| Club: | Indy Eleven |
| Season: | 2019 |
| League: | USL Championship |
| League Result: | Eastern Conference 3rd |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Martin Rennie |
| Cup1: | USLC Playoffs |
| Cup1 Result: | Conference Final |
| Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third Round |
| League Topscorer: | Tyler Pasher (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Tyler Pasher (8) |
| Highest Attendance: | League/All: 20,251 (March 30 vs. Hartford) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 8,035 (May 1 vs. Tampa Bay) All: 853 (May 15 vs. Lansing, USOC) |
| Largest Win: | 3–0 (June 26 vs. Birmingham) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–3 (Sept. 28 at Pittsburgh) |
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| Pattern Sh1: | _red_stripes_adidas |
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| Socks1: | 0D223F |
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| Pattern Sh2: | _red_stripes_adidas |
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| American: | true |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
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.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 0 |  | 5 October 1994 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | | 1 April 1988 | 2019 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | | 16 February 2000 | 2019 | Indiana Fire Academy | 0 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 |  | 18 August 1994 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 4 October 1995 | 2019 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 5 |  | 11 March 1994 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 |  | 22 November 1985 | 2018 | 36 | 4 | ||||
| 20 |  | 18 June 1992 | 2018 | 37 | 3 | ||||
| 29 | 22 August 1993 | 2019 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 4 | | 12 January 1991 | 2019 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | 27 November 1992 | 2018 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | 1 January 1985 | 2018 | 39 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | 21 September 1995 | 2019 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 19 | | 23 December 1988 | 2019 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | 27 April 1994 | 2018 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 25 |  | 14 July 1982 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | | 17 November 1988 | 2018 | 22 | 6 | ||||
| 10 | 27 July 1987 | 2019 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 14 |  | 26 April 1991 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 |  | 9 February 1991 | 2019 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 18 |  | 10 April 1994 | 2019 | C.D. Oller | 6 | 0 | |||
| 27 | | 25 November 2000 | 2019 | Chicago Sockers FC | 3 | 0 | |||
| Out on loan | |||||||||
| — | | 17 January 1991 | 2017 | 52 | 7 |
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.[1]
See main article: 2019 USL Championship season.
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.[2]
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.[3]
See main article: article and 2019 USL Championship Playoffs.
See main article: 2019 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.[4]
|-|colspan=10 align=center|Players who left Indy during the season:|}
| No. | Pos. | Name | USLC | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Macauley King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Tyler Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Nico Matern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | Ayoze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Neveal Hackshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Dane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Alioune Diakhate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Paddy Barrett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Players who left Indy during the season: | |||||||||
| 21 | DF | Alex Crognale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| No. | Name | USLC | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jordan Farr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Evan Newton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 24 | Mario Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Ilija Ilić | Louisville City | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Dec 3, 2018 | [5] | |
| DF | Paddy Barrett | FC Cincinnati | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Dec 5, 2018 | [6] | |
| 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 | [7] | |
| GK | Evan Newton | FC Cincinnati | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Jan 8, 2019 | [8] | |
| DF | Macauley King | Young Harris Mountain Lions | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Jan 10, 2019 | [9] | |
| FW | Dane Kelly | D.C. United | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Jan 16, 2019 | [10] | |
| FW | Thomas Enevoldsen | Orange County SC | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Jan 29, 2019 | [11] | |
| DF | Lucas Farias | São Bento | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Feb 7, 2019 | [12] | |
| FW | Joshua Penn | Chicago Sockers FC | Signed to a USL Academy contract. | Feb 21, 2019 | [13] | |
| 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 | [14] | |
| FW | Alioune Diakhate | C.D. Oller | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Mar 6, 2019 | [15] | |
| DF | Mitch Osmond | Rio Grande RedStorm | Terms of the contract were undisclosed. | Mar 6, 2019 |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Amass Amankona | Richmond Kickers | Contract option declined. Signed for Richmond on Jan 4, 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [18] [19] | |
| FW | Justin Braun | Contract expired. Retired. | Oct 21, 2018 | [20] | ||
| DF | Reiner Ferreira | Boa Esporte | Contract expired. Signed for Boa on Jan 5, 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [21] | |
| MF |  Juan Guerra | Contract expired. Retired. | Oct 21, 2018 | [22] | ||
| MF | Nathan Lewis | Lansing Ignite | Contract option declined. Signed for Lansing on Jan 5, 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [23] | |
| MF | Dylan Mares | Miami FC | Contract expired. Signed for Miami on Jan 16, 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [24] | |
| FW | Jack McInerney | Oakland Roots | Contract expired. Signed for Oakland on Jul 24, 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [25] | |
| DF | Carlyle Mitchell | St. Ann's Rangers | Contract expired. Signed for St. Ann's in April 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [26] | |
| MF | Seth Moses | Fresno FC | Contract option declined. Signed for Fresno on Mar 6, 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [27] | |
| MF | Brad Ring | Contract expired. Retired. | Oct 21, 2018 | [28] | ||
| DF | Brad Rusin | Contract expired. Retired. | Oct 21, 2018 | [29] | ||
| FW | Soony Saad | Al Ansar | Contract expired. Signed for Ansar on Jan 18, 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [30] | |
| MF | Zach Steinberger | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Contract option declined. Signed for Tampa Bay on Dec 5, 2018. | Oct 21, 2018 | [31] | |
| DF | Kevin Venegas | New York Cosmos | Contract expired. Signed for New York on Feb 11, 2019. | Oct 21, 2018 | [32] |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Blue | Blue | Blue | Match 3 vs. Hartford / 2–2–1 | |
| Away | White | White | White | Match 1 vs. Saint Louis / 2–0–1 |