2007 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2007 season
President United States Jack Cain (interim; to May 22)
United States Merritt Paulson (from May 22)
Head Coach New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
Stadium PGE Park
Portland, Oregon
USL-1 League: 2nd
Playoffs: Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Second round
Cascadia Cup 3rd
Top goalscorer League:
United States Andrew Gregor (8 goals)
All:
United States Andrew Gregor (9 goals)
Highest home attendance 15,833
vs. CHA (Aug 23)
Lowest home attendance 3,041
vs. ROC (May 13)
Average home league attendance League: 6,828
All: 7,244
Primary colors
Secondary colors
Third colors

The 2007 Portland Timbers season was the 7th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Preseason

Regular season

April

May

June

July

August

September

Postseason

Competitions

USL First Division

Standings

  Commissioner's Cup, quarterfinal round of playoffs
  Quarterfinal round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1Seattle Sounders 542816663723+14
2Portland Timbers 512814593218+14
3Montreal Impact 502814683221+11
4Atlanta Silverbacks 432812974030+10
5Rochester Raging Rhinos 4228121063936+3
6Puerto Rico Islanders 4028108103534+1
7Vancouver Whitecaps 392897122724+3
8Carolina RailHawks 322881282434−10
9Miami FC 312891543141−10
10Charleston Battery 302881463239−7
11Minnesota Thunder 2628512113235−3
12California Victory 192841771743−26

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
28 51 14 5 9 32 18  +14 8 0 6 19 6  +13 6 5 3 13 12  +1

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
GroundHAHHHHAAHAHAHHHAAHAAHHAHAAAA
ResultWLTWWTWLTWWWWWWWLTLTTTTWWLWT

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

USL-1 Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Each round except the final was a two-game aggregate goal series decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out immediately following the second game of the series, if necessary. The away goals rule was not used as a tie-breaker. Tournament was re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                             
Seattle Sounders 2 1 3  
Carolina RailHawks 0 0 0  
  Seattle Sounders (aet) (p) 2 1 3 (4)  
  Puerto Rico Islanders 1 2 3 (2)  
Montreal Impact 3 0 3
  Puerto Rico Islanders 2 3 5  
    Seattle Sounders  
  Atlanta Silverbacks  
  Atlanta Silverbacks 2 1 3  
Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 1 2  
  Atlanta Silverbacks (aet) (p) 1 0 1 (3)
  Portland Timbers 1 0 1 (1)  
Portland Timbers 0 3 3
  Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 1  

Quarterfinals

Leg 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Portland Timbers
Jordan  76' Report
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
Leg 2
Portland Timbers 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps
J. Thompson  27'
Gregor  70'
Ambriz  82'		 Report
Attendance: 8,522
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)

Semifinals

Leg 1
Atlanta Silverbacks 1–1 Portland Timbers
Ukah  43' Report  49' Jordan
Attendance: 2,792
Referee: William Delois (USA)
Leg 2
Portland Timbers 0–0 (a.e.t.) Atlanta Silverbacks
Report
Penalties
Gregor
Griffin
Kreamalmeyer
Olum 		1–3 Ríos
Rivillo
Kandji
Ukah
Attendance: 11,789
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  USL-1 Seattle Sounders 4  
  USASA Banat Arsenal 1         USL-1 Seattle Sounders 3
        USL-1 Seattle Sounders 2     MLS Chivas USA 1
        USL-1 Portland Timbers 1  
  PDL Bakersfield Brigade 0    
  USL-1 Portland Timbers 2  

First round

Bakersfield Brigade (PDL) 0–2 Portland Timbers
Report  4' Olum
 18' Harrington
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Miguel Chicas

Second round

Seattle Sounders 2–1 Portland Timbers
Alcaraz-Cuellar  41'
Besagno  70'		 Report  19' J. Thompson
Red card 40' Knowles
Attendance: 711
Referee: Hidajet Tica

Cascadia Cup

2007
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Seattle Sounders 8420274+3
Vancouver Whitecaps 3401323-1
Portland Timbers 3401324-2

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head CoachNew Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant CoachUnited States Rod Underwood
Assistant CoachUnited States Jim Rilatt
Goalkeeper CoachUnited States Jim Brazeau

