List of Portland Timbers seasons

This is a list of seasons played by the Portland Timbers in American soccer, from 1975, when the original club first competed in the North American Soccer League, through the most recent completed season. All four incarnations of the Portland Timbers are represented. This list details the club's achievements in all competitions and the top scorers for each season. Records of friendlies and preseason tournaments are not included. Totals include the records and statistics of all four iterations of the club.^[1][2]

Key

Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro) – The second division of soccer in the United States for a single season in 2010, now defunct. USL First Division (USL-1) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009. A-League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1995 through 2004, now defunct. American Professional Soccer League (APSL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1990 through 1996, now defunct. Western Soccer League (WSL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1985 through 1989, now defunct. The league was previously known as the Western Soccer Alliance (WSA) and the Western Alliance Challenge Series (WACS). The WSL was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 1989. North American Soccer League (NASL) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States from 1968 through 1984, now defunct. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Last place ♦ League golden boot winner   Highest average attendance Italics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name(s)	Goals
1975	1	NASL	22	16	6	0	43	27	+16	48	2.19	1st	1st	RU	DNE[3]	DNE[4]		14,503	Peter Withe[5]	18
1976		NASL	24	8	16	0	23	41	–18	24	1.00	9th	18th	DNQ				20,166	Tony Betts	6
1977		NASL	26	10	16	0	39	42	–3	30	1.15	9th	15th					13,208	Stewart Scullion	11
1978		NASL	30	20	10	0	50	36	+14	60	2.00	3rd	4th	SF				11,803	Clyde Best[6]	14
1979		NASL	30	11	19	0	50	75	–25	33	1.10	12th	19th	DNQ				13,018	John Bain Clyde Best	8
1980		NASL	32	15	17	0	50	53	–3	45	1.41	9th	16th					10,210	Clyde Best	11
1981		NASL	32	17	15	0	52	49	+3	51	1.59	3rd	12th	R1				10,516	John Bain[7]	12
1982		NASL	32	14	18	0	49	44	+5	42	1.31	4th	10th	DNQ				8,786[8]	Ron Futcher	13
1983	No club existed
1984
1985	3	WACS	7	1	4	2	8	16	−8	5	0.71	N/A	4th	−	DNE	DNE		−	N/A	N/A
1986		WSA	14	6	6	2	19	22	−3	20	1.43		3rd					−	Brent Goulet	9♦
1987		WSA	10	5	5	0	9	15	–6	15	1.50		4th	DNQ				−	3 players tied	2
1988		WSA	12	1	11	0	16	32	–16	3	0.25		6th					–	Scott Benedetti	8♦
1989	2	WSL	16	11	5	0	32	25	+7	33	2.06	2nd	3rd	SF				–	Scott Benedetti	8
1990		APSL	20	10	10	0	42	36	+6	30	1.50	4th	8th	DNQ				–	Shawn Medved	10
1991– 2000	No club existed
2001	2	A-League	26	13	10	3	41	38	+3	42	1.62	4th	10th	QF	QR1	DNE		5,974	Mark Baena[9]	15
2002		A-League	28	13	12	3	47	39	+8	42	1.50	4th	8th	R1	QR1			6,261	Fadi Afash McKinley Tennyson	18♦
2003		A-League	28	15	11	2	39	33	+6	47	1.68	5th	10th	DNQ	QR1			5,871	Byron Alvarez	12
2004		A-League	28	18	7	3	58	30	+28	57	2.04	1st	1st[10]	QF	Ro16			5,281	Byron Alvarez[11]	18
2005		USL-1	28	10	9	9	40	42	−2	39	1.39	N/A	5th	QF	Ro16			5,553	Dan Antoniuk[12]	14
2006		USL-1	28	7	15	6	25	39	–14	27	0.96		11th	DNQ	R3			5,575	Luke Kreamalmeyer[13]	9
2007		USL-1	28	14	5	9	32	18	+14	51	1.82		2nd	SF	R2			6,794	Andrew Gregor[14]	9
2008		USL-1	30	7	13	10	26	33	–7	31	1.03		11th	DNQ	R1	DNQ		8,567	Chris Brown[15]	9
2009		USL-1	30	16	4	10	45	19	+26	58	1.93		1st	SF	Ro16			9,734	Mandjou Keita[16]	14
2010		D2 Pro	30	13	7	10	34	23	+11	46	1.63	3rd	3rd	QF	Ro16			10,727	Ryan Pore	15
2011	1	MLS	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8	42	1.24	6th	12th	DNQ	QR2			18,827	Kenny Cooper Jack Jewsbury[17]	8
2012		MLS	34	8	16	10	34	56	–22	34	1.00	8th	17th		Ro16			20,438	Kris Boyd	7
2013		MLS	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21	57	1.68	1st	3rd	SF	SF			20,674	Diego Valeri[18]	13
2014		MLS	34	12	9	13	61	52	+9	49	1.44	6th	11th	DNQ	QF	CONCACAF Champions League	GS	20,744	Gastón Fernández[19]	10
2015		MLS	34	15	11	8	41	39	+2	53	1.56	3rd	5th	W	Ro16	DNQ		21,144	Fanendo Adi	18
2016		MLS	34	12	14	8	48	53	−5	44	1.29	7th	12th	DNQ	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions League	GS	21,144	Fanendo Adi	18
2017		MLS	34	14	9	11	60	50	+10	53	1.56	1st	6th	QF	R4	DNQ		21,144	Diego Valeri	21
2018		MLS	34	15	10	9	54	48	+6	54	1.59	5th	8th	RU	QF			21,144	Sebastián Blanco Diego Valeri	10
2019		MLS	34	14	13	7	49	48	+1	49	1.44	6th	11th	R1	SF			25,218	Brian Fernández	15
2020		MLS	23	11	6	6	46	35	+11	39	1.70	3rd	8th	R1	NH	Leagues Cup MLS is Back Tournament	NH W	25,368	Jeremy Ebobisse Diego Valeri	9
2021		MLS	34	17	13	4	56	52	+4	55	1.65	4th	5th	RU	NH	CONCACAF Champions League	QF	21,285	Felipe Mora	13
2022		MLS	34	11	10	13	53	53	0	46	1.35	8th	15th	DNQ	Ro32	DNQ	DNQ	23,341	Dairon Asprilla	10
2023		MLS	34	11	13	10	46	58	-12	43	1.26	10th	18th	DNQ	Ro32	Leagues Cup	Ro32	23,103[20]	Evander	9
2024[21]		MLS	34	12	11	11	65	56	+9	47	1.38	9th	15th	PR	DNE	Leagues Cup	Ro32	22,485[20]	Jonathan Rodríguez	16
Total[needs update]	–	–	954	414	371	169	1412	1341	+71	1408	1.48	–	–	–	–	—		–	Diego Valeri	98

^ 1. Avg. attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
^ 3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.

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