2020 Indy Eleven season

The 2020 Indy Eleven season was the club's seventh season of existence, their seventh consecutive season in the second tier of American soccer, and their third season in the league now named the USL Championship. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[2]

Indy Eleven
2020 season
Owner
List
  • Brian Bauer
    Don Gottwald
    Shane Hageman
    Jeffrey Laborsky
    Fred Merritt
    Ersal Ozdemir
    Quinn Ricker
    Chris Traylor[1]
Head coachMartin Rennie
USL ChampionshipGroup E: 3rd
Eastern Conf.: 9th
USLC PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Highest home attendance6,778 (Sept. 5, LOU)
Lowest home attendance4,761 (July 11, STL)
Average home league attendance5,513
Biggest winIND 4–1 HFD (July 29)
Biggest defeatIND 1–3 LOU (Sept. 5)
IND 0–2 LOU (Sept. 16)
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Roster

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As of August 24, 2020[3]
No. Position Player Nation
0 GK Jordan Farr   United States
1 GK Evan Newton   United States
2 DF Conner Antley   United States
4 MF Tyler Gibson   United States
5 DF Mitch Osmond   Australia
6 MF Drew Conner   United States
7 DF Ayoze   Spain
8 MF Matt Watson   England
9 DF Carl Haworth   Canada
12 MF Patrick McDonald ([A])   United States
14 FW Ilija Ilić   Serbia
15 DF Neveal Hackshaw   Trinidad and Tobago
16 DF Félicien Dumas   France
17 FW Nick Moon   United States
18 FW Jeremy Rafanello   United States
19 MF Kenney Walker   United States
20 DF Karl Ouimette   Canada
21 FW Matthew Roou ([A])   United States
22 MF Cameron Lindley   United States
23 FW Tyler Pasher   Canada
25 MF Matthew Senanou ([A])   United States
27 GK Alex Svetanoff ([A])   United States
29 DF Paddy Barrett   Republic of Ireland
30 FW Andrew Carleton (on loan from Atlanta United FC)   United States
MF Josh Penn   United States
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Competitive

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USL Championship

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Standings — Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 16 11 2 3 28 12 +16 35 2.19 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Saint Louis FC 16 7 4 5 22 21 +1 25 1.56
3 Indy Eleven 16 7 2 7 21 19 +2 23 1.44
4 Sporting Kansas City II 16 5 1 10 21 30 −9 16 1.00
Source: USL

Match results

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March 7, 2020 1 Memphis 901 FC 2–4 Indy Eleven Memphis, TN
6:00 PM CST Allen   9'
Burch   12'
Carroll   16'
Muckette   17'
Report Contreras   11'
Carleton   13'
Ayoze   45+3',   88'
Pasher   69',   72'
Haworth   83'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 8,571
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 11, 2020 2 Indy Eleven 2–0 Saint Louis FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Pasher   52'
Hackshaw   79'
Report Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Calin Radosav
July 18, 2020 3 Indy Eleven 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Pasher   39'
Haworth   43'
Barrett   67'
Ilić   71'
Antley   90+9'
Report Čuić   26'
Rad   35'
Riley   40'
Harris   53'
Barbir   82'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 4,931
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
July 22, 2020 4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–1 Indy Eleven Pittsburgh, PA
6:00 PM EDT Dover   21'
Griffin   63'
Mertz   74'
Mensah   82'
Velarde   90+5'
Report Ouimette   31'
Barrett   70'
Pasher   90+7'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
Broadcast live on ESPN2
July 26, 2020 5 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Fenton, MO
5:00 PM EDT Blackwood   24'
Fall   68'
Report Hackshaw   44' Stadium: West Community Stadium
Referee: Jervis Atagana
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
July 29, 2020 6 Indy Eleven 4–1 Hartford Athletic Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Moon   4'
Pasher   51'
Conner   81'
Watson   87'
Report Swartz   33'
Davey   45+5'
Dixon   46'
Silva   90+3'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 4,775
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
August 1, 2020 7 Indy Eleven 0–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Ayoze   88'
Osmond   90+7'
Report Rad   50'
Barbir   70'
Duke   76'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 5,409
Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
August 8, 2020 8 Louisville City FC 1–1 Indy Eleven Louisville, KY
8:00 PM EDT Williams   3',   77' Report Hackshaw   43'
Barrett   55'
Pasher   59'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,850
Referee: Calin Radosav
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
August 15, 2020 9 Indy Eleven 1–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Pasher   13'
Ayoze   50'
Watson   62'
Gibson   80'
Moon   86'
Report Dos Santos   58'
Velarde   81'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 5,748
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
August 26, 2020 10 Louisville City FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Louisville, KY
8:00 PM EDT DelPiccolo   61' Report Gibson   37'
Ouimette   75'
Hackshaw   90+7'
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,851
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
September 5, 2020 11 Indy Eleven 1–3 Louisville City FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Ouimette   29'
Pasher   45+6' (pen.)
Report Williams   23'
Bone   27'
Matsoso   44'
Souahy   45+5'
Totsch   77'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 9, 2020 12 Indy Eleven 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Barrett   3'
Moon   6'
Rafanello   63'
Conner   86'
Report Rešetar   23'
Serna   53'
Riley   58'
Davis   59'
Čuić   74'
Freeman   88'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 5,066
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 16, 2020 13 Indy Eleven 0–2 Louisville City FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Ouimette   37' Report Lancaster   39'
Bone   66',   76'
DelPiccolo   66'
Hoppenot   73'
Totsch   79'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kevin Fikar
September 23, 2020 14 Indy Eleven 1–1 Saint Louis FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Conner   55'
Hackshaw   64',   72'
Barrett   85'
Carleton   89'
Report Wharton   4'   75'
Greig   45'
Adewole   45+2'
Fink   45+4'   61'
Cicerone   50'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 5,664
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 30, 2020 15 Indy Eleven 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Lindley   38'
Carleton   49'
Watson   73'
Report Harris   41'
Sparks   86',   90+5'
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 6,039
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 3, 2020 16 Saint Louis FC 2–1 Indy Eleven Fenton, MO
8:00 PM EDT Blackwood   8',   35'
Cicerone   18'
Fall   47' (pen.)
Adewole   69'
Report Antley   21'
Gibson   45+2'
Barrett   61'
Conner   63'
Pasher   82' (pen.)
Stadium: West Community Stadium
Referee: Tori Penso

U.S. Open Cup

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As a USL Championship club, Indy will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Alex (January 24, 2019). "Indy Eleven Changes Ownership Structure". InsideIndianaBusiness.com. Inside INdiana Business. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Indy Eleven roster". IndyEleven.com. Indy Eleven. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "United Soccer League Provides Update on 2020 Seasons". USLSoccer.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.