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Chicago Fire
2019 season
ChairmanAndrew Hauptman (Until September 13)
Joe Mansueto (Partial until September 13; sole afterwards)
Head coachVeljko Paunović
StadiumSeatGeek Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 17th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: C. J. Sapong, 12 goals (2 assists)
All: Nemanja Nikolić, 13 goals
Highest home attendanceLeague: 18,232
(July 27 vs. D.C. United)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 6,074
(May 8 vs. New England)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 11,969
Biggest win5–0
(May 8 vs. New England Revolution)
Biggest defeat1–4
(May 18 vs. San Jose Earthquakes)
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Chicago Fire season was the club's 24th year of existence, as well as their 22nd in Major League Soccer.

Current squad

As of August 13, 2019. Sources: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
1 David Ousted Denmark GK (1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 39) United States D.C. United International
2 Marcelo Brazil D (1989-07-27) July 27, 1989 (age 35) Portugal Sporting CP International
3 Jonathan Bornstein United States D (1984-11-07) November 7, 1984 (age 39) Israel Maccabi Netanya F.C.
4 Johan Kappelhof Netherlands D (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 34) Netherlands FC Groningen
5 Francisco Calvo Costa Rica D (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 32) United States Minnesota United
6 Dax McCarty United States M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) United States New York Red Bulls (Captain)
7 Raheem Edwards Canada M/D (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995 (age 29) Canada Montreal Impact International
9 C. J. Sapong United States F (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35) United States Philadelphia Union
10 Aleksandar Katai Serbia M (1991-02-06) February 6, 1991 (age 33) Spain Deportivo Alavés International
Designated Player
11 Przemysław Frankowski Poland M (1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 29) Poland Jagiellonia Białystok International
12 Amando Moreno United States M (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995 (age 29) United States New York Red Bulls II
13 Brandt Bronico United States M (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 29) United States University of North Carolina Charlotte
14 Djordje Mihailovic United States M (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
15 Grant Lillard United States D (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995 (age 28) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
On Loan
16 Michael Azira Uganda M (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987 (age 37) Canada Montreal Impact
17 Diego Campos Costa Rica F (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995 (age 29) United States Clemson International
18 Cristian Martínez Panama M (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 (age 27) United States Columbus Crew
20 Nicolás Gaitán Argentina M (1988-02-23) February 23, 1988 (age 36) China Dalian Yifang F.C. International
21 Fabian Herbers Germany F (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31) United States Philadelphia Union
23 Nemanja Nikolić Hungary F (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 36) Poland Legia Warsaw Designated Player
International
27 Kenneth Kronholm United States G (1985-10-14) October 14, 1985 (age 39) Germany Holstein Kiel
28 Elliot Collier New Zealand F (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29) United States Loyola Chicago International
On Loan
30 Stefan Cleveland United States G (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30) United States University of Louisville On Loan
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany M (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 40) England Manchester United Designated Player
International
32 Gabriel Slonina United States G (2004-05-15) May 15, 2004 (age 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
33 Jeremiah Gutjahr United States M (1997-08-10) August 10, 1997 (age 27) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
36 Andre Reynolds II United States D (2001-05-02) May 2, 2001 (age 23) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
45 Richard Sánchez Mexico G (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 30) Mexico Tigres UANL

