:Portland Bangers FC
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| founded = January 21, 2025
| stadium = Hilken Community Stadium
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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| manager = Jorge Villafaña
| league = USL League Two
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Portland Bangers FC is an American soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. They were founded in 2025 and plan to field a semi-professional men's team in the Northwest Division of USL League Two. The team is owned by the Portland Pickles, a local summer baseball team, and are named after the British nickname for sausages.
History
On January 21, 2025, the Portland Pickles baseball team announced that they would form a new soccer team that would play in USL League Two's Northwest Division. It was one of 20 expansion teams planned for the 2025 season and would join three other teams in Oregon.{{cite news |last=Odom |first=Joel |date=January 21, 2025 |title=Portland Pickles adding USL2 soccer team |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/01/portland-pickles-adding-usl2-soccer-team.html |work=The Oregonian |accessdate=February 7, 2025}} Former Portland Timbers player Jorge Villafaña was named as head coach.{{cite news |last=Saslow |first=Rachel |date=January 21, 2025 |title=Portland Pickles Are Bringing a New Soccer Team to Town This Summer |url=https://www.wweek.com/sports/2025/01/21/portland-pickles-are-bringing-a-new-soccer-team-to-town-this-summer/ |work=Willamette Week |accessdate=February 7, 2025}} The team would use college players in a manner similar to the Pickles, who run during the summer offseason.{{cite news |last=Streeter |first=Isaac |date=February 5, 2025 |title='A new way of doing things:' Introducing the Bangers, Portland's newest soccer team |url=https://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/a-new-way-of-doing-things-introducing-the-bangers-portlands-newest-soccer-team/article_970977a2-e3f7-11ef-9c84-1b2d6f945408.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311171121/https://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/a-new-way-of-doing-things-introducing-the-bangers-portlands-newest-soccer-team/article_970977a2-e3f7-11ef-9c84-1b2d6f945408.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 11, 2025 |work=Portland Tribune |accessdate=February 7, 2025}}
The team's name, Portland Bangers FC, and crest were announced on February 5, 2025. The "bangers" name refers to both the British nickname for sausages as well as a term in soccer for a long-distance goal.{{cite news |last=Saslow |first=Rachel |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Portland's New Soccer Team Will Be the Bangers |url=https://www.wweek.com/sports/2025/02/05/portlands-new-soccer-team-will-be-the-bangers/ |work=Willamette Week |accessdate=February 7, 2025}} Former Timbers captain Diego Valeri was also announced as assistant coach and team advisor. The Bangers plan to play at Hilken Community Stadium in the Concordia neighborhood, with capacity expected to be lower than Walker Stadium, a 1,566-spectator ballpark used by the Pickles. The team plans to have several theme nights similar to the Pickles.
The crest is a green roundel with a white shield that is inspired by the arches of St. Johns Bridge that features the team's mascot, Saucy T. Sausage, a pink sausage.{{cite news |last=Jensen |first=Alex |date=February 5, 2025 |title=Meet Rose City's newest pre-pro soccer team, Portland Bangers FC |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/sports/soccer/portland-pre-professional-soccer-bangers-fc-pickles/283-ad231945-12ae-4880-91ab-a7432429dd4d |publisher=KGW |accessdate=February 7, 2025}} The logo features Saucy T. Sausage kicking a soccer ball with a pattern of stars similar to the city flag through the team's wordmark, rendered in a comic book-like font to reference Portland's indie comics industry.{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.portlandbangers.com/about |publisher=Portland Bangers FC |accessdate=February 7, 2025}}
Staff
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! style="background:#004E42; color:white; border:2px solid #F08592;" scope="col" colspan="2"|Coaching staff
{{fb cs staff |p=Head coach |s={{flagdeco|USA}} Jorge Villafaña}}
{{fb cs staff |p=Assistant coach |s={{flagdeco|ARG}} Diego Valeri}}
{{fb cs staff |p=Technical director |s={{flagdeco|USA}} Luke Babson}}
{{fb cs staff |p=Goalkeeper coach |s={{flagdeco|USA}} Austin Rogers}}
{{fb cs footer|u=February 2025|s=Portland Bangers FC{{cite news |date=February 4, 2025 |title=Portland Bangers FC 2025 Technical Staff |url=https://www.portlandbangers.com/news/portland-bangers-fc-2025-technical-staff |publisher=Portland Bangers FC |accessdate=February 7, 2025}}|date=March 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.portlandbangers.com/}}
{{USL League Two}}
{{Oregon Sports}}
Category:2025 establishments in Oregon
Category:Association football clubs established in 2025
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Portland, Oregon