2002 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2002 season
PresidentUnited States Mark Schuster
Head coachEngland Bobby Howe
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-LeagueDivision: 2nd
Playoffs: First Round
U.S. Open CupQualification series
Top goalscorerSyria Fadi Afash
United States McKinley Tennyson
(18 goals)
Highest home attendance10,109
vs. MIN (Aug 16)
Lowest home attendance3,890
vs. SEA (Jun 23)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 6,261
All: 6,115
← 2001
2003 →

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

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April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09) Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Portland, Oregon
19:05 (PDT) Alcaraz-Cuellar 45'
Wilkinson 74'		 Report 88' Mullan Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,694
Referee: Jessie Johnson (USA)

Canterbury Cup

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April 27, 2002 (2002-04-27) Semifinals Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
90' Tennyson Stadium: Swangard Stadium
April 28, 2002 (2002-04-28) Final Seattle Sounders 4–1 Portland Timbers Bellevue, Washington
Ching 14'
Farrell 22', 36'
Sawatzky 34'		 Report 44' Tolstolutsky Stadium: Sammamish High School

Regular season

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May

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May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04) A-L / Qual Portland Timbers 0–2 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
Report 18' Kingsley
38' Sawatzky		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,775
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)
May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05) A-L / Qual Seattle Sounders 4–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
Ching 14'
Farrell 76'
Sawatzky 87'
Tomlinson 89'		 Report 54' (pen.) Tennyson Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)
May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10) A-L Indiana Blast 1–0 Portland Timbers Indianapolis
Dresser 55' Report Stadium: Kuntz Stadium
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (USA)
May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12) A-L Cincinnati Riverhawks 1–0 Portland Timbers Wilder, Kentucky
Rockey 28' Report Stadium: Town & Country Sports Complex
Attendance: 567
Referee: Brian Fenlon (USA)
May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16) A-L Portland Timbers 0–1 Milwaukee Rampage Portland, Oregon
Report 90' Wolyniec Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,354
Referee: Sandra Hunt (USA)

June

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June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01) A-L Portland Timbers 1–1 (a.e.t.) El Paso Patriots El Paso, Texas
Quiñones 84' Report 68' Afash Stadium: Dudley Field
Attendance: 1,430
June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06) A-L Portland Timbers 3–2 Calgary Storm Portland, Oregon
Afash 25', 36'
Somoza 66'		 Report 41' Zuñiga
57' Napuri		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,663
June 8, 2002 (2002-06-08) A-L Portland Timbers 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Afash 10'
Howes 57', 60'		 Report 46' Kindel Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,914
Referee: Dean Ajir (USA)
June 9, 2002 (2002-06-09) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Jordan gold-colored soccer ball 100' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,037
June 11, 2002 (2002-06-11) A-L Calgary Storm 0–1 Portland Timbers Calgary, Alberta Canada
Report 88' Afash Stadium: Foothills Stadium
Attendance: 1,450
June 19, 2002 (2002-06-19) A-L Portland Timbers 0–0 (a.e.t.) El Paso Patriots Portland, Oregon
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,212
Referee: David Simon (USA)
June 21, 2002 (2002-06-21) A-L Portland Timbers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Hampton Roads Mariners Portland, Oregon
Afash 34', 48' Report 16' Callahan
32' Knott
gold-colored soccer ball 92' Glasgow		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,293
June 23, 2002 (2002-06-23) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
Afash 24' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Arnold Baldeaux (USA)
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28) A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hansen 86' Report 16' Howes Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Attendance: 1,070
June 29, 2002 (2002-06-29) A-L Richmond Kickers 2–0 Portland Timbers Richmond, Virginia
Dotsenko 50'
Henderson 88'		 Report Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 2,693

