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
Competitions Competition Started round Final position First match Last match Qualification 2015 MLS Western Conference MLS 1 3rd Place March 7, 2015 October 25, 2015 Conference semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League 2015 Supporters' Shield MLS 1 5th place March 7, 2015 October 25, 2015 Conference semifinals and 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Champions October 29, 2015 December 6, 2015 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League 2015 Open Cup 4th Round 5th Round June 16, 2015 July 1, 2015 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 2016 FIFA Club World Cup Cascadia Cup MLS 4 3rd Place March 28, 2015 August 30, 2015
Major League Soccer
Preseason
Desert Friendlies
Simple Invitational Team1Vancouver Whitecaps FC320153+272Portland Timbers311122043 Chicago Fire300322034 Stabæk302124-21
MLS regular season
MLS Cup Playoffs
Standings
Western Conference standings
Overall standings
U.S. Open Cup
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
Executive staff
Coaching staff
Squad
Roster and statistics
All players contracted to the club during the season included.
No. Pos. Nat. Player 2 DF 19050 180501000 4 MF Will Johnson 3000 30000000 6 FW 19100 181001000 7 DF 17200 162001000 8 MF 8210 71101100 9 FW 19810 188101000 10 FW 2000 10001000 11 MF 8100 81000000 12 GK 19000 180001000 13 MF 17130 161201010 14 MF 0000 00000000 15 DF 2000 20000000 17 MF 5200 52000000 18 FW 5000 50000000 19 DF 19020 180201000 20 DF 9010 90100000 21 MF 16160 161600000 22 MF Rodney Wallace 16220 151201100 23 DF 2010 10001010 24 DF 17031 170310000 26 MF 3010 20101000 32 FW 9010 90100000 33 GK 1000 10000000 37 FW 19420 183201100 90 GK 0000 00000000 Own goals for 0000 00000000
Goalkeeper stats
Player movement
Transfers in DatePlayerPosPrevious clubFee/notesRef December 8, 2014 Adam Larsen Kwarasey GK Strømsgodset December 8, 2014 Dairon Asprilla MF Alianza Petrolera December 8, 2014 Alvas Powell DF Portmore United F.C. December 8, 2014 Nat Borchers DF Real Salt Lake December 8, 2014 Jeanderson DF Santa Rita July 17, 2015 Lucas Melano FW Lanús August 6, 2015 Michael Seaton FW D.C. United
Loans in DatePlayerPosPrevious clubFee/notesRef March 26, 2015 Ishmael Yartey FW FC Sion
Loans out DatePlayerPosDestination clubFee/notesRef January 8, 2015 Liam Ridgewell DF Wigan Athletic Short Term Loan
Transfers out DatePlayerPosDestination clubFee/notesRef October 29, 2014 Steve Zakuani MF Retired December 8, 2014 Michael Harrington DF Colorado RapidsExchanged for allocation money December 8, 2014 Kalif Alhassan MF N/A Option declined December 8, 2014 Steven Evans MF Portland Timbers 2 Option Declined December 8, 2014 Bryan Gallego DF N/A Option declined December 8, 2014 Pa Modou Kah DF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Option declined December 8, 2014 José Adolfo Valencia FW Club Olimpo Sold following loan December 8, 2014 Rauwshan McKenzie DF N/A Out of contract December 8, 2014 Danny O'Rourke DF N/A Out of contract December 10, 2014 Donovan Ricketts GK Orlando City SC Selected 1st in the Expansion Draft July 20, 2015 Schillo Tshuma FW Arizona United Waived August 3, 2015 Gastón Fernández FW Estudiantes LP Mutual Termination
2015 MLS SuperDraft picks Round (overall pick)PlayerPosPrevious clubRef 1 (5) Nick Besler MF University of Notre Dame 2 (24) Andy Thoma DF University of Washington 2 (32) Christian Volesky FW Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2 (34) Kharlton Belmar FW Virginia Commonwealth University 3 (52) Anthony Manning DF Saint Louis University 4 (84) Seth Casiple MF University of California
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