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Portland Timbers
2001 season
CEO United States Marshall Glickman
Head coach England Bobby Howe
Stadium PGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-LeagueConference: 4th
Playoffs: Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupQualification Group 9
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Mark Baena (13 goals)
All:
United States 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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2002 →

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 gold-colored soccer ball 99' 		Report 21' Kelly
Red card 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 gold-colored soccer ball 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 Red card 74'
Kinoshita gold-colored soccer ball 110' 		Report 32' ( pen.) Sawatzky
Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 42'
Legg 74'		 Report Red card 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
Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 78'
Magee gold-colored soccer ball 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
gold-colored soccer ball 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 Red card 60' Tolstolutsky
Red card 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 gold-colored soccer ball 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' gold-colored soccer ball 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 Red card 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 Red card 86'		 Report 15', 30' Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Timbers2–0 Charlotte Eagles
Lewis 10'
Baena 19'		 Report
Attendance: 4,771
Leg 2
Charlotte Eagles2–3 Portland Timbers
Swinehart 16'
Johnson 36'		 Report 23' O'Neill
82' Benedetti
85' Howes
Attendance: 2,141

Quarterfinals

Leg 1
Portland Timbers0–2 Hershey Wildcats
Report Red card 62' Evans
71' Watson
85' Degand
Attendance: 4,894
Leg 2
Hershey Wildcats1–0 Portland Timbers
Feniger 28' Report Red card 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 England Bobby Howe
Assistant coach Republic of Ireland Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper coach United States Jim Brazeau

Source:[ citation needed]

Management

Owner Portland Family Entertainment
Chief Executive Officer United States Marshall Glickman
Chief Financial Officer United States Mark Gardiner
General Manager United States 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Recognition

A-League All-League Second Team [1]

Pos Player GP
GK United States Matt Napoleon 26
DF Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho 24

A-League Player of the Week [2]

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

A-League Team of the Week [2]

Week Player Opponent(s)
4 Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill Utah Blitzz, Northern Nevada Aces
5 United States Darren Sawatzky Seattle Sounders (x2)
7 United States Mark Baena El Paso Patriots, San Diego F.C.
9 United States Mark Baena Minnesota Thunder, Utah Blitzz
10 United States Matt Napoleon Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder
13 United States Greg Howes San Diego F.C.
Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho
14 Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill Milwaukee Rampage, Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps
20 United States Mark Baena Minnesota Thunder, Charlotte Eagles, Charleston Battery
Canada Jeff Clarke
21 United States Greg Howes Milwaukee Rampage
Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill
22 United States 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 United States  USA Dan Moss 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Canada  CAN Jeff Clarke 25 3 20+1 3 3+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland  IRL Keith Costigan 23 0 13+3 0 4+0 0 2+1 0
4 DF Mexico  MEX Jesús Ochoa 22 0 8+8 0 1+1 0 1+3 0
5 DF New Zealand  NZL Gavin Wilkinson 33 2 24+1 2 4+0 0 4+0 0
(6) MF United States  USA Roger Gantz (released) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
7 FW United States  USA Darren Sawatzky 28 6 17+5 5 1+1 0 4+0 1
8 MF Northern Ireland  NIR Michael O'Neill 29 9 22+0 5 4+0 1 3+0 3
9 FW United States  USA Greg Howes 26 9 19+2 7 3+0 1 1+1 1
10 FW United States  USA Mark Baena 32 15 23+1 13 4+0 1 4+0 1
11 MF United States  USA Brian Winters 33 0 25+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
12 DF United States  USA Matt Chulis 31 0 23+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
(12) MF United States  USA Brian Kelly (1 week loan from United States Los Angeles Galaxy) 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF United States  USA Scott Benedetti 31 3 24+1 2 3+0 1 3+0 0
15 MF Kyrgyzstan  KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky 17 3 7+5 2 0+2 0 2+1 1
(16) GK United States  USA Adam Pearce (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(17) MF United States  USA Kevin Legg (released) 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
18 GK United States  USA Matt Napoleon 34 0 26+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
(20) DF United States  USA José Burciaga, Jr. (1 week loan from United States Kansas City Wizards) 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(20) FW Canada  CAN Rob Baarts (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF England  ENG Neil Ryan 9 0 1+5 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
22 FW Scotland  SCO Tony McPeak 12 0 2+7 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago  TRI Brent Sancho 30 1 24+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0
30 FW Trinidad and Tobago  TRI Darin Lewis 10 1 1+6 0 1+2 1 0+0 0
(—) GK United States  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 United States FW Mark Baena 15 13 1 1
2 United States FW Greg Howes 9 7 1 1
Northern Ireland MF Michael O'Neill 9 5 1 3
4 United States FW Darren Sawatzky 6 5 0 1
5 Canada DF Jeff Clarke 3 3 0 0
United States DF Scott Benedetti 3 2 1 0
Kyrgyzstan MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 3 2 0 1
8 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 2 2 0 0
9 United States MF Brian Kelly 1 1 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago DF Brent Sancho 1 1 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 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.
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Canada DF Jeff Clarke 5 2 5 1 0 1 0 0
3 Republic of Ireland DF Keith Costigan 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
4 Mexico DF Jesús Ochoa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
7 United States FW Darren Sawatzky 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
8 Northern Ireland MF Michael O'Neill 9 2 6 2 3 0 0 0
9 United States FW Greg Howes 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
10 United States FW Mark Baena 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
11 United States MF Brian Winters 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
12 United States DF Matt Chulis 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
14 United States DF Scott Benedetti 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
15 Kyrgyzstan MF Vadim Tolstolutsky 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
(17) United States MF Kevin Legg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 United States GK Matt Napoleon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 England DF Neil Ryan 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 Trinidad and Tobago 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 United States Dan Moss 57 3 4.74 4 57 3 4.74 4 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
(16) United States Adam Pearce 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
18 United States Matt Napoleon 3152 46 1.31 169 2413 35 1.31 141 360 5 1.25 8 379 6 1.42 20
(—) United States 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 United States Greg Howes FW United States Seattle Sounders Acquired for 2001 2nd and 3rd round A-League College Player Draft picks [3]
February 27, 2001 Canada Jeff Clarke DF United States Baltimore Blast Free [3]
February 27, 2001 United States Darren Sawatzky FW United States Seattle Sounders Free [3]
February 27, 2001 Kyrgyzstan Vadim Tolstolutsky ( R) MF United States Seattle Pacific Falcons A-League College Player Draft, 1st round [3]
February 27, 2001 United States Brian Winters MF United States Minnesota Thunder Acquired via trade; terms not disclosed [3]
March 22, 2001 United States Mark Baena FW United States San Diego Flash Free [4]
April 4, 2001 Republic of Ireland Keith Costigan ( R) DF United States Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Free [5]
April 4, 2001 United States Kevin Legg MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Free [5]
April 4, 2001 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho DF Trinidad and Tobago Joe Public Free [5]
April 4, 2001 New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson DF Republic of Ireland Kilkenny City Free [5]
April 16, 2001 Mexico Jesús Ochoa ( R) DF United States California Baptist Lancers Free [6]
April 20, 2001 United States Matt Napoleon GK United States Columbus Crew Free [7]
April 26, 2001 Canada Rob Baarts FW United States Utah Freezz Free [8]
April 26, 2001 United States Scott Benedetti DF England Nottingham Forest Free [8]
April 26, 2001 United States Roger Gantz MF Free [8]
April 26, 2001 Scotland Tony McPeak FW United States Milwaukee Wave Free [8]
April 26, 2001 United States Matthew Nelson GK Republic of Ireland Kilkenny City Free [8]
April 26, 2001 Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill MF Scotland St Johnstone Free [8]
April 26, 2001 United States Adam Pearce ( R) GK United States Concordia Cavaliers Free [8]
April 26, 2001 England Neil Ryan DF United States Boston Bulldogs Free [8]
May 4, 2001 United States Matt Chulis DF United States Chicago Fire Free [9]
May 22, 2001 Trinidad and Tobago Darin Lewis ( R) FW United States Connecticut Huskies Free [10]
May 24, 2001 United States Dan Moss ( R) GK United States Yale Bulldogs Free [11]

