Wednesday 5th June 2019
Portland Timbers have officially opened their new stand at Providence Park, increasing the overall stadium capacity to just over 25,000.
A sell out crowd of 25,218 saw the Timbers open the new stand, with the home side losing 3-2 to LAFC. It was Portland's biggest attendance since 1976.
The Timbers' Twitter feed has an excellent time lapse video showing how the $100m renovations took place - adding 2 tiers into the existing single tier structure:
After 20 months, 923,748 lbs of steel, 3,300 cubic yards of concrete, 980 tons of rebar and 4,000 new seats...
— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) June 4, 2019
Providence Park was reborn. #RCTID pic.twitter.com/TAE36X69lM
The MLS Western Conference side were forced to play their first 12 games away from home to allow the construction work to be completed. The team amassed an amazing 32,000 miles on the road before kicking a ball at their home stadium this season.
Rob is the owner of footballgroundmap.com. A Sheffield United fan and father of two, Rob loves nothing more than a good game of football whether that's watching the Blades or one his local non-League teams. He's somewhat of a traditionalist, preferring the older grounds to newer purpose-built ones.
Away from this website, Rob works as an Ecommerce Development Project Manager for one of the UK's largest clothing retailers.
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