2018 Indy Eleven season

Indy Eleven
2018 season
OwnerErsal Ozdemir
Head coachMartin Rennie
United Soccer LeagueEastern Conference: 7th
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
(knocked out by Louisville City)
U.S. Open CupSecond round
(knocked out by Mississippi Brilla)
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack McInerney (10)
All: Jack McInerney (10)
Highest home attendance17,535
(March 31 vs. Cincinnati)
Lowest home attendance8,070
(May 30 vs. Charleston)
Average home league attendance10,163
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The 2018 Indy Eleven season was 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. Indy also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from October 30, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.

2018 marked a number of firsts for the club: the first year that home matches were played in Lucas Oil Stadium, located in downtown Indianapolis, as well as the first year of Martin Rennie's managerial tenure. Although Rennie was victorious in his first game in charge of the club, Indy were defeated in their first-ever match at their new home stadium. The season average of 10,163 fans per home match was the second-largest average attendance in Indy Eleven history, behind only the club's inaugural season.

The Eleven qualified for the USL playoffs in their first season in the league, finishing with 49 points and earning the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference. However, they were eliminated in the conference quarterfinals by Louisville City, who went on to win USL Cup for the second consecutive season. In the U.S. Open Cup, Indy was eliminated in the second round by fourth-tier Mississippi Brilla, marking the second consecutive season that the club was knocked out by a Premier Development League opponent.

Roster

As of match played October 20, 2018
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
0 Ben Lundgaard GK (1995-09-25) September 25, 1995 (age 29) 2018 Columbus Crew SC (loan) 0 0
1 Owain Fôn Williams GK (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 (age 37) 2018 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 36 0
25 Jordan Farr GK (1994-10-05) October 5, 1994 (age 30) 2018 Corban Warriors 0 0
Defenders
3 Tyler Pasher DF (1994-04-27) April 27, 1994 (age 30) 2018 Sporting Kansas City 10 1
5 Reiner Ferreira DF (1985-11-17) November 17, 1985 (age 39) 2018 San Francisco Deltas 17 1
7 Ayoze DF (1985-11-22) November 22, 1985 (age 39) 2018 New York Cosmos 30 4
19 Carlyle Mitchell DF (1987-08-08) August 8, 1987 (age 37) 2018 Central 32 2
20 Karl Ouimette DF (1992-06-18) June 18, 1992 (age 32) 2018 San Francisco Deltas 33 3
21 Brad Rusin DF (1986-09-05) September 5, 1986 (age 38) 2018 Miami FC 12 0
22 Kevin Venegas DF (1989-07-29) July 29, 1989 (age 35) 2018 Minnesota United FC 22 1
Midfielders
2 Dylan Mares MF (1992-02-11) February 11, 1992 (age 32) 2018 Miami FC 2 92 13
4 Brad Ring MF (1987-04-07) April 7, 1987 (age 37) 2014 Portland Timbers 115 4
6 Nico Matern MF (1992-11-27) November 27, 1992 (age 32) 2018 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats 28 0
8 Matt Watson MF (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985 (age 40) 2018 Phoenix Rising 31 1
10 Ben Speas MF (1991-01-17) January 17, 1991 (age 34) 2017 Minnesota United 52 7
12 Amass Amankona MF (1995-08-02) August 2, 1995 (age 29) 2018 Dayton Dutch Lions 1 0
16 Juan Guerra MF (1987-02-16) February 16, 1987 (age 37) 2018 New York Cosmos 26 1
18 Seth Moses MF (1993-08-02) August 2, 1993 (age 31) 2018 Puerto Rico FC 22 0
23 Zach Steinberger MF (1992-05-10) May 10, 1992 (age 32) 2018 Jacksonville Armada 30 3
27 Nathan Lewis MF (1990-07-20) July 20, 1990 (age 34) 2018 Central 11 0
Diego Campos MF (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995 (age 29) 2018 Chicago Fire (loan) 0 0
Forwards
9 Eugene Starikov FW (1988-11-17) November 17, 1988 (age 36) 2018 New York Cosmos 19 6
14 Soony Saad FW (1992-08-17) August 17, 1992 (age 32) 2018 Sporting Kansas City 30 5
17 Justin Braun FW (1987-03-31) March 31, 1987 (age 37) 2016 Sacramento Republic 64 19
28 Elliot Collier FW (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29) 2018 Chicago Fire (loan) 11 1
99 Jack McInerney FW (1992-08-05) August 5, 1992 (age 32) 2018 LA Galaxy 32 10

Staff

  • Martin Rennie – Head Coach
  • Phillip Dos Santos – Assistant Coach
  • David Dixon – Assistant Coach
  • 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.

