Road success: The Timbers had one win, four ties and 12 losses away from Portland in 2012, scoring 10 goals and allowing 35. Through two MLS seasons, Portland is 3-21-10 away from Jeld-Wen Field. Those are not playoff-contender results.
The other guys: Even if Portland is improved, grabbing one of the playoff spots could be difficult. Seattle and Los Angeles are MLS Cup contenders. San Jose had the league’s best record in 2012. Vancouver made the playoffs last season, Real Salt Lake is in transition but has been a perennial contender for several years, and FC Dallas figures to be improved if midfielder David Ferreira, the 2010 MLS MVP, stays healthy.
ROSTER
No. Pos. Players Age Ht. Wt. Home country
TBA F Frederic Piquione 34 6-2 170 New Caledonia
1 GK Donovan Ricketts 35 6-4 210 Jamaica
2 D Ryan Miller 28 5-11 165 United States
4 M Will Johnson 26 5-10 160 Canada
5 D Michael Harrington 27 6-0 170 United States
6 F/M Darlington Nagbe 22 5-9 165 Liberia
7 M Sal Zizzo 25 5-10 165 United States
8 M Diego Valeri 26 5-10 165 Argentina
9 F Ryan Johnson 28 6-1 180 Jamaica
11 M Kalif Alhassan 22 5-10 160 Ghana
12 D David Horst 27 6-4 210 United States
13 M Jack Jewsbury 31 6-0 185 United States
14 M Ben Zemanski 24 6-1 180 United States
15 M Steven Evans 21 6-1 180 United States
16 F Brent Richards 22 5-10 165 United States
17 M Michael Nanchoff 24 5-8 150 United States
18 D Ryan Kawulok 23 6-2 185 United States
19 F Bright Dike 26 6-1 220 United States
20 F Jose Valencia 21 6-1 180 Colombia
21 M Diego Chara 26 5-8 150 Colombia
22 D/M Rodney Wallace 24 6-0 165 Costa Rica
23 D/M Mobi Fehr 18 6-0 160 United States
24 F Sebastian Rincon 19 6-1 175 Colombia
25 D Dylan Tucker-Gangnes 22 6-3 190 United States
27 D Mikael Silvestre 35 6-0 190 France
30 GK Milos Kocic 27 6-4 200 Serbia
33 D Hanyer Mosquera 26 6-1 175 Colombia
35 D Andrew Jean-Baptiste 20 6-2 205 United States
90 GK Jake Gleeson 22 6-3 200 New Zealand
98 D Mamadou Danso 29 6-3 185 The Gambia
SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 3 New York Red Bulls 4:30 p.m. ESPN2
Saturday, March 9 Montreal Impact 7:30 p.m. Ch. 12
Saturday, March 16 at Seattle Sounders 5 p.m. NBCSN
Saturday, March 30 at Colorado Rapids 3 p.m. ROOT
Saturday, April 6 Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m. ROOT
Sunday, April 14 San Jose Earthquakes 7:30 p.m. NBCSN
Sunday, April 21 at San Jose Earthquakes 8 p.m. ROOT
Saturday, April 27 at Sporting Kansas City 5:30 p.m. KPDX
Thursday, May 2 New England Revolution 7:30 p.m. ROOT
Wednesday, May 8 at FC Dallas 6 p.m. ROOT
Sunday, May 12 Chivas USA 3 p.m. Ch. 12
Saturday, May 18 at Vancouver Whitecaps 4 p.m. ROOT
Saturday, May 25 at DC United 4 p.m. ROOT
Saturday, June 8 at Chicago Fire 5:30 p.m. KPDX
Saturday, June 15 FC Dallas 2 p.m. ESPN
Wednesday, June 19 at LA Galaxy 7:30 p.m. Ch. 12
Sunday, June 23 Colorado Rapids 4 p.m. NBCSN
Sunday, July 7 at Columbus Crew 2 p.m. ROOT
Saturday, July 13 LA Galaxy 8 p.m. NBCSN
Saturday, July 20 at Philadelphia Union 4:30 p.m. KPDX
Saturday, July 27 at San Jose Earthquakes 7:30 p.m. ROOT
Saturday, Aug. 3 Vancouver Whitecaps 8 p.m. ROOT
Saturday, Aug. 17 FC Dallas 8 p.m. Ch. 12
Wednesday, Aug. 21 Real Salt Lake 8 p.m. ROOT
Sunday, Aug. 25 at Seattle Sounders 7 p.m. ESPN2
Friday, Aug. 30 at Real Salt Lake 7 p.m. NBCSN
Saturday, Sept. 7 Toronto FC 8 p.m. Ch. 12
Saturday, Sept. 14 at Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. ROOT
Friday, Sept. 20 Colorado Rapids 7 p.m. NBCSN
Sunday, Sept. 29 LA Galaxy 12:30 p.m. Ch. 8
Sunday, Oct. 6 at Vancouver Whitecaps 5 p.m. ROOT
Sunday, Oct. 13 Seattle Sounders 6 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, Oct. 19 Real Salt Lake 7:30 p.m. ROOT
Saturday, Oct. 26 at Chivas USA 7:30 p.m. ROOT
