PORTLAND, Ore. – Major League Soccer today unveiled the full 34-game, 2014 regular-season schedule for the Portland Timbers. The Timbers kick off their fourth season in MLS on Saturday, March 8, as they play host to the Philadelphia Union at JELD-WEN Field at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific).
In 2014, the Timbers will have 14 matches featured on national television, highlighted by a matchup at the LA Galaxy on NBC on Saturday, Aug. 2, at 11:30 a.m. (Pacific). In total, the Timbers play four matches on ESPN/ESPN2, eight on NBC/NBC Sports Network and two on UniMás (Spanish). Ten of the club’s 14 nationally televised matches will originate from JELD-WEN Field.
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With a conference-based schedule, the Timbers will take on each of their eight Western Conference opponents three times and each Eastern Conference club once during the 2014 regular season.
In conference play, the Timbers will play host to Chivas USA, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC twice at JELD-WEN Field, and visit each of those four clubs once. Conversely, the Timbers travel to face the Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake twice, with each of those sides making one appearance in Portland during the regular season.
The Timbers open play for the Cascadia Cup on Saturday, April 5, against Sounders FC at JELD-WEN Field, and will play four of their six regular-season meetings against rivals Seattle and Vancouver in the Rose City. The Timbers play host to Sounders FC on April 5 and Sunday, Aug. 24, while Whitecaps FC visit JELD-WEN Field on Sunday, June 1, and Saturday, Sept. 20. Portland will take to the road Sunday, July 13, against Seattle and Saturday, Aug. 30, against Vancouver. Four of Portland’s six Cascadia Cup matches will be featured on national television.
Including the season opener against Philadelphia, the Timbers play Eastern Conference clubs in six of their first 12 matches of the 2014 regular season, with the Chicago Fire (March 16), D.C. United (May 3) and Columbus Crew (May 17) also visiting JELD-WEN Field in that span. Portland plays host to 2013 Eastern Conference champion Sporting Kansas City in a national TV matchup on Friday, June 27, at JELD-WEN Field on NBC Sports Network.
Of the Timbers’ five away fixtures against the Eastern Conference, four will come against clubs that qualified for the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs in the Houston Dynamo (April 27), Montreal Impact (July 27), New England Revolution (Aug. 16) and New York Red Bulls (May 24). Portland will also visit Toronto FC (Sept. 27).
The Timbers play home matches on four different days of the week this season, including 15 weekend contests. In addition to playing seven Saturday home games, the Timbers play host to three Friday and five Sunday fixtures at JELD-WEN Field.
Portland closes out the 2014 regular season with three of its final six games at home and finishes the campaign on the road Saturday, Oct. 25, at FC Dallas.
The Timbers’ full television and radio broadcast schedule for 2014 will be announced at a later date.
Schedule Breakdown:
Home Dates by Day of the Week:
Wednesday (2), Friday (3), Saturday (7), Sunday (5)
Road Dates by Day of the Week:
Wednesday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (12), Sunday (3)
Home Dates by Month:
March (2), April (2), May (3), June (3), July (1), August (2), September (2), October (2)
Road Dates by Month:
March (2), April (2), May (2), June (1), July (3), August (3), September (2), October (2)
Western Conference Opponents Played Twice at Home:
Chivas USA, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Western Conference Opponents Played Twice Away:
Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake
Eastern Conference Opponents at Home:
Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, Philadelphia Union, Sporting Kansas City
Eastern Conference Opponents Away:
Houston Dynamo, Montreal Impact, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC
2014 Portland Timbers Schedule (home matches in bold, CAPS)
