2022 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2022 season
President	Merritt Paulson
Head coach	Giovanni Savarese
Stadium	Providence Park; Portland, Oregon; (Capacity: 25,218)
Primary colors	Secondary colors
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The 2022 Portland Timbers season is the club's 36th season of existence and the 12th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The season covers the period from the end of the Timber's last match in MLS Cup Final in 2021 to the team's last season in October 2022.

Background[]

Roster[]

As of February 17, 2022^[1]

No.	Name	Positions	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
26	Hunter Sulte (HG)	GK	2019	(2002-04-25) April 25, 2002 (age 19)	Portland Timbers 2
31	Aljaž Ivačič	GK	2019	(1993-12-29) December 29, 1993 (age 28)	NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Defenders
Midfielders

(HG) = Homegrown Player
(GA) = Generation Adidas Player
(DP) = Designated Player
(INT) = Player using International Roster Slot
(L) = On Loan to the Timbers
(LO) = Loaned out to another club
(SEIL) = Season-ending Injury List

Player and staff transactions[]

In[]

Date	Position	Player	Previous club	Notes	Source
January 25, 2022	GK	Justin Vom Steeg	LA Galaxy II		^[2]
February 1, 2022	DF	David Ayala	Estudiantes		^[3]
February 17, 2022	MF	Justin Rasmussen	Grand Canyon Antelopes	2022 MLS SuperDraft pick	^[4]
February 25, 2022	FW	Diego Gutierrez	Creighton	2021 MLS SuperDraft pick	^[5]

Out[]

Date	Position	Player	Destination club	TAM	GAM	Notes	Source
January 21, 2022	GK	Jeff Attinella	N/A	N/A	N/A	Retired	^[6]
December 13, 2021	MF	Jorge Gonzales	Louisville City FC	N/A	N/A	Declined Option	^[7]
December 13, 2021	DF/MF	Ismaila Jome	TBD	N/A	N/A	Declined Option	^[7]
December 13, 2021	MF	Manny Perez	Louisville City FC	N/A	N/A	Declined Option	^[7]
January 20, 2022	MF	Diego Valeri	Club Atlético Lanús	N/A	N/A	Mutual Agreement	^[8]
February 10, 2022	ST / W	Andy Polo	TBD	N/A	N/A	Contract Terminated^[A]	^[9]

^
Andy Polo's contract was terminated in response to domestic violence allegations.^[10]

2022 MLS SuperDraft picks[]

Round	Position	Player	College	Other club	Source
1 (27)	Justin Rasmussen	DF	Grand Canyon	Orange County SC U-23	^[11]
2 (55)		DF	Santa Clara	FC Golden State	^[11]
3 (83)		DF	Virginia Tech	Des Moines Menace	^[11]

Non-competitive[]

Preseason friendlies[]

The Timbers began their preseason on January 18, 2022.^[12] On January 26, 2022, the Timbers announced that that the club will host a Preseason Tournament.^[13]

January 26 Desert Showcase	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Portland Timbers	Tucson, Arizona
6:00 PM PST		Report		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: This match was originally scheduled to have the Sounders competing with Real Salt Lake but RSL opted out of the match, citing scheduling conflicts and technical considerations. Real Salt Lake will instead compete later in February in another tournament hosted by the Timbers.^[14]^[13]

February 3	Portland Timbers	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Chandler, Arizona
10:00 AM PST	Quinn 51' McGraw 79' Mora 90+1'	POR Report SKC Tweet	Isimat-Mirin 18' Russell 34' Ndenbe 48' Freeman 57' Hernández 90'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass

February 13	Portland Timbers	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
12:00 PM PST	Moreno 5'	Report		Stadium: Providence Park

February 16	Portland Timbers	1–3	Viking FK	Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM PST	Rasmussen 45 +1'	Report	Løkberg 11', 36' Berisha 71'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 7,169

February 19	Portland Timbers	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
5:00 PM PST	Paredes 72' Niezgoda 74' (pen.) Tuiloma 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Providence Park

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Competitions[]

Major League Soccer[]

Standings[]

Western Conference[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	LA Galaxy	4	2	2	0	4	4	0	6	Qualification for the Playoffs first round
8	Sporting Kansas City	5	2	3	0	4	8	−4	6
9	Portland Timbers	5	1	1	3	6	8	−2	6
10	Houston Dynamo FC	4	1	1	2	3	3	0	5
11	Seattle Sounders FC	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	4

Updated to match(es) played on March 27, 2022. 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[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Sporting Kansas City	5	2	3	0	4	8	−4	6
17	FC Cincinnati	5	2	3	0	5	10	−5	6
18	Portland Timbers	5	1	1	3	6	8	−2	6
19	Houston Dynamo	4	1	1	2	3	3	0	5
20	New York City FC	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4

