# 2007 Portland Timbers season

The 2007 Portland Timbers season was the 7th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

## Competitions
### USL First Division
#### Standings

Commissioner's Cup, quarterfinal round of playoffs  Quarterfinal round of playoffs
| Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 54 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 23 | +14 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 51 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 18 | +14 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 50 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 21 | +11 |
| 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 43 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 |
| 5 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 42 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 36 | +3 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 40 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 39 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 24 | +3 |
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 32 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 |
| 9 | Miami FC | 31 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 41 | −10 |
| 10 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 39 | −7 |
| 11 | Minnesota Thunder | 26 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 |
| 12 | California Victory | 19 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 43 | −26 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### 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 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A |
| Result | W | L | T | W | W | T | W | L | T | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | T | L | T | T | T | T | W | W | L | W | T |

### USL-1 Playoffs
#### Playoff bracket

    Each round except the final was a two-game aggregate goal series decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out immediately following the second game of the series, if necessary. The away goals rule was not used as a tie-breaker. Tournament was re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | Seattle Sounders (aet) (p) | Seattle Sounders (aet) (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | |
| | | | | | Puerto Rico Islanders | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | | |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 0 | 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | | |
| 5 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders |
| | | | | | | | | | | Atlanta Silverbacks | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | Atlanta Silverbacks | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| 7 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks (aet) (p) | Atlanta Silverbacks (aet) (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | | |
| | | | | | Portland Timbers | Portland Timbers | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | | |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 3 | 3 | Portland Timbers | Portland Timbers | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | | |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |

#### Semifinals
### U.S. Open Cup
#### Cup bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round |
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | | | | | | |
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | | | | USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 3 |
| USASA | Banat Arsenal | 1 | | | | USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 3 |
| USASA | Banat Arsenal | 1 | USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | MLS | Chivas USA | 1 |
| | | | USL-1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | |
| PDL | Bakersfield Brigade | 0 | USL-1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | |
| USL-1 | Portland Timbers | 2 | | | | | | |

#### Second round
### Cascadia Cup

2007 :
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| Seattle Sounders | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Portland Timbers | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Gavin Wilkinson |
| Assistant coach | Rod Underwood |
| Assistant coach | Jim Rilatt |
| Goalkeeper coach | Jim Brazeau |
Source:

### Management

| Majority Owner | Abe Alizadeh (to May 22) Merritt Paulson (from May 22) |
| President | Jack Cain (interim; to May 22) Merritt Paulson (from May 22) |
| General Manager | Gavin Wilkinson |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | PGE Park ( / ) |
Source:

### Staff recognition

USL-1 Coach of the Year
| Coach | W | L | T | League | Playoffs |
| Gavin Wilkinson | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2nd | Semifinals |

## Squad
### Kits

| Primary | Secondary | Third |

### Final roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Bayard Elfvin |
| 2 | DF | USA | Kevin Meissner |
| 4 | DF | USA | Lee Morrison |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Justin Thompson |
| 6 | DF | NZL | Cameron Knowles |
| 7 | MF | USA | Shaun Higgins |
| 8 | MF | USA | Tom Poltl |
| 9 | MF | USA | Kiki Lara |
| 10 | MF | USA | Luke Kreamalmeyer |
| 11 | FW | USA | Luc Harrington |
| 12 | DF | USA | Leonard Griffin |
| 13 | MF | USA | Andrew Gregor (captain) |
| 14 | MF | USA | Neil Dombrowski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | KEN | Lawrence Olum |
| 16 | GK | USA | Steve Reese |
| 17 | DF | USA | Scot Thompson |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Tom Taylor |
| 19 | MF | USA | Troy Ready |
| 20 | FW | USA | Matt Taylor |
| 21 | DF | USA | Garrett Marcum |
| 22 | FW | USA | Jaime Ambriz |
| 23 | GK | USA | Josh Wicks |
| 25 | FW | ENG | David Hague |
| 26 | FW | USA | Bryan Jordan |
| 33 | FW | USA | Chris Bagley |

### Player recognition

USL-1 Goalkeeper of the Year
| Player | GP | SV |
| Josh Wicks | 27 | 87 |
USL-1 GAA Champion
| Player | MIN | GA | GAA |
| Josh Wicks | 2385 | 16 | 0.60 |
USL-1 All-League First Team
| Pos | Player | GP |
| GK | Josh Wicks | 27 |
| DF | Cameron Knowles | 28 |
| MF | Andrew Gregor | 24 |
USL-1 All-League Second Team
| Pos | Player | GP |
| DF | Scot Thompson | 27 |
USL-1 Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent(s) |
| 4 | Andrew Gregor | Seattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos |
| 11 | Josh Wicks | California Victory, Miami FC |
| 13 | David Hague | California Victory (x2) |
USL-1 Goal of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 4 | Leonard Griffin | Rochester Raging Rhinos | |
| 19 | Justin Thompson | Charleston Battery | |
USL-1 Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent(s) |
| 1 | Andrew Gregor | Puerto Rico Islanders |
| 4 | Andrew Gregor | Seattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos |
| 4 | Leonard Griffin | Seattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos |
| 4 | Bryan Jordan | Seattle Sounders, Rochester Raging Rhinos |
| 6 | Bryan Jordan | California Victory, Carolina RailHawks |
| 6 | Scot Thompson | California Victory, Carolina RailHawks |
| 8 | Cameron Knowles | Montreal Impact, Rochester Raging Rhinos |
| 10 | Neil Dombrowski | Montreal Impact |
| 11 | Andrew Gregor | California Victory, Miami FC |
| 11 | Josh Wicks | California Victory, Miami FC |
| 12 | Andrew Gregor | California Victory |
| 13 | David Hague | California Victory (x2) |
| 13 | Scot Thompson | California Victory (x2) |
| 14 | Chris Bagley | Vancouver Whitecaps, Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery |
| 14 | Tom Poltl | Vancouver Whitecaps, Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery |
| 15 | Justin Thompson | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| 16 | Lawrence Olum | Seattle Sounders, Minnesota Thunder |
| 18 | Matt Taylor | Minnesota Thunder |
| 19 | Andrew Gregor | Charleston Battery, Miami FC, Puerto Rico Islanders |
| 19 | Justin Thompson | Charleston Battery, Miami FC, Puerto Rico Islanders |
| 20 | Cameron Knowles | Carolina RailHawks |
| 20 | Josh Wicks | Carolina RailHawks |
| 21 | Josh Wicks | Vancouver Whitecaps |

