# 2021 Indy Eleven season

The 2021 Indy Eleven season was the club's eighth season of existence, their eighth consecutive season in the second tier of American soccer, and their fourth season in the league now named the USL Championship. This article covers the period from November 2, 2020 (the day after the ultimately cancelled 2020 USLC playoffs final) to the end of the 2021 USLC season (tentatively scheduled for November 2021).

## Roster

    As of June 24, 2021
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Jordan Farr | United States |
| 2 | DF | Patrick Seagrist (on loan from Inter Miami CF) | United States |
| 3 | DF | A. J. Cochran | United States |
| 4 | DF | Nedeljko Malić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 5 | DF | Jared Timmer | United States |
| 6 | MF | Jeremiah Gutjahr | United States |
| 7 | DF | Ayoze | Spain |
| 8 | FW | Cammy Smith | Scotland |
| 9 | DF | Carl Haworth | Canada |
| 10 | FW | Gordon Wild | Germany |
| 12 | MF | Patrick McDonald | United States |
| 13 | GK | Eric Dick (on loan from Columbus Crew) | United States |
| 15 | DF | Neveal Hackshaw | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 16 | DF | Aidan Liu (on loan from Vejle BK) | United States |
| 17 | FW | Nick Moon | United States |
| 19 | DF | Rece Buckmaster | United States |
| 20 | DF | Karl Ouimette | Canada |
| 21 | FW | Matthew Roou | United States |
| 22 | FW | Jordan Hamilton | Canada |
| 24 | GK | Alex Svetanoff | United States |
| 25 | DF | Matthew Senanou | United States |
| 26 | GK | Bobby Edwards | United States |
| 27 | MF | Nicky Law | England |
| 28 | MF | Gershon Koffie | Ghana |
| 29 | FW | Manuel Arteaga | Venezuela |
| 85 | MF | Aboubacar Sissoko | Mali |
| 98 | MF | Peter-Lee Vassell | Jamaica |
* ^ USL Academy Contract

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
| 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34 | |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20 | |
* 1 2 The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.

#### USL Cup Playoffs
### U.S. Open Cup

On March 29, 2021, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced a truncated format for the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, with 16 clubs participating, entering at the same time in a Round of 16. The format included just four teams from the USL Championship, the four semi-finalists from the 2020 playoffs (El Paso, Louisville, Phoenix, and Tampa). Due to the fact that Indy failed to qualify for the 2020 USLC playoffs, the club was eliminated from the 2021 U.S. Open Cup.