Loans in

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
April 27, 2001 United States Brian Kelly MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game [12]
August 4, 2001 United States José Burciaga, Jr. DF United States Kansas City Wizards Short-term loan; returned to Kansas City Wizards after two games [13]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
May 24, 2001 Canada Rob Baarts FW Unattached Released [11]
May 24, 2001 United States Roger Gantz MF Unattached Released [11]
May 24, 2001 United States Matthew Nelson GK Unattached Released [11]
July 27, 2001 United States Kevin Legg MF Unattached Released [14]
August 2001 United States Adam Pearce GK Unattached Released

Loans out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
July 2001 United States Dan Moss GK United States Kansas City Wizards Short-term loan
August 6, 2001 Mexico Jesús Ochoa DF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Portland after 1 game [15]
August 6, 2001 Kyrgyzstan Vadim Tolstolutsky MF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Short-term loan; returned to Portland after 1 game [15]

Notes

  • ^ Disciplinary record not available for the following games: May 5 vs. Utah Blitzz (U.S. Open Cup qualification), May 6 vs. Northern Nevada Aces (U.S. Open Cup qualification), July 15 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps (A-League regular season), August 5 vs. Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League regular season) and September 22 vs. Charlotte Eagles (A-League playoffs).
  • ^ Goalkeeper saves not available for the following games: September 22 vs. Charlotte Eagles (A-League playoffs) and September 29 vs. Hershey Wildcats (A-League playoffs).

References

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  7. ^ Allen, David (April 20, 2001). "Timbers sign Matt Napoleon". timberlog. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
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  9. ^ "Timbers sign Scottish Premier League midfielder, Michael O'Neill, and U.S. Olympic defender, Matt Chulis, to multi-year deals". Portland Timbers. May 4, 2001. Archived from the original on September 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  10. ^ "Portland Timbers sign NCAA College Cup MVP, Darin Lewis, to multi-year contract". Portland Timbers. May 22, 2001. Archived from the original on November 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  11. ^ a b c d "Timbers sign Yale goalkeeper Dan Moss". Portland Timbers. May 24, 2001. Archived from the original on November 5, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
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  14. ^ "Timbers release midfielder Kevin Legg". Portland Timbers. July 27, 2001. Archived from the original on September 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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