2008 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2008 season
President	Merritt Paulson
Head Coach	Gavin Wilkinson
Stadium	PGE Park; Portland, Oregon
USL-1	League: 11th; Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	First round
Cascadia Cup	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: ; Chris Brown (8 goals); All: ; Chris Brown (9 goals)
Highest home attendance	13,050; vs. CHA (Sep 11)
Lowest home attendance	League: 4,921; vs. MIN (Apr 24); All: 3,089; vs. HWU (Jun 10)
Average home league attendance	League: 8,567; All: 8,225

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

March 28, 2008 (2008-03-28)	Portland Timbers	1–2	San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)	Portland, Oregon USA
19:30 (PDT)	Karalexis 71'	Report	8' Kamara 13' Salinas	Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,168

March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30)	Portland Timbers	1–0	Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA)	Forest Grove, Oregon USA
14:00 (PDT)	Dombrowski 65'	Report		Stadium: Lincoln Park Stadium Attendance: 913

April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11)	Portland Pilots (NCAA)	1–1	Portland Timbers	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Emory 88'	Report	49' Knowles	Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 553

Regular season

April

April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) USL-1	Portland Timbers	1–0	Puerto Rico Islanders	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Brown 71'	Report	40' Atieno	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 10,977 Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA)

April 24, 2008 (2008-04-24) USL-1	Portland Timbers	2–1	Minnesota Thunder	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Brown 9' Higgins 65'	Report	41' Paye	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 4,921 Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)

April 26, 2008 (2008-04-26) USL-1 / CC	Portland Timbers	2–0	Seattle Sounders	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Suzuki 6' Guante 76'	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 9,894 Referee: Colin Tait (USA)

May

May 8, 2008 (2008-05-08) USL-1	Portland Timbers	0–0	Rochester Rhinos	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)				Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 7,519 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)

May 10, 2008 (2008-05-10) USL-1 / CC	Seattle Sounders	0–0	Portland Timbers	Seattle USA
19:00 (PDT)		Report		Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 10,184 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)

May 16, 2008 (2008-05-16) USL-1	Puerto Rico Islanders	2–2	Portland Timbers	Bayamón PUR
17:00 (PDT)	Gbandi 20' Krause 25'	Report	26' Olum 83' Brown	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 6,922 Referee: Fernando Iturriaga (USA)

May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18) USL-1	Miami FC	0–0	Portland Timbers	Olympia Heights, Florida USA
19:00 (PDT)		Report		Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Joe Caraccio (USA)

May 24, 2008 (2008-05-24) USL-1 / CC	Portland Timbers	0–1	Vancouver Whitecaps	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)		Report	60' Arze	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 8,688 Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)

May 26, 2008 (2008-05-26) USL-1	Portland Timbers	0–2	Miami FC	Portland, Oregon USA
14:00 (PDT)	Suzuki 45'	Report	43' (pen.), 68' Afonso	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,921 Referee: Tyler Ploeger (USA)

May 30, 2008 (2008-05-30) USL-1	Montreal Impact	0–1	Portland Timbers	Montreal Canada
16:30 (PDT)		Report	45' Brown	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 13,034 (SO) Referee: Domenic Scali (Canada)

June

June 1, 2008 (2008-06-01) USL-1	Rochester Rhinos	2–1	Portland Timbers	Rochester, New York USA
15:00 (PDT)	Delicâte 14' Menyongar 80'	Report	78' J. Thompson	Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Tony Russo (USA)

June 5, 2008 (2008-06-05) USL-1	Portland Timbers	0–0	Minnesota Thunder	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)		Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 5,651 Referee: Andrew Gage (USA)

June 7, 2008 (2008-06-07) USL-1 / CC	Vancouver Whitecaps	3–1	Portland Timbers	Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT)	Sebrango 54' Nash 66' Valente 90'	Report	9' S. Thompson	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,288 (SO) Referee: Jonathan Lavergne (Canada)

June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10) USOC 1st Rd	Portland Timbers	2–3	Hollywood United (USASA)	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Brown 32' Oka 51'	Report	45' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Taylor 90' Alexander	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)

June 12, 2008 (2008-06-12) USL-1	Portland Timbers	2–2	Atlanta Silverbacks	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Bagley 14' Poltl 17' J. Thompson 39' S. Thompson 68'	Report	29' (o.g.) Guante 88' Knox	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 7,862 Referee: Jasen Anno (USA)

June 14, 2008 (2008-06-14) Friendly	Portland Timbers	1–0	Juventus Primavera	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Brown 24'	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)

