plata, Beckerman) 9, Plata (Grabavoy) 15, Morales (Plata) 55, Saborío (Morales) 67

POR – NoneRSL – None

(at Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah)


Timbers 4, Toronto FC 0


Sept. 7, 2013

Sept. 29, 2013

POR – Alhassan 45+1, Wallace (Valeri) 83, W. Johnson (Valencia) 87, Valeri (Valencia) 90+3TFC – None

POR – Urruti (W. Johnson) 52LA – None



Timbers 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1 Aug. 25, 2013

POR – NoneSEA – Johnson (Rosales) 60

(at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash.)

Timbers 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0 Oct. 13, 2013

POR – Alhassan 45SEA – None


Timbers 1, Chivas USA 1 Timbers 5, Chivas USA 0Sept. 14, 2013 Oct. 26, 2013

POR – Valeri (Valencia) 50CHV – de La Fuente (Borja) 23

POR – Valeri 16, Valeri 29, Wallace (Valeri, Danso) 34, R. Johnson 72, W. Johnson 76CHV – None

(at StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.) (at StubHub Center, Carson, Calif.)

Timbers 1, Colorado Rapids 0Sept. 20, 2013

POR – Valeri (Wallace) 13COL – None


Many Hearts


The Timbers Army raises another impressive tifo

before the regular-season home finale against

Real Salt Lake on Oct. 19 at JELD-WEN Field.

Photo: Craig Mitchelldyer

Timbers Playoff History

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1975After earning the No. 1 spot in the NASL Western Division, the Timbers squared off against Seattle in the first round. Following a 1-1 draw in regulation, Portland’s Tony Betts connected on the game-winning header in sudden-death overtime for the Timbers in front of 31,000 fans at Civic Stadium (now JELD-WEN Field) on Aug. 12, 1975. For the semifinal, fans began camping out the night before the game for the first crack at general admission seats. On a rainy Sunday, 33,503 fans packed Civic Stadium to watch forward Peter Withe tally the lone goal as the Timbers booked a spot in Soccer Bowl ’75 with a 1-0 win over St. Louis. The following Sunday was Soccer Bowl ’75 in San Jose, where the Timbers squared off against the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Spartan Stadium. Second-half sub Arsène Auguste tallied a goal in the 66th minute for Tampa Bay and Clyde Best notched an insurance goal for the Rowdies in the 88th minute as Portland suffered a 2-0 loss in the championship match.

In eight seasons in the North

American Soccer League

from 1975-1982, the Timbers

reached the postseason

three times, including a

thrilling run to Soccer Bowl

’75 in their inaugural season

as a franchise.

1978The fourth-seeded Timbers faced No. 5 Washington in a one-game, conference quarterfinal match on Aug. 9, 1978. The Diplomats tallied the game-tying goal with just 30 seconds remaining in regulation to force the match into overtime. In the extra period, Timbers midfielder John Bain knocked in a corner kick from Elson Seale with 49 seconds remaining in the first overtime period for the 2-1 win in front of 14,230 at Civic Stadium. The win set up a two-game, conference semifinal series against Vancouver. The Timbers progressed through the series against Vancou-ver thanks to 1-0 and 2-1 wins to earn a spot in the conference finals against the vaunted New York Cosmos. In the first game, Portland gifted the Cosmos the game-winning goal with a sloppy pass around their own penalty box in the 47th minute at Civic Stadium. After dropping the first match 1-0 at home, Portland played New York on the road. Giorgio Chinaglia and Franz Beckenbauer each tallied a goal and an assist as the Cosmos scored four times in the second half in a 5-0 win over Portland before 65,287 fans at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.


USLThe reborn Portland Timbers began play in 2001 as a second-divi-sion side in USL and qualified for the postseason in seven of their 10 seasons. After reaching the quarterfinals in 2001 and the first round in 2002, the Timbers won the Commissioner’s Cup with the best regular-season record in 2004. In the conference semifinals, the Timbers fell in a two-game, aggregate-goals series against the Seattle Sounders. After a 2-1 Timbers win in the first game, Seattle took a 1-0 lead (tying the series 2-2 on aggregate) into extra time of the second match. A game-winning goal by Seattle in the 100th minute ushered the Timbers out of the playoffs. Portland was ousted in the first round in 2005, but reached the semifinals two years later in 2007. Following a 1-1 draw in the opening game against the Atlanta Silverbacks, the second match finished in a scoreless draw through regulation and extra time, moving to penalty kicks to decide who would play for the championship. Playing in front of their home fans, the Timbers fell 3-1 in the shootout. The Timbers once again won the Commissioner’s Cup in 2009 and automatically qualified for the semifinals. In a two-game, aggregate goals series against Cascadia-rival Vancouver, the Timbers suffered a 2-1 defeat in the opening match and a 3-3 draw in the second game – losing the series 5-4 on aggregate. Portland was eliminated from the playoffs in 2010 by the same Whitecaps side.

