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2023 Chicago Fire FC season

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.

Chicago Fire FC
2023 season
ChairmanJoe Mansueto
Head coachEzra Hendrickson
(until May 8)[1]
Frank Klopas
(from May 8)
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLSConference: 13th
Overall: 24th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Leagues CupRound 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 →

Current squad edit

Players signed as of September 10, 2023

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
18 Spencer Richey   G (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 (aged 31)   Seattle Sounders FC
25 Jeff Gal   G (1993-04-06)April 6, 1993 (aged 30)   Degerfors IF
34 Chris Brady   G (2004-03-03)March 3, 2004 (aged 19)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet   D (1992-02-12)February 12, 1992 (aged 31)   Montpellier HSC International
3 Alonso Aceves   D (2001-03-28)March 28, 2001 (aged 22)   Pachuca International
U-22
4 Carlos Terán   D (2000-09-24)September 24, 2000 (aged 23)   Envigado F.C.
5 Rafael Czichos   D (1990-05-14)May 14, 1990 (aged 33)   1. FC Köln Captain
International
6 Miguel Navarro   D (1999-02-26)February 26, 1999 (aged 24)   Deportivo La Guaira F.C.
16 Wyatt Omsberg   D (1995-09-21)September 21, 1995 (aged 28)   Minnesota United FC
22 Mauricio Pineda   D (1997-10-17)October 17, 1997 (aged 26)   North Carolina Tar Heels
24 Jonathan Dean   D (1997-05-15)May 15, 1997 (aged 26)   Birmingham Legion FC
27 Kendall Burks   D (1999-10-08)October 8, 1999 (aged 24)   Washington Huskies
36 Justin Reynolds   D (2004-04-08)April 8, 2004 (aged 19)   Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
Midfielders
7 Maren Haile-Selassie   M (1999-03-13)March 13, 1999 (aged 24)   FC Lugano International
Loaned In
10 Xherdan Shaqiri   M (1991-10-10)October 10, 1991 (aged 32)   Olympique Lyonnais Designated Player
International
17 Brian Gutiérrez   M (2003-06-17)June 17, 2003 (aged 20)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
21 Fabian Herbers   M (1993-08-17)August 17, 1993 (aged 30)   Philadelphia Union
26 Ousmane Doumbia   M (1992-05-21)May 21, 1992 (aged 31)   FC Lugano International
Loaned In
Designated Player
30 Gastón Giménez   M (1991-07-27)July 27, 1991 (aged 32)   Vélez Sarsfield
31 Federico Navarro   M (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 23)   Talleres de Cordoba International
U-22 Initiative
35 Sergio Oregel   M (2005-05-16)May 16, 2005 (aged 18)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Javier Casas   M (2003-05-14)May 14, 2003 (aged 20)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
38 Alex Monis   M (2003-03-20)March 20, 2003 (aged 20)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
39 Allan Rodriguez   M (2004-05-27)May 27, 2004 (aged 19)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
Forwards
8 Chris Mueller   F (1996-08-29)August 29, 1996 (aged 27)   Hibernian F.C.
11 Kacper Przybyłko   F (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 30)   Philadelphia Union
19 Georgios Koutsias   F (2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 19)   PAOK FC International
U-22
20 Jairo Torres   F (2000-07-05)July 5, 2000 (aged 23)   Atlas F.C. International
Young DP
23 Kei Kamara   F (1984-09-01)September 1, 1984 (aged 39)   CF Montréal
32 Missael Rodriguez   F (2003-02-09)February 9, 2003 (aged 20)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
33 Victor Bezerra   F (2000-02-05)February 5, 2000 (aged 23)   Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown

Player movement edit

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2023

Returning, options, and new contracts edit

Date Player Position Notes Ref
October 31, 2022   Kendall Burks D Option for 2023 exercised [4]
October 31, 2022   Wyatt Omsberg D Option for 2023 exercised [4]
April 29, 2023   Carlos Terán D Signed a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [5]
May 24, 2023   Mauricio Pineda D Signed a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [6]

