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Portland Timbers
2012 season
PresidentMerritt Paulson
Head CoachJohn Spencer
StadiumJeld-Wen Field
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 20,438)
Major League SoccerConference: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupThird round
Cascadia CupTBD
Primary colors
Secondary colors
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The 2012 Portland Timbers season is the 2nd season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. Including all previous teams in the area to bear the "Timbers" name, this is the 26th season in the history of the Portland Timbers franchise.

Background


Preseason

California training camp

February 7, 2012 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 – 4 Portland Timbers Carson, California USA
10:30 (PST) Keat 80' Report 8' Dike
9' Perlaza
67' Marcelin
85' (pen.) Danso
Stadium: The Home Depot Center

Return to Portland

Portland Timbers Tournament

February 27, 2012 Portland Timbers 1 – 1 San Jose Earthquakes Portland, Oregon USA
19:30 (PST) Alhassan 15' Report 59' (o.g.) Mosquera Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 16,118
Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
March 1, 2012 Portland Timbers 1 – 1 Chivas USA Portland, Oregon USA
19:30 (PST) Kawulok 78' Report 21' Romero Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 15,195
Referee: Chris Penso (USA)
March 4, 2012 Portland Timbers 1 – 0 Sweden AIK Portland, Oregon USA
17:00 (PST) Boyd 7' Report Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 17,357
Referee: (USA)

Regular season

March

March 12, 2012 MLS 1 Portland Timbers 3 – 1 Philadelphia Union Portland, Oregon USA
18:55 (PDT) Jean-Baptiste 54'
Boyd 66'
Alhassan 76'
Report 51' Gómez Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20,438 (SO)
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA)
March 17, 2012 MLS 2 FC Dallas 1 – 1 Portland Timbers Frisco, Texas USA
17:30 (PDT) Pérez 22' Report 51' Nagbe Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Attendance: 12,203
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA)

April

May

May 29, 2012 USOC R3 Portland Timbers v TBD TBD USA
TBD (PDT) Stadium: TBD
Referee: (USA)

June

July

August

September

October

Competitions

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS 5th March 12, 2012 October 27, 2012
U.S. Open Cup Third round Third round May 29, 2012
Cascadia Cup May 26, 2012 October 21, 2012

Updated to match played March 18, 2012
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Western Conference standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
3 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
4 LA Galaxy 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
6 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
7 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
8 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
9 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63
3 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
4 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
5 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
6 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
8 LA Galaxy (C) 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
10 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
12 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42 CONCACAF Champions League
13 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
14 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
15 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
16 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
17 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
18 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
19 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
2 4 1 0 1 4 2  +2 1 0 0 3 1  +2 0 0 1 1 1  0

Last updated: March 18, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

3rd Round 4th Round
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

Third round

Portland TimbersvTBD
TBD
Referee: (USA)

Cascadia Cup

The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Club

Executive staff

Majority Owner & President Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Jeld-Wen Field (20,438 / 110x70 yards)

Updated to match played January 23, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach John Spencer
Assistant Coach Amos Magee
Assistant Coach Cameron Knowles
Goalkeeping Coach Mike Toshack
Head Athletic Trainer Nik Wald
Strength & Conditioning Coach Karim Derqaoui
Assistant Athletic Trainer Jun Morishita

Last updated: January 26, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers

Squad

Kits

Primary
Primary Alt.
Secondary
Third

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 1, 2012.[1]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Troy Perkins  United States
4 DF Mike Chabala  United States
5 DF Eric Brunner  United States
6 MF Darlington Nagbe (GA)  Liberia
7 MF Sal Zizzo  United States
8 MF Franck Songo'o  Cameroon
9 FW Kris Boyd (DP)  Scotland
10 FW Eddie Johnson  England
11 MF Kalif Alhassan  Ghana
12 DF David Horst  United States
13 MF Jack Jewsbury (captain)  United States
14 MF James Marcelin  Haiti
15 FW Jorge Perlaza  Colombia
16 FW Brent Richards (HGP)  United States
17 MF Eric Alexander  United States
18 DF Ryan Kawulok  United States
19 FW Bright Dike  United States
21 MF Diego Chará (DP)  Colombia
22 DF Rodney Wallace  Costa Rica
23 GK Joe Bendik  United States
25 DF Steve Purdy  El Salvador
26 MF Charles Renken  United States
27 DF Chris Taylor  United States
28 MF Freddie Braun  United States
30 DF Lovel Palmer  Jamaica
33 DF Hanyer Mosquera  Colombia
35 DF Andrew Jean-Baptiste (GA)  United States
90 GK Jake Gleeson  New Zealand
98 DF Mamadou Danso  Gambia

