2021 Indy Eleven season

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)

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).

Roster

As of June 24, 2021[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Jordan Farr
2 DF  USA Patrick Seagrist (on loan from Inter Miami CF)
3 DF  USA A. J. Cochran
4 DF  BIH Nedeljko Malić
5 DF  USA Jared Timmer
6 MF  USA Jeremiah Gutjahr
7 DF  ESP Ayoze
8 FW  SCO Cammy Smith
9 DF  CAN Carl Haworth
10 FW  GER Gordon Wild
12 MF  USA Patrick McDonald ([A])
13 GK  USA Eric Dick (on loan from Columbus Crew)
15 DF  TRI Neveal Hackshaw
16 DF  USA Aidan Liu (on loan from Vejle BK)
17 FW  USA Nick Moon
19 DF  USA Rece Buckmaster
20 DF  CAN Karl Ouimette
21 FW  USA Matthew Roou ([A])
22 FW  CAN Jordan Hamilton
24 GK  USA Alex Svetanoff ([A])
25 DF  USA Matthew Senanou ([A])
26 GK  USA Bobby Edwards
27 MF  ENG Nicky Law
28 MF  GHA Gershon Koffie
29 FW  VEN Manuel Arteaga
85 MF  MLI Aboubacar Sissoko
98 MF  JAM Peter-Lee Vassell
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Competitions

USL Championship

Standings

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

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

U.S. Open Cup

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

References

  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.