The 2002 Portland Timbers season was the second season for the Portland Timbers—the third incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct A-League, the second-tier soccer league of the United States and Canada at the time.
Preseason
Canterbury Cup
Regular season
May
June
July
August
September
Postseason
Competitions
A-League
Western Conference, Pacific Division standings
Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD1Seattle Sounders1072823417127+442Portland Timbers6328131234739+83Vancouver Whitecaps5428111254139+24El Paso Patriots5428101173848−105Calgary Storm222842132666−40 Point system: 4 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 1 point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game; 0 points for a loss
Results by round
A-League Playoffs
Playoff bracket
First round
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Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coach Bobby HoweAssistant coach Jimmy ConwayGoalkeeper coach Jim BrazeauAthletic trainer Brock RutherfordStrength and conditioning Coach Carl Davison</div> Management
Squad
Kits
Final roster
Recognition A-League Scoring Champion PlayerGAPts McKinley Tennyson18642
A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champions PlayerGPG Fadi Afash2218 McKinley Tennyson2418
A-League Young Offensive Player of the Year PosPlayerGPFW McKinley Tennyson24
A-League All-League First Team PosPlayerGPFW McKinley Tennyson24
A-League All-League Second Team PosPlayerGPFW Fadi Afash22
A-League Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)8 Fadi AfashCalgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)18 McKinley TennysonEl Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder
A-League Team of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)8 Fadi AfashCalgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2) Greg Howes9 Brent SanchoCalgary Storm10 Matt NapoleonEl Paso Patriots, Hampton Roads Mariners, Seattle Sounders Brent Sancho11 Greg HowesHampton Roads Mariners, Richmond Kickers12 Fadi AfashIndiana Blast Sean McAuley13 McKinley TennysonCalgary Storm14 McKinley TennysonSeattle Sounders, Calgary Storm15 McKinley TennysonCincinnati Riverhawks17 McKinley TennysonVancouver Whitecaps18 Hugo Alcaraz-CuellarEl Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder McKinley Tennyson19 Brent SanchoMilwaukee Rampage, Minnesota Thunder20 Fadi AfashMontreal Impact
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.PositionPlayerTotalA-LeaguePlayoffs1FWFadi Afash18180FWMcKinley Tennyson181803FWGreg Howes5504FWChugger Adair2205DFScott Benedetti110DFBryn Ritchie110MFBen Somoza110MFVadim Tolstolutsky110TOTALS47470
Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only. No.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalA-LeaguePlayoffs 2DFBryn Ritchie1010003DFKeith Costigan605010(4)DFSean McAuley2020005DFGavin Wilkinson5050006MFBen Somoza1010007MFHugo Alcaraz-Cuellar3030009FWMcKinley Tennyson21210010FWFadi Afash50401011MFBrian Winters70700012FWGreg Howes01010015MFVadim Tolstolutsky10100017MFJesús Ochoa10100018GKMatt Napoleon10100020MFJake Sagare505000(22)MFScott Bower10100024MFChris Roner10100026DFBrent Sancho807010 TOTALS50247230
Goalkeeper stats All goalkeepers included. No.Nat.PlayerTotalA-LeaguePlayoffsMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASV1Chris Smith1100.0001100.00000—018Matt Napoleon2776411.331132596391.3510718021.006 TOTALS2787411.321132607391.3510718021.006
Player movement
Transfers in DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef January 7, 2002 Fadi Afash FW Sacramento Knights Free January 17, 2002 Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF San Diego F.C. Free March 4, 2002 Sean McAuley DF Rochdale Free March 4, 2002 Erik Ozimek (R) MF Davidson Wildcats Free March 21, 2002 Ben Somoza (R) MF Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round March 21, 2002 Jake Sagare (R) MF Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 3rd round March 26, 2002 McKinley Tennyson FW GIF Sundsvall Free March 29, 2002 Rees Bettinger FW Seattle Sounders Free April 2002 Chris Smith GK St. Louis Steamers Free May 3, 2002 Noah Delgado (R) MF Fresno State Bulldogs Free May 9, 2002 Bryn Ritchie (R) DF Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 1st round May 28, 2002 Greg Howes FW Milwaukee Wave Free
Loans in DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef July 19, 2002 Jesús Ochoa MF Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games July 25, 2002 Scott Bower MF San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game July 25, 2002 Chris Roner MF San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game August 2, 2002 Jesús Ochoa MF Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game August 9, 2002 Scott Bower MF San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games August 9, 2002 Chris Roner MF San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games August 20, 2002 Jesús Ochoa MF Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games September 4, 2002 Jesús Ochoa MF Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan to end the season September 4, 2002 Chris Roner MF San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan to end the season
Transfers out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef End of 2001 season Darin Lewis FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2001 season Dan Moss GK N/A Contract expired and not re-signed October 4, 2001 Michael O'Neill MF Unattached Released November 27, 2001 Mark Baena FW Unattached Released November 27, 2001 Tony McPeak FW Unattached Released November 27, 2001 Neil Ryan DF Unattached Released December 5, 2001 Matt Chulis DF Unattached Released December 20, 2001 Darren Sawatzky FW Unattached Released March 4, 2002 Jeff Clarke MF Unattached Released March 4, 2002 Greg Howes FW Unattached Released March 21, 2002 Jesús Ochoa MF Unattached Released June 25, 2002 Rees Bettinger FW Unattached Released June 25, 2002 Noah Delgado MF Unattached Released August 6, 2002 Sean McAuley DF Unattached Released
Loans out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef July 12, 2002 Matt Napoleon GK Dallas Burn Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game August 5, 2002 Matt Napoleon GK Colorado Rapids Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game August 26, 2002 Matt Napoleon GK Colorado Rapids Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game
Notes Disciplinary record not available for September 7 playoff game vs. Vancouver Whitecaps.
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