2007 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers

2007 season
President	Jack Cain (interim; to May 22) Merritt Paulson (from May 22)
Head coach	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: Andrew Gregor (8 goals) All: 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.

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

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Seattle Sounders	54	28	16	6	6	37	23	+14
2	Portland Timbers	51	28	14	5	9	32	18	+14
3	Montreal Impact	50	28	14	6	8	32	21	+11
4	Atlanta Silverbacks	43	28	12	9	7	40	30	+10
5	Rochester Raging Rhinos	42	28	12	10	6	39	36	+3
6	Puerto Rico Islanders	40	28	10	8	10	35	34	+1
7	Vancouver Whitecaps	39	28	9	7	12	27	24	+3
8	Carolina RailHawks	32	28	8	12	8	24	34	−10
9	Miami FC	31	28	9	15	4	31	41	−10
10	Charleston Battery	30	28	8	14	6	32	39	−7
11	Minnesota Thunder	26	28	5	12	11	32	35	−3
12	California Victory	19	28	4	17	7	17	43	−26

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
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

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
	1	Seattle Sounders	2	1	3
	8	Carolina RailHawks	0	0	0
								Seattle Sounders (aet) (p)		2	1	3 (4)
								Puerto Rico Islanders		1	2	3 (2)
	4	Montreal Impact	3	0	3
	5	Puerto Rico Islanders	2	3	5
															Seattle Sounders
															Atlanta Silverbacks
	2	Atlanta Silverbacks	2	1	3
	7	Rochester Raging Rhinos	1	1	2
								Atlanta Silverbacks (aet) (p)		1	0	1 (3)
								Portland Timbers		1	0	1 (1)
	3	Portland Timbers	0	3	3
	6	Vancouver Whitecaps	1	0	1

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2007

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
Seattle Sounders	8	4	2	0	2	7	4	+3
Vancouver Whitecaps	3	4	0	1	3	2	3	-1
Portland Timbers	3	4	0	1	3	2	4	-2

USL-1 Coach of the Year^[5]

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

Primary

Secondary

Third

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Bayard Elfvin 2 DF  USA Kevin Meissner 4 DF  USA Lee Morrison 5 DF  CAN Justin Thompson 6 DF  NZL Cameron Knowles 7 MF  USA Shaun Higgins 8 MF  USA Tom Poltl 9 MF  USA Kiki Lara 10 MF  USA Luke Kreamalmeyer 11 FW  USA Luc Harrington 12 DF  USA Leonard Griffin 13 MF  USA Andrew Gregor (captain) 14 MF  USA Neil Dombrowski

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  KEN Lawrence Olum 16 GK  USA Steve Reese 17 DF  USA Scot Thompson 18 MF  ENG Tom Taylor 19 MF  USA Troy Ready 20 FW  USA Matt Taylor 21 DF  USA Garrett Marcum 22 FW  USA Jaime Ambriz 23 GK  USA Josh Wicks 25 FW  ENG David Hague 26 FW  USA Bryan Jordan 33 FW  USA Chris Bagley

USL-1 Goalkeeper of the Year^[6]

Player	GP	SV
Josh Wicks	27	87

USL-1 GAA Champion^[7]

Player	MIN	GA	GAA
Josh Wicks	2385	16	0.60

USL-1 All-League First Team^[6]

Pos	Player	GP
GK	Josh Wicks	27
DF	Cameron Knowles	28
MF	Andrew Gregor	24

USL-1 All-League Second Team^[6]

