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

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.

Regular season

May

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 Red card 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' gold-colored soccer ball 96' Report 15' To. Dusosky
50' Torres		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,067
Referee: Brian D'Amato (USA)

June

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
Red card 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 gold-colored soccer ball 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 Red card 90'		 Report 17' Alvarez
Red card 80' Wilkinson
Red card 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

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 Red card 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 Red card 76'
Bolaños 81' (pen.)		 Report 35' Morrison
73' Gordon
83' Alvarez
gold-colored soccer ball 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 Red card 55' Report 5' Alvarez
9' Bengard		 Stadium: Uihlein Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Brent Sorg (USA)

August

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 Red card 92'		 Report 19' Alvarez
Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 66' Marcantonio
68' To. Dusosky		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,833
Referee: Ramon Hernandez (USA)

Postseason

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
Red card 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' gold-colored soccer ball 100' Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)

Competitions

A-League

Western Conference standings

  Conference Semifinal round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1Portland Timbers 572818735830+28
2Vancouver Whitecaps 472814953829+9
3Minnesota Thunder 452813963323+10
4Seattle Sounders 4328131144034+6
5Milwaukee Wave United 4028121244448−4
6Calgary Mustangs 182841863051−21
7Edmonton F.C.[B] 182841861956−37

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
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

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

A-League Playoffs

Playoff bracket

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

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

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

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

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

Fourth round

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

Cascadia Cup

2004
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 13843176+1
Portland Timbers 1284401011-1
Seattle Sounders 108341990

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coachEngland Bobby Howe
Assistant coachRepublic of Ireland Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper coachUnited States Jim Brazeau
Athletic TrainerUnited States Tony Guyette
Strength and conditioning CoachUnited States Carl Davison

Source: [2]

Management

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

Source: [2][3][4]

Staff recognition

A-League Coach of the Year[5]

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

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

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

Squad

Kits

Home
Away

Final roster

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

Player recognition

A-League Rookie of the Year[5]

Pos Player
FW United States Alan Gordon

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champion[7]

Player GP G
United States Alan Gordon 27 17

A-League Assist Leader[7]

Player GP A
Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26 10

A-League All-League First Team[8]

Pos Player GP
FW Mexico Byron Alvarez 25
FW United States Alan Gordon 27

A-League All-League Second Team[8]

Pos Player GP
MF Mexico Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26

A-League Player of the Week[9]

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

A-League Team of the Week

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States USA Bayard Elfvin 403+100+000+00
2 MF United States USA Erik Cronkrite 300+300+000+00
4 DF United States USA David Henning 1209+300+000+00
5 DF New Zealand NZL Gavin Wilkinson 27022+102+002+00
6 MF United States USA Memo Arzate 300+300+000+00
7 MF Mexico MEX Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 30524+252+002+00
8 MF United States USA Alex Bengard 26623+150+002+01
(9) FW United States USA McKinley Tennyson (released) 000+000+000+00
10 FW Syria SYR Fadi Afash 1250+1050+200+00
(10) MF United States USA Jarrod Weis (not assigned a kit number after Afash signing) 100+100+000+00
11 MF United States USA Brian Winters 26020+202+002+00
12 MF United States USA Andrew Gregor 17311+222+011+10
13 DF El Salvador SLV Edwin Miranda 1718+612+000+10
14 MF United States USA Scott Benedetti 22116+510+001+00
15 FW Mexico MEX Byron Alvarez 291823+2162+012+01
17 DF United States USA Scot Thompson 16012+102+000+10
20 MF United States USA Jake Sagare 29125+012+002+00
21 FW United States USA Alan Gordon 311726+1172+002+00
22 FW United States USA Dan Antoniuk 1932+1530+000+20
23 DF United States USA Aaron Heinzen 14013+000+001+00
24 DF United States USA Lee Morrison 28124+012+002+00
30 GK United States USA Josh Saunders 28024+002+002+00
31 DF United States USA Shawn Saunders 14012+100+001+00
32 MF United States USA Garrett Marcum 000+000+000+00

Top scorers

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

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

Disciplinary record

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

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

Goalkeeper stats

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 United States Bayard Elfvin 320 3 0.84 16 320 3 0.84 16 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0
30 United States 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

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
March 11, 2004United States Josh SaundersGKUnited States San Jose EarthquakesFree[25]
March 31, 2004United States Bayard Elfvin (R)GKUnited States Ashland EaglesFree[26]
April 8, 2004United States Alex BengardMFUnited States Seattle SoundersFree[27]
April 8, 2004United States Alan Gordon (R)FWUnited States Oregon State BeaversA-League College Player Draft, 1st round[27]
April 12, 2004United States Jake SagareMFEngland Halifax TownFree[28]
April 30, 2004United States Memo Arzate (R)MFUnited States UC Santa Barbara GauchosFree[29]
April 30, 2004United States David HenningDFUnited States Des Moines MenaceFree[29]
April 30, 2004United States Erik Cronkrite (R)MFUnited States Portland PilotsFree[29]
April 30, 2004El Salvador Edwin Miranda (R)DFUnited States Cal State Northridge MatadorsFree[29]
April 30, 2004United States Shawn SaundersDFUnited States Orange County Blue StarFree[29]
May 2004United States Jarrod Weis (R)MFUnited States Portland PilotsFree
May 2004United States Garrett Marcum (R)MFUnited States Portland PilotsFree
June 10, 2004United States Andrew GregorMFCanada Vancouver WhitecapsFree[30]
July 27, 2004Syria Fadi AfashFWUnited States Utah BlitzzFree[31]

Loans in

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
July 8, 2004United States Scot ThompsonDFUnited States Los Angeles GalaxySeason-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

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
End of 2003 seasonSyria Fadi AfashFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Manuel BrasilMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Cole BurgmanGKN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Jason MelendezMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Bryn RitchieDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 seasonUnited States Jake SagareMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
April 14, 2004United States Adam WilsonMFUnattachedReleased[34]
April 14, 2004United States Ryan YoungbloodMFUnattachedReleased[34]
May 25, 2004United States McKinley TennysonFWUnattachedReleased[35]

Loans out

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

Unsigned draft picks

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

Notes

  • ^ 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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