2003 Portland Timbers season

March 2026 August 2023 Portland Timbers 2003 President Mark Schuster Head coach Bobby Howe PGE ParkPortland, Oregon A-League Division: 3rdPlayoffs: Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Qualification series 13,351vs. ELP (Aug 29) 2,772vs. CGY (May 14) 5,871 Byron Alvarez (12 goals) true 2002 2004 _whitehoops _whitehoops _whitehoops 009F00 009F00 009F00 FFFFFF FFFFFF _collarwhite _band_white 006400 006400 006400 FFFFFF 006400 The 2003 Portland Timbers season was the 3rd 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. Preseason Canterbury Cup 2003 04 26 17:30 (PDT) Semifinals Yakima Reds 1–5 Report Portland Timbers Auckland 38 7 pen. Benedetti16 Antoniuk72 Afash85 Melendez89 Downing Rotary Stadium Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada 1,125 Bogdan Botoi (Canada) W 2003 04 27 19:00 (PDT) Final Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 Report Portland Timbers Gbeke 26Thompson 46 47 Ritchie61 Benedetti0 89 Alcaraz-Cuellar Robson Heald Chin King 4–2 Downing Winters Morrison Brasil Rotary Stadium Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada Gerry Proctor (Canada) L Regular season May 2003 05 01 19:00 (PDT) A-L / Qual Portland Timbers 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders 35 Smith PGE Park Portland, Oregon 5,993 Eduardo Irigoyen (USA) L 2003 05 02 20:00 (PDT) A-L / Qual Seattle Sounders 2–0 Report Portland Timbers Smith 78Callahan 80 Seahawks Stadium Seattle 5,017 Terry Vaughn (USA) L 2003 05 11 19:00 (PDT) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Report Portland Timbers Jordan 11Morris 65 54 Afash Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia Canada 4,124 Bruce Primeau (Canada) L 2003 05 12 17:30 (PDT) A-L Calgary Storm 0–1 Report Portland Timbers 43 Afash Foothills Stadium Calgary, Alberta Canada 250 Gerry Proctor (Canada) W 2003 05 14 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 4–1 Report Calgary Storm Afash 1Tennyson 7 45Melendez 80 36 Korthuis PGE Park Portland, Oregon 2,772 Mohammad Zarrabi (USA) W 2003 05 18 17:00 (PDT) A-L Seattle Sounders 1–0 Report Portland Timbers Vélez 15 Seahawks Stadium Seattle 3,945 Marcel Yonan (USA) L 2003 05 25 17:00 (PDT) A-L Calgary Storm 2–1 Report Portland Timbers Chala 30Korthuis 45 2 Tennyson Foothills Stadium Calgary, Alberta Canada 500 Kevin Duliba (Canada) L 2003 05 27 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 0–3 Report Minnesota Thunder Alcaraz-Cuellar 0 64 31 Ferruzzi40 Torres76 Menyongar PGE Park Portland, Oregon 3,101 Ramón Hernández (USA) L 2003 05 29 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps Alvarez 74 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 4,817 Calin Znamirovschi (USA) W June 2003 06 07 18:30 (PDT) A-L El Paso Patriots 1–3 Report Portland Timbers Cervantes 7 67 pen. Tennyson70 Alvarez88 Antoniuk Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 607 Ryan Keck (USA) W 2003 06 08 14:00 (PDT) A-L Milwaukee Wave United 4–0 Report Portland Timbers To. Dusosky 6Dombrowski 22Delevski 33 36 0 88 Sagare Uihlein Soccer Park Milwaukee 1,154 Kelly Ross (USA) L 2003 06 12 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 yes Report Vancouver Whitecaps Alvarez 9Tennyson 95 60 Heald PGE Park Portland, Oregon 5,471 Brian Hall (USA) W 2003 06 27 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 yes Report Calgary Storm Wilkinson 0 75Alvarez 92 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 5,419 Padman Senthirajah (USA) W 2003 06 29 14:00 (PDT) A-L Calgary Storm 0–2 Report Portland Timbers 47 Tennyson83 pen. Afash Foothills Stadium Calgary, Alberta Canada 1,600 Paul Ward (Canada) W July 2003 07 01 19:00 (PDT) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Report Portland Timbers Dailly 90 Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia Canada 3,119 Arnar Bernhardsson (Canada) L 2003 07 03 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 3–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps Alvarez 72 81 90 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 6,619 David Simon (USA) W 2003 07 11 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 3–2 Report El Paso Patriots Alcaraz-Cuellar 22Morrison 45Heinzen 78 38 49 Andrade de Souza PGE Park Portland, Oregon 4,959 Ricardo Valenzuela (USA) W 2003 07 13 17:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 4–3 Report Milwaukee Wave United Alvarez 18 90Tennyson 25 48 16 