2001 Portland Timbers season

The 2001 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Portland Timbers
2001 season
CEOUnited States Marshall Glickman
Head coachEngland Bobby Howe
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-LeagueConference: 4th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupQualification Group 9
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Mark Baena (13 goals)

All:
United States Mark Baena (15 goals)
Highest home attendance12,295
vs. SEA (May 11)
Lowest home attendance2,999
vs. MIN (Jun 6)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 6,124
All: 5,840
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Regular season edit

April edit

April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28) A-L El Paso Patriots 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers El Paso, Texas
Farias   23'
Leal   99'
Report   21' Kelly
  85' Tolstolutsky
Stadium: SISD Student Activities Complex
Attendance: 3,198
Referee: Reggie Rutty (USA)

May edit

May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) USOC Qual Utah Blitzz (D-3) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Provo, Utah
Ovalle   90+3'
Cummins   109'
Report   62' O'Neill Stadium: The Stadium at South Field
Attendance: 750
May 6, 2001 (2001-05-06) USOC Qual Northern Nevada Aces (D-3) 1–4 Portland Timbers Reno, Nevada
Chavarin   72' Report   36', 57' O'Neill
  43' Baena
  55' Tolstolutsky
Stadium: Earl Wooster High School
Attendance: 300
May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11) A-L / Qual Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
Baena   25'
Sancho   38'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 12,295
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)
May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) A-L / Qual Seattle Sounders 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Seattle
Jenkins   62'
Nguyen   74'
Kinoshita   110'
Report   32' (pen.) Sawatzky
  74' O'Neill
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (USA)
May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19) USOC Qual Portland Timbers 1–0 Northern Nevada Aces (D-3) Portland, Oregon
Howes   25' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,329
May 23, 2001 (2001-05-23) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 El Paso Patriots Portland, Oregon
O'Neill   18'
Sawatzky   21'
Chulis   78'
Report   63' Farias Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,861
May 26, 2001 (2001-05-26) A-L San Diego F.C. 3–4 Portland Timbers San Diego
Livett   45' (pen.)
Ayim   45'
Adair   75', 87'
Report   3' Sawatzky
  13', 50', 66' Baena
Stadium: San Diego Mesa College
Attendance: 840
Referee: Emiliano Monje (USA)

June edit

June 2, 2001 (2001-06-02) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 San Diego F.C. Portland, Oregon
Baena   21' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,489
June 4, 2001 (2001-06-04) Friendly Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
Ochoa   24'
Wilkinson   42'
Legg   74'
Report   42' Carrieri
  45' (pen.) Corrales
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,566
June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06) A-L Portland Timbers 3–1 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
Baena   45', 90'
Sawatzky   87'
Report   38' Lagos Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 2,999
Referee: Cien Asoera (USA)
June 9, 2001 (2001-06-09) USOC Qual Portland Timbers 1–3 Utah Blitzz (D-3) Portland, Oregon
Sawatzky   49' Report   31' Ovalle
  71' Westcott
  76' Koubouras
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,676
June 13, 2001 (2001-06-13) A-L Portland Timbers 1–1 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Tolstolutsky   90' Report   73' St. Louis
  108' Gbeke
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,077
June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16) A-L Minnesota Thunder 0–1 Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
Report   55' Baena Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Cien Asoera (USA)
June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29) A-L Portland Timbers 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Report   62' Valente Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,013

July edit

July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) A-L Portland Timbers 3–2 San Diego F.C. Portland, Oregon
Howes   48', 71'
Sawatzky   79'
Report   89' Adair
  90' Morales
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,271
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 Milwaukee Rampage Portland, Oregon
O'Neill   21' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,032
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) A-L Seattle Sounders 0–0 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Seattle
Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,253
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
July 15, 2001 (2001-07-15) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 4–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Kindel   16'
Jordan   42'
Heald   56' (pen.)
Sulentic   88'
Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,062
July 21, 2001 (2001-07-21) A-L Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
O'Neill   88' Report   7' Ching Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 11,055
Referee: Ramón Hernández (USA)
July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) A-L Minnesota Thunder 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
Zeba   31' (pen.)
Nowak   78'
Magee   99'
Report   22' Baena Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,514
Referee: Jesse Johnson (USA)
July 28, 2001 (2001-07-28) A-L Milwaukee Rampage 2–3 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Franklin, Wisconsin
Takawira   27'
Soso   77'
Report   35' Tolstolutsky
  90' Clarke
  110' Howes
Stadium: Milwaukee County Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,316

