2008 Portland Timbers season

The 2008 Portland Timbers season was the 8th season for the Portland Timbersthe third incarnation of a club to bear the Portland Timbers nameof the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.

Portland Timbers
2008 season
President Merritt Paulson
Head coach Gavin Wilkinson
StadiumPGE Park
Portland, Oregon
USL-1League: 11th
Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open CupFirst round
Cascadia Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague:
Chris Brown (8 goals)

All:
Chris Brown (9 goals)
Highest home attendance13,050
vs. CHA (Sep 11)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,921
vs. MIN (Apr 24)
All: 3,089
vs. HWU (Jun 10)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 8,567
All: 8,225
Primary colors
Secondary colors

Preseason

March 28, 2008 (2008-03-28) Portland Timbers 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Portland, Oregon USA
19:30 (PDT) Karalexis  71' Report  8' Kamara
 13' Salinas
Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 1,168
March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30) Portland Timbers 1–0 Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) Forest Grove, Oregon USA
14:00 (PDT) Dombrowski  65' Report Stadium: Lincoln Park Stadium
Attendance: 913
April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11) Portland Pilots (NCAA) 1–1 Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Emory  88' Report  49' Knowles Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 553

Regular season

April

April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) USL-1 Portland Timbers 1–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Brown  71' Report  40' Atieno Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,977
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA)
April 24, 2008 (2008-04-24) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Brown  9'
Higgins  65'
Report  41' Paye Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 4,921
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
April 26, 2008 (2008-04-26) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 2–0 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Suzuki  6'
Guante  76'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 9,894
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)

May

May 8, 2008 (2008-05-08) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Rochester Rhinos Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,519
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)
May 10, 2008 (2008-05-10) USL-1 / CC Seattle Sounders 0–0 Portland Timbers Seattle USA
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 10,184
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
May 16, 2008 (2008-05-16) USL-1 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–2 Portland Timbers Bayamón PUR
17:00 (PDT) Gbandi  20'
Krause  25'
Report  26' Olum
 83' Brown
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 6,922
Referee: Fernando Iturriaga (USA)
May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18) USL-1 Miami FC 0–0 Portland Timbers Olympia Heights, Florida USA
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Joe Caraccio (USA)
May 24, 2008 (2008-05-24) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Report  60' Arze Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,688
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
May 26, 2008 (2008-05-26) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–2 Miami FC Portland, Oregon USA
14:00 (PDT) Suzuki  45' Report  43' (pen.), 68' Afonso Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,921
Referee: Tyler Ploeger (USA)
May 30, 2008 (2008-05-30) USL-1 Montreal Impact 0–1 Portland Timbers Montreal Canada
16:30 (PDT) Report  45' Brown Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 13,034 (SO)
Referee: Domenic Scali (Canada)

June

June 1, 2008 (2008-06-01) USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 Portland Timbers Rochester, New York USA
15:00 (PDT) Delicâte  14'
Menyongar  80'
Report  78' J. Thompson Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Tony Russo (USA)
June 5, 2008 (2008-06-05) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota Thunder Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Andrew Gage (USA)
June 7, 2008 (2008-06-07) USL-1 / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 3–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
19:00 (PDT) Sebrango  54'
Nash  66'
Valente  90'
Report  9' S. Thompson Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288 (SO)
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne (Canada)
June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10) USOC 1st Rd Portland Timbers 2–3 Hollywood United (USASA) Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Brown  32'
Oka  51'
Report  45' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Taylor
 90' Alexander
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)
June 12, 2008 (2008-06-12) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–2 Atlanta Silverbacks Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Bagley  14'
Poltl  17'
J. Thompson  39'
S. Thompson  68'
Report  29' (o.g.) Guante
 88' Knox
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,862
Referee: Jasen Anno (USA)
June 14, 2008 (2008-06-14) Friendly Portland Timbers 1–0 Juventus Primavera Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Brown  24' Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)
June 27, 2008 (2008-06-27) USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1–0 Portland Timbers Cary, North Carolina USA
17:00 (PDT) Nuñez  4' Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,617
Referee: Tony Crush (USA)
June 28, 2008 (2008-06-28) USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 0–2 Portland Timbers Atlanta USA
16:55 (PDT) Report  3' Brown
 69' Bagley
Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (USA)