Inactive players

No. Pos. Player Nation
20 FW José Adolfo Valencia (disabled; on loan from Santa Fe)  Colombia

Statistics

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[2]
Last updated: March 18, 2012

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Troy Perkins 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF United States USA Mike Chabala 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF United States USA Eric Brunner 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Liberia LBR Darlington Nagbe 2 1 0+2 1 0+0 0
7 MF United States USA Sal Zizzo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Cameroon CMR Franck Songo'o 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Kris Boyd 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0
10 FW England ENG Eddie Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Ghana GHA Kalif Alhassan 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0
12 DF United States USA David Horst 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF United States USA Jack Jewsbury 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Haiti HAI James Marcelin 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
15 FW Colombia COL Jorge Perlaza 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW United States USA Brent Richards 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF United States USA Eric Alexander 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF United States USA Ryan Kawulok 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW United States USA Bright Dike 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW Colombia COL José Adolfo Valencia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Colombia COL Diego Chará 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Costa Rica CRC Rodney Wallace 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK United States USA Joe Bendik 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF El Salvador SLV Steve Purdy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF United States USA Charles Renken 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF United States USA Chris Taylor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF United States USA Freddie Braun 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF Jamaica JAM Lovel Palmer 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Colombia COL Hanyer Mosquera 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
35 DF United States USA Andrew Jean-Baptiste 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0
90 GK New Zealand NZL Jake Gleeson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
98 DF The Gambia GAM Mamadou Danso 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[2]
Last updated: March 18, 2012

Rk. Nat Pos Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup
1 Ghana MF Kalif Alhassan 1 1 0
Scotland FW Kris Boyd 1 1 0
United States DF Andrew Jean-Baptiste 1 1 0
Liberia MF Darlington Nagbe 1 1 0
TOTALS 4 4 0

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.[3]
Last updated: March 15, 2012

No. Nat Pos Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
United States DF 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[4]
Last updated: March 15, 2012

No. Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 United States Troy Perkins 90 1 1.00 1 90 1 1.00 1 0 0 0
23 United States Joe Bendik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 New Zealand Jake Gleeson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 90 1 1.00 1 90 1 1.00 1 0 0 0

Player movement

Transfers in

Date Player Pos Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
January 4, 2012 United States Brent Richards (R) FW United States Washington Huskies
United States Portland Timbers U23's
Signed as Homegrown Player [5]
January 12, 2012 United States Andrew Jean-Baptiste (R) DF United States Connecticut Huskies SuperDraft, 1st round; signed to Generation adidas contract prior to draft [6]
January 17, 2012 Colombia Hanyer Mosquera DF Colombia La Equidad Free [7]
January 30, 2012 Scotland Kris Boyd FW Turkey Eskişehirspor Free, MLS rights acquired from Houston Dynamo for a 2013 1st round SuperDraft pick; signed to Designated Player contract [8][9]
January 31, 2012 United States Charles Renken (R) MF Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Free, MLS rights acquired via waivers [10]
February 16, 2012 Cameroon Franck Songo'o MF Spain Albacete Free [11]
February 24, 2012 United States Joe Bendik GK Norway Sogndal Free [12]
March 1, 2012 United States Ryan Kawulok (R) MF United States Portland Pilots
United States Portland Timbers U23's
Supplemental Draft, 1st round [13]

Loans in

Date Player Pos Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
February 3, 2012 Colombia José Adolfo Valencia FW Colombia Santa Fe One year loan; initially signed to Designated Player contract on December 15, 2011 but failed team physical (knee); full transfer (undisclosed fee) and original DP contract will take effect upon full recovery from knee surgery, placed on disabled list and will not count against roster during 2012 season [14][15]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 28, 2011 United States Kevin Goldthwaite DF N/A Retired [16]
November 28, 2011 United States Adin Brown GK N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised [17]
November 28, 2011 United States Rodrigo López MF N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised [17]
November 28, 2011 United States Peter Lowry MF N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised [17]
November 28, 2011 United States Ryan Pore MF N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised [17]
November 28, 2011 United States Spencer Thompson FW N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised [17]
January 12, 2012 United States Kenny Cooper FW United States New York Red Bulls Traded for a 2013 1st round SuperDraft pick and allocation money [18]

