Alaska Timbers

Alaska Timbers is a semi-professional soccer club based in Anchorage, Alaska. The club's senior team began playing in the Last Frontier Division of the United Premier Soccer League in 2020. The team is an official affiliate of the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer and the Portland Thorns of the NWSL.

Alaska Timbers
Founded2020 (2020)
GroundConocoPhillips Stadium
Anchorage, Alaska,
United States
Capacity2,000[1]
Coordinates61°13′N 149°54′W
General ManagerDanny Reynolds
Head CoachJeremy Johnson
LeagueUPSL
20201st, Last Frontier Division
WebsiteClub website

History

An official youth affiliation between the Portland Timbers and the Anchorage Youth Soccer Club was announced in November 2019. AYSC became one of ten affiliate clubs across Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. The agreement was the first of its kind between a professional soccer club and an Alaskan team.[2] On April 30, 2020 it was announced that the club would field a pro-development team in the United Premier Soccer League, the fifth tier of the United States soccer league system, beginning with the 2020 season.[3]

The team played its first league match on June 21, 2020 against Arctic Rush. It earned a 4–1 victory with Timbers player Cole Fox scoring the opening goal of the entire 2020 UPSL season and the first in Alaska Timbers history.[4] The team finished its first season undefeated with a 5-1-0 record and won the Last Frontier Division title.[5][6]

Current roster
No. Position Player Nation

Record
Key

  Champion   Runners-up   3rd Place

Year Division League Pld. W L D GF GA +/- Regular Season Other
2020
5
UPSL
6
5
0
1
30
8
22
 1st, Last Frontier Division
2021

Club management

As of June 23, 2020[7][8]

Position Staff
Technical Director Jo Reid
General Manager Danny Reynolds
Head Coach Jeremy Johnson
Assistant Coach Will Lucero

References
  1. Carr, Terry. "Assembly approves naming Kincaid stadium after oil giant". adn.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "Professional Soccer Teams Bring Alliance to Alaska". Alaska Business Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "UPSL Announces Last Frontier Division Expansion with Alaska Timbers". UPSL. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. "UPSL Opener". Alaska Timbers. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. "Alaska Timbers Are the Alaska Division Champions". Non-Pro Soccer. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. Bragg, Beth. "In the Last Frontier men's soccer division, Alaska's best players get a league of their own". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. "UPSL - AK Timbers Senior Team". Anchorage Youth Soccer Club. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. "Alaska Timbers Team Staff". Alaska Timbers. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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