July

July 3, 2008 (2008-07-03) Friendly Portland Timbers 0–2 Monarcas Morelia Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Report  16' Landín
 27' Durán
 64' Romero
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 11,932
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
July 6, 2008 (2008-07-06) Friendly Portland Timbers 1–3 Monarcas Morelia Seattle USA
18:00 (PDT) Nyassi  63' Report  22' (pen.) Landín
 57' Guzmán
 64' Hernández
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
July 10, 2008 (2008-07-10) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–2 Puerto Rico Islanders Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Report  38' Noël
 45' Hansen
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 10,042
Referee: Jeremy Vehar (USA)
July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15) Friendly Portland Timbers 2–0 Tigres UANL Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) J. Thompson  52'
Alvarez  54'
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,375
July 18, 2008 (2008-07-18) USL-1 Atlanta Silverbacks 1–1 Portland Timbers Atlanta USA
16:55 (PDT) Buete  90' Report  90' Olum Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Hido Tica (USA)
July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19) USL-1 Charleston Battery 2–0 Portland Timbers Charleston, South Carolina USA
16:30 (PDT) Spicer  27'
Armstrong  32'
Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)
July 24, 2008 (2008-07-24) USL-1 Portland Timbers 0–0 Carolina RailHawks Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Brown  42' Report  78' Stokes Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,257
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn (USA)

August

August 2, 2008 (2008-08-02) USL-1 Minnesota Thunder 2–2 Portland Timbers Blaine, Minnesota USA
17:05 (PDT) Sánchez  18' (pen.)
Gonzalez  65'
Report  70' Guante
 75' (pen.) Jordan
Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,318
Referee: Landis Wiley (USA)
August 7, 2008 (2008-08-07) USL-1 / CC Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders Portland, Oregon USA
20:00 (PDT) S. Thompson  33' Report  20' Le Toux Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 12,332
Referee: Jasen Anno (USA)
August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09) USL-1 Portland Timbers 1–1 Charleston Battery Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Jordan  12' Report  69' Alavanja Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,283
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)
August 16, 2008 (2008-08-16) USL-1 Portland Timbers 2–1 Montreal Impact Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Jordan  50'
Brown  69'
Report  86' Donatelli Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 7,893
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
August 22, 2008 (2008-08-22) USL-1 / CC Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, British Columbia Canada
20:00 (PDT) Addlery  3', 43' Report  12' Olum Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada)

September

September 4, 2008 (2008-09-04) USL-1 Portland Timbers 4–0 Miami FC Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Alvarez  3'
Dunn  41'
Brown  48', 70' (pen.)
Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,219
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)
September 6, 2008 (2008-09-06) USL-1 Rochester Rhinos 2–0 Portland Timbers Rochester, New York USA
16:35 (PDT) Delicâte  40'
Heins  87'
Report Stadium: PAETEC Park
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Javier Santos (PUR)
September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08) USL-1 Montreal Impact 2–0 Portland Timbers Montreal Canada
16:30 (PDT) Di Lorenzo  13'
Byers  45'
Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,246
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
September 11, 2008 (2008-09-11) USL-1 Portland Timbers 1–2 Charleston Battery Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 (PDT) Higgins  14'
Dunn  39'
Report  73' Alavanja
 89' King
Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 13,050
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)
September 20, 2008 (2008-09-20) USL-1 Carolina RailHawks 1–0 Portland Timbers Cary, North Carolina USA
16:30 (PDT) Nuñez  90' Report  70' Griffin Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,878
Referee: Saeed Mohamed (USA)

