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2004 Portland Timbers season

The 2004 Portland Timbers season was the 4th 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.

Portland Timbers
2004 season
PresidentUnited States Mark Schuster (to April 2)
United States Tom Lasley (interim; from April 2)
Head coachEngland Bobby Howe
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
A-LeagueConference: 1st
Overall: 1st (Commissioner's Cup)[A]
Playoffs: Western Conference semifinals
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Cascadia Cup2nd
Top goalscorerLeague:
United States Alan Gordon (17 goals)
All:
Mexico Byron Alvarez (18 goals)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 7,833
vs. MIL (Aug 29)
All: 10,622
vs. SJE (Jul 14)
Lowest home attendance3,519
vs. CGY (May 13)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 5,281
All: 5,589
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Regular season edit

May edit

May 1, 2004 (2004-05-01) A-L / Qual / CC Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Gordon   1'
Alvarez   71'		 Report   42' Edwards
  75' Smith		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,891
Referee: Corey Dean (USA)
May 13, 2004 (2004-05-13) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 Calgary Mustangs Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez   25'
Bengard   49'		 Report   41' Smith Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: David Simon (USA)
May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15) A-L / Qual / CC Seattle Sounders 0–1 Portland Timbers Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Report   52' Sagare Stadium: Seahawks Stadium
Attendance: 3,907
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA)
May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23) A-L / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 1–3 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Xausa   29' Report   34', 65' Gordon
  41' Alcaraz-Cuellar		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,954
Referee: Jean-François Corrivault (Canada)
May 29, 2004 (2004-05-29) A-L Portland Timbers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Milwaukee Wave United Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Gordon   64', 85'   96' Report   15' To. Dusosky
  50' Torres		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,067
Referee: Brian D'Amato (USA)

June edit

June 4, 2004 (2004-06-04) A-L Charleston Battery 1–2 Portland Timbers Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 (PDT) Conway   42' Report   29' Gordon
  62' Alvarez
  90' (pen.) Bengard		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,370
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)
June 5, 2004 (2004-06-05) A-L Atlanta Silverbacks 4–3 Portland Timbers Clarkston, Georgia
15:00 (PDT) De Lima   34' (pen.)
Cozier   67', 71'
Woods   82'		 Report   8', 60' Gordon
  70' Antoniuk		 Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,756
Referee: Roni Canales (USA)
June 10, 2004 (2004-06-10) A-L Portland Timbers 6–0 Edmonton Aviators Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez   27', 61', 73'
Alcaraz-Cuellar   44'
Gordon   45'
Antoniuk   60'		 Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,576
Referee: David Simon (USA)
June 12, 2004 (2004-06-12) A-L / CC Portland Timbers 0–1 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report   95' Griffiths Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
June 17, 2004 (2004-06-17) A-L Portland Timbers 1–2 Rochester Raging Rhinos Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Bengard   75' (pen.) Report   38' K. Wilson
  90' Miller		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)
June 22, 2004 (2004-06-22) A-L Minnesota Thunder 0–1 Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:00 (PDT) Report   31' Gordon Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 2,213
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA)
June 23, 2004 (2004-06-23) A-L Milwaukee Wave United 2–1 Portland Timbers Milwaukee
17:30 (PDT) Dombrowski   38'
Torres   61'
Marcantonio   90'		 Report   17' Alvarez
  80' Wilkinson
  82' Morrison		 Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) USOC 3rd Rd Utah Blitzz (PSL) 1–2 Portland Timbers Salt Lake City
18:30 (PDT) Afash   65' Report   33' Alvarez
  41' Bengard		 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Referee: Craig Burns (USA)

