2016 Portland Timbers 2 season explained

Club:	Portland Timbers 2
Season:	2016
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Merritt Paulson
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Andrew Gregor
Stadium:	Merlo Field Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 4,892)
League:	United Soccer League
League Result:	9th
Cup1:	USL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	DNQ
Highest Attendance:	2,231 (May 21 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2)
Lowest Attendance:	1,528 (Apr. 8 vs Rio Grande Valley)
League Topscorer:	Neco Brett(7)
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Prevseason:	2015
Nextseason:	2017

The 2016 Portland Timbers 2 season was the second season for the Portland Timbers 2 in the United Soccer League (USL), the third-division professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Portland Timbers 2 are the reserve team of MLS side, Portland Timbers.

Background

See also: 2015 Portland Timbers 2 season.

Competitions

United Soccer League

See main article: 2016 USL season.

Competition	Started Round	Final Position	First Match	Last Match	Qualification
	USL 1	9th	March 26, 2016	September 24, 2016	2016 USL Playoffs
	DNQ	-	-	-

USL regular season

Results by location

Western Conference standings

U.S. Open Cup

Beginning 2016 and forward, Portland Timbers 2 will not be eligible to enter the U.S. Open Cup per the USSF rule stating that any USL club that is owned by an MLS club is unable to enter the tournament.^[1]

Friendlies

There were no friendlies for the 2016 season.

Club

Stadiums

Kits

Primary kits

Portland Timbers 2 will be using the same first kit as first Portland Timbers but instead will have USL patches instead of MLS patches on it. It features a large chevron on the chest with its primary colors being dark green, light green, and white. It features the Portland Timber's community program "Stand Together" on the front.

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks
Primary	Green / White	White	Green
Primary Alt.	Green / White	Green	Green

Third/alternative kit

First team

Roster

All players contracted to the club during the season included. Players added from parent club Portland Timbers when added to USL roster
Last updated: June 13, 2016^[2]

No.	Name	Nationality	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Year with Club (Year Signed)
Goalkeepers
29	Justin Luthy (U23)		GK	17 April 1991	2 (2015)
33	Wade Hamilton (T) (SD)		GK	15 September 1994	1 (2016)
43	Kendall McIntosh		GK	24 January 1994	1 (2016)
Defenders
2	Alvas Powell (T)		DF	18 July 1994	1 (2016)
15	Chris Klute (T)		DF	5 March 1990	1 (2016)
20	Taylor Peay (T)		DF	5 September 1991	2 (2015)
28	Andy Thoma (T)		DF	29 April 1993	2 (2015)
32	Trevor Morley (SD)		DF	7 December 1992	1 (2016)
44	Akinjide Idowu		DF	9 September 1996	1 (2016)
47	Rennico Clarke		DF	27 August 1995	2 (2015)
50	Michael Gallagher		DF / MF	7 August 1994	1 (2016)
72	Steven Taylor (T)		DF	23 January 1986	1 (2016)
95	Marco Farfan (U18)		DF	12 November 1998	1 (2016)
Midfielders
18	Amobi Okugo (T)		MF / DF	13 March 1991	1 (2016)
23	Jack Barmby (T)		MF / DF / FW	14 November 1994	1 (2016)
25	Neco Brett (T) (SD)		MF	22 March 1992	1 (2016)
27	Nick Besler (T)		MF	22 April 1987	2 (2015)
45	Christian Duarte		MF	22 February 1994	1 (2016)
46			MF / FW	3 January 1993	1 (2016)
49	Irving Garcia		MF	4 February 1988	1 (2016)
51	Steve Palacios		MF	20 May 1993	1 (2016)
70	Dylan Damraoui		MF	4 May 1997	1 (2016)
77	Andre Lewis		MF	12 August 1994	1 (2016)
84	Seth Casiple		MF	23 August 1993	2 (2015)
92	Terrell Lowe (U18)		MF	12 May 1998	1 (2016)
96	Blake Bodily (U18)		MF	13 January 1998	2 (2015)
Forwards
19	Ben Polk (T) (SD)		FW	19 September 1992	1 (2016)
30	Kharlton Belmar (U23)		FW	1 December 1992	2 (2015)
55	Brent Richards (U23)		FW	21 May 1990	2 (2015)
73	Victor Arboleda		FW / MF	1 January 1997	1 (2016)
80	Augustine Williams		FW	3 August 1997	1 (2016)
97	Alexis Meva		FW	9 September 1997	1 (2016)

• (Loan) = On Loan
• (T) = Loaned in from Portland Timbers (parent club)
• (U18) = Former Portland Timbers U-18 player
• (U23) = Former Portland Timbers U-23 player
• (SD) = 2016 MLS Superdraft Pick

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Player	Positions	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
January 26, 2016		MF	Nigeria Youth Soccer Academy		^[3]
January 26, 2016		MF			^[4]
January 26, 2016		FW
March 1, 2016		DF			^[5]
March 18, 2016		FW			^[6]
March 18, 2016	Michael Gallagher	DF / MF
March 18, 2016
March 18, 2016
March 23, 2016					^[7]
March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016		DF / MF
August 3, 2016		FW	Nomads SC		^[8]

