2002 Portland Timbers season
Portland Timbers 2002 soccer season
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
Bye to conference semifinal round of playoffs First round of playoffs
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
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Stadium H A A A H A H H A A H H H A A H H A A H A H H H A A H A Result L L L L L T W W L W T L W T L W W L W W L W W L W W W L
Source:
[ 1] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
A-League Playoffs
Playoff bracket
First round
Club
Management
Owner
Portland Family Entertainment
President
(from February 14)
General Manager
Ground (capacity and dimensions)
PGE Park ( / )
Source: [ 3]
Squad
Kits
Final roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Recognition
A-League Scoring Champion [ 4]
A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champions [ 4]
A-League Young Offensive Player of the Year [ 4]
A-League All-League First Team [ 4]
A-League All-League Second Team [ 4]
A-League Player of the Week [ 4]
A-League Team of the Week [ 4]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
All players contracted to the club during the season included.[ 5] [ 6]
Top scorers
Players with 1 goal or more included only.[ 5] [ 6]
Disciplinary record
Players with 1 card or more included only.[ 5] [ 7]
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
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
Notes
References
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