June 27, 2008 (2008-06-27) USL-1	Carolina RailHawks	1–0	Portland Timbers	Cary, North Carolina USA
17:00 (PDT)	Nuñez 4'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,617 Referee: Tony Crush (USA)

June 28, 2008 (2008-06-28) USL-1	Atlanta Silverbacks	0–2	Portland Timbers	Atlanta USA
16:55 (PDT)		Report	3' Brown 69' Bagley	Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium Attendance: 2,417 Referee: Mark Kadlecik (USA)

July

July 3, 2008 (2008-07-03) Friendly	Portland Timbers	0–2	Monarcas Morelia	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)		Report	16' Landín 27' Durán 64' Romero	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 11,932 Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)

July 6, 2008 (2008-07-06) Friendly	Portland Timbers	1–3	Monarcas Morelia	Seattle USA
18:00 (PDT)	Nyassi 63'	Report	22' (pen.) Landín 57' Guzmán 64' Hernández	Stadium: Memorial Stadium

July 10, 2008 (2008-07-10) USL-1	Portland Timbers	0–2	Puerto Rico Islanders	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)		Report	38' Noël 45' Hansen	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 10,042 Referee: Jeremy Vehar (USA)

July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15) Friendly	Portland Timbers	2–0	Tigres UANL	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	J. Thompson 52' Alvarez 54'	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 8,375

July 18, 2008 (2008-07-18) USL-1	Atlanta Silverbacks	1–1	Portland Timbers	Atlanta USA
16:55 (PDT)	Buete 90'	Report	90' Olum	Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium Attendance: 2,412 Referee: Hido Tica (USA)

July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19) USL-1	Charleston Battery	2–0	Portland Timbers	Charleston, South Carolina USA
16:30 (PDT)	Spicer 27' Armstrong 32'	Report		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)

July 24, 2008 (2008-07-24) USL-1	Portland Timbers	0–0	Carolina RailHawks	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Brown 42'	Report	78' Stokes	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 8,257 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)

August

August 2, 2008 (2008-08-02) USL-1	Minnesota Thunder	2–2	Portland Timbers	Blaine, Minnesota USA
17:05 (PDT)	Sánchez 18' (pen.) Gonzalez 65'	Report	70' Guante 75' (pen.) Jordan	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,318 Referee: Landis Wiley (USA)

August 7, 2008 (2008-08-07) USL-1 / CC	Portland Timbers	0–1	Seattle Sounders	Portland, Oregon USA
20:00 (PDT)	S. Thompson 33'	Report	20' Le Toux	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 12,332 Referee: Jasen Anno (USA)

August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09) USL-1	Portland Timbers	1–1	Charleston Battery	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Jordan 12'	Report	69' Alavanja	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,283 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)

August 16, 2008 (2008-08-16) USL-1	Portland Timbers	2–1	Montreal Impact	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Jordan 50' Brown 69'	Report	86' Donatelli	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 7,893 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)

August 22, 2008 (2008-08-22) USL-1 / CC	Vancouver Whitecaps	2–1	Portland Timbers	Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
20:00 (PDT)	Addlery 3', 43'	Report	12' Olum	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,761 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)

September

September 4, 2008 (2008-09-04) USL-1	Portland Timbers	4–0	Miami FC	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Alvarez 3' Dunn 41' Brown 48', 70' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 8,219 Referee: Richard Heron (USA)

September 6, 2008 (2008-09-06) USL-1	Rochester Rhinos	2–0	Portland Timbers	Rochester, New York USA
16:35 (PDT)	Delicâte 40' Heins 87'	Report		Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Javier Santos (PUR)

September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08) USL-1	Montreal Impact	2–0	Portland Timbers	Montreal Canada
16:30 (PDT)	Di Lorenzo 13' Byers 45'	Report		Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 12,246 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)

September 11, 2008 (2008-09-11) USL-1	Portland Timbers	1–2	Charleston Battery	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT)	Higgins 14' Dunn 39'	Report	73' Alavanja 89' King	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 13,050 Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)

September 20, 2008 (2008-09-20) USL-1	Carolina RailHawks	1–0	Portland Timbers	Cary, North Carolina USA
16:30 (PDT)	Nuñez 90'	Report	70' Griffin	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,878 Referee: Saeed Mohamed (USA)