Competitions

USL First Division

Standings

  Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1Puerto Rico Islanders 543015694323+20
2Vancouver Whitecaps 533015783428+6
3Montreal Impact 4230121263328+5
4Rochester Rhinos 4130111093532+3
5Charleston Battery 40301112734362CHA: 4 pts
SEA: 4 pts
6Seattle Sounders 40301010103736+1
7Minnesota Thunder 3930101194038+2
8Carolina RailHawks 37309111034439
9Miami FC 34308121028346MIA: 7 pts
ATL: 1 pt
10Atlanta Silverbacks 343081210375013
11Portland Timbers 31307131026337

Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008[1]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 31 7 13 10 26 33  −7 5 5 5 15 13  +2 2 8 5 11 20  −9

Source: [2]
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHHHAAAHHAAHAHAAHAAHAHHHAHAAHA
ResultWWWTTTTLLWLTLTLWLTLTTLTWLWLLLL
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  NPSL Arizona Sahuaros 0  
  USL-1 Seattle Sounders (aet) 1         USL-1 Seattle Sounders 2
        USL-1 Seattle Sounders 6     MLS Chivas USA 0
        USASA Hollywood United 0  
  USL-1 Portland Timbers 2    
  USASA Hollywood United 3  

First round

Portland Timbers2–3Hollywood United (USASA)
Brown  32'
Oka  51'
Report  45' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Taylor
 90' Alexander
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

Cascadia Cup

2008
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 13641196+3
Seattle Sounders 86222550
Portland Timbers 4614147-3

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Gavin Wilkinson
Assistant Coach Rod Underwood
Assistant Coach Jim Rilatt
Goalkeeper Coach Jim Brazeau

Updated to match played June 9, 2011
Source: 

Management

Majority Owner & President Merritt Paulson
General Manager Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) PGE Park ( / )

Source:

Squad

Kits

The Timbers wore a green home kit, bearing white accents on the collar and sleeves, with green shorts and green socks. The away kit was white with white shorts and white socks. The third kit was a deep maroon color, called "Rose City Red", with maroon shorts and maroon socks.[3]

Primary
Secondary
Third

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 Jordan James
2 MF  USA Miguel Guante
4 DF  USA Tim Karalexis
5 DF  CAN Justin Thompson
6 DF  NZL Cameron Knowles
7 MF  USA Shaun Higgins
8 MF  USA Tom Poltl
9 MF  USA Drue Harris
10 MF  CIV Arsène Oka
11 FW  USA Chris Brown
12 DF  USA Leonard Griffin
13 FW  USA Jamil Walker
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  USA Neil Dombrowski
15 MF  KEN Lawrence Olum
16 MF  SCO Bryan Little
17 DF  USA Scot Thompson
18 GK  USA Steve Reese
19 MF  USA Troy Ready
20 FW  SOL Benjamin Totori
21 DF  USA Cameron Dunn
23 FW  MEX Byron Alvarez
30 DF  JPN Takayuki Suzuki
32 GK  USA Chase Harrison
33 FW  USA Chris Bagley

Recognition

USL-1 All-League Second Team[4]

Pos Player GP
DF Cameron Knowles 29

USL-1 Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
2 Takayuki Suzuki Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders [5]

USL-1 Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
2 Takayuki Suzuki Seattle Sounders [6]
21 Byron Alvarez Miami FC [7]

USL-1 Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent(s) Ref
1 Chris Brown Puerto Rico Islanders [8]
2 Ray Burse Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders [5]
Shaun Higgins
Scot Thompson
Takayuki Suzuki
4 Cameron Knowles Rochester Rhinos, Seattle Sounders [9]
5 Cameron Knowles Puerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC [10]
Bryan Little
7 Miguel Guante Montreal Impact [11]
8 Leonard Griffin Minnesota Thunder, Vancouver Whitecaps [12]
9 Justin Thompson Atlanta Silverbacks [13]
11 Chris Brown Carolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks [14]
14 Lawrence Olum Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery [15]
15 Brad Knighton Carolina RailHawks [16]
Cameron Knowles
16 Bryan Jordan Minnesota Thunder [17]
17 Bryan Jordan Seattle Sounders, Charleston Battery [18]
18 Bryan Jordan Montreal Impact [19]
Scot Thompson
21 Chris Brown Miami FC, Rochester Rhinos, Montreal Impact [20]

