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2013 Portland Timbers season

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President
  
Merritt Paulson

MLS Cup Playoffs
  
Conference Finals

Head Coach
  
Caleb Porter

U.S. Open Cup
  
Semifinals

Stadium
  
Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 20,674)

Major League Soccer
  
Conference: 1st Overall: 3rd

The 2013 Portland Timbers season was the 3rd season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

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Background

Caleb Porter was announced as the Timbers head coach on August 29, 2012, but finished out coaching his final year at the University of Akron. He was introduced as the head coach on January 8, 2013.

Competitions

Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: Competitions

Preseason

Desert Friendlies

Portland Timbers Tournament

Western Conference standings

Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 8:00 p.m. PDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(W1) = Western Conference champion

Updated to matches played on September 25, 2013 01:00 EDT
Source: gue Soccer (MLS), the top flight MLSSoccer.com
(W1) = Western Conference champion; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

Overall standings

Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner (E1) = Eastern Conference champion (W1) = Western Conference champion

1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:

  • Winner of the 2013 MLS Cup (Pot A)
  • Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B)
  • Winner of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)
  • Results summary

    Last updated: October 27, 2013
    Source: Portland Timbers
    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: October 27, 2013.
    Source: Portland Timbers
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Cascadia Cup

    The Cascadia Cup is a trophy that was created in 2004 by supporters of the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.

    Executive staff

    Last updated: January 23, 2012
    Source: Portland Timbers

    Roster and Statistics

    All players contracted to the club during the season included.

    As of October 27, 2013

    Goalkeeper stats


    Last updated: October 27, 2013

    Player Recognition

    MLS Coach of the Year

    MLS Goalkeeper of the Year

    MLS Newcomer of the Year

    2013 MLS Best XI

    MLS Xbox Individual Fair Play Award

    2013 MLS All-Star Game

    MLS Player of the Week

    MLS Goal of the Week

    MLS Goal of the Year

    MLS Save of the Week

    MLS Save of the Year

    MLS Top 3 Performers

    MLS Team of the Week

    MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month

    Thecup.us US Open Cup Player of the Round

    North American Soccer Reporters Player of the Week

    ProSoccer Talk Player of the Week

    References

    2013 Portland Timbers season Wikipedia