2005 Portland Timbers season

The 2005 Portland Timbers season was the 5th season for the Portland Timbersthe 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers nameof the now-defuntct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Portland Timbers
2005 season
President John Cunningham
Head Coach Bobby Howe
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
USL-1League: 5th
Playoffs: First round
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Cascadia Cup2nd
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dan Antoniuk (13 goals)

All:
Dan Antoniuk (14 goals)
Highest home attendance8,242
vs. SEA (Aug 20)
Lowest home attendance3,944
vs. VAN (Jul 2)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 5,553
All: 5,626 (not including July 12 vs. Seattle)

Preseason

April 9, 2005 (2005-04-09) Portland Timbers2–1Seattle SoundersPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Thompson  23'
Reynolds  59'
Harrington  78'
Report  62' Jenkins Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,262
April 13, 2005 (2005-04-13) Portland Timbers0–1Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)Portland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Report  39' Gomez Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,227

Regular season

April

April 23, 2005 (2005-04-23) USL-1Portland Timbers3–0Toronto LynxPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Dekker  50' (o.g.)
Miranda  59'
Alvarez  84'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,275
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
April 29, 2005 (2005-04-29) USL-1Portland Timbers2–2Minnesota ThunderPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Benedetti  14'
Thompson  15'
Report  11'  54' Tarley
 79' Menyongar
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,262
Referee: Richard Herring (United States)
April 30, 2005 (2005-04-30) USL-1 / CCSeattle Sounders1–2Portland TimbersSeattle United States
19:00 (PDT) Wélton  73'
Brown  90'
Report  51' Alvarez
 54' Poltl
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 6,351
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)

May

May 7, 2005 (2005-05-07) USL-1Minnesota Thunder1–1Portland TimbersMinneapolis United States
17:05 (PDT) Menyongar  9' Report  78' Antoniuk Stadium: Metrodome
Attendance: 2,934
Referee: Mishaun Ahmad (United States)
May 12, 2005 (2005-05-12) USL-1Portland Timbers1–0Charleston BatteryPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Afash  89' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,645
Referee: Ian Anderson (United States)
May 28, 2005 (2005-05-28) USL-1Portland Timbers2–2Virginia Beach MarinersPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez  6' (pen.)
Lines  51'
Report  60' Castellanos
 84' (pen.) Caskey
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,048
Referee: Doug Jotzke (United States)

June

June 3, 2005 (2005-06-03) USL-1Rochester Raging Rhinos3–1Portland TimbersRochester, New York United States
16:35 (PDT) Bolaños  20'
Wilson  23', 34'
Report  82' (pen.) Antoniuk Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 9,117
Referee: Charles Mitchell (United States)
June 4, 2005 (2005-06-04) USL-1Toronto Lynx0–1Portland TimbersToronto Canada
16:30 (PDT) Report  14' (pen.) Antoniuk Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,724
Referee: Pierre Cantave (Canada)
June 6, 2005 (2005-06-06) USL-1Puerto Rico Islanders2–0Portland TimbersBayamón PUR
17:00 (PDT) Salles  6', 74' Report Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: Brian Poeschel (United States)
June 10, 2005 (2005-06-10) USL-1 / CCVancouver Whitecaps3–2Portland TimbersBurnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Valente  39' (pen.)
Nash  40'
Klein  90+'
Report  78' Poltl
 90+' Miranda
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,337 (SO)
Referee: Steve DePiero (Canada)
June 16, 2005 (2005-06-16) USL-1Portland Timbers2–1Puerto Rico IslandersPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Antoniuk  48', 71' Report  45' Woolfolk
 79' Rivera
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,992
Referee: Colin Arblaster (United States)
June 18, 2005 (2005-06-18) USL-1Portland Timbers0–5Rochester Raging RhinosPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Report  15' Carbajal
 37' Ball
 43' Aguilera
 47' Wilson
 54' Rivas
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,313
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)
June 30, 2005 (2005-06-30) USL-1Portland Timbers0–1Montreal ImpactPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Report  58' Grande Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,435
Referee: Said Ravanfar (United States)

July

July 2, 2005 (2005-07-02) USL-1 / CCPortland Timbers1–1Vancouver WhitecapsPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez  7'
Poltl  22'
Report  37' Jordan Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,944
Referee: Kari Seitz (United States)
July 8, 2005 (2005-07-08) USL-1 / CCSeattle Sounders4–2Portland TimbersTukwila, Washington United States
20:00 (PDT) Sturm  19'
Graham  45', 89'
Levesque  56'
Report  60' (pen.) Alvarez
 68' Higgins
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,204
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
July 9, 2005 (2005-07-09) USL-1 / CCVancouver Whitecaps4–0Portland TimbersKelowna, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Clarke  34'
Klein  36', 82'
Gjertsen  39'
Report Stadium: Apple Bowl
Attendance: 2,440
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12) USOC 3rd RdPortland Timbers2–0Seattle SoundersPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Alcaraz-Cuellar  15'
Antoniuk  59' (pen.)
Alvarez  78'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Referee: Yader Reyes (United States)
July 14, 2005 (2005-07-14) USL-1 / CCPortland Timbers1–1Vancouver WhitecapsPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Thompson  31' Report  89' Klein Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,523
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (United States)
July 23, 2005 (2005-07-23) FriendlyPortland Timbers0–0 SunderlandPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 15,376

