1989 Portland Timbers season

The 1989 Portland Timbers season was the ninth season for a club bearing the Portland Timbers name. The club, previously known as F.C. Portland, changed its name to the Portland Timbers prior to the beginning of the 1989 Western Soccer League season.

Portland Timbers
1989 season
Manager John Bain
StadiumCivic Stadium
WSLDivision: 2nd
Playoffs: Semifinals
U.S. Open CupDid not enter
Top goalscorer Scott Benedetti (8 goals)

Squad

The 1989 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  USA Kasey Keller
00 GK  USA Greg Maas
— GK  USA Glenn Rogers
— DF  USA Steve Ancheta
— DF  USA Mike DePinna
— DF  USA Trent Schultz
— DF  USA Sam Singer
— DF  USA Garrett Smith
— DF  USA Wade Webber
— MF  MEX Ignacio Baez
6 MF  SCO John Bain
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  USA Dick McCormick
— MF  USA Souk Ngongethong
— MF  USA Doug van de Brake
— MF  USA Jim Webber
— FW  CAN Rob Baarts
— FW  USA Scott Benedetti
— FW  USA Jeff Enquist
— FW  ENG Paul Gouldsbrough
12 FW  USA Mark Miller
— FW  USA Eric Phillippi

Western Soccer League
See also: 1989 Western Soccer League

Regular season

North Division standings
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 16 11 5 37 26 +11 27 98
2 Portland Timbers 16 11 5 32 25 +7 21 92
3 Seattle Storm 16 10 6 32 23 +9 21 87
4 Sacramento Senators 16 3 13 20 43 −23 9 40
Source: [1]

League results
April 28, 1989 Portland Timbers1–0California KickersPortland, Oregon
Baarts  64'
May 12, 1989 Los Angeles Heat0–1Portland TimbersLos Angeles
 48' Baarts
May 13, 1989 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks3–2 (a.e.t.)Portland TimbersSan Jose, California
Palić  59'
Corpening  97', 107'		  50' McCormick
 110' Gouldsbrough
May 20, 1989 Portland Timbers4–0Arizona CondorsPortland, Oregon
Benedetti  41', 66', 75'
Singer  82'
May 24, 1989 Portland Timbers1–0Los Angeles HeatPortland, Oregon
Baarts  36'
May 27, 1989 Arizona Condors2–1Portland TimbersMesa, Arizona
Kerlin  39'
Veatch  79' (pen.)		  90' J. Webber
June 3, 1989 Seattle Storm2–3 (a.e.t.)Portland TimbersSeattle
James  3'
Carnell  90'		  34' (o.g.)
 62' Schultz
 108' J. Webber
June 10, 1989 Portland Timbers0–1Sacramento SenatorsPortland, Oregon
 88' Baena
June 16, 1989 Real Santa Barbara1–2Portland TimbersSanta Barbara, California
John  57'  59' Gouldsbrough
 90' Baarts
June 18, 1989 Sacramento Senators3–6Portland TimbersSacramento, California
Smith  7'
Lang  39'
Bilotta  89'		  42', 58' Gouldsbrough
 52', 86' J. Webber
 79', 82' Enquist
June 28, 1989 Portland Timbers4–0San Diego NomadsPortland, Oregon
Benedetti  12', 34', 44'
J. Webber  88'
July 1, 1989 Portland Timbers5–1Real Santa BarbaraPortland, Oregon
Baarts  5', 32'
Benedetti  13', 46'
Enquist  85'		  59' DePaco
July 12, 1989 Portland Timbers1–0Seattle StormPortland, Oregon
Baarts  59'
July 15, 1989 Portland Timbers0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		San Francisco Bay BlackhawksPortland, Oregon
July 22, 1989 California Kickers0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		Portland TimbersHollywood, California
July 23, 1989 San Diego Nomads0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		Portland TimbersSan Diego

Source:[2]

Postseason

Playoff bracket
Semifinals Final
      
San Diego Nomads 2
Portland Timbers 1
San Diego Nomads 1
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 0
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (aet) (p) 1 (4)
Los Angeles Heat 1 (2)

Source:[2]

Playoff results
July 29, 1989 San Diego Nomads2–1Portland TimbersSan Diego
Hirmez  11' (pen.)
Wright  51'		  41' Bain

Source:[2]

References
  1. "The Year in American Soccer – 1989". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. "Western Soccer League 1989 Season". The A-League Archives. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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