July edit

July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) A-L / CC Portland Timbers 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report   10' Sulentic
  68' Jordan		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,007
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) A-L Portland Timbers 6–1 Edmonton Aviators Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Gordon   11', 49', 60'
Alvarez   72', 88'
Antoniuk   77'		 Report   17' Fraser Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,230
Referee: David Simon (USA)
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) USOC 4th Rd Portland Timbers 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Wilkinson   17' Report   18' (pen.) Ekelund
  55' Corrales
  80' De Rosario		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)
July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16) A-L / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Nash   56' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,492
Referee: Mark Budda (Canada)
July 17, 2004 (2004-07-17) A-L / CC Seattle Sounders 3–4 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Vélez   31', 61'
Scott   76'
Bolaños   81' (pen.)		 Report   35' Morrison
  73' Gordon
  83' Alvarez
  110' Alcaraz-Cuellar		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 3,457
Referee: Brian D'Amato (USA)
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) A-L Edmonton Aviators 0–1 (forfeit) Portland Timbers N/A
18:00 (PDT) Report   (by forfeit) Stadium: N/A
Attendance: N/A
Referee: N/A
July 24, 2004 (2004-07-24) A-L / CC Portland Timbers 0–2 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Report   42', 80' Levesque Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Ramon Hernandez (USA)
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) A-L Calgary Mustangs 0–1 Portland Timbers Calgary, Alberta Canada
18:00 (PDT) Report   86' Gordon Stadium: McMahon Stadium
Attendance: 1,374
Referee: Kevin Duliba (Canada)
July 31, 2004 (2004-07-31) A-L Milwaukee Wave United 0–2 Portland Timbers Milwaukee
17:30 (PDT) Larkin   55' Report   5' Alvarez
  9' Bengard		 Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Brent Sorg (USA)

August edit

August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) A-L Portland Timbers 3–0 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Gregor   11', 43'
Alvarez   55'		 Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Sasha Mitelman (USA)
August 7, 2004 (2004-08-07) A-L Edmonton F.C.[B] 1–4 Portland Timbers Edmonton, Alberta Canada
13:00 (PDT) Vignjević   82' Report   17' Gordon
  45', 66' Alvarez
  85' Afash		 Stadium: Coronation Park
Attendance: 493
Referee: Michael Lambert (Canada)
August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08) A-L Calgary Mustangs 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Calgary, Alberta Canada
13:00 (PDT) Otta   27' Report   72' Afash Stadium: McMahon Stadium
Attendance: 550
Referee: Daniel Belleau (Canada)
August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 Calgary Mustangs Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Bengard   39' (pen.)
Afash   89'		 Report   62' Brusselers Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,377
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
August 14, 2004 (2004-08-14) A-L Minnesota Thunder 2–2 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:00 (PDT) Menyongar   63' (pen.)
Tarley   71'
Jacquette   92'		 Report   19' Alvarez
  60' Morrison
  86' Alcaraz-Cuellar		 Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Brian D'Amato (USA)
August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) A-L Portland Timbers 5–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Miranda   18'
Alvarez   39'
Alcaraz-Cuellar   64'
Benedetti   75'
Afash   90'		 Report   42' Gores Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,523
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA)
August 27, 2004 (2004-08-27) A-L Portland Timbers 0–0 (a.e.t.) Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon
20:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,287
Referee: David Simon (USA)
August 29, 2004 (2004-08-29) A-L Portland Timbers 2–1 Milwaukee Wave United Portland, Oregon
17:00 (PDT) Alvarez   49'
Afash   77'		 Report   66' Marcantonio
  68' To. Dusosky		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,833
Referee: Ramon Hernandez (USA)

Postseason edit

September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01) Conf. SF 1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez   52'
Gregor   81' (pen.)		 Report   17' Levesque
  79' Vélez		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Nathan Lacy (USA)
September 5, 2004 (2004-09-05) Conf. SF 2 Seattle Sounders 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)		 Portland Timbers Seattle
19:00 (PDT) Wélton   5'   100' Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)

