2008_Portland_Timbers_season

2008 Portland Timbers season

2008 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers 2008 soccer season


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

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Preseason

March 28, 2008 (2008-03-28) Portland Timbers 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Portland, Oregon
19:30 (PDT) Karalexis 71' Report 8' Kamara
13' Salinas
Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,168
March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30) Portland Timbers 1–0 Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) Forest Grove, Oregon
14:00 (PDT) Dombrowski 65' Report Stadium: Lincoln Park Stadium
Attendance: 913
April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11) Portland Pilots (NCAA) 1–1 Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Emory 88' Report 49' Knowles Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 553

Regular season

April

April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) USL-1 Portland Timbers 1–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Brown 71' Report Red card 40' Atieno Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,977
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA)
April 24, 2008 (2008-04-24) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Brown 9'
Higgins 65'
Report 41' Paye Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,921
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
April 26, 2008 (2008-04-26) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Suzuki 6'
Guante 76'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 9,894
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)

May

May 8, 2008 (2008-05-08) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Rochester Rhinos Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,519
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)
May 10, 2008 (2008-05-10) USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 10,184
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
May 16, 2008 (2008-05-16) USL-1 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–2 Portland Timbers Bayamón PUR
17:00 (PDT) Gbandi 20'
Krause 25'
Report 26' Olum
83' Brown
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 6,922
Referee: Fernando Iturriaga (USA)
May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18) USL-1 Miami FC 0–0 Portland Timbers Olympia Heights, Florida
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Joe Caraccio (USA)
May 24, 2008 (2008-05-24) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report 60' Arze Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,688
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
May 26, 2008 (2008-05-26) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–2 Miami FC Portland, Oregon
14:00 (PDT) Suzuki Red card 45' Report 43' (pen.), 68' Afonso Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,921
Referee: Tyler Ploeger (USA)
May 30, 2008 (2008-05-30) USL-1 Montreal Impact 0–1 Portland Timbers Montreal Canada
16:30 (PDT) Report 45' Brown Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 13,034 (SO)
Referee: Domenic Scali (Canada)

June

June 1, 2008 (2008-06-01) USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 Portland Timbers Rochester, New York
15:00 (PDT) Delicâte 14'
Menyongar 80'
Report 78' J. Thompson Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Tony Russo (USA)
June 5, 2008 (2008-06-05) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Andrew Gage (USA)
June 7, 2008 (2008-06-07) USL-1 / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Sebrango 54'
Nash 66'
Valente 90'
Report 9' S. Thompson Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288 (SO)
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne (Canada)
June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10) USOC 1st Rd Portland Timbers 2–3 Hollywood United (USASA) Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Brown 32'
Oka 51'
Report 45' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Taylor
90' Alexander
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)
June 12, 2008 (2008-06-12) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Bagley 14'
Poltl Red card 17'
J. Thompson 39'
S. Thompson Red card 68'
Report 29' (o.g.) Guante
88' Knox
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,862
Referee: Jasen Anno (USA)
June 14, 2008 (2008-06-14) Friendly Portland Timbers 1–0 Italy Juventus Primavera Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Brown 24' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
June 27, 2008 (2008-06-27) USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1–0 Portland Timbers Cary, North Carolina
17:00 (PDT) Nuñez 4' Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,617
Referee: Tony Crush (USA)
June 28, 2008 (2008-06-28) USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 0–2 Portland Timbers Atlanta
16:55 (PDT) Report 3' Brown
69' Bagley
Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (USA)

July

July 3, 2008 (2008-07-03) Friendly Portland Timbers 0–2 Mexico Monarcas Morelia Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report 16' Landín
27' Durán
Red card 64' Romero
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 11,932
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
July 10, 2008 (2008-07-10) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–2 Puerto Rico Islanders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report 38' Noël
45' Hansen
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,042
Referee: Jeremy Vehar (USA)
July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15) Friendly Portland Timbers 2–0 Mexico Tigres UANL Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) J. Thompson 52'
Alvarez 54'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,375
July 18, 2008 (2008-07-18) USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–1 Portland Timbers Atlanta
16:55 (PDT) Buete 90' Report 90' Olum Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Hido Tica (USA)
July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19) USL-1 Charleston Battery 2–0 Portland Timbers Charleston, South Carolina
16:30 (PDT) Spicer 27'
Armstrong 32'
Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)
July 24, 2008 (2008-07-24) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Carolina RailHawks Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Brown Red card 42' Report Red card 78' Stokes Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,257
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)