Player movement

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 25, 2018 New Zealand Elliot Collier F United States Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 26, 2018 United States Brandt Bronico M United States Chicago Fire Option was exercised [2]
November 26, 2018 Costa Rica Diego Campos D/M/F United States Chicago Fire Option was exercised [3]
November 26, 2018 United States Stefan Cleveland G United States Chicago Fire Option was exercised [4]
November 26, 2018 Cuba Jorge Luis Corrales D United States Chicago Fire Option was exercised [5]
November 26, 2018 Canada Raheem Edwards D/M/F United States Chicago Fire Option was exercised [6]
November 26, 2018 Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler D/M United States Chicago Fire Option was exercised [7]
November 28, 2018 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M United States Chicago Fire Re-signed through 2019 after his contract expired [8]
December 9, 2018 Germany Fabian Herbers F United States Philadelphia Union Acquired in exchange for the Fire's natural second-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft [9]
December 27, 2018 Brazil Marcelo D Portugal Sporting CP Signed through 2020 after being acquired from Sporting CP [10]
January 22, 2019 Poland Przemysław Frankowski M Poland Jagiellonia Białystok Signed through 2022 after being acquired from Jagiellonia Białystok [11]
January 22, 2019 United States Jeremiah Gutjahr D United States Indiana Hoosiers Signed to a homegrown deal for 2019 with options for 2020, 2021, and 2022 [12]
January 24, 2019 Panama Cristian Martínez M United States Columbus Crew Signed to a deal after being selected fourth overall in the 2018 MLS Waiver Draft; contract is for 2019 with options for 2020 and 2021 [13]
January 24, 2019 United States Amando Moreno M United States New York Red Bulls II Signed to a deal after his rights were acquired in exchange for the 32nd overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft; contract is for 2019 with options for 2020, 2021, and 2022 [14]
January 25, 2019 United States Andre Reynolds D United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed to a homegrown contract through 2022 with an option for 2023 [15]
January 26, 2019 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof D United States Chicago Fire Re-signed through 2021 after his contract expired [16][17]
January 27, 2019 Denmark David Ousted G United States D.C. United Acquired off waivers and signed a contract through 2019 with an option for 2020 [18]
February 23, 2019 United States C. J. Sapong F United States Philadelphia Union Acquired from Philadelphia for $200k in 2019 TAM, $100k in 2020 TAM, and $100k in 2019 GAM if it becomes available. [19]
March 8, 2019 United States Gabriel Slonina G United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player through 2022 with an option for 2023 [20]
March 14, 2019 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán M China Dalian Yifang F.C. Signed through 2019 with an option for 2020 [21]
May 3, 2019 Costa Rica Francisco Calvo D United States Minnesota United Acquired for $400k in allocation money across 2019 and 2020 [22]
May 7, 2019 United States Kenneth Kronholm GK Germany Holstein Kiel Acquired from Holstein Kiel on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 [23]
July 22, 2019 United States Jonathan Bornstein D Israel Maccabi Netanya F.C. Acquired from Maccabi Netanya on a contract through 2020 with an option for 2021 [24]
August 7, 2019 Uganda Michael Azira M Canada Montreal Impact Acquired alongside a second-round draft pick and the Impact's allocation pick in exchange for the Fire's allocation pick and Jorge Corrales [25]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
October 28, 2018 United States Alan Gordon F Retired [26]
October 30, 2018 United States Brandon Vincent D Retired [27]
October 31, 2018 United States Christian Dean D Retired [28]
November 26, 2018 United States Jonathan Campbell D United States Seattle Sounders Option was declined, and his rights were ultimately traded to Seattle on December 28, 2018 [29][30]
November 26, 2018 United States Drew Conner M Czech Republic 1. SC Znojmo Option was declined [31]
November 26, 2018 Netherlands Michael de Leeuw F Netherlands FC Emmen Option was declined [32]
November 26, 2018 United States Daniel Johnson M United States Birmingham Legion FC Option was declined [33]
November 26, 2018 United States Patrick McLain G United States Orange County SC Option was declined [34]
November 26, 2018 Armenia Yura Movsisyan F Option was declined [35]
November 26, 2018 United States Matt Polster D/M Scotland Rangers FC Out of contract, later signed with Rangers [36]
November 26, 2018 Argentina Luis Solignac F Option was declined [37]
January 27, 2019 Argentina Nicolás Del Grecco D Waived [38]
March 28, 2019 Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler D/M United States Sporting Kansas City Waived [39]
July 17, 2019 England Mo Adams M United States Atlanta United Traded for $100k in 2020 GAM [40]
August 7, 2019 Cuba Jorge Luis Corrales D Canada Montreal Impact Traded alongside the Fire's allocation pick in exchange for a second-round draft pick, the Impact's allocation pick, and Michael Azira [41]

The following players were drafted and did not sign a contract:

The following players were trialing or training with the club but did not sign a contract:

Loans Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
March 1, 2019 New Zealand Elliot Collier F United States Memphis 901 FC Loaned out with the option for the Fire to recall at any point [50][51]
March 16, 2019 England Mo Adams M United States Memphis 901 FC Returned for the game against the New York Red Bulls on March 30 [52]

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
Senior Director of Soccer Operations Eddie Rock
Strength and Conditioning Coach Raphael Fevre
Massage Therapist Steven Burrows
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: October 30, 2017
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York City FC (P) 34 18 6 10 63 42 +21 64 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (P, U) 34 18 12 4 58 43 +15 58 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Philadelphia Union (P, L) 34 16 11 7 58 50 +8 55 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Toronto FC[b] (P, L) 34 13 10 11 57 52 +5 50
5 D.C. United (P, L) 34 13 10 11 42 38 +4 50
6 New York Red Bulls (P, L) 34 14 14 6 53 51 +2 48
7 New England Revolution (P) 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45 Playoffs first round
8 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
9 Montreal Impact[b] (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
10 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
11 Orlando City SC 34 9 15 10 44 52 −8 37
12 FC Cincinnati 34 6 22 6 31 75 −44 24
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
  1. ^ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
  2. ^ a b Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  3. ^ as 2019 Canadian Championship winners