Loans in

Date	Player	Positions	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
March 26, 2016	Wade Hamilton	GK	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
March 26, 2016	Chris Klute	DF	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
March 26, 2016	Taylor Peay	DF	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
March 26, 2016	Andy Thoma	DF	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
March 26, 2016	Anthony Manning	DF	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
March 26, 2016	Neco Brett	MF	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
March 26, 2016	Nick Besler	MF	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
March 26, 2016	Ben Polk	FW	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
March 26, 2016	Michael Seaton	FW	Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club. Waived from Portland Timbers on May 13, 2016.
May 16, 2016	Amobi Okugo		Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
June 11, 2016	Alvas Powell		Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.
June 11, 2016	Jack Barmby		Portland Timbers	Loaned in from parent club.

Transfers out

Date	Player	Positions	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
January 21, 2016	Harrison Delbridge	DF	FC Cincinnati	End of Contract. Signed by FC Cincinnati.	^[9]
February 3, 2016	Blair Gavin	MF	Arizona United SC	End of Contract. Signed by Arizona United SC.	^[10]
March 22, 2016	Danny O'Rourke	DF		No longer on roster.
March 22, 2016	Matt Rose	DF	Tampa Bay Rowdies 2	No longer on roster.
March 22, 2016	Tim Payne	MF	Eastern Suburbs	No longer on roster.
March 22, 2016	Santiago Biglieri	FW	CA Colón	No longer on roster.
March 22, 2016	Daniel Withrow	GK		No longer on roster.
March 22, 2016	Steve Evans	GK		No longer on roster.

National Team Participation

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	USL				USL Playoffs				Total
			Apps	Goals			Apps	Goals			Apps	Goals
2	DF	Alvas Powell<	-- USL Apps -->	2	0	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	2	0	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
12	DF	Gbenga Arokoyo<	-- USL Apps -->	1	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	1	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
15	DF	Chris Klute<	-- USL Apps -->	5	0	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	5	0	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
18	MF	Amobi Okugo<	-- USL Apps -->	3	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	3	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
19	FW	Ben Polk<	-- USL Apps -->	25	1	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	25	1	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
20	DF	Taylor Peay<	-- USL Apps -->	9	0	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	9	0	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
23	MF	Jack Barmby<	-- USL Apps -->	1	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	1	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
25	MF	Neco Brett<	-- USL Apps -->	28	7	3<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	28	7	3<	-- Total Reds -->	0
27	MF	Nick Besler<	-- USL Apps -->	24	1	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	24	1	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
28	MF	Andy Thoma<	-- USL Apps -->	16	0	4<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	16	0	4<	-- Total Reds -->	0
29	GK	Justin Luthy<	-- USL Apps -->	1	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	1	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
30	FW	Kharlton Belmar<	-- USL Apps -->	25	3	3<	-- USL Reds -->	1<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	25	3	3<	-- Total Reds -->	1
32	DF	Trevor Morley<	-- USL Apps -->	17	0	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	17	0	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
33	GK	Wade Hamilton<	-- USL Apps -->	11	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	11	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
43	GK	Kendall McIntosh<	-- USL Apps -->	18	0	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	18	0	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
44	DF	Akinjide Idowu<	-- USL Apps -->	1	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	1	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
45	MF	Christian Duarte<	-- USL Apps -->	4	0	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	4	0	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
46	MF	Villyan Bijev<	-- USL Apps -->	29	8	4<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	29	8	4<	-- Total Reds -->	0
47	DF	Rennico Clarke<	-- USL Apps -->	14	2	2<	-- USL Reds -->	1<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	14	2	2<	-- Total Reds -->	1
49	MF	Irving Garcia<	-- USL Apps -->	0	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	0	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
50	DF	Michael Gallagher<	-- USL Apps -->	24	0	6<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	24	0	6<	-- Total Reds -->	0
51	MF	Steve Palacios<	-- USL Apps -->	3	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	3	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
55	FW	Brent Richards<	-- USL Apps -->	21	1	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	21	1	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
70	MF	Dylan Damraoui<	-- USL Apps -->	16	1	2<	-- USL Reds -->	1<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	16	1	2<	-- Total Reds -->	1
72	DF	Steven Taylor<	-- USL Apps -->	2	1	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	2	1	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
73	FW	Victor Arboleda<	-- USL Apps -->	25	4	2<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	25	4	2<	-- Total Reds -->	0
77	MF	Andrew Lewis<	-- USL Apps -->	24	1	3<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	13	1	3<	-- Total Reds -->	0
80	FW	Augustine Williams<	-- USL Apps -->	11	3	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	13	3	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
84	MF	Seth Casiple<	-- USL Apps -->	21	0	2<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	21	0	2<	-- Total Reds -->	0
92	MF	Terrell Lowe<	-- USL Apps -->	10	0	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	10	0	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
95	DF	Marco Farfan<	-- USL Apps -->	18	0	2<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	18	0	2<	-- Total Reds -->	0
96	MF	Blake Bodily<	-- USL Apps -->	16	4	1<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	16	4	1<	-- Total Reds -->	0
97	FW	Alexis Meva<	-- USL Apps -->	3	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	3	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
31	FW	Michael Seaton<	-- USL Apps -->		0		0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->		0		0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	0		0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0
35	DF	Anthony Manning<	-- USL Apps -->	2	0	0<	-- USL Reds -->	0<	-- USL PO App -->	0	0	0<	-- USL PO Reds -->	0<	-- Total Apps -->	2	0	0<	-- Total Reds -->	0