Updated to match(es) played on March 27, 2022. 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)

Matches[]

All matches are in Pacific time^[15]

February 26 1	Portland Timbers	2–2	New England Revolution	Portland Oregon
4:30 PM PT	Van Rankin 22' Asprilla 28', 60' Tuiloma 53' Chará 78' Bravo 84'	Report	Bye 41' Lletget 63' McNamara 70' Polster 76'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,411 Referee: Chris Penso

March 6 2	Los Angeles FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Los Angeles, California
7:00 PM PT	Hollingshead 25' Sánchez 78' Fall 90+3'	Report	Y. Chará 18' Bravo 36' 62' Asprilla 39' Van Rankin 45+3' Fochive 65' D. Chará 90+2'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,102 Referee: Ismail Elfath

March 12 3	Portland Timbers	1–0	Austin FC	Portland Oregon
7:30 PM PT	Y. Chara 53' Paredes 57' Tuiloma 62' Blanco 90+6'	Report	Cecilio Domínguez 49' Kolmanič 50' Driussi 50' Pereira 60'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,795 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

March 19 4	FC Dallas	4-1	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas
5:30 PM PT	Ferreira 26' 30' 36' Velasco 44' Nanu 76' Arriola 77'	Report	Niezgoda 61'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium (Texas) Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Allen Chapman

March 27 5	Portland Timbers	1-1	Orlando City SC	Portland, Oregon
1:00 PM PT	Bravo 65' Van Rankin 71' 76' Paredes 80' 81' Bodily 90+4'	Report	Urso 52' Michel 90+4' Jansson 90+5'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,948 Referee: Marcos de Oliviera

U.S. Open Cup[]

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Top scorers[]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	MLS Cup Playoffs	Champions League	Total

References[]

^ "Portland Timbers Roster". Portland Timbers. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ "Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 25, 2022.
^ "Timbers acquire midfielder David Ayala" (Press release). Portland Timbers. February 1, 2022.
^ "Timbers sign defender Justin Rasmussen" (Press release). Portland Timbers. February 17, 2022.
^ "Timbers sign forward Diego Gutierrez" (Press release). February 25, 2022.
^ "Timbers goalkeeper Jeff Attinella announces retirement" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2022 MLS season" (Press release). Portland Timbers. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "Portland Timbers transfer club legend Diego Valeri to Club Atlético Lanús" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "Timbers terminate contract of Andy Polo" (Press release). Portland Tiumbers. February 10, 2022.
^ Freeman, Joe (February 9, 2022). "Portland Timbers' Andy Polo accused of domestic violence, suspended by MLS". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MLS SuperDraft | Get to know the Timbers selections" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "Timbers open 2022 preseason presented by Old Trapper, add match against Sporting Kansas City on Feb. 3 in Phoenix" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Timbers to host preseason tournament February 13–19 presented by Old Trapper Beef Jerky" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 26, 2022.
^ "Portland Timbers Join Desert Showcase Presented By Visit Tucson" (Press release). FC Tucson. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
^ "Timbers announce schedule for 2022 MLS season". Portland Timbers. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

[cnote_A_grp_1] 
Andy Polo's contract was terminated in response to domestic violence allegations.^[10]

[1] "Portland Timbers Roster". Portland Timbers. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[2] "Timbers sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 25, 2022.

[3] "Timbers acquire midfielder David Ayala" (Press release). Portland Timbers. February 1, 2022.

[4] "Timbers sign defender Justin Rasmussen" (Press release). Portland Timbers. February 17, 2022.

[5] "Timbers sign forward Diego Gutierrez" (Press release). February 25, 2022.

[6] "Timbers goalkeeper Jeff Attinella announces retirement" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[Roster_change_2022-7] "Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2022 MLS season" (Press release). Portland Timbers. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[8] "Portland Timbers transfer club legend Diego Valeri to Club Atlético Lanús" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[9] "Timbers terminate contract of Andy Polo" (Press release). Portland Tiumbers. February 10, 2022.

[10] Freeman, Joe (February 9, 2022). "Portland Timbers' Andy Polo accused of domestic violence, suspended by MLS". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[draftpicks-11] "MLS SuperDraft | Get to know the Timbers selections" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[12] "Timbers open 2022 preseason presented by Old Trapper, add match against Sporting Kansas City on Feb. 3 in Phoenix" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

[preseason_touranment-13] "Timbers to host preseason tournament February 13–19 presented by Old Trapper Beef Jerky" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 26, 2022.

[14] "Portland Timbers Join Desert Showcase Presented By Visit Tucson" (Press release). FC Tucson. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

[15] "Timbers announce schedule for 2022 MLS season". Portland Timbers. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

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