Portland Timbers
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clubname = Portland Timbers |
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Portland Timbers logo. |
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fullname = Portland Timbers |
nickname = The Boys or The Lads |
founded =
2001 | ground =
PGE Park,
Portland, Oregon |
capacity = 23,150 |
chairman =
Chris Agnello | manager =
Chris Agnello | league =
USL First Division |
season = 2005 |
position = 5th |
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Portland Timbers are
Portland, Oregon's entry in the
USL First Division, the second tier of professional
soccer in the
United States. The club was formed in
2001, and took the name of the local franchise which was an entry in the
North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1982. Their jerseys are green and white. The team's mascot is a
Sasquatch, but the cheerleader is a grizzled
lumberjack named
Timber Jim (aka: Jim Serrill). The Timbers play their home games in Portland's
PGE Park.
In the inaugural
1975 season, the Timbers made it all the way to the championship game
Soccer Bowl but were beat by the
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0.
Year-by-year
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs | | 1975 | NASL | 16 | 6 | â€" | 138 | 1st, Pacific Division | Won Quarterfinal (Seattle)
Won Semifinal (St. Louis)
Lost Soccer Bowl '75 (Tampa Bay) |
| 1976 | NASL | 8 | 16 | â€" | 71 | 4th, Pacific Conference, Western Division | Did not qualify |
| 1977 | NASL | 10 | 16 | â€" | 98 | 4th, Pacific Conference, Western Division | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | NASL | 20 | 10 | â€" | 167 | 2nd, National Conference, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Washington)
Won Conference Semifinal (Vancouver)
Lost Conference Championship (Cosmos) |
| 1979 | NASL | 11 | 19 | â€" | 122 | 4th, National Conference, Western Division | Did not qualify |
| 1979/80 | NASL Indoor | Did not enter |
| 1980 | NASL | 15 | 17 | â€" | 133 | 4th, National Conference, Western Division | Did not qualify |
| 1980/81 | NASL Indoor | 10 | 18 | â€" | â€" | 2nd, Western Division | Lost 1st Round (Chicago) |
| 1981 | NASL | 17 | 15 | â€" | 141 | 3rd, Northwest | Lost 1st Round (San Diego) |
| 1981/82 | NASL Indoor | 7 | 11 | â€" | â€" | 2nd, National Conference, West Division | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | NASL | 14 | 18 | â€" | 122 | 4th, Western Division | Did not qualify |
2003 and earlier
Through the
2003 season, the Timbers compiled an inconsistent record, qualifying for league playoffs two out of the three years. They have, however, established themselves as one of the best-drawing teams in the A-league, averaging attendance above 5,000 in each of their four years of existence.
2004
In the
2004 season, they finished first in the Western Conference, with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses, and 3 ties. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by their long-standing rival, the
Seattle Sounders.
2005
2005 proved to be a bittersweet year for the Portland Timbers. A sweet end of the year playoff run ended by a bitter playoff loss to once again arch-rival
Seattle Sounders. However, many exciting moments went along with the 2005 season:
*A 6-1 thumping of the
Atlanta Silverbacks on September 8, 2005
*Portland being the only team to give the
Montreal Impact a home loss
*Timbers players Scot Thompson, Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, and Dan Antoniuk all won league awards
The Portland Timbers have two bitter rivals, the northern clubs
Seattle Sounders and
Vancouver Whitecaps. These three teams compete in the yearly
Cascadia Cup.
Timbers fans engage in great amounts of
cultural appropriation. The Timbers' hardcore fans are known as the
Timbers Army. The lead fan is
Timber Jim, a wild man who wields a live chainsaw around the field, cutting off a slab of a log each time the team scores. Timber Jim is often seen running and climbing around PGE Park during the games.
2006 Roster:*
Chris Agnello (2006-)
*
Bobby Howe (2001-2005)
NASL
*
Willie Anderson (1975, 1977-1982)
*
Clive Charles (1978-1981)
*
Mike Hoban (1975-1980)
*
Brian Gant (1977-1982)
*
Clyde Best (1977-1981)
*
Peter Withe (1975)
*
Jimmy Conway (1977-1980)
*
Mick Poole (1977-1980)
*
Rob Rensenbrink (1980)
*
Tony Betts (1975-1977)
*
Dave Landry (1975-1976)
USL
*
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar (2002-)
*
Byron Ãlvarez (2003-)
*
Alan Gordon (2004)
*
Brent Sancho (2001-2002)
*
McKinley Tennyson (2002-2004)
| Year | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs!Open Cup | | 2001 | USL A-League | 4th, Western | Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | USL A-League | 5th, Pacific | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | USL A-League | 3rd, Pacific | Did not qualify | 3rd Round |
| 2004 | USL A-League | 1st, Western | Quarterfinals | 4th Round |
| 2005 | USL First Division | 5th | Quarterfinals | 4th Round |
*
Official website*Fan sites (all ad-free as of October 2005):
**
The Timber Mill**
Timbers Army**
Timbers Fan Page**
Timberlog, a fan's
blogspot-based
weblog**
Timbers Army Internet forum**
Talk Timbers Internet forum