Loans out

Date Player Pos Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref

Unsigned draft picks

Date Player Pos Previous Club Notes Ref
January 12, 2012 United States Brendan King MF United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish
United States Chicago Fire Premier
SuperDraft, 2nd round; attended training camp, not offered a contract [6][19]
January 17, 2012 United States Miguel Ibarra MF United States UC Irvine Anteaters
United States Orange County Blue Star
Supplemental Draft, 2nd round; attended training camp, not offered a contract [20][21]
January 17, 2012 United States Doug Herrick GK United States Saint Mary's Gaels
United States Washington Crossfire
Supplemental Draft, 3rd round; attended training camp, not offered a contract [20][22]
January 17, 2012 United States Logan McDaniel MF United States Loyola Marymount Lions
United States Des Moines Menace
Supplemental Draft, 4th round; injured prior to training camp, not offered a contract [20][22]

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Portland is in the #8 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking.[23]

International roster slots

Portland has 9 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster slots. Clubs may trade their excess international roster slots to other teams and there is no limit to the amount of slots each team can acquire.

Portland acquired one additional slot for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons from Los Angeles Galaxy, in exchange for allocation money, to bring their total to 9 for their first two seasons in MLS.[24] The Timbers then traded one of their 2012 slots to the Montreal Impact in exchange for not selecting any Timbers players in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft[25] and a 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft 4th Round pick.[26]

Prior to the 2012 season, Portland acquired an additional slot from D.C. United for use in the 2012 and 2013 seasons in exchange for allocation money,[26] bringing their total back up to 9 for the 2012 season.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired:

Future picks traded:

References

  1. ^ "Players (active)". Portland Timbers. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "2012 Team Stats". Major League Soccer.
  3. ^ "2012 Foul Stats". Major League Soccer.
  4. ^ "2012 Goalkeeper Stats". Major League Soccer.
  5. ^ "Timbers sign Brent Richards as first Homegrown Player". Portland Timbers. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Timbers Select Jean-Baptiste, King in 2012 MLS SuperDraft". Portland Timbers. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "Timbers sign Colombian defender Hanyer Mosquera". Portland Timbers. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  8. ^ "Timbers sign Designated Player Kris Boyd". Portland Timbers. January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Dynamo, Timbers agree to terms of trade". Houston Dynamo. January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  10. ^ "Timbers acquire midfielder Charles Renken". Portland Timbers. January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  11. ^ "imbers sign midfielder Franck Songo'o". Portland Timbers. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  12. ^ "Timbers sign goalkeeper Joe Bendik". Portland Timbers. February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  13. ^ "Timbers sign 2012 Supplemental Draft pick Ryan Kawulok". Portland Timbers. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  14. ^ "Timbers sign Designated Player Jose Adolfo Valencia". Portland Timbers. December 15, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  15. ^ Itel, Dan (February 3, 2012). "Timbers put Valencia plans on hold after injury news". Portland Timbers. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  16. ^ "Timbers defender Kevin Goldthwaite announces retirement". Portland Timbers. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Timbers re-sign goalkeeper Troy Perkins, defender David Horst". Portland Timbers. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  18. ^ a b "Timbers Acquire First-Round Draft Pick, Allocation From New York In Exchange For Kenny Cooper". Portland Timbers. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  19. ^ Arnold, Geoffrey C. (February 14, 2012). "Tuesday training report: Portland Timbers prepare for Chicago". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  20. ^ a b c "Timbers select four players in 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft". Portland Timbers. January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  21. ^ Arnold, Geoffrey C. (February 18, 2012). "Preseason wins give Portland Timbers boost of confidence". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  22. ^ a b Arnold, Geoffrey C. (February 7, 2012). "Portland Timbers train in Los Angeles in preparation for Galaxy". The Oregonian. Portland. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  23. ^ 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer
  24. ^ "Timbers Acquire International Roster Slot from Galaxy" (Press release). Portland Timbers. November 22, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  25. ^ Molinaro, John (November 23, 2011). "Montreal Impact take Ching no. 1". Rogers SportsNet. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  26. ^ a b c "Timbers acquire International Roster Slot from D.C. United in exchange for Allocation". Portland Timbers. February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  27. ^ "Timbers Sign English Defender Kerrea Gilbert" (Press release). Portland Timbers. December 13, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2011.