2009 season

President

Merritt Paulson

Head coach

Gavin Wilkinson

USL-1

League: 1st (Commissioner's Cup)
Playoffs: Semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

Third round

Cascadia Cup

1st

Top goalscorer

League:

Mandjou Keita (11 goals)
All:

Mandjou Keita (14 goals)

Highest home attendance

League: 14,103
vs. Puerto Rico (July 23)
All: 16,382
vs. Seattle (July 1)

Lowest home attendance

6,427
vs. Montreal (June 4)

Average home league attendance

League: 9,734
All: 10,392

Primary colors

Secondary colors

Third colors

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The 2009 Portland Timbers season was the ninth season for the club in the United Soccer Leagues First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. The first competitive game of the 2009 season was played on April 25 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC versus Vancouver Whitecaps FC which the Timbers lost 1–0. Following that loss the Timbers went on a 24-game unbeaten streak in the league on their way to securing the Commissioner's Cup for finishing the regular season atop the table. In a hard-fought, two-legged series, Vancouver Whitecaps FC knocked Portland out of the playoffs in the semifinals by an aggregate score of 5–4. In the U.S. Open Cup the Timbers hosted Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in the third round but were eliminated by their bitter rivals 2–1 in front of 16,382 spectators at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon.

Regular season

April

2009-04-25 USL-1 / CC	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Nash 63'	Report		Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,102 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau

2009-04-30 USL-1	Portland Timbers	0–0	Carolina RailHawks FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT		Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 8,549 Referee: Ben Chuoaf

May

2009-05-02 USL-1	Portland Timbers	2–0	Carolina RailHawks FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Farber 5' Pore 83'	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,742 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

2009-05-09 USL-1	Cleveland City Stars	0–0	Portland Timbers	Bedford, Ohio
16:00 PDT		Report		Stadium: Middlefield Cheese Stadium Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Lee Suckle

2009-05-14 USL-1	Portland Timbers	2–1	Rochester Rhinos	Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT	Farber 40' Pore 90' (pen.)	Report	61' Short 66' Kenton	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 7,556 Referee: Landis Wiley

2009-05-22 USL-1	Puerto Rico Islanders	1–1	Portland Timbers	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
17:00 PDT	Fraser 52'	Report	59' Keita	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Lee Suckle

2009-05-24 USL-1	Puerto Rico Islanders	1–2	Portland Timbers	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
16:00 PDT	Krause 34'	Report	24' Keita 35' Danso	Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 2,701 Referee: Jeff Gontarek

2009-05-30 USL-1 / CC	Portland Timbers	2–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Pore 6' (pen.) Josten 41'	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 9,081 Referee: Hidajet Tica

2009-05-31 Friendly	Portland Timbers	4–1	América reserves	Portland, Oregon
17:00 PDT	Danso 2' Suzuki 77' Pore 84' McLaughlin 88'	Report	34' Garcia	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 5,017

June

2009-06-04 USL-1	Portland Timbers	1–0	Montreal Impact	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Savage 90'	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,427 Referee: Matthew Foerster

2009-06-09 USOC 1st Rd	Kitsap Pumas (PDL)	0–3	Portland Timbers	Bremerton, Washington
19:00 PDT		Report	46' Farber 90' McLaughlin 90' (pen.) Hayes	Stadium: Bremerton Memorial Stadium Referee: Josh Wilkens

2009-06-11 USL-1	Carolina RailHawks FC	0–0	Portland Timbers	Cary, North Carolina
16:00 PDT	Cunliffe 50'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,473

2009-06-13 USL-1	Charleston Battery	1–1	Portland Timbers	Charleston, South Carolina
16:30 PDT	Patterson 64'	Report	84' Keita	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,076 Referee: Niko Bratsis

2009-06-16 USOC 2nd Rd	Sonoma County Sol (NPSL)	0–3	Portland Timbers	Santa Rosa, California
19:00 PDT		Report	7' Josten 87', 90' Keita	Stadium: Ernie Nevers Field

2009-06-19 USL-1	Portland Timbers	5–1	Minnesota Thunder	Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT	Josten 4' Suzuki 32' Hayes 64' (pen.) Keita 88' Thompson 90'	Report	38' Sánchez 62' James 86' Arango 90' Tarley	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 8,111 Referee: Maurizo Laudani

