2024 Chicago Fire FC season

The 2024 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 26th year of existence, as well as their 27th season in Major League Soccer. This is the fifth and final season for sporting director Georg Heitz, who would leave following the season's conclusion.[1]

Chicago Fire FC
2024 season
ChairmanJoe Mansueto
Head coachFrank Klopas
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLSConference: 14th
Overall: 25th
Leagues CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugo Cuypers (10)
All: Hugo Cuypers (10)
Highest home attendanceAugust 31 vs Miami (55,385)
Lowest home attendanceMay 29 vs Orlando City (11,372)
Average home league attendance21,453
Biggest winJune 15, 4-1 at Toronto
Biggest defeatApril 20, 0-4 vs Real Salt Lake
← 2023
2025 →

Current squad

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Players signed as of August 15, 2024[2]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
18 Spencer Richey   G (1992-05-30) May 30, 1992 (age 32)   Seattle Sounders FC
25 Jeff Gal   G (1993-04-06)April 6, 1993 (aged 31)   Degerfors IF
34 Chris Brady   G (2004-03-03)March 3, 2004 (aged 20)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
78 Bryan Dowd   G (2002-05-08)May 8, 2002 (aged 22)   Notre Dame Loaned Out
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet   D (1992-02-12)February 12, 1992 (aged 32)   Montpellier HSC
4 Carlos Terán   D (2000-09-24) September 24, 2000 (age 23)   Envigado F.C.
5 Rafael Czichos   D (1990-05-14) May 14, 1990 (age 34)   1. FC Köln
14 Tobias Salquist   D (1995-05-18) May 18, 1995 (age 29)   Silkeborg IF International
15 Andrew Gutman   D (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 27)   Colorado Rapids
16 Wyatt Omsberg   D (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 28)   Minnesota United FC
22 Mauricio Pineda   D (1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 26)   North Carolina Tar Heels
24 Jonathan Dean   D (1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 (age 27)   Birmingham Legion FC
27 Allan Arigoni   D (1998-11-04) November 4, 1998 (age 25)   FC Lugano International
Loaned In
36 Justin Reynolds   D (2004-04-08)April 8, 2004 (aged 20)   Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
77 Chase Gasper   D (1996-01-25)January 25, 1996 (aged 28)   Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
7 Maren Haile-Selassie   M (1999-03-13)March 13, 1999 (aged 25)   FC Lugano International
11 Ariel Lassiter   M (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 (age 29)   CF Montréal
17 Brian Gutiérrez   M (2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 (age 21)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
U22 Initiative
21 Fabian Herbers   M (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31)   Philadelphia Union
23 Kellyn Acosta   M (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 29)   LAFC
30 Gastón Giménez   M (1991-07-27) July 27, 1991 (age 33)   Vélez Sarsfield
31 Federico Navarro   M (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 24)   Talleres de Cordoba U22 Initiative
35 Sergio Oregel   M (2005-05-16) May 16, 2005 (age 19)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Javier Casas   M (2003-05-14) May 14, 2003 (age 21)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
38 Laurence Wootton   M (2000-01-10)January 10, 2000 (aged 24)   Ohio State International
Loaned Out
Forwards
8 Chris Mueller   F (1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 28)   Hibernian F.C.
9 Hugo Cuypers   F (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 27)   Gent International
Designated Player
12 Tom Barlow   F (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29)   New York Red Bulls
19 Georgios Koutsias   F (2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 20)   PAOK FC International
U22 Initiative
32 Missael Rodriguez   F (2003-02-09)February 9, 2003 (aged 21)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
33 Victor Bezerra   F (2000-02-05)February 5, 2000 (aged 24)   Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
Loaned Out

Player movement

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Returning, options, and new contracts

