2004 Portland Timbers season

The 2004 Portland Timbers season was the 4th season for the Portland Timbersthe 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the Timbers nameof the now-defuntct A-League, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Portland Timbers
2004 season
President Mark Schuster (to April 2)
Tom Lasley (interim; from April 2)
Head coach 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:
Alan Gordon (17 goals)

All:
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

Regular season

May

May 1, 2004 (2004-05-01) A-L / Qual / CC Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Gordon  1'
Alvarez  71'
Report  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 USA
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 USA
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 USA
19:00 (PDT) Gordon  64', 85'  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 USA
17:00 (PDT) Conway  42' Report  29' Gordon
 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 USA
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 USA
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 USA
19:00 (PDT) Report  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 USA
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 USA
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 USA
17:30 (PDT) Dombrowski  38'
Torres  61'
Marcantonio  90'
Report  17' Alvarez
 80' Wilkinson
 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 USA
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 USA
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 USA
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 USA
19:00 (PDT) Wilkinson  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 USA
19:00 (PDT) Vélez  31', 61'
Scott  76'
Bolaños  81' (pen.)
Report  35' Morrison
 73' Gordon
 83' Alvarez
 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 USA
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 USA
17:30 (PDT) Larkin  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 USA
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 USA
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 USA
17:00 (PDT) Menyongar  63' (pen.)
Tarley  71'
Jacquette  92'
Report  19' Alvarez
 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 USA
19:00 (PDT) Miranda  18'
Alvarez  39'
Alcaraz-Cuellar  64'
Benedetti  75'
Afash  90'
Report  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 USA
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 USA
17:00 (PDT) Alvarez  49'
Afash  77'
Report  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 USA
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez  52'
Gregor  81' (pen.)
Report  17' Levesque
 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 USA
19:00 (PDT) Wélton  5'  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 40281212444484
6Calgary Mustangs 18284186305121
7Edmonton F.C.[B] 18284186195637

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

Playoff bracket

  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Final
                             
Montreal Impact 1 1 2  
Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 0 0  
  Montreal Impact 2 1 3  
  Syracuse Salty Dogs 0 1 1  
Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p) 1 1 2 (5)
  Richmond Kickers 0 2 2 (4)  
    Montreal Impact  
  Seattle Sounders  
  Minnesota Thunder 0 0 0  
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 3  
  Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
  Seattle Sounders 1 1 2  
Seattle Sounders (aet) 1 2 3
  Portland Timbers 2 0 2  

Western Conference semifinals

Leg 1
Portland Timbers2–1Seattle Sounders
Alvarez  52'
Gregor  81' (pen.)
Report  17' Levesque
 79' Vélez
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Nathan Lacy (USA)

Leg 2
Seattle Sounders2–0 (a.e.t.)Portland Timbers
Wélton  5'  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  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 Coach Bobby Howe
Assistant Coach Jimmy Conway
Goalkeeper Coach Jim Brazeau
Athletic Trainer Tony Guyette
Strength and Conditioning Coach Carl Davison

Source: [2]

Management

Owner Portland Family Entertainment (to April 2)
Pacific Coast League (from April 2)
President Mark Schuster (to April 2)
Tom Lasley (interim; from April 2)
General Manager 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
Bobby Howe 18 7 3 1st Conference Semifinals

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

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

Player recognition

A-League Rookie of the Year[5]

Pos Player
FW Alan Gordon

A-League Goal Scoring Co-Champion[7]

Player GP G
Alan Gordon 27 17

A-League Assist Leader[7]

Player GP A
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26 10

A-League All-League First Team[8]

Pos Player GP
FW Byron Alvarez 25
FW Alan Gordon 27

A-League All-League Second Team[8]

Pos Player GP
MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 26

A-League Player of the Week[9]

