PORTLAND, Ore. – The first action of the 2025 fall soccer season is here, with the Portland Pilots set to take on the British Columbia Thunderbirds in an exhibition at Merlo Field on Friday, Aug. 8. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. There will be no live stream or live stats for Friday's match.
The Pilots return 16 players from last year's squad, a team that finished 9-5-6 for their fourth straight season winning at least nine games. It's the first time they've had a four-year stretch of at least nine wins a season since between 2010 and 2013.