2013 Portland Timbers season explained

Club:	Portland Timbers
Season:	2013
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Merritt Paulson
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Caleb Porter
Stadium:	Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 20,674)
League:	Major League Soccer
League Result:	Conference: 1st Overall: 3rd
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Conference finals
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semifinals
Cup3:	Cascadia Cup
Cup3 Result:	3rd
Highest Attendance:	Preseason: 14,968 Regular Season: 20,674 Open Cup: 10,924 Friendlies:18,553
Lowest Attendance:	Preseason: 10,724 Regular Season: 20,674 Open Cup: 5,931 Friendlies:13,124
Average Attendance:	Preseason: 13,307 Regular Season: 20,674 Open Cup: 8,427 Friendlies:15,839
League Topscorer:	Diego Valeri(10 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Diego Valeri(12 goals)
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Prevseason:	2012
Nextseason:	2014

The 2013 Portland Timbers season was the 3rd season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Background

See also: 2012 Portland Timbers season.

Caleb Porter was announced as the Timbers head coach on August 29, 2012, but finished out coaching his final year at the University of Akron. He was introduced as the head coach on January 8, 2013.^[1]

Competitions

Major League Soccer

See also: 2013 Major League Soccer season.

Preseason

Desert Friendlies

Portland Timbers Tournament

Western Conference standings

Updated to matches played on September 25, 2013 01:00 EDT
Source: gue Soccer (MLS), the top flight MLSSoccer.com
(W1) = Western Conference champion; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

Results by round

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2013 U.S. Open Cup.

Cup bracket

Cascadia Cup

See also: Cascadia Cup.

The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.

2013 MLS Reserve League

See also: MLS Reserve League.

Reserve League schedule

Club

Kits

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Primary	Green / White	White	Green
Secondary	White / Red	White	White
Secondary Alt.	White / Red	Red	White	MLS, March 16 against Seattle
Third	White	White	White

Coaching staff

Squad

Roster and statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"		width=60 align="center"
1				34	0	2	0	32	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
2				11	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4				31	9	5	0	27	9	4	0	3	0	1	0
5				35	0	2	0	33	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
6				38	10	1	0	34	9	1	0	4	1	0	0
7				12	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
8				34	12	2	0	31	10	2	0	3	2	0	0
9				31	9	3	0	29	9	2	0	2	0	1	0
10				24	6	0	0	21	1	0	0	3	5	0	0
11				33	3	2	0	30	3	2	0	3	0	0	0
12				2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13				28	1	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
14				28	1	4	1	25	1	4	1	3	0	0	0
15				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
16				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17				2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
18				1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20				24	1	1	0	21	1	1	0	3	0	0	0
21				33	0	8	0	31	0	8	0	2	0	0	0
22				29	7	3	0	27	7	3	0	2	0	0	0
23				6	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
23				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
25				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27				8	0	2	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
30				4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
31				3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
33				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35				30	1	4	0	26	1	4	0	4	0	0	0
37				5	1	1	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
44				22	0	9	1	20	0	7	1	2	0	2	0
90				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
98				18	1	2	1	16	0	2	1	2	1	0	0
			Own goals for	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalkeeper stats

Last updated: October 27, 2013

		Player	Total				Major League Soccer				U.S. Open Cup
			width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60		width=60
1		Donovan Ricketts	3060	35	1.02	102	2880	31	0.96	91	180	4	2	9
30		Miloš Kocić	360	3	0.75	15	180	2	1	7	180	1	0.5	8
90		Jake Gleeson	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	—	0
		TOTALS	3420	38	1.00	117	2880	33	1.03	98	360	5	1.25	17

Player recognition

MLS Coach of the Year

MLS Goalkeeper of the Year

MLS Newcomer of the Year

2013 MLS Best XI

Result	Position	Player	Ref
	MF	Will Johnson	^[6]
	GK	Donovan Ricketts
	MF	Diego Valeri

MLS Xbox Individual Fair Play Award

2013 MLS All-Star Game

Result	Position	Player	Notes	Ref
	MF	Will Johnson	Voted in by fan ballot	^[8]
	GK	Donovan Ricketts	On Inactive All-Star Roster	^[9]
	MF	Diego Valeri
	MF	Rodney Wallace
	DF	Michael Harrington
	MF	Diego Chará
	FW	Darlington Nagbe

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref
5	Will Johnson	Colorado Rapids	^[10]
6	Ryan Johnson	Houston Dynamo	^[11]

MLS Goal of the Week^[12]

