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 for the British nickname for sausages.
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.[1] Former Portland Timbers player Jorge Villafaña was named as head coach.[2] The team would use college players in a manner similar to the Pickles, who run during the summer 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 for sausages as well as a term in soccer for a long-distance goal.[4] Former Timbers captain Diego Valeri was also announced as assistant coach and team advisor.[3] The Bangers plan to play at Hilken Community Stadium in the Concordia neighborhood,[2] with capacity expected to be lower than Walker 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 of St. 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 the city flag through the team's wordmark, rendered in a comic book-like font to reference Portland's indie comics industry.[6]
Jorge Villafaña
Diego Valeri