In edit

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
May 12, 2022   Justin Reynolds D   Chicago Fire FC II Signed to a homegrown contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [7]
January 9, 2023   Arnaud Souquet D   Montpellier HSC Signed as a free agent through 2025 [8]
January 11, 2023   Jeff Gal G   Degerfors IF Signed as a free agent through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 [9]
January 12, 2023   Jonathan Dean D   Birmingham Legion FC Acquired from Birmingham through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 [10]
February 24, 2023   Kei Kamara F   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   Georgios Koutsias F   PAOK Acquired as a U-22 roster slot player on a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [12]

Loaned In edit

Date Player Position Loaning Club Notes Ref
December 27, 2022   Maren Haile-Selassie M   FC Lugano Loaned for 2023 with an option to buy [13]
March 15, 2023   Alonso Aceves D   Pachuca Loaned for 2023 with an option to buy [14]
June 28, 2023   Ousmane Doumbia M   FC Lugano Loaned in as a designated player for the rest of 2023 with an option to buy [15]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
December 31, 2022   Gabriel Slonina G   Chelsea End of loan following being sold to Chelsea on August 2, 2022 [16]
October 31, 2022   Jonathan Bornstein D   Vida Out of contract [4]
October 31, 2022   Andre Reynolds II D Retired Option declined [4]
October 31, 2022   Boris Sekulić D   Górnik Zabrze Out of contract [4]
December 27, 2022   Jhon Espinoza D   FC Lugano Mutually agreed to terminate contract, allowing Espinoza to join FC Lugano [17]
January 13, 2023   Stanislav Ivanov F   FC Arda Kardzhali Mutually agreed to terminate contract [18]
January 16, 2023   Jhon Durán F   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 edit

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
September 6, 2023   Alex Monis M   Rio Grande Valley FC Loaned to Rio Grande Valley for the remainder of the USL Season [20]

Second team movement edit

Player Position Movement Notes Ref
  Allan Rodriguez MF Sent to Fire II Was not listed in the Fire's official app roster, and did not participate in preseason with the first team.
  Charlie Ostrem DF Loaned to the first team Signed 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 edit

Pick Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
Draftee[N 1]   Noah Egan D   Vermont Catamounts Signed with Chicago Fire II [23]
Draftee[N 2]   Billy Hency D   Loyola Ramblers Signed with Chicago Fire II [23]
Draftee[N 3]   Wilmer Cabrera Jr. M   Butler Bulldogs Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC [23]
Trialist   Paul Kruse G   Creighton Bluejays [24]

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

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
Sporting Director   Georg Heitz
Technical Director   Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach   Ezra Hendrickson (Until May 8)
Head Coach   Frank Klopas (From May 8)
Assistant Coach   Frank Klopas (Until May 8)
Assistant Coach   Junior Gonzalez (Until May 8)
Assistant Coach   C. J. Brown
Assistant Coach   Nikos Kostenoglou (From August 17)
Assistant Coach   Theodoros Antonopoulos (From August 17)
Goalkeeping Coach   Zach Thornton

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

Competitions edit

Major League Soccer edit

Eastern Conference table edit

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for Round One
3 Columbus Crew 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57
4 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55
5 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55
6 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51
7 Nashville SC 34 13 11 10 39 32 +7 49
8 New York Red Bulls 34 11 13 10 36 39 −3 43 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 Charlotte FC 34 10 11 13 45 52 −7 43
10 CF Montréal 34 12 17 5 36 52 −16 41
11 New York City FC 34 9 11 14 35 39 −4 41
12 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 45 49 −4 40
13 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 14 10 39 51 −12 40
14 Inter Miami CF 34 9 18 7 41 54 −13 34
15 Toronto FC 34 4 20 10 26 59 −33 22
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 edit

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
22 New York City FC 34 9 11 14 35 39 −4 41
23 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 45 49 −4 40
24 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 14 10 39 51 −12 40
25 Austin FC 34 10 15 9 49 55 −6 39
26 LA Galaxy 34 8 14 12 51 67 −16 36
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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 39 10 15 9 39 51  −12 6 5 6 26 22  +4 4 10 3 13 29  −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 edit

