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2003 Portland Timbers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Portland Timbers |
| season | 2003 |
| chrtitle | President |
| chairman | Mark Schuster |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | Bobby Howe |
| stadium | PGE Park |
| Portland, Oregon | |
| league | A-League |
| league result | Division: 3rd |
| Playoffs: Did not qualify | |
| cup1 | U.S. Open Cup |
| cup1 result | Qualification series |
| highest attendance | 13,351 |
| vs. ELP (Aug 29) | |
| lowest attendance | 2,772 |
| vs. CGY (May 14) | |
| average attendance | 5,871 |
| league topscorer | Byron Alvarez (12 goals) |
| American | true |
| prevseason | 2002 |
| nextseason | 2004 |
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Portland, Oregon Playoffs: Did not qualify vs. ELP (Aug 29) vs. CGY (May 14)
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
Canterbury Cup
Antoniuk Afash Melendez Downing Thompson Benedetti Alcaraz-Cuellar Heald Chin King Winters Morrison Brasil
Regular season
May
Callahan Morris Tennyson Melendez Korthuis Torres Menyongar
June
Alvarez Antoniuk Dombrowski Delevski Tennyson Alvarez Afash
July
Morrison Heinzen Tennyson Ball Dombrowski Sagare
August
Alvarez Benedetti Griego Benedetti Sagare
Competitions
A-League
Western Conference, Pacific Division standings
| 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 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 62 | −46 |
Results summary
Results by round
Club
Coaching staff
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Final roster
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Recognition
A-League All-League Second Team
| Pos | Player | GP |
|---|---|---|
| FW | MEX Byron Alvarez | 21 |
A-League Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | MEX Byron Alvarez | Vancouver Whitecaps (x2) |
A-League Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | USA McKinley Tennyson | Calgary Storm, Seattle Sounders | |
| 7 | MEX Byron Alvarez | Vancouver Whitecaps | |
| 11 | MEX Byron Alvarez | Calgary Storm (x2) | |
| USA Josh Saunders | |||
| 12 | MEX Byron Alvarez | Vancouver Whitecaps (x2) | |
| 13 | MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | El Paso Patriots, Milwaukee Wave United | |
| MEX Byron Alvarez | |||
| 17 | MEX Byron Alvarez | Seattle Sounders (x2) | |
| 18 | NZL Gavin Wilkinson | Indiana Blast, Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders | |
| 20 | USA Scott Benedetti | El Paso Patriots | |
| USA Bryn Ritchie |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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Top scorers
Players with 1 goal or more included only.
| Rk. | Nat. | Position | Player | Total | A-League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX | FW | Byron Alvarez | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| USA | FW | McKinley Tennyson | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| SYR | FW | Fadi Afash | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| USA | MF | Jake Sagare | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| NZL | DF | Gavin Wilkinson | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| MEX | MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| USA | FW | Dan Antoniuk | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| USA | MF | Scott Benedetti | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| USA | MF | Jason Melendez | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| USA | DF | Lee Morrison | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| USA | DF | Bryn Ritchie | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTALS | 39 | 39 |
Disciplinary record
Players with 1 card or more included only.
| No. | Nat. | Position | Player | Total | A-League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | USA | DF | Bryn Ritchie | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | NZL | DF | Gavin Wilkinson | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | USA | MF | Manuel Brasil | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MEX | MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | USA | MF | Jason Melendez | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | USA | FW | McKinley Tennyson | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | SYR | FW | Fadi Afash | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | USA | MF | Brian Winters | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | USA | MF | Scott Benedetti | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | MEX | FW | Byron Alvarez | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | USA | DF | Nick Downing | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | USA | MF | Jake Sagare | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | USA | DF | Aaron Heinzen | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | USA | DF | Lee Morrison | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 47 | 4 |
Goalkeeper stats
All goalkeepers included.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | A-League | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | USA | Curtis Spiteri | 905 | 17 | 1.69 | 38 | 905 | 17 | 1.69 | 38 | ||
| 21 | USA | Cole Burgman | 180 | 1 | 0.50 | 9 | 180 | 1 | 0.50 | 9 | ||
| 30 | USA | 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
Transfers in
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2003 | USA Dan Antoniuk (R) | FW | USA Wheaton Lyons | Free | last=Andrews | first=Allison | title=2003 News Archive | url=http://www.soccercityusa.com/timbers/news2003.htm | publisher=SoccerCityUSA.com | work=The Timber Mill | accessdate=July 9, 2011 | date=April 1, 2003}} |
| April 1, 2003 | USA Jason Melendez (R) | MF | USA UNLV Rebels | Free | ||||||||
| April 1, 2003 | USA Lee Morrison | DF | USA Dallas Burn | Free | ||||||||
| April 1, 2003 | USA Curtis Spiteri (R) | GK | USA Portland Pilots | A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round | ||||||||
| April 1, 2003 | USA Jake Vaughn | MF | Unattached | Free | ||||||||
| April 1, 2003 | USA Adam Wilson | MF | USA Hershey Wildcats | Free | ||||||||
| April 4, 2003 | USA Cole Burgman | GK | USA Atlanta Silverbacks | Free | ||||||||
| April 2003 | MEX Byron Alvarez | FW | USA MetroStars | Signed amateur contract due to complications acquiring a P-1 visa; played entire 2003 season without pay | title=Timbers forward Byron Alvarez plays for free | url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/08/05/oth_383222.shtml | accessdate=July 12, 2011 | newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle | date=August 5, 2003 | agency=Associated Press}} | ||
