2023 Chicago Fire FC season

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Chicago Fire FC
2023 season
Chicago Fire logo, 2021.svg
Chairman Joe Mansueto
Head coach Ezra Hendrickson
(until May 8) [1]
Frank Klopas
(from May 8)
Stadium Soldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLS Conference: 13th
Overall: 24th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
Leagues Cup Round of 32
Highest home attendanceOctober 4 vs Miami (62,124)
Lowest home attendanceMarch 18 vs FC Cincinnati (7,815)
Average home league attendance18,170 [2]
  2022
2024  

The 2023 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 28th year of existence, as well as their 26th in Major League Soccer. On May 8, 2023, the Fire formally fired their head coach Ezra Hendrickson and assistant coach Junior Gonzalez after the club went 2-3-5 through their first ten games. Assistant coach Frank Klopas was named interim coach for the third time in his career, following stints in 2011 (which led to him retaining the job for two more years) and 2021. [3] Notably, the Fire saw their largest turnout in club history on the October 4 match against Inter Miami, selling out Soldier Field with 62,124 in attendance. The Fire would ultimately miss the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, the second longest streak in MLS history.

Contents

Current squad

Players signed as of September 10, 2023

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubPlayer Notes
Goalkeepers
18 Spencer Richey Flag of the United States.svg G May 30, 1992 (aged 31) Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC
25 Jeff Gal Flag of the United States.svg G April 6, 1993 (aged 30) Flag of Sweden.svg Degerfors IF
34 Chris Brady Flag of the United States.svg G March 3, 2004 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet Flag of France.svg D February 12, 1992 (aged 31) Flag of France.svg Montpellier HSC International
3 Alonso Aceves Flag of Mexico.svg D March 28, 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca International
U-22
4 Carlos Terán Flag of Colombia.svg D September 24, 2000 (aged 23) Flag of Colombia.svg Envigado F.C.
5 Rafael Czichos Flag of Germany.svg D May 14, 1990 (aged 33) Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Köln Captain
International
6 Miguel Navarro Flag of Venezuela.svg D February 26, 1999 (aged 24) Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo La Guaira F.C.
16 Wyatt Omsberg Flag of the United States.svg D September 21, 1995 (aged 28) Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC
22 Mauricio Pineda Flag of the United States.svg D October 17, 1997 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels
24 Jonathan Dean Flag of the United States.svg D May 15, 1997 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg Birmingham Legion FC
27 Kendall Burks Flag of the United States.svg D October 8, 1999 (aged 24) Flag of the United States.svg Washington Huskies
36 Justin Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg D April 8, 2004 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
Midfielders
7 Maren Haile-Selassie Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M March 13, 1999 (aged 24) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano International
Loaned In
10 Xherdan Shaqiri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M October 10, 1991 (aged 32) Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais Designated Player
International
17 Brian Gutiérrez Flag of the United States.svg M June 17, 2003 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
21 Fabian Herbers Flag of Germany.svg M August 17, 1993 (aged 30) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
26 Ousmane Doumbia Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg M May 21, 1992 (aged 31) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano International
Loaned In
Designated Player
30 Gastón Giménez Flag of Paraguay.svg M July 27, 1991 (aged 32) Flag of Argentina.svg Vélez Sarsfield
31 Federico Navarro Flag of Argentina.svg M March 9, 2000 (aged 23) Flag of Argentina.svg Talleres de Cordoba International
U-22 Initiative
35 Sergio Oregel Flag of the United States.svg M May 16, 2005 (aged 18) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Javier Casas Flag of the United States.svg M May 14, 2003 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
38 Alex Monis Flag of the United States.svg M March 20, 2003 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
39 Allan Rodriguez Flag of the United States.svg M May 27, 2004 (aged 19) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
Forwards
8 Chris Mueller Flag of the United States.svg F August 29, 1996 (aged 27) Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian F.C.
11 Kacper Przybyłko Flag of Poland.svg F March 25, 1993 (aged 30) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
19 Georgios Koutsias Flag of Greece.svg F February 8, 2004 (aged 19) Flag of Greece.svg PAOK FC International
U-22
20 Jairo Torres Flag of Mexico.svg F July 5, 2000 (aged 23) Flag of Mexico.svg Atlas F.C. International
Young DP
23 Kei Kamara Flag of Sierra Leone.svg F September 1, 1984 (aged 39) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal
32 Missael Rodriguez Flag of the United States.svg F February 9, 2003 (aged 20) Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
33 Victor Bezerra Flag of the United States.svg F February 5, 2000 (aged 23) Flag of the United States.svg Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown

Player movement

Returning, options, and new contracts

DatePlayerPositionNotesRef
October 31, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Burks DOption for 2023 exercised [4]
October 31, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Omsberg DOption for 2023 exercised [4]
April 29, 2023 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Terán DSigned a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [5]
May 24, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Mauricio Pineda DSigned a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [6]

In

DatePlayerPositionPrevious ClubNotesRef
May 12, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Reynolds D Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC II Signed to a homegrown contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [7]
January 9, 2023 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Souquet D Flag of France.svg Montpellier HSC Signed as a free agent through 2025 [8]
January 11, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gal G Flag of Sweden.svg Degerfors IF Signed as a free agent through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 [9]
January 12, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Dean D Flag of the United States.svg Birmingham Legion FC Acquired from Birmingham through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 [10]
February 24, 2023 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kei Kamara F Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal Acquired from Montréal for the 2023 season in exchange for $250k in GAM over 2023 and 2024 along with up to $150k in performance-related GAM [11]
February 28, 2023 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Koutsias F Flag of Greece.svg PAOK Acquired as a U-22 roster slot player on a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [12]

Loaned In

DatePlayerPositionLoaning ClubNotesRef
December 27, 2022 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie M Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano Loaned for 2023 with an option to buy [13]
March 15, 2023 Flag of Mexico.svg Alonso Aceves D Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca Loaned for 2023 with an option to buy [14]
June 28, 2023 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ousmane Doumbia M Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano Loaned in as a designated player for the rest of 2023 with an option to buy [15]

Out

DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRef
December 31, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Gabriel Slonina G Flag of England.svg Chelsea End of loan following being sold to Chelsea on August 2, 2022 [16]
October 31, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bornstein D Flag of Honduras.svg Vida Out of contract [4]
October 31, 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Reynolds II DRetiredOption declined [4]
October 31, 2022 Flag of Slovakia.svg Boris Sekulić D Flag of Poland.svg Górnik Zabrze Out of contract [4]
December 27, 2022 Flag of Ecuador.svg Jhon Espinoza D Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Lugano Mutually agreed to terminate contract, allowing Espinoza to join FC Lugano [17]
January 13, 2023 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stanislav Ivanov F Flag of Bulgaria.svg FC Arda Kardzhali Mutually agreed to terminate contract [18]
January 16, 2023 Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Durán F Flag of England.svg Aston Villa Sold for a reported club-record of $18 million with up to $4 million in add-ons and a sell-on fee. [19]

Loaned out

DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRef
September 6, 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Monis M Flag of the United States.svg Rio Grande Valley FC Loaned to Rio Grande Valley for the remainder of the USL Season [20]

Second team movement

PlayerPositionMovementNotesRef
Flag of the United States.svg Allan Rodriguez MFSent to Fire IIWas not listed in the Fire's official app roster, and did not participate in preseason with the first team.
Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Ostrem DFLoaned to the first teamSigned to a short-term loan for the June 3 game against Cincinnati and then again for the June 21 match against Portland [21] [22]

Unsigned draft picks and trialists

PickPlayerPositionPrevious ClubNotesRef
Draftee [N 1] Flag of the United States.svg Noah Egan D Flag of the United States.svg Vermont Catamounts Signed with Chicago Fire II [23]
Draftee [N 2] Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hency D Flag of the United States.svg Loyola Ramblers Signed with Chicago Fire II [23]
Draftee [N 3] Flag of Colombia.svg Wilmer Cabrera Jr. M Flag of the United States.svg Butler Bulldogs Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC [23]
Trialist Flag of Germany.svg Paul Kruse G Flag of the United States.svg Creighton Bluejays [24]

Additionally, Fire II defender Charlie Ostrem and goalkeeper Mihajlo Mišković trained with the Fire during preseason.

