2008 Portland Timbers season
The 2008 Portland Timbers season was the 8th season for the Portland Timbers—the third incarnation of a club to bear the Portland Timbers name—of the now-defunct USL First Division, the second-tier league of the United States and Canada at the time.
Preseason
Regular season
April
May
June
July
August
September
Competitions
USL First Division
Standings
| Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | H2H Pts |
| 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 54 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 23 | +20 | - |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | - |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 42 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | - |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 41† | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | - |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 36 | −2 | CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts |
| 7 | Minnesota Thunder | 39 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | - |
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 37 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 43 | −9 | - |
| 9 | Miami FC | 34 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt |
| 10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 34 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 50 | −13 | MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 31 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | - |
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
Results summary
Results by round
U.S. Open Cup
Cup bracket
First round
Cascadia Cup
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Seattle Sounders | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Portland Timbers | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
Club
Coaching staff
Management
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.Final roster
Recognition
USL-1 All-League Second Team| Pos | Player | GP |
| DF |  Cameron Knowles | 29 |
USL-1 Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 2 |  Takayuki Suzuki | Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders |
USL-1 Goal of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 2 | Takayuki Suzuki | Seattle Sounders | |
| 21 |  Byron Alvarez | Miami FC |
USL-1 Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 1 |  Chris Brown | Puerto Rico Islanders | |
| 2 | Ray Burse | Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders | |
| 2 | Shaun Higgins | Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders | |
| 2 | Scot Thompson | Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders | |
| 2 | Takayuki Suzuki | Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders | |
| 4 | Cameron Knowles | Rochester Rhinos, Seattle Sounders | |
| 5 | Cameron Knowles | Puerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC | |
| 5 |  Bryan Little | Puerto Rico Islanders, Miami FC | |
| 7 | Miguel Guante | Montreal Impact | |
| 8 | Leonard Griffin | Minnesota Thunder, Vancouver Whitecaps | |
| 9 | Justin Thompson | Atlanta Silverbacks | |
| 11 | Chris Brown | Carolina RailHawks, Atlanta Silverbacks | |
| 14 |  Lawrence Olum | Atlanta Silverbacks, Charleston Battery | |
| 15 | Brad Knighton | Carolina RailHawks | |
| 15 | Cameron Knowles | Carolina RailHawks | |
| 16 | Bryan Jordan | Minnesota Thunder | |
| 17 | Bryan Jordan | Seattle Sounders, Charleston Battery | |
| 18 | Bryan Jordan | Montreal Impact | |
| 18 | Scot Thompson | Montreal Impact | |
| 21 | Chris Brown | Miami FC, Rochester Rhinos, Montreal Impact |