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Background

Season review

February

On February 27, Portland hosted Sporting Kansas City for the home opener after a postponed match that was set for Saturday 25 due to heavy snow and ice. Portland scored the first goal in the 6th minute by Juan Mosquera (assisted by Yimmi Chará) to give the Timbers their first win of the season.

March

On March 4, Portland traveled to Los Angeles, California to play Los Angeles Football Club at the newly named BMO Stadium. Portland was able to almost catch up after being down by 3 with a final score of 2-3. The goalscorers were Evander (assist by: J. Mosquera) in the 62nd minute and C. Paredes (assist by: Nathan Fogaça) in the 84th minute. On March 13, Portland announced the signing of Ivorian forward

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to a one-year contract with a club option for the 2024 season.

Team kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Alaska Air

Coaching staff and front office

Executive staff

Coaching staff

Stadiums

Squad information

First team

# * (HG) = Homegrown Player * (GA) = Generation Adidas Player * (DP) =

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* (INT) = Player using International Roster Slot * (U22) = Player using U22 Initiative Slot * (L) = On Loan to the Timbers * (LO) = Loaned out to another club * (SEIL) = Season-ending Injury List

Second team

eMLS team

Competitions

Competitions overview

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Major League Soccer

Preseason

MLS Regular season

=Western Conference

=Overall standings

=Matches

= Results by match round

=Results by location

Cascadia Cup

=Standings

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U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

West 1 Group

=Standings

=Matches

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

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Loans in

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Loans out

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References

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