# 2016 Portland Timbers 2 season

The 2016 Portland Timbers 2 season was the second season for the Portland Timbers 2 in the United Soccer League (USL), the third-division professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Portland Timbers 2 are the reserve team of MLS side, Portland Timbers.

## Competitions
### United Soccer League

| Competition | Started Round | Final Position | First Match | Last Match | Qualification |
| 2016 USL Regular Season (Western Conference) | USL 1 | 9th | March 26, 2016 | September 24, 2016 | 2016 USL Playoffs |
| 2016 USL Playoffs | DNQ | - | - | - | |

#### Preseason

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

#### USL regular season

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Stadium | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W |

##### Results by location

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 27, 2016. Source: Match reports

#### USL Playoffs

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

#### Western Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Oklahoma City Energy | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 43 | Conference Playoffs |
| 8 | Orange County Blues | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 40 | Conference Playoffs |
| 9 | Portland Timbers 2 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 40 | |
| 10 | San Antonio FC | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 38 | |
| 11 | Real Monarchs | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 36 | |

### U.S. Open Cup

Beginning 2016 and forward, Portland Timbers 2 will not be eligible to enter the U.S. Open Cup per the USSF rule stating that any USL club that is owned by an MLS club is unable to enter the tournament.

### Friendlies

There were no friendlies for the 2016 season.

## Club
### Executive staff

| Position | Staff |
| Majority Owner & President | Merritt Paulson |
| Chief Operating Officer | Mike Golub |
| General Manager / Technical Director | Gavin Wilkinson |
Last updated: January 12, 2016 Source: Portland Timbers

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Andrew Gregor |
| Assistant Coach | Steve Reese |
| Assistant Coach | Shannon Murray |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Charles Burdick |
| T2 Athletic Trainer | Taichi Kitagawa |
Last updated: January 6, 2016 Source: Portland Timbers

### Stadiums

| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Merlo Field (21,144 / 120x75 yards) |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Providence Park (Alternative) (20,438 / 110x75 yards) |
| Training Ground | Adidas Training Facility |
Source: Merlo Field

## Kits
### Primary kits

Portland Timbers 2 will be using the same first kit as first Portland Timbers but instead will have USL patches instead of MLS patches on it. It features a large chevron on the chest with its primary colors being dark green, light green, and white. It features the Portland Timber's community program "Stand Together" on the front.
| Primary | Primary Alt. |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks |
| Primary | Green / White | White | Green |
| Primary Alt. | Green / White | Green | Green |

### Secondary kits

| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks |
| Secondary | Red / Black | Red | Red |

