2008 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2008 season
President United States Merritt Paulson
Head Coach New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
Stadium PGE Park
Portland, Oregon
USL-1 League: 11th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup First round
Cascadia Cup 3rd
Top goalscorer League:
United States Chris Brown (8 goals)
All:
United States Chris Brown (9 goals)
Highest home attendance 13,050
vs. CHA (Sep 11)
Lowest home attendance League: 4,921
vs. MIN (Apr 24)
All: 3,089
vs. HWU (Jun 10)
Average home league attendance League: 8,567
All: 8,225
Primary colors
Secondary colors
Third colors
← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Portland Timbers season was the 8th season for the Portland Timbers—the third incarnation of a club to bear the Portland Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Preseason

Regular season

April

May

June

July

August

September

Competitions

USL First Division

Standings

      Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
      First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1Puerto Rico Islanders 543015694323+20
2Vancouver Whitecaps 533015783428+6
3Montreal Impact 4230121263328+5
4Rochester Rhinos 41†30111093532+3
5Charleston Battery 4030111273436−2CHA: 4 pts
SEA: 4 pts
6Seattle Sounders 40301010103736+1
7Minnesota Thunder 3930101194038+2
8Carolina RailHawks 3730911103443−9
9Miami FC 3430812102834−6MIA: 7 pts
ATL: 1 pt
10Atlanta Silverbacks 3430812103750−13
11Portland Timbers 3130713102633−7

Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
† Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008[1]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
30 31 7 13 10 26 33 −7 5 5 5 15 13 +2 2 8 5 11 20 −9

Source: [2]
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHHHAAAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHHHAHAAHA
Result W W W T T T T L L W L T L T L W L T L T T L T W L W L L L L

Source: [2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  NPSL  Arizona Sahuaros 0  
  USL-1  Seattle Sounders (aet) 1         USL-1  Seattle Sounders 2
        USL-1  Seattle Sounders 6     MLS  Chivas USA 0
        USASA  Hollywood United 0  
  USL-1  Portland Timbers 2    
  USASA  Hollywood United 3  

First round

June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10)
19:00 (PDT)
Portland Timbers 2 – 3 Hollywood United (USASA)
Brown  32'
Oka  51' 		Report  45' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Taylor
 90' Alexander
PGE Park
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Cascadia Cup

See also: Cascadia Cup
2008
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 13641196+3
Seattle Sounders 86222550
Portland Timbers 4614147-3

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachNew Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant CoachUnited States Rod Underwood
Assistant CoachUnited States Jim Rilatt
Goalkeeper CoachUnited States Jim Brazeau

Last updated: June 9, 2011
Source:

Management

Majority Owner & President United States Merritt Paulson
General Manager New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source:

Squad

Kits

The Timbers wore a green home kit, bearing white accents on the collar and sleeves, with green shorts and green socks. The away kit was white with white shorts and white socks. The third kit was a deep maroon color, called "Rose City Red", with maroon shorts and maroon socks.[3]

Primary
Secondary
Third

Final roster

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Jordan James
2 United States MF Miguel Guante
4 United States DF Tim Karalexis
5 Canada DF Justin Thompson
6 New Zealand DF Cameron Knowles
7 United States MF Shaun Higgins
8 United States MF Tom Poltl
9 United States MF Drue Harris
10 Ivory Coast MF Arsène Oka
11 United States FW Chris Brown
12 United States DF Leonard Griffin
13 United States FW Jamil Walker
No. Position Player
14 United States MF Neil Dombrowski
15 Kenya MF Lawrence Olum
16 Scotland MF Bryan Little
17 United States DF Scot Thompson
18 United States GK Steve Reese
19 United States MF Troy Ready
20 Solomon Islands FW Benjamin Totori
21 United States DF Cameron Dunn
23 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez
30 Japan DF Takayuki Suzuki
32 United States GK Chase Harrison
33 United States FW Chris Bagley

Recognition

USL-1 All-League Second Team[4]

Pos Player GP
DF New Zealand Cameron Knowles 29

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
2 Japan Takayuki Suzuki Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders [5]

