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Revision as of 16:31, 27 June 2017

Chicago Fire
2017 season
ChairmanAndrew Hauptman
Head coachVeljko Paunović
StadiumToyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
MLSConference:
Overall:
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Brimstone CupWinners
Top goalscorerNemanja Nikolić (14)
Highest home attendance20,153
(May 13 vs Seattle Sounders FC)
Lowest home attendance11,244
(May 17 vs Colorado Rapids)
Average home league attendance15,990 (regular season)
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The 2017 Chicago Fire season is the club's 22nd year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer and their 20th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Current squad

As of June 1, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Jorge Bava Uruguay GK (1981-08-02) August 2, 1981 (age 43) Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga International
28 Matt Lampson United States GK (1989-09-06) September 6, 1989 (age 34) United States Columbus Crew
30 Stefan Cleveland United States GK (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30) United States University of Louisville Loaned Out
Defenders
3 Brandon Vincent United States D (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 30) United States Stanford Cardinal
4 Johan Kappelhof Netherlands D (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 34) Netherlands FC Groningen International
5 Michael Harrington United States D (1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 38) United States Colorado Rapids
16 Jonathan Campbell United States D (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 (age 31) United States North Carolina Tar Heels
22 Patrick Doody United States D (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 32) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
33 Matej Dekovic Croatia D (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 30) United States University of North Carolina Charlotte International,
Loaned out
66 João Meira Portugal D/M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) Portugal Belenenses International
Midfielders
2 Matt Polster United States M (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 31) United States SIU Edwardsville Cougars
6 Dax McCarty United States M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) United States New York Red Bulls
7 John Goossens Netherlands M (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 36) Romania FC Voluntari International,
On injured list
12 Arturo Álvarez El Salvador M (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 39) Hungary Videoton FC
13 Brandt Bronico United States M (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 29) United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Loaned out
14 Djordje Mihailovic United States M (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
15 Joey Calistri United States M (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 30) United States Northwestern Wildcats Homegrown,
Loaned out
17 Collin Fernandez United States/Peru M (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 (age 27) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown,
Loaned out
18 Drew Conner United States M (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) United States Wisconsin Badgers Homegrown
19 Juninho Brazil M (1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 (age 35) Mexico Club Tijuana Loaned in
20 Daniel Johnson United States M (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 28) United States University of Louisville
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany M (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 40) England Manchester United Designated Player,
International
Forwards
8 Michael de Leeuw Netherlands F (1986-10-07) October 7, 1986 (age 37) Netherlands FC Groningen International
9 Luis Solignac Argentina F (1991-02-16)February 16, 1991 (aged 25) United States Colorado Rapids International
10 David Arshakyan Armenia F (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 30) Lithuania FK Trakai International
11 David Accam Ghana F/M (1990-09-28) September 28, 1990 (age 33) Sweden Helsingborgs IF Designated Player
23 Nemanja Nikolić Hungary F (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 36) Poland Legia Warsaw Designated Player,
International

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2017

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 23, 2016 El Salvador Arturo Álvarez M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Joey Calistri M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Jonathan Campbell D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Drew Conner M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Patrick Doody D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Sean Johnson GK United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Matt Lampson GK United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Matt Polster M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Brandon Vincent D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
December 20, 2016 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F Poland Legia Warsaw Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal [2]
January 5, 2017 Argentina Luis Solignac F United States Chicago Fire Re-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third [1][3]
January 7, 2017 Uruguay Jorge Bava GK Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019 [4]
January 16, 2017 United States Dax McCarty M United States New York Red Bulls Acquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options [5]
January 27, 2017 United States Djordje Mihailovic M United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player [6]
January 30, 2017 United States Daniel Johnson M United States University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [7][8]
January 30, 2017 United States Stefan Cleveland GK United States University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [7][8]
February 27, 2017 United States Brandt Bronico M United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [9][10]
February 27, 2017 Croatia Matej Dekovic D United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [9][10]
March 21, 2017 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M England Manchester United Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year [11][12][13]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 23, 2016 Romania Răzvan Cociș M None Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Eric Gehrig D None Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017 [1][14]
November 23, 2016 United States Nick LaBrocca M None Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Patrick McLain GK United States Orlando City SC Contract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft [1][15]
November 23, 2016 United States Alex Morrell M United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016 [1][16]
November 23, 2016 Brazil Rodrigo Ramos D Brazil Coritiba Loan expired [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Michael Stephens M United States San Francisco Deltas Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6 [1][17]
November 23, 2016 Senegal Khaly Thiam M Hungary MTK Budapest Loan expired [1]
December 11, 2016 United States Sean Johnson GK United States New York City FC Traded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money [18][19]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
December 23, 2016 Brazil Juninho M Mexico Club Tijuana Signed on loan to a one-year contract with options to purchase the player outright or extend the contract; Fire sent general allocation money, 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick and the No. 3 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order to Minnesota United FC in exchange for the No. 2 spot used to acquire the player (No. 1 spot holder passed) [27]