### Third/alternative kit
## First team
### Roster

All players contracted to the club during the season included. Players added from parent club Portland Timbers when added to USL roster Last updated: June 13, 2016
| No. | Name | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Year with Club (Year Signed) |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 29 | Justin Luthy (U23) | GK | (1991-04-17) April 17, 1991 (age 33) | 2 (2015) |
| 33 | Wade Hamilton (T) (SD) | GK | (1994-09-15) September 15, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| 43 | Kendall McIntosh | GK | (1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Alvas Powell (T) | DF | (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| 15 | Chris Klute (T) | DF | (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 34) | 1 (2016) |
| 20 | Taylor Peay (T) | DF | (1991-09-05) September 5, 1991 (age 33) | 2 (2015) |
| 28 | Andy Thoma (T) | DF | (1993-04-29) April 29, 1993 (age 31) | 2 (2015) |
| 32 | Trevor Morley (SD) | DF | (1992-12-07) December 7, 1992 (age 32) | 1 (2016) |
| 44 | Akinjide Idowu | DF | (1996-09-09) September 9, 1996 (age 28) | 1 (2016) |
| 47 | Rennico Clarke | DF | (1995-08-27) August 27, 1995 (age 29) | 2 (2015) |
| 50 | Michael Gallagher | DF / MF | (1994-08-07) August 7, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| 72 | Steven Taylor (T) | DF | (1986-01-23) January 23, 1986 (age 38) | 1 (2016) |
| 95 | Marco Farfan (U18) | DF | (1998-11-12) November 12, 1998 (age 26) | 1 (2016) |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 18 | Amobi Okugo (T) | MF / DF | (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33) | 1 (2016) |
| 23 | Jack Barmby (T) | MF / DF / FW | (1994-11-14) November 14, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| 25 | Neco Brett (T) (SD) | MF | (1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 32) | 1 (2016) |
| 27 | Nick Besler (T) | MF | (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 37) | 2 (2015) |
| 45 | Christian Duarte | MF | (1994-02-22) February 22, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| 46 | Villyan Bijev | MF / FW | (1993-01-03) January 3, 1993 (age 32) | 1 (2016) |
| 49 | Irving Garcia | MF | (1988-02-04) February 4, 1988 (age 36) | 1 (2016) |
| 51 | Steve Palacios | MF | (1993-05-20) May 20, 1993 (age 31) | 1 (2016) |
| 70 | Dylan Damraoui | MF | (1997-05-04) May 4, 1997 (age 27) | 1 (2016) |
| 77 | Andre Lewis | MF | (1994-08-12) August 12, 1994 (age 30) | 1 (2016) |
| 84 | Seth Casiple | MF | (1993-08-23) August 23, 1993 (age 31) | 2 (2015) |
| 92 | Terrell Lowe (U18) | MF | (1998-05-12) May 12, 1998 (age 26) | 1 (2016) |
| 96 | Blake Bodily (U18) | MF | (1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 26) | 2 (2015) |
| Forwards ||||||
| 19 | Ben Polk (T) (SD) | FW | (1992-09-19) September 19, 1992 (age 32) | 1 (2016) |
| 30 | Kharlton Belmar (U23) | FW | (1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 32) | 2 (2015) |
| 55 | Brent Richards (U23) | FW | (1990-05-21) May 21, 1990 (age 34) | 2 (2015) |
| 73 | Victor Arboleda | FW / MF | (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 28) | 1 (2016) |
| 80 | Augustine Williams | FW | (1997-08-03) August 3, 1997 (age 27) | 1 (2016) |
| 97 | Alexis Meva | FW | (1997-09-09) September 9, 1997 (age 27) | 1 (2016) |
* (Loan) = On Loan
* (T) = Loaned in from Portland Timbers (parent club)
* (U18) = Former Portland Timbers U-18 player
* (U23) = Former Portland Timbers U-23 player
* (SD) = 2016 MLS Superdraft Pick

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Positions | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 26, 2016 | Akinjide Idowu | MF | Nigeria Youth Soccer Academy | |
| January 26, 2016 | Dylan Damraoui | MF | Club Brugge KV | |
| January 26, 2016 | Alexis Meva | FW | FC Barcelona Juvenil A | |
| March 1, 2016 | Trevor Morley | DF | Cal State Northridge Matadors | Signed from 2016 MLS SuperDraft |
| March 18, 2016 | Villyan Bijev | FW | PFC Cherno More Varna | |
| March 18, 2016 | Michael Gallagher | DF / MF | University of Washington | |
| March 18, 2016 | Andre Lewis | MF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 | |
| March 18, 2016 | Kendall McIntosh | GK | Santa Clara University | |
| March 23, 2016 | Victor Arboleda | FW / MF | Deportivo Cali | |
| March 23, 2016 | Christian Duarte | MF | California State University-Bakersfield | |
| March 23, 2016 | Irving Garcia | MF | FC Rosario | |
| March 23, 2016 | Steve Palacios | DF / MF | LA Galaxy II | |
| August 3, 2016 | Augustine Williams | FW | Nomads SC | |

### Loans in

| Date | Player | Positions | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| March 26, 2016 | Wade Hamilton | GK | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| March 26, 2016 | Chris Klute | DF | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| March 26, 2016 | Taylor Peay | DF | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| March 26, 2016 | Andy Thoma | DF | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| March 26, 2016 | Anthony Manning | DF | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| March 26, 2016 | Neco Brett | MF | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| March 26, 2016 | Nick Besler | MF | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| March 26, 2016 | Ben Polk | FW | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| March 26, 2016 | Michael Seaton | FW | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. Waived from Portland Timbers on May 13, 2016. |
| May 16, 2016 | Amobi Okugo | MF | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| June 11, 2016 | Alvas Powell | DF | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |
| June 11, 2016 | Jack Barmby | MF / DF / FW | Portland Timbers | Loaned in from parent club. |

