Portland to host opening press conference Jan. 16, all Coachella Valley Invitational matches will be streamed live
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers announced their full 2025 preseason schedule today, presented by Old Trapper Beef Jerky. Ahead of the club’s 50th anniversary season, the Timbers are set to begin preseason on Jan. 11 at the Timbers Training Facility when players report to training camp.
The club will hold its first press conference of the new year on Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Timbers Training Center. The Timbers’ full training will be open to the media beginning at 10:30am PT, followed by a hybrid press conference with General Manager Ned Grabavoy, Head Coach Phil Neville and select Timbers players. Lunch will be served for those in attendance.
The Timbers will then travel to Orange County, Calif., from Jan. 21 – 29. Portland is scheduled to play two closed-door scrimmages, first taking on Orange County SC on Saturday, Jan. 25, before squaring off against LAFC on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
The team will continue its preseason at the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational from Feb. 4 – 15 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, alongside 13 other MLS teams. The Timbers will open their tournament account against the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 12:30pm PT, before facing Chicago Fire FC on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2:30pm PT. Portland will then play expansion-side San Diego FC in a midweek matchup on Feb. 12 at 1:30pm PT, and will close out the tournament on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10am PT against Charlotte FC. The invitational will be open to fans with tickets on sale at www.CoachellaValleyInvitational.com. All Timbers matches at the Coachella Valley Invitational will be available to stream with more details to be announced at a later date.
The Timbers will kick off their 34-game 2025 MLS regular season against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Providence Park with a 1pm PT kickoff time. Every Timbers and MLS match will continue to be broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV through the MLS Season Pass subscription in English and Spanish.
