2024 Portland Timbers season
2024 season | |
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File:Portland Timbers wordmark 2019.svg | |
General manager | Ned Grabavoy |
Head coach | Phil Neville |
Stadium | Providence Park Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 25,218) |
Major League Soccer | Conference: 9th Overall: 15th |
MLS Cup Playoffs | Wild Card |
U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter |
Leagues Cup | Round of 32 |
Cascadia Cup | 1st |
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
After the end of the 2023 season, Phil Neville was named the head coach going into the 2024 season.[2]
Competitions
Major League Soccer
MLS Regular season
Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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13 | New York City FC (Q) | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V, Q) | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[lower-alpha 2] |
15 | Portland Timbers (Q) | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
16 | New York Red Bulls (X) | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 47 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
17 | CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 |
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 winners; (X) Qualified for Round One, may still enter round of 16 as MLS Cup winners
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 As one of the top eight US teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ↑ As winners of Canadian Championship
Matches
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
February 24 1 | Portland Timbers | 4−1 | Colorado Rapids | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PST |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 24,774 Referee: Esteban Rosano |
March 16 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Houston, Texas |
17:30 PDT |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,032 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May 4 11 | Charlotte FC | 2–0 | Portland Timbers | Charlotte, North Carolina |
16:30 PDT |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Victor Rivas |
June 1 17 | Portland Timbers | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo FC | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT |
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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 |
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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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' | Report | Evander File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', Yellow card 76' Bravo Yellow card 48' Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Mora File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+8' (pen.) Moreno File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Rodríguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' |
Report | Hlongwane File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Jeong Sang-bin File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Tafari File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Paredes File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (o.g.) Kamungo Yellow card 90' Twumasi Yellow card 90+4' Ibeagha Yellow card 90+9' |
Report | Antony File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Evander File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 |
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Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Jon Freemon |
July 13 24 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 PDT | Mora File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', Yellow card 23' Chará Yellow card 7' Rodríguez Yellow card 8' Moreno File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Bravo Yellow card 86' Evander File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Timothy Ford |
September 21 30 | Real Salt Lake | 3–3 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, Utah |
18:30 PDT | Report |
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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 |
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Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
October 6 33 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Portland, Oregon |
16:00 PDT |
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Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Armando Villarreal |
October 19 34 Cascadia Cup | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Seattle, Washington |
18:00 PDT |
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Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 36,341 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
MLS Cup playoffs
Wild Card round
October 23 Wild Card | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5–0 | Portland Timbers | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 PM |
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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
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
Group Stage (West 5)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | COL | LEO | |
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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 | — |
July 28 Group stage | León Mexico | 1–2 | United States Portland Timbers | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 PDT |
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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 |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Steffon Dewar |
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
- As of October 20, 2024[5]
Name | Nat | Games | Goals |
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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
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
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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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
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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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
MLS Regular Season
Goals
- As of October 20, 2024[22]
Name | Nat | Games | Goals |
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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
- As of October 20, 2024[23]
Name | Nat | Games | Assists |
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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
- As of October 20, 2024[24]
Name | Nat | Games | Saves | Clean Sheets |
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Maxime Crépeau | Canada | 20 | 58 | 2 |
James Pantemis | Canada | 15 | 43 | 5 |
References
- ↑ Odom, Joel (October 19, 2024). "MLS Cup playoff matchups are locked in after Decision Day". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ↑ Clarke, Ryan (November 6, 2023). "Amid pushback from fans, Portland Timbers hire Phil Neville as head coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC to open 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs versus Portland Timbers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ↑ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Kamal Miller traded from Inter Miami to Portland Timbers". Major League Soccer. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Trey Muse, James Pantemis". Major League Soccer. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeepers Trey Muse, James Pantemis". Major League Soccer. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers sign goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau". Major League Soccer. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers acquire Jonathan Rodríguez from Club América". Major League Soccer. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers transfer winger Yimmi Chara to Colombian side Junior FC". Portland Timbers. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ↑ "¿Quién es Franck Boli, el nuevo delantero de San Luis?". Esto. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ↑ "TRANSFER BRYAN ACOSTA GAZİANTEP'TE!". Gaziantep FK. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ↑ "San Lorenzo acordó el regreso de Sebastián Blanco". TyC Sports. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Battery add forward Diego Gutierrez for new season". USL Championship. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ↑ "RSL Adds MF Noel Caliskan to MLS Roster". Real Salt Lake. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ↑ "Charlotte FC sign goalkeeper David Bingham". Major League Soccer. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Oakland Roots SC adds Justin Rasmussen to defensive corps". USL Championship. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Indy Eleven acquires goalkeeper Hunter Sulte on loan from Portland Timbers". USL Championship. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Indy Eleven acquires forward Tega Ikoba on loan from Portland Timbers". USL Championship. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ↑ "New England Revolution sign goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic". Major League Soccer. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Portland Timbers 2024 Roster". Timbers.com. Retrieved October 20, 2024.