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Date Player Position Notes Ref
November 14, 2023   Brian Gutiérrez M Signed to a new Homegrown U22 contract until 2028 [3]
November 22, 2023   Jonathan Dean D Option for 2024 exercised [4]
November 22, 2023   Jeffrey Gal G Option for 2024 exercised [4]
November 22, 2023   Fabian Herbers M Option for 2024 exercised [4]
November 22, 2023   Wyatt Omsberg D Option for 2024 exercised [4]
November 22, 2023   Spencer Richey G Option for 2024 exercised [4]
January 14, 2024   Javier Casas M Re-signed to a contract for 2024 with options for 2025 and 2026 after his contract option expired in 2023 [4][5]
Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 22, 2023   Maren Haile-Selassie M   FC Lugano Fire exercised their purchase option, signing him reportedly through 2026 [6][4][7]
December 12, 2023   Andrew Gutman D   Colorado Rapids Acquired from Colorado in exchange for Miguel Navarro and $450k in GAM spread out over 2024 and 2025, and immediately signed to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [8]
December 18, 2023   Tom Barlow F   New York Red Bulls Acquired from New York in exchange for $250k in GAM spread out over 2024 and 2025 with another $150k if certain requirements are met [9]
January 14, 2023   Tobias Salquist D   Silkeborg IF Signed from Silkeborg on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026 [10]
January 15, 2023   Bryan Dowd G   Notre Dame Signed to a contract for 2024 with options through 2027 after being drafted 6th overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft [11][12]
January 30, 2024   Chase Gasper D   Houston Dynamo Traded from Houston in exchange for a third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft [13]
February 6, 2024   Hugo Cuypers F   Gent Acquired as a Designated Player via transfer from K.A.A Gent for a Club-record fee. Contract will run through 2026 with an option for 2027. [14]
February 13, 2024   Kellyn Acosta M   Los Angeles FC Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [15]
April 3, 2024   Laurence Wootton M   Ohio State Signed to a contract for 2024 with options through 2027 and was immediately loaned out to Indy Eleven [16]
August 14, 2024   Ariel Lassiter M   CF Montréal Joined from Montreal for $75k in GAM for 2024 and possibly $75k in GAM in 2025 if certain perameters are met [17]

Loaned In

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Date Player Position Loaning Club Notes Ref
January 15, 2023   Allan Arigoni D   FC Lugano Loaned in for 2024 with an option to buy [18]
Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
October 23, 2023   Kei Kamara F   Los Angeles FC Contract expired [19][4]
November 9, 2023   Alex Monis M   New England Revolution II Contract expired [20][4]
November 22, 2023   Alonso Aceves D   Pachuca Loan deal expired [21][4]
November 22, 2023   Kendall Burks D   San Antonio FC Option for 2024 declined [4]
November 22, 2023   Ousmane Doumbia M   FC Lugano Loan deal expired [22][4]
November 22, 2023   Allan Rodriguez M Option for 2024 declined [4]
December 12, 2023   Miguel Navarro D   Colorado Rapids Traded to Colorado alongside $450k in GAM in exchange for Andrew Gutman [8]
February 9, 2024   Jairo Torres F   FC Juárez Mutual termination [23]
February 16, 2024   Kacper Przybyłko F   FC Lugano Transfer [24]
August 14, 2024   Xherdan Shaqiri M   FC Basel Mutually agreed to terminate contract [25]

Loaned Out

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Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
March 13, 2024   Justin Reynolds D   FC Lugano Sent on a short-term loan to the Fire's sister club through the end of the Swiss season [26]
March 14, 2024   Missael Rodriguez F   Union Omaha Loaned to Omaha for the 2024 USL League One season with the right to recall [27]
March 19, 2024   Victor Bezerra F   Detroit City FC Loaned to Detroit for the 2024 USL Championship season with the right to recall [28]
April 3, 2024   Laurence Wootton M   Indy Eleven Loaned to Indy for the 2024 USL Championship season [29]
June 27, 2024   Bryan Dowd G   Huntsville City FC Loaned to Huntsville for the remainder of the 2024 MLS Next Pro season with an option for Nashville SC to purchase after the season [30]

Second team Players Who Joined Fire

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Player Position Date(s) Ref
  Omari Glasgow F May 4th vs New England Revolution (played 11 minutes)
May 11th vs St. Louis City
May 15 vs Charlotte (played 23 minutes)
July 28 vs Sporting Kansas City (League's Cup)
[31][32][33][34]
  Diego Konincks D June 15 vs Toronto
July 3rd vs Philadelphia
July 7th vs Seattle
July 13th vs NYCFC
[35][36][37][38]
  David Poreba M July 3rd vs Philadelphia
July 13th vs NYCFC
July 17th vs Cincinnati
League's Cup
[39][40][41][42]
  Christian Koffi M League's Cup [42]
  Harold Osorio M League's Cup [42]
  Jaylen Shannon D League's Cup [42]