1981The Timbers edged into the playoffs and faced the San Diego Sockers in a best-of-three, first-round series. In Game 1, the Timbers scored twice in the final 20 minutes to take a 2-1 win be-fore 16,003 fans at Civic Stadi-um. San Diego leveled the series in Game 2 with a resounding 5-1 win. In the decisive Game 3, the Sockers tallied a goal in each half in a 2-0 shutout to advance to the next round.

Timbers History cont.

Western Soccer LeagueThe Timbers reached the semifinals of the 1989 WSL Playoffs, but lost 2-1 to eventu-al-champion San Diego Nomads.

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SPORTINGKANSAS CITY17-10-7, 58 pts.

HOUSTONDYNAMO14-11-9, 51 pts.

MONTREALIMPACT14-13-7, 49 pts.

Finish: 2nd place; Eastern Conference

4th place; Eastern Conference

5th place; Eastern Conference

Leading goal scorer: Giles Barnes (9 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 1-0-0; 2 GF, 0 GA

Leading goal scorer: Marco Di Vaio (20 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 0-1-0; 1 GF, 2 GA

Leading goal scorer: Claudio Bieler (10 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 1-0-0; 3 GF, 2 GA

One of the best teams in the Eastern Con-

ference during the last couple of years, Sporting

Kansas City is making its third consecutive

appearance in the postseason. Head coach

Peter Vermes’ squad put together one of the

biggest goal differentials (plus-17) during

the 2013 regular season. Offseason addition

Claudio Bieler finished with the team lead in

goals (10). Sporting KC lost just once in their

last eight regular-season games.

Finishing the season on a strong note

with just one loss in their last seven

regular-season games, the back-to-

back MLS Cup runner-up Dynamo have

missed the postseason once in the last

eight seasons since beginning play in

Houston in 2006. Houston has appeared

in the MLS Cup Final in four of the last

seven editions, winning it all in 2006 and

2007. Forward Giles Barnes leads the team

with nine goals.

An expansion team in 2012, the Montreal Im-

pact are making their first-ever appearance

in the MLS Cup Playoffs. After leading the

Eastern Conference at periods during the

regular season, head coach Marco Schälli-

baum’s team lost traction near the end

of the year, entering the postseason with

just one win in their last eight games. The

Impact were eliminated from the playoffs

in a 3-0 loss at Houston on Oct. 31.

NEW YORKRED BULLS17-9-8, 59 pts.

1st place; Eastern Conference (Supporters’ Shield winner)

Former New York Red Bulls

defender Mike Petke took

the reins as full-time manager in 2013

and helped guide the Red Bulls to their

third straight appearance in the MLS

Cup Playoffs. Midfielder Tim Cahill (11

goals), forward Thierry Henry (10) and

offseason acquisition Fabián Espín-

dola (9) have shouldered the scoring

load while goalkeeper Luis Robles

recorded 11 shutouts in 2013.

NEW ENGLANDREVOLUTION14-11-9, 51 pts.

The Revolution have reached the MLS Cup Final

four times in the club’s history (2002, ’05, ’06,

’07), but have never won the league’s title.

Head coach Jay Heaps took over following

New England’s last-place finish in 2011

and engineered a turnaround as the Revs

clinched their first MLS Cup Playoffs berth

since 2009 this season. Unbeaten in six

straight games to end the regular season,

New England features 18-year-old phenom

Diego Fagundez, who scored a team-leading

13 goals this year.

Leading goal scorer: Tim Cahill (11 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 0-0-1; 3 GF, 3 GA

Finish: 3rd place; Eastern Conference

Leading goal scorer: Diego Fagundez (13 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 0-0-1; 0 GF, 0 GA

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REALSALT LAKE16-10-8, 56 pts.

SEATTLESOUNDERS FC15-12-7, 52 pts.

COLORADORAPIDS14-11-9, 51 pts.

