2015 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
	2015 season
President	Merritt Paulson
Head Coach	Caleb Porter
Stadium	Providence Park; Portland, Oregon; (Capacity: 21,144)
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd; Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs	MLS Cup Champion
U.S. Open Cup	Fifth round
Cascadia Cup	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Fanendo Adi (16); All: Fanendo Adi (18)
Highest home attendance	Preseason: 15,523; Regular Season: 21,144; Open Cup:; Friendlies:
Lowest home attendance	Preseason: 10,417; Regular Season: 21,144; Open Cup:; Friendlies:
Average home league attendance	Preseason: 13,810; Regular Season: 21,144; Open Cup:; Friendlies:
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The 2015 Portland Timbers season was the 5th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada this season resulted in the Timbers winning the 2015 MLS Cup.

Background

Competitions

Competition	Started Round	Final Position	First Match	Last Match	Qualification
2015 MLS Western Conference	MLS 1	3rd Place	March 7, 2015	October 25, 2015	Conference Semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2015 Supporters' Shield	MLS 1	5th Place	March 7, 2015	October 25, 2015	Conference Semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2015 MLS Cup Playoffs	Knockout	Champions	October 29, 2015	December 6, 2015	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2015 Open Cup	4th Round	5th Round	June 16, 2015	July 1, 2015	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	2016 FIFA Club World Cup
Cascadia Cup	MLS 4	3rd Place	March 28, 2015	August 30, 2015

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Desert Friendlies

January 31, 2015	Portland Timbers	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
17:00 (PST)	Villafaña 22' Fernández 30' (pen.) Nanchoff 53'	Report	Otero 40'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

February 7, 2015	Portland Timbers	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
18:00 (PST)	Paparatto 56' Asprilla 63' Cummings 69'	Report	Davis 20' Miranda 48' Johnson 56' Cochran 66'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

February 10, 2015	Portland Timbers	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
09:30 (PST)		Report		Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Simple™ Invitational

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	7
2	Portland Timbers	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Chicago Fire	3	0	0	3	2	2	0	3
4	Stabæk	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	1

February 22, 2015	Portland Timbers	0–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:00 (PST)	Wallace 30', 60' Ridgewell 54', 90' Borchers 80'	Report	Kah 21' 31' Waston 66' Mezquida 88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,491

February 25, 2015	Portland Timbers	1–1	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Nanchoff 22' Fochive 30', 88' Jeanderson 55'	Report	Amarikwa 5' Paparatto 44' (o.g.) Ritter 88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,417

February 28, 2015	Portland Timbers	1–0	Stabæk	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:00 (PST)	Adi 31'	Report	Issah 70'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 15,523

MLS Regular Season

March 7, 2015 MLS 1	Portland Timbers	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Powell 32' Ridgewell 57'	Report	Mansally 27' Gil 45' Schuler 48'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ismail Elfath

March 15, 2015 MLS 2	Portland Timbers	2–2	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Adi 31', 90'	Report	Zardes 65' Väyrynen 79' Gargan 88' Gordon 90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

March 21, 2015 MLS 3	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Portland Timbers	Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 (PST)	Feilhaber 82'	Report	Chara 72'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,848 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

March 28, 2015 MLS 4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17:00 (PST)	Koffie 12' Mezquida 15' Beitashour 58' Waston 87' Earnshaw 90+1'	Report	Powell 30' Adi 82'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 4, 2015 MLS 5	Portland Timbers	3–1	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Borchers 23' Urruti 62' Ridgewell 64' Chara 87'	Report	Texeira 15' Akindele 29' Harris 65'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 12, 2015 MLS 6	Portland Timbers	0–2	Orlando City SC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Powell 28' Chara 45' Urruti 84'	Report	Larin 30' Okugo 45+2' Shea 82' Kaká 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 19, 2015 MLS 7	New York City FC	0–1	Portland Timbers	New York City, New York, U.S.
17:00 (PST)		Report	Powell 68' Asprilla 79'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21,891 Referee: Armando Villarreal

