List of Portland Timbers seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by the Portland Timbers in American soccer, from 1975, when the original club first competed in the North American Soccer League, through the most recent completed season. All four incarnations of the Portland Timbers are represented. This list details the club's achievements in all competitions and the top scorers for each season. Records of friendlies and preseason tournaments are not included. Totals include the records and statistics of all four iterations of the club. [1] [2]

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Seasons

SeasonLeaguePositionPlayoffs USOC Continental / Other Average attendance Top goalscorer(s)
DivLeaguePldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.OverallName(s)Goals
1975 1 NASL 2216604327+16482.191st1st RU DNE [3] DNE [4] 14,503 Flag of England.svg Peter Withe [5] 18
1976 NASL 2481602341–18241.009th18thDNQ20,166 Flag of England.svg Tony Betts 6
1977 NASL 26101603942–3301.159th15th13,208 Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Scullion 11
1978 NASL 30201005036+14602.003rd4th SF 11,803 Flag of Bermuda.svg Clyde Best [6] 14
1979 NASL 30111905075–25331.1012th19thDNQ13,018 Flag of Scotland.svg John Bain
Flag of Bermuda.svg Clyde Best
8
1980 NASL 32151705053–3451.419th16th10,210 Flag of Bermuda.svg Clyde Best 11
1981 NASL 32171505249+3511.593rd12th R1 10,516 Flag of Scotland.svg John Bain [7] 12
1982 NASL 32141804944+5421.314th10thDNQ8,786 [8] Flag of England.svg Ron Futcher 13
1983No club existed
1984
1985 3 WACS 7142816−850.71N/A4thDNEDNEN/AN/A
1986 WSA 146621922−3201.433rd Flag of the United States.svg Brent Goulet 9♦
1987 WSA 10550915–6151.504thDNQ3 players tied2
1988 WSA 1211101632–1630.256th Flag of the United States.svg Scott Benedetti 8♦
1989 2 WSL 1611503225+7332.062nd3rd SF Flag of the United States.svg Scott Benedetti 8
1990 APSL 20101004236+6301.504th8thDNQ Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Medved 10
1991–
2000
No club existed
2001 2 A-League 26131034138+3421.624th10th QF QR1 DNE5,974 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Baena [9] 15
2002 A-League 28131234739+8421.504th8th R1 QR1 6,261 Flag of Syria.svg Fadi Afash
Flag of the United States.svg McKinley Tennyson
18♦
2003 A-League 28151123933+6471.685th10thDNQ QR1 5,871 Flag of Mexico.svg Byron Alvarez 12
2004 A-League 2818735830+28572.041st1st [10] QF Ro16 5,281 Flag of Mexico.svg Byron Alvarez [11] 18
2005 USL-1 2810994042−2391.39N/A5th QF Ro16 5,553 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Antoniuk [12] 14
2006 USL-1 2871562539–14270.9611thDNQ R3 5,575 Flag of the United States.svg Luke Kreamalmeyer [13] 9
2007 USL-1 2814593218+14511.822nd SF R2 6,794 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Gregor [14] 9
2008 USL-1 30713102633–7311.0311thDNQ R1 DNQ8,567 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brown [15] 9
2009 USL-1 30164104519+26581.931st SF Ro16 9,734 Flag of Guinea.svg Mandjou Keita [16] 14
2010 D2 Pro 30137103423+11461.633rd3rd QF Ro16 10,727 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Pore 15
2011 1 MLS 34111494048−8421.246th12thDNQ QR2 18,827 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Cooper
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Jewsbury [17]
8
2012 MLS 34816103456–22341.008th17th Ro16 20,438 Flag of Scotland.svg Kris Boyd 7
2013 MLS 34145155433+21571.681st3rd SF SF 20,674 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri [18] 13
2014 MLS 34129136152+9491.446th11thDNQ QF CONCACAF Champions League GS 20,744 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Fernández [19] 10
2015 MLS 34151184139+2531.563rd5th W Ro16 DNQ21,144 Flag of Nigeria.svg Fanendo Adi 18
2016 MLS 34121484853−5441.297th12thDNQ Ro16 CONCACAF Champions League GS 21,144 Flag of Nigeria.svg Fanendo Adi 18
2017 MLS 34149116050+10531.561st6th QF R4 DNQ21,144 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri 21
2018 MLS 34151095448+6541.595th8th RU QF 21,144 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Blanco
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri
10
2019 MLS 34141374948+1491.446th11th R1 SF 25,218 Flag of Argentina.svg Brian Fernández 15
2020 MLS 2311664635+11391.703rd8th R1 NH Leagues Cup
MLS is Back Tournament
NH
W
25,368 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Ebobisse
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri
9
2021 MLS 34171345652+4551.654th5th RU NH CONCACAF Champions League QF 21,285 Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Mora 13
2022 MLS 3411101353530461.358th15thDNQRo32DNQDNQ23,341 Flag of Colombia.svg Dairon Asprilla 10
2023MLS341113104658-12431.2610th18thDNQRo32Leagues CupRo3223.102Evander9
Total95441437116914121341+7114081.48 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Valeri 98

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
^ 3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.

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Notes

  1. "Portland Timbers Stats and History".
  2. "Portland Timbers Stats and History".
  3. Westervelt, Ted (May 14, 2013). "U.S. Open Cup: 1958 to 1987". Goal, The New York Times Soccer Blog. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  4. Note: In the NASL years of 1974–1984, the NASL did not compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. CONCACAF awarded spots to the U.S. Open Cup winner. The NASL adopted an isolationist perspective, viewing the separate cup competition as not American enough and as commercially competitive with its own playoff cup, the Soccerbowl.
  5. Peter Withe (1975): includes 2 playoff goals.
  6. Clyde Best (1978): includes 2 playoff goals.
  7. John Bain (1981): includes 1 playoff goal.
  8. Litterer, David. "The Year in American Soccer - 1982". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  9. Mark Baena (2001): includes 1 playoff goal and 1 Open Cup qualification goal.
  10. The Commissioner's Cup was first created in 1991 to honor the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) regular season champion and was awarded through the 1996 season. It was revived in 2005 to honor the USL First Division (USL-1) regular season champion and was awarded retroactively to the teams which had amassed the most points in previous A-League (A-L) seasons from 1997 to 2004.
  11. Byron Alvarez (2004): includes 1 playoff goal and 1 Open Cup goal.
  12. Dan Antoniuk (2005): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
  13. Luke Kreamalmeyer (2006): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
  14. Andrew Gregor (2007): includes 1 playoff goal.
  15. Chris Brown (2008): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
  16. Mandjou Keita (2009): includes 3 Open Cup goals.
  17. Jack Jewsbury (2011): includes 1 Open Cup qualification goal.
  18. Diego Valeri (2013): 2 Open Cup + 1 Playoff goals
  19. Gastón Fernández (2014): 4 Open Cup

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