2009-06-28 USL-1	Portland Timbers	4–0	Montreal Impact	Portland, Oregon
17:00 PDT	Keita 9', 47' Farber 56' Gatti 64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 7,783 Referee: Elias Bazakos

July

2009-07-01 USOC 3rd Rd	Portland Timbers	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Keita 43'	Report	1' Levesque 26' King	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 16,382 (SO) Referee: Yeder Reyes

2009-07-02 Friendly	Portland Timbers reserves	2–0	Bayern Munich II	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Forrest 8' Jallow 55'	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 9,340

2009-07-04 USL-1	Minnesota Thunder	1–1	Portland Timbers	Blaine, Minnesota
17:05 PDT	Bass 90'	Report	63' McManus	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Tony Russo

2009-07-11 USL-1	Austin Aztex FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Austin, Texas
17:30 PDT	Noel-Williams 90'	Report	14' Keita 90' Claesson	Stadium: Nelson Field Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Colin Tait

2009-07-17 USL-1	Miami FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Miami, Florida
17:00 PDT	Bueso 25'	Report	78' Hayes	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 605 Referee: Landis Wiley

2009-07-19 USL-1	Miami FC	0–3	Portland Timbers	Miami, Florida
15:00 PDT		Report	50' Josten 56' Savage 77' Jallow	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 348 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

2009-07-23 USL-1	Portland Timbers	0–0	Puerto Rico Islanders	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT		Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

2009-07-25 Friendly	Portland Timbers	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Burnley	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Josten 11' López 82'	Report	40' Caldwell 67' Thompson	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 9,078
	Penalties
	Forrest Cronin Danso Nimo		Caldwell Eagles Guðjónsson McDonald Elliott

August

2009-08-01 USL-1	Minnesota Thunder	1–1	Portland Timbers	Blaine, Minnesota
17:05 PDT	Sánchez 90' (pen.)	Report	55' Hayes 83' McLaughlin	Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 3,991 Referee: Joe Caraccio

2009-08-06 USL-1 / CC	Portland Timbers	1–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Pore 30'	Report		Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 10,786 Referee: Landis Wiley

2009-08-08 USL-1	Portland Timbers	3–1	Charleston Battery	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Keita 12' Nimo 41' Pore 81'	Report	50' Armstrong 85' Williams	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 9,477 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

2009-08-12 USL-1	Montreal Impact	0–1	Portland Timbers	Montreal
16:45 PDT		Report	83' Pore	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 11,247 Referee: John Oliva

2009-08-15 USL-1	Rochester Rhinos	1–4	Portland Timbers	Rochester, New York
16:35 PDT	Menyongar 75' Ukah 86'	Report	22' Suzuki 74' Pore 80' Savage 90' Keita	Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 6,071 Referee: Nick Bratsis

2009-08-22 USL-1	Portland Timbers	3–1	Miami FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Keita 45', 81' Pore 90'	Report	66' Ramírez 77' Merritt	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 13,845 Referee: Jeremy Vehar

2009-08-28 USL-1	Charleston Battery	0–0	Portland Timbers	Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 PDT	Fuller 26'	Report		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,810 Referee: Andrew Chapin

September

2009-09-03 USL-1	Portland Timbers	1–2	Rochester Rhinos	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Pore 81'	Report	52', 90' McFarlane	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 11,683 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

2009-09-07 USL-1	Austin Aztex FC	0–1	Portland Timbers	Austin, Texas
16:00 PDT		Report	85' Keel	Stadium: Nelson Field Attendance: 2,439 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

2009-09-11 USL-1	Portland Timbers	1–2	Austin Aztex FC	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Horst 29' (o.g.)	Report	66' McMahen 82' Adams	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 10,141 Referee: Daniel Radford

2009-09-13 USL-1	Portland Timbers	0–1	Cleveland City Stars	Portland, Oregon
17:00 PDT		Report	24' Hotchkin 90' Peters	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 9,157 Referee: Tyler Ploeger

2009-09-17 USL-1	Portland Timbers	2–1	Cleveland City Stars	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT	Josten 6', 55'	Report	63' Stewart	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 12,567 Referee: Vicente Cortes