Week	Result	Player	Opponent	Ref
1		Diego Valeri	New York Red Bulls	^[13]
3		Rodney Wallace	Seattle Sounders FC	^[14]
6		Ryan Johnson	Houston Dynamo	^[15]
7		Will Johnson	San Jose Earthquakes	^[16]
11			Chivas USA	^[17]
13		Rodney Wallace	D.C. United	^[18]
15		Diego Valeri	Chicago Fire	^[19]
	Ben Zemanski
16		Darlington Nagbe	FC Dallas	^[20]
17		Will Johnson	Colorado Rapids	^[21]
28		Kalif Alhassan	Toronto FC	^[22]
30		Diego Valeri	Colorado Rapids	^[23]
31		Maximiliano Urruti	Los Angeles Galaxy	^[24]
32		Darlington Nagbe	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	^[25]
33		Kalif Alhassan	Seattle Sounders FC	^[26]
35		Diego Valeri	Chivas USA	^[27]

MLS Goal of the Year^[28]

Week	Result	Player	Opponent	Ref
1		Diego Valeri	New York Red Bulls	^[29]
7		Will Johnson	San Jose Earthquakes
13		Rodney Wallace	D.C. United	^[30]
30		Diego Valeri	Colorado Rapids

MLS Save of the Week^[31]

Week	Result	Player	Opponent	Ref
2		Donovan Ricketts	Montreal Impact	^[32]
5			Colorado Rapids	^[33]
8			San Jose Earthquakes	^[34]
9			Sporting Kansas City	^[35]
10			New England Revolution	^[36]
15		Miloš Kocić	Chicago Fire	^[37]
16		Donovan Ricketts	FC Dallas	^[38]
19			Columbus Crew	^[39]
20			Los Angeles Galaxy	^[40]
21			Philadelphia Union	^[41]
22			San Jose Earthquakes	^[42]
28		Kalif Alhassan	Toronto FC	^[43]
32		Donovan Ricketts	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	^[44]
33			Seattle Sounders FC	^[45]

MLS Save of the Year^[46]

Week	Result	Player	Opponent	Ref
8		Donovan Ricketts	San Jose Earthquakes	^[47]
22

MLS Top 3 Performers^[48]

Week	Result	Player	Opponent	Ref
1		Diego Valeri	New York Red Bulls	^[49]
5		Will Johnson	Colorado Rapids	^[50]
7			San Jose Earthquakes
8		Ryan Johnson	Sporting Kansas City	^[51]
April		Ryan Johnson	Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes Sporting Kansas City	^[52]
11		Diego Valeri	Chivas USA	^[53]
May		Rodney Wallace	New England Revolution FC Dallas Chivas USA Vancouver Whitecaps FC D.C. United	^[54]
17			Colorado Rapids	^[55]
June		Donovan Ricketts	FC Dallas Los Angeles Galaxy Colorado Rapids	^[56]
20			Los Angeles Galaxy	^[57]
34		Diego Valeri	Chivas USA	^[58]

MLS Team of the Week^[59]

Week	Result	Player/Coach	Opponent	Ref
align=center rowspan=2	1		Diego Valeri	New York Red Bulls	^[60]
	Darlington Nagbe
3	Honorable Mention	Rodney Wallace	Seattle Sounders FC	^[61]
5		Will Johnson	Colorado Rapids	^[62]
align=center rowspan=3	6		Ryan Johnson	Houston Dynamo	^[63]
	Darlington Nagbe
	Caleb Porter
align=center rowspan=2	7		Will Johnson	San Jose Earthquakes	^[64]
	align=center rowspan=2	Mamadou Danso
8	Bench	^[65]
align=center rowspan=3	9		Ryan Johnson	Sporting Kansas City	^[66]
	Caleb Porter
	Rodney Wallace
align=center rowspan=3		11		Chivas USA	^[67]
	Diego Valeri
	Diego Chará
12		Bench	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	^[68]
13		Rodney Wallace	D.C. United	^[69]
align=center rowspan=2	15		Diego Valeri	Chicago Fire	^[70]
Bench	Miloš Kocić
align=center rowspan=3	16		Diego Chará	FC Dallas	^[71]
	Darlington Nagbe
Bench	Diego Valeri
align=center rowspan=4	17		Rodney Wallace	Colorado Rapids	^[72]
	Will Johnson
	Donovan Ricketts
Bench	Andrew Jean-Baptiste
align=center rowspan=3		20		Los Angeles Galaxy	^[73]
	Donovan Ricketts
Bench	Darlington Nagbe
align=center	25		Diego Valeri	FC Dallas	^[74]
align=center	26			Real Salt Lake Seattle Sounders FC	^[75]
align=center	28		Will Johnson	Toronto FC	^[76]
align=center	30		Diego Valeri	Colorado Rapids	^[77]
align=center rowspan=2	31		Diego Chará	Los Angeles Galaxy	^[78]
Bench	Maximiliano Urruti
align=center rowspan=3	33		Will Johnson	Seattle Sounders FC	^[79]
	Darlington Nagbe
Bench	Diego Chará
align=center rowspan=3	35		Diego Valeri	Chivas USA	^[80]
	Mamadou Danso
Bench	Will Johnson

MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month^[81]

