2024 Chicago Fire FC season
2024 season | |||
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Chairman | Joe Mansueto | ||
Head coach | Frank Klopas | ||
Stadium | Soldier Field (capacity: 61,500) | ||
MLS | Conference: 14th Overall: 25th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Leagues Cup | Group Stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Hugo Cuypers (10) All: Hugo Cuypers (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | August 31 vs Miami (55,385) | ||
Lowest home attendance | May 29 vs Orlando City (11,372) | ||
Average home league attendance | 21,164 | ||
Biggest win | June 15, 4–1 at Toronto | ||
Biggest defeat | April 20, 0–4 vs Real Salt Lake | ||
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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] The Fire ultimately failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh season in a row, the longest in team history and longest active streak in MLS. [2]
Current squad
[edit]Players signed as of August 15, 2024[3]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Player Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | ||||||
18 | Spencer Richey | G | May 30, 1992 (aged 32) | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
25 | Jeff Gal | G | April 6, 1993 (aged 31) | Degerfors IF | ||
34 | Chris Brady | G | March 3, 2004 (aged 20) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown | |
78 | Bryan Dowd | G | May 8, 2002 (aged 22) | Notre Dame | Loaned Out | |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Arnaud Souquet | D | February 12, 1992 (aged 32) | Montpellier HSC | ||
4 | Carlos Terán | D | September 24, 2000 (aged 24) | Envigado F.C. | ||
5 | Rafael Czichos | D | May 14, 1990 (aged 34) | 1. FC Köln | ||
14 | Tobias Salquist | D | May 18, 1995 (aged 29) | Silkeborg IF | International | |
15 | Andrew Gutman | D | October 2, 1996 (aged 28) | Colorado Rapids | ||
16 | Wyatt Omsberg | D | September 21, 1995 (aged 29) | Minnesota United FC | ||
22 | Mauricio Pineda | D | October 17, 1997 (aged 27) | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
24 | Jonathan Dean | D | May 15, 1997 (aged 27) | Birmingham Legion FC | ||
27 | Allan Arigoni | D | November 4, 1998 (aged 25) | FC Lugano | International Loaned In | |
36 | Justin Reynolds | D | April 8, 2004 (aged 20) | Chicago Fire FC II | Homegrown | |
77 | Chase Gasper | D | January 25, 1996 (aged 28) | Houston Dynamo | ||
Midfielders | ||||||
7 | Maren Haile-Selassie | M | March 13, 1999 (aged 25) | FC Lugano | International | |
11 | Ariel Lassiter | M | September 27, 1994 (aged 30) | CF Montréal | ||
17 | Brian Gutiérrez | M | June 17, 2003 (aged 21) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown U22 Initiative | |
21 | Fabian Herbers | M | August 17, 1993 (aged 31) | Philadelphia Union | ||
23 | Kellyn Acosta | M | July 24, 1995 (aged 29) | LAFC | ||
30 | Gastón Giménez | M | July 27, 1991 (aged 33) | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
31 | Federico Navarro | M | March 9, 2000 (aged 24) | Talleres de Cordoba | U22 Initiative | |
35 | Sergio Oregel | M | May 16, 2005 (aged 19) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown | |
37 | Javier Casas | M | May 14, 2003 (aged 21) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown | |
38 | Laurence Wootton | M | January 10, 2000 (aged 24) | Ohio State | International Loaned Out | |
Forwards | ||||||
8 | Chris Mueller | F | August 29, 1996 (aged 28) | Hibernian F.C. | ||
9 | Hugo Cuypers | F | February 7, 1997 (aged 27) | Gent | International Designated Player | |
12 | Tom Barlow | F | July 8, 1995 (aged 29) | New York Red Bulls | ||
19 | Georgios Koutsias | F | February 8, 2004 (aged 20) | PAOK FC | International U22 Initiative | |
32 | Missael Rodriguez | F | February 9, 2003 (aged 21) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown Loaned Out | |
33 | Victor Bezerra | F | February 5, 2000 (aged 24) | Indiana Hoosiers | Homegrown Loaned Out |
Player movement
[edit]Returning, options, and new contracts
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
November 14, 2023 | Brian Gutiérrez | M | Signed to a new Homegrown U22 contract until 2028 | [4] |
November 22, 2023 | Jonathan Dean | D | Option for 2024 exercised | [5] |
November 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Gal | G | Option for 2024 exercised | [5] |
November 22, 2023 | Fabian Herbers | M | Option for 2024 exercised | [5] |
November 22, 2023 | Wyatt Omsberg | D | Option for 2024 exercised | [5] |
November 22, 2023 | Spencer Richey | G | Option for 2024 exercised | [5] |
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 | [5][6] |
In
[edit]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 | [7][5][8] |
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 | [9] |
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 | [10] |
January 14, 2023 | Tobias Salquist | D | Silkeborg IF | Signed from Silkeborg on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026 | [11] |
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 | [12][13] |
January 30, 2024 | Chase Gasper | D | Houston Dynamo | Traded from Houston in exchange for a third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft | [14] |
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. | [15] |
February 13, 2024 | Kellyn Acosta | M | Los Angeles FC | Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 | [16] |
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 | [17] |
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 | [18] |
Loaned In
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Loaning Club | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 15, 2024 | Allan Arigoni | D | FC Lugano | Loaned in for 2024 with an option to buy | [19] |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 23, 2023 | Kei Kamara | F | Los Angeles FC | Contract expired | [20][5] |
November 9, 2023 | Alex Monis | M | New England Revolution II | Contract expired | [21][5] |
November 22, 2023 | Alonso Aceves | D | Pachuca | Loan deal expired | [22][5] |
November 22, 2023 | Kendall Burks | D | San Antonio FC | Option for 2024 declined | [5] |
November 22, 2023 | Ousmane Doumbia | M | FC Lugano | Loan deal expired | [23][5] |
November 22, 2023 | Allan Rodriguez | M | Option for 2024 declined | [5] | |
