Portland Timbers fans won't have to wait for the Major League Soccer regular season to see their team play top-flight competition at Jeld-Wen Field. The club will host MLS rivals San Jose and Chivas USA as well as Swedish first-division club AIK in a tournament that begins Feb. 27.

Here is the team's release.

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Timbers announced today that they will play host to a four-team, preseason tournament that will be held Feb. 27-March 4 at JELD-WEN Field.

The host Timbers will be joined in the tournament by AIK from Sweden's first-division Allsvenskan as well as MLS Western Conference rivals Chivas USA and San Jose Earthquakes.

The tournament will consist of three doubleheader sessions at JELD-WEN Field, with Chivas USA and AIK kicking off the round-robin format Monday, Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. Portland's match against AIK on Sunday, March 4, closes out the tournament and will serve as the Timbers' final preseason tune-up before they open the 2012 season against the Philadelphia Union at JELD-WEN Field on Monday, March 12.

Individual tickets for the tournament, which start at $10 per doubleheader session, go on sale Monday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. at the JELD-WEN Field box office and area Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com , or by phone at (800) 745-3000. Current Timbers season ticket holders will receive tickets for all three days (6 games total) of the tournament as part of their ticket package. The six games will count as Exhibition A in 2012 ticket packages.

Tournament Schedule

Monday, Feb. 27

Chivas USA vs. AIK - 5 p.m.

San Jose vs. Portland - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 1

AIK vs. San Jose - 5 p.m.

Chivas USA vs. Portland - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 4

San Jose vs. Chivas USA - 2:30 p.m.

AIK vs. Portland - 5 p.m.

About AIK (Allmänna Idrottsklubben)

With over a century of history, Allmänna Idrottsklubben, also known as AIK, is considered one of the most successful football clubs in Sweden. The winner of 11 league championships, AIK has been a consistent member of Sweden's first division, called the Allsvenskan, since its inception in 1924. AIK recently won the Allsvenskan title and the Svenska Cupen (Swedish Cup) in 2009. The club won its first Supercupen, a one-match competition contested annually among the country's top clubs, in 2010. AIK has competed in Europe's top club tournaments, the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, on several occasions, most recently playing in the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League. In 2011, AIK finished as the runner-up in the Allsvenskan and qualified for the 2012-13 Europa League.