The 2015 Portland Timbers 2 season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers 2 in the United Soccer League (USL), the third-division professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The Timbers 2 are the reserve team of the MLS side, Portland Timbers.
| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Merritt Paulson | ||
| Head coach | Jay Vidovich | ||
| Stadium | Merlo Field Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 4,892) | ||
| United Soccer League | Conference: 8th Overall: 13th | ||
| USL Playoffs | DNQ | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kharlton Belmar (9) All: Kharlton Belmar (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 4,944 (May 3 vs. Orange County, at Providence Park) All: 15,069 (July 21 vs. Newcastle United, at Providence Park) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 2,278 (July 19 vs. Whitecaps 2, at Merlo Field) All: 333 (Mar. 22 vs. U. of Portland, at Merlo Field) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 3,054 All: 3,983 | ||
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Background edit
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Competitions edit
United Soccer League edit
Preseason edit
| March 1 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–0 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | Portland, Oregon |
Manning  Safiu pen.' |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: Closed-door |
| March 8 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–0 | Oregon State Beavers | Beaverton, Oregon |
| Safiu 19' Manning 68'Winchester 84' |
Report | Stadium: adidas Timbers Training Center Attendance: Closed-door |
| March 13 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 1–0 | Washington Huskies | Portland, Oregon |
| Evans 78' |
Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: Closed-door |
| March 21 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
| Safiu 6' Eueller Rodriguez 66'Trialist  67' |
Report | Bustos 53' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: Closed-door |
| March 22 Scrimmage | Portland Timbers 2 | 4–1 | Portland Pilots | Portland, Oregon |
| Belmar 17' Safiu 34'Evans 39'Winchester 73'Payne 89' |
Report | Sanchez 42' Coffey 57'Edwardson 60' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 333 Referee: Chipalo Street |
USL regular season edit
| March 29 1 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Real Monarchs SLC | Portland, Oregon |
| Belmar 31', 54' Tshuma 52'Winchester 58' |
Report | Losee 43'  86'Navarro 59'Baldin 76' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,667 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| April 2 2 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Portland, Oregon |
| Belmar 62' Peay 69'Evans 87' |
Report | Foran 35' Daly 59'Iwasa 61' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| April 8 3 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sandy, Utah |
| Saucedo 26' Glad 27' |
Report | Safiu 7', 47' Winchester 32'Clarke 68' 69' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 4,279 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
| April 11 4 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tukwila, Washington |
| Rossi 47' Frano 74', 88' |
Report | Delbridge 30' Payne 51'Winchester 90+' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| April 18 5 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sacramento, California |
| López 13' Daly 37'Mirković 44'Braun 56'Alvarez 66'Taublieb 82' |
Report | Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 11,242 Referee: Vincent Apple-Chaire |
| April 25 6 | Arizona United SC | 0–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Top 25' |
Report | Clarke 14' Belmar 20', 44'Besler 71' |
Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium Attendance: 6,108 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 3 7 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–2 | Orange County Blues FC | Portland, Oregon |
| Fochive 53' |
Report | Crettenand 27' Slager 34'Cortez 82'Miranda 87' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 4,944 Referee: Levi Rippy |
| May 9 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | postponed | Portland Timbers 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Postponement Rescheduling |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium | |||
| Note: Rescheduled for June 10 due to weather | ||||
| May 16 9 | Real Monarchs SLC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Sandy, Utah |
| Welshman 9' Orozco 79' |
Report | Thoma 43' Delbridge 76'Safiu 79'Winchester 87' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 2,615 Referee: Alex Krelo |
| May 22 10 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Portland, Oregon |
| Payne 28' Casiple 30'Belmar 33'Delbridge  90+' |
Report | Lowe 38' Craven 55'Kovar 90' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Juan Colazo |
| May 30 11 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Venter 17' Bond 32'Galbraith-Knapp 39'Cordeiro 86' |
Report | Gavin 39' Richards 72'Nanchoff 64', 74' (pen.)Belmar 90+', 90+' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,755 Referee: Tyler Mitcham |
| June 5 12 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 2–0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Gonzalez 38' Greig 42', 55', 78' |
Report | Rose 28' Thoma 73' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 3,133 Referee: Rasende Mendoza |
| June 10 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 3–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Gonzalez 25', 35' Harada 47'Bejarano 90' |
Report | Safiu 76' Richards 84' |
Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium Attendance: 3,726 Referee: Karen Abt | |
| Note: Rescheduled from May 9 due to weather | ||||
| June 14 13 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Austin Aztex | Portland, Oregon |
| Gavin 41' Safiu 45+' (pen.)Winchester 67'Jeanderson 89', 90+' |