Competitions

USL First Division

League standings

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

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	H2H Pts
1	Portland Timbers	58	30	16	4	10	45	19	+26
2	Carolina RailHawks	55	30	16	7	7	43	19	+24
3	Puerto Rico Islanders	53	30	15	7	8	44	31	+13	PRI: 6 pts CHA: 3 pts
4	Charleston Battery	53	30	14	6	10	33	21	+12	PRI: 6 pts CHA: 3 pts
5	Montreal Impact	44	30	12	10	8	32	31	+1
6	Rochester Rhinos	43	30	11	9	10	34	32	+2
7	Vancouver Whitecaps	42	30	11	10	9	42	36	+6
8	Minnesota Thunder	31	30	7	13	10	39	44	−5
9	Miami FC	29	30	8	17	5	26	52	−26
10	Austin Aztex	21^†	30	5	17	8	28	51	−23
11	Cleveland City Stars	19	30	4	19	7	22	52	−30

^† Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009^[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	58	16	4	10	45	19	+26	10	3	2	27	10	+17	6	1	8	18	9	+9

Last updated: April 26, 2010
Source: uslsoccer.com
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
Stadium	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	L	T	W	T	W	T	W	W	W	T	T	W	W	T	W	T	W	T	T	W	W	W	W	W	T	L	W	L	L	W
Position	10	9	5	7	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: USL-1 Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

USL-1 Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Teams were re-seeded for semifinal matchups

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

					1	Portland Timbers	1	3	4

					7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	3	5
2	Carolina RailHawks FC	0	0	0

7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1	0	1
										5	Montreal Impact	3	3	6

										7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	1	3
3	Puerto Rico Islanders	1	4	5

6	Rochester Rhinos	2	1	3
					3	Puerto Rico Islanders	1	1	2

					5	Montreal Impact	2	2	4
4	Charleston Battery	0	1	1

5	Montreal Impact	2	2	4

Semifinals

2009-10-01

19:30 PDT

Leg 1

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Portland Timbers
Gbeke 25' Haber 49'	Report	44' (pen.) Pore

Swangard Stadium

Attendance: 4,516

Referee: Geoff Gamble

2009-10-04

16:00 PDT

Leg 2

Portland Timbers	3–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Farber 10', 43' Nimo 83'	Report	4' Haber 60' Nash 71' James

PGE Park

Attendance: 14,283

Referee: Gilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket

First round

Second round

Third round

PDL

Orange County Blue Star

USL-1

Portland Timbers

NPSL

Sonoma County Sol

NPSL

Sonoma County Sol

MLS

Seattle Sounders FC

Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers

First round

2009-06-09

19:00 PDT

Kitsap Pumas (PDL)	0–3	Portland Timbers
	Report	46' Farber 90' McLaughlin 90' (pen.) Hayes

Bremerton Memorial Stadium

Referee: Josh Wilkens

Second round

2009-06-16

19:00 PDT

Sonoma County Sol (NPSL)	0–3	Portland Timbers
	Report	7' Josten 87', 90' Keita

Ernie Nevers Field

Third round

2009-07-01

19:00 PDT

Portland Timbers	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC (MLS)
Keita 43'	Report	1' Levesque 26' King

PGE Park

Attendance: 16,382 (SO)

Referee: Yeder Reyes

Cascadia Cup

Club

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant coach	Amos Magee
Assistant coach	Jim Rilatt
Goalkeeper coach	Jim Brazeau

Updated to match played May 24, 2011
Source:^{[citation needed]}

Management[edit]

Majority Owner & President	Merritt Paulson
General Manager	Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	PGE Park (15,418 / )

Updated to match played May 24, 2011
Source:^{[citation needed]}

Staff recognition

USL-1 Coach of the Year^[2]

Coach	W	L	T	League	Playoffs
Gavin Wilkinson	16	4	10	1st	Semifinals

USL-1 Executive of the Year^[3]

Executive	Avg. Att.	Club honors
Merritt Paulson	9,734	Commissioner's Cup

Squad

Kits

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
0	GK	USA	Steve Cronin
2	DF	MEX	Ivan Becerra
4	MF	USA	Brian Farber
5	DF	USA	David Hayes (captain)
6	DF	NZL	Cameron Knowles
7	MF	USA	Shaun Higgins
8	MF	USA	Tom Poltl
9	FW	SWE	Antouman Jallow
10	FW	GUI	Mandjou Keita
11	MF	SWE	Johan Claesson
12	MF	USA	Tony McManus
13	MF	USA	Josh Cameron
14	MF	USA	Jason McLaughlin
15	FW	USA	Kevin Forrest


