Portland Timbers 2012 Season Ticket Details Revealed; Waiting List Approaching 4,000

by Geoff Gibson on Aug 31, 2011 1:55 PM PDT

The Portland Timbers FO has revealed the upcoming 2012 season ticket details as we approach the off season and, well, they're pretty much the same as last year. Of course the key word there is "pretty much" which means, yes some thing have changed.

According to the press release, 80% of the season tickets are same price as they were for 2011. The good news here being that both the Value Terrace ($99/season) and the Timbers Army sections ($18/game) will remain unchanged. Here's the breakdown:

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2012 SEASON TICKETS
Section	Per-Game Price
KeyBank Club (C1-C5)	$77.50
East Premier (97-98)	$45.00
Sideline (96, 99, 116-120)	$35.00
Goal Box (95, 112-115, 121-122)	$27.00
Sideline Terrace (216-220)	$27.00
Corner (93-94, 110-111)	$22.00
View Terrace (215-223)	$21.00
Ends (92, 109, 123)	$20.00
Timbers Army (101-108, 201-208)	$18.00
North End Terrace (209-211)	$18.00
Widmer Southern Front Bleachers (SD1-SD6)	$18.00
Value Terrace (215-221)	$4.95

Also of news is that the waiting list to get season tickets is approaching the 4,000 mark which is mighty impressive in the realms of MLS teams. We'll see later this year if 1,000 of those on the list end up getting in via the stadium expansion planned for a "test run" next home game.

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So which sections saw a price increase?

Ours stayed the same which makes me happy.

by pdb on Aug 31, 2011 2:06 PM PDT reply actions

My section...

210, by 3 bucks a ticket.

by ledjom on Aug 31, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions

4,000 on the Waiting List?!

Yikes…looks like I have a roughly 1-in-4 shot…!

by BDiskin on Aug 31, 2011 3:27 PM PDT reply actions

Bdisk

I think a tweet or two, and you can get shuffled up to the front of that line…

Never make the Talent Wait

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Nah, they can't play favorites

Otherwise, everyone will be making posters and stuff and expecting preferential treatment. Nothing personal Brett, I like your stuff.

by yepyou'reright on Aug 31, 2011 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

What world do you live in?

some key people made some choice observations about section 110 being a buzz kill, they are now being relocated for 2012.

Who’s to say i don’t add a TA ticket to my account and shuffle a friend in there who happens to make stunning artwork and wears intimidating hats?

Never make the Talent wait

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Is the 110 relo official now?

huzzah!

by pdb on Aug 31, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Yah here is MP's tweet to my question

@portlandpadre 110 is not currently a “giveaway” section. but structure will change for 2012 and it will be treated like rest of TA GA

then he clarified it will be like 109 reserved STH!!!! I do notice Scot Thompson and and Bobby Conway sitting at top of 110 so i’m sure there will be some rows left for VIPs but good news all around.

I guess 110 were Burgerville seats.. Hence the bg cards, which PDB i have caught you quite slyly sneaking over for a shake, which i can’t blame because sometimes a man needs a burger and a coke.

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Yep, 110 was Burgerville and various other sponsors

I only went over and got the card once. And it wasn’t even intentional – we were going over there to encourage people to stand, and then all of a sudden the card passer-outer showed up. What could I do?

by pdb on Aug 31, 2011 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL

pulling your legg Pdb, but nice haul besides!

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions

110...

So lame, they sat for the entire Chivas game. I think they stood for the Star Spangled Banner but I’m not certain.

by ledjom on Aug 31, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions

They sit every game

The problem is they’re corporate giveaway seats, so it’s never the same people two games in a row. Hard to get them to participate.

by pdb on Aug 31, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions

burger ville seats officially

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions

That's your business then

I’m talking the team playing favorites on the STH waiting list. Again, I like Brett’s stuff but fair is fair.

by yepyou'reright on Aug 31, 2011 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions

don't take it so serious relax...

its called BANTER.. be sides B diskin is not speaking for him self..

internet sucks sometimes

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions

waiting list reason for stable prices?