Overall table

2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC (S) 34 21 4 9 85 37 +48 72 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 New York City FC 34 18 6 10 63 42 +21 64 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3 Atlanta United FC (U) 34 18 12 4 58 43 +15 58 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
4 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 16 10 8 52 49 +3 56 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 16 11 7 58 50 +8 55
6 Real Salt Lake 34 16 13 5 46 41 +5 53
7 Minnesota United FC 34 15 11 8 52 43 +9 53
8 LA Galaxy 34 16 15 3 58 59 −1 51
9 Toronto FC 34 13 10 11 57 52 +5 50
10 D.C. United 34 13 10 11 42 38 +4 50
11 Portland Timbers 34 14 13 7 52 49 +3 49
12 New York Red Bulls 34 14 14 6 53 51 +2 48
13 FC Dallas 34 13 12 9 54 46 +8 48
14 New England Revolution 34 11 11 12 50 57 −7 45
15 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 16 5 52 55 −3 44
16 Colorado Rapids 34 12 16 6 58 63 −5 42
17 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
18 Montreal Impact (V) 34 12 17 5 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[e]
19 Houston Dynamo 34 12 18 4 49 59 −10 40
20 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 16 8 39 47 −8 38
21 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 16 8 49 67 −18 38
22 Orlando City SC 34 9 15 10 44 52 −8 37
23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 8 16 10 37 59 −22 34
24 FC Cincinnati 34 6 22 6 31 75 −44 24
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) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
  2. ^ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  3. ^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
  5. ^ As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

January 30 Atlético Madrid B Spain 1–1 United States Chicago Fire Madrid, Spain
28' (pen.) Report Katai Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol
Note: Two 35-minute halves.
February 6 CF Fuenlabrada Spain 0–1 United States Chicago Fire Madrid, Spain
Report Katai 52' Stadium: Estadio Fernando Torres