February 22 Friendly Indy Eleven 1–2 FC Cincinnati Westfield, IN
1:30 PM EST Ring  37'
 54'
Saad 65' (pen.)		 Report Ledesma 50' (pen.)
Haber 67'
König  72'		 Stadium: Grand Park Events Center
Note: Match played with three periods of 30 minutes each
February 28 Friendly Indy Eleven 2–0 Swope Park Rangers Westfield, IN
1:30 PM EST Starikov 5' (pen.), 44'
Reiner  89'		 Report Stadium: Grand Park Events Center
March 3 Friendly Indy Eleven 3–1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Indianapolis, IN
2:30 PM EST Dumas 7' (o.g.)
Trialist 60'
Venegas  81'
McInerney 90' (pen.)		 Report 39'
 56'
 86'		 Stadium: Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl
March 10 Friendly Bridges FC 0–0 Indy Eleven Chicago, IL
2:00 PM EST Report
March 11 Friendly Chicago Fire 0–2 Indy Eleven Bridgeview, IL
12:00 PM EDT Report Saad 11'
Starikov 18'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
March 17 Friendly Indy Eleven 0–0 Jacksonville Armada Indianapolis, IN
11:00 AM EDT Watson  67' Report  63'
Yuma  71'		 Stadium: Key Stadium
March 17 Friendly Indy Eleven 7–0 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats Indianapolis, IN
1:30 PM EDT Ring
Braun
Lewis
Trialist
Guerra 		Report Stadium: Key Stadium

Competitions

USL

Main article: 2018 USL season

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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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
StadiumAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHHHAAAAHAHAHHHAAHAHA
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 would span 34 games, the longest regular season the league had ever run. 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.