August edit

August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) A-L Toronto Lynx 3–0 Portland Timbers Toronto Canada
Arango   26', 41'
Sponton   39'
Report   60' Tolstolutsky
  90' Clarke
Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Jordan   13'
Morris   69'
Kindel   89'
Report   29' Howes Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 6,118
August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
Clarke   21'   98' Report   28' Armas Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,924
August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) A-L Portland Timbers 3–3 (a.e.t.) Charlotte Eagles Portland, Oregon
Baena   19', 68'
Wilkinson   65'
Report   66', 78' (pen.) Gajardo
  72' Swinehart
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,884
August 26, 2001 (2001-08-26) A-L Portland Timbers 2–0 Charleston Battery Portland, Oregon
Howes   6'
O'Neill   25' (pen.)
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,891
August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30) A-L Portland Timbers 5–2 Milwaukee Rampage Portland, Oregon
Baena   7'
Howes   33', 40'
O'Neill   72', 83' (pen.)
Report   10' Cooks
  89' Slivinski
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,816

September edit

September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) A-L San Diego F.C. 2–1 Portland Timbers San Diego
Adair   81'
Alcaraz-Cuellar   87'
Report   57' Howes
  60' (pen.) Wilkinson
Stadium: Merrill Douglas Stadium
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: Miguel Chicas (USA)
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) A-L El Paso Patriots 1–3 Portland Timbers El Paso, Texas
Macias   76'
Martinez   86'
Report   15', 30'   86' Benedetti
  69' Baena
Stadium: SISD Student Activities Complex
Attendance: 337
Referee: Roger Sill (USA)

Postseason edit

September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20) 1st Rd L1 Portland Timbers 2–0 Charlotte Eagles Portland, Oregon
Lewis   10'
Baena   19'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,771
September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) 1st Rd L2 Charlotte Eagles 2–3
(2–5 agg.)
Portland Timbers Charlotte, North Carolina
Swinehart   16'
Johnson   36'
Report   23' O'Neill
  82' Benedetti
  85' Howes
Stadium: Providence High School
Attendance: 2,141
September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) QF L1 Portland Timbers 0–2 Hershey Wildcats Portland, Oregon
Report   62' Evans
  71' Watson
  85' Degand
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,894
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) QF L2 Hershey Wildcats 1–0
(3–0 agg.)
Portland Timbers Hershey, Pennsylvania
Feniger   28' Report   45' Clarke Stadium: Hersheypark Stadium
Attendance: 1,048

Competitions edit

A-League edit

Western Conference standings edit

  Bye to quarterfinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 74 26 16 8 2 44 33 +11
2 San Diego F.C. 68 26 14 11 1 55 42 +13
3 Milwaukee Rampage 63 26 14 10 2 45 40 +5
4 Portland Timbers 62 26 13 10 3 41 38 +3
5 Seattle Sounders 57 26 13 12 1 40 39 +1
6 Minnesota Thunder 41 26 9 15 2 29 34 −5
7 El Paso Patriots 40 26 8 14 4 39 42 −3

Point system: 4 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 1 point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game; 0 points for a loss

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumAHAHAHHHAHHHAAHAAAAAHHHHAA
ResultLWLWWWWTWLWWTLLLWLLLWTWWLW
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