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	USA	Stephen Keel
17	DF	USA	Scot Thompson
18	MF	USA	Alex Nimo (on loan from Real Salt Lake)
19	FW	USA	George Josten
20	DF	JPN	Takuro Nishimura
21	DF	USA	Cameron Dunn
22	MF	USA	Keith Savage
23	MF	USA	Ryan Pore
24	GK	USA	Brian Visser
28	MF	USA	Rodrigo López
30	FW	JPN	Takayuki Suzuki
98	DF	GAM	Mamadou Danso

Player recognition

USL-1 Scoring Champion^[4]

Player	G	A	Pts
Mandjou Keita	11	7	29

USL-1 All-League First Team^[5]

Pos	Player	GP
GK	Steve Cronin	28
DF	David Hayes	30
MF	Ryan Pore	23
FW	Mandjou Keita	29

USL-1 All-League Second Team^[6]

Pos	Player	GP
DF	Cameron Knowles	20

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Ref
7	Mandjou Keita	Puerto Rico Islanders (x2)	^[7]
12	Mandjou Keita	Montreal Impact	^[8]
15	David Hayes	Miami FC (x2)	^[9]
18	Mandjou Keita	Vancouver Whitecaps, Charleston Battery	^[10]
24	George Josten	Cleveland City Stars (x2)	^[11]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Ref
4	Brian Farber	Carolina RailHawks (x2)	^[12]
	Ryan Pore
	Chris Seitz
5	Cameron Knowles	Cleveland City Stars	^[13]
6	Brian Farber	Rochester Rhinos	^[14]
7	Mandjou Keita	Puerto Rico Islanders (x2)	^[7]
8	Steve Cronin	Vancouver Whitecaps	^[15]
	George Josten
	Scot Thompson
9	Cameron Knowles	Montreal Impact	^[16]
10	David Hayes	Carolina RailHawks, Charleston Battery	^[17]
11	David Hayes	Minnesota Thunder	^[18]
11	George Josten	Minnesota Thunder	^[18]
12	George Josten	Montreal Impact	^[8]
12	Mandjou Keita	Montreal Impact	^[8]
13	Tony McManus	Minnesota Thunder	^[19]
14	Johan Claesson	Austin Aztex	^[20]
15	David Hayes	Miami FC (x2)	^[9]
	Tony McManus
	Keith Savage
16	Stephen Keel	Puerto Rico Islanders	^[21]
17	Ryan Pore	Minnesota Thunder	^[22]
18	Mandjou Keita	Vancouver Whitecaps, Charleston Battery	^[10]
	Cameron Knowles
	Alex Nimo
19	David Hayes	Montreal Impact, Rochester Rhinos	^[23]
	Mandjou Keita
	Ryan Pore
20	Mandjou Keita	Miami FC	^[24]
21	Steve Cronin	Charleston Battery	^[25]
21	Stephen Keel	Charleston Battery	^[25]
22	Stephen Keel	Rochester Rhinos, Austin Aztex	^[26]
24	George Josten	Cleveland City Stars (x2)	^[11]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL-1		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK	USA	Steve Cronin	33	0	28+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
(1)	GK	USA	Chris Seitz (3 day loan from Real Salt Lake)	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	MEX	Ivan Becerra	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	USA	Brian Farber	34	6	23+6	3	2+0	2	3+0	1
5	DF	USA	David Hayes (captain)	35	3	30+0	2	2+0	0	3+0	1
6	DF	NZL	Cameron Knowles	22	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	USA	Shaun Higgins	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	USA	Tom Poltl	6	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
(9)	FW	SWE	Antouman Jallow (loaned to Sandvikens)	2	1	0+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	GUI	Mandjou Keita	34	14	28+1	11	2+0	0	3+0	3
11	MF	SWE	Johan Claesson	27	1	22+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0
12	MF	USA	Tony McManus	28	1	24+0	1	2+0	0	1+1	0
13	MF	USA	Josh Cameron	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
14	MF	USA	Jason McLaughlin	24	1	4+17	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
15	FW	USA	Kevin Forrest	10	0	0+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Stephen Keel	34	1	27+2	1	2+0	0	3+0	0
17	DF	USA	Scot Thompson	34	1	24+5	1	2+0	0	3+0	0
18	MF	USA	Alex Nimo	26	2	6+17	1	0+1	1	2+0	0
19	FW	USA	George Josten	30	6	20+5	5	2+0	0	2+1	1
20	DF	JPN	Takuro Nishimura	15	0	7+6	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
21	DF	USA	Cameron Dunn	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	USA	Keith Savage	35	3	17+13	3	0+2	0	3+0	0
23	MF	USA	Ryan Pore	25	11	21+2	10	2+0	1	0+0	0
24	GK	USA	Brian Visser	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	USA	Rodrigo López	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
30	FW	JPN	Takayuki Suzuki	32	2	14+13	2	0+2	0	2+1	0
98	DF	GAM	Mamadou Danso	19	1	12+4	1	1+0	0	1+1	0

