The team departed Tuesday for Tucson, Arizona, where players will spend the next 12 days getting ready for the season. The Timbers play in the opening game of the MLS regular season at home against the expansion Minnesota United on March 3.
Last season's MLS Cup winners, the Seattle Sounders, opened camp Tuesday in Tukwila, Washington. They're also among the 10 teams heading to Tucson for preseason matches.
Seattle was the surprise of the 2016 season. The team was in ninth place in the Western Conference in July and let go of longtime coach Sigi Schmid. New coach Brian Schmetzer sparked a historic turnaround capped by the title match against Toronto.