2023 Indy Eleven season

Indy Eleven
2023 season
Owner	List Brian Bauer; Don Gottwald; Shane Hageman; Jeffrey Laborsky; Fred Merritt; Ersal Ozdemir; Quinn Ricker; Chris Traylor;
Head coach	Mark Lowry
Stadium	Carroll Stadium
USL Championship	Eastern Conference: 6th
USL Playoffs	Conference quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
Home colors	Away colors
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The 2023 Indy Eleven season was the club's tenth season of existence, their tenth consecutive season in the second tier of American soccer, and their sixth season in the USL Championship. The team also participated in the U.S. Open Cup, exiting in the Third Round after losing late against MLS' Columbus Crew.^[2]

Following the end of the season, head coach Mark Lowry left the club after having served two seasons with the club, and leading Indy Eleven to their first playoff appearance since 2019.^[3]

Roster

As of October 26, 2023^[4]

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Tim Trilk	GK	(1998-08-15) August 15, 1998 (age 27)
24	Hayden Vostal	GK	(2005-10-18) October 18, 2005 (age 20)
28	Yannik Oettl	GK	(2002-04-25) April 25, 2002 (age 24)
46	Cayden Crawford	GK	(2006-09-29) September 29, 2006 (age 19)
Defenders
2	Jesús Vázquez	DF	(1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 31)
4	Mechack Jerome	DF	(1990-04-21) April 21, 1990 (age 36)
5	Callum Chapman-Page	DF	(1995-11-06) November 6, 1995 (age 30)
15	Adrian Diz Pe	DF	(1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 32)
22	Robert Dambrot	DF	(1994-10-19) October 19, 1994 (age 31)
23	Younes Boudadi	DF	(1996-01-23) January 23, 1996 (age 30)
44	Macauley King	DF	(1995-10-04) October 4, 1995 (age 30)
77	Gustavo Rissi	DF	(1998-02-04) February 4, 1998 (age 28)
-	Ben Reveno	DF	(1999-03-29) March 29, 1999 (age 27)
Midfielders
6	Cameron Lindley	MF	(1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 (age 28)
7	Sebastián Velásquez	MF	(2005-09-07) September 7, 2005 (age 20)
8	Jack Blake	MF	(1994-09-22) September 22, 1994 (age 31)
10	Harrison Robledo	MF	(2002-02-02) February 2, 2002 (age 24)
12	Diego Sanchez	MF	(2004-12-12) December 12, 2004 (age 21)
14	Aodhan Quinn	MF	(1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 34)
25	Bryam Rebellón	MF	(1992-01-22) January 22, 1992 (age 34)
32	Benjamin Chavarria III	MF	(2005-09-07) September 7, 2005 (age 20)
-	Grayson Elmquist	MF	(2005-02-09) February 9, 2005 (age 21)
Forwards
13	Sebastián Guenzatti	FW	(1991-07-08) July 8, 1991 (age 34)
20	Solomon Asante	FW	(1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 (age 36)
29	Stefano Pinho	FW	(1991-01-12) January 12, 1991 (age 35)
39	Luca Iaccino	FW	(2003-03-20) March 20, 2003 (age 23)
42	Douglas Martínez	FW	(1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 29)
50	Roberto Molina	FW	(2001-01-28) January 28, 2001 (age 25)

Non-competitive

Preseason

February 10 Preseason	Indy Eleven	1–3	Butler Bulldogs
		Report

February 14 Preseason	Indy Eleven	5–1	Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats
		Report

