2001 Portland Timbers season explained

Club:	Portland Timbers
Season:	2001
Chrtitle:	CEO
Chairman:	Marshall Glickman
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Bobby Howe
Stadium:	PGE Park Portland, Oregon
League:	A-League
League Result:	Conference: 4th Playoffs: Quarterfinals
Cup1:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup1 Result:	Qualification Group 9
Highest Attendance:	12,295 vs. SEA (May 11)
Lowest Attendance:	2,999 vs. MIN (Jun 6)
Average Attendance:	League: 6,124 All: 5,840
League Topscorer:	Mark Baena (13 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Mark Baena (15 goals)
American:	true
Prevseason:	1990
Nextseason:	2002
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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.

Regular season

September

Competitions

A-League

See also: 2001 A-League.

Western Conference standings

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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
bgcolor=#BBEBFF	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

A-League Playoffs

First round

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Quarterfinals

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U.S. Open Cup

Qualification Group 9 standings

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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

Coaching staff

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

Management

Squad

Kits

Recognition

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]

A-League Team of the Week

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

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.|}

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.

Rk.	Nat.	Position	Player	width=80	Total	width=80	A-League	width=80	Playoffs	width=80	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

Players with 1 card or more included only.

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		A-League		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup Qual.
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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

All goalkeepers included.

No.	Nat.	Player	Total				A-League				Playoffs				U.S. Open Cup Qual.
			width=60	MIN	width=60	GA	width=60	GAA	width=60	SV	width=60	MIN	width=60	GA	width=60	GAA	width=60	SV	width=60	MIN	width=60	GA	width=60	GAA	width=60	SV	width=60	MIN	width=60	GA	width=60	GAA	width=60	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

Transfers in

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
February 7, 2001		FW		Acquired for 2001 2nd and 3rd round A-League College Player Draft picks	^[3]
February 27, 2001		DF		Free
February 27, 2001		FW		Free
February 27, 2001	Vadim Tolstolutsky (R)	MF		A-League College Player Draft, 1st round
February 27, 2001		MF		Acquired via trade; terms not disclosed
March 22, 2001		FW		Free	^[4]
April 4, 2001	Keith Costigan (R)	DF		Free	^[5]
April 4, 2001		MF		Free
April 4, 2001		DF		Free
April 4, 2001		DF		Free
April 16, 2001	Jesús Ochoa (R)	DF		Free	^[6]
April 20, 2001		GK		Free	^[7]
April 26, 2001		FW		Free	^[8]
April 26, 2001		DF		Free
April 26, 2001		MF		Free
April 26, 2001		FW		Free
April 26, 2001		GK		Free
April 26, 2001		MF		Free
April 26, 2001	Adam Pearce (R)	GK		Free
April 26, 2001		DF		Free
May 4, 2001		DF		Free	^[9]
May 22, 2001	Darin Lewis (R)	FW		Free	^[10]
May 24, 2001	Dan Moss (R)	GK		Free	^[11]

Loans in

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

Transfers out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
May 24, 2001		FW	Unattached	Released
May 24, 2001		MF	Unattached	Released
May 24, 2001		GK	Unattached	Released
July 27, 2001		MF	Unattached	Released	^[14]
August 2001		GK	Unattached	Released

Loans out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
July 2001		GK		Short-term loan
August 6, 2001		DF		Short-term loan; returned to Portland after 1 game	^[15]
August 6, 2001		MF		Short-term loan; returned to Portland after 1 game

Notes

• Disciplinary record not available for the following games: May 5 vs. Utah Blitzz (U.S. Open Cup qualification), May 6 vs. Northern Nevada Aces (U.S. Open Cup qualification), July 15 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps (A-League regular season), August 5 vs. Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League regular season) and September 22 vs. Charlotte Eagles (A-League playoffs).
• Goalkeeper saves not available for the following games: September 22 vs. Charlotte Eagles (A-League playoffs) and September 29 vs. Hershey Wildcats (A-League playoffs).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hershey's Busch named A-League Goalkeeper of the Year. Portland Timbers. August 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20011105012539/http://pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=319&pressarea=timbers. November 5, 2001. September 25, 2001.
2. Web site: 2001 A-League Teams/Players Of The Week. USLfans.com. August 3, 2011.
3. Web site: Timbers Sign Fabulous Five. Portland Timbers. July 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20020219065730/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=17&pressarea=timbers. February 19, 2002. February 27, 2001.
4. Web site: Timbers Sign All-time Leading Scorer. Portland Timbers. July 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20011105081722/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=19&pressarea=timbers. November 5, 2001. March 22, 2001.
5. Web site: Timbers sign four more to multi-year deals. Portland Timbers. July 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20011105081149/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=18&pressarea=timbers. November 5, 2001. April 4, 2001.
6. Web site: Allen. David. Jesus Ochoa signed. timberlog. July 28, 2011. April 16, 2001.
7. Web site: Allen. David. Timbers sign Matt Napoleon. timberlog. July 28, 2011. April 20, 2001.
8. Web site: Allen. David. Timbers Official Web Site is up and updated. timberlog. July 28, 2011. April 26, 2001.
9. Web site: Timbers sign Scottish Premier League midfielder, Michael O'Neill, and U.S. Olympic defender, Matt Chulis, to multi-year deals. Portland Timbers. August 1, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20010905124522/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=45&pressarea=timbers. September 5, 2001. May 4, 2001.
10. Web site: Portland Timbers sign NCAA College Cup MVP, Darin Lewis, to multi-year contract. Portland Timbers. August 1, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20011105022425/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=95&pressarea=timbers. November 5, 2001. May 22, 2001.
11. Web site: Timbers sign Yale goalkeeper Dan Moss. Portland Timbers. July 28, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20011105021504/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=96&pressarea=timbers. November 5, 2001. May 24, 2001.
12. News: Nolen . John . Timbers add two players, lose Kelly . July 28, 2011 . The Oregonian . May 1, 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010505153513/http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?%2Fsoccer%2Foregonian%2Fsp_31socc01.frame . May 5, 2001 . Portland . dead .
13. Web site: Timbers get Burciaga Jr. on loan from KC Wizard. Portland Timbers. August 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20011105095629/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=239&pressarea=timbers. November 5, 2001. August 4, 2001.
14. Web site: Timbers release midfielder Kevin Legg. Portland Timbers. August 1, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20010905130040/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=220&pressarea=timbers. September 5, 2001. July 27, 2001.
15. Web site: Portland Timbers add Burciaga Jr. at A-League roster freeze deadline. Portland Timbers. August 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20011104232713/http://www.pgepark.com/pressroom/park_news.cfm?doc_id=245&pressarea=timbers. November 4, 2001. August 6, 2001.