2015 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers

2015 season
President	Merritt Paulson
Head Coach	Caleb Porter
Stadium	Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 21,144)
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs	MLS Cup Champion
U.S. Open Cup	Fifth round
Cascadia Cup	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Fanendo Adi (16) All: Fanendo Adi (18)
Highest home attendance	Preseason: 15,523 Regular Season: 21,144
Lowest home attendance	Preseason: 10,417 Regular Season: 21,144
Average home league attendance	Preseason: 13,810 Regular Season: 21,144
Primary colors Secondary colors Third colors
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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 & 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

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

January 31, 2015	Portland Timbers	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
17:00 (PST)	Villafaña  22' Fernández  30' (pen.) Nanchoff  53'	Report	Otero  40'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo

February 7, 2015	Portland Timbers	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
18:00 (PST)	Paparatto  56' Asprilla  63' Cummings  69'	Report	Davis  20' Miranda  48' Johnson  56' Cochran  66'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

February 10, 2015	Portland Timbers	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
09:30 (PST)		Report		Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Simple™ Invitational

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

February 22, 2015	Portland Timbers	0–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:00 (PST)	Wallace  30', 60' Ridgewell  54', 90' Borchers  80'	Report	Kah  21'  31' Waston  66' Mezquida  88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,491

Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire

February 25, 2015	Portland Timbers	1–1	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Nanchoff  22' Fochive  30', 88' Jeanderson  55'	Report	Amarikwa  5' Paparatto  44' (o.g.) Ritter  88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,417

Portland Timbers v Stabæk

February 28, 2015	Portland Timbers	1–0	Stabæk	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:00 (PST)	Adi  31'	Report	Issah  70'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,523

MLS Regular Season

Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake

March 7, 2015 MLS 1	Portland Timbers	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Powell  32' Ridgewell  57'	Report	Mansally  27' Gil  45' Schuler  48'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Portland Timbers v LA Galaxy

March 15, 2015 MLS 2	Portland Timbers	2–2	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Adi  31', 90'	Report	Zardes  65' Väyrynen  79' Gargan  88' Gordon  90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers

March 21, 2015 MLS 3	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 (PST)	Feilhaber  82'	Report	Chara  72'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,848 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

March 28, 2015 MLS 4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17:00 (PST)	Koffie  12' Mezquida  15' Beitashour  58' Waston  87' Earnshaw  90+1'	Report	Powell  30' Adi  82'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Allen Chapman

Portland Timbers v FC Dallas

April 4, 2015 MLS 5	Portland Timbers	3–1	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Borchers  23' Urruti  62' Ridgewell  64' Chara  87'	Report	Texeira  15' Akindele  29' Harris  65'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Portland Timbers v Orlando City SC

April 12, 2015 MLS 6	Portland Timbers	0–2	Orlando City SC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Powell  28' Chara  45' Urruti  84'	Report	Larin  30' Okugo  45+2' Shea  82' Kaká  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Kevin Stott

New York City FC v Portland Timbers

April 19, 2015 MLS 7	New York City FC	0–1	Portland Timbers	New York City, New York, U.S.
17:00 (PST)		Report	Powell  68' Asprilla  79'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21,891 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

April 26, 2015 MLS 8	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
18:30 (PST)	Pappa  53' Alonso  54' Dempsey  77'	Report	Villafaña  23' Ridgewell  71'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 41,451 Referee: Alan Kelly[1]

Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

May 2, 2015 MLS 9	Portland Timbers	0–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Wallace  44'	Report	Sampson  19' Kah  57'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

Montreal Impact v Portland Timbers

May 9, 2015 MLS 10	Montreal Impact	1–2	Portland Timbers	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
13:00 (PST)	Oduro  71' Piatti  78'	Report	Borchers  64' Valeri  70'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 13,020 Referee: Mark Geiger

Houston Dynamo v Portland Timbers

May 16, 2015 MLS 11	Houston Dynamo	3–1	Portland Timbers	Houston, Texas, U.S.
17:30 (PST)	Bruin  9', 83' Barnes  45+1'  75'	Report	Jewsbury  12' Adi  14'  48' Chara  42' Powell  84'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,844 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Toronto FC v Portland Timbers

May 23, 2015 MLS 12	Toronto FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14:00 (PST)	Giovinco  5' Morgan  90'	Report	Chara  90+2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,569 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Portland Timbers v D.C. United

May 27, 2015 MLS 13	Portland Timbers	1–0	D.C. United	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Urruti  5' Paparatto  56' Chara  76'	Report	Jeffrey  30' Boswell  90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers

May 30, 2015 MLS 14	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
18:00 (PST)	Cronin  44'  89' Riley  46' Sjöberg  59'	Report	Fernández  38' Jewsbury  42'  90+3'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,209 Referee: Drew Fischer