August

August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) USOC 4th RdPortland Timbers0–2San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)Portland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Report  27' Barrett
 63' Mullan
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,607
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) USL-1Portland Timbers3–3Minnesota ThunderPortland, Oregon United States
20:00 (PDT) Alvarez  21'
Thompson  32'
Alcaraz-Cuellar  63'
Report  33' Tenoff
 44' Tarley
 53' Alberts
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,613
Referee: Colin Arblaster (United States)
August 7, 2005 (2005-08-07) USL-1 / CCPortland Timbers1–0Seattle SoundersPortland, Oregon United States
17:00 (PDT) Conway  77' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,227
Referee: Richard Heron (United States)
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) USL-1Montreal Impact0–1Portland TimbersMontréal, Québec Canada
16:30 (PDT) Report  73' Antoniuk Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 9,278
Referee: Daniel Belleau (Canada)
August 13, 2005 (2005-08-13) USL-1Minnesota Thunder1–1Portland TimbersSaint Paul, Minnesota United States
17:05 (PDT) Friedland  87' Report  52' Alvarez Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 3,282
Referee: Troy Cohrs (United States)
August 20, 2005 (2005-08-20) USL-1 / CCPortland Timbers1–1Seattle SoundersPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Higgins  86' Report  22' Jenkins Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,242
Referee: Ramón Hernández (United States)
August 27, 2005 (2005-08-27) USL-1Charleston Battery1–0Portland TimbersCharleston, South Carolina United States
16:30 (PDT) Lubezky  88' Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: Saeed Mohamed (United States)
August 28, 2005 (2005-08-28) USL-1Atlanta Silverbacks1–2Portland TimbersClarkston, Georgia United States
14:30 (PDT) Hayes  74'
McManus  80'
Report  29', 52' (pen.)  80' Antoniuk Stadium: James Hallford Stadium
Attendance: 1,464

September

September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02) USL-1Virginia Beach Mariners2–0Portland TimbersVirginia Beach, Virginia United States
16:30 (PDT) Fenger-Larsen  33'
Shak  51'
Report  72' Conway Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Attendance: 1,789
Referee: Niko Bratsis (United States)
September 3, 2005 (2005-09-03) USL-1Richmond Kickers1–1Portland TimbersRichmond, Virginia United States
16:00 (PDT) Hare  88' Report  59' Antoniuk
 61' Wilkinson
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 2,289
Referee: Bill Dittmar (United States)
September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08) USL-1Portland Timbers6–1Atlanta SilverbacksPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Antoniuk  43', 72', 90'
Alvarez  51'
Miranda  77', 78'
Report  57' Pineda
 83' Stone
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Ian Anderson (United States)
September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) USL-1Portland Timbers3–0Richmond KickersPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Thompson  35'
Antoniuk  84'
Alvarez  88'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,858
Referee: Yader Reyes (United States)

Postseason

September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16) 1st Rd Leg 1Portland Timbers0–1Seattle SoundersPortland, Oregon United States
19:00 (PDT) Report  2' Levesque Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Yader Reyes (United States)
September 18, 2005 (2005-09-18) 1st Rd Leg 2Seattle Sounders2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Portland TimbersTukwila, Washington United States
19:00 (PDT) Levesque  5', 54' Report  27' Lines Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)

Competitions

USL First Division

Standings

  Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1Montreal Impact 612818373715+22
2Rochester Raging Rhinos 512815764527+18
3Vancouver Whitecaps 452812793721+16
4Seattle Sounders 4428116113325+8
5Portland Timbers 3928109940422POR: 4 pts
RIC: 1 pt
6Richmond Kickers 3928109928302
7Puerto Rico Islanders 3828101084643+3
8Atlanta Silverbacks 332810153405212
9Charleston Battery 3228914527369
10Minnesota Thunder 31287111037425
11Virginia Beach Mariners 28287147263913
12Toronto Lynx 17283178265024

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
28 39 10 9 9 40 42  −2 6 2 6 26 18  +8 4 7 3 14 24  −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
GroundHHAAHHAAAAHHHHAAHHHAAHAAAAHH
ResultWTWTWTLWLLWLLTLLTTWWTTLWLTWW
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.
  First Round     Semifinals     Final
                                   