April 26, 2015 MLS 8	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
18:30 (PST)	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pappa 53' Alonso 54' Dempsey 77'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Villafaña 23' Ridgewell 71'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 41,451 Referee: Alan Kelly^[1]

May 2, 2015 MLS 9	Portland Timbers	0–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Wallace 44'	Report	Sampson 19' Kah 57'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

May 9, 2015 MLS 10	Montreal Impact	1–2	Portland Timbers	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
13:00 (PST)	Oduro 71' Piatti 78'	Report	Borchers 64' Valeri 70'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 13,020 Referee: Mark Geiger

May 16, 2015 MLS 11	Houston Dynamo	3–1	Portland Timbers	Houston, Texas, U.S.
17:30 (PST)	Bruin 9', 83' Barnes 45+1' 75'	Report	Jewsbury 12' Adi 14' 48' Chara 42' Powell 84'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,844 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

May 23, 2015 MLS 12	Toronto FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14:00 (PST)	Giovinco 5' Morgan 90'	Report	Chara 90+2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,569 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 27, 2015 MLS 13	Portland Timbers	1–0	D.C. United	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Urruti 5' Paparatto 56' Chara 76'	Report	Jeffrey 30' Boswell 90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

May 30, 2015 MLS 14	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
18:00 (PST)	Cronin 44' 89' Riley 46' Sjöberg 59'	Report	Fernández 38' Jewsbury 42' 90+3'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,209 Referee: Drew Fischer

June 6, 2015 MLS 15	Portland Timbers	2–0	New England Revolution	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Villafaña 7' Urruti 39' Adi 86', 89' Wallace 88'	Report	Bunbury 7' Woodberry 45' Nguyen 85' Alston 90+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

June 20, 2015 MLS 16	Portland Timbers	2–0	Houston Dynamo	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Urruti 34' Chara 54' Fernandez 61' (pen.)	Report	Horst 59' Garrido 70'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 24, 2015 MLS 17	LA Galaxy	5–0	Portland Timbers	Carson, California, U.S.
20:00 (PST)	Lletget 13' Keane 18' (pen.) Rogers 33', 65' Juninho 72' Gordon 78' Villareal 88'	Report	Ridgewell 78'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 21,207 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 28, 2015 MLS 18	Portland Timbers	4–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Nagbe 12' Valeri 53' Adi 74', 76' Wallace 90+1'	Report	Pineda 17' Neagle 38' 71' Rose 52'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Jair Marrufo

July 5, 2015 MLS 19	Portland Timbers	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Jewsbury 90+1'	Report	Goodson 51' Sherrod 75'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 11, 2015 MLS 20	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Portland Timbers	Chester, PA, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Edu 35' Le Toux 64' Wenger 69' Nogueira 71', 82'	Report	Valeri 86'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,722 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

July 18, 2015 MLS 21	Portland Timbers	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Valeri 33' Ridgewell 36' Chara 47' Wallace 90+3' Johnson 90+5' 90+5'	Report	Parker 22' Laba 57' Harvey 90+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Juan Guzman

July 25, 2015 MLS 22	FC Dallas	4–1	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas, U.S.
18:00 (PST)	Barrios 12', 22' Hollingshead 65' Acosta 69' Harris 74' Diaz 87' (pen.)		Adi 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,992 Referee: Ismail Elfath

August 2, 2015 MLS 23	San Jose Earthquakes	0–0	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Francis 14' Stewart 88'	Report		Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Kevin Stott

August 7, 2015 MLS 24	Portland Timbers	1–0	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
20:00 (PST)	Adi 48' Melano 71'	Report	Polster 44'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Armando Villarreal

August 15, 2015 MLS 25	Real Salt Lake	0–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah, U.S.
19:00 (PST)	Phillips 12'	Report	Ridgewell 80' Borchers 90+5'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,338 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 21, 2015 MLS 26	Portland Timbers	2–2	Houston Dynamo	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
20:00 (PST)	Nagbe 76' Melano 86' Chara 90+1'	Report	Garcia 32' 40' Bruin 45'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 30, 2015 MLS 27	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Martins 6' Evans 24' 42' (pen.) Oniel Fisher 61'	Report	Ridgewell 44' Jewsbury 58' Valeri 69' Asprilla 83'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 64,358 Referee: Alan Kelly