Portland Timbers v New England Revolution

June 6, 2015 MLS 15	Portland Timbers	2–0	New England Revolution	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Villafaña  7' Urruti  39' Adi  86', 89' Wallace  88'	Report	Bunbury  7' Woodberry  45' Nguyen  85' Alston  90+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo

June 20, 2015 MLS 16	Portland Timbers	2–0	Houston Dynamo	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Urruti  34' Chara  54' Fernandez  61' (pen.)	Report	Horst  59' Garrido  70'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers

June 24, 2015 MLS 17	LA Galaxy	5–0	Portland Timbers	Carson, California, U.S.
20:00 (PST)	Lletget  13' Keane  18' (pen.) Rogers  33',  65' Juninho  72' Gordon  78' Villareal  88'	Report	Ridgewell  78'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 21,207 Referee: Ted Unkel

Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC

June 28, 2015 MLS 18	Portland Timbers	4–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Nagbe  12' Valeri  53' Adi  74', 76' Wallace  90+1'	Report	Pineda  17' Neagle  38' 71' Rose  52'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

July 5, 2015 MLS 19	Portland Timbers	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Jewsbury  90+1'	Report	Goodson  51' Sherrod  75'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Philadelphia Union v Portland Timbers

July 11, 2015 MLS 20	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Portland Timbers	Chester, PA, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Edu  35' Le Toux  64' Wenger  69' Nogueira  71', 82'	Report	Valeri  86'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,722 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

July 18, 2015 MLS 21	Portland Timbers	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Valeri  33' Ridgewell  36' Chara  47' Wallace  90+3' Johnson  90+5'  90+5'	Report	Parker  22' Laba  57' Harvey  90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Juan Guzman

FC Dallas v Portland Timbers

July 25, 2015 MLS 22	FC Dallas	4–1	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas, U.S.
18:00 (PST)	Barrios  12', 22' Hollingshead  65' Acosta  69' Harris  74' Diaz  87' (pen.)		Adi  90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,992 Referee: Ismail Elfath

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

August 2, 2015 MLS 23	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Francis  14' Stewart  88'	Report		Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott

Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire

August 7, 2015 MLS 24	Portland Timbers	1–0	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
20:00 (PST)	Adi  48' Melano  71'	Report	Polster  44'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers

August 15, 2015 MLS 25	Real Salt Lake	0–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah, U.S.
19:00 (PST)	Phillips  12'	Report	Ridgewell  80' Borchers  90+5'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,338 Referee: Drew Fischer

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo

August 21, 2015 MLS 26	Portland Timbers	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
20:00 (PST)	Nagbe  76' Melano  86' Chara  90+1'	Report	Garcia  32'  40' Bruin  45'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

August 30, 2015 MLS 27	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Martins  6' Evans  24'  42' (pen.) Oniel Fisher  61'	Report	Ridgewell  44' Jewsbury  58' Valeri  69' Asprilla  83'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 64,358 Referee: Alan Kelly

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

September 9, 2015 MLS 28	Portland Timbers	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Melano  45+1'	Report	Nagamura  40' Peterson  45+3' Feilhaber  68' Anor  90+4'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Portland Timbers v New York Red Bulls

September 20, 2015 MLS 29	Portland Timbers	0–2	New York Red Bulls	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Melano  8'	Report	Felipe  43' Perrinelle  45+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer

Columbus Crew v Portland Timbers

September 26, 2015 MLS 30	Columbus Crew	1–2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
16:30 (PST)	Kamara  43' Higuain  88'		Adi  28', 50' Chara  45+1' Fochive  90+2' Kwarasey  90+5'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 22,719 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

October 3, 2015 MLS 31	Portland Timbers	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Adi  70' Valeri  80'	Report	Feilhaber  74' Németh  83' Melia  88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers

October 14, 2015 MLS 32	Real Salt Lake	0–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah, U.S.
18:30 (PST)	Olave  52' Glad  81'	Report	Powell  28' Adi  54(PK)' Fochive  72' Urruti  89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,457 Referee: Juan Guzman

LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers

October 18, 2015 MLS 33	LA Galaxy	2–5	Portland Timbers	Carson, California, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Keane  36', 84' Gargan  67' Leonardo  77'	Report	Adi  65', 68(PK)' Chara  74' Villafaña  81' Nagbe  85' Urruti  90'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alan Kelly

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

October 25, 2015 MLS 34	Portland Timbers	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Nagbe  5', 33' Powell  24' Melano  53' Villafaña  63' Adi  88'	Report	Badji  13' Powers  40' Pittinari  44'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

