2002 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
2002 season
President United States Mark Schuster
Head Coach England Bobby Howe
Stadium PGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-League Division: 2nd
Playoffs: First Round
U.S. Open Cup Qualification series
Top goalscorer Syria Fadi Afash
United States McKinley Tennyson
(18 goals)
Highest home attendance 10,109
vs. MIN (Aug 16)
Lowest home attendance 3,890
vs. SEA (Jun 23)
Average home league attendance League: 6,261
All: 6,115
Home colors
Away colors
← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Portland Timbers season was the second season for the Portland Timbers—the third 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.

Preseason

Canterbury Cup

Regular season

May

June

July

August

September

Postseason

Competitions

A-League

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See also: 2002 A-League

Western Conference, Pacific Division standings

      Bye to conference semifinal round of playoffs
      First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1 Seattle Sounders 107 28 23 4 1 71 27 +44
2 Portland Timbers 63 28 13 12 3 47 39 +8
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 54 28 11 12 5 41 39 +2
4 El Paso Patriots 54 28 10 11 7 38 48 −10
5 Calgary Storm 22 28 4 21 3 26 66 −40

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

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ground H A A A H A H H A A H H H A A H H A A H A H H H A A H A
Result L L L L L T W W L W T L W T L W W L W W L W W L W W W L

Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

A-League Playoffs

Playoff bracket

  First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Final
                                         
 Portland Timbers 0 0 0  
 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 1 2  
   Seattle Sounders 0 2 2  
   Vancouver Whitecaps 2 6 8  
   Milwaukee Rampage (aet) 0 2 2  
Western Conference
   Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1  
 Minnesota Thunder 2 1 3  
 El Paso Patriots 1 1 2  
   Milwaukee Rampage 0 2 2
   Minnesota Thunder 0 1 1  
 
   Milwaukee Rampage (aet) 2
   Richmond Kickers 1
 Richmond Kickers 1 2 3  
 Atlanta Silverbacks 1 1 2  
   Charleston Battery 2 1 3
   Richmond Kickers 1 3 4  
 
   Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 0 1 (8)
Eastern Conference
   Richmond Kickers (aet) (p) 1 0 1 (9)  
 Montreal Impact (aet) (p) 0 1 1 (6)  
 Charlotte Eagles 1 0 1 (5)  
   Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 1 1
   Montreal Impact 0 0 0  
 

First round

September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)
Leg 1
Portland Timbers 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps
Report Goal 62' Dailly
PGE Park
Attendance: 4,071

September 7, 2002 (2002-09-07)
Leg 2
Vancouver Whitecaps 1 – 0 Portland Timbers
Kindel Goal 52' Report
Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,060

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach England Bobby Howe
Assistant Coach Republic of Ireland Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper Coach United States Jim Brazeau
Athletic Trainer United States Brock Rutherford
Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Carl Davison

Source: [2]

Management

Owner Portland Family Entertainment
President United States Mark Schuster (from February 14)
General Manager United States Jim Taylor
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source: [3]

Squad

Kits

Home
Away

Final roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Chris Smith
2 United States DF Bryn Ritchie
3 Republic of Ireland DF Keith Costigan
5 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson
6 United States MF Ben Somoza
7 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
8 United States MF Erik Ozimek
9 United States FW McKinley Tennyson
10 Syria FW Fadi Afash
11 United States MF Brian Winters
No. Position Player
12 United States FW Greg Howes
14 United States DF Scott Benedetti
15 Kyrgyzstan MF Vadim Tolstolutsky
16 United States FW Chugger Adair
17 Mexico MF Jesús Ochoa (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
18 United States GK Matt Napoleon
20 United States MF Jake Sagare
24 United States MF Chris Roner (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes)
26 Trinidad and Tobago DF Brent Sancho

Recognition

A-League Scoring Champion[4]

Player G A Pts
United States McKinley Tennyson 18 6 42

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champions[4]

Player GP G
Syria Fadi Afash 22 18
United States McKinley Tennyson 24 18

A-League Young Offensive Player of the Year[4]

Pos Player GP
FW United States McKinley Tennyson 24

A-League All-League First Team[4]

Pos Player GP
FW United States McKinley Tennyson 24

A-League All-League Second Team[4]

Pos Player GP
FW Syria Fadi Afash 22

A-League Player of the Week[4]

Week Player Opponent(s)
8 Syria Fadi Afash Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
18 United States McKinley Tennyson El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder

A-League Team of the Week[4]

Week Player Opponent(s)
8 Syria Fadi Afash Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
United States Greg Howes
9 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho Calgary Storm
10 United States Matt Napoleon El Paso Patriots, Hampton Roads Mariners, Seattle Sounders
Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho
11 United States Greg Howes Hampton Roads Mariners, Richmond Kickers
12 Syria Fadi Afash Indiana Blast
England Sean McAuley
13 United States McKinley Tennyson Calgary Storm
14 United States McKinley Tennyson Seattle Sounders, Calgary Storm
15 United States McKinley Tennyson Cincinnati Riverhawks
17 United States McKinley Tennyson Vancouver Whitecaps
18 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder
United States McKinley Tennyson
19 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho Milwaukee Rampage, Minnesota Thunder
20 Syria Fadi Afash Montreal Impact

