2009 Portland Timbers season
The 2009 Portland Timbers season was the ninth season for the club in the United Soccer Leagues First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. The first competitive game of the 2009 season was played on April 25 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC versus Vancouver Whitecaps FC which the Timbers lost 1–0. Following that loss the Timbers went on a 24-game unbeaten streak in the league on their way to securing the Commissioner's Cup for finishing the regular season atop the table. In a hard-fought, two-legged series , Vancouver Whitecaps FC knocked Portland out of the playoffs in the semifinals by an aggregate score of 5–4. In the U.S. Open Cup the Timbers hosted Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in the third round but were eliminated by their bitter rivals 2–1 in front of 16,382 spectators at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon. Competitions. USL-1 Playoffs. Playoff bracket. "Teams were re-seeded for semifinal matchups" U.S. Open Cup. Cup bracket. Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament "Home teams listed on top of bracket" Club. <div>  Coaching staff. Top scorers. Players with 1 goal or more included only. Disciplinary record. Players with 1 card or more included only. Goalkeeper stats. All goalkeepers included. Player movement. Transfers in. Permanent Loan Transfers Out. Permanent Loan