Out

Date Player Position Loaned to Notes Ref
March 15, 2017 United States Joey Calistri M United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [28]
March 15, 2017 Croatia Matej Dekovic D United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [29]
March 15, 2017 Peru Collin Fernandez M United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [30]
May 13, 2017 United States Brandt Bronico M United States Tulsa Roughnecks The Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he'd been loaned to the club. [31]
May 23, 2017 United States Stefan Cleveland GK United States Tulsa Roughnecks Nelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas. [32]

Technical staff

Position Staff
General Manager United States Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach Serbia Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach Serbia Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach United States Eric Gehrig
Goalkeeper Coach Serbia Aleksandar Sarić
Strength and Conditioning Coach Raphael Fevre
Director of Scouting Matt Pearson
Video Analyst Nenad Babic
Manager of Team and Soccer Operations Alex Boler
Equipment Manager Brian Sauer
Assistant Equipment Manager Juan Arreola
Head Athletic Trainer Steven Purcell
Assistant Athletic Trainer Reade Whitney
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Head Orthopedic Officer Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D.
Physical Therapist Ryan Perry

Last updated: May 1, 2017
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 62 48 +14 55 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
7 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
9 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
10 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
11 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC (C, S) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
17 34 10 3 4 31 17  +14 8 0 1 23 4  +19 2 3 3 8 13  −5

Last updated: June 24, 2017
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

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Saturday, February 4, 2017 Chicago Fire 1–0 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Florida
18:00 Nemanja Nikolić 41' Report Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Thursday, February 9, 2017 Chicago Fire 1–0 Philadelphia Union Bradenton, Florida
12:00 Patrick Doody Yellow card 49'
Michael de Leeuw 56'		 Report Roland Alberg Yellow card 39' Stadium: IMG Academy
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Chicago Fire 4–1 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, Florida
10:00 David Accam 1'
Dax McCarty 15'
Kyle Fisher 18' (o.g.)
Nemanja Nikolić 64'		 Report Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla Yellow card 30'
Laurent Ciman Yellow card 52'
Ignacio Piatti 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Sunday, February 19, 2017 Chicago Fire 5–2 Miami FC Bradenton, Florida
17:00 Luis Solignac 3'
John Goossens 42' (pen.)
Arturo Álvarez 49'
David Arshakyan 52'
David Accam 63'
João Meira Yellow card 87'		 Report Dylan Mares 38'
Ariel Martínez 71' (pen.)
Unknown player Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Chicago Fire 3–2 FC Cincinnati Bradenton, Florida
16:00 Luis Solignac 31'
Djordje Mihailovic Yellow card 67'
Michael de Leeuw 70'
Drew Conner Yellow card 72'
Patrick Doody Yellow card 74'
Matej Dekovic 89'		 Report Aodhan Quinn Yellow card 21'
Marco Dominguez Yellow card 85'
Djiby Fall 88'
Paul Nicholson 90+1'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Saturday, February 25, 2017 Suncoast Invitational Chicago Fire 4–1 Toronto FC St. Petersburg, Florida
14:00 Juninho 9'
Nemanja Nikolić 16' (pen.)
Michael de Leeuw 39', 74'		 Report Clément Simonin Yellow card 61'
Tosaint Ricketts 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05), unless posted otherwise