Source:[2]

Management

Majority Owner Iran Abe Alizadeh (to May 22)
United States Merritt Paulson (from May 22)
President United States Jack Cain (interim; to May 22)
United States Merritt Paulson (from May 22)
General Manager New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source:[3][4]

Staff recognition

USL-1 Coach of the Year[5]

Coach W L T League Playoffs
New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson 14 5 9 2nd Semifinals

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. Position Player
1 United States GK Bayard Elfvin
2 United States DF Kevin Meissner
4 United States DF Lee Morrison
5 Canada DF Justin Thompson
6 New Zealand DF Cameron Knowles
7 United States MF Shaun Higgins
8 United States MF Tom Poltl
9 United States MF Kiki Lara
10 United States MF Luke Kreamalmeyer
11 United States FW Luc Harrington
12 United States DF Leonard Griffin
13 United States MF Andrew Gregor (captain)
14 United States MF Neil Dombrowski
No. Position Player
15 Kenya MF Lawrence Olum
16 United States GK Steve Reese
17 United States DF Scot Thompson
18 England MF Tom Taylor
19 United States MF Troy Ready
20 United States FW Matt Taylor
21 United States DF Garrett Marcum
22 United States FW Jaime Ambriz
23 United States GK Josh Wicks
25 England FW David Hague
26 United States FW Bryan Jordan
33 United States FW Chris Bagley

Player recognition

USL-1 Goalkeeper of the Year[6]

Player GP SV
United States Josh Wicks 27 87

USL-1 GAA Champion[7]

Player MIN GA GAA
United States Josh Wicks 2385 16 0.60

USL-1 All-League First Team[6]

Pos Player GP
GK United States Josh Wicks 27
DF New Zealand Cameron Knowles 28
MF United States Andrew Gregor 24

USL-1 All-League Second Team[6]

Pos Player GP
DF United States Scot Thompson 27

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
4 United States Andrew Gregor Seattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos [8]
11 United States Josh Wicks California Victory, Miami FC [9]
13 England David Hague California Victory (x2) [10]

USL-1 Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
4 United States Leonard Griffin Rochester Raging Rhinos [11]
19 Canada Justin Thompson Charleston Battery [12]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
1 United States Andrew Gregor Puerto Rico Islanders [13]
4 United States Andrew Gregor Seattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos [8]
United States Leonard Griffin
United States Bryan Jordan
6 United States Bryan Jordan California Victory, Carolina RailHawks [14]
United States Scot Thompson
8 New Zealand Cameron Knowles Montreal Impact, Rochester Raging Rhinos [15]
10 United States Neil Dombrowski Montreal Impact [16]
11 United States Andrew Gregor California Victory, Miami FC [9]
United States Josh Wicks
12 United States Andrew Gregor California Victory [17]
13 England David Hague California Victory (x2) [10]
United States Scot Thompson
14 United States Chris Bagley Vancouver Whitecaps, Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery [18]
United States Tom Poltl
15 Canada Justin Thompson Atlanta Silverbacks [19]
16 Kenya Lawrence Olum Seattle Sounders, Minnesota Thunder [20]
18 United States Matt Taylor Minnesota Thunder [21]
19 United States Andrew Gregor Charleston Battery, Miami FC, Puerto Rico Islanders [22]
Canada Justin Thompson
20 New Zealand Cameron Knowles Carolina RailHawks [23]
United States Josh Wicks
21 United States Josh Wicks Vancouver Whitecaps [24]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[25]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL-1PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Bayard Elfvin 301+100+001+00
2 DF United States Kevin Meissner 100+100+000+00
4 DF United States Lee Morrison 1306+500+001+10
5 DF Canada Justin Thompson 29323+014+012+01
6 DF New Zealand Cameron Knowles 33228+024+001+00
7 MF United States Shaun Higgins 29017+604+002+00
8 MF United States Tom Poltl 28018+504+001+00
9 MF United States Kiki Lara 2106+1300+001+10
10 MF United States Luke Kreamalmeyer 26120+212+101+00
11 FW United States Luc Harrington 912+600+001+01
12 DF United States Leonard Griffin 33227+024+002+00
13 MF United States Andrew Gregor 29924+084+011+00
14 MF United States Neil Dombrowski 19113+610+000+00
15 MF Kenya Lawrence Olum 25410+1032+201+01
16 GK United States Steve Reese 000+000+000+00
17 DF United States Scot Thompson 33227+024+002+00
18 MF England Tom Taylor 700+500+001+10
19 MF United States Troy Ready 1005+400+100+00
20 FW United States Matt Taylor 15110+110+400+00
21 DF United States Garrett Marcum 000+000+000+00
22 FW United States Jaime Ambriz 721+312+110+00
23 GK United States Josh Wicks 32027+004+001+00
25 FW England David Hague 2546+1640+201+00
26 FW United States Bryan Jordan 32616+1054+011+10
33 FW United States Chris Bagley 27120+312+000+20

