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
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Nathan Sprenkel GK 2014 0 0 24 Kristian Nicht GK Rochester Rhinos 2014 29 0 35 Jon Dawson GK 2014 0 0 Defenders 2 Andrew Stone DF Milwaukee Panthers 2014 7 0 3 Jaime Frías DF Loan from Guadalajara 2014 2014 25 1 5 Erick Norales DF Marathón 2014 23 2 6 Chris Estridge DF Rochester Rhinos 2014 11 1 16 Cory Miller DF Los Angeles Blues 2014 9 0 18 Kyle Hyland DF Columbus Crew 2014 18 0 21 Marco Franco DF Loan from Chicago Fire 2014 2014 6 0 23 Fejiro Okiomah DF Charlotte Eagles 2014 16 0 Midfielders 4 Brad Ring MF Portland Timbers 2014 13 1 8 Kléberson MF Bahia 2014 20 8 12 A. J. Corrado MF San Jose Earthquakes 2014 16 0 13 Corby Moore MF Southampton 2014 14 0 19 Blake Smith MF Loan from Montreal Impact 2014 2014 21 6 20 Sergio Peña MF Loan from Real Sociedad 2014 2014 15 0 22 Dylan Mares MF Real Salt Lake 2014 26 1 27 Victor Pineda MF Loan from Chicago Fire 2014 2014 17 3 Forwards 7 Don Smart FW RVA 2014 28 3 14 Jermaine Johnson FW Sheffield Wednesday 2014 10 2 15 Mike Ambersley FW Minnesota United 2014 28 7 17 Ben Spencer FW Loan from Molde 2014 2014 13 2 88 Jhulliam FW Sheriff Tiraspol 2014 8 3 99 Charlie Rugg FW Loan from LA Galaxy 2014 2014 5 1 Left Indy Eleven 9 Pedro Ferreira-Mendes FW Atlanta Silverbacks 2014 14 0 21 Walter Ramírez MF San Antonio Scorpions 2014 8 0 26 Baba Omosegbon DF 2014 1 0
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
|colspan="14"|Players who left Indy Eleven during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal1 MF8 Kléberson35082 FW15Mike Ambersley51173 FW19Blake Smith11464 FW7 Don Smart0303MF27Victor Pineda0303MF88Jhulliam03037 DF5 Erick Norales2002FW17Ben Spencer1102FW14Jermaine Johnson020210MF4 Brad Ring1001DF3 Jaime Frías0101FW99Charlie Rugg0101 Own goal1001MF22Dylan Mares0011TOTALS1421641
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonU.S. Open CupTotal3 DFJaime Frías104000504 MFBrad Ring400000405 DFErick Norales501010706 DFChris Estridge102010407 FWDon Smart003000308 MFKléberson1020003012MFA. J. Corrado1000203013MFCorby Moore1010204014FWJermaine Johnson0011001115FWMike Ambersley1010002016DFCory Miller0010001017FWBen Spencer1010002018DFKyle Hyland2020105019FWBlake Smith1000001020MFSergio Peña0022002222MFDylan Mares0020002023DFFejiro Okiomah0110001127MFVictor Pineda0030003099FWCharlie Rugg00100010Players who left Indy Eleven during the season:9 FWPedro Ferreira-Mendes20001030TOTALS24126380584
Transfers
In
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 24 GK Kristian Nicht Rochester Rhinos Free agent October 1, 2013 26 DF Baba Omosegbon Free agent November 11, 2013 1 GK Nathan Sprenkel Free agent November 11, 2013 5 DF Erick Norales CD Vida Free agent November 26, 2013 9 FW Pedro Mendes Atlanta Silverbacks Free agent December 11, 2013 18 DF Kyle Hyland Columbus Crew Free agent December 11, 2013 7 MF Don Smart RVA FC Free agent December 11, 2013 16 DF Chris Wey Free agent December 11, 2013 4 MF Brad Ring Portland Timbers Free agent January 22, 2014 15 FW Mike Ambersley Minnesota United Free agent January 22, 2014 21 MF Walter Ramirez San Antonio Scorpions Free agent January 30, 2014 35 GK Jon Dawson Jersey Express Free agent February 25, 2014 6 DF Chris Estridge Rochester Rhinos Free agent February 25, 2014 2 DF Andrew Stone Free agent February 25, 2014 13 MF Corby Moore Southampton FC Free agent March 12, 2014 17 FW Ben Spencer Molde FK Season-long loan March 12, 2014 8 MF Kleberson Bahia Free agent April 2, 2014 3 DF Jaime Frías C.D. Guadalajara Loan April 8, 2014 12 MF A. J. Corrado Free agent April 8, 2014 22 MF Dylan Mares Free agent April 11, 2014 23 DF Fejiro Okiomah Charlotte Eagles Free agent April 11, 2014 20 MF Sergio Peña Real Sociedad Loan July 15, 2014 27 MF Victor Pineda Chicago Fire Loan June 13, 2014 14 FW Jermaine Johnson Sheffield Wednesday Free July 30, 2014 88 FW Jhulliam Sheriff Tiraspol Free August 26, 2014 16 DF Cory Miller Free agent August 28, 2014 21 DF Marco Franco Chicago Fire Loan September 12, 2014 99 FW Charlie Rugg LA Galaxy Loan October 1, 2014
Out
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 16 DF Chris Wey Released July 8, 2014 20 MF Kevin Rozo Released July 8, 2014 21 MF Walter Ramírez Released July 8, 2014 26 DF Baba Omosegbon Released July 8, 2014 9 FW Pedro Mendes Minnesota United FC August 15, 2014
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