2014 Indy Eleven season


The 2014 Indy Eleven season was the club's inaugural season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Background

On January 16, 2013, NASL announced that an Indianapolis expansion team owned by Ersal Ozdemir, CEO of Keystone Group LLC, would join the league in 2014. Ozdemir named Peter Wilt as the team's first President and General Manager, this after the veteran American soccer executive had served in a consulting role to explore the viability of professional soccer in Indianapolis in the three months leading up to the January 2013 announcement.
Indy Pro Soccer's vision is to create a team that is representative of Indiana and creates strong emotional connections with its fans. Those connections will be made with Indiana's youth and adult soccer community and the active young adult urban and ethnic populations. The makeup of the team will reflect the community, so that it can live up to its slogan of "The World's Game, Indiana's Team". The club has secured over 6,000 season ticket deposits for its inaugural 2014 campaign as of October 2013.
The name and club colors were officially revealed to the public on April 25, 2013 during a ceremony held at Indianapolis' iconic Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Indy Eleven named former Indiana University standout, U.S. international and English Premier League and Major League Soccer veteran Juergen Sommer as its first Head Coach/Director of Soccer Operations on June 11, 2013.
On October 1, 2013 the team announced German goalkeeper, Kristian Nicht, as their first signing.

Roster

Friendlies

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

NASL Fall season

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the NASL, the Eleven enter the Open Cup in the 3rd Round. Indy's win over Dayton was the team's first ever non-friendly match victory.

Match reports

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred FromFee/NotesDateSource
24GK Kristian Nicht Rochester RhinosFree agentOctober 1, 2013
26DF Baba OmosegbonFree agentNovember 11, 2013
1GK Nathan SprenkelFree agentNovember 11, 2013
5DF Erick Norales CD VidaFree agentNovember 26, 2013
9FW Pedro Mendes Atlanta SilverbacksFree agentDecember 11, 2013
18DF Kyle Hyland Columbus CrewFree agentDecember 11, 2013
7MF Don Smart RVA FCFree agentDecember 11, 2013
16DF Chris WeyFree agentDecember 11, 2013
4MF Brad Ring Portland TimbersFree agentJanuary 22, 2014
15FW Mike Ambersley Minnesota UnitedFree agentJanuary 22, 2014
21MF Walter Ramirez San Antonio ScorpionsFree agentJanuary 30, 2014
35GK Jon Dawson Jersey ExpressFree agentFebruary 25, 2014
6DF Chris Estridge Rochester RhinosFree agentFebruary 25, 2014
2DF Andrew StoneFree agentFebruary 25, 2014
13MF Corby Moore Southampton FCFree agentMarch 12, 2014
17FW Ben Spencer Molde FKSeason-long loanMarch 12, 2014
8MF Kleberson BahiaFree agentApril 2, 2014
3DF Jaime Frías C.D. GuadalajaraLoanApril 8, 2014
12MF A. J. CorradoFree agentApril 8, 2014
22MF Dylan MaresFree agentApril 11, 2014
23DF Fejiro Okiomah Charlotte EaglesFree agentApril 11, 2014
20MF Sergio Peña Real SociedadLoanJuly 15, 2014
27MF Victor Pineda Chicago FireLoanJune 13, 2014
14FW Jermaine Johnson Sheffield WednesdayFreeJuly 30, 2014
88FW Jhulliam Sheriff TiraspolFreeAugust 26, 2014
16DF Cory MillerFree agentAugust 28, 2014
21DF Marco Franco Chicago FireLoanSeptember 12, 2014
99FW Charlie Rugg LA GalaxyLoanOctober 1, 2014

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred ToFee/NotesDateSource
16DF Chris WeyReleasedJuly 8, 2014
20MF Kevin RozoReleasedJuly 8, 2014
21MF Walter RamírezReleasedJuly 8, 2014
26DF Baba OmosegbonReleasedJuly 8, 2014
9FW Pedro Mendes Minnesota United FCAugust 15, 2014