2006 Portland Timbers season

The 2006 Portland Timbers season was the 6th 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.

Portland Timbers
2006 season
PresidentUnited States John Cunningham
Head coachUnited States Chris Agnello
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
USL-1League: 11th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
Cascadia Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Luke Kreamalmeyer (8 goals)

All:
United States Luke Kreamalmeyer (9 goals)
Highest home attendance7,034
vs. MON (Aug 31)
Lowest home attendance3,369
vs. TOR (May 21)
Average home league attendance5,575
← 2005
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Preseason edit

April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01) Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Redhawks (NCAA) Portland, Oregon
11:15 (PDT) O. Bullen   ?'
McAthy   ?'
Report Stadium: Merlo Field
April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01) Portland Timbers 1–1 Washington Huskies (NCAA) Portland, Oregon
12:20 (PDT) Ready   ?' Report   ?' Stadium: Merlo Field
April 15, 2006 (2006-04-15) Portland Pilots (NCAA) 0–3 Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon
14:00 (PDT) Report   45' Kreamalmeyer
  52' Miranda
  ?' McAthy
Stadium: Merlo Field

Regular season edit

April edit

April 22, 2006 (2006-04-22) USL-1 / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Gjertsen   17' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722 (SO)
Referee: Steve DePiero (Canada)

May edit

May 1, 2006 (2006-05-01) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Bartlomé   21' Report   53' Donatelli Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,448
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)
May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Gutierrez   31' (pen.)
Ready   69'
Report   5' Knox Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,449
Referee: Ben Chouaf (USA)
May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) USL-1 Miami FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Olympia Heights, Florida
16:30 (PDT) Romário   13', 89'
Fraser   51'
Report   7' Chisoni
  86' (pen.) Alcaraz-Cuellar
Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)
May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14) USL-1 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 Portland Timbers Bayamón, Puerto Rico
14:00 (PDT) Norkus   2', 22'
González   14'
Report   67' Alvarez Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Reggie Rutty (USA)
May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Rochester Raging Rhinos Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report   62' Delicâte Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,875
Referee: Tim Weyland (USA)
May 21, 2006 (2006-05-21) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Toronto Lynx Portland, Oregon
18:00 (PDT) Kreamalmeyer   52'
O. Bullen   61'
Report   90' Neto Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,369
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
May 27, 2006 (2006-05-27) USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 0–1 Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
17:35 (PDT) Report   34' Alvarez Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,571
Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA)

June edit

June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02) USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)
June 3, 2006 (2006-06-03) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 3–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Gutierrez   14'
Chisoni   33'
Alcaraz-Cuellar   87'
Report   32' Scott Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,149
Referee: Miguel Chicas (USA)
June 10, 2006 (2006-06-10) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,298
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA)
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 1–2 Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:05 (PDT) Alvino   47' Report   14' Kreamalmeyer
  59' O. Bullen
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 1,609
Referee: William Delois (USA)
June 17, 2006 (2006-06-17) USL-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2–2 Portland Timbers Rochester, New York
16:35 (PDT) Edozien   37'
Delicâte   89'
Report   60' Kreamalmeyer
  69' Thompson
Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 9,174
Referee: Bahij Salman (USA)
June 18, 2006 (2006-06-18) USL-1 Montreal Impact 0–0 Portland Timbers Montréal, Québec Canada
13:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 9,273
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) USL-1 / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Testo   9', 63'
Donatelli   66'
Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

July edit

July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Miami FC Portland, Oregon
18:00 (PDT) Report   41' (pen.) Sandoval Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,116
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)
July 8, 2006 (2006-07-08) Friendly Portland Timbers 1–1
(4–3 p)
  Coventry City Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alcaraz-Cuellar   67' (pen.) Report   8' Tabb
  86' Thornton
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,985
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
Penalties
Alcaraz-Cuellar  
Poltl  
Gutierrez  
Alvarez  
  Osbourne
  Whing
  Davis
  McNamee
  Jørgensen
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) USOC 3rd Rd Charleston Battery 3–1 Portland Timbers Charleston, South Carolina
16:30 (PDT) Hollingsworth   36', 87' (pen.)
Glinton   78'
Report   5' Kreamalmeyer Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Roni Canales (USA)
July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) USL-1 Charleston Battery 3–2 Portland Timbers Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 (PDT) Glinton   26'
Hollingsworth   55' (pen.)
Armstrong   78'
Report   21', 46' Kreamalmeyer Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,371
Referee: Shane Moody (USA)
July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15) USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 4–0 Portland Timbers Atlanta
16:30 (PDT) Ukah   23'
Millwood   45'
Jarun   60'
de Lima   84'
Report Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,281
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
20:00 (PDT) Alcaraz-Cuellar   85' Report   76' Besagno
  77' Weaver
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,215
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22) USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 3–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Weaver   10'
Levesque   25'
Galindo   59'
Report   17' (pen.) Kreamalmeyer
  42' Randolph
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,993
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)
July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) USL-1 Virginia Beach Mariners 3–1 Portland Timbers Virginia Beach, Virginia
16:30 (PDT)   60' (o.g.)
Simmonds   80'
Brillant   83'
Report   39' Kreamalmeyer Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Attendance: 2,183
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) USL-1 Toronto Lynx 0–0 Portland Timbers Toronto, Canada
16:30 (PDT) Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Arnar Bernhardsson (Canada)