Timbers57 0 85 Ball83 Dombrowski PGE Park Portland, Oregon 3,901 David Simon (USA) W 2003 07 23 16:05 (PDT) A-L Cincinnati Riverhawks 1–2 yes Report Portland Timbers Eller 55 80 Tennyson99 Sagare Town & Country Sports Complex Wilder, Kentucky 324 Hilario Grajeda (USA) W 2003 07 25 17:30 (PDT) A-L Minnesota Thunder 1–0 yes Report Portland Timbers Magee 92 National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota 7,568 Marcel Yonan (USA) L 2003 07 27 17:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 1–1 yes Report Team CalgaryCalgary A a Wilkinson 33 8 Reyes PGE Park Portland, Oregon 4,261 D August 2003 08 09 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 0–1 Report Seattle Sounders 28 Smith PGE Park Portland, Oregon 6,831 Richard Heron (USA) L 2003 08 10 14:00 (PDT) A-L Seattle Sounders 1–3 Report Portland Timbers Vélez 59 7 Tennyson69 81 Alvarez Seahawks Stadium Seattle 2,990 Jair Marrufo (USA) W 2003 08 15 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 Report Indiana Blast Wilkinson 90 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 7,104 Mohammad Zarrabi (USA) W 2003 08 17 19:00 (PDT) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 yes Report Portland Timbers Valente 61 47 Sagare0 81 Benedetti Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia Canada 5,113 Bruce Primeau (Canada) D 2003 08 18 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 Report Seattle Sounders Sagare 55 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 6,329 Kevin Stott (USA) W 2003 08 23 18:30 (PDT) A-L El Paso Patriots 3–1 Report Portland Timbers Andrade de Souza 17 83Griego 23 73 Alvarez Dudley Field El Paso, Texas 1,735 Jesse Johnson (USA) L 2003 08 29 19:00 (PDT) A-L Portland Timbers 3–0 Report El Paso Patriots Ritchie 18Benedetti 58Sagare 84 PGE Park Portland, Oregon 13,351 W Competitions A-League 2003 A-League Western Conference, Pacific Division standings #BBEBFF Division Final round of playoffs 1px solid #AAAAAA Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD1Seattle Sounders532816754524+212Vancouver Whitecaps522815674524+213Portland Timbers4728151123933+64Team CalgaryCalgary A b152842131662−46 Results summary 10 3 1 24 13 5 8 1 15 20 2003 Portland Timbers results http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2003/22369.html United Soccer Leagues July 8, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121012033852/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2003/22369.html October 12, 2012 February 2012 Results by round table b Round Stadium H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result L/L/L/W/W/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/T/L/W/W/T/W/L/W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss February 2012 Club <div style="float:left; width:47%;"> Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coachENG Bobby HoweAssistant coachIRL Jimmy ConwayGoalkeeper coachUSA Jim BrazeauAthletic trainerUSA Tony GuyetteStrength and conditioning CoachUSA Carl Davison 2003 Portland Timbers http://www.pgepark.com/timbers/team.shtml Portland Timbers July 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20030618095424/http://www.pgepark.com/timbers/team.shtml June 18, 2003 February 2012 </div> Management Owner Portland Family EntertainmentPFE B none President USA Mark Schuster General Manager USA Jim Taylor y PGE Park Portland Timbers 2003 Directory http://www.pgepark.com/timbers/staffDirectory.shtml Portland Timbers July 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20030720015935/http://www.pgepark.com/timbers/staffDirectory.shtml July 20, 2003 February 2012 Squad Kits Home _whitehoops _whitehoops _whitehoops 009F00 009F00 009F00 FFFFFF FFFFFFAway _collarwhite _band_white 006400 006400 006400 FFFFFF 006400 Final roster 4 USA DF Bryn Ritchie 5 NZL DF Gavin Wilkinson 6 USA MF Manuel Brasil 7 MEX MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 8 USA MF Jason Melendez 9 USA FW McKinley Tennyson 10 SYR FW Fadi Afash 11 USA MF Brian Winters 13 USA DF Ryan Youngblood 14 USA MF Scott Benedetti 15 MEX FW Byron Alvarez 18 USA MF Adam Wilson 19 USA DF Nick Downing on loan from New England Revolution 20 USA MF Jake Sagare 21 USA GK Cole Burgman 22 USA FW Dan Antoniuk 23 USA DF Aaron Heinzen 24 USA DF Lee Morrison 30 USA GK Josh Saunders on loan from San Jose Earthquakes Recognition A-League All-League Second TeamA-League 2003 All-League Teams announced http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/62124.