2023 Portland Timbers season

The 2023 Portland Timbers season is the 37th season in their existence and the 13th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The season covers the period from the end of the Timber's last match in MLS or MLS Playoffs in 2022 (October 9, 2022) to their final match in MLS or MLS Playoffs in 2023.

Portland Timbers
2023 season
CEOHeather Davis
Head coachGiovanni Savarese
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 25,218)
Highest home attendancePreseason:
N/A
Regular season:
22,925
Lowest home attendancePreseason:
N/A
Regular season:
22,925
Average home league attendancePreseason:
N/A
Regular season:
22,925
Biggest win1–0
SKC (February 27)
Biggest defeat3–2
LAFC (March 4)
Secondary colors
All statistics correct as of March 4, 2023.

Background
See also: 2022 Portland Timbers season

Season review by month

February

On February 27, Portland hosted Sporting Kansas City for the home opener after a postponed match that was set for Saturday 25 due to heavy snow and ice. Portland scored the first goal in the 6th minute by Juan Mosquera (assisted by Yimmi Chará) to give the Timbers their first win of the season.

March

On March 4, Portland traveled to Los Angeles, California to play Los Angeles Football Club at the newly named BMO Stadium. Portland was able to almost catch up after being down by 3 with a final score of 2-3. The goalscorers were Evander (assist by: J. Mosquera) in the 62nd minute and C. Paredes (assist by: Nathan Fogaça) in the 84th minute.

On March 13, Portland announced the signing of Ivorian forward Franck Boli to a one-year contract with a club option for the 2024 season.[1]

Team kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Alaska Air

Primary
Secondary

Coaching staff and front office

Executive staff
Position Staff
Owner of Peregrine Sports, LLC Merritt Paulson
Chief Executive Officer Heather Davis
Chief Administrative Officer / Chief Financial Officer Sarah Keane
Chief Operations Officer Ashley Highsmith
Chief Revenue Officer Joe Cote
Sr. VP, Corporate Partnerships Todd Spear
Sr. VP, Ticket and Business Intelligence Chris Wilson
Sr. VP, Operations Ken Puckett
VP, Production and Content Matt Smith
VP, Communications Collin Romer
VP, Community and Social Impact Dr. Robin Beavers

Last updated: March 1, 2023
Source:

Coaching staff
Position Staff
General Manager Ned Grabavoy
Head Coach Giovanni Savarese
Assistant Coach Miles Joseph
Assistant Coach Carlos Llamosa
Assistant Coach Liam Ridgewell
Goalkeeping Coach Guillermo Valencia
Head Athletic Trainer Stephanie Ludwig
Head of Performance Nick Milonas
Director of Sports Medicine Matthew Weston

Last updated: March 1, 2023
Source: Portland Timbers

Stadiums
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Providence Park (25,218 / 110x75 yards)
Training ground Adidas Training Facility

Source: Providence Park


Squad information

First team
As of March 14, 2023[2][3]
    No. Name Nat Positions Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals
    Goalkeepers
    1 David Bingham United States GK 2022 (1989-10-19) October 19, 1989 Free agent 3 0
    31 Aljaž Ivačič (INT) Slovenia GK 2019 (1993-12-29) December 29, 1993 Slovenia NK Olimpija Ljubljana 65 0
    36 Hunter Sulte (HG) United States GK 2020 (2002-04-25) April 25, 2002 N/A 0 0
    Defenders
    5 Claudio Bravo (INT) Argentina DF 2020 (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 Argentina Banfield 49 0
    13 Dario Župarić Croatia DF 2020 (1992-05-03) May 3, 1992 Croatia HNK Rijeka 81 0
    15 Eric Miller United States DF 2023 (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 Free agent 0 0
    16 Justin Rasmussen United States W, LB 2022 (1998-12-15) December 15, 1998 United States Portland Timbers 2 10 0
    18 Zac McGraw United States DF 2020 (1997-06-08) June 8, 1997 2020 MLS SuperDraft 34 1
    28 Pablo Bonilla Venezuela RB 2020 (1999-12-02) December 2, 1999 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira 36 0
    29 Juan Mosquera Colombia DF 2022 (2002-09-05) September 5, 2002 Colombia Independiente Medellín 4 1
    33 Larrys Mabiala Democratic Republic of the Congo DF 2017 (1987-10-08) October 8, 1987 Turkey Kayserispor 130 8
    Midfielders
    10 Sebastián Blanco (DP) Argentina MF / FW 2017 (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 Argentina San Lorenzo 159 40
    18 Eryk Williamson (HG) United States MF 2018 (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 United States D.C. United 65 4
    20 Evander (DP) (INT) Brazil MF 2023 (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 Denmark FC Midtjylland 1 0
    21 Diego Chara Colombia CDM 2011 (1986-04-05) April 5, 1986 Colombia Deportes Tolima 339 12
    22 Cristhian Paredes Paraguay CDM 2018 (1998-05-18) May 18, 1998 Mexico América 106 10
    23 Yimmi Chará (DP) Colombia W 2020 (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991 Brazil Clube Atlético Mineiro 86 14
    24 David Ayala (U22) Argentina MF 2022 (2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 Argentina Estudiantes 21 0
    30 Santiago Moreno (U22) (INT) Colombia W 2021 (2000-04-21) April 21, 2000 Colombia América de Cali 48 7
    44 Marvin Loría Costa Rica W 2018 (1997-04-24) April 24, 1997 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 92 6
    Forwards
    7 Franck Boli (INT) Ivory Coast FW 2023 (1993-12-07) December 7, 1993 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 0 0
    9 Felipe Mora Chile ST 2020 (1994-08-02) August 2, 1994 Mexico UNAM 55 19
    11 Jarosław Niezgoda (DP) Poland ST 2020 (1995-03-15) March 15, 1995 Poland Legia Warsaw 61 19
    16 Diego Gutierrez (DP) Poland FW 2023 (1999-05-01) May 1, 1999 2021 MLS SuperDraft 2 0
    17 Tega Ikoba (HG) United States FW 2022 (2003-08-14) August 14, 2003 N/A 2 0
    27 Dairon Asprilla Colombia RW / LW / FW 2015 (1992-05-25) May 25, 1992 Colombia Atlético Nacional 158 27

