2001 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
2001 season
CEO Marshall Glickman
Head coach Bobby Howe
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-LeagueConference: 4th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupQualification Group 9
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Baena (13 goals)
All:
Mark Baena (15 goals)
Highest home attendance12,295
vs. SEA (May 11)
Lowest home attendance2,999
vs. MIN (Jun 6)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 6,124
All: 5,840
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The 2001 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural 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.

Regular season

April

April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28) A-L El Paso Patriots 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers El Paso, Texas
Farias 23'
Leal 99'		 Report 21' Kelly
 85' Tolstolutsky		 Stadium: SISD Student Activities Complex
Attendance: 3,198
Referee: Reggie Rutty (USA)

May

May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) USOC Qual Utah Blitzz (D-3) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Provo, Utah
Ovalle 90+3'
Cummins 109'		 Report 62' O'Neill Stadium: The Stadium at South Field
Attendance: 750
May 6, 2001 (2001-05-06) USOC Qual Northern Nevada Aces (D-3) 1–4 Portland Timbers Reno, Nevada
Chavarin 72' Report 36', 57' O'Neill
43' Baena
55' Tolstolutsky		 Stadium: Earl Wooster High School
Attendance: 300
May 11, 2001 (2001-05-11) A-L / Qual Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
Baena 25'
Sancho 38'		 Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 12,295
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)
May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) A-L / Qual Seattle Sounders 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Seattle
Jenkins 62'
Nguyen  74'
Kinoshita 110'		 Report 32' (pen.) Sawatzky
 74' O'Neill		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (USA)
May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19) USOC Qual Portland Timbers 1–0 Northern Nevada Aces (D-3) Portland, Oregon
Howes 25' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,329
May 23, 2001 (2001-05-23) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 El Paso Patriots Portland, Oregon
O'Neill 18'
Sawatzky 21'
Chulis  78'		 Report 63' Farias Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,861
May 26, 2001 (2001-05-26) A-L San Diego F.C. 3–4 Portland Timbers San Diego
Livett 45' (pen.)
Ayim  45'
Adair 75', 87'		 Report 3' Sawatzky
13', 50', 66' Baena		 Stadium: San Diego Mesa College
Attendance: 840
Referee: Emiliano Monje (USA)

June

June 2, 2001 (2001-06-02) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 San Diego F.C. Portland, Oregon
Baena 21' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,489
June 4, 2001 (2001-06-04) Friendly Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon
Ochoa 24'
Wilkinson  42'
Legg 74'		 Report  42' Carrieri
45' (pen.) Corrales		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,566
June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06) A-L Portland Timbers 3–1 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
Baena 45', 90'
Sawatzky 87'		 Report 38' Lagos Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 2,999
Referee: Cien Asoera (USA)
June 9, 2001 (2001-06-09) USOC Qual Portland Timbers 1–3 Utah Blitzz (D-3) Portland, Oregon
Sawatzky 49' Report 31' Ovalle
71' Westcott
76' Koubouras		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,676
June 13, 2001 (2001-06-13) A-L Portland Timbers 1–1 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Tolstolutsky 90' Report 73' St. Louis
 108' Gbeke		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,077
June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16) A-L Minnesota Thunder 0–1 Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
Report 55' Baena Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Cien Asoera (USA)
June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29) A-L Portland Timbers 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
Report 62' Valente Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,013

July

July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) A-L Portland Timbers 3–2 San Diego F.C. Portland, Oregon
Howes 48', 71'
Sawatzky 79'		 Report 89' Adair
90' Morales		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,271
July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) A-L Portland Timbers 1–0 Milwaukee Rampage Portland, Oregon
O'Neill 21' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,032
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) A-L Seattle Sounders 0–0 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Seattle
Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,253
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
July 15, 2001 (2001-07-15) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 4–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Kindel 16'
Jordan 42'
Heald 56' (pen.)
Sulentic 88'		 Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,062
July 21, 2001 (2001-07-21) A-L Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
O'Neill  88' Report 7' Ching Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 11,055
Referee: Ramón Hernández (USA)
July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) A-L Minnesota Thunder 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
Zeba 31' (pen.)
Nowak  78'
Magee 99'		 Report 22' Baena Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 7,514
Referee: Jesse Johnson (USA)
July 28, 2001 (2001-07-28) A-L Milwaukee Rampage 2–3 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Franklin, Wisconsin
Takawira 27'
Soso 77'		 Report 35' Tolstolutsky
90' Clarke
110' Howes		 Stadium: Milwaukee County Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,316