Preseason edit
January 31 Cancún F.C.   0–5   Chicago Fire Cancún, Mexico
9:30   Przybyłko
   Torres
  M. Rodriguez
  Bezerra		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
February 8 Chicago Fire 4–0 Sacramento Republic Tucson, Arizona
19:00   17' Carlos Terán
  57' Sergio Oregel
  79' M. Rodriguez
  86' (pen.) Xherdan Shaqiri		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 11 Chicago Fire 0–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Tucson, Arizona
16:00 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 15 Chicago Fire 3–3 New Mexico United Tucson, Arizona
13:00   35' Bezerra
  76' Monis
  77' Pineda		   12' Moreno
  56', 60' Dolling		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 18 Chicago Fire 0–3 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
12:00   22' Ojeda
  40', 44' Savarino		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 25 Chicago Fire 3–0 Indy Eleven Bridgeview, Illinois
  13' Rodriguez
  86' Haile-Selassie
  88' Bezerra		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Regular season edit
Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season
March 4 1 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30   34' Pineda
  75' Herbers		 Report   39' Perreira
  44' Pellegrini
  58' Jasson		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 19,671
Referee: Filip Dujic
March 11 2 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30   45+2' Martínez
  61' Elliott
  74' Bedoya
  90',   90+3' Torres
  96' Sullivan		 Report   12' Terán
  38, 94'   Kamara
  42' M. Navarro
  45+2, 50'   Herbers		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,520
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 18 3 Chicago Fire 3–3 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
20:30   13' Terán
  32',   90+2' Przybyłko
  45' (pen.) Czichos
  46' Mueller
  58' Giménez
  65' M. Navarro
  90' Pineda		 Report   8', 87' Moreno
  58' Vazquez
  84' Santos		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,815
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 25 4 Inter Miami CF 2–3 Chicago Fire Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30   13' Yedlin
  45+3' Negri
  76' Stefanelli		 Report   30' Mueller
  38',   79' Terán
  90+2' Kei Kamara		 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 17,699
Referee: Tori Penso
April 1 5 Chicago Fire 0–0 DC United Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Report   28' Fountas
  74' Klich		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 8,621
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 8 6 Chicago Fire 2–1 Minnesota United FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30   24', 36' Kamara
  82' Omsberg		 Report   57' Arriaga Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Timothy Ford
April 15 7 Chicago Fire 2–2 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
20:30   19' Haile-Selassie
  47' (o.g.) Harriel
  66' Herbers
  90+5' Giménez		 Report   62' (pen.) Gazdag
  65' Carranza		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 23 8 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
16:30   13',   24' Giakoumakis
  90+9' (o.g.) Haile-Selassie		 Report   34' Herbers
  77' Terán
  80' Giménez
  90' Przybyłko
  90+5' Dean		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,335
Referee: Viktor Rivas
April 29 9 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
20:30   4' Czichos
  34' Kamara
  45+1' Pineda
  47' M. Navarro
  50' Mueller
  82' Dean		 Report   12' Cásseres
  38' Fernandez
  89' Burke		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,432
Referee: Chris Penso
May 6 10 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire Nashville, Tennessee
20:30   29' Lovitz
  45+3' (pen.), 70' (pen.), 90+1' Mukhtar
  56' Bunbury
  77' Moore		 Report   36' Koutsias
  52' Omsberg
  67' Burks
  88' Aceves		 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,611
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
May 13 11 Chicago Fire 1–0 St. Louis City SC Chicago, Illinois
12:00   40' Czichos
  59' Giménez
  64' Herbers		 Report   26' Perez
  43'   70' Nelson
  49' Gioacchini		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,231
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 17 12 Charlotte FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Charlotte, North Carolina
19:30 Malanda   45+1'
Kahlina   55'
Cambridge   68',   81'
Świderski   80'
Jones   87'
Sobociński   88'		 Report   20' Giménez
  29' Przybyłko
  39' Gutiérrez
  72' Torres
  90+1' Koutsias		 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,016
Referee: Tori Penso
May 20 13 Chicago Fire 3–3 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30   3'   26' F. Navarro
  42' (o.g.) Purata
  45+2' Herbers
  49' Haile-Selassie
  58' Gutiérrez
  89' Koutsias		 Report   29' Gutman
  41' Ibarra
  55', 65' Giakoumakis
  69'   71' Araújo
  90' Diop		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,343
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 27 14 New England Revolution 3–3 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 Buck   38'
Wood   40'
Blessing   50'
Altidore   83'
Jones   90+2'		 Report Koutsias   10'
Farrell   22' (o.g.)
Torres   47'
Haile-Selassie   79'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 27,293
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 31 15 Toronto FC 0–0 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
19:30 Kaye   45+3' Report Navarro   33' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,778
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 3 16 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 Miazga   54'
Acosta   83'
Barreal   89'		 Report Souquet   28'
Shaqiri   67'
Haile-Selassie   73'		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
June 10 17 Chicago Fire 1–2 Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,892
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 21 18 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
22:30
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,548
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 24 19 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 1 20 Orlando City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
19:30
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,070
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 8 21 Chicago Fire 1–0 Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
20:30   34' Herbers
  81' Kamara		 Report   37' Leal
  86' Lovitz		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 22,348
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 12 22 Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,496
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 15 23 Chicago Fire 1–0 Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,246
Referee: Sergii Boiko
August 20 24 Chicago Fire 1–3 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 26 25 LA Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire Carson, California
22:30   29' Boyd
  72' Puig
  90' (pen.) Sharp		 Report   2'   27' Giménez
  89' Dean		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,762
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 30 26 Chicago Fire 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 9,187
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 2 27 DC United 4–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
19:30   9', 90+1' Benteke
  20' Ku-DiPietro
  40' (o.g.) Terán		 Report   21' F. Navarro Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,075
Referee: Sergii Boiko
September 16 28 CF Montreal 0–0 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Choinière   13'
Quioto   86'
Corbo   90+3'		 Report Pineda   20'
Doumbia   76'
Herbers   80'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 20 29 Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
19:30
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,349
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 23 30 Chicago Fire 2–2 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,129
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 30 31 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 4 32 Chicago Fire 4–1 Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Shaqiri   49', 73'
Dean   52'
Haile-Selassie   62', 66'		 Report Busquets   42'
Martínez   53' (pen.)
Farías   90'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 62,124
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 17 33 Chicago Fire 0–2 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Giménez   61'
Terán   80'		 Report Westwood   23'
Świderski   58' (pen.)
Jones   90+3'
Jóźwiak   90+6'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,308
Referee: Natalie Simon
October 21 34 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire Queens, New York
17:00
Report Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 23,260
Referee: Allen Chapman

