2024 Chicago Fire FC season
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| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Chairman | Joe Mansueto | ||
| Head coach | Frank Klopas | ||
| Stadium | Soldier Field (capacity: 61,500) | ||
| MLS | Conference: Overall: | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,527 | ||
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The 2024 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 29th year of existence, as well as their 27th in Major League Soccer.
Current squad[edit]
Players signed as of April 10, 2024[1]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Player Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 18 | Spencer Richey | 
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G | May 30, 1992 | Seattle Sounders FC
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| 25 | Jeff Gal |
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G | April 6, 1993 (aged 31) |  Degerfors IF
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| 34 | Chris Brady |
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G | March 3, 2004 (aged 20) | Chicago Fire Academy
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Homegrown |
| 78 | Bryan Dowd |
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G | May 8, 2002 (aged 22) | Notre Dame
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| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet | 
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D | February 12, 1992 (aged 32) | Montpellier HSC
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| 4 | Carlos Terán | 
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D | September 24, 2000 | Envigado F.C.
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| 5 | Rafael Czichos | 
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D | May 14, 1990 | 1. FC Köln
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International |
| 14 | Tobias Salquist | 
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D | May 18, 1995 | Silkeborg IF
|
International |
| 15 | Andrew Gutman |
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D | October 2, 1996 | Colorado Rapids
|
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| 16 | Wyatt Omsberg |
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D | September 21, 1995 | Minnesota United FC
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| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
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D | October 17, 1997 | North Carolina Tar Heels
|
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| 24 | Jonathan Dean |
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D | May 15, 1997 | Birmingham Legion FC
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| 27 | Allan Arigoni | 
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D | November 4, 1998 | FC Lugano
|
International Loaned In |
| 36 | Justin Reynolds |
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D | April 8, 2004 (aged 20) | Chicago Fire FC II
|
Homegrown Loaned Out |
| 77 | Chase Gasper |
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D | January 25, 1996 (aged 28) | Houston Dynamo
|
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| Midfielders | ||||||
| 7 | Maren Haile-Selassie |
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M | March 13, 1999 (aged 25) | FC Lugano
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International |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
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M | October 10, 1991 | Olympique Lyonnais
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Captain Designated Player International |
| 17 | Brian Gutiérrez |
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M | June 17, 2003 | Chicago Fire Academy
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Homegrown U22 Initiative |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
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M | August 17, 1993 | Philadelphia Union
|
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| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
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M | July 24, 1995 | LAFC
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| 30 | Gastón Giménez | 
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M | July 27, 1991 |  Vélez Sarsfield
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| 31 | Federico Navarro |
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M | March 9, 2000 (aged 24) | Talleres de Cordoba
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International U22 Initiative |
| 35 | Sergio Oregel |
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M | May 16, 2005 | Chicago Fire Academy
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Homegrown |
| 37 | Javier Casas |
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M | May 14, 2003 | Chicago Fire Academy
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Homegrown |
| 38 | Laurence Wootton | 
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M | January 10, 2000 (aged 24) | Ohio State
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International Loaned Out |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 8 | Chris Mueller |
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F | August 29, 1996 |  Hibernian F.C.
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| 9 | Hugo Cuypers | 
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F | February 7, 1997 (aged 27) | Gent
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International Designated Player |
| 12 | Tom Barlow |
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F | July 8, 1995 | New York Red Bulls
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| 19 | Georgios Koutsias | 
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F | February 8, 2004 (aged 20) | PAOK FC
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International U22 Initiative |
| 32 | Missael Rodriguez |
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F | February 9, 2003 (aged 21) | Chicago Fire Academy
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Homegrown Loaned Out |
| 33 | Victor Bezerra |
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F | February 5, 2000 (aged 24) | Indiana Hoosiers
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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 | [2] |
| November 22, 2023 | Jonathan Dean |
D | Option for 2024 exercised | [3] |
| November 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Gal |
G | Option for 2024 exercised | [3] |
| November 22, 2023 | Fabian Herbers |
M | Option for 2024 exercised | [3] |
| November 22, 2023 | Wyatt Omsberg |
D | Option for 2024 exercised | [3] |
| November 22, 2023 | Spencer Richey |
G | Option for 2024 exercised | [3] |
| 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 | [3][4] |
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 | [5][3][6] |
| 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 | [7] |
| 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 | [8] |
| January 14, 2023 | Tobias Salquist |
D | Silkeborg IF |
Signed from Silkeborg on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026 | [9] |
| 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 | [10][11] |
| January 30, 2024 | Chase Gasper |
D | Houston Dynamo |
Traded from Houston in exchange for a third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft | [12] |
| 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. | [13] |
| February 13, 2024 | Kellyn Acosta |
M | Los Angeles FC |
Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 | [14] |
| 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 | [15] |
Loaned In[edit]
| Date | Player | Position | Loaning Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2023 | Allan Arigoni |
D | FC Lugano |
Loaned in for 2024 with an option to buy | [16] |
Out[edit]
| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2023 |  Kei Kamara |
F | Los Angeles FC |
Contract expired | [17][3] |
| November 9, 2023 | Alex Monis |
M | New England Revolution II |
Contract expired | [18][3] |
| November 22, 2023 |  Alonso Aceves |
D | Pachuca |
Loan deal expired | [19][3] |
| November 22, 2023 | Kendall Burks |
D | San Antonio FC |
Option for 2024 declined | [3] |
| November 22, 2023 |  Ousmane Doumbia |
M | FC Lugano |
Loan deal expired | [20][3] |
| November 22, 2023 | Allan Rodriguez |
M | Option for 2024 declined | [3] | |
| December 12, 2023 |  Miguel Navarro |
D | Colorado Rapids |
Traded to Colorado alongside $450k in GAM