| Club: | Portland Timbers |
| Season: | 1980 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Don Megson (to May 28) Peter Warner (interim; from May 31 to June 14) Vic Crowe (from June 21) |
| Chairman: | Louisiana-Pacific |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Stadium: | Civic Stadium |
| League: | NASL |
| League Result: | Division: 4th Playoffs: Did not qualify |
| Cup1: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Did not enter |
| League Topscorer: | Clyde Best (11 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 16,095 vs. LAA (Aug 20) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,108 vs. WAS (Jul 2) |
| Average Attendance: | 10,210 |
| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 1979 |
| Nextseason: | 1981 |
The 1980 Portland Timbers season was the sixth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.
The 1980 squad[1]
See also: 1980 North American Soccer League season.
| width=30 | Pos | Club | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | GF | width=30 | GA | width=30 | GD | width=30 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 32 | 25 | 7 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 207 | ||||||||
| 2 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 32 | 20 | 12 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 174 | ||||||||
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 32 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 139 | ||||||||
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 32 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 53 | -3 | 133 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 12, 1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 0 - 1 | 3,120 | ||
| April 19, 1980 | California Surf | A | 1 - 5 | 10,504 | Best | |
| April 26, 1980 | Detroit Express | H | 2 - 1 | 14,595 | Conway, Mitchell | |
| April 30, 1980 | Seattle Sounders | A | 0 - 1 | 12,278 | ||
| May 3, 1980 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 0 - 1 | 13,615 | ||
| May 11, 1980 | Washington Diplomats | A | 4 - 2 | 10,634 | Mitchell (2), Rensenbrink (2) | |
| May 14, 1980 | Minnesota Kicks | A | 1 - 2* (OT) | 10,851 | Pratt | |
| May 21, 1980 | Edmonton Drillers | A | 2 - 1 | 6,520 | Bain, Lee | |
| May 24, 1980 | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 2 - 1 | 9,674 | Mitchell, Lee | |
| May 28, 1980 | California Surf | H | 1 - 3 | 8,948 | Best | |
| May 31, 1980 | Ft. Lauderdale Strikers | A | 2 - 4 | 12,302 | Best, Rensenbrink | |
| June 4, 1980 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 1 - 2 | 2,368 | Rensenbrink | |
| June 7, 1980 | Rochester Lancers | H | 0 - 1 | 8,806 | ||
| June 11, 1980 | San Diego Sockers | A | 0 - 1 | 7,958 | ||
| June 14, 1980 | Seattle Sounders | H | 0 - 1* (OT) | 10,131 | ||
| June 21, 1980 | Atlanta Chiefs | H | 1 - 0 | 9,950 | Bri. Gant | |
| June 24, 1980 | Dallas Tornado | H | 0 - 1* (OT) | 8,619 | ||
| July 2, 1980 | Washington Diplomats | H | 2 - 1 | 8,108 | Rensenbrink (2) | |
| July 6, 1980 | New York Cosmos | A | 1 - 4 | 41,260 | Anderson | |
| July 9, 1980 | Rochester Lancers | A | 0 - 2 | 7,204 | ||
| July 12, 1980 | San Diego Sockers | H | 1 - 0 | 8,895 | Best | |
| July 16, 1980 | Dallas Tornado | A | 3* - 2 (OT) | 4,454 | Lee (2) | |
| July 19, 1980 | Houston Hurricane | H | 0 - 1 (OT) | 11,083 | ||
| July 26, 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 5 - 1 | 8,877 | Bain (3), Best (2) | |
| July 29, 1980 | Toronto Blizzard | H | 2 - 1 | 9,233 | Lee (2) | |
| August 2, 1980 | New England Tea Men | A | 1 - 2 (OT) | 7,214 | Conway | |
| August 5, 1980 | Memphis Rogues | A | 1 - 2 | 7,090 | Mitchell | |
| August 9, 1980 | Tulsa Roughnecks | H | 4 - 2 | 8,433 | Bain (2), Mitchell, Lee | |
| August 13, 1980 | Edmonton Drillers | H | 4 - 1 | 8,298 | Mitchell, Anderson, Lee, Best | |
| August 16, 1980 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 3 - 2 | 14,287 | Bain, Mitchell, Best | |
| August 20, 1980 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 3* - 2 (OT) | 16,095 | Donachie, Best | |
| August 23, 1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 3 - 2 | 32,301 | Mitchell, Best (2) |