2018 Indy Eleven season

Indy Eleven
2018 season
Owner Ersal Ozdemir
Head Coach Martin Rennie
United Soccer League Eastern Conference: 5th (current)
U.S. Open Cup Second Round
(knocked out by Mississippi Brilla)
Top goalscorer League: Jack McInerney (10)
All: Jack McInerney (10)
Highest home attendance 17,535
(March 31 vs. Cincinnati)
Lowest home attendance 8,070
(May 30 vs. Charleston)
Average home league attendance 10,163
Home colors
Away colors

The 2018 Indy Eleven season is the club's fifth season of existence, and their first season in the United Soccer League following their move from the North American Soccer League on January 10.[1] Indy will also compete in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 30, 2017 to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.

2018 will be the first year that the club plays their home games in Lucas Oil Stadium, located in downtown Indianapolis.

Roster

As of match played October 13, 2018[2]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
0Ben LundgaardUnited StatesGKSeptember 25, 19952018United States Columbus Crew SC (loan)00
1Owain Fôn WilliamsWalesGKMarch 17, 19872018Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)350
25Jordan FarrUnited StatesGKOctober 5, 19942018United States Corban Warriors00
Defenders
3Tyler PasherCanadaDFApril 27, 19942018United States Sporting Kansas City101
5Reiner FerreiraBrazilDFNovember 17, 19852018United States San Francisco Deltas161
7AyozeSpainDFNovember 22, 19852018United States New York Cosmos294
19Carlyle MitchellTrinidad and TobagoDFAugust 8, 19872018Trinidad and Tobago Central312
20Karl OuimetteCanadaDFJune 18, 19922018United States San Francisco Deltas323
21Brad RusinUnited StatesDFSeptember 5, 19862018United States Miami FC120
22Kevin VenegasUnited StatesDFJuly 29, 19892018United States Minnesota United211
Midfielders
2Dylan MaresUnited StatesMFFebruary 11, 19922018United States Miami FC 29113
4Brad RingUnited StatesMFApril 7, 19872014United States Portland Timbers1154
6Nico MaternGermanyMFNovember 27, 19922018United States Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats270
8Matt WatsonEnglandMFJanuary 1, 19852018United States Phoenix Rising301
10Ben SpeasUnited StatesMFJanuary 17, 19912017United States Minnesota United527
12Amass AmankonaGhanaMFAugust 2, 19952018United States Dayton Dutch Lions10
16Juan GuerraVenezuelaMFFebruary 16, 19872018United States New York Cosmos261
18Seth MosesUnited StatesMFAugust 2, 19932018Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC210
27Nathan LewisTrinidad and TobagoMFJuly 20, 19902018Trinidad and Tobago Central110
Diego CamposCosta RicaMFOctober 1, 19952018United States Chicago Fire (loan)00
Forwards
9Eugene StarikovUnited StatesFWNovember 17, 19882018United States New York Cosmos196
14Soony SaadLebanonFWAugust 17, 19922018United States Sporting Kansas City294
17Justin BraunUnited StatesFWMarch 31, 19872016United States Sacramento Republic6419
28Elliot CollierNew ZealandFWFebruary 22, 19952018United States Chicago Fire (loan)101
99Jack McInerneyUnited StatesFWAugust 5, 19922018United States LA Galaxy3110
Out on loan
23Zach SteinbergerUnited StatesMFMay 10, 19922018United States Jacksonville Armada303

Staff

  • Scotland Martin Rennie – Head Coach
  • Canada Phillip Dos Santos – Assistant Coach
  • United States David Dixon – Assistant Coach
  • England Andy Swift – Goalkeeper Coach

Preseason

Indy Eleven played a seven-match preseason schedule ahead of the season, featuring four matches against fellow professional clubs, two games against collegiate teams, and one game against an independent club. Although five of the seven matches were officially home matches for Indy, none of them were played at Lucas Oil Stadium; instead, they were played at different sites around the Indianapolis metropolitan area.[3]

Competitions

USL

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 New York Red Bulls II 34 13 13 8 71 59 +12 52 Conference Playoffs
6 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 14 8 12 56 41 +15 50
7 Indy Eleven 34 13 10 11 45 42 +3 49
8 Nashville SC 34 12 13 9 42 31 +11 49
9 North Carolina FC 34 13 8 13 60 50 +10 47
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 13 10 11 45 42  +3 49 8 5 4 29 21  +8 5 5 7 16 21  −5

Source: USL standings

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHHHAAAAHAHAHHHAAHAHA
ResultWLWWDLWDLLDWWWDLWLLWDWDWDDDWLLWLDL

Source: Indy schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

In August 2017, the USL announced that the 2018 season will span 34 games, the longest regular season the league has ever run.[4] The expansion was spurred by the addition of six new clubs for the 2018 season: alongside Indy, the league also welcomed in Atlanta United 2, Fresno FC, Las Vegas Lights, Nashville SC, and North Carolina FC.

