GPS Portland Phoenix

GPS Portland Phoenix

Full name	GPS Portland Phoenix
Nickname(s)	Phoenix
Founded	2009
Stadium	Memorial Stadium Portland, Maine
Capacity	5,200
Head Coach	Alistair Bain
League	Premier Development League
2016	1st, Northeast Division Playoffs: Divisional Playoff
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 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 Justin Saliba 3 DF Luis Pereira 4 DF Marshall Miller 5 DF Giovanny Vazquez 6 DF Graham Forsyth 7 DF Wyatt Omsberg 8 DF David Styles 9 DF Javen Palmer 10 MF Alessandro Pappalardo

No. Position Player 11 MF Gui Leme 12 MF Ben Havey 13 MF Kyle Shangraw 14 MF Pedro Neto 15 MF Matt Danilack 16 MF Xahne Reid 17 MF Khesanio Hall 18 MF Skyler Milne 19 MF Fletcher Ekern

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

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
2016	4	USL PDL	1st, Northeast	Divisional Playoff	1st Round

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.^[3]

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

References

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

External links

• Official Site
• Official PDL site