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| Full name | GPS Portland Phoenix | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Phoenix | ||
| Founded | 2009 (2009) | ||
| Dissolved | 2019; 5 years ago (2019) | ||
| 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 | ||
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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.
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.[1]
Global Premier Soccer rebranded the team GPS Portland Phoenix in 2012.[2]
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.
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 | Level | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
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| 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 | ||||
Alistair Bain (2010–2016) |
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2019)
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Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive.[3]
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