      1 Montreal Impact 2 1 3  
  4 Seattle Sounders 1 2 3     4 Seattle Sounders 2 2 4    
  5 Portland Timbers 0 0 0         4 Seattle Sounders (aet) (p) 1 (4)
      6 Richmond Kickers 1 (3)
      2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 1 2    
  3 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0 (4)     6 Richmond Kickers 3 1 4  
  6 Richmond Kickers (aet) (p) 0 0 0 (5)  

First round

Leg 1
Portland Timbers0–1Seattle Sounders
Report  2' Levesque
PGE Park
Attendance: 5,667
Referee: Yader Reyes (United States)

Leg 2
Seattle Sounders2–0Portland Timbers
Levesque  5', 54' Report  27' Lines
Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

  Third Round     Fourth Round     Quarterfinals
                           
      USL-1 Portland Timbers 0  
  USL-1 Portland Timbers 2     MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2    
  USL-1 Seattle Sounders 0         MLS San Jose Earthquakes 1
      MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2
      MLS Chivas USA 2    
  USL-2 Charlotte Eagles 2     MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 5  
  MLS Chivas USA (aet) 3  

Third round

Portland Timbers2–0Seattle Sounders
Alcaraz-Cuellar  15'
Antoniuk  59' (pen.)
Alvarez  78'
Report
PGE Park
Referee: Yader Reyes

Fourth round

Portland Timbers0–2San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
Report  27' Barrett
 63' Mullan
PGE Park
Attendance: 6,607
Referee: Alex Prus

Cascadia Cup

2005
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 128206105+5
Portland Timbers 982331015-5
Seattle Sounders 88125770

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Bobby Howe
Assistant Coach Jimmy Conway
Assistant Coach Gavin Wilkinson
Goalkeeper Coach Jim Brazeau
Athletic Trainer Tony Guyette

Source: [2]

Management

Owner Pacific Coast League[A]
President Tom Lasley (interim; to February)
John Cunningham (from February)
General Manager Jim Taylor (to October 11)
Vacant (from October 11 to December 20)
Chris Agnello (from December 20)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source: [2][3][4]

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 GK Sam Reynolds
2 DF Kevin Goldthwaite (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes)
5 DF Gavin Wilkinson
6 MF Tom Poltl
7 MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
8 MF Edwin Miranda
9 FW Dan Antoniuk
10 FW Fadi Afash
11 MF Brian Winters
12 MF Jarrod Weis
No. Position Player
13 FW Paul Conway
14 MF Scott Benedetti
15 FW Byron Alvarez
17 DF Scot Thompson
18 MF Shaun Higgins
20 MF Aaran Lines
24 DF Lee Morrison
30 GK Josh Saunders (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
32 DF Garrett Marcum

Recognition

USL-1 Assist Leader[5]

Player GP A
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26 12

USL-1 All-League First Team[6]

Pos Player GP
DF Scot Thompson 26
MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26

USL-1 All-League Second Team[6]

Pos Player GP
FW Dan Antoniuk 24

USL-1 Player of the Week[7]

Week Player Opponent(s)
2 Edwin Miranda Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders
16 Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders
21 Dan Antoniuk Atlanta Silverbacks, Richmond Kickers

USL-1 Team of the Week[7]

Week Player Opponent(s)
1 Byron Alvarez Toronto Lynx
2 Byron Alvarez Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders
Edwin Miranda
3 Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Minnesota Thunder
Dan Antoniuk
4 Edwin Miranda Charleston Battery
8 Edwin Miranda Puerto Rico Islanders, Vancouver Whitecaps
9 Dan Antoniuk Puerto Rico Islanders, Rochester Raging Rhinos
11 Scot Thompson Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps
13 Scot Thompson Vancouver Whitecaps
16 Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders
Scot Thompson
17 Byron Alvarez Montreal Impact, Minnesota Thunder
Dan Antoniuk
18 Shaun Higgins Seattle Sounders
19 Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Charleston Battery, Atlanta Silverbacks
20 Dan Antoniuk Virginia Beach Mariners, Richmond Kickers
21 Dan Antoniuk Atlanta Silverbacks, Richmond Kickers
Edwin Miranda
Scot Thompson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[8][9][10]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL-1PlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Sam Reynolds 000+000+000+00
2 DF Kevin Goldthwaite 12010+002+000+00
(4) DF David Henning (released) 100+100+000+00
5 DF Gavin Wilkinson 20017+300+000+00
6 MF Tom Poltl 26218+620+002+00
7 MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 30224+212+002+01
8 MF Edwin Miranda 31427+042+002+00
9 FW Dan Antoniuk 281423+1132+002+01
10 FW Fadi Afash 1311+1010+101+00
11 MF Brian Winters 30024+202+002+00
12 MF Jarrod Weis 301+100+001+00
13 FW Paul Conway 1318+510+000+00
14 MF Scott Benedetti 1416+610+100+10
15 FW Byron Alvarez 29921+592+001+00
16 FW Ben DeSanno 000+000+000+00
17 DF Scot Thompson 30426+042+002+00
18 MF Shaun Higgins 18210+620+100+10
20 MF Aaran Lines 26119+412+001+00
(22) MF Memo Arzate (released) 200+200+000+00
(23) DF Aaron Heinzen (released) 1008+200+000+00
24 DF Lee Morrison 30021+502+002+00
30 GK Josh Saunders 32028+002+002+00
(31) DF Shawn Saunders (released) 605+100+000+00
32 DF Garrett Marcum 16011+102+002+00