Saturday, March 4, 2017 1 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
13:00 CST (UTC-06) Ethan Finlay 17'
Federico Higuaín Yellow card 41'		 Report David Accam 73'
John Goossens Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 15,023
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Saturday, March 11, 2017 2 Chicago Fire 2–0 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 CST (UTC-06) Nemanja Nikolić 11'
Arturo Álvarez 15'		 Report Chris Wingert Yellow card 79' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,024
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, March 18, 2017 3 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
15:00 Brandon Vincent 4' (o.g.)
Julian Gressel Yellow card 15'
Miguel Almirón Yellow card 45'
Josef Martínez 60', 82'
Héctor Villalba 67'		 Report Johan Kappelhof Red card 11'
Jorge Bava Yellow card 18'		 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 45,922
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Saturday, April 1, 2017 4 Chicago Fire 2–2 Montreal Impact Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00 Bastian Schweinsteiger 17'
Juninho Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 71'
Luis Solignac 90+3'		 Recap Chris Duvall Yellow card 57'
Adrián Arregui Yellow card 60'
Matteo Mancosu 61'
Víctor Cabrera Yellow card 76' Red card 80'
Daniel Lovitz Yellow card 78'
Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,103
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Saturday, April 8, 2017 5 Chicago Fire 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 Nemanja Nikolić 22'
Dax McCarty Yellow card 86'		 Report Alex Crognale Yellow card 84' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,434
Referee: Alan Kelly
Saturday, April 15, 2017 6 Chicago Fire 3–0 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Bastian Schweinsteiger 45'
Nemanja Nikolić 47', 73'
Johan Kappelhof Yellow card 77'		 Recap Je-Vaughn Watson Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 27' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,914
Referee: Ted Unkel
Friday, April 21, 2017 7 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
18:30 Sebastian Giovinco 28', 82'
Eriq Zavaleta 32'
Jonathan Osorio Yellow card 85'		 Report Dax McCarty Yellow card 15'
Johan Kappelhof Yellow card 24'
David Accam 88'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,097
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Saturday, April 29, 2017 8 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
18:30 Bradley Wright-Phillips 37'
Alex Muyl Yellow card 51'
Connor Lade Yellow card 61'
Kemar Lawrence 71'
Felipe Yellow card 81'
Fredrik Gulbrandsen Yellow card 87'		 Nemanja Nikolić 59' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,814
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Saturday, May 6, 2017 9 LA Galaxy 2–2 Chicago Fire Carson, California
21:30 Daniel Steres 56'
Giovani dos Santos 65'
Romain Alessandrini Yellow card 74'		 Report David Accam 13' (pen.)
Nemanja Nikolić 16'
Brandon Vincent Yellow card 60'
Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 24,256
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, May 13, 2017 10 Chicago Fire 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 Nemanja Nikolić 25' (pen.), 76'
Matt Lampson Yellow card 48'
David Accam 60'
Luis Solignac 73'
Brandon Vincent Yellow card 78'		 Report Stefan Frei Yellow card 26'
Clint Dempsey 28'
Joevin Jones Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,153
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 11 Chicago Fire 3–0 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nemanja Nikolić 15', 74'
David Accam 57'		 Report Micheal Azira Yellow card 62' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,244
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Saturday, May 20, 2017 12 D.C. United 0–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
15:00 Marcelo Sarvas Yellow card 8'
Lamar Neagle Yellow card 64'		 Report David Accam 52'
Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 20,618
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Thursday, May 25, 2017 13 Chicago Fire 2–1 FC Dallas Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nemanja Nikolić 3'
David Accam 9'
Luis Solignac Yellow card 18'
Johan Kappelhof Yellow card 82'		 Report Roland Lamah 6'
Carlos Gruezo Yellow card 21'
Aaron Guillen Yellow card 23'
Walker Hume Yellow card 45'
Matt Hedges Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,584
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Sunday, June 4, 2017 14 Orlando City SC 0–0 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
18:30 Rafael Ramos Red card 26'
Antonio Nocerino Red card 66'		 Report Michael de Leeuw Yellow card 60'
David Arshakyan Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 24,469
Referee: Ted Unkel
Saturday, June 10, 2017 15 Chicago Fire 2–0 Atlanta United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Luis Solignac 29'
Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card 50'
David Accam Yellow card 59'
Nemanja Nikolić 70' (pen.)		 Report Kevin Kratz Yellow card 39'
Carlos Carmona Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,453
Referee: Alan Kelly
Saturday, June 17, 2017 16 New England Revolution 1–2 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 Kelyn Rowe Yellow card 21'
Antonio Delamea Mlinar 70'		 Report Nemanja Nikolić 18'
Luis Solignac 61'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,548
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, June 24, 2017 17 Chicago Fire 4–0 Orlando City SC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 David Accam 3', 8', 63' (pen.)
Nemanja Nikolić 52' Yellow card 69'
Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card 53'
Michael de Leeuw Yellow card 56'		 Report Will Johnson Yellow card 22'
Cristian Higuita Yellow card 33'
Kaká Yellow card 58'
PC Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Saturday, July 1, 2017 18 Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 Stadium: Toyota Park
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 19 Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
21:30 Stadium: Providence Park
Saturday, July 22, 2017 20 New York City FC v Chicago Fire The Bronx, New York
TBD Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Saturday, July 29, 2017 21 Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Saturday, August 5, 2017 22 Chicago Fire v New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Stadium: Toyota Park
Saturday, August 12, 2017 23 Columbus Crew SC v Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
18:30 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 24 Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
18:30 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Saturday, August 19, 2017 25 Chicago Fire v Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Stadium: Toyota Park
Saturday, August 26, 2017 26 Chicago Fire v Minnesota United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Stadium: Toyota Park
Saturday, September 2, 2017 27 Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
18:00 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Saturday, September 9, 2017 28 Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Stadium: Toyota Park
Saturday, September 16, 2017 29 Chicago Fire v D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Stadium: Toyota Park
Saturday, September 23, 2017 30 Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 31 San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire San Jose, California
21:30 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Saturday, September 30, 2017 32 Chicago Fire v New York City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Stadium: Toyota Park
Sunday, October 15, 2017 33 Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Stadium: Toyota Park
Sunday, October 22, 2017 34 Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
15:00 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium

US Open Cup

Main article: 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4th Round Saint Louis FC 0–1 Chicago Fire Fenton, Missouri
19:30 Octavio Guzmán Yellow card 29'
Dragan Stojkov Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 81'		 Report Luis Solignac 27'
Dax McCarty Yellow card 43'
Juninho Yellow card 71'
Brandon Vincent Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 28, 2017 Round of 16 FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire Cincinnati, Ohio
18:30 Stadium: Nippert Stadium

Squad Statistics

Games Played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
1 GK  URU Jorge Bava 8 8 720 0 0 0 8 8 720
2 MF  USA Matt Polster 7 11 559 0 1 32 7 12 591
3 DF  USA Brandon Vincent 17 17 1,440 1 1 90 18 18 1,530
4 DF  NED Johan Kappelhof 16 16 1,271 1 1 90 17 17 1,361
5 DF  USA Michael Harrington 8 8 708 0 0 0 8 8 708
6 MF  USA Dax McCarty 15 15 1,260 1 1 58 16 16 1,318
7 MF  NED John Goossens 1 1 89 0 0 0 1 1 89
8 FW  NED Michael de Leeuw 13 16 1,086 1 1 90 14 17 1,176
9 FW  ARG Luis Solignac 13 16 951 1 1 86 14 17 1,037
10 FW  ARM David Arshakyan 0 3 16 0 0 0 0 3 16
11 MF/FW  GHA David Accam 14 16 1,182 0 0 0 14 16 1,182
12 MF  SLV Arturo Álvarez 4 12 297 1 1 90 5 13 387
13 MF  USA Brandt Bronico 0 2 29 0 0 0 0 2 29
14 MF  USA Djordje Mihailovic 0 4 51 0 1 33 0 5 84
15 MF  USA Joey Calistri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  USA Jonathan Campbell 2 10 335 1 1 90 3 11 425
17 MF  PER Collin Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  USA Drew Conner 3 10 319 1 1 90 4 11 409
19 MF  BRA Juninho 9 12 839 1 1 90 10 13 929
20 MF  USA Daniel Johnson 0 6 91 1 1 57 1 7 148
22 DF  USA Patrick Doody 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW  HUN Nemanja Nikolić 17 17 1,386 0 0 0 17 17 1,386
28 GK  USA Matt Lampson 9 9 810 1 1 90 10 10 900
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF  GER Bastian Schweinsteiger 13 13 1,223 0 0 0 13 13 1,223
33 DF  CRO Matej Dekovic 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 4
66 DF/MF  POR João Meira 17 17 1,440 0 0 0 17 17 1,440