2nd place; Western Conference

4th place; Western Conference

5th place; Western Conference

Leading goal scorer: Eddie Johnson (9 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 1-1-1; 2 GF, 2 GA

Leading goal scorer: Deshorn Brown (10 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 2-0-1; 6 GF, 2 GA

Leading goal scorer: Alvaro Saborío (12 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 0-1-2; 5 GF, 7 GA

One of the league’s stan-dard-bearers for the last five

seasons, Real Salt Lake is making its sixth straight postseason appearance. Real Salt Lake has relied on midfielder Javier Morales (8g, 10a) and forward Álvaro Saborío (12g, 2a) while midfielder Kyle Beckerman (4g, 6a) and João Plata (4g, 8a) have contributed

their fair share in 2013.

Seattle Sounders FC qualified for the postseason in each of their first five sea-sons in MLS. Head coach Sigi Schmid’s team had mid-season success, but a late-season collapse put Seattle into the playoffs as the No. 4 seed and saw the Cascadia Cup awarded to Vancouver Whitecaps FC following a seven-game winless streak to end the regular sea-son. Forwards Eddie Johnson (9 goals), Obafemi Martins (8) and midfielder/forward Lamar Neagle (8) have produced the offense for Sounders FC in 2013.

The Rapids utilized a nine-game unbeaten streak from June 29-Aug. 17 to maintain their shot at the postseason and four wins in their last seven regular-season games helped solidify the team’s quest to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Led by rookie forward Deshorn Brown’s 10 goals, Colorado has run out a youthful lineup this season with first-year goalkeeper Clint Irwin shouldering the load in goal. Colorado was ousted from the playoffs on Oct. 30 in a 2-0 loss at Seattle.

PORTLANDTIMBERS14-5-15, 57 pts.

1st place; Western Conference

The Timbers enter their first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs

appearance following a record-setting season under first-year head coach Ca-leb Porter. The Timbers, who finished the regular season with an eight-game unbeaten streak, set MLS-club records in a plethora of categories including points (57), goals (54) and shutouts (15). The team’s 43-goal turnaround in goal differential from 2012 (minus-22)

to 2013 (a league-best, plus-21) is the largest turnaround in MLS history.

LAGALAXY15-11-8, 53 pts.

The two-time defending MLS Cup-champion LA Galaxy have qualified for the postseason for five straight seasons. Winners of four MLS Cup titles, the Galaxy reached MLS Cup in 2012 through the one-game knockout round, but they’ll bypass that route this year after

finishing the regular season in third place. Forward Robbie Keane scored

a team-high 16 goals and 11 assists in just 23 games this season.

Leading goal scorer: Diego Valeri (10 goals)

3rd place; Western Conference(Two-time defending MLS Cup champion)

Leading goal scorer: Robbie Keane (16 goals)Timbers record against in 2013:: 2-0-1; 3 GF, 1 GA

June 23: A 3-0 win over Colorado marked a Tim-

bers club-record six straight home shutouts and a

season-long 15 consecutive games without a loss.

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ence foe Real Salt Lake.

June 26: Darlington Nagbe sends Portland to the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win at FC Dallas.

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May 2, 1975The Portland Timbers play their first match as part of the North Amer-ican Soccer League against the Seattle Sounders before 6,913 fans. Aug. 28, 1977The New York Cosmos defeat the Seattle Sounders in Soccer Bowl ’77 in Portland. The match was legendary Brazilian striker Pelé’s last official professional game. Sept. 7, 1997U.S. Men’s National Team midfield-er Tab Ramos scores a dramatic winner as the United States defeats Costa Rica 1-0 in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. June 23-24, 1999The 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup plays four matches in Portland as fans in the Rose City are treated to 22 goals over four games. Sept. 21, 2002Forward Abby Wambach scores two goals in winning MVP honors in the 2002 Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA) All-Star Game in the Rose City. Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2003JELD-WEN Field (then called PGE Park) hosts six matches in the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, including both semifinal games. April 14, 2011The world is introduced to the MLS-era Portland Timbers and the Timbers Army before a rain-soaked, sold-out crowd of 18,627.

July 9, 2013JELD-WEN Field hosts two matches in Group C of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, including a 6-1 win for the U.S. Men’s National Team over Belize.

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All-Star City

Major League Soccer announced in July that the Rose City will be the host city for the 2014 AT&T

MLS All-Star Game. The annual showcase event will feature several days of festivities, culminating in a match between the league’s top players and a re-nowned international club in late July or early August 2014, at JELD-WEN Field, home to the Timbers and one of the best soccer fan experiences anywhere.

Soccer in the Portland area and the Timbers have a long history of strong fan support and the club’s pop-ularity has boomed since its inaugural MLS season in 2011. The 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game will be the first All-Star Game in a major sport for the city of Portland.

