2023_Portland_Timbers_season References

Portland Timbers
2023 season
CEO	Heather Davis
Interim Head coach	Miles Joseph
Stadium	Providence Park; Portland, Oregon; ( Capacity: 25,218)
Major League Soccer	Conference: 10th; Overall: 18th
MLS Cup Playoffs	DNQ
Highest home attendance	25,218
Lowest home attendance	21,320
Average home league attendance	23,102
Biggest win	4–1 ; SEA (April 15)
Biggest defeat	5-0 ; HOU (August 20)
Primary colors	Secondary colors
	← 2022 2024 →
	All statistics correct as of March 4, 2023.

The 2023 Portland Timbers season was the 37th season in their existence and the 13th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Background

Season review

February

On February 27, Portland hosted Sporting Kansas City for the home opener after a postponed match that was set for Saturday 25 due to heavy snow and ice. Portland scored the first goal in the 6th minute by Juan Mosquera (assisted by Yimmi Chará) to give the Timbers their first win of the season.

March

On March 4, Portland traveled to Los Angeles, California to play Los Angeles Football Club at the newly named BMO Stadium. Portland was able to almost catch up after being down by 3 with a final score of 2-3. The goalscorers were Evander (assist by: J. Mosquera) in the 62nd minute and C. Paredes (assist by: Nathan Fogaça) in the 84th minute.

On March 13, Portland announced the signing of Ivorian forward Franck Boli to a one-year contract with a club option for the 2024 season.^[3]

Team kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Alaska Air

Primary

Secondary

Coaching staff and front office

Executive staff

Position	Staff
Owner of Peregrine Sports, LLC	Heather Davis
Chief Executive Officer	Heather Davis
Chief Administrative Officer / Chief Financial Officer	Sarah Keane
Chief Operations Officer	Ashley Highsmith
Chief Revenue Officer	Joe Cote
Sr. VP, Corporate Partnerships	Todd Spear
Sr. VP, Ticket and Business Intelligence	Chris Wilson
Sr. VP, Operations	Ken Puckett
VP, Production and Content	Matt Smith
VP, Communications	Collin Romer
VP, Community and Social Impact	Dr. Robin Beavers

Last updated: March 1, 2023
Source: [1]

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
General Manager	Ned Grabavoy
Interim Head Coach	Miles Joseph
Assistant Coach	Liam Ridgewell
Goalkeeping Coach	Guillermo Valencia
Head Athletic Trainer	Stephanie Ludwig
Head of Performance	Nick Milonas
Director of Sports Medicine	Matthew Weston

Last updated: March 1, 2023
Source: Portland Timbers

Stadiums

Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Providence Park (25,218 / 110x75 yards)
Training ground	Adidas Training Facility

Source: Providence Park

Squad information

First team

As of March 14, 2023^[4]^[5]

No.	Name	Positions	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Games	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	David Bingham	GK	2022	(1989-10-19) October 19, 1989 (age 34)	Free agent	3	0
31	Aljaž Ivačič (INT)	GK	2019	(1993-12-29) December 29, 1993 (age 30)	NK Olimpija Ljubljana	65	0
36	Hunter Sulte (HG)	GK	2020	(2002-04-25) April 25, 2002 (age 22)	N/A	0	0
Defenders
5	Claudio Bravo (INT)	DF	2020	(1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 27)	Banfield	49	0
13	Dario Župarić	DF	2020	(1992-05-03) May 3, 1992 (age 31)	HNK Rijeka	81	0
15	Eric Miller	DF	2023	(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 31)	Free agent	0	0
16	Justin Rasmussen	W, LB	2022	(1998-12-15) December 15, 1998 (age 25)	Portland Timbers 2	10	0
18	Zac McGraw	DF	2020	(1997-06-08) June 8, 1997 (age 26)	2020 MLS SuperDraft	34	1
28	Pablo Bonilla	RB	2020	(1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 (age 24)	Deportivo La Guaira	36	0
29	Juan Mosquera	DF	2022	(2002-09-05) September 5, 2002 (age 21)	Independiente Medellín	4	1
33	Larrys Mabiala	DF	2017	(1987-10-08) October 8, 1987 (age 36)	Kayserispor	130	8
Midfielders
10	Sebastián Blanco (DP)	MF / FW	2017	(1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 34)	San Lorenzo	159	40
18	Eryk Williamson (HG)	MF	2018	(1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 26)	D.C. United	65	4
20	Evander (DP) (INT)	MF	2023	(1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 25)	FC Midtjylland	1	0
21	Diego Chara	CDM	2011	(1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 (age 38)	Deportes Tolima	339	12
22	Cristhian Paredes	CDM	2018	(1998-05-18) May 18, 1998 (age 25)	América	106	10
23	Yimmi Chará (DP)	W	2020	(1991-04-02) April 2, 1991 (age 33)	Clube Atlético Mineiro	86	14
24	David Ayala (U22)	MF	2022	(2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 (age 21)	Estudiantes	21	0
30	Santiago Moreno (U22) (INT)	W	2021	(2000-04-21) April 21, 2000 (age 24)	América de Cali	48	7
44	Marvin Loría	W	2018	(1997-04-24) April 24, 1997 (age 27)	Deportivo Saprissa	92	6
Forwards
7	Franck Boli (INT)	FW	2023	(1993-12-07) December 7, 1993 (age 30)	Ferencvárosi TC	0	0
9	Felipe Mora	ST	2020	(1994-08-02) August 2, 1994 (age 29)	UNAM	55	19
11	Jarosław Niezgoda (DP)	ST	2020	(1995-03-15) March 15, 1995 (age 29)	Legia Warsaw	61	19
16	Diego Gutierrez	FW	2023	(1999-05-01) May 1, 1999 (age 24)	2021 MLS SuperDraft	2	0
17	Tega Ikoba (HG)	FW	2022	(2003-08-14) August 14, 2003 (age 20)	N/A	2	0
27	Dairon Asprilla	RW / LW / FW	2015	(1992-05-25) May 25, 1992 (age 31)	Atlético Nacional	158	27