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.

Rk.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total	USL-1	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1		FW	Mandjou Keita	14	11	0	3
2		MF	Ryan Pore	11	10	1	0
3		FW	George Josten	6	5	0	1
3		MF	Brian Farber	6	3	2	1
5		MF	Keith Savage	3	3	0	0
5		DF	David Hayes	3	2	0	1
7		FW	Takayuki Suzuki	2	2	0	0
7		MF	Alex Nimo	2	1	1	0
9		MF	Johan Claesson	1	1	0	0
		DF	Mamadou Danso	1	1	0	0
		FW	Antouman Jallow	1	1	0	0
		DF	Stephen Keel	1	1	0	0
		MF	Tony McManus	1	1	0	0
		DF	Scot Thompson	1	1	0	0
		FW	Jason McLaughlin	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	54	43	4	7

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.

No.	Nat.	Position	Player
No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		USL-1		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
0		GK	Steve Cronin	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
(1)		GK	Chris Seitz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
4		MF	Brian Farber	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	David Hayes	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
6		DF	Cameron Knowles	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
10		FW	Mandjou Keita	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
11		MF	Johan Claesson	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
12		MF	Tony McManus	9	0	7	0	1	0	1	0
14		FW	Jason McLaughlin	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
15		FW	Kevin Forrest	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16		DF	Stephen Keel	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
17		DF	Scot Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18		MF	Alex Nimo	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
19		FW	George Josten	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
22		MF	Keith Savage	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Ryan Pore	7	0	6	0	1	0	0	0
28		MF	Rodrigo López	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
30		FW	Takayuki Suzuki	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
98		DF	Mamadou Danso	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
			TOTALS	49	1	42	1	3	0	4	0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.

No.	Nat.	Player	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV
No.	Nat.	Player	Total				USL-1				Playoffs				U.S. Open Cup
0		Steve Cronin	2958	26	0.79	110	2508	19	0.68	97	180	5	2.50	5	270	2	0.67	8
(1)		Chris Seitz	180	0	0.00	15	180	0	0.00	15	0	0	–	0	0	0	–	0
24		Brian Visser	12	0	0.00	1	12	0	0.00	1	0	0	–	0	0	0	–	0
		TOTALS	3150	26	0.74	126	2700	19	0.63	113	180	5	2.50	5	270	2	0.67	8

Player movement

Transfers in

Permanent

Date	Pos.	Name	Previous club	Fee/notes
January 16, 2009	FW	Mandjou Keita	Brunei DPMM	Free^[27]
January 16, 2009	MF	Johan Claesson	Sirius	Free^[27]
January 16, 2009	FW	Antouman Jallow	Sirius	Free^[27]
January 16, 2009	MF	Tony McManus	Atlanta Silverbacks	Free^[27]
January 16, 2009	FW	Jason McLaughlin	Atlanta Silverbacks	Free^[27]
January 16, 2009	MF	Brian Farber	Stockton Cougars	Free^[27]
February 12, 2009	DF	Dieumerci Vua	Catania	Free^[28]
February 12, 2009	MF	Keith Savage	Chivas USA	Free^[28]
February 20, 2009	FW	George Josten	Columbus Crew	Free^[29]
February 20, 2009	MF	Josh Cameron (R)	Oregon State Beavers	Free^[29]
February 26, 2009	DF	David Hayes	Atlanta Silverbacks	Free^[30]
March 2, 2009	GK	Steve Cronin	Los Angeles Galaxy	Free^[31]
March 12, 2009	MF	Ryan Pore	Kansas City Wizards	Free^[32]
March 14, 2009	DF	Stephen Keel	Colorado Rapids	Free^[33]
March 27, 2009	GK	Brian Visser (R)	DePaul Blue Demons	Free^[34]
April 3, 2009	DF	Takuro Nishimura	Omiya Ardija	Free^[35]
April 21, 2009	DF	Mamadou Danso (R)	Southern Poly Hornets Cary RailHawks U23's	Free^[36]
July 22, 2009	FW	Kevin Forrest	Seattle Sounders FC	Free^[37]
August 19, 2009	MF	Rodrigo López	Ventura County Fusion	Free^[38]
August 28, 2009	DF	Ivan Becerra	Ventura County Fusion	Free^[39]