Thecup.us U.S. Open Cup Player of the Round

North American Soccer Reporters Player of the Week

ProSoccer Talk Player of the Week

Player movement

Transfers in

Date	Player	Pos	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 3, 2012	Michael Harrington	DF	Sporting Kansas City	Trade for allocation money	^[86]
December 3, 2012	Will Johnson	MF	Real Salt Lake	Trade for allocation money	^[87]
December 12, 2012	Ryan Johnson	FW	Toronto FC	Traded with Miloš Kocić for Joe Bendik, Portland's highest first-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft and allocation money	^[88]
December 12, 2012	Miloš Kocić	GK	Toronto FC	Traded with Ryan Johnson for Joe Bendik, Portland's highest first-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft and allocation money
December 18, 2012	Mobi Fehr	MF	FC Basel	Acquired through weighted lottery	^[89]
January 8, 2013	Steven Evans	MF		Signed as Homegrown Player	^[90]
January 17, 2013	Dylan Tucker-Gangnes	DF		Drafted in 2nd round of the SuperDraft. Officially signed February 6, 2013.	^[91] ^[92]
January 21, 2013	Ryan Miller	DF		Transfer signing	^[93]
February 13, 2013	Ben Zemanski	MF			^[94]
February 20, 2013	Mikaël Silvestre	DF		Traded 1st round 2014 Supplemental Draft and a conditional 2015 pick to Seattle Sounders FC for Silvestre's rights	^[95]
February 21, 2013	Michael Nanchoff	MF		Signed after trial	^[96]
February 28, 2013	Frédéric Piquionne	FW		Signed after trial	^[97]
May 3, 2013	Pa Modou Kah	DF		Acquired during transfer window	^[98]
May 22, 2013	Rauwshan McKenzie	DF		Free agent, trialled with team	^[99]
August 6, 2013	Diego Valeri	MF		Signed to multi-year DP contract after being on loan from beginning of season	^[100]
September 5, 2013	Brad Ring	MF		Signed in exchange for lowest 2014 draft pick	^[101]
September 9, 2013	Maximiliano Urruti	FW		Traded for Bright Dike, lowest 2015 1st round draft pick, and allocation money	^[102]

Loans in

Date	Player	Pos	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
January 10, 2013	Diego Valeri	MF		On loan as a DP from the beginning of the season to August, when contract was acquired	^[103]
June 28, 2013	Alvas Powell	DF		Acquired on loan for remainder of 2013 season	^[104]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Pos	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 19, 2012		MF		Waived ahead of waiver draft	^[106]
November 19, 2012		MF	N/A	Waived ahead of waiver draft
November 19, 2012		DF		Waived ahead of waiver draft
December 3, 2012		DF		Traded for allocation money and the MLS Homegrown rights for defender Bryan Gallego	^[107]
December 3, 2012		DF		Traded for allocation money	^[108]
December 3, 2012		DF		Contract expired, team option not exercised	^[109]
December 3, 2012		DF		Contract expired, team option not exercised
December 6, 2012		DF		Contract expired, team option not exercised	^[110]
December 6, 2012		GK
January 16, 2013		FW		Traded for 2013 MLS SuperDraft second round draft pick (resulted in 34th overall pick)	^[111]
January 31, 2013		FW		Contract terminated	^[112]
February 11, 2013		MF		Traded for allocation money	^[113]
February 27, 2013		MF	N/A	Waived	^[114]
February 27, 2013	Chris Taylor	DF	N/A	Waived
February 28, 2013		FW			^[115]
May 15, 2013		DF	N/A	Mutual agreement to terminate contract	^[116]
May 22, 2013		DF	N/A	Waived
June 28, 2013		DF	N/A	Waived
September 9, 2013		FW		Traded for Maximiliano Urruti and an International Roster spot

Supplemental draft picks

Round (overall pick)	Player	Pos	Previous club	Ref
1 (3)		GK	University of Akron	^[117]
2 (22)		MF	Ohio State University

Unsigned trialists

Player	Pos	Previous club	Notes
	DF	GAIS	Preseason
	FW	R.G. City Boys United	Preseason
	FW	Waterhouse F.C.	Preseason
	DF	Minnesota Stars FC	Preseason
	MF	Fairleigh Dickinson University	March^[118]
	MF	Cerezo Osaka	March^[119]
	MF	UC Santa Barbara	March^[120]
	MF	Skive IK	May^[121]
	MF	Georgetown University	June^[122]
	MF	Le Mans FC	July^[123]

Miscellaneous

International roster slots

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Player	Nationality
1	Kalif Alhassan	Ghana
2	Pa Modou Kah	Norway
3	Miloš Kocić	Serbia
4	Frédéric Piquionne	Martinique
5	Mikaël Silvestre	France
6	Maximiliano Urruti	Argentina
7	José Adolfo Valencia	Colombia
8	Diego Valeri	Argentina