Technical staff

PositionStaff
Sporting Director Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Georg Heitz
Technical Director Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Ezra Hendrickson (Until May 8)
Head Coach Flag of the United States.svg Frank Klopas (From May 8)
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Frank Klopas (Until May 8)
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Junior Gonzalez (Until May 8)
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg C. J. Brown
Assistant Coach Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Kostenoglou (From August 17)
Assistant Coach Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Antonopoulos (From August 17)
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of the United States.svg Zach Thornton

Last updated: May 8, 2023
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference table

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Cincinnati 3420595739+1869Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Orlando City SC 3418795539+1663Qualification for Round One
3 Columbus Crew 3416996746+2157
4 Philadelphia Union 34159105741+1655
5 New England Revolution 34159105846+1255
6 Atlanta United FC 34139126653+1351
7 Nashville SC 341311103932+749
8 New York Red Bulls 341113103639343Qualification for the Wild card round
9 Charlotte FC 341011134552743
10 CF Montréal 341217536521641
11 New York City FC 34911143539441
12 D.C. United 341014104549440
13 Chicago Fire FC 3410141039511240
14 Inter Miami CF 34918741541334
15 Toronto FC 344201026593322
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
22 New York City FC 34911143539441
23 D.C. United 341014104549440
24 Chicago Fire FC 3410141039511240
25 Austin FC 34101594955639
26 LA Galaxy 348141251671636
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
3439101593951 −126562622 +441031329 −16

Last updated: October 21
Source: MLSsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results

