2014 Indy Eleven season

Indy Eleven
2014 season
Owner Ersal Ozdemir
Head Coach Juergen Sommer
NASL Spring: 10th
Fall: 7th
Combined: 9th
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round vs Columbus Crew
Top goalscorer League: Kléberson (8)
All: Kléberson (8)
Highest home attendance 11,048
(April 12 v. Carolina)
Lowest home attendance League: 10,285
(3 times)
All: 9,181
(May 28 v. Dayton)
Average home league attendance League: 10,478
All: 10,293
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors

The 2014 Indy Eleven season was the club's inaugural season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Background

On January 16, 2013, NASL announced that an Indianapolis expansion team owned by Ersal Ozdemir, CEO of Keystone Group LLC, would join the league in 2014. Ozdemir named Peter Wilt as the team's first President and General Manager, this after the veteran American soccer executive had served in a consulting role to explore the viability of professional soccer in Indianapolis in the three months leading up to the January 2013 announcement.

Indy Pro Soccer's vision is to create a team that is representative of Indiana and creates strong emotional connections with its fans. Those connections will be made with Indiana's youth and adult soccer community and the active young adult urban and ethnic populations. The makeup of the team will reflect the community, so that it can live up to its slogan of "The World's Game, Indiana's Team". The club has secured over 6,000 season ticket deposits for its inaugural 2014 campaign as of October 2013.[1]

The name and club colors were officially revealed to the public on April 25, 2013 during a ceremony held at Indianapolis' iconic Soldiers and Sailors Monument.[2] Indy Eleven named former Indiana University standout, U.S. international and English Premier League and Major League Soccer veteran Juergen Sommer as its first Head Coach/Director of Soccer Operations on June 11, 2013.

On October 1, 2013 the team announced German goalkeeper, Kristian Nicht, as their first signing.[3]

Roster

As of Match played November 1, 2014.
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Nathan Sprenkel United States GK 18 April 1990 (aged 24) 2014 0 0
24 Kristian Nicht Germany GK 3 April 1982 (aged 32) Rochester Rhinos 2014 29 0
35 Jon Dawson United States GK 2014 0 0
Defenders
2 Andrew Stone United States DF 18 November 1990 (aged 23) Milwaukee Panthers 2014 7 0
3 Jaime Frías United States DF 18 February 1993 (aged 21) Loan from Mexico Guadalajara 2014 2014 25 1
5 Erick Norales Honduras DF 11 February 1985 (aged 29) Honduras Marathón 2014 23 2
6 Chris Estridge United States DF 21 September 1989 (aged 25) Rochester Rhinos 2014 11 1
16 Cory Miller United States DF 22 July 1988 (aged 26) Los Angeles Blues 2014 9 0
18 Kyle Hyland United States DF 1 March 1991 (aged 23) Columbus Crew 2014 18 0
21 Marco Franco United States DF 6 October 1991 (aged 23) Loan from Chicago Fire 2014 2014 6 0
23 Fejiro Okiomah United States DF 10 November 1990 (aged 23) Charlotte Eagles 2014 16 0
Midfielders
4 Brad Ring United States MF 7 April 1987 (aged 27) Portland Timbers 2014 13 1
8 Kléberson Brazil MF 19 June 1979 (aged 35) Brazil Bahia 2014 20 8
12 A. J. Corrado United States MF 8 January 1992 (aged 22) San Jose Earthquakes 2014 16 0
13 Corby Moore England MF 21 November 1993 (aged 20) England Southampton 2014 14 0
19 Blake Smith United States MF 17 January 1991 (aged 23) Loan from Montreal Impact 2014 2014 21 6
20 Sergio Peña Honduras MF 9 May 1987 (aged 27) Loan from Honduras Real Sociedad 2014 2014 15 0
22 Dylan Mares United States MF 11 February 1992 (aged 22) Real Salt Lake 2014 26 1
27 Victor Pineda United States MF 15 March 1993 (aged 21) Loan from Chicago Fire 2014 2014 17 3
Forwards
7 Don Smart Jamaica FW 2 December 1987 (aged 26) RVA 2014 28 3
14 Jermaine Johnson Jamaica FW 25 June 1980 (aged 34) England Sheffield Wednesday 2014 10 2
15 Mike Ambersley United States FW 14 February 1983 (aged 31) Minnesota United 2014 28 7
17 Ben Spencer United States FW 28 March 1995 (aged 19) Loan from Norway Molde 2014 2014 13 2
88 Jhulliam Brazil FW 4 April 1988 (aged 26) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 2014 8 3
99 Charlie Rugg United States FW 2 October 1990 (aged 24) Loan from LA Galaxy 2014 2014 5 1
Left Indy Eleven
9 Pedro Ferreira-Mendes Brazil FW 13 May 1990 (aged 24) Atlanta Silverbacks 2014 14 0
21 Walter Ramírez Honduras MF 7 November 1983 (aged 30) San Antonio Scorpions 2014 8 0
26 Baba Omosegbon United States DF 2014 1 0

