List of Portland Timbers seasons

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]

Key

Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.
USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro) – The second division of soccer in the United States for a single season in 2010, now defunct.
USL First Division (USL-1) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009.
A-League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1995 through 2004, now defunct.
American Professional Soccer League (APSL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1990 through 1996, now defunct.
Western Soccer League (WSL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1985 through 1989, now defunct. The league was previously known as the Western Soccer Alliance (WSA) and the Western Alliance Challenge Series (WACS). The WSL was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 1989.
North American Soccer League (NASL) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States from 1968 through 1984, now defunct.
U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914.
CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
3rd	Third place
Last	Last place
♦	League golden boot winner
	Highest average attendance
Italics	Ongoing competition

Key to league record

Season = The year and article of the season
Div = Division/level on pyramid
League = League name
Pld = Games played
W = Games won
L = Games lost
D = Games drawn
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
GD = Goal difference
Pts = Points
PPG = Points per game
Conf. = Conference position
Overall = League position

Key to cup record

DNE = Did not enter
DNQ = Did not qualify
NH = Competition not held or canceled
QR = Qualifying round
PR = Preliminary round
GS = Group stage
R1 = First round
R2 = Second round
R3 = Third round
R4 = Fourth round
R5 = Fifth round
Ro16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarterfinals
SF = Semifinals
F = Final
RU = Runners-up
W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
Season	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall	Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Name(s)	Goals
1975	1	NASL	22	16	6	0	43	27	+16	48	2.19	1st	1st	RU	DNE^[3]	DNE^[4]		14,503	Peter Withe^[5]	18
1976		NASL	24	8	16	0	23	41	–18	24	1.00	9th	18th	DNQ				20,166	Tony Betts	6
1977		NASL	26	10	16	0	39	42	–3	30	1.15	9th	15th	DNQ				13,208	Stewart Scullion	11
1978		NASL	30	20	10	0	50	36	+14	60	2.00	3rd	4th	SF				11,803	Clyde Best^[6]	14
1979		NASL	30	11	19	0	50	75	–25	33	1.10	12th	19th	DNQ				13,018	John Bain Clyde Best	8
1980		NASL	32	15	17	0	50	53	–3	45	1.41	9th	16th	DNQ				10,210	Clyde Best	11
1981		NASL	32	17	15	0	52	49	+3	51	1.59	3rd	12th	R1				10,516	John Bain^[7]	12
1982		NASL	32	14	18	0	49	44	+5	42	1.31	4th	10th	DNQ				8,786^[8]	Ron Futcher	13
1983	No club existed
1984	No club existed
1985	3	WACS	7	1	4	2	8	16	−8	5	0.71	N/A	4th	−	DNE	DNE		−	N/A	N/A
1986		WSA	14	6	6	2	19	22	−3	20	1.43		3rd	−				−	Brent Goulet	9♦
1987		WSA	10	5	5	0	9	15	–6	15	1.50		4th	DNQ				−	3 players tied	2
1988		WSA	12	1	11	0	16	32	–16	3	0.25		6th	DNQ				–	Scott Benedetti	8♦
1989	2	WSL	16	11	5	0	32	25	+7	33	2.06	2nd	3rd	SF				–	Scott Benedetti	8
1990	2	APSL	20	10	10	0	42	36	+6	30	1.50	4th	8th	DNQ				–	Shawn Medved	10
1991– 2000	No club existed
2001	2	A-League	26	13	10	3	41	38	+3	42	1.62	4th	10th	QF	QR1	DNE		5,974	Mark Baena^[9]	15
2002		A-League	28	13	12	3	47	39	+8	42	1.50	4th	8th	R1	QR1			6,261	Fadi Afash McKinley Tennyson	18♦
2003		A-League	28	15	11	2	39	33	+6	47	1.68	5th	10th	DNQ	QR1			5,871	Byron Alvarez	12
2004		A-League	28	18	7	3	58	30	+28	57	2.04	1st	1st^[10]	QF	Ro16			5,281	Byron Alvarez^[11]	18
2005		USL-1	28	10	9	9	40	42	−2	39	1.39	N/A	5th	QF	Ro16			5,553	Dan Antoniuk^[12]	14
2006		USL-1	28	7	15	6	25	39	–14	27	0.96		11th	DNQ	R3			5,575	Luke Kreamalmeyer^[13]	9
2007		USL-1	28	14	5	9	32	18	+14	51	1.82		2nd	SF	R2			6,794	Andrew Gregor^[14]	9
2008		USL-1	30	7	13	10	26	33	–7	31	1.03		11th	DNQ	R1	DNQ		8,567	Chris Brown^[15]	9
2009		USL-1	30	16	4	10	45	19	+26	58	1.93		1st	SF	Ro16			9,734	Mandjou Keita^[16]	14
2010		D2 Pro	30	13	7	10	34	23	+11	46	1.63	3rd	3rd	QF	Ro16			10,727	Ryan Pore	15
2011	1	MLS	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8	42	1.24	6th	12th	DNQ	QR2			18,827	Kenny Cooper Jack Jewsbury^[17]	8
2012		MLS	34	8	16	10	34	56	–22	34	1.00	8th	17th	DNQ	Ro16			20,438	Kris Boyd	7
2013		MLS	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21	57	1.68	1st	3rd	SF	SF			20,674	Diego Valeri^[18]	13
2014		MLS	34	12	9	13	61	52	+9	49	1.44	6th	11th	DNQ	QF	CONCACAF Champions League	GS	20,744	Gastón Fernández^[19]	10
2015		MLS	34	15	11	8	41	39	+2	53	1.56	3rd	5th	W	Ro16	DNQ		21,144	Fanendo Adi	18
2016		MLS	34	12	14	8	48	53	−5	44	1.29	7th	12th	DNQ	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions League	GS	21,144	Fanendo Adi	18
2017		MLS	34	14	9	11	60	50	+10	53	1.56	1st	6th	QF	R4	DNQ		21,144	Diego Valeri	21
2018		MLS	34	15	10	9	54	48	+6	54	1.59	5th	8th	RU	QF			21,144	Sebastián Blanco Diego Valeri	10
2019		MLS	34	14	13	7	49	48	+1	49	1.44	6th	11th	R1	SF			25,218	Brian Fernández	15
2020		MLS	23	11	6	6	46	35	+11	39	1.70	3rd	8th	R1	NH	Leagues Cup MLS is Back Tournament	NH W	25,368	Jeremy Ebobisse Diego Valeri	9
2021		MLS	34	17	13	4	56	52	+4	55	1.65	4th	5th	RU	NH	CONCACAF Champions League	QF	21,285	Felipe Mora	13
2022		MLS	34	11	10	13	53	53	0	46	1.35	8th	15th	DNQ	Ro32	DNQ	DNQ	23,341	Dairon Asprilla	10
2023		MLS	34	11	13	10	46	58	-12	43	1.26	10th	18th	DNQ	Ro32	Leagues Cup	Ro32	23,103^[20]	Evander	9
2024^[21]		MLS	34	12	11	11	65	56	+9	47	1.38	9th	15th	PR	DNE	Leagues Cup	Ro32	22,485^[20]	Jonathan Rodríguez	16
Total^{[needs update]}	–	–	954	414	371	169	1412	1341	+71	1408	1.48	–	–	–	–	—		–	Diego Valeri	98

^ 1. Avg. attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, 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

^ "Portland Timbers Stats and History".
^ "Portland Timbers Stats and History".
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Peter Withe (1975): includes 2 playoff goals.
^ Clyde Best (1978): includes 2 playoff goals.
^ John Bain (1981): includes 1 playoff goal.
^ Litterer, David. "The Year in American Soccer - 1982". Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
^ Mark Baena (2001): includes 1 playoff goal and 1 Open Cup qualification goal.
^ 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.
^ Byron Alvarez (2004): includes 1 playoff goal and 1 Open Cup goal.
^ Dan Antoniuk (2005): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
^ Luke Kreamalmeyer (2006): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
^ Andrew Gregor (2007): includes 1 playoff goal.
^ Chris Brown (2008): includes 1 Open Cup goal.
^ Mandjou Keita (2009): includes 3 Open Cup goals.
^ Jack Jewsbury (2011): includes 1 Open Cup qualification goal.
^ Diego Valeri (2013): 2 Open Cup + 1 Playoff goals
^ Gastón Fernández (2014): 4 Open Cup
^ ^a ^b Silverman, Alex (October 22, 2024). "MLS sets attendance record in 2024 with 5% uptick over last season". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
^ MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 24. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

References

"American Soccer History Archives". Archived from the original on November 8, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"A-League Archives". Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"Timbers Fan Page". Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"The Timber Mill". Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"Previous Season Stat Archives". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2003 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2004 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2005 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2006 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2007 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2008 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2009 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2010 Portland Timbers". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"2010 Portland Timbers". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"Commissioner's Cup Winners & Results" (PDF). United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"Cascadia Cup". Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[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

[SBJ-2024-20] Silverman, Alex (October 22, 2024). "MLS sets attendance record in 2024 with 5% uptick over last season". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

[FARB-21] MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. p. 24. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

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