A-League Playoffs edit

Playoff bracket edit

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Hershey Wildcats 2 1 3
8 Charlotte Eagles 0 2 2 Portland Timbers 0 0 0
9 Portland Timbers 2 3 5 Hershey Wildcats 4 0 4
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 4 4
5 San Diego F.C. 2 2 4 San Diego F.C. 2 1 3
12 Atlanta Silverbacks 0 2 2 Hershey Wildcats 0
Rochester Raging Rhinos 2
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 3 4
7 Charleston Battery 1 1 2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 0 2
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 3 5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 3 1 4
Milwaukee Rampage 2 0 2
3 Richmond Kickers 2 1 3
6 Milwaukee Rampage (p) 3 0 3 (4) Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.) 2 2 4
11 Nashville Metros 2 1 3 (2)

First round edit

Leg 1
Portland Timbers2–0Charlotte Eagles
Lewis   10'
Baena   19'
Report
Attendance: 4,771

Leg 2
Charlotte Eagles2–3Portland Timbers
Swinehart   16'
Johnson   36'
Report   23' O'Neill
  82' Benedetti
  85' Howes

Quarterfinals edit

Leg 1
Portland Timbers0–2Hershey Wildcats
Report   62' Evans
  71' Watson
  85' Degand
Attendance: 4,894

Leg 2
Hershey Wildcats1–0Portland Timbers
Feniger   28' Report   45' Clarke
Attendance: 1,048

U.S. Open Cup edit

Qualification Group 9 standings edit

  Entry into second round of 2001 U.S. Open Cup
  D-3 wildcard entry into second round of 2001 U.S. Open Cup

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1 Seattle Sounders 20 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 SEA: 6 pts
UTA: 1 pt
2 Utah Blitzz (D-3) 20 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11
3 Portland Timbers 13 6 3 3 0 10 8 +2
4 Northern Nevada Aces (D-3) 0 6 0 6 0 1 24 −23

Point system: 4 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 1 point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game; 0 points for a loss

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Bobby Howe
Assistant coach   Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper coach   Jim Brazeau

Source:[citation needed]

Management edit

Owner Portland Family Entertainment
Chief Executive Officer   Marshall Glickman
Chief Financial Officer   Mark Gardiner
General Manager   Jim Taylor
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source:[citation needed]

Squad edit

Kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away

Final roster edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Dan Moss
2 DF   CAN Jeff Clarke
3 DF   IRL Keith Costigan
4 DF   MEX Jesús Ochoa
5 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson
7 FW   USA Darren Sawatzky
8 MF   NIR Michael O'Neill
9 FW   USA Greg Howes
10 FW   USA Mark Baena
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   USA Brian Winters
12 DF   USA Matt Chulis
14 DF   USA Scott Benedetti
15 MF   KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky
18 GK   USA Matt Napoleon
21 DF   ENG Neil Ryan
22 FW   SCO Tony McPeak
26 DF   TRI Brent Sancho
30 FW   TRI Darin Lewis

Recognition edit

A-League All-League Second Team[1]

Pos Player GP
GK   Matt Napoleon 26
DF   Brent Sancho 24

A-League Player of the Week[2]

Week Player Opponent(s)
7   Mark Baena El Paso Patriots, San Diego F.C.

A-League Team of the Week[2]

Week Player Opponent(s)
4   Michael O'Neill Utah Blitzz, Northern Nevada Aces
5   Darren Sawatzky Seattle Sounders (x2)
7   Mark Baena El Paso Patriots, San Diego F.C.
9   Mark Baena Minnesota Thunder, Utah Blitzz
10   Matt Napoleon Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder
13   Greg Howes San Diego F.C.
  Brent Sancho
14   Michael O'Neill Milwaukee Rampage, Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps
20   Mark Baena Minnesota Thunder, Charlotte Eagles, Charleston Battery
  Jeff Clarke
21   Greg Howes Milwaukee Rampage
  Michael O'Neill
22   Scott Benedetti San Diego F.C., El Paso Patriots

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

All players contracted to the club during the season included.