Goalkeeping Statistics

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
1 GK  URU Jorge Bava 3 20 12 0 0 0 3 20 12
28 GK  USA Matt Lampson 5 15 5 1 2 0 6 17 5
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscoring and Assisting Record

Updated to match played on June 24, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2017 Chicago Fire

Disciplinary Record

Updated to match played on June 24, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2017 Chicago Fire

Awards

MLS Player of the Month

Month Player Statistics Report
May Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 6 goals, 1 assist in 5 matches Report

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Statistics Report
7 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 2 goals against New England Revolution Report

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Position Report
1 Ghana David Accam F Report
2 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof D Report
United States Dax McCarty M
5 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report
6 United States Dax McCarty M Report
7 Argentina Luis Solignac F Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
United States Dax McCarty Bench
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Bench
10 Ghana David Accam Bench Report
11 Ghana David Accam M Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
United States Brandon Vincent Bench
12 United States Brandon Vincent D Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
Ghana David Accam Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach
13 United States Brandon Vincent D Report
15 Portugal João Meira D Report
Ghana David Accam M
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
Netherlands Michael de Leeuw Bench
United States Matt Polster Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach
16 United States Dax McCarty Bench Report
17 United States Matt Polster D Report
Ghana David Accam M
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach

National team call-ups

 Ghana
David Accam

 United States
Dax McCarty

Matt Polster

Kits

Home
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks Info
Home Red Red Red [44][45]
Away Gray Gray Gray [46][47]

Primary kit

According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey’s jock tag.[44][45]

Secondary kit

The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It's gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club's logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and "EST. 1997" on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks.[46][47]

Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:

Picks traded:

