GPS Portland Phoenix

Full name

Nickname(s)

Phoenix

Founded

2009

Stadium

Memorial Stadium
Portland, Maine

Capacity

3,200

Head Coach

Alistair Bain

League

Premier Development League

2015

1st, Northeast
Playoffs: Conference Semifinals

Website

Club home page

Home colors

Away colors

Portland Phoenix is an American soccer team based in Portland, Maine, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the USL 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.

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.^[1]

Global Premier Soccer rebranded the team GPS Portland Phoenix in 2012.^[2]

Players

Current roster

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Matt Williams
2	GK	Chris Knaub
3	DF	Fraser Colmer
4	DF	Joseph Hulme
5	DF	Keegan Campbell
6	DF	Luke Greaves
7	DF	Wyatt Omsberg
8	DF	Robby Lentine
9	DF	Matthew Braem
10	DF	Andrew Murry
11	MF	Nick Melville
12	MF	Tom Fouhy
13	MF	Kyle Shangraw
14	MF	Noah Riskind
15	MF	Peder Knoth
16	MF	Quincy Appah
17	MF	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu
18	MF	Fabian Burnett
19	MF	Sean Moyo
20	MF	James Smith
21	FW	Adam Wood
22	FW	Tapiwa Kaseke

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.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs	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

Honors

USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2011
USL PDL Northeast Division Champions 2015

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.^[3]

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

References

↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
↑ "GPS Portland Phoenix 2012". Global Premier Soccer. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

External links

Premier Development League – Northeast Division

AC Connecticut F.A. Euro FC Boston GPS Portland Phoenix Long Island Rough Riders Seacoast United Phantoms Westchester Flames Western Mass Pioneers

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15

Men's outdoor leagues	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

Sports teams based in Maine

Baseball	EL Portland Sea Dogs NECBL Sanford Mainers

Basketball	D-League Maine Red Claws

Hockey	AHL Portland Pirates

Roller derby	WFTDA Maine Roller Derby

Soccer	PDL Portland Phoenix

College athletics (NCAA Div. I)	Maine Black Bears

The City of Portland, Maine

General	Buildings Climate Government History Timeline Mayors Media Notable people Transportation

Geography	Bramhall Hill Cliff Island Cow Island Cushing Island Fore River Fore River Sanctuary Great Diamond Island Jewell Island Little Diamond Island Mackworth Island Munjoy Hill Peaks Island

Neighborhoods	Historic Deering Current Arts District Back Cove East Bayside (includes Kennedy Park) Deering Center Munjoy Hill Old Port Portland Financial District West End

Bridges, Streets and Squares	Casco Bay Bridge Commercial Street Congress Street Eastern Promenade Exchange Street Franklin Street Longfellow Square Martin's Point Bridge Monument Square Tukey's Bridge Veterans' Memorial Bridge Western Promenade

Sports teams	Current Maine Red Claws Portland Phoenix Portland Pirates Portland Sea Dogs Maine Roller Derby Former Maine Mariners Portland Blue Sox Portland Pilots Portland Wave

Metropolitan area	Greater Portland

Education	University of Southern Maine Maine College of Art Salt Institute University of New England Portland, Maine schools Casco Bay HS Catherine McAuley HS Cheverus HS Deering HS Grace Baptist School Portland HS Waynflete School

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