MLS Cup Playoffs

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

October 29, 2015 Knockout Round	Portland Timbers	2–2 (7–6 p)	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:00 (PST)	Ridgewell  38' Wallace  57' Wallace  69' Fochive  107' Valeri  115' Urruti  118'	Report	Ellis  11' Dwyer  35' Németh  76' Dia  76' Ellis  87' Abdul-Salaam  93' Németh  96'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Armando Villarreal
		Penalties
	Valeri Borchers Ridgewell Jewsbury Urruti Villafaña Asprilla Nagbe Powell Fochive Kawarsey		Feilhaber Dwyer Zusi Besler Nagamura Ellis Mustivar Peterson Abdul-Salaam Dia Kempin

Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps

November 01, 2015 Semi-Finals Leg 1	Portland Timbers	0–0	Vancouver Whitecaps	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Melano  44'	Report	Koffie  45'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

Vancouver Whitecaps v Portland Timbers

November 08, 2015 Semi-Finals Leg 2	Vancouver Whitecaps	0–2	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, BC, Canada
19:00 (PST)	Rivero  55' Beitashour  72'	Report	Adi  31' Wallace  60' Valeri  62' Chara  90+4'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,837 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Portland Timbers v FC Dallas

November 22, 2015 Conference Finals Leg 1	Portland Timbers	3–1	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
16:30 (PST)	Ridgewell  23' Villafaña  38' Asprilla  53' Chara  78' Borchers  90+1'	Report	Texeira  62' Acosta  86'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ted Unkel

FC Dallas v Portland Timbers

November 29, 2015 Conference Finals Leg 2	FC Dallas	2–2	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Hollingshead  68' Pérez  73' Acosta  80'	Report	Adi  54' Chara  72' Melano  90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Columbus Crew v Portland Timbers

December 06, 2015 MLS Cup	Columbus Crew	1–2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
13:00 (PST)	Kamara  18' Afful  34'	Report	Valeri  1' Wallace  7' Powell  65' Valeri  90+3' Asprilla  90+3'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 21,747 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Standings

Western Conference standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Dallas	34	18	10	6	52	39	+13	60	Conference Semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	16	13	5	45	36	+9	53	Conference Semifinals
3	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	41	39	+2	53	Knockout round
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	13	6	44	36	+8	51
5	LA Galaxy	34	14	11	9	56	46	+10	51

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	16	13	5	45	36	+9	53	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
4	Columbus Crew	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53
5	Portland Timbers (C)	34	15	11	8	41	39	+2	53	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
6	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	13	6	44	36	+8	51
7	Montreal Impact	34	15	13	6	48	44	+4	51

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
        
     4. The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
        
     They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

U.S. Open Cup

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

June 16 Fourth Round	Seattle Sounders FC	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Portland Timbers	Tukwila, Washington, U.S.
	Rose  20' Evans  39', 69' Martins  79' Azira  113' Dempsey  113', 114'	Report Box Score	Valeri  48' Paparatto  55' Wallace  100' Jewsbury  106' Peay  111' Urruti  116'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Daniel Radford

Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers

July 1 Fifth Round	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah, U.S.
	Jaime  54' Morales  71' (pen.)	Report Box Score		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,840 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

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.

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1	Seattle Sounders FC	12	6	4	2	0	9	8	+1
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	8	6	2	2	2	6	7	-1
3	Portland Timbers	5	6	1	3	2	7	7	0

Friendlies

No Friendlies in 2015.

Club

Kits

Primary

Primary Alt.

Secondary

Secondary Alt.

Third

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

Majority Owner & President	Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer	Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director	Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Providence Park (20,438 / 110x70 yards)

Last updated: January 23, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Caleb Porter
Assistant Coach	Sean McAuley
Assistant Coach	Cameron Knowles
Assistant Coach/Portland Timbers 2 Head Coach	Jay Vidovich
Goalkeeping Coach	Mike Toshack
Head Athletic Trainer	Nik Wald