Competitions

USL First Division

Standings

Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
First round of playoffs

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	H2H Pts
1	Puerto Rico Islanders	54	30	15	6	9	43	23	+20
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	53	30	15	7	8	34	28	+6
3	Montreal Impact	42	30	12	12	6	33	28	+5
4	Rochester Rhinos	41^†	30	11	10	9	35	32	+3
5	Charleston Battery	40	30	11	12	7	34	36	−2	CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts
6	Seattle Sounders	40	30	10	10	10	37	36	+1	CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts
7	Minnesota Thunder	39	30	10	11	9	40	38	+2
8	Carolina RailHawks	37	30	9	11	10	34	43	−9
9	Miami FC	34	30	8	12	10	28	34	−6	MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt
10	Atlanta Silverbacks	34	30	8	12	10	37	50	−13	MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt
11	Portland Timbers	31	30	7	13	10	26	33	−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[1]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	31	7	13	10	26	33	−7	5	5	5	15	13	+2	2	8	5	11	20	−9

Source: [2]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	T	T	T	T	L	L	W	L	T	L	T	L	W	L	T	L	T	T	L	T	W	L	W	L	L	L	L

Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

NPSL

Arizona Sahuaros

0

USL-1

Seattle Sounders (aet)

1

USL-1

Seattle Sounders

2

USL-1

Seattle Sounders

6

MLS

Chivas USA

0

USASA

Hollywood United

0

USL-1

Portland Timbers

2

USASA

Hollywood United

3

First round

June 10, 2008

19:00 (PDT)

Portland Timbers	2–3	Hollywood United (USASA)
Brown 32' Oka 51'	Report	45' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Taylor 90' Alexander

PGE Park

Attendance: 3,089

Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Cascadia Cup

2008
Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
Vancouver Whitecaps	13	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3
Seattle Sounders	8	6	2	2	2	5	5	0
Portland Timbers	4	6	1	4	1	4	7	-3

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant Coach	Rod Underwood
Assistant Coach	Jim Rilatt
Goalkeeper Coach	Jim Brazeau

Updated to match played June 9, 2011
Source:

Management

Majority Owner & President	Merritt Paulson
General Manager	Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	PGE Park ( / )

Source:

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.[3]

Primary

Secondary

Third

Final roster

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Jordan James
2	MF	USA	Miguel Guante
4	DF	USA	Tim Karalexis
5	DF	CAN	Justin Thompson
6	DF	NZL	Cameron Knowles
7	MF	USA	Shaun Higgins
8	MF	USA	Tom Poltl
9	MF	USA	Drue Harris
10	MF	CIV	Arsène Oka
11	FW	USA	Chris Brown
12	DF	USA	Leonard Griffin
13	FW	USA	Jamil Walker


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	USA	Neil Dombrowski
15	MF	KEN	Lawrence Olum
16	MF	SCO	Bryan Little
17	DF	USA	Scot Thompson
18	GK	USA	Steve Reese
19	MF	USA	Troy Ready
20	FW	SOL	Benjamin Totori
21	DF	USA	Cameron Dunn
23	FW	MEX	Byron Alvarez
30	DF	JPN	Takayuki Suzuki
32	GK	USA	Chase Harrison
33	FW	USA	Chris Bagley

Recognition

USL-1 All-League Second Team[4]

Pos	Player	GP
DF	Cameron Knowles	29

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Ref
2	Takayuki Suzuki	Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders	[5]