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

March 24 1 Richmond Kickers 0–1 Indy Eleven Richmond, VA
5:00 PM EDT Sekyere  88',  90+5' Report McInerney 41'
Matern  60'
Steinberger  68'
Reiner  90+6'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,756
Referee: Matthew Franz
March 31 2 Indy Eleven 0–1 FC Cincinnati Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Reiner  41'
McInerney  45+4'		 Report Welshman 26'
Keinan  54'
Lasso  74'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 17,535
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 7 3 North Carolina FC 0–1 Indy Eleven Cary, NC
7:00 PM EDT Kandziora  36'
Smith  54'
Bekker  77'
Guillen  90+4'		 Report Pasher 15'
Mitchell  37'
Fôn Williams  70'
Ouimette  90+4'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Kevin Broadley
April 14 4 Indy Eleven 2–1 Nashville SC Indianapolis, IN
12:00 PM EDT Saad 15', 34'
Ayoze  70'		 Report Akinyode  26'
Doyle  37'
Mensah 45'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,188
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 28 5 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Indy Eleven Charlotte, NC
7:00 PM EDT George  15'
Cato  83'		 Report Ayoze  32'
McInerney  72'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,702
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
May 2 6 Indy Eleven 2–3 FC Cincinnati Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT McInerney 24'
Ayoze 30' (pen.),  88'		 Report Walker 7' (pen.),  75'
McLaughlin 41'
Bone 54'
Lasso  60'
Welshman  72'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,079
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 5 7 Indy Eleven 1–0 Louisville City Indianapolis, IN
12:00 PM EDT McInerney  67'
Ayoze 78' (pen.),  79'
Braun  90+2'
Fôn Williams  90+7'		 Report DelPiccolo  36'
Craig  77'
Ownby  90+2'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,008
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 11 8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 Indy Eleven Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT Report Ring  77' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Eric Tattersall
May 19 9 Indy Eleven 1–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Indianapolis, IN
8:00 PM EDT Mitchell  41'
Steinberger 71'		 Report Aubrey  16'
Moar 60'
Chiluya 75'
Jones  84'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,384
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 26 10 New York Red Bulls II 4–1 Indy Eleven Harrison, NJ
1:00 PM EDT White 57'
Rivas 60' (pen.)
Lade  73'
Moreno  75', 83'
Barlow 90+3'		 Report Saad 21'
Ring  30'
Rusin  59'
McInerney  65'
Matern  71'  73'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 498
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 30 11 Indy Eleven 3–3 Charleston Battery Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Ring  25'
Saad 43'
Mitchell  67'
McInerney  78'
Ayoze 86' (pen.), 90+3'		 Report van Schaik  19'
Anunga  43', 90+4'
Woodbine 62'
Guerra 80'
Candela  80'
Thomas  85'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,070
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 9 12 Indy Eleven 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Watson 30'
Mitchell 55'
Guerra  78'		 Report Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 16 13 Toronto FC II 1–3 Indy Eleven Rochester, NY
7:00 PM EDT Akinola 28'
Boskovic  73'
Miño  76'		 Report Venegas 23'
Braun 45', 49'		 Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 26 14 Nashville SC 0–2 Indy Eleven Nashville, TN
8:30 PM EDT Report Ouimette 16'
Braun 35'
Ayoze  90'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,482
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
June 30 15 Indy Eleven 1–1 Penn FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Watson  41'
Ouimette  50'  76'
McInerney 80'
Rusin  90'		 Report Mkosana 51' (pen.)
Metzger  71'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,222
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 4 16 Indy Eleven 0–1 Ottawa Fury FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Guerra  26' Report Haworth  9'
Reid  20'
Mitchell 28' (o.g.)
Edward  69'
Obasi  79'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 11,025
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 7 17 Indy Eleven 2–1 Charlotte Independence Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Speas 62'
Mitchell 70'		 Report Duckett  49'  77'
Herrera 50',  55'
Areman  90+2'
Martínez  90+3'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,858
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 11 18 Charleston Battery 2–1 Indy Eleven Charleston, SC
7:00 PM EDT Wild 22', 84' Report Starikov 58' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 21 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 Indy Eleven St. Petersburg, FL
7:30 PM EDT Bonomo 12',  54'
Hristov 19',  29'
Cole  62'
Flemmings 89'		 Report Starikov 20'
Venegas  39'
Matern  49'
Ring  90+2'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Matthew Miscannon
July 26 20 Bethlehem Steel FC 0–1 Indy Eleven Bethlehem, PA
11:00 AM EDT Report Guerra  8'
Reiner  43'
Starikov  72'
McInerney 86'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Nickrod Fateh
August 5 21 Louisville City 2–2 Indy Eleven Louisville, KY
5:00 PM EDT Ilić 17'
Jimenez  44'
Davis 59'
Ownby  90+2'		 Report McInerney 16', 21'
Ouimette  40'
Starikov  74'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,437
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 15 22 Indy Eleven 3–2 North Carolina FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Starikov 7'
Speas 31'
Mitchell  45'
Guerra 90'		 Report Bekker 45+1'
Lomis 77'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,023
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 18 23 Ottawa Fury FC 0–0 Indy Eleven Ottawa, ON
2:00 PM EDT Report Ayoze  85' Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,393
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 22 24 Indy Eleven 3–2 Toronto FC II Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Speas 18'
McInerney 24'
Mares 58'
Watson  88'		 Report Endoh 29'
Hamilton 34'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,209
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 25 25 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Indy Eleven Lawrenceville, GA
7:00 PM EDT Kissiedou  29'
Gaither 90+6'		 Report Moses  45+1'
Ouimette 53'
Ring  69'		 Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 29 26 Indy Eleven 2–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT McInerney 4', 90+4',  90+5' Report Greenspan 45+2'
François 59'
Lee  86'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,077
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 1 27 Indy Eleven 1–1 Richmond Kickers Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Mares 14'
Reiner  81'		 Report Gonzalez 5',  69'
Williams  82'
Agyemang  90+3'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 11,344
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 5 28 Indy Eleven 3–0 New York Red Bulls II Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Starikov 2', 21'
Matern  5'
Mitchell  38'
Reiner 43'
Watson  62'		 Report Abang  53' Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 8,703
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 12 29 Penn FC 1–0 Indy Eleven Harrisburg, PA
6:30 PM EDT Tiago  22'
Paulo Jr. 57'
Dennis  72'		 Report McInerney  40'
Rusin  87'		 Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 22 30 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 3–2 Indy Eleven Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM EDT Zemanski 49'
Brett 51'
Forbes 90' (pen.)		 Report McInerney 81'
Greenspan 90+2' (o.g.)
Venegas  90+4'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,454
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 26 31 Indy Eleven 2–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Ouimette 37'
Fôn Williams  74'
Collier 75'		 Report Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 29 32 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Indy Eleven Cincinnati, OH
7:30 PM EDT König  31', 65'
Adi 34'
Mitchell 74' (o.g.)		 Report Matern  31' Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 31,478
Referee: Tim Ford
October 6 33 Indy Eleven 1–1 Bethlehem Steel FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Moses  58'
Starikov 61'		 Report Faris 39'
Fontana  74'
Chambers  87'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 14,894
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 13 34 Louisville City 1–0 Indy Eleven Louisville, KY
7:30 PM EDT DelPiccolo  25'
Souahy  31'
Lancaster 34' (pen.)		 Report Ouimette  51'
Moses  78'
Mares  82'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: Greg Dopka

