Indy Eleven NPSL explained

Clubname:Indy Eleven NPSL
Upright:0.75
Founded:2007
Dissolved:2016
Ground:Grand Park
Capacity:1,000
Chrtitle:Executive director
Chairman:Mark Webber
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:John Simmonds
League:National Premier Soccer League
American:true

Indy Eleven NPSL was an American soccer team based in Westfield, Indiana. The team played in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Region.

The team played its home games on the turf practice field at Grand Park in Westfield. The team's colors were red and white.

The team was initially known as the Rockford Raptors before moving to the Chicago area to become the Chicago Fire NPSL. They later moved to Indiana to become the Indiana Fire before switching their affiliation to North American Soccer League club Indy Eleven.[1]

History

The team began as an offshoot of the Rockford Raptors organization, who were members of the old USISL in the early 1990s, and played for seven seasons in the USISL Pro League and USL Premier Development League, reaching the Conference Playoffs on two occasions before leaving the league at the end of the 2000 season.

The team re-formed in 2007 and played their first season in the National Premier Soccer League in Rockford, Illinois as the Raptors, before moving to Bridgeview prior to the 2008 season after signing a formal agreement to become an official development program for the Chicago Fire Major League Soccer programme. The Chicago Fire played through the 2011 season, ending the NPSL program.

In January 2014 the NPSL announced[2] the addition of the Westfield Youth Soccer Association (WYSA). On May 30, 2014, WYSA merged with the Carmel United SC to form the Indiana Fire Juniors Soccer Club, a Chicago Fire Soccer Club affiliate.[3]

The team did not return after the 2016 season.[4]

Year-by-year

YearW–T–LReg. SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20073–6–15th, MidwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20083–1–22nd (tie), MidwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20095–2–11st (tie), MidwestDid not qualifyDid not enter
20105–1–32nd, MidwestDid not qualifyDid not enter
20114–3–55th, MidwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20147–3–43rd, Great Lakes WestDid not qualifyNot eligible
20157–2–34th, MidwestNational semifinalsDid not qualify
20166–1–32nd, Great Lakes EastRegional semifinals2nd Round
TOTALS40–19–22

Head coaches

Stadium

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indy Eleven Adds NPSL Outfit . www.indyeleven.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023856/http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2015/11/16/indy-eleven-adds-npsl-outfit . 2015-11-17.
  2. Web site: Westfield Select Joins NPSL. January 28, 2014. NPSL.
  3. Web site: Chicago Fire Soccer Club announces formalization of new Indiana Fire Juniors Soccer Club. May 30, 2014. Chicago Fire.
  4. Web site: Teams . National Premier Soccer League . https://web.archive.org/web/20170614203637/http://npsl.bonzidev.com/teams . 2017-06-14 . en.