2008 Portland Timbers season

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

Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
^† Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008[1]

Source: [2]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

The Timbers wore a green home kit, bearing white accents on the collar and sleeves, with green shorts and green socks. The away kit was white with white shorts and white socks. The third kit was a deep maroon color, called "Rose City Red", with maroon shorts and maroon socks.[3]

Primary

Secondary

Third

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 Jordan James 2 MF Miguel Guante 4 DF Tim Karalexis 5 DF Justin Thompson 6 DF Cameron Knowles 7 MF Shaun Higgins 8 MF Tom Poltl 9 MF Drue Harris 10 MF Arsène Oka 11 FW Chris Brown 12 DF Leonard Griffin 13 FW Jamil Walker

No. Position Player 14 MF Neil Dombrowski 15 MF Lawrence Olum 16 MF Bryan Little 17 DF Scot Thompson 18 GK Steve Reese 19 MF Troy Ready 20 FW Benjamin Totori 21 DF Cameron Dunn 23 FW Byron Alvarez 30 DF Takayuki Suzuki 32 GK Chase Harrison 33 FW Chris Bagley

USL-1 All-League Second Team[4]

Pos	Player	GP
DF	Cameron Knowles	29

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Ref
2	Takayuki Suzuki	Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders	[5]

USL-1 Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref
2	Takayuki Suzuki	Seattle Sounders	[6]
21	Byron Alvarez	Miami FC	[7]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)	Ref
1	Chris Brown	Puerto Rico Islanders	[8]
2	Ray Burse	Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders	[5]
	Shaun Higgins
	Scot Thompson
	Takayuki Suzuki
4	Cameron Knowles	Rochester Rhinos, Seattle Sounders	[9]
5	Cameron Knowles	Puerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC	[10]
	Bryan Little
7	Miguel Guante	Montreal Impact	[11]
8	Leonard Griffin	Minnesota Thunder, Vancouver Whitecaps	[12]
9	Justin Thompson	Atlanta Silverbacks	[13]
11	Chris Brown	Carolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks	[14]
14	Lawrence Olum	Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery	[15]
15	Brad Knighton	Carolina RailHawks	[16]
	Cameron Knowles
16	Bryan Jordan	Minnesota Thunder	[17]
17	Bryan Jordan	Seattle Sounders, Charleston Battery	[18]
18	Bryan Jordan	Montreal Impact	[19]
	Scot Thompson
21	Chris Brown	Miami FC, Rochester Rhinos, Montreal Impact	[20]

All players contracted or loaned to the club during the season included.[21][22]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL-1		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jordan James	4	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
2	MF		Miguel Guante	29	2	20+8	2	0+1	0
4	DF		Tim Karalexis	11	0	3+7	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Justin Thompson	25	2	22+2	2	1+0	0
6	DF		Cameron Knowles	29	0	29+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF		Shaun Higgins	28	2	26+2	2	0+0	0
8	MF		Tom Poltl	25	0	22+3	0	0+0	0
9	MF		Kiki Lara	7	0	1+5	0	1+0	0
10	MF		Arsène Oka	8	1	2+5	0	1+0	1
11	FW		Chris Brown	28	9	27+0	8	1+0	1
12	DF		Leonard Griffin	30	0	28+1	0	1+0	0
13	FW		Jamil Walker	12	0	1+11	0	0+0	0
(13)	MF		Andrew Gregor (traded to Rochester Rhinos)	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0
14	MF		Neil Dombrowski	14	0	8+5	0	1+0	0
15	MF		Lawrence Olum	24	3	14+10	3	0+0	0
16	MF		Bryan Little	18	0	5+12	0	1+0	0
17	DF		Scot Thompson	27	1	27+0	1	0+0	0
18	GK		Steve Reese	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF		Troy Ready	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Benjamin Totori	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
21	DF		Cameron Dunn	7	1	6+1	1	0+0	0
(22)	GK		Brad Knighton (2 month loan from New England Revolution)	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0
(22)	MF		Tom Taylor (released)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW		Byron Alvarez	9	1	7+2	1	0+0	0
(23)	GK		Ray Burse (3 month loan from FC Dallas)	13	0	13+0	0	0+0	0
(24)	DF		Vardan Adzemian (4 month loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
(25)	DF		Scott Bolkan (4 month loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
(26)	FW		Bryan Jordan (3 short-term loans from Los Angeles Galaxy)	9	3	8+1	3	0+0	0
30	FW		Takayuki Suzuki	27	1	21+5	1	0+1	0
32	GK		Chase Harrison	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Chris Bagley	27	2	11+15	2	1+0	0

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[21][22]

Rk.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total	USL-1	U.S. Open Cup
1		FW	Chris Brown	9	8	1
2		FW	Bryan Jordan	3	3	0
		MF	Lawrence Olum	3	3	0
4		FW	Chris Bagley	2	2	0
		MF	Miguel Guante	2	2	0
		MF	Shaun Higgins	2	2	0
		DF	Justin Thompson	2	2	0
8		FW	Byron Alvarez	1	1	0
		DF	Cameron Dunn	1	1	0
		FW	Takayuki Suzuki	1	1	0
		DF	Scot Thompson	1	1	0
		MF	Arsène Oka	1	0	1
			TOTALS	28	26	2

Players with 1 card or more included only.[2]

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		USL-1		U.S. Open Cup
2		MF	Miguel Guante	3	0	2	0	1	0
5		DF	Justin Thompson	7	0	6	0	1	0
6		DF	Cameron Knowles	6	0	6	0	0	0
7		MF	Shaun Higgins	7	0	7	0	0	0
8		MF	Tom Poltl	4	1	4	1	0	0
10		MF	Arsène Oka	1	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Chris Brown	2	1	1	1	1	0
12		DF	Leonard Griffin	5	1	5	1	0	0
13		FW	Jamil Walker	1	0	1	0	0	0
(13)		MF	Andrew Gregor	4	0	4	0	0	0
14		MF	Neil Dombrowski	1	0	1	0	0	0
15		MF	Lawrence Olum	2	0	2	0	0	0
16		MF	Bryan Little	2	0	1	0	1	0
17		DF	Scot Thompson	4	2	4	2	0	0
21		DF	Cameron Dunn	0	1	0	1	0	0
23		FW	Byron Alvarez	2	0	2	0	0	0
(23)		GK	Ray Burse	1	0	1	0	0	0
(26)		FW	Bryan Jordan	2	0	2	0	0	0
30		FW	Takayuki Suzuki	8	1	8	1	0	0
33		FW	Chris Bagley	2	0	2	0	0	0
			TOTALS	64	7	59	7	5	0

All goalkeepers included.[21][22]

No.	Nat.	Player	Total				USL-1				U.S. Open Cup
			MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV
1		Jordan James	360	8	2.00	15	270	5	1.67	11	90	3	3.00	4
18		Steve Reese	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0
(22)		Brad Knighton	720	10	1.25	27	720	10	1.25	27	0	0	—	0
(23)		Ray Burse	1170	9	0.69	50	1170	9	0.69	50	0	0	—	0
32		Chase Harrison	540	9	1.76	13	540	9	1.76	13	0	0	—	0
		TOTALS	2790	36	1.16	105	2700	33	1.10	101	90	3	3.00	4