Friendlies

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Minnesota United (C) 9 6 2 1 16 9 +7 20 2014 NASL Spring Season Winner
2 New York Cosmos 9 6 1 2 14 3 +11 19
3 San Antonio Scorpions 9 5 2 2 13 9 +4 17
4 Carolina RailHawks 9 4 2 3 11 15 4 14
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 9 4 1 4 18 18 0 13
6 Ottawa Fury 9 3 1 5 14 13 +1 10
7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 2 4 3 11 16 5 10
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 9 3 1 5 12 20 8 10
9 Edmonton 9 2 2 5 11 11 0 8
10 Indy Eleven 9 0 4 5 14 20 6 4
Updated to match(es) played on June 8, 2014. Source:
(C) Season Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 0 4 5 14 20  −6 4 0 2 3 6 10  −4 0 2 2 8 10  −2

Last updated: 23 June 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789
GroundHHAAHHAHA
ResultDDLLLLDLD
Position46891010101010

Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

NASL Fall season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 San Antonio Scorpions (C) 18 11 2 5 30 15 +15 35 2014 NASL Fall Season Winner
2 Minnesota United 18 10 5 3 31 19 +12 35
3 Edmonton 18 8 5 5 23 18 +5 29
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 18 7 6 5 20 21 1 27
5 Carolina RailHawks 18 7 3 8 27 28 1 24
6 New York Cosmos 18 5 8 5 23 24 1 23
7 Indy Eleven 18 6 5 7 21 26 5 23
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 5 5 8 25 34 9 20
9 Ottawa Fury 18 4 5 9 20 25 5 17
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 18 3 4 11 20 30 10 13
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2014. Source:
(C) Season Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 6 5 7 21 26  −5 23 2 3 4 10 12  −2 4 2 3 11 14  −3

Last updated: 3 November 2014.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAA
ResultWLWLDLLLDWDLLDWWWD
Position343567899889999777

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match reports

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the NASL, the Eleven enter the Open Cup in the 3rd Round. Indy's win over Dayton was the team's first ever non-friendly match victory.

Match reports

Squad statistics

As of Match played 1 November 2014

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF United States Andrew Stone 70205000
3 DF United States Jaime Frías 2517017+1100
4 MF United States Brad Ring 131911+2010
5 DF Honduras Erick Norales 2328213020
6 DF United States Chris Estridge 1113+113+3010
7 FW Jamaica Don Smart 2831+808+931+10
8 MF Brazil Kléberson 2084+2313+1500
12 MF United States A. J. Corrado 160705+2020
13 MF England Corby Moore 1405+300+4020
14 FW Jamaica Jermaine Johnson 102007+3200
15 FW United States Mike Ambersley 2879515+2121
16 DF United States Cory Miller 90009000
17 FW United States Ben Spencer 1324+312+211+10
18 DF United States Kyle Hyland 180908010
19 MF United States Blake Smith 2164114+1124
20 MF Honduras Sergio Peña 1500013+2000
21 DF United States Marco Franco 60006000
22 MF United States Dylan Mares 2614+307+1001+11
23 DF United States Fejiro Okiomah 160508+1020
24 GK Germany Kristian Nicht 2909018020
27 MF United States Victor Pineda 1730016310
88 MF Brazil Jhulliam 83004+4300
99 FW United States Charlie Rugg 51005100
Players who appeared for Indy Eleven who left the club during the season:
9 FW Brazil Pedro Ferreira-Mendes 1404+500+301+10
21 MF Honduras Walter Ramírez 805+20000+10
26 DF United States Baba Omosegbon 1000000+10

