2009 Portland Timbers season
The 2009 Portland Timbers season was the ninth season for the club in the United Soccer Leagues First Division, 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.
Competitions
USL First Division
League standings
| Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | H2H Pts |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 58 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 19 | +26 | - |
| 2 | Carolina RailHawks | 55 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 19 | +24 | - |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | PRI: 6 pts CHA: 3 pts |
| 4 | Charleston Battery | 53 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 21 | +12 | PRI: 6 pts CHA: 3 pts |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 44 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | - |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 43 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | - |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 42 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | - |
| 8 | Minnesota Thunder | 31 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | - |
| 9 | Miami FC | 29 | 30 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 52 | −26 | - |
| 10 | Austin Aztex | 21† | 30 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 51 | −23 | - |
| 11 | Cleveland City Stars | 19 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 52 | −30 | - |
† Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009
USL-1 Playoffs
Playoff bracket
''Teams were re-seeded for semifinal matchups''Semifinals
----U.S. Open Cup
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''
Cascadia Cup
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| Portland Timbers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
Club
Management
Staff recognition
USL-1 Coach of the Year| Coach | W | L | T | League | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 SquadPlayer recognitionUSL-1 Scoring Champion
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