LIPAFC
Louisville City FC taking a free kick against the Indy Eleven
Other namesLouisville-Indianapolis proximity association football contest
SportAssociation football
LocationOhio Valley
Teams
First meetingMay 27, 2015
U.S. Open Cup
Indy Eleven 0–2 Louisville City
Latest meetingJuly 29, 2023
USL Championship
Louisville City 2–0 Indy Eleven
Next meetingApril 6, 2024
StadiumsCarroll Stadium (Indy Eleven)
Lynn Family Stadium (Louisville City)
Statistics
Meetings total21
Most winsLouisville City (10)
Most player appearancesPaolo DelPiccolo (17)
Top scorerTyler Pasher (5)
Cameron Lancaster (5)
All-time series (USL Championship only)Louisville City: 10
Drawn: 6
Indy Eleven: 5
Largest victoryLouisville City 4–1 Indy Eleven
(October 20, 2018)
Largest goal scoringLouisville City 3–3 Indy Eleven
(June 26, 2021)
Longest win streakLouisville City (3)
Longest unbeaten streakLouisville City (10)
Current win streakLouisville City (2)
Current unbeaten streakLouisville City (2)

The Louisville-Indianapolis proximity association football contest (LIPAFC) (/lɪpəˈɛfsi/) is a rivalry between American professional association football clubs Louisville City FC and the Indy Eleven.[1] Louisville City play their home games at the Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, while the Indy Eleven play their home games at Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Overall, Louisville have won the most matches in the rivalry's history, having won 10 times to Indy's 5 with 6 draws (as of August 1, 2023). Louisville's record win was a 4–1 victory in the USL Playoffs at their former stadium, Slugger Field, on October 20, 2018.[2] Indy has several 1 goal wins with the last of which being a 2–1 victory at Carroll Stadium on August 21, 2022.[3]

History

Early matches

The Indy Eleven began play in 2014 as a member of the NASL while Louisville City began play in 2015 as part of the USL. As they were members of different leagues they didn't play regularly. Their first competitive match came in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup on May 27, 2015. A match that Louisville City won at Carroll Stadium 0–2.[4] As the USL was officially a third-tier league at the time this was Louisville City's first victory over an opponent from a higher-tier league. Their second meeting was also third round U.S. Open Cup match at Carroll Stadium. A 2–1 victory for the Indy Eleven giving them their first win in the series.[5]

USL

With the NASL on the verge of financial collapse the Indy Eleven joined the USL in January 2018 making the Indy Eleven and Louisville City league rivals for the first time.[6] Both were placed in the USL's Eastern Conference where they remain to this day.[7] Their first league match took place on May 5, 2018, at Lucas Oil Stadium. A match the Indy Eleven won 1–0 after Ayoze García converted a penalty in the 78th-minute. Louisville City's first loss of the season.[8] This was the first of four matches during 2018 with second being a 2–2 draw at Slugger Field.[9] This began 10 match unbeaten streak for Louisville. They would play one more match in the regular season before meeting in the USL Playoffs for the first time on October 20, 2018. Louisville City won this match 4–1 behind a Niall McCabe brace. The largest margin of victory in the rivalry to date.[2]

In 2019 the Indy Eleven and Louisville City played two 1–1 matches during the regular season and would again meet in the rebranded USL Championship Playoffs. This time the Eastern Conference final on November 9 at Carroll Stadium. The Indy Eleven came in on a 27 match home unbeaten streak and scored the opening 67th-minute off the foot of Tyler Pasher. Four minutes into stoppage time Antoine Hoppenot scored the tying goal sending the match in extra time. Four minutes into extra time Magnus Rasmussen put Louisville City ahead and a Luke Spencer in penalty in the 113th-minute lead to a final score line 1–3 as Louisville City advanced to the USL Championship Final.[10]