Unsigned draft picks and trialists

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Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
R2, P4   Oluwaseun Oyegunle DF Syracuse Did not join the team in preseason [11][43]
R2, P6   Jason Shokalook FW Akron Joined the team in Florida for preseason but didn't join the team in California; ultimately signed for the second team [11][43]
R3, P14   Shane de Flores MF Stanford Did not join the team in preseason [11][43]

Alongside those listed above, Fire II defenders Lamonth Rochester and Jaylen Shannon and midfielder Omari Glasgow also travelled with the squad to Bradenton during preseason.[43] During the trip to Coachella, Fire academy keeper Patrick Los was added to the roster, while Shannon, Rochester, and Shokalook did not travel with the team.[44]

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Sporting Director   Georg Heitz
Technical Director   Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach   Frank Klopas
Assistant Coach   Paulo Nagamura
Assistant Coach   Carlos García
Goalkeeping Coach   Zach Thornton
Set Piece Coach   Ryan Needs
Video Analyst   Theodoros Antonopoulos
Video Analyst   Jeff DeGroot

Last updated: January 19, 2024
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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Eastern Conference table

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MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Miami CF (T) 27 18 4 5 62 40 +22 59 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 FC Cincinnati 27 16 8 3 48 36 +12 51 Qualification for round one
3 Columbus Crew 26 14 5 7 52 28 +24 49
4 New York Red Bulls 28 10 5 13 44 35 +9 43
5 New York City FC 27 11 10 6 40 36 +4 39
6 Charlotte FC 27 10 9 8 31 29 +2 38
7 Orlando City SC 27 10 10 7 42 41 +1 37
8 Toronto FC 28 10 15 3 36 50 −14 33 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 D.C. United 28 8 12 8 43 56 −13 32
10 Atlanta United FC 27 8 12 7 36 38 −2 31
11 Philadelphia Union 27 7 11 9 47 43 +4 30
12 New England Revolution 26 8 15 3 29 50 −21 27
13 CF Montréal 27 6 12 9 35 58 −23 27
14 Chicago Fire FC 28 6 14 8 34 50 −16 26
15 Nashville SC 27 6 13 8 26 44 −18 26
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2024. 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)
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Overall table

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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
25 New England Revolution 26 8 15 3 30 51 −21 27
26 CF Montréal 27 6 12 9 35 58 −23 27
27 Chicago Fire FC 28 6 14 8 34 50 −16 26
28 Nashville SC 27 6 13 8 26 44 −18 26
29 San Jose Earthquakes 27 5 20 2 34 63 −29 17
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2024. 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

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
28 26 6 14 8 34 50  −16 4 7 3 17 26  −9 2 7 5 17 24  −7