On January 12, 2018, the league announced home openers for every club. Indy began the season on the road, facing off against Richmond Kickers on March 24. The Eleven opened their home slate a week later, welcoming FC Cincinnati to Lucas Oil Stadium for the first match at the stadium in club history.[5]

The schedule for the remainder of the 2018 season was released by the club on February 6. Indy will play three times against four different clubs: FC Cincinnati, Louisville City, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, and Bethlehem Steel FC. They will play every other Eastern Conference team twice.[6]

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

As of match played October 13, 2018

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSLU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
0 GK United States Ben Lundgaard 000000
1 GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams 35034010
2 MF United States Dylan Mares 11210+1200
3 DF Canada Tyler Pasher 1019+1100
4 MF United States Brad Ring 21012+8010
5 DF Brazil Reiner Ferreira 16115+1100
6 MF Germany Nico Matern 27026010
7 DF Spain Ayoze 29428410
8 MF England Matt Watson 30124+6100
9 FW United States Eugene Starikov 19613+6600
10 MF United States Ben Speas 24310+13310
12 MF Ghana Amass Amankona 100010
14 FW Lebanon Soony Saad 28418+940+10
16 MF Venezuela Juan Guerra 26115+10110
17 FW United States Justin Braun 1839+8310
18 MF United States Seth Moses 21014+6010
19 DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell 31231200
20 DF Canada Karl Ouimette 32331310
21 DF United States Brad Rusin 1206+5010
22 DF United States Kevin Venegas 21119+2100
23 MF United States Zach Steinberger 18112+510+10
25 GK United States Jordan Farr 000000
27 MF Trinidad and Tobago Nathan Lewis 1108+3000
28 FW New Zealand Elliot Collier 1015+5100
99 FW United States Jack McInerney 311025+5100+10
MF Costa Rica Diego Campos 000000

Source: Indy stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
1 GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams 300030
2 MF United States Dylan Mares 100010
4 MF United States Brad Ring 501060
5 DF Brazil Reiner Ferreira 400040
6 MF Germany Nico Matern 410041
7 DF Spain Ayoze 600060
8 MF England Matt Watson 300030
9 FW United States Eugene Starikov 200020
16 MF Venezuela Juan Guerra 300030
17 FW United States Justin Braun 100010
18 MF United States Seth Moses 300030
19 DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell 500050
20 DF Canada Karl Ouimette 220022
21 DF United States Brad Rusin 300030
22 DF United States Kevin Venegas 200020
23 MF United States Zach Steinberger 100010
99 FW United States Jack McInerney 700070

Source: Indy stats

Clean sheets

No. Name USL U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
0 United States Ben Lundgaard 0000
1 Wales Owain Fôn Williams 1101135
25 United States Jordan Farr 0000

Source: Indy stats

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
DF Brazil Reiner Ferreira United States San Francisco Deltas Added to the roster following receipt of his P-1 visa. Jan 25, 2018 [7]
DF United States Brad Rusin United States Miami FC Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Jan 25, 2018 [7]
DF United States Kevin Venegas United States Minnesota United Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Jan 25, 2018 [7]
MF Venezuela Juan Guerra United States New York Cosmos Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Jan 31, 2018 [8]
MF United States Zach Steinberger United States Jacksonville Armada Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Jan 31, 2018 [9]
GK United States Jordan Farr United States Corban Warriors Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 2, 2018 [10]
DF Canada Karl Ouimette United States San Francisco Deltas Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 2, 2018 [10]
DF Spain Ayoze United States New York Cosmos Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 6, 2018 [11]
FW United States Eugene Starikov United States New York Cosmos Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 6, 2018 [11]
DF Canada Tyler Pasher United States Sporting Kansas City Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 7, 2018 [12]
MF England Matt Watson United States Phoenix Rising Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 8, 2018 [13]
MF Ghana Amass Amankona United States Dayton Dutch Lions Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 8, 2018 [14]
MF United States Seth Moses Puerto Rico Puerto Rico FC Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 9, 2018 [15]
MF Trinidad and Tobago Nathan Lewis Trinidad and Tobago Central Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 12, 2018 [16]
DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell Trinidad and Tobago Central Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 12, 2018 [16]
FW United States Jack McInerney United States LA Galaxy Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 19, 2018 [17]
FW Lebanon Soony Saad United States Sporting Kansas City Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 21, 2018 [18]
MF Germany Nico Matern United States Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Mar 13, 2018 [19]
MF United States Dylan Mares United States Miami FC 2 Signed for the remainder of the 2018 season. Aug 20, 2018 [20]

