Indiana Invaders

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Indiana Invaders
Full name Indiana Invaders
Nickname(s) Invaders
Founded 1998
Stadium Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex
South Bend, Indiana
Ground Capacity 5,000
Owner Uruguay Mario Manta
Head Coach Uruguay Mario Manta
League USL Premier Development League
2011 4th, Great Lakes
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club home page
Home colors
Away colors
Current season

Indiana Invaders is an American soccer team based in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.

The team plays its home games at the soccer-specific Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex, where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are blue, gold and black.

The team is part of the larger Invaders FC soccer club, which organizes more than 25 boys and girls youth soccer teams in northern Indiana. The club also fields a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella.

History

Players

Current roster

As of June 9, 2011.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Avery Steinlage[2]
2 Zimbabwe DF Munashe Boriwondo[3]
3 Scotland DF Calvin Bond[4]
4 England MF Tom Morris[5]
5 New Zealand DF Nick Corliss[6]
6 England MF Ashley Walker[7]
7 Ghana MF Gideon Asante[8]
8 United States MF Ryan Brode[9]
10 Wales MF Dylan Williams[10]
11 South Africa DF Steven Short
14 United States MF Eric Martin[11]
15 United States DF Greg Klazura[12]
No. Position Player
16 Liberia FW Dekonte-Patrick Donyen
17 England MF Joe Barber[13]
18 Malawi FW Daniel Moyo[14]
19 United States MF Kerel Bradford[15]
21 United States DF Nash Maduekwe[16]
22 United States MF Brian Groark[17]
23 United States MF Adam Mena[18]
24 The Gambia MF Alhaji Musa Kamara
25 United States FW Andrew Chamberlain[19]
00 United States GK Scott Meyer[20]
England DF Alex Harrison[21]

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
1998 4 USISL PDSL 5th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
1999 4 USL PDL 4th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2000 4 USL PDL 5th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2001 4 USL PDL 4th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2002 4 USL PDL 5th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2003 4 USL PDL 2nd, Great Lakes Conference Semifinals Did not qualify
2004 4 USL PDL 3rd, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2005 4 USL PDL 3rd, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2006 4 USL PDL 3rd, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2007 4 USL PDL 5th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2008 4 USL PDL 3rd, Midwest Did not qualify Did not qualify
2009 4 USL PDL 5th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2010 4 USL PDL 5th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify
2011 4 USL PDL 4th, Great Lakes Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coach

  • Uruguay Mario Manta (2003–present)

Stadia

Average attendance

Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html

  • 2005: 443
  • 2006: 499
  • 2007: 336
  • 2008: 282
  • 2009: 583
  • 2010: 488

References

  1. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/22332.html#STATS
  2. ↑ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/steinlage_avery00.html
  3. ↑ http://www.faulkner.edu/athletics/soccer/menssoccer/roster/munasheboriwondo.asp
  4. ↑ http://golimestonesaints.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1199
  5. ↑ http://golimestonesaints.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1214
  6. ↑ http://www.uoflsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/corliss_nick00.html
  7. ↑ http://www.yhcathletics.com/profile.asp?playerID=150
  8. ↑ http://www.odusports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/asante_gideon00.html
  9. ↑ http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/brode_ryan00.html
  10. ↑ http://www.rioredstorm.com/roster/8/3/500.php
  11. ↑ http://www.missouristatebears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59227&SPID=6478&DB_OEM_ID=13800&ATCLID=204777070&Q_SEASON=2010
  12. ↑ http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/klazura_greg00.html
  13. ↑ http://golimestonesaints.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1198
  14. ↑ http://www.bethelcollege.edu/sports/Mens/Soccer/Roster/?playerID=478
  15. ↑ http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bradford_kerel00.html
  16. ↑ http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/maduekwe_nash00.html
  17. ↑ http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/groark_brian00.html
  18. ↑ http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/mena_adam00.html
  19. ↑ http://lipscombsports.com/msoccer/roster/94/793/
  20. ↑ http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/meyer_scott00.html
  21. ↑ http://www.eiupanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1055

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