USL-1 Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
2 Japan Takayuki Suzuki Seattle Sounders [6]
21 Mexico Byron Alvarez Miami FC [7]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
1 United States Chris Brown Puerto Rico Islanders [8]
2 United States Ray Burse Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders [5]
United States Shaun Higgins
United States Scot Thompson
Japan Takayuki Suzuki
4 New Zealand Cameron Knowles Rochester Rhinos, Seattle Sounders [9]
5 New Zealand Cameron Knowles Puerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC [10]
Scotland Bryan Little
7 United States Miguel Guante Montreal Impact [11]
8 United States Leonard Griffin Minnesota Thunder, Vancouver Whitecaps [12]
9 United States Justin Thompson Atlanta Silverbacks [13]
11 United States Chris Brown Carolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks [14]
14 Kenya Lawrence Olum Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery [15]
15 United States Brad Knighton Carolina RailHawks [16]
New Zealand Cameron Knowles
16 United States Bryan Jordan Minnesota Thunder [17]
17 United States Bryan Jordan Seattle Sounders, Charleston Battery [18]
18 United States Bryan Jordan Montreal Impact [19]
United States Scot Thompson
21 United States Chris Brown Miami FC, Rochester Rhinos, Montreal Impact [20]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted or loaned to the club during the season included.[21][22]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL-1 U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Jordan James 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
2 MF United States Miguel Guante 29 2 20+8 2 0+1 0
4 DF United States Tim Karalexis 11 0 3+7 0 1+0 0
5 DF Canada Justin Thompson 25 2 22+2 2 1+0 0
6 DF New Zealand Cameron Knowles 29 0 29+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF United States Shaun Higgins 28 2 26+2 2 0+0 0
8 MF United States Tom Poltl 25 0 22+3 0 0+0 0
9 MF United States Kiki Lara 7 0 1+5 0 1+0 0
10 MF Ivory Coast Arsène Oka 8 1 2+5 0 1+0 1
11 FW United States Chris Brown 28 9 27+0 8 1+0 1
12 DF United States Leonard Griffin 30 0 28+1 0 1+0 0
13 FW United States Jamil Walker 12 0 1+11 0 0+0 0
(13) MF United States Andrew Gregor (traded to United States Rochester Rhinos) 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0
14 MF United States Neil Dombrowski 14 0 8+5 0 1+0 0
15 MF Kenya Lawrence Olum 24 3 14+10 3 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland Bryan Little 18 0 5+12 0 1+0 0
17 DF United States Scot Thompson 27 1 27+0 1 0+0 0
18 GK United States Steve Reese 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF United States Troy Ready 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
21 DF United States Cameron Dunn 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0
(22) GK United States Brad Knighton (2 month loan from United States New England Revolution) 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
(22) MF England Tom Taylor (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Mexico Byron Alvarez 9 1 7+2 1 0+0 0
(23) GK United States Ray Burse (3 month loan from United States FC Dallas) 13 0 13+0 0 0+0 0
(24) DF Armenia Vardan Adzemian (4 month loan from United States Los Angeles Galaxy) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(25) DF United States Scott Bolkan (4 month loan from United States Los Angeles Galaxy) 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
(26) FW United States Bryan Jordan (3 short-term loans from United States Los Angeles Galaxy) 9 3 8+1 3 0+0 0
30 FW Japan Takayuki Suzuki 27 1 21+5 1 0+1 0
32 GK United States Chase Harrison 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW United States Chris Bagley 27 2 11+15 2 1+0 0

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[21][22]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
1 United States FW Chris Brown 9 8 1
2 United States FW Bryan Jordan 3 3 0
Kenya MF Lawrence Olum 3 3 0
4 United States FW Chris Bagley 2 2 0
United States MF Miguel Guante 2 2 0
United States MF Shaun Higgins 2 2 0
Canada DF Justin Thompson 2 2 0
8 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez 1 1 0
United States DF Cameron Dunn 1 1 0
Japan FW Takayuki Suzuki 1 1 0
United States DF Scot Thompson 1 1 0
Ivory Coast MF Arsène Oka 1 0 1
TOTALS 28 26 2

