| Clubname: | Portland Hearts of Pine |
| Upright: | 0.65 |
| Fullname: | Portland Hearts of Pine |
| Nickname: | Hearts[1] |
| American: | yes |
| Capacity: | 6,000 |
| Coordinates: | 43.658°N -70.2767°W |
| Owner: | Gabe Hoffman-Johnson; Jonathan and Catherine Culley; Tom Caron |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Kevin Schohl |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Bobby Murphy |
| League: | USL League One |
| Season: | 2025 |
| Position: | Inaugural season |
| Stadium: | Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, Maine |
The 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]
On September 19, 2024, the team announced that a League One-record 96% of its season ticket deposits had been purchased.[4]
The club named St. Louis City 2 coach Bobby Murphy the team's inaugural head coach and sporting director on November 14, 2024.[5]
The club's Hearts of Pine nickname and crest were unveiled on April 27, 2024.[6] [7] The crest features a pine tree, waves, and a heart inside of the starburst featured on the Seal of Maine.[8] The font for "Portland" was inspired by the Portland Company building on Portland's waterfront, and the scroll bearing "Hearts of Pine" is a nod to Maine's literary tradition.[9] [10]
The inaugural home jersey was unveiled on November 21, 2024, during a sold-out event at the State Theatre in Portland attended by Maine Governor Janet Mills.[11] [12] The inaugural home jersey, dubbed the "Woods and Water Kit," features forest green and navy blue hoops with red accents on the collar and sleeve cuffs.[13]