Portland Timbers

2002 season
President	Mark Schuster
Head coach	Bobby Howe
Stadium	PGE Park Portland, Oregon
A-League	Division: 2nd Playoffs: First Round
U.S. Open Cup	Qualification series
Top goalscorer	Fadi Afash McKinley Tennyson (18 goals)
Highest home attendance	10,109 vs. MIN (Aug 16)
Lowest home attendance	3,890 vs. SEA (Jun 23)
Average home league attendance	League: 6,261 All: 6,115
Home colors Away colors
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The 2002 Portland Timbers season was the second season for the Portland Timbers—the third incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct A-League, the second-tier soccer league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Preseason

Canterbury Cup

Regular season

May

June

July

August

September

Postseason

Competitions

A-League

Western Conference, Pacific Division standings

  Bye to conference semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Seattle Sounders	107	28	23	4	1	71	27	+44
2	Portland Timbers	63	28	13	12	3	47	39	+8
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	54	28	11	12	5	41	39	+2
4	El Paso Patriots	54	28	10	11	7	38	48	−10
5	Calgary Storm	22	28	4	21	3	26	66	−40

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

A-League Playoffs

Playoff bracket

	First Round							Conference Semifinals							Conference Finals							Final
								W1	Seattle Sounders	0	2	2
								W5	Vancouver Whitecaps	2	6	8
	W4	Portland Timbers	0	0	0
	W5	Vancouver Whitecaps	1	1	2
															W2	Milwaukee Rampage ( a.e.t.)	0	2	2
	Western Conference
															W5	Vancouver Whitecaps	0	1	1
								W2	Milwaukee Rampage	0	2	2
								W3	Minnesota Thunder	0	1	1
	W3	Minnesota Thunder	2	1	3
	W6	El Paso Patriots	1	1	2
																						Milwaukee Rampage ( a.e.t.)		2
																						Richmond Kickers		1
								E1	Charleston Battery	2	1	3
								E4	Richmond Kickers	1	3	4
	E4	Richmond Kickers	1	2	3
	E5	Atlanta Silverbacks	1	1	2
															E4	Richmond Kickers ( p)	1	0	1 (9)
	Eastern Conference
															E2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	1	0	1 (8)
								E2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	0	1	1
								E3	Montreal Impact	0	0	0
	E3	Montreal Impact ( p)	0	1	1 (6)
	E6	Charlotte Eagles	1	0	1 (5)

First round

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Club

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 Chris Smith 2 DF   USA Bryn Ritchie 3 DF   IRL Keith Costigan 5 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson 6 MF   USA Ben Somoza 7 MF   MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 8 MF   USA Erik Ozimek 9 FW   USA McKinley Tennyson 10 FW   SYR Fadi Afash 11 MF   USA Brian Winters

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW   USA Greg Howes 14 DF   USA Scott Benedetti 15 MF   KGZ Vadim Tolstolutsky 16 FW   USA Chugger Adair 17 MF   MEX Jesús Ochoa (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy) 18 GK   USA Matt Napoleon 20 MF   USA Jake Sagare 24 MF   USA Chris Roner (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes) 26 DF   TRI Brent Sancho

Recognition

A-League Scoring Champion ^[4]

Player	G	A	Pts
McKinley Tennyson	18	6	42

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champions ^[4]

Player	GP	G
Fadi Afash	22	18
McKinley Tennyson	24	18

A-League Young Offensive Player of the Year ^[4]

Pos	Player	GP
FW	McKinley Tennyson	24

A-League All-League First Team ^[4]

Pos	Player	GP
FW	McKinley Tennyson	24

A-League All-League Second Team ^[4]

Pos	Player	GP
FW	Fadi Afash	22

A-League Player of the Week ^[4]

Week	Player	Opponent(s)
8	Fadi Afash	Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
18	McKinley Tennyson	El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder

A-League Team of the Week ^[4]