September 9, 2015 MLS 28	Portland Timbers	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Melano 45+1'	Report	Nagamura 40' Peterson 45+3' Feilhaber 68' Anor 90+4'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 20, 2015 MLS 29	Portland Timbers	0–2	New York Red Bulls	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Melano 8'	Report	Felipe 43' Perrinelle 45+2'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer

September 26, 2015 MLS 30	Columbus Crew	1–2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
16:30 (PST)	Kamara 43' Higuain 88'		Adi 28', 50' Chara 45+1' Fochive 90+2' Kwarasey 90+5'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 22,719 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

October 3, 2015 MLS 31	Portland Timbers	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Adi 70' Valeri 80'	Report	Feilhaber 74' Németh 83' Melia 88'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ismail Elfath

October 14, 2015 MLS 32	Real Salt Lake	0–1	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah, U.S.
18:30 (PST)	Olave 52' Glad 81'	Report	Powell 28' Adi 54(PK)' Fochive 72' Urruti 89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,457 Referee: Juan Guzman

October 18, 2015 MLS 33	LA Galaxy	2-5	Portland Timbers	Carson, California, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Keane 36', 84' Gargan 67' Leonardo 77'	Report	Adi 65', 68(PK)' Chara 74' Villafaña 81' Nagbe 85' Urruti 90'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alan Kelly

October 25, 2015 MLS 34	Portland Timbers	4-1	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Nagbe 5', 33' Powell 24' Melano 53' Villafaña 63' Adi 88'	Report	Badji 13' Powers 40' Pittinari 44'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 29, 2015 Knockout Round	Portland Timbers	2 - 2 (7–6 p)	Sporting Kansas City	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:00 (PST)	Ridgewell 38' Wallace 57' Wallace 69' Fochive 107' Valeri 115' Urruti 118'	Report	Ellis 11' Dwyer 35' Németh 76' Dia 76' Ellis 87' Abdul-Salaam 93' Németh 96'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Armando Villarreal
		Penalties
	Valeri Borchers Ridgewell Jewsbury Urruti Villafaña Asprilla Nagbe Powell Fochive Kawarsey		Feilhaber Dwyer Zusi Besler Nagamura Ellis Mustivar Peterson Abdul-Salaam Dia Kempin

November 01, 2015 Semi-Finals Leg 1	Portland Timbers	0-0	Vancouver Whitecaps	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Melano 44'	Report	Koffie 45'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

November 08, 2015 Semi-Finals Leg 2	Vancouver Whitecaps	0-2	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, BC, Canada
19:00 (PST)	Rivero 55' Beitashour 72'	Report	Adi 31' Wallace 60' Valeri 62' Chara 90+4'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,837 Referee: Ismail Elfath

November 22, 2015 Conference Finals Leg 1	Portland Timbers	3-1	FC Dallas	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
16:30 (PST)	Ridgewell 23' Villafaña 38' Asprilla 53' Chara 78' Borchers 90+1'	Report	Texeira 62' Acosta 86'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ted Unkel

November 29, 2015 Conference Finals Leg 2	FC Dallas	2-2	Portland Timbers	Frisco, Texas, U.S.
14:00 (PST)	Hollingshead 68' Pérez 73' Acosta 80'	Report	Adi 54' Chara 72' Melano 90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Ismail Elfath

December 06, 2015 MLS Cup	Columbus Crew	1-2	Portland Timbers	Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
13:00 (PST)	Kamara 18' Afful 34'	Report	Valeri 1' Wallace 7' Powell 65' Valeri 90+3' Asprilla 90+3'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 21,747 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Standings

