The 1975 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers, an expansion team in the now-defunct North American Soccer League. In the Timbers first year of existence, the club won the Western Division title while amassing more points than any other club in the league. In the playoffs, the Timbers needed overtime to get past the Seattle Sounders and then defeated the St. Louis Stars en route to a berth in Soccer Bowl '75. Portland lost the championship game 2–0 to fellow expansion side Tampa Bay Rowdies at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California on August 24.
Squad The 1975 squad
North American Soccer League
Regular season
Western Division standings
Pos Club Pld W L GF GA GD Pts1Portland Timbers221664327+161382Seattle Sounders221574228+141293Los Angeles Aztecs2212104233+91074Vancouver Whitecaps2211113828+10995San Jose Earthquakes228143748−1183 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsSource:
League results DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersMay 2, 1975Seattle SoundersH0–16,913May 7, 1975Toronto Metros-CroatiaH1–08,500WitheMay 11, 1975Denver DynamosA1–34,267WitheMay 16, 1975Vancouver WhitecapsA2–07,815Powell, BettsMay 27, 1975Rochester LancersH3–2 (OT)6,918Godfrey, Withe, AndersonMay 30, 1975Chicago StingH2–09,526Withe, AndersonJune 7, 1975Vancouver WhitecapsH3–2 (OT)11,335Day, Godfrey, BettsJune 14, 1975San Jose EarthquakesA1–217,889KellyJune 18, 1975Dallas TornadoH3–014,688Powell, Betts, KellyJune 21, 1975San Antonio ThunderH1–0 (OT)14,080AndersonJune 27, 1975Los Angeles AztecsA2–1 (OT)6,609Withe (2)June 28, 1975San Jose EarthquakesA2–118,883Withe, DangerfieldJuly 3, 1975Vancouver WhitecapsH2–118,278Betts, DangerfieldJuly 8, 1975Los Angeles AztecsH4–117,765Withe, Betts, Kelly, DangerfieldJuly 11, 1975Hartford BicentennialsA3–12,582Day, Withe, BettsJuly 12, 1975Boston MinutemenA1–22,800DangerfieldJuly 16, 1975New York CosmosA2–113,423Godfrey, WitheJuly 19, 1975St. Louis StarsA3–2 (OT)6,902Lynch, McLaren, WitheJuly 26, 1975Seattle SoundersH2–127,310Withe (2)July 29, 1975San Jose EarthquakesH3–223,003Withe (2), PowellAugust 2, 1975Seattle SoundersA2–3 (OT)17,925Powell, WitheAugust 9, 1975Los Angeles AztecsA0–110,231 Source:
Postseason
Playoff bracket Bracket
Playoff results
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersAugust 12, 1975Seattle SoundersH2–1 (OT)31,523Powell, BettsAugust 17, 1975St. Louis StarsH1–033,503WitheAugust 24, 1975Tampa Bay RowdiesN0–217,009 Source:
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