Loan in

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Duration of the 2018 USL season. Feb 1, 2018 [21]
GK United States Ben Lundgaard United States Columbus Crew SC Duration of the 2018 USL season. Mar 7, 2018 [22]
MF Costa Rica Diego Campos United States Chicago Fire On a match-by-match basis. Aug 10, 2018 [23]
FW New Zealand Elliot Collier United States Chicago Fire On a match-by-match basis. Aug 10, 2018 [23]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
MF United States Adrian Ables Contract expired. Oct 30, 2017 [24]
GK United States Jon Busch United States Columbus Crew SC Contract expired. Signed a one-day contract to retire with Columbus. Oct 30, 2017 [24][25][26]
GK United States Keith Cardona Contract expired. Oct 30, 2017 [24]
DF Republic of Ireland Colin Falvey Canada Ottawa Fury FC Contract expired. Signed for Ottawa on Jan 23, 2018. Oct 30, 2017 [24][27]
DF United States Marco Franco United States Penn FC Contract expired. Signed for Penn on Feb 27, 2018. Oct 30, 2017 [24][28]
FW England David Goldsmith United States Michigan Bucks Contract expired. Signed for Michigan for the 2018 PDL season. Oct 30, 2017 [24][29]
MF New Zealand Craig Henderson Contract expired. Oct 30, 2017 [24]
DF United States Daniel Keller Contract expired. Oct 30, 2017 [24]
GK United States Christian Lomeli Contract expired. Oct 30, 2017 [24]
DF United States Anthony Manning United States SIMA Águilas Contract expired. Signed with SIMA for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. Oct 30, 2017 [24][30]
DF United States Cory Miller United States Detroit City Contract expired. Signed with Detroit for the 2018 PDL season. Oct 30, 2017 [24][31]
FW Brazil Paulo Jr. United States Penn FC Contract expired. Signed for Penn on Jun 19, 2018. Oct 30, 2017 [24][32]
MF Jamaica Don Smart United States Miami FC 2 Contract expired. Signed for Miami on Mar 5, 2018. Oct 30, 2017 [24][33]
MF United States Tanner Thompson Contract expired. Oct 30, 2017 [24]
MF Mexico Gerardo Torrado Contract expired. Retired. Oct 30, 2017 [24][34]
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Siniša Ubiparipović Contract expired. Retired. Oct 30, 2017 [24][35]
DF Montenegro Nemanja Vuković United States Atlantic City FC Contract expired. Signed for Atlantic City on Feb 15, 2018. Oct 30, 2017 [24][36]
DF United States Kwame Watson-Siriboe Finland KTP Contract expired. Signed for KTP on Apr 13, 2018. Oct 30, 2017 [24][37]
FW Libya Éamon Zayed United States Charlotte Independence Contract terminated. Signed for Charlotte on Mar 22, 2018. Jan 17, 2018 [38][39]

Loan out

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF United States Zach Steinberger United States North Carolina FC Duration of the 2018 USL season. Aug 24, 2018 [40]

Awards

USL Team of the Week

Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
2 United States Jack McInerney Richmond Kickers
4 Canada Tyler Pasher Wales Owain Fôn Williams North Carolina FC
5 Lebanon Soony Saad Nashville SC
8 Spain Ayoze FC Cincinnati
Louisville City
12 Spain Ayoze Charleston Battery
13 England Matt Watson Atlanta United 2
14 United States Kevin Venegas United States Justin Braun Toronto FC II
16 Spain Ayoze Nashville SC
Penn FC
17 Spain Ayoze Ottawa Fury FC
Charlotte Independence
20 Wales Owain Fôn Williams Bethlehem Steel FC
21 United States Jack McInerney Louisville City
23 Brazil Reiner Ferreira North Carolina FC
Ottawa Fury FC
26 United States Eugene Starikov New York Red Bulls II
29 Canada Karl Ouimette Tampa Bay Rowdies
FC Cincinnati

Midseason

USL Midseason Moments[41]

Kits

Home
Away
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Record
HomeBlueBlueBlueMatch 2 vs. Cincinnati / 9–6–5
AwayWhiteWhiteWhiteMatch 1 vs. Richmond / 4–5–5
SpecialtyCamouflageBlueBlueMatch 16 vs. Ottawa / 0–0–1

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Indy Eleven roster". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Indy Eleven preseason schedule". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "USL Announces Regular Season Expansion". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "USL SETS COURSE FOR 2018 WITH HOME OPENERS". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "USL 2018 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "REINER FERREIRA, BRAD RUSIN, KEVIN VENEGAS SIGN WITH INDY ELEVEN". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "INDY ELEVEN ADDS JUAN GUERRA TO ROSTER". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "INDY ELEVEN ADDS ZACH STEINBERGER TO ROSTER". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 "INDY ELEVEN ADDS KARL OUIMETTE AND JORDAN FARR TO ROSTER". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  11. 1 2 "AYOZE GARCIA PEREZ, EUGENE STARIKOV SIGN WITH INDY ELEVEN". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "USL VETERAN TYLER PASHER SIGNS WITH INDY ELEVEN". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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  15. ↑ "MIDFIELDER SETH MOSES SIGNS WITH INDY ELEVEN". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  16. 1 2 "CARLYLE MITCHELL, NATHAN LEWIS SIGN WITH INDY ELEVEN". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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  36. ↑ @BrotherlyGame (14 February 2018). "Former @ColumbusCrewSC, @SacRepublicFC & @IndyEleven defender Nemanja Vuković joining @AtlanticCityFC for their inaugural season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  39. ↑ "INDEPENDENCE BULKS UP BACKLINE, OFFENSE". CharlotteIndependence.com. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  40. ↑ "INDY ELEVEN LOAN MIDFIELDER ZACH STEINBERGER TO NORTH CAROLINA FC". IndyEleven.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  41. ↑ "2018 Fans' Choice Midseason Moments Winners". USLSoccer.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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