Last updated: September 7
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

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Preseason
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January 23 Friendly Loudoun United 1–5 Chicago Fire FC Bradenton, Florida
  Unknown   3' Shaqiri
  16' (pen.) Koutsias
  28' Herbers
  69' (pen.) Przybyłko
  90' Wootton
Stadium: IMG Academy
January 27 Friendly New York Red Bulls 2–2 Chicago Fire FC Bradenton, Florida
  38' Forsberg
  79' Manoel
  41' Gutiérrez
  71' Barlow
Stadium: IMG Academy
February 7 CVI Austin FC 0-1 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
15:00 EST   74' Wootton Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 CVI Los Angeles FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
14:30 EST   42' Bouanga
  62' Olivera
  72' Ordaz
  21' Herbers Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 14 CVI Minnesota United FC 0–4 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
16:00 EST   44'   58' Padelford   30' Koutsias
  55' Glasgow
  75' Shaqiri
  81' Haile-Selassie
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 17 CVI Portland Timbers 1-2 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
14:00 EST   7' Asprilla   45+2' Giménez
  56' Haile-Selassie
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Regular season
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February 24 1 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM   55' Uhre
  85' Martínez
  90+2' Gazdag
Report   39' Gutiérrez
  45' Pineda
  69' Brady
  81' Herbers
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,734
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
March 2 2 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   45' (pen.) Shaqiri
  55' Acosta
  66' Pineda
  90+4' Gutiérrez
Report   39' Boupendza
  43' Nwobodo
  68' Robinson
  81' Bucha
  84' Baird
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 26,582
Referee: Mario Maric
March 9 3 Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM   68' Russell-Rowe
  90' Malte Amundsen
  90+10' Farsi
Report   13' Arigoni
  74' Herbers
  90+5' Barlow
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Richonne Clark
March 16 4 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 CF Montréal Chicago, Illinois
1:00 PM   11' Salquist
  45+4' Gasper
  45+8' Haile-Selassie
  78' Herbers
  84' (pen.) Gutiérrez
  90+5' Cuypers
  90+9' Acosta
Report   7' (pen.), 12' (pen.),   16' Cóccaro
  70' Yankov
  82' Edwards
  90+11' Choinière
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,874
Referee: DeShun Beard
March 23 5 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 PM   45+4' N. Gil
  60' Harkes
  81' Polster
  90+5' C. Gil
Report   18' Herbers
  20' Cuypers
  44' Gutiérrez
  45+2' Arigoni
  90' Barlow
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Kyle Johnston
March 31 6 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
2:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,525
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 6 7 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,844
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 13 8 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM   42' Reyes Report   55' Acosta
  75' Czichos
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,501
Referee: Sergii Boiko
April 20 9 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,247
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 27 10 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   75' Arigoni Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,236
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 4 11 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
8:25 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 11 12 St. Louis City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM   2',   45+1' Alm
  56', 67' Klauss
Report   22' Herbers
  46' Cuypers
  61' Shaqiri
  90+1' Terán
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 15 13 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   34' Terán
  50' Czichos
Report   60' Westwood
  64' Agyemang
  73' Dejaegere
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,806
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 18 14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   24' Czichos
  45' Gutiérrez
  85' Terán
  90+3' Navarro
Report   30' Diego Rossi
  55' Ramirez
  88' Russell-Rowe
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 23,319
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
May 25 15 D.C. United 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,081
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 29 16 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,372
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 1 17 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 LA Galaxy Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 25,237
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II
June 15 18 Toronto FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC Toronto, Ontario
6:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,303
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
June 22 19 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM   4', 60' Torres
  20' (pen.) Muriel
  29' Angulo
  83' Araújo
Report   46',   69' Cuypers
  53' (pen.) Haile-Selassie
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 22,038
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 29 20 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM   57' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.),   90+4' Rusnák
  77' Ragen
Report   30' Haile-Selassie
  42' Pineda
  56' Dean
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,045
Referee: Joe Dickerson
July 3 21 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   4' Omsberg
  30' Haile-Selassie
  45+7' Brady
  82', 90+2' Cuypers
  89' Giménez
Report   32' Glesnes
  38' Donovan
  45+7' (pen.),   54' Gazdag
  49' McGlynn
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 19,453
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 7 22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC San Jose, California
7:30 PM   49',   62' López
  87' Skahan
Report   24' Czichos
  37' Acosta
  90+5' Herbers
Stadium: PayPal Park
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 13 23 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   25' Omsberg
  45' Acosta
  80' Koutsias
  84' Pineda
Report   21' Haak
  59' Sands
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 25,179
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 17 24 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 PM   88'   Powell
  89' Yedlin
Report   35' Herbers
  58' Cuypers
  69' Gutiérrez
  90+3' Koutsias
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,503
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 20 25 Inter Miami CF 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 PM   6' Rojas
  39' Taylor
  75' Alba
  85' Fray
Report   73' Czichos
  88' Gutiérrez
Stadium: Chase Stadium
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
August 24 26 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC New York, New York
6:30 PM   15', 22' Martínez
  50' Gray
  90' Parks
  90+3' Freese
Report   65' Giménez
  78' Cuypers
  90' Navarro
  90+4' (pen.) Gutiérrez
Stadium: Citi Field
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 31 27 Chicago Fire FC 1–4 Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   29' Cuypers
  64' Czichos
  82' Koutsias
Report   25' (o.g.) Salquist
  45' Fray
  46', 65',   76' Suárez
  58' Redondo
  79' Martínez
  83' Cremaschi
  Taylor
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 55,385
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 7 28 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM   45+1',   54' Gutman Report   26' Benteke
  29' Pirani
  73' Badji
  90' Klich
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 16,426
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 14 29 Chicago Fire FC v New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
September 18 30 Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM Stadium: Geodis Park
September 21 31 CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC Montreal, Quebec
6:30 PM Stadium: Saputo Stadium
September 28 32 Chicago Fire FC v Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
October 2 33 Charlotte FC v Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 PM Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
October 19 34 Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM Stadium: Soldier Field

