GPS Portland Phoenix
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{{Infobox football club
| clubname = GPS Portland Phoenix
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| fullname = GPS Portland Phoenix
| nickname = Phoenix
| founded = {{start date|2009||}}
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
Portland, Maine
| capacity = 5,200
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = Josh Thornton
| league = USL League Two
| season = 2019
| position = 2nd, Northeast Division
Playoffs: Conference Semifinal
| American = true
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| website = http://www.mainepremiersoccer.com
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GPS Portland Phoenix was an American soccer team based in Portland, Maine. Founded in 2009, the team played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference. It has not played since 2019.
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Deering High School. The team's colors were sky blue, white and black.
History
The Phoenix acquired their PDL franchise rights from the now-defunct Cape Cod Crusaders, the PDL national champions in 2002 and 2003 who left the league at the end of the 2008 season. They are part of the larger Maine Premier Soccer ("MPS") organization, which was founded in 2009 as a sister company to Massachusetts Premier Soccer, with a mission to develop aspiring professional soccer players and coaches in Maine.
The team played its first official game on May 9, 2010, a 3–0 victory over the Westchester Flames. The first goal in franchise history was scored by Chris Banks.{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584620.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |access-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208011626/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584620.html |archive-date=2013-12-08 }}
Global Premier Soccer rebranded the team GPS Portland Phoenix in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalpremiersoccer.com/home/602248.html |title=GPS Portland Phoenix 2012 |publisher=Global Premier Soccer |access-date=2013-12-03 |archive-date=2013-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206203608/http://www.globalpremiersoccer.com/home/602248.html |url-status=dead }}
=Notable former players=
This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
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- {{flagicon|NGA}} Ifunanyachi Achara
- {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Banks
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Jonathan Barden
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Clinton
- {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Gaul
- {{flagicon|USA}} Forrest Lasso
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Massie
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Nicholson
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Omanga
- {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Rugg
- {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Schoenfeld
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Nathaniel Short
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Spendlove
- {{flagicon|JAM}} Ryan Thompson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Tyler
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jacob VanCompernolle
- {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Williams
}}
Year-by-year
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Year
!League !Regular Season !Playoffs |
|---|
| 2010
|4 |2nd, Northeast |Conference Semifinals |did not qualify |
| 2011
|4 |USL PDL | style="background:#b3b7ff;"|1st, Northeast |Divisional Playoff |did not qualify |
| 2012
|4 |USL PDL |2nd, Northeast |Divisional Playoff |did not qualify |
| 2013
|4 |USL PDL |2nd, Northeast |Divisional Playoff |2nd Round |
| 2014
|4 |USL PDL |6th, Northeast |did not qualify |1st Round |
| 2015
|4 |USL PDL |style="background:#b3b7ff;"|1st, Northeast |Conference Semifinals |did not qualify |
| 2016
|4 |USL PDL |style="background:#b3b7ff;"|1st, Northeast |Divisional Playoff |1st Round |
| 2017
|4 |USL PDL |5th, Northeast |did not qualify |1st Round |
| 2018
|4 |USL PDL |2nd, Northeast |did not qualify |did not qualify |
| 2019
|4 |2nd, Northeast |Conference Semifinals |did not qualify |
| 2020
|colspan=5|Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Honors
- USL PDL Northeast Division
- Champions (3): 2011, 2015, 2016
Head coaches
- {{flagicon|SCO}} Alistair Bain (2010–2016)
Stadia
- Memorial Field at Deering High School; Portland, Maine (2010–?)
- Stadium at Scarborough High School; Scarborough, Maine 2 games (2010–2011)
- Stadium at Windham High School; Windham, Maine 1 game (2010)
Average attendance
{{update section|date=July 2019}}
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive.{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |publisher=Uslsoccer.com |access-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html |archive-date=2010-01-05 }}
- 2010: 426
- 2011: 483
- 2012: 550
- 2013: 584
- 2014: 525
- 2015: 512
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.mainepremiersoccer.com Official Site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141020020911/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/20204270.html#MAIN Official PDL site]
{{PDL NE}}
{{Maine Sports}}
{{Portland, Maine}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Portland Phoenix Fc}}
Category:Association football clubs established in 2009
Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 2020
Category:Soccer clubs in Maine
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Portland, Maine
Category:2009 establishments in Maine