August

August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) A-L Toronto Lynx 3–0 Portland Timbers Toronto Canada
Arango 26', 41'
Sponton 39'		 Report  60' Tolstolutsky
 90' Clarke		 Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
August 5, 2001 (2001-08-05) A-L Rochester Raging Rhinos 1–0 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Rochester, New York
Mitchell 95' Report Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 9,846
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) A-L Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
Jordan 13'
Morris 69'
Kindel 89'		 Report 29' Howes Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 6,118
August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 (a.e.t.) Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
Clarke 21' 98' Report 28' Armas Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,924
August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) A-L Portland Timbers 3–3 (a.e.t.) Charlotte Eagles Portland, Oregon
Baena 19', 68'
Wilkinson 65'		 Report 66', 78' (pen.) Gajardo
72' Swinehart		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,884
August 26, 2001 (2001-08-26) A-L Portland Timbers 2–0 Charleston Battery Portland, Oregon
Howes 6'
O'Neill 25' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,891
August 30, 2001 (2001-08-30) A-L Portland Timbers 5–2 Milwaukee Rampage Portland, Oregon
Baena 7'
Howes 33', 40'
O'Neill 72', 83' (pen.)		 Report 10' Cooks
89' Slivinski		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,816

September

September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) A-L San Diego F.C. 2–1 Portland Timbers San Diego
Adair 81'
Alcaraz-Cuellar 87'		 Report  57' Howes
60' (pen.) Wilkinson		 Stadium: Merrill Douglas Stadium
Attendance: 1,042
Referee: Miguel Chicas (USA)
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) A-L El Paso Patriots 1–3 Portland Timbers El Paso, Texas
Macias 76'
Martinez  86'		 Report 15', 30'  86' Benedetti
69' Baena		 Stadium: SISD Student Activities Complex
Attendance: 337
Referee: Roger Sill (USA)

Postseason

September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20) 1st Rd L1 Portland Timbers 2–0 Charlotte Eagles Portland, Oregon
Lewis 10'
Baena 19'		 Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,771
September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) 1st Rd L2 Charlotte Eagles 2–3
(2–5 agg.)		 Portland Timbers Charlotte, North Carolina
Swinehart 16'
Johnson 36'		 Report 23' O'Neill
82' Benedetti
85' Howes		 Stadium: Providence High School
Attendance: 2,141
September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) QF L1 Portland Timbers 0–2 Hershey Wildcats Portland, Oregon
Report  62' Evans
71' Watson
85' Degand		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,894
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) QF L2 Hershey Wildcats 1–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Portland Timbers Hershey, Pennsylvania
Feniger 28' Report  45' Clarke Stadium: Hersheypark Stadium
Attendance: 1,048

Competitions

A-League

See also: 2001 A-League

Western Conference standings

  Bye to quarterfinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 74 26 16 8 2 44 33 +11
2 San Diego F.C. 68 26 14 11 1 55 42 +13
3 Milwaukee Rampage 63 26 14 10 2 45 40 +5
4 Portland Timbers 62 26 13 10 3 41 38 +3
5 Seattle Sounders 57 26 13 12 1 40 39 +1
6 Minnesota Thunder 41 26 9 15 2 29 34 −5
7 El Paso Patriots 40 26 8 14 4 39 42 −3

Point system: 4 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 1 point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game; 0 points for a loss

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
StadiumAHAHAHHHAHHHAAHAAAAAHHHHAA
ResultLWLWWWWTWLWWTLLLWLLLWTWWLW
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

A-League Playoffs

Playoff bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Hershey Wildcats 2 1 3
8 Charlotte Eagles 0 2 2 Portland Timbers 0 0 0
9 Portland Timbers 2 3 5 Hershey Wildcats 4 0 4
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 4 4
5 San Diego F.C. 2 2 4 San Diego F.C. 2 1 3
12 Atlanta Silverbacks 0 2 2 Hershey Wildcats 0
Rochester Raging Rhinos 2
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 3 4
7 Charleston Battery 1 1 2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 0 2
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 3 5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 3 1 4
Milwaukee Rampage 2 0 2
3 Richmond Kickers 2 1 3
6 Milwaukee Rampage (p) 3 0 3 (4) Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.) 2 2 4
11 Nashville Metros 2 1 3 (2)

First round

Leg 1
Portland Timbers2–0Charlotte Eagles
Lewis 10'
Baena 19'		 Report
Attendance: 4,771
Leg 2
Charlotte Eagles2–3Portland Timbers
Swinehart 16'
Johnson 36'		 Report 23' O'Neill
82' Benedetti
85' Howes
Attendance: 2,141

