# 2015 Portland Timbers season

The 2015 Portland Timbers season was the 5th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada this season resulted in the Timbers winning the 2015 MLS Cup.

## Competitions

| Competition | Started round | Final position | First match | Last match | Qualification |
| 2015 MLS Western Conference | MLS 1 | 3rd Place | March 7, 2015 | October 25, 2015 | Conference semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2015 Supporters' Shield | MLS 1 | 5th place | March 7, 2015 | October 25, 2015 | Conference semifinals and 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs | Knockout | Champions | October 29, 2015 | December 6, 2015 | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2015 Open Cup | 4th Round | 5th Round | June 16, 2015 | July 1, 2015 | 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2016 FIFA Club World Cup |
| Cascadia Cup | MLS 4 | 3rd Place | March 28, 2015 | August 30, 2015 | |

### Major League Soccer
#### Preseason

Desert Friendlies
Simple Invitational
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Stabæk | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |

#### Standings
##### Western Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

##### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | |

### Cascadia Cup

The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.
2015 :
| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 |
| Portland Timbers (M) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |

### Friendlies

No Friendlies in 2015.

## 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 | Caleb Porter |
| Assistant Coach | Pablo Moreira |
| Assistant Coach | Sean McAuley |
| Assistant Coach | Cameron Knowles |
| Assistant Coach/Portland Timbers 2 Head Coach | Jay Vidovich |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Mike Toshack |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Nik Wald |
Last updated: February 5, 2015 Source: Portland Timbers

## Squad
### Roster and statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Total App | Total | Total | Total | MLS App. | MLS | MLS | MLS | Open Cup App. | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup |
| 2 | DF | Alvas Powell | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Will Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Darlington Nagbe | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Nat Borchers | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Diego Valeri | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Fanendo Adi | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Gastón Fernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Dairon Asprilla | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Adam Larsen Kwarasey | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Jack Jewsbury | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ben Zemanski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jeanderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Michael Nanchoff | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Ishmael Yartey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Jorge Villafaña | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Taylor Peay | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Diego Chará | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Rodney Wallace | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Norberto Paparatto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Liam Ridgewell | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | George Fochive | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Schillo Tshuma | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Andrew Weber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Maximiliano Urruti | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | GK | Jake Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Own goals for | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Player movement
#### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club |
| December 8, 2014 | Adam Larsen Kwarasey | GK | Strømsgodset |
| December 8, 2014 | Dairon Asprilla | MF | Alianza Petrolera |
| December 8, 2014 | Alvas Powell | DF | Portmore United F.C. |
| December 8, 2014 | Nat Borchers | DF | Real Salt Lake |
| December 8, 2014 | Jeanderson | DF | Santa Rita |
| July 17, 2015 | Lucas Melano | FW | Lanús |
| August 6, 2015 | Michael Seaton | FW | D.C. United |

#### Loans in

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
| March 26, 2015 | Ishmael Yartey | FW | FC Sion | | |

#### Loans out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
| January 8, 2015 | Liam Ridgewell | DF | Wigan Athletic | Short Term Loan | |

#### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| October 29, 2014 | Steve Zakuani | MF | Retired | |
| December 8, 2014 | Michael Harrington | DF | Colorado Rapids | Exchanged for allocation money |
| December 8, 2014 | Kalif Alhassan | MF | N/A | Option declined |
| December 8, 2014 | Steven Evans | MF | Portland Timbers 2 | Option Declined |
| December 8, 2014 | Bryan Gallego | DF | N/A | Option declined |
| December 8, 2014 | Pa Modou Kah | DF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Option declined |
| December 8, 2014 | José Adolfo Valencia | FW | Club Olimpo | Sold following loan |
| December 8, 2014 | Rauwshan McKenzie | DF | N/A | Out of contract |
| December 8, 2014 | Danny O'Rourke | DF | N/A | Out of contract |
| December 10, 2014 | Donovan Ricketts | GK | Orlando City SC | Selected 1st in the Expansion Draft |
| July 20, 2015 | Schillo Tshuma | FW | Arizona United | Waived |
| August 3, 2015 | Gastón Fernández | FW | Estudiantes LP | Mutual Termination |

#### 2015 MLS SuperDraft picks

| Round (overall pick) | Player | Pos | Previous club |
| 1 (5) | Nick Besler | MF | University of Notre Dame |
| 2 (24) | Andy Thoma | DF | University of Washington |
| 2 (32) | Christian Volesky | FW | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
| 2 (34) | Kharlton Belmar | FW | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 3 (52) | Anthony Manning | DF | Saint Louis University |
| 4 (84) | Seth Casiple | MF | University of California |