# 2004 Portland Timbers season

The 2004 Portland Timbers season was the 4th 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.

## Competitions
### A-League
#### Western Conference standings

Conference Semifinal round of playoffs
| Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 57 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 30 | +28 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 47 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 |
| 3 | Minnesota Thunder | 45 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 43 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 34 | +6 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Wave United | 40 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 48 | −4 |
| 6 | Calgary Mustangs | 18 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 51 | −21 |
| 7 | Edmonton F.C. | 18 | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 56 | −37 |

#### 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 | 57 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 |
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 | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | T | W | T | W | T | W |

### A-League Playoffs
#### Playoff bracket

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Final | Final |
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | Montreal Impact | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | Syracuse Salty Dogs | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 0 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 4 | Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | Syracuse Salty Dogs | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 0 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 5 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | | Montreal Impact | Montreal Impact |
| | | | | | | | | | | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders |
| 2 | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 1 | 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders (aet) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |

#### Western Conference semifinals
### U.S. Open Cup
#### Cup bracket

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | | | |
| A-L | Minnesota Thunder (aet) | 2 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | | | |
| PDL | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 1 | | | | A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 2 (4) |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes (aet) (p) | 2 (5) |
| | | | A-L | Portland Timbers | 0 | | | |
| PSL | Utah Blitzz | 1 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | | | |
| A-L | Portland Timbers | 2 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth round
### Cascadia Cup

2004 :
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Portland Timbers | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| Seattle Sounders | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Bobby Howe |
| Assistant coach | Jimmy Conway |
| Goalkeeper coach | Jim Brazeau |
| Athletic Trainer | Tony Guyette |
| Strength and conditioning Coach | Carl Davison |
Source:

### Management

| Owner | Portland Family Entertainment (to April 2) Pacific Coast League (from April 2) |
| President | Mark Schuster (to April 2) Tom Lasley (interim; from April 2) |
| General Manager | Jim Taylor |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | PGE Park ( / ) |
Source:

### Staff recognition

A-League Coach of the Year
| Coach | W | L | T | League | Playoffs |
| Bobby Howe | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1st | Conference Semifinals |
A-League Co-Executive of the Year
| Executive | Avg. Att. | Club honors |
| Jim Taylor | 5,281 | Commissioner's Cup |

## 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. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Bayard Elfvin |
| 2 | MF | USA | Erik Cronkrite |
| 4 | DF | USA | David Henning |
| 5 | DF | NZL | Gavin Wilkinson |
| 6 | MF | USA | Memo Arzate |
| 7 | MF | MEX | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar |
| 8 | MF | USA | Alex Bengard |
| 10 | FW | SYR | Fadi Afash |
| 11 | MF | USA | Brian Winters |
| 12 | MF | USA | Andrew Gregor |
| 13 | DF | SLV | Edwin Miranda |
| 14 | MF | USA | Scott Benedetti |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | MEX | Byron Alvarez |
| 17 | DF | USA | Scot Thompson (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy) |
| 20 | MF | USA | Jake Sagare |
| 21 | FW | USA | Alan Gordon |
| 22 | FW | USA | Dan Antoniuk |
| 23 | DF | USA | Aaron Heinzen |
| 24 | DF | USA | Lee Morrison |
| 30 | GK | USA | Josh Saunders |
| 31 | DF | USA | Shawn Saunders |
| 32 | MF | USA | Garrett Marcum |
| — | MF | USA | Jarrod Weis |

### Player recognition

A-League Rookie of the Year
| Pos | Player |
| FW | Alan Gordon |
A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champion
| Player | GP | G |
| Alan Gordon | 27 | 17 |
A-League Assist Leader
| Player | GP | A |
| Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 26 | 10 |
A-League All-League First Team
| Pos | Player | GP |
| FW | Byron Alvarez | 25 |
| FW | Alan Gordon | 27 |
A-League All-League Second Team
| Pos | Player | GP |
| MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 26 |
A-League Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent(s) |
| 6 | Alan Gordon | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 7 | Alan Gordon | Milwaukee Wave United |
| 9 | Byron Alvarez | Edmonton Aviators, Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 13 | Alan Gordon | Edmonton Aviators |
A-League Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent(s) |
| 3 | Alan Gordon | Seattle Sounders |
| 3 | Gavin Wilkinson | Seattle Sounders |
| 5 | Jake Sagare | Calgary Mustangs, Seattle Sounders |
| 5 | Josh Saunders | Calgary Mustangs, Seattle Sounders |
| 6 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 6 | Alan Gordon | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 7 | Alan Gordon | Milwaukee Wave United |
| 7 | Aaron Heinzen | Milwaukee Wave United |
| 9 | Byron Alvarez | Edmonton Aviators, Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 13 | Alan Gordon | Edmonton Aviators |
| 14 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders |
| 14 | Lee Morrison | Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders |
| 16 | Edwin Miranda | Calgary Mustangs, Milwaukee Wave United |
| 17 | Byron Alvarez | Minnesota Thunder, Edmonton F.C., Calgary Mustangs |
| 17 | Andrew Gregor | Minnesota Thunder, Edmonton F.C., Calgary Mustangs |
| 18 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Calgary Mustangs, Minnesota Thunder |
| 19 | Scott Benedetti | Puerto Rico Islanders |
| 20 | Scot Thompson | Minnesota Thunder, Milwaukee Wave United |