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Nationality
Diego Chará	Colombia^[124]
Mamadou Danso	The Gambia
Jake Gleeson	New Zealand^[125]
Ryan Johnson	Jamaica^[126]
Will Johnson	Canada / /
Darlington Nagbe	Liberia^[127]
Donovan Ricketts	Jamaica^[128]
Sebastián Rincón	Colombia^[129]
Rodney Wallace	Costa Rica^[130]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timbers formally introduce new head coach Caleb Porter at JELD-WEN Field. Portland Timbers. January 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130111081522/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/timbers-formally-introduce-new-head-coach-caleb-porter-jeld-wen-field. January 11, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: 2012 Team Stats. Major League Soccer.
3. Web site: Portland Timbers head coach Caleb Porter named 2013 MLS Coach of the Year. Portland Timbers. December 11, 2013. December 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205184759/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/12/portland-timbers-head-coach-caleb-porter-named-2013-mls-coach-year. December 5, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
4. Web site: Portland Timbers' Donovan Ricketts named 2013 Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year. Portland Timbers. December 11, 2013. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207064626/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/12/portland-timbers-donovan-ricketts-named-2013-allstate-goalkeeper-year. December 7, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
5. Web site: Portland Timbers' Diego Valeri named 2013 MLS Newcomer of the Year. Portland Timbers. December 11, 2013. December 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207083336/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/12/portland-timbers-diego-valeri-named-2013-mls-newcomer-year. December 7, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
6. Web site: Portland Timbers' Diego Valeri, Will Johnson, Donovan Ricketts named to MLS Best XI. Portland Timbers. December 3, 2013. December 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207083344/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/12/portland-timbers-diego-valeri-will-johnson-donovan-ricketts-named-mls-best-xi. December 7, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
7. Web site: Portland Timbers Darlington Nagbe named 2013 MLS Xbox Individual Fair Play Award winner. Portland Timbers. December 11, 2013. November 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203160336/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/11/portland-timbers-darlington-nagbe-named-2013-mls-xbox-individual-fair-play-award-winner. December 3, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
8. Web site: All-Star: Sporting Kansas City trio of Graham Zusi, Aurelien Collin and Matt Besler highlight Fan XI. Major League Soccer . July 7, 2013 . July 8, 2013.
9. Web site: AT&T MLS All-Star 2013 Fan Voting . Major League Soccer . June 10, 2013 . June 10, 2013.
10. Web site: MLS Player of the Week: Heroic brace sees Portland Timbers' Will Johnson win Week 5 award. Major League Soccer. April 1, 2013. April 1, 2013.
11. Web site: MLS Player of the Week: Ryan Johnson's selection the second straight for Portland Timbers. Major League Soccer. April 8, 2013. April 8, 2013.
12. Web site: Goal of the Week. Major League Soccer. March 4, 2013.
13. Web site: Diego Valeri's magical finish for the Portland Timbers runs away with Goal of the Week award. Major League Soccer. March 8, 2013. March 8, 2013.
14. Web site: Goal of the Week: Rodney Wallace equalizer wins Week 3 award for Portland Timbers. Major League Soccer. March 22, 2013. March 22, 2013.
15. Web site: Goal of the Week: Portland Timbers fans catapult Ryan Johnson past Toronto FC's Darel Russell. Portland Timbers. April 12, 2013. April 12, 2013.
16. Web site: AT&T Goal of the Week: Portland Timbers make it two in a row thanks to Will Johnson's free kick. mlssoccer.com. April 19, 2013. April 19, 2013.
17. Web site: AT&T Goal of the Week: Bicycle kick by Red Bulls star Thierry Henry beats out Cascadia rivals. Major League Soccer. October 11, 2013. May 17, 2013.
18. Web site: AT&T Goal of the Week: Portland Timbers' Rodney Wallace wins Week 13. Major League Soccer. May 31, 2013. May 31, 2013.
19. Web site: Goal of the Week: Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri's brilliant strike wins Week 15 by landslide. Major League Soccer. June 14, 2013. June 14, 2013.
20. Web site: Goal of the Week: Darlington Nagbe puts Portland Timbers on top again. Major League Soccer. June 21, 2013. June 21, 2013.
21. Web site: Goal of the Week: WIll Johnson gives Portland Timbers third straight award. Major League Soccer. June 28, 2013. June 28, 2013.
22. Web site: Kalif Alhassan becomes latest Portland Timbers player to win MLS Goal of the Week award. Major League Soccer. September 29, 2013. September 13, 2013.
23. Web site: AT&T Goal of the Week: Portland Timbers' Diego Valeri takes home third award with classy chip. Major League Soccer. September 27, 2013. September 27, 2013.
24. Web site: AT&T Goal of the Week: DC United's Jared Jeffrey nabs honors with splendid long-range curler. Major League Soccer. October 4, 2013. October 4, 2013.
25. Web site: AT&T Goal of the Week: Vancouver Whitecaps' Camilo runs away with it in Week 32. Major League Soccer. October 11, 2013. October 11, 2013.
26. Web site: Portland Timbers' Kalif Alhassan grabs another AT&T Goal of the Week award. Major League Soccer. October 18, 2013. October 18, 2013.
27. Web site: Diego Valeri wins final 2013 AT&T Goal of the Week award for impressive strike vs. Chivas USA. Major League Soccer. November 1, 2013. November 1, 2013.
28. Web site: 2013 AT&T Goal of the Year – First Round, Groups A-D. Major League Soccer. October 30, 2013.
29. Web site: 2013 AT&T Goal of the Year – First Round, Groups A-D. Major League Soccer. October 30, 2013. October 30, 2013.