Western Conference standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Dallas	34	18	6	10	52	39	+13	60	Conference semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	16	5	13	45	36	+9	53	Conference semifinals
3	Portland Timbers	34	15	8	11	41	39	+2	53	Knockout round
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	6	13	44	36	+8	51
5	LA Galaxy	34	14	9	11	56	46	+10	51
6	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	9	11	48	45	+3	51
7	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	8	13	41	39	+2	47
8	Houston Dynamo	34	11	9	14	42	49	−7	42
9	Real Salt Lake	34	11	8	15	38	48	−10	41
10	Colorado Rapids	34	9	10	15	33	43	−10	37

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1	New York Red Bulls (X)	34	18	6	10	62	43	+19	60	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2	FC Dallas	34	18	6	10	52	39	+13	60
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	16	5	13	45	36	+9	53
4	Columbus Crew	34	15	8	11	58	53	+5	53
5	Portland Timbers (C)	34	15	8	11	41	39	+2	53	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
6	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	6	13	44	36	+8	51
7	Montreal Impact	34	15	6	13	48	44	+4	51
8	D.C. United	34	15	6	13	43	45	−2	51
9	LA Galaxy	34	14	9	11	56	46	+10	51
10	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	9	11	48	45	+3	51	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11	New England Revolution	34	14	8	12	48	47	+1	50
12	Toronto FC	34	15	4	15	58	58	0	49
13	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	8	13	41	39	+2	47
14	Orlando City SC	34	12	8	14	46	56	−10	44
15	Houston Dynamo	34	11	9	14	42	49	−7	42
16	Real Salt Lake	34	11	8	15	38	48	−10	41
17	New York City FC	34	10	7	17	49	58	−9	37
18	Philadelphia Union	34	10	7	17	42	55	−13	37
19	Colorado Rapids	34	9	10	15	33	43	−10	37
20	Chicago Fire	34	8	6	20	43	58	−15	30

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

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CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
  1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
  2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
  3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
  4. The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
  Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
  One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
  They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

U.S. Open Cup

June 16 Fourth Round	Seattle Sounders FC	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Portland Timbers	Tukwila, Washington, U.S.
	Rose 20' Evans 39', 69' Martins 79' Azira 113' Dempsey 113', 114'	Report Box Score	Valeri 48' Paparatto 55' Wallace 100' Jewsbury 106' Peay 111' Urruti 116'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Daniel Radford

July 1 Fifth Round	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah, U.S.
	Jaime 54' Morales 71' (pen.)	Report Box Score		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,840 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Cascadia Cup

The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1	Seattle Sounders FC	12	6	4	2	0	9	8	+1
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	8	6	2	2	2	6	7	-1
3	Portland Timbers	5	6	1	3	2	7	7	0

Friendlies

No Friendlies in 2015.

Club

Kits

Primary

Primary Alt.

Secondary

Secondary Alt.

Third

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks
Primary	Green / White	White	Green
Primary Alt.	Green / White	Green	Green
Secondary	Red / Black	Red	Red
Secondary Alt.	Red / Black	Black	Red
Third	Dark green	Dark green	Dark Green

Executive staff

Majority Owner & President	Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer	Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director	Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Providence Park (20,438 / 110x70 yards)

Last updated: January 23, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Caleb Porter
Assistant Coach	Sean McAuley
Assistant Coach	Cameron Knowles
Assistant Coach/Portland Timbers 2 Head Coach	Jay Vidovich
Goalkeeping Coach	Mike Toshack
Head Athletic Trainer	Nik Wald

Last updated: February 5, 2015
Source: Portland Timbers

Squad

Roster and Statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included.