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[5][6]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Chris Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States Bryn Ritchie 14 1 9+5 1 0+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Keith Costigan 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0
(4) DF England Sean McAuley (released) 16 0 15+1 0 0+0 0
5 DF New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson 28 0 26+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF United States Ben Somoza 22 1 12+9 1 0+1 0
7 MF Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 29 0 26+1 0 2+0 0
8 MF United States Erik Ozimek 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW United States McKinley Tennyson 26 18 20+4 18 2+0 0
10 FW Syria Fadi Afash 23 18 22+0 18 1+0 0
11 MF United States Brian Winters 28 0 26+0 0 2+0 0
12 FW United States Greg Howes 21 5 15+4 5 2+0 0
(13) FW United States Rees Bettinger (released) 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
14 DF United States Scott Benedetti 15 1 8+5 1 2+0 0
15 MF Kyrgyzstan Vadim Tolstolutsky 13 1 6+6 1 0+1 0
16 FW United States Chugger Adair 20 2 6+13 2 1+0 0
17 MF Mexico Jesús Ochoa 6 0 5+0 0 1+0 0
18 GK United States Matt Napoleon 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0
20 MF United States Jake Sagare 28 0 20+7 0 0+1 0
(21) MF United States Noah Delgado (released) 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
(22) MF United States Scott Bower (2 short-term loans from United States San Jose Earthquakes) 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
24 MF United States Chris Roner 4 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho 29 0 27+0 0 2+0 0

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[5][6]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs
1 Syria FW Fadi Afash 18 18 0
United States FW McKinley Tennyson 18 18 0
3 United States FW Greg Howes 5 5 0
4 United States FW Chugger Adair 2 2 0
5 United States DF Scott Benedetti 1 1 0
United States DF Bryn Ritchie 1 1 0
United States MF Ben Somoza 1 1 0
Kyrgyzstan MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 1 1 0
TOTALS 47 47 0

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.[5][7]

No. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs[A]
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
2 United States DF Bryn Ritchie 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 Republic of Ireland DF Keith Costigan 6 0 5 0 1 0
(4) England DF Sean McAuley 2 0 2 0 0 0
5 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 5 0 5 0 0 0
6 United States MF Ben Somoza 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 3 0 3 0 0 0
9 United States FW McKinley Tennyson 2 1 2 1 0 0
10 Syria FW Fadi Afash 5 0 4 0 1 0
11 United States MF Brian Winters 7 0 7 0 0 0
12 United States FW Greg Howes 0 1 0 1 0 0
15 Kyrgyzstan MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 Mexico MF Jesús Ochoa 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 United States GK Matt Napoleon 1 0 1 0 0 0
20 United States MF Jake Sagare 5 0 5 0 0 0
(22) United States MF Scott Bower 1 0 1 0 0 0
24 United States MF Chris Roner 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 Trinidad and Tobago DF Brent Sancho 8 0 7 0 1 0
TOTALS 50 2 47 2 3 0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[5][6]

No. Nat. Player Total A-League Playoffs
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 United States Chris Smith 11 0 0.00 0 11 0 0.00 0 0 0 — 0
18 United States Matt Napoleon 2776 41 1.33 113 2596 39 1.35 107 180 2 1.00 6
TOTALS 2787 41 1.32 113 2607 39 1.35 107 180 2 1.00 6

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
January 7, 2002 Syria Fadi Afash FW United States Sacramento Knights Free [8]
January 17, 2002 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF United States San Diego F.C. Free [9]
March 4, 2002 England Sean McAuley DF England Rochdale Free [10]
March 4, 2002 United States Erik Ozimek (R) MF United States Davidson Wildcats Free [10]
March 21, 2002 United States Ben Somoza (R) MF United States Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round [11]
March 21, 2002 United States Jake Sagare (R) MF United States Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 3rd round [11]
March 26, 2002 United States McKinley Tennyson FW Sweden GIF Sundsvall Free [12]
March 29, 2002 United States Rees Bettinger FW United States Seattle Sounders Free [13]
April 2002 United States Chris Smith GK United States St. Louis Steamers Free
May 3, 2002 United States Noah Delgado (R) MF United States Fresno State Bulldogs Free [14]
May 9, 2002 United States Bryn Ritchie (R) DF United States Washington Huskies A-League College Player Draft, 1st round [15]
May 28, 2002 United States Greg Howes FW United States Milwaukee Wave Free [16]

Loans in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
July 19, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games [17]
July 25, 2002 United States Scott Bower MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game [18]
July 25, 2002 United States Chris Roner MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game [18]
August 2, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game [19]
August 9, 2002 United States Scott Bower MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games [20]
August 9, 2002 United States Chris Roner MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games [20]
August 20, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games
September 4, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan to end the season [21]
September 4, 2002 United States Chris Roner MF United States San Jose Earthquakes Short-term loan to end the season [21]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2001 season Trinidad and Tobago Darin Lewis FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2001 season United States Dan Moss GK N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
October 4, 2001 Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill MF Unattached Released [22]
November 27, 2001 United States Mark Baena FW Unattached Released [23]
November 27, 2001 Scotland Tony McPeak FW Unattached Released [23]
November 27, 2001 England Neil Ryan DF Unattached Released [23]
December 5, 2001 United States Matt Chulis DF Unattached Released [24]
December 20, 2001 United States Darren Sawatzky FW Unattached Released [25]
March 4, 2002 Canada Jeff Clarke MF Unattached Released [10]
March 4, 2002 United States Greg Howes FW Unattached Released [10]
March 21, 2002 Mexico Jesús Ochoa MF Unattached Released [11]
June 25, 2002 United States Rees Bettinger FW Unattached Released [26]
June 25, 2002 United States Noah Delgado MF Unattached Released [26]
August 6, 2002 England Sean McAuley DF Unattached Released [27]

Loans out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
July 12, 2002 United States Matt Napoleon GK United States Dallas Burn Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [28]
August 5, 2002 United States Matt Napoleon GK United States Colorado Rapids Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [19]
August 26, 2002 United States Matt Napoleon GK United States Colorado Rapids Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game [29]

Notes

References

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