2003 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2003 season
President United States Mark Schuster
Head Coach England Bobby Howe
Stadium PGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-League Division: 3rd
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Qualification series
Top goalscorer Mexico Byron Alvarez (12 goals)
Highest home attendance 13,351
vs. ELP (Aug 29)
Lowest home attendance 2,772
vs. CGY (May 14)
Average home league attendance 5,871
Home colors
Away colors

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-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Preseason

Canterbury Cup

Regular season

May

June

July

August

Competitions

A-League

Western Conference, Pacific Division standings

  Division Final round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1Seattle Sounders 532816754524+21
2Vancouver Whitecaps 522815674524+21
3Portland Timbers 4728151123933+6
4Team Calgary[A] 152842131662−46

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundHAAAHAAHHAAHHAAHHHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultLLLWWLLLWWLWWWLWWWWLTLWWTWLW

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

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachEngland Bobby Howe
Assistant CoachRepublic of Ireland Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper CoachUnited States Jim Brazeau
Athletic TrainerUnited States Tony Guyette
Strength and Conditioning CoachUnited States Carl Davison

Source:[2]

Management

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

Kits

Home
Away

Final roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Recognition

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

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
(1) GK United States Curtis Spiteri (released) 10010+00
4 DF United States Bryn Ritchie (began season wearing kit number 2) 18110+81
(4) MF United States Jake Vaughn (released) 601+50
5 DF New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson 22222+02
6 MF United States Manuel Brasil 1007+30
7 MF Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 27127+01
8 MF United States Jason Melendez 18111+71
9 FW United States McKinley Tennyson 281124+411
10 FW Syria Fadi Afash 21414+74
11 MF United States Brian Winters 28028+00
13 DF United States Ryan Youngblood 601+50
14 MF United States Scott Benedetti 25125+01
15 FW Mexico Byron Alvarez 211212+912
18 MF United States Adam Wilson 300+30
19 DF United States Nick Downing 26024+20
20 MF United States Jake Sagare 20420+04
21 GK United States Cole Burgman 202+00
22 FW United States Dan Antoniuk 2014+161
23 DF United States Aaron Heinzen 27027+00
24 DF United States Lee Morrison 24123+11
30 GK United States Josh Saunders 16016+00
(—) DF Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho (transferred to Scotland Dundee) 000+00

Top scorers

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

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

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

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
April 1, 2003United States Dan Antoniuk (R)FWUnited States Wheaton LyonsFree[17]
April 1, 2003United States Jason Melendez (R)MFUnited States UNLV RebelsFree[17]
April 1, 2003United States Lee MorrisonDFUnited States Dallas BurnFree[17]
April 1, 2003United States Curtis Spiteri (R)GKUnited States Portland PilotsA-League College Player Draft, 2nd round[17]
April 1, 2003United States Jake VaughnMFUnattachedFree[17]
April 1, 2003United States Adam WilsonMFUnited States Hershey WildcatsFree[17]
April 4, 2003United States Cole BurgmanGKUnited States Atlanta SilverbacksFree[17]
April 2003Mexico Byron AlvarezFWUnited States MetroStarsSigned amateur contract due to complications acquiring a P-1 visa; played entire 2003 season without pay[18]
May 27, 2003United States Jake SagareMFEngland Grimsby TownFree[19]

Loans in

Date Player Position Parent Club Fee/Notes Ref
April 14, 2003United States Nick DowningDFUnited States New England RevolutionSeason-long loan[20]
June 25, 2003United States Josh SaundersGKUnited States San Jose EarthquakesSeason-long loan[21]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2002 seasonUnited States Chugger AdairFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2002 seasonEngland Sean McAuleyDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2002 seasonUnited States Jake SagareMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
January 22, 2003United States Greg HowesFWUnattachedReleased[17]
January 24, 2003United States Matt NapoleonGKUnattachedRetired[22]
April 2, 2003Kyrgyzstan Vadim TolstolutskyFWUnattachedRetired[23]
April 8, 2003United States Chris SmithGKUnattachedReleased[17]
April 14, 2003Republic of Ireland Keith CostiganDFUnattachedReleased[20]
April 14, 2003United States Erik OzimekMFUnattachedReleased[20]
April 14, 2003United States Ben SomozaMFUnattachedReleased[20]
June 9, 2003United States Jake VaughnMFUnattachedReleased[24]
July 1, 2003United States Curtis SpiteriGKUnattachedReleased[25]
August 7, 2003Trinidad and Tobago Brent SanchoDFScotland DundeeUndisclosed fee[26]

Loans out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
September 13, 2002Trinidad and Tobago Brent SanchoDFTrinidad and Tobago San Juan JablotehSeason-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

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

Notes

  • ^ 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "2003 Portland Timbers results". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2003 Portland Timbers". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on June 18, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Portland Timbers 2003 Directory". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on July 20, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ "A-League 2003 All-League Teams announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 11, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2003 A-League Player of the Week List". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Week 5 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. May 20, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Week 7 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. June 3, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Week 11 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. July 1, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Week 12 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. July 8, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Week 13 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. July 15, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Week 17 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. August 12, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Week 18 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. August 19, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Week 20 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. September 2, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Portland Timbers Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug. 18, 2003)". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on June 20, 2004. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Portland at El Paso" (Press release). El Paso Patriots. August 23, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Andrews, Allison (August 29, 2003). "Three's all around. Timbers win 3-0 as the #3 hangs from the rafters". The Timber Mill. SoccerCityUSA.com. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Andrews, Allison (April 1, 2003). "2003 News Archive". The Timber Mill. SoccerCityUSA.com. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Timbers forward Byron Alvarez plays for free". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. August 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Timbers re-sign Jake Sagare" (Press release). Portland Timbers. May 27, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Timbers acquire Nick Downing on loan from Revs". United Soccer Leagues. April 14, 2003. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Timbers sign new 'keeper". Portland Timbers. June 25, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Goalkeeper Napoleon announces retirement from Timbers, soccer". Portland Timbers. January 24, 2003. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Battle for goalkeeping job is Timbers' hot spot". The Oregonian. Portland. April 2, 2003. Archived from the original on April 3, 2003. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  24. ↑ Allen, David (June 11, 2003). "Portland v Vancouver notes". timberlog. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Timbers release Spiteri". Portland Timbers. July 1, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Brent Sancho transferred to Dundee FC". Portland Timbers. August 7, 2003. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  27. ↑ Allen, David (September 13, 2002). "Sancho Loaned to San Juan Jabloteh". timberlog. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  28. ↑ Andrews, Allison (December 17, 2002). "2002 News Archive". The Timber Mill. SoccerCityUSA.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  29. ↑ "USL to manage Calgary franchise". United Soccer Leagues. July 10, 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  30. ↑ Giegerich, Andy (February 14, 2003). "Fans can relax: The games will go on". Portland Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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