The 2013 Portland Timbers season was the 3rd season for the

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Background

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was announced as the Timbers head coach on August 29, 2012, but finished out coaching his final year at the

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. He was introduced as the head coach on January 8, 2013.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Desert Friendlies Portland Timbers Tournament

Regular season

MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference standings

Updated to matches played on September 25, 2013 01:00 EDT
Source: gue Soccer (MLS), the top flight MLSSoccer.com
(W1) = Western Conference champion; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

Overall standings

Results summary

Results by round

U.S. Open Cup

Cup bracket

Cascadia Cup

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and

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. It is awarded to the club with the best record in league games versus the other participants.

Friendlies

2013 MLS Reserve League

Reserve League Schedule

Club

Kits

Executive staff

Coaching staff

Squad

Roster and Statistics

All players contracted to the club during the season included.

Goalkeeper stats

''Last updated: October 27, 2013''

Player Recognition

MLS Coach of the Year MLS Goalkeeper of the Year MLS Newcomer of the Year 2013 MLS Best XI MLS Xbox Individual Fair Play Award 2013 MLS All-Star Game MLS Player of the Week MLS Goal of the Week MLS Goal of the Year MLS Save of the Week MLS Save of the Year MLS Top 3 Performers MLS Team of the Week MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Month Thecup.us U.S. Open Cup Player of the Round North American Soccer Reporters Player of the Week ProSoccer Talk Player of the Week

Player movement

Transfers in

Loans in

Loans out

Transfers out

Supplemental Draft Picks

Unsigned Trialists

Miscellaneous

International Roster Slots

References

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