2004 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2004 season
President United States Mark Schuster (to April 2)
United States Tom Lasley (interim; from April 2)
Head Coach England Bobby Howe
Stadium PGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-League Conference: 1st
Overall: 1st (Commissioner's Cup)[A]
Playoffs: Western Conference semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
Cascadia Cup 2nd
Top goalscorer League:
United States Alan Gordon (17 goals)
All:
Mexico Byron Alvarez (18 goals)
Highest home attendance League: 7,833
vs. MIL (Aug 29)
All: 10,622
vs. SJE (Jul 14)
Lowest home attendance 3,519
vs. CGY (May 13)
Average home league attendance League: 5,281
All: 5,589
Home colors
Away colors

The 2004 Portland Timbers season was the 4th 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.

Regular season

May

June

July

August

Postseason

Competitions

A-League

Western Conference standings

  Conference Semifinal round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1Portland Timbers 572818735830+28
2Vancouver Whitecaps 472814953829+9
3Minnesota Thunder 452813963323+10
4Seattle Sounders 4328131144034+6
5Milwaukee Wave United 4028121244448−4
6Calgary Mustangs 182841863051−21
7Edmonton F.C.[B] 182841861956−37

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
28 57 18 7 3 58 30  +28 9 4 1 32 14  +18 9 3 2 26 16  +10

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
GroundHHAAHAAHHHAAHHAAAHAAHAAHAHHH
ResultWWWWWWLWLLWLLWLWWLWWWWTWTWTW

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

A-League Playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Final
                             
Montreal Impact 1 1 2  
Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 0 0  
  Montreal Impact 2 1 3  
  Syracuse Salty Dogs 0 1 1  
Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p) 1 1 2 (5)
  Richmond Kickers 0 2 2 (4)  
    Montreal Impact  
  Seattle Sounders  
  Minnesota Thunder 0 0 0  
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 3  
  Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
  Seattle Sounders 1 1 2  
Seattle Sounders (aet) 1 2 3
  Portland Timbers 2 0 2  

Western Conference semifinals

Leg 1
Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders
Alvarez  52'
Gregor  81' (pen.)		 Report  17' Levesque
Red card 79' Vélez
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Nathan Lacy (USA)
Leg 2
Seattle Sounders 2–0 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers
Wélton  5'  100' Report
Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

  Third Round     Fourth Round     Quarterfinals
                           
      A-L Minnesota Thunder 1  
  A-L Minnesota Thunder (aet) 2     MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 0    
  PDL Boulder Rapids Reserve 1         A-L Minnesota Thunder 2 (4)
      MLS San Jose Earthquakes (aet) (p) 2 (5)
      A-L Portland Timbers 0    
  PSL Utah Blitzz 1     MLS San Jose Earthquakes 3  
  A-L Portland Timbers 2  

Third round

Utah Blitzz (PSL) 1–2 Portland Timbers
Afash  65' Report  33' Alvarez
 41' Bengard
Referee: Craig Burns

Fourth round

Portland Timbers 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
Wilkinson Red card 17' Report  18' (pen.) Ekelund
 55' Corrales
 80' De Rosario
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: Richard Heron

Cascadia Cup

2004
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 13843176+1
Portland Timbers 1284401011-1
Seattle Sounders 108341990

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 (to April 2)
Pacific Coast League (from April 2)
President United States Mark Schuster (to April 2)
United States Tom Lasley (interim; from April 2)
General Manager United States Jim Taylor
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source:[2][3][4]

Staff recognition

A-League Coach of the Year[5]

Coach W L T League Playoffs
England Bobby Howe 18 7 3 1st Conference Semifinals

A-League Co-Executive of the Year[6]

Executive Avg. Att. Club honors
United States Jim Taylor 5,281 Commissioner's Cup[A]

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
1 United States GK Bayard Elfvin
2 United States MF Erik Cronkrite
4 United States DF David Henning
5 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson
6 United States MF Memo Arzate
7 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
8 United States MF Alex Bengard
10 Syria FW Fadi Afash
11 United States MF Brian Winters
12 United States MF Andrew Gregor
13 El Salvador DF Edwin Miranda
14 United States MF Scott Benedetti
No. Position Player
15 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez
17 United States DF Scot Thompson (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
20 United States MF Jake Sagare
21 United States FW Alan Gordon
22 United States FW Dan Antoniuk
23 United States DF Aaron Heinzen
24 United States DF Lee Morrison
30 United States GK Josh Saunders
31 United States DF Shawn Saunders
32 United States MF Garrett Marcum
— United States MF Jarrod Weis

Player recognition

A-League Rookie of the Year[5]

Pos Player
FW United States Alan Gordon

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champion[7]

Player GP G
United States Alan Gordon 27 17

A-League Assist Leader[7]