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

March 2 1 LA Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire Carson, California
19:00 Steres 68'
Ibrahimović 80'
Álvarez Yellow card 83'
Report Marcelo Yellow card 44'
Sapong 49'
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,866
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 9 2 Chicago Fire 1–1 Orlando City Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 Mihailovic Yellow card 45'
Corrales Red card 64'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 90'
Sapong 90+5'
Report Smith Yellow card 34'
Dwyer 47'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 11,041
Referee: Robert Sibiga
March 16 3 Chicago Fire 2–4 Seattle Sounders Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 Edwards 56', Yellow card 64'
Herbers 84', Yellow card 90+2'
Report Rodríguez 8'
Morris 15'
Lodeiro 49' (pen.)
Roldan Yellow card 77'
Ruidíaz 88'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 10,032
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 30 4 Chicago Fire 1–0 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 Sapong Yellow card 47'
Parker 48' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,013
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
April 6 5 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
14:00 Altidore 31'
Laryea Yellow card 37'
Pozuelo Yellow card 57'
Osorio 76'
Report Katai Yellow card 37'
Sapong 45+1'
Nikolić Yellow card 52', 76'
Mihailovic Yellow card 56'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 81'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,256
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 12 6 Chicago Fire 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Adams Yellow card 40'
Nikolić 84' (pen.)
Report Reyna 53'
Crépeau Yellow card 79'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 20 7 Chicago Fire 4–1 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 Nikolić 34'
Sapong 53'
Mihailovic 61'
Katai 80'
Adams Yellow card 84'
Report Rubio Yellow card 31'
Kamara 40'
Price Red card 86'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,697
Referee: Dave Gantar
April 24 8 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire New York City, New York
18:00 Chanot Yellow card 7'
Castellanos 9', Yellow card 67'
Ring Yellow card 16'
Tinnerholm Yellow card 37'
Report Adams Yellow card 16'
Mihailovic Yellow card 75'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 21,791
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 28 9 Montreal Impact 1–0 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
11:30 Sagna Yellow card 78'
Browne 83'
Report Kappelhof Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 15,758
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 4 10 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Chicago Fire Los Angeles, California
21:30 Beitashour Yellow card 25' Report Corrales Yellow card 25'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 41'
Frankowski Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,154
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 8 11 Chicago Fire 5–0 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Nikolić 28', 40'
Kappelhof Yellow card 55'
Bronico 78'
Gaitán 85'
Frankowski 89'
Report Caicedo Yellow card 58' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 6,074
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 11 12 Chicago Fire 2–0 Minnesota United Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Gaitán 21'
Katai 34'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 77'
Report Métanire Yellow card 42'
Rodríguez Yellow card 78'
Danladi Yellow card 90+2'
Quintero Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 11,531
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
May 18 13 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
14:30 Wondolowski 21', 48', 74', 76'
Espinoza Yellow card 54'
Report Kappelhof Yellow card 41'
Corrales Yellow card 63'
Katai 83', Yellow card 90+5'
Calvo Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 15,232
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 25 14 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
14:30 Sapong 28'
Katai Yellow card 80'
Edwards Yellow card 90+1'
Report Mitriță 40'
Ring Yellow card 53'
Tajouri-Shradi Yellow card 90'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 10,986
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 29 15 D.C. United 3–3 Chicago Fire Washington, DC
19:00 Segura 43', 61'
Canouse Yellow card 49'
Acosta 81'
Report Sapong 12'
Mihailovic 14'
Frankowski Yellow card 62'
Calvo 90+2'
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,201
Referee: Armando Villarreal
June 1 16 Atlanta United 2–0 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
17:00 Martínez 12', 43'
Escobar Yellow card 33'
Report Corrales Yellow card 59'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 67,502
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 22 17 Chicago Fire 1–1 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Katai 5'
Adams Yellow card 15'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 90+3'
Report Rusnák 33' (pen.)
Luiz Yellow card 34'
Rimando Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 15,609
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 28 18 New York Red Bulls 3–1 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
19:00 Gamarra 8'
Rzatkowski Yellow card 28'
Robles Yellow card 30'
White 59'
Royer 90+3'
Report Nikolić 74', Yellow card 81' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,563
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 3 19 Chicago Fire 5–1 Atlanta United Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Calvo 4'
Sapong 7', 37'
Gaitán 13' (pen.)
Herbers 44'
Frankowski Yellow card 55'
Gutjahr Yellow card 87'
Nikolić Yellow card 90+2'
Report Pereira Red card 11'
Vazquez 58' (pen.)
Robinson Yellow card 69'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 13,476
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 6 20 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Missouri
19:30 Croizet 14'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 67'
Baráth Yellow card 88'
Report Herbers Yellow card 44'
McCarty Yellow card 69'
Campos Yellow card 83'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,570
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 13 21 Chicago Fire 1–2 FC Cincinnati Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Gaitán 45+4'
Corrales Yellow card 73'
Mihailovic Yellow card 78'
Report Cruz 1'
Richey Yellow card 48'
Ledesma Yellow card 52'
Bertone Yellow card 59'
Adi 83'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 13,127
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 17 22 Chicago Fire 2–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Mihailovic 28'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 52'
Sapong 63'
Report Zardes 47'
R. Williams 90'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,482
Referee: Armando Villarreal
July 20 23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT Fabián 11'
Wagner Yellow card 19'
Fontana 65'
Picault Yellow card 84'
Report Bronico Yellow card 7' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,471
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 27 24 Chicago Fire 0–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Sapong Yellow card 54'
Kappelhof Yellow card 58'
Report Pines Yellow card 69' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 18,232
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 3 25 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
20:00 Elis Yellow card 44'
Vera Yellow card 46'
Report Nikolić 45+3'
Bronico Yellow card 53'
McCarty Yellow card 67'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 14,250
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 14 27 Portland Timbers 3–2 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
22:00 Moreira 11'
Fernández 21', 88'
Loría Yellow card 27'
Ebobisse Yellow card 81'
Report Katai Red card 30'
Nikolić 74'
Calvo Yellow card 79'
Sapong 90+2'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 17 28 Chicago Fire 2–0 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Nikolić 38', 45' (pen.)
Gaitán Red card 45+3'
Report Collin Yellow card 43'
Monteiro Yellow card 66'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 14,883
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 24 29 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Zahibo 17'
Mancienne Yellow card 30'
Bou 86', Yellow card 87'
Report Gaitán Yellow card 1'
Calvo 41'
Azira Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,236
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
August 31 30 Columbus Crew 1–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
18:30 Santos 27' Report Bornstein Yellow card 46'
Calvo Yellow card 48'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 82'
Frankowski 90+4'
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 16,438
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 14 31 Chicago Fire 4–0 FC Dallas Bridgeview, Illinois
14:30 Sapong 7', 29'
Frankowski 16'
Nikolić 39'
Report Pomykal Yellow card 5' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 21 32 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Chicago Fire Cincinnati, Ohio
18:30 Waston Yellow card 20' Report Sapong Yellow card 25'
McCarty Yellow card 30'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 26,466
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 29 33 Chicago Fire 2–2 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Katai 68'
Herbers 77'
Gaitán Yellow card 85'
Report Altidore 59'
Delgado Yellow card 69'
Gonzalez 80'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 6 34 Orlando City 2–5 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
15:00 Akindele 5'
Nani Yellow card 45+1'
Michel 74'
Pereyra Yellow card 83'
Report Smith 17' (o.g.)
Kappelhof Yellow card 40'
Sapong 61'
Katai 63'
Frankowski 67', 87'
Herbers Yellow card 76'
Calvo Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 22,433
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Open Cup

