The 2002 Portland Timbers season was the 2nd season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct A-League

A-League (1995–2004)

The A-League was a professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. The A-League emerged out of the restructured American Professional Soccer League in 1995 and operated until 2004, after which it was re-branded the USL First Division...

, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada

Canadian soccer pyramid

The Canadian soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in Canada. The governing body of soccer in the country is the Canadian Soccer Association , which oversees the system and domestic cups but does not operate any of its component leagues...

 at the time.

Preseason

Canterbury Cup

May

June

July

August

September

Postseason

Western Conference, Pacific Division standings

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Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Seattle Sounders	107	28	23	4	1	71	27
2	Portland Timbers	63	28	13	12	3	47	39
3	Vancouver Whitecaps	54	28	11	12	5	41	39
4	El Paso Patriots	54	28	10	11	7	38	48	−10
5	Calgary Storm	22	28	4	21	3	26	66	−40

Point system: 4 points for a win; 1 point for a draw; 1 point for scoring 3 or more goals in a game; 0 points for a loss

Results by round

Bracket

First Round

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Kits

Final roster

Recognition

A-League Scoring Champion

Player	G	A	Pts
McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	18	6	42

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champions

Player	GP	G
Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	22	18
McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	24	18

A-League Young Offensive Player of the Year

Pos	Player	GP
FW	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	24

A-League All-League First Team

Pos	Player	GP
FW	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	24

A-League All-League Second Team

Pos	Player	GP
FW	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	22

A-League Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)
8	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
18	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...

A-League Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent(s)
8	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	Calgary Storm, Vancouver Whitecaps (x2)
	Greg Howes Greg Howes Greg Howes is an American soccer player, currently player-coach for Tacoma Tide in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:...
9	Brent Sancho Brent Sancho Brent Sancho is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.-College:Sancho spent his college years playing for St...	Calgary Storm
10	Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. He was a member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Youth:...	El Paso Patriots, Hampton Roads Mariners Virginia Beach Mariners The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer... , Seattle Sounders
	Brent Sancho Brent Sancho Brent Sancho is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.-College:Sancho spent his college years playing for St...
11	Greg Howes Greg Howes Greg Howes is an American soccer player, currently player-coach for Tacoma Tide in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:...	Hampton Roads Mariners Virginia Beach Mariners The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer... , Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers The Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
12	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	Indiana Blast Indiana Blast Indiana Blast were an American soccer team, founded in 1997. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues, and played in the D-3 Pro League, the A-League and the USL Premier Development League, until folding at the end of the 2004 season....
	Sean McAuley Sean McAuley Sean McAuley is an English former professional footballer. He is currently the Academy head coach at Sheffield Wednesday.-Playing career:...
13	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	Calgary Storm
14	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	Seattle Sounders, Calgary Storm
15	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	Cincinnati Riverhawks Cincinnati Riverhawks The Cincinnati Riverhawks were a professional soccer team that debuted in the USISL Premier Development League in 1997 and joined the A-League from 1998 to 2003...
17	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	Vancouver Whitecaps
18	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar is a Mexican footballer who most recently played for the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division.Alcaraz-Cuellar initially began playing soccer with the San Diego Flash in 2001...	El Paso Patriots, Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...
	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...
19	Brent Sancho Brent Sancho Brent Sancho is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.-College:Sancho spent his college years playing for St...	Milwaukee Rampage Milwaukee Rampage The Milwaukee Rampage is a defunct American soccer franchise, which played in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the A-League. The Rampage folded in 2002 because of financial problems, despite winning the A-league championship that year, as well as in 1997. The Rampage was founded in 1994 as a member of the... , Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home games at the National Sports Center in nearby...
20	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	Montreal Impact Montreal Impact Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...

Appearances and goals

All players contracted to the club during the season included.

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Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.