Player GP A
Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26 10

A-League All-League First Team[8]

Pos Player GP
FW Mexico Byron Alvarez 25
FW United States Alan Gordon 27

A-League All-League Second Team[8]

Pos Player GP
MF Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26

A-League Player of the Week[9]

Week Player Opponent(s)
6 United States Alan Gordon Vancouver Whitecaps
7 United States Alan Gordon Milwaukee Wave United
9 Mexico Byron Alvarez Edmonton Aviators, Vancouver Whitecaps
13 United States Alan Gordon Edmonton Aviators

A-League Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
3 United States Alan Gordon Seattle Sounders [10]
New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
5 United States Jake Sagare Calgary Mustangs, Seattle Sounders [11]
United States Josh Saunders
6 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Vancouver Whitecaps [12]
United States Alan Gordon
7 United States Alan Gordon Milwaukee Wave United [13]
United States Aaron Heinzen
9 Mexico Byron Alvarez Edmonton Aviators, Vancouver Whitecaps [14]
13 United States Alan Gordon Edmonton Aviators [15]
14 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders [16]
United States Lee Morrison
16 El Salvador Edwin Miranda Calgary Mustangs, Milwaukee Wave United [17]
17 Mexico Byron Alvarez Minnesota Thunder, Edmonton F.C., Calgary Mustangs [18]
United States Andrew Gregor
18 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Calgary Mustangs, Minnesota Thunder [19]
19 United States Scott Benedetti Puerto Rico Islanders [20]
20 United States Scot Thompson Minnesota Thunder, Milwaukee Wave United [21]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[22][23][24]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Bayard Elfvin 403+100+000+00
2 MF United States Erik Cronkrite 300+300+000+00
4 DF United States David Henning 1209+300+000+00
5 DF New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson 27022+102+002+00
6 MF United States Memo Arzate 300+300+000+00
7 MF Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 30524+252+002+00
8 MF United States Alex Bengard 26623+150+002+01
(9) FW United States McKinley Tennyson (released) 000+000+000+00
10 FW Syria Fadi Afash 1250+1050+200+00
(10) MF United States Jarrod Weis (not assigned a kit number after Afash signing) 100+100+000+00
11 MF United States Brian Winters 26020+202+002+00
12 MF United States Andrew Gregor 17311+222+011+10
13 DF El Salvador Edwin Miranda 1718+612+000+10
14 MF United States Scott Benedetti 22116+510+001+00
15 FW Mexico Byron Alvarez 291823+2162+012+01
17 DF United States Scot Thompson 16012+102+000+10
20 MF United States Jake Sagare 29125+012+002+00
21 FW United States Alan Gordon 311726+1172+002+00
22 FW United States Dan Antoniuk 1932+1530+000+20
23 DF United States Aaron Heinzen 14013+000+001+00
24 DF United States Lee Morrison 28124+012+002+00
30 GK United States Josh Saunders 28024+002+002+00
31 DF United States Shawn Saunders 14012+100+001+00
32 MF United States Garrett Marcum 000+000+000+00

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[22][23][24]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez 18 16 1 1
2 United States FW Alan Gordon 17 17 0 0
3 United States MF Alex Bengard 6 5 0 1
4 Syria FW Fadi Afash 5 5 0 0
Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 5 5 0 0
6 United States FW Dan Antoniuk 3 3 0 0
United States MF Andrew Gregor 3 2 1 0
8 United States MF Scott Benedetti 1 1 0 0
El Salvador DF Edwin Miranda 1 1 0 0
United States DF Lee Morrison 1 1 0 0
United States MF Jake Sagare 1 1 0 0
GOALS BY FORFEIT 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 62 58 2 2

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.[1][23][24]

No. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 United States GK Bayard Elfvin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 United States DF David Henning 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 7 2 7 1 0 0 0 1
7 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
8 United States MF Alex Bengard 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 United States MF Brian Winters 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
12 United States MF Andrew Gregor 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
13 El Salvador DF Edwin Miranda 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 United States MF Scott Benedetti 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0
20 United States MF Jake Sagare 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
21 United States FW Alan Gordon 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
22 United States FW Dan Antoniuk 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 United States DF Aaron Heinzen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 United States DF Lee Morrison 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
31 United States DF Shawn Saunders 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 47 5 45 4 2 0 0 1

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[22][23][24]

No. Nat. Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 United States Bayard Elfvin 320 3 0.84 16 320 3 0.84 16 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
30 United States Josh Saunders 2566 34 1.19 119 2196 27 1.11 104 190 3 1.42 7 180 4 2.00 8
TOTALS 2886 37 1.15 135 2516 30 1.07 120 190 3 1.42 7 180 4 2.00 8