The 87-year-old JELD-WEN Field has undergone sev-eral renovations including the most recent transfor-mation in 2011 as the Timbers entered MLS, but the venue already touts a long list of soccer history that will make hosting the 2014 AT&T MLS All-Star Game even more memorable.

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Team Awards

Players’ Player of the Year – Darlington NagbeVoted by the players, midfielder/forward Darlington Nagbe was selected as the Players’ Player of the Year. In a season of career numbers, Nagbe was one of the club’s leading goal-scorers, setting new career marks with nine goals and four assists. He became the first Timbers MLS player to start all 34 games of a regular season in 2013, as he continued a run of 48 consecutive league starts dating back to last season.

Supporters’ Player of the Year – Will JohnsonVoted on by supporters, Johnson was named the 2013 Supporters’ Player of the Year. The Timbers captain recorded career numbers in goals (9), assists (5) and minutes played (2,520) in his first season in Portland. Johnson was voted a 2013 MLS All-Star and was one of the top vote-getters at the midfield position.

Golden Boot – Diego ValeriMidfielder Diego Valeri was awarded the Timbers Golden Boot as the club’s leading goal-scorer in 2013. With two goals and one assist in the regular-season finale, Valeri finished with 10 goals and a league-best 13 assists in his first season in Portland, and became the first Timbers MLS player to record double-digit goals and assists in a sin-gle season. He set new club MLS records in scoring (33 points), goals (10) and assists (13) in a single season.

Unsung Hero – Jack JewsburyDefender Jack Jewsbury was awarded the Timbers Unsung Hero. A versatile player throughout his career, Jewsbury played 22 of his 26 matches this season at right back, and was a key contributor to one of the best defensive teams in MLS in 2013. He featured in 13 of the club’s 15 shutouts during the regular season, which ranks tied for second in MLS history for shutouts in a single season.

Play of the Year – Nagbe’s turnaround goal vs. FC Dallas (June 15)The 2013 Timbers Play of the Year was awarded to Nagbe’s turnaround, game-win-ning goal against FC Dallas on June 15 at JELD-WEN Field. In the 52nd minute, Kalif Alhassan played the ball in to the left side of the penalty area to Nagbe with his back to goal. In one smooth, fluid movement, Nagbe received the ball and turned his defender before curling a beautiful shot by goalkeeper Raul Fernandez and inside the far post.

Defender of the Year – Donovan RickettsGoalkeeper Donovan Ricketts was named the Timbers Defender of the Year, putting up numbers in 2013 that rival his best seasons in MLS. Voted an inactive MLS All-Star by MLS players, Ricketts ranked among league leaders in several goalkeeping categories, including wins (13), saves (92), saves percentage (73) and goals-against average (0.97).

Community Player of the Year – Steven EvansMidfielder and Homegrown Player Steven Evans contributed greatly to the Timbers community outreach efforts in 2013. He generously lent his time to numerous appear-ances and camps over the course of the season, participating in a variety of events and activities.

Up-and-Coming Player of the Year – Alvas PowellDefender Alvas Powell was named the club’s Up-and-Coming Player of the Year. He joined the club midseason on loan from Jamaica’s Portmore United and played in five matches during the regular season. Powell made his MLS debut Aug. 3 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and became the youngest player in Timbers MLS history to start and play in a match at 19 years, 16 days.

After the end of

the regular season,

the Timbers held

their annual Stand

Together Awards

Banquet at The

Nines in downtown

Portland. Here’s a

look at some

the winners:

Then & Now

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Timbers Development

adidas TIMBERSALLIANCEThe Timbers have formed the adidas Timbers Alliance, a strategic partnership with elite local youth clubs throughout the Timbers development territory, designed to build unique working relationships and development opportuni-ties to help channel the top youth players toward Timbers development programs and the academy. The adidas Timbers Alliance includes five clubs – the Bend FC Timbers (Bend), Eastside Timbers (Gresham), Rogue Valley Timbers (Medford), Vancouver Timbers (Vancouver, Wash.) and Westside Timbers (Portland).

