1982 Portland Timbers season explained

Club:Portland Timbers
Season:1982
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager: Vic Crowe
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: Ron Futcher (13 goals)
Highest Attendance:15,233
vs. NYC (May 19)
Lowest Attendance:5,888
vs. FTL (Jun 2)
Average Attendance:8,786
American:true
Prevseason:1981
Nextseason:1985

The 1982 Portland Timbers season was the eighth and final season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Squad

The 1982 squad[1]

North American Soccer League

See also: 1982 North American Soccer League season.

Western Division standings

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1Seattle Sounders3218147248+24166
2San Diego Sockers3219137154+17162
3Vancouver Whitecaps3220125848+10160
4Portland Timbers3214184944+5122
5San Jose Earthquakes3213194762−15114
6Edmonton Drillers3211213865−2793
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source:[2]

Exhibition results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
March 28, 1982Edmonton DrillersVictoria, BC[3] 1–0~1,500
April 4, 1982Edmonton DrillersAutzen Stadium[4] 2-2~1,200Bain, Mitchell

League results

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
April 9, 1982Seattle SoundersA1–014,286Bain
April 17, 1982Chicago StingA2*–1 (OT)13,243Mitchell
April 24, 1982Vancouver WhitecapsA1–218,346Futcher
May 2, 1982Vancouver WhitecapsH5–014,144Anderson, Mitchell, Futcher (3)
May 8, 1982Montreal ManicH0–111,786
May 15, 1982Tampa Bay RowdiesA2*–1 (OT)18,237Futcher
May 19, 1982New York CosmosH2–315,233Bain (2)
May 26, 1982San Jose EarthquakesH0–18,286
May 29, 1982Vancouver WhitecapsA0–117,721
June 2, 1982Ft. Lauderdale StrikersH3–05,888Bain, Mitchell, Futcher
June 5, 1982Ft. Lauderdale StrikersA0–110,276
June 8, 1982Jacksonville Tea MenA0–17,667
June 12, 1982San Diego SockersH1–2* (OT)7,768Donovan
June 16, 1982Toronto BlizzardA0–14,366
June 20, 1982Jacksonville Tea MenH2–06,688Futcher (2)
June 23, 1982Chicago StingH1–2 (OT)8,455Futcher
June 26, 1982Toronto BlizzardH2–16,206Bri. Gant, Futcher
June 30, 1982Edmonton DrillersA0–12,876
July 4, 1982San Diego SockersH3–110,542Bain, Mitchell (2)
July 6, 1982Tulsa RoughnecksA0–414,090
July 10, 1982San Jose EarthquakesA2–012,780Mitchell (2)
July 14, 1982Edmonton DrillersH3–07,658o.g., Anderson, Futcher
July 18, 1982New York CosmosA2–624,387Bain, Bri. Gant
July 21, 1982Montreal ManicA0–115,401
July 24, 1982Seattle SoundersH1–48,488Mitchell
July 28, 1982Tulsa RoughnecksH2–06,058Bain, Mitchell
July 31, 1982Seattle SoundersA0–313,380
August 4, 1982San Diego SockersA3–58,019Bain (2), Bru. Gant
August 8, 1982Tampa Bay RowdiesH5–06,620Bain, Mitchell, Cho, Lee, Bennett
August 14, 1982San Jose EarthquakesA2–013,101Futcher, Bennett
August 18, 1982Edmonton DrillersH4–07,246Bain (2), Futcher, Bennett
August 22, 1982Seattle SoundersH0–19,517

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portland Timbers rosters. North American Soccer League Jerseys. May 6, 2011.
  2. Web site: The Year in American Soccer – 1982. American Soccer History Archives. May 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20151128063727/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html. November 28, 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  4. Web site: Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  5. Web site: 1982 Portland Timbers. Timbers Fan Page. May 6, 2011.

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