Rk.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total	A-League 2002 A-League -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:* Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player-Pacific Division:-Playoff bracket:-Playoff first round:* Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0...	Playoffs 2002 A-League -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:* Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player-Pacific Division:-Playoff bracket:-Playoff first round:* Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0...
1		FW	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	18	18	0
		FW	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	18	18	0
3		FW	Greg Howes Greg Howes Greg Howes is an American soccer player, currently player-coach for Tacoma Tide in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:...	5	5	0
4		FW	Chugger Adair	2	2	0
5		DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Scott Benedetti Scott Benedetti Scott “Benny” Benedetti is a retired American soccer player. He began his professional career with the semi-professional F.C. Portland in 1986 and ended it with the U.S. second division club Portland Timbers in 2005. While he spent most of his career in the lower U.S...	1	1	0
		DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Bryn Ritchie	1	1	0
		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Ben Somoza	1	1	0
		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Vadim Tolstolutsky	1	1	0
			TOTALS	47	47	0

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		A-League 2002 A-League -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:* Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player-Pacific Division:-Playoff bracket:-Playoff first round:* Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0...		Playoffs 2002 A-League -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:* Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player-Pacific Division:-Playoff bracket:-Playoff first round:* Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0...
2		DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Bryn Ritchie	1	0	1	0	0	0
3		DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Keith Costigan Keith Costigan Keith Costigan is a former professional soccer player who now works as a television analyst and commentator for Fox Soccer Channel in Los Angeles, California ....	6	0	5	0	1	0
(4)		DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Sean McAuley Sean McAuley Sean McAuley is an English former professional footballer. He is currently the Academy head coach at Sheffield Wednesday.-Playing career:...	2	0	2	0	0	0
5		DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Gavin Wilkinson Gavin Wilkinson Gavin Wilkinson is a former New Zealand footballer and current technical director of Portland Timbers. Prior to this position, Wilkinson was manager of Portland Timbers in the United Soccer Leagues before their promotion to Major League Soccer beginning with the 2011 season...	5	0	5	0	0	0
6		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Ben Somoza	1	0	1	0	0	0
7		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar is a Mexican footballer who most recently played for the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division.Alcaraz-Cuellar initially began playing soccer with the San Diego Flash in 2001...	3	0	3	0	0	0
9		FW	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	2	1	2	1	0	0
10		FW	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	5	0	4	0	1	0
11		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Brian Winters	7	0	7	0	0	0
12		FW	Greg Howes Greg Howes Greg Howes is an American soccer player, currently player-coach for Tacoma Tide in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:...	0	1	0	1	0	0
15		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Vadim Tolstolutsky	1	0	1	0	0	0
17		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa is a Mexican soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Blues 23 in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:Ochoa moved to the United States at a young age and was raised in Riverside, California...	1	0	1	0	0	0
18		GK	Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. He was a member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Youth:...	1	0	1	0	0	0
20		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Jake Sagare Jake Sagare Jake Sagare is an American soccer player currently playing for Yakima Reds in the USL Premier Development League.-College and Amateur:...	5	0	5	0	0	0
(22)		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Scott Bower Scott Bower Scott Bower is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...	1	0	1	0	0	0
24		MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	Chris Roner Chris Roner Chris Roner , who goes by his middle name Thor, is a former American soccer player. He played for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer...	1	0	1	0	0	0
26		DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	Brent Sancho Brent Sancho Brent Sancho is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.-College:Sancho spent his college years playing for St...	8	0	7	0	1	0
			TOTALS	50	2	47	2	3	0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.