Appearances and goals

All players contracted or loaned to the club during the season included.[21][22]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL-1U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jordan James 403+001+00
2 MF Miguel Guante 29220+820+10
4 DF Tim Karalexis 1103+701+00
5 DF Justin Thompson 25222+221+00
6 DF Cameron Knowles 29029+000+00
7 MF Shaun Higgins 28226+220+00
8 MF Tom Poltl 25022+300+00
9 MF Kiki Lara 701+501+00
10 MF Arsène Oka 812+501+01
11 FW Chris Brown 28927+081+01
12 DF Leonard Griffin 30028+101+00
13 FW Jamil Walker 1201+1100+00
(13) MF Andrew Gregor (traded to Rochester Rhinos) 13012+100+00
14 MF Neil Dombrowski 1408+501+00
15 MF Lawrence Olum 24314+1030+00
16 MF Bryan Little 1805+1201+00
17 DF Scot Thompson 27127+010+00
18 GK Steve Reese 000+000+00
19 MF Troy Ready 000+000+00
20 FW Benjamin Totori 300+300+00
21 DF Cameron Dunn 716+110+00
(22) GK Brad Knighton (2 month loan from New England Revolution) 808+000+00
(22) MF Tom Taylor (released) 000+000+00
23 FW Byron Alvarez 917+210+00
(23) GK Ray Burse (3 month loan from FC Dallas) 13013+000+00
(24) DF Vardan Adzemian (4 month loan from Los Angeles Galaxy) 000+000+00
(25) DF Scott Bolkan (4 month loan from Los Angeles Galaxy) 100+001+00
(26) FW Bryan Jordan (3 short-term loans from Los Angeles Galaxy) 938+130+00
30 FW Takayuki Suzuki 27121+510+10
32 GK Chase Harrison 606+000+00
33 FW Chris Bagley 27211+1521+00

Top scorers

Players with 1 goal or more included only.[21][22]

Rk. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
1 FW Chris Brown 9 8 1
2 FW Bryan Jordan 3 3 0
MF Lawrence Olum 3 3 0
4 FW Chris Bagley 2 2 0
MF Miguel Guante 2 2 0
MF Shaun Higgins 2 2 0
DF Justin Thompson 2 2 0
8 FW Byron Alvarez 1 1 0
DF Cameron Dunn 1 1 0
FW Takayuki Suzuki 1 1 0
DF Scot Thompson 1 1 0
MF Arsène Oka 1 0 1
TOTALS 28 26 2

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.[2]

No. Nat. Position Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
2 MF Miguel Guante 3 0 2 0 1 0
5 DF Justin Thompson 7 0 6 0 1 0
6 DF Cameron Knowles 6 0 6 0 0 0
7 MF Shaun Higgins 7 0 7 0 0 0
8 MF Tom Poltl 4 1 4 1 0 0
10 MF Arsène Oka 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW Chris Brown 2 1 1 1 1 0
12 DF Leonard Griffin 5 1 5 1 0 0
13 FW Jamil Walker 1 0 1 0 0 0
(13) MF Andrew Gregor 4 0 4 0 0 0
14 MF Neil Dombrowski 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF Lawrence Olum 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 MF Bryan Little 2 0 1 0 1 0
17 DF Scot Thompson 4 2 4 2 0 0
21 DF Cameron Dunn 0 1 0 1 0 0
23 FW Byron Alvarez 2 0 2 0 0 0
(23) GK Ray Burse 1 0 1 0 0 0
(26) FW Bryan Jordan 2 0 2 0 0 0
30 FW Takayuki Suzuki 8 1 8 1 0 0
33 FW Chris Bagley 2 0 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 64 7 59 7 5 0

