2014 Portland Timbers season explained

Club:	Portland Timbers
Season:	2014
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Merritt Paulson
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Caleb Porter
Stadium:	Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 20,674)
League:	Major League Soccer
League Result:	Conference: 6th Overall: 11th
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	DNQ
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Quarterfinals
Cup3:	CCL
Cup3 Result:	Group stage
Cup4:	Cascadia Cup
Cup4 Result:	3rd
Highest Attendance:	Preseason: 13,779 Regular Season: 20,814 Open Cup: 10,619 CCL: TBD Friendlies:TBD
Lowest Attendance:	Preseason: 11,797 Regular Season: 20,674 Open Cup: 10,619 CCL: TBD Friendlies:TBD
Average Attendance:	Preseason: 13,026 Regular Season: 20,744 Open Cup: 10,619 CCL: TBD Friendlies:TBD
Season Topscorer:	Diego Valeri (11)
American:	true
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Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2015

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

See also: 2013 Portland Timbers season.

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.^[1]

The Timbers announced they would be partnering with the San Jose Earthquakes and USL Pro team Sacramento Republic FC on January 23.^[2] 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
	–	11th	March 8, 2014	October 25, 2014
	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
	4th Round	Quarterfinals	June 17, 2014	July 9, 2014
	Group stage	2nd in group	August 19, 2014	October 21, 2014
	–	3rd	April 5, 2014	September 20, 2014

Major League Soccer

See also: 2014 Major League Soccer season.

Preseason

Desert Friendlies

Rose City Invitational

	Team
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

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.

Results by round

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2014 U.S. Open Cup.

Cup bracket

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
width=190	León	width=190	Pachuca	width=190	Sporting Kansas City	width=190	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

See main article: 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League group stage.

Cascadia Cup

See also: 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.

Friendlies

Club

Kits

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

Coaching staff

Squad

Roster and statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included.^[3] Regular season stats updated on November 29, 2014.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center		width=60 align=center
1				32	0	0	1	32	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2				15	2	1	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4				29	6	4	0	28	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5				25	0	1	1	33	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6				32	1	0	0	34	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7				17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8				33	11	6	0	31	10	2	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
9				3	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
10				32	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11				15	1	1	0	30	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13				19	0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14				13	0	2	0	25	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17				3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19				19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21				31	2	8	0	31	2	8	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22				17	5	2	0	27	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23				13	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31				7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33				3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37				30	10	1	0	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44				20	1	5	0	20	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90				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

		Player	Total	Major League Soccer	U.S. Open Cup	CCL
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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	Ref
December 12, 2013		MF		Traded along with the number 2 pick in the 1st Stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft for Andrew Jean-Baptiste	^[4]
December 12, 2013		MF			^[5]
January 10, 2014		GK		Signed as free agent	^[6]
January 15, 2014		DF		Signed as Homegrown Player Rule	^[7]
January 15, 2014		FW			^[8]
January 15, 2014		DF			^[9]
February 11, 2014		FW		A Generation Adidas contract	^[10]
February 11, 2014		DF
February 25, 2014		MF			^[11]
February 25, 2014		MF
May 27, 2014		DF		Signed as Free Agent	^[12]
June 23, 2014		FW		Signed permanent Designated Player contract	^[13]
June 25, 2014		DF		Signed Designated Player contract	^[14]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
January 15, 2014		FW		Season-long loan	^[15]
February 18, 2014		GK		Loaned as part of partnership	^[16]
February 18, 2014		DF		Loaned as part of partnership
January 15, 2014		MF		Loaned as part of partnership	^[17]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 9, 2013		DF		2014 Option Declined. Rights traded to Houston Dynamo for 4th Round pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft	^[18] ^[19]
December 9, 2013		DF	N/A	2014 Option Declined
December 9, 2013		DF	N/A
December 9, 2013		FW	N/A
December 12, 2013		DF		Traded for Jorge Villafaña and the number 2 pick in the 1st Stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
December 13, 2013		MF		Traded for allocation money	^[20]
January 10, 2014		FW		Not re-signed after end of loan
January 27, 2014		DF		Mutually agreed to terminate contract	^[21]
February 27, 2014		FW		No longer on roster. No press release made.	^[22]
May 13, 2014		FW		Waived	^[23]
June 2, 2014		FW		Traded for a 2nd round pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft	^[24]
July 2, 2014		MF		Released	^[25]
N/A		GK	Retired	Announced retirement and no longer on roster. No press release made.	^[26]