No.	Pos.	Player	Total App	Total	Total	Total	MLS App.	MLS	MLS	MLS	Open Cup App.	Open Cup	Open Cup
2	DF	Alvas Powell	19	0	5	0	18	0	5	0	1	0	0
4	MF	Will Johnson	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	FW	Darlington Nagbe	19	1	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0
7	DF	Nat Borchers	17	2	0	0	16	2	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Diego Valeri	8	2	1	0	7	1	1	0	1	1	0
9	FW	Fanendo Adi	19	8	1	0	18	8	1	0	1	0	0
10	FW	Gastón Fernández	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	MF	Dairon Asprilla	8	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	Adam Larsen Kwarasey	19	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0
13	MF	Jack Jewsbury	17	1	3	0	16	1	2	0	1	0	1
14	MF	Ben Zemanski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Jeanderson	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Michael Nanchoff	5	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Ishmael Yartey	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	Jorge Villafaña	19	0	2	0	18	0	2	0	1	0	0
20	DF	Taylor Peay	9	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Diego Chará	16	1	6	0	16	1	6	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Rodney Wallace	16	2	2	0	15	1	2	0	1	1	0
23	DF	Norberto Paparatto	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
24	DF	Liam Ridgewell	17	0	3	1	17	0	3	1	0	0	0
26	MF	George Fochive	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
32	FW	Schillo Tshuma	9	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0
33	GK	Andrew Weber	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	Maximiliano Urruti	19	4	2	0	18	3	2	0	1	1	0
90	GK	Jake Gleeson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		Own goals for	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalkeeper stats

Player movement

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos	Previous Club	Ref
December 8, 2014	Adam Larsen Kwarasey	GK	Strømsgodset	^[2]
December 8, 2014	Dairon Asprilla	MF	Alianza Petrolera	^[3]
December 8, 2014	Alvas Powell	DF	Portmore United F.C.	^[4]
December 8, 2014	Nat Borchers	DF	Real Salt Lake	^[5]
December 8, 2014	Jeanderson	DF	Santa Rita	^[6]
July 17, 2015	Lucas Melano	FW	Lanús
August 6, 2015	Michael Seaton	FW	D.C. United	^[7]

Loans in

Date	Player	Pos	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
March 26, 2015	Ishmael Yartey	FW	FC Sion		^[8]

Loans out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
January 8, 2015	Liam Ridgewell	DF	Wigan Athletic	Short Term Loan	^[9]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
October 29, 2014	Steve Zakuani	MF	Retired		^[10]
December 8, 2014	Michael Harrington	DF	Colorado Rapids	Exchanged for Allocation Money	^[11]
December 8, 2014	Kalif Alhassan	MF	N/A	Option Declined	^[12]
December 8, 2014	Steven Evans	MF	Portland Timbers 2	Option Declined	^[12]
December 8, 2014	Bryan Gallego	DF	N/A	Option Declined	^[12]
December 8, 2014	Pa Modou Kah	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Option Declined	^[12]
December 8, 2014	José Adolfo Valencia	FW	Club Olimpo	Sold following loan	^[12]
December 8, 2014	Rauwshan McKenzie	DF	N/A	Out of Contract	^[12]
December 8, 2014	Danny O'Rourke	DF	N/A	Out of Contract	^[12]
December 10, 2014	Donovan Ricketts	GK	Orlando City SC	Selected 1st in the Expansion Draft	^[13]
July 20, 2015	Schillo Tshuma	FW	Arizona United	Waived	^[14]
August 3, 2015	Gastón Fernández	FW	Estudiantes LP	Mutual Termination	^[15]

2015 MLS SuperDraft Picks

Round (Overall Pick)	Player	Pos	Previous Club	Ref
1 (5)	Nick Besler	MF	University of Notre Dame	^[16]
2 (24)	Andy Thoma	DF	University of Washington	^[16]
2 (32)	Christian Volesky	FW	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	^[16]
2 (34)	Kharlton Belmar	FW	Virginia Commonwealth University	^[16]
3 (52)	Anthony Manning	DF	Saint Louis University	^[17]
4 (84)	Seth Casiple	MF	University of California	^[17]

References

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CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure

Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:

The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)

Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):

The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)

They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

[2] Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:

The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)

Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):

The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)

They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

[3] The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

[4] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[5] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

[6] The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)

[7] The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)

[8] The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);

[9] The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);

[10] The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);

[11] The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)

[12] The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)

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