### Loans out

| Date | Player | Positions | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Positions | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| January 21, 2016 | Harrison Delbridge | DF | FC Cincinnati | End of Contract. Signed by FC Cincinnati. |
| February 3, 2016 | Blair Gavin | MF | Arizona United SC | End of Contract. Signed by Arizona United SC. |
| March 22, 2016 | Danny O'Rourke | DF | | No longer on roster. |
| March 22, 2016 | Matt Rose | DF | Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 | No longer on roster. |
| March 22, 2016 | Tim Payne | MF | Eastern Suburbs | No longer on roster. |
| March 22, 2016 | Santiago Biglieri | FW | CA Colón | No longer on roster. |
| March 22, 2016 | Daniel Withrow | GK | | No longer on roster. |
| March 22, 2016 | Steve Evans | GK | | No longer on roster. |

### Contract Extensions

| Date | Player | Positions | Year with Club (Year Signed) | Notes | Ref |

### Staff in

| Date | Name | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
| January 26, 2016 | Shannon Murray | Asst. Coach | Washington Youth Soccer | | |

### Staff out

| Date | Name | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |

### National Team Participation

| Player | Nation | # of Call ups | Ref |

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | USL | USL | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | |
| 2 | DF | Alvas Powell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Gbenga Arokoyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Chris Klute | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Amobi Okugo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Ben Polk | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Taylor Peay | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jack Barmby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Neco Brett | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Nick Besler | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Andy Thoma | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Justin Luthy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Trevor Morley | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Wade Hamilton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | GK | Kendall McIntosh | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Akinjide Idowu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Christian Duarte | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | Villyan Bijev | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | Rennico Clarke | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | MF | Irving Garcia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | Michael Gallagher | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | Steve Palacios | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | Brent Richards | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Dylan Damraoui | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | DF | Steven Taylor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | FW | Victor Arboleda | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Andrew Lewis | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | Augustine Williams | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | Seth Casiple | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | Terrell Lowe | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | DF | Marco Farfan | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | Blake Bodily | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | Alexis Meva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan |||||||||||||||
| 31 | FW | Michael Seaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Anthony Manning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: September 24, 2016. Source: USL Team Stats

### Goalkeeper stats

| No. | Player | USL | USL | USL | USL | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Player | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV |
| 29 | Justin Luthy | 90 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 33 | Wade Hamilton | 990 | 20 | 1.82 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 990 | 20 | 1.82 | 41 |
| 43 | Kendall McIntosh | 1620 | 21 | 1.17 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1620 | 21 | 1.17 | 65 |
| | TOTALS | 2700 | 42 | 1.40 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2700 | 42 | 1.40 | 110 |
Last updated: September 27, 2016. Source: USL Team Stats

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | USL | USL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | MF | 25 | Neco Brett | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 46 | Villyan Bijev | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 96 | Blake Bodily | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 73 | Victor Arboleda | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 30 | Kharlton Belmar | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 47 | Rennico Clarke | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 80 | Augustine Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 19 | Ben Polk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 27 | Nick Besler | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 55 | Brent Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 70 | Dylan Damraoui | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 72 | Steven Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 77 | Andrew Lewis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 35 | 0 | 35 |
Last updated: September 22, 2016. Source: USL Team Stats

### Top assists

The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | USL | USL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 46 | Villyan Bijev | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 25 | Neco Brett | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 30 | Kharlton Belmar | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 50 | Michael Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 70 | Dylan Damraoui | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 77 | Andre Lewis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 84 | Seth Casiple | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Last updated: September 22, 2016. Source: USL Team Stats

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | USL | USL Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | 43 | Kendall McIntosh | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 33 | Wade Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 29 | Justin Luthy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Last updated: September 22, 2016. Source: USL Stats

### Summary

| Games played | 29 (17 USL) |
| Games won | 11 (5 USL) |
| Games drawn | 4 (3 USL) |
| Games lost | 14 (9 USL) |
| Goals scored | 35 (35 USL) |
| Goals conceded | 40 (40 USL) |
| Goal difference | -5 (-5 USL) |
| Clean sheets | 2 (2 USL) |
| Yellow cards | 43 (43 USL) |
| Red cards | 3 (3 USL) |
| Most appearances | 28 Appearances (Villyan Bijev) |
| Top scorer | 7 (Neco Brett) |
| Top assists | 3 (Villyan Bijev) |
| Top clean sheets | 5 (Kendall McIntosh) |
| Winning Percentage | Overall: 11/29 (37.9%) |
Last updated: September 22, 2016. Source: USL Team Stats