2003 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2003 season
PresidentUnited States Mark Schuster
Head coachEngland Bobby Howe
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-LeagueDivision: 3rd
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open CupQualification series
Top goalscorerMexico Byron Alvarez (12 goals)
Highest home attendance13,351
vs. ELP (Aug 29)
Lowest home attendance2,772
vs. CGY (May 14)
Average home league attendance5,871
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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

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Canterbury Cup

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April 26, 2003 (2003-04-26) 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 (2003-04-27) 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
Red card 89' Alcaraz-Cuellar		 Stadium: Rotary Stadium
Referee: Gerry Proctor (Canada)
Penalties
Robson soccer ball with check mark
Heald soccer ball with check mark
Chin soccer ball with check mark
King soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Downing
soccer ball with red X Winters
soccer ball with check mark Morrison
soccer ball with red X Brasil

Regular season

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May

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May 1, 2003 (2003-05-01) 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 (2003-05-02) 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 (2003-05-11) 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 (2003-05-12) 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 (2003-05-14) 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 (2003-05-18) 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 (2003-05-25) 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 (2003-05-27) A-L Portland Timbers 0–3 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alcaraz-Cuellar Red card 64' Report 31' Ferruzzi
40' Torres
76' Menyongar		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,101
Referee: Ramón Hernández (USA)
May 29, 2003 (2003-05-29) 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

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June 7, 2003 (2003-06-07) 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 (2003-06-08) A-L Milwaukee Wave United 4–0 Portland Timbers Milwaukee
14:00 (PDT) To. Dusosky 6'
Dombrowski 22'
Delevski 33', 36'		 Report Red card 88' Sagare Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Kelly Ross (USA)
June 12, 2003 (2003-06-12) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez 9'
Tennyson gold-colored soccer ball 95'		 Report 60' Heald Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,471
Referee: Brian Hall (USA)
June 27, 2003 (2003-06-27) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 (a.e.t.) Calgary Storm Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Wilkinson Red card 75'
Alvarez gold-colored soccer ball 92'		 Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,419
Referee: Padman Senthirajah (USA)
June 29, 2003 (2003-06-29) 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

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July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) 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 (2003-07-03) 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 (2003-07-11) 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 (2003-07-13) A-L Portland Timbers 4–3 Milwaukee Wave United Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT) Alvarez 18', 90'
Tennyson 25', 48'		 Report 16' Timbers
57' Red card 85' Ball
83' Dombrowski		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,901
Referee: David Simon (USA)
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) A-L Cincinnati Riverhawks 1–2 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Wilder, Kentucky
16:05 (PDT) Eller 55' Report 80' Tennyson
gold-colored soccer ball 99' Sagare		 Stadium: Town & Country Sports Complex
Attendance: 324
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) A-L Minnesota Thunder 1–0 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
17:30 (PDT) Magee gold-colored soccer ball 92' Report Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,568
Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA)
July 27, 2003 (2003-07-27) 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

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August 9, 2003 (2003-08-09) 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 (2003-08-10) 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 (2003-08-15) 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 (2003-08-17) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Valente 61' Report 47' Sagare
Red card 81' Benedetti		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,113
Referee: Bruce Primeau (Canada)
August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18) 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 (2003-08-23) 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 (2003-08-29) 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

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A-League

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See also: 2003 A-League

Western Conference, Pacific Division standings

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  Division Final round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
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

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Overall Home Away
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

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

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 Tony Guyette
Strength and conditioning Coach United States Carl Davison

Source: [2]

Management

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Owner Portland Family Entertainment[B]
President United States Mark Schuster
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
4 DF United States USA Bryn Ritchie
5 DF New Zealand NZL Gavin Wilkinson
6 MF United States USA Manuel Brasil
7 MF Mexico MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
8 MF United States USA Jason Melendez
9 FW United States USA McKinley Tennyson
10 FW Syria SYR Fadi Afash
11 MF United States USA Brian Winters
13 DF United States USA Ryan Youngblood
14 MF United States USA Scott Benedetti
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Mexico MEX Byron Alvarez
18 MF United States USA Adam Wilson
19 DF United States USA Nick Downing (on loan from New England Revolution)
20 MF United States USA Jake Sagare
21 GK United States USA Cole Burgman
22 FW United States USA Dan Antoniuk
23 DF United States USA Aaron Heinzen
24 DF United States USA Lee Morrison
30 GK United States USA Josh Saunders (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes)

Recognition

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A-League All-League Second Team[4]

Pos Player GP
FW Mexico Byron Alvarez 21

A-League Player of the Week[5]

Week Player Opponent(s)
12 Mexico Byron Alvarez Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)

A-League Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
5 United States McKinley Tennyson Calgary Storm, Seattle Sounders [6]
7 Mexico Byron Alvarez Vancouver Whitecaps [7]
11 Mexico Byron Alvarez Calgary Storm (x2) [8]
United States Josh Saunders
12 Mexico Byron Alvarez Vancouver Whitecaps (x2) [9]
13 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar El Paso Patriots, Milwaukee Wave United [10]
Mexico Byron Alvarez
17 Mexico Byron Alvarez Seattle Sounders (x2) [11]
18 New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson Indiana Blast, Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders [12]
20 United States Scott Benedetti El Paso Patriots [13]
United States Bryn Ritchie

