The USL season kicks off this weekend and Portland Timbers 2 will start off 2017 by hosting Real Monarchs SLC at Providence Park on Saturday. To get ourselves ready for the season, we have joined our fellow SB Nation blogs in previewing the local USL side.
Year Founded: 2015
Affiliation: Portland Timbers
2016 record, place in conference standings: 12W, 4D, 14L (40 pts), 9th place in Western Conference
2016 playoffs: Missed playoffs on goal differential tie breaker
Key Additions: Michael Amick, Tomás Granitto, Harold Hanson, Shaquille Jimenez
Key Departures: Kharlton Belmar
Projected Starting XI (4-4-2): McIntosh; Jimenez, Clarke, Amick, Bjornethun; Brett, Granitto, Mohamed, Bijev; Ebobisse, Williams
T2 narrowly missed the playoffs last season, missing out on mere goal differential with Orange County.