Competitions edit

A-League edit

See also: 2004 USL A-League

Western Conference standings edit

  Conference Semifinal round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1 Portland Timbers 57 28 18 7 3 58 30 +28
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 47 28 14 9 5 38 29 +9
3 Minnesota Thunder 45 28 13 9 6 33 23 +10
4 Seattle Sounders 43 28 13 11 4 40 34 +6
5 Milwaukee Wave United 40 28 12 12 4 44 48 −4
6 Calgary Mustangs 18 28 4 18 6 30 51 −21
7 Edmonton F.C.[B] 18 28 4 18 6 19 56 −37

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
28 57 18 7 3 58 30  +28 9 4 1 32 14  +18 9 3 2 26 16  +10

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 edit

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

A-League Playoffs edit

Playoff bracket edit

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Final
             
1 Montreal Impact 1 1 2
8 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 0 0
Montreal Impact 2 1 3
Syracuse Salty Dogs 0 1 1
4 Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p) 1 1 2 (5)
5 Richmond Kickers 0 2 2 (4)
Montreal Impact
Seattle Sounders
2 Minnesota Thunder 0 0 0
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 3
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
Seattle Sounders 1 1 2
3 Seattle Sounders (aet) 1 2 3
6 Portland Timbers 2 0 2

Western Conference semifinals edit

Leg 1
Portland Timbers2–1Seattle Sounders
Alvarez   52'
Gregor   81' (pen.)		 Report   17' Levesque
  79' Vélez
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Nathan Lacy (USA)
Leg 2
Seattle Sounders2–0 (a.e.t.)Portland Timbers
Wélton   5'   100' Report
Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)

U.S. Open Cup edit

See also: 2004 U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket edit

Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
A-L Minnesota Thunder 1
A-L Minnesota Thunder (aet) 2 MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 0
PDL Boulder Rapids Reserve 1 A-L Minnesota Thunder 2 (4)
MLS San Jose Earthquakes (aet) (p) 2 (5)
A-L Portland Timbers 0
PSL Utah Blitzz 1 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 3
A-L Portland Timbers 2

Third round edit

Utah Blitzz (PSL)1–2Portland Timbers
Afash   65' Report   33' Alvarez
  41' Bengard
Referee: Craig Burns

Fourth round edit

Portland Timbers0–3San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
Wilkinson   17' Report   18' (pen.) Ekelund
  55' Corrales
  80' De Rosario
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: Richard Heron

Cascadia Cup edit

See also: Cascadia Cup
2004
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 13 8 4 3 1 7 6 +1
Portland Timbers 12 8 4 4 0 10 11 -1
Seattle Sounders 10 8 3 4 1 9 9 0

Club edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Bobby Howe
Assistant coach   Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper coach   Jim Brazeau
Athletic Trainer   Tony Guyette
Strength and conditioning Coach   Carl Davison

Source: [2]

Management edit

Owner Portland Family Entertainment (to April 2)
Pacific Coast League (from April 2)
President   Mark Schuster (to April 2)
  Tom Lasley (interim; from April 2)
General Manager   Jim Taylor
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source: [2][3][4]

Staff recognition edit

A-League Coach of the Year[5]

Coach W L T League Playoffs
  Bobby Howe 18 7 3 1st Conference Semifinals

A-League Co-Executive of the Year[6]

Executive Avg. Att. Club honors
  Jim Taylor 5,281 Commissioner's Cup[A]

Squad edit

Kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away

Final roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Bayard Elfvin
2 MF   USA Erik Cronkrite
4 DF   USA David Henning
5 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson
6 MF   USA Memo Arzate
7 MF   MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar
8 MF   USA Alex Bengard
10 FW   SYR Fadi Afash
11 MF   USA Brian Winters
12 MF   USA Andrew Gregor
13 DF   SLV Edwin Miranda
14 MF   USA Scott Benedetti
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   MEX Byron Alvarez
17 DF   USA Scot Thompson (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
20 MF   USA Jake Sagare
21 FW   USA Alan Gordon
22 FW   USA Dan Antoniuk
23 DF   USA Aaron Heinzen
24 DF   USA Lee Morrison
30 GK   USA Josh Saunders
31 DF   USA Shawn Saunders
32 MF   USA Garrett Marcum
— MF   USA Jarrod Weis

