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2008 Portland Timbers season

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.

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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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   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   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   17'
J. Thompson   39'
S. Thompson   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   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   Monarcas Morelia Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report   16' Landín
  27' Durán
  64' Romero		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 11,932
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
July 6, 2008 (2008-07-06) Friendly Portland Timbers 1–3   Monarcas Morelia Seattle
18:00 (PDT) Nyassi   63' Report   22' (pen.) Landín
  57' Guzmán
  64' Hernández		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
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   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   42' Report   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   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   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   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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See also: 2008 United Soccer Leagues

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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See also: 2008 U.S. Open Cup

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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See also: Cascadia Cup
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   Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant coach   Rod Underwood
Assistant coach   Jim Rilatt
Goalkeeper coach   Jim Brazeau

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

Management

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Majority Owner & President   Merritt Paulson
General Manager   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]

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

Recognition

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USL-1 All-League Second Team[4]

Pos Player GP
DF   Cameron Knowles 29

USL-1 Player of the Week

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

USL-1 Goal of the Week

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

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
1   Chris Brown Puerto Rico Islanders [8]
2   Ray Burse Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders [5]
  Shaun Higgins
  Scot Thompson
  Takayuki Suzuki
4   Cameron Knowles Rochester Rhinos, Seattle Sounders [9]
5   Cameron Knowles Puerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC [10]
  Bryan Little
7   Miguel Guante Montreal Impact [11]
8   Leonard Griffin Minnesota Thunder, Vancouver Whitecaps [12]
9   Justin Thompson Atlanta Silverbacks [13]
11   Chris Brown Carolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks [14]
14   Lawrence Olum Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery [15]
15   Brad Knighton Carolina RailHawks [16]
  Cameron Knowles
16   Bryan Jordan Minnesota Thunder [17]
17   Bryan Jordan Seattle Sounders, Charleston Battery [18]
18   Bryan Jordan Montreal Impact [19]
  Scot Thompson
21   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   USA Jordan James 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
2 MF   USA Miguel Guante 29 2 20+8 2 0+1 0
4 DF   USA Tim Karalexis 11 0 3+7 0 1+0 0
5 DF   CAN Justin Thompson 25 2 22+2 2 1+0 0
6 DF   NZL Cameron Knowles 29 0 29+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   USA Shaun Higgins 28 2 26+2 2 0+0 0
8 MF   USA Tom Poltl 25 0 22+3 0 0+0 0
9 MF   USA Kiki Lara 7 0 1+5 0 1+0 0
10 MF   CIV Arsène Oka 8 1 2+5 0 1+0 1
11 FW   USA Chris Brown 28 9 27+0 8 1+0 1
12 DF   USA Leonard Griffin 30 0 28+1 0 1+0 0
13 FW   USA Jamil Walker 12 0 1+11 0 0+0 0
(13) MF   USA Andrew Gregor (traded to   Rochester Rhinos) 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0
14 MF   USA Neil Dombrowski 14 0 8+5 0 1+0 0
15 MF   KEN Lawrence Olum 24 3 14+10 3 0+0 0
16 MF   SCO Bryan Little 18 0 5+12 0 1+0 0
17 DF   USA Scot Thompson 27 1 27+0 1 0+0 0
18 GK   USA Steve Reese 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   USA Troy Ready 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW   SOL Benjamin Totori 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
21 DF   USA Cameron Dunn 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0
(22) GK   USA Brad Knighton (2 month loan from   New England Revolution) 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
(22) MF   ENG Tom Taylor (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW   MEX Byron Alvarez 9 1 7+2 1 0+0 0
(23) GK   USA Ray Burse (3 month loan from   FC Dallas) 13 0 13+0 0 0+0 0
(24) DF   ARM Vardan Adzemian (4 month loan from   Los Angeles Galaxy) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(25) DF   USA Scott Bolkan (4 month loan from   Los Angeles Galaxy) 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
(26) FW   USA Bryan Jordan (3 short-term loans from   Los Angeles Galaxy) 9 3 8+1 3 0+0 0
30 FW   JPN Takayuki Suzuki 27 1 21+5 1 0+1 0
32 GK   USA Chase Harrison 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   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   FW Chris Brown 9 8 1
2   FW Bryan Jordan 3 3 0
  MF Lawrence Olum 3 3 0
4   FW Chris Bagley 2 2 0
  MF Miguel Guante 2 2 0
  MF Shaun Higgins 2 2 0
  DF Justin Thompson 2 2 0
8   FW Byron Alvarez 1 1 0
  DF Cameron Dunn 1 1 0
  FW Takayuki Suzuki 1 1 0
  DF Scot Thompson 1 1 0
  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
           