December 12, 2023 | Miguel Navarro | D | Colorado Rapids | Traded to Colorado alongside $450k in GAM in exchange for Andrew Gutman | [9] |
February 9, 2024 | Jairo Torres | F | FC Juárez | Mutual termination | [24] |
February 16, 2024 | Kacper Przybyłko | F | FC Lugano | Transfer | [25] |
August 14, 2024 | Xherdan Shaqiri | M | FC Basel | Mutually agreed to terminate contract | [26] |
Loaned Out
[edit]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 | [27] |
March 14, 2024 | Missael Rodriguez | F | Union Omaha | Loaned to Omaha for the 2024 USL League One season with the right to recall | [28] |
March 19, 2024 | Victor Bezerra | F | Detroit City FC | Loaned to Detroit for the 2024 USL Championship season with the right to recall | [29] |
April 3, 2024 | Laurence Wootton | M | Indy Eleven | Loaned to Indy for the 2024 USL Championship season | [30] |
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 | [31] |
Second team Players Who Joined Fire
[edit]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) | [32][33][34][35] |
Diego Konincks | D | June 15 vs Toronto July 3rd vs Philadelphia July 7th vs Seattle July 13th vs NYCFC | [36][37][38][39] |
David Poreba | M | July 3rd vs Philadelphia July 13th vs NYCFC July 17th vs Cincinnati League's Cup | [40][41][42][43] |
Christian Koffi | M | League's Cup | [43] |
Harold Osorio | M | League's Cup | [43] |
Jaylen Shannon | D | League's Cup | [43] |
Unsigned draft picks and trialists
[edit]Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2, P4 | Oluwaseun Oyegunle | DF | Syracuse | Did not join the team in preseason | [12][44] |
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 | [12][44] |
R3, P14 | Shane de Flores | MF | Stanford | Did not join the team in preseason | [12][44] |
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.[44] 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.[45]
Technical staff
[edit]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
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]Eastern Conference table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inter Miami CF (S, Q) | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 68 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
2 | Columbus Crew (Q) | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 57 | Qualification for round one |
3 | FC Cincinnati (Q) | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 56 | |
4 | Orlando City SC (Q) | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 49 | |
5 | New York City FC (Q) | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 47 | |
6 | New York Red Bulls (Q) | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 47 | |
7 | Charlotte FC (T) | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 45 | |
8 | CF Montréal | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 40 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
9 | Toronto FC | 33 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 37 | |
10 | Philadelphia Union | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 37 | |
11 | D.C. United | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 37 | |
12 | Atlanta United FC | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 34 | |
13 | Nashville SC | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 33 | |
14 | New England Revolution | 31 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 31 | |
15 | Chicago Fire FC (E) | 33 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 30 |
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)
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Overall table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Nashville SC | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 33 | |
26 | New England Revolution | 31 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 31 | |
27 | Sporting Kansas City (Q) | 32 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 31 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a] |
28 | Chicago Fire FC | 33 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 30 | |
29 | San Jose Earthquakes | 32 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 21 |
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)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the champions, Los Angeles FC, already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
33 | 30 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 30 | −10 |
Last updated: October 2
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 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
[edit]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 | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Chicago, Illinois |
7:30 PM | 16' Mueller 31' Barlow 57' Lassiter 75' Koutsias 87' Haile-Selassie | Report | 47' Gjengaar 90+7' Vanzeir | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 22,188 Referee: Mark Allatin |
September 18 30 | Nashville SC | 1–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:30 PM | 19' Surridge 21' Godoy 26' Lovitz 85' Yazbek 85' Ajago 91' Willis | Report | 64' Omsberg | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,967 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 21 31 | CF Montréal | 2–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Montreal, Quebec |
6:30 PM | 21' Martínez 40' Campbell 74' Clark | Report | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
September 28 32 | Chicago Fire FC | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:30 PM | 17' Giménez 58' Acosta 84' Dean 90+1' Czichos 90+2' Omsberg | Report | 45+4' (pen.) Owusu 45+11' Osorio 60' O'Neill 83' Johnson | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 16,097 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
October 2 33 | Charlotte FC | 4–3 | Chicago Fire FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
6:30 PM | 8', 45+1', 69' Świderski 16', 58' Abada 30' Urso 90+3' Kahlina | Report | 25' Herbers 64' Navarro 67' Acosta 90+3' Barlow | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 26,899 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
October 19 34 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Nashville SC | Chicago, Illinois |
5:00 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]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.[46]
Leagues Cup
[edit]West 4
[edit]
