President Merritt Paulson U.S. Open Cup Third round | Head Coach Gavin Wilkinson Cascadia Cup 1st | |
USL-1 League: 1st (Commissioner's Cup)
Playoffs: Semifinals Top goalscorer League:
Mandjou Keita (11 goals)
All:
Mandjou Keita (14 goals) | ||
The 2009 Portland Timbers season was the ninth season for the club in the United Soccer Leagues First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. The first competitive game of the 2009 season was played on April 25 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC versus Vancouver Whitecaps FC which the Timbers lost 1 – 0. Following that loss the Timbers went on a 24-game unbeaten streak in the league on their way to securing the Commissioner's Cup for finishing the regular season atop the table. In a hard-fought, two-legged series, Vancouver Whitecaps FC knocked Portland out of the playoffs in the semifinals by an aggregate score of 5 – 4. In the U.S. Open Cup the Timbers hosted Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in the third round but were eliminated by their bitter rivals 2 – 1 in front of 16,382 spectators at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon.
Contents
League standings
Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
Quarterfinal round of playoffs
† Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009
Results summary
Last updated: April 26, 2010
Source: uslsoccer.com
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
Last updated: April 26, 2010.
Source: USL-1 Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Playoff bracket
Teams were re-seeded for semifinal matchups
Cup bracket
Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket
Staff recognition
USL-1 Coach of the Year
USL-1 Executive of the Year
Final roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player recognition
USL-1 Scoring Champion
USL-1 All-League First Team
USL-1 All-League Second Team
USL-1 Player of the Week
USL-1 Team of the Week
Appearances and goals
All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Top scorers
Players with 1 goal or more included only.
Disciplinary record
Players with 1 card or more included only.
Goalkeeper stats
All goalkeepers included.
Transfers in
Permanent
Loan
Transfers Out
Permanent
Loan