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
1MFBrazil8Kléberson3508
2FWUnited States15Mike Ambersley5117
3FWUnited States19Blake Smith1146
4FWJamaica7Don Smart0303
MFUnited States27Victor Pineda0303
MFBrazil88Jhulliam0303
7DFHonduras5Erick Norales2002
FWUnited States17Ben Spencer1102
FWJamaica14Jermaine Johnson0202
10MFUnited States4Brad Ring1001
DFUnited States3Jaime Frías0101
FWUnited States99Charlie Rugg0101
Own goal1001
MFUnited States22Dylan Mares0011
TOTALS 1421641

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3United StatesDFJaime Frías10400050
4United StatesMFBrad Ring40000040
5HondurasDFErick Norales50101070
6United StatesDFChris Estridge10201040
7JamaicaFWDon Smart00300030
8BrazilMFKléberson10200030
9BrazilFWPedro Ferreira-Mendes20001030
12United StatesMFA. J. Corrado10002030
13EnglandMFCorby Moore10102040
14JamaicaFWJermaine Johnson00110011
15United StatesFWMike Ambersley10100020
16United StatesDFCory Miller00100010
17United StatesFWBen Spencer10100020
18United StatesDFKyle Hyland20201050
19United StatesFWBlake Smith10000010
20HondurasMFSergio Peña00220022
22United StatesMFDylan Mares00200020
23United StatesDFFejiro Okiomah01100011
27United StatesMFVictor Pineda00300030
99United StatesFWCharlie Rugg00100010
TOTALS 24 1 26 3 8 0 58 4

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
24GKGermany Kristian NichtUnited States Rochester RhinosFree agentOctober 1, 2013[4]
26DFUnited States Baba OmosegbonFree agentNovember 11, 2013[5]
1GKUnited States Nathan SprenkelFree agentNovember 11, 2013[5]
5DFHonduras Erick NoralesHonduras CD VidaFree agentNovember 26, 2013[6]
9FWBrazil Pedro MendesUnited States Atlanta SilverbacksFree agentDecember 11, 2013[7]
18DFUnited States Kyle HylandUnited States Columbus CrewFree agentDecember 11, 2013[7]
7MFJamaica Don SmartUnited States RVA FCFree agentDecember 11, 2013[7]
16DFUnited States Chris WeyFree agentDecember 11, 2013[7]
4MFUnited States Brad RingUnited States Portland TimbersFree agentJanuary 22, 2014[8]
15FWUnited States Mike AmbersleyUnited States Minnesota UnitedFree agentJanuary 22, 2014[8]
21MFHonduras Walter RamirezUnited States San Antonio ScorpionsFree agentJanuary 30, 2014[9]
35GKUnited States Jon DawsonUnited States Jersey ExpressFree agentFebruary 25, 2014[10]
6DFUnited States Chris EstridgeUnited States Rochester RhinosFree agentFebruary 25, 2014[10]
2DFUnited States Andrew StoneFree agentFebruary 25, 2014[10]
13MFEngland Corby MooreEngland Southampton FCFree agentMarch 12, 2014[11]
17FWUnited States Ben SpencerNorway Molde FKSeason-long loanMarch 12, 2014[11]
8MFBrazil KlebersonBrazil BahiaFree agentApril 2, 2014[12]
3DFMexico Jaime FríasMexico C.D. GuadalajaraLoanApril 8, 2014[13]
12MFUnited States A. J. CorradoFree agentApril 8, 2014[13]
22MFUnited States Dylan MaresFree agentApril 11, 2014[14]
23DFUnited States Fejiro OkiomahUnited States Charlotte EaglesFree agentApril 11, 2014[14]
20MFHonduras Sergio PeñaHonduras Real SociedadLoan15 July 2014[15]
27MFUnited States Victor PinedaUnited States Chicago FireLoan13 June 2014[16]
14FWJamaica Jermaine JohnsonEngland Sheffield WednesdayFree30 July 2014[17]
88FWBrazil JhulliamMoldova Sheriff TiraspolFree26 August 2014[18]
16DFUnited States Cory MillerFree agent28 August 2014[19]
21DFUnited States Marco FrancoUnited States Chicago FireLoan12 September 2014[20]
99FWUnited States Charlie RuggUnited States LA GalaxyLoan1 October 2014[21]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
16DFUnited States Chris WeyReleased8 July 2014[22]
20MFColombia Kevin RozoReleased8 July 2014[22]
21MFHonduras Walter RamírezReleased8 July 2014[22]
26DFUnited States Baba OmosegbonReleased8 July 2014[22]
9FWBrazil Pedro MendesUnited States Minnesota United FC15 August 2014[23]

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