Week	Player	Opponent(s)
8	Fadi Afash	Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
	Greg Howes
9	Brent Sancho	Calgary Storm
10	Matt Napoleon	El Paso Patriots, Hampton Roads Mariners, Seattle Sounders
	Brent Sancho
11	Greg Howes	Hampton Roads Mariners, Richmond Kickers
12	Fadi Afash	Indiana Blast
	Sean McAuley
13	McKinley Tennyson	Calgary Storm
14	McKinley Tennyson	Seattle Sounders, Calgary Storm
15	McKinley Tennyson	Cincinnati Riverhawks
17	McKinley Tennyson	Vancouver Whitecaps
18	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar	El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder
	McKinley Tennyson
19	Brent Sancho	Milwaukee Rampage, Minnesota Thunder
20	Fadi Afash	Montreal Impact

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included. ^{[5] [6]}

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A-League		Playoffs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Chris Smith	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Bryn Ritchie	14	1	9+5	1	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Keith Costigan	30	0	28+0	0	2+0	0
(4)	DF	ENG	Sean McAuley (released)	16	0	15+1	0	0+0	0
5	DF	NZL	Gavin Wilkinson	28	0	26+0	0	2+0	0
6	MF	USA	Ben Somoza	22	1	12+9	1	0+1	0
7	MF	MEX	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar	29	0	26+1	0	2+0	0
8	MF	USA	Erik Ozimek	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	USA	McKinley Tennyson	26	18	20+4	18	2+0	0
10	FW	SYR	Fadi Afash	23	18	22+0	18	1+0	0
11	MF	USA	Brian Winters	28	0	26+0	0	2+0	0
12	FW	USA	Greg Howes	21	5	15+4	5	2+0	0
(13)	FW	USA	Rees Bettinger (released)	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0
14	DF	USA	Scott Benedetti	15	1	8+5	1	2+0	0
15	MF	KGZ	Vadim Tolstolutsky	13	1	6+6	1	0+1	0
16	FW	USA	Chugger Adair	20	2	6+13	2	1+0	0
17	MF	MEX	Jesús Ochoa	6	0	5+0	0	1+0	0
18	GK	USA	Matt Napoleon	30	0	28+0	0	2+0	0
20	MF	USA	Jake Sagare	28	0	20+7	0	0+1	0
(21)	MF	USA	Noah Delgado (released)	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0
(22)	MF	USA	Scott Bower (2 short-term loans from San Jose Earthquakes)	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
24	MF	USA	Chris Roner	4	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
26	DF	TRI	Brent Sancho	29	0	27+0	0	2+0	0

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only. ^{[5] [6]}

Rk.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total	A-League	Playoffs
1		FW	Fadi Afash	18	18	0
		FW	McKinley Tennyson	18	18	0
3		FW	Greg Howes	5	5	0
4		FW	Chugger Adair	2	2	0
5		DF	Scott Benedetti	1	1	0
		DF	Bryn Ritchie	1	1	0
		MF	Ben Somoza	1	1	0
		MF	Vadim Tolstolutsky	1	1	0
			TOTALS	47	47	0

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only. ^{[5] [7]}

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		A-League		Playoffs [A]
2		DF	Bryn Ritchie	1	0	1	0	0	0
3		DF	Keith Costigan	6	0	5	0	1	0
(4)		DF	Sean McAuley	2	0	2	0	0	0
5		DF	Gavin Wilkinson	5	0	5	0	0	0
6		MF	Ben Somoza	1	0	1	0	0	0
7		MF	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar	3	0	3	0	0	0
9		FW	McKinley Tennyson	2	1	2	1	0	0
10		FW	Fadi Afash	5	0	4	0	1	0
11		MF	Brian Winters	7	0	7	0	0	0
12		FW	Greg Howes	0	1	0	1	0	0
15		MF	Vadim Tolstolutsky	1	0	1	0	0	0
17		MF	Jesús Ochoa	1	0	1	0	0	0
18		GK	Matt Napoleon	1	0	1	0	0	0
20		MF	Jake Sagare	5	0	5	0	0	0
(22)		MF	Scott Bower	1	0	1	0	0	0
24		MF	Chris Roner	1	0	1	0	0	0
26		DF	Brent Sancho	8	0	7	0	1	0
			TOTALS	50	2	47	2	3	0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included. ^{[5] [6]}