Further, the Timbers have also partnered with Portland Youth Soccer

TIMBERS REGIONAL TRAINING CENTERSOne of the major com-ponents of the Timbers development structure and Oregon ODP are six Regional Training Centers, located in the cities of Beaverton, Bend, Eugene/Salem, Gresham, Medford and Vancouver, Wash. Each Regional Training Center is designed to identify and further develop elite players, both boys and girls, in the U-12 to U-14 age groups in its designated area. From these training centers, a pool of players is chosen to form state ODP and/or Timbers Pre-Academy teams at various age levels for regional and national competitions.PORTLAND TIMBERS

ACADEMYThe Timbers Academy consists of teams in the U-18 and U-16 age brackets of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. The Timbers Academy teams com-pete in the Northwest Division against other elite youth teams in the region, including acad-emy teams from MLS clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

The Timbers Academy provides elite youth players from Oregon and Southwest Washington advanced training and competitive opportunities against the best youth players across North America.

PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23sThe pinnacle of the Timbers development system is the Portland Timbers U-23s, which competes in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League (PDL) – the top U-23 league in North America. Founded Nov. 11, 2008, the Timbers U-23s is an amateur team that has produced several first-team players, including Steven Evans, Jake Gleeson and Brent Richards. The Timbers U-23s won the PDL championship in 2010 and have competed in the last two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups.

Rooted 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 estab-lished with Oregon Youth Soccer Asso-ciation (OYSA), and Oregon’s Olympic Development Program (ODP), the Timbers have built a comprehensive vertical develop-ment structure, which will allow players within the club’s development territory a direct path from the youth levels to the top tier of professional soccer in North America - Major League Soccer.

Association and are working to develop a recreational curriculum to complete the club’s development pyramid.

TIMBER CAMPSThe Timbers are proud to offer an exciting camp program for soccer players of all ages and skill levels throughout the state of Oregon and Southwest Washington. The Timbers camps program, presented by adidas, is designed and led by the clubs devel-opment coaching staff and features a favorable 12:1 player-coach ratio. Each camp is centered on age-appropriate exercises and activities designed to develop technical excellence and build a love for the game.


Timbers Development continued

The Timbers Academy

provides elite youth

players from Oregon

and Southwest

Washington advanced

training and competitive

opportunities against

the best youth players

across North America.

adidas Timbers Training Center


On April 19, 2012, the Portland Timbers un-

veiled the new adidas Timbers Training Center, a

state-of-the-art facility, built as part of a 10-year

partnership with Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation

District. The $6 million training center features

a natural-grass field and is the primary on-field

training ground of the Major League Soccer

club.

Some of the features of the adidas Timbers

Training Center include a 7,000-square-foot

indoor facility, with locker rooms for the Timbers

first team and development teams, fully-

equipped training and recently expanded fitness

areas, offices and a spacious lounge/common

area for Timbers players.

The grass field, widely regarded as one of

the best fields in the state, is a combination of

75 percent perennial ryegrass and 25 percent

Kentucky bluegrass that is perfectly suited for

cooler climates and provides uniform cover, and

greater stability, footing and durability.

The adidas Timbers Training Center is located

in Beaverton, approximately 10 minutes from

JELD-WEN Field. It also serves as the training

home for the Timbers’ development teams, spe-

cifically the Timbers U-23s as well as the club’s

U-18 and U-16 Academy teams.

As part of the public/private partnership

with THPRD, the Timbers will make an annual

donation to the Tualatin Hills Park Foundation

and will conduct a series of annual youth soc-

cer camps and coaches’ clinics at the adidas

Timbers Training Center. The training center

includes a synthetic, FieldTurf field designated

for public use.

The grass field was planted in mid-January 2012 from one-year-old sod.

The sod was planted in a vertically draining, sand-based root zone that includes small amounts of peat and calcined clay to stabilize moisture content and to hold nutrients.

The grass field was built using over 4,600 tons of specialty sand blend (383 truckloads) and will drain up to 12 inches of precipitation an hour.

The overall project took 5,240 man hours to complete.

adidas TIMBERS TRAINING CENTER QUICK FACTS

The 2013 Timbers

Kalif Alhassan 11 Diego Chara 21 Futty Danso 98

Steven Evans 15 Jake Gleeson 90 Michael Harrington 5 David Horst 12 Andrew Jean-Baptiste 35

Jack Jewsbury 13 Ryan Johnson 9 Will Johnson 4

Rauwshan McKenzie 31

Pa Modou Kah 44

Ryan Miller 2 Darlington Nagbe 6 Michael Nanchoff17

Brent Richards 16Alvas Powell 23 Donovan Ricketts 1 Brad Ring 18Sebastián Rincón 24

Mikael Silvestre 27 Dylan Tucker-Gangnes Maximiliano Urruti25 37 Jose Valencia 20 Diego Valeri 8

Rodney Wallace 22 Ben Zemanski 14 Sal Zizzo 7

Frederic Piquionne10

Milos Kocic 30

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