Quarterfinals

Leg 1
Portland Timbers0–2Hershey Wildcats
Report  62' Evans
71' Watson
85' Degand
Attendance: 4,894
Leg 2
Hershey Wildcats1–0Portland Timbers
Feniger 28' Report  45' Clarke
Attendance: 1,048

U.S. Open Cup

Qualification Group 9 standings

  Entry into second round of 2001 U.S. Open Cup
  D-3 wildcard entry into second round of 2001 U.S. Open Cup

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1 Seattle Sounders 20 6 4 1 1 13 3 +10 SEA: 6 pts
UTA: 1 pt
2 Utah Blitzz (D-3) 20 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11
3 Portland Timbers 13 6 3 3 0 10 8 +2
4 Northern Nevada Aces (D-3) 0 6 0 6 0 1 24 −23

Point system: 4 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 1 point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game; 0 points for a loss

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Bobby Howe
Assistant coach Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper coach Jim Brazeau

Source:[citation needed]

Management

Owner Portland Family Entertainment
Chief Executive Officer Marshall Glickman
Chief Financial Officer Mark Gardiner
General Manager Jim Taylor
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source:[citation needed]

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
1 GK  USA Dan Moss
2 DF  CAN Jeff Clarke
3 DF  IRL Keith Costigan
4 DF  MEX Jesús Ochoa
5 DF  NZL Gavin Wilkinson
7 FW  USA Darren Sawatzky
8 MF  NIR Michael O'Neill
9 FW  USA Greg Howes
10 FW  USA Mark Baena
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  USA Brian Winters
12 DF  USA Matt Chulis
14 DF  USA Scott Benedetti
15 MF  KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky
18 GK  USA Matt Napoleon
21 DF  ENG Neil Ryan
22 FW  SCO Tony McPeak
26 DF  TRI Brent Sancho
30 FW  TRI Darin Lewis

Recognition

A-League All-League Second Team

Pos Player GP
GK Matt Napoleon 26
DF Brent Sancho 24

A-League Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s)
7 Mark Baena El Paso Patriots, San Diego F.C.

A-League Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s)
4 Michael O'Neill Utah Blitzz, Northern Nevada Aces
5 Darren Sawatzky Seattle Sounders (x2)
7 Mark Baena El Paso Patriots, San Diego F.C.
9 Mark Baena Minnesota Thunder, Utah Blitzz
10 Matt Napoleon Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder
13 Greg Howes San Diego F.C.
Brent Sancho
14 Michael O'Neill Milwaukee Rampage, Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps
20 Mark Baena Minnesota Thunder, Charlotte Eagles, Charleston Battery
Jeff Clarke
21 Greg Howes Milwaukee Rampage
Michael O'Neill
22 Scott Benedetti San Diego F.C., El Paso Patriots

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Qual.
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  USA Dan Moss 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  CAN Jeff Clarke 25 3 20+1 3 3+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF  IRL Keith Costigan 23 0 13+3 0 4+0 0 2+1 0
4 DF  MEX Jesús Ochoa 22 0 8+8 0 1+1 0 1+3 0
5 DF  NZL Gavin Wilkinson 33 2 24+1 2 4+0 0 4+0 0
(6) MF  USA Roger Gantz (released) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
7 FW  USA Darren Sawatzky 28 6 17+5 5 1+1 0 4+0 1
8 MF  NIR Michael O'Neill 29 9 22+0 5 4+0 1 3+0 3
9 FW  USA Greg Howes 26 9 19+2 7 3+0 1 1+1 1
10 FW  USA Mark Baena 32 15 23+1 13 4+0 1 4+0 1
11 MF  USA Brian Winters 33 0 25+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
12 DF  USA Matt Chulis 31 0 23+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
(12) MF  USA Brian Kelly (1 week loan from Los Angeles Galaxy) 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF  USA Scott Benedetti 31 3 24+1 2 3+0 1 3+0 0
15 MF  KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky 17 3 7+5 2 0+2 0 2+1 1
(16) GK  USA Adam Pearce (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(17) MF  USA Kevin Legg (released) 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
18 GK  USA Matt Napoleon 34 0 26+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
(20) DF  USA José Burciaga, Jr. (1 week loan from Kansas City Wizards) 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(20) FW  CAN Rob Baarts (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF  ENG Neil Ryan 9 0 1+5 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
22 FW  SCO Tony McPeak 12 0 2+7 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
26 DF  TRI Brent Sancho 30 1 24+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0
30 FW  TRI Darin Lewis 10 1 1+6 0 1+2 1 0+0 0
(—) GK  USA Matthew Nelson (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Qual.
1 FW Mark Baena 15 13 1 1
2 FW Greg Howes 9 7 1 1
MF Michael O'Neill 9 5 1 3
4 FW Darren Sawatzky 6 5 0 1
5 DF Jeff Clarke 3 3 0 0
DF Scott Benedetti 3 2 1 0
MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 3 2 0 1
8 DF Gavin Wilkinson 2 2 0 0
9 MF Brian Kelly 1 1 0 0
DF Brent Sancho 1 1 0 0
FW Darin Lewis 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 53 41 5 7