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 September 11, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426191913/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/62124.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all PosPlayerGPFWMEX Byron Alvarez21 A-League Player of the Week2003 A-League Player of the Week List http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/55137.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426191928/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/55137.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all WeekPlayerOpponent(s)12MEX Byron AlvarezVancouver Whitecaps (x2) A-League Team of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Ref5USA McKinley TennysonCalgary Storm, Seattle SoundersWeek 5 – TOW http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/56761.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 May 20, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426191948/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/56761.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all7MEX Byron AlvarezVancouver WhitecapsWeek 7 – TOW http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/57560.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 June 3, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192012/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/57560.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all11MEX Byron AlvarezCalgary Storm (x2)Week 11 – TOW http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/58823.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 July 1, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192038/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/58823.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-allUSA Josh Saunders12MEX Byron AlvarezVancouver Whitecaps (x2)Week 12 – TOW http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/59224.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 July 8, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192104/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/59224.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all13MEX Hugo Alcaraz-CuellarEl Paso Patriots, Milwaukee Wave UnitedWeek 13 – TOW http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/59487.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 July 15, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192130/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/59487.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-allMEX Byron Alvarez17MEX Byron AlvarezSeattle Sounders (x2)Week 17 – TOW http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/60750.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 August 12, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192155/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/60750.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all18NZL Gavin WilkinsonIndiana Blast, Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle SoundersWeek 18 – TOW http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/60964.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 August 19, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192226/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/60964.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all20USA Scott BenedettiEl Paso PatriotsWeek 20 – TOW http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/61505.html United Soccer Leagues July 13, 2011 September 2, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192312/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/honors/61505.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-allUSA Bryn Ritchie Statistics Appearances and goals All players contracted to the club during the season included.Portland Timbers Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug. 18, 2003) http://www.pgepark.com/timbersStats/TEAMCUME.HTM Portland Timbers July 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20040620205127/http://www.pgepark.com/timbersStats/TEAMCUME.HTM June 20, 2004 Portland at El Paso http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0524.shtml El Paso Patriots July 12, 2011 August 23, 2003 December 1, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061201143220/http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0524.shtml deadAndrews Allison Three's all