February 19 Preseason	Indy Eleven	5–1	Chicago Fire FC II
		Report

February 25 Preseason	Chicago Fire FC	3–0	Indy Eleven
		Report

March 3 Preseason	Indy Eleven	1–0	Forward Madison FC
		Report

Competitive

USL Championship

Standings

On January 9, 2023, Indy Eleven released their full season schedule.^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (S)	34	19	5	10	50	29	+21	67	Playoffs
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	19	9	6	60	39	+21	63
3	Charleston Battery	34	17	9	8	47	43	+4	59
4	Memphis 901 FC	34	14	10	10	59	53	+6	52
5	Louisville City FC	34	14	12	8	41	44	−3	50
6	Indy Eleven	34	13	11	10	46	38	+8	49
7	Birmingham Legion FC	34	14	16	4	44	53	−9	46
8	Detroit City FC	34	11	15	8	30	39	−9	41
9	Miami FC	34	11	15	8	43	44	−1	41
10	FC Tulsa	34	10	15	9	43	55	−12	39
11	Loudoun United FC	34	7	23	4	36	61	−25	25
12	Hartford Athletic	34	4	24	6	40	79	−39	18

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(S) Players' Shield winner

Match results

March 11 1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Indy Eleven	St. Petersburg, Florida
		Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,893

March 25 2	Detroit City FC	0–1	Indy Eleven	Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT	Ballard 16' Matthews 39' 74' Williams 48' Carroll 90+6' Simonsen 90+9'	Report	Boudadi 14' Asante 21' Martínez 33' Rebellón 62'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 6,182 Referee: Jervis Atagana

April 1 3	Indy Eleven	0–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM		Report		Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,091 Referee: Calin Radosav

April 8 4	Indy Eleven	0–3	Oakland Roots	Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM		Report	Klimenta 23' 82' Mfeka 43' Formella 71' Rito 78'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,334 Referee: Matthew Thompson

April 15 5	Orange County SC	1–0	Indy Eleven	Irvine, California
10:00 PM	Iloski 30' Jamison 56' Scott 73'	Report	Diz Pe 23' Blake 36'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,977 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

April 22 6	Indy Eleven	2–3	Monterey Bay FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Asante 23' Guenzatti 40' Blake 45+1' Martínez 78'	Report	Robinson 17' Volesky 58' Yoseke 63' Boone 85'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,038 Referee: Greg Dopka

April 29 7	Indy Eleven	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,009 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

May 6 8	Loudoun United	1–2	Indy Eleven	Leesburg, VA
		Report		Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 2,214

May 13 9	Sacramento Republic FC	3–1	Indy Eleven	Sacramento, California
		Report		Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 8,763

May 20 10	Indy Eleven	1–0	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
		Report		Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,688

May 27 11	Indy Eleven	0–1	Louisville City FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM	Lindley 11' Vázquez 29' Jérôme 77' Martínez 84'	Report	Harris 20' Pouwels 90+3'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,532 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Eric Del Rosario Fourth official: Jackson Krauser

June 2 12	Charleston Battery	0–4	Indy Eleven	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
		Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

June 10 13	Indy Eleven	1–1	Hartford Athletic	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EST	Diz Pe 6' Lindley 50' Martínez 64' Blake 85' Rissi 90+3'	Report	Hoppenot 6' Edwards 11' Hodge 45+1' Hodge 49' Merrill 58' Barrera 77'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9073 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

June 17 14	Birmingham Legion	2–1	Indy Eleven	Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.	Gabriel Alves 21' Nwegbo 55' Crognale 62' Asiedu 64' Martínez 89'	Report	Boudadi 8' Vázquez 24' Guenzatti 56'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 5,453 Referee: Olvin Oliva

June 24 15	Hartford Athletic	0–2	Indy Eleven	Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EST	Saydee 70' Rito 87' Amoh 90+5'	Report	Boudadi 4' King 49' Robledo 65' Lindley 73' Lindley 74' Rissi 87' Martínez 90+5'	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 4784 Referee: Amiel Aleman

July 1 16	Indy Eleven	2–2	San Diego Loyal SC	Indianapolis, Indiana
3:55 PM	Dambrot 7' King 14' Diz Pe 57' Rissi 58' Quinn 66' 82' (pen.) Lindley 90+12'	Report	Adams 32' Perez 39' Conway 54' Damus 74' Martin 89'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,082 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