2   MF Miguel Guante 3 0 2 0 1 0
5   DF Justin Thompson 7 0 6 0 1 0
6   DF Cameron Knowles 6 0 6 0 0 0
7   MF Shaun Higgins 7 0 7 0 0 0
8   MF Tom Poltl 4 1 4 1 0 0
10   MF Arsène Oka 1 0 0 0 1 0
11   FW Chris Brown 2 1 1 1 1 0
12   DF Leonard Griffin 5 1 5 1 0 0
13   FW Jamil Walker 1 0 1 0 0 0
(13)   MF Andrew Gregor 4 0 4 0 0 0
14   MF Neil Dombrowski 1 0 1 0 0 0
15   MF Lawrence Olum 2 0 2 0 0 0
16   MF Bryan Little 2 0 1 0 1 0
17   DF Scot Thompson 4 2 4 2 0 0
21   DF Cameron Dunn 0 1 0 1 0 0
23   FW Byron Alvarez 2 0 2 0 0 0
(23)   GK Ray Burse 1 0 1 0 0 0
(26)   FW Bryan Jordan 2 0 2 0 0 0
30   FW Takayuki Suzuki 8 1 8 1 0 0
33   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   Jordan James 360 8 2.00 15 270 5 1.67 11 90 3 3.00 4
18   Steve Reese 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
(22)   Brad Knighton 720 10 1.25 27 720 10 1.25 27 0 0 — 0
(23)   Ray Burse 1170 9 0.69 50 1170 9 0.69 50 0 0 — 0
32   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   Tim Karalexis DF   Charleston Battery Acquired in exchange for Luke Kreamalmeyer [23]
December 18, 2007   Miguel Guante MF   Miami FC Free [24]
January 18, 2008   Chris Brown FW   Real Salt Lake Free [25]
February 28, 2008   Jordan James GK   Houston Dynamo Free [26]
March 7, 2008   Arsène Oka MF   New England Revolution Free [27]
March 28, 2008   Takayuki Suzuki FW   Yokohama F. Marinos Free [28]
April 15, 2008   Leonard Griffin DF   Columbus Crew Free [29]
April 16, 2008   Bryan Little MF   Auckland City Free [30]
April 17, 2008   Benjamin Totori FW   Waitakere United Free [31]
May 6, 2008   Steve Reese GK   Portland Timbers Free [32]
May 6, 2008   Tom Taylor MF   Portland Timbers Free [32]
July 9, 2008   Chase Harrison GK   Rochester Rhinos Acquired with Jamil Walker in exchange for Andrew Gregor [33]
July 9, 2008   Jamil Walker FW   Carolina RailHawks Acquired with Chase Harrison in exchange for Andrew Gregor [33]
July 22, 2008   Byron Alvarez FW   Charleston Battery Free [34]
August 1, 2008   Cameron Dunn DF   Hollywood United Free [35]

Loans in

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Date Player Position Loaned from Fee/notes Ref
April 7, 2008   Ray Burse GK   FC Dallas Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by FC Dallas on July 2, 2008 [36][37]
April 14, 2008   Vardan Adzemian DF   Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy on August 1, 2011 [35][38]
April 14, 2008   Scott Bolkan DF   Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy on August 1, 2011 [35][38]
June 4, 2008   Bryan Jordan FW   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games [39]
June 27, 2008   Bryan Jordan FW   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games [40]
July 2, 2008   Brad Knighton GK   New England Revolution Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by New England Revolution on August 22, 2011 [37][41]
July 30, 2008   Bryan Jordan FW   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   Jaime Ambriz FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season   Bayard Elfvin GK N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season   David Hague FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season   Luc Harrington FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season   Garrett Marcum DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season   Lee Morrison DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season   Matt Taylor FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
December 5, 2007   Luke Kreamalmeyer MF   Charleston Battery Traded for Tim Karalexis [23]
December 5, 2007   Kevin Meissner DF Unattached Released [23]
January 17, 2008   Tom Taylor MF Unattached Released [43]
March 25, 2008   Josh Wicks GK   Los Angeles Galaxy Undisclosed [44]
March 25, 2008   Bryan Jordan FW   Los Angeles Galaxy Undisclosed [44]
June 25, 2008   Tom Taylor MF Unattached Released [45]
July 9, 2008   Andrew Gregor MF   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.
  10. ^ "Week 5 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 20, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  11. ^ "Week 7 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
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