July

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July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04) A-L Portland Timbers 4–1 Indiana Blast Portland, Oregon
Tennyson 10', 14'
Afash 55' (pen.), 68'		 Report 63' Costa Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,865
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 Calgary Storm Portland, Oregon
Tennyson 31', 39' Report 19' Chala Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,289
Referee: Robert Sabella (USA)
July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) A-L Seattle Sounders 2–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
Ching 61'
Gregor 71'		 Report 31' Afash Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,595
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)
July 20, 2002 (2002-07-20) A-L Calgary Storm 1–3 Portland Timbers Calgary, Alberta Canada
Bosch 41'
Lemire Red card 87'		 Report 1', 8' Tennyson
31' Afash
Red card 87' Howes		 Stadium: Foothills Stadium
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Gary Dororty (Canada)
July 25, 2002 (2002-07-25) A-L Portland Timbers 2–0 Cincinnati Riverhawks Portland, Oregon
Tennyson 9', 15' Report Red card 13' Matis Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,612
Referee: Mac Pinski (USA)

August

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August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) A-L El Paso Patriots 4–3 Portland Timbers El Paso, Texas
Mora 20'
Silva 30' (pen.)
Frías 71', 81'		 Report 14', 40' Tennyson
54' Afash		 Stadium: Dudley Field
Attendance: 2,986
Referee: Kevin Terry (USA)
August 10, 2002 (2002-08-10) A-L Portland Timbers 3–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Tennyson 31', 90'
Howes 35'		 Report 44', 78' Jordan Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,860
Referee: Jason Transtrun (USA)
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) A-L Portland Timbers 6–1 El Paso Patriots Portland, Oregon
Tennyson 13', 19', 32', 72'
Afash 45'
Tolstolutsky 90'		 Report 27' Frías Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,671
Referee: Mohammad Zarrabi (USA)
August 16, 2002 (2002-08-16) A-L Portland Timbers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
Afash 28'
Adair 90'		 Report 5' Schmidt
58' Torres
gold-colored soccer ball 98' Prendergast		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,109
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)
August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) A-L Milwaukee Rampage 0–2 Portland Timbers Milwaukee
Report 15' Howes
27' Afash		 Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,368
Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA)
August 25, 2002 (2002-08-25) A-L Minnesota Thunder 1–2 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
Menyongar 68' Report 87' Benedetti
gold-colored soccer ball 97' Tennyson		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Rich Grady (USA)
August 29, 2002 (2002-08-29) A-L Portland Timbers 3–0 Montreal Impact Portland, Oregon
Afash 23', 66'
Tennyson Red card 62'
Ritchie 64'		 Report Red card 86' Zé Roberto Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 9,141
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)

September

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September 1, 2002 (2002-09-01) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Clarke 35', 63'
Dailly 37'		 Report 22' Adair Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Postseason

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September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) 1st Rd L1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Report 62' Dailly Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,071
September 7, 2002 (2002-09-07) 1st Rd L2 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Kindel 52' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,060

Competitions

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A-League

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See also: 2002 A-League

Western Conference, Pacific Division standings

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  Bye to conference semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1 Seattle Sounders 107 28 23 4 1 71 27 +44
2 Portland Timbers 63 28 13 12 3 47 39 +8
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 54 28 11 12 5 41 39 +2
4 El Paso Patriots 54 28 10 11 7 38 48 −10
5 Calgary Storm 22 28 4 21 3 26 66 −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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumHAAAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAAHAHHHAAHA
ResultLLLLLTWWLWTLWTLWWLWWLWWLWWWL
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

A-League Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Final
                  
W1 Seattle Sounders 0 2 2
W5 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 6 8
W4 Portland Timbers 0 0 0
W5 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 1 2
W2 Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
Western Conference
W5 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
W2 Milwaukee Rampage 0 2 2
W3 Minnesota Thunder 0 1 1
W3 Minnesota Thunder 2 1 3
W6 El Paso Patriots 1 1 2
Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.) 2
Richmond Kickers 1
E1 Charleston Battery 2 1 3
E4 Richmond Kickers 1 3 4
E4 Richmond Kickers 1 2 3
E5 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 1 2
E4 Richmond Kickers (p) 1 0 1 (9)
Eastern Conference
E2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 0 1 (8)
E2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 1 1
E3 Montreal Impact 0 0 0
E3 Montreal Impact (p) 0 1 1 (6)
E6 Charlotte Eagles 1 0 1 (5)