August edit

August 4, 2006 (2006-08-04) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report   51' Schmidt Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,568
Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA)
August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) USL-1 Portland Timbers 1–0 Virginia Beach Mariners Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Kreamalmeyer   49' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,167
Referee: Miguel Chicas (USA)
August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18) USL-1 Portland Timbers 3–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez   8', 57'
Queeley   47' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA)
August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Montreal Impact Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report   88' Di Lorenzo Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Jeff Hosking (USA)

September edit

September 3, 2006 (2006-09-03) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Charleston Battery Portland, Oregon
18:00 (PDT) Report   4' Armstrong Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report   32', 70' Millwood Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,163
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)

Competitions edit

USL First Division edit

Standings edit

  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
1 Montreal Impact 51 28 14 5 9 31 15 +16
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 50 28 13 4 11 34 21 +13
3 Charleston Battery 46 28 13 8 7 33 25 +8 CHA: 4 pts
VAN: 1 pt
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 46 28 12 6 10 40 28 +12
5 Miami FC 39 28 11 11 6 47 44 +3
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 38 28 10 10 8 38 36 +2
7 Seattle Sounders 37 28 11 13 4 42 48 −6
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 35 28 10 13 5 36 42 −6
9 Virginia Beach Mariners 32 28 8 12 8 26 37 −11 VAB: 7 pts
TOR: 4 pts
10 Toronto Lynx 32 28 8 12 8 30 36 −6
11 Portland Timbers 27 28 7 15 6 25 39 −14 POR: 9 pts
MIN: 3 pts
12 Minnesota Thunder 27 28 7 15 6 34 45 −11

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
28 27 7 15 6 25 39  −14 5 7 2 13 13  0 2 8 4 12 26  −14

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 edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAHHAAHHAAHHAAAAHAAHAAAHHHHHH
ResultLTWLLLWWTWTWTTLLLLLLLTLWWLLL
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup edit

Cup bracket edit

Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
PDL Carolina Dynamo (aet) 3 PDL Carolina Dynamo 2
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 2 MLS Houston Dynamo 3
MLS FC Dallas 0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3 (3)
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3 MLS FC Dallas (aet) (p) 3 (5)
USL-1 Portland Timbers 1

Third round edit

Charleston Battery3–1Portland Timbers
Hollingsworth   36', 87' (pen.)
Glinton   78'
Report   5' Kreamalmeyer
Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Roni Canales

Cascadia Cup edit

2006
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Seattle Sounders 14 8 4 2 2 13 10 +3
Vancouver Whitecaps 12 8 3 2 3 10 8 +2
Portland Timbers 6 8 1 4 3 6 11 -5

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Chris Agnello
Assistant coach   Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant coach   Cony Konstin
Goalkeeper coach   John Galas

Source: [2]

Management edit

Majority Owner Pacific Coast League (to June 16)
  Abe Alizadeh[A] (from June 16)
President   John Cunningham (to December 14)
  Jack Cain (interim; from December 14)
General Manager   Chris Agnello (to September 26)
  Gavin Wilkinson (from September 26)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source: [3][4][5][6]

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
0 GK   USA Martin Hutton (on loan from Houston Dynamo)
1 GK   USA Bayard Elfvin
2 DF   USA Jacobi Goodfellow
4 DF   USA Lee Morrison
5 DF   USA Salim Bullen
6 MF   USA Tom Poltl
7 MF   MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
9 MF   USA Oral Bullen
10 MF   USA Luke Kreamalmeyer
11 FW   USA Alan Gordon (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
12 MF   USA Sergio Iñiguez
13 MF   COL Alejandro Gutierrez
14 DF   USA Garrett Marcum
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   MEX Byron Alvarez
16 MF   USA Mike Randolph
17 DF   USA Scot Thompson (captain)
19 MF   USA Troy Ready
21 MF   ZIM Mubarike Chisoni
22 FW   USA Jaime Ambriz
26 DF   USA Michael Nsien
28 MF   USA Mike Chabala (on loan from Houston Dynamo)
30 FW   USA Yuri Morales
31 GK   USA Josh Saunders (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
33 MF   USA Ronnie Silva
40 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson

Recognition edit

USL-1 All-League First Team[7]

Pos Player GP
MF   Luke Kreamalmeyer 28

USL-1 All-Star Team[8]

Pos Player Notes
DF   Scot Thompson Injured; did not dress in All-Star Game vs.   Sheffield Wednesday

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
7   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Seattle Sounders (x2) [9]
18   Byron Alvarez Puerto Rico Islanders [10]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
3   Chad Bartlomé Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder [11]
  Lee Morrison
  Troy Ready
5   Oral Bullen Rochester Raging Rhinos, Toronto Lynx [12]
6   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Minnesota Thunder [13]
7   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Seattle Sounders (x2) [9]
  Jacobi Goodfellow
8   Josh Saunders Vancouver Whitecaps [14]
9   Bayard Elfvin Minnesota Thunder, Rochester Raging Rhinos, Montreal Impact [15]
  Luke Kreamalmeyer
13   Luke Kreamalmeyer Charleston Battery, Atlanta Silverbacks [16]
14   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Seattle Sounders (x2) [17]
17   Tom Poltl Virginia Beach Mariners [18]
18   Byron Alvarez Puerto Rico Islanders [10]
  Bayard Elfvin

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[19][20]

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK   USA Martin Hutton 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
(0) GK   USA Devin Zimmerman (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
1 GK   USA Bayard Elfvin 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   USA Jacobi Goodfellow 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   USA Lee Morrison 29 0 24+4 0 1+0 0
5 DF   USA Salim Bullen 12 0 7+4 0 1+0 0
6 MF   USA Tom Poltl 23 0 13+9 0 0+1 0
7 MF   MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26 3 24+1 3 1+0 0
(8) MF   SLV Edwin Miranda (released) 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
9 MF   USA Oral Bullen 20 2 7+12 2 0+1 0
10 MF   USA Luke Kreamalmeyer 29 9 26+2 8 1+0 1
11 FW   USA Alan Gordon 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
(11) FW   USA Drew McAthy (released) 15 0 9+5 0 1+0 0
12 MF   USA Sergio Iñiguez 9 0 2+7 0 0+0 0
13 MF   COL Alejandro Gutierrez 15 2 10+4 2 0+1 0
14 DF   USA Garrett Marcum 11 0 6+5 0 0+0 0
15 FW   MEX Byron Alvarez 25 4 21+3 4 1+0 0
16 MF   USA Mike Randolph 26 0 25+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF   USA Scot Thompson 23 1 21+1 1 1+0 0
19 MF   USA Troy Ready 11 1 1+10 1 0+0 0
21 MF   ZIM Mubarike Chisoni 18 2 16+1 2 1+0 0
22 FW   USA Jaime Ambriz 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(23) FW   USA Chad Bartlomé (undisclosed release or transfer) 5 1 4+1 1 0+0 0
26 DF   USA Michael Nsien 18 0 18+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF   USA Mike Chabala 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW   USA Yuri Morales 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0
31 GK   USA Josh Saunders 23 0 20+2 0 1+0 0
33 MF   USA Ronnie Silva 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
(33) DF   USA Josh Brown (released) 8 0 4+3 0 1+0 0
40 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson 8 0 2+6 0 0+0 0

Top scorers edit

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[19][20]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
1   MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 9 8 1
2   FW Byron Alvarez 4 4 0
3   MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 3 3 0
4   MF Oral Bullen 2 2 0
  MF Mubarike Chisoni 2 2 0
  MF Alejandro Gutierrez 2 2 0
7   FW Chad Bartlomé 1 1 0
  MF Troy Ready 1 1 0
  DF Scot Thompson 1 1 0
OWN GOALS 1 1 0
TOTALS 26 25 1

Disciplinary record edit

Players with 1 card or more included only.[1][20]

No. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
           
1   GK Bayard Elfvin 1 0 0 0 1 0
2   DF Jacobi Goodfellow 7 0 7 0 0 0
4   DF Lee Morrison 4 0 3 0 1 0
5   DF Salim Bullen 1 0 1 0 0 0
6   MF Tom Poltl 5 0 4 0 1 0
7   MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 5 0 5 0 0 0
(8)   MF Edwin Miranda 1 0 1 0 0 0
9   MF Oral Bullen 1 0 1 0 0 0
10   MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 1 0 1 0 0 0
13   MF Alejandro Gutierrez 4 0 4 0 0 0
14   DF Garrett Marcum 1 0 1 0 0 0
15   FW Byron Alvarez 7 0 7 0 0 0
16   MF Mike Randolph 4 1 3 1 1 0
17   DF Scot Thompson 4 0 4 0 0 0
19   MF Troy Ready 1 0 1 0 0 0
21   MF Mubarike Chisoni 5 0 4 0 1 0
26   DF Michael Nsien 6 0 6 0 0 0
31   GK Josh Saunders 1 0 0 0 1 0
(33)   DF Josh Brown 2 0 2 0 0 0
40   DF Gavin Wilkinson 2 0 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 63 1 58 1 5 0

Goalkeeper stats edit

All goalkeepers included.[19][20]

No. Nat. Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
0   Martin Hutton 180 4 2.00 8 180 4 2.00 8 0 0 0
(0)   Devin Zimmerman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1   Bayard Elfvin 502 5 0.90 25 502 5 0.90 25 0 0 0
31   Josh Saunders 1928 33 1.54 72 1838 30 1.47 66 90 3 3.00 6
TOTALS 2610 42 1.45 105 2520 39 1.39 99 90 3 3.00 6

Player movement edit

Transfers in edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
March 3, 2006   Oral Bullen (R) MF   UMass Minutemen Free [21]
March 3, 2006   Salim Bullen (R) DF   Bradley Braves Free [21]
March 3, 2006   Jacobi Goodfellow DF   Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves Free [21]
March 3, 2006   Drew McAthy FW   Puerto Rico Islanders Free [21]
March 13, 2006   Michael Nsien DF   Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves Free [22]
March 22, 2006   Luke Kreamalmeyer MF   Real Salt Lake Free [23]
March 30, 2006   Josh Brown (R) DF   New Mexico Lobos Free [24]
March 30, 2006   Mike Randolph (R) MF   Yavapai Roughriders Free [24]
March 30, 2006   Troy Ready MF   Cascade Surge Free [24]
March 30, 2006   Devin Zimmerman GK   Olympique Montreux Free [24]
April 3, 2006   Mubarike Chisoni FW   Los Angeles Galaxy Free [25]
April 12, 2006   Alejandro Gutierrez MF   Utah Blitzz Free [26]
April 18, 2006   Sergio Iñiguez MF   Atlanta Silverbacks Free [27]
April / May 2006   Bayard Elfvin GK   St. Louis Steamers Free
May 1, 2006   Chad Bartlomé FW   California Cougars Free [28]
June 29, 2006   Jaime Ambriz FW   Concordia Basel Free [29]
July 27, 2006   Yuri Morales FW   Ølstykke Free [30]
August 3, 2006   Ronnie Silva MF   Salinas Valley Samba Free [31]

Loans in edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
March 1, 2006   Josh Saunders GK   Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan [32]
June 29, 2006   Martin Hutton GK   Houston Dynamo Season-long loan [29]
July 27, 2006   Mike Chabala MF   Houston Dynamo Season-long loan [30]
August 3, 2006   Alan Gordon FW   Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan [31]

Transfers out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
End of 2005 season   Fadi Afash FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season   Dan Antoniuk FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season   Scott Benedetti MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season   Paul Conway FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season   Shaun Higgins MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season   Aaran Lines MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season   Jarrod Weis MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season   Brian Winters MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
March 30, 2006   Sam Reynolds GK Unattached Released [24]
May / June 2006   Chad Bartlomé FW Undisclosed Undisclosed
June 10, 2006   Edwin Miranda MF Unattached Released [33]
June 10, 2006   Devin Zimmerman GK Unattached Released [33]
August 3, 2006   Josh Brown DF Unattached Released [31]
August 3, 2006   Drew McAthy FW Unattached Released [31]

Unsigned draft picks edit

Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
January 24, 2006   Anthony Noreiga DF   George Mason Patriots USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round [34]
January 24, 2006   Kenney Bertz DF   Maryland Terrapins
  Columbus Shooting Stars
USL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round [34]

Notes edit

A. ^ It was announced on March 30, 2005 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.[35] The Timbers referred to Alizadeh as the Majority Owner in press releases throughout the 2005 and 2006 seasons. However, the sale was not officially completed until June 16, 2006.[3]

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