Goalkeeper stats

	Player	USL				USL Playoffs				Total
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29	Justin Luthy	90	1	1.00	4	0	0	0.00	0	90	1	1.00	4
33	Wade Hamilton	990	20	1.82	41	0	0	0.00	0	990	20	1.82	41
43	Kendall McIntosh	1620	21	1.17	65	0	0	0.00	0	1620	21	1.17	65
	TOTALS	2700	42	1.40	110	0	0	0.00	0	2700	42	1.40	110

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

width=10		width=10		width=10		width=200	Player	width=110	USL	width=110	USL Playoffs	width=110	Total
1	MF	25	Neco Brett	7	0	7
2	FW	46	Villyan Bijev	6	0	6
3	MF	96	Blake Bodily	4	0	4
	FW	73	Victor Arboleda	4	0	4
5	FW	30	Kharlton Belmar	3	0	3
6	DF	47	Rennico Clarke	2	0	2
	FW	80	Augustine Williams	2	0	2
8	FW	19	Ben Polk	1	0	1
	MF	27	Nick Besler	1	0	1
	FW	55	Brent Richards	1	0	1
	MF	70	Dylan Damraoui	1	0	1
	DF	72	Steven Taylor	1	0	1
	MF	77	Andrew Lewis	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1
TOTALS				35	0	35

Top assists

The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

width=10		width=10		width=10		width=200	Player	width=110	USL	width=110	USL Playoffs	width=110	Total
1	FW	46	Villyan Bijev	9	0	9
2	FW	25	Neco Brett	3	0	3
	FW	30	Kharlton Belmar	3	0	3
4	DF	50	Michael Gallagher	1	0	1
	MF	70	Dylan Damraoui	1	0	1
	MF	77	Andre Lewis	1	0	1
	MF	84	Seth Casiple	1	0	1
TOTALS				19	0	19

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

width=10		width=10		width=245	Player	width=110	USL	width=110	USL Playoffs	width=110	Total
1	43	Kendall McIntosh	5	0	5
2	33	Wade Hamilton	2	0	2
3	29	Justin Luthy	0	0	0
TOTALS			7	0	7

Summary

Games played	29 (17 USL)
Games won	11 (5 USL)
Games drawn	4 (3 USL)
Games lost	14 (9 USL)
Goals scored	35 (35 USL)
Goals conceded	40 (40 USL)
Goal difference	-5 (-5 USL)
Clean sheets	2 (2 USL)
Yellow cards	43 (43 USL)
Red cards	3 (3 USL)
Most appearances	28 Appearances (Villyan Bijev)
Top scorer	7 (Neco Brett)
Top assists	3 (Villyan Bijev)
Top clean sheets	5 (Kendall McIntosh)
Winning Percentage	Overall: 11/29 (37.9%)

See also

• 2016 Portland Timbers season
• 2016 USL season

Notes and References

1. Web site: MLS-owned USL teams not allowed in 2016 U.S. Open Cup, per USSF policy change. TheCup.us. November 4, 2015. November 4, 2015.
2. Web site: Portland Timbers 2 Roster . USL. June 13, 2016.
3. Web site: T2 sign midfielder Akinjide Idowu. January 22, 2016. January 22, 2016.
4. Web site: T2 sign midfielder Dylan Damraoui, forward Alexis Meva. February 23, 2016. February 22, 2016.
5. Web site: Portland Timbers sign 2016 MLS SuperDraft picks Neco Brett, Wade Hamilton. March 1, 2016. March 1, 2016.
6. Web site: T2 sign four players ahead of second USL season. Portland Timbers. March 22, 2016. March 18, 2016.
7. Web site: T2 sign Arboleda, Duarte, Garcia, Palacios ahead of 2016 USL season opener. Portland Timbers. March 25, 2016. March 23, 2016.
8. Web site: T2 sign forward Augustine Williams. Portland Timbers. September 22, 2016. August 3, 2016.
9. Web site: FC Cincinnati Signs Six More Players. FC Cincinnati. March 22, 2016. January 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127180509/https://www.fccincinnati.com/%EF%BB%BF-fc-cincinnati-signs-six-more-players/. January 27, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
10. Web site: Arizona United SC Signs Scottsdale-Native Blair Gavin. Arizona United SC. March 22, 2016. February 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316192817/http://arizonaunited.com/arizona-united-sc-signs-scottsdale-native-blair-gavin/. March 16, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
11. Web site: T2 name Shannon Murray assistant coach. Portland Timbers. April 8, 2016. March 9, 2016.