Operational capacity was 18,627 for the 2011 MLS season and expanded to 20,323 for the 2012 season. In July 2009, the Portland City Council approved a $31 million renovation to make the stadium ready for the 2011 Major League Soccer season, reconfiguring the grounds primarily for men and women’s soccer. Providence Park has existed in Portland since 1893 and as a complete stadium since 1926, when it was constructed by the nearby Multnomah Athletic Club, mexico jersey 2024-25 which still borders the stadium on the southern end. The Timbers play at Providence Park in downtown Portland, which they share with the Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Soccer League.