Portland Phoenix is an American soccer team based in Portland, Maine, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.
The team plays its home games on the Memorial Stadium at Deering High School. The team's colors are sky blue, white and black.
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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.
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Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.
- Chris Banks
- Jonathan Barden
- Kyle Clinton
- Bryan Gaul
- Eoin Lynch
- Paul Nicholson
- Aaron Schoenfeld
- Jacob VanCompernolle
- Forrest Lasso
- Chris Spendlove
- Brandon Tyler
- Matt Williams
- Charlie Rugg
- Ryan Thompson
- Jason Massie
- Michael Donald
- Adam Perron
- Kyle Clinton
- Pierre Omanga
- Nathaniel Short
Year-by-year
Honors
- USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2011
- USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2015
- USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2016
Head coaches
- Alistair Bain (2010-present)
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
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