As a member of MLS, the Fire will enter the competition at the fourth round, scheduled to be played on June 12, 2019.[53]

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

June 11 Fourth round Saint Louis FC Missouri 2–1 Illinois Chicago Fire St. Charles, Missouri
19:30 Martz 17'
Abend 21'
Kamdem Yellow card 71'
Report Kappelhof Yellow card 19'
Nikolić 72' (pen.)
Stadium: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Greg Dopka

Leagues Cup

The Fire were invited to this inaugural edition of this competition between MLS and Liga MX.

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

July 23 Quarterfinal Chicago Fire United States 0–2 Mexico Cruz Azul Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Marcelo Yellow card 60'
Herbers Yellow card 72'
Campos Yellow card 82'
Bronico Yellow card 90+3'
Report Alvarado 43'
Aguilar Yellow card 70'
Lichnovsky Yellow card 86'
Hernández 90'
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 14,213
Referee: Oshane Nation

Squad statistics

Games Played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
1 GK  DEN David Ousted 14 14 1260 14 14 1260
2 DF  BRA Marcelo 12 16 1147 1 1 90 13 17 1237
3 DF  USA Jonathan Bornstein 10 10 848 10 10 848
4 DF  NED Johan Kappelhof 28 28 2472 1 1 25 29 29 2497
5 DF  CRC Francisco Calvo 20 22 1846 20 22 1846
6 MF  USA Dax McCarty 31 31 2760 1 1 90 32 32 2850
7 M/D  CAN Raheem Edwards 2 4 244 1 1 67 3 5 311
9 FW  USA C. J. Sapong 28 31 2507 1 1 90 29 32 2597
10 MF  SRB Aleksandar Katai 23 28 2013 23 28 2013
11 MF  POL Przemysław Frankowski 23 30 2210 23 30 2210
12 MF  USA Amando Moreno 7 77 7 77
13 MF  USA Brandt Bronico 19 28 1777 1 5 19 29 1782
14 MF  USA Djordje Mihailovic 16 26 1424 1 1 90 17 27 1514
15 DF  USA Grant Lillard 2 4 206 1 65 2 5 271
16 MF  Uganda Michael Azira 2 4 216 2 4 216
17 FW  CRC Diego Campos 5 10 439 1 1 85 6 11 524
18 MF  PAN Cristian Martinez 5 50 5 50
20 MF  ARG Nicolás Gaitán 24 26 1967 1 1 90 25 27 2057
21 FW  GER Fabian Herbers 7 16 730 1 1 90 7 17 820
23 FW  HUN Nemanja Nikolić 25 30 1983 1 1 90 26 31 2073
27 GK  USA Kenneth Kronholm 19 19 1710 1 1 90 20 20 1800
28 FW  NZL Elliot Collier
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland
31 MF  GER Bastian Schweinsteiger 29 29 2586 29 29 2586
32 GK  USA Gabriel Slonina
33 MF  USA Jeremiah Gutjahr 5 8 502 5 8 502
36 DF  USA Andre Reynolds III
45 GK  MEX Richard Sánchez
MF  ENG Mo Adams 5 10 484 5 10 484
D/M  LIE Nicolas Hasler 1 3 73 1 3 73
DF  CUB Jorge Luis Corrales 13 15 1036 1 23 13 16 1059

