F.C. Indiana Explained

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Fullname:Football Club Indiana
Nickname:The Lionesses
Founded:2000
Stadium:Newton Park
Capacity:1,100
Chairman:Shek Borkowski
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Shek Borkowski
League:United Women's Soccer
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F.C. Indiana, also known as F.C. Indiana Lionesses, is an American women's soccer team based in Indiana. Founded in 2003,[1] the team is currently a member of the United Women's Soccer league. They play their home games at Newton Park in Lakeville, Indiana.

The team has an associated men's team, also called F.C. Indiana Lions, who play in the National Premier Soccer League and Premier Arena Soccer League. The club's colors are red and white.

History

In 2005, FC Indiana became the second North American women's team ever to win a league and cup double, capturing the WPSL national championship and the USASA Women's Open national championship (the Carolina Courage of the former Women's United Soccer Association [WUSA] won the Founder's Cup and WUSA league title in 2002).

FC Indiana won the 2005 WPSL title, having defeated host New England Mutiny 4–0 in the 2005 semifinals and the California Storm 5–4 (featuring internationals Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne and Sissi) in the 2005 finals.

In 2007, the club won its second WPSL title in three seasons, defeating the New England Mutiny 3–0. In October 2007, FC Indiana joined the W-League, consistently winning their division before returning to the WPSL for the 2011 season.

In 2012, they participated in the WPSL Elite, finishing at the bottom of the table.[2]

In December 2016, F.C. Indiana joined the newly formed Midwest Conference of United Women's Soccer as an expansion team.[3]

Players

Notable former players

The following players have played at the international or professional level:

Coaching staff

General manager and head coach

Shek Borkowski (2004–)

Assistant coach

Christian Castro

Eric Castro

Year-by-year

Season-by-season records!Year!Division!League!Regular Season!Playoffs!National Cup
20051WPSL1st, CentralChampionsChampions
20061WPSL3rd, Midwest
20071WPSL1st, MidwestChampionsNational Final
20081USL W-League1st, Midwest Division, Central ConferenceNational FinalChampions
20092USL W-League1st, Midwest Division, Central ConferenceConference Final
2010
20112WPSL2nd, South Division (Midwest Conference)Midwest Semifinal
2011WLS1st, Elite Division
20122WPSL Elite8th
2012WLS1st
2013
20142WPSLRegional Finals
20152WPSL2nd, Great Lakes Division, Midwest Conference
20162WPSL4th, Great Lakes Division

Honors

Stadiums

Average attendance

Memorable moments

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Indiana Women's Team Celebrates 10th Anniversary. Womens League Soccer. 12 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207074015/http://womensleaguesoccer.com/news/2013/03/fc-indiana-womens-team-celebrates-10th-anniversary.html. 7 December 2013.
  2. Web site: WPSL Elite 2012 Standings. Pitchside Report. Lowri. Griffiths. 30 July 2012. 27 June 2017.
  3. Web site: United Women's Soccer announces four-team expansion for 2017 season. MassLive. Conor. Ryan. 12 December 2016. 27 June 2017.

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