U.S. Open Cup

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Chicago Fire FC was not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team Chicago Fire FC II was sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.[45]

Leagues Cup

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West 4

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL SKC CHI
1   Toluca 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 3–1
2   Sporting Kansas City 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 2–1
3   Chicago Fire FC 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 28 GS Sporting Kansas City   2–1   Chicago Fire FC Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM   39' Castellanos
  76' Agada
Report   22' Koutsias
  53' Shannon
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 1 GS Toluca   3–1   Chicago Fire FC Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 PM   27' Baeza
  30' Angulo
  45', 66' Ruiz
Report   8' Koutsias
  75' Navarro
  80' Acosta
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Josué Ugalde

Statistics

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Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season while * indicates a Fire II player that joined on a short-term loan or for the League's Cup

Games played

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No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench
2 DF   FRA Arnaud Souquet 15 20 1464 5 2 2 169 17 22 1633 5
4 DF   COL Carlos Terán 13 17 1168 3 13 17 1168 3
5 DF   GER Rafael Czichos 24 25 2127 1 24 25 2127 1
7 MF    SUI Maren Haile-Selassie 20 23 1745 2 2 164 22 25 1909
8 FW   USA Chris Mueller 12 21 1078 6 1 12 21 1078 7
9 FW   BEL Hugo Cuypers 28 28 2378 28 28 2378
10 MF    SWI Xherdan Shaqiri 9 12 745 9 12 745
11 MF   CRC Ariel Lassiter 1 17 1 17
12 FW   USA Tom Barlow 2 23 468 5 1 2 76 3 25 544 5
14 DF   DEN Tobias Salquist 7 9 583 5 2 2 164 9 11 717 5
15 DF   USA Andrew Gutman 11 11 736 1 2 16 11 13 752 1
16 DF   USA Wyatt Omsberg 6 7 454 13 1 16 6 8 470 13
17 MF   USA Brian Gutiérrez 23 27 2042 2 2 180 25 29 2222
18 GK   USA Spencer Richey 1 1 90 27 2 2 180 3 3 270 27
19 FW   GRE Georgios Koutsias 2 24 525 3 2 2 166 4 26 691 3
21 MF   GER Fabian Herbers 20 25 1727 1 2 2 164 22 27 1891 1
22 DF   USA Mauricio Pineda 10 20 1082 6 1 1 90 11 20 1172 6
23 MF   USA Kellyn Acosta 23 28 1961 2 2 180 25 30 2141
24 DF   USA Jonathan Dean 9 18 820 9 9 18 820 9
25 GK   USA Jeff Gal 2 2 4
27 DF    SUI Allan Arigoni 25 26 2018 1 1 25 26 2018 1
30 MF   PAR Gastón Giménez 13 23 1251 3 2 2 164 15 25 1415 3
31 MF   ARG Federico Navarro 6 12 512 5 1 16 1 6 13 528 6
32 MF   USA Missael Rodriguez
33 FW   USA Victor Bezerra
34 GK   USA Chris Brady 27 27 2430 2 27 27 2430 2
35 MF   USA Sergio Oregel
36 DF   USA Justin Reynolds 3 38 1 1 90 1 4 128
37 MF   USA Javier Casas 1 1 10 2 1 1 12
38 MF   ENG Laurence Wootton
42 DF   NED Diego Konnincks* 4 4
43 DF   USA Jaylen Shannon* 1 1 56 1 1 56
45 MF   SLV Harold Osorio*
48 MF   POL David Poreba* 3 3
50 MF   FRA Christian Koffi* 2 44 2 44
55 FW   GUY Omari Glasgow* 2 34 1 1 34 3 68 1
77 DF   USA Chase Gasper 2 4 241 1 2 4 241 1
78 GK   USA Bryan Dowd