No.	Nat.	Player	Total				A-League 2002 A-League -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:* Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player-Pacific Division:-Playoff bracket:-Playoff first round:* Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0...				Playoffs 2002 A-League -Northeast Division:-Southeast Division:-Central Division:* Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player-Pacific Division:-Playoff bracket:-Playoff first round:* Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0...
			MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV	MIN	GA	GAA	SV
1		Chris Smith	11	0	0.00	0	11	0	0.00	0	0	0	—	0
18		Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. He was a member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Youth:...	2776	41	1.33	113	2596	39	1.35	107	180	2	1.00	6
		TOTALS	2787	41	1.32	113	2607	39	1.35	107	180	2	1.00	6

Transfers in

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
January 7, 2002	Fadi Afash Fadi Afash Fadi Afash is a former football player with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.On January 22, 2010 he was ranked 15th in the USL Second Division Top 15 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-Playing career:Afash is...	FW	Sacramento Knights Sacramento Knights Sacramento Knights were an indoor soccer team that played from 1993 to 2001 in ARCO Arena and were owned by the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The team played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League from 1993 to 1997. The team then moved to the World Indoor Soccer League in 1998 after the CISL folded...	Free
January 17, 2002	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar is a Mexican footballer who most recently played for the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division.Alcaraz-Cuellar initially began playing soccer with the San Diego Flash in 2001...	MF	San Diego F.C. San Diego Flash San Diego Flash is an American soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team returned to competitive play in 2011 when it made its debut in the Southwest Flight of the West Division of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer...	Free
March 4, 2002	Sean McAuley Sean McAuley Sean McAuley is an English former professional footballer. He is currently the Academy head coach at Sheffield Wednesday.-Playing career:...	DF	Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...	Free
March 4, 2002	Erik Ozimek (R Rookie Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of... )	MF	Davidson Wildcats	Free
March 21, 2002	Ben Somoza (R Rookie Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of... )	MF	Washington Huskies Washington Huskies Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 9 men's sports and 10 women's sports Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The...	A-League College Player Draft, 2nd round
March 21, 2002	Jake Sagare Jake Sagare Jake Sagare is an American soccer player currently playing for Yakima Reds in the USL Premier Development League.-College and Amateur:...  (R Rookie Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of... )	MF	Washington Huskies Washington Huskies Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 9 men's sports and 10 women's sports Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The...	A-League College Player Draft, 3rd round
March 26, 2002	McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson McKinley Tennyson is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.-Youth:...	FW	GIF Sundsvall GIF Sundsvall GIF Sundsvall is a Swedish football club located in the city of Sundsvall. The club, formed on 25 August 1903, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The club is affiliated to Medelpads Fotbollförbund.- History :...	Free
March 29, 2002	Rees Bettinger	FW	Seattle Sounders	Free
April 2002	Chris Smith	GK	St. Louis Steamers	Free
May 3, 2002	Noah Delgado Noah Delgado Noah Delgado is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer currently playing for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.-High School and College:...  (R Rookie Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of... )	MF	Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Bulldogs The Fresno State Bulldogs represent California State University, Fresno in 19 NCAA Division I sports. The teams have been members of the Western Athletic Conference since 1992. Before that, it had been a member of the Big West Conference since 1969...	Free
May 9, 2002	Bryn Ritchie (R Rookie Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of... )	DF	Washington Huskies Washington Huskies Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 9 men's sports and 10 women's sports Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The...	A-League College Player Draft, 1st round
May 28, 2002	Greg Howes Greg Howes Greg Howes is an American soccer player, currently player-coach for Tacoma Tide in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:...	FW	Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee Wave The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Founded in 1984 they are the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in North Americaand a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League....	Free