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[8][9][10]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1 FW Dan Antoniuk 14 13 0 1
2 FW Byron Alvarez 9 9 0 0
3 MF Edwin Miranda 4 4 0 0
DF Scot Thompson 4 4 0 0
5 MF Shaun Higgins 2 2 0 0
MF Tom Poltl 2 2 0 0
MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 2 1 0 1
8 FW Fadi Afash 1 1 0 0
MF Scott Benedetti 1 1 0 0
FW Paul Conway 1 1 0 0
MF Aaran Lines 1 1 0 0
OWN GOALS 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 42 40 0 2

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.[1][9][10]

No. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
2 DF Kevin Goldthwaite 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Gavin Wilkinson 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
6 MF Tom Poltl 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
7 MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Edwin Miranda 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW Dan Antoniuk 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 MF Brian Winters 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Jarrod Weis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW Paul Conway 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
15 FW Byron Alvarez 8 1 5 0 1 0 2 1
17 DF Scot Thompson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Shaun Higgins 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Aaran Lines 6 1 4 0 2 1 0 0
24 DF Lee Morrison 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Josh Saunders 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
(31) DF Shawn Saunders 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Garrett Marcum 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 58 6 49 4 5 1 4 1

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[8][9][10]

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 Sam Reynolds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Josh Saunders 2880 47 1.47 113 2520 42 1.50 106 180 3 1.50 7 180 2 1.00 ?
TOTALS 2880 47 1.47 113 2520 42 1.50 106 180 3 1.50 7 180 2 1.00 ?

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
January 28, 2005 Scot ThompsonDF Los Angeles GalaxyFree[11]
March 11, 2005 Aaran LinesMF Arka GdyniaFree[12]
April 20, 2005 Shaun HigginsMF Orange County Blue StarFree[13]
April 20, 2005 Tom PoltlMF Orange County Blue StarFree[13]
April 21, 2005 Sam Reynolds (R)GK Cal State Fullerton TitansFree[14]
May 20, 2005 Paul ConwayFW Charleston BatteryFree[15]
June 15, 2005 Garrett MarcumDF Portland TimbersFree[16]

Loans in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
April 21, 2005 Josh SaundersGK Los Angeles GalaxySeason-long loan with option to recall[14]
May 6, 2005 Dan AntoniukFW Philadelphia KiXXSeason-long loan; Philadelphia KiXX did not exercise their contract option on Antoniuk and he was permanently signed by Portland during the season[17]
August 1, 2005 Kevin GoldthwaiteDF San Jose EarthquakesSeason-long loan with option to recall; recalled by San Jose Earthquakes for August 3 U.S. Open Cup game vs. Portland; returned to Portland on loan following the game[18]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2004 season Dan AntoniukFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2004 season Alex BengardMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2004 season Erik CronkriteMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2004 season Bayard ElfvinGKN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2004 season Andrew GregorMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2004 season Garrett MarcumMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2004 season Jake SagareMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2004 season Josh SaundersGKN/AContract expired and not re-signed
November 30, 2004 Alan GordonFW Los Angeles GalaxyUndisclosed[19]
May 26, 2005 Memo ArzateMFUnattachedReleased[20]
June 15, 2005 David HenningDFUnattachedReleased[16]
June 22, 2005 Aaron HeinzenDFUnattachedReleased[21]
June 22, 2005 Shawn SaundersDFUnattachedReleased[21]

Loans out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
October 18, 2004 Byron AlvarezFW Chicago StormSeason-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Portland Timbers on March 29, 2005[22]

Unsigned draft picks

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 18, 2005 Justin CookFW Ohio State Buckeyes
Central Florida Kraze
USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round[23]
January 18, 2005 Dan KennedyGK UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Orange County Blue Star
USL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round[23]

Notes

A. ^ It was announced on March 30 that Portland Baseball Investment Group, headed by Abe Alizadeh, had agreed to buy the Timbers and the Portland Beavers baseball club from the Pacific Coast League.[24] The Timbers referred to Alizadeh as the Majority Owner in press releases throughout the 2005 season. However, the sale was not officially completed until June 16, 2006.[25]

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