2021 Indy Eleven season

The 2021 Indy Eleven season was the club's eighth season of existence, their eighth consecutive season in the second tier of American soccer, and their fourth season in the league now named the USL Championship. This article covers the period from November 2, 2020 (the day after the ultimately cancelled 2020 USLC playoffs final) to the end of the 2021 USLC season (tentatively scheduled for November 2021).

Indy Eleven
2021 season
Owner
List
  • Brian Bauer
    Don Gottwald
    Shane Hageman
    Jeffrey Laborsky
    Fred Merritt
    Ersal Ozdemir
    Quinn Ricker
    Chris Traylor[1]
Head coachMax Rogers (interim)
USL ChampionshipEastern Conference: 12th
USLC PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Highest home attendance7,999 (10/2 v. ATL)
Lowest home attendance1,999 (5/8 v. TUL)
Average home league attendance5,599
Biggest winIND 2–0 SKC (5/22)
TUL 0–2 IND (8/4)
IND 2–0 SLC (8/28)
Biggest defeatATL 6–2 IND (8/8)
← 2020
2022 →

Roster

edit
As of June 24, 2021[2]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Jordan Farr   United States
2 DF Patrick Seagrist (on loan from Inter Miami CF)   United States
3 DF A. J. Cochran   United States
4 DF Nedeljko Malić   Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 DF Jared Timmer   United States
6 MF Jeremiah Gutjahr   United States
7 DF Ayoze   Spain
8 FW Cammy Smith   Scotland
9 DF Carl Haworth   Canada
10 FW Gordon Wild   Germany
12 MF Patrick McDonald ([A])   United States
13 GK Eric Dick (on loan from Columbus Crew)   United States
15 DF Neveal Hackshaw   Trinidad and Tobago
16 DF Aidan Liu (on loan from Vejle BK)   United States
17 FW Nick Moon   United States
19 DF Rece Buckmaster   United States
20 DF Karl Ouimette   Canada
21 FW Matthew Roou ([A])   United States
22 FW Jordan Hamilton   Canada
24 GK Alex Svetanoff ([A])   United States
25 DF Matthew Senanou ([A])   United States
26 GK Bobby Edwards   United States
27 MF Nicky Law   England
28 MF Gershon Koffie   Ghana
29 FW Manuel Arteaga   Venezuela
85 MF Aboubacar Sissoko   Mali
98 MF Peter-Lee Vassell   Jamaica
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Competitions

edit

USL Championship

edit

Standings

edit
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 32 18 7 7 61 37 +24 61 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Birmingham Legion FC 32 18 8 6 51 31 +20 60
3 Memphis 901 FC 32 14 10 8 47 42 +5 50
4 FC Tulsa 32 14 13 5 49 48 +1 47
5 OKC Energy FC 32 8 11 13 30 38 −8 37
6 Indy Eleven 32 9 15 8 32 47 −15 35
7 Atlanta United 2 32 8 14 10 47 56 −9 34[a]
8 Sporting Kansas City II 32 4 20 8 33 64 −31 20[a]
Source: USL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[3]

