Portland Timbers (1975-1982)
May 12, 2014
The Portland Timbers were an iconic North American Soccer League (NASL) franchise that helped earn Portland the nickname “Soccer City U.S.A.”. The original Timbers (1975-1982) sparked a youth soccer boom in the Rose City and inspired numerous reunions, revivals and re-births over the years, culminating in the acceptance of a new Portland Timbers club into Major League Soccer in 2011. The highpoint for the NASL-era Timbers was the team’s 1975 debut, when Vic Crowe’s club posted a 16-6 record and advanced to the NASL’s Soccer Bowl final in their inaugural campaign.
