2007 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2007 season
President Jack Cain (interim; to May 22)
Merritt Paulson (from May 22)
Head Coach Gavin Wilkinson
Stadium PGE Park
Portland, Oregon
USL-1 League: 2nd
Playoffs: Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Second round
Cascadia Cup 3rd
Top goalscorer League:
Andrew Gregor (8 goals)
All:
Andrew Gregor (9 goals)
Highest home attendance 15,833
vs. CHA (Aug 23)
Lowest home attendance 3,041
vs. ROC (May 13)
Average home attendance League: 6,828
All: 7,244
Primary colors
Secondary colors
Third colors

The 2007 Portland Timbers season was the 7th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Contents

Preseason

Regular season

April

May

June

July

August

September

Postseason

Competitions

USL First Division

Standings

      Commissioner's Cup, quarterfinal round of playoffs
      Quarterfinal round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1 Seattle Sounders 54 28 16 6 6 37 23 +14
2 Portland Timbers 51 28 14 5 9 32 18 +14
3 Montreal Impact 50 28 14 6 8 32 21 +11
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 43 28 12 9 7 40 30 +10
5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 42 28 12 10 6 39 36 +3
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 40 28 10 8 10 35 34 +1
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 39 28 9 7 12 27 24 +3
8 Carolina RailHawks 32 28 8 12 8 24 34 −10
9 Miami FC 31 28 9 15 4 31 41 −10
10 Charleston Battery 30 28 8 14 6 32 39 −7
11 Minnesota Thunder 26 28 5 12 11 32 35 −3
12 California Victory 19 28 4 17 7 17 43 −26

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
28 51 14 5 9 32 18 +14 8 0 6 19 6 +13 6 5 3 13 12 +1

Source: [1]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ground H A H H H H A A H A H A H H H A A H A A H H A H A A A A
Result W L T W W T W L T W W W W W W W L T L T T T T W W L W T

Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Playoffs

Playoff bracket
Each round except the final was a two-game aggregate goal series decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out immediately following the second game of the series, if necessary. The away goals rule was not used as a tie-breaker. Tournament was re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                             
 Seattle Sounders 2 1 3  
 Carolina RailHawks 0 0 0  
   Seattle Sounders (aet) (p) 2 1 3 (4)  
   Puerto Rico Islanders 1 2 3 (2)  
 Montreal Impact 3 0 3
   Puerto Rico Islanders 2 3 5  
     Seattle Sounders 4
   Atlanta Silverbacks 0
   Atlanta Silverbacks 2 1 3  
 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 1 2  
   Atlanta Silverbacks (aet) (p) 1 0 1 (3)
   Portland Timbers 1 0 1 (1)  
 Portland Timbers 0 3 3
   Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 1  
Playoff results

September 14, 2007 (2007-09-14)
19:00 (PDT)
Quarterfinals Leg 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 1 – 0 Portland Timbers Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Dave Gantar (CAN)
Jordan  76' Report

September 16, 2007 (2007-09-16)
17:00 (PDT)
Quarterfinals Leg 2
Portland Timbers 3 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps PGE Park
Attendance: 8,522
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
J. Thompson  27'
Gregor  70'
Ambriz  82'
Report

September 21, 2007 (2007-09-21)
17:00 (PDT)
Semifinals Leg 1
Atlanta Silverbacks 1 – 1 Portland Timbers RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,792
Referee: William Delois (USA)
Ukah  43' Report  49' Jordan

September 23, 2007 (2007-09-23)
17:00 (PDT)
Semifinals Leg 2
Portland Timbers 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Atlanta Silverbacks PGE Park
Attendance: 11,789
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
Report
  Penalties  
Gregor
Griffin
Kreamalmeyer
Olum
1 – 3 Ríos
Rivillo
Kandji
Ukah

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  USL-1  Seattle Sounders 4  
  USASA  Banat Arsenal 1         USL-1  Seattle Sounders 3
        USL-1  Seattle Sounders 2     MLS  Chivas USA 1
        USL-1  Portland Timbers 1  
  PDL  Bakersfield Brigade 0    
  USL-1  Portland Timbers 2  

Cup results


June 12, 2007 (2007-06-12)
16:30 (PDT)
First Round
Bakersfield Brigade (PDL) 0 – 2 Portland Timbers Bakersfield Christian High School
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Miguel Chicas
Report  4' Olum
 18' Harrington