I think part of the reason why prices are not going up might be that the FO really wants this two game experiment where they open up more seats in the north end to work out. If it does then next year capacity could be closer to 20,323 (or even more if they add seating to the south deck and possibly somehow to the east side as Merritt has mentioned on his twitter account before) and this would mean about a 9% increase in capacity over the current 18,627 and probably a 5-6% increase in ticket revenue (because those seats are cheaper than the east side) without raising the price of any tickets. You add in some extra merchandise/food/beer purchases from these 1,700 plus more people and the Timbers should be seeing a decent increase in revenue from year 1 to year 2 w/o needing to raise ticket prices. And this is from a baseline of year 1 that I think could see the Timbers as one of the most financially profitable teams in MLS.

by tgibson24 on Aug 31, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Section 111

went up one buck a game. No problem.
Im hoping they do the two payment installment deal again..

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 3:33 PM PDT reply actions

It did?

I thought it was $22 last year too…ah well. They are doing a bunch of different installment plans – last year they did an eight-payment one that I think they’re doing again. Which is nice.

by pdb on Aug 31, 2011 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions

PDB!! PDB PBD PBD PBD

Your math may be better than mine, but our section was on the list for price jumps but it was very reasonable despite my use of the abacus to figure it out.

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I'm not upset about it

I just don’t really have a long-term memory for these things and don’t really remember what I paid last year.

by pdb on Aug 31, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions

OK

But eventually everyone will have to pay higher prices, even the TA.

by yepyou'reright on Aug 31, 2011 3:51 PM PDT reply actions

eventually

How are you so sure…. Besides i’m sure it will be reasonable if they do come. I think between concessions and gear PTFC is killing it and sponsorship I think is a huge area we forget about.

One owner who is financially stable too helps out tons. Seattle has like 5

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

I would not be at all surprised to see the TA cut of ticket revenue decrease over the years even if ticket prices stay the same

by pdb on Aug 31, 2011 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

could be

but gotta imagine the TIFO is spendy and its a good write off for the club, sine 107ist is a .ORG not a . COM

considering everything what a great value all around!!

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't know

But I just don’t think TA section can expect the same prices indefinitely when other sections are having theirs raised.

by yepyou'reright on Aug 31, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think any TA is that dense.

Most new franchise increases in STH prices generally occur in year 3. Seattle bumped prices up 30-40% for new STH in year 2, but held the current ones level. This season they got screwed.

[30-40% is a ton! Merritt would have a riot if he did that]

Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.

by Kejsare on Aug 31, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions

My $99 a season ticket still about the same

I think it increased by $0.45 but I can complain about that.

Contributing editor to Stumptown Footy the Portland Timbers SBN blog.

by Ryan Gates on Aug 31, 2011 4:35 PM PDT reply actions

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cheap

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions

No sight line issues

And we have Blazer season tickets also :)

Please we actually get to see the play better develop rather than sitting right on the pitch where it is harder to see that.

Contributing editor to Stumptown Footy the Portland Timbers SBN blog.

by Ryan Gates on Aug 31, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions

You can, but you shouldn't

:-)

by pdb on Aug 31, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Yep is quite correct.

There are a lot of folks that have been around much longer than I, still waiting for tickets. For me to expect preferrential treatment would be completely unfair to everyone.

by BDiskin on Aug 31, 2011 5:05 PM PDT reply actions

Yep your right

I know sometimes its hard for folks to differentiate banter and context from serious talk. MY bad..

by portlandpadre on Aug 31, 2011 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Dang you Padre!

Kidding, I never take things personally here. My view on things here is that everything is a mixture of banter and serious talk. Personally, I think it would be great if BDiskin went to games. I wish everyone could go, shut the rest of the town down for each match. Siesta, you know?

by yepyou'reright on Aug 31, 2011 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions