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|| '''Motto''' || ''We're All For You''

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|| '''Team''' || [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana Hoosiers]]

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|| '''Location''' || [[Bloomington, Indiana]]

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|| '''Established''' || 2011

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|| '''Website''' || [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hoosier-Army-IU-Soccer-Supporters-Club/196449667074285]

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The '''Hoosier Army''' is a [[Supporters groups|supporters group]] of [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana Hoosiers]], a [[Association football|football (soccer)]] club in the [[Big Ten Conference]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]. . Its members are known for their loud, enthusiastic support and the raucous atmosphere they create at Hoosiers games. Located on the north side of [[Bill Armstrong Stadium]] in [[Bloomington, Indiana]], the Army has grown steadily over the years to encompass much of the north end of the stadium.

== History ==

[[Image:TA2009.JPG|thumb|left|Timbers Army]]The Timbers Army was founded in 2001 as the Cascade Rangers,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.oregonlive.com/sport/cascaderangers |title=Community Connection: Cascade Rangers |publisher=OregonLive.com |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20010509135331/sport.oregonlive.com/sport/cascaderangers |archivedate=May 9, 2001 |accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref> a reference to the [[Cascade Range]] of mountains in the [[Pacific Northwest]] region of [[North America]]. The group began with a group of eight people who decided to step up their support, and began congregating in section 107 (erroneously labeled on the stadium diagram to be behind the north goal) of [[Jeld-Wen Field|PGE Park]] to create a European-style rooting section for the club, complete with drumming, flags, scarves, smoke bombs and constant chanting and cheering. By 2002, the group had changed its name to the Timbers Army in order to lose any perception of partiality toward [[Scotland|Scottish]] football club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and because the Timbers uniforms at the time resembled those of Rangers rival [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timbersarmy.org/history/ |title=History |publisher=Timbers Army |accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref> although this perception has since changed.

As noted in a feature story on the front page of ''[[The Oregonian]]'''s Sports section in 2004,<ref name="The Oregonian 2004-06-10">{{cite news |title=No pity in Rose City: The passionate soccer fans of Section 107 have enlisted in the Timbers Army |first=Inara |last=Verzemnieks |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2011/02/from_the_archives_no_pity_in_r.html |newspaper=The Oregonian |publisher= |location=Portland, OR |date=June 10, 2004 }}</ref> the Army had grown from a small group of dedicated fans to approximately two hundred passionate supporters. By 2005, when the Army was the subject of a cover story by ''[[Willamette Week]]'', its game day support was estimated at over one thousand.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://wweek.com/story.php?story=6493 | title=Hometown Hooligans | newspaper=Willamette Week | location=Portland, OR | author1=Pfenning, Cliff | author2=Dundas, Zach | date=July 6, 2005 | accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref>

In 2008, the group's lobbying was credited with helping to convince the [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] City Council to approve a deal to bring [[Major League Soccer]] to Portland in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portland City Council Paves Way for Major League Soccer |first=Sam |last=Bennett |newspaper=Daily Journal of Commerce |publisher= |location=Portland, OR |date=March 12, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.opb.org/article/4565-soccer-city-us-now-has-mls-franchise/ | title=Soccer City U.S.A. Now Has An MLS Franchise | publisher=OPB News | first=Rob | last=Manning | date=March 20, 2009 | accessdate=May 18, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2009/03/in_full_rowdy_roar_the_timbers.html | title=In full rowdy roar, the Timbers Army is enlisting in MLS | newspaper=The Oregonian | location=Portland, OR | first=Kyle | last=Laggner | date=March 20, 2009 | accessdate=May 19, 2010}}</ref><ref name="The Oregonian 2010-07-24">{{cite news |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2010/07/top-25-influential-oregon-sports-2010.html |title=Canzano: Power-wielding Paul Allen tops list of influential Oregon sports figures |first=John |last=Canzano |authorlink=John Canzano |newspaper=The Oregonian |publisher= |location=Portland, OR |date=July 24, 2010 |accessdate=July 26, 2010 }}</ref> The Timbers Army were named the fifth most influential [[Oregon]] sports figure in 2010 by ''The Oregonian'', two spots ahead of Timbers owner [[Merritt Paulson]].<ref name="The Oregonian 2010-07-24" /> In the piece, sports columnist [[John Canzano]] said of the Army:<blockquote>Drumming, chanting, scarf-wearing soccer supporters transformed overnight from a band of PGE Park rowdies to an effective and influential political organization. Their political clout ends up greasing the wheels on the effort to bring Major League Soccer to Portland.</blockquote>