2014 MLS SuperDraft Picks

Round (Overall Pick)	Player	Pos	Previous club	Ref
1 (17)		FW		^[28]
2 (26)		DF
2 (36)		MF
3 (39)		MF		^[29]
4 (71)		FW
4 (73)		MF

Unsigned trialists

Player	Pos	Previous club	Notes
	MF		Preseason ^[30]
	GK		Preseason ^[31]
	FW		Preseason ^[32]

Miscellaneous

International roster slots

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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
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Nationality
Diego Chará	Colombia^[33]
Mamadou Danso	The Gambia
Jake Gleeson	New Zealand^[34]
Will Johnson	Canada / / ^[35]
Darlington Nagbe	Liberia^[36]
Donovan Ricketts	Jamaica^[37]
Rodney Wallace	Costa Rica^[38]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timbers to compete in 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF approves amendment to qualification process for U.S. clubs. December 14, 2013. December 13, 2013.
2. Web site: Portland Timbers, San Jose Earthquakes announce shared affiliate agreement with Sacramento Republic. January 23, 2014. January 23, 2014.
3. Web site: 2012 Team Stats. Major League Soccer.
4. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire Jorge Villafana, No. 2 selection in Re-Entry process from Chivas USA in exchange for Andrew Jean-Baptiste, No. 17 Re-Entry pick . https://archive.today/20131212200858/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/12/portland-timbers-acquire-jorge-villafana-no-2-selection-re-entry-process-chivas-usa-exc . dead . December 12, 2013 . December 12, 2013 . December 12, 2013 .
5. Web site: Portland Timbers select Steve Zakuani in Stage 1 of MLS Re-Entry Process. August 25, 2014. December 12, 2013.
6. Web site: Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Andrew Weber. January 10, 2014. January 10, 2014.
7. Web site: Portland Timbers sign Bryan Gallego as Homegrown Player. January 16, 2014. January 15, 2014.
8. Web site: Portland Timbers sign striker Gastón Fernández. January 16, 2014. January 15, 2014.
9. Web site: Portland Timbers sign Argentine defender Norberto Paparatto. January 16, 2014. January 15, 2014.
10. Web site: Portland Timbers add Schillo Tshuma to roster, sign Taylor Peay. February 11, 2014. February 11, 2014.
11. Web site: Portland Timbers sign SuperDraft picks Aaron Long, George Fochive. February 25, 2014. February 25, 2014. March 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301113925/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/02/portland-timbers-sign-superdraft-picks-aaron-long-george-fochive. dead.
12. Web site: Portland Timbers sign defender Danny O'Rourke. August 25, 2014. May 27, 2014. May 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528051115/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/05/portland-timbers-sign-defender-danny-orourke. dead.
13. Web site: Portland Timbers exercise purchase option on striker Fanendo Adi, sign as Designated Player to multiyear contract. August 25, 2014. June 23, 2014.
14. Web site: Portland Timbers sign Designated Player Liam Ridgewell. August 25, 2014. June 25, 2014.
15. Web site: Portland Timbers loan forward Jose Valencia to Argentina's Club Olimpo. January 16, 2014. January 15, 2014. January 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140117132239/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/01/portland-timbers-loan-forward-jose-valencia-argentinas-club-olimpo. dead.
16. Web site: Portland Timbers loan Gleeson, Gallego to Sacramento. March 7, 2014. February 18, 2014.
17. Web site: Portland Timbers send Aaron Long on loan to Sacramento Republic. March 7, 2014. March 5, 2014.
18. Web site: Portland Timbers exercise options on nine players. December 12, 2013. December 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131211190852/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/12/portland-timbers-exercise-options-nine-players. December 11, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
19. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick from Houston Dynamo in exchange for rights to David Horst. December 17, 2013. December 17, 2013.
20. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire allocation money from Sporting KC in exchange for Sal Zizzo. December 13, 2013. December 13, 2013.
