Capital FC is an American

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

team based in

Salem, Oregon Salem ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, w ...

, United States. Although founded in 2008 as part of the development system for the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...

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organization, beginning in 2011 they were part of the development system for the

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...

franchise of the same name until 2022. The team plays in

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

, the fourth tier of the

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. The men's team is known as Capital Futbol Club Atletico. The women's team, who plays in the

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, is known as Capital Futbol Club Atletica.

History

The Timbers joined the PDL in 2009, and played their first ever game on May 9, 2009, against fellow expansion franchise

Victoria Highlanders Victoria Highlanders FC is a Canadian association football, soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 2008. The team had played in the American USL League Two from 2009 to 2019 (except 2015) and in League ...

finishing 2–2, with the first goal in franchise history being scored by

Jarad Van Schaik Jarad Anthony van Schaik (born December 11, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder. College and amateur Van Schaik grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, attended Tualatin High School, and won state titles ...

assisted by Matt Van Houten. In 2017, the team announced it would be based out of Salem, in affiliation with Capital FC Timbers. On April 1, 2022, Capital FC Timbers announced that they were severing all ties with the

and renamed the

team Capital FC Atletico.

Players

Current roster

Notable former players

''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.'' *

Fatai Alashe Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional association football, soccer player. Career College and amateur Alashe spent all four years of his college career at Michigan State University where he made a total of 86 ap ...

* Travis Bowen *

Freddie Braun Freddie Braun (born May 13, 1988, in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Mulhouse Portland in the National Premier Soccer League. Career College and amateur Braun grew up in Rochester Hills, Michigan, a ...

* Graham Dugoni *

Logan Emory Logan Emory (born January 10, 1988) is an American soccer player who last played for LA Galaxy II in the USL Pro. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of Portland. Career Youth and amateur Emory attended Centennial High School, ...

* Sterling Flunder *

Jake Gleeson Jacob Christopher Gleeson (born 26 June 1990) is a former New Zealand professional Association football, footballer who last played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for American club Portland Timbers. Club career Early career ...

* Miguel Guante * Erik Hurtado * Mutanda Kwesele *

Daniel Leach Daniel Leach (born 5 January 1986) is an Australian former footballer who last played for Football League Two club Barnet as a defender. Career He attended St. Joseph's Nudgee College in Virginia, Queensland, and played state football for Que ...

* Jason McLaughlin * Andrew Ribeiro *

Brent Richards Brent Anthony Richards (born May 20, 1990) is an American association football, soccer player. Career High school Richards played for Camas High School of Camas, Washington, Camas, WA all four years of his high school career. His most notable y ...

* Thomas Ryan * Ross Smith * Warren Ukah * Jarad vanSchaik * Cameron Vickers *

Collen Warner Collen Warner (born June 24, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He last played for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. College and amateur Warner attended Denver East High School, played club socce ...

Emery Welshman Emery Simeon Alexander Welshman (born 9 November 1991) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, Welshman represented the Guyana national team. Club career Early career Welshman attended Siena College of the Metro Atlantic Athletic ...

Khiry Shelton Khiry Lamar Shelton (; born June 26, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. He has also represented the United States at the under-18 and under-23 levels. Club career Coll ...

Mark Sherrod Mark Sherrod (born August 13, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward in Major League Soccer. Career Early career Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Sherrod played high-school soccer at Carter High School whe ...

* Eric Miller

Year-by-year

Men's Team

Women's team

Honors

Portland Timbers U23

*USL PDL Champions 2010 * USL PDL regular-season champions 2010 * USL PDL Western Conference champions 2010 * USL PDL Northwest Division champions 2010, 2017 * USL League Two Western Conference champions 2021 * USL League Two Northwest Division champions 2021

Capital FC

* USL League Two Northwest Division champions 2022

Head coaches

* Matt Broadhead (2022–present) * Aaron Lewis (2017–2021) *

Jim Rilatt Jim Rilatt (born 1963) is an American soccer coach who was the former head coach of the Portland Timbers U23's in the USL Premier Development League (PDL). In 2010, after an undefeated season in which the U23's won the PDL title, he was named PDL ...

(2009–2016)

Stadiums

* John Chambers Field at CFC Complex; Salem, Oregon (2022–present) *

McCulloch Stadium McCulloch Stadium is a 2,500-seat outdoor stadium in the Northwestern United States, located in Salem, Oregon. Built in 1950, the multi-use facility serves as home to Willamette University's football and track & field teams, and high school foo ...

; Salem, Oregon (2017–2021) *

Providence Park Providence Park (formerly Jeld-Wen Field; PGE Park; Civic Stadium; originally Multnomah Stadium; and from 1893 until the stadium was built, Multnomah Field) is an outdoor soccer venue located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon ...

;

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

(2009–2016) * Tualatin Hills Park;

Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton is a city in the Tualatin Valley, located in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon, with a small portion bordering Portland. The city is among the main cities that make up the Portland metropolitan area. Its population was ...

one game (2009) * Kiggins Bowl;

Vancouver, Washington Vancouver ( ) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, located in Clark County, Washington, Clark County. Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190, ...

three games (2009–2011) * Lincoln Park Stadium at

Pacific University Pacific University is a private university in Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Tualatin Academy, the original Forest Grove campus is west of Portland. Affiliated with the United Church of Christ, the school mainta ...

;

Forest Grove, Oregon Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, west of Portland, Oregon, Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a commuter town in the Portland metro area . Settled in the 1840s, the town was platted in ...

two games (2009) * Stadium at

Tigard High School Tigard High School (THS) is a public high school located in Tigard, Oregon, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Tigard-Tualatin School District and educates students in grades 9–12. History Tigard High School originally was i ...

;

Tigard, Oregon Tigard ( ) is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 54,539 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Oregon, 12th most populous city in Oregon. Incorporated in 1961, the city i ...

two games (2009–2010) *

Hare Field Hare Field is a multi-sport facility located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. The facility opened in 1965 and is owned by the Hillsboro School District. Hare Field includes a baseball stadium, a football stadium, practice fields, and track ...

;

Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County, Oregon, Washington County. Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many High tech, high-te ...

two games (2010–2011) * Stadium at Gresham High School;

Gresham, Oregon Gresham ( ) is a city in the Willamette Valley, Located in Multnomah County in the U.S. state of Oregon, bordered by Portland to the northwest and partially in the southwest. It was first settled in the early 1850s by the Powell brothers. It ...

one game (2010) * Stadium at

Clackamas High School Clackamas High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Clackamas, Oregon. It is the second oldest of the four high schools in the North Clackamas School District. History Clackamas High School itself was established in 1957 at a buildi ...

;

Clackamas, Oregon Clackamas ( ) is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, and is a suburb of Portland. The population was approximately 7,000 . Clackamas is home to Camp Withycombe, whi ...

one game (2011) * Stadium at Sherwood High School;

Sherwood, Oregon Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, Washington County, Oregon, United States. Located in the southeast corner of the county, it is a residential community in the Tualatin Valley, southwest of Portland, Oregon, Portland. The populati ...

one game (2011) * Doc Harris Stadium at Camas High School; Camas, Washington one game (2011)

References

External links

*
USL League Two Website
Soccer clubs in Oregon USL League Two teams Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Oregon

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