Postseason

Main article: 2018 USL Playoffs
October 20 Quarterfinal Louisville City 4–1 Indy Eleven Louisville, KY
7:30 PM EDT McCabe 29', 48',  66'
Ilić 42'
Lancaster 73'		 Report Mitchell  46'
Saad 67'
Ouimette  72'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Referee: Mark Allatin

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup
May 16 Second round Mississippi Brilla 1–0 Indy Eleven Clinton, MS
6:00 PM EDT Bourrier  36'
Palmer  78'
Easterling 82'		 Report Ring  78' Stadium: Arrow Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: Alex Connelly

Statistics

As of match played October 20, 2018

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK  USA Ben Lundgaard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK  WAL Owain Fôn Williams 36 0 34 0 1 0 1 0
2 MF  USA Dylan Mares 12 2 10+1 2 1 0 0 0
3 DF  CAN Tyler Pasher 10 1 9+1 1 0 0 0 0
4 MF  USA Brad Ring 21 0 12+8 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF  BRA Reiner Ferreira 17 1 15+1 1 1 0 0 0
6 MF  GER Nico Matern 28 0 26 0 1 0 1 0
7 DF  ESP Ayoze 30 4 28 4 1 0 1 0
8 MF  ENG Matt Watson 31 1 24+6 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW  USA Eugene Starikov 19 6 13+6 6 0 0 0 0
10 MF  USA Ben Speas 25 3 10+13 3 1 0 1 0
12 MF  GHA Amass Amankona 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW  LBN Soony Saad 30 5 18+10 4 0+1 1 0+1 0
16 MF  VEN Juan Guerra 26 1 15+10 1 0 0 1 0
17 FW  USA Justin Braun 18 3 9+8 3 0 0 1 0
18 MF  USA Seth Moses 22 0 14+6 0 1 0 1 0
19 DF  TRI Carlyle Mitchell 32 2 31 2 1 0 0 0
20 DF  CAN Karl Ouimette 33 3 31 3 1 0 1 0
21 DF  USA Brad Rusin 12 0 6+5 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF  USA Kevin Venegas 22 1 19+2 1 0+1 0 0 0
23 MF  USA Zach Steinberger 18 1 12+5 1 0 0 0+1 0
25 GK  USA Jordan Farr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF  TRI Nathan Lewis 11 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW  NZL Elliot Collier 11 1 5+5 1 0+1 0 0 0
99 FW  USA Jack McInerney 32 10 25+5 10 1 0 0+1 0
MF  CRC Diego Campos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Indy stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 GK Owain Fôn Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 MF Dylan Mares 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF Brad Ring 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
5 DF Reiner Ferreira 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 MF Nico Matern 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
7 DF Ayoze 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
8 MF Matt Watson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 FW Eugene Starikov 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 MF Juan Guerra 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 FW Justin Braun 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Seth Moses 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 DF Carlyle Mitchell 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
20 DF Karl Ouimette 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 2
21 DF Brad Rusin 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 DF Kevin Venegas 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF Zach Steinberger 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
99 FW Jack McInerney 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0

Source: Indy stats

Clean sheets

No. Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played
0 Ben Lundgaard 0 0 0 0 0
1 Owain Fôn Williams 11 0 0 11 36
25 Jordan Farr 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Indy stats

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Reiner Ferreira San Francisco Deltas Added to the roster following receipt of his P-1 visa. January 25, 2018
DF Brad Rusin Miami FC Terms of the contract were undisclosed. January 25, 2018
DF Kevin Venegas Minnesota United FC Terms of the contract were undisclosed. January 25, 2018
MF Juan Guerra New York Cosmos Terms of the contract were undisclosed. January 31, 2018
MF Zach Steinberger Jacksonville Armada Terms of the contract were undisclosed. January 31, 2018
GK Jordan Farr Corban Warriors Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 2, 2018
DF Karl Ouimette San Francisco Deltas Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 2, 2018
DF Ayoze New York Cosmos Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 6, 2018
FW Eugene Starikov New York Cosmos Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 6, 2018
DF Tyler Pasher Sporting Kansas City Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 7, 2018
MF Matt Watson Phoenix Rising Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 8, 2018
MF Amass Amankona Dayton Dutch Lions Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 8, 2018
MF Seth Moses Puerto Rico FC Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 9, 2018
MF Nathan Lewis Central Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 12, 2018
DF Carlyle Mitchell Central Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 12, 2018
FW Jack McInerney LA Galaxy Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 19, 2018
FW Soony Saad Sporting Kansas City Terms of the contract were undisclosed. February 21, 2018
MF Nico Matern Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats Terms of the contract were undisclosed. March 13, 2018
MF Dylan Mares Miami FC 2 Signed for the remainder of the 2018 season. August 20, 2018