Loans in

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
July 19, 2002	Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa is a Mexican soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Blues 23 in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:Ochoa moved to the United States at a young age and was raised in Riverside, California...	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...	Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games
July 25, 2002	Scott Bower Scott Bower Scott Bower is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...	MF	San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....	Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game
July 25, 2002	Chris Roner Chris Roner Chris Roner , who goes by his middle name Thor, is a former American soccer player. He played for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer...	MF	San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....	Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after one game
August 2, 2002	Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa is a Mexican soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Blues 23 in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:Ochoa moved to the United States at a young age and was raised in Riverside, California...	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...	Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after one game
August 9, 2002	Scott Bower Scott Bower Scott Bower is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer.-Youth:...	MF	San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....	Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games
August 9, 2002	Chris Roner Chris Roner Chris Roner , who goes by his middle name Thor, is a former American soccer player. He played for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer...	MF	San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....	Short-term loan; returned to San Jose Earthquakes after three games
August 20, 2002	Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa is a Mexican soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Blues 23 in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:Ochoa moved to the United States at a young age and was raised in Riverside, California...	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...	Short-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after two games
September 4, 2002	Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa is a Mexican soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Blues 23 in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:Ochoa moved to the United States at a young age and was raised in Riverside, California...	MF	Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...	Short-term loan to end the season
September 4, 2002	Chris Roner Chris Roner Chris Roner , who goes by his middle name Thor, is a former American soccer player. He played for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer...	MF	San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....	Short-term loan to end the season

Transfers out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
End of 2001 season 2001 Portland Timbers season The 2001 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.-April:...	Darin Lewis Darin Lewis Darin Lewis is a soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago who currently plays for WASA FC.-Youth:The son of former Trinidad and Tobago national football captain Steve Pierre, Lewis attended Mercer County Community College where he was part of Mercer's 1997 and 1998 JUCO soccer championship teams...	FW	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
End of 2001 season 2001 Portland Timbers season The 2001 Portland Timbers season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers name—of the now-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.-April:...	Dan Moss	GK	N/A	Contract expired and not re-signed
October 4, 2001	Michael O'Neill Michael O'Neill (footballer) Michael Andrew Martin O'Neill is a former Northern Irish international association football player, who is now the manager of Shamrock Rovers.-Playing career:...	MF	Unattached	Released
November 27, 2001	Mark Baena Mark Baena Mark Baena is a retired American soccer player. Baena is the highest goalscorer in the history of USL First Division, where he amassed eighty-six goals...	FW	Unattached	Released
November 27, 2001	Tony McPeak Tony McPeak (footballer) Tony McPeak is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker.-Career:When he was seventeen, McPeak joined Chelsea F.C. as a youth player. After sixth months, he returned to Glasgow where he graduated from school. He worked for an insurance company for over two years, playing...	FW	Unattached	Released
November 27, 2001	Neil Ryan	DF	Unattached	Released
December 5, 2001	Matt Chulis Matt Chulis Matt Chulis is a retired U.S. soccer defender who is currently Associate Head Coach with the University of Virginia men’s soccer team. He was the captain of the U.S. U-20 national team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship...	DF	Unattached	Released
December 20, 2001	Darren Sawatzky Darren Sawatzky Darren Sawatzky was a U.S. soccer player who spent four seasons in Major League Soccer. He also played one season in Major Indoor Soccer League, one in USISL and five in the United Soccer Leagues...	FW	Unattached	Released
March 4, 2002	Jeff Clarke	MF	Unattached	Released
March 4, 2002	Greg Howes Greg Howes Greg Howes is an American soccer player, currently player-coach for Tacoma Tide in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:...	FW	Unattached	Released
March 21, 2002	Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa Jesús Ochoa is a Mexican soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Blues 23 in the USL Premier Development League.-Career:Ochoa moved to the United States at a young age and was raised in Riverside, California...	MF	Unattached	Released
June 25, 2002	Rees Bettinger	FW	Unattached	Released
June 25, 2002	Noah Delgado Noah Delgado Noah Delgado is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer currently playing for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.-High School and College:...	MF	Unattached	Released
August 6, 2002	Sean McAuley Sean McAuley Sean McAuley is an English former professional footballer. He is currently the Academy head coach at Sheffield Wednesday.-Playing career:...	DF	Unattached	Released

Loans out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
July 12, 2002	Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. He was a member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Youth:...	GK	Dallas Burn FC Dallas FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...	Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game
August 5, 2002	Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. He was a member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Youth:...	GK	Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...	Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game
August 26, 2002	Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon Matt Napoleon is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. He was a member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Youth:...	GK	Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...	Short-term loan; returned to Portland after one game