First round

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Leg 1
Portland Timbers0–1Vancouver Whitecaps
Report 62' Dailly
Attendance: 4,071
Leg 2
Vancouver Whitecaps1–0Portland Timbers
Kindel 52' Report
Attendance: 4,060

Club

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach England Bobby Howe
Assistant coach Republic of Ireland Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper coach United States Jim Brazeau
Athletic trainer United States Brock Rutherford
Strength and conditioning Coach United States Carl Davison

Source: [2]

Management

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Owner Portland Family Entertainment
President United States Mark Schuster (from February 14)
General Manager United States Jim Taylor
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source: [3]

Squad

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Kits

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Home
Away

Final roster

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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 United States USA Chris Smith
2 DF United States USA Bryn Ritchie
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Costigan
5 DF New Zealand NZL Gavin Wilkinson
6 MF United States USA Ben Somoza
7 MF Mexico MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
8 MF United States USA Erik Ozimek
9 FW United States USA McKinley Tennyson
10 FW Syria SYR Fadi Afash
11 MF United States USA Brian Winters
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW United States USA Greg Howes
14 DF United States USA Scott Benedetti
15 MF Kyrgyzstan KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky
16 FW United States USA Chugger Adair
17 MF Mexico MEX Jesús Ochoa (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
18 GK United States USA Matt Napoleon
20 MF United States USA Jake Sagare
24 MF United States USA Chris Roner (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes)
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Brent Sancho

Recognition

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A-League Scoring Champion[4]

Player G A Pts
United States McKinley Tennyson 18 6 42

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champions[4]

Player GP G
Syria Fadi Afash 22 18
United States McKinley Tennyson 24 18

A-League Young Offensive Player of the Year[4]

Pos Player GP
FW United States McKinley Tennyson 24

A-League All-League First Team[4]

Pos Player GP
FW United States McKinley Tennyson 24

A-League All-League Second Team[4]

Pos Player GP
FW Syria Fadi Afash 22

A-League Player of the Week[4]

Week Player Opponent(s)
8 Syria Fadi Afash Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
18 United States McKinley Tennyson El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder

A-League Team of the Week[4]

Week Player Opponent(s)
8 Syria Fadi Afash Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
United States Greg Howes
9 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho Calgary Storm
10 United States Matt Napoleon El Paso Patriots, Hampton Roads Mariners, Seattle Sounders
Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho
11 United States Greg Howes Hampton Roads Mariners, Richmond Kickers
12 Syria Fadi Afash Indiana Blast
England Sean McAuley
13 United States McKinley Tennyson Calgary Storm
14 United States McKinley Tennyson Seattle Sounders, Calgary Storm
15 United States McKinley Tennyson Cincinnati Riverhawks
17 United States McKinley Tennyson Vancouver Whitecaps
18 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder
United States McKinley Tennyson
19 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho Milwaukee Rampage, Minnesota Thunder
20 Syria Fadi Afash Montreal Impact

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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All players contracted to the club during the season included.[5][6]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Chris Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States USA Bryn Ritchie 14 1 9+5 1 0+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Costigan 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0
(4) DF England ENG Sean McAuley (released) 16 0 15+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF New Zealand NZL Gavin Wilkinson 28 0 26+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF United States USA Ben Somoza 22 1 12+9 1 0+1 0
7 MF Mexico MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 29 0 26+1 0 2+0 0
8 MF United States USA Erik Ozimek 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW United States USA McKinley Tennyson 26 18 20+4 18 2+0 0
10 FW Syria SYR Fadi Afash 23 18 22+0 18 1+0 0
11 MF United States USA Brian Winters 28 0 26+0 0 2+0 0
12 FW United States USA Greg Howes 21 5 15+4 5 2+0 0
(13) FW United States USA Rees Bettinger (released) 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
14 DF United States USA Scott Benedetti 15 1 8+5 1 2+0 0
15 MF Kyrgyzstan KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky 13 1 6+6 1 0+1 0
16 FW United States USA Chugger Adair 20 2 6+13 2 1+0 0
17 MF Mexico MEX Jesús Ochoa 6 0 5+0 0 1+0 0
18 GK United States USA Matt Napoleon 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0
20 MF United States USA Jake Sagare 28 0 20+7 0 0+1 0
(21) MF United States USA Noah Delgado (released) 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
(22) MF United States USA Scott Bower (2 short-term loans from United States San Jose Earthquakes) 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
24 MF United States USA Chris Roner 4 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Brent Sancho 29 0 27+0 0 2+0 0