Loan

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Return Date
March 10, 2009	MF	Alex Nimo	Real Salt Lake	End of Season^[40]
April 30, 2009^[41]	GK	Chris Seitz	Real Salt Lake	May 2, 2009^[42]

Transfers Out

Permanent

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
End of 2008 season	FW	Byron Alvarez	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	FW	Chris Bagley	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	MF	Neil Dombrowski	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	GK	Chase Harrison	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	GK	Jordan James	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	DF	Tim Karalexis	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	MF	Arsène Oka	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	MF	Troy Ready	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	GK	Steve Reese	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	DF	Justin Thompson	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	FW	Benjamin Totori	N/A	Contract expired
End of 2008 season	FW	Jamil Walker	N/A	Contract expired
January 2, 2009	FW	Chris Brown	N/A	Retired^[43]
February 20, 2009	MF	Bryan Little	Unattached	Released^[29]
March 4, 2009	MF	Lawrence Olum	Minnesota Thunder	Undisclosed^[44]
March 2009	MF	Kiki Lara	Unattached	Undisclosed release
March 27, 2009	MF	Miguel Guante	Unattached	Released^[34]
April 21, 2009	DF	Dieumerci Vua	Unattached	Released^[36]

Loan

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Return Date
July 28, 2009	FW	Antouman Jallow	Sandvikens	End of season^[45]

Notes

^ "Austin receives two point deduction". www.uslsoccer.com. July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
^ "Top USL-1 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. October 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
^ "Teams, executives honored at USL AGM". United Soccer Leagues. November 20, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
^ "USL-1 Statistical Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 23, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ "USL-1 All-League First Team unveiled". United Soccer Leagues. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ "USL-1 All-League Second Team unveiled". United Soccer Leagues. September 29, 2009. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "USL Week 7 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Week 12 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "USL Week 15 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 21, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Week 18 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 11, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Week 24 USL-1 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 22, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
^ "Week 4 Pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "USL Week 5 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 12, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "USL Week 6 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 19, 2009. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "Week 8 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "USL Week 9 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 9, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "USL Week 10 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "USL Week 11 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 23, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "Week 13 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "USL Week 14 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "Week 16 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "Week 17 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 4, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "USL Week 19 pro honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 18, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "Week 20 USL-1 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "Week 21 USL-1 Honors Announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ "Week 22 USL-1 honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 9, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Swedish duo leads Timbers' seven new signings" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 16, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Carroll, Damon P. (February 15, 2009). "Timbers add two new players and one familiar face to the 2009 roster". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Timbers sign George Josten and Josh Cameron" (Press release). Portland Timbers. February 20, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "Timbers sign all-league defender David Hayes" (Press release). Portland Timbers. February 26, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "Timbers ink goalkeeper Steve Cronin for 2009" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 2, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "Timbers sign midfielder Ryan Pore" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 12, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
^ "Timbers add defender Stephen Keel for 2009" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 14, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Laggner, Kyle (March 27, 2009). "Timbers add goalkeeper Brian Visser for 2009 season". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
^ Mills, Marshall (April 3, 2009). "Timbers add Takuro Nishimura from J-League". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Timbers sign Mamadou Danso; round out 2009 roster" (Press release). Portland Timbers. April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ Sherman, Ben (July 22, 2009). "Timbers sign forward Kevin Forrest". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
^ Wilson, Mike (August 19, 2009). "Timbers sign midfielder Rodrigo Lopez". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
^ "Timbers sign defender Ivan Becerra" (Press release). Portland Timbers. August 28, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
^ "Timbers acquire Nimo on loan from Real Salt Lake" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 10, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "Timbers acquire Chris Seitz on loan from Real Salt Lake" (Press release). Portland Timbers. April 30, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "Pore leads Timbers to 2-0 win over Carolina at PGE Park" (Press release). Portland Timbers. May 2, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "Forward Chris Brown announces retirement" (Press release). Portland Timbers. January 2, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ "Veterans Suzuki, Higgins return for 2009" (Press release). Portland Timbers. March 4, 2009. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
^ Wilson, Mike (July 28, 2009). "Timbers loan Antouman Jallow to Swedish club". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved August 18, 2010.

