The Portland Timbers U-23s will conduct two open tryouts prior to the start of the 2016 Premier Development League season. The tryouts are open to players 18 years of age (as of Apr. 25, 2016) and older. The registration fee is $125; space is limited.

Members of the Timbers technical staff will be on hand to assess players.

2016 Timbers U-23s Tryout Details

When: March 12-13 and March 26-27, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon each day. When you register, please specify which date you will be attending.

Where: Providence Park (1844 SW Morrison St. Portland, OR 97205). ***Tryout will be at Lincoln High School, based on stadium availability.

Cost: $125 per participant.

REGISTER

Check in: Check in will begin each morning promptly at 7:15am. Please be sure to arrive on time.

Equipment: Please be sure to bring all of your own soccer equipment. The tryouts will be held outdoors, so please plan accordingly for the weather. The Timbers will supply soccer balls, AdvoCare and water. Anything else that you may need you are required to bring for yourself.

Contact Satoshi Tatsumi at statsumi@timbers.com for any additional tryout information.

ABOUT TIMBERS U-23s

Founded Nov. 11, 2008, the Portland Timbers U-23s, presented by Billups Worldwide, is an amateur team affiliated with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and serves as a development platform for the club’s first team. The team consists of standout players from collegiate and youth programs from Oregon, the Northwest and throughout the country, and competes in United Soccer Leagues’ Premier Development League (PDL). Since its founding, numerous Timbers U-23s players have signed with the first team, USL T2 team and elsewhere in MLS including goalkeeper Jake Gleeson, Timbers Homegrown Players Steven Evans and Brent Richards, and forward Kharlton Belmar. The Timbers U-23s assembled an historic campaign in 2010, posting a perfect 16-0-0 record during the regular season on their way to becoming the first undefeated champion in PDL history.