No.	Nat.	Player	Total				A-League				Playoffs
			MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV
1		Chris Smith	11	0	0.00	0	11	0	0.00	0	0	0	—	0
18		Matt Napoleon	2776	41	1.33	113	2596	39	1.35	107	180	2	1.00	6
		TOTALS	2787	41	1.32	113	2607	39	1.35	107	180	2	1.00	6

Player movement

Transfers in

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
January 7, 2002	Fadi Afash	FW	Sacramento Knights	Free	[8]
January 17, 2002	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar	MF	San Diego F.C.	Free	[9]
March 4, 2002	Sean McAuley	DF	Rochdale	Free	[10]
March 4, 2002	Erik Ozimek ( R)	MF	Davidson Wildcats	Free	[10]
March 21, 2002	Ben Somoza ( R)	MF	Washington Huskies	A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round	[11]
March 21, 2002	Jake Sagare ( R)	MF	Washington Huskies	A-League College Player Draft, 3rd round	[11]
March 26, 2002	McKinley Tennyson	FW	GIF Sundsvall	Free	[12]
March 29, 2002	Rees Bettinger	FW	Seattle Sounders	Free	[13]
April 2002	Chris Smith	GK	St. Louis Steamers	Free
May 3, 2002	Noah Delgado ( R)	MF	Fresno State Bulldogs	Free	[14]
May 9, 2002	Bryn Ritchie ( R)	DF	Washington Huskies	A-League College Player Draft, 1st round	[15]
May 28, 2002	Greg Howes	FW	Milwaukee Wave	Free	[16]

Loans in

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
July 19, 2002	Jesús Ochoa	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy	Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games	[17]
July 25, 2002	Scott Bower	MF	San Jose Earthquakes	Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game	[18]
July 25, 2002	Chris Roner	MF	San Jose Earthquakes	Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game	[18]
August 2, 2002	Jesús Ochoa	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy	Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game	[19]
August 9, 2002	Scott Bower	MF	San Jose Earthquakes	Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games	[20]
August 9, 2002	Chris Roner	MF	San Jose Earthquakes	Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games	[20]
August 20, 2002	Jesús Ochoa	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy	Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games
September 4, 2002	Jesús Ochoa	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy	Short-term loan to end the season	[21]
September 4, 2002	Chris Roner	MF	San Jose Earthquakes	Short-term loan to end the season	[21]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
End of 2001 season	Darin Lewis	FW	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2001 season	Dan Moss	GK	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
October 4, 2001	Michael O'Neill	MF	Unattached	Released	[22]
November 27, 2001	Mark Baena	FW	Unattached	Released	[23]
November 27, 2001	Tony McPeak	FW	Unattached	Released	[23]
November 27, 2001	Neil Ryan	DF	Unattached	Released	[23]
December 5, 2001	Matt Chulis	DF	Unattached	Released	[24]
December 20, 2001	Darren Sawatzky	FW	Unattached	Released	[25]
March 4, 2002	Jeff Clarke	MF	Unattached	Released	[10]
March 4, 2002	Greg Howes	FW	Unattached	Released	[10]
March 21, 2002	Jesús Ochoa	MF	Unattached	Released	[11]
June 25, 2002	Rees Bettinger	FW	Unattached	Released	[26]
June 25, 2002	Noah Delgado	MF	Unattached	Released	[26]
August 6, 2002	Sean McAuley	DF	Unattached	Released	[27]

Loans out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
July 12, 2002	Matt Napoleon	GK	Dallas Burn	Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game	[28]
August 5, 2002	Matt Napoleon	GK	Colorado Rapids	Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game	[19]
August 26, 2002	Matt Napoleon	GK	Colorado Rapids	Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game	[29]

Notes

• ^{^} Disciplinary record not available for September 7 playoff game vs. Vancouver Whitecaps.

References