2024 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2024 season
General managerNed Grabavoy
Head coachPhil Neville
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 25,218)
Major League SoccerConference: 9th
Overall: 15th
MLS Cup PlayoffsWild Card
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
Leagues CupRound of 32
Cascadia Cup1st
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of March 4, 2023.

The 2024 Portland Timbers season was the 38th season in their existence and the 14th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The Timbers finished ninth in the Western Conference and won the Cascadia Cup.[1] The team qualified for the wild card round of the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, where they were eliminated by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Background

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See also: 2023 Portland Timbers season

After the end of the 2023 season, Phil Neville was named the head coach going into the 2024 season.[2]


Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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MLS Regular season

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See also: 2024 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference
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MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Colorado Rapids 34 15 14 5 61 60 +1 50 Qualification for round one
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 52 49 +3 47 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Portland Timbers 34 12 11 11 65 56 +9 47
10 Austin FC 34 11 14 9 39 48 −9 42
11 FC Dallas 34 11 15 8 54 56 −2 41
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
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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
13 New York City FC (Y) 34 14 12 8 54 49 +5 50 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V, X) 34 13 13 8 52 49 +3 47 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
15 Portland Timbers (Q) 34 12 11 11 65 56 +9 47 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
16 New York Red Bulls (Y) 34 11 9 14 55 50 +5 47
17 CF Montréal 34 11 13 10 48 64 −16 43
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)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (V) Canadian Championship winner; (X) Qualified for Round One, may still enter Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners; (Y) Qualified for U.S. Open Cup, may still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b As one of the top eight US teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ As winners of Canadian Championship
Matches
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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

February 24 1 Portland Timbers 4−1 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,411
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
March 2 2 Portland Timbers 2–2 D.C. United Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 20,221
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
March 9 3 New York City FC 1–2 Portland Timbers New York, New York
11:00 PST
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 24,774
Referee: Esteban Rosano
March 16 4 Houston Dynamo FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
17:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,003
Referee: Erick Lezama Pavon
March 23 5 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,046
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez
March 30 6 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 24,693
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 7 7 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
10:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 17,424
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 13 8 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
13:45 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,245
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 20 9 Columbus Crew 2–2 Portland Timbers Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,740
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 27 10 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,032
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 4 11 Charlotte FC 2–0 Portland Timbers Charlotte, North Carolina
16:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 27,495
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 12 12 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
13:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 15 13 Portland Timbers 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,113
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 18 14 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,735
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 25 15 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,848
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 29 16 Austin FC 0–2 Portland Timbers Austin, Texas
17:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Victor Rivas
June 1 17 Portland Timbers 2–2 Houston Dynamo FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,214
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
June 8 18 St. Louis City SC 0–0 Portland Timbers St. Louis, Missouri
17:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 19 19 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Marie 50' Report Evander 22', Yellow card 76'
Bravo Yellow card 48'
Rodríguez 72'
Fogaça Yellow card 87'
Moreno Yellow card 89'
E. Miller Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II
June 22 20 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Rodríguez 26'
Mora 43'
Ayala Yellow card 55'		 Report Schöpf Yellow card 34' Red card 52'
Blackmon Yellow card 39'
Berhalter Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,471
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 29 21 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Evander 45+8' (pen.)
Moreno 73'
Rodríguez 90+2'		 Report Hlongwane 29'
Jeong Sang-bin 38'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,227
Referee: Timothy Ford
July 4 22 FC Dallas 3–2 Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
17:30 PDT Illarramendi Yellow card 22'
Musa 49'
Tafari 61'
Paredes 87' (o.g.)
Kamungo Yellow card 90'
Twumasi Yellow card 90+4'
Ibeagha Yellow card 90+9'		 Report Antony 8'
Evander 63', Yellow card 90+9'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 7 23 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 13 24 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT Mora 3', Yellow card 23'
Chará Yellow card 7'
Rodríguez Yellow card 8'
Moreno 48'
Bravo Yellow card 86'
Evander 90'		 Report Arango Yellow card 23'
Gómez Yellow card 23'
Ojeda Yellow card 37'
Crooks Yellow card 56'
Luna Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,014
Referee: Joe Dickerson
July 20 25 LA Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers Carson, California
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 23,586
Referee: Sergii Boiko
August 24 26 Portland Timbers 4–4 St. Louis City SC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,583
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 31 27 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 14 28 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado
18:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,038
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 18 29 Portland Timbers 4–2 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 21 30 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
18:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 20,778
Referee: Tori Penso
September 28 31 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,902
Referee: Joe Dickerson
October 2 32 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
October 6 33 Portland Timbers 0–0 FC Dallas Portland, Oregon
16:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 19 34 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
18:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 36,341
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

MLS Cup playoffs

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Main article: 2024 MLS Cup playoffs

Wild Card round

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October 23 Wild Card Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,143
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Note: Due to a scheduling conflict at BC Place the game was hosted at Providence Park with the Vancouver Whitecaps serving as the home team[3]

U.S. Open Cup

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See also: 2024 U.S. Open Cup

The Timbers organization opted to send MLS Next Pro team Portland Timbers 2 to the 2024 U.S. Open Cup instead of playing with the main team.[4]

Leagues Cup

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Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

Group Stage (West 5)