Match results

edit
May 1 1 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Indy Eleven Birmingham, AL
7:30 PM EDT Asiedu   61'
Williams   87'
Report Arteaga   28'
Hamilton   90+5'
Stadium: BBVA Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Dopka
May 8 2 Indy Eleven 0–2 FC Tulsa Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Report Rivas   62',   81' (pen.) Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 1,999
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 22 3 Indy Eleven 2–0 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Hamilton   53'
Arteaga   65'
Report Rešetar   48' Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 3,999
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
May 29 4 Louisville City FC 1–2 Indy Eleven Louisville, KY
7:30 PM EDT Lancaster   11'
Bone   45'
DelPiccolo   71'
Hubbard   88'
Report Hamilton   63' (pen.),   89' (pen.)
Seagrist   77'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
June 2 5 Indy Eleven 1–1 OKC Energy FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Moon   42' Report Daniels   65'
López   69'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 3,999
Referee: Calin Radosav
June 5 6 Indy Eleven 1–2 Memphis 901 FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Smith   30'
Cochran   43'
Ouimette   90+6'
Report Salazar   3'
Murphy   35'
Atuahene   44'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 9 7 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Indy Eleven El Paso, TX
9:00 PM EDT Ross   2'
Luna   49'
Rebellón   57'
Report Koffie   6'
Smith   40'
Ouimette   44'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 15 8 Indy Eleven 0–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Ayoze   65'
Seagrist   89'
Report Griffin   25'
Williamson   37',   59'
Peters   58'   62'
Dixon   90'
Dikwa   90+3'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Chris Ruska
June 20 9 Sporting Kansas City II 1–2 Indy Eleven Kansas City, KS
5:00 PM EDT Mushagalusa   20'
Duke   90+2'
Report Law   12',   19'
Wild   50'
Cochran   83'
Gutjahr   90+5'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
June 26 10 Louisville City FC 3–3 Indy Eleven Louisville, KY
7:30 PM EDT DelPiccolo   6'
Gómez   14'
Bone   32',   78'
Hoppenot   70'
Report Smith   9',   33'
Hackshaw   20'
Arteaga   41'
Vassell   74'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,927
July 3 11 Indy Eleven 0–1 Birmingham Legion FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Ouimette   7'
Ayoze   76'
Report Brett   8' (pen.)
Lapa   29'
Servania   65'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,999
Referee: Jervis Atagana
July 7 12 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Indy Eleven Kennesaw, GA
7:30 PM EDT Stanley   73' Report Hamilton   64' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 638
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 17 13 Indy Eleven 1–1 Memphis 901 FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Moon   47' Report Salazar   51'
Dally   85'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,999
Referee: Luis Arroyo
July 24 14 Indy Eleven 1–2 Birmingham Legion FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Kavita   77' (o.g.) Report Servania   45+1'
Kasim   54'
A. Crognale   64'
Dean   90+1'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,999
Referee: Kevin Fikar
August 4 15 FC Tulsa 0–2 Indy Eleven Tulsa, OK
8:00 PM EDT Report Moon   37'
Arteaga   54'
Wild   79'
Hackshaw   81'
Vassell   85'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 8 16 Atlanta United 2 6–2 Indy Eleven Kennesaw, GA
7:30 PM Wolff   1',   6',   50'
Matheus   53'
Macky Diop   58'
Mejia   90+5'
Report Moon   51'
Vassell   61'
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 677
Referee: William Steffen
August 14 17 Indy Eleven 2–1 OKC Energy FC Indianapolis, IN
6:00 PM CDT Sissoko   10'
Law   26'
Artega   53',   90+3'
Wild   90+4'
Report Batista   36'
Adekoya   45'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,999
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
August 18 18 Loudoun United FC 4–1 Indy Eleven Leesburg, VA
7:00 PM EDT Sergi   43',   45+1'
Dambrot   47'
Paz   73'
Ku-Dipietro   76'
Saravia   85'
Amoustapha   90+2'
Report Cochran   33'
Ouimette   34',   78'
Moon   64'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 310
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 22 19 Sporting Kansas City II 1–1 Indy Eleven Kansas City, KS
5:00 PM EDT Harris   40'
Barber   64'
Dia   88'
Report Hamilton   51',   58'
Seagrist   69'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 28 20 Indy Eleven 2–0 Real Monarchs Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Artega   26',   45+4' (pen.),   79'
Gutjahr   45'
Ayoze   84'
Report Flores   44'
Adams   79'
Iloski   90+5'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,999
Referee: DeShun Beard
September 4 21 Indy Eleven 0–1 Atlanta United 2 Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Report McFadden   26'
Goodrum   90+4'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 8 22 FC Tulsa 2–1 Indy Eleven Tulsa, OK
8:00 PM EDT Marlon   9',   67'
Corrales   51'
Suárez   89' (pen.)
Da Costa  90+6'
Report Arteaga   34'
Haworth   41'
Farr   88'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,312
Referee: John Griggs
September 11 23 Indy Eleven 1–0 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Koffie   64'
Wild   77',   89'
Hackshaw   87'
Report Čuić   90+3' Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 5,999
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
September 18 24 Indy Eleven 0–2 Louisville City FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM ET Hackshaw   57'
Arteaga   60'
Timmer   65'
Farr   71'
Report DelPiccolo   32'
Hoppenot   41'
Lancaster   69'
McCabe   80'
Souahy   83'
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,499
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
September 22 25 Memphis 901 FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDT Murphy   31'
Paul   56'
Reynolds   75'
Cropper   90'
Kissiedou   90+6'
Report Moon   28' Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 3,716
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
September 26 26 OKC Energy FC 2–0 Indy Eleven Oklahoma City, OK
5:00 PM CDT Chavez   30'
Daniels   74'
Kurimoto   90+2'
Report Seagrist   23'
Gutjahr   45+2'
Koffie   70'
Sissoko   90+4'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 29 27 OKC Energy FC 1–1 Indy Eleven Oklahoma City, OK
7:30 PM CDT Chavez   28'
Batista   64'
Cochran   82'
Adekoya   87'
Bijev   90+3'
Report Arteaga   12',   66',   82'
Edwards   90+3'
Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: John Matto
October 2 28 Indy Eleven 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Ayoze   15'
Wild   25'
Koffie   50'
Arteaga   53'
Seagrist   90+4'
Farr   90+6'
Report Benítez   67'
Mertz   85'
McFadden   90+5'
Macky Diop   90+6'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,999
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 10 29 Birmingham Legion FC 3–1 Indy Eleven Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM CDT Brett   8'
Kavita   45'
Vancaeyezeele   54'
E. Crognale   74'
Rufe   90+4',   90+4'
Report Law   42' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 16 30 Indy Eleven 1–0 Louisville City FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Arteaga   85'
Buckmaster   90+2'
Report DelPiccolo   43'
Gómez   78'
McCabe   82'
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,499
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 23 31 Indy Eleven 1–1 FC Tulsa Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Arteaga   43'
Vassell   71'
Adewole   77'
Report Fenwick   32'
Johnson   78'
Stadium: Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 6,499
Referee: Melvin Rivas
October 30 32 Memphis 901 FC 3–0 Indy Eleven Memphis,TN
7:00 PM CDT Fortune   7',   56'
Lamah   12'
Murphy   31'
Reynolds   66'
Carroll   81'
Report Vassell   25'
Moon   80'
Partida   85'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 4,015
Referee: Matthew Franz

USL Cup Playoffs

edit

U.S. Open Cup

edit

On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced a truncated format for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, with 16 clubs participating, entering at the same time in a Round of 16. The format included just four teams from the USL Championship, the four semi-finalists from the 2020 playoffs (El Paso, Louisville, Phoenix, and Tampa). Due to the fact that Indy failed to qualify for the 2020 USLC playoffs, the club was eliminated from the 2021 U.S. Open Cup.[4]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Brown, Alex (January 24, 2019). "Indy Eleven Changes Ownership Structure". InsideIndianaBusiness.com. Inside INdiana Business. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Indy Eleven roster". IndyEleven.com. Indy Eleven. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Open Cup Committee Decides Not To Play Opening Round Of U.S. Open Cup Due To Challenges Surrounding COVID Pandemic; Teams Will Enter Tournament At Round Of 16". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved July 15, 2021.