Leagues Cup edit

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Central 2 edit

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHI MIN PUE
1   Chicago Fire FC 2 1 0 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage — — —
2   Minnesota United FC 2 1 0 0 1 6 3 +3 3 2–3 — —
3   Puebla 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 −4 2 1–1 0–4 —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 27 GS Minnesota United FC   2–3   Chicago Fire FC Saint Paul
20:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,419
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 31 GS Chicago Fire FC   1–1
(9–10 p)		   Puebla Bridgeview
20:30 ET
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,619
Referee: Jesús Rafael López Valle
Penalties
August 4 R32 Chicago Fire FC   0–1   América Bridgeview
20:00 ET
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 18,417
Referee: Walter López Castellanos

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup
April 26 Third round Chicago Fire (MLS)   3–0   Chicago House AC (LQ) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT   26' Przybyłko
  37', 70' Burks		 Report   43' AR Smith
  59' Ricardo Avalos		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Luis Arroyo
May 9 Round of 32 Chicago Fire FC (MLS)   2–1   St. Louis City SC (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT   3' Haile-Selassie
  75' Herbers		 Report   70' Pompeu
  90+3' Perez		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 22 Round of 16 Austin FC (MLS)   0–2   Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 6 Quarterfinals Chicago Fire FC (MLS)   1–4   Houston Dynamo FC (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira

Statistics edit

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season

Games played edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench
2 DF   FRA Arnaud Souquet 22 25 1834 7 2 3 172 3 3 225 27 31 2231 7
3 DF   MEX Alonso Aceves 9 20 850 9 1 1 90 2 1 1 78 3 11 22 929 14
4 DF   COL Carlos Terán 19 24 1572 3 3 270 22 27 1663
5 DF   GER Rafael Czichos 27 31 2511 1 2 92 1 2 2 180 1 30 35 2783 2
6 DF   VEN Miguel Navarro 22 25 1973 5 2 2 180 1 4 4 360 28 31 2513 6
7 MF    SUI Maren Haile-Selassie 20 32 1911 1 2 3 185 4 4 270 26 39 2366 1
8 FW   USA Chris Mueller 8 10 709 1 44 8 11 753
10 MF    SWI Xherdan Shaqiri 22 28 2052 2 3 204 3 3 240 27 34 2496
11 FW   POL Kacper Przybyłko 11 25 969 6 1 3 119 1 3 86 1 13 31 1174 7
16 DF   USA Wyatt Omsberg 7 11 704 18 2 2 180 9 13 884 18
17 MF   USA Brian Gutiérrez 28 32 2399 2 2 3 191 3 3 244 33 38 2804 2
18 GK   USA Spencer Richey 4 5 420 25 1 2 110 1 4 4 360 9 11 890 26
19 FW   GRE Georgios Koutsias 13 27 1012 2 2 3 140 3 46 1 15 33 1198 3
20 FW   MEX Jairo Torres 8 22 759 2 2 2 172 2 40 10 26 972 2
21 MF   GER Fabian Herbers 24 32 1979 2 2 111 1 2 53 1 26 36 2141 2
22 DF   USA Mauricio Pineda 16 25 1566 3 2 3 196 4 4 331 22 32 2093 3
23 FW   SLE Kei Kamara 15 27 1520 3 1 24 3 3 245 18 31 1789 3
24 DF   USA Jonathan Dean 13 22 1371 4 1 2 98 1 1 1 90 15 25 1549 5
25 GK   USA Jeff Gal 7 3 4 14
26 MF   CIV Ousmane Doumbia 9 11 813 2 3 204 11 14 1018
27 DF   USA Kendall Burks 5 9 506 15 3 1 3 136 1 6 12 642 19
30 MF   PAR Gastón Giménez 27 31 2210 3 3 237 3 4 266 33 38 2733
31 MF   ARG Federico Navarro 15 16 1084 1 1 15 1 4 4 292 19 21 1411 2
32 MF   USA Missael Rodriguez 1 14 15 3 1 12 2 26 18
33 FW   USA Victor Bezerra 1 1
34 GK   USA Chris Brady 30 30 2640 2 2 160 1 32 32 2800 1
35 MF   USA Sergio Oregel 1 44 1 44
36 DF   USA Justin Reynolds 2 1
37 MF   USA Javier Casas 3 52 10 1 44 4 96 10
38 FW   USA Alex Monis 1 9 2 3 1 90 2 99 5
39 MF   USA Allan Rodriguez
48 DF   USA Charlie Ostrem 2 2

Goalkeeping edit

No. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
18   USA Spencer Richey 10 7 3 2 2 9 5 2 22 14
25   USA Jeff Gal
34   USA Chris Brady 8 94 44 7 2 8 101 46

Goals edit

Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Open Cup Total
       
1   Maren Haile-Selassie 6 0 1 7
  Xherdan Shaqiri 5 2 0 7
3   Kei Kamara 5 1 0 6
  Kacper Przybyłko 4 0 2 6
5   Fabian Herbers 4 0 1 5
6   Rafael Czichos 2 0 1 3
  Georgios Koutsias 3 0 0 3
8   Kendall Burks 0 0 2 2
  Brian Gutiérrez 2 0 0 2
  Chris Mueller 2 0 0 2
12   Gastón Giménez 1 0 0 1
  Mauricio Pineda 1 0 0 1
  Arnaud Souquet 0 1 0 1
  Carlos Terán 1 0 0 1

