Portland Timbers 2

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Portland Timbers 2
File:Portland Timbers 2 logo.svg
Full namePortland Timbers 2
NicknameT2
FoundedOctober 14, 2014 (11 years ago) (2014-10-14)
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
Capacity25,218
Coordinates45°31′17″N 122°41′30″W
Owner(s)Portland Timbers
(Peregrine Sports)
PresidentMerritt Paulson
Head coachSerge Dinkota
LeagueMLS Next Pro
202310th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Websitewww.timbers2.com
File:Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS).[1][2][3]

The team was a member of the USL Championship from 2015 to 2019, and was in the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid beginning in 2016. The organization withdrew from the 2021 USL Championship season so it could better transfer players to its parent club during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The reserves are now part of MLS reserve league MLS Next Pro.

History

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The Timbers announced the formation of their USL Pro team at a press conference on October 14, 2014. Jay Vidovich, long-time Wake Forest head coach and two-time NSCAA National Coach of the Year, was hired as T2's head coach on December 18, 2014.[5][6] Timbers 2 held an open tryout in February 2015. It was announced on February 19 that there are six players currently signed to Timbers 2.[7] Their home games were played at Merlo Field, a soccer-specific stadium at the University of Portland for their first two seasons. After the 2016 season, the Timbers moved T2 home games to Providence Park,[8] and T2 would play there for the next three seasons. After the 2019 season, the Timbers announced that the ownership group of the Hillsboro Hops, a minor-league baseball team based in the Portland suburb of Hillsboro, Oregon, would take over the business operations of T2, while the Timbers would remain T2 owners with responsibility for the playing staff. As part of this agreement, T2 will move to Hillsboro Stadium for 2020.[9] For the 2023 season, T2 moved back to Providence Park.[10]

In T2's first season, the team finished in 8th place in the Western Conference of the league table with 11 wins, 15 losses, and 2 ties. Kharlton Belmar was named USL Rookie of the Year and selected for the All-League Second Team.[11] Jay Vidovich resigned to become head coach of the University of Pittsburgh.[12] Assistant Coach Andrew Gregor was hired to replace him on January 6, 2016.[13]

T2 in 2016 had finished in ninth place in the Western Conference. Midway towards the end of the season, T2 had attempted to make a comeback to clinch the final spot for the USL playoffs which increased from the top six to eight teams in each conference. Timbers 2 competed against Arizona United in their final game of their season. Although the team had defeated Arizona, it was not enough to secure the final spot for a playoff berth due to Orange County winning in their final game with a better goal difference than T2.[14]

In October 2020, T2 announced it would skip the 2021 USL season, aiming to return in 2022.[15]

MLS Next Pro

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The club announced on December 6, 2021, that it was joining the inaugural 21-team MLS Next Pro season starting in 2022.[16]

Players and staff

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Roster

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As of March 25, 2023[17]
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Zac McGraw ([A])
23 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Ian Smith ([A])
25 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Trey Muse ([A])
35 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Davis King
37 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Noah Santos
39 MF  ARG Santino Gallardo
42 MF Error creating thumbnail:  MEX Alex Moreno
44 DF File:Flag of England.svg ENG Alex Bamford
45 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Blake Pope
46 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Adolfo Enriquez
47 FW File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Mataeo Bunbury
49 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA August Nystrom ([B])
51 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Sawyer Jura ([A])
53 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Noah Zendejas ([B])
55 MF File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Malcolm Johnston
56 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Brice Miller ([B])
57 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Bryce Voorhis ([B])
59 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Dario White ([B])
61 DF File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Nicklas Lund
62 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Andy Krapf ([B])
63 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Daniel Núñez
64 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Jacob Izoit ([B])
67 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Hudson Tate ([B])
68 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Greyson Lamb ([B])
70 MF File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Marquinhos (on loan from Red Bull Bragantino)
71 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Liam Raley ([B])
71 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Maverick Deutsch ([B])
73 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Eric Izoita ([B])
74 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Elias Douratsos-Walker ([B])
78 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Maximo Nystrom ([B])
79 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Kai Carlson ([B])
81 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Kennan Van Pelt ([B])
84 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Max Eisenberg
87 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Ricardo Bautista ([B])
88 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Gage Guerra ([A])
89 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Xavier Garcia ([B])
91 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Lukas Burns
94 FW File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg EQG Charles Ondo
98 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Maximilian Deisenhofer ([B])
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    Signed to first team contract with the Portland Timbers.
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    Portland Timbers academy player.
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Staff

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Title Name
Head coach Canada Serge Dinkota
Assistant coach El Salvador Andrés Flores

Head coaches

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Name Nation Tenure
Jay Vidovich File:Flag of the United States.svg USA December 18, 2014 – December 4, 2015
Andrew Gregor File:Flag of the United States.svg USA January 6, 2016 – January 7, 2018
Cameron Knowles File:Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL January 8, 2018 – November 1, 2020
Shannon Murray File:Flag of the United States.svg USA February 23, 2022 – May 2, 2024
Serge Dinkota File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN May 2, 2024 – Present

Badge and crest

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T2's logo contains the same axe that is used in their parent organization's logo. The shape and design were previously used by the Portland Timbers USL franchise. The typeface used in the team's logo is the same font used in the 1975 Portland Timbers North American Soccer League kits. The chevrons behind the axe are the same pattern used in the original Timbers mark.[18]

Stadium

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Record

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Year-by-year

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Year Division League Regular season (W-L-T) Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Avg. attendance
2015 3 USL 11–15–2: Western Conf: 8th Did not qualify 3R 3,362
2016 12–14–4: Western Conf: 9th Not eligible (MLS Reserve Team) 2,323
2017 2 3–23–6: Western Conf: 15th 2,524
2018 17–13–4: Western Conf: 6th Conference Quarterfinals 2,127
2019 USLC 10–16–8: Western Conf: 14th Did not qualify 1,899
2020 3–13–0: Western Conf: 18th N/A
2021 On Hiatus
2022 3 MLSNP 2–18–4: Western Conf: 11th Did not qualify Not eligible (MLS Reserve Team) N/A
2023 11–16–1: Western Conf: 10th

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