around. Timbers win 3-0 as the #3 hangs from the rafters http://www.soccercityusa.com/timbers/elp082903.htm The Timber Mill SoccerCityUSA.com July 12, 2011 August 29, 2003 A-League (1) Curtis Spiteri (released) GK USA 10+0 0 4 Bryn Ritchie (began season wearing kit number 2) DF USA 10+8 1 (4) Jake Vaughn (released) MF USA 1+5 0 5 Gavin Wilkinson DF NZL 22+0 2 6 Manuel Brasil MF USA 7+3 0 7 Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar MF MEX 27+0 1 8 Jason Melendez MF USA 11+7 1 9 McKinley Tennyson FW USA 24+4 11 10 Fadi Afash FW SYR 14+7 4 11 Brian Winters MF USA 28+0 0 13 Ryan Youngblood DF USA 1+5 0 14 Scott Benedetti MF USA 25+0 1 15 Byron Alvarez FW MEX 12+9 12 18 Adam Wilson MF USA 0+3 0 19 Nick Downing DF USA 24+2 0 20 Jake Sagare MF USA 20+0 4 21 Cole Burgman GK USA 2+0 0 22 Dan Antoniuk FW USA 4+16 1 23 Aaron Heinzen DF USA 27+0 0 24 Lee Morrison DF USA 23+1 1 30 Josh Saunders GK USA 16+0 0 (—) Brent Sancho (transferred to SCO Dundee) DF TRI 0+0 0 Top scorers Players with 1 goal or more included only. Rk.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalA-League1MEXFWByron Alvarez12122USAFWMcKinley Tennyson11113SYRFWFadi Afash44USAMFJake Sagare445NZLDFGavin Wilkinson226MEXMFHugo Alcaraz-Cuellar11USAFWDan Antoniuk11USAMFScott Benedetti11USAMFJason Melendez11USADFLee Morrison11USADFBryn Ritchie11TOTALS3939 Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only. No.Nat.PositionPlayerTotalA-League 4USADFBryn Ritchie50505NZLDFGavin Wilkinson61616USAMFManuel Brasil10107MEXMFHugo Alcaraz-Cuellar41418USAMFJason Melendez10109USAFWMcKinley Tennyson404010SYRFWFadi Afash303011USAMFBrian Winters505014USAMFScott Benedetti414115MEXFWByron Alvarez202019USADFNick Downing404020USAMFJake Sagare010123USADFAaron Heinzen606024USADFLee Morrison2020 TOTALS474474 Goalkeeper stats All goalkeepers included. No.Nat.PlayerTotalA-LeagueMINGAGAASVMINGAGAASV(1)USACurtis Spiteri905171.6938905171.693821USACole Burgman18010.50918010.50930USAJosh Saunders1493150.90581493150.9058 TOTALS2578331.151052578331.15105 Player movement Transfers in DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef April 1, 2003 USA Dan Antoniuk (R) FW USA Wheaton Lyons Free Andrews Allison 2003 News Archive http://www.soccercityusa.com/timbers/news2003.htm SoccerCityUSA.com The Timber Mill July 9, 2011 April 1, 2003 April 1, 2003 USA Jason Melendez (R) MF USA UNLV Rebels Free April 1, 2003 USA Lee Morrison DF USA Dallas Burn Free April 1, 2003 USA Curtis Spiteri (R) GK USA Portland Pilots A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round April 1, 2003 USA Jake Vaughn MF Unattached Free April 1, 2003 USA Adam Wilson MF USA Hershey Wildcats Free April 4, 2003 USA Cole Burgman GK USA Atlanta Silverbacks Free April 2003 MEX Byron Alvarez FW USA MetroStars Signed amateur contract due to complications acquiring a P-1 visa; played entire 2003 season without pay Timbers forward Byron Alvarez plays for free http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2003/08/05/oth_383222.shtml July 12, 2011 The Augusta Chronicle August 5, 2003 Associated Press May 27, 2003 USA Jake Sagare MF ENG Grimsby Town Free Timbers re-sign Jake Sagare http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0236.shtml Portland Timbers July 11, 2011 May 27, 2003 December 1, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061201144612/http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0236.shtml dead Loans in DatePlayerPositionParent ClubFee/notesRef April 14, 2003 USA Nick Downing DF USA New England Revolution Season-long loan Timbers acquire Nick Downing on loan from Revs http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/54683.html United Soccer Leagues July 11, 2011 April 14, 2003 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121010142121/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/54683.html October 10, 2012 June 25, 2003 USA Josh Saunders GK USA San Jose Earthquakes Season-long loan Timbers sign new 'keeper http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/06/timbers-sign-new-keeper Portland Timbers July 12, 2011 June 25, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20101128224841/http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/06/timbers-sign-new-keeper November 28, 2010 dead mdy-all Transfers out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef End of 2002 season USA Chugger Adair FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2002 