2003 Portland Timbers season
2003 season | |||
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President | Mark Schuster | ||
Head coach | Bobby Howe | ||
Stadium | PGE Park Portland, Oregon | ||
A-League | Division: 3rd Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Qualification series | ||
Top goalscorer | Byron Alvarez (12 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 13,351 vs. ELP (Aug 29) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,772 vs. CGY (May 14) | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,871 | ||
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The 2003 Portland Timbers season was the 3rd season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.
Preseason
[edit]Canterbury Cup
[edit]April 26, 2003 Semifinals | Yakima Reds | 1–5 | Portland Timbers | Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada |
17:30 (PDT) | Auckland 38' | Report | 7' (pen.) Benedetti 16' Antoniuk 72' Afash 85' Melendez 89' Downing |
Stadium: Rotary Stadium Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Bogdan Botoi (Canada) |
April 27, 2003 Final | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Portland Timbers | Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada |
19:00 (PDT) | Gbeke 26' Thompson 46' |
Report | 47' Ritchie 61' Benedetti 89' Alcaraz-Cuellar |
Stadium: Rotary Stadium Referee: Gerry Proctor (Canada) |
Penalties | ||||
Robson Heald Chin King |
Downing Winters Morrison Brasil |
Regular season
[edit]May
[edit]May 1, 2003 A-L / Qual | Portland Timbers | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Report | 35' Smith | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 5,993 Referee: Eduardo Irigoyen (USA) |
May 2, 2003 A-L / Qual | Seattle Sounders | 2–0 | Portland Timbers | Seattle |
20:00 (PDT) | Smith 78' Callahan 80' |
Report | Stadium: Seahawks Stadium Attendance: 5,017 Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA) |
May 11, 2003 A-L | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Burnaby, British Columbia Canada |
19:00 (PDT) | Jordan 11' Morris 65' |
Report | 54' Afash | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Bruce Primeau (Canada) |
May 12, 2003 A-L | Calgary Storm | 0–1 | Portland Timbers | Calgary, Alberta Canada |
17:30 (PDT) | Report | 43' Afash | Stadium: Foothills Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Gerry Proctor (Canada) |
May 14, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 4–1 | Calgary Storm | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Afash 1' Tennyson 7', 45' Melendez 80' |
Report | 36' Korthuis | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 2,772 Referee: Mohammad Zarrabi (USA) |
May 18, 2003 A-L | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Seattle |
17:00 (PDT) | Vélez 15' | Report | Stadium: Seahawks Stadium Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA) |
May 25, 2003 A-L | Calgary Storm | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Calgary, Alberta Canada |
17:00 (PDT) | Chala 30' Korthuis 45' |
Report | 2' Tennyson | Stadium: Foothills Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Kevin Duliba (Canada) |
May 27, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 0–3 | Minnesota Thunder | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Alcaraz-Cuellar 64' | Report | 31' Ferruzzi 40' Torres 76' Menyongar |
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 3,101 Referee: Ramón Hernández (USA) |
May 29, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Alvarez 74' | Report | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 4,817 Referee: Calin Znamirovschi (USA) |
June
[edit]June 7, 2003 A-L | El Paso Patriots | 1–3 | Portland Timbers | El Paso, Texas |
18:30 (PDT) | Cervantes 7' | Report | 67' (pen.) Tennyson 70' Alvarez 88' Antoniuk |
Stadium: Sun Bowl Stadium Attendance: 607 Referee: Ryan Keck (USA) |
June 8, 2003 A-L | Milwaukee Wave United | 4–0 | Portland Timbers | Milwaukee |
14:00 (PDT) | To. Dusosky 6' Dombrowski 22' Delevski 33', 36' |
Report | 88' Sagare | Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Kelly Ross (USA) |
June 12, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Vancouver Whitecaps | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Alvarez 9' Tennyson 95' |
Report | 60' Heald | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 5,471 Referee: Brian Hall (USA) |
June 27, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Calgary Storm | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Wilkinson 75' Alvarez 92' |
Report | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 5,419 Referee: Padman Senthirajah (USA) |
