GPS Portland Phoenix

GPS Portland Phoenix

Full name	GPS Portland Phoenix
Nickname(s)	Phoenix
Founded	2009 (2009)
Stadium	Memorial Stadium Portland, Maine
Capacity	5,200
Head Coach	Josh Thornton
League	USL League Two
2019	2nd, Northeast Division Playoffs: Conference Semifinal
Website	Club website
Home colors Away colors

GPS Portland Phoenix is an American soccer team based in Portland, Maine. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.

The team plays its home games at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Deering High School. The team's colors are 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.

Global Premier Soccer rebranded the team GPS Portland Phoenix in 2012.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Matt Williams
2	GK	USA	Justin Saliba
3	DF	BRA	Luisinho Pereira
4	DF	USA	Marshall Miller
5	DF	USA	Giovanny Vazquez
6	DF	SCO	Graham Forsyth
7	DF	USA	Wyatt Omsberg
8	DF	ENG	David Styles
9	DF	ENG	Javen Palmer
10	MF	ITA	Alessandro Pappalardo

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	ENG	Ben Havey
13	MF	USA	Kyle Shangraw
14	MF	BRA	Pedro Neto
15	MF	USA	Matt Danilack
16	MF	JAM	Xahne Reid
17	MF	JAM	Khesanio Hall
18	MF	USA	Skyler Milne
19	MF	USA	Dimitri Roumeliotis

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.

• Ifunanyachi Achara
• Chris Banks
• Jonathan Barden
• Kyle Clinton
• Bryan Gaul
• Forrest Lasso
• Jason Massie
• Paul Nicholson
• Pierre Omanga
• Charlie Rugg
• Aaron Schoenfeld
• Nathaniel Short
• Chris Spendlove
• Ryan Thompson
• Brandon Tyler
• Jacob VanCompernolle
• Matt Williams

Year-by-year

Year	Level	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
2010	4	USL PDL	2nd, Northeast	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2011	4	USL PDL	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	1st, Northeast	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2016	4	USL PDL	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	USL League Two	2nd, Northeast	Conference Semifinals	Did not qualify
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Honors

• USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2011
• USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2015
• USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2016

Head coaches

• Alistair Bain (2010–2016)

Stadia

• Memorial Field at Deering High School; Portland, Maine (2010–present)
• Stadium at Scarborough High School; Scarborough, Maine 2 games (2010–2011)
• Stadium at Windham High School; Windham, Maine 1 game (2010)

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive.

• 2010: 426
• 2011: 483
• 2012: 550
• 2013: 584
• 2014: 525
• 2015: 512

External links

• Official Site
• Official PDL site