<strong><u>Date</u></strong> |
<strong><u>Opponent</u></strong> |
<strong><u>Kickoff (Pacific)</u></strong> |
<strong><u>Television</u></strong> |
<strong>Saturday, March 8</strong> |
<strong>PHILADELPHIA UNION</strong> |
<strong>7:30 p.m.</strong> |
|
<strong>Sunday, March 16</strong> |
<strong>CHICAGO FIRE</strong> |
<strong>12 noon</strong> |
<strong>Unimás</strong> |
<p>Saturday, March 22</p> |
<p>@Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>3 p.m.</p> |
|
<p>Saturday, March 29</p> |
<p>@FC Dallas</p> |
<p>5:30 p.m.</p> |
|
<strong>Saturday, April 5</strong> |
<strong>SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC</strong> |
<strong>12 noon</strong> |
<strong>NBC Sports Network</strong> |
<strong>Saturday, April 12</strong> |
<strong>CHIVAS USA</strong> |
<strong>7:30 p.m.</strong> |
|
<p>Saturday, April 19</p> |
<p>@Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>6:30 p.m.</p> |
|
<p>Sunday, April 27</p> |
<p>@Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>12 noon</p> |
<p>Unimás</p> |
<strong>Saturday, May 3</strong> |
<strong>D.C. UNITED</strong> |
<strong>7:30 p.m.</strong> |
|
<strong>Sunday, May 11</strong> |
<strong>LA GALAXY</strong> |
<strong>11:30 a.m. </strong> |
<strong>NBC Sports Network</strong> |
<strong>Saturday, May 17</strong> |
<strong>COLUMBUS CREW</strong> |
<strong>7:30 p.m.</strong> |
|
<p>Saturday, May 24</p> |
<p>@New York Red Bulls</p> |
<p>4 p.m.</p> |
|
<p>Wednesday, May 28</p> |
<p>@Chivas USA</p> |
<p>7:30 p.m.</p> |
|
<strong>Sunday, June 1</strong> |
<strong>VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC</strong> |
<strong>6 p.m.</strong> |
|
<p>Saturday, June 7</p> |
<p>@Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>7 p.m.</p> |
|
<strong>Wednesday, June 11</strong> |
<strong>FC DALLAS</strong> |
<strong>7 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN2</strong> |
<strong>Friday, June 27</strong> |
<strong>SPORTING KANSAS CITY</strong> |
<strong>8 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>NBC Sports Network</strong> |
<p>Friday, July 4</p> |
<p>@LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>8 p.m.</p> |
<p>NBC Sports Network</p> |
<p>Sunday, July 13</p> |
<p>@Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p>7 p.m.</p> |
<p>ESPN2</p> |
<strong>Friday, July 18</strong> |
<strong>COLORADO RAPIDS</strong> |
<strong>8 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>NBC Sports Network</strong> |
<p>Sunday, July 27</p> |
<p>@Montreal Impact</p> |
<p>TBA</p> |
|
<p>Saturday, Aug. 2</p> |
<p>@LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>11:30 a.m.</p> |
<p>NBC</p> |
<strong>Saturday, Aug. 9</strong> |
<strong>CHIVAS USA</strong> |
<strong>7:30 p.m.</strong> |
|
<p>Saturday, Aug. 16</p> |
<p>@New England Revolution</p> |
<p>4:30 p.m.</p> |
|
<strong>Sunday, Aug. 24</strong> |
<strong>SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC</strong> |
<strong>2 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN2</strong> |
<p>Saturday, Aug. 30</p> |
<p>@Vancouver Whitecaps FC</p> |
<p>TBA</p> |
|
<strong>Sunday, Sept. 7</strong> |
<strong>SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES</strong> |
<strong>2 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>ESPN2</strong> |
<p>Saturday, Sept. 13</p> |
<p>@Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>6 p.m.</p> |
|
<strong>Saturday, Sept. 20</strong> |
<strong>VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC</strong> |
<strong>2 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>NBC Sports Network</strong> |
<p>Saturday, Sept. 27</p> |
<p>@Toronto FC</p> |
<p>TBA</p> |
|
<p>Saturday, Oct. 4</p> |
<p>@San Jose Earthquakes</p> |
<p>7:30 p.m.</p> |
|
<strong>Wednesday, Oct. 8</strong> |
<strong>SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES</strong> |
<strong>7:30 p.m.</strong> |
|
<strong>Friday, Oct. 17</strong> |
<strong>REAL SALT LAKE</strong> |
<strong>7 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>NBC Sports Network</strong> |
<p>Saturday, Oct. 25</p> |
<p>@FC Dallas</p> |
<p>5:30 p.m.</p> |
