The 2012 Portland Timbers season was the 2nd season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The season ended with a 1–1 tie with San Jose on October 27, an MLS record of 8-10-16, and elimination from the MLS Cup at 8th place in the western conference and 17th in the overall MLS regular season standings. The Timbers won the 2012 Cascadia Cup with a record of 3-1-2 against Seattle and Vancouver. Including all previous teams in the area to bear the "Timbers" name, this is the 26th season in the history of the Portland Timbers franchise.
Background
On July 9, Portland Timbers parted company with John Spencer. Gavin Wilkinson was then appointed as manager until the end of the season.
Preseason
California training camp
Return to Portland
Portland Timbers Tournament
Regular season
Competitions
Major League Soccer
Western Conference standings
Overall standings
Results summary
Results by round
U.S. Open Cup
Cup bracket
Third round
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.
2012 Reserve League
Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts1Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves (C)106312211+11192San Jose Earthquakes Reserves105321512+3173Seattle Sounders Reserves 104511819-1133Portland Timbers Reserves104511718-1135Chivas USA Reserves1034321210126Vancouver Whitecaps Reserves103521122−1111
Club
Kits
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Primary Green / White sleeves White Green Primary Alt. Green / White sleeves Green Green MLS, July 18 against Chivas USA Secondary Red / White sleeves White Red Third White White White
Executive staff
Coaching staff
Squad
Roster
Statistics
Appearances and goals All players contracted to the club during the season included.
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Portland no longer at the club:
Top scorers Players with 1 goal or more included only.
PlayerTotalMajor League SoccerU.S. Open Cup1FWKris Boyd7702MFDarlington Nagbe6603FWBright Dike5504FWDanny Mwanga330MFJack Jewsbury330 6Own goal2207MFKalif Alhassan110DFAndrew Jean-Baptiste110DFEric Brunner110DFDavid Horst110 DFKosuke Kimura110 MFSal Zizzo110 MFFranck Songo'o110 DFRodney Wallace110 TOTALS34340
Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only.
PlayerTotalMajor League SoccerU.S. Open Cup 5DFEric Brunner1010007MFSal Zizzo2020008MFFranck Songo'o8080009FWKris Boyd30300011MFKalif Alhassan10100012DFDavid Horst10100013MFJack Jewsbury50500014DFSteven Smith60600014MFJames Marcelin10100015DFKosuke Kimura10100017MFEric Alexander10100021MFDiego Chará1011010022DFRodney Wallace20200025DFSteve Purdy10100030DFLovel Palmer41410033DFHanyer Mosquera40400098DFMamadou Danso202000 TOTALS51251200
Goalkeeper stats All goalkeepers included.
Last updated: March 18, 2012 PlayerTotalMajor League SoccerU.S. Open Cup1Troy Perkins1177141.07391057131.113712011223Joe Bendik232—0232—000—090Jake Gleeson00—000—000—0 TOTALS540101.6014540101.601400—0
Player movement
Transfers in DateNationPosPrevious clubFee/notesRef January 4, 2012 Brent Richards (R) FW Washington Huskies Portland Timbers U23's Signed as Home Grown Player January 12, 2012 Andrew Jean-Baptiste (R) DF Connecticut Huskies SuperDraft, 1st round; signed to Generation adidas contract prior to draft January 17, 2012 Hanyer Mosquera DF La Equidad Free January 30, 2012 Kris Boyd FW Eskişehirspor Free, MLS rights acquired from Houston Dynamo for a 2013 1st round SuperDraft pick; signed to Designated Player contract January 31, 2012 Charles Renken (R) MF 1899 Hoffenheim Free, MLS rights acquired via waivers February 16, 2012 Franck Songo'o MF Albacete Free February 24, 2012 Joe Bendik GK Sogndal Free March 1, 2012 Ryan Kawulok (R) MF Portland Pilots Portland Timbers U23's Supplemental Draft, 1st round April 25, 2012 Steven Smith DF Preston North End Free June 6, 2012 Danny Mwanga FW Philadelphia Union Trade for Jorge Perlaza July 5, 2012 Kosuke Kimura DF Colorado Rapids Trade for allocation money and an international slot August 7, 2012 Donovan Ricketts GK Montreal Impact Trade for Troy Perkins August 9, 2012 Ian Hogg DF Auckland City
Loans in DatePlayerPosPrevious clubFee/notesRef February 3, 2012 José Adolfo Valencia FW Santa Fe One year loan; initially signed to Designated Player contract on December 15, 2011, but failed team physical (knee); full transfer (undisclosed fee) and original DP contract will take effect upon full recovery from knee surgery; placed on disabled list and will not count against roster during 2012 season
Transfers out DatePlayerPosDestination clubFee/notesRef November 28, 2011 Kevin Goldthwaite DF N/A Retired November 28, 2011 Adin Brown GK N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised November 28, 2011 Rodrigo López MF N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised November 28, 2011 Peter Lowry MF N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised November 28, 2011 Ryan Pore MF N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised November 28, 2011 Spencer Thompson FW N/A Contract expired, team option not exercised January 12, 2012 Kenny Cooper FW New York Red Bulls Traded for a 2013 1st round SuperDraft pick and allocation money August 7, 2012 Troy Perkins GK Montreal Impact Trade for Donovan Ricketts August 9, 2012 Mike Chabala DF D.C. United Trade for a first round 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft pick
Loans out DatePlayerPosDestination clubFee/notesRef
Unsigned draft picks DatePlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef January 12, 2012 Brendan King MF Notre Dame Fighting Irish Chicago Fire Premier SuperDraft, 2nd round; attended training camp, not offered a contract January 17, 2012 Miguel Ibarra MF UC Irvine Anteaters Orange County Blue Star Supplemental Draft, 2nd round; attended training camp, not offered a contract January 17, 2012 Doug Herrick GK Saint Mary's Gaels Washington Crossfire Supplemental Draft, 3rd round; attended training camp, not offered a contract January 17, 2012 Logan McDaniel MF Loyola Marymount Lions Des Moines Menace Supplemental Draft, 4th round; injured prior to training camp, not offered a contract
Miscellany
Allocation ranking Portland is in the #8 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.
International roster slots Portland has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster slots. Clubs may trade their excess international roster slots to other teams and there is no limit to the amount of slots each team can acquire.
Portland acquired one additional slot for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons from Los Angeles Galaxy, in exchange for allocation money, to bring their total to 9 for their first two seasons in MLS. The Timbers then traded one of their 2012 slots to the Montreal Impact in exchange for not selecting any Timbers players in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and a 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft 4th Round pick.
Prior to the 2012 season, Portland acquired an additional slot from D.C. United for use in the 2012 and 2013 seasons in exchange for allocation money, bringing their total back up to 9 at the start of the 2012 season. In July 2012, Portland traded a slot to Colorado Rapids as part of the Kosuke Kimura deal. That slot returns to Portland after the 2012 season.
Future draft pick trades Future picks acquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick from New York Red Bulls. 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick from Houston Dynamo. 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 pick from D.C. United. 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 4 pick from Montreal Impact.
Future picks traded: 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick to Houston Dynamo. 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick (conditional) to Montreal Impact. This pick may instead turn into use of an international roster slot for the 2013 season, dependent on the performance of Mike Fucito in 2012.
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