Goalkeeper stats

All goalkeepers included.[21][22]

No. Nat. Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
1 Jordan James 360 8 2.00 15 270 5 1.67 11 90 3 3.00 4
18 Steve Reese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(22) Brad Knighton 720 10 1.25 27 720 10 1.25 27 0 0 0
(23) Ray Burse 1170 9 0.69 50 1170 9 0.69 50 0 0 0
32 Chase Harrison 540 9 1.76 13 540 9 1.76 13 0 0 0
TOTALS 2790 36 1.16 105 2700 33 1.10 101 90 3 3.00 4

Transfers in

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 5, 2007 Tim KaralexisDF Charleston BatteryAcquired in exchange for Luke Kreamalmeyer[23]
December 18, 2007 Miguel GuanteMF Miami FCFree[24]
January 18, 2008 Chris BrownFW Real Salt LakeFree[25]
February 28, 2008 Jordan JamesGK Houston DynamoFree[26]
March 7, 2008 Arsène OkaMF New England RevolutionFree[27]
March 28, 2008 Takayuki SuzukiFW Yokohama F. MarinosFree[28]
April 15, 2008 Leonard GriffinDF Columbus CrewFree[29]
April 16, 2008 Bryan LittleMF Auckland CityFree[30]
April 17, 2008 Benjamin TotoriFW Waitakere UnitedFree[31]
May 6, 2008 Steve ReeseGK Portland TimbersFree[32]
May 6, 2008 Tom TaylorMF Portland TimbersFree[32]
July 9, 2008 Chase HarrisonGK Rochester RhinosAcquired with Jamil Walker in exchange for Andrew Gregor[33]
July 9, 2008 Jamil WalkerFW Carolina RailHawksAcquired with Chase Harrison in exchange for Andrew Gregor[33]
July 22, 2008 Byron AlvarezFW Charleston BatteryFree[34]
August 1, 2008 Cameron DunnDF Hollywood UnitedFree[35]

Loans in

Date Player Position Loaned from Fee/Notes Ref
April 7, 2008 Ray BurseGK FC DallasSeason-long loan with option to recall; recalled by FC Dallas on July 2, 2008[36][37]
April 14, 2008 Vardan AdzemianDF Los Angeles GalaxySeason-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy on August 1, 2011[35][38]
April 14, 2008 Scott BolkanDF Los Angeles GalaxySeason-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy on August 1, 2011[35][38]
June 4, 2008 Bryan JordanFW Los Angeles GalaxyShort-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games[39]
June 27, 2008 Bryan JordanFW Los Angeles GalaxyShort-term loan; returned to Los Angeles Galaxy after 2 games[40]
July 2, 2008 Brad KnightonGK New England RevolutionSeason-long loan with option to recall; recalled by New England Revolution on August 22, 2011[37][41]
July 30, 2008 Bryan JordanFW Los Angeles GalaxySeason-long loan with option to recall; recalled by Los Angeles Galaxy on September 3, 2011[42]

Transfers out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
End of 2007 season Jaime AmbrizFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season Bayard ElfvinGKN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season David HagueFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season Luc HarringtonFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season Garrett MarcumDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season Lee MorrisonDFN/AContract expired and not re-signed
End of 2007 season Matt TaylorFWN/AContract expired and not re-signed
December 5, 2007 Luke KreamalmeyerMF Charleston BatteryTraded for Tim Karalexis[23]
December 5, 2007 Kevin MeissnerDFUnattachedReleased[23]
January 17, 2008 Tom TaylorMFUnattachedReleased[43]
March 25, 2008 Josh WicksGK Los Angeles GalaxyUndisclosed[44]
March 25, 2008 Bryan JordanFW Los Angeles GalaxyUndisclosed[44]
June 25, 2008 Tom TaylorMFUnattachedReleased[45]
July 9, 2008 Andrew GregorMF Rochester RhinosTraded for Chase Harrison and Jamil Walker[33]

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