| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Ersal Ozdemir | ||
| Head coach | Martin Rennie | ||
| United Soccer League | Eastern Conference: 7th | ||
| USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals (knocked out by Louisville City) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second round (knocked out by Mississippi Brilla) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jack McInerney (10) All: Jack McInerney (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 17,535 (March 31 vs. Cincinnati) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,070 (May 30 vs. Charleston) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,163 | ||
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The 2018 Indy Eleven season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their first season in the United Soccer League following their move from the North American Soccer League on January 10.[1] Indy also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from October 30, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.
2018 marked a number of firsts for the club: the first year that home matches were played in Lucas Oil Stadium, located in downtown Indianapolis, as well as the first year of Martin Rennie's managerial tenure. Although Rennie was victorious in his first game in charge of the club, Indy were defeated in their first-ever match at their new home stadium. The season average of 10,163 fans per home match was the second-largest average attendance in Indy Eleven history, behind only the club's inaugural season.
The Eleven qualified for the USL playoffs in their first season in the league, finishing with 49 points and earning the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference. However, they were eliminated in the conference quarterfinals by Louisville City, who went on to win USL Cup for the second consecutive season. In the U.S. Open Cup, Indy was eliminated in the second round by fourth-tier Mississippi Brilla, marking the second consecutive season that the club was knocked out by a Premier Development League opponent.
- ^ "Indy Eleven announces it will join USL for 2018 season". Fox59.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.