Portland Timbers U23
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Wikipedia - Capital FC
Capital FC is an American soccer team based in Salem, Oregon, United States. Although founded in 2008 as part of the development system for the Portland Timbers USSF D2 organization, beginning in 2011 they were part of the development system for the Major League Soccer franchise of the same name until 2022. The team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The men's team is known as Capital Futbol Club Atletico. The women's team, who plays in the USL W League, is known as Capital Futbol Club Atletica.
History
The Timbers joined the PDL in 2009, and played their first ever game on May 9, 2009, against fellow expansion franchise Victoria Highlanders finishing 2–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored by Jarad Van Schaik assisted by Matt Van Houten.
In 2017, the team announced it would be based out of Salem, in affiliation with Capital FC Timbers.
On April 1, 2022, Capital FC Timbers announced that they were severing all ties with the Portland Timbers and renamed the USL League Two team Capital FC Atletico.
Timbers U23 blev grundlagt i 2015 som Timbers U-23s. De skiftede navn til Portland Timbers 2 i 2017 og spillede i USL Championship fra 2017 til 2022. Før 2023-sæsonen blev holdet rykket ned til USL League Two.
Timbers U23 spiller sine hjemmekampe på Providence Park, som er det samme stadion, som Portland Timbers bruger. Holdet har haft succes i USL League Two og har vundet det nordvestlige mesterskab i 2022.
Træneren for Timbers U23 er Giovanni Savarese. Holdet består af en blanding af unge spillere, der søger at komme på førsteholdet, og erfarne spillere, der hjælper med at udvikle de unge spillere.
Nogle af de bemærkelsesværdige spillere, der har spillet for Timbers U23, omfatter:
* Diego Chara
* Darlington Nagbe
* Zarek Valentin
* Marco Farfan
* Jeremy Ebobisse