30. Web site: 2013 AT&T Goal of the Year – First Round, Groups E-H. Major League Soccer. November 1, 2013. November 1, 2013.
31. Web site: Save of the Week. Major League Soccer. March 15, 2013.
32. Web site: No competition as Portland Timbers' Donovan Ricketts wins Save of the Week. Major League Soccer. March 15, 2013. March 15, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130318033038/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/03/no-competition-portland-timbers-donovan-ricketts-wins-save-week. March 18, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
33. Web site: Portland Timbers' Donovan Ricketts runs away with Week 5's Save of the Week. Major League Soccer. April 5, 2013. April 5, 2013.
34. Web site: Portland Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts claims his third Save of the Week award. Portland Timbers. May 4, 2013. April 26, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130509114617/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/04/portland-timbers-goalkeeper-donovan-ricketts-claims-his-third-save-week-award. May 9, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
35. Web site: Portland Timbers goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts adds to his haul of 2013 Save of the Week awards. Portland Timbers. May 4, 2013. May 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130506014816/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/05/portland-timbers-goalkeeper-donovan-ricketts-adds-his-haul-2013-save-week-awards. May 6, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
36. Web site: Donovan Ricketts wins fifth MLS Save of the Week award. May 12, 2013. May 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612090611/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/05/donovan-ricketts-wins-fifth-mls-save-week-award. June 12, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
37. Web site: Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando takes home Save of the Week honors for palming free kick out of top corner. Major League Soccer. June 14, 2013. June 14, 2013.
38. Web site: Save of the Week: Portland Timbers' Donovan Ricketts picks up sixth award this season. Major League Soccer. June 21, 2013. June 21, 2013.
39. Web site: Save of the Week: Flying effort from FC Dallas' Raul Fernandez trumps all in Week 19. Major League Soccer. July 12, 2013. July 12, 2013.
40. Web site: Save of the Week: No Rimando? No problem as Real Salt Lake's Jeff Attinella takes home the honors. Major League Soccer. July 19, 2013. July 19, 2013.
41. Web site: MLS Save of the Week Nominees: Week 21. Major League Soccer. July 23, 2013. July 23, 2013.
42. Web site: Save of the Week: Portland Timbers' Donovan Ricketts once again claims award in Week 22. Major League Soccer. October 11, 2013. August 2, 2013.
43. Web site: Kalif Alhassan makes it a clean sweep in Week 28 by winning Save of the Week by a landslide. Major League Soccer. September 29, 2013. September 13, 2013.
44. Web site: Save of the Week: Portland Timbers' Donovan Ricketts wins another award for superb stop on Kekuta Manneh. Major League Soccer. October 11, 2013. October 11, 2013.
45. Web site: Save of the Week: Portland Timbers' Donovan Ricketts wins 10th award this year. Major League Soccer. October 18, 2013. October 18, 2013.
46. Web site: 2013 MLS Save of the Year Play-In Round Vote. November 2, 2013. Major League Soccer. November 2, 2013.
47. Web site: 2013 MLS Save of the Year Play-In Round Vote. Major League Soccer. November 2, 2013. November 2, 2013.
48. Web site: Top 3 Performers. Major League Soccer . April 18, 2013.
49. Web site: WATCH: Top 3 Performers from Week 1. Major League Soccer. March 5, 2013. March 5, 2013.
50. Web site: Fans vote Benny Feilhaber, Will Johnson & Luis Gil top performers of Week 5. Major League Soccer. April 2, 2013. April 2, 2013.
51. Web site: Portland Timbers forward Ryan Johnson named #1 in MLS Top 3 Performers for Wk 8. Portland Timbers. May 4, 2013. April 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503025946/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/04/portland-timbers-forward-ryan-johnson-named-1-mls-top-3-performers-wk-8. May 3, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
52. Web site: Top 3 Performers: April – Raul Fernandez, Jack McInerney, Ryan Johnson. Portland Timbers. June 14, 2013. May 3, 2013.
53. Web site: Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri No. 1 in MLS Top 3 Performers for Week 11. Portland Timbers. May 14, 2013. May 14, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613151134/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/05/portland-timbers-midfielder-diego-valeri-no-1-mls-top-3-performers-week-11. June 13, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
54. Web site: Top 3 Performers: May – Marco Di Vaio, Will Bruin, Rodney Wallace. Portland Timbers. June 14, 2013. May 31, 2013.
55. Web site: Top 3 Performers: Week 17 – Rodney Wallace, Conor Casey, Camilo Zanvezzo. mlssoccer.com. June 25, 2013. June 25, 2013.
56. Web site: Top 3 Performers: June – Camilo Sanvezzo, Donovan Ricketts, Mike Magee. mlssoccer.com. July 16, 2013. July 5, 2013.
57. Web site: Top 3 Performers: Week 20 – Camilo Sanvezzo, Javier Morales, Donovan Ricketts. mlssoccer.com. July 16, 2013. July 16, 2013.
58. Web site: Camilo Sanvezzo, Diego Valeri, Thierry Henry Top 3 Performers Week 35. mlssoccer.com. October 29, 2013. October 29, 2013.
59. Web site: Team of the Week. Major League Soccer. March 5, 2013.
60. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 1): Stars shine on opening weekend. Major League Soccer. March 5, 2013. March 5, 2013.
61. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 3): Hard work, opportunistic touches pay off during Rivalry Week. Major League Soccer. March 19, 2013. March 19, 2013.
62. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 5): Midfield might the name of the game in latest round of MLS action. Major League Soccer. April 3, 2013. April 3, 2013.
63. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 6): Portland Timbers, Chicago Fire rewarded after first wins, unlikely pair returns. Major League Soccer. April 9, 2013. April 9, 2013.
64. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 7): Defenders stand tall in latest round of MLS action. Major League Soccer. April 16, 2013. April 16, 2013.
65. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 8): Stars young and old make their mark in latest round of MLS action. Major League Soccer. April 23, 2013. April 23, 2013.
66. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 9): Explosion of goals, but how many forwards made the cut. Portland Timbers. May 4, 2013. April 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502221705/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/04/team-week-wk-9-explosion-goals-how-many-forwards-made-cut. May 2, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
67. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 11): Cascadia flavor in this week's selection. Mlssoccer.com. May 14, 2013. May 14, 2013.
68. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 12): Plenty to like across MLS as 10 different teams represented in Best XI. Mlssoccer.com. May 21, 2013. May 21, 2013.
69. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 13): Hat trick heroes steal the show, but who else made the cut?. Mlssoccer.com. May 29, 2013. May 29, 2013.
70. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 15): Shortened week of action, but no shortage of star performers. Mlssoccer.com. June 11, 2013. June 11, 2013.
71. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 16): Highlight-reel performers grab the spotlight. Mlssoccer.com. June 18, 2013. June 18, 2013.
72. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 17): Portland Timbers, Chicago Fire score big after double duty. Mlssoccer.com. June 25, 2013. June 25, 2013.
73. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 20): Goalscorers galore honored for efforts. Mlssoccer.com. July 16, 2013. July 16, 2013.
74. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 25): Golden Boot candidates make their case in goal-filled week. Mlssoccer.com. August 20, 2013. August 20, 2013. August 23, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130823070445/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/08/20/team-week-wk-25-golden-boot-candidates-make-their-case-goal-filled-week. dead.
75. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 26): Big offense, tight defense highlight selection. Mlssoccer.com. August 27, 2013. August 27, 2013.
76. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 28): Attacking stars open things up in blowout wins. Mlssoccer.com. September 10, 2013. September 10, 2013.
77. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 30): Foreign players make their talent known. Mlssoccer.com. September 24, 2013. September 26, 2013.
78. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 31): Eastern Conference stars take the stage as playoff race tightens. Mlssoccer.com. October 1, 2013. October 1, 2013.
79. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 33): Dire circumstances bring out the best in this week's selection. Mlssoccer.com. October 15, 2013. October 15, 2013.
80. Web site: Team of the Week (Wk 35): Unlikely heroes make their mark in regular season's final week. Mlssoccer.com. October 29, 2013. October 29, 2013.
81. Web site: MLS Works Humanitarian of the Month Archive. Major League Soccer. March 12, 2013.
82. Web site: Portland Timbers named MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month. Portland Timbers. May 12, 2013. May 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510122214/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/05/portland-timbers-named-mls-works-humanitarian-month. May 10, 2013. dead.
83. Web site: 2013 U.S. Open Cup Third Round: Frédéric Piquionne's four goals earn Portland Timbers striker Player of the Round. thecup.us. June 11, 2013. June 11, 2013.
84. Web site: Timbers' Ryan Johnson named MLS Player of the Week. Portland Timbers. April 8, 2013. April 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130410064745/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/04/timbers-ryan-johnson-named-mls-player-week. April 10, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
85. Web site: ProSoccerTalk's MLS Player of the Week: Portland Timbers' Diego Chara. ProSoccer Talk. April 8, 2013. April 8, 2013.
86. Web site: Timbers acquire defender Michael Harrington from Sporting KC in exchange for allocation money . Portland Timbers . January 13, 2013 . December 3, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130106025340/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-acquire-defender-michael-harrington-sporting-kc-exchange-allocation-money . January 6, 2013 .
87. Web site: Timbers acquire midfielder Will Johnson from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money. Portland Timbers. January 13, 2013. December 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121206233312/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-acquire-midfielder-will-johnson-real-salt-lake-exchange-allocation-money. December 6, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
88. Web site: Timbers acquire Ryan Johnson, Milos Kocic from Toronto FC in exchange for Joe Bendik, 2013 SuperDraft pick and allocation money. Portland Timbers. January 13, 2013. December 12, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130130214439/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-acquire-ryan-johnson-milos-kocic-toronto-fc-exchange-joe-bendik-2013-superdraft. January 30, 2013. dead.
89. Web site: Timbers acquire Mobi Fehr through MLS weighted lottery. Portland Timbers. January 13, 2013. December 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121221014750/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-acquire-mobi-fehr-through-mls-weighted-lottery. December 21, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
