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2006 Portland Timbers season

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Portland Timbers
2006 season
PresidentUnited States John Cunningham
Head coachUnited States Chris Agnello
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
USL-1League: 11th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
Cascadia Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Luke Kreamalmeyer (8 goals)

All:
United States Luke Kreamalmeyer (9 goals)
Highest home attendance7,034
vs. MON (Aug 31)
Lowest home attendance3,369
vs. TOR (May 21)
Average home league attendance5,575
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 Portland Timbers season was the 6th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Preseason

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April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01) Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Redhawks (NCAA) Portland, Oregon
11:15 (PDT) O. Bullen ?'
McAthy ?'
Report Stadium: Merlo Field

Regular season

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April

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April 22, 2006 (2006-04-22) USL-1 / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Gjertsen 17' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722 (SO)
Referee: Steve DePiero (Canada)

May

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May 1, 2006 (2006-05-01) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Bartlomé 21' Report 53' Donatelli Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,448
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)
May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Gutierrez 31' (pen.)
Ready 69'
Report 5' Knox Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,449
Referee: Ben Chouaf (USA)
May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) USL-1 Miami FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Olympia Heights, Florida
16:30 (PDT) Romário 13', 89'
Fraser 51'
Report 7' Chisoni
86' (pen.) Alcaraz-Cuellar
Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,433
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)
May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14) USL-1 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 Portland Timbers Bayamón, Puerto Rico
14:00 (PDT) Norkus 2', 22'
González 14'
Report 67' Alvarez Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Reggie Rutty (USA)
May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Rochester Raging Rhinos Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report 62' Delicâte Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,875
Referee: Tim Weyland (USA)
May 21, 2006 (2006-05-21) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Toronto Lynx Portland, Oregon
18:00 (PDT) Kreamalmeyer 52'
O. Bullen 61'
Report 90' Neto Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,369
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
May 27, 2006 (2006-05-27) USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 0–1 Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota
17:35 (PDT) Report 34' Alvarez Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,571
Referee: Marcel Yonan (USA)

June

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June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02) USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)
June 3, 2006 (2006-06-03) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 3–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Gutierrez 14'
Chisoni 33'
Alcaraz-Cuellar 87'
Report 32' Scott Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,149
Referee: Miguel Chicas (USA)
June 10, 2006 (2006-06-10) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,298
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA)
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 1–2 Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:05 (PDT) Alvino 47' Report 14' Kreamalmeyer
59' O. Bullen
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 1,609
Referee: William Delois (USA)
June 17, 2006 (2006-06-17) USL-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2–2 Portland Timbers Rochester, New York
16:35 (PDT) Edozien 37'
Delicâte 89'
Report 60' Kreamalmeyer
69' Thompson
Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 9,174
Referee: Bahij Salman (USA)
June 18, 2006 (2006-06-18) USL-1 Montreal Impact 0–0 Portland Timbers Montréal, Québec Canada
13:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 9,273
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) USL-1 / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Testo 9', 63'
Donatelli 66'
Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (Canada)

July

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July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Miami FC Portland, Oregon
18:00 (PDT) Report 41' (pen.) Sandoval Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,116
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)
July 8, 2006 (2006-07-08) Friendly Portland Timbers 1–1
(4–3 p)
England Coventry City Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alcaraz-Cuellar 67' (pen.) Report 8' Tabb
Red card 86' Thornton
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,985
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
Penalties
Alcaraz-Cuellar soccer ball with check mark
Poltl soccer ball with check mark
Gutierrez soccer ball with check mark
Alvarez soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Osbourne
soccer ball with check mark Whing
soccer ball with check mark Davis
soccer ball with red X McNamee
soccer ball with red X Jørgensen
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) USOC 3rd Rd Charleston Battery 3–1 Portland Timbers Charleston, South Carolina
16:30 (PDT) Hollingsworth 36', 87' (pen.)
Glinton 78'
Report 5' Kreamalmeyer Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Roni Canales (USA)
July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) USL-1 Charleston Battery 3–2 Portland Timbers Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 (PDT) Glinton 26'
Hollingsworth 55' (pen.)
Armstrong 78'
Report 21', 46' Kreamalmeyer Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,371
Referee: Shane Moody (USA)
July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15) USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 4–0 Portland Timbers Atlanta
16:30 (PDT) Ukah 23'
Millwood 45'
Jarun 60'
de Lima 84'
Report Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,281
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
20:00 (PDT) Alcaraz-Cuellar 85' Report 76' Besagno
77' Weaver
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,215
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22) USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 3–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Weaver 10'
Levesque 25'
Galindo 59'
Report 17' (pen.) Kreamalmeyer
Red card 42' Randolph
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,993
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)
July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) USL-1 Virginia Beach Mariners 3–1 Portland Timbers Virginia Beach, Virginia
16:30 (PDT) 60' (o.g.)
Simmonds 80'
Brillant 83'
Report 39' Kreamalmeyer Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Attendance: 2,183
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) USL-1 Toronto Lynx 0–0 Portland Timbers Toronto, Canada
16:30 (PDT) Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Arnar Bernhardsson (Canada)