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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All players contracted to the club during the season included.[14][15][16]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
(1) GK United States USA Curtis Spiteri (released) 10 0 10+0 0
4 DF United States USA Bryn Ritchie (began season wearing kit number 2) 18 1 10+8 1
(4) MF United States USA Jake Vaughn (released) 6 0 1+5 0
5 DF New Zealand NZL Gavin Wilkinson 22 2 22+0 2
6 MF United States USA Manuel Brasil 10 0 7+3 0
7 MF Mexico MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 27 1 27+0 1
8 MF United States USA Jason Melendez 18 1 11+7 1
9 FW United States USA McKinley Tennyson 28 11 24+4 11
10 FW Syria SYR Fadi Afash 21 4 14+7 4
11 MF United States USA Brian Winters 28 0 28+0 0
13 DF United States USA Ryan Youngblood 6 0 1+5 0
14 MF United States USA Scott Benedetti 25 1 25+0 1
15 FW Mexico MEX Byron Alvarez 21 12 12+9 12
18 MF United States USA Adam Wilson 3 0 0+3 0
19 DF United States USA Nick Downing 26 0 24+2 0
20 MF United States USA Jake Sagare 20 4 20+0 4
21 GK United States USA Cole Burgman 2 0 2+0 0
22 FW United States USA Dan Antoniuk 20 1 4+16 1
23 DF United States USA Aaron Heinzen 27 0 27+0 0
24 DF United States USA Lee Morrison 24 1 23+1 1
30 GK United States USA Josh Saunders 16 0 16+0 0
(—) DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Brent Sancho (transferred to Scotland Dundee) 0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

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Players with 1 goal or more included only.[14][15][16]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total A-League
1 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez 12 12
2 United States FW McKinley Tennyson 11 11
3 Syria FW Fadi Afash 4 4
United States MF Jake Sagare 4 4
5 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 2 2
6 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 1 1
United States FW Dan Antoniuk 1 1
United States MF Scott Benedetti 1 1
United States MF Jason Melendez 1 1
United States DF Lee Morrison 1 1
United States DF Bryn Ritchie 1 1
TOTALS 39 39

Disciplinary record

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Players with 1 card or more included only.[14][15][16]

No. Nat. Position Player Total A-League
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
4 United States DF Bryn Ritchie 5 0 5 0
5 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 6 1 6 1
6 United States MF Manuel Brasil 1 0 1 0
7 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 4 1 4 1
8 United States MF Jason Melendez 1 0 1 0
9 United States FW McKinley Tennyson 4 0 4 0
10 Syria FW Fadi Afash 3 0 3 0
11 United States MF Brian Winters 5 0 5 0
14 United States MF Scott Benedetti 4 1 4 1
15 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez 2 0 2 0
19 United States DF Nick Downing 4 0 4 0
20 United States MF Jake Sagare 0 1 0 1
23 United States DF Aaron Heinzen 6 0 6 0
24 United States DF Lee Morrison 2 0 2 0
TOTALS 47 4 47 4

Goalkeeper stats

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All goalkeepers included.[14][15][16]

No. Nat. Player Total A-League
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
(1) United States Curtis Spiteri 905 17 1.69 38 905 17 1.69 38
21 United States Cole Burgman 180 1 0.50 9 180 1 0.50 9
30 United States 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

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Transfers in

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Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
April 1, 2003 United States Dan Antoniuk (R) FW United States Wheaton Lyons Free [17]
April 1, 2003 United States Jason Melendez (R) MF United States UNLV Rebels Free [17]
April 1, 2003 United States Lee Morrison DF United States Dallas Burn Free [17]
April 1, 2003 United States Curtis Spiteri (R) GK United States Portland Pilots A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round [17]
April 1, 2003 United States Jake Vaughn MF Unattached Free [17]
April 1, 2003 United States Adam Wilson MF United States Hershey Wildcats Free [17]
April 4, 2003 United States Cole Burgman GK United States Atlanta Silverbacks Free [17]
April 2003 Mexico Byron Alvarez FW United States MetroStars Signed amateur contract due to complications acquiring a P-1 visa; played entire 2003 season without pay [18]
May 27, 2003 United States Jake Sagare MF England Grimsby Town Free [19]

Loans in

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Date Player Position Parent Club Fee/notes Ref
April 14, 2003 United States Nick Downing DF United States New England Revolution Season-long loan [20]
June 25, 2003 United States Josh Saunders GK United States San Jose Earthquakes Season-long loan [21]

Transfers out

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Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
End of 2002 season United States Chugger Adair FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2002 season England Sean McAuley DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2002 season United States Jake Sagare MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
January 22, 2003 United States Greg Howes FW Unattached Released [17]
January 24, 2003 United States Matt Napoleon GK Unattached Retired [22]
April 2, 2003 Kyrgyzstan Vadim Tolstolutsky FW Unattached Retired [23]
April 8, 2003 United States Chris Smith GK Unattached Released [17]
April 14, 2003 Republic of Ireland Keith Costigan DF Unattached Released [20]
April 14, 2003 United States Erik Ozimek MF Unattached Released [20]
April 14, 2003 United States Ben Somoza MF Unattached Released [20]
June 9, 2003 United States Jake Vaughn MF Unattached Released [24]
July 1, 2003 United States Curtis Spiteri GK Unattached Released [25]
August 7, 2003 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho DF Scotland Dundee Undisclosed fee [26]

Loans out

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Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
September 13, 2002 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho DF Trinidad and Tobago 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

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Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
December 17, 2002 United States Ryan Coiner FW United States San Diego Toreros
United States Orange County Blue Star		 A-League College Player Draft, 1st round [28]

Notes

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  • ^ 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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