Assists edit

Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Open Cup Total
A A A A
1   Brian Gutiérrez 9 0 2 11
2   Xherdan Shaqiri 5 0 2 7
  Miguel Navarro 4 1 1 6
4   Maren Haile-Selassie 4 0 0 4
5   Fabian Herbers 3 0 0 3
  Arnaud Souquet 3 0 0 3
7   Jonathan Dean 2 0 0 2
  Ousmane Doumbia 2 0 0 2
  Gastón Giménez 2 0 0 2
  Kei Kamara 2 0 0 2
  Georgios Koutsias 2 0 0 2
  Chris Mueller 2 0 0 2
  Mauricio Pineda 0 1 1 2
  Kacper Przybyłko 2 0 0 2
15   Alonso Aceves 0 0 1 1
  Javier Casas 1 0 0 1
  Wyatt Omsberg 0 0 1 1
  Jairo Torres 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record edit

Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Open Cup Total
                       
1   Gastón Giménez 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 0
2   Fabian Herbers 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
3   Arnaud Souquet 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
4   Xherdan Shaqiri 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
5   Federico Navarro 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
6   Kei Kamara 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
7   Mauricio Pineda 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0
8   Miguel Navarro 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
9   Rafael Czichos 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
  Carlos Terán 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
11   Jonathan Dean 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
12   Chris Brady 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
  Ousmane Doumbia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
  Georgios Koutsias 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15   Brian Gutiérrez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Wyatt Omsberg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Kacper Przybyłko 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Jairo Torres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19   Alonso Aceves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Kendall Burks 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
  Chris Mueller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Awards edit

Man of the Match awards edit

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

MLS Team of the Matchday edit

Matchday Player Position Report
2   Fabian Herbers (1) MF [45]
5   Carlos Terán DF [46]
  Brian Gutiérrez (1) Bench
7   Kei Kamara FW [47]
12   Xherdan Shaqiri (1) MF [48]
  Rafael Czichos Bench
  Brian Gutiérrez (2) Bench
14   Maren Haile-Selassie (1) Bench [49]
15   Xherdan Shaqiri (2) Bench [50]
20   Brian Gutiérrez (3) MF [51]
21   Fabian Herbers (2) MF [52]
24   Mauricio Pineda DF [53]
  Fabian Herbers (3) Bench
25   Xherdan Shaqiri (3) MF [54]
  Maren Haile-Selassie (2) Bench
26   Miguel Navarro Bench [55]
32   Chris Brady GK [56]
34   Brian Gutiérrez (4) Bench [57]
36   Xherdan Shaqiri (4) MF [58]
  Gastón Giménez Bench
  Maren Haile-Selassie (3) Bench
  Frank Klopas Coach


MLS All-Star Game edit

Player All-Star Statistics Report
  Kei Kamara 21 minutes played [59]

Second team statistics edit

Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined

Games played edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro
Starts Apps Minutes
3 DF   MEX Alonso Aceves 5 5 285
16 DF   USA Wyatt Omsberg 7 7 584
18 GK   USA Spencer Richey 2 2 180
24 DF   USA Jonathan Dean 2 2 135
25 GK   USA Jeff Gal 13 13 1125
27 DF   USA Kendall Burks 13 14 1001
32 MF   USA Missael Rodriguez 10 20 1040
33 FW   USA Victor Bezerra 7 10 456
35 MF   USA Sergio Oregel 17 24 1389
36 DF   USA Justin Reynolds 24 26 2006
37 MF   USA Javier Casas 10 11 597
38 FW   USA Alex Monis 13 19 1056
39 MF   USA Allan Rodriguez 3 6 265

Goalkeeping edit

No. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro
Clean Sheets Saves GA
18   USA Spencer Richey 1 3 2
25   USA Jeff Gal 3 42 13

Goals and assists edit

Rank Player   A
1   Alex Monis 6 2
2   Sergio Oregel 3 2
3   Victor Bezerra 3 1
4   Missael Rodriguez 2 1
5   Justin Reynolds 1 3
6   Jonathan Dean 1
  Wyatt Omsberg

Cards edit

Rank Player        
1   Javier Casas 1 1
2   Sergio Oregel 3
3   Justin Reynolds 2
  Allan Rodriguez
  Missael Rodriguez
6   Victor Bezerra 1
  Jeff Gal
  Alex Monis

Notes edit

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

References edit

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External links edit

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