Player recognition edit

A-League Rookie of the Year[5]

Pos Player
FW   Alan Gordon

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champion[7]

Player GP G
  Alan Gordon 27 17

A-League Assist Leader[7]

Player GP A
  Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26 10

A-League All-League First Team[8]

Pos Player GP
FW   Byron Alvarez 25
FW   Alan Gordon 27

A-League All-League Second Team[8]

Pos Player GP
MF   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26

A-League Player of the Week[9]

Week Player Opponent(s)
6   Alan Gordon Vancouver Whitecaps
7   Alan Gordon Milwaukee Wave United
9   Byron Alvarez Edmonton Aviators, Vancouver Whitecaps
13   Alan Gordon Edmonton Aviators

A-League Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
3   Alan Gordon Seattle Sounders [10]
  Gavin Wilkinson
5   Jake Sagare Calgary Mustangs, Seattle Sounders [11]
  Josh Saunders
6   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Vancouver Whitecaps [12]
  Alan Gordon
7   Alan Gordon Milwaukee Wave United [13]
  Aaron Heinzen
9   Byron Alvarez Edmonton Aviators, Vancouver Whitecaps [14]
13   Alan Gordon Edmonton Aviators [15]
14   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders [16]
  Lee Morrison
16   Edwin Miranda Calgary Mustangs, Milwaukee Wave United [17]
17   Byron Alvarez Minnesota Thunder, Edmonton F.C., Calgary Mustangs [18]
  Andrew Gregor
18   Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Calgary Mustangs, Minnesota Thunder [19]
19   Scott Benedetti Puerto Rico Islanders [20]
20   Scot Thompson Minnesota Thunder, Milwaukee Wave United [21]

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

All players contracted to the club during the season included.[22][23][24]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Bayard Elfvin 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 MF   USA Erik Cronkrite 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   USA David Henning 12 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   NZL Gavin Wilkinson 27 0 22+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF   USA Memo Arzate 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 30 5 24+2 5 2+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF   USA Alex Bengard 26 6 23+1 5 0+0 0 2+0 1
(9) FW   USA McKinley Tennyson (released) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   SYR Fadi Afash 12 5 0+10 5 0+2 0 0+0 0
(10) MF   USA Jarrod Weis (not assigned a kit number after Afash signing) 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   USA Brian Winters 26 0 20+2 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
12 MF   USA Andrew Gregor 17 3 11+2 2 2+0 1 1+1 0
13 DF   SLV Edwin Miranda 17 1 8+6 1 2+0 0 0+1 0
14 MF   USA Scott Benedetti 22 1 16+5 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 FW   MEX Byron Alvarez 29 18 23+2 16 2+0 1 2+0 1
17 DF   USA Scot Thompson 16 0 12+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
20 MF   USA Jake Sagare 29 1 25+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
21 FW   USA Alan Gordon 31 17 26+1 17 2+0 0 2+0 0
22 FW   USA Dan Antoniuk 19 3 2+15 3 0+0 0 0+2 0
23 DF   USA Aaron Heinzen 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF   USA Lee Morrison 28 1 24+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
30 GK   USA Josh Saunders 28 0 24+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
31 DF   USA Shawn Saunders 14 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF   USA Garrett Marcum 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers edit

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[22][23][24]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1   FW Byron Alvarez 18 16 1 1
2   FW Alan Gordon 17 17 0 0
3   MF Alex Bengard 6 5 0 1
4   FW Fadi Afash 5 5 0 0
  MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 5 5 0 0
6   FW Dan Antoniuk 3 3 0 0
  MF Andrew Gregor 3 2 1 0
8   MF Scott Benedetti 1 1 0 0
  DF Edwin Miranda 1 1 0 0
  DF Lee Morrison 1 1 0 0
  MF Jake Sagare 1 1 0 0
GOALS BY FORFEIT 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 62 58 2 2

