Post by DiamondThief on Mar 7, 2019 12:31:42 GMT -8
The Portland Timbers will look to make their way back to the MLS Cup in 2019. They reached last year's title game for the second time in their history, but fell short to Atlanta United FC, 2-0. The 2015 Major League Soccer champions are set to embark on their ninth season in the league.
Schedule
The season kicks off on March 2 with an away match at the Colorado Rapids. In fact, the Timbers do not play a home game until June 1 when they host Los Angeles FC. That makes for their first 12 games on the road. The Timbers have a 10-game homestand in August and September, and play 11 of their last 12 matches at the very friendly confines of Providence Park.
The Timbers also feature pairs of home-and-away-games against Cascadia Cup rivals, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
In the schedule below, nationally televised games (ESPN networks and Fox Sports 1) are noted, as are regional broadcasts (ROOT Sports), and local Portland area broadcasts (KPTV/KPDX). All Timbers games are broadcast on one of those channels.
The Timbers play their home games at Providence Park, located at 1844 SW Morrison in downtown Portland. The location was originally used as a field before the actual stadium was constructed and completed in 1926. Providence Park has a capacity of 21,144, with expansion underway to add approximately 4,000 seats. This accounts for the extended series of Timbers road games over the first three months of the season. The stadium was previously home to the Portland State University football team, the Vikings, as well as other sporting events.
Home games are noted in Bold Green. All times on this schedule are pacific time and are subject to change.
MARCH
Sat., March 2 - at Colorado Rapids (D 3-3)
Sun., March 10 - at Los Angeles FC (L 1-4)
Sun., March 17 - at FC Cincinnati (L 0-3)
Sun., March 31 - at Los Angeles Galaxy (L 1-2)
APRIL
Sat., April 6 - at San Jose Earthquakes (L 0-3)
Sat., April 13 - at FC Dallas (L 1-2)
Sat., April 20 - at Columbus Crew SC (W 3-1)
Sat., April 27 - at Toronto FC, 12 p.m. (W 2-1)
MAY
Sat., May 4 - at Real Salt Lake (W 2-1)
Fri., May 10 - at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (L 0-1)
Wed., May 15 - at Houston Dynamo (D 1-1)
Sat., May 25 - at Philadelphia Union (W 3-1)
JUNE
Sat., June 1 - Los Angeles FC (L 2-3)
Wed., June 12 - at Seattle Sounders FC (W 2-1)
Wed., June 19 - Los Angeles Galaxy (W 4-0)
Sat., June 22 - Houston Dynamo (W 4-0)
Wed., June 26 - at Montreal Impact (L 1-2)
Sun., June 30 - FC Dallas (W 1-0)
JULY
Sun., July 7 - at New York City FC (W 1-0)
Wed., July 10 - at Los Angeles FC (W 1-0)
Sat., July 13 - Colorado Rapids (D 2-2)
Thr., July 18 - Orlando City SC (D 1-1)
Sun., July 21 - at Seattle Sounders FC (W 2-1)
Sat., July 27 - Los Angeles Galaxy (W 4-0)
AUGUST
Sun., Aug. 4 - at Minnesota United (L 0-1)
Wed., Aug. 7 - at Minnesota United (L 1-2)
Sat., Aug. 10 - Vancouver Whitecaps FC (W 3-1)
Wed., Aug. 14 - Chicago Fire (W 3-2)
Sun., Aug. 18 - Atlanta United FC (L 0-2)
Fri., Aug. 23 - Seattle Sounders FC (L 1-2)
Sat., Aug. 31 - Real Salt Lake (W 1-0)
SEPTEMBER
Sat., Sept. 7 - Sporting Kansas City (W 2-1)
Sun., Sept. 15 - D.C. United (L 0-1)
Wed., Sept. 18 - New York Red Bulls (L 0-2)
Sun., Sept. 22 - Minnesota United FC (D 0-0)
Wed., Sept. 25 - New England Revolution (D 2-2)
Sun., Sept. 29 - at Sporting Kansas City (D 2-2)
OCTOBER
Sun., Oct. 6 - San Jose Earthquakes (W 3-1)
PLAYOFFS
First Round - Sat., Oct. 19 - at Real Salt Lake (L 1-2)
MSL Teams' Home Stadiums
Atlanta United FC -- Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago Fire -- Toyota Park; Bridgeview, Illinois
Colorado Rapids -- Dick's Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, Colorado
Columbus Crew -- Mapfire Stadium; Columbus, Ohio
DC United -- Audi Field; Washington D.C.
FC Dallas -- Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas
Houston Dynamo -- BBVA Compass Stadium; Houston, Texas
Los Angeles FC -- Banc of California Stadium; Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Galaxy -- Stubhub Center; Carson, California
Minnesota United FC -- TCF bank Stadium; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Montreal Impact -- Saputo Stadium; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
New England Revolution -- Gillette Stadium; Foxborough, Massachusetts
New York City FC -- Yankee Stadium; Bronx, New York
New York Red Bulls -- Red Bull Arena; Harrison, New Jersey
Orlando City SC -- Orlando City Stadium; Orlando, Florida
Philadelphia Union -- Talen Energy Stadium; Chester, Pennsylvania
Portland Timbers -- Providence Park; Portland, Oregon
Real Salt Lake -- Rio Tinto Stadium; Sandy, Utah
San Jose Earthquakes -- Avaya Stadium; San Jose, California
Seattle Sounders -- CenturyLink Field; Seattle, Washington
Sporting Kansas City -- Children's Mercy Park; Kansas City, Kansas
Toronto FC -- BMO Field; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vancouver Whitecaps FC -- BC Place; Vancouver, British Columbia
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