June 29, 2003 A-L | Calgary Storm | 0–2 | Portland Timbers | Calgary, Alberta Canada |
14:00 (PDT) | Report | 47' Tennyson 83' (pen.) Afash |
Stadium: Foothills Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Paul Ward (Canada) |
July
[edit]July 1, 2003 A-L | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Burnaby, British Columbia Canada |
19:00 (PDT) | Dailly 90' | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Arnar Bernhardsson (Canada) |
July 3, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Alvarez 72', 81', 90' | Report | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,619 Referee: David Simon (USA) |
July 11, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 3–2 | El Paso Patriots | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Alcaraz-Cuellar 22' Morrison 45' Heinzen 78' |
Report | 38', 49' Andrade de Souza | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 4,959 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (USA) |
July 13, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 4–3 | Milwaukee Wave United | Portland, Oregon |
17:00 (PDT) | Alvarez 18', 90' Tennyson 25', 48' |
Report | 16' Timbers 57' 85' Ball 83' Dombrowski |
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 3,901 Referee: David Simon (USA) |
July 23, 2003 A-L | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Portland Timbers | Wilder, Kentucky |
16:05 (PDT) | Eller 55' | Report | 80' Tennyson 99' Sagare |
Stadium: Town & Country Sports Complex Attendance: 324 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA) |
July 25, 2003 A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Portland Timbers | Blaine, Minnesota |
17:30 (PDT) | Magee 92' | Report | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 7,568 Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA) |
July 27, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Team Calgary[A] | Portland, Oregon |
17:00 (PDT) | Wilkinson 33' | Report | 8' Reyes | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 4,261 |
August
[edit]August 9, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Report | 28' Smith | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,831 Referee: Richard Heron (USA) |
August 10, 2003 A-L | Seattle Sounders | 1–3 | Portland Timbers | Seattle |
14:00 (PDT) | Vélez 59' | Report | 7' Tennyson 69', 81' Alvarez |
Stadium: Seahawks Stadium Attendance: 2,990 Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA) |
August 15, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Indiana Blast | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Wilkinson 90' | Report | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 7,104 Referee: Mohammad Zarrabi (USA) |
August 17, 2003 A-L | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Portland Timbers | Burnaby, British Columbia Canada |
19:00 (PDT) | Valente 61' | Report | 47' Sagare 81' Benedetti |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Bruce Primeau (Canada) |
August 18, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Sagare 55' | Report | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,329 Referee: Kevin Stott (USA) |
August 23, 2003 A-L | El Paso Patriots | 3–1 | Portland Timbers | El Paso, Texas |
18:30 (PDT) | Andrade de Souza 17', 83' Griego 23' |
Report | 73' Alvarez | Stadium: Dudley Field Attendance: 1,735 Referee: Jesse Johnson (USA) |
August 29, 2003 A-L | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | El Paso Patriots | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 (PDT) | Ritchie 18' Benedetti 58' Sagare 84' |
Report | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 13,351 |
Competitions
[edit]A-League
[edit]Western Conference, Pacific Division standings
[edit]Division Final round of playoffs
Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Seattle Sounders | 53 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 21 |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 52 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 24 | 21 |
3 | Portland Timbers | 47 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 33 | 6 |
4 | Team Calgary[A] | 15 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 62 | −46 |
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 47 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 20 | −5 |
Source: [1]
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
[edit]Club
[edit]Coaching staff
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Bobby Howe |
Assistant coach | Jimmy Conway |
Goalkeeper coach | Jim Brazeau |
