# 2006 Portland Timbers season

The 2006 Portland Timbers season was the 6th 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, bye to semifinal round of playoffs  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs  First round of playoffs
| Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | H2H Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 51 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 15 | +16 |
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 50 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 21 | +13 |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 46 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | CHA: 4 pts VAN: 1 pt |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 28 | +12 | CHA: 4 pts VAN: 1 pt |
| 5 | Miami FC | 39 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 44 | +3 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 38 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders | 37 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 48 | −6 |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 35 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 42 | −6 |
| 9 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 32 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 37 | −11 | VAB: 7 pts TOR: 4 pts |
| 10 | Toronto Lynx | 32 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | VAB: 7 pts TOR: 4 pts |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 39 | −14 | POR: 9 pts MIN: 3 pts |
| 12 | Minnesota Thunder | 27 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 45 | −11 | POR: 9 pts MIN: 3 pts |

#### 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 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | −14 |
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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | H |
| Result | L | T | W | L | L | L | W | W | T | W | T | W | T | T | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | T | L | W | W | L | L | L |

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

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 4 | | | |
| PDL | Carolina Dynamo (aet) | 3 | PDL | Carolina Dynamo | 2 | | | |
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | | | | MLS | Houston Dynamo | 3 |
| | | | | | | MLS | FC Dallas | 0 |
| | | | USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 3 (3) | | | |
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 3 | MLS | FC Dallas (aet) (p) | 3 (5) | | | |
| USL-1 | Portland Timbers | 1 | | | | | | |

#### Third round
### Cascadia Cup

2006 :
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| Seattle Sounders | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| Portland Timbers | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Chris Agnello |
| Assistant coach | Gavin Wilkinson |
| Assistant coach | Cony Konstin |
| Goalkeeper coach | John Galas |
Source:

### Management

| Majority Owner | Pacific Coast League (to June 16) Abe Alizadeh (from June 16) |
| President | John Cunningham (to December 14) Jack Cain (interim; from December 14) |
| General Manager | Chris Agnello (to September 26) Gavin Wilkinson (from September 26) |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | PGE Park ( / ) |
Source:

## Squad
### Kits

| Home | Away |

### 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 |
| 0 | GK | USA | Martin Hutton (on loan from Houston Dynamo) |
| 1 | GK | USA | Bayard Elfvin |
| 2 | DF | USA | Jacobi Goodfellow |
| 4 | DF | USA | Lee Morrison |
| 5 | DF | USA | Salim Bullen |
| 6 | MF | USA | Tom Poltl |
| 7 | MF | MEX | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar |
| 9 | MF | USA | Oral Bullen |
| 10 | MF | USA | Luke Kreamalmeyer |
| 11 | FW | USA | Alan Gordon (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Sergio Iñiguez |
| 13 | MF | COL | Alejandro Gutierrez |
| 14 | DF | USA | Garrett Marcum |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | MEX | Byron Alvarez |
| 16 | MF | USA | Mike Randolph |
| 17 | DF | USA | Scot Thompson (captain) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Troy Ready |
| 21 | MF | ZIM | Mubarike Chisoni |
| 22 | FW | USA | Jaime Ambriz |
| 26 | DF | USA | Michael Nsien |
| 28 | MF | USA | Mike Chabala (on loan from Houston Dynamo) |
| 30 | FW | USA | Yuri Morales |
| 31 | GK | USA | Josh Saunders (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy) |
| 33 | MF | USA | Ronnie Silva |
| 40 | DF | NZL | Gavin Wilkinson |

### Recognition

USL-1 All-League First Team
| Pos | Player | GP |
| MF | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 28 |
USL-1 All-Star Team
| Pos | Player | Notes |
| DF | Scot Thompson | Injured; did not dress in All-Star Game vs. Sheffield Wednesday |
USL-1 Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent(s) | Ref |
| 7 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Seattle Sounders (x2) | |
| 18 | Byron Alvarez | Puerto Rico Islanders | |
USL-1 Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent(s) |
| 3 | Chad Bartlomé | Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder |
| 3 | Lee Morrison | Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder |
| 3 | Troy Ready | Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder |
| 5 | Oral Bullen | Rochester Raging Rhinos, Toronto Lynx |
| 6 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Minnesota Thunder |
| 7 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Seattle Sounders (x2) |
| 7 | Jacobi Goodfellow | Seattle Sounders (x2) |
| 8 | Josh Saunders | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 9 | Bayard Elfvin | Minnesota Thunder, Rochester Raging Rhinos, Montreal Impact |
| 9 | Luke Kreamalmeyer | Minnesota Thunder, Rochester Raging Rhinos, Montreal Impact |
| 13 | Luke Kreamalmeyer | Charleston Battery, Atlanta Silverbacks |
| 14 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Seattle Sounders (x2) |
| 17 | Tom Poltl | Virginia Beach Mariners |
| 18 | Byron Alvarez | Puerto Rico Islanders |
| 18 | Bayard Elfvin | Puerto Rico Islanders |