Preseason
Regular season
March 41 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30Yellow card.svg 34' Pineda
Soccerball shade.svg75' Herbers
Report Soccerball shade.svg39' Perreira
Yellow card.svg 44' Pellegrini
Yellow card.svg 58' Jasson
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 19,671
Referee: Filip Dujic
March 112 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30Yellow card.svg 45+2' Martínez
Yellow card.svg 61' Elliott
Yellow card.svg 74' Bedoya
Soccerball shade.svg90', Yellow card.svg 90+3' Torres
Yellow card.svg 96' Sullivan
Report Yellow card.svg 12' Terán
Yellow card.svg 38, 94' Yellow-red card.svg Kamara
Yellow card.svg 42' M. Navarro
Yellow card.svg 45+2, 50' Yellow-red card.svg Herbers
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,520
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 183 Chicago Fire 3–3 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
20:30Yellow card.svg 13' Terán
Soccerball shade.svg32', Yellow card.svg 90+2' Przybyłko
Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.) Czichos
Soccerball shade.svg46' Mueller
Yellow card.svg 58' Giménez
Yellow card.svg 65' M. Navarro
Yellow card.svg 90' Pineda
Report Soccerball shade.svg8', 87' Moreno
Yellow card.svg 58' Vazquez
Soccerball shade.svg84' Santos
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,815
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 254 Inter Miami CF 2–3 Chicago Fire Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30Yellow card.svg 13' Yedlin
Soccerball shade.svg45+3' Negri
Soccerball shade.svg76' Stefanelli
Report Soccerball shade.svg30' Mueller
Soccerball shade.svg38', Yellow card.svg 79' Terán
Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Kei Kamara
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 17,699
Referee: Tori Penso
April 15 Chicago Fire 0–0 DC United Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Report Yellow card.svg 28' Fountas
Yellow card.svg 74' Klich
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 8,621
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 86 Chicago Fire 2–1 Minnesota United FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30Soccerball shade.svg24', 36' Kamara
Yellow card.svg 82' Omsberg
Report Soccerball shade.svg57' Arriaga Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Timothy Ford
April 157 Chicago Fire 2–2 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
20:30Soccerball shade.svg19' Haile-Selassie
Soccerball shade.svg47' (o.g.) Harriel
Yellow card.svg 66' Herbers
Yellow card.svg 90+5' Giménez
Report Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.) Gazdag
Soccerball shade.svg65' Carranza
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 238 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
16:30Soccerball shade.svg13', Yellow card.svg 24' Giakoumakis
Soccerball shade.svg90+9' (o.g.) Haile-Selassie
Report Yellow card.svg 34' Herbers
Yellow card.svg 77' Terán
Yellow card.svg 80' Giménez
Soccerball shade.svg90' Przybyłko
Yellow card.svg 90+5' Dean
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,335
Referee: Viktor Rivas
April 299 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
20:30Yellow card.svg 4' Czichos
Soccerball shade.svg34' Kamara
Yellow card.svg 45+1' Pineda
Yellow card.svg 47' M. Navarro
Yellow card.svg 50' Mueller
Yellow card.svg 82' Dean
Report Yellow card.svg 12' Cásseres
Yellow card.svg 38' Fernandez
Soccerball shade.svg89' Burke
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,432
Referee: Chris Penso
May 610 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire Nashville, Tennessee
20:30Yellow card.svg 29' Lovitz
Soccerball shade.svg45+3' (pen.), 70' (pen.), 90+1' Mukhtar
Yellow card.svg 56' Bunbury
Yellow card.svg 77' Moore
Report Yellow card.svg 36' Koutsias
Yellow card.svg 52' Omsberg
Yellow card.svg 67' Burks
Yellow card.svg 88' Aceves
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,611
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
May 1311 Chicago Fire 1–0 St. Louis City SC Chicago, Illinois
12:00Soccerball shade.svg40' Czichos
Yellow card.svg 59' Giménez
Yellow card.svg 64' Herbers
Report Yellow card.svg 26' Perez
Yellow card.svg 43' Yellow-red card.svg 70' Nelson
Yellow card.svg 49' Gioacchini
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,231
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 1712 Charlotte FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Charlotte, North Carolina
19:30 Malanda Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Kahlina Yellow card.svg 55'
Cambridge Soccerball shade.svg68', Soccerball shade.svg81'
Świderski Yellow card.svg 80'
Jones Yellow card.svg 87'
Sobociński Yellow card.svg 88'
Report Yellow card.svg 20' Giménez
Soccerball shade.svg29' Przybyłko
Yellow card.svg 39' Gutiérrez
Yellow card.svg 72' Torres
Yellow card.svg 90+1' Koutsias
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,016
Referee: Tori Penso
May 2013 Chicago Fire 3–3 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30Yellow card.svg 3' Yellow-red card.svg 26' F. Navarro
Soccerball shade.svg42' (o.g.) Purata
Yellow card.svg 45+2' Herbers
Soccerball shade.svg49' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card.svg 58' Gutiérrez
Soccerball shade.svg89' Koutsias
Report Soccerball shade.svg29' Gutman
Yellow card.svg 41' Ibarra
Soccerball shade.svg55', 65' Giakoumakis
Yellow card.svg 69' Yellow-red card.svg 71' Araújo
Yellow card.svg 90' Diop
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,343
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 2714 New England Revolution 3–3 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 Buck Soccerball shade.svg38'
Wood Soccerball shade.svg40'
Blessing Yellow card.svg 50'
Altidore Soccerball shade.svg83'
Jones Yellow card.svg 90+2'
Report Koutsias Soccerball shade.svg10'
Farrell Soccerball shade.svg22' (o.g.)
Torres Yellow card.svg 47'
Haile-Selassie Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 27,293
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 3115 Toronto FC 0–0 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
19:30 Kaye Yellow card.svg 45+3' Report Navarro Yellow card.svg 33'Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,778
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 316 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 Miazga Yellow card.svg 54'
Acosta Soccerball shade.svg83'
Barreal Yellow card.svg 89'
Report Souquet Yellow card.svg 28'
Shaqiri Yellow card.svg 67'
Haile-Selassie Yellow card.svg 73'
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
June 1017 Chicago Fire 1–2 Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,892
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 2118 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
22:30
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,548
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 2419 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
20:30
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,032
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
July 120 Orlando City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
19:30
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,070
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 821 Chicago Fire 1–0 Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
20:30Soccerball shade.svg34' Herbers
Yellow card.svg 81' Kamara
Report Yellow card.svg 37' Leal
Yellow card.svg 86' Lovitz
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 22,348
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 1222 Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,496
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 1523 Chicago Fire 1–0 Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,246
Referee: Sergii Boiko
August 2024 Chicago Fire 1–3 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 2625 LA Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire Carson, California
22:30Soccerball shade.svg29' Boyd
Soccerball shade.svg72' Puig
Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.) Sharp
Report Yellow card.svg 2' Yellow-red card.svg 27' Giménez
Yellow card.svg 89' Dean
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,762
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 3026 Chicago Fire 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 9,187
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 227 DC United 4–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
19:30Soccerball shade.svg9', 90+1' Benteke
Soccerball shade.svg20' Ku-DiPietro
Soccerball shade.svg40' (o.g.) Terán
Report Yellow card.svg 21' F. Navarro Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,075
Referee: Sergii Boiko
September 1628 CF Montreal 0–0 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Choinière Yellow card.svg 13'
Quioto Yellow card.svg 86'
Corbo Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Report Pineda Yellow card.svg 20'
Doumbia Yellow card.svg 76'
Herbers Yellow card.svg 80'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 2029 Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
19:30
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,349
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 2330 Chicago Fire 2–2 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,129
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 3031 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
19:30
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,347
Referee: Filip Dujic
October 432 Chicago Fire 4–1 Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Shaqiri Soccerball shade.svg49', 73'
Dean Yellow card.svg 52'
Haile-Selassie Soccerball shade.svg62', 66'
Report Busquets Yellow card.svg 42'
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.)
Farías Yellow card.svg 90'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 62,124
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 1733 Chicago Fire 0–2 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Giménez Yellow card.svg 61'
Terán Yellow card.svg 80'
Report Westwood Soccerball shade.svg23'
Świderski Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)
Jones Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Jóźwiak Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,308
Referee: Natalie Simon
October 2134 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire New York, New York
17:00
Report Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 23,260
Referee: Allen Chapman