### Statistics
#### Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | 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 | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | USA | Erik Cronkrite | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | David Henning | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NZL | Gavin Wilkinson | 27 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Memo Arzate | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MEX | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 30 | 5 | 24+2 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Alex Bengard | 26 | 6 | 23+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| (9) | FW | USA | McKinley Tennyson (released) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SYR | Fadi Afash | 12 | 5 | 0+10 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| (10) | MF | USA | Jarrod Weis (not assigned a kit number after Afash signing) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Brian Winters | 26 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Andrew Gregor | 17 | 3 | 11+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | SLV | Edwin Miranda | 17 | 1 | 8+6 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Scott Benedetti | 22 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | MEX | Byron Alvarez | 29 | 18 | 23+2 | 16 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | USA | Scot Thompson | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Jake Sagare | 29 | 1 | 25+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | USA | Alan Gordon | 31 | 17 | 26+1 | 17 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | USA | Dan Antoniuk | 19 | 3 | 2+15 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Aaron Heinzen | 14 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Lee Morrison | 28 | 1 | 24+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Josh Saunders | 28 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | USA | Shawn Saunders | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | USA | Garrett Marcum | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.
| Rk. | Position | Player | Total | A-League | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
| 1 | FW | Byron Alvarez | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | FW | Alan Gordon | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Alex Bengard | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | Fadi Afash | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Dan Antoniuk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Andrew Gregor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Scott Benedetti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Edwin Miranda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Lee Morrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jake Sagare | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | GOALS BY FORFEIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 62 | 58 | 2 | 2 |

#### Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.
| No. | Position | Player | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| 1 | GK | Bayard Elfvin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | David Henning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Gavin Wilkinson | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Alex Bengard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Brian Winters | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Andrew Gregor | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Edwin Miranda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Scott Benedetti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Byron Alvarez | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Jake Sagare | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Alan Gordon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Dan Antoniuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Aaron Heinzen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Lee Morrison | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Shawn Saunders | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 47 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

#### Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | 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 | 320 | 3 | 0.84 | 16 | 320 | 3 | 0.84 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 30 | | Josh Saunders | 2566 | 34 | 1.19 | 119 | 2196 | 27 | 1.11 | 104 | 190 | 3 | 1.42 | 7 | 180 | 4 | 2.00 | 8 |
| | | TOTALS | 2886 | 37 | 1.15 | 135 | 2516 | 30 | 1.07 | 120 | 190 | 3 | 1.42 | 7 | 180 | 4 | 2.00 | 8 |

### Player movement
#### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| March 11, 2004 | Josh Saunders | GK | San Jose Earthquakes | Free |
| March 31, 2004 | Bayard Elfvin (R) | GK | Ashland Eagles | Free |
| April 8, 2004 | Alex Bengard | MF | Seattle Sounders | Free |
| April 8, 2004 | Alan Gordon (R) | FW | Oregon State Beavers | A-League College Player Draft, 1st round |
| April 12, 2004 | Jake Sagare | MF | Halifax Town | Free |
| April 30, 2004 | Memo Arzate (R) | MF | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | Free |
| April 30, 2004 | David Henning | DF | Des Moines Menace | Free |
| April 30, 2004 | Erik Cronkrite (R) | MF | Portland Pilots | Free |
| April 30, 2004 | Edwin Miranda (R) | DF | Cal State Northridge Matadors | Free |
| April 30, 2004 | Shawn Saunders | DF | Orange County Blue Star | Free |
| May 2004 | Jarrod Weis (R) | MF | Portland Pilots | Free |
| May 2004 | Garrett Marcum (R) | MF | Portland Pilots | Free |
| June 10, 2004 | Andrew Gregor | MF | Vancouver Whitecaps | Free |
| July 27, 2004 | Fadi Afash | FW | Utah Blitzz | Free |

#### Loans in

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
| July 8, 2004 | Scot Thompson | DF | Los Angeles Galaxy | Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy for September 4 game vs. Columbus Crew; returned to Portland following the game | |

#### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| End of 2003 season | Fadi Afash | FW | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2003 season | Manuel Brasil | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2003 season | Cole Burgman | GK | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2003 season | Jason Melendez | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2003 season | Bryn Ritchie | DF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| End of 2003 season | Jake Sagare | MF | N/A | Contract expired and not re-signed |
| April 14, 2004 | Adam Wilson | MF | Unattached | Released |
| April 14, 2004 | Ryan Youngblood | MF | Unattached | Released |
| May 25, 2004 | McKinley Tennyson | FW | Unattached | Released |

#### Loans out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
| September 11, 2004 | Alan Gordon | FW | Los Angeles Galaxy | Season-long loan; sold to Los Angeles Galaxy on November 30 | |

#### Unsigned draft picks

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
| December 17, 2003 | Leonard Griffin | DF | UCLA Bruins Orange County Blue Star | A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round | |