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.[2]

No. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
Red card Red card Red card
2 United States MF Miguel Guante 3 0 2 0 1 0
5 Canada DF Justin Thompson 7 0 6 0 1 0
6 New Zealand DF Cameron Knowles 6 0 6 0 0 0
7 United States MF Shaun Higgins 7 0 7 0 0 0
8 United States MF Tom Poltl 4 1 4 1 0 0
10 Ivory Coast MF Arsène Oka 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 United States FW Chris Brown 2 1 1 1 1 0
12 United States DF Leonard Griffin 5 1 5 1 0 0
13 United States FW Jamil Walker 1 0 1 0 0 0
(13) United States MF Andrew Gregor 4 0 4 0 0 0
14 United States MF Neil Dombrowski 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 Kenya MF Lawrence Olum 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 Scotland MF Bryan Little 2 0 1 0 1 0
17 United States DF Scot Thompson 4 2 4 2 0 0
21 United States DF Cameron Dunn 0 1 0 1 0 0
23 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez 2 0 2 0 0 0
(23) United States GK Ray Burse 1 0 1 0 0 0
(26) United States FW Bryan Jordan 2 0 2 0 0 0
30 Japan FW Takayuki Suzuki 8 1 8 1 0 0
33 United States FW Chris Bagley 2 0 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 64 7 59 7 5 0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[21][22]

No. Nat. Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 United States Jordan James 360 8 2.00 15 270 5 1.67 11 90 3 3.00 4
18 United States Steve Reese 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
(22) United States Brad Knighton 720 10 1.25 27 720 10 1.25 27 0 0 — 0
(23) United States Ray Burse 1170 9 0.69 50 1170 9 0.69 50 0 0 — 0
32 United States Chase Harrison 540 9 1.76 13 540 9 1.76 13 0 0 — 0
TOTALS 2790 36 1.16 105 2700 33 1.10 101 90 3 3.00 4

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 5, 2007 United States Tim Karalexis DF United States Charleston Battery Acquired in exchange for Luke Kreamalmeyer [23]
December 18, 2007 United States Miguel Guante MF United States Miami FC Free [24]
January 18, 2008 United States Chris Brown FW United States Real Salt Lake Free [25]
February 28, 2008 United States Jordan James GK United States Houston Dynamo Free [26]
March 7, 2008 Ivory Coast Arsène Oka MF United States New England Revolution Free [27]
March 28, 2008 Japan Takayuki Suzuki FW Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Free [28]
April 15, 2008 United States Leonard Griffin DF United States Columbus Crew Free [29]
April 16, 2008 Scotland Bryan Little MF New Zealand Auckland City Free [30]
April 17, 2008 Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori FW New Zealand Waitakere United Free [31]
May 6, 2008 United States Steve Reese GK United States Portland Timbers Free [32]
May 6, 2008 England Tom Taylor MF United States Portland Timbers Free [32]
July 9, 2008 United States Chase Harrison GK United States Rochester Rhinos Acquired with Jamil Walker in exchange for Andrew Gregor [33]
July 9, 2008 United States Jamil Walker FW United States Carolina RailHawks Acquired with Chase Harrison in exchange for Andrew Gregor [33]
July 22, 2008 Mexico Byron Alvarez FW United States Charleston Battery Free [34]
August 1, 2008 United States Cameron Dunn DF United States Hollywood United Free [35]