Leagues Cup

Central 2

PosTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification CHI MIN PUE
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC 2101043+14Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC 2100163+33 2–3
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Puebla 201011542 1–1 0–4
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 27GS Minnesota United FC Flag of the United States.svg 2–3 Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire FC Saint Paul
20:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,419
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 4R32 Chicago Fire FC Flag of the United States.svg 0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg América Bridgeview
20:00 ET
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 18,417
Referee: Walter López Castellanos

U.S. Open Cup

April 26Third round Chicago Fire (MLS) Flag of Illinois.svg 3–0 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago House AC (LQ) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT Soccerball shade.svg26' Przybyłko
Soccerball shade.svg37', 70' Burks
Report Yellow card.svg 43' AR Smith
Yellow card.svg 59' Ricardo Avalos
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Luis Arroyo
May 9Round of 32 Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Flag of Illinois.svg 2–1 Flag of Missouri.svg St. Louis City SC (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT Soccerball shade.svg3' Haile-Selassie
Soccerball shade.svg75' Herbers
Report Yellow card.svg 70' Pompeu
Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Perez
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 22Round of 16 Austin FC (MLS) Flag of Texas.svg 0–2 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 6Quarterfinals Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Flag of Illinois.svg 1–4 Flag of Texas.svg Houston Dynamo FC (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira

Statistics

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season

Games played

No.Pos.Nat.Name MLS Leagues Cup Open Cup Total
StartsAppsMinutesBenchStartsAppsMinutesBenchStartsAppsMinutesBenchStartsAppsMinutesBench
2DFFlag of France.svg  FRA Arnaud Souquet 222518347 2317233225273122317
3DFFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alonso Aceves 9208509 11902 11783 112292914
4DFFlag of Colombia.svg  COL Carlos Terán 192415723327022271663
5DFFlag of Germany.svg  GER Rafael Czichos 2731251112921 221801 303527832
6DFFlag of Venezuela.svg  VEN Miguel Navarro 222519735 221801 44360283125136
7MFFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Maren Haile-Selassie 203219111 2318544270263923661
8FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Mueller 810709144811753
10MFFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SWI Xherdan Shaqiri 22282052232043324027342496
11FWFlag of Poland.svg  POL Kacper Przybyłko 11259696 1311913861 133111747
16DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Wyatt Omsberg 71170418 2218091388418
17MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Gutiérrez 283223992 2319133244333828042
18GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Spencer Richey 4542025 121101 4436091189026
19FWFlag of Greece.svg  GRE Georgios Koutsias 132710122 231403461 153311983
20FWFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jairo Torres 8227592 2217224010269722
21MFFlag of Germany.svg  GER Fabian Herbers 24321979221111 2531 263621412
22DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Mauricio Pineda 162515663 2319644331223220933
23FWFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Kei Kamara 152715203 12433245183117893
24DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Dean 132213714 12981 1190152515495
25GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Gal 7 3 4 14
26MFFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Ousmane Doumbia 9118132320411141018
27DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall Burks 5950615 3 131361 61264219
30MFFlag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Gastón Giménez 27312210332373426633382733
31MFFlag of Argentina.svg  ARG Federico Navarro 151610841 1151 44292192114112
32MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Missael Rodriguez 11415 3 11222618
33FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Victor Bezerra 1 1
34GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Brady 30302640221601 323228001
35MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Sergio Oregel 144144
36DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Reynolds 2 1
37MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Javier Casas 35210 14449610
38FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Monis 192 3 1902995
39MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Allan Rodriguez
48DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Charlie Ostrem 2 2

Goalkeeping

No.Nat.Name MLS Leagues Cup Open Cup Total
Clean SheetsSavesGAClean SheetsSavesGAClean SheetsSavesGAClean SheetsSavesGA
18Flag of the United States.svg  USA Spencer Richey 107 32 295 22214
25Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Gal
34Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Brady 89444 72 810146

Goals

Rk.PlayerMLSLeague's CupOpen CupTotal
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie 6 0 1 7
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri 5 2 0 7
3 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kei Kamara 5 1 0 6
Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Przybyłko 4 0 2 6
5 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Herbers 4 0 1 5
6 Flag of Germany.svg Rafael Czichos 2 0 1 3
Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Koutsias 3 0 0 3
8 Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Burks 0 0 2 2
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez 2 0 0 2
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mueller 2 0 0 2
12 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gastón Giménez 1 0 0 1
Flag of the United States.svg Mauricio Pineda 1 0 0 1
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Souquet 0 1 0 1
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Terán 1 0 0 1

Assists

Rk.PlayerMLSLeague's CupOpen CupTotal
AAAA
1 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez 9 0 2 11
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri 5 0 2 7
Flag of Venezuela.svg Miguel Navarro 4 1 1 6
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie 4 0 0 4
5 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Herbers 3 0 0 3
Flag of France.svg Arnaud Souquet 3 0 0 3
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Dean 2 0 0 2
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ousmane Doumbia 2 0 0 2
Flag of Paraguay.svg Gastón Giménez 2 0 0 2
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kei Kamara 2 0 0 2
Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Koutsias 2 0 0 2
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mueller 2 0 0 2
Flag of the United States.svg Mauricio Pineda 0 1 1 2
Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Przybyłko 2 0 0 2
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Alonso Aceves 0 0 1 1
Flag of the United States.svg Javier Casas 1 0 0 1
Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Omsberg 0 0 1 1
Flag of Mexico.svg Jairo Torres 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

Rk.PlayerMLSLeague's CupOpen CupTotal
Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gastón Giménez 810 100 100 1010
2 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Herbers 610 100 000 710
3 Flag of France.svg Arnaud Souquet 410 100 000 510
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri 210 100 000 310
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Navarro 110 000 100 210
6 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kei Kamara 110 000 000 110
7 Flag of the United States.svg Mauricio Pineda 700 100 200 1000
8 Flag of Venezuela.svg Miguel Navarro 600 100 000 700
9 Flag of Germany.svg Rafael Czichos 600 000 000 600
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Terán 500 100 000 600
11 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Dean 500 000 000 500
12 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brady 300 100 000 400
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ousmane Doumbia 400 000 000 400
Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Koutsias 400 000 000 400
15 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez 200 000 000 200
Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Omsberg 200 000 000 200
Flag of Poland.svg Kacper Przybyłko 200 000 000 200
Flag of Mexico.svg Jairo Torres 200 000 000 200
19 Flag of Mexico.svg Alonso Aceves 100 000 000 100
Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Burks 100 000 100 100
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mueller 100 000 000 100

