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
Regular season
April
May
June
July
August
September
Competitions
USL First Division
Standings
Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts1Puerto Rico Islanders543015694323+202Vancouver Whitecaps533015783428+63Montreal Impact4230121263328+54Rochester Rhinos41†30111093532+35Charleston Battery4030111273436−2CHA: 4 ptsSEA: 4 pts6Seattle Sounders40301010103736+17Minnesota Thunder3930101194038+28Carolina RailHawks3730911103443−99Miami FC3430812102834−6MIA: 7 ptsATL: 1 pt10Atlanta Silverbacks3430812103750−1311Portland Timbers3130713102633−7 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
Results summary
Results by round
U.S. Open Cup
Cup bracket
First round
Cascadia Cup
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Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coach Gavin WilkinsonAssistant coach Rod UnderwoodAssistant coach Jim RilattGoalkeeper coach Jim Brazeau</div> Management
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.
Final roster
Recognition USL-1 All-League Second Team PosPlayerGPDF Cameron Knowles29
USL-1 Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Ref2 Takayuki SuzukiMinnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders
USL-1 Goal of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentRef2 Takayuki SuzukiSeattle Sounders21 Byron AlvarezMiami FC
USL-1 Team of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Ref1 Chris BrownPuerto Rico Islanders2 Ray BurseMinnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders Shaun Higgins Scot Thompson Takayuki Suzuki4 Cameron KnowlesRochester Rhinos, Seattle Sounders5 Cameron KnowlesPuerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC Bryan Little7 Miguel GuanteMontreal Impact8 Leonard GriffinMinnesota Thunder, Vancouver Whitecaps9 Justin ThompsonAtlanta Silverbacks11 Chris BrownCarolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks14 Lawrence OlumAtlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery15 Brad KnightonCarolina RailHawks Cameron Knowles16 Bryan JordanMinnesota Thunder17 Bryan JordanSeattle Sounders, Charleston Battery18 Bryan JordanMontreal Impact Scot Thompson21 Chris BrownMiami FC, Rochester Rhinos, Montreal Impact
Statistics
Appearances and goals All players contracted or loaned to the club during the season included.
Top scorers Players with 1 goal or more included only. Rk.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalUSL-1U.S. Open Cup1FWChris Brown9812FWBryan Jordan330MFLawrence Olum3304FWChris Bagley220MFMiguel Guante220MFShaun Higgins220DFJustin Thompson2208FWByron Alvarez110DFCameron Dunn110FWTakayuki Suzuki110DFScot Thompson110MFArsène Oka101TOTALS28262
Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only. No.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalUSL-1U.S. Open Cup 2MFMiguel Guante3020105DFJustin Thompson7060106DFCameron Knowles6060007MFShaun Higgins7070008MFTom Poltl41410010MFArsène Oka10001011FWChris Brown21111012DFLeonard Griffin51510013FWJamil Walker101000(13)MFAndrew Gregor40400014MFNeil Dombrowski10100015MFLawrence Olum20200016MFBryan Little20101017DFScot Thompson42420021DFCameron Dunn01010023FWByron Alvarez202000(23)GKRay Burse101000(26)FWBryan Jordan20200030FWTakayuki Suzuki81810033FWChris Bagley202000 TOTALS64759750
Goalkeeper stats All goalkeepers included. No.Nat.PlayerTotalUSL-1U.S. Open CupMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASV1Jordan James36082.001527051.67119033.00418Steve Reese00—000—000—0(22)Brad Knighton720101.2527720101.252700—0(23)Ray Burse117090.6950117090.695000—032Chase Harrison54091.761354091.761300—0 TOTALS2790361.161052700331.101019033.004
Player movement
Transfers in DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef December 5, 2007 Tim Karalexis DF Charleston Battery Acquired in exchange for Luke Kreamalmeyer December 18, 2007 Miguel Guante MF Miami FC Free January 18, 2008 Chris Brown FW Real Salt Lake Free February 28, 2008 Jordan James GK Houston Dynamo Free March 7, 2008 Arsène Oka MF New England Revolution Free March 28, 2008 Takayuki Suzuki FW Yokohama F. Marinos Free April 15, 2008 Leonard Griffin DF Columbus Crew Free April 16, 2008 Bryan Little MF Auckland City Free April 17, 2008 Benjamin Totori FW Waitakere United Free May 6, 2008 Steve Reese GK Portland Timbers Free May 6, 2008 Tom Taylor MF Portland Timbers Free July 9, 2008 Chase Harrison GK Rochester Rhinos Acquired with Jamil Walker in exchange for Andrew Gregor July 9, 2008 Jamil Walker FW Carolina RailHawks Acquired with Chase Harrison in exchange for Andrew Gregor July 22, 2008 Byron Alvarez FW Charleston Battery Free August 1, 2008 Cameron Dunn DF Hollywood United Free
Loans in DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromFee/notesRef April 7, 2008 Ray Burse GK FC Dallas Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by FC Dallas on July 2, 2008 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 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 June 4, 2008 Bryan Jordan FW Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games June 27, 2008 Bryan Jordan FW Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games 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 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
Transfers out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef 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 December 5, 2007 Kevin Meissner DF Unattached Released January 17, 2008 Tom Taylor MF Unattached Released March 25, 2008 Josh Wicks GK Los Angeles Galaxy Undisclosed March 25, 2008 Bryan Jordan FW Los Angeles Galaxy Undisclosed June 25, 2008 Tom Taylor MF Unattached Released July 9, 2008 Andrew Gregor MF Rochester Rhinos Traded for Chase Harrison and Jamil Walker
Notes