# 2014 Portland Timbers season

The 2014 Portland Timbers season was the 4th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

## Background

The Timbers finished the 2013 season in 1st place in the Western Conference, however it wasn't until December 13, 2013, that it was announced they would be playing in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League due to a rule change. Replacing the MLS Cup runner-up, the top team in the non-Supporter Shield conference would get the spot in Champions League.
The Timbers announced they would be partnering with the San Jose Earthquakes and USL Pro team Sacramento Republic FC on January 23. The Timbers will send 2 players on loan to Sacramento Republic and not participate in the MLS Reserve League.

## Competitions

| Competition | Started Round | Final Position | First Match | Last Match |
| 2014 MLS | – | 11th | March 8, 2014 | October 25, 2014 |
| 2014 MLS Cup | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 Open Cup | 4th Round | Quarterfinals | June 17, 2014 | July 9, 2014 |
| 2014–15 CCL | Group stage | 2nd in group | August 19, 2014 | October 21, 2014 |
| Cascadia Cup | – | 3rd | April 5, 2014 | September 20, 2014 |

### Major League Soccer
#### Preseason

Desert Friendlies
Rose City Invitational
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Portmore United F.C. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |

#### Western Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
Updated to matches played on September 25, 2013, 01:00 EDT Source: gue Soccer (MLS), the top flight MLSSoccer.com (W1) = Western Conference champion; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card. Only applicable when the season is not finished: (Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

#### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC (S) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
| 16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
| 19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 23 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 |
Last updated: August 12, 2014 Source: Portland Timbers Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | W |

### 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League

Eight groups of 3 teams will be drawn, with each group containing at least one Mexican club and one American club.
Pot A :
| León | Pachuca | Sporting Kansas City | New York Red Bulls |
| Alajuelense | Olimpia | Comunicaciones | Tauro |
| Pot B ||||
| América | Cruz Azul | Portland Timbers | D.C. United |
| Saprissa | Real España | Isidro Metapán | Montreal Impact |
| Pot C ||||
| Municipal | FAS | Chorrillo | Real Estelí |
| Belmopan Bandits | Puerto Rico Bayamón FC | Waterhouse | Alpha United |

#### Group 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLI | POR | ALP |
| 1 | Olimpia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Advance to championship stage | — | 3–1 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | | 4–2 | — | 6–0 |
| 3 | Alpha United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | — |
* 1 2 Olimpia finished ahead of Portland Timbers based on head-to-head away goals scored (2–1).

### 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.
2014 :
| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 10 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 |
| Portland Timbers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 7 |

### Friendlies
## Club
### Kits

| Primary | Primary Alt. | Secondary | Secondary Alt. | Third |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Primary | Green / White | White | Green | |
| Primary Alt. | Green / White | Green | Green | MLS, March 22 against Colorado |
| Secondary | Red / Black | Red | Red | |
| Secondary Alt. | Red / Black | Black | Red | MLS, July 13 against Seattle |
| 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 |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Mike Toshack |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Nik Wald |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Alex Margarito |
Last updated: January 26, 2012 Source: Portland Timbers

## Squad
### Roster and statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included. Regular season stats updated on November 29, 2014.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Total App | Total | Total | Total | MLS App. | MLS | MLS | MLS | Open Cup App. | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup | CCL App. | CCL | CCL | CCL |
| 1 | GK | Donovan Ricketts | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Alvas Powell | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Will Johnson | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Michael Harrington | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Darlington Nagbe | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Steve Zakuani | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Diego Valeri | 33 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Frédéric Piquionne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Gastón Fernández | 32 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kalif Alhassan | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Schillo Tshuma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Jack Jewsbury | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ben Zemanski | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Steven Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Bryan Gallego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Michael Nanchoff | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Jorge Villafaña | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Taylor Peay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Diego Chará | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Rodney Wallace | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Norberto Paparatto | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | George Fochive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Rauwshan McKenzie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Andrew Weber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Maximiliano Urruti | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Pa Modou Kah | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | GK | Jake Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalkeeper stats

Last updated: March 8, 2014
| No. | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CCL | CCL | CCL | CCL |
| No. | Nat | Player | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV |
| 1 | | Donovan Ricketts | 90 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 90 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 33 | | Andrew Weber | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 90 | | Jake Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 90 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 90 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |

### Player movement
#### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 12, 2013 | Jorge Villafaña | MF | Chivas USA | Traded along with the number 2 pick in the 1st Stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft for Andrew Jean-Baptiste |
| December 12, 2013 | Steve Zakuani | MF | Seattle Sounders FC | Selected with the number 2 pick in the 1st Stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| January 10, 2014 | Andrew Weber | GK | Phoenix FC | Signed as free agent |
| January 15, 2014 | Bryan Gallego | DF | University of Akron Portland Timbers U23s | Signed as Homegrown Player Rule |
| January 15, 2014 | Gastón Fernández | FW | Estudiantes de La Plata | |
| January 15, 2014 | Norberto Paparatto | DF | Club Atlético Tigre | |
| February 11, 2014 | Schillo Tshuma | FW | University of Maryland | A Generation Adidas contract |
| February 11, 2014 | Taylor Peay | DF | University of Washington | |
| February 25, 2014 | George Fochive | MF | University of Connecticut | |
| February 25, 2014 | Aaron Long | MF | UC Riverside | |
| May 27, 2014 | Danny O'Rourke | DF | Columbus Crew | Signed as Free Agent |
| June 23, 2014 | Fanendo Adi | FW | Copenhagen | Signed permanent Designated Player contract |
| June 25, 2014 | Liam Ridgewell | DF | West Bromwich Albion | Signed Designated Player contract |

#### Loans in

| Date | Player | Pos | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |

#### Loans out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| January 15, 2014 | José Adolfo Valencia | FW | Club Olimpo | Season-long loan |
| February 18, 2014 | Jake Gleeson | GK | Sacramento Republic FC | Loaned as part of partnership |
| February 18, 2014 | Bryan Gallego | DF | Sacramento Republic FC | Loaned as part of partnership |
| January 15, 2014 | Aaron Long | MF | Sacramento Republic FC | Loaned as part of partnership |

#### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Pos | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| December 9, 2013 | David Horst | DF | Houston Dynamo | 2014 Option Declined. Rights traded to Houston Dynamo for 4th Round pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft |
| December 9, 2013 | Ryan Miller | DF | N/A | 2014 Option Declined |
| December 9, 2013 | Dylan Tucker-Gangnes | DF | N/A | Waived ahead of 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| December 9, 2013 | Brent Richards | FW | N/A | Waived ahead of 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| December 12, 2013 | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | DF | Chivas USA | Traded for Jorge Villafaña and the number 2 pick in the 1st Stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| December 13, 2013 | Sal Zizzo | MF | Sporting Kansas City | Traded for allocation money |
| January 10, 2014 | Sebastián Rincón | FW | Club Atlético Tigre | Not re-signed after end of loan |
| January 27, 2014 | Mikaël Silvestre | DF | Chennaiyin FC | Mutually agreed to terminate contract |
| February 27, 2014 | Ryan Johnson | FW | Henan Jianye F.C. | No longer on roster. No press release made. |
| May 13, 2014 | Frédéric Piquionne | FW | US Créteil | Waived |
| June 2, 2014 | Mamadou Danso | FW | Montreal Impact | Traded for a 2nd round pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| July 2, 2014 | Aaron Long | MF | Seattle Sounders FC | Released |
| N/A | Miloš Kocić | GK | Retired | Announced retirement and no longer on roster. No press release made. |

#### 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft Picks

| Round (Overall Pick) | Player | Pos | Previous club | Ref |
| 1 (2) | Steve Zakuani | DF | Seattle Sounders FC | |

#### 2014 MLS SuperDraft Picks

| Round (Overall Pick) | Player | Pos | Previous club |
| 1 (17) | Schillo Tshuma | FW | University of Maryland |
| 2 (26) | Taylor Peay | DF | University of Washington |
| 2 (36) | Aaron Long | MF | UC Riverside |
| 3 (39) | George Fochive | MF | University of Connecticut |
| 4 (71) | Victor Chavez | FW | UCLA |
| 4 (73) | Nikita Kotlov | MF | Indiana University |

#### Unsigned trialists

| Player | Pos | Previous club | Notes |
| Richard Menjivar | MF | Atlanta Silverbacks | Preseason |
| Justin Luthy | GK | Boston College | Preseason |
| Francis Dadzie | FW | Bechem United | Preseason |

### Miscellaneous
#### International roster slots

Portland Timbers international slots :
| Slot | Player | Nationality |
| 1 | Kalif Alhassan | Ghana |
| 2 | Gastón Fernández | Argentina |
| 3 | Pa Modou Kah | Norway |
| 4 | Norberto Paparatto | Argentina |
| 5 | Frédéric Piquionne | Martinique |
| 6 | Maximiliano Urruti | Argentina |
| 7 | Diego Valeri | Argentina |
| 8 | | |
Foreign-born players with domestic status :
| Player | Nationality |
| Diego Chará | Colombia |
| Mamadou Danso | The Gambia |
| Jake Gleeson | New Zealand |
| Will Johnson | Canada / / |
| Darlington Nagbe | Liberia |
| Donovan Ricketts | Jamaica |
| Rodney Wallace | Costa Rica |