(HG) = Homegrown Player
(GA) = Generation Adidas Player
(DP) = Designated Player
(INT) = Player using International Roster Slot
(U22) = Player using U22 Initiative Slot
(L) = On Loan to the Timbers
(LO) = Loaned out to another club
(SEIL) = Season-ending Injury List

Second team

eMLS team

As of February 28, 2023^[6]

Name	Nat	Since	Gamer tag
Players
Bruno Albino		2022	CptBruno

Competitions

Competitions overview

Competition	Record								Start Round	First Match	Last Match	Final Position (Conference)
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	23	6	9	8	26	33	−7	026.09	1	February 27, 2023	October 21, 2023	18th (10th Western)
U.S. Open Cup	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	050.00	Third Round	April 26	May 10	Round of 32
Total	25	7	9	9	32	38	−6	028.00

Updated to match played July 30, 2023
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

February 12, 2023 1	LA Galaxy	1–4	Portland Timbers	Indio, California
10:30 am PST		Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 15, 2023 2	Toronto FC	2–2	Portland Timbers	Indio, California
2:00 pm PST		Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 18, 2023 3	New York City FC	0–1	Portland Timbers	Indio, California
12:00 pm PST		Report		Stadium: Empire Polo Club

MLS Regular season

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	14	8	48	51	−3	44	Qualification for the Wild card round
9	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	10	14	39	43	−4	44	Qualification for the Wild card round
10	Portland Timbers	34	11	13	10	46	58	−12	43
11	Minnesota United FC	34	10	13	11	46	51	−5	41
12	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39

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)

Overall standings

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
16	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	10	14	39	43	−4	44	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32^[a]
17	New York Red Bulls	34	11	13	10	36	39	−3	43
18	Portland Timbers	34	11	13	10	46	58	−12	43
19	Charlotte FC	34	10	11	13	45	52	−7	43
20	CF Montréal	34	12	17	5	36	52	−16	41

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:

^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

February 27, 2023 1	Portland Timbers	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PST	Mosquera 6' ( Y. Chará) Zuparic 26' Williamson 73' Evander 89'	Report	Thommy 16'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,925 Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Originally scheduled for February 25, but was postponed due to poor weather in Portland

March 4, 2023 2	Los Angeles FC	3–2	Portland Timbers	Los Angeles, California
1:30 pm PST	Chiellini 24' Vela 34' ( pen.) Sánchez 45+1' Hollingshead 45+8' Opoku 52' ( Vela, D. Bouanga) Tillman 72'	Report	McGraw 41' Evander 62' ( Mosquera) Paredes 84' ( Fogaça) Fogaça 90+1'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,202 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

March 11, 2023 3	Portland Timbers	1–2	St. Louis City SC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PST	McGraw 3' ( Williamson), 74' Zuparic 54' Moreno 68'	Report	Stroud 29', 45+1' ( Klauss, Alm) Perez 65' Hiebert 75' ( Löwen)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,386 Referee: Victor Rivas

