Michael A. Carroll Stadium

Michael A. Carroll Stadium sits on the IU Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI) campus on the west side of downtown Indianapolis, integrated into the broader IU Natatorium / IU Indianapolis athletic complex. The stadium is best known as a track-and-field venue (the IU Natatorium next door has hosted multiple U.S. Olympic Trials and the Carroll Stadium track has hosted USA Track & Field national championships). White River State Park — the downtown linear park along the White River that anchors several of Indy's destination cultural institutions (the Eiteljorg Museum, the Indiana State Museum, the Indianapolis Zoo) — sits a short walk east. Victory Field (Indianapolis Indians Triple-A ballpark) sits a short walk east as well. Mass Ave (Massachusetts Avenue) sits a short ride northeast. The neighborhood reads as a downtown-edge university-campus soccer venue with easy walkability to White River State Park and to the rest of downtown Indianapolis's restaurant scene.

Plan to arrive 60-90 minutes before kickoff — Michael A. Carroll Stadium parking flow is gentle on most match days and busier on Indy Eleven weekend home matches or any IU Indianapolis athletic-overlap dates. The stadium opened in 1982 on the IUPUI (now IU Indianapolis) campus as part of the broader IU Natatorium / IU Indianapolis athletic complex built for the 1982 National Sports Festival (the predecessor to the U.S. Olympic Festival). The stadium is best known historically as a track-and-field venue and has hosted USA Track & Field national championships. Indy Eleven joined the USL Championship in 2018 (the club had previously played in the NASL — North American Soccer League — from 2014 to 2017 before NASL's collapse) and has played its home matches at Carroll Stadium since the inaugural NASL season. Indy Eleven's supporters' group — the Brickyard Battalion — anchors the supporters' end. The stadium also serves as the home of IU Indianapolis Jaguars athletics. Mobile-only tickets are the norm. Bag policy and gate-open times shift season to season; confirm on the Indy Eleven site before going.

Michael A. Carroll Stadium opened in 1982 on the IUPUI (now Indiana University Indianapolis) campus on the west side of downtown Indianapolis, built as part of the broader IU Natatorium / IU Indianapolis athletic complex for the 1982 National Sports Festival. The stadium is named for Michael A. Carroll, a longtime Indianapolis civic leader. The stadium has primarily been a track-and-field venue and has hosted USA Track & Field national championships. Indy Eleven joined the stadium as primary soccer tenant with the club's 2014 NASL inaugural season, moved to the USL Championship for the 2018 season, and has been the stadium's primary soccer tenant continuously since. Capacity sits around 12,100 in the soccer configuration. The Indy Eleven supporters' group — the Brickyard Battalion (named for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) — anchors the canonical supporters' end. The stadium also serves as the home of IU Indianapolis Jaguars athletics. Indy Eleven has long pursued a downtown soccer-specific stadium ('Eleven Park') and has had multiple stadium proposals in various stages of development with the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board.