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.

No. Nat. Position Player Total[A] A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Qual.
2 DF Jeff Clarke 5 2 5 1 0 1 0 0
3 DF Keith Costigan 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Jesús Ochoa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Gavin Wilkinson 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
7 FW Darren Sawatzky 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF Michael O'Neill 9 2 6 2 3 0 0 0
9 FW Greg Howes 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
10 FW Mark Baena 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF Brian Winters 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Matt Chulis 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
14 DF Scott Benedetti 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
15 MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
(17) MF Kevin Legg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK Matt Napoleon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Neil Ryan 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF Brent Sancho 10 0 8 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 73 9 61 8 9 1 3 0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.

No. Nat. Player Total A-League Playoffs[B] U.S. Open Cup Qual.
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 Dan Moss 57 3 4.74 4 57 3 4.74 4 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
(16) Adam Pearce 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
18 Matt Napoleon 3152 46 1.31 169 2413 35 1.31 141 360 5 1.25 8 379 6 1.42 20
(—) Matthew Nelson 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
TOTALS 3209 49 1.37 173 2470 38 1.38 145 360 5 1.25 8 379 6 1.42 20

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
February 7, 2001 Greg Howes FW Seattle Sounders Acquired for 2001 2nd and 3rd round A-League College Player Draft picks
February 27, 2001 Jeff Clarke DF Baltimore Blast Free
February 27, 2001 Darren Sawatzky FW Seattle Sounders Free
February 27, 2001 Vadim Tolstolutsky (R) MF Seattle Pacific Falcons A-League College Player Draft, 1st round
February 27, 2001 Brian Winters MF Minnesota Thunder Acquired via trade; terms not disclosed
March 22, 2001 Mark Baena FW San Diego Flash Free
April 4, 2001 Keith Costigan (R) DF Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Free
April 4, 2001 Kevin Legg MF Los Angeles Galaxy Free
April 4, 2001 Brent Sancho DF Joe Public Free
April 4, 2001 Gavin Wilkinson DF Kilkenny City Free
April 16, 2001 Jesús Ochoa (R) DF California Baptist Lancers Free
April 20, 2001 Matt Napoleon GK Columbus Crew Free
April 26, 2001 Rob Baarts FW Utah Freezz Free
April 26, 2001 Scott Benedetti DF Nottingham Forest Free
April 26, 2001 Roger Gantz MF Free
April 26, 2001 Tony McPeak FW Milwaukee Wave Free
April 26, 2001 Matthew Nelson GK Kilkenny City Free
April 26, 2001 Michael O'Neill MF St Johnstone Free
April 26, 2001 Adam Pearce (R) GK Concordia Cavaliers Free
April 26, 2001 Neil Ryan DF Boston Bulldogs Free
May 4, 2001 Matt Chulis DF Chicago Fire Free
May 22, 2001 Darin Lewis (R) FW Connecticut Huskies Free
May 24, 2001 Dan Moss (R) GK Yale Bulldogs Free

Loans in

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
April 27, 2001 Brian Kelly MF Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game
August 4, 2001 José Burciaga, Jr. DF Kansas City Wizards Short-term loan; returned to Kansas City Wizards after two games

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
May 24, 2001 Rob Baarts FW Unattached Released
May 24, 2001 Roger Gantz MF Unattached Released
May 24, 2001 Matthew Nelson GK Unattached Released
July 27, 2001 Kevin Legg MF Unattached Released
August 2001 Adam Pearce GK Unattached Released

Loans out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
July 2001 Dan Moss GK Kansas City Wizards Short-term loan
August 6, 2001 Jesús Ochoa DF Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Portland after 1 game
August 6, 2001 Vadim Tolstolutsky MF Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Portland after 1 game

Notes

References

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