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
← 2006 2008 →

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
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
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
Result W L T W W T W L T W W W W W W W L T L T T T T W W L W T

Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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

September 14, 2007 (2007-09-14)
19:00 (PDT)
Leg 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 1 – 0 Portland Timbers
Jordan  76' Report
Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Dave Gantar (CAN)

September 16, 2007 (2007-09-16)
17:00 (PDT)
Leg 2
Portland Timbers 3 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps
J. Thompson  27'
Gregor  70'
Ambriz  82' 		Report
PGE Park
Attendance: 8,522
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)

Semifinals

September 21, 2007 (2007-09-21)
17:00 (PDT)
Leg 1
Atlanta Silverbacks 1 – 1 Portland Timbers
Ukah  43' Report  49' Jordan
RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,792
Referee: William Delois (USA)

September 23, 2007 (2007-09-23)
17:00 (PDT)
Leg 2
Portland Timbers 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Atlanta Silverbacks
Report
  Penalties  
Gregor
Griffin
Kreamalmeyer
Olum 		1 – 3 Ríos
Rivillo
Kandji
Ukah
PGE Park
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

June 12, 2007 (2007-06-12)
16:30 (PDT)
Bakersfield Brigade (PDL) 0 – 2 Portland Timbers
Report  4' Olum
 18' Harrington
Bakersfield Christian High School
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Miguel Chicas

Second round

June 26, 2007 (2007-06-26)
19:00 (PDT)
Seattle Sounders 2 – 1 Portland Timbers
Alcaraz-Cuellar  41'
Besagno  70' 		Report  19' J. Thompson
Red card 40' Knowles
Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 711
Referee: Hidajet Tica

Cascadia Cup

See also: 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-1 Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Bayard Elfvin 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF United States Kevin Meissner 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF United States Lee Morrison 13 0 6+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
5 DF Canada Justin Thompson 29 3 23+0 1 4+0 1 2+0 1
6 DF New Zealand Cameron Knowles 33 2 28+0 2 4+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF United States Shaun Higgins 29 0 17+6 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF United States Tom Poltl 28 0 18+5 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
9 MF United States Kiki Lara 21 0 6+13 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
10 MF United States Luke Kreamalmeyer 26 1 20+2 1 2+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW United States Luc Harrington 9 1 2+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
12 DF United States Leonard Griffin 33 2 27+0 2 4+0 0 2+0 0
13 MF United States Andrew Gregor 29 9 24+0 8 4+0 1 1+0 0
14 MF United States Neil Dombrowski 19 1 13+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Kenya Lawrence Olum 25 4 10+10 3 2+2 0 1+0 1
16 GK United States Steve Reese 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF United States Scot Thompson 33 2 27+0 2 4+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF England Tom Taylor 7 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
19 MF United States Troy Ready 10 0 5+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW United States Matt Taylor 15 1 10+1 1 0+4 0 0+0 0
21 DF United States Garrett Marcum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW United States Jaime Ambriz 7 2 1+3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0
23 GK United States Josh Wicks 32 0 27+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
25 FW England David Hague 25 4 6+16 4 0+2 0 1+0 0
26 FW United States Bryan Jordan 32 6 16+10 5 4+0 1 1+1 0
33 FW United States Chris Bagley 27 1 20+3 1 2+0 0 0+2 0

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

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2006 season Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Mexico Byron Alvarez FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season United States Oral Bullen MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season United States Salim Bullen DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Zimbabwe Mubarike Chisoni MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season United States Jacobi Goodfellow DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season Colombia Alejandro Gutierrez MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season United States Sergio Iñiguez MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season United States Yuri Morales FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season United States Michael Nsien DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season United States Mike Randolph MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season United States Ronnie Silva FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2006 season New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson DF N/A Retired; named General Manager and Head Coach
September 29, 2007 United States Leonard Griffin DF United States Columbus Crew Free [39]

Unsigned draft picks

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