Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes | July 7, 2018 - 8:00 p.m. PT | ROOT SPORTS
The Portland Timbers return home to Providence Park Saturday evening to host the San Jose Earthquakes. Kickoff is 8pm PT airing on ROOT SPORTS.
ROOT SPORTS will broadcast the game with Jake Zivin (play-by-play), Ross Smith (analyst) and Nat Borchers (sideline reporter) on the call. ROOT SPORTS can be seen in Portland on channels 734 on Comcast, 687 on DirecTV, 426 on Dish Network and 576 on Frontier Fios. Check your local listings for further details.
Keith Bleyer (play-by-play) and Joseph Sleven (analyst) will provide the radio call on 102.9 FM The Game, featuring a free online audio webstream available via www.1029thegame.com.
The Timbers will be wearing their Green and Gold primary kit.
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Providence Park Construction Updates
Providence Park is currently in the midst of an extensive stadium expansion that will add approximately 4,000 new seats and a striking new street-level colonnade along the eastern side of the stadium. As a function of the ongoing construction, access to parts of Providence Park will change or be off-limits for parts of the season.
- See Map for best points of entry.
EAST CONCOURSE
The family restrooms on the east concourse will be closed.
There will be four (4) ADA portable toilets on the east concourse along the temporary stadium fence on 18th Ave.
Temporary stadium fencing will be in place along 18th Ave.
The outer eastside concourse will be closed from the Panini concession stand (top of section 98) to the Axe concession stand (top of section 96). All fans will need to use the inner concourse on the eastside of the stadium.
A portion of the sidewalk will be closed; fans will need to walk along the closed 18th Ave to get around the closed sidewalk area.
There will be new locations for the previous east concourse beer/liquor carts and merchandise kiosks (these locations will be subject to change match to match).
The Wok Food Cart will be closed.GATES/POINTS OF ENTRY
We encourage all ticket holders to use the gate closest to their seat. See map for reference.
The new temporary 18th Ave. Gate (near the junction with SW Yamhill St.), along 18th Ave., will be closed.GENERAL
The former adidas Timbers Team Store formerly located on the Dutch Bros Plaza inside of Gate 2 will be closed. Temporary fencing will be up surrounding the area.
There will be a temporary pedestrian walkway on 18th Ave., running parallel to the stadium (north/south).
The Face Painter will be located behind section 122/123, underneath the Gate 5 stairwell.
The Thorns FC team store located in the Providence Sports Care Center will remain open during construction, but access might be limited during certain time periods.KeyBank CLUB
The Providence Sports Care Center entry will remain open to KeyBank Club ticket holders.All five gates at Providence Park have magnetometers. Click here for additional information.
- Check out the Stand Together 50/50 raffle.
- Visit KOi Fusion in the SE corner of the stadium as part of the Portland Timbers Food Cart Alliance (PTFCA).
Also read our guides on TriMet, Parking, and Guest Guide.
Biking & Ride Share on Matchday
Providence Park offers bike parking for all Timbers matches, and Sunday would be a great opportunity to take advantage of this great initiative.
Timbers Army Gate 3 Procedures and Wristband Policy
Due to the high demand for the best seats in the Timbers Army and our desire to provide a fair and consistent early entry procedure, we will be once again using a system of wristbands to help facilitate early entry at Gate 3 for Timbers Army fans at Providence Park. This has been done after consultation with the 107ist Board who will assist with additional volunteers to help with education and execution.
Supporters seeking wristbands will not be allowed to line up more than 24 hours prior to a Timbers match and camping will be prohibited. The line for the wristband distribution will start at the a-frame near the credential booth on the eastern side of the 20th St/Alaska Plaza (roughly across the street from the Verizon store), and queue along Morrison to the east. The total number of wristbands distributed will drop from 1,000 to 600. The distribution window will increase to as much as eight (8) hours before kick-off; the wristband distribution window will now be between 3-8 hours. Ingress will take place with two (2) lines of 300. Wristbands numbered 1-300 will line up to the east and enter first. Wristbands 301-600 will line up to the west of Gate 3. View full policy here.