Report | Perales 43' Caesar 88' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,605 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| June 21 14 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 3–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| McKendry 47' Bustos 53'Sampson 77', 81' |
Report | Safiu 8' Thoma 45+'Gaivn 71'Belmar 89' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,373 Referee: Juan Marquez |
| June 29 15 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Portland, Oregon |
| Report | Garza 45+' Rossi 86' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Josh Wilkens |
| July 2 16 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–1 | Arizona United SC | Portland, Oregon |
| Belmar 10' Safiu 14'Gavin 38'Thoma 53'Payne 84'Casiple 85' |
Report | Ruthven 24' Valentino 48'Malki 74'Blanco 89' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,410 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| July 10 17 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Rosenlund 40', 47' Bustos 48'Schuler 61'Sandhu 88'Blasco 63' |
Report | Richards 17' Fatawu 35' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium Attendance: 1,128 Referee: Juan Marquez |
| July 19 18 | Portland Timbers 2 | 4–2 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Portland, Oregon |
| Belmar 18' Fatawu 29'Payne 35'Fochive 52'Thoma 83'Gavin 87' |
Report | Earnshaw 9' (pen.) Seymore 49'Froese 60', 78'Rosenlund 83' |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Farhad Dadhko |
| July 24 20 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 - 2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tukwila, Washington |
| Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex |
| July 26 20 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0 - 1 | LA Galaxy II | Portland, Oregon |
| Stadium: Merlo Field |
| August 1 21 | Austin Aztex | 1 - 0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Austin, Texas |
| Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex |
| August 8 22 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3 - 4 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Portland, Oregon |
| Stadium: Merlo Field |
| August 16 23 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3 - 1 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Portland, Oregon |
| Stadium: Merlo Field |
| August 22 24 | Portland Timbers 2 | 2 - 0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Portland, Oregon |
| Stadium: Merlo Field |
| August 29 25 | Orange County Blues FC | 1 - 3 | Portland Timbers 2 | Irvine, California |
| Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
| September 5 26 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0 - 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Portland, Oregon |
| Stadium: Merlo Field |
| September 12 27 | Portland Timbers 2 | 0 - 3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Portland, Oregon |
| Stadium: Providence Park |
| September 16 28 | LA Galaxy II | 1 - 0 | Portland Timbers 2 | Carson, California |
| Stadium: StubHub Center |
USL Playoffs edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County Blues | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 47 | Conference semi-finals |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Energy | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 47 | |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 46 | First round |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 46 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy II | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 45 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 42 | |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Austin Aztex | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
| 10 | Arizona United | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 | |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 30 | |
| 12 | Real Monarchs | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 |
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
U.S. Open Cup edit
| May 19 Second round | Michigan Bucks  | 0–2 |  Portland Timbers 2 | Pontiac, Michigan |
| 19:30 ET | Charalambous 75' |
Report Report |
Fatawu 27', 90+3' Belmar 56'Gavin 67' |
Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas Attendance: 467 Referee: Donovan Noocha |
| May 27 Third round | Seattle Sounders FC 2  | 2–1 | Portland Timbers 2 | Tukwila, Washington |
| Craven 62', 66' Garza 93'Rossi 104' |
USSF Report T2 Report |
Clarke 53' 90' O'Rourke 75'Besler 86'Rose 117' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 1,737 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
Cascadia 2 Cup edit
Friendlies edit
| July 21 International friendly | Portland Timbers 2  | 4–3 |  Newcastle United F.C. | Portland, Oregon |
| Fatawu 13' Manning 23'Peay 30'Besler 70'Fochive 77' |
Report | Wijnaldum 6' Abeid 62'Aarons 75', 76' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,069 Referee: Levi Rippy |
Club edit
Kits edit
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     Secondary
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     Third
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Green / White | White | Green |
| Primary Alt. | Green / White | Green | Green |
| Secondary | Red / Black | Red | Red |
| Secondary Alt. | Red / Black | Black | Red |
| Third | Dark green | Dark green | Dark Green |
Executive staff edit
| Majority Owner & President | Merritt Paulson |
| Chief Operating Officer | Mike Golub |
| General Manager / Technical Director | Gavin Wilkinson |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Providence Park (20,438 / 110x70 yards) |
Updated to match played January 23, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Jay Vidovich |
| Assistant Coach | Andrew Gregor |
| Assistant Coach | Steve Reese |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Charles Burdick |
| T2 Athletic Trainer | Taichi Kitagawa |
Last updated: July 7, 2015
Source: Portland Timbers 2
Squad edit
Roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 26, 2015.
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Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL | U.S. Open Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 29 | GK | USA
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Justin Luthy | 7 | -10 | 5 | -8 | 2 | -2 | ||
| 30 | GK | USA
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Andrew Weber | 3 | -4 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 76 | GK | USA
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Daniel Withrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 90 | GK |  NZL
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Jake Gleeson | 20 | -33 | 20 | -33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| -- | GK | USA
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Zach Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 15 | DF |  BRA
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Jeanderson | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | USA
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Taylor Peay | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF |  ARG
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Norberto Paparatto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | USA
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Danny O'Rourke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | USA
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Andy Thoma | 27 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | USA
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Matt Rose | 11 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF |  AUS
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Harrison Delbridge | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 45 | DF | USA
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Devon Fisher | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | DF |  JAM
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Rennico Clarke | 17 | 1 | 14+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 51 | DF | USA
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Peter Prescott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 95 | DF | USA
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Marco Farfan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  CAN
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Will Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF |  COL
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Dairon Asprilla | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | USA
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Michael Nanchoff | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | USA
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George Fochive | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | USA
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Nick Besler | 26 | 4 | 22+3 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF | USA
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Anthony Manning | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | MF | NZL
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Tim Payne | 24 | 0 | 16+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 50 | MF | USA
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Blake Bodily | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | MF | USA
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Blair Gavin | 26 | 4 | 20+4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 84 | MF | USA
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Seth Casiple | 12 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 85 | MF | USA
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Steven Evans | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 94 | MF | USA
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Jose Perez-Flores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 96 | MF | USA
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Edson Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 97 | MF | USA
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Terrell Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ARG
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Gastón Fernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | USA
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Kharlton Belmar | 30 | 13 | 27+1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 31 | FW | JAM
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Michael Seaton | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW |  ZIM
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Schillo Tshuma | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | FW |  GHA
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Fatawu Safiu | 24 | 8 | 18+5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 55 | FW | USA
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Brent Richards | 16 | 1 | 6+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 73 | FW | ARG
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Santiago Biglieri | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 77 | FW |  TRI
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Rundell Winchester | 24 | 3 | 18+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
- Source: [citation needed]
Goalkeeper stats edit
Player movement edit
Transfers in edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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| 25 | MF | Danny O'Rourke
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Portland Timbers
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Free | April 1, 2015 | |
| 30 | FW | Kharlton Belmar
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VCU Rams Portland Timbers U23s
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Free | April 1, 2015 |
Loans in edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | FW | Schillo Tshuma |
Portland Timbers |
May 1, 2015 | September 1, 2015 |
Loans out edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | FW | Kharlton Belmar |
New York Cosmos |
Oct 1, 2015 | undisclosed | timbers.com |
Transfers out edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Jay Vidovich |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
Dec 4, 2015 | timbers.com |