The supporters group gained national exposure in 2009 when they were featured in a two-page photo spread in the July 13&ndash;20 issue of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''<ref>{{cite journal |date=July 13&ndash;20, 2009 |title=Leading Off: Cheers and Tears |journal=Sports Illustrated |publisher=Time |location=New York, NY |volume= |issue= |pages= |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1157662/index.htm }}</ref> which showed Army members celebrating after the Timbers scored against [[Seattle Sounders FC]] of MLS in the third round of the [[2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]], a game they lost 2-1.

== Culture ==

The Timbers Army has a strong history and culture of vocal support.<ref>http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/07/quotes-notes-timbers-vs-independiente-july-26-2011</ref><ref>http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/07/quotes-notes-timbers-vs-west-bromwich-albion-july-21-2011</ref> The Timbers Army have utilized chants from all over the world (ex. "Guinness Boys", "[[Korobeiniki]]"), as well as having drums and trumpets to add to the noise in addition to the inclusion of pogoing, scarf waving, and dancing to add to the effect of various chants.<ref>http://www.katu.com/portlandpulp/blogs/rough-draft/126273308.html</ref> Timbers Army traditions are to sing the song "Portland Boys" immediately after kickoff, "Rose City 'Til I Die" when a goal is scored against the Timbers, "[[You Are My Sunshine]]" in the 80th minute, and "[[Can't Help Falling In Love]]" in the 85th minute. Various other chants are drawn from Russian, Greek, Latin American, and Arabian origins, speaking to the diversity of the section.

The group engages in a number of charitable activities, including volunteering for the Portland-based nonprofit Friends of Trees<ref>{{cite web |url=http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2010/02/22/northeast-brigade-of-timbers-army-plants-trees/ |title=Timbers Army northeast regiment plants trees |first=Toshio |last=Suzuki |date=February 22, 2010 |work=News from Friends of Trees |publisher=Friends of Trees |accessdate=July 26, 2010}}</ref> and raising money for a trust fund established for Keiana Serrill, the granddaughter of [[Timber Jim]], the team's [[lumberjack]] mascot. Timber Jim's daughter, Hannah, was killed in an automobile accident in 2004, and in her memory, the TA has made a tradition of singing "You Are My Sunshine."<ref>{{cite news |title=The Portland Timbers, from Army to Zizzo|publisher=Portland Mercury |date=April 14, 2011 |url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-portland-timbers-from-army-to-zizzo/Content?oid=3783729 |accessdate=May 10, 2011 }}</ref> Timber Jim retired in 2008,<ref>{{cite press release |title=Timbers long-time icon, 'Timber Jim,' retires |publisher=Portland Timbers |date=January 24, 2008 |url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/headlines/index.html?article_id=708 |accessdate=July 26, 2010 }}</ref> but the tradition is carried on by Jim's successor, "Timber Joey."<ref>{{cite news |title=Should we call him 'Timber Joe?' |first=Ben |last=Sherman |newspaper=The Oregonian |location=Portland, OR |date=June 13, 2008 |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2008/06/should_we_call_him_timber_joe.html |accessdate= }}</ref>

In 2010, the Timbers Army established 107 Independent Supporters Trust, or 107ist, in order to plan [[tifo]], bus trips to away matches, and charitable work.<ref>{{cite news |title=Timbers debut gets the money flowing|publisher=Oregon Business|date=April, 2011 |url=http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/98-april-2011/5027-timbers-debut-gets-the-money-flowing?start=1|accessdate=May 10, 2011 }}</ref>

==Rival Groups==

* [[Emerald City Supporters]]

* [[Vancouver Southsiders]]

==Notes==

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== External links ==

* [http://www.timbersarmy.org Timbers Army]

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