Last updated: February 5, 2015
Source: Portland Timbers

Squad

Roster and Statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Total App	Total	Total	Total	MLS App.	MLS	MLS	MLS	Open Cup App.	Open Cup	Open Cup	Open Cup
2	DF		Powell, AlvasAlvas Powell	19	0	5	0	18	0	5	0	1	0	0	0
4	MF		Will Johnson	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	FW		Nagbe, DarlingtonDarlington Nagbe	19	1	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
7	DF		Borchers, NatNat Borchers	17	2	0	0	16	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF		Valeri, DiegoDiego Valeri	8	2	1	0	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
9	FW		Adi, FanendoFanendo Adi	19	8	1	0	18	8	1	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW		Fernández, GastónGastón Fernández	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	MF		Asprilla, DaironDairon Asprilla	8	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK		Larsen Kwarasey, AdamAdam Larsen Kwarasey	19	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
13	MF		Jewsbury, JackJack Jewsbury	17	1	3	0	16	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF		Zemanski, BenBen Zemanski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		, JeandersonJeanderson	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Nanchoff, MichaelMichael Nanchoff	5	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Yartey, IshmaelIshmael Yartey	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Villafaña, JorgeJorge Villafaña	19	0	2	0	18	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
20	DF		Peay, TaylorTaylor Peay	9	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Chará, DiegoDiego Chará	16	1	6	0	16	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Rodney Wallace	16	2	2	0	15	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
23	DF		Paparatto, NorbertoNorberto Paparatto	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
24	DF		Ridgewell, LiamLiam Ridgewell	17	0	3	1	17	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Fochive, GeorgeGeorge Fochive	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
32	FW		Tshuma, SchilloSchillo Tshuma	9	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK		Weber, AndrewAndrew Weber	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW		Urruti, MaximilianoMaximiliano Urruti	19	4	2	0	18	3	2	0	1	1	0	0
90	GK		Gleeson, JakeJake Gleeson	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	Adam Larsen Kwarasey	GK	Strømsgodset		[2]
December 8, 2014	Dairon Asprilla	MF	Alianza Petrolera		[3]
December 8, 2014	Alvas Powell	DF	Portmore United F.C.		[4]
December 8, 2014	Nat Borchers	DF	Real Salt Lake		[5]
December 8, 2014	Jeanderson	DF	Santa Rita		[6]
July 17, 2015	Lucas Melano	FW	Lanús
August 6, 2015	Michael Seaton	FW	D.C. United		[7]

Loans in

Date	Player	Pos	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
March 26, 2015	Ishmael Yartey	FW	FC Sion		[8]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
January 8, 2015	Liam Ridgewell	DF	Wigan Athletic	Short Term Loan	[9]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
October 29, 2014	Steve Zakuani	MF	Retired		[10]
December 8, 2014	Michael Harrington	DF	Colorado Rapids	Exchanged for Allocation Money	[11]
December 8, 2014	Kalif Alhassan	MF	N/A	Option Declined	[12]
December 8, 2014	Steven Evans	MF	Portland Timbers 2	Option Declined	[12]
December 8, 2014	Bryan Gallego	DF	N/A	Option Declined	[12]
December 8, 2014	Pa Modou Kah	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Option Declined	[12]
December 8, 2014	José Adolfo Valencia	FW	Club Olimpo	Sold following loan	[12]
December 8, 2014	Rauwshan McKenzie	DF	N/A	Out of Contract	[12]
December 8, 2014	Danny O'Rourke	DF	N/A	Out of Contract	[12]
December 10, 2014	Donovan Ricketts	GK	Orlando City SC	Selected 1st in the Expansion Draft	[13]
July 20, 2015	Schillo Tshuma	FW	Arizona United	Waived	[14]
August 3, 2015	Gastón Fernández	FW	Estudiantes LP	Mutual Termination	[15]

2015 MLS SuperDraft Picks

Round (Overall Pick)	Player	Pos	Previous Club	Ref
1 (5)	Nick Besler	MF	University of Notre Dame	[16]
2 (24)	Andy Thoma	DF	University of Washington	[16]
2 (32)	Christian Volesky	FW	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	[16]
2 (34)	Kharlton Belmar	FW	Virginia Commonwealth University	[16]
3 (52)	Anthony Manning	DF	Saint Louis University	[17]
4 (84)	Seth Casiple	MF	University of California	[17]

References

1. "Seattle Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers - MLS MatchCenter". MLSsoccer.com MatchCenter. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
2. "Portland Timbers sign Ghana World Cup goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey". December 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
3. "Portland Timbers sign winger/forward Dairon Asprilla". December 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
4. "Portland Timbers exercise purchase option on Jamaican international Alvas Powell, sign to long-term contract". December 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
5. "Portland Timbers acquire defender Nat Borchers from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money | Portland Timbers". Timbers.com. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
6. "Portland Timbers sign Brazilian defender Jeanderson Salvador Pereira". December 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
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8. "Portland Timbers acquire winger Ishmael Yartey | Portland Timbers". Timbers.com. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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10. "Portland Timbers midfielder Steve Zakuani announces retirement". October 29, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
11. "Portland Timbers acquire allocation money from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for defender Michael Harrington". December 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
12. "Portland Timbers exercise options on seven players". December 8, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
13. "Orlando City SC selects goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts No. 1 overall in MLS Expansion Draft". December 10, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
14. "Portland Timbers waive forward Schillo Tshuma | Portland Timbers". Timbers.com. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
15. Portland Timbers and attacker Gaston Fernandez mutually agree to part ways
16. "SuperDraft: Portland Timbers select four players in 2015 MLS SuperDraft". January 15, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
17. "SuperDraft: Portland Timbers select two in final rounds of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". January 20, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.