1989 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers

1989 season

Manager

John Bain

Stadium

Civic Stadium

WSL

Division: 2nd
Playoffs: Semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

Did not enter

Top goalscorer

Scott Benedetti (8 goals)

← 1988

1990 →

The 1989 Portland Timbers season was the ninth season for a club bearing the Portland Timbers name. The club, previously known as F.C. Portland, changed its name to the Portland Timbers prior to the beginning of the 1989 Western Soccer League season.

Squad

The 1989 squad

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

No.	Position	Player
—	GK	Kasey Keller
00	GK	Greg Maas
—	GK	Glenn Rogers
—	DF	Steve Ancheta
—	DF	Mike DePinna
—	DF	Trent Schultz
—	DF	Sam Singer
—	DF	Garrett Smith
—	DF	Wade Webber
—	MF	Ignacio Baez
6	MF	John Bain

No.	Position	Player
—	MF	Dick McCormick
—	MF	Souk Ngongethong
—	MF	Doug van de Brake
—	MF	Jim Webber
—	FW	Rob Baarts
—	FW	Scott Benedetti
—	FW	Jeff Enquist
—	FW	Paul Gouldsbrough
12	FW	Mark Miller
—	FW	Eric Phillippi

Western Soccer League

Regular season

North Division standings

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Francisco Bay Blackhawks	16	11	5	37	26	+11	98
2	Portland Timbers	16	11	5	32	25	+7	92
3	Seattle Storm	16	10	6	32	23	+9	87
4	Sacramento Senators	16	3	13	20	43	−23	40

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

League results

April 28, 1989	Portland Timbers	1 – 0	California Kickers	Portland, Oregon
	Baarts 64'

May 12, 1989	Los Angeles Heat	0 – 1	Portland Timbers	Los Angeles, California
			48' Baarts

May 13, 1989	San Francisco Bay Blackhawks	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Portland Timbers	San Jose, California
	Palic 59' Corpening 97', 107'		50' McCormick 110' Gouldsbrough

May 20, 1989	Portland Timbers	4 – 0	Arizona Condors	Portland, Oregon
	Benedetti 41', 66', 75' Singer 82'

May 24, 1989	Portland Timbers	1 – 0	Los Angeles Heat	Portland, Oregon
	Baarts 36'

May 27, 1989	Arizona Condors	2 – 1	Portland Timbers	Mesa, Arizona
	Kerlin 39' Veatch 79' (pen.)		90' J. Webber

June 3, 1989	Seattle Storm	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
	James 3' Carnell 90'		34' (o.g.) 62' Schultz 108' J. Webber

June 10, 1989	Portland Timbers	0 – 1	Sacramento Senators	Portland, Oregon
			88' Baena

June 16, 1989	Real Santa Barbara	1 – 2	Portland Timbers	Santa Barbara, California
	John 57'		59' Gouldsbrough 90' Baarts

June 18, 1989	Sacramento Senators	3 – 6	Portland Timbers	Sacramento, California
	Smith 7' Lang 39' Bilotta 89'		42', 58' Gouldsbrough 52', 86' J. Webber 79', 82' Enquist

June 28, 1989	Portland Timbers	4 – 0	San Diego Nomads	Portland, Oregon
	Benedetti 12', 34', 44' J. Webber 88'

July 1, 1989	Portland Timbers	5 – 1	Real Santa Barbara	Portland, Oregon
	Baarts 5', 32' Benedetti 13', 46' Enquist 85'		59' DePaco

July 12, 1989	Portland Timbers	1 – 0	Seattle Storm	Portland, Oregon
	Baarts 59'

July 15, 1989	Portland Timbers	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 5 p)	San Francisco Bay Blackhawks	Portland, Oregon

July 22, 1989	California Kickers	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)	Portland Timbers	Hollywood, California

July 23, 1989	San Diego Nomads	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (7 – 6 p)	Portland Timbers	San Diego, California

Source:^[2]

Postseason

Playoff bracket

Semifinals		Final


San Diego Nomads	2

Portland Timbers	1
		San Diego Nomads	1

		San Francisco Bay Blackhawks	0
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (aet) (p)	1 (4)

Los Angeles Heat	1 (2)

Source:^[2]

Playoff results

July 29, 1989	San Diego Nomads	2 – 1	Portland Timbers	San Diego, California
	Hirmez 11' (pen.) Wright 51'		41' Bain

Source:^[2]

References

↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
1 2 3 "Western Soccer League 1989 Season". The A-League Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2011.

Portland Timbers seasons

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