USL-1 Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref
2	Takayuki Suzuki	Seattle Sounders	[6]
21	Byron Alvarez	Miami FC	[7]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Ref
1	Chris Brown	Puerto Rico Islanders	[8]
2	Ray Burse	Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders	[5]
	Shaun Higgins
	Scot Thompson
	Takayuki Suzuki
4	Cameron Knowles	Rochester Rhinos, Seattle Sounders	[9]
5	Cameron Knowles	Puerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC	[10]
5	Bryan Little	Puerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC	[10]
7	Miguel Guante	Montreal Impact	[11]
8	Leonard Griffin	Minnesota Thunder, Vancouver Whitecaps	[12]
9	Justin Thompson	Atlanta Silverbacks	[13]
11	Chris Brown	Carolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks	[14]
14	Lawrence Olum	Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery	[15]
15	Brad Knighton	Carolina RailHawks	[16]
15	Cameron Knowles	Carolina RailHawks	[16]
16	Bryan Jordan	Minnesota Thunder	[17]
17	Bryan Jordan	Seattle Sounders, Charleston Battery	[18]
18	Bryan Jordan	Montreal Impact	[19]
18	Scot Thompson	Montreal Impact	[19]
21	Chris Brown	Miami FC, Rochester Rhinos, Montreal Impact	[20]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted or loaned to the club during the season included.[21][22]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL-1		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jordan James	4	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
2	MF		Miguel Guante	29	2	20+8	2	0+1	0
4	DF		Tim Karalexis	11	0	3+7	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Justin Thompson	25	2	22+2	2	1+0	0
6	DF		Cameron Knowles	29	0	29+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF		Shaun Higgins	28	2	26+2	2	0+0	0
8	MF		Tom Poltl	25	0	22+3	0	0+0	0
9	MF		Kiki Lara	7	0	1+5	0	1+0	0
10	MF		Arsène Oka	8	1	2+5	0	1+0	1
11	FW		Chris Brown	28	9	27+0	8	1+0	1
12	DF		Leonard Griffin	30	0	28+1	0	1+0	0
13	FW		Jamil Walker	12	0	1+11	0	0+0	0
(13)	MF		Andrew Gregor (traded to Rochester Rhinos)	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Neil Dombrowski	14	0	8+5	0	1+0	0
15	MF		Lawrence Olum	24	3	14+10	3	0+0	0
16	MF		Bryan Little	18	0	5+12	0	1+0	0
17	DF		Scot Thompson	27	1	27+0	1	0+0	0
18	GK		Steve Reese	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Troy Ready	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Benjamin Totori	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Cameron Dunn	7	1	6+1	1	0+0	0
(22)	GK		Brad Knighton (2 month loan from New England Revolution)	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0
(22)	MF		Tom Taylor (released)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW		Byron Alvarez	9	1	7+2	1	0+0	0
(23)	GK		Ray Burse (3 month loan from FC Dallas)	13	0	13+0	0	0+0	0
(24)	DF		Vardan Adzemian (4 month loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
(25)	DF		Scott Bolkan (4 month loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
(26)	FW		Bryan Jordan (3 short-term loans from Los Angeles Galaxy)	9	3	8+1	3	0+0	0
30	FW		Takayuki Suzuki	27	1	21+5	1	0+1	0
32	GK		Chase Harrison	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Chris Bagley	27	2	11+15	2	1+0	0

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[21][22]

Rk.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total	USL-1	U.S. Open Cup
1		FW	Chris Brown	9	8	1
2		FW	Bryan Jordan	3	3	0
2		MF	Lawrence Olum	3	3	0
4		FW	Chris Bagley	2	2	0
		MF	Miguel Guante	2	2	0
		MF	Shaun Higgins	2	2	0
		DF	Justin Thompson	2	2	0
8		FW	Byron Alvarez	1	1	0
		DF	Cameron Dunn	1	1	0
		FW	Takayuki Suzuki	1	1	0
		DF	Scot Thompson	1	1	0
		MF	Arsène Oka	1	0	1
			TOTALS	28	26	2

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.[2]

No.	Nat.	Position	Player
No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		USL-1		U.S. Open Cup
2		MF	Miguel Guante	3	0	2	0	1	0
5		DF	Justin Thompson	7	0	6	0	1	0
6		DF	Cameron Knowles	6	0	6	0	0	0
7		MF	Shaun Higgins	7	0	7	0	0	0
8		MF	Tom Poltl	4	1	4	1	0	0
10		MF	Arsène Oka	1	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Chris Brown	2	1	1	1	1	0
12		DF	Leonard Griffin	5	1	5	1	0	0
13		FW	Jamil Walker	1	0	1	0	0	0
(13)		MF	Andrew Gregor	4	0	4	0	0	0
14		MF	Neil Dombrowski	1	0	1	0	0	0
15		MF	Lawrence Olum	2	0	2	0	0	0
16		MF	Bryan Little	2	0	1	0	1	0
17		DF	Scot Thompson	4	2	4	2	0	0
21		DF	Cameron Dunn	0	1	0	1	0	0
23		FW	Byron Alvarez	2	0	2	0	0	0
(23)		GK	Ray Burse	1	0	1	0	0	0
(26)		FW	Bryan Jordan	2	0	2	0	0	0
30		FW	Takayuki Suzuki	8	1	8	1	0	0
33		FW	Chris Bagley	2	0	2	0	0	0
			TOTALS	64	7	59	7	5	0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[21][22]

