| Full name | Football Club Indiana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Lionesses | ||
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Stadium | Newton Park | ||
| Capacity | 1,100 | ||
| Chairman | Shek Borkowski | ||
| Head coach | Shek Borkowski | ||
| League | United Women's Soccer | ||
F.C. Indiana, also known asF.C. Indiana Lionesses, is an American women'ssoccer team based in Indiana. Founded in 2003,[1] the team is currently a member of theUnited Women's Soccer league. They play their home games at Newton Park inLakeville, Indiana.
The team has an associated men's team, also calledF.C. Indiana Lions, who play in theNational Premier Soccer League andPremier Arena Soccer League. The club's colors are red and white.
In 2005, FC Indiana became the second North American women's team ever to win a league and cup double, capturing theWPSL national championship and theUSASAWomen's Open national championship (theCarolina Courage of the formerWomen's United Soccer Association [WUSA] won the Founder's Cup and WUSA league title in 2002).
FC Indiana won the 2005 WPSL title, having defeated hostNew England Mutiny 4–0 in the 2005 semifinals and theCalifornia Storm 5–4 (featuring internationalsBrandi Chastain,Leslie Osborne andSissi) in the 2005 finals.
In 2007, the club won its second WPSL title in three seasons, defeating theNew England Mutiny 3–0. In October 2007, FC Indiana joined theW-League, consistently winning their division before returning to the WPSL for the 2011 season.
In 2012, they participated in theWPSL Elite, finishing at the bottom of the table.[2]
In December 2016, F.C. Indiana joined the newly formed Midwest Conference of United Women's Soccer as an expansion team.[3]
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The following players have played at the international or professional level:
General manager and head coach
Shek Borkowski (2004–)
Assistant coach
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| Year | Division | League | Regular season | Playoffs | National Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | WPSL | 1st, Central | Champions | Champions |
| 2006 | 1 | WPSL | 3rd, Midwest | ||
| 2007 | 1 | WPSL | 1st, Midwest | Champions | National Final |
| 2008 | 1 | USL W-League | 1st, Midwest Division, Central Conference | National Final | Champions |
| 2009 | 2 | USL W-League | 1st, Midwest Division, Central Conference | Conference Final | |
| 2010 | |||||
| 2011 | 2 | WPSL | 2nd, South Division (Midwest Conference) | Midwest Semifinal | |
| 2011 | WLS | 1st, Elite Division | |||
| 2012 | 2 | WPSL Elite | 8th | ||
| 2012 | WLS | 1st | |||
| 2013 | |||||
| 2014 | 2 | WPSL | Regional Finals | ||
| 2015 | 2 | WPSL | 2nd, Great Lakes Division, Midwest Conference | ||
| 2016 | 2 | WPSL | 4th, Great Lakes Division |
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