The next two seasons were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic causing the USL to modify its format. During both seasons the Eastern Conference was subdivided into multiple groups[11]\divisions[12] with the Indy Eleven and Louisville City being placed in the same subdivision each year. During both years the clubs would play a record four regular season matches against each other. The Indy Eleven would fail to win a match against Louisville City until May 29, 2021. When a pair of Jordan Hamilton penalties at Lynn Family Stadium lead to a 1–2 Indy Eleven victory. Snapping a 3 matching winning streak and 10 match unbeaten streak in the rivalry for Louisville City. On October 16, 2021, the Indy Eleven would earn a 1–0 at Carroll Stadium which began a 3 match unbeaten streak.[13]

Moniker

LIPAFC started as an unofficial name used by several supporter groups. Intended as a Tongue-in-cheek reference to rivalry matches based originally on geographic proximity as opposed to on field action.[14] It has since been embraced by both clubs. While the matches are intense on the field the grass roots origins of the rivalry have made it very lighthearted off of it. With various supporters groups creating Pseudohistories of the rivalry,[1] flying humorous banners over the other team's stadium,[15] and creating an unofficial trophy out of a Construction barrel.

Results

Summary

As of August 1, 2023[1]
Matches IND wins Draws LOU wins IND goals LOU goals
USL regular season 174671623
USL Cup Playoffs 200227
U.S. Open Cup 210123
Total 2156102033

Matches

SeasonDateCompetitionStadiumHome teamResultAway teamAttendanceSeriesRef
2015May 27U.S. Open CupCarroll StadiumIndy Eleven0–2Louisville City FC7,134LOU 1–0–0
2016June 1U.S. Open CupCarroll StadiumIndy Eleven2–1Louisville City FC2,145Tied 1–1–0
2018May 5USLLucas Oil StadiumIndy Eleven1–0Louisville City FC9,008IND 2–1–0
August 5Louisville Slugger FieldLouisville City FC2–2Indy Eleven8,437IND 2–1–1
October 13Louisville Slugger FieldLouisville City FC1–0Indy Eleven10,686Tied 2–2–1
October 20USL PlayoffsLouisville Slugger FieldLouisville City FC4–1Indy Eleven6,763LOU 3–2–1
2019June 29USL ChampionshipLucas Oil StadiumIndy Eleven1–1Louisville City FC10,584LOU 3–2–2
August 30Louisville Slugger FieldLouisville City FC1–1Indy Eleven9,211LOU 3–2–3
November 9USL Championship PlayoffsCarroll StadiumIndy Eleven1–3Louisville City FC7,171LOU 4–2–3
2020August 8USL ChampionshipLynn Family StadiumLouisville City FC1–1Indy Eleven4,850†LOU 4–2–4
August 26Lynn Family StadiumLouisville City FC1–0Indy Eleven4,851†LOU 5–2–4
September 5Lucas Oil StadiumIndy Eleven1–3Louisville City FC6,778†LOU 6–2–4
September 16Lucas Oil StadiumIndy Eleven0–2Louisville City FC2,500†LOU 7–2–4
2021May 29USL ChampionshipLynn Family StadiumLouisville City FC1–2Indy Eleven10,731LOU 7–3–4
June 26Lynn Family StadiumLouisville City FC3–3Indy Eleven10,927LOU 7–3–5
September 18Carroll StadiumIndy Eleven0–2Louisville City FC6,499LOU 8–3–5
October 16Carroll StadiumIndy Eleven1–0Louisville City FC6,499LOU 8–4–5
2022March 26USL ChampionshipLynn Family StadiumLouisville City FC1–1Indy Eleven8,551LOU 8–4–6
August 31Carroll StadiumIndy Eleven1–0Louisville City FC8,275LOU 8–5–6
2023May 27USL ChampionshipCarroll StadiumIndy Eleven0–1Louisville City FC9,532LOU 9–5–6
July 29Lynn Family StadiumLouisville City FC2–0Indy Eleven13,248LOU 10–5–6

† Matches played at reduced capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eastern Conference standings finishes

  IND   LOU

P. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8
9 9 9
10
11
12 12

• Total: Louisville City with 5 higher finishes, Indy Eleven with 1.

