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Full name | Portland Hearts of Pine |
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Nickname(s) | Hearts[1] |
Founded | September 7, 2023 |
Stadium | Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, Maine |
Capacity | 6,000 |
Coordinates | 43°39′29″N 70°16′36″W / 43.65802°N 70.27668°W |
Owner | Gabe Hoffman-Johnson; Jonathan and Catherine Culley; Tom Caron |
President | Kevin Schohl |
Head coach | Vacant |
League | USL League One |
2025 | Inaugural season |
Website | Club website |
Portland Hearts of Pine is a planned American professional soccer team based in Portland, Maine. First announced in 2023, the team plans to play in USL League One beginning in 2025. Their home field is Fitzpatrick Stadium.
On September 7, 2023, the United Soccer League announced that the city of Portland, Maine, had been awarded a USL League One expansion team which would start play in the 2025 season. Gabe Hoffman-Johnson, a former soccer player at Dartmouth College and a standout at nearby Falmouth High School, was announced as the club founder, with the ownership group including local real-estate developers Jonathan and Catherine Culley and NESN broadcaster Tom Caron, a native of Lewiston, Maine.[2]
On April 22, 2024, Kevin Schohl, a former vice president at DraftKings and former executive with AMB Sports and Entertainment, the owner of Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC, was hired as president and chief business officer.[3]
The club's name—Hearts of Pine—and logo were unveiled on April 27, 2024.[4][5][6][7][8]
On September 19, 2024, the team announced that a League One-record 96% of its season ticket deposits had been purchased.[9]