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Qual.
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Dan Moss 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   CAN Jeff Clarke 25 3 20+1 3 3+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   IRL Keith Costigan 23 0 13+3 0 4+0 0 2+1 0
4 DF   MEX Jesús Ochoa 22 0 8+8 0 1+1 0 1+3 0
5 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson 33 2 24+1 2 4+0 0 4+0 0
(6) MF   USA Roger Gantz (released) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
7 FW   USA Darren Sawatzky 28 6 17+5 5 1+1 0 4+0 1
8 MF   NIR Michael O'Neill 29 9 22+0 5 4+0 1 3+0 3
9 FW   USA Greg Howes 26 9 19+2 7 3+0 1 1+1 1
10 FW   USA Mark Baena 32 15 23+1 13 4+0 1 4+0 1
11 MF   USA Brian Winters 33 0 25+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
12 DF   USA Matt Chulis 31 0 23+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
(12) MF   USA Brian Kelly (1 week loan from   Los Angeles Galaxy) 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   USA Scott Benedetti 31 3 24+1 2 3+0 1 3+0 0
15 MF   KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky 17 3 7+5 2 0+2 0 2+1 1
(16) GK   USA Adam Pearce (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(17) MF   USA Kevin Legg (released) 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
18 GK   USA Matt Napoleon 34 0 26+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
(20) DF   USA José Burciaga, Jr. (1 week loan from   Kansas City Wizards) 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(20) FW   CAN Rob Baarts (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF   ENG Neil Ryan 9 0 1+5 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
22 FW   SCO Tony McPeak 12 0 2+7 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
26 DF   TRI Brent Sancho 30 1 24+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0
30 FW   TRI Darin Lewis 10 1 1+6 0 1+2 1 0+0 0
(—) GK   USA Matthew Nelson (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers edit

Players with 1 goal or more included only.

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Qual.
1   FW Mark Baena 15 13 1 1
2   FW Greg Howes 9 7 1 1
  MF Michael O'Neill 9 5 1 3
4   FW Darren Sawatzky 6 5 0 1
5   DF Jeff Clarke 3 3 0 0
  DF Scott Benedetti 3 2 1 0
  MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 3 2 0 1
8   DF Gavin Wilkinson 2 2 0 0
9   MF Brian Kelly 1 1 0 0
  DF Brent Sancho 1 1 0 0
  FW Darin Lewis 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 53 41 5 7

Disciplinary record edit

Players with 1 card or more included only.

No. Nat. Position Player Total[A] A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Qual.
               
2   DF Jeff Clarke 5 2 5 1 0 1 0 0
3   DF Keith Costigan 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
4   DF Jesús Ochoa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5   DF Gavin Wilkinson 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
7   FW Darren Sawatzky 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
8   MF Michael O'Neill 9 2 6 2 3 0 0 0
9   FW Greg Howes 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
10   FW Mark Baena 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
11   MF Brian Winters 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
12   DF Matt Chulis 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
14   DF Scott Benedetti 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
15   MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
(17)   MF Kevin Legg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18   GK Matt Napoleon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21   DF Neil Ryan 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
26   DF Brent Sancho 10 0 8 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 73 9 61 8 9 1 3 0

Goalkeeper stats edit

All goalkeepers included.

No. Nat. Player Total A-League Playoffs[B] U.S. Open Cup Qual.
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1   Dan Moss 57 3 4.74 4 57 3 4.74 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
(16)   Adam Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18   Matt Napoleon 3152 46 1.31 169 2413 35 1.31 141 360 5 1.25 8 379 6 1.42 20
(—)   Matthew Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 3209 49 1.37 173 2470 38 1.38 145 360 5 1.25 8 379 6 1.42 20

