This is a list of seasons played by the Portland Timbers in American soccer, from 1975, when the original club first competed in the North American Soccer League, through the most recent completed season. All four incarnations of the Portland Timbers are represented. This list details the club's achievements in all competitions and the top scorers for each season. Records of friendlies and preseason tournaments are not included. Totals include the records and statistics of all four iterations of the club.

Key Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro) – The second division of soccer in the United States for a single season in 2010, now defunct. USL First Division (USL-1) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009. A-League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1995 through 2004, now defunct. American Professional Soccer League (APSL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1990 through 1996, now defunct. Western Soccer League (WSL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1985 through 1989, now defunct. The league was previously known as the Western Soccer Alliance (WSA) and the Western Alliance Challenge Series (WACS). The WSL was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 1989. North American Soccer League (NASL) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States from 1968 through 1984, now defunct. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Last place ♦ League golden boot winner   Highest average attendanceItalics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage LP = League phase R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro32 = Round of 32 Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons SeasonLeaguePositionPlayoffsUSOCContinental / OtherAverage attendanceTop goalscorer(s)DivLeaguePldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.OverallPlayer(s)Goals1975 1 NASL 22 16 6 0 43 27 +16 48 2.19 1st 1st RU DNE DNENote: In the NASL years of 1974–1984, the NASL did not compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. CONCACAF awarded spots to the U.S. Open Cup winner. The NASL adopted an isolationist perspective, viewing the separate cup competition as not American enough and as commercially competitive with its own playoff cup, the Soccerbowl. 14,503 Peter WithePeter Withe (1975): includes 2 playoff goals. 181976 NASL 24 8 16 0 23 41 24 1.00 9th 18th DNQ 20,166 Tony Betts 61977 NASL 26 10 16 0 39 42 –3 30 1.15 9th 15th 13,208 Stewart Scullion 111978 NASL 30 20 10 0 50 36 +14 60 2.00 3rd 4th SF 11,803 Clyde BestClyde Best (1978): includes 2 playoff goals. 141979 NASL 30 11 19 0 50 75 –25 33 1.10 12th 19th DNQ 13,018 John Bain Clyde Best 81980 NASL 32 15 17 0 50 53 –3 45 1.41 9th 16th 10,210 Clyde Best 111981 NASL 32 17 15 0 52 49 +3 51 1.59 3rd 12th R1 10,516 John BainJohn Bain (1981): includes 1 playoff goal. 121982 NASL 32 14 18 0 49 44 +5 42 1.31 4th 10th DNQ 8,786 Ron Futcher 131983No club existed19841985 3 WACS 7 1 4 2 8 16 −8 5 0.71 N/A 4th − DNE DNE − N/A N/A1986 WSA 14 6 6 2 19 22 −3 20 1.43 3rd − Brent Goulet 9♦1987 WSA 10 5 5 0 9 15 –6 15 1.50 4th DNQ − 3 players tied 21988 WSA 12 1 11 0 16 32 –16 3 0.25 6th – Scott Benedetti 8♦1989 2 WSL 16 11 5 0 32 25 +7 33 2.06 2nd 3rd SF – Scott Benedetti 81990 APSL 20 10 10 0 42 36 +6 30 1.50 4th 8th DNQ – Shawn Medved 101991–2000No club existed2001 2 A-League 26 13 10 3 41 38 +3 42 1.62 4th 10th QF QR1 DNE 5,974 Mark BaenaMark Baena (2001): includes 1 playoff goal + 1 Open Cup qualification goal. 152002 A-League 28 13 12 3 47 39 +8 42 1.50 4th 8th R1 QR1 6,261 Fadi Afash McKinley Tennyson 18♦2003 A-League 28 15 11 2 39 33 +6 47 1.68 5th 10th DNQ QR1 5,871 Byron Alvarez 122004 A-League 28 18 7 3 58 30 +28 57 2.04 1st 1stThe Commissioner's Cup was first created in 1991 to honor the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) regular season champion and was awarded through the 1996 season. It was revived in 2005 to honor the USL First Division (USL-1) regular season champion and was awarded retroactively to the teams which had amassed the most points in previous A-League (A-L) seasons from 1997 to 2004. QF Ro16 5,281 Byron AlvarezByron Alvarez (2004): includes 1 playoff goal + 1 Open Cup goal. 182005 USL-1 28 10 9 9 40 42 −2 39 1.39 N/A 5th QF Ro16 5,553 Dan AntoniukDan Antoniuk (2005): includes 1 Open Cup goal. 142006 USL-1 28 7 15 6 25 39 –14 27 0.96 11th DNQ R3 5,575 Luke KreamalmeyerLuke Kreamalmeyer (2006): includes 1 Open Cup goal. 92007 USL-1 28 14 5 9 32 18 +14 51 1.82 2nd SF R2 6,794 Andrew GregorAndrew Gregor (2007): includes 1 playoff goal. 92008 USL-1 30 7 13 10 26 33 –7 31 1.03 11th DNQ R1 DNQ 8,567 Chris BrownChris Brown (2008): includes 1 Open Cup goal. 92009 USL-1 30 16 4 10 45 19 +26 58 1.93 1st SF Ro16 9,734 Mandjou KeitaMandjou Keita (2009): includes 3 Open Cup goals. 142010 D2 Pro 30 13 7 10 34 23 +11 46 1.63 3rd 3rd QF Ro16 10,727 Ryan Pore 152011 1 MLS 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42 1.24 6th 12th DNQ QR2 18,827 Kenny Cooper Jack JewsburyJack Jewsbury (2011): includes 1 Open Cup qualification goal. 82012 MLS 34 8 16 10 34 56 –22 34 1.00 8th 17th Ro16 20,438 Kris Boyd 72013 MLS 34 14 5 15 54 33 +21 57 1.68 1st 3rd SF SF 20,674 Diego ValeriDiego Valeri (2013): includes 2 Open Cup + 1 playoff goals. 132014 MLS 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49 1.44 6th 11th DNQ QF CONCACAF Champions League GS 20,744 Diego Valeri 112015 MLS 34 15 11 8 41 39 +2 53 1.56 3rd 5th W Ro16 DNQ 21,144 Fanendo Adi 182016 MLS 34 12 14 8 48 53 −5 44 1.29 7th 12th DNQ Ro16 CONCACAF Champions League GS 21,144 Fanendo Adi 182017 MLS 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 1.56 1st 6th QF R4 DNQ 21,144 Diego Valeri 212018 MLS 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54 1.59 5th 8th RU QF 21,144 Sebastián BlancoSebastián Blanco (2018): includes 1 Open Cup + 3 playoff goals. Diego ValeriDiego Valeri (2018): includes 4 playoff goals. 142019 MLS 34 14 13 7 49 48 +1 49 1.44 6th 11th R1 SF 25,218 Brian FernándezBrian Fernández (2019): includes 4 Open Cup goals. 15 2020 MLS 23 11 6 6 46 35 +11 39 1.70 3rd 8th R1 NH Leagues CupMLS is Back Tournament NHW 25,368 Jeremy EbobisseJeremy Ebobisse (2020): includes 1 MLS is Back Tournament knockout goal. Diego ValeriDiego Valeri (2020): includes 1 MLS is Back Tournament knockout goal. 92021 MLS 34 17 13 4 56 52 +4 55 1.65 4th 5th RU NH CONCACAF Champions League QF 21,285 Felipe MoraFelipe Mora (2021): includes 2 Champions League + 2 playoff goals. 15 2022 MLS 34 11 10 13 53 53 0 46 1.35 8th 15th DNQ Ro32 DNQ 23,341 Dairon Asprilla 10 2023 MLS 34 11 13 10 46 58 –12 43 1.26 10th 18th Ro32 Leagues Cup Ro32 23,103 EvanderEvander (2023): includes 2 Leagues Cup goals. 11 2024 MLS 34 12 11 11 65 56 +9 47 1.38 9th 15th PR DNE Leagues Cup Ro32 22,485 Jonathan Rodríguez 16 2025 MLS 34 11 12 11 41 48 –7 44 1.29 8th 17th R1 Ro16 Leagues Cup LP 25,218 Kevin KelsyKevin Kelsy (2025): includes 1 Open Cup + 1 Leagues Cup goal. 9 Total – – 954 414 371 169 1412 1341 +71 1408 1.48 – – – – — – Diego Valeri 100 1. Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches. 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches. 3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.

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