F.C. Indiana (NPSL)
Full name | Football Club Indiana | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
Founded | 2000 | ||
Stadium |
Legacy Sports Club Stadium Lafayette, IN | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Chairman | David Bugay | ||
Manager | Erik Castro | ||
League |
Premier Arena Soccer League National Premier Soccer League | ||
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F.C. Indiana is an American men's soccer team based in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. 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]
Current Season
2017 NPSL Great Lakes Conference Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | AFC Ann Arbor | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 37 | 2017 NPSL Midwest Region playoffs |
2 | Detroit City FC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 30 | |
3 | Grand Rapids FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 20 | |
4 | Lansing United | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 19 | |
5 | Kalamazoo FC | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 18 | |
6 | Michigan Stars FC | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 15 | |
7 | Milwaukee Torrent | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 14 | |
8 | FC Indiana | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 52 | −36 | 4 |
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
Year-by-year
Season | League | Regular Season W-D-L | Playoffs | US Open Cup |
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2006-07 | PASL | 2-0-6; 3rd, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | -- |
2007 | NPSL | 0-0-10; 6th, Midwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2007-08 | PASL | 1-0-5; 4th, Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not participate |
2009 | NPSL | 2-1-5; 5th, Midwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2009-10 | PASL | 3-1-2, 3rd Midwest | Did not qualify | Lost to Detroit Waza in Round of 16 |
2010-11 | PASL | 4-0-4, 3rd Midwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2011-12 | PASL | 2-1-5, 6th Great Lakes | Did not qualify | Did not participate |
2012-13 | PASL | 5-0-3, 3rd Midwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2013-14 | PASL | 4-0-3, 2nd Great Lakes | 1-2 at PASL National Tournament[2] | Did not qualify |
2014-15 | PASL | 2-0-8, 9th Midwest | Did not qualify | -- |
2015 | NPSL | 2-3-7; 11th, Midwest | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2015-16 | PASL | 4-0-4, 2nd Midwest | Did not qualify | -- |
2016 | NPSL | 0-2-8; 6th, Great Lakes East | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
2016-17 | PASL | 5-1-2, 2nd Central | Group Stage | -- |
Stadia
- Kuntz Stadium; Indianapolis, Indiana (2007)
- Goshen Soccer Park; Goshen, Indiana 2 games (2007)
- Scheumann Stadium; Lafayette, Indiana (2009-12)
- Legacy Sports Club; Lafayette, Indiana (2012-present)
References
- ↑ "FC Indiana Joins the NPSL". NPSL. 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Premier Arena Soccer League Nationals Results". Chicago Mustangs. 15 March 2014.