2015 Portland Timbers season explained

Club:	Portland Timbers
Season:	2015
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Merritt Paulson
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Caleb Porter
Stadium:	Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 21,144)
League:	Major League Soccer
League Result:	Conference: 3rd Overall: 5th
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fifth round
Cup3:	Cascadia Cup
Cup3 Result:	3rd
Highest Attendance:	Preseason: 15,523 Regular Season: 21,144
Lowest Attendance:	Preseason: 10,417 Regular Season: 21,144
Average Attendance:	Preseason: 13,810 Regular Season: 21,144
League Topscorer:	Fanendo Adi (16)
Season Topscorer:	Fanendo Adi (18)
American:	true
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Prevseason:	2014
Nextseason:	2016

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.

Background

See also: 2014 Portland Timbers season.

Competitions

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

Major League Soccer

See also: 2015 Major League Soccer season.

Preseason

Desert Friendlies

Simple Invitational

	Team
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

Overall standings

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2015 U.S. Open Cup.

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

No Friendlies in 2015.

Club

Kits

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

Coaching staff

Squad

Roster and statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
2				19	0	5	0	18	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
4				3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6				19	1	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
7				17	2	0	0	16	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
8				8	2	1	0	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
9				19	8	1	0	18	8	1	0	1	0	0	0
10				2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11				8	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12				19	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
13				17	1	3	0	16	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
14				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15				2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17				5	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
18				5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19				19	0	2	0	18	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
20				9	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21				16	1	6	0	16	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
22				16	2	2	0	15	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
23				2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
24				17	0	3	1	17	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
26				3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
32				9	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33				1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37				19	4	2	0	18	3	2	0	1	1	0	0
90				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	Fee/notes	Ref
December 8, 2014		GK	Strømsgodset		^[1]
December 8, 2014		MF	Alianza Petrolera		^[2]
December 8, 2014		DF	Portmore United F.C.		^[3]
December 8, 2014		DF			^[4]
December 8, 2014		DF	Santa Rita		^[5]
July 17, 2015		FW
August 6, 2015		FW			^[6]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
October 29, 2014		MF	Retired		^[9]
December 8, 2014		DF	Colorado Rapids	Exchanged for allocation money	^[10]
December 8, 2014		MF	N/A	Option declined	^[11]
December 8, 2014		MF		Option Declined
December 8, 2014		DF	N/A	Option declined
December 8, 2014		DF		Option declined
December 8, 2014		FW		Sold following loan
December 8, 2014		DF	N/A	Out of contract
December 8, 2014		DF	N/A	Out of contract
December 10, 2014		GK		Selected 1st in the Expansion Draft	^[12]
July 20, 2015		FW		Waived	^[13]
August 3, 2015		FW		Mutual Termination	^[14]

2015 MLS SuperDraft picks

Round (overall pick)	Player	Pos	Previous club	Ref
1 (5)		MF		^[15]
2 (24)		DF
2 (32)		FW
2 (34)		FW
3 (52)		DF		^[16]
4 (84)		MF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portland Timbers sign Ghana World Cup goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey. February 10, 2015. December 8, 2014. June 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626132808/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/12/portland-timbers-sign-ghana-world-cup-goalkeeper-adam-larsen-kwarasey. dead.
2. Web site: Portland Timbers sign winger/forward Dairon Asprilla. February 10, 2015. December 8, 2014. December 8, 2014. https://archive.today/20141208165747/http://www.timbers.com/news/2014/12/portland-timbers-sign-wingerforward-dairon-asprilla. dead.
3. Web site: Portland Timbers exercise purchase option on Jamaican international Alvas Powell, sign to long-term contract. February 10, 2015. December 8, 2014.
4. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire defender Nat Borchers from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money | Portland Timbers . Timbers.com . 2014-12-08 . November 30, 2015 .
5. Web site: Portland Timbers sign Brazilian defender Jeanderson Salvador Pereira. February 10, 2015. December 8, 2014.
6. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire forward Michael Seaton from D.C. United in exchange for targeted allocation money, international roster slot | Portland Timbers . Timbers.com . August 6, 2015 . November 30, 2015.
7. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire winger Ishmael Yartey | Portland Timbers . Timbers.com . March 26, 2015 . November 30, 2015 . April 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402182537/http://www.timbers.com/news/2015/03/portland-timbers-acquire-winger-ishmael-yartey . dead .
8. Web site: Portland Timbers defender Liam Ridgewell to join Wigan Athletic on short-term loan. February 10, 2015. January 8, 2015.
9. Web site: Portland Timbers midfielder Steve Zakuani announces retirement. February 10, 2015. October 29, 2014.
10. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire allocation money from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Michael Harrington. February 10, 2015. December 8, 2014.
11. Web site: Portland Timbers exercise options on seven players. February 10, 2015. December 8, 2014. December 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213042931/https://www.timbers.com/post/2014/12/08/portland-timbers-exercise-options-seven-players. dead.
12. Web site: Orlando City SC selects goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts No. 1 overall in MLS Expansion Draft. February 10, 2015. December 10, 2014.
13. Web site: Portland Timbers waive forward Schillo Tshuma | Portland Timbers . Timbers.com . June 17, 2014 . November 30, 2015.
14. Web site: Portland Timbers and attacker Gaston Fernandez mutually agree to part ways. August 3, 2015. MLSSoccer.com. October 7, 2017.
15. Web site: SuperDraft: Portland Timbers select four players in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. February 10, 2015. January 15, 2015.
16. Web site: SuperDraft: Portland Timbers select two in final rounds of 2015 MLS SuperDraft. February 10, 2015. January 20, 2015.