Disciplinary record edit

Players with 1 card or more included only.[1][23][24]

No. Nat. Position Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
               
1   GK Bayard Elfvin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4   DF David Henning 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5   DF Gavin Wilkinson 7 2 7 1 0 0 0 1
7   MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
8   MF Alex Bengard 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11   MF Brian Winters 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
12   MF Andrew Gregor 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
13   DF Edwin Miranda 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14   MF Scott Benedetti 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15   FW Byron Alvarez 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0
20   MF Jake Sagare 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
21   FW Alan Gordon 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
22   FW Dan Antoniuk 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23   DF Aaron Heinzen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24   DF Lee Morrison 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
31   DF Shawn Saunders 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 47 5 45 4 2 0 0 1

Goalkeeper stats edit

All goalkeepers included.[22][23][24]

No. Nat. Player Total A-League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1   Bayard Elfvin 320 3 0.84 16 320 3 0.84 16 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
30   Josh Saunders 2566 34 1.19 119 2196 27 1.11 104 190 3 1.42 7 180 4 2.00 8
TOTALS 2886 37 1.15 135 2516 30 1.07 120 190 3 1.42 7 180 4 2.00 8

Player movement edit

Transfers in edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
March 11, 2004   Josh Saunders GK   San Jose Earthquakes Free [25]
March 31, 2004   Bayard Elfvin (R) GK   Ashland Eagles Free [26]
April 8, 2004   Alex Bengard MF   Seattle Sounders Free [27]
April 8, 2004   Alan Gordon (R) FW   Oregon State Beavers A-League College Player Draft, 1st round [27]
April 12, 2004   Jake Sagare MF   Halifax Town Free [28]
April 30, 2004   Memo Arzate (R) MF   UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Free [29]
April 30, 2004   David Henning DF   Des Moines Menace Free [29]
April 30, 2004   Erik Cronkrite (R) MF   Portland Pilots Free [29]
April 30, 2004   Edwin Miranda (R) DF   Cal State Northridge Matadors Free [29]
April 30, 2004   Shawn Saunders DF   Orange County Blue Star Free [29]
May 2004   Jarrod Weis (R) MF   Portland Pilots Free
May 2004   Garrett Marcum (R) MF   Portland Pilots Free
June 10, 2004   Andrew Gregor MF   Vancouver Whitecaps Free [30]
July 27, 2004   Fadi Afash FW   Utah Blitzz Free [31]

Loans in edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
July 8, 2004   Scot Thompson DF   Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy for September 4 game vs. Columbus Crew; returned to Portland following the game [32][33]

Transfers out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
End of 2003 season   Fadi Afash FW N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season   Manuel Brasil MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season   Cole Burgman GK N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season   Jason Melendez MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season   Bryn Ritchie DF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season   Jake Sagare MF N/A Contract expired and not re-signed
April 14, 2004   Adam Wilson MF Unattached Released [34]
April 14, 2004   Ryan Youngblood MF Unattached Released [34]
May 25, 2004   McKinley Tennyson FW Unattached Released [35]

Loans out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
September 11, 2004   Alan Gordon FW   Los Angeles Galaxy Season-long loan; sold to Los Angeles Galaxy on November 30 [36][37]

Unsigned draft picks edit

Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
December 17, 2003   Leonard Griffin DF   UCLA Bruins
  Orange County Blue Star		 A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round [38]

Notes edit

  • ^ a b The Commissioner's Cup was first created in 1991 to honor the American Professional Soccer League regular season champion and was awarded through the 1996 season. It was revived in 2005 to honor the USL First Division regular season champion and was awarded retroactively to the teams which had amassed the most points in previous A-League seasons from 1997 to 2004. The Commissioner's Cup is currently given to the USL Pro regular season champion.
  • ^ a b The United Soccer Leagues took over operations of the Edmonton Aviators following financial troubles by the ownership group and the team finished the season as Edmonton Football Club.

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