No.	Nat.	Player	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV
No.	Nat.	Player	Total				USL-1				U.S. Open Cup
1		Jordan James	360	8	2.00	15	270	5	1.67	11	90	3	3.00	4
18		Steve Reese	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0
(22)		Brad Knighton	720	10	1.25	27	720	10	1.25	27	0	0	—	0
(23)		Ray Burse	1170	9	0.69	50	1170	9	0.69	50	0	0	—	0
32		Chase Harrison	540	9	1.76	13	540	9	1.76	13	0	0	—	0
		TOTALS	2790	36	1.16	105	2700	33	1.10	101	90	3	3.00	4

Player movement

Transfers in

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
December 5, 2007	Tim Karalexis	DF	Charleston Battery	Acquired in exchange for Luke Kreamalmeyer	[23]
December 18, 2007	Miguel Guante	MF	Miami FC	Free	[24]
January 18, 2008	Chris Brown	FW	Real Salt Lake	Free	[25]
February 28, 2008	Jordan James	GK	Houston Dynamo	Free	[26]
March 7, 2008	Arsène Oka	MF	New England Revolution	Free	[27]
March 28, 2008	Takayuki Suzuki	FW	Yokohama F. Marinos	Free	[28]
April 15, 2008	Leonard Griffin	DF	Columbus Crew	Free	[29]
April 16, 2008	Bryan Little	MF	Auckland City	Free	[30]
April 17, 2008	Benjamin Totori	FW	Waitakere United	Free	[31]
May 6, 2008	Steve Reese	GK	Portland Timbers	Free	[32]
May 6, 2008	Tom Taylor	MF	Portland Timbers	Free	[32]
July 9, 2008	Chase Harrison	GK	Rochester Rhinos	Acquired with Jamil Walker in exchange for Andrew Gregor	[33]
July 9, 2008	Jamil Walker	FW	Carolina RailHawks	Acquired with Chase Harrison in exchange for Andrew Gregor	[33]
July 22, 2008	Byron Alvarez	FW	Charleston Battery	Free	[34]
August 1, 2008	Cameron Dunn	DF	Hollywood United	Free	[35]

Loans in

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Fee/Notes	Ref
April 7, 2008	Ray Burse	GK	FC Dallas	Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by FC Dallas on July 2, 2008	[36][37]
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	[35][38]
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	[35][38]
June 4, 2008	Bryan Jordan	FW	Los Angeles Galaxy	Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games	[39]
June 27, 2008	Bryan Jordan	FW	Los Angeles Galaxy	Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games	[40]
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	[37][41]
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	[42]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
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	[23]
December 5, 2007	Kevin Meissner	DF	Unattached	Released	[23]
January 17, 2008	Tom Taylor	MF	Unattached	Released	[43]
March 25, 2008	Josh Wicks	GK	Los Angeles Galaxy	Undisclosed	[44]
March 25, 2008	Bryan Jordan	FW	Los Angeles Galaxy	Undisclosed	[44]
June 25, 2008	Tom Taylor	MF	Unattached	Released	[45]
July 9, 2008	Andrew Gregor	MF	Rochester Rhinos	Traded for Chase Harrison and Jamil Walker	[33]

Notes

"Rhinos penalized for infraction". United Soccer Leagues. August 15, 2008. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
"2008 Portland Timbers results". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
"Timbers unveil new uniforms for 2008 season". Portland Timbers. March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"2008 USL-1 All-League Honors". United Soccer Leagues. September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 2 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
Takayuki Suzuki (subject) (October 2, 2008). USL Goal of the Week (2) (Highlight video). United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
Byron Alvarez (subject) (October 2, 2008). USL Goal of the Week (21) (Highlight video). United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"First set of weekly honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 4 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 5 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 20, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 7 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 8 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 9 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 17, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 11 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 14 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 15 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 16 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 17 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 18 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 19, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Week 21 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"2008 Portland Timbers stats". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Timbers eliminated from U.S. Open Cup". Portland Timbers. June 10, 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
"Timbers acquire Karalexis in trade with Battery". Portland Timbers. December 5, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
"Timbers add pair of midfielders for 2008". Portland Timbers. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
"Timbers sign veteran forward Chris Brown". Portland Timbers. January 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
"Timbers add goalkeeper James for 2008 season". Portland Timbers. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
"Timbers sign midfielder Arsene Oka for 2008". Portland Timbers. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers sign Japanese forward Takayuki Suzuki". Portland Timbers. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers re-sign defender Griffin for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 15, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers sign midfielder Bryan Little for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers sign Solomon Islands' Totori for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 17, 2008. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers prepare for Rochester, Seattle this week". Portland Timbers. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers acquire Walker, Harrison in three-team trade". Portland Timbers. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
"Timbers sign Alvarez for remainder of 2008 season". Portland Timbers. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
"Timbers add defender Cameron Dunn to roster". Portland Timbers. August 1, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
"Timbers acquire GK Burse on loan from FC Dallas". Portland Timbers. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers acquire goalkeeper Knighton on loan". Portland Timbers. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
"Timbers add Adzemian, Bolkan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers acquire Jordan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. June 4, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
"Timbers re-acquire Jordan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
"Knighton recalled by New England". Portland Timbers. August 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
"Jordan rejoins Timbers on loan for rest of season". Portland Timbers. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
"Timbers re-sign Higgins, Ready for 2008". Portland Timbers. January 17, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
"Wicks, Jordan transferred to Galaxy of MLS". Portland Timbers. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
"Timbers return to action with weekend road trip". Portland Timbers. June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

