2006 Portland Timbers season
The 2006 Portland Timbers season was the 6th season for the Portland Timbers—the 3rd incarnation of a club to bear the 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 | Montreal Impact | 51 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 15 | +16 | - |
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 50 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 21 | +13 | - |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 46 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | CHA: 4 pts VAN: 1 pt |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 28 | +12 | CHA: 4 pts VAN: 1 pt |
| 5 | Miami FC | 39 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 44 | +3 | - |
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 38 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | - |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders | 37 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 48 | −6 | - |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 35 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 42 | −6 | - |
| 9 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 32 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 37 | −11 | VAB: 7 pts TOR: 4 pts |
| 10 | Toronto Lynx | 32 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | VAB: 7 pts TOR: 4 pts |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 39 | −14 | POR: 9 pts MIN: 3 pts |
| 12 | Minnesota Thunder | 27 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 45 | −11 | POR: 9 pts MIN: 3 pts |
Results summary
Results by round
U.S. Open Cup
Cup bracket
Third round
Cascadia Cup
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| Seattle Sounders | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| Portland Timbers | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
Club
Coaching staff
Management
Squad
Kits
Final roster
Recognition
USL-1 All-League First Team| Pos | Player | GP |
| MF |  Luke Kreamalmeyer | 28 |
USL-1 All-Star Team
| Pos | Player | Notes |
| DF | Scot Thompson | Injured; did not dress in All-Star Game vs.  Sheffield Wednesday |
USL-1 Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 7 |  Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Seattle Sounders ' | |
| 18 | Byron Alvarez | Puerto Rico Islanders |
USL-1 Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 3 | Chad Bartlomé | Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder | |
| 3 | Lee Morrison | Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder | |
| 3 | Troy Ready | Vancouver Whitecaps, Minnesota Thunder | |
| 5 | Oral Bullen | Rochester Raging Rhinos, Toronto Lynx | |
| 6 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Minnesota Thunder | |
| 7 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Seattle Sounders ' | |
| 7 | Jacobi Goodfellow | Seattle Sounders ' | |
| 8 | Josh Saunders | Vancouver Whitecaps | |
| 9 | Bayard Elfvin | Minnesota Thunder, Rochester Raging Rhinos, Montreal Impact | |
| 9 | Luke Kreamalmeyer | Minnesota Thunder, Rochester Raging Rhinos, Montreal Impact | |
| 13 | Luke Kreamalmeyer | Charleston Battery, Atlanta Silverbacks | |
| 14 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Seattle Sounders ' | |
| 17 | Tom Poltl | Virginia Beach Mariners | |
| 18 | Byron Alvarez | Puerto Rico Islanders | |
| 18 | Bayard Elfvin | Puerto Rico Islanders |