Indiana Invaders
The Indiana Invaders was an American soccer team based in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1998, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.
Full name | Indiana Invaders | ||
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Nickname(s) | Invaders | ||
Founded | 1998 | ||
Dissolved | 2011 | ||
Ground | Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex South Bend, Indiana | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Owner | Mario Manta | ||
Head Coach | Mario Manta | ||
League | USL Premier Development League | ||
2011 | 4th, Great Lakes Playoffs: DNQ | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The team played its home games at the soccer-specific Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex since 2003. The team's colors were blue, gold and black.
The team was part of the larger Invaders FC soccer club, which organizes more than 25 boys and girls youth soccer teams in northern Indiana. The club also fielded a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.
Players
Current roster
As of June 9, 2011.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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1998 | 4 | USISL PDSL | 5th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
1999 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2000 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2001 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2002 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2003 | 4 | USL PDL | 2nd, Great Lakes | Conference Semifinals | Did not qualify |
2004 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2005 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2006 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2007 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2008 | 4 | USL PDL | 3rd, Midwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2009 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2010 | 4 | USL PDL | 5th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2011 | 4 | USL PDL | 4th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Stadium
- Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex; South Bend, Indiana (2003–2011)
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html
- 2005: 443
- 2006: 499
- 2007: 336
- 2008: 282
- 2009: 583
- 2010: 488
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