### Statistics
#### Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 0 | GK | USA | Martin Hutton | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| (0) | GK | USA | Devin Zimmerman (released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | USA | Bayard Elfvin | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Jacobi Goodfellow | 23 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Lee Morrison | 29 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Salim Bullen | 12 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Tom Poltl | 23 | 0 | 13+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MEX | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 26 | 3 | 24+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| (8) | MF | SLV | Edwin Miranda (released) | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | USA | Oral Bullen | 20 | 2 | 7+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 29 | 9 | 26+2 | 8 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Alan Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| (11) | FW | USA | Drew McAthy (released) | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Sergio Iñiguez | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | COL | Alejandro Gutierrez | 15 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Garrett Marcum | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | MEX | Byron Alvarez | 25 | 4 | 21+3 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Mike Randolph | 26 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA | Scot Thompson | 23 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Troy Ready | 11 | 1 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ZIM | Mubarike Chisoni | 18 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | USA | Jaime Ambriz | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| (23) | FW | USA | Chad Bartlomé (undisclosed release or transfer) | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Michael Nsien | 18 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | USA | Mike Chabala | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | USA | Yuri Morales | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | USA | Josh Saunders | 23 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | USA | Ronnie Silva | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| (33) | DF | USA | Josh Brown (released) | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | NZL | Gavin Wilkinson | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.
| Rk. | Position | Player | Total | USL-1 | U.S. Open Cup |
| 1 | MF | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | Byron Alvarez | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Oral Bullen | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Mubarike Chisoni | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Alejandro Gutierrez | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Chad Bartlomé | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Troy Ready | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Scot Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | | OWN GOALS | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 26 | 25 | 1 |

#### Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.
| No. | Position | Player | Total | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| 1 | GK | Bayard Elfvin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jacobi Goodfellow | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Lee Morrison | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Salim Bullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Tom Poltl | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (8) | MF | Edwin Miranda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Oral Bullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Luke Kreamalmeyer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Alejandro Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Garrett Marcum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Byron Alvarez | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mike Randolph | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Scot Thompson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Troy Ready | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Mubarike Chisoni | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Michael Nsien | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Josh Saunders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| (33) | DF | Josh Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Gavin Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 63 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 |

#### Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 | USL-1 | USL-1 | 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 |
| 0 | | Martin Hutton | 180 | 4 | 2.00 | 8 | 180 | 4 | 2.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| (0) | | Devin Zimmerman | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1 | | Bayard Elfvin | 502 | 5 | 0.90 | 25 | 502 | 5 | 0.90 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 31 | | Josh Saunders | 1928 | 33 | 1.54 | 72 | 1838 | 30 | 1.47 | 66 | 90 | 3 | 3.00 | 6 |
| | | TOTALS | 2610 | 42 | 1.45 | 105 | 2520 | 39 | 1.39 | 99 | 90 | 3 | 3.00 | 6 |

### Player movement
#### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| March 3, 2006 | Oral Bullen (R) | MF | UMass Minutemen | Free |
| March 3, 2006 | Salim Bullen (R) | DF | Bradley Braves | Free |
| March 3, 2006 | Jacobi Goodfellow | DF | Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves | Free |
| March 3, 2006 | Drew McAthy | FW | Puerto Rico Islanders | Free |
| March 13, 2006 | Michael Nsien | DF | Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves | Free |
| March 22, 2006 | Luke Kreamalmeyer | MF | Real Salt Lake | Free |
| March 30, 2006 | Josh Brown (R) | DF | New Mexico Lobos | Free |
| March 30, 2006 | Mike Randolph (R) | MF | Yavapai Roughriders | Free |
| March 30, 2006 | Troy Ready | MF | Cascade Surge | Free |
| March 30, 2006 | Devin Zimmerman | GK | Olympique Montreux | Free |
| April 3, 2006 | Mubarike Chisoni | FW | Los Angeles Galaxy | Free |
| April 12, 2006 | Alejandro Gutierrez | MF | Utah Blitzz | Free |
| April 18, 2006 | Sergio Iñiguez | MF | Atlanta Silverbacks | Free |
| April / May 2006 | Bayard Elfvin | GK | St. Louis Steamers | Free |
| May 1, 2006 | Chad Bartlomé | FW | California Cougars | Free |
| June 29, 2006 | Jaime Ambriz | FW | Concordia Basel | Free |
| July 27, 2006 | Yuri Morales | FW | Ølstykke | Free |
| August 3, 2006 | Ronnie Silva | MF | Salinas Valley Samba | Free |

#### Loans in

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| March 1, 2006 | Josh Saunders | GK | Los Angeles Galaxy | Season-long loan |
| June 29, 2006 | Martin Hutton | GK | Houston Dynamo | Season-long loan |
| July 27, 2006 | Mike Chabala | MF | Houston Dynamo | Season-long loan |
| August 3, 2006 | Alan Gordon | FW | Los Angeles Galaxy | Season-long loan |

#### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| End of 2005 season | Fadi Afash | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2005 season | Dan Antoniuk | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2005 season | Scott Benedetti | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2005 season | Paul Conway | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2005 season | Shaun Higgins | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2005 season | Aaran Lines | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2005 season | Jarrod Weis | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2005 season | Brian Winters | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| March 30, 2006 | Sam Reynolds | GK | Unattached | Released |
| May / June 2006 | Chad Bartlomé | FW | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
| June 10, 2006 | Edwin Miranda | MF | Unattached | Released |
| June 10, 2006 | Devin Zimmerman | GK | Unattached | Released |
| August 3, 2006 | Josh Brown | DF | Unattached | Released |
| August 3, 2006 | Drew McAthy | FW | Unattached | Released |

#### Unsigned draft picks

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
| January 24, 2006 | Anthony Noreiga | DF | George Mason Patriots | USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round | |
| January 24, 2006 | Kenney Bertz | DF | Maryland Terrapins Columbus Shooting Stars | USL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round | |