### Statistics
#### Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Bayard Elfvin | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Kevin Meissner | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Lee Morrison | 13 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Justin Thompson | 29 | 3 | 23+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | NZL | Cameron Knowles | 33 | 2 | 28+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA | Shaun Higgins | 29 | 0 | 17+6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Tom Poltl | 28 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | USA | Kiki Lara | 21 | 0 | 6+13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 26 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Luc Harrington | 9 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Leonard Griffin | 33 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Andrew Gregor | 29 | 9 | 24+0 | 8 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Neil Dombrowski | 19 | 1 | 13+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KEN | Lawrence Olum | 25 | 4 | 10+10 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 16 | GK | USA | Steve Reese | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA | Scot Thompson | 33 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Tom Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Troy Ready | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | USA | Matt Taylor | 15 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Garrett Marcum | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | USA | Jaime Ambriz | 7 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | USA | Josh Wicks | 32 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | David Hague | 25 | 4 | 6+16 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | USA | Bryan Jordan | 32 | 6 | 16+10 | 5 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | USA | Chris Bagley | 27 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |

#### Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.
| Rk. | Position | Player | Total | USL-1 | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
| 1 | MF | Andrew Gregor | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Bryan Jordan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | David Hague | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Lawrence Olum | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Justin Thompson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Leonard Griffin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Cameron Knowles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Scot Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Jaime Ambriz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Chris Bagley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Neil Dombrowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Matt Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Luc Harrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 39 | 32 | 4 | 3 |

#### Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.
| No. | Position | Player | Total | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| 4 | DF | Lee Morrison | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Justin Thompson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Cameron Knowles | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Shaun Higgins | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Tom Poltl | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Luc Harrington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Leonard Griffin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Andrew Gregor | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Neil Dombrowski | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Lawrence Olum | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Scot Thompson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Tom Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Troy Ready | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Josh Wicks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 25 | FW | David Hague | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Bryan Jordan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 60 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 |

#### Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 | USL-1 | USL-1 | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Nat. | Player | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV |
| 1 | | Bayard Elfvin | 225 | 2 | 0.80 | 9 | 135 | 2 | 1.33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 16 | | Steve Reese | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | | Josh Wicks | 2865 | 20 | 0.63 | 112 | 2385 | 16 | 0.60 | 87 | 390 | 2 | 0.46 | 19 | 90 | 2 | 2.00 | 6 |
| | | TOTALS | 3090 | 22 | 0.64 | 121 | 2520 | 18 | 0.64 | 91 | 390 | 2 | 0.46 | 19 | 180 | 2 | 1.00 | 11 |

### Player movement
#### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 19, 2006 | Neil Dombrowski | MF | Rochester Raging Rhinos | Free |
| December 19, 2006 | Kiki Lara | MF | Minnesota Thunder | Free |
| January 4, 2007 | Chris Bagley | FW | Wilmington Hammerheads | Free |
| February 16, 2007 | Kevin Meissner (R) | DF | San Diego Toreros Orange County Blue Star | Free |
| February 16, 2007 | Lawrence Olum (R) | MF | Missouri Baptist Spartans St. Louis Lions | Free |
| February 21, 2007 | Cameron Knowles | DF | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| February 27, 2007 | Andrew Gregor | MF | Seattle Sounders | Free |
| March 7, 2007 | David Hague (R) | FW | Grand Canyon Antelopes | Free |
| March 12, 2007 | Leonard Griffin | DF | Chicago Fire | Free |
| March 16, 2007 | Josh Wicks | GK | Vancouver Whitecaps | Free |
| April 20, 2007 | Luc Harrington | FW | Charleston Battery | Free |
| April 20, 2007 | Shaun Higgins | MF | Chivas USA | Free |
| April 20, 2007 | Bryan Jordan (R) | FW | Oregon State Beavers San Fernando Valley Quakes | Free |
| April 24, 2007 | Justin Thompson | DF | Worcester City | Free |
| May 1, 2007 | Tom Taylor | MF | Walsall | Free |
| May 23, 2007 | Steve Reese | GK | Cascade Surge | Free |
| July 25, 2007 | Matt Taylor | FW | Chivas USA | Free |

#### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| End of 2006 season | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Byron Alvarez | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Oral Bullen | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Salim Bullen | DF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Mubarike Chisoni | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Jacobi Goodfellow | DF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Alejandro Gutierrez | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Sergio Iñiguez | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Yuri Morales | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Michael Nsien | DF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Mike Randolph | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Ronnie Silva | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2006 season | Gavin Wilkinson | DF | N/A | Retired; named general manager and head coach |
| September 29, 2007 | Leonard Griffin | DF | Columbus Crew | Free |

#### Unsigned draft picks

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
| January 24, 2007 | Lyle Martin | FW | CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Bakersfield Brigade | USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round | |
| January 24, 2007 | Colin Rigby | FW | Seattle Pacific Falcons | USL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round | |