Capital FC is an American

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team based in

Salem, Oregon Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river ...

, United States. Although founded in 2008 as part of the development system for the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

USSF D2 organization, beginning in 2011 they were part of the development system for the

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franchise of the same name until 2022. The team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the

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. The Men's team is known as Capital Futbol Club Atletico. The Women's team, who plays in the USL W League, is known as Capital Futbol Club Atletica.

History

The Timbers joined the PDL in 2009, and played their first ever game on May 9, 2009, against fellow expansion franchise Victoria Highlanders finishing 2–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored by Jarad Van Schaik assisted by Matt Van Houten. In 2017, the team announced it would be based out of Salem, in affiliation with Capital FC Timbers. On April 1, 2022, Capital FC Timbers announced that they were severing all ties with the

and renamed the USL League Two team Capital FC Atletico.

Players

Current roster

Notable former players

''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.'' * Fatai Alashe *

Travis Bowen Travis Bowen (born August 4, 1989) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football ...

* Freddie Braun *

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* Logan Emory * Sterling Flunder * Jake Gleeson *

Miguel Guante Miguel Guante (born August 24, 1984 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American soccer player of Puerto Rican heritage. Career College and Amateur Guante played college soccer at the University of Portland, and played for the Boulder Rapids Reserves ...

* Erik Hurtado * Mutanda Kwesele *

Daniel Leach Daniel Leach (born 5 January 1986) is an Australian former footballer who last played for Football League Two club Barnet as a defender. Career He attended St. Joseph's Nudgee College in Virginia, Queensland, and played state football for Que ...

Jason McLaughlin Jason McLaughlin (born April 14, 1982 in Provo, Utah) is an American soccer player who last played for Portland Timbers U23s in the USL Premier Development League. Career College and amateur McLaughlin grew up in Wetumpka, Alabama, and attend ...

Andrew Ribeiro Andrew Ribeiro (born October 22, 1990) is an American soccer player who plays for National Independent Soccer Association club Chicago House AC. Prep career In high school, Ribeiro played four years of varsity soccer at Green Bay's Notre Dame Ac ...

* Brent Richards * Thomas Ryan * Ross Smith *

Warren Ukah Warren Ukah (born March 22, 1985 in Atlanta) is an American soccer player. Career Ukah attended Grady High School before turning professional at the age of eighteen, in 2003 with Village United in the Jamaica National Premier League. Followin ...

* Jarad vanSchaik *

Cameron Vickers Cameron Vickers (born November 26, 1988) is an American soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball aroun ...

* Collen Warner * Emery Welshman * Khiry Shelton * Mark Sherrod *

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Year-by-year

Honors

Portland Timbers U23

*USL PDL Champions 2010 * USL PDL Regular Season Champions 2010 * USL PDL Western Conference Champions 2010 * USL PDL Northwest Division Champions 2010, 2017 * USL League Two Western Conference Champions 2021 * USL League Two Northwest Division Champions 2021

Capital FC

* USL League Two Northwest Division Champions 2022

Head coaches

* Matt Broadhead (2022–present) * Aaron Lewis (2017–2021) *

Jim Rilatt Jim Rilatt (born 1963) is an American soccer coach who was the former head coach of the Portland Timbers U23's in the USL Premier Development League (PDL). In 2010, after an undefeated season in which the U23's won the PDL title, he was named PDL ...

(2009–2016)

Stadiums

* John Chambers Field at CFC Complex; Salem, Oregon (2022–present) *

McCulloch Stadium McCulloch Stadium is a 2,500-seat outdoor stadium in the northwest United States, located in Salem, Oregon. Built in 1950, the multi-use facility serves as home to Willamette University's football and track & field teams, and high school footbal ...

; Salem, Oregon (2017–2021) *

Providence Park Providence Park (formerly Jeld-Wen Field; PGE Park; Civic Stadium; originally Multnomah Stadium; and from 1893 until the stadium was built, Multnomah Field) is an outdoor soccer venue located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. ...

; Portland, Oregon (2009–2016) *

Tualatin Hills Park Tualatin may refer to: Places Oregon, United States * Tualatin, Oregon, a city in the Tualatin Valley * Tualatin Academy, a building and former school in Forest Grove * Tuality Community Hospital, a hospital in Hillsboro * Tualatin Mountains, a se ...

;

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one game (2009) *

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; Vancouver, Washington three games (2009–2011) * Lincoln Park Stadium at Pacific University; Forest Grove, Oregon two games (2009) * Stadium at

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; Tigard, Oregon two games (2009–2010) * Hare Field;

Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro ( ) is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, ...

two games (2010–2011) * Stadium at Gresham High School; Gresham, Oregon one game (2010) * Stadium at Clackamas High School; Clackamas, Oregon one game (2011) * Stadium at Sherwood High School; Sherwood, Oregon one game (2011) * Doc Harris Stadium at Camas High School;

Camas, Washington Camas is a city in Clark County, Washington, with a population of 26,065 at the 2020 census. The east side of town borders the city of Washougal, Washington, and the west side of town borders Vancouver, Washington. Camas lies along the Washing ...

one game (2011)

References

External links

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USL League Two Website
Soccer clubs in Oregon USL League Two teams Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Oregon

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