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 | — | — | — |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | 20 | 25 | 1813 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 169 | 22 | 27 | 1982 | 5 | |
4 | DF | COL | Carlos Terán | 14 | 18 | 1221 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1221 | 4 | ||||
5 | DF | GER | Rafael Czichos | 27 | 28 | 2307 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 2307 | 1 | ||||
7 | MF | SUI | Maren Haile-Selassie | 22 | 26 | 1970 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 24 | 28 | 2134 | |||
8 | FW | USA | Chris Mueller | 14 | 26 | 1257 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 1257 | 7 | |||
9 | FW | BEL | Hugo Cuypers | 30 | 30 | 2540 | 30 | 30 | 2465 | ||||||
10 | MF | SWI | Xherdan Shaqiri | 9 | 12 | 745 | 9 | 12 | 745 | ||||||
11 | MF | CRC | Ariel Lassiter | 5 | 6 | 436 | 5 | 6 | 436 | ||||||
12 | FW | USA | Tom Barlow | 5 | 28 | 731 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 6 | 30 | 807 | 5 | |
14 | DF | DEN | Tobias Salquist | 9 | 13 | 827 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 11 | 15 | 991 | 6 | |
15 | DF | USA | Andrew Gutman | 11 | 11 | 736 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 763 | 1 | ||
16 | DF | USA | Wyatt Omsberg | 11 | 12 | 838 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 854 | 13 | ||
17 | MF | USA | Brian Gutiérrez | 25 | 31 | 2286 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 27 | 33 | 2466 | |||
18 | GK | USA | Spencer Richey | 1 | 1 | 90 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 32 | |
19 | FW | GRE | Georgios Koutsias | 5 | 29 | 774 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 166 | 7 | 31 | 940 | 3 | |
21 | MF | GER | Fabian Herbers | 24 | 30 | 2038 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 26 | 32 | 2202 | 1 | |
22 | DF | USA | Mauricio Pineda | 10 | 20 | 1082 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 11 | 21 | 1172 | 10 | |
23 | MF | USA | Kellyn Acosta | 26 | 33 | 2421 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 28 | 35 | 2401 | |||
24 | DF | USA | Jonathan Dean | 11 | 23 | 1013 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 1013 | 9 | ||||
25 | GK | USA | Jeff Gal | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
27 | DF | SUI | Allan Arigoni | 25 | 28 | 2098 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 28 | 2098 | 4 | |||
30 | MF | PAR | Gastón Giménez | 18 | 28 | 1658 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 20 | 30 | 1822 | ||
31 | MF | ARG | Federico Navarro | 7 | 14 | 616 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 628 | 8 | |
32 | MF | USA | Missael Rodriguez | ||||||||||||
33 | FW | USA | Victor Bezerra | ||||||||||||
34 | GK | USA | Chris Brady | 32 | 32 | 2880 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 2880 | 2 | ||||
35 | MF | USA | Sergio Oregel | ||||||||||||
36 | DF | USA | Justin Reynolds | 1 | 7 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 8 | 280 | 1 | |
37 | MF | USA | Javier Casas | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||
38 | MF | ENG | Laurence Wootton | ||||||||||||
42 | DF | NED | Diego Konnincks* | 4 | |||||||||||
43 | DF | USA | Jaylen Shannon* | 1 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 56 | ||||||
45 | MF | SLV | Harold Osorio* | ||||||||||||
48 | MF | POL | David Poreba* | 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
[edit]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 | 103 | 57 | 4 | 103 | 57 | |||
78 | USA | Bryan Dowd |
Goals
[edit]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 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Kellyn Acosta | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Fabian Herbers | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Tom Barlow | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Xherdan Shaqiri | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | Allan Arigoni | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rafael Czichos | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Jonathan Dean | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Gastón Giménez | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Andrew Gutman | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mauricio Pineda | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Carlos Terán | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Assists
[edit]Rk. | Player | MLS | League's Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | A | A | ||
1 | Maren Haile-Selassie | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Fabian Herbers | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | Brian Gutiérrez | 3 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Kellyn Acosta | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Gastón Giménez | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Chris Mueller | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Hugo Cuypers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Rafael Czichos | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Ariel Lassiter | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Xherdan Shaqiri | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 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
[edit]Rk. | Player | MLS | League's Cup | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Terán | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Kellyn Acosta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Rafael Czichos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Fabian Herbers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Allan Arigoni | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Brian Gutiérrez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Federico Navarro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Mauricio Pineda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Wyatt Omsberg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Hugo Cuypers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Tom Barlow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Brady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jonathan Dean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Gastón Giménez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Georgios Koutsias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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