July 8 17	Indy Eleven	0-1	FC Tulsa	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report	Dyer 5'	Stadium: IUPUI Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,153 Referee: Benjamin Meyer

July 12 18	Indy Eleven	1–1	Charleston Battery	Indianapolis, Indiana
		Report		Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,059

July 22 19	Indy Eleven	0–0	Charleston Battery	Indianapolis, Indiana
		Report		Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 11,117

July 26 20	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–3	Indy Eleven	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM		Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Matthew Thompson

July 29 21	Louisville City FC	2–0	Indy Eleven	Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 PM	Wynder 28' Lancaster 65'	Report	Dambrot 61' Quinn 67' Diz 86' Boudadi 90+4'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 13,248 Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman Assistant referees: Stephen Milhoan Fourth official: Zach McWhorter

August 5 22	Indy Eleven	1–2	Memphis 901 FC	Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,194 Referee: Eric Tattersall

August 9 23	Indy Eleven	4–0	Birmingham Legion	Indianapolis
6:00 p.m.	Guenzatti 24', 63' Martínez 41', 65' Molina 89'	Report	Martínez 48' Nwegbo 49' Brett 61' Smith 90+1'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,194 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

August 12 24	Miami FC	0–1	Indy Eleven	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Akinyode 12' Rivas 62'	Report	Boudadi 47' Diz Pe 51' Lindley 66'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,509 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

August 19 25	El Paso Locomotive FC	2–3	Indy Eleven	El Paso, Texas
10:30 pm EDT	Calvillo 21' Zacarías 32' Calvillo 45+3' Navarro 55' Díaz 58'	Report	Chapman-Page 45+3', 64' Blake 47' Guenzatti 53' Martínez 71'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,684 Referee: Gerald Flores

August 23 26	Memphis 901 FC	0–0	Indy Eleven	Memphis, TN
8:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 2,567 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

August 26 27	Indy Eleven	2–1	Loudoun United	Indianapolis, IN
8:00 PM EDT		Report		Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,137 Referee: Brandon Stevis

September 2 28	Indy Eleven	1–0	Miami FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Boudadi 27' Guenzatti 72' Robledo 90+2' Quinn 90+9'	Report	Segbers 20' Salazar 34' Akinyode 36' Stanley 88' Lewis Neal 89' Craig 90+3'	Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,175 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

September 15 29	New Mexico United	3–2	Indy Eleven	Albuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM	Rivas 44' Hernandez 64' Portillo 86' (pen.)	Report	Guenzatti 9' Vázquez 90+4'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,527 Referee: Brad Jensen

September 20 30	Phoenix Rising FC	1–1	Indy Eleven	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Uzochukwu 16' Arteaga 40' Fuenmayor 62' Harvey 80' Hernández 90+2'	PHX Report IND Report	Pinho 31' Blake 75' Diz Pe 90+5'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,674 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

September 24 31	Indy Eleven	0–1	Rio Grande Valley FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
4:00 pm EDT		Report	López 18'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,316 Referee: Thomas Snyder

September 30 32	Indy Eleven	3–0	Detroit City FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Martínez 45' Velásquez 45+2' 69' Molina 90+3' 90+7'	Report	Fisher 33' Diop 74'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Katja Koroleva

October 7 33	FC Tulsa	1–2	Indy Eleven	Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:30 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 6,444

October 14 34	San Antonio FC	3–3	Indy Eleven	San Antonio, Texas
8:30 PM CDT	Taintor 8', 87' Marcina 43' Patiño 45+4' (pen.) Oluwaseyi 58' Batista 74'	Report	Blake 9' Lindley 24' Martínez 36' Guenzatti 37' Boudadi 45+2' Asante 45+3' 61' Diz Pe 53', 67' King 90+8'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,146 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

USL Championship Playoffs

Entering the 2023 USL Championship playoffs, Indy Eleven was scheduled away against the Charleston Battery after clinching their first playoff spot since 2019.^[6] In the Conference Quarterfinals, Indy Eleven were blown out by the eventual runner-ups 5–0.^[7]