August

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August 4, 2006 (2006-08-04) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report 51' Schmidt Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,568
Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA)
August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) USL-1 Portland Timbers 1–0 Virginia Beach Mariners Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Kreamalmeyer 49' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,167
Referee: Miguel Chicas (USA)
August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18) USL-1 Portland Timbers 3–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez 8', 57'
Queeley 47' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA)
August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Montreal Impact Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report 88' Di Lorenzo Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Jeff Hosking (USA)

September

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September 3, 2006 (2006-09-03) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–1 Charleston Battery Portland, Oregon
18:00 (PDT) Report 4' Armstrong Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report 32', 70' Millwood Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,163
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)

Competitions

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USL First Division

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Standings

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  Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1 Montreal Impact 51 28 14 5 9 31 15 +16
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 50 28 13 4 11 34 21 +13
3 Charleston Battery 46 28 13 8 7 33 25 +8 CHA: 4 pts
VAN: 1 pt
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 46 28 12 6 10 40 28 +12
5 Miami FC 39 28 11 11 6 47 44 +3
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 38 28 10 10 8 38 36 +2
7 Seattle Sounders 37 28 11 13 4 42 48 −6
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 35 28 10 13 5 36 42 −6
9 Virginia Beach Mariners 32 28 8 12 8 26 37 −11 VAB: 7 pts
TOR: 4 pts
10 Toronto Lynx 32 28 8 12 8 30 36 −6
11 Portland Timbers 27 28 7 15 6 25 39 −14 POR: 9 pts
MIN: 3 pts
12 Minnesota Thunder 27 28 7 15 6 34 45 −11

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
28 27 7 15 6 25 39  −14 5 7 2 13 13  0 2 8 4 12 26  −14

Source: [1]
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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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAHHAAHHAAHHAAAAHAAHAAAHHHHHH
ResultLTWLLLWWTWTWTTLLLLLLLTLWWLLL
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

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Cup bracket

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Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
MLS Houston Dynamo 4
PDL Carolina Dynamo (aet) 3 PDL Carolina Dynamo 2
USL-1 Seattle Sounders 2 MLS Houston Dynamo 3
MLS FC Dallas 0
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3 (3)
USL-1 Charleston Battery 3 MLS FC Dallas (aet) (p) 3 (5)
USL-1 Portland Timbers 1

Third round

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Charleston Battery3–1Portland Timbers
Hollingsworth 36', 87' (pen.)
Glinton 78'
Report 5' Kreamalmeyer
Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Roni Canales

Cascadia Cup

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2006
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Seattle Sounders 14 8 4 2 2 13 10 +3
Vancouver Whitecaps 12 8 3 2 3 10 8 +2
Portland Timbers 6 8 1 4 3 6 11 -5

Club

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach United States Chris Agnello
Assistant coach New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant coach United States Cony Konstin
Goalkeeper coach United States John Galas

Source: [2]

Management

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Majority Owner Pacific Coast League (to June 16)
Iran Abe Alizadeh[A] (from June 16)
President United States John Cunningham (to December 14)
United States Jack Cain (interim; from December 14)
General Manager United States Chris Agnello (to September 26)
New Zealand Gavin Wilkinson (from September 26)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source: [3][4][5][6]

Squad

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Kits

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Home
Away

Final roster

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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
0 GK United States USA Martin Hutton (on loan from Houston Dynamo)
1 GK United States USA Bayard Elfvin
2 DF United States USA Jacobi Goodfellow
4 DF United States USA Lee Morrison
5 DF United States USA Salim Bullen
6 MF United States USA Tom Poltl
7 MF Mexico MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
9 MF United States USA Oral Bullen
10 MF United States USA Luke Kreamalmeyer
11 FW United States USA Alan Gordon (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
12 MF United States USA Sergio Iñiguez
13 MF Colombia COL Alejandro Gutierrez
14 DF United States USA Garrett Marcum
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Mexico MEX Byron Alvarez
16 MF United States USA Mike Randolph
17 DF United States USA Scot Thompson (captain)
19 MF United States USA Troy Ready
21 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Mubarike Chisoni
22 FW United States USA Jaime Ambriz
26 DF United States USA Michael Nsien
28 MF United States USA Mike Chabala (on loan from Houston Dynamo)
30 FW United States USA Yuri Morales
31 GK United States USA Josh Saunders (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
33 MF United States USA Ronnie Silva
40 DF New Zealand NZL Gavin Wilkinson

Recognition

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USL-1 All-League First Team[7]

Pos Player GP
MF United States Luke Kreamalmeyer 28

USL-1 All-Star Team[8]

Pos Player Notes
DF United States Scot Thompson Injured; did not dress in All-Star Game vs. England Sheffield Wednesday

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
7 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Seattle Sounders (x2) [9]
18 Mexico Byron Alvarez Puerto Rico Islanders [10]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
3 United States Chad Bartlomé Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder [11]
United States Lee Morrison
United States Troy Ready
5 United States Oral Bullen Rochester Raging Rhinos, Toronto Lynx [12]
6 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Minnesota Thunder [13]
7 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Seattle Sounders (x2) [9]
United States Jacobi Goodfellow
8 United States Josh Saunders Vancouver Whitecaps [14]
9 United States Bayard Elfvin Minnesota Thunder, Rochester Raging Rhinos, Montreal Impact [15]
United States Luke Kreamalmeyer
13 United States Luke Kreamalmeyer Charleston Battery, Atlanta Silverbacks [16]
14 Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Seattle Sounders (x2) [17]
17 United States Tom Poltl Virginia Beach Mariners [18]
18 Mexico Byron Alvarez Puerto Rico Islanders [10]
United States Bayard Elfvin

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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All players contracted to the club during the season included.[19][20]

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK United States USA Martin Hutton 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
(0) GK United States USA Devin Zimmerman (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
1 GK United States USA Bayard Elfvin 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States USA Jacobi Goodfellow 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF United States USA Lee Morrison 29 0 24+4 0 1+0 0
5 DF United States USA Salim Bullen 12 0 7+4 0 1+0 0
6 MF United States USA Tom Poltl 23 0 13+9 0 0+1 0
7 MF Mexico MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26 3 24+1 3 1+0 0
(8) MF El Salvador SLV Edwin Miranda (released) 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
9 MF United States USA Oral Bullen 20 2 7+12 2 0+1 0
10 MF United States USA Luke Kreamalmeyer 29 9 26+2 8 1+0 1
11 FW United States USA Alan Gordon 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
(11) FW United States USA Drew McAthy (released) 15 0 9+5 0 1+0 0
12 MF United States USA Sergio Iñiguez 9 0 2+7 0 0+0 0
13 MF Colombia COL Alejandro Gutierrez 15 2 10+4 2 0+1 0
14 DF United States USA Garrett Marcum 11 0 6+5 0 0+0 0
15 FW Mexico MEX Byron Alvarez 25 4 21+3 4 1+0 0
16 MF United States USA Mike Randolph 26 0 25+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF United States USA Scot Thompson 23 1 21+1 1 1+0 0
19 MF United States USA Troy Ready 11 1 1+10 1 0+0 0
21 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Mubarike Chisoni 18 2 16+1 2 1+0 0
22 FW United States USA Jaime Ambriz 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
(23) FW United States USA Chad Bartlomé (undisclosed release or transfer) 5 1 4+1 1 0+0 0
26 DF United States USA Michael Nsien 18 0 18+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF United States USA Mike Chabala 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW United States USA Yuri Morales 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0
31 GK United States USA Josh Saunders 23 0 20+2 0 1+0 0
33 MF United States USA Ronnie Silva 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
(33) DF United States USA Josh Brown (released) 8 0 4+3 0 1+0 0
40 DF New Zealand NZL Gavin Wilkinson 8 0 2+6 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

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Players with 1 goal or more included only.[19][20]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
1 United States MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 9 8 1
2 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez 4 4 0
3 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 3 3 0
4 United States MF Oral Bullen 2 2 0
Zimbabwe MF Mubarike Chisoni 2 2 0
Colombia MF Alejandro Gutierrez 2 2 0
7 United States FW Chad Bartlomé 1 1 0
United States MF Troy Ready 1 1 0
United States DF Scot Thompson 1 1 0
OWN GOALS 1 1 0
TOTALS 26 25 1

Disciplinary record

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Players with 1 card or more included only.[1][20]

No. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 United States GK Bayard Elfvin 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 United States DF Jacobi Goodfellow 7 0 7 0 0 0
4 United States DF Lee Morrison 4 0 3 0 1 0
5 United States DF Salim Bullen 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 United States MF Tom Poltl 5 0 4 0 1 0
7 Mexico MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 5 0 5 0 0 0
(8) El Salvador MF Edwin Miranda 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 United States MF Oral Bullen 1 0 1 0 0 0
10 United States MF Luke Kreamalmeyer 1 0 1 0 0 0
13 Colombia MF Alejandro Gutierrez 4 0 4 0 0 0
14 United States DF Garrett Marcum 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 Mexico FW Byron Alvarez 7 0 7 0 0 0
16 United States MF Mike Randolph 4 1 3 1 1 0
17 United States DF Scot Thompson 4 0 4 0 0 0
19 United States MF Troy Ready 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 Zimbabwe MF Mubarike Chisoni 5 0 4 0 1 0
26 United States DF Michael Nsien 6 0 6 0 0 0
31 United States GK Josh Saunders 1 0 0 0 1 0
(33) United States DF Josh Brown 2 0 2 0 0 0
40 New Zealand DF Gavin Wilkinson 2 0 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 63 1 58 1 5 0

Goalkeeper stats

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All goalkeepers included.[19][20]

No. Nat. Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
0 United States Martin Hutton 180 4 2.00 8 180 4 2.00 8 0 0 0
(0) United States Devin Zimmerman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 United States Bayard Elfvin 502 5 0.90 25 502 5 0.90 25 0 0 0
31 United States Josh Saunders 1928 33 1.54 72 1838 30 1.47 66 90 3 3.00 6
TOTALS 2610 42 1.45 105 2520 39 1.39 99 90 3 3.00 6

Player movement

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Transfers in

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Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
March 3, 2006 United States Oral Bullen (R) MF United States UMass Minutemen Free [21]
March 3, 2006 United States Salim Bullen (R) DF United States Bradley Braves Free [21]
March 3, 2006 United States Jacobi Goodfellow DF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves Free [21]
March 3, 2006 United States Drew McAthy FW Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders Free [21]
March 13, 2006 United States Michael Nsien DF United States Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves Free [22]
March 22, 2006 United States Luke Kreamalmeyer MF United States Real Salt Lake Free [23]
March 30, 2006 United States Josh Brown (R) DF United States New Mexico Lobos Free [24]
March 30, 2006 United States Mike Randolph (R) MF United States Yavapai Roughriders Free [24]
March 30, 2006 United States Troy Ready MF United States Cascade Surge Free [24]
March 30, 2006 United States Devin Zimmerman GK United States Olympique Montreux Free [24]
April 3, 2006 Zimbabwe Mubarike Chisoni FW United States Los Angeles Galaxy Free [25]
April 12, 2006 Colombia Alejandro Gutierrez MF United States Utah Blitzz Free [26]
April 18, 2006 United States Sergio Iñiguez MF United States Atlanta Silverbacks Free [27]
April / May 2006 United States Bayard Elfvin GK United States St. Louis Steamers Free
May 1, 2006 United States Chad Bartlomé FW United States California Cougars Free [28]
June 29, 2006 United States Jaime Ambriz FW Switzerland Concordia Basel Free [29]
July 27, 2006 United States Yuri Morales FW Denmark Ølstykke Free [30]
August 3, 2006 United States Ronnie Silva MF United States Salinas Valley Samba Free [31]

Loans in

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Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
March 1, 2006 United States Josh Saunders GK United States Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan [32]
June 29, 2006 United States Martin Hutton GK United States Houston Dynamo Season-long loan [29]
July 27, 2006 United States Mike Chabala MF United States Houston Dynamo Season-long loan [30]
August 3, 2006 United States Alan Gordon FW United States Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan [31]

Transfers out

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Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
End of 2005 season Syria Fadi Afash FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season United States Dan Antoniuk FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season United States Scott Benedetti MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season United States Paul Conway FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season United States Shaun Higgins MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season New Zealand Aaran Lines MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season United States Jarrod Weis MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2005 season United States Brian Winters MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
March 30, 2006 United States Sam Reynolds GK Unattached Released [24]
May / June 2006 United States Chad Bartlomé FW Undisclosed Undisclosed
June 10, 2006 El Salvador Edwin Miranda MF Unattached Released [33]
June 10, 2006 United States Devin Zimmerman GK Unattached Released [33]
August 3, 2006 United States Josh Brown DF Unattached Released [31]
August 3, 2006 United States Drew McAthy FW Unattached Released [31]

Unsigned draft picks

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Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
January 24, 2006 Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Noreiga DF United States George Mason Patriots USL-1 College Player Draft, 1st round [34]
January 24, 2006 United States Kenney Bertz DF United States Maryland Terrapins
United States Columbus Shooting Stars
USL-1 College Player Draft, 2nd round [34]

Notes

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A. ^ It was announced on March 30, 2005 that Portland Baseball Investment Group, headed by Abe Alizadeh, had agreed to buy the Timbers and the Portland Beavers baseball club from the Pacific Coast League.[35] The Timbers referred to Alizadeh as the Majority Owner in press releases throughout the 2005 and 2006 seasons. However, the sale was not officially completed until June 16, 2006.[3]

References

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