| May 27, 2003 | USA Jake Sagare | MF | ENG Grimsby Town | Free | title=Timbers re-sign Jake Sagare | url=http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0236.shtml | publisher=Portland Timbers | accessdate=July 11, 2011 | date=May 27, 2003 | archive-date=December 1, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061201144612/http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0236.shtml | url-status=dead}} |
Loans in
| Date | Player | Position | Parent Club | Fee/notes | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2003 | USA Nick Downing | DF | USA New England Revolution | Season-long loan | title=Timbers acquire Nick Downing on loan from Revs | url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/54683.html | publisher=United Soccer Leagues | accessdate=July 11, 2011 | date=April 14, 2003 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010142121/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/54683.html | archivedate=October 10, 2012 | df= }} |
| June 25, 2003 | USA Josh Saunders | GK | USA San Jose Earthquakes | Season-long loan | title=Timbers sign new 'keeper | url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/06/timbers-sign-new-keeper | publisher=Portland Timbers | accessdate=July 12, 2011 | date=June 25, 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128224841/http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/06/timbers-sign-new-keeper | archive-date=November 28, 2010 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}} |
Transfers out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of 2002 season | USA Chugger Adair | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed | |||||||||
| End of 2002 season | ENG Sean McAuley | DF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed | |||||||||
| End of 2002 season | USA Jake Sagare | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed | |||||||||
| January 22, 2003 | USA Greg Howes | FW | Unattached | Released | |||||||||
| January 24, 2003 | USA Matt Napoleon | GK | Unattached | Retired | title=Goalkeeper Napoleon announces retirement from Timbers, soccer | url=http://www.pgepark.com/timbers/set_cookie.php?id=514&type=r | publisher=Portland Timbers | accessdate=July 8, 2011 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030206011945/http://www.pgepark.com/timbers/pressRoom.shtml | archivedate=February 6, 2003 | date=January 24, 2003}} | ||
| April 2, 2003 | KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky | FW | Unattached | Retired | title=Battle for goalkeeping job is Timbers' hot spot | url=http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1049202381166680.xml | newspaper=The Oregonian | location=Portland | accessdate=July 9, 2011 | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20030403203017/http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/10492888163410.xml | archivedate=April 3, 2003 | date=April 2, 2003}} | |
| April 8, 2003 | USA Chris Smith | GK | Unattached | Released | |||||||||
| April 14, 2003 | IRL Keith Costigan | DF | Unattached | Released | |||||||||
| April 14, 2003 | USA Erik Ozimek | MF | Unattached | Released | |||||||||
| April 14, 2003 | USA Ben Somoza | MF | Unattached | Released | |||||||||
| June 9, 2003 | USA Jake Vaughn | MF | Unattached | Released | first=David | last=Allen | title=Portland v Vancouver notes | url=https://timberlog.blogspot.com/2003/06/portland-v-vancouver-notes.html | work=timberlog | accessdate=July 12, 2011 | date=June 11, 2003}} | ||
| July 1, 2003 | USA Curtis Spiteri | GK | Unattached | Released | title=Timbers release Spiteri | url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/07/timbers-release-spiteri | publisher=Portland Timbers | accessdate=July 12, 2011 | date=July 1, 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128225157/http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/07/timbers-release-spiteri | archive-date=November 28, 2010 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}} |
| August 7, 2003 | TRI Brent Sancho | DF | SCO Dundee | Undisclosed fee | title=Brent Sancho transferred to Dundee FC | url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/08/brent-sancho-transferred-dundee-fc | publisher=Portland Timbers | accessdate=July 11, 2011 | date=August 7, 2003 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128224629/http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/08/brent-sancho-transferred-dundee-fc | archivedate=November 28, 2010 | df= }} |
Loans out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 13, 2002 | TRI Brent Sancho | DF | TRI 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 | first=David | last=Allen | title=Sancho Loaned to San Juan Jabloteh | url=https://timberlog.blogspot.com/2002/09/sancho-loaned-to-san-juan-jabloteh.html | work=timberlog | accessdate=July 11, 2011 | date=September 13, 2002}} |
Unsigned draft picks
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2002 | USA Ryan Coiner | FW | USA San Diego Toreros | ||||||||||
| USA Orange County Blue Star | A-League College Player Draft, 1st round | last=Andrews | first=Allison | title=2002 News Archive | url=http://timbers.soccercityusa.com/news2002.htm | publisher=SoccerCityUSA.com | work=The Timber Mill | accessdate=July 8, 2011 | date=December 17, 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008095322/http://timbers.soccercityusa.com/news2002.htm | archive-date=October 8, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}} |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- 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. 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.
References
References
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- "Portland Timbers 2003 Directory". Portland Timbers.
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- "2003 A-League Player of the Week List". United Soccer Leagues.
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- "Portland Timbers Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug. 18, 2003)". Portland Timbers.
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- Andrews, Allison. (August 29, 2003). "Three's all around. Timbers win 3-0 as the #3 hangs from the rafters". SoccerCityUSA.com.
- Andrews, Allison. (April 1, 2003). "2003 News Archive". SoccerCityUSA.com.
- (August 5, 2003). "Timbers forward Byron Alvarez plays for free". The Augusta Chronicle.
- (May 27, 2003). "Timbers re-sign Jake Sagare". Portland Timbers.
- (April 14, 2003). "Timbers acquire Nick Downing on loan from Revs". United Soccer Leagues.
- (June 25, 2003). "Timbers sign new 'keeper". Portland Timbers.
- (January 24, 2003). "Goalkeeper Napoleon announces retirement from Timbers, soccer". Portland Timbers.
- (April 2, 2003). "Battle for goalkeeping job is Timbers' hot spot". The Oregonian.
- Allen, David. (June 11, 2003). "Portland v Vancouver notes". timberlog.
- (July 1, 2003). "Timbers release Spiteri". Portland Timbers.
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