PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers U-23s open their sixth Premier Development League (PDL) season on Thursday, May 15, with the first of two Providence Health & Fitness Days at Providence Park. The 2014 season marks the fifth year of the Providence Health & Fitness Days program, promoting healthy living to youth in the community through soccer.
The two Providence Health & Fitness Day matches will feature matchups against Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 on Thursday, May 15, and Puget Sound Gunners FC on Friday, May 30. Featuring a host of activities, including a pregame assembly, the daytime matches kick off at 11 a.m. (Pacific).
Tickets for the Providence Health & Fitness Days at Providence Park are $10 and are available for purchase online or through the stadium box office. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 15 or more; contact the Timbers ticket office at (503) 553-5555 or ticketsales@timbers.com for additional information.
The Timbers U-23s, the top development team in the Portland Timbers’ development system, play a 14-game, regular-season schedule against Northwest Division opponents in 2014. With the addition of Eugene, Ore.-based Lane United FC to the Northwest Division this year, the Timbers U-23s will face each of the seven division opponents twice during the regular season, once at home and once away.
The Timbers U-23s will split their 2014 home schedule between Providence Park and other venues throughout the greater-Portland area.
Portland wraps up the regular season Sunday, July 13, against the Washington Crossfire.
2014 Timbers U-23s Schedule (home games in bold):
<strong><u>Date</u></strong> |
<strong><u>Opponent</u></strong> |
<strong><u>Time (Pacific)</u></strong> |
<strong><u>Venue</u></strong> |
<strong>Tuesday, May 13</strong> |
<strong style="text-align: center;">Arizona United SC<br>
(</strong><strong style="text-align: center;"><em>U.S. Open Cup - Rd. 2</em></strong><strong style="text-align: center;">)</strong> |
<strong>7 p.m.</strong> |
<strong>Providence Park</strong> |
<strong>Thursday, May 15</strong> |
<strong>Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23</strong> |
<strong>11 a.m. </strong> |
<strong>Providence Park</strong> |
<p>Saturday, May 17</p> |
<p>@Puget Sound Gunners FC</p> |
<p>1 p.m.</p> |
<p>Issaquah H.S.</p> |
<p>Saturday, May 24</p> |
<p>@Kitsap Pumas</p> |
<p>7 p.m.</p> |
<p>Gordon Park Field</p> |
<strong>Friday, May 30</strong> |
<strong>Puget Sound Gunners FC</strong> |
<strong>11 a.m. </strong> |
<strong>Providence Park</strong> |
<strong>Sunday, June 1</strong> |
<strong>Seattle Sounders FC U-23s</strong> |
<strong>2 p.m. </strong> |
<strong>TBA</strong> |
<p>Friday, June 6</p> |
<p>@Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23</p> |
<p>7 p.m.</p> |
<p>UBC Thunderbird Stadium</p> |
<p>Saturday, June 7</p> |
<p>@Victoria Highlanders FC</p> |
<p>7 p.m.</p> |
<p>Royal Athletic Park</p> |
<p>Thursday, June 12</p> |
<p>@Washington Crossfire</p> |
<p>7 p.m.</p> |
<p>Redmond H.S.</p> |
<p>Sunday, June 15</p> |
<p>@Seattle Sounders FC U-23</p> |
<p>2 p.m.</p> |
<p>Tumwater H.S.</p> |
<strong>Saturday, June 21</strong> |
<strong>Victoria Highlanders FC</strong> |
<strong>7:30 p.m. </strong> |
<strong>TBA</strong> |
<strong>Saturday, June 28</strong> |
<strong>Kitsap Pumas </strong> |
<strong>7 p.m. </strong> |
<strong>Doc Harris Stadium</strong> |
<strong>Tuesday, July 1</strong> |
<strong>Lane United FC</strong> |
<strong>7 p.m. </strong> |
<strong>Willamette University</strong> |
<p>Friday, July 11</p> |
<p>@Lane United FC</p> |
<p>7 p.m.</p> |
<p>Willamalane Center for Sports and Recreation</p> |
<strong>Sunday, July 13</strong> |
<strong>Washington Crossfire</strong> |
<strong>4 p.m. </strong> |
<strong>Liberty High School</strong> |
ABOUT PORTLAND TIMBERS U-23s
Founded Nov. 11, 2008, the Portland Timbers U-23s is an amateur team affiliated with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and serves as a development platform for the club's first team. The team consists of standout players from collegiate and youth programs from Oregon, the Northwest and throughout the country, and competes in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League (PDL). Since their founding, six Timbers U-23s players have signed with the first team, including goalkeeper Jake Gleeson, defender Bryan Gallego and Timbers Homegrown Player Steven Evans. The Timbers U-23s assembled an historic campaign in 2010, posting a perfect 16-0-0 record during the regular season on their way to becoming the first undefeated champion in PDL history.