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Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR COL LEO
1 United States Portland Timbers 2 2 0 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 —
2 United States Colorado Rapids 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 −4 2 — — —
3 Mexico León 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 1–2 1–1 —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 28 Group stage León Mexico 1–2 United States Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Walter Lopez
August 1 Group stage Portland Timbers United States 4–0 United States Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,453
Referee: Steffon Dewar

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage
August 9 Round of 32 St. Louis City SC United States 3–1 United States Portland Timbers St. Louis, Missouri
20:30 ET
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 10,833
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Goals

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As of October 20, 2024[5]
Name Nat Games Goals
Zac McGraw Canada 2 2
Antony Brazil 3 1
David Ayala Argentina 3 1
Claudio Bravo Argentina 3 1
Santiago Moreno Colombia 3 1
Mason Toye United States 3 1

Transfers

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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

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Canada Kamal Miller United States Inter Miami CF Trade January 4, 2024 [6]
GK United States Trey Muse United States Charleston Battery Transfer January 5, 2024 [7]
GK Canada James Pantemis Canada CF Montréal Free January 5, 2024 [8]
GK Canada Maxime Crépeau United States Los Angeles FC Free January 17, 2024 [9]
FW Uruguay Jonathan Rodríguez Mexico América Transfer March 20, 2024 [10]

Transfers Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
W Colombia Yimmi Chará Colombia Atlético Junior Transfer January 2, 2024 [11]
FW Ivory Coast Franck Boli Mexico San Luis Free January 4, 2024 [12]
MF Honduras Bryan Acosta Turkey Gaziantep FK Free January 15, 2024 [13]
MF Argentina Sebastián Blanco Argentina San Lorenzo Free January 17, 2024 [14]
FW United States Diego Gutierrez United States Charleston Battery Free January 17, 2024 [15]
MF Germany Noel Caliskan United States Real Monarchs Free January 17, 2024 [16]
GK United States David Bingham United States Charlotte FC Free January 30, 2024 [17]
W, LB United States Justin Rasmussen United States Oakland Roots SC Free February 2, 2024 [18]
GK United States Hunter Sulte United States Indy Eleven Loan February 23, 2024 [19]
FW United States Tega Ikoba United States Indy Eleven Loan March 22, 2024 [20]
GK Slovenia Aljaž Ivačič United States New England Revolution Free April 23, 2024 [21]

Team Statistics

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MLS Regular Season

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Goals

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As of October 20, 2024[22]
Name Nat Games Goals
Jonathan Rodríguez Uruguay 29 16
Evander Brazil 28 15
Felipe Mora Chile 29 14
Antony Brazil 33 6
Santiago Moreno Colombia 31 6
Eryk Williamson United States 28 2
Dairon Asprilla Colombia 19 1
David Ayala Argentina 30 1
Nathan Fogaça Brazil 16 1
Eric Miller United States 25 1
Juan David Mosquera United States 34 1

Assists

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As of October 20, 2024[23]
Name Nat Games Assists
Evander Brazil 28 19
Santiago Moreno Colombia 31 14
Jonathan Rodríguez Uruguay 29 7
Antony Brazil 33 6
Felipe Mora Chile 29 6
Juan David Mosquera United States 34 5
Miguel Araujo Peru 22 4
Dairon Asprilla Colombia 19 3
Eryk Williamson United States 28 3
Claudio Bravo Argentina 22 2
Eric Miller United States 25 2
Cristhian Paredes Paraguay 31 1
David Ayala Argentina 30 1
Diego Chará United States 32 1
Kamal Miller Canada 23 1
Dario Župarić Croatia 28 1

Goalkeeping

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As of October 20, 2024[24]
Name Nat Games Saves Clean Sheets
Maxime Crépeau Canada 20 58 2
James Pantemis Canada 15 43 5

References

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  1. ^ Odom, Joel (October 19, 2024). "MLS Cup playoff matchups are locked in after Decision Day". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Clarke, Ryan (November 6, 2023). "Amid pushback from fans, Portland Timbers hire Phil Neville as head coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps FC to open 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs versus Portland Timbers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kamal Miller traded from Inter Miami to Portland Timbers". Major League Soccer. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Trey Muse, James Pantemis". Major League Soccer. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Trey Muse, James Pantemis". Major League Soccer. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau". Major League Soccer. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "Portland Timbers acquire Jonathan Rodríguez from Club América". Major League Soccer. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Portland Timbers transfer winger Yimmi Chara to Colombian side Junior FC". Portland Timbers. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "¿Quién es Franck Boli, el nuevo delantero de San Luis?". Esto. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "TRANSFER BRYAN ACOSTA GAZİANTEP'TE!". Gaziantep FK. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "San Lorenzo acordó el regreso de Sebastián Blanco". TyC Sports. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  15. ^ "Battery add forward Diego Gutierrez for new season". USL Championship. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "RSL Adds MF Noel Caliskan to MLS Roster". Real Salt Lake. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  17. ^ "Charlotte FC sign goalkeeper David Bingham". Major League Soccer. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  18. ^ "Oakland Roots SC adds Justin Rasmussen to defensive corps". USL Championship. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  19. ^ "Indy Eleven acquires goalkeeper Hunter Sulte on loan from Portland Timbers". USL Championship. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  20. ^ "Indy Eleven acquires forward Tega Ikoba on loan from Portland Timbers". USL Championship. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  21. ^ "New England Revolution sign goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic". Major League Soccer. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  22. ^ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  24. ^ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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