June 26, 2007 (2007-06-26)
19:00 (PDT)
Second Round
Seattle Sounders 2 – 1 Portland Timbers Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 711
Referee: Hidajet Tica
Alcaraz-Cuellar  41'
Besagno  70'
Report  19' J. Thompson
 40' Knowles

Cascadia Cup

2007
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Seattle Sounders 8 4 2 0 2 7 4 +3
Vancouver Whitecaps 3 4 0 1 3 2 3 -1
Portland Timbers 3 4 0 1 3 2 4 -2

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant Coach Rod Underwood
Assistant Coach Jim Rilatt
Goalkeeper Coach Jim Brazeau

Source: [2]

Management

Majority Owner Abe Alizadeh (to May 22)
Merritt Paulson (from May 22)
President Jack Cain (interim; to May 22)
Merritt Paulson (from May 22)
General Manager Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source: [3][4]

Staff recognition

USL-1 Coach of the Year[5]

Coach W L T League Playoffs
Gavin Wilkinson 14 5 9 2nd Semifinals

Squad

Kits

Primary
Secondary
Third

Final roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Bayard Elfvin
2 DF Kevin Meissner
4 DF Lee Morrison
5 DF Justin Thompson
6 DF Cameron Knowles
7 MF Shaun Higgins
8 MF Tom Poltl
9 MF Kiki Lara
10 MF Luke Kreamalmeyer
11 FW Luc Harrington
12 DF Leonard Griffin
13 MF Andrew Gregor (captain)
14 MF Neil Dombrowski
No. Position Player
15 MF Lawrence Olum
16 GK Steve Reese
17 DF Scot Thompson
18 MF Tom Taylor
19 MF Troy Ready
20 FW Matt Taylor
21 DF Garrett Marcum
22 FW Jaime Ambriz
23 GK Josh Wicks
25 FW David Hague
26 FW Bryan Jordan
33 FW Chris Bagley

Player recognition

USL-1 Goalkeeper of the Year[6]

Player GP SV
Josh Wicks 27 87

USL-1 GAA Champion[7]

Player MIN GA GAA
Josh Wicks 2385 16 0.60

USL-1 All-League First Team[6]

Pos Player GP
GK Josh Wicks 27
DF Cameron Knowles 28
MF Andrew Gregor 24

USL-1 All-League Second Team[6]

Pos Player GP
DF Scot Thompson 27

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
4 Andrew Gregor Seattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos [8]
11 Josh Wicks California Victory, Miami FC [9]
13 David Hague California Victory (x2) [10]

USL-1 Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
4 Leonard Griffin Rochester Raging Rhinos [11]
19 Justin Thompson Charleston Battery [12]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
1 Andrew Gregor Puerto Rico Islanders [13]
4 Andrew Gregor Seattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos [8]
Leonard Griffin
Bryan Jordan
6 Bryan Jordan California Victory, Carolina RailHawks [14]
Scot Thompson
8 Cameron Knowles Montreal Impact, Rochester Raging Rhinos [15]
10 Neil Dombrowski Montreal Impact [16]
11 Andrew Gregor California Victory, Miami FC [9]
Josh Wicks
12 Andrew Gregor California Victory [17]
13 David Hague California Victory (x2) [10]
Scot Thompson
14 Chris Bagley Vancouver Whitecaps, Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery [18]
Tom Poltl
15 Justin Thompson Atlanta Silverbacks [19]
16 Lawrence Olum Seattle Sounders, Minnesota Thunder [20]
18 Matt Taylor Minnesota Thunder [21]
19 Andrew Gregor Charleston Battery, Miami FC, Puerto Rico Islanders [22]
Justin Thompson
20 Cameron Knowles Carolina RailHawks [23]
Josh Wicks
21 Josh Wicks Vancouver Whitecaps [24]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[25]

No. Nat Pos Player Total USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Bayard Elfvin 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Kevin Meissner 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Lee Morrison 13 0 6+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
5 DF Justin Thompson 29 3 23+0 1 4+0 1 2+0 1
6 DF Cameron Knowles 33 2 28+0 2 4+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Shaun Higgins 29 0 17+6 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF Tom Poltl 28 0 18+5 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
9 MF Kiki Lara 21 0 6+13 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
10 MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 26 1 20+2 1 2+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW Luc Harrington 9 1 2+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
12 DF Leonard Griffin 33 2 27+0 2 4+0 0 2+0 0
13 MF Andrew Gregor (captain) 29 9 24+0 8 4+0 1 1+0 0
14 MF Neil Dombrowski 19 1 13+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Lawrence Olum 25 4 10+10 3 2+2 0 1+0 1
16 GK Steve Reese 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Scot Thompson 33 2 27+0 2 4+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF Tom Taylor 7 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
19 MF Troy Ready 10 0 5+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW Matt Taylor 15 1 10+1 1 0+4 0 0+0 0
21 DF Garrett Marcum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW Jaime Ambriz 7 2 1+3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0
23 GK Josh Wicks 32 0 27+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
25 FW David Hague 25 4 6+16 4 0+2 0 1+0 0
26 FW Bryan Jordan 32 6 16+10 5 4+0 1 1+1 0
33 FW Chris Bagley 27 1 20+3 1 2+0 0 0+2 0