Loan in

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
GK Owain Fôn Williams Inverness Caledonian Thistle Duration of the 2018 USL season. February 1, 2018 October 21, 2018
GK Ben Lundgaard Columbus Crew SC Duration of the 2018 USL season. March 7, 2018 October 21, 2018
MF Diego Campos Chicago Fire On a match-by-match basis. August 10, 2018 October 21, 2018
FW Elliot Collier Chicago Fire On a match-by-match basis. August 10, 2018 October 21, 2018

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Adrian Ables Contract expired. October 30, 2017
GK Jon Busch Columbus Crew SC Contract expired. Signed a one-day contract to retire with Columbus. October 30, 2017
GK Keith Cardona Contract expired. October 30, 2017
DF Colin Falvey Ottawa Fury FC Contract expired. Signed for Ottawa on January 23, 2018. October 30, 2017
DF Marco Franco Penn FC Contract expired. Signed for Penn on February 27, 2018. October 30, 2017
FW David Goldsmith Michigan Bucks Contract expired. Signed for Michigan for the 2018 PDL season. October 30, 2017
MF Craig Henderson Contract expired. October 30, 2017
DF Daniel Keller Contract expired. October 30, 2017
GK Christian Lomeli Contract expired. October 30, 2017
DF Anthony Manning SIMA Águilas Contract expired. Signed with SIMA for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. October 30, 2017
DF Cory Miller Detroit City Contract expired. Signed with Detroit for the 2018 PDL season. October 30, 2017
FW Paulo Jr. Penn FC Contract expired. Signed for Penn on June 19, 2018. October 30, 2017
MF Don Smart Miami FC 2 Contract expired. Signed for Miami on March 5, 2018. October 30, 2017
MF Tanner Thompson Contract expired. October 30, 2017
MF Gerardo Torrado Contract expired. Retired. October 30, 2017
MF Siniša Ubiparipović Contract expired. Retired. October 30, 2017
DF Nemanja Vuković Atlantic City FC Contract expired. Signed for Atlantic City on February 15, 2018. October 30, 2017
DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe KTP Contract expired. Signed for KTP on April 13, 2018. October 30, 2017
FW Éamon Zayed Charlotte Independence Contract terminated. Signed for Charlotte on March 22, 2018. January 17, 2018

Loan out

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF Zach Steinberger North Carolina FC Duration of the 2018 USL season. August 24, 2018 October 14, 2018

Awards

USL Team of the Week

Week Starters Bench Opponent(s) Link
2 Jack McInerney Richmond Kickers [1]
4 Tyler Pasher Owain Fôn Williams North Carolina FC [2]
5 Soony Saad Nashville SC [3]
8 Ayoze FC Cincinnati
Louisville City 		[4]
12 Ayoze Charleston Battery [5]
13 Matt Watson Atlanta United 2 [6]
14 Kevin Venegas Justin Braun Toronto FC II [7]
16 Ayoze Nashville SC
Penn FC 		[8]
17 Ayoze Ottawa Fury FC
Charlotte Independence 		[9]
20 Owain Fôn Williams Bethlehem Steel FC [10]
21 Jack McInerney Louisville City [11]
23 Reiner Ferreira North Carolina FC
Ottawa Fury FC 		[12]
26 Eugene Starikov New York Red Bulls II [13]
29 Karl Ouimette Tampa Bay Rowdies
FC Cincinnati 		[14]

Kits

Home
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Record
Home Blue Blue Blue Match 2 vs. Cincinnati / 9–6–5
Away White White White Match 1 vs. Richmond / 4–5–6
Specialty Camouflage Blue Blue Match 16 vs. Ottawa / 0–0–1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Indy Eleven announces it will join USL for 2018 season". Fox59.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Indy Eleven roster". IndyEleven.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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