List of Portland Timbers seasons

This is a list of seasons played by the Portland Timbers in American soccer, from 1975, when the original club first competed in the North American Soccer League, through to the most recent completed season. All four incarnations of the Portland Timbers are represented. This list details the club's achievements in all competitions and the top scorers for each season. Records of friendlies and preseason tournaments are not included.

Contents

Seasons

Season League record Playoffs Additional
Honors		 U.S.
Open Cup		 Top scorer(s)[1]
Div League Pld W L T GF GA Pts Position Name(s) Goals
1975 1 NASL 22 16 6 0 43 27 138 Western Division
Winners		 R/U Peter Withe[2] 18
1976 1 NASL 24 8 16 0 23 41 71 Pacific Conference
Western Division
4th place		 Tony Betts 6
1977 1 NASL 26 10 16 0 39 42 98 Pacific Conference
Western Division
4th place		 Stewart Scullion 11
1978 1 NASL 30 20 10 0 50 36 167 National Conference
Western Division
Runners-up		 SF Clyde Best[3] 14
1979 1 NASL 30 11 19 0 50 75 122 National Conference
Western Division
4th place		 John Bain and
Clyde Best		 8
1980 1 NASL 32 15 17 0 50 53 133 National Conference
Western Division
4th place		 Clyde Best 11
1981 1 NASL 32 17 15 0 52 49 141 Northwest Division
3rd place		 R1 John Bain[4] 12
1982 1 NASL 32 14 18 0 49 44 122 Western Division
4th place		 Ron Futcher 13
1985 3 WACS 7 1 2 4 8 16 5 4th place N/A
1986 3 WSA 14 6 2 6 20 19 20 Runners-up N/A Brent Goulet 9
1987 3 WSA 10 5 5 0 9 16 24 4th place Scott Benedetti,
Brent Goulet
and Jason Russ		 2
1988 3 WSA 12 1 11 0 16 32 22 6th place Scott Benedetti 8
1989 2 WSL 16 11 5 0 32 25 92 North Division
Runners-up		 SF Scott Benedetti 8
1990 2 APSL 20 10 10 0 42 36 99 WSL Conference
North Division
4th place		 Shawn Medved 10
2001 2 A-L 26 13 10 3 41 38 62 Western Conference
4th place		 QF Q Mark Baena[5] 15
2002 2 A-L 28 13 13 3 47 39 63 Western Conference
Pacific Division
Runners-up		 R1 Q Fadi Afash and
McKinley Tennyson		 18
2003 2 A-L 28 15 11 2 39 33 47 Western Conference
Pacific Division
3rd place		 Q Byron Alvarez 12
2004 2 A-L 28 18 7 3 58 30 57 Western Conference
Winners		 QF Commissioner's Cup
Winners[6]		 R4 Byron Alvarez[7] 18
2005 2 USL-1 28 10 9 9 40 42 39 5th place R1 R4 Dan Antoniuk[8] 14
2006 2 USL-1 28 7 15 6 25 39 27 11th place R3 Luke Kreamalmeyer[9] 9
2007 2 USL-1 28 14 5 9 32 18 51 Runners-up SF R2 Andrew Gregor[10] 9
2008 2 USL-1 30 7 13 10 26 33 31 11th place R1 Chris Brown[11] 9
2009 2 USL-1 30 16 4 10 45 19 58 Winners SF Commissioner's Cup
and Cascadia Cup
Winners		 R3 Mandjou Keita[12] 14
2010 2 D-2 30 13 7 10 34 23 49 USL Conference
3rd place		 QF Cascadia Cup
Winners		 R3 Ryan Pore 15
2011 1 MLS 34 11 14 9 40 48 42 Western Conference
6th place		 Q Kenny Cooper and
Jack Jewsbury[13]		 8
2012 1 MLS Western Conference
Yet to begin

Key

      Winners       Runners-up

League Results

  • Div = Level on pyramid
  • League = League name
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Games won
  • L = Games lost
  • T = Games tied
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

League Names

Playoff and Cup Results

  • W = Winners
  • R/U = Runners-up
  • SF = Semifinals / Conference Final
  • QF = Quarterfinals / Conference Semifinals
  • R4 = 4th Round
  • R3 = 3rd Round
  • R2 = 2nd Round
  • R1 = 1st Round
  • Q = Qualifying rounds
  • N/A = No tournament held

Notes

  1. ^ Includes goals scored in league competition as well as, where noted, goals scored in the playoffs and in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (qualification rounds and tournament proper). Goals scored during league games which also doubled as Open Cup qualifiers are counted as league goals only.
  2. ^ Peter Withe (1975): includes 2 playoff goals.
  3. ^ Clyde Best (1978): includes 2 playoff goals.
  4. ^ John Bain (1981): includes 1 playoff goal.
  5. ^ Mark Baena (2001): includes 1 playoff goal and 1 Open Cup qualification goal.
  6. ^ The Commissioner's Cup was first created in 1991 to honor the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) regular season champion and was awarded through the 1996 season. It was revived in 2005 to honor the USL First Division (USL-1) regular season champion and was awarded retroactively to the teams which had amassed the most points in previous A-League (A-L) seasons from 1997 to 2004.
  7. ^ Byron Alvarez (2004): includes 1 playoff goal and 1 Open Cup goal.
  8. ^ Dan Antoniuk (2005): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
  9. ^ Luke Kreamalmeyer (2006): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
  10. ^ Andrew Gregor (2007): includes 1 playoff goal.
  11. ^ Chris Brown (2008): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
  12. ^ Mandjou Keita (2009): includes 3 Open Cup goals.
  13. ^ Jack Jewsbury (2011): includes 1 Open Cup qualification goal.

References

The Club
History (1975–1982 • 1985–1990 • 2001–2010 • 2011–) • Seasons • Players • All articles
Stadium
Development System
Culture
Rivalries
Ring of Honor
John Bain • Clive Charles (kit number 3 retired) • Jimmy Conway • Timber Jim
Key Personnel
Owner & President: Merritt Paulson • General Manager / Technical Director: Gavin Wilkinson • Head Coach: John Spencer
Honors (7)
Playoff Final Appearances (1)
Regular Season League Champs (2)
2004 (Commissioner's Cup) • 2009 (Commissioner's Cup)
Regular Season Div./Conf. Champs (2)
1975 (Western Division) • 2004 (Western Conference)
Cascadia Cup Champions (2)
2009 • 2010