Top scorers

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Players with 1 goal or more included only.[5][6]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs
1 Syria FW Fadi Afash 18 18 0
United States FW McKinley Tennyson 18 18 0
3 United States FW Greg Howes 5 5 0
4 United States FW Chugger Adair 2 2 0
5 United States DF Scott Benedetti 1 1 0
United States DF Bryn Ritchie 1 1 0
United States MF Ben Somoza 1 1 0
Kyrgyzstan MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 1 1 0
TOTALS 47 47 0

Disciplinary record

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Players with 1 card or more included only.[5][7]

No. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs[A]
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 United States DF Bryn Ritchie 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 Republic of Ireland DF Keith Costigan 6 0 5 0 1 0
(4) England DF Sean McAuley 2 0 2 0 0 0
5 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 5 0 5 0 0 0
6 United States MF Ben Somoza 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 3 0 3 0 0 0
9 United States FW McKinley Tennyson 2 1 2 1 0 0
10 Syria FW Fadi Afash 5 0 4 0 1 0
11 United States MF Brian Winters 7 0 7 0 0 0
12 United States FW Greg Howes 0 1 0 1 0 0
15 Kyrgyzstan MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 Mexico MF Jesús Ochoa 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 United States GK Matt Napoleon 1 0 1 0 0 0
20 United States MF Jake Sagare 5 0 5 0 0 0
(22) United States MF Scott Bower 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 United States MF Chris Roner 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 Trinidad and Tobago DF Brent Sancho 8 0 7 0 1 0
TOTALS 50 2 47 2 3 0

Goalkeeper stats

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All goalkeepers included.[5][6]

No. Nat. Player Total A-League Playoffs
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 United States Chris Smith 11 0 0.00 0 11 0 0.00 0 0 0 — 0
18 United States Matt Napoleon 2776 41 1.33 113 2596 39 1.35 107 180 2 1.00 6
TOTALS 2787 41 1.32 113 2607 39 1.35 107 180 2 1.00 6

Player movement

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Transfers in

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Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
January 7, 2002 Syria Fadi Afash FW United States Sacramento Knights Free [8]
January 17, 2002 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF United States San Diego F.C. Free [9]
March 4, 2002 England Sean McAuley DF England Rochdale Free [10]
March 4, 2002 United States Erik Ozimek (R) MF United States Davidson Wildcats Free [10]
March 21, 2002 United States Ben Somoza (R) MF United States Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round [11]
March 21, 2002 United States Jake Sagare (R) MF United States Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 3rd round [11]
March 26, 2002 United States McKinley Tennyson FW Sweden GIF Sundsvall Free [12]
March 29, 2002 United States Rees Bettinger FW United States Seattle Sounders Free [13]
April 2002 United States Chris Smith GK United States St. Louis Steamers Free
May 3, 2002 United States Noah Delgado (R) MF United States Fresno State Bulldogs Free [14]
May 9, 2002 United States Bryn Ritchie (R) DF United States Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 1st round [15]
May 28, 2002 United States Greg Howes FW United States Milwaukee Wave Free [16]

Loans in

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Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
July 19, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games [17]
July 25, 2002 United States Scott Bower MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game [18]
July 25, 2002 United States Chris Roner MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game [18]
August 2, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game [19]
August 9, 2002 United States Scott Bower MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games [20]
August 9, 2002 United States Chris Roner MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games [20]
August 20, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games
September 4, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan to end the season [21]
September 4, 2002 United States Chris Roner MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan to end the season [21]