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[25]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1 MF Andrew Gregor 9 8 1 0
2 FW Bryan Jordan 6 5 1 0
3 FW David Hague 4 4 0 0
MF Lawrence Olum 4 3 0 1
5 DF Justin Thompson 3 1 1 1
6 DF Leonard Griffin 2 2 0 0
DF Cameron Knowles 2 2 0 0
DF Scot Thompson 2 2 0 0
FW Jaime Ambriz 2 1 1 0
10 FW Chris Bagley 1 1 0 0
MF Neil Dombrowski 1 1 0 0
MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 1 1 0 0
FW Matt Taylor 1 1 0 0
FW Luc Harrington 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 39 32 4 3

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.[1]

No. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
4 DF Lee Morrison 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
5 DF Justin Thompson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
6 DF Cameron Knowles 4 1 4 0 0 0 1
7 MF Shaun Higgins 3 0 2 0 1 0 0
8 MF Tom Poltl 7 0 6 0 1 0 0
10 MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
11 FW Luc Harrington 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF Leonard Griffin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
13 MF Andrew Gregor 11 0 9 0 2 0 0
14 MF Neil Dombrowski 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
15 MF Lawrence Olum 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
17 DF Scot Thompson 6 0 6 0 0 0 0
18 MF Tom Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
19 MF Troy Ready 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
23 DF Josh Wicks 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
25 FW David Hague 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
26 FW Bryan Jordan 7 1 6 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 60 2 55 1 5 0 ? 1

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[25]

No. Nat. Player Total USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 Bayard Elfvin 225 2 0.80 9 135 2 1.33 4 0 0 0 90 0 0.00 5
16 Steve Reese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Josh Wicks 2865 20 0.63 112 2385 16 0.60 87 390 2 0.46 19 90 2 2.00 6
TOTALS 3090 22 0.64 121 2520 18 0.64 91 390 2 0.46 19 180 2 1.00 11

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 19, 2006 Neil Dombrowski MF Rochester Raging Rhinos Free [26]
December 19, 2006 Kiki Lara MF Minnesota Thunder Free [26]
January 4, 2007 Chris Bagley FW Wilmington Hammerheads Free [27]
February 16, 2007 Kevin Meissner (R) DF San Diego Toreros
Orange County Blue Star
Free [28]
February 16, 2007 Lawrence Olum (R) MF Missouri Baptist Spartans
St. Louis Lions
Free [28]
February 21, 2007 Cameron Knowles DF Real Salt Lake Free [29]
February 27, 2007 Andrew Gregor MF Seattle Sounders Free [30]
March 7, 2007 David Hague (R) FW Grand Canyon Antelopes Free [31]
March 12, 2007 Leonard Griffin DF Chicago Fire Free [32]
March 16, 2007 Josh Wicks GK Vancouver Whitecaps Free [33]
April 20, 2007 Luc Harrington FW Charleston Battery Free [34]
April 20, 2007 Shaun Higgins MF Chivas USA Free [34]
April 20, 2007 Bryan Jordan (R) FW Oregon State Beavers
San Fernando Valley Quakes
Free [34]
April 24, 2007 Justin Thompson DF Worcester City Free [35]
May 1, 2007 Tom Taylor MF Walsall Free [36]
May 23, 2007 Steve Reese GK Cascade Surge Free [37]
July 25, 2007 Matt Taylor FW Chivas USA Free [38]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2006 season Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Byron Alvarez FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Oral Bullen MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Salim Bullen DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Mubarike Chisoni MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Jacobi Goodfellow DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Alejandro Gutierrez MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Sergio Iñiguez MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Yuri Morales FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Michael Nsien DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Mike Randolph MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Ronnie Silva FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Gavin Wilkinson DF N/A Retired; named General Manager and Head Coach
September 29, 2007 Leonard Griffin DF Columbus Crew Free [39]

