2024 Portland Timbers season

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.^[2] The team qualified for the wild card round of the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs, where they were eliminated by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Portland Timbers

2024 season
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
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Jonathan Rodríguez (16)
Average home league attendance	21,949[1]
← 2023 2025 →

Background

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.^[3]

Competitions

Major League Soccer

MLS Regular season

See also: 2024 Major League Soccer season

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2024)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Colorado Rapids	34	15	14	5	61	60	+1	50	Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	13	8	52	49	+3	47	Qualification for the wild-card round[a]
9	Portland Timbers	34	12	11	11	65	56	+9	47	Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup
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)
Notes:

1. Vancouver Whitecaps FC did not qualify for the Leagues Cup due to winning the 2024 Canadian Championship, giving them a place in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. As MLS teams can participate in no more than two cup competitions, their spot in Leagues Cup was given to San Diego FC.

Overall standings

Overall MLS standings table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
13	New York City FC	34	14	12	8	54	49	+5	50	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
14	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V)	34	13	13	8	52	49	+3	47	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
15	Portland Timbers	34	12	11	11	65	56	+9	47	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
16	New York Red Bulls	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)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:

1. As one of the best U.S. teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2. As winners of Canadian Championship

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

February 24 1	Portland Timbers	4−1	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST	Williamson 9' Antony 14', 29' Paredes  45' Vines 45+5' (o.g.) Miller  49'	Report	Bombito  45+4' Harris 55' Maxsø  59' Mihailovic  75'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,411 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov

Portland Timbers v D.C. United

March 2 2	Portland Timbers	2–2	D.C. United	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST	Chará  7' Asprilla 18' Crépeau  59' Moreno 61' McGraw  68'	Report	Klich  62', 72' (pen.) Fletcher 82' Herrera  90+1'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,221 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

New York City FC v Portland Timbers

March 9 3	New York City FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	New York, New York
11:00 PST	Rodríguez 10',  76'	Report	McGraw  19' Paredes  31' Antony 85' Evander 90+7'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 24,774 Referee: Esteban Rosano

Houston Dynamo FC v Portland Timbers

March 16 4	Houston Dynamo FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Houston, Texas
17:30 PDT	Aliyu 43' Dorsey  52' Kowalczyk  70' Artur  80'	Report	Župarić  57' Miller  64'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,003 Referee: Erick Lezama Pavon

Portland Timbers v Philadelphia Union

March 23 5	Portland Timbers	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Chará  25' Rodríguez 80'	Report	Carranza 28', 67' Sullivan  32', 58' Elliott  40' Semmle  88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,046 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

March 30 6 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–2	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT	Gauld 2' Picault 29' Cubas  51' Raposo 87' Adekugbe  90'	Report	Evander 52' Mora 78'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 24,693 Referee: Allen Chapman

Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers

April 7 7	Sporting Kansas City	3–3	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
10:30 PDT	Agada 13', 45+3' Rosero  25', 38' Rodríguez  48' Davis  90+8'	Report	K. Miller  34' Evander 64' Mora 66' E. Miller 81',  82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,424 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Portland Timbers v Los Angeles FC

April 13 8	Portland Timbers	2–2	Los Angeles FC	Portland, Oregon
13:45 PDT	Mora 11',  14' Evander 34',  40' Crépeau  48'	Report	Bogusz 21', 51',  76' Palencia  44' Bouanga  45+3' Sánchez  45+4' Hollingshead  71' Atuesta  87'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,245 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Columbus Crew v Portland Timbers

April 20 9	Columbus Crew	2–2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT	Hernández 51' Moreira 74' Zawadzki  80'	Report	Mora 10' Moreno 57' Rodríguez  59'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,740 Referee: Ted Unkel

Los Angeles FC v Portland Timbers

April 27 10	Los Angeles FC	3–2	Portland Timbers	Los Angeles, California
19:30 PDT	K. Miller 44' (o.g.) Tillman 45+4' Bogusz  48' Sánchez  54' Chanot  75' Kamara  89' Bouanga 90+2'	Report	Bravo  52' Rodríguez  55', 65' Williamson  68' Chará  72'  76' Moreno 73' E. Miller  90+6'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,032 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Charlotte FC v Portland Timbers

May 4 11	Charlotte FC	2–0	Portland Timbers	Charlotte, North Carolina
16:30 PDT	Tavares  45+3' Dejaegere  45+3' Petković 54' Privett  82' Bronico  82' Copetti 90+1' Diani  90+5'	Report	Paredes  20' Williamson  36'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 27,495 Referee: Malik Badawi

Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC

May 12 12 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
13:30 PDT	Mora 15' Župarić  66'	Report	C. Roldan 19' Ruidíaz 50' Nouhou  54'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Allen Chapman

Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

May 15 13	Portland Timbers	4–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Evander 74' Rodríguez 80', 90+10' K. Miller  82' Mora 90'	Report	Pellegrino 31' López 34' Wilson  71' Yarbrough  89'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 19,113 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Minnesota United FC v Portland Timbers

May 18 14	Minnesota United FC	2–1	Portland Timbers	Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:30 PDT	Tapias  42'  90+1' Lod 65' Jeong 82'  90+8' Trapp  90+13'	Report	Rodríguez 17'  42' Evander  44' Chará  67' Araujo  67' Asprilla  82'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,735 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

May 25 15	Portland Timbers	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Mora 51' Evander 79'	Report	Rodríguez  41', 63'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,848 Referee: Drew Fischer

Austin FC v Portland Timbers

May 29 16	Austin FC	0–2	Portland Timbers	Austin, Texas
17:30 PDT	Zardes  47' Jiménez  50' Rubio  74' Pereira  77'	Report	Evander 45+3' Rodríguez 66' Paredes  90+2'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Victor Rivas

Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo FC

June 1 17	Portland Timbers	2–2	Houston Dynamo FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Mora 37' Župarić  67' Evander  71' Chará  73' Fogaça 76' Williamson  82'	Report	Kowalczyk 9' Escobar  27' Carrasquilla 50' Bassi  52' Herrera  53' Micael  76' Dorsey  90+5' Raines  90+7'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,214 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

St. Louis City SC v Portland Timbers

June 8 18	St. Louis City SC	0–0	Portland Timbers	St. Louis, Missouri
17:30 PDT	Markanich  45+2' Nilsson  45+4' Kijima  51' Pompeu  67' Durkin  81' Totland  82'	Report	Župarić  53' Mora  83'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers

June 19 19	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
19:30 PDT	Marie 50'	Report	Evander 22',  76' Bravo  48' Rodríguez 72' Fogaça  87' Moreno  89' E. Miller  90+4'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II

Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

June 22 20 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Rodríguez 26' Mora 43' Ayala  55'	Report	Schöpf  34'  52' Blackmon  39' Berhalter  60'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,471 Referee: Ted Unkel

Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC

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

FC Dallas v Portland Timbers

July 4 22	FC Dallas	3–2	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas
17:30 PDT	Illarramendi  22' Musa 49' Tafari 61' Paredes 87' (o.g.) Kamungo  90' Twumasi  90+4' Ibeagha  90+9'	Report	Antony 8' Evander 63',  90+9'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Portland Timbers v Nashville SC

July 7 23	Portland Timbers	4–1	Nashville SC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Mora 18' Rodríguez 21', 24' Williamson 29'	Report	Anunga  35' Surridge 82' Kallman  90+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Jon Freemon

Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake

July 13 24	Portland Timbers	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Mora 3',  23' Chará  7' Rodríguez  8' Moreno 48' Bravo  86' Evander 90'	Report	Arango  23' Gómez  23' Ojeda  37' Crooks  56' Luna  63'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,014 Referee: Joe Dickerson

LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers

July 20 25	LA Galaxy	3–2	Portland Timbers	Carson, California
19:30 PDT	Pec 38' Puig 48' Paintsil 58' Nelson  90' Berry  90+6'	Report	Evander  14' Chará  42' Rodríguez 52',  90+9' Župarić  62' Moreno 73' Miller  90+5'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 23,586 Referee: Sergii Boiko

Portland Timbers v St. Louis City SC

August 24 26	Portland Timbers	4–4	St. Louis City SC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Araujo  34' Rodríguez 39',  73' Mora 57', 64',  90+3' Evander  65', 90+9' Williamson  76'	Report	Becher 10' Löwen 36' (pen.) Teuchert 45+2' Thórisson  50', 58' Hartel  60' Horn  89'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,583 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC

August 31 27 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Mosquera 55'	Report		Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers

September 14 28	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado
18:30 PDT	Lewis 14' Harris  65' Navarro 71' Yapi  90+8'	Report	Ayala 24' Chará  78'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Filip Dujic

Portland Timbers v LA Galaxy

September 18 29	Portland Timbers	4–2	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Župarić  13' Rodríguez 18' Evander 39', 51' Crépeau  45' Ayala  52' Mora 80'	Report	Brugman  45+2' Pec 45+3' Paintsil 59' Yoshida  82'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Timothy Ford

Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers

September 21 30	Real Salt Lake	3–3	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
18:30 PDT	Marczuk 10' Luna 22' Katranis  72' Gonçalves 90'	Report	Williamson  48' Miller  55' Evander  57', 76' Antony 62' Rodríguez 90+2'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,778 Referee: Tori Penso

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

September 28 31 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT	White 3' Schöpf  39'	Report	Miller  10' Rodríguez 43'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,902 Referee: Joe Dickerson

Portland Timbers v Austin FC

October 2 32	Portland Timbers	0–1	Austin FC	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT		Report	Pereira  22', 42' Obrian  40' Stuver  90+7'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Portland Timbers v FC Dallas

October 6 33	Portland Timbers	0–0	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon
16:00 PDT	Miller  5' Mosquera  84'	Report	Illarramendi  25' Ntsabeleng  56' Farfan  81'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Armando Villarreal

Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers

October 19 34 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
18:00 PDT	Nouhou  23' Yeimar 37' Rothrock  59' Vargas  65'  69' Rusnák  69'	Report	Antony 68' Rodríguez  90+5'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 36,341 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

MLS Cup playoffs

Main article: 2024 MLS Cup playoffs

Wild Card round

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

October 23 Wild Card	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	5–0	Portland Timbers	Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM	Gauld 20', 31', 59' White 24' Armstrong 51' Takaoka  54' Raposo  85'	Report	D. Chará  23' Evander  69' K. Miller  85'	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[4]

U.S. Open Cup

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.^[5]

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

Group Stage (West 5)

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		POR	COL	LEO
1	Portland Timbers	2	2	0	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	3–0	—
2	Colorado Rapids	2	0	1	0	1	1	5	−4	2			—	—	—
3	León	2	0	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1			1–2	1–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

León v Portland Timbers

July 28 Group stage	León	1–2	Portland Timbers	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Medina 12',  33'	Report	Williamson  20' McGraw 41', 90',  59' Miller  45+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Walter Lopez

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

August 1 Group stage	Portland Timbers	4–0	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT	Antony 30' Ayala 52' Toye 69' Moreno 71' Crépeau  83' Paredes  84'	Report	Maxsø  31'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 12,453 Referee: Steffon Dewar

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup knockout stage

St. Louis City SC v Portland Timbers

August 9 Round of 32	St. Louis City SC	3–1	Portland Timbers	St. Louis, Missouri
20:30 ET	Teuchert 51' Hartel 83' Becher 88'	Report	Bravo 54'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 10,833 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)

Goals

As of October 20, 2024^[6]

Name	Nat	Games	Goals
Zac McGraw		2	2
Antony		3	1
David Ayala		3	1
Claudio Bravo		3	1
Santiago Moreno		3	1
Mason Toye		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
DF	Kamal Miller	Inter Miami CF	Trade	January 4, 2024	[7]
GK	Trey Muse	Charleston Battery	Transfer	January 5, 2024	[8]
GK	James Pantemis	CF Montréal	Free	January 5, 2024	[9]
GK	Maxime Crépeau	Los Angeles FC	Free	January 17, 2024	[10]
FW	Jonathan Rodríguez	América	Transfer	March 20, 2024	[11]

Transfers Out

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

Team Statistics

MLS Regular Season

Goals

As of October 20, 2024^[23]

Name	Nat	Games	Goals
Jonathan Rodríguez		29	16
Evander		28	15
Felipe Mora		29	14
Antony		33	6
Santiago Moreno		31	6
Eryk Williamson		28	2
Dairon Asprilla		19	1
David Ayala		30	1
Nathan Fogaça		16	1
Eric Miller		25	1
Juan David Mosquera		34	1

Assists

As of October 20, 2024^[24]

Name	Nat	Games	Assists
Evander		28	19
Santiago Moreno		31	14
Jonathan Rodríguez		29	7
Antony		33	6
Felipe Mora		29	6
Juan David Mosquera		34	5
Miguel Araujo		22	4
Dairon Asprilla		19	3
Eryk Williamson		28	3
Claudio Bravo		22	2
Eric Miller		25	2
Cristhian Paredes		31	1
David Ayala		30	1
Diego Chará		32	1
Kamal Miller		23	1
Dario Župarić		28	1

Goalkeeping

As of October 20, 2024^[25]

Name	Nat	Games	Saves	Clean Sheets
Maxime Crépeau		20	58	2
James Pantemis		15	43	5