The 2019 Indy Eleven season was the club's sixth season of existence, their sixth consecutive season in the second tier of American soccer, and their second season in the league now named the USL Championship. The season covers the period from October 21, 2018, to the beginning of the 2020 USL Championship season.
Roster
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 0 Jordan Farr GK 2018 Corban Warriors 0 0 1 Evan Newton GK 2019 FC Cincinnati 8 0 24 Mario Perez GK 2019 Indiana Fire Academy 0 0 Defenders 2 Lucas Farias DF 2019 São Bento 1 0 3 Macauley King DF 2019 Young Harris Mountain Lions 6 1 5 Mitch Osmond DF 2019 Rio Grande RedStorm 0 0 7 Ayoze DF 2018 New York Cosmos 36 4 20 Karl Ouimette DF 2018 San Francisco Deltas 37 3 29 Paddy Barrett DF 2019 FC Cincinnati 7 0 Midfielders 4 Tyler Gibson MF 2019 FC Cincinnati 8 1 6 Nico Matern MF 2018 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats 34 0 8 Matt Watson MF 2018 Phoenix Rising 39 1 15 Neveal Hackshaw MF 2019 Charleston Battery 8 2 19 Kenney Walker MF 2019 FC Cincinnati 5 0 23 Tyler Pasher MF 2018 Sporting Kansas City 17 2 25 Do-heon Kim MF 2019 Negeri Sembilan 2 0 Forwards 9 Eugene Starikov FW 2018 New York Cosmos 22 6 10 Thomas Enevoldsen FW 2019 Orange County SC 8 2 14 Ilija Ilić FW 2019 Louisville City 1 0 17 Dane Kelly FW 2019 D.C. United 8 4 18 Alioune Diakhate FW 2019 C.D. Oller 6 0 27 Joshua Penn FW 2019 Chicago Sockers FC 3 0 Out on loan — Ben Speas MF 2017 Minnesota United 52 7
Non-competitive
Preseason The Eleven released their preseason schedule on January 23, 2019. A four-game preseason slate was initially announced, featuring matches against teams from Major League Soccer, the USL Championship, USL League One, and one collegiate program. A fifth game, against Forward Madison FC, was later added to the schedule.
Midseason
Competitive
USL Championship
Standings
Results by round
Match results The league announced home openers for every club on December 14, 2018. Indy will open at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 30, meeting expansion club Hartford Athletic for the first time. The Eleven will also take part in the home openers for two other clubs, facing Saint Louis FC on March 9 and Charlotte Independence on March 15.
The full Indy schedule was released on December 19, 2018. The season will once again consist of 34 matches, with the Eleven playing home and away against each Eastern Conference opponent. Indy will face expansion clubs Birmingham Legion FC, Hartford Athletic, Loudoun United FC, and Memphis 901 FC for the first time ever, and will also play inaugural matches against Saint Louis FC and Swope Park Rangers, who move over from the Western Conference.
USL Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Indy Eleven will enter the tournament in the second round, to be played May 14–15, 2019.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan=10 align=center|Players who left Indy during the season:
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name USLC U.S. Open Cup Total 3 DF Macauley King100010 4 MF Tyler Gibson100010 6 MF Nico Matern100010 7 DF Ayoze100010 15 MF Neveal Hackshaw100010 17 FW Dane Kelly100010 18 FW Alioune Diakhate100010 29 DF Paddy Barrett110011Players who left Indy during the season: 21 DF Alex Crognale100010
Clean sheets No. Name USLC U.S. Open Cup Total Games Played 0 Jordan Farr0000 1 Evan Newton4048 24 Mario Perez0000
Transfers
In Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource FW Ilija Ilić Louisville City Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Dec 3, 2018 DF Paddy Barrett FC Cincinnati Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Dec 5, 2018 MF Tyler Gibson FC Cincinnati Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Dec 5, 2018 MF Kenney Walker FC Cincinnati Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Dec 5, 2018 MF Neveal Hackshaw Charleston Battery Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Dec 13, 2018 GK Evan Newton FC Cincinnati Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Jan 8, 2019 DF Macauley King Young Harris Mountain Lions Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Jan 10, 2019 FW Dane Kelly D.C. United Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Jan 16, 2019 FW Thomas Enevoldsen Orange County SC Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Jan 29, 2019 DF Lucas Farias São Bento Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Feb 7, 2019 FW Joshua Penn Chicago Sockers FC Signed to a USL Academy contract. Feb 21, 2019 GK Mario Perez Indiana Fire Academy Signed to a USL Academy contract. Feb 21, 2019 MF Do-heon Kim Negeri Sembilan Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Mar 5, 2019 FW Alioune Diakhate C.D. Oller Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Mar 6, 2019 DF Mitch Osmond Rio Grande RedStorm Terms of the contract were undisclosed. Mar 6, 2019
Loan in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF Alex Crognale Columbus Crew SC Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Mar 15, 2019 May 11, 2019
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource MF Amass Amankona Richmond Kickers Contract option declined. Signed for Richmond on Jan 4, 2019. Oct 21, 2018 FW Justin Braun Contract expired. Retired. Oct 21, 2018 DF Reiner Ferreira Boa Esporte Contract expired. Signed for Boa on Jan 5, 2019. Oct 21, 2018 MF Juan Guerra Contract expired. Retired. Oct 21, 2018 MF Nathan Lewis Lansing Ignite Contract option declined. Signed for Lansing on Jan 5, 2019. Oct 21, 2018 MF Dylan Mares Miami FC Contract expired. Signed for Miami on Jan 16, 2019. Oct 21, 2018 FW Jack McInerney Oakland Roots Contract expired. Signed for Oakland on Jul 24, 2019. Oct 21, 2018 DF Carlyle Mitchell St. Ann's Rangers Contract expired. Signed for St. Ann's in April 2019. Oct 21, 2018 MF Seth Moses Fresno FC Contract option declined. Signed for Fresno on Mar 6, 2019. Oct 21, 2018 MF Brad Ring Contract expired. Retired. Oct 21, 2018 DF Brad Rusin Contract expired. Retired. Oct 21, 2018 FW Soony Saad Al Ansar Contract expired. Signed for Ansar on Jan 18, 2019. Oct 21, 2018 MF Zach Steinberger Tampa Bay Rowdies Contract option declined. Signed for Tampa Bay on Dec 5, 2018. Oct 21, 2018 DF Kevin Venegas New York Cosmos Contract expired. Signed for New York on Feb 11, 2019. Oct 21, 2018
Loan out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource MF Ben Speas North Carolina FC Duration of the 2019 USL Championship season. Jan 24, 2019
Awards
USLC Team of the Week WeekStartersBenchOpponent(s)Link 2 Kenney Walker Charlotte Independence 4 Ayoze Hartford Athletic 7 Dane Kelly Tyler Pasher Swope Park RangersBethlehem Steel FC 9 Evan Newton Tampa Bay RowdiesNorth Carolina FC
USLC Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponent(s)Link 7 Dane Kelly Swope Park RangersBethlehem Steel FC 9 Evan Newton Tampa Bay RowdiesNorth Carolina FC
Kits
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / RecordHomeBlueBlueBlueMatch 3 vs. Hartford / 2–2–1AwayWhiteWhiteWhiteMatch 1 vs. Saint Louis / 2–0–1
See also Indy Eleven 2019 in American soccer 2019 USL Championship season
References