The 2015 Portland Timbers 2 season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers 2 in the United Soccer League (USL), the third-division professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The Timbers 2 are the reserve team of the MLS side, Portland Timbers.
2015 season | |||
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President | Merritt Paulson | ||
Head coach | Jay Vidovich | ||
Stadium | Merlo Field Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 4,892) | ||
United Soccer League | Conference: 8th Overall: 13th | ||
USL Playoffs | DNQ | ||
U.S. Open Cup | 3rd Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kharlton Belmar (9) All: Kharlton Belmar (11) | ||
Highest home attendance | League: 4,944 (May 3 vs. Orange County, at Providence Park) All: 15,069 (July 21 vs. Newcastle United, at Providence Park) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 2,278 (July 19 vs. Whitecaps 2, at Merlo Field) All: 333 (Mar. 22 vs. U. of Portland, at Merlo Field) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 3,054 All: 3,983 | ||
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Background
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Competitions
editUnited Soccer League
editPreseason
editMarch 1 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–0 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | Portland, Oregon |
Manning Safiu pen.' |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: Closed-door |
March 8 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–0 | Oregon State Beavers | Beaverton, Oregon |
Safiu 19' Manning 68' Winchester 84' |
Report | Stadium: adidas Timbers Training Center Attendance: Closed-door |
March 13 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–0 | Washington Huskies | Portland, Oregon |
Evans 78' | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: Closed-door |
March 21 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
Safiu 6' Eueller Rodriguez 66' Trialist 67' |
Report | Bustos 53' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: Closed-door |
March 22 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 4–1 | Portland Pilots | Portland, Oregon |
Belmar 17' Safiu 34' Evans 39' Winchester 73' Payne 89' |
Report | Sanchez 42' Coffey 57' Edwardson 60' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 333 Referee: Chipalo Street |
USL regular season
editMarch 29 1 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Portland, Oregon |
Belmar 31', 54' Tshuma 52' Winchester 58' |
Report | Losee 43' 86' Navarro 59' Baldin 76' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,667 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
April 2 2 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Portland, Oregon |
Belmar 62' Peay 69' Evans 87' |
Report | Foran 35' Daly 59' Iwasa 61' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
April 8 3 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sandy, Utah |
Saucedo 26' Glad 27' |
Report | Safiu 7', 47' Winchester 32' Clarke 68' 69' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,279 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
April 11 4 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tukwila, Washington |
Rossi 47' Frano 74', 88' |
Report | Delbridge 30' Payne 51' Winchester 90+' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Chipalo Street |
April 18 5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sacramento, California |
López 13' Daly 37' Mirković 44' Braun 56' Alvarez 66' Taublieb 82' |
Report | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,242 Referee: Vincent Apple-Chaire |
April 25 6 | Arizona United SC | 0–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Top 25' | Report | Clarke 14' Belmar 20', 44' Besler 71' |
Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 6,108 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
May 3 7 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–2 | Orange County Blues FC | Portland, Oregon |
Fochive 53' | Report | Crettenand 27' Slager 34' Cortez 82' Miranda 87' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 4,944 Referee: Levi Rippy |
May 9 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | postponed | Portland Timbers 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Postponement Rescheduling |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium | |||
Note: Rescheduled for June 10 due to weather |
May 16 9 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sandy, Utah |
Welshman 9' Orozco 79' |
Report | Thoma 43' Delbridge 76' Safiu 79' Winchester 87' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,615 Referee: Alex Krelo |
May 22 10 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Portland, Oregon |
Payne 28' Casiple 30' Belmar 33' Delbridge 90+' |
Report | Lowe 38' Craven 55' Kovar 90' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Juan Colazo |
May 30 11 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Venter 17' Bond 32' Galbraith-Knapp 39' Cordeiro 86' |
Report | Gavin 39' Richards 72' Nanchoff 64', 74' (pen.) Belmar 90+', 90+' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,755 Referee: Tyler Mitcham |
June 5 12 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Gonzalez 38' Greig 42', 55', 78' |
Report | Rose 28' Thoma 73' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,133 Referee: Rasende Mendoza |
June 10 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Gonzalez 25', 35' Harada 47' Bejarano 90' |
Report | Safiu 76' Richards 84' |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 3,726 Referee: Karen Abt | |
Note: Rescheduled from May 9 due to weather |
June 14 13 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Austin Aztex | Portland, Oregon |
Gavin 41' Safiu 45+' (pen.) Winchester 67' Jeanderson 89', 90+' |
Report | Perales 43' Caesar 88' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,605 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
June 21 14 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 3–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
McKendry 47' Bustos 53' Sampson 77', 81' |
Report | Safiu 8' Thoma 45+' Gaivn 71' Belmar 89' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Juan Marquez |
June 29 15 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Portland, Oregon |
Report | Garza 45+' Rossi 86' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
July 2 16 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Arizona United SC | Portland, Oregon |
Belmar 10' Safiu 14' Gavin 38' Thoma 53' Payne 84' Casiple 85' |
Report | Ruthven 24' Valentino 48' Malki 74' Blanco 89' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,410 Referee: Chipalo Street |
July 10 17 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Rosenlund 40', 47' Bustos 48' Schuler 61' Sandhu 88' Blasco 63' |
Report | Richards 17' Fatawu 35' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Juan Marquez |
July 19 18 | Portland Timbers 2 | 4–2 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Portland, Oregon |
Belmar 18' Fatawu 29' Payne 35' Fochive 52' Thoma 83' Gavin 87' |
Report | Earnshaw 9' (pen.) Seymore 49' Froese 60', 78' Rosenlund 83' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Farhad Dadhko |
July 24 20 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 - 2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tukwila, Washington |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex |
July 26 20 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0 - 1 | LA Galaxy II | Portland, Oregon |
Stadium: Merlo Field |
August 1 21 | Austin Aztex | 1 - 0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Austin, Texas |
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex |
August 8 22 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3 - 4 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Portland, Oregon |
Stadium: Merlo Field |
August 16 23 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3 - 1 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Portland, Oregon |
Stadium: Merlo Field |
August 22 24 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2 - 0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Portland, Oregon |
Stadium: Merlo Field |
August 29 25 | Orange County Blues FC | 1 - 3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Irvine, California |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
September 5 26 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0 - 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Portland, Oregon |
Stadium: Merlo Field |
September 12 27 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0 - 3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Portland, Oregon |
Stadium: Providence Park |
September 16 28 | LA Galaxy II | 1 - 0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Carson, California |
Stadium: StubHub Center |
USL Playoffs
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Orange County Blues | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 47 | Conference semi-finals |
2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 47 | |
3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 46 | First round |
4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 46 | |
5 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 45 | |
6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | |
7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
10 | Arizona United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 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
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 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
U.S. Open Cup
editMay 19 Second round | Michigan Bucks | 0–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Pontiac, Michigan |
19:30 ET | Charalambous 75' | Report Report |
Fatawu 27', 90+3' Belmar 56' Gavin 67' |
Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas Attendance: 467 Referee: Donovan Noocha |
May 27 Third round | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tukwila, Washington |
Craven 62', 66' Garza 93' Rossi 104' |
USSF Report T2 Report |
Clarke 53' 90' O'Rourke 75' Besler 86' Rose 117' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 1,737 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Cascadia 2 Cup
editFriendlies
editJuly 21 International friendly | Portland Timbers 2 | 4–3 | Newcastle United F.C. | Portland, Oregon |
Fatawu 13' Manning 23' Peay 30' Besler 70' Fochive 77' |
Report | Wijnaldum 6' Abeid 62' Aarons 75', 76' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,069 Referee: Levi Rippy |
Club
editKits
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Primary Alt.
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Secondary
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Secondary Alt.
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Third
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Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks |
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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
editMajority 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) |
Updated to match played January 23, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers
Coaching staff
editPosition | Staff |
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Head Coach | Jay Vidovich |
Assistant Coach | Andrew Gregor |
Assistant Coach | Steve Reese |
Strength & Conditioning Coach | Charles Burdick |
T2 Athletic Trainer | Taichi Kitagawa |
Last updated: July 7, 2015
Source: Portland Timbers 2
Squad
editRoster
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 26, 2015.
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Appearances and goals
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL | U.S. Open Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
29 | GK | USA | Justin Luthy | 7 | -10 | 5 | -8 | 2 | -2 | ||
30 | GK | USA | Andrew Weber | 3 | -4 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
76 | GK | USA | Daniel Withrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
90 | GK | NZL | Jake Gleeson | 20 | -33 | 20 | -33 | 0 | 0 | ||
-- | GK | USA | Zach Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
15 | DF | BRA | Jeanderson | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | DF | USA | Taylor Peay | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | ARG | Norberto Paparatto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | DF | USA | Danny O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | USA | Andy Thoma | 27 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
38 | DF | USA | Matt Rose | 11 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
44 | DF | AUS | Harrison Delbridge | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
45 | DF | USA | Devon Fisher | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
47 | DF | JAM | Rennico Clarke | 17 | 1 | 14+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
51 | DF | USA | Peter Prescott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
95 | DF | USA | Marco Farfan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
4 | MF | CAN | Will Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | COL | Dairon Asprilla | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | USA | Michael Nanchoff | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | USA | George Fochive | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | USA | Nick Besler | 26 | 4 | 22+3 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
35 | MF | USA | Anthony Manning | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | MF | NZL | Tim Payne | 24 | 0 | 16+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
50 | MF | USA | Blake Bodily | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
52 | MF | USA | Blair Gavin | 26 | 4 | 20+4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
84 | MF | USA | Seth Casiple | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
85 | MF | USA | Steven Evans | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
94 | MF | USA | Jose Perez-Flores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
96 | MF | USA | Edson Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
97 | MF | USA | Terrell Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
10 | FW | ARG | Gastón Fernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | FW | USA | Kharlton Belmar | 30 | 13 | 27+1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||
31 | FW | JAM | Michael Seaton | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | FW | ZIM | Schillo Tshuma | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
49 | FW | GHA | Fatawu Safiu | 24 | 8 | 18+5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
55 | FW | USA | Brent Richards | 16 | 1 | 6+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
73 | FW | ARG | Santiago Biglieri | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
77 | FW | TRI | Rundell Winchester | 24 | 3 | 18+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Goalkeeper stats
editPlayer movement
editTransfers in
editNo. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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25 | MF | Danny O'Rourke | Portland Timbers | Free | April 1, 2015 | |
30 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | VCU Rams Portland Timbers U23s |
Free | April 1, 2015 |
Loans in
editNo. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
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32 | FW | Schillo Tshuma | Portland Timbers | May 1, 2015 | September 1, 2015 |
Loans out
editNo. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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30 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | New York Cosmos | Oct 1, 2015 | undisclosed | timbers.com |
Transfers out
editNo. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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Head Coach | Jay Vidovich | Pittsburgh Panthers | Dec 4, 2015 | timbers.com |