2009 Portland Timbers season

The 2009 Portland Timbers season was the ninth season for the club in the United Soccer Leagues First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid. The first competitive game of the 2009 season was played on April 25 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC versus Vancouver Whitecaps FC which the Timbers lost 1–0. Following that loss the Timbers went on a 24-game unbeaten streak in the league on their way to securing the Commissioner's Cup for finishing the regular season atop the table. In a hard-fought, two-legged series, Vancouver Whitecaps FC knocked Portland out of the playoffs in the semifinals by an aggregate score of 5–4. In the U.S. Open Cup the Timbers hosted Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer in the third round but were eliminated by their bitter rivals 2–1 in front of 16,382 spectators at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon.

League standings
† Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009

Playoff bracket
Teams were re-seeded for semifinal matchups

Cup bracket
Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Coaching staff
{|class="wikitable" !Position !Staff
 * Head coach||🇳🇿 Gavin Wilkinson
 * Assistant coach||🇺🇸 Amos Magee
 * Assistant coach||🇺🇸 Jim Rilatt
 * Goalkeeper coach||🇺🇸 Jim Brazeau
 * Assistant coach||🇺🇸 Jim Rilatt
 * Goalkeeper coach||🇺🇸 Jim Brazeau
 * Goalkeeper coach||🇺🇸 Jim Brazeau
 * Goalkeeper coach||🇺🇸 Jim Brazeau

Staff recognition
USL-1 Coach of the Year

USL-1 Executive of the Year

Player recognition
USL-1 Scoring Champion

USL-1 All-League First Team

USL-1 All-League Second Team

USL-1 Player of the Week

USL-1 Team of the Week

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.

Disciplinary record
Players with 1 card or more included only.

Goalkeeper stats
All goalkeepers included.

Transfers in
Permanent

Loan

Transfers Out
Permanent

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