Athletic trainer | Tony Guyette |
Strength and conditioning Coach | Carl Davison |
Source: [2]
Management
[edit]Owner | Portland Family Entertainment[B] |
President | Mark Schuster |
General Manager | Jim Taylor |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | PGE Park ( / ) |
Source: [3]
Squad
[edit]Kits
[edit]Home
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Away
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Final roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Recognition
[edit]A-League All-League Second Team[4]
Pos | Player | GP |
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FW | Byron Alvarez | 21 |
A-League Player of the Week[5]
Week | Player | Opponent(s) |
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12 | Byron Alvarez | Vancouver Whitecaps (x2) |
A-League Team of the Week
Week | Player | Opponent(s) | Ref |
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5 | McKinley Tennyson | Calgary Storm, Seattle Sounders | [6] |
7 | Byron Alvarez | Vancouver Whitecaps | [7] |
11 | Byron Alvarez | Calgary Storm (x2) | [8] |
Josh Saunders | |||
12 | Byron Alvarez | Vancouver Whitecaps (x2) | [9] |
13 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | El Paso Patriots, Milwaukee Wave United | [10] |
Byron Alvarez | |||
17 | Byron Alvarez | Seattle Sounders (x2) | [11] |
18 | Gavin Wilkinson | Indiana Blast, Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders | [12] |
20 | Scott Benedetti | El Paso Patriots | [13] |
Bryn Ritchie |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]All players contracted to the club during the season included.[14][15][16]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
(1) | GK | USA | Curtis Spiteri (released) | 10 | 0 | 10 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | USA | Bryn Ritchie (began season wearing kit number 2) | 18 | 1 | 10 8 | 1 |
(4) | MF | USA | Jake Vaughn (released) | 6 | 0 | 1 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | NZL | Gavin Wilkinson | 22 | 2 | 22 0 | 2 |
6 | MF | USA | Manuel Brasil | 10 | 0 | 7 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | MEX | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 27 | 1 | 27 0 | 1 |
8 | MF | USA | Jason Melendez | 18 | 1 | 11 7 | 1 |
9 | FW | USA | McKinley Tennyson | 28 | 11 | 24 4 | 11 |
10 | FW | SYR | Fadi Afash | 21 | 4 | 14 7 | 4 |
11 | MF | USA | Brian Winters | 28 | 0 | 28 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | USA | Ryan Youngblood | 6 | 0 | 1 5 | 0 |
14 | MF | USA | Scott Benedetti | 25 | 1 | 25 0 | 1 |
15 | FW | MEX | Byron Alvarez | 21 | 12 | 12 9 | 12 |
18 | MF | USA | Adam Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 3 | 0 |
19 | DF | USA | Nick Downing | 26 | 0 | 24 2 | 0 |
20 | MF | USA | Jake Sagare | 20 | 4 | 20 0 | 4 |
21 | GK | USA | Cole Burgman | 2 | 0 | 2 0 | 0 |
22 | FW | USA | Dan Antoniuk | 20 | 1 | 4 16 | 1 |
23 | DF | USA | Aaron Heinzen | 27 | 0 | 27 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | USA | Lee Morrison | 24 | 1 | 23 1 | 1 |
30 | GK | USA | Josh Saunders | 16 | 0 | 16 0 | 0 |
(—) | DF | TRI | Brent Sancho (transferred to Dundee) | 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
Top scorers
[edit]Players with 1 goal or more included only.[14][15][16]
Rk. | Nat. | Position | Player | Total | A-League |
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1 | FW | Byron Alvarez | 12 | 12 | |
2 | FW | McKinley Tennyson | 11 | 11 | |
3 | FW | Fadi Afash | 4 | 4 | |
MF | Jake Sagare | 4 | 4 | ||
5 | DF | Gavin Wilkinson | 2 | 2 | |
6 | MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 1 | 1 | |
FW | Dan Antoniuk | 1 | 1 | ||
MF | Scott Benedetti | 1 | 1 | ||
MF | Jason Melendez | 1 | 1 | ||
DF | Lee Morrison | 1 | 1 | ||
DF | Bryn Ritchie | 1 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 39 | 39 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Players with 1 card or more included only.[14][15][16]
No. | Nat. | Position | Player | Total | A-League | ||
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4 | DF | Bryn Ritchie | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Gavin Wilkinson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
6 | MF | Manuel Brasil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
8 | MF | Jason Melendez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | McKinley Tennyson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Fadi Afash | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Brian Winters | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Scott Benedetti | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
