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]
| 2020 season | |||
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| Owner | List
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| Head coach | Martin Rennie | ||
| USL Championship | Group E: 3rd Eastern Conf.: 9th | ||
| USLC Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,778 (Sept. 5, LOU) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,761 (July 11, STL) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,513 | ||
| Biggest win | IND 4–1 HFD (July 29) | ||
| Biggest defeat | IND 1–3 LOU (Sept. 5) IND 0–2 LOU (Sept. 16) | ||
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Roster edit
- As of August 24, 2020[3]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 0 | GK | Jordan Farr |  United States
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| 1 | GK | Evan Newton | United States
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| 2 | DF | Conner Antley | United States
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| 4 | MF | Tyler Gibson | United States
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| 5 | DF | Mitch Osmond |  Australia
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| 6 | MF | Drew Conner | United States
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| 7 | DF | Ayoze |  Spain
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| 8 | MF | Matt Watson |  England
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| 9 | DF | Carl Haworth |  Canada
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| 12 | MF | Patrick McDonald ([A]) | United States
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| 14 | FW | Ilija Ilić |  Serbia
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| 15 | DF | Neveal Hackshaw |  Trinidad and Tobago
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| 16 | DF | Félicien Dumas |  France
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| 17 | FW | Nick Moon | United States
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| 18 | FW | Jeremy Rafanello | United States
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| 19 | MF | Kenney Walker | United States
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| 20 | DF | Karl Ouimette | Canada
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| 21 | FW | Matthew Roou ([A]) | United States
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| 22 | MF | Cameron Lindley | United States
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| 23 | FW | Tyler Pasher | Canada
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| 25 | MF | Matthew Senanou ([A]) | United States
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| 27 | GK | Alex Svetanoff ([A]) | United States
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| 29 | DF | Paddy Barrett |  Republic of Ireland
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| 30 | FW | Andrew Carleton (on loan from Atlanta United FC) | United States
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| — | MF | Josh Penn | United States
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- ^ USL Academy Contract
Competitive edit
USL Championship edit
Standings — Group E edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
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| 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 edit
As a USL Championship club, Indy will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[5]
| April 8 2nd round | Indy Eleven  | P–P |  Michigan Stars FC | Indianapolis, IN |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Stadium: Carroll Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
References edit
- ^ Brown, Alex (January 24, 2019). "Indy Eleven Changes Ownership Structure". InsideIndianaBusiness.com. Inside INdiana Business. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Indy Eleven roster". IndyEleven.com. Indy Eleven. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.