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Leagues

Men	Major League Soccer United Soccer Leagues First Division Second Division Premier Development League Major Indoor Soccer League 2008–09 2009–10 Professional Arena Soccer League 2008–09 2009–10 National Premier Soccer League
Women	Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) W-League Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2008–09
- 2009–10
SuperLiga
Pan-Pacific Championship

National teams

Men	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF fourth round) FIFA Confederations Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup CONCACAF U-20 Championship FIFA U-17 World Cup CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Women	Algarve Cup

Team seasons
MLS	Chicago Fire Chivas USA Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Kansas City Wizards Los Angeles Galaxy New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Toronto FC
USL-1	Austin Aztex Carolina RailHawks Charleston Battery Cleveland City Stars Miami FC Minnesota Thunder Montreal Impact Portland Timbers Puerto Rico Islanders Rochester Rhinos Vancouver Whitecaps
USL-2	Bermuda Hogges Charlotte Eagles Crystal Palace Baltimore Harrisburg City Islanders Pittsburgh Riverhounds Real Maryland Monarchs Richmond Kickers Western Mass Pioneers Wilmington Hammerheads
WPS	Boston Breakers Chicago Red Stars FC Gold Pride Los Angeles Sol Saint Louis Athletica Sky Blue FC Washington Freedom

2009-03-14	San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)	1–0	Portland Timbers	Santa Clara, California
19:00 PST	Amarikwa 78'	Report		Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 3,348

2009-04-13	Seattle Sounders FC Reserves	2–3	Portland Timbers	Tukwila, Washington
	Forrest Allen	Report	Savage McManus Keita	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex

2009-04-18	Portland Timbers	1–1	Tacoma Tide (PDL)	Forest Grove, Oregon
	Keel 68'	Report	87'	Stadium: Lincoln Park Stadium

Preseason

Regular season

April

May

June

July

August

September

Postseason

Competitions

USL First Division

League standings

Results summary

Results by round

USL-1 Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

First round

Second round

Third round

Cascadia Cup

Club

Coaching staff[edit]

Management[edit]

Staff recognition

Squad

Kits

Final roster

Player recognition

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

Goalkeeper stats

Player movement

Transfers in

Transfers Out

Notes

2009-03-20	Portland Timbers	0–0	New York Red Bulls (MLS)	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT		Report		Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 2,235

2009-03-27	Portland Pilots (NCAA)	0–0	Portland Timbers	Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT		Report		Stadium: Merlo Field

2009-04-03	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Burnaby, British Columbia
	Charles 68'	Report	82' Claesson	Stadium: Burnaby Lake Sports Complex

2009-04-08	Oregon State Beavers (NCAA)	0–1	Portland Timbers	Corvallis, Oregon
19:00 PDT		Report	75' Suzuki

2009-09-23 Friendly	Portland Timbers	0–1	Kitsap Pumas (PDL)	Portland, Oregon
		Report	12' Megson	Stadium: PGE Park

2009-10-01 Semifinals	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Portland Timbers	Burnaby, British Columbia
19:30 PDT	Gbeke 25' Haber 49'	Report	44' (pen.) Pore	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Geoff Gamble

2009-10-04 Semifinals	Portland Timbers	3–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
16:00 PDT	Farber 10', 43' Nimo 83'	Report	4' Haber 60' Nash 71' James	Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 14,283 Referee: Gilario Grajeda

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	58	16	4	10	45	19	+26	10	3	2	27	10	+17	6	1	8	18	9	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	58	16	4	10	45	19	+26	10	3	2	27	10	+17	6	1	8	18	9	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	58	16	4	10	45	19	+26	10	3	2	27	10	+17	6	1	8	18	9	+9