21. Web site: Portland Timbers, Mikael Silvestre mutually agree to part ways. January 28, 2014. January 27, 2014. February 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202141542/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/01/portland-timbers-mikael-silvestre-mutually-agree-part-ways. dead.
22. Web site: Former Portland Timbers striker Ryan Johnson joins Chinese club Henan Jianye. February 27, 2014. February 27, 2014. March 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140304023241/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/02/27/former-portland-timbers-striker-ryan-johnson-joins-chinese-club-henan-jianye. dead.
23. Web site: UPDATE: Portland Timbers Bring in Fanendo Adi and Waive Frederic Piquionne. August 25, 2014. May 13, 2014.
24. Web site: Former Portland Timbers striker Ryan Johnson joins Chinese club Henan Jianye. August 25, 2014. June 2, 2014.
25. Web site: Portland Timbers waive midfielder Aaron Long. August 25, 2014. July 2, 2014. July 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202447/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/07/portland-timbers-waive-midfielder-aaron-long. dead.
26. Web site: Our Academy . February 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202120149/http://milosgoalkeeping.com/our-academy.html . February 2, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
27. Web site: Portland Timbers select Steve Zakuani in Stage 1 of MLS Re-Entry Process . https://archive.today/20131212204646/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/12/portland-timbers-select-steve-zakuani-stage-1-mls-re-entry-process . dead . December 12, 2013 . December 12, 2013 . December 12, 2013 .
28. Web site: Portland Timbers select Schillo Tshuma, Taylor Peay, and Aaron Long in 2014 MLS SuperDraft. January 16, 2014. January 16, 2014.
29. Web site: Portland Timbers select three in final rounds of 2014 MLS SuperDraft. January 21, 2014. January 21, 2014.
30. Web site: Portland Timbers Training Quotes and Notes: Roll Call. January 26, 2014. January 25, 2014.
31. Web site: Portland Timbers Training Notes and Quotes: Day Three. January 27, 2014. January 27, 2014.
32. Web site: Portland Timbers Take on Indy 11 and Win 1–0, Nobody Knows What Happened. February 12, 2014. February 12, 2014.
33. Web site: Kip Kesgard, community blogger . Timbers announce formation of new Television affiliation while awaiting the return of traveling players | OregonLive.com . Blog.oregonlive.com . 2012-07-09.
34. Web site: Kip Kesgard, community blogger . Portland Timbers acquire New Zealand defender Ian Hogg, trade Mike Chabala to D.C. United for draft pick | OregonLive.com . Blog.oregonlive.com . 2012-08-09 . 2012-08-09.
35. Web site: Timbers acquire midfielder Will Johnson from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money. Portland Timbers. January 13, 2013. December 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121206233312/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-acquire-midfielder-will-johnson-real-salt-lake-exchange-allocation-money. December 6, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
36. Web site: Itel . Dan . 24 Under 24: The making of Timbers star Darlington Nagbe . MLSSoccer.com . 2012-09-12 . 2012-11-20 . 2014-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141217031231/http://www.mlssoccer.com/24under24/news/article/2012/09/12/24-under-24-making-timbers-star-darlington-nagbe . dead .
37. Web site: LA Galaxy Communications . goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts receives his Green Card . LA Galaxy . 2011-01-28 . 2012-07-09 . 2011-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110131054848/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2011/01/la-galaxy-goalkeeper-donovan-ricketts-receives-his-green-card . dead .
38. Web site: Adam Serrano . Timbers' Wallace gets it done for Costa Rica . Portland Timbers . 2011-09-04 . 2012-07-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224151133/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/09/timbers-wallace-gets-it-done-costa-rica . 2012-02-24 .