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2012 Portland Timbers season
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| 2012 season | ||||
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| President | Merritt Paulson | |||
| Head coach | John Spencer Until 9 July 2012 Gavin Wilkinson From July 9, 2012 | |||
| Stadium | Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon (Capacity: 20,438) | |||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 8th Overall: 17th | |||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round vs Cal FC | |||
| Cascadia Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kris Boyd (7 goals) All: Kris Boyd (7 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 20,438 all home games | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,489 vs Cal FC May 30, 2012 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 20,438 MLS 19,608All | |||
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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.[1]
Preseason
California training camp
| February 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–4 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 10:30 (PST) | Keat  80' |
Report | 8' Dike 9' Perlaza 67' Marcelin 85' (pen.) Danso |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
| February 10, 2012 | Montreal Impact | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 10:30 (PST) | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
| February 12, 2012 | Houston Dynamo | 0–2 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 10:30 (PST) | Report | 63' Jewsbury 86' Marcelin |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
| February 15, 2012 | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 11:00 (PST) | Report | 64' Alexander 113' Perlaza |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
Return to Portland
| February 23, 2012 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Oregon State Beavers (NCAA) | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PST) | Mosquera 84' |
Report | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field |
Portland Timbers Tournament
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | AIK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| February 27, 2012 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PST) | Alhassan 15' |
Report | 59' (o.g.) Mosquera |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 16,118 Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN) |
| March 1, 2012 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PST) | Kawulok 78' |
Report | 21' Romero |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 15,195 Referee: Chris Penso (USA) |
| March 4, 2012 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 |  AIK | Portland, Oregon |
| 17:00 (PST) | Boyd 7' |
Report | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 17,357 Referee: (USA) |
Regular season
| March 12, 2012 MLS 1 | Portland Timbers | 3–1 | Philadelphia Union | Portland, Oregon |
| 18:55 (PDT) | Jean-Baptiste 54' Boyd 66'Alhassan 76' |
Report | 51' Gómez |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA) |
| March 17, 2012 MLS 2 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Frisco, Texas |
| 17:30 (PDT) | Pérez 22' |
Report | 51' Nagbe |
Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 12,203 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA) |
| March 24, 2012 MLS 3 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 13:00 (PDT) | Sène 1' |
Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,925 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA) |
| March 31, 2012 MLS 4 | Portland Timbers | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Nagbe 49', 67' |
Summary | Saborío 40' (pen.) Steele 89' Beckerman 90+3' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Mark Geiger(USA) |
| April 7, 2012 MLS 5 | Portland Timbers | 1–2 | Chivas USA | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Boyd 66' |
Summary | Moreno 48' LaBrocca 82' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Chris Penso (USA) |
| April 14, 2012 MLS 6 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–1 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Donovan 44' Juninho 83'Beckham 90+1' |
Summary | Boyd 23' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 22,143 Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA) |
| April 21, 2012 MLS 7 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Myers 42' (o.g.) |
Summary | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA) |
| April 28, 2012 MLS 8 | Montreal Impact | 2–0 | Portland Timbers | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 11:00 (PDT) | Corradi 78' (pen.) Ubiparipović 84' |
Summary | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 19,223 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA) |
| May 5, 2012 MLS 9 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Palmer  50'Songo'o 75'Chara 77' |
Report | Miranda 57' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA) |
| May 15, 2012 MLS 10 | Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | Houston, Texas |
| 17:30 (PDT) | Report | Kris Boyd 92' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,039 Referee: Chris Penso (USA) |
| May 20, 2012 MLS 11 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Portland, Oregon |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Brunner 20' Pause 53' (o.g.) |
Summary | Anibaba 39' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada) |
| May 23, 2012 Friendly | Portland Timbers | 0–1 |  Valencia | Portland, Oregon |
| 17:30 (PDT) | Report | Aduriz 41' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 19,564 Referee: (USA) |
| May 26, 2012 MLS 12 / CC | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Boyd 67' |
Summary | Mattocks 84' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (USA) |
| May 30, 2012 USOC R3 | Portland Timbers | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Cal FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Report | Aghasyan 95' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 5,489 Referee: Will Niccolls (USA) |
| June 17, 2012 MLS 13 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Dunivant 61' |
Summary | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,611 Referee: Geoff Gamble (Canada) |
| June 24, 2012 MLS 14 / CC | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 14:00 (PDT) | Boyd 16' Horst 26'Palmer  90' |
Summary | Johnson 58' Montero 90' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA) |
| June 30, 2012 MLS 15 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 18:00 (PDT) | Castrillón 18' Casey 26'Smith 89' |
Summary | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,553 Referee: Chris Penso (USA) |
| July 3, 2012 MLS 16 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Mwanga 29' Jewsbury 60' |
Summary | Gordon |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Fotis Bazakos (USA) |
| July 7, 2012 MLS 17 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, Utah |
| 18:00 (PDT) | Saborío 58', 62', 75' |
Summary | Chará 65' 74' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Mark Geiger (USA) |
| July 14, 2012 MLS 18 | Portland Timbers | 3–5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:00 (PDT) | Boyd 3', 70' Kimura 35' |
Summary | Beckham 20', 25' Donovan 26' (pen.)Keane 29', 64' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 (SO) Referee: Baldomero Toledo (USA) |
| July 18, 2012 MLS 19 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 13:00 (PDT) | Bolaños 16' |
Summary | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 13,827 Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA) |
| July 21, 2012 MLS 20 | FC Dallas | 5–0 | Portland Timbers | Frisco, Texas |
| 18:00 (PDT) | Mosquera 16' (o.g.) Jacobson 26' Jackson 47' Sealy 69' Luna 81' |
Soccerway | Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 11,365 Referee: Sorin Stoica (USA) |
| July 24, 2012 Friendly | Portland Timbers | 2–2 (4–5 p) |  Aston Villa | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Rincón 76' Wallace 81' |
Report | Clark 42' Lowton 80' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Juan Guzman (USA) |
| Penalties | ||||
Rincón  Jean-Baptiste Songo'o Renken Dike  |
Bannan Lichaj Gardner N'Zogbia Carruthers |
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| July 28, 2012 MLS 21 | Portland Timbers | 0–1 | Chivas USA | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:00 (PDT) | Summary | Califf 68' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada) |