Portland Thorns FC

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football club professional women's soccer club

Portland Thorns FC is a professional women's soccer club competing in the National Women's Soccer League and known for its large, passionate fan base and multiple league championships.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football club → professional women's soccer club →
awayKitColor	white →
city	Portland, Oregon →
colors	black → red → white →
competitionLevel	Division I →
confederation	CONCACAF →
country	United States →
cupTitle	2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield → 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup →
firstSeason	2013 →
founded	2012 →
fullName	Portland Thorns Football Club →
governingBody	United States Soccer Federation →
homeKitColor	red →
homeStadium	Providence Park →
knownFor	high attendance figures in women's club soccer → large and passionate fan base → multiple NWSL championships →
league	National Women's Soccer League →
leagueTitle	2013 NWSL Championship → 2017 NWSL Championship → 2022 NWSL Championship →
nickname	The Thorns →
notableFormerCoach	Mark Parsons → Paul Riley → Rhian Wilkinson →
notableFormerPlayer	Alex Morgan → Becky Sauerbrunn → Christine Sinclair → Lindsey Horan → Tobin Heath →
owner	PENN Entertainment →
playsIn	Western Conference (NWSL has single table but regional rivalries in West) →
previousOwner	Merritt Paulson → Peregrine Sports LLC →
rival	OL Reign →
rivalryName	Cascadia rivalry →
sharesMarketWith	Portland Timbers →
sharesOwnershipStructureWith	Portland Timbers →
shieldTitle	2016 NWSL Shield → 2021 NWSL Shield →
shortName	Thorns →
sport	soccer →
stadiumCapacity	approximately 25,000 →
stadiumLocation	Portland, Oregon →
state	Oregon →
supportersGroup	Rose City Riveters →
website	https://www.thornsfc.com/ →

Referenced by (63)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alex Morgan → Becky Sauerbrunn → Christine Sinclair → Cindy Parlow Cone → Rhian Wilkinson → Tobin Heath →	memberOfSportsTeam
2013 NWSL Championship → 2017 NWSL Championship → 2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield → 2021 NWSL Shield → 2022 NWSL Championship →	winner
2017 NWSL Championship → 2018 NWSL Championship → 2022 NWSL Championship → Providence Park →	homeTeam
2013 NWSL Championship → 2017 NWSL season → 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup →	champion
Cindy Parlow Cone → Paul Riley → Rhian Wilkinson →	coachedTeam
Mark Parsons → Merritt Paulson → Paul Riley →	employer
Portland Thorns FC ("Portland Thorns Football Club") → Portland Thorns FC → Thorns →	fullName
North Carolina Courage → Orlando Pride →	hasRivalry
2017 NWSL season → West Division (2021 NWSL Challenge Cup) →	hasTeam
2018 NWSL Championship → 2022 NWSL Championship →	team
2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield →	awardedTo
2013 NWSL Championship →	awayTeam
Mark Parsons ("Portland (during tenure with Portland Thorns FC)") →	basedIn
Becky Sauerbrunn →	captainOf
2021 NWSL Shield →	clubWinner
2013 NWSL Championship →	featuredClub
2021 NWSL Challenge Cup →	featuredTeam
2013 NWSL Championship →	firstTitleFor
Peregrine Sports LLC →	formerOwnerOf
Lindsey Horan →	formerTeam
Rose City Riveters →	foundedForClub
Chicago Red Stars →	hasRivalryWith
NWSL Shield →	hasWinner
Portland Timbers →	hasWomenAffiliate
2018 NWSL Championship →	hostTeam
2018 NWSL Championship →	loser
National Women's Soccer League →	notableClub
Peregrine Sports LLC →	notableTeamsAssociated
Merritt Paulson →	owns
Christine Sinclair →	playedFor
Christine Sinclair →	playsFor
OL Reign →	rival
2021 NWSL Shield →	seasonChampion
Portland Thorns FC ("Portland Timbers") →	sharesOwnershipStructureWith
Portland, Oregon, United States →	sportsTeam
Rose City Riveters →	supports
Rose City Riveters →	supportsClub
2017 NWSL Championship →	team1
2013 NWSL Championship →	team2
Merritt Paulson →	teamManaged