PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today announced they will field a team to participate in Major League Soccer’s new second league in the 2022 inaugural season.
Formerly T2, the new team will undergo a rebrand in advance of the 2022 season.
MLS announced the new league with an emphasis on providing clubs with the optimal environment to produce the next generation of players. This lower division will serve as an instrumental pathway between the youth development platform, MLS NEXT, and the professional ranks.
“We made the difficult decision to halt T2 this year knowing that MLS was likely to start its own league in 2022,” said Timbers owner and CEO Merritt Paulson.