    eMLS team
    As of February 28, 2023[4]
    Name Nat Since Gamer tag
    Players
    Bruno Albino Brazil 2022 CptBruno

    Competitions

    Competitions overview
    Competition Record Start Round First Match Last Match Final Position (Conference)
    G W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Major League Soccer 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 033.33 1 February 27, 2023 TBD TBD (TBD Western)
    MLS Cup Playoffs 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— TBD TBD TBD TBD
    U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— TBD TBD TBD TBD
    Total 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 033.33

    Updated to match played March 14, 2023
    Source: Competitions

    Preseason

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    February 12, 2023 1 LA Galaxy 1–4 Portland Timbers Indio, California
    10:30 PST Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    February 15, 2023 2 Toronto FC 2–2 Portland Timbers Indio, California
    14:00 PST Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    February 18, 2023 3 New York City FC 0–1 Portland Timbers Indio, California
    12:00 PST Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club

    MLS Regular season
    See also: 2023 Major League Soccer season
    Western Conference
    MLS Western Conference table (2023)
    Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    4 St. Louis City SC 11 6 4 1 22 13 +9 19 Qualification for Round One
    5 San Jose Earthquakes 12 5 4 3 16 16 0 18
    6 Portland Timbers 13 4 5 4 18 19 −1 16
    7 Minnesota United FC 12 4 5 3 11 14 −3 15
    8 Houston Dynamo FC 11 4 5 2 10 10 0 14 Qualification for the Wild card round
    Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
    Overall standings
    Overall MLS standings table
    Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
    12 Charlotte FC 13 5 5 3 18 23 −5 18
    13 D.C. United 13 4 5 4 16 16 0 16
    14 Portland Timbers 13 4 5 4 18 19 −1 16
    15 New York City FC 13 4 5 4 15 16 −1 16
    16 Orlando City SC 12 4 4 4 13 15 −2 16
    Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    February 27, 2023 1 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
    19:00 PST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 22,925
    Referee: Timothy Ford
    Note: Originally scheduled for February 25, but was postponed due to poor weather in Portland
    March 4, 2023 2 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
    13:30 PST
    		Report
    		Stadium: BMO Stadium
    Attendance: 22,202
    Referee: Joseph Dickerson
    March 11, 2023 3 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City SC Portland, Oregon
    19:30 PST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 23,386
    Referee: Victor Rivas
    March 18, 2023 4 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers Atlanta, Georgia
    16:30 PST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Attendance: 42,648
    Referee: Ted Unkel
    March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) 4 Portland Timbers 0–0 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
    1:30 p.m.
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 24,077
    Referee: Chris Penso
    April 1, 2023 6 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
    7:30PM CDT (UTC-05)
    		Report
    		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
    Attendance: 19,096
    Referee: Armando Villarreal
    April 8, 2023 7 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm PDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 17,029
    Referee: Nima Saghafi
    April 15, 2023 8 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
    7:30pm PDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 25,218
    Referee: Drew Fischer
    April 22, 2023 9 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers Cincinnati, Ohio
    4:30 p.m. EDT Nwobodo Yellow card 32'
    Santos 34'
    Vazquez 58'
    Mosquera Yellow card 84'
    Angulo Yellow card 90+7'    		 Report Mabiala Yellow card 20'
    Asprilla Yellow card 30', 60'
    Chara Yellow card 72'
    McGraw Yellow card 90+1'    		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
    Attendance: 25,513
    Referee: Allen Chapman
    April 29, 2023 10 St. Louis City SC 1–2 Portland Timbers St Louis, Missouri
    7:30 pm (CST)
    		Report
    		Stadium: CityPark
    Attendance: 22,423
    Referee: Ismail Elfath
    May 6, 2023 11 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC Portland, Oregon
    9:30 p.m. (CDT) Župarić 33', Yellow card 87'
    Boli Yellow card 40'
    Bravo Yellow card 56', 71'    		 Report Gallagher 59'
    Bruin 90+2'    		 Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 23,318
    Referee: Jon Freemon
    May 13, 2023 12 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
    7:30pm PDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 23,154
    Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
    May 17, 2023 13 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
    6:30 pm PDT Eneli Yellow card 45+1' Report Boli Yellow card 72' Stadium: America First Field
    Attendance: 18,020
    Referee: Ramy Touchan
    Results by match round
    Matchday123456
    StadiumHAHAHA
    ResultWLLLDD
    Updated to match(es) played on March 4, 2023. Source: Major League Soccer
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
    Results by location
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    6 1 2 3 5 10  −5 5 1 1 1 2 2  0 0 1 2 3 8  −5

    Last updated: April 6, 2023.
    Source: Major League Soccer

    Cascadia Cup
    See also: Cascadia Cup
    Standings
    Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
    1 Portland Timbers 21104220
    2 Seattle Sounders 101014-30
    3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11001010

    Last updated: February 28, 2023.
    Source: Cascadia Cup

    Matches
    April 8, 2023 7 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm PDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 17,029
    Referee: Nima Saghafi
    April 15, 2023 8 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
    7:30pm PDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 25,218
    Referee: Drew Fischer
    May 13 12 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 3–1 Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
    7:30pm PDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 23,154
    Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

    MLS Cup Playoffs
    Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    U.S. Open Cup
    See also: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    April 26 3rd round Portland Timbers (MLS) Oregon 3–1California Orange County SC (USLC)Portland, OR
    7:30 PM PDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 11,639
    Referee: Olvin Oliva
    May 10 round of 32 Portland Timbers (MLS) Oregon 3–4 Utah Real Salt Lake (MLS) Portland, OR
    7:30 PM PDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 8,071
    Referee: Victor Rivas

    Leagues Cup
    Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup
    Standings

    Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR UAN SJE
    1 United States Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — — Jul 22
    2 Mexico UANL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 26 — Jul 30
    3 United States San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
    First match(es) will be played on July 22, 2023. Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    July 22, 2023 Group stage Portland Timbers United States v United States San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
    7 PM PT Report Stadium: Providence Park
    July 26, 2023 Group stage Portland Timbers United States v Mexico UANL Portland, Oregon
    7 PM PT Report Stadium: Providence Park

    Transfers

    Per league and club policy, terms of the deals are not disclosed except Targeted Allocation Money, General Allocation Money, draft picks, and international rosters spots.

    Transfers in
    Date Position Player Previous Club TAM GAM Notes Source
    Winter
    December 5, 2022 MF Brazil Evander Denmark FC Midtjylland N/A N/A Signed as a Designated Player. [5]
    February 25, 2023 DF United States Eric Miller United States Nashville SC N/A N/A Signed as a free agent. [6]
    March 13, 2023 FW Ivory Coast Franck Boli Hungary Ferencvárosi TC N/A N/A Occupy an International Roster Spot. [1]
    Summer

    Loans in
    Date Position Player Previous club TAM GAM Notes Source
    Winter
    Summer

    Loans out
    Date Position Player Loaned club TAM GAM Notes Source
    Winter
    Summer

    References
    1. "Timbers sign forward Franck Boli from Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC". Portland Timbers. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
    2. "Portland Timbers 2023 Roster". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
    3. "First Team Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
    4. "PMeet Bruno Albino, the Portland Timbers' brand-new eMLS competitor". Retrieved December 7, 2022.
    5. "Timbers sign Brazilian international Evander as Designated Player". Portland Timbers. December 5, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
    6. "Timbers sign free agent defender Eric Miller". Portland Timbers. February 25, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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