2024 Portland Timbers season
Appearance
2024 season | |
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General manager | Ned Grabavoy |
Head coach | Phil Neville |
Stadium | Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 25,218) |
Major League Soccer | Conference: Overall: |
MLS Cup Playoffs | TBD |
U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter |
Leagues Cup | Round of 32 |
Cascadia Cup | TBD |
All statistics correct as of March 4, 2023. |
The 2024 Portland Timbers season is the 38th season in their existence and the 14th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
Background
[edit]After the end of the 2023 season, Phil Neville was named the head coach going into the 2024 season.[1]
Competitions
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]MLS Regular season
[edit]Western Conference
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 46 | Qualification for round one |
7 | Houston Dynamo FC | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 45 | |
8 | Portland Timbers | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
9 | Minnesota United FC | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 39 | |
10 | Austin FC | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 35 |
Updated to match(es) played on September 18, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 46 | |
10 | Houston Dynamo FC | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 45 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a] |
11 | Portland Timbers | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 43 | |
12 | Orlando City SC | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 43 | |
13 | New York Red Bulls | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 43 |
Updated to match(es) played on September 18, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
- ^ As one of the top eight US teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
February 24 1 | Portland Timbers | 4−1 | Colorado Rapids | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PST | Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,411 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
March 2 2 | Portland Timbers | 2–2 | D.C. United | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PST | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,221 Referee: Trevor Wiseman |
March 9 3 | New York City FC | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | New York, New York |
11:00 PST |
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Report | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 24,774 Referee: Esteban Rosano |
March 16 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Houston, Texas |
17:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,003 Referee: Erick Lezama Pavon |
March 23 5 | Portland Timbers | 1–3 | Philadelphia Union | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,046 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez |
March 30 6 Cascadia Cup | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–2 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, British Columbia |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 24,693 Referee: Allen Chapman |
April 7 7 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–3 | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
10:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,424 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 13 8 | Portland Timbers | 2–2 | Los Angeles FC | Portland, Oregon |
13:45 PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,245 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
April 20 9 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Portland Timbers | Columbus, Ohio |
16:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,740 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 27 10 | Los Angeles FC | 3–2 | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles, California |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,032 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May 4 11 | Charlotte FC | 2–0 | Portland Timbers | Charlotte, North Carolina |
16:30 PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 27,495 Referee: Malik Badawi |
May 12 12 Cascadia Cup | Portland Timbers | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Portland, Oregon |
13:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 15 13 | Portland Timbers | 4–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,113 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
May 18 14 | Minnesota United FC | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
17:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,735 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
May 25 15 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,848 Referee: Drew Fischer |
May 29 16 | Austin FC | 0–2 | Portland Timbers | Austin, Texas |
17:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Victor Rivas |
June 1 17 | Portland Timbers | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,214 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
June 8 18 | St. Louis City SC | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | St. Louis, Missouri |
17:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
June 19 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
19:30 PDT | Marie 50' | Report | Evander 22', 76' Bravo 48' Rodríguez 72' Fogaça 87' Moreno 89' E. Miller 90+4' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II |
June 22 20 Cascadia Cup | Portland Timbers | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Rodríguez 26' Mora 43' Ayala 55' |
Report | Schöpf 34' 52' Blackmon 39' Berhalter 60' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,471 Referee: Ted Unkel |
June 29 21 | Portland Timbers | 3–2 | Minnesota United FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Evander 45+8' (pen.) Moreno 73' Rodríguez 90+2' |
Report | Hlongwane 29' Jeong Sang-bin 38' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,227 Referee: Timothy Ford |
July 4 22 | FC Dallas | 3–2 | Portland Timbers | Frisco, Texas |
17:30 PDT | Illarramendi 22' Musa 49' Tafari 61' Paredes 87' (o.g.) Kamungo 90' Twumasi 90+4' Ibeagha 90+9' |
Report | Antony 8' Evander 63', 90+9' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
July 7 23 | Portland Timbers | 4–1 | Nashville SC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Jon Freemon |
July 13 24 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 PDT | Mora 3', 23' Chará 7' Rodríguez 8' Moreno 48' Bravo 86' Evander 90' |