Player movement edit

Transfers in edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
February 7, 2001   Greg Howes FW   Seattle Sounders Acquired for 2001 2nd and 3rd round A-League College Player Draft picks [3]
February 27, 2001   Jeff Clarke DF   Baltimore Blast Free [3]
February 27, 2001   Darren Sawatzky FW   Seattle Sounders Free [3]
February 27, 2001   Vadim Tolstolutsky (R) MF   Seattle Pacific Falcons A-League College Player Draft, 1st round [3]
February 27, 2001   Brian Winters MF   Minnesota Thunder Acquired via trade; terms not disclosed [3]
March 22, 2001   Mark Baena FW   San Diego Flash Free [4]
April 4, 2001   Keith Costigan (R) DF   Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Free [5]
April 4, 2001   Kevin Legg MF   Los Angeles Galaxy Free [5]
April 4, 2001   Brent Sancho DF   Joe Public Free [5]
April 4, 2001   Gavin Wilkinson DF   Kilkenny City Free [5]
April 16, 2001   Jesús Ochoa (R) DF   California Baptist Lancers Free [6]
April 20, 2001   Matt Napoleon GK   Columbus Crew Free [7]
April 26, 2001   Rob Baarts FW   Utah Freezz Free [8]
April 26, 2001   Scott Benedetti DF   Nottingham Forest Free [8]
April 26, 2001   Roger Gantz MF Free [8]
April 26, 2001   Tony McPeak FW   Milwaukee Wave Free [8]
April 26, 2001   Matthew Nelson GK   Kilkenny City Free [8]
April 26, 2001   Michael O'Neill MF   St Johnstone Free [8]
April 26, 2001   Adam Pearce (R) GK   Concordia Cavaliers Free [8]
April 26, 2001   Neil Ryan DF   Boston Bulldogs Free [8]
May 4, 2001   Matt Chulis DF   Chicago Fire Free [9]
May 22, 2001   Darin Lewis (R) FW   Connecticut Huskies Free [10]
May 24, 2001   Dan Moss (R) GK   Yale Bulldogs Free [11]

Loans in edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
April 27, 2001   Brian Kelly MF   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game [12]
August 4, 2001   José Burciaga, Jr. DF   Kansas City Wizards Short-term loan; returned to Kansas City Wizards after two games [13]

Transfers out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
May 24, 2001   Rob Baarts FW Unattached Released [11]
May 24, 2001   Roger Gantz MF Unattached Released [11]
May 24, 2001   Matthew Nelson GK Unattached Released [11]
July 27, 2001   Kevin Legg MF Unattached Released [14]
August 2001   Adam Pearce GK Unattached Released

Loans out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
July 2001   Dan Moss GK   Kansas City Wizards Short-term loan
August 6, 2001   Jesús Ochoa DF   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Portland after 1 game [15]
August 6, 2001   Vadim Tolstolutsky MF   Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Portland after 1 game [15]

Notes edit

References edit

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  7. ^ Allen, David (April 20, 2001). "Timbers sign Matt Napoleon". timberlog. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
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  9. ^ "Timbers sign Scottish Premier League midfielder, Michael O'Neill, and U.S. Olympic defender, Matt Chulis, to multi-year deals". Portland Timbers. May 4, 2001. Archived from the original on September 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  10. ^ "Portland Timbers sign NCAA College Cup MVP, Darin Lewis, to multi-year contract". Portland Timbers. May 22, 2001. Archived from the original on November 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d "Timbers sign Yale goalkeeper Dan Moss". Portland Timbers. May 24, 2001. Archived from the original on November 5, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  12. ^ Nolen, John (May 1, 2001). "Timbers add two players, lose Kelly". The Oregonian. Portland. Archived from the original on May 5, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  13. ^ "Timbers get Burciaga Jr. on loan from KC Wizard". Portland Timbers. August 4, 2001. Archived from the original on November 5, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  14. ^ "Timbers release midfielder Kevin Legg". Portland Timbers. July 27, 2001. Archived from the original on September 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Portland Timbers add Burciaga Jr. at A-League roster freeze deadline". Portland Timbers. August 6, 2001. Archived from the original on November 4, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2011.