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.
4-456: 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
8-538: The suburban Deering Center neighborhood . It is bounded by Mabel Street to the north, Leland Street to the east, Ludlow Street to the south and Fuller Street to the west. In addition to hosting Deering High School sports, it is the former home stadium of the GPS Portland Phoenix , a former amateur team that played in USL League Two that went defunct in 2019. It is also the former home field of
12-548: The team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team. Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive. Memorial Stadium (Maine) Memorial Stadium is a 5,200-seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium in Portland , Maine . It is located behind Deering High School in
16-632: 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. This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for
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