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
Team1Vancouver Whitecaps FC320182+672San Jose Earthquakes321022063Portland Timbers301223−124Portmore United F.C.302127−51
MLS regular season
MLS Cup Playoffs
Western Conference standings
Updated to matches played on September 25, 2013, 01:00 EDTSource: 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
Results summary
Results by round
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 León Pachuca Sporting Kansas City New York Red Bulls Alajuelense Olimpia Comunicaciones TauroPot B América Cruz Azul Portland Timbers D.C. United Saprissa Real España Isidro Metapán Montreal ImpactPot C Municipal FAS Chorrillo Real Estelí Belmopan Bandits Puerto Rico Bayamón FC Waterhouse Alpha United
Group 5
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
Executive staff
Coaching staff
Squad
Roster and statistics
All players contracted to the club during the season included. Regular season stats updated on November 29, 2014.
No. Pos. Nat. Player 1 GK 32001 3200100000000 2 DF 15211 501000000000 4 MF Will Johnson 29640 2894000000000 5 DF Michael Harrington 25011 3302000000000 6 FW 32100 3491000000000 7 MF 17000 000000000000 8 MF 331160 311020010000000 9 FW 3000 2110005000000 10 FW 321730 000000000000 11 MF 15110 3032000000000 12 FW 0000 000000000000 13 MF 19010 2600000000000 14 MF 13020 2515100000000 15 MF 0000 000000000000 16 DF 0000 000000000000 17 MF 3100 100000000000 19 DF 19110 000000000000 20 DF 0000 000000000000 21 MF 31280 31280310000000 22 MF Rodney Wallace 17520 2773000000000 23 DF 13060 000000000000 26 MF 0000 000000000000 31 DF 7010 100000000000 33 GK 3000 300000000000 37 FW 301010 541000000000 44 DF 20150 2007100000000 90 GK 0000 000000000000 Own goals for 0000 000000000000
Goalkeeper stats
Last updated: March 8, 2014 PlayerTotalMajor League SoccerU.S. Open CupCCL1Donovan Ricketts9011.0059011.0050000000.000 33Andrew Weber000.000000.000000.000000.00090Jake Gleeson000.000000.000000.000000.000 TOTALS9011.0059011.005000.000000.000
Player recognition
Player movement
Transfers in DatePlayerPosPrevious clubFee/notesRef 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 AkronPortland 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 DatePlayerPosPrevious clubFee/notesRef
Loans out DatePlayerPosDestination clubFee/notesRef 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 DatePlayerPosDestination clubFee/notesRef 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)PlayerPosPrevious clubRef 1 (2) Steve Zakuani DF Seattle Sounders FC
2014 MLS SuperDraft Picks Round (Overall Pick)PlayerPosPrevious clubRef 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 PlayerPosPrevious clubNotes 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 Nationality1Kalif Alhassan Ghana2Gastón Fernández Argentina3Pa Modou Kah Norway4Norberto Paparatto Argentina5Frédéric Piquionne Martinique6Maximiliano Urruti Argentina7Diego Valeri Argentina8
+Foreign-born players with domestic status Player NationalityDiego Chará ColombiaMamadou Danso The GambiaJake Gleeson New ZealandWill Johnson Canada / / Darlington Nagbe LiberiaDonovan Ricketts JamaicaRodney Wallace Costa Rica
References