Awards

Man of the Match awards

Game #PlayerStatsReference
1 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Herbers 1 goal [25]
2None awarded
3 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Mueller 1 goal [26]
4 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Terán (1)1 goal [27]
5 Flag of Germany.svg Rafael Czichos 3 tackles, 16 duels won [28]
6 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kei Kamara 2 goals [29]
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie (1)1 goal [30]
8None awarded
9None awarded
10None awarded
11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri (1)1 assist [31]
12None awarded
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie (2)1 goal, 1 assist [32]
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri (2)1 assist [33]
15None awarded
16None awarded
17None awarded
18 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gastón Giménez (1)1 assist [34]
19 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brady (1)4 saves, clean sheet [35]
20 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brady (2)6 saves [36]
21 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brady (3)2 saves, clean sheet [37]
22 Flag of the United States.svg Mauricio Pineda 1 tackle, 1 block, 5 recoveries [38]
23 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie (3)2 key passes, 87.5% passing accuracy [39]
24None awarded
25None awarded
26None awarded
27None awarded
28 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brady (4)4 saves [40]
29None awarded
30 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez 1 goal, 1 assist [41]
31 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Terán (2)1 tackle, 6 duels won [42]
32 Flag of Paraguay.svg Gastón Giménez (2)1 assist [43]
33None awarded
34 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Navarro 1 tackle, 7 duels [44]

MLS Team of the Matchday

MatchdayPlayerPositionReport
2 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Herbers (1)MF [45]
5 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Terán DF [46]
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez (1)Bench
7 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kei Kamara FW [47]
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri (1)MF [48]
Flag of Germany.svg Rafael Czichos Bench
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez (2)Bench
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie (1)Bench [49]
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri (2)Bench [50]
20 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez (3)MF [51]
21 Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Herbers (2)MF [52]
24 Flag of the United States.svg Mauricio Pineda DF [53]
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Herbers (3)Bench
25 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri (3)MF [54]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie (2)Bench
26 Flag of Venezuela.svg Miguel Navarro Bench [55]
32 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brady GK [56]
34 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gutiérrez (4)Bench [57]
36 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Xherdan Shaqiri (4)MF [58]
Flag of Paraguay.svg Gastón Giménez Bench
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maren Haile-Selassie (3)Bench
Flag of the United States.svg Frank Klopas Coach


MLS All-Star Game

PlayerAll-Star StatisticsReport
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Kei Kamara 21 minutes played [59]

Second team statistics

Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined

Games played

No.Pos.Nat.NameMLS Next Pro
StartsAppsMinutes
3DFFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alonso Aceves 55285
16DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Wyatt Omsberg 77584
18GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Spencer Richey 22180
24DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Dean 22135
25GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Gal 13131125
27DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall Burks 13141001
32MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Missael Rodriguez 10201040
33FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Victor Bezerra 710456
35MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Sergio Oregel 17241389
36DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Reynolds 24262006
37MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Javier Casas 1011597
38FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Monis 13191056
39MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Allan Rodriguez 36265

Goalkeeping

No.Nat.NameMLS Next Pro
Clean SheetsSavesGA
18Flag of the United States.svg  USA Spencer Richey 132
25Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Gal 34213

Goals and assists

RankPlayerSoccerball shade.svgA
1 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Monis 62
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sergio Oregel 32
3 Flag of the United States.svg Victor Bezerra 31
4 Flag of the United States.svg Missael Rodriguez 21
5 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Reynolds 13
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Dean 1
Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Omsberg

Cards

RankPlayerYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
1 Flag of the United States.svg Javier Casas 11
2 Flag of the United States.svg Sergio Oregel 3
3 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Reynolds 2
Flag of the United States.svg Allan Rodriguez
Flag of the United States.svg Missael Rodriguez
6 Flag of the United States.svg Victor Bezerra 1
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gal
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Monis

Notes

  1. Draft Pick R3, P64
  2. Draft Pick R3, P67
  3. Draft Pick R3, P76

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