Report | Arango 23' Gómez 23' Ojeda 37' Crooks 56' Luna 63' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,014 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
July 20 25 | LA Galaxy | 3–2 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 23,586 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
August 24 26 | Portland Timbers | 4–4 | St. Louis City SC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,583 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
August 31 27 Cascadia Cup | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
September 14 28 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Commerce City, Colorado |
18:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Filip Dujic |
September 18 29 | Portland Timbers | 4–2 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Timothy Ford |
September 21 30 | Real Salt Lake | v | Portland Timbers | Sandy, Utah |
18:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: America First Field |
September 28 31 Cascadia Cup | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | v | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, British Columbia |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place |
October 2 32 | Portland Timbers | v | Austin FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park |
October 6 33 | Portland Timbers | v | FC Dallas | Portland, Oregon |
16:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park |
October 19 34 Cascadia Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | v | Portland Timbers | Seattle, Washington |
18:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Lumen Field |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]The Timbers organization opted to send MLS Next Pro team Portland Timbers 2 to the 2024 U.S. Open Cup instead of playing with the main team.[2]
Leagues Cup
[edit]Group Stage (West 5)
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | COL | LEO | |
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1 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | — | |
2 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
3 | León | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
July 28 Group stage | León | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Walter Lopez |
August 1 Group stage | Portland Timbers | 4–0 | Colorado Rapids | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Steffon Dewar |
Knockout stage
[edit]August 9 Round of 32 | St. Louis City SC | 3–1 | Portland Timbers | St. Louis, Missouri |
20:30 ET | Report |
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Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 10,833 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada) |
Transfers
[edit]Per league and club policy, terms of the deals are not disclosed except Targeted Allocation Money, General Allocation Money, draft picks, and international rosters spots.
Transfers In
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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DF | Kamal Miller | Inter Miami CF | Trade | January 4, 2024 | [3] |
GK | Trey Muse | Charleston Battery | Transfer | January 5, 2024 | [4] |
GK | James Pantemis | CF Montréal | Free | January 5, 2024 | [5] |
GK | Maxime Crépeau | Los Angeles FC | Free | January 17, 2024 | [6] |
FW | Jonathan Rodríguez | América | Transfer | March 20, 2024 | [7] |
Transfers Out
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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W | Yimmi Chará | Atlético Junior | Transfer | January 2, 2024 | [8] |
FW | Franck Boli | San Luis | Free | January 4, 2024 | [9] |
MF | Bryan Acosta | Gaziantep FK | Free | January 15, 2024 | [10] |
MF | Sebastián Blanco | San Lorenzo | Free | January 17, 2024 | [11] |
FW | Diego Gutierrez | Charleston Battery | Free | January 17, 2024 | [12] |
MF | Noel Caliskan | Real Monarchs | Free | January 17, 2024 | [13] |
GK | David Bingham | Charlotte FC | Free | January 30, 2024 | [14] |
W, LB | Justin Rasmussen | Oakland Roots SC | Free | February 2, 2024 | [15] |
GK | Hunter Sulte | Indy Eleven | Loan | February 23, 2024 | [16] |
FW | Tega Ikoba | Indy Eleven | Loan | March 22, 2024 | [17] |
GK | Aljaž Ivačič | New England Revolution | Free | April 23, 2024 | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ Clarke, Ryan (November 6, 2023). "Amid pushback from fans, Portland Timbers hire Phil Neville as head coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Kamal Miller traded from Inter Miami to Portland Timbers". Major League Soccer. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Trey Muse, James Pantemis". Major League Soccer. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Trey Muse, James Pantemis". Major League Soccer. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau". Major League Soccer. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Portland Timbers acquire Jonathan Rodríguez from Club América". Major League Soccer. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Portland Timbers transfer winger Yimmi Chara to Colombian side Junior FC". Portland Timbers. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "¿Quién es Franck Boli, el nuevo delantero de San Luis?". Esto. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "TRANSFER BRYAN ACOSTA GAZİANTEP'TE!". Gaziantep FK. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "San Lorenzo acordó el regreso de Sebastián Blanco". TyC Sports. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ "Battery add forward Diego Gutierrez for new season". USL Championship. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "RSL Adds MF Noel Caliskan to MLS Roster". Real Salt Lake. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Charlotte FC sign goalkeeper David Bingham". Major League Soccer. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Oakland Roots SC adds Justin Rasmussen to defensive corps". USL Championship. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Indy Eleven acquires goalkeeper Hunter Sulte on loan from Portland Timbers". USL Championship. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Indy Eleven acquires forward Tega Ikoba on loan from Portland Timbers". USL Championship. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "New England Revolution sign goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic". Major League Soccer. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.