FC Indiana
Full nameFootball Club Indiana
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)
StadiumLegacy Sports Club Stadium
Lafayette, IN
Capacity2,000
ChairmanDavid Bugay
Head coachErik Castro
LeaguePremier Arena Soccer League,
National Premier Soccer League
Current season

F.C. Indiana, also known as F.C. Indiana Lions, is an American men's soccer team based in Lafayette, Indiana. Founded in 2000, the team compete in the Premier Arena Soccer League indoor soccer league. The Lions also play in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national outdoor league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.

The men's club are affiliated with the F.C. Indiana women's team.

History

The Lions formed a men's adult team in 2006 and entered play in the PASL 2006-07 Winter season. The team then played outdoors in the NPSL 2007 season.

The team went hiatus for the 2008–09 season and returned to play both leagues in 2009. After their second NPSL campaign the team played exclusively indoor soccer for five seasons. In early December 2014 the team announced it would return to the NPSL for the 2015 season.[1]

2019 season

2019 NPSL Great Lakes Conference Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Detroit City FC (C) 14 10 1 3 39 6 +33 33 Midwest Region Semifinals
2 AFC Ann Arbor 14 9 2 3 25 10 +15 30 Midwest Region Quarterfinals
3 Grand Rapids FC 14 9 3 2 24 12 +12 29
4 Kalamazoo FC 14 6 3 5 18 13 +5 23
5 FC Columbus 14 4 8 2 18 23 −5 14[a]
6 Michigan Stars FC 14 3 6 5 14 17 −3 14[a]
7 Toledo Villa FC 14 2 11 1 11 38 −27 7
8 FC Indiana 14 1 10 3 8 38 −30 6
Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss. If three or more teams are tied on points, a mini-table involving only the tied teams is used, and teams are ranked in the mini-table on points. If two teams are tied on points in the mini-table, the two-team rules for classification apply. If three or more teams are tied on points in the mini-table, they are ranked based on 1) wins in conference competition; 2) total goal differential in conference competition; 3) fewest losses in conference competition; 4) coin toss.[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b FC Columbus and Michigan Stars FC were equal on head-to-head points (2-2) and head-to-head goal difference (0-0).

Year-by-year

Outdoor History
Season League Regular Season W-D-L Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
2007 NPSL 0-0-10; 6th, Midwest did not qualify Ineligible
2008 On Hiatus
2009 NPSL 2-1-5; 5th, Midwest did not qualify Ineligible
No team fielded between 2010 & 2014
2015 NPSL 2-3-7; 11th, Midwest did not qualify Ineligible
2016 0-2-8; 6th, Great Lakes East did not qualify did not qualify
2017 1-1-12; 8th, Great Lakes did not qualify did not qualify
2018 0-0-12; 7th, Great Lakes did not qualify did not qualify
2019 1-3-10; 8th, Great Lakes did not qualify did not qualify
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Indoor History
Season League Regular Season W-D-L Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
2006–07 PASL 2-0-6; 3rd, Great Lakes did not qualify --
2007–08 1-0-5; 4th, Great Lakes did not qualify --
2008–09 On Hiatus
2009–10 3-1-2, 3rd Midwest did not qualify Round of 16
2010–11 4-0-4, 3rd Midwest did not qualify Qualifying Group Stage
2011–12 2-1-5, 6th Great Lakes did not qualify did not participate
2012–13 5-0-3, 3rd Midwest did not qualify Qualifying Elimination Round
2013–14 5-0-3, 2nd Great Lakes Group Stage[4] Indiana Qualifying Final
2014–15 2-0-8, 9th Midwest did not qualify --
2015–16 4-0-4, 2nd Midwest did not qualify --
2016–17 5-1-2, 2nd Central Group stage --
2017–18 4-0-1, 1st Great Lakes Quarterfinals --
2018–19 On Hiatus
2019–20 4-1-2, 4th Great Lakes Delayed to August 2020[5] --

Stadiums

References

  1. ^ "FC Indiana Joins the NPSL". NPSL. December 5, 2014. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "2019 Playoffs - Tiebreaker Rules". NPSL Homepage. April 9, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Premier Arena Soccer League Nationals Results". Chicago Mustangs. March 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "PASL Announces Registration for New Summer, Nationals Formats". Premier Arena Soccer League. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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