F.C. Indiana (NPSL)

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.

FC Indiana

Full name	Football Club Indiana
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Founded	2000; 25 years ago (2000)
Stadium	Legacy Sports Club Stadium Lafayette, IN
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	David Bugay
Head coach	Erik Castro
League	Premier Arena Soccer League, National Premier Soccer League
Home colors Away colors
Current season

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 v t e	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. 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

• 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)