Goalkeeping Statistics

No. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
1  DEN David Ousted 4 35 20 4 35 20
27  USA Kenneth Kronholm 4 47 25 1 2 4 48 27
30  USA Stefan Cleveland
32  USA Gabriel Slonina
45  MEX Richard Sánchez

Goalscoring and Assisting Record

Cards

Note: Italics indicates a player who left during the season

Player Awards

Fire Awards

Man of the Match Awards

Game # Player Position Notable Statistics Reference
1 Denmark David Ousted GK 3 SV, 2 GA [54]
2 United States C. J. Sapong MF 1 G, 1 SOG [55]
3 Poland Przemysław Frankowski MF 1 A [56]
4 England Mo Adams MF 2 tackles, 3 interceptions, 74% passing [57]
5 United States C. J. Sapong (2) MF 1 G [58]
6 United States Dax McCarty MF 4 key passes, 12 recoveries [59]
7 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán MF 2 A [60]
8 Denmark David Ousted (2) GK 2 SV, 1 GA [61]
9 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof DF 7 recoveries, 1 tackle [62]
10 Poland Przemysław Frankowski (2) DF 5 tackles [63]
11 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić FW 2 goals [64]
12 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof (2) DF 1 A [65]
13 No player named
14 United States C. J. Sapong (3) F 1 G [66]
15 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán (2) MF 1 A [67]
16 No player named
17 Serbia Aleksandar Katai MF 1 G [68]
18 No player named
19 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán (3) MF 1 G, 3 A [69]
20 No player named
21 United States Dax McCarty (2) MF [70]
22 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof (2) DF [71]
23 No player named
24 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof (3) DF [72]
25 United States Kenneth Kronholm GK 4 SV [73]
26 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger MF 1 G [74]
27 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić (2) FW 1 G [75]
28 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić (3) FW 2 G [76]
29 No player named
30 Poland Przemysław Frankowski (3) MF 1 G [77]
31 United States C. J. Sapong (4) MF 2 G [78]
32 Costa Rica Francisco Calvo DF [79]
33
34

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Stats Report
11 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán 2 G, 2 A, 2 wins [80]

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Position Report
5 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger D [81]
United States Dax McCarty Bench
6 Serbia Aleksandar Katai M [82]
7 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger (2) D [83]
8 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán Bench [84]
10 United States Dax McCarty (2) Bench [85]
11 Costa Rica Francisco Calvo D [86]
Argentina Nicolás Gaitán (2) M
Serbia Aleksandar Katai (2) Bench
18 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán (3) Bench [87]
United States C. J. Sapong
22 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán (4) Bench [88]
23 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger (3) D [89]
24 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F [90]
26 Poland Przemysław Frankowski Bench [91]
28 Poland Przemysław Frankowski (2) M [92]
United States C. J. Sapong (2) Bench
31 Poland Przemysław Frankowski (3) M [93]

Affiliate Loans

Nelson Rodriguez announced on January 8, 2019, that the Fire's affiliation with Tulsa had ended, and that they'd affiliate with Indy Eleven in the USL Championship and Lansing Ignite in USL League One for the year.[94] The following players were loaned to either team above:

Date Player Position Destination Club Return Date Ref
March 1, 2019 Canada Raheem Edwards D/M/F Lansing March 16, 2019 [50][52]
May 16, 2019 United States Stefan Cleveland G Lansing [95]
May 16, 2019 United States Grant Lillard D Lansing [96]
May 24, 2019 Costa Rica Diego Campos D/M Lansing [97]

National team call-ups

 Armenia
Yura Movsisyan

 Canada
Raheem Edwards

 Costa Rica
Francisco Calvo

 Liechtenstein
Nicolas Hasler

Panama Panama national under-23 football team
Cristian Martínez

 Poland
Przemysław Frankowski

 Serbia
Aleksandar Katai

United States United States
Senior Team
Djordje Mihailovic

U-23 Team
Djordje Mihailovic

  • Friendly vs Egypt, March 22, 2019 (Started, played 45 minutes)
  • Friendly vs Netherlands, March 24, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
  • Friendly vs Japan, September 9 (Started, played 90 minutes)

U-15 Team
Gabriel Slonina

  • Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs India, April 28, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes, clean sheet)
  • Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs Slovenia, April 29, 2019 (Did not play)
  • Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs Mexico, April 30, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
  • Torneo delle Nazioni 9th-12th consolation match qualifier vs England, May 2, 2019 (Did not play)
  • Torneo delle Nazioni 9th consolation match vs Norway, May 4, 2019

Note: Italics indicates player left after his first call up

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