Pos	Player	GP
DF	Scot Thompson	27

USL-1 Player of the Week

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

USL-1 Goal of the Week

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

USL-1 Team of the Week

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

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL-1		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Bayard Elfvin	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	USA	Kevin Meissner	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Lee Morrison	13	0	6+5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
5	DF	CAN	Justin Thompson	29	3	23+0	1	4+0	1	2+0	1
6	DF	NZL	Cameron Knowles	33	2	28+0	2	4+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	USA	Shaun Higgins	29	0	17+6	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	USA	Tom Poltl	28	0	18+5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
9	MF	USA	Kiki Lara	21	0	6+13	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
10	MF	USA	Luke Kreamalmeyer	26	1	20+2	1	2+1	0	1+0	0
11	FW	USA	Luc Harrington	9	1	2+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
12	DF	USA	Leonard Griffin	33	2	27+0	2	4+0	0	2+0	0
13	MF	USA	Andrew Gregor	29	9	24+0	8	4+0	1	1+0	0
14	MF	USA	Neil Dombrowski	19	1	13+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	KEN	Lawrence Olum	25	4	10+10	3	2+2	0	1+0	1
16	GK	USA	Steve Reese	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	USA	Scot Thompson	33	2	27+0	2	4+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Tom Taylor	7	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
19	MF	USA	Troy Ready	10	0	5+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
20	FW	USA	Matt Taylor	15	1	10+1	1	0+4	0	0+0	0
21	DF	USA	Garrett Marcum	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	USA	Jaime Ambriz	7	2	1+3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0
23	GK	USA	Josh Wicks	32	0	27+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
25	FW	ENG	David Hague	25	4	6+16	4	0+2	0	1+0	0
26	FW	USA	Bryan Jordan	32	6	16+10	5	4+0	1	1+1	0
33	FW	USA	Chris Bagley	27	1	20+3	1	2+0	0	0+2	0

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

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

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

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

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		Bayard Elfvin	225	2	0.80	9	135	2	1.33	4	0	0	—	0	90	0	0.00	5
16		Steve Reese	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0
23		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

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 19, 2006	Neil Dombrowski	MF	Rochester Raging Rhinos	Free	[26]
December 19, 2006	Kiki Lara	MF	Minnesota Thunder	Free	[26]
January 4, 2007	Chris Bagley	FW	Wilmington Hammerheads	Free	[27]
February 16, 2007	Kevin Meissner (R)	DF	San Diego Toreros Orange County Blue Star	Free	[28]
February 16, 2007	Lawrence Olum (R)	MF	Missouri Baptist Spartans St. Louis Lions	Free	[28]
February 21, 2007	Cameron Knowles	DF	Real Salt Lake	Free	[29]
February 27, 2007	Andrew Gregor	MF	Seattle Sounders	Free	[30]
March 7, 2007	David Hague (R)	FW	Grand Canyon Antelopes	Free	[31]
March 12, 2007	Leonard Griffin	DF	Chicago Fire	Free	[32]
March 16, 2007	Josh Wicks	GK	Vancouver Whitecaps	Free	[33]
April 20, 2007	Luc Harrington	FW	Charleston Battery	Free	[34]
April 20, 2007	Shaun Higgins	MF	Chivas USA	Free	[34]
April 20, 2007	Bryan Jordan (R)	FW	Oregon State Beavers San Fernando Valley Quakes	Free	[34]
April 24, 2007	Justin Thompson	DF	Worcester City	Free	[35]
May 1, 2007	Tom Taylor	MF	Walsall	Free	[36]
May 23, 2007	Steve Reese	GK	Cascade Surge	Free	[37]
July 25, 2007	Matt Taylor	FW	Chivas USA	Free	[38]

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
End of 2006 season	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar	MF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Byron Alvarez	FW	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Oral Bullen	MF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Salim Bullen	DF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Mubarike Chisoni	MF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Jacobi Goodfellow	DF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Alejandro Gutierrez	MF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Sergio Iñiguez	MF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Yuri Morales	FW	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Michael Nsien	DF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Mike Randolph	MF	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Ronnie Silva	FW	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season	Gavin Wilkinson	DF	N/A	Retired; named general manager and head coach
September 29, 2007	Leonard Griffin	DF	Columbus Crew	Free	[39]

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
January 24, 2007	Lyle Martin	FW	CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield Brigade	USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round	[40]
January 24, 2007	Colin Rigby	FW	Seattle Pacific Falcons	USL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round	[40]