Goalkeeping

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No. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
18   USA Spencer Richey 3 1 12 5 15 6
25   USA Jeff Gal
34   USA Chris Brady 4 90 47 4 90 47
78   USA Bryan Dowd

Goals

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
     
1   Hugo Cuypers 10 0 10
2   Brian Gutiérrez 6 0 6
3   Maren Haile-Selassie 5 0 5
4   Georgios Koutsias 1 2 3
5   Kellyn Acosta 2 0 2
  Fabian Herbers 2 0 2
  Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 2
8   Allan Arigoni 1 0 1
  Rafael Czichos 1 0 1
  Gastón Giménez 1 0 1
  Andrew Gutman 1 0 1
  Mauricio Pineda 1 0 1
  Carlos Terán 1 0 1

Assists

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
A A A
1   Maren Haile-Selassie 6 0 6
  Fabian Herbers 6 0 6
3   Brian Gutiérrez 3 2 5
4   Gastón Giménez 3 0 3
5   Kellyn Acosta 2 0 2
  Hugo Cuypers 2 0 2
  Rafael Czichos 2 0 2
  Chris Mueller 2 0 2
  Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 2
10   Chris Brady 1 0 1
  Andrew Gutman 1 0 1
  Georgios Koutsias 1 0 1
  Tobias Salquist 1 0 1
  Arnaud Souquet 1 0 1
  Carlos Terán 1 0 1

Disciplinary record

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
                 
1   Carlos Terán 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
2   Fabian Herbers 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
3   Kellyn Acosta 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
  Allan Arigoni 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
  Rafael Czichos 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6   Brian Gutiérrez 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
  Mauricio Pineda 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8   Federico Navarro 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
9   Hugo Cuypers 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10   Tom Barlow 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Chris Brady 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Georgios Koutsias 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Wyatt Omsberg 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14   Jonathan Dean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Chase Gasper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Gastón Giménez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Andrew Gutman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Tobias Salquist 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Jaylen Shannon* 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
  Xherdan Shaqiri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Awards

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MLS Team of the Matchday

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Matchday Player Position Report
1/2   Brian Gutiérrez M [46]
5   Kellyn Acosta M [47]
8   Xherdan Shaqiri M [48]
11   Chris Brady (1) G [49]
18   Brian Gutiérrez M [50]
20   Fabian Herbers M [51]
  Frank Klopas Coach
24   Hugo Cuypers F [52]
  Maren Haile-Selassie Bench
27   Chris Brady (2) G [53]

MLS Player of the Matchday

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Week Player Statistics Report
24   Hugo Cuypers 2 goals [54]

Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined

Games played

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No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
2 DF   FRA Arnaud Souquet 1 1 45 1 1 45
16 DF   USA Wyatt Omsberg 1 1 45 1 1 45 2 2 90
18 GK   USA Spencer Richey 2 2 180 1 1 45 3 3 225
25 GK   USA Jeff Gal 5 5 450 5 5 450
31 MF   ARG Federico Navarro 1 1 45 1 1 45
35 MF   USA Sergio Oregel 15 16 1196 1 2 129 16 18 1325
36 DF   USA Justin Reynolds 1 1 45 1 1 45
37 MF   USA Javier Casas 8 8 566 2 2 111 10 10 677
78 GK   USA Bryan Dowd

Goalkeeping

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No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
18 GK   USA Spencer Richey 11 6 1 1 1 12 6
25 GK   USA Jeff Gal 1 12 6 1 12 6
78 GK   USA Bryan Dowd

Goals and assists

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Rank Player   A
1   Javier Casas 1 1
  Sergio Oregel 2

Cards

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Rk. Player MLS Next Pro Open Cup Total
                 
1   Sergio Oregel 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0

Notes

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