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| Founded | January 21, 2025; 12 months ago (2025-01-21) |
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| Stadium | Hilken Community Stadium Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Head coach | Jorge Villafaña |
| League | USL League Two |
| Website | https://www.portlandbangers.com/ |
Portland Bangers FC is an Americansoccer club based inPortland, Oregon. They were founded in 2025 and plan to field a semi-professional men's team in the Northwest Division ofUSL League Two. The team is owned by thePortland Pickles, a localsummer baseball team, and are named after the British nickname forsausages.
On January 21, 2025, thePortland Pickles baseball team announced that they would form a new soccer team that would play inUSL League Two's Northwest Division. It was one of 20 expansion teams planned for the2025 season and would join three other teams in Oregon.[1] FormerPortland Timbers playerJorge Villafaña was named as head coach.[2] The team would use college players in a manner similar to the Pickles, who run during thesummer offseason.[3]
The team's name, Portland Bangers FC, and crest were announced on February 5, 2025. The "bangers" name refers to both the British nickname forsausages as well as a term in soccer for a long-distance goal.[4] Former Timbers captainDiego Valeri was also announced as assistant coach and team advisor.[3] The Bangers plan to play atHilken Community Stadium in theConcordia neighborhood,[2] with capacity expected to be lower thanWalker Stadium, a 1,566-spectator ballpark used by the Pickles.[3] The team plans to have several theme nights similar to the Pickles.[4]
The crest is a green roundel with a white shield that is inspired by the arches ofSt. Johns Bridge that features the team's mascot, Saucy T. Sausage, a pink sausage.[5] The logo features Saucy T. Sausage kicking a soccer ball with a pattern of stars similar to thecity flag through the team's wordmark, rendered in acomic book-like font to reference Portland's indie comics industry.[6]
The team's mascot, a large sausage named Saucy T. Sausage, was unveiled in May 2025. According to his origin story, he was created byPortland Pickles mascot Dillon T. Pickle as a science experiment and was dipped in "some sort of radioactive fluid".[7] In a segment onThe Late Show, comedianStephen Colbert called Saucy T. Sausage "horrifying" and compared him to a "porno version ofthe Grinch".[8]
| Coaching staff | |
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| Head coach |  Jorge Villafaña |
| Assistant coach |  Diego Valeri |
| Technical director | Luke Babson |
| Goalkeeper coach | Austin Rogers |
Last updated: February 2025
Source: Portland Bangers FC[9]
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