March 18, 2023 4	Atlanta United FC	5–1	Portland Timbers	Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 pm PST	Wiley 25' ( Almada) Almada 45+5', 86' ( Etienne, Gutman) Giakoumakis 59' ( Wiley, Araújo) Araújo 75' ( Almada) Sosa 81'	Report	Mabiala 45+3' Bravo 61' Williamson 67' McGraw 68' Ikoba 83' ( Gutiérrez, Williamson)	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,648 Referee: Ted Unkel

March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) 4	Portland Timbers	0–0	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon
1:30 pm PST	Fogaça 38' Pablo Bonilla 55' Bravo 66'	Report	Puig 45+4' Calegari 48' Boyd 60' Rodríguez 69' Neal 82'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,077 Referee: Chris Penso

April 1, 2023 6	FC Dallas	1–1	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas
5:30 pm PDT	Velasco 28' Cerrillo 44' Quignón 74' Pomykal 81' Tafari 90+5'	Report	Boli 90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Armando Villarreal

April 8, 2023 7 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 pm PDT	Blackmon 39' White 74', 90' Sartini 90+2' Berhalter 90+3'	Report	Župarić 48' Moreno 53' Ayala 90'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,029 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 15, 2023 8 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	4–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Chará 58' Asprilla 71' Fogaça 76' Niezgoda 81' Mosquera 89'	Report	João Paulo 44' A. Roldán 54' Ruidíaz 58'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Drew Fischer

April 22, 2023 9	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Portland Timbers	Cincinnati, Ohio
4:30 pm EDT	Nwobodo 32' Santos 34' Vazquez 58' Mosquera 84' Angulo 90+7'	Report	Mabiala 20' Asprilla 30', 60' Chara 72' McGraw 90+1'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 29, 2023 10	St. Louis City SC	1–2	Portland Timbers	St Louis, Missouri
5:30 pm (PDT)	Hiebert 71' Pompeu 81'	Report	McGraw 8' Evander 63' ( pen.) Chará 82' Mosquera 90+2'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Ismail Elfath

May 6, 2023 11	Portland Timbers	2–2	Austin FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm (PDT)	Župarić 33', 87' Boli 40' Bravo 56', 71'	Report	Gallagher 59' Bruin 90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,318 Referee: Jon Freemon

May 13, 2023 12 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	3–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Boli 2' Evander 18', 54' McGraw 73'	Report	McGraw 24' ( o.g.) Brown 74'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,154 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

May 17, 2023 13	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
6:30 pm PDT	Eneli 45+1'	Report	Boli 72'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 18,020 Referee: Ramy Touchan

May 20, 2023 14	Portland Timbers	0–1	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	McGraw 63' Bravo 67' Župarić 84'	Report	Boxall 82' Hlongwane 90+5' 90+5'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,137 Referee: Armando Villarreal

May 28, 2023 15	Sporting Kansas City	4–1	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
12:00 pm PDT	Thommy 11' Fontàs 47' Sallói 66' Mabiala 68' ( o.g.) Radoja 72' Shelton 85' Hernández 90+3'	Report	Boli 8' Loría 89'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,514 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

June 3, 2023 16 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
1:30 pm PDT	Ragen 90+2'	Report	Chará 7' Bravo 70' Paredes 79'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 42,054 Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Part of a doubleheader with OL Reign and Portland Thorns FC.^[7]

June 11, 2023 17	Portland Timbers	1–0	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT	Evander 16' Boli 35' Chará 71' Paredes 90+6' Loría 90+8'	Report	Obrian 45' Cerrillo 46' Jesus 71'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,907 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 17, 2023 18	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
7:30 pm PDT	Cowell 51' Marie 54' Thompson 90+1'	Report	Moreno 18' Zuparic 44' Miller 64'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,188 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

June 21, 2023 19	Portland Timbers	1–2	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Boli 26' Asprilla 56' Bravo 75'	Report	Herbers 8' Kamara 83'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,548 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

June 24, 2023 20	Portland Timbers	1–1	New York City FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Evander 38', 90+3' Mabiala 50' Bravo 70'	Report	Parks 51' Turnbull 90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,676 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 1, 2023 21	Minnesota United FC	4–1	Portland Timbers	Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 pm PDT	Tapias 13' Boxall 16' Dotson 21' Taylor 34' Chará 43' ( o.g.) Reynoso 45+4, 77' 73' Hlongwane 74'	Report	Boli 60' Paredes 90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,844 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 12, 2023 22	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado
5:30 pm PDT	Abubakar 65'	Report	Chará 69' Griffith 76' Boli 78'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,426 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Note: Match was abandoned on July 4 at halftime due to severe weather in the area and resumed on July 12.^[8]