  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 3) to New York City FC in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money.[49]
  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the Discovery Priority on Khaly Thiam. Pursuant to the trade agreement, if Thiam started in 12 or more 2016 MLS regular season games, or if his loan was extended or successfully converted into a transfer following the 2016 season, Columbus would receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft pick.[53] As Thiam started in 12 or more regular season games, Fire retained the pick. This second round natural selection was traded to Minnesota United FC, together with the No. 3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, and general allocation money in exchange for the No. 2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Chicago Fire used its allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Juninho (No. 1 spot holder Atlanta United FC passed on the player).[27]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Chicago Fire Exercises Contract Options on Nine Players". chicago-fire.com. November 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chicago Fire Sign Nemanja Nikolic as Designated Player". mlssoccer.com. December 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Re-Sign Luis Solignac". chicago-fire.com. January 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Jorge Rodrigo Bava". chicago-fire.com. January 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Red Bulls trade Dax McCarty to Fire for $400,000 in allocation money". mlssoccer.com. January 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "Chicago Fire Sign Djordje Mihailovic as Homegrown Player". chicago-fire.com. January 27, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Sign Daniel Johnson and Stefan Cleveland". chicago-fire.com. January 30, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Chicago Fire Add Three Players In 2017 MLS SuperDraft". chicago-fire.com. January 13, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Select Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic in MLS SuperDraft". chicago-fire.com. January 17, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft Picks Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic". chicago-fire.com. February 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires World Champion Bastian Schweinsteiger as Designated Player". chicago-fire.com. March 21, 2017.
  12. ^ "Chicago Fire sign German star midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger". mlssoccer.com. March 21, 2017.
  13. ^ "Fire acquire German star Bastian Schweinsteiger from Manchester United". chicagotribune.com. March 21, 2017.
  14. ^ "Chicago Fire Announce Additions to Soccer Operations Staff". chicago-fire.com. February 15, 2017.
  15. ^ "Orlando City Selects Goalkeeper Patrick McLain in Stage One of 2016 Re-Entry Draft". orlandocitysc.com. December 16, 2016.
  16. ^ "Rowdies add 22-year-old forward Alex Morrell to its roster". saintpetersblog.com. December 29, 2016.
  17. ^ "Deltas Add Pair of Signings". nasl.com. January 6, 2017.
  18. ^ "Chicago Fire Acquire Allocation Money from Atlanta United FC in Exchange for Sean Johnson". chicago-fire.com. December 11, 2016.
  19. ^ "New York City FC trade for goalkeeper Sean Johnson in three-team deal". mlssoccer.com. December 11, 2016.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g "Chicago Fire Head to Bradenton for Final Weeks of Preseason". chicago-fire.com. February 14, 2017.
  21. ^ a b c d "Chicago Fire Training Camp Update February 6". chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Training Camp Update, February 20". chicago-fire.com. February 20, 2017.
  23. ^ a b https://twitter.com/FireConf/status/841418500312846337
  24. ^ a b c "See the full Chicago Fire training camp roster". chicago-fire.com. January 23, 2017.
  25. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5oMD44p9Og
  26. ^ https://twitter.com/TheDanSanto/status/877209249184657408
  27. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquire Club Tijuana Midfielder Juninho Through Allocation Process". chicago-fire.com. December 23, 2016.
  28. ^ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170314/sports/170319400/
  29. ^ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170314/sports/170319400/
  30. ^ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170314/sports/170319400/
  31. ^ https://twitter.com/RoughnecksFC/status/863527147188752385
  32. ^ http://www.chicagonow.com/fire-confidential/2017/05/nelson-rodriguez-media-roundtable-full-audio/
  33. ^ https://www.supersport.com/football/ghana/news/170606/Accam_gets_late_call_for_Ghana_friendlies
  34. ^ https://www.supersport.com/football/ghana/news/170606/Accam_gets_late_call_for_Ghana_friendlies
  35. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/01/05/bruce-arena-names-32-mls-players-roster-us-january-camp
  36. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/01/05/bruce-arena-names-32-mls-players-roster-us-january-camp
  37. ^ https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/03/15/chicago-fires-dax-mccarty-named-us-mens-national-team-upcoming-world-cup-qualifier
  38. ^ https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/03/15/chicago-fires-dax-mccarty-named-us-mens-national-team-upcoming-world-cup-qualifier
  39. ^ https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/05/28/dax-mccarty-called-us-mens-national-team-june-world-cup-qualifiers
  40. ^ https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/05/28/dax-mccarty-called-us-mens-national-team-june-world-cup-qualifiers
  41. ^ https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/05/28/dax-mccarty-called-us-mens-national-team-june-world-cup-qualifiers
  42. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/gold-cup/2017/rosters/usa
  43. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/gold-cup/2017/rosters/usa
  44. ^ a b "2016 Chicago Fire Primary Kit Unveiled". chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
  45. ^ a b "Chicago Fire release new primary jersey for 2016". chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
  46. ^ a b "2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Kit Unveiled". chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
  47. ^ a b "Photo Gallery: The 2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Jersey". chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
  48. ^ "Chicago Fire Announce Trade with Philadelphia Union". chicago-fire.com. August 3, 2016.
  49. ^ a b "Allocation money figures publicly revealed for 1st time at 2017 SuperDraft". mlssoccer.com.
  50. ^ "DC United acquire Kennedy Igboananike via trade from Chicago Fire". mlssoccer.com. July 29, 2016.
  51. ^ "Chicago Fire Acquire Targeted Allocation Money and 2019 MLS SuperDraft Selection from D.C. United in Exchange for Kennedy Igboananike". chicago-fire.com. July 29, 2016.
  52. ^ "Chicago Fire Announce Trade with Minnesota United FC". chicago-fire.com. March 31, 2017.
  53. ^ "Chicago Fire Acquire Senegalese Midfielder Khaly Thiam". chicago-fire.com. May 4, 2016.
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