# 2015 Portland Timbers 2 season

The 2015 Portland Timbers 2 season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers 2 in the United Soccer League (USL), the third-division professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The Timbers 2 are the reserve team of the MLS side, Portland Timbers.

## Competitions
### United Soccer League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orange County Blues | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 47 | Conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 47 | Conference semi-finals |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 46 | First round |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 46 | First round |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 45 | First round |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | First round |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
| 10 | Arizona United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
| 12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |

### Friendlies
## Club
### Kits

| Primary | Primary Alt. | Secondary | Secondary Alt. | Third |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks |
| Primary | Green / White | White | Green |
| Primary Alt. | Green / White | Green | Green |
| Secondary | Red / Black | Red | Red |
| Secondary Alt. | Red / Black | Black | Red |
| Third | Dark green | Dark green | Dark Green |

### Executive staff

| Majority Owner & President | Merritt Paulson |
| Chief Operating Officer | Mike Golub |
| General Manager / Technical Director | Gavin Wilkinson |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Providence Park (20,438 / 110x70 yards) |
Updated to match played January 23, 2012 Source: Portland Timbers

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Jay Vidovich |
| Assistant Coach | Andrew Gregor |
| Assistant Coach | Steve Reese |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Charles Burdick |
| T2 Athletic Trainer | Taichi Kitagawa |
Last updated: July 7, 2015 Source: Portland Timbers 2

## Squad
### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 26, 2015.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 25 | DF | Danny O'Rourke | United States |
| 29 | GK | Justin Luthy | United States |
| 30 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | United States |
| 38 | DF | Matt Rose | United States |
| 40 | MF | Tim Payne | New Zealand |
| 44 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | Australia |
| 47 | DF | Rennico Clarke | Jamaica |
| 49 | FW | Fatawu Safiu (on loan from Inter Allies) | Ghana |
| 52 | MF | Blair Gavin | United States |
| 55 | FW | Brent Richards | United States |
| 73 | FW | Santiago Biglieri | Argentina |
| 76 | GK | Daniel Withrow | United States |
| 77 | FW | Rundell Winchester (on loan from Central FC) | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 84 | MF | Seth Casiple | United States |
| 85 | MF | Steven Evans | United States |

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL | USL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 29 | GK | USA | Justin Luthy | 7 | -10 | 5 | -8 | 2 | -2 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Andrew Weber | 3 | -4 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | GK | USA | Daniel Withrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | GK | NZL | Jake Gleeson | 20 | -33 | 20 | -33 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | GK | USA | Zach Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 15 | DF | BRA | Jeanderson | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Taylor Peay | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ARG | Norberto Paparatto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Danny O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Andy Thoma | 27 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | USA | Matt Rose | 11 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | AUS | Harrison Delbridge | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | USA | Devon Fisher | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | JAM | Rennico Clarke | 17 | 1 | 14+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | DF | USA | Peter Prescott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | DF | USA | Marco Farfan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | CAN | Will Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | COL | Dairon Asprilla | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Michael Nanchoff | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | George Fochive | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Nick Besler | 26 | 4 | 22+3 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | USA | Anthony Manning | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | NZL | Tim Payne | 24 | 0 | 16+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | USA | Blake Bodily | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | USA | Blair Gavin | 26 | 4 | 20+4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | USA | Seth Casiple | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 85 | MF | USA | Steven Evans | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | USA | Jose Perez-Flores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | USA | Edson Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | USA | Terrell Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ARG | Gastón Fernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | USA | Kharlton Belmar | 30 | 13 | 27+1 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | JAM | Michael Seaton | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ZIM | Schillo Tshuma | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | GHA | Fatawu Safiu | 24 | 8 | 18+5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | FW | USA | Brent Richards | 16 | 1 | 6+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | FW | ARG | Santiago Biglieri | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | TRI | Rundell Winchester | 24 | 3 | 18+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
* Source:

### Player movement
#### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 25 | MF | Danny O'Rourke | Portland Timbers | Free | April 1, 2015 | |
| 30 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | VCU Rams Portland Timbers U23s | Free | April 1, 2015 | |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
| 32 | FW | Schillo Tshuma | Portland Timbers | May 1, 2015 | September 1, 2015 | |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
| 30 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | New York Cosmos | Oct 1, 2015 | undisclosed | timbers.com |

#### Transfers out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| | Head Coach | Jay Vidovich | Pittsburgh Panthers | | Dec 4, 2015 | timbers.com |