2020 Indy Eleven season

The 2020 Indy Eleven season is 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 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[2]

Indy Eleven
2020 season
Owner
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)

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

Competitive

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group E
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
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
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

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
  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. "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.
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