2008 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2008 season
PresidentUnited States Merritt Paulson
Head coachNew Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
USL-1League: 11th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open CupFirst round
Cascadia Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Chris Brown (8 goals)

All:
United States Chris Brown (9 goals)
Highest home attendance13,050
vs. CHA (Sep 11)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,921
vs. MIN (Apr 24)
All: 3,089
vs. HWU (Jun 10)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 8,567
All: 8,225
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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

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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

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April

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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USL First Division

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Standings

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  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
1 Puerto Rico Islanders 54 30 15 6 9 43 23 +20
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 53 30 15 7 8 34 28 +6
3 Montreal Impact 42 30 12 12 6 33 28 +5
4 Rochester Rhinos 41 30 11 10 9 35 32 +3
5 Charleston Battery 40 30 11 12 7 34 36 −2 CHA: 4 pts
SEA: 4 pts
6 Seattle Sounders 40 30 10 10 10 37 36 +1
7 Minnesota Thunder 39 30 10 11 9 40 38 +2
8 Carolina RailHawks 37 30 9 11 10 34 43 −9
9 Miami FC 34 30 8 12 10 28 34 −6 MIA: 7 pts
ATL: 1 pt
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 34 30 8 12 10 37 50 −13
11 Portland Timbers 31 30 7 13 10 26 33 −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

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
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

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHHHHAAAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHHHAHAAHA
ResultWWWTTTTLLWLTLTLWLTLTTLTWLWLLLL
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

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Cup bracket

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First round

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Portland Timbers2–3Hollywood United (USASA)
Brown 32'
Oka 51'
Report 45' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Taylor
90' Alexander
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Cascadia Cup

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2008
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 13 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3
Seattle Sounders 8 6 2 2 2 5 5 0
Portland Timbers 4 6 1 4 1 4 7 -3

Club

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant coach United States Rod Underwood
Assistant coach United States Jim Rilatt
Goalkeeper coach United States Jim Brazeau

Updated to match played June 9, 2011
Source: [1]

Management

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

Source:[citation needed]

Squad

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Kits

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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

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

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

Recognition

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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

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Appearances and goals

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

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

Top scorers

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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

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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

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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

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Transfers in

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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

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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

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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

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  2. ^ a b c "2008 Portland Timbers results". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Timbers unveil new uniforms for 2008 season". Portland Timbers. March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "2008 USL-1 All-League Honors". United Soccer Leagues. September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Week 2 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. 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. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  9. ^ "Week 4 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
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