Unsigned draft picks

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 24, 2007 Lyle Martin FW CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners
Bakersfield Brigade
USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round [40]
January 24, 2007 Colin Rigby FW Seattle Pacific Falcons USL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round [40]

Notes

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  2. ^ "Timbers round out coaching staff". Portland Timbers. April 19, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/04/timbers-round-out-coaching-staff. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Beavers, Timbers president John Cunningham accepts position with Boise's Qwest Arena". Oregon Sports Central. December 14, 2006. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3405954. Retrieved June 22, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Timbers introduce new owner Merritt Paulson". Portland Timbers. May 22, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/05/timbers-introduce-new-owner-merritt-paulson. Retrieved June 22, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Final USL-1 Awards announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 28, 2007. http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/recentnews/207628.html. 
  6. ^ a b c "USL-1 All-League Players announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 20, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/205425.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  7. ^ "USL-1 Statistical Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 12, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/203699.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  8. ^ a b "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 14, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/183201.html. Retrieved June 14, 2011. 
  9. ^ a b "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 3, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/191651.html. Retrieved June 14, 2011. 
  10. ^ a b "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 17, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/193721.html. Retrieved June 14, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Griffin nets USL-1 Goal of the Week for Week 4". Portland Timbers. May 18, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/05/griffin-nets-usl-1-goal-week-week-4. Retrieved June 14, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Justin Thompson earns pair of honors". Portland Timbers. August 31, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/08/justin-thompson-earns-pair-honors. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  13. ^ "Players of the Week announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 23, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/179242.html. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  14. ^ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 29, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/185771.html. Retrieved June 14, 2011. 
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  20. ^ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 7, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/197073.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Weekly USL-1 Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 21, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/199344.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  22. ^ "Weekly USL-1 Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 28, 2007. http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/200742.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  23. ^ "Weekly USL-1 Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 4, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/201734.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  24. ^ "Weekly USL-1 Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 11, 2007. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/203463.html. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  25. ^ a b c "2007 Season Statistics". Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071218090810/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/statistics/. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  26. ^ a b "Timbers announce first five signings for 2007". Portland Timbers. December 19, 2006. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2006/12/timbers-announce-first-five-signings-2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  27. ^ "Timbers sign forward Chris Bagley". Portland Timbers. January 4, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/01/timbers-sign-forward-chris-bagley. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  28. ^ a b "Timbers sign two college standouts". Portland Timbers. February 16, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/02/timbers-sign-two-college-standouts. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  29. ^ "Timbers sign MLS defender Cameron Knowles". Portland Timbers. February 21, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/02/timbers-sign-mls-defender-cameron-knowles. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  30. ^ "Timbers sign veteran, local product Andrew Gregor". Portland Timbers. February 27, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/02/timbers-sign-veteran-local-product-andrew-gregor. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  31. ^ "Timbers sign 2006 NCAA scoring leader". Portland Timbers. March 7, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/03/timbers-sign-2006-ncaa-scoring-leader. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  32. ^ "Timbers sign defender Leonard Griffin from MLS Fire". Portland Timbers. March 12, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/03/timbers-sign-defender-leonard-griffin-mls-fire. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  33. ^ "Timbers secure goalkeepers for 2007". Portland Timbers. March 16, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/03/timbers-secure-goalkeepers-2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  34. ^ a b c "Timbers add four more to roster". Portland Timbers. April 20, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/04/timbers-add-four-more-roster. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  35. ^ "Timbers sign defender Justin Thompson". Portland Timbers. April 24, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/04/timbers-sign-defender-justin-thompson. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  36. ^ "Timbers sign English midfielder Tom Taylor". Portland Timbers. May 1, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/05/timbers-sign-english-midfielder-tom-taylor. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  37. ^ "Timbers host California, Carolina this weekend". Portland Timbers. May 23, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/05/timbers-host-california-carolina-weekend. Retrieved June 13, 2011. 
  38. ^ "Timbers sign forward Matt Taylor from Chivas USA". Portland Timbers. July 25, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/07/timbers-sign-forward-matt-taylor-chivas-usa. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  39. ^ "Griffin signs with Columbus of MLS". Portland Timbers. September 29, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/09/griffin-signs-columbus-mls. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 
  40. ^ a b "Timbers select two strikers in 2007 draft". Portland Timbers. January 24, 2007. http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2007/01/timbers-select-two-strikers-2007-draft. Retrieved June 13, 2011.