The Portland Timbers are an American soccer team based in Portland, Oregon (United States). The franchise was founded in 2009 and plays of the highest League in the American Soccer League 2011 in major League Soccer. By 2015, the Portland Timbers won the MLS season.
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The road to the MLS
For two years, Merritt Paulson tried to place majority owner of shortstop, LLC, a team in the MLS. In May 2007, he purchased the minor league baseball team Portland Beavers and the United Soccer Leagues team Portland Timbers together with a group of investors. The former Finance Minister of the United States, Henry Paulson belonged to this group. Paulson is the father of Merritt and 20% were held in the company of his son.
In October 2007, Merritt Paulson said it could expand the PGE Park for $ 20 million and at the same time to build a baseball stadium for 8,000 to 9,000 seats. A year later he gave the New York Times an interview in which he urged the taxpayers from Portland to provide 85 million U.S. dollars for its stages. In return he agreed to raise$ 40 million, to build a major League Soccer franchise in Portland.
For the City Council and the Mayor of the city of Portland, Sam Adams, a possible support of Paulson’s intentions posed a lot of questions, although Paulson could make $ 12.5 million the stadium construction project. To justify the required expenditure of $ 88.8 million, the city assumed that the diagnoses of Paulson agree. He stated, namely, that the Ticketeinahmen of base-ball game will be 2011 95% higher than 2008. So, cut the budget for road maintenance and cleaning the city and lowered spending when the street lights.
Founding
On May 20, 2009, Portland received the license to play League Soccer as the 18th team in the major. This agreement also included that the Portland Timbers franchise is hot.
Owner of the team is the Peregrine, LLC, where Merritt Paulson of Chairman. With his other company shortstop LLC, he is owner of the Portland Beavers, who play in the baseball minor league Pacific Coast League, and the Portland Timbers, who competed until end 2010 in the USSF D2 Pro League.
Preparation for the first season
On August 10, 2010, the first coach of the MLS franchise was presented with the former Scottish international John Spencer. Also, Gavin Wilkinson took over the position of technical director which he held also at the USL team.
The timbers already committed five players before the MLS expansion draft, which took place on November 24, 2010. Steve Cronin, bright dike and Ryan pore were taken over by the former USL team. Another player came from Austin Aztex and another from the New York Red Bulls. At the Expansiondraft, the team chose ten more players from other franchises. Dax McCarty against Rodney Wallace from DC was traded to United on the same day.
The first game of the timbers was held on February 4, 2011 against the PDL team fusion Ventura County. The match ended 1:1. In the following match against Los Angeles Galaxy was played only draw. Only against Montreal impact a victory could be won. During the preparation for the first season, the timbers scored two WINS from eight matches.
First 2011 season
The first game in the major League Soccer lost a 3-1. Opponents were the Colorado Rapids on March 19, 2011. Kenny Cooper scored the only goal and thus the first MLS goal in the history of the franchise. The first victory the team on Matchday 4. The timbers 4-2 won the home game, which took place on April 14 against the Chicago fire. In the qualifying for the US Open Cup, the team was defeated on May 3, 2011 in the semifinals against the San Jose Earthquakes. [6] at the end of the first season, the team reached the sixth place in the Western Conference and failed to qualify therefore for the playoffs. Most successful scorer was Jack Jewsbury with eight goal of the season.
2012-2014
After a weaker season 2012, the team took first place in the Western Conference in the season 2013. Thus you could qualify also for the CONCACAF Champions League 2014/15. In the play-offs, the timbers made it to in the Conference final.
In the first Champions League appearance reached one, due to a poorer goal difference, only the second place in the group stage and was eliminated.
MLS Cup 2015
In the 2015 season, reached a 3rd place in the Western Conference team in the regular season and qualified for the play-offs. In the knockout round managed a victory on penalties against sporting Kansas City. In the subsequent Conference semifinals could be taken in two games with Vancouver Whitecaps. The Conference final was won against FC Dallas. By the victory that moved franchise for the first time in the final of the play-offs, the MLS Cup. The Columbus Crew SC was final opponent here. After early goals by Diego Valeri and Rodney Wallace team clinched the win of the playoffs and thus the first championship in the major League Soccer over 90 minutes.
Colours and coat of arms
The logo of the Portland Timbers of franchises of MLS takes many elements from the logo of the USL teams. The circular shape of the coat of arms presents unity, wholeness, and the quest for perfection. The axe icon goes back in the middle of the coat of arms on the lumber industry much widespread in the Pacific Northwest. The three strokes in light green, departing from the axe, go back to the allegiance of the timbers in the three leagues of North American Soccer League, United Soccer Leagues and Major League Soccer. The team colors are yellow Pine Green and MOSS-green, which symbolize the forests of Oregon.
Alaska Airlines was confirmed in September 2010 as shirt sponsor. on December 9, 2010 the jerseys on the Portland International Airport of the public were presented. The Home Jersey is equal the two shades of green are the colors of the team. the away kit is complete in red held, which draws on the nicknames of Portland, rose city,.
Stadium
Providence Park; Portland, Oregon (2011-present)
Merlo field; Portland, Oregon (2011) 1 match in the US Open Cup
The Providence Park was in 1926 when Multnomah opened stage. It was renovated for the first time in 2001. A second time is until the start of the season of the franchise in major League Soccer 2011. It accommodates 20.438 spectators.
The stadium belongs to the city of Portland and is about the Peregrine sports, LLC serves. The Providence health & services holds the naming rights. In addition to the timbers games contest there the Portland State Vikings of their American football.
Club culture
Fan groups
The timbers army is the largest fan groups. They are generally loud and enthusiastic group, which make this clear at home games. The timbers were formed in 2001 under the name of cascade Rangers, which refers to the mountain range of cascade range. The timbers army name was adopted in 2002.
Rivalries
Due to the regional proximity to the Seattle Sounders FC, is a long time local rivalry between the two teams. Portland, Seattle and Vancouver Whitecaps FC play the Cascadia Cup since 2004. The team that is most successful in a season is awarded the trophy at the end.
The timbers will participate also in the Heritage Cup. Held this trophy between the teams, which were represented in the NASL, at least by name.
Mascot
During the NASL and USL was a lumberjack named Timber Jim, the mascot of the team by the fan Jim Serrill was represented. in January 2008, Serrill announced his resignation. His successor, timber Joey, was presented on the 14 June 2008 as official successor in a test match against Juventus Primavera. It is played by Joe Webber.
The mascot is the home games of the club like no other in the United States. Every time a goal scorer Portland, timber Joey cuts off a piece of the tree and presents the audience with great jubilation. After the game, he presented the sawed-off piece of wood the respective scorers.
Media
2010 aired ten games of the timbers on the regional television channels for FSN Northwest. The nationwide-to-air channel Fox Soccer Channel transmitted some games for the upcoming season.
The radio transmitted all games through the air in Oregon radio station 95.5-FM “The Game” and NewsRadio 750 KXL. [15] to 95.5-FM “The Game” sends every week that “talk timbers” show, in the reports and interviews in the Portland Timbers environment are sent.