Top goalscorers

As of August 1, 2023
Position Nation Name Team Goals
1 Canada CAN Tyler Pasher Indy Eleven 5
1 England ENG Cameron Lancaster Louisville City FC 5
2 United States USA Corben Bone Louisville City FC 4
4 United States USA Paolo DelPiccolo Louisville City FC 3
4 Brazil BRA Stefano Pinho Indy Eleven 3
6 France FRA Antoine Hoppenot Louisville City FC 2
6 Jamaica JAM Devon Williams Louisville City FC 2
6 Republic of Ireland IRL Niall McCabe Louisville City FC 2
6 United States USA Jack McInerney Indy Eleven 2
6 Canada CAN Jordan Hamilton Indy Eleven 2
6 Venezuela VEN Manuel Arteaga Indy Eleven 2

Honors

Table correct as of 2022 season.
Team USL Cup Supporters' Shield U.S. Open Cup Total
Indy Eleven 0 1† 0 1
Louisville City FC 2 0 0 2
Combined 2 1 0 3

†Includes 2016 NASL Spring Championship.[16]

Players who have played for both clubs

Louisville City, then Indy Eleven

Indy Eleven, then Louisville City

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Louisville-Indianapolis proximity association football contest". www.lipafc.com. 2022. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Johnston, Kevin (October 20, 2018). "Overmatched Indy Eleven ousted from USL playoffs by defending champs". www.indystar.com. Louisville, KY: Indy Star. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "LouCity defeated by Indy Eleven to mark second straight loss". www.loucity.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville City FC. August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Gee, Brandon (May 29, 2015). "2015 US Open Cup round 3: Louisville City scores two late OT goals to pull off sloppy road upset of Indy Eleven (video)". thecup.us. Indianapolis, IN: USA Soccer. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ Carney, Mike (June 12, 2016). "2016 US Open Cup round 3: Indy Eleven rally to avenge last year's loss to Louisville City". thecup.us. Indianapolis, IN: USA Soccer. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Crawford, Dakota (January 10, 2018). "Indy Eleven (officially) announces move to USL, plans to remain at Carroll Stadium". www.indystar.com. Indianapolis, IN: Indy Star. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ "USL Announces 2018 Conference Alignment". soccerstadiumdigest.com. Soccer Stadium Digest. January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ White, Chris (May 5, 2018). "Louisville City FC's unbeaten start ends in loss at Indy Eleven". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville Courier-Jornal. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ Harten, David (August 5, 2018). "Louisville City FC earns draw with Indy Eleven on second half goal". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville Courier-Jornal. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Johnston, Kevin (November 9, 2019). "Louisville City through to 3rd-straight USL Cup final after topping Indy Eleven in thriller". www.indystar.com. indianapolis, IN: Indy Star. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ Lenard, John (June 26, 2020). "USL Championship announces Eastern Conference groups". 3rddegree.net. 3rd Degree. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  12. ↑ "USL Championship Releases 2021 League Alignment, Republic FC in Pacific Division". www.sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic FC. March 2, 2021. Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
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  14. ↑ Newman, Benton (2022). "An Introduction To Louisville City FC". 502 Pros. stateoflouisville.com. State of Louisville. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023. This matchup has earned the comical name, the Louisville Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest (LIPAFC) poking fun at other location-based rivalry match names
  15. ↑ Scoble, Kyle (April 22, 2020). "Descending the Pyramid: The Fan-First Structure Behind Indy Eleven". urbanpitch.com. Urban Hype. Urban Pitch. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Indy Eleven win NASL Spring season". Sports. www.indystar.com. Indianapolis, IN: Indy Star. June 12, 2016. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023. A victory in April proved pivotal in helping the Indy Eleven win the NASL Spring season.
  17. ↑ Saxon, Jonathan (September 21, 2020). "Louisville City FC welcomes former Louisville soccer midfielder for rest of the season". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2023. Another former Cardinal is returning to the nest as Louisville City FC announced the arrival of midfielder Kenney Walker on Monday.
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