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[1] "Rhinos penalized for infraction". United Soccer Leagues. August 15, 2008. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

[2008_results-2] "2008 Portland Timbers results". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.

[3] "Timbers unveil new uniforms for 2008 season". Portland Timbers. March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[4] "2008 USL-1 All-League Honors". United Soccer Leagues. September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[Week_2_Pro_honors_announced-5] "Week 2 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[6] Takayuki Suzuki (subject) (October 2, 2008). USL Goal of the Week (2) (Highlight video). United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[7] Byron Alvarez (subject) (October 2, 2008). USL Goal of the Week (21) (Highlight video). United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[8] "First set of weekly honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[9] "Week 4 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[10] "Week 5 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 20, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[11] "Week 7 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 3, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[12] "Week 8 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[13] "Week 9 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 17, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[14] "Week 11 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[15] "Week 14 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[16] "Week 15 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[17] "Week 16 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 5, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[18] "Week 17 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[19] "Week 18 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 19, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[20] "Week 21 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[2008_usl_stats-21] "2008 Portland Timbers stats". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[cup_result-22] "Timbers eliminated from U.S. Open Cup". Portland Timbers. June 10, 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

[karalexis_trade-23] "Timbers acquire Karalexis in trade with Battery". Portland Timbers. December 5, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[guante_signing-24] "Timbers add pair of midfielders for 2008". Portland Timbers. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[brown_signing-25] "Timbers sign veteran forward Chris Brown". Portland Timbers. January 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[james_signing-26] "Timbers add goalkeeper James for 2008 season". Portland Timbers. February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[oka_signing-27] "Timbers sign midfielder Arsene Oka for 2008". Portland Timbers. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[suzuki_signing-28] "Timbers sign Japanese forward Takayuki Suzuki". Portland Timbers. March 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[griffin_signing-29] "Timbers re-sign defender Griffin for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 15, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[little_signing-30] "Timbers sign midfielder Bryan Little for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[totori_signing-31] "Timbers sign Solomon Islands' Totori for 2008". Portland Timbers. April 17, 2008. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[reese_taylor_signings-32] "Timbers prepare for Rochester, Seattle this week". Portland Timbers. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[gregor_trade-33] "Timbers acquire Walker, Harrison in three-team trade". Portland Timbers. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[alvarez_signing-34] "Timbers sign Alvarez for remainder of 2008 season". Portland Timbers. July 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[dunn_signing-35] "Timbers add defender Cameron Dunn to roster". Portland Timbers. August 1, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[burse_loan-36] "Timbers acquire GK Burse on loan from FC Dallas". Portland Timbers. April 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[knighton_loan-37] "Timbers acquire goalkeeper Knighton on loan". Portland Timbers. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[adzemian_bolkan_loan-38] "Timbers add Adzemian, Bolkan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[jordan_loan_1-39] "Timbers acquire Jordan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. June 4, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[jordan_loan_2-40] "Timbers re-acquire Jordan on loan from Galaxy". Portland Timbers. June 27, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[knighton_recall-41] "Knighton recalled by New England". Portland Timbers. August 22, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[jordan_loan_3-42] "Jordan rejoins Timbers on loan for rest of season". Portland Timbers. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[taylor_release_1-43] "Timbers re-sign Higgins, Ready for 2008". Portland Timbers. January 17, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[wicks_jordan_transfer-44] "Wicks, Jordan transferred to Galaxy of MLS". Portland Timbers. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[taylor_release_2-45] "Timbers return to action with weekend road trip". Portland Timbers. June 25, 2008. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.