The Portland Timbers have unveiled their 2017 home jersey from Major League Soccer technical partner adidas.
The popular club from the Pacific Northwest will done a primary shirt that introduces a new adidas design for the 2017/18 kit calendar.
The new Timbers home jersey features a green and gold colorway inspired the team’s classic NASL kits of the 1970s. The white that has been a fixture of recent Portland shirt is absent with a deeper Ponderosa green forming its base. “Ravens Gold” accents the jersey throughout via Timbers symbols, adidas and sponsor logos.
The kit has a classy two-buttoned Henley collar and is made of a a new engineered flannel fabric with a checkered texture.
Several symbols celebrate the city of Portland and the Timbers forty two year history. They include a Portland city flag jocktag, the Timbers’ Stand Together axes on signoff area. The famous line “There’s a party in Portland, No one is sleeping tonight” from the Timbers Army “Party in Portland” chant appears on the inside neck tape.
A textured silver star appears above the crest of the authentic version of the kit in honor of the Timbers’ 2015 MLS Cup Championship.