The 2005 Portland Timbers season was the 5th 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 Postseason Competitions USL First Division Standings Results summary Results by round USL-1 Playoffs Playoff bracket First round U.S. Open Cup Cup bracket Third round Fourth round Cascadia Cup Club <div style="float:left; width:47%;"> Coaching staff Top scorers Players with 1 goal or more included only. Disciplinary record Players with 1 card or more included only. Goalkeeper stats All goalkeepers included. Player movement Transfers in Loans in Transfers out Loans out Unsigned draft picks Notes A. It was announced on March 30 that Portland Baseball Investment Group, headed by Abe Alizadeh, had agreed to buy the Timbers and the Portland Beavers baseball club from the Pacific Coast League. The Timbers referred to Alizadeh as the Majority Owner in press releases throughout the 2005 season. However, the sale was not officially completed until June 16, 2006. References 2005 American soccer clubs 2005 season 2005 United Soccer Leagues 2005 in sports in Oregon 2005 in Portland, Oregon