Playoff results

October 22 Conference Quarter-final	Charleston Battery	5–0	Indy Eleven	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
4:00 PM EDT	Ycaza 12' 90' Williams 16' 37' Rodríguez 40' Barajas 47' Markanich 63'	Report	Boudadi 57' Vázquez 72' Diz Pe 76' Lindley 83'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,972 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

U.S. Open Cup

As members of the USL Championship, Indy Eleven entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Second Round, matched up at home against third-division National Independent Soccer Association club Michigan Stars FC. After scoring twice in added extra time to move on in the Open Cup,^[8] Indy Eleven was matched up against first-division club Columbus Crew of the MLS,^[9] to which they'd lose to 10 away in Columbus.^[10]

Match results

April 5 Second Round	Indy Eleven (USLC)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Michigan Stars FC (NISA)	Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT	Robledo 59' Diz 92' Tejada 106'	Report	Popovic 47'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 1,807 Referee: Alex Beehler

April 26 Third Round	Columbus Crew (MLS)	1–0	Indy Eleven (USLC)	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Farsi 83'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

References

↑ Brown, Alex (January 24, 2019). "Indy Eleven Changes Ownership Structure". InsideIndianaBusiness.com. Inside INdiana Business. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
↑ Fisher, Tyler (April 29, 2023). "2023 US Open Cup Round 3: Farsi's late winner sends Columbus Crew past Indy Eleven". Retrieved October 31, 2025.
↑ Frank, Evan. "Indy Eleven coach Mark Lowry steps down after 2 seasons, leading team back to playoffs". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
↑ "Indy Eleven 2023 roster". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
↑ Indy Eleven Communications (January 9, 2023). "Indy Eleven Unveils Full Schedule for 2023 Regular Season". Indy Eleven. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
↑ "Championship Experience Leads Indy Eleven into Playoffs". Indy Eleven. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
↑ Charleston Battery (October 23, 2023). "Battery smash Indy 5-0 to advance to Conference Semifinal". live5news.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
↑ Webster, Morgan (April 6, 2023). "2023 US Open Cup Round 2: Indy Eleven scores twice in OT to beat Michigan Stars FC". Retrieved October 31, 2025.
↑ ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew host USL Championship's Indy Eleven at Lower.com Field during Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on April 26 | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
↑ koleemplit (April 27, 2023). "Crew advance in U.S. Open Cup with 1-0 victory vs. Indy Eleven". MASSIVE REPORT. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

External links

[1] Brown, Alex (January 24, 2019). "Indy Eleven Changes Ownership Structure". InsideIndianaBusiness.com. Inside INdiana Business. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[2] Fisher, Tyler (April 29, 2023). "2023 US Open Cup Round 3: Farsi's late winner sends Columbus Crew past Indy Eleven". Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[3] Frank, Evan. "Indy Eleven coach Mark Lowry steps down after 2 seasons, leading team back to playoffs". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[4] "Indy Eleven 2023 roster". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved September 12, 2025.

[5] Indy Eleven Communications (January 9, 2023). "Indy Eleven Unveils Full Schedule for 2023 Regular Season". Indy Eleven. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[6] "Championship Experience Leads Indy Eleven into Playoffs". Indy Eleven. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[7] Charleston Battery (October 23, 2023). "Battery smash Indy 5-0 to advance to Conference Semifinal". live5news.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[8] Webster, Morgan (April 6, 2023). "2023 US Open Cup Round 2: Indy Eleven scores twice in OT to beat Michigan Stars FC". Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[9] ColumbusCrew.com. "Columbus Crew host USL Championship's Indy Eleven at Lower.com Field during Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on April 26 | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[10] t (April 27, 2023). "Crew advance in U.S. Open Cup with 1-0 victory vs. Indy Eleven". MASSIVE REPORT. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

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2023 Indy Eleven season

Contents

Roster

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitive

USL Championship

Standings

Match results

USL Championship Playoffs

Playoff results

U.S. Open Cup

Match results

See also

References

External links