Transfers out

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Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
End of 2001 season Trinidad and Tobago Darin Lewis FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2001 season United States Dan Moss GK N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
October 4, 2001 Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill MF Unattached Released [22]
November 27, 2001 United States Mark Baena FW Unattached Released [23]
November 27, 2001 Scotland Tony McPeak FW Unattached Released [23]
November 27, 2001 England Neil Ryan DF Unattached Released [23]
December 5, 2001 United States Matt Chulis DF Unattached Released [24]
December 20, 2001 United States Darren Sawatzky FW Unattached Released [25]
March 4, 2002 Canada Jeff Clarke MF Unattached Released [10]
March 4, 2002 United States Greg Howes FW Unattached Released [10]
March 21, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF Unattached Released [11]
June 25, 2002 United States Rees Bettinger FW Unattached Released [26]
June 25, 2002 United States Noah Delgado MF Unattached Released [26]
August 6, 2002 England Sean McAuley DF Unattached Released [27]

Loans out

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Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
July 12, 2002 United States Matt Napoleon GK United States Dallas Burn Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [28]
August 5, 2002 United States Matt Napoleon GK United States Colorado Rapids Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [19]
August 26, 2002 United States Matt Napoleon GK United States Colorado Rapids Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [29]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "2002 Portland Timbers". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "Portland Timbers 2002 Directory". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2002. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
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  6. ^ a b c "Portland 2002 Season in Review". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on March 9, 2003.
  7. ^ Andrews, Allison (September 5, 2002). "Vancouver gets defensive, but wins 1-0". The Timber Mill. SoccerCityUSA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  8. ^ "Timbers sign D3 League MVP Afash". Portland Timbers. January 7, 2002. Archived from the original on January 19, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  9. ^ Allen, David (January 17, 2002). "Timbers sign Hugo Alcaraz". timberlog. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  10. ^ a b c d "Timbers Sign Midfielder, Defender" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 4, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  11. ^ a b c "Timbers Sign Benedetti, Costigan" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 21, 2002. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  12. ^ "Size Matters As Timbers, Tennyson Come To Terms" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 26, 2002. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  13. ^ Brandon, Steve (March 29, 2002). "Howe vows to be no-nonsense coach". Portland Tribune. Retrieved July 27, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Andrews, Allison (May 3, 2002). "2002 News Archive". The Timber Mill. SoccerCityUSA.com. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  15. ^ Allen, David (May 9, 2002). "Bobby Howe's Jigsaw Puzzle Complete (?)". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  16. ^ "Timbers bring in familiar goal scorer". Portland Timbers. May 28, 2002. Archived from the original on June 20, 2002. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  17. ^ Allen, David (July 19, 2002). "Ochoa Returns!". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  18. ^ a b Allen, David (July 25, 2002). "San Jose midfielders Bower, Roner join Portland club for match against Cincinnati". timberlog. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  19. ^ a b Allen, David (August 2, 2002). "Ochoa Back for El Paso Game". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  20. ^ a b Allen, David (August 9, 2002). "Preview – Timbers v Whitecaps". timberlog. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  21. ^ a b Allen, David (September 4, 2002). "Timbers Strengthened by Roner and Ochoa for First Round". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  22. ^ "Timbers release Michael O'Neill" (Press release). Portland Timbers. October 4, 2001. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  23. ^ a b c "Timbers re-sign Napoleon, release Baena". The Oregonian. Portland. November 27, 2001.
  24. ^ "Timbers sign Wilkinson". Portland Timbers. December 5, 2001. Archived from the original on February 2, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  25. ^ "Timbers release Darren Sawatzky" (Press release). Portland Timbers. December 20, 2001. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  26. ^ a b "Timbers release Bettinger, Delgado". Portland Timbers. June 25, 2002. Archived from the original on June 28, 2002. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  27. ^ "Timbers grant McAuley release". Portland Timbers. August 6, 2002. Archived from the original on August 7, 2002. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  28. ^ Allen, David (July 11, 2002). "Market Watch: Dow Plunges Below 9,000, Tennyson's Stock Soars!". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  29. ^ Allen, David (August 27, 2002). "Timbers First Round Playoff Date Set". timberlog. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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