The 2007 Portland Timbers season was the 7th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the 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
Postseason
Competitions
USL First Division
Standings
Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD1Seattle Sounders542816663723+142Portland Timbers512814593218+143Montreal Impact502814683221+114Atlanta Silverbacks432812974030+105Rochester Raging Rhinos4228121063936+36Puerto Rico Islanders4028108103534+17Vancouver Whitecaps392897122724+38Carolina RailHawks322881282434−109Miami FC312891543141−1010Charleston Battery302881463239−711Minnesota Thunder2628512113235−312California Victory192841771743−26
Results summary
Results by round
USL-1 Playoffs
Playoff bracket Each round except the final was a two-game aggregate goal series decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out immediately following the second game of the series, if necessary. The away goals rule was not used as a tie-breaker. Tournament was re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup
Cup bracket
First round
Second round
Cascadia Cup
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Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coach Gavin WilkinsonAssistant coach Rod UnderwoodAssistant coach Jim RilattGoalkeeper coach Jim Brazeau</div> Management
Staff recognition USL-1 Coach of the Year CoachWLTLeaguePlayoffs Gavin Wilkinson14592ndSemifinals
Squad
Kits
Final roster
Player recognition USL-1 Goalkeeper of the Year PlayerGPSV Josh Wicks2787
USL-1 GAA Champion PlayerMINGAGAA Josh Wicks2385160.60
USL-1 All-League First Team PosPlayerGPGK Josh Wicks27DF Cameron Knowles28MF Andrew Gregor24
USL-1 All-League Second Team PosPlayerGPDF Scot Thompson27
USL-1 Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Ref4 Andrew GregorSeattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos11 Josh WicksCalifornia Victory, Miami FC13 David HagueCalifornia Victory (x2)
USL-1 Goal of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentRef4 Leonard GriffinRochester Raging Rhinos19 Justin ThompsonCharleston Battery
USL-1 Team of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Ref1 Andrew GregorPuerto Rico Islanders4 Andrew GregorSeattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos Leonard Griffin Bryan Jordan6 Bryan JordanCalifornia Victory, Carolina RailHawks Scot Thompson8 Cameron KnowlesMontreal Impact, Rochester Raging Rhinos10 Neil DombrowskiMontreal Impact11 Andrew GregorCalifornia Victory, Miami FC Josh Wicks12 Andrew GregorCalifornia Victory13 David HagueCalifornia Victory (x2) Scot Thompson14 Chris BagleyVancouver Whitecaps, Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery Tom Poltl15 Justin ThompsonAtlanta Silverbacks16 Lawrence OlumSeattle Sounders, Minnesota Thunder18 Matt TaylorMinnesota Thunder19 Andrew GregorCharleston Battery, Miami FC, Puerto Rico Islanders Justin Thompson20 Cameron KnowlesCarolina RailHawks Josh Wicks21 Josh WicksVancouver Whitecaps
Statistics
Appearances and goals All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Top scorers Players with 1 goal or more included only. Rk.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalUSL-1PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup1MFAndrew Gregor98102FWBryan Jordan65103FWDavid Hague4400MFLawrence Olum43015DFJustin Thompson31116DFLeonard Griffin2200DFCameron Knowles2200DFScot Thompson2200FWJaime Ambriz211010FWChris Bagley1100MFNeil Dombrowski1100MFLuke Kreamalmeyer1100FWMatt Taylor1100FWLuc Harrington1001TOTALS393243
Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only. No.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalUSL-1PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup 4DFLee Morrison101000—05DFJustin Thompson404000—06DFCameron Knowles414000—17MFShaun Higgins302010—08MFTom Poltl706010—010MFLuke Kreamalmeyer101000—011FWLuc Harrington101000—012DFLeonard Griffin202000—013MFAndrew Gregor1109020—014MFNeil Dombrowski404000—015MFLawrence Olum202000—017DFScot Thompson606000—018MFTom Taylor101000—019MFTroy Ready101000—023DFJosh Wicks303000—025FWDavid Hague202000—026FWBryan Jordan716110—0 TOTALS60255150?1
Goalkeeper stats All goalkeepers included. No.Nat.PlayerTotalUSL-1PlayoffsU.S. Open CupMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASV1Bayard Elfvin22520.80913521.33400—09000.00516Steve Reese00—000—000—000—023Josh Wicks2865200.631122385160.608739020.46199022.006 TOTALS3090220.641212520180.649139020.461918021.0011
Player movement
Transfers in DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef December 19, 2006 Neil Dombrowski MF Rochester Raging Rhinos Free December 19, 2006 Kiki Lara MF Minnesota Thunder Free January 4, 2007 Chris Bagley FW Wilmington Hammerheads Free February 16, 2007 Kevin Meissner (R) DF San Diego Toreros Orange County Blue Star Free February 16, 2007 Lawrence Olum (R) MF Missouri Baptist Spartans St. Louis Lions Free February 21, 2007 Cameron Knowles DF Real Salt Lake Free February 27, 2007 Andrew Gregor MF Seattle Sounders Free March 7, 2007 David Hague (R) FW Grand Canyon Antelopes Free March 12, 2007 Leonard Griffin DF Chicago Fire Free March 16, 2007 Josh Wicks GK Vancouver Whitecaps Free April 20, 2007 Luc Harrington FW Charleston Battery Free April 20, 2007 Shaun Higgins MF Chivas USA Free April 20, 2007 Bryan Jordan (R) FW Oregon State Beavers San Fernando Valley Quakes Free April 24, 2007 Justin Thompson DF Worcester City Free May 1, 2007 Tom Taylor MF Walsall Free May 23, 2007 Steve Reese GK Cascade Surge Free July 25, 2007 Matt Taylor FW Chivas USA Free
Transfers out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef End of 2006 season Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Byron Alvarez FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Oral Bullen MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Salim Bullen DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Mubarike Chisoni MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Jacobi Goodfellow DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Alejandro Gutierrez MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Sergio Iñiguez MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Yuri Morales FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Michael Nsien DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Mike Randolph MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Ronnie Silva FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2006 season Gavin Wilkinson DF N/A Retired; named general manager and head coach September 29, 2007 Leonard Griffin DF Columbus Crew Free
Unsigned draft picks DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRef January 24, 2007 Lyle Martin FW CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield Brigade USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round January 24, 2007 Colin Rigby FW Seattle Pacific Falcons USL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round
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