July 15, 2023 23	Portland Timbers	3–2	Columbus Crew	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Asprilla 28', 30' Loría 48' Chará 54' Blanco 80', 81'	Report	Zelarayán 45+3', 65' Russell-Rowe 72'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,181 Referee: Timothy Ford

August 20, 2023 24	Houston Dynamo FC	5–0	Portland Timbers	Houston, Texas
5:30 pm PDT	Bassi 5' ( pen.) Quiñónes 11' Baird 14' Escobar 22', 45+3' Dorsey 45+4' Smith 63'	Report	Zuparic 45+1' Evander 89' Araujo 90'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 12,670 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

August 26, 2023 25 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Evander 34', 85' Zuparic 51' Mora 53' Asprilla 63' Boli 90+5'	Report	Gauld 13', 60' ( pen.) White 36' Cubas 65' Laryea 90+5'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,674 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 30, 2023 26	Portland Timbers	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Moreno 13' Chará 34' Mora 64' Asprilla 90+3' Bingham 90+5'	Report	Ojeda 45+1' Arango 83' Vera 86'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,320 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

September 2, 2023 27 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	2–2	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PDT	Ruidíaz 9' Léo Chú 30', 31' 53' João Paulo 76'	Report	Asprilla 67', 68' Evander 70' Blanco 82' Župarić 90+4'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 37,031 Referee: Jon Freemon

September 9, 2023 28	Portland Timbers	2–0	Los Angeles FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Mabiala 28' Bravo 53' Paredes 82'	Report	Acosta 57'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,239 Referee: Drew Fischer

September 17, 2023 29	Austin FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Austin, Texas
5:30 pm PDT	Wolff 57' Cascante 61' Driussi 75'	Report	Mora 39' Evander 64' Antony 90+7'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 20, 2023 30	Portland Timbers	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Paredes 41', 45+3' Evander 58' Bingham 90+9'	Report	Marie 32' Gruezo 35' Hoppe 60' Espinoza 90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,518 Referee: Ramy Touchan

September 23, 2023 31	Portland Timbers	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Antony 19' Caliskan 24' Moreno 30' Mora 40', 71' Bravo 48' Župarić 64' Boli 90+6'	Report	Rubio 31', 70' Gutman 43' Leyva 45+3' Díaz 90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,248 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

September 30, 2023 32	LA Galaxy	3–3	Portland Timbers	Carson, California
7:30 pm PDT	Zavaleta 10', 45+1' Delgado 13' Costa 43' Yoshida 54'	Report	Moreno 5', 62' Zavaleta 38' ( o.g.) Mora 76'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 23,101 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

October 7, 2023 33	CF Montréal	4–1	Portland Timbers	Montreal, Quebec
4:30 pm PDT	Ibrahim 28' Opoku 30' Choinière 64' Toye 76'	Report	Acosta 53' Boli 86'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,559 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

October 21, 2023 34	Portland Timbers	1–3	Houston Dynamo FC	Portland, Oregon
6:00 pm PDT	Chará 66' McGraw 74' Mora 80'	Report	Dorsey 11', 71' Micael 41' Escobar 42' Carrasquilla 45+4', 48' Herrera 67'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Results by match round

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	D	D

Updated to match(es) played on March 4, 2023. Source: Major League Soccer
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by location


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	3	8	−5

Last updated: April 6, 2023.
Source: Major League Soccer

Cascadia Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Portland Timbers	2	1	1	4	2	2
2	Seattle Sounders FC	1	0	1	1	4	-3
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1	1	0	1	0	1

Last updated: February 28, 2023.
Source: Cascadia Cup

Matches

April 8, 2023 7 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm PDT	Blackmon 39' White 74', 90' Sartini 90+2' Berhalter 90+3'	Report	Župarić 48' Moreno 53' Ayala 90'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,029 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 15, 2023 8 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	4–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30pm PDT	Chará 58' Asprilla 71' Fogaça 76' Niezgoda 81' Mosquera 89'	Report	João Paulo 44' A. Roldán 54' Ruidíaz 58'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 13, 2023 12 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	3–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30pm PDT	Boli 2' Evander 18', 54' McGraw 73'	Report	McGraw 24' ( o.g.) Brown 74'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,154 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

June 3, 2023 16 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
1:30 p.m. PDT	Ragen 90+2'	Report	Chará 7' Bravo 70' Paredes 79'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 42,054 Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Part of a doubleheader with OL Reign and Portland Thorns FC.^[9]

August 26, 2023 25 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT	Evander 34', 85' Zuparic 51' Mora 53' Asprilla 63' Boli 90+5'	Report	Gauld 13', 60' ( pen.) White 36' Cubas 65' Laryea 90+5'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,674 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