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

A-League Team of the Week

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

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 Bayard Elfvin 403+100+000+00
2 MF Erik Cronkrite 300+300+000+00
4 DF David Henning 1209+300+000+00
5 DF Gavin Wilkinson 27022+102+002+00
6 MF Memo Arzate 300+300+000+00
7 MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 30524+252+002+00
8 MF Alex Bengard 26623+150+002+01
(9) FW McKinley Tennyson (released) 000+000+000+00
10 FW Fadi Afash 1250+1050+200+00
(10) MF Jarrod Weis (not assigned a kit number after Afash signing) 100+100+000+00
11 MF Brian Winters 26020+202+002+00
12 MF Andrew Gregor 17311+222+011+10
13 DF Edwin Miranda 1718+612+000+10
14 MF Scott Benedetti 22116+510+001+00
15 FW Byron Alvarez 291823+2162+012+01
17 DF Scot Thompson 16012+102+000+10
20 MF Jake Sagare 29125+012+002+00
21 FW Alan Gordon 311726+1172+002+00
22 FW Dan Antoniuk 1932+1530+000+20
23 DF Aaron Heinzen 14013+000+001+00
24 DF Lee Morrison 28124+012+002+00
30 GK Josh Saunders 28024+002+002+00
31 DF Shawn Saunders 14012+100+001+00
32 MF 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 FW Byron Alvarez 18 16 1 1
2 FW Alan Gordon 17 17 0 0
3 MF Alex Bengard 6 5 0 1
4 FW Fadi Afash 5 5 0 0
MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 5 5 0 0
6 FW Dan Antoniuk 3 3 0 0
MF Andrew Gregor 3 2 1 0
8 MF Scott Benedetti 1 1 0 0
DF Edwin Miranda 1 1 0 0
DF Lee Morrison 1 1 0 0
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
1 GK Bayard Elfvin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF David Henning 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Gavin Wilkinson 7 2 7 1 0 0 0 1
7 MF Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Alex Bengard 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Brian Winters 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
12 MF Andrew Gregor 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Edwin Miranda 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scott Benedetti 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW Byron Alvarez 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0
20 MF Jake Sagare 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Alan Gordon 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Dan Antoniuk 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Aaron Heinzen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Lee Morrison 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
31 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 Bayard Elfvin 320 3 0.84 16 320 3 0.84 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 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

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
March 11, 2004 Josh SaundersGK San Jose EarthquakesFree[25]
March 31, 2004 Bayard Elfvin (R)GK Ashland EaglesFree[26]
April 8, 2004 Alex BengardMF Seattle SoundersFree[27]
April 8, 2004 Alan Gordon (R)FW Oregon State BeaversA-League College Player Draft, 1st round[27]
April 12, 2004 Jake SagareMF Halifax TownFree[28]
April 30, 2004 Memo Arzate (R)MF UC Santa Barbara GauchosFree[29]
April 30, 2004 David HenningDF Des Moines MenaceFree[29]
April 30, 2004 Erik Cronkrite (R)MF Portland PilotsFree[29]
April 30, 2004 Edwin Miranda (R)DF Cal State Northridge MatadorsFree[29]
April 30, 2004 Shawn SaundersDF Orange County Blue StarFree[29]
May 2004 Jarrod Weis (R)MF Portland PilotsFree
May 2004 Garrett Marcum (R)MF Portland PilotsFree
June 10, 2004 Andrew GregorMF Vancouver WhitecapsFree[30]
July 27, 2004 Fadi AfashFW Utah BlitzzFree[31]

Loans in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
July 8, 2004 Scot ThompsonDF 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 season Fadi AfashFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season Manuel BrasilMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season Cole BurgmanGKN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season Jason MelendezMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season Bryn RitchieDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2003 season Jake SagareMFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
April 14, 2004 Adam WilsonMFUnattachedReleased[34]
April 14, 2004 Ryan YoungbloodMFUnattachedReleased[34]
May 25, 2004 McKinley TennysonFWUnattachedReleased[35]

Loans out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
September 11, 2004 Alan GordonFW 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, 2003 Leonard GriffinDF UCLA Bruins
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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