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
March 11, 2004United States Josh SaundersGKUnited States San Jose EarthquakesFree[25]
March 31, 2004United States Bayard Elfvin (R)GKUnited States Ashland EaglesFree[26]
April 8, 2004United States Alex BengardMFUnited States Seattle SoundersFree[27]
April 8, 2004United States Alan Gordon (R)FWUnited States Oregon State BeaversA-League College Player Draft, 1st round[27]
April 12, 2004United States Jake SagareMFEngland Halifax TownFree[28]
April 30, 2004United States Memo Arzate (R)MFUnited States UC Santa Barbara GauchosFree[29]
April 30, 2004United States David HenningDFUnited States Des Moines MenaceFree[29]
April 30, 2004United States Erik Cronkrite (R)MFUnited States Portland PilotsFree[29]
April 30, 2004El Salvador Edwin Miranda (R)DFUnited States Cal State Northridge MatadorsFree[29]
April 30, 2004United States Shawn SaundersDFUnited States Orange County Blue StarFree[29]
May 2004United States Jarrod Weis (R)MFUnited States Portland PilotsFree
May 2004United States Garrett Marcum (R)MFUnited States Portland PilotsFree
June 10, 2004United States Andrew GregorMFCanada Vancouver WhitecapsFree[30]
July 27, 2004Syria Fadi AfashFWUnited States Utah BlitzzFree[31]

Loans in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
July 8, 2004United States Scot ThompsonDFUnited States Los Angeles GalaxySeason-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy for September 4 game vs. Columbus Crew; returned to Portland following the game[32][33]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2003 seasonSyria Fadi AfashFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Manuel BrasilMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Cole BurgmanGKN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Jason MelendezMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Bryn RitchieDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Jake SagareMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
April 14, 2004United States Adam WilsonMFUnattachedReleased[34]
April 14, 2004United States Ryan YoungbloodMFUnattachedReleased[34]
May 25, 2004United States McKinley TennysonFWUnattachedReleased[35]

Loans out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
September 11, 2004United States Alan GordonFWUnited States Los Angeles GalaxySeason-long loan; sold to Los Angeles Galaxy on November 30[36][37]

Unsigned draft picks

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
December 17, 2003United States Leonard GriffinDFUnited States UCLA Bruins
United States Orange County Blue Star		A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round[38]

Notes

  • ^ a b The Commissioner's Cup was first created in 1991 to honor the American Professional Soccer League regular season champion and was awarded through the 1996 season. It was revived in 2005 to honor the USL First Division regular season champion and was awarded retroactively to the teams which had amassed the most points in previous A-League seasons from 1997 to 2004. The Commissioner's Cup is currently given to the USL Pro regular season champion.
  • ^ a b The United Soccer Leagues took over operations of the Edmonton Aviators following financial troubles by the ownership group and the team finished the season as Edmonton Football Club.

References

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  2. 1 2 "2004 Portland Timbers team". Archived from the original on June 5, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ Giegerich, Andy (April 2, 2004). "League steps in; Beavers season a go". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  4. ↑ Vondersmith, Jason (May 7, 2004). "Lights go out on PGE Park operator". Portland Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "2004 A-League Awards Announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 16, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Teams, Executives honored at USL AOM". United Soccer Leagues. November 7, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "A-League Statistical Awards Announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 9, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "A-League All-League Teams announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 8, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  9. ↑ "2004 A-League Player of the Week List". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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  11. ↑ "Week 5 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. May 18, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Week 6 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. May 25, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Week 7 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. June 1, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Week 9 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. June 15, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Week 13 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. July 13, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Week 14 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. July 20, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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  21. ↑ "Week 20 – TOW". United Soccer Leagues. August 31, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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  23. 1 2 3 4 "2004 USOC Results". thecup.us. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  24. 1 2 3 4 "Shorthanded Timbers no match for San Jose". The Timber Mill. July 14, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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  27. 1 2 "Timbers come to terms with Bengard, Gordon". Portland Timbers. April 8, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
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  29. 1 2 3 4 5 "Timbers release 2004 roster". Portland Timbers. April 30, 2004. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
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  31. ↑ "Timbers welcome back Afash". Portland Timbers. July 27, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Timbers add Scot Thompson of MLS". Portland Timbers. July 8, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  33. ↑ "Timbers' Thompson recalled to Los Angeles". Portland Timbers. September 3, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  34. 1 2 "Timbers sign Alcaraz-Cuellar to two-year deal". April 14, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Timbers release Tennyson". May 25, 2004. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  36. ↑ "Gordon loaned to Galaxy". Portland Timbers. September 11, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  37. ↑ "Los Angeles retains striker Gordon". Portland Timbers. November 30, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
  38. ↑ "Timbers pick two PAC-10 standouts in A-League draft". Portland Timbers. December 17, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
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