season ENG Sean McAuley DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed End of 2002 season USA Jake Sagare MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed January 22, 2003 USA Greg Howes FW Unattached Released January 24, 2003 USA Matt Napoleon GK Unattached Retired Goalkeeper Napoleon announces retirement from Timbers, soccer http://www.pgepark.com/timbers/set_cookie.php?id=514&type=r Portland Timbers July 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20030206011945/http://www.pgepark.com/timbers/pressRoom.shtml February 6, 2003 January 24, 2003 April 2, 2003 KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky FW Unattached Retired Battle for goalkeeping job is Timbers' hot spot http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1049202381166680.xml The Oregonian Portland July 9, 2011 https://archive.today/20030403203017/http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/10492888163410.xml April 3, 2003 April 2, 2003 April 8, 2003 USA Chris Smith GK Unattached Released April 14, 2003 IRL Keith Costigan DF Unattached Released April 14, 2003 USA Erik Ozimek MF Unattached Released April 14, 2003 USA Ben Somoza MF Unattached Released June 9, 2003 USA Jake Vaughn MF Unattached Released David Allen Portland v Vancouver notes https://timberlog.blogspot.com/2003/06/portland-v-vancouver-notes.html timberlog July 12, 2011 June 11, 2003 July 1, 2003 USA Curtis Spiteri GK Unattached Released Timbers release Spiteri http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/07/timbers-release-spiteri Portland Timbers July 12, 2011 July 1, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20101128225157/http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/07/timbers-release-spiteri November 28, 2010 dead mdy-all August 7, 2003 TRI Brent Sancho DF SCO Dundee Undisclosed fee Brent Sancho transferred to Dundee FC http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/08/brent-sancho-transferred-dundee-fc Portland Timbers July 11, 2011 August 7, 2003 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101128224629/http://portlandtimbers.com/news/2003/08/brent-sancho-transferred-dundee-fc November 28, 2010 Loans out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef September 13, 2002 TRI Brent Sancho DF TRI San Juan Jabloteh Season-long loan; allowed to tour with the Trinidad and Tobago national football team following San Juan Jabloteh's season; subsequently sold to Dundee David Allen Sancho Loaned to San Juan Jabloteh https://timberlog.blogspot.com/2002/09/sancho-loaned-to-san-juan-jabloteh.html timberlog July 11, 2011 September 13, 2002 Unsigned draft picks DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRef December 17, 2002 USA Ryan Coiner FW USA San Diego TorerosUSA Orange County Blue Star A-League College Player Draft, 1st round Andrews Allison 2002 News Archive http://timbers.soccercityusa.com/news2002.htm SoccerCityUSA.com The Timber Mill July 8, 2011 December 17, 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008095322/http://timbers.soccercityusa.com/news2002.htm October 8, 2011 dead mdy-all Notes ^ Calgary A aCalgary A b The United Soccer Leagues took over operations of the Calgary Storm following financial troubles by the ownership group and the team finished the season as Team Calgary.USL to manage Calgary franchise http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/59314.html United Soccer Leagues July 11, 2011 July 10, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20121013081755/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/59314.html October 13, 2012 dead mdy-all PFE B none On February 14, it was announced that a tentative deal had been reached with the City of Portland in which Portland Family Entertainment (PFE) would be dissolved and a new group, Metropolitan Sports (a subset of PFE investors), would take over ownership of the Timbers and the Portland Beavers baseball club.Giegerich Andy Fans can relax: The games will go on http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=16539 July 8, 2011 Portland Tribune February 14, 2003May 2025 medicmedic The Timbers referred to Metropolitan Sports as the owner throughout much of the 2003 season. However, Metropolitan Sports was not able to secure the required funding and the deal was never completed. References 30em Category:2003 in Portland, Oregon 2003 Category:American soccer clubs 2003 season Category:2003 in sports in Oregon