Loans in

Date Player Position Loaned from Fee/Notes Ref
April 7, 2008 United States Ray Burse GK United States FC Dallas Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by FC Dallas on July 2, 2008 [36][37]
April 14, 2008 Armenia Vardan Adzemian DF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy on August 1, 2011 [35][38]
April 14, 2008 United States Scott Bolkan DF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy on August 1, 2011 [35][38]
June 4, 2008 United States Bryan Jordan FW United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games [39]
June 27, 2008 United States Bryan Jordan FW United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games [40]
July 2, 2008 United States Brad Knighton GK United States New England Revolution Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by New England Revolution on August 22, 2011 [37][41]
July 30, 2008 United States Bryan Jordan FW United States Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy on September 3, 2011 [42]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2007 season United States Jaime Ambriz FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season United States Bayard Elfvin GK N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season England David Hague FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season United States Luc Harrington FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season United States Garrett Marcum DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season United States Lee Morrison DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season United States Matt Taylor FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
December 5, 2007 United States Luke Kreamalmeyer MF United States Charleston Battery Traded for Tim Karalexis [23]
December 5, 2007 United States Kevin Meissner DF Unattached Released [23]
January 17, 2008 England Tom Taylor MF Unattached Released [43]
March 25, 2008 United States Josh Wicks GK United States Los Angeles Galaxy Undisclosed [44]
March 25, 2008 United States Bryan Jordan FW United States Los Angeles Galaxy Undisclosed [44]
June 25, 2008 England Tom Taylor MF Unattached Released [45]
July 9, 2008 United States Andrew Gregor MF United States Rochester Rhinos Traded for Chase Harrison and Jamil Walker [33]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Rhinos penalized for infraction". United Soccer Leagues. August 15, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "2008 Portland Timbers results". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Timbers unveil new uniforms for 2008 season". Portland Timbers. March 27, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "2008 USL-1 All-League Honors". United Soccer Leagues. September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Week 2 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 29, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  6. ↑ Takayuki Suzuki (subject) (October 2, 2008). USL Goal of the Week (2) (Highlight video). United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  7. ↑ Byron Alvarez (subject) (October 2, 2008). USL Goal of the Week (21) (Highlight video). United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  8. ↑ "First set of weekly honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 22, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Week 4 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 13, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Week 5 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 20, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Week 7 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 3, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Week 8 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Week 9 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 17, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Week 11 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Week 14 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 22, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Week 15 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 29, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Week 16 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 5, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Week 17 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 12, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Week 18 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 19, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Week 21 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 9, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  21. 1 2 3 "2008 Portland Timbers stats". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  22. 1 2 3 "Timbers eliminated from U.S. Open Cup". Portland Timbers. June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  23. 1 2 3 "Timbers acquire Karalexis in trade with Battery". Portland Timbers. December 5, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Timbers add pair of midfielders for 2008". Portland Timbers. December 18, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Timbers sign veteran forward Chris Brown". Portland Timbers. January 18, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Timbers add goalkeeper James for 2008 season". Portland Timbers. February 28, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Timbers sign midfielder Arsene Oka for 2008". Portland Timbers. March 7, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Timbers sign Japanese forward Takayuki Suzuki". Portland Timbers. March 28, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Timbers re-sign defender Griffin for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 15, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Timbers sign midfielder Bryan Little for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 16, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  31. ↑ "Timbers sign Solomon Islands' Totori for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 17, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  32. 1 2 "Timbers prepare for Rochester, Seattle this week". Portland Timbers. May 6, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  33. 1 2 3 "Timbers acquire Walker, Harrison in three-team trade". Portland Timbers. July 9, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  34. ↑ "Timbers sign Alvarez for remainder of 2008 season". Portland Timbers. July 22, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  35. 1 2 3 "Timbers add defender Cameron Dunn to roster". Portland Timbers. August 1, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  36. ↑ "Timbers acquire GK Burse on loan from FC Dallas". Portland Timbers. April 7, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  37. 1 2 "Timbers acquire goalkeeper Knighton on loan". Portland Timbers. July 2, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  38. 1 2 "Timbers add Adzemian, Bolkan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. April 14, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  39. ↑ "Timbers acquire Jordan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. June 4, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  40. ↑ "Timbers re-acquire Jordan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. June 27, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  41. ↑ "Knighton recalled by New England". Portland Timbers. August 22, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  42. ↑ "Jordan rejoins Timbers on loan for rest of season". Portland Timbers. July 30, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  43. ↑ "Timbers re-sign Higgins, Ready for 2008". Portland Timbers. January 17, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  44. 1 2 "Wicks, Jordan transferred to Galaxy of MLS". Portland Timbers. March 25, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  45. ↑ "Timbers return to action with weekend road trip". Portland Timbers. June 25, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
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