Despite the slow start to 2014, the Timbers still have a chance to win all four major competitions they're a part of this season.

With CONCACAF Champions League that fourth competition (apart from MLS Cup, US Open Cup, and the Supporters' Shield), why not get up to speed on where the Timbers may be traveling internationally, even though the draw won't take place for a couple months?

The CONCACAF Champions League draws teams into three pots - Pot A, B, and C - based on the strength of their competition and where they finished. The Timbers are in pot B, the "middle" pot. There are eight groups of 3 teams apiece with the winner of the group advancing to the quarterfinals. This means the Timbers will play a home and away with two other teams.

Kansas City and New York are in Pot A for winning the MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield. D.C. United finds themselves in pot B for winning US Open Cup Pot B also hosts the Canadian Voyageur's Cup champion, so the Timbers won't be going to Canada for the group stage of this competition.

The Timbers can't play a team from the U.S. or Mexico in the group stage, which limits the options of clubs they can be drawn against in Pot A. They also can't play two clubs from the same country in the group stage.

POT A

The Timbers will be drawn against the champions of Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, or Panama.

Because these leagues split their season up into Opening and Closing seasons ("Apertura y Clausura"), this will be the team which won either their country's Opening or Closing season with the better record. It may not actually be the team with the best aggregate record.

In Costa Rica, Alajuelense, from a San Jose suburb, won the Apertura. Alajuelense, Saprissa and Herediano look probable to qualify for the Clausura playoffs, and Saprissa and Herediano could still overtake Alajuelense in the aggregate table, so the Timbers will be drawn against one of these three teams. All of them are from the general vicinity of San Jose, Costa Rica's capital.

In Honduras, Real Espana, from San Pedro Sula, the world's most dangerous city by murder rate, won the Apertura. They will be in Pool A unless Real Sociedad or Olimpia can overtake them in the aggregate table in the final game of the season on Sunday. The standings show Real Espana tied on points with Real Sociedad and one point ahead of Olimpia, but Real Espana have a better goal difference than either team.

In Guatemala, Comunicaciones won the Apertura and currently top the aggregate table by a point over Municipal with four to play, making the Guatemala City club the likely team to come out of Pot A.

And in Panama, Tauro won the Apertura, but have struggled in the Clausura (currently 8th from 10). With 4 games to play, Tauro have the best chance of coming out of Pot A, but a number of teams could overtake them in the aggregate table, all of which would participate in the playoffs. Panama City plays host to all of these possible teams.

POT C

Pot C finds a number of interesting teams awaiting the Timbers. The Timbers could be drawn against the Clausura winners in Guatemala (from anywhere in the country), El Salvador (possibly Isidro Metapan, a rural-ish team), or Panama (a Panama City club). Nicaragua has one berth, occupied by Real Esteli, from Esteli, a three-hour bus ride north of Managua. Belize will also bring its aggregate winner to the pot, but recent developments in that country's football association make it probable a Costa Rican team will take over Belize's spot yet again.

The Caribbean clubs recently allocated their slots in the CFU Cup. The qualifying Caribbean clubs: Bayamon of Puerto Rico, Waterhouse of Jamaica, and Alpha United of Guyana (a country in South America, but culturally a part of the Caribbean. It's east of Venezuela.) The Timbers could travel or host any of those teams.

Whatever the draw, it's sure to be interesting come September, and given the Timbers' current struggles it's possible they won't be favorites to advance from the group.

So, whether it be Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Belize, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, or Guyana, it's obvious the Timbers most interesting international trip to date will happen in 2014.

And until then, beat S**ttle.