August

August 2, 2008 (2008-08-02) USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 2–2 Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
17:05 (PDT) Sánchez 18' (pen.)
Gonzalez 65'
Report 70' Guante
75' (pen.) Jordan
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,318
Referee: Landis Wiley (USA)
August 7, 2008 (2008-08-07) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
20:00 (PDT) S. Thompson Red card 33' Report 20' Le Toux Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 12,332
Referee: Jasen Anno (USA)
August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09) USL-1 Portland Timbers 1–1 Charleston Battery Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Jordan 12' Report 69' Alavanja Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,283
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)
August 16, 2008 (2008-08-16) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Montreal Impact Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Jordan 50'
Brown 69'
Report 86' Donatelli Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,893
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
August 22, 2008 (2008-08-22) USL-1 / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
20:00 (PDT) Addlery 3', 43' Report 12' Olum Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)

September

September 4, 2008 (2008-09-04) USL-1 Portland Timbers 4–0 Miami FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez 3'
Dunn 41'
Brown 48', 70' (pen.)
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,219
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)
September 6, 2008 (2008-09-06) USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 2–0 Portland Timbers Rochester, New York
16:35 (PDT) Delicâte 40'
Heins 87'
Report Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Javier Santos (PUR)
September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08) USL-1 Montreal Impact 2–0 Portland Timbers Montreal Canada
16:30 (PDT) Di Lorenzo 13'
Byers 45'
Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,246
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
September 11, 2008 (2008-09-11) USL-1 Portland Timbers 1–2 Charleston Battery Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Higgins 14'
Dunn Red card 39'
Report 73' Alavanja
89' King
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 13,050
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
September 20, 2008 (2008-09-20) USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1–0 Portland Timbers Cary, North Carolina
16:30 (PDT) Nuñez 90' Report Red card 70' Griffin Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,878
Referee: Saeed Mohamed (USA)

Competitions

USL First Division

Standings

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

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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

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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

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Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

First round

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Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Cascadia Cup

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Club

Coaching staff

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Updated to match played 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:[citation needed]

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.

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Recognition

USL-1 All-League Second Team[4]

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USL-1 Player of the Week

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USL-1 Goal of the Week

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USL-1 Team of the Week

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

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Top scorers

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

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Disciplinary record

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

No. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow 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]

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Player movement

Transfers in

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Loans in

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Transfers out

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Notes

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  6. Takayuki Suzuki (subject) (October 2, 2008). USL Goal of the Week (2) (Highlight video). United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
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  12. "Week 8 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  13. "Week 9 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 17, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
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  15. "Week 14 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  16. "Week 15 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  17. "Week 16 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  18. "Week 17 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  19. "Week 18 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 19, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
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  24. "Timbers add pair of midfielders for 2008". Portland Timbers. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  25. "Timbers sign veteran forward Chris Brown". Portland Timbers. January 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  26. "Timbers add goalkeeper James for 2008 season". Portland Timbers. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  27. "Timbers sign midfielder Arsene Oka for 2008". Portland Timbers. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  28. "Timbers sign Japanese forward Takayuki Suzuki". Portland Timbers. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  29. "Timbers re-sign defender Griffin for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 15, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  30. "Timbers sign midfielder Bryan Little for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  31. "Timbers sign Solomon Islands' Totori for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 17, 2008. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  32. "Timbers prepare for Rochester, Seattle this week". Portland Timbers. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  33. "Timbers acquire Walker, Harrison in three-team trade". Portland Timbers. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  34. "Timbers sign Alvarez for remainder of 2008 season". Portland Timbers. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  35. "Timbers add defender Cameron Dunn to roster". Portland Timbers. August 1, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  36. "Timbers acquire GK Burse on loan from FC Dallas". Portland Timbers. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  37. "Timbers acquire goalkeeper Knighton on loan". Portland Timbers. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
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  39. "Timbers acquire Jordan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. June 4, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  40. "Timbers re-acquire Jordan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  41. "Knighton recalled by New England". Portland Timbers. August 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  42. "Jordan rejoins Timbers on loan for rest of season". Portland Timbers. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  43. "Timbers re-sign Higgins, Ready for 2008". Portland Timbers. January 17, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  44. "Wicks, Jordan transferred to Galaxy of MLS". Portland Timbers. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  45. "Timbers return to action with weekend road trip". Portland Timbers. June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

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