September 2, 2023 27 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	2–2	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm PDT	Ruidíaz 9' Léo Chú 30', 31' 53' João Paulo 76'	Report	Asprilla 67', 68' Evander 70' Blanco 82' Župarić 90+4'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 37,031 Referee: Jon Freemon

U.S. Open Cup

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

April 26, 2023 3rd round	Portland Timbers (MLS)	3–1	Orange County SC (USLC)	Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT	Blanco 30' Loría 37' Clegg 48' Sulte 90+1' Niezgoda 90+2'	Report	Iloski 54', 57'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 11,639 Referee: Olvin Oliva

May 10, 2023 round of 32	Portland Timbers (MLS)	3–4	Real Salt Lake (MLS)	Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PDT	Blanco 4' Rasmussen 50' Niezgoda 52' Griffith 62' Loría 72' Bonilla 88' Asprilla 90+3'	Report	Musovski 30' Gómez 41', 51' Chang 55', 59' Pierre 70' Ojeda 90+6'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 8,071 Referee: Victor Rivas

Leagues Cup

West 1 Group

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	UAN	POR	SJE
1	UANL	2	2	0	3	1	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–1	1–0
2	Portland Timbers	2	1	1	3	2	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	2–0
3	San Jose Earthquakes	2	0	2	0	3	−3	0		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

July 22, 2023 Group stage	Portland Timbers	2–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM PT	Evander 33' Paredes 45+2' Mora 86'	Report	Gruezo 35'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,137 Referee: Víctor Alfonso Cáceres Hernández

July 26, 2023 Group stage	Portland Timbers	1–2	UANL	Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM PT	Evander 24', 39' 44'	Report	Carioca 30' Samir 37' Gignac 42' Quiñones 45+4' Vigón 61' Angulo 80'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,755 Referee: Walter López Castellanos

August 4, 2023 R32	Portland Timbers	0–1	Monterrey	Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM PT	Mosquera 28' Zuparic 80' Chará 90+6'	Report	Gallardo 27' Rojas 39' Meza 45+1', 79' Romo 90+6'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 18,770 Referee: Guillermo Pacheco Larios

Transfers

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

Date	Position	Player	Previous Club	TAM	GAM	Notes	Source
Winter
December 5, 2022	MF	Evander	FC Midtjylland	N/A	N/A	Signed as a Designated Player.	^[10]
February 25, 2023	DF	Eric Miller	Nashville SC	N/A	N/A	Signed as a free agent.	^[11]
March 13, 2023	FW	Franck Boli	Ferencvárosi TC	N/A	N/A	Occupy an International Roster Spot.	^[3]
Summer

Loans in

Date	Position	Player	Previous club	TAM	GAM	Notes	Source
Winter
Summer

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	Loaned club	TAM	GAM	Notes	Source
Winter
Summer

References

^ ^a ^b "Portland Timbers Performance Stats – 2023–24". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Timbers sign forward Franck Boli from Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC". Portland Timbers. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ "Portland Timbers 2023 Roster". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "First Team Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
^ "PMeet Bruno Albino, the Portland Timbers' brand-new eMLS competitor". Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "2023 Sounders FC-OL Reign doubleheader taking place June 3 with both teams facing archrival Portland" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. February 8, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ "Postponed Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers match set for July 12". MLSsoccer.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
^ "2023 Sounders FC-OL Reign doubleheader taking place June 3 with both teams facing archrival Portland" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. February 8, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ "Timbers sign Brazilian international Evander as Designated Player". Portland Timbers. December 5, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ "Timbers sign free agent defender Eric Miller". Portland Timbers. February 25, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[table_note_res_USOC10.80453538932117-7] As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

[ESPN-1] "Portland Timbers Performance Stats – 2023–24". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[Attendance-2023-2] Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[Boli_In-3] "Timbers sign forward Franck Boli from Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC". Portland Timbers. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[4] "Portland Timbers 2023 Roster". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.

[5] "First Team Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.

[6] "PMeet Bruno Albino, the Portland Timbers' brand-new eMLS competitor". Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[8] "2023 Sounders FC-OL Reign doubleheader taking place June 3 with both teams facing archrival Portland" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. February 8, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

[9] "Postponed Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers match set for July 12". MLSsoccer.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

[10] "2023 Sounders FC-OL Reign doubleheader taking place June 3 with both teams facing archrival Portland" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. February 8, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

[Evander_In-11] "Timbers sign Brazilian international Evander as Designated Player". Portland Timbers. December 5, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[Miller_In-12] "Timbers sign free agent defender Eric Miller". Portland Timbers. February 25, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

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