15 | FW | Byron Alvarez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Nick Downing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Jake Sagare | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | DF | Aaron Heinzen | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Lee Morrison | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 47 | 4 | 47 | 4 |
Goalkeeper stats
[edit]All goalkeepers included.[14][15][16]
No. | Nat. | Player | Total | A-League | ||||||
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MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | |||
(1) | Curtis Spiteri | 905 | 17 | 1.69 | 38 | 905 | 17 | 1.69 | 38 | |
21 | Cole Burgman | 180 | 1 | 0.50 | 9 | 180 | 1 | 0.50 | 9 | |
30 | Josh Saunders | 1493 | 15 | 0.90 | 58 | 1493 | 15 | 0.90 | 58 | |
TOTALS | 2578 | 33 | 1.15 | 105 | 2578 | 33 | 1.15 | 105 |
Player movement
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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April 1, 2003 | Dan Antoniuk (R) | FW | Wheaton Lyons | Free | [17] |
April 1, 2003 | Jason Melendez (R) | MF | UNLV Rebels | Free | [17] |
April 1, 2003 | Lee Morrison | DF | Dallas Burn | Free | [17] |
April 1, 2003 | Curtis Spiteri (R) | GK | Portland Pilots | A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round | [17] |
April 1, 2003 | Jake Vaughn | MF | Unattached | Free | [17] |
April 1, 2003 | Adam Wilson | MF | Hershey Wildcats | Free | [17] |
April 4, 2003 | Cole Burgman | GK | Atlanta Silverbacks | Free | [17] |
April 2003 | Byron Alvarez | FW | MetroStars | Signed amateur contract due to complications acquiring a P-1 visa; played entire 2003 season without pay | [18] |
May 27, 2003 | Jake Sagare | MF | Grimsby Town | Free | [19] |
Loans in
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Parent Club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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April 14, 2003 | Nick Downing | DF | New England Revolution | Season-long loan | [20] |
June 25, 2003 | Josh Saunders | GK | San Jose Earthquakes | Season-long loan | [21] |
Transfers out
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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End of 2002 season | Chugger Adair | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed | |
End of 2002 season | Sean McAuley | DF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed | |
End of 2002 season | Jake Sagare | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed | |
January 22, 2003 | Greg Howes | FW | Unattached | Released | [17] |
January 24, 2003 | Matt Napoleon | GK | Unattached | Retired | [22] |
April 2, 2003 | Vadim Tolstolutsky | FW | Unattached | Retired | [23] |
April 8, 2003 | Chris Smith | GK | Unattached | Released | [17] |
April 14, 2003 | Keith Costigan | DF | Unattached | Released | [20] |
April 14, 2003 | Erik Ozimek | MF | Unattached | Released | [20] |
April 14, 2003 | Ben Somoza | MF | Unattached | Released | [20] |
June 9, 2003 | Jake Vaughn | MF | Unattached | Released | [24] |
July 1, 2003 | Curtis Spiteri | GK | Unattached | Released | [25] |
August 7, 2003 | Brent Sancho | DF | Dundee | Undisclosed fee | [26] |
Loans out
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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September 13, 2002 | Brent Sancho | DF | San Juan Jabloteh | Season-long loan; allowed to tour with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team following San Juan Jabloteh's season; subsequently sold to Dundee | [27] |
Unsigned draft picks
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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December 17, 2002 | Ryan Coiner | FW | San Diego Toreros Orange County Blue Star |
A-League College Player Draft, 1st round | [28] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The United Soccer Leagues took over operations of the Calgary Storm following financial troubles by the ownership group and the team finished the season as Team Calgary.[29]
- ^ On February 14, it was announced that a tentative deal had been reached with the City of Portland in which Portland Family Entertainment (PFE) would be dissolved and a new group, Metropolitan Sports (a subset of PFE investors), would take over ownership of the Timbers and the Portland Beavers baseball club.[30] The Timbers referred to Metropolitan Sports as the owner throughout much of the 2003 season. However, Metropolitan Sports was not able to secure the required funding and the deal was never completed.
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