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.

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

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

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.