90. Web site: Timbers sign midfielder Steven Evans as second Homegrown Player . Portland Timbers . January 13, 2013 . January 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130111175425/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/timbers-sign-midfielder-steven-evans-second-homegrown-player . January 11, 2013 .
91. Web site: Timbers select Dylan Tucker-Gangnes in 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Portland Timbers. January 21, 2013. January 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120034055/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/timbers-select-dylan-tucker-gangnes-2013-mls-superdraft. January 20, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
92. Web site: Timbers sign 2013 SuperDraft pick Dylan Tucker-Gangnes. Portland Timbers. February 6, 2013. February 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130209210109/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-sign-2013-superdraft-pick-dylan-tucker-gangnes. February 9, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
93. Web site: Timbers sign defender Ryan Miller . Portland Timbers . January 21, 2013 . January 21, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130124043050/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/timbers-sign-defender-ryan-miller . January 24, 2013 .
94. Web site: Timbers acquire midfielder Ben Zemanski from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money, right of first refusal to Jonathan Bornstein . February 13, 2013 . February 13, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130215230313/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-acquire-midfielder-ben-zemanski-chivas-usa-exchange-allocation-money-right-firs . February 15, 2013 .
95. Web site: Timbers sign French defender Mikael Silvestre . February 20, 2013 . February 20, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130224032127/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-sign-french-defender-mikael-silvestre . February 24, 2013 .
96. Web site: Timbers sign midfielder Michael Nanchoff . February 21, 2013 . February 21, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130328013203/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-sign-midfielder-michael-nanchoff . March 28, 2013 .
97. Web site: Timbers sign forward Frederic Piquionne . February 28, 2013 . February 28, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302090936/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-sign-forward-frederic-piquionne . March 2, 2013 .
98. Web site: Timbers acquire defender Pa Modou Kah . May 4, 2013 . May 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130505102223/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/05/timbers-acquire-defender-pa-modou-kah . May 5, 2013 .
99. Web site: Portland Timbers sign defender Rauwshan McKenzie . May 22, 2013 . May 22, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130608042852/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/05/timbers-sign-defender-rauwshan-mckenzie . June 8, 2013 .
100. Web site: Portland Timbers purchase contract of midfielder Diego Valeri, sign to new multiyear contract. August 6, 2013. August 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130810085146/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/08/portland-timbers-purchase-contract-midfielder-diego-valeri-sign-new-multiyear-contract. August 10, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
101. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire midfielder/defender Brad Ring from San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for 2014 Draft pick . September 5, 2013 . September 5, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130909023456/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/09/portland-timbers-acquire-midfielderdefender-brad-ring-san-jose-earthquakes-exchange-201 . September 9, 2013 .
102. Web site: Portland Timbers acquire forward Maximiliano Urruti from Toronto FC in exchange for forward Bright Dike as part of trade between clubs . September 9, 2013 . September 9, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130912024156/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/09/portland-timbers-acquire-forward-maximiliano-urruti-toronto-fc-exchange-forward-bright- . September 12, 2013 .
103. Web site: Timbers acquire Designated Player Diego Valeri . Portland Timbers . January 13, 2013 . January 10, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130113022237/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/timbers-acquire-designated-player-diego-valeri . January 13, 2013 .
104. Web site: Timbers acquire Jamaican defender Alvas Powell on loan from Portmore United FC . Portland Timbers . June 30, 2013 . June 28, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701062643/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/06/timbers-acquire-jamaican-defender-alvas-powell-loan-portmore-united-fc . July 1, 2013 .
105. Web site: Portland Timbers loan midfielder Michael Nanchoff to Swedish club Jönköpings Södra IF . Portland Timbers . July 10, 2013 . July 9, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130712041933/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/07/portland-timbers-loan-midfielder-michael-nanchoff-swedish-club-joenkoepings-soedra-if . July 12, 2013 .
106. Web site: Timbers waive three players . January 13, 2013 . November 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128103643/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/11/timbers-waive-three-players . January 28, 2013 .
107. Web site: Timbers acquire allocation, Homegrown rights for Bryan Gallego from New York in exchange for defender Kosuke Kimura, 2013 Draft Pick. January 13, 2013. December 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130106024125/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-acquire-allocation-homegrown-rights-bryan-gallego-new-york-exchange-defender-ko. January 6, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