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[25]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1 United States MF Andrew Gregor 9 8 1 0
2 United States FW Bryan Jordan 6 5 1 0
3 England FW David Hague 4 4 0 0
Kenya MF Lawrence Olum 4 3 0 1
5 Canada DF Justin Thompson 3 1 1 1
6 United States DF Leonard Griffin 2 2 0 0
New Zealand DF Cameron Knowles 2 2 0 0
United States DF Scot Thompson 2 2 0 0
United States FW Jaime Ambriz 2 1 1 0
10 United States FW Chris Bagley 1 1 0 0
United States MF Neil Dombrowski 1 1 0 0
United States MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 1 1 0 0
United States FW Matt Taylor 1 1 0 0
United States FW Luc Harrington 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 39 32 4 3

Disciplinary record

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

No. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
4 United States DF Lee Morrison 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 0
5 Canada DF Justin Thompson 4 0 4 0 0 0 — 0
6 New Zealand DF Cameron Knowles 4 1 4 0 0 0 — 1
7 United States MF Shaun Higgins 3 0 2 0 1 0 — 0
8 United States MF Tom Poltl 7 0 6 0 1 0 — 0
10 United States MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 0
11 United States FW Luc Harrington 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 0
12 United States DF Leonard Griffin 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 0
13 United States MF Andrew Gregor 11 0 9 0 2 0 — 0
14 United States MF Neil Dombrowski 4 0 4 0 0 0 — 0
15 Kenya MF Lawrence Olum 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 0
17 United States DF Scot Thompson 6 0 6 0 0 0 — 0
18 England MF Tom Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 0
19 United States MF Troy Ready 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 0
23 United States DF Josh Wicks 3 0 3 0 0 0 — 0
25 England FW David Hague 2 0 2 0 0 0 — 0
26 United States FW Bryan Jordan 7 1 6 1 1 0 — 0
TOTALS 60 2 55 1 5 0 ? 1

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[25]

No. Nat. Player Total USL-1 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 225 2 0.80 9 135 2 1.33 4 0 0 — 0 90 0 0.00 5
16 United States Steve Reese 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
23 United States Josh Wicks 2865 20 0.63 112 2385 16 0.60 87 390 2 0.46 19 90 2 2.00 6
TOTALS 3090 22 0.64 121 2520 18 0.64 91 390 2 0.46 19 180 2 1.00 11

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 19, 2006United States Neil DombrowskiMFUnited States Rochester Raging RhinosFree[26]
December 19, 2006United States Kiki LaraMFUnited States Minnesota ThunderFree[26]
January 4, 2007United States Chris BagleyFWUnited States Wilmington HammerheadsFree[27]
February 16, 2007United States Kevin Meissner (R)DFUnited States San Diego Toreros
United States Orange County Blue Star		Free[28]
February 16, 2007Kenya Lawrence Olum (R)MFUnited States Missouri Baptist Spartans
United States St. Louis Lions		Free[28]
February 21, 2007New Zealand Cameron KnowlesDFUnited States Real Salt LakeFree[29]
February 27, 2007United States Andrew GregorMFUnited States Seattle SoundersFree[30]
March 7, 2007England David Hague (R)FWUnited States Grand Canyon AntelopesFree[31]
March 12, 2007United States Leonard GriffinDFUnited States Chicago FireFree[32]
March 16, 2007United States Josh WicksGKCanada Vancouver WhitecapsFree[33]
April 20, 2007United States Luc HarringtonFWUnited States Charleston BatteryFree[34]
April 20, 2007United States Shaun HigginsMFUnited States Chivas USAFree[34]
April 20, 2007United States Bryan Jordan (R)FWUnited States Oregon State Beavers
United States San Fernando Valley Quakes		Free[34]
April 24, 2007Canada Justin ThompsonDFEngland Worcester CityFree[35]
May 1, 2007England Tom TaylorMFEngland WalsallFree[36]
May 23, 2007United States Steve ReeseGKUnited States Cascade SurgeFree[37]
July 25, 2007United States Matt TaylorFWUnited States Chivas USAFree[38]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2006 seasonMexico Hugo Alcaraz-CuellarMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonMexico Byron AlvarezFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonUnited States Oral BullenMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonUnited States Salim BullenDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonZimbabwe Mubarike ChisoniMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonUnited States Jacobi GoodfellowDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonColombia Alejandro GutierrezMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonUnited States Sergio IñiguezMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonUnited States Yuri MoralesFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonUnited States Michael NsienDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonUnited States Mike RandolphMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonUnited States Ronnie SilvaFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 seasonNew Zealand Gavin WilkinsonDFN/ARetired; named General Manager and Head Coach
September 29, 2007United States Leonard GriffinDFUnited States Columbus CrewFree[39]

Unsigned draft picks

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 24, 2007United States Lyle MartinFWUnited States CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners
United States Bakersfield Brigade		USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round[40]
January 24, 2007United States Colin RigbyFWUnited States Seattle Pacific FalconsUSL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round[40]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "2007 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Timbers round out coaching staff". Portland Timbers. April 19, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Beavers, Timbers president John Cunningham accepts position with Boise's Qwest Arena". Oregon Sports Central. December 14, 2006. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Timbers introduce new owner Merritt Paulson". Portland Timbers. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Final USL-1 Awards announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 28, 2007. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "USL-1 All-League Players announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 20, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ "USL-1 Statistical Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 12, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 14, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 3, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 17, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Griffin nets USL-1 Goal of the Week for Week 4". Portland Timbers. May 18, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Justin Thompson earns pair of honors". Portland Timbers. August 31, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Players of the Week announced". United Soccer Leagues. April 23, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. May 29, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. June 26, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 10, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 24, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. July 31, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Weekly Pro Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 7, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Weekly USL-1 Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 21, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Weekly USL-1 Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. August 28, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Weekly USL-1 Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 4, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Weekly USL-1 Honors announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 11, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  25. 1 2 3 "2007 Season Statistics". Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  26. 1 2 "Timbers announce first five signings for 2007". Portland Timbers. December 19, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Timbers sign forward Chris Bagley". Portland Timbers. January 4, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  28. 1 2 "Timbers sign two college standouts". Portland Timbers. February 16, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Timbers sign MLS defender Cameron Knowles". Portland Timbers. February 21, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Timbers sign veteran, local product Andrew Gregor". Portland Timbers. February 27, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  31. ↑ "Timbers sign 2006 NCAA scoring leader". Portland Timbers. March 7, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Timbers sign defender Leonard Griffin from MLS Fire". Portland Timbers. March 12, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  33. ↑ "Timbers secure goalkeepers for 2007". Portland Timbers. March 16, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  34. 1 2 3 "Timbers add four more to roster". Portland Timbers. April 20, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Timbers sign defender Justin Thompson". Portland Timbers. April 24, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  36. ↑ "Timbers sign English midfielder Tom Taylor". Portland Timbers. May 1, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  37. ↑ "Timbers host California, Carolina this weekend". Portland Timbers. May 23, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  38. ↑ "Timbers sign forward Matt Taylor from Chivas USA". Portland Timbers. July 25, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  39. ↑ "Griffin signs with Columbus of MLS". Portland Timbers. September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  40. 1 2 "Timbers select two strikers in 2007 draft". Portland Timbers. January 24, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
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