2003 Portland Timbers season
Portland Timbers 2003 soccer season
The 2003 Portland Timbers season was the 3rd season for the Portland Timbers —the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defunct A-League , the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.
Preseason
Canterbury Cup
Regular season
May
June
July
August
Competitions
A-League
Division Final round of playoffs
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
28
47
15
11
2
39
33
+6
10
3
1
24
13
+11
5
8
1
15
20
−5
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
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 A H H A A H H A A H H H A A H H A H A H A H Result L L L W W L L L W W L W W W L W W W W L T L W W T W L W
Source:
[ 1] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Club
Management
Owner
Portland Family Entertainment[B]
President
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 All-League Second Team [ 4]
A-League Player of the Week [ 5]
A-League Team of the Week
Statistics
Appearances and goals
All players contracted to the club during the season included.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Top scorers
Players with 1 goal or more included only.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Disciplinary record
Players with 1 card or more included only.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Goalkeeper stats
All goalkeepers included.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
No.
Nat.
Player
Total
A-League
MIN
GA
GAA
SV
MIN
GA
GAA
SV
(1)
Curtis Spiteri
905
17
1.69
38
905
17
1.69
38
21
Cole Burgman
180
1
0.50
9
180
1
0.50
9
30
Josh Saunders
1493
15
0.90
58
1493
15
0.90
58
TOTALS
2578
33
1.15
105
2578
33
1.15
105
Player movement
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Date
Player
Position
Destination club
Fee/notes
Ref
End of 2002 season
Chugger Adair FW
N/A
Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2002 season
Sean McAuley DF
N/A
Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2002 season
Jake Sagare MF
N/A
Contract expired and not re-signed
January 22, 2003
Greg Howes FW
Unattached
Released
[ 17]
January 24, 2003
Matt Napoleon GK
Unattached
Retired
[ 22]
April 2, 2003
Vadim Tolstolutsky FW
Unattached
Retired
[ 23]
April 8, 2003
Chris Smith GK
Unattached
Released
[ 17]
April 14, 2003
Keith Costigan DF
Unattached
Released
[ 20]
April 14, 2003
Erik Ozimek MF
Unattached
Released
[ 20]
April 14, 2003
Ben Somoza MF
Unattached
Released
[ 20]
June 9, 2003
Jake Vaughn MF
Unattached
Released
[ 24]
July 1, 2003
Curtis Spiteri GK
Unattached
Released
[ 25]
August 7, 2003
Brent Sancho DF
Dundee Undisclosed fee
[ 26]
Loans out
Unsigned draft picks
Notes
^ a b United Soccer Leagues took over operations of the Calgary Storm following financial troubles by the ownership group and the team finished the season as Team Calgary.[ 29]
^ City of Portland in which Portland Family Entertainment (PFE) would be dissolved and a new group, Metropolitan Sports (a subset of PFE investors), would take over ownership of the Timbers and the Portland Beavers baseball club.[ 30]
References
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