108. Web site: Timbers acquire allocation money from Houston in exchange for defender Eric Brunner. January 13, 2013. December 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130106025126/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-acquire-allocation-money-houston-exchange-defender-eric-brunner. January 6, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
109. Web site: Timbers decline options on Palmer, Purdy . January 13, 2013 . December 3, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130106023925/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-decline-options-palmer-purdy . January 6, 2013 .
110. Web site: Timbers re-sign three, exercise options on eight players. January 13, 2013. December 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130109195157/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/12/timbers-re-sign-three-exercise-options-eight-players. January 9, 2013. dead.
111. Web site: Timbers acquire second-round pick in 2013 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose in exchange for Mike Fucito . January 17, 2013 . January 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130120034031/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/timbers-acquire-second-round-pick-2013-mls-superdraft-san-jose-exchange-mike-fucito . January 20, 2013 .
112. Web site: Timbers, Kris Boyd mutually agree to part ways . February 1, 2013 . January 31, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130205063804/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-kris-boyd-mutually-agree-part-ways . February 5, 2013 .
113. Web site: Timbers acquire allocation money from New York in exchange for midfielder Eric Alexander. February 11, 2013. February 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130212211106/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-acquire-allocation-money-new-york-exchange-midfielder-eric-alexander. February 12, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
114. Web site: Timbers waive midfielder Franck Songo'o, defender Chris Taylor . February 27, 2013 . February 27, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302154124/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-waive-midfielder-franck-songoo-defender-chris-taylor . March 2, 2013 .
115. Web site: Timbers acquire first-round pick in 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for Danny Mwanga. February 28, 2013. February 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130302154046/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-acquire-first-round-pick-2015-mls-superdraft-colorado-exchange-danny-mwanga. March 2, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
116. Web site: Portland Timbers part ways with defender Hanyer Mosquera. May 15, 2013. May 15, 2013.
117. Web site: Timbers select two players in MLS Supplemental Draft. January 24, 2013. January 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130126081501/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/01/timbers-select-two-players-mls-supplemental-draft. January 26, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
118. Web site: Portland Timbers Training Quotes and Notes: Psyched Up for Seattle. March 12, 2013. Stumptown Footy. March 12, 2013.
119. Web site: Portland Timbers Training Quotes and Notes: Bye Week. March 19, 2013. Stumptown Footy. March 19, 2013.
120. Web site: Portland Timbers Training Quotes and Notes: Mystery Players Named!. March 26, 2013. Stumptown Footy. March 26, 2013.
121. Web site: Portland Timbers Training Quotes and Notes: Opening Up the Open Cup. May 27, 2013. Stumptown Footy. May 27, 2013.
122. Web site: Portland Timbers Training Quotes and Notes: Top of the West. June 14, 2013. Stumptown Footy. June 14, 2013.
123. Web site: Portland Timbers Training Quotes and Notes: Little Martinique. July 23, 2013. Stumptown Footy. July 23, 2013.
124. Web site: Kip Kesgard, community blogger . Timbers announce formation of new Television affiliation while awaiting the return of traveling players | OregonLive.com . Blog.oregonlive.com . March 2, 2012. July 9, 2012.
125. Web site: Kip Kesgard, community blogger . Portland Timbers acquire New Zealand defender Ian Hogg, trade Mike Chabala to D.C. United for draft pick | OregonLive.com . Blog.oregonlive.com . August 9, 2012 . August 9, 2012.
126. Web site: Archived copy . November 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214322/http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/sites/mlsdigitalpr.drupalgardens.com/files/2011%20San%20Jose%20Earthquakes%20Media%20Guide.pdf . March 3, 2016 .
127. Web site: Itel . Dan . 24 Under 24: The making of Timbers star Darlington Nagbe . MLSSoccer.com . September 12, 2012 . November 20, 2012 . December 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141217031231/http://www.mlssoccer.com/24under24/news/article/2012/09/12/24-under-24-making-timbers-star-darlington-nagbe . dead .
128. Web site: LA Galaxy Communications . goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts receives his Green Card . LA Galaxy . January 28, 2011 . July 9, 2012 . January 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110131054848/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2011/01/la-galaxy-goalkeeper-donovan-ricketts-receives-his-green-card . dead .
129. Web site: Kip Kesgard, community blogger . Portland Timbers add Sebastian Rincon to active roster . Blog.oregonlive.com . April 16, 2012 . September 11, 2012.
130. Web site: Adam Serrano . Timbers' Wallace gets it done for Costa Rica . Portland Timbers . September 4, 2011 . July 9, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224151133/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2011/09/timbers-wallace-gets-it-done-costa-rica . February 24, 2012 .