2026 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2026 season
CEOHeather Davis
Head coachPhil Neville
StadiumProvidence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 25,218)
Major League SoccerConference: 4th
Overall: 5th
Top goalscorerLeague: Tied (3)
All: Tied (3)
Highest home attendance25,218
Biggest winPortland 3–2 Columbus
(Feb. 21)
Primary colors
All statistics correct as of February 22, 2026.

The 2026 Portland Timbers season is the 40th season in their existence and the 16th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Background

Competitions

Major League Soccer

MLS regular season

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
11 Austin FC 4 1 2 1 5 7 −2 4
12 Sporting Kansas City 4 1 2 1 4 7 −3 4
13 Minnesota United FC 4 1 2 1 4 11 −7 4
14 Portland Timbers 4 1 3 0 6 11 −5 3
15 St. Louis City SC 4 0 3 1 1 6 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2026. 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 standings
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
22 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 3
23 Atlanta United FC 4 1 3 0 5 8 −3 3
24 Portland Timbers 4 1 3 0 6 11 −5 3
25 FC Cincinnati 4 1 3 0 3 8 −5 3
26 CF Montréal 4 1 3 0 4 10 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2026. 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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

February 21 1 Portland Timbers 3−2 Columbus Crew Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
  • Mora 14'
  • Antony 20'
  • Bye  29'
  • Lassiter 88'
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,210
Referee: Allen Chapman
February 28 2 Colorado Rapids 2−0 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado
13:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,113
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 7 3 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1−4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,473
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 14 4 Houston Dynamo FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Houston, Texas
17:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,026
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 22 5 Portland Timbers v LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
13:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
April 4 6 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT Stadium: BC Place
April 11 7 Portland Timbers v Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
13:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
April 18 8 Minnesota United FC v Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:30 PDT Stadium: Allianz Field
April 25 9 San Diego FC v Portland Timbers San Diego, California
18:30 PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 2 10 Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
13:30 PDT Stadium: America First Field
May 9 11 Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
May 13 12 CF Montréal v Portland Timbers Montreal, Quebec
16:30 PDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 17 13 Inter Miami CF v Portland Timbers Miami, Florida
15:00 PDT Stadium: Nu Stadium
May 23 14 Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
18:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
July 16 15 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
July 22 16 Portland Timbers v FC Dallas Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
July 25 17 Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
August 1 18 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
19:45 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
August 16 19 Chicago Fire FC v Portland Timbers Chicago, Illinois
15:30 PDT Stadium: Soldier Field
August 19 20 Portland Timbers v San Diego FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
August 22 21 Los Angeles FC v Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
19:30 PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 29 22 Portland Timbers v Austin FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
September 5 23 Portland Timbers v Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
September 9 24 Portland Timbers v St. Louis City SC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
September 12 25 FC Dallas v Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas
17:30 PDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
September 19 26 Portland Timbers v Atlanta United FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
September 26 27 San Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers San Jose, California
19:30 PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
October 10 28 Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 PDT Stadium: Sporting Park
October 14 29 LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers Carson, California
19:30 PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
October 17 30 Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
October 24 31 Portland Timbers v Charlotte FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Stadium: Providence Park
October 28 32 St. Louis City SC v Portland Timbers St. Louis, Missouri
17:30 PDT Stadium: Energizer Park
November 1 33 Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo FC Portland, Oregon
18:15 PST Stadium: Providence Park
November 7 34 Austin FC v Portland Timbers Austin, Texas
16:00 PST Stadium: Q2 Stadium

Leagues Cup

August 6 Round One Portland Timbers v Puebla Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Providence Park
August 9 Round One América v Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Providence Park
August 13 Round One Portland Timbers v Tijuana Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Providence Park

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

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
Winter 2025–26
5 DF Brandon Bye New England Revolution Free December 22, 2025 [1]
16 DF Sawyer Jura Portland Timbers 2 Homegrown contract January 1, 2026
6 DF Alex Bonetig Western Sydney Wanderers Undisclosed January 8, 2026 [2]
17 MF Cole Bassett Colorado Rapids $2.65M February 2, 2026 [3]
30 MF José Caicedo UNAM Undisclosed March 13, 2026 [4]

Transfers out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
Winter 2025–26
GK Maxime Crépeau Orlando City Free January 6, 2026
GK Cristhian Paredes Cerro Porteño Free January 7, 2026
MF David Ayala Inter Miami Trade January 9, 2026

Team statistics

MLS regular season

Goals

As of February 21, 2026[5]
Name Nat Games Goals

Assists

As of February 21, 2026[5]
Name Nat Games Assists

Goalkeeping

As of February 21, 2026[5]
Name Nat Games Saves Clean Sheets

References

  1. ^ "Timbers sign free agent defender Brandon Bye". timbers.com. December 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  2. ^ "Wanderers farewell homegrown star Alex Bonetig following club record transfer fee". Western Sydney Wanderers. January 8, 2026.
  3. ^ "Portland Timbers acquire Cole Bassett from Colorado Rapids | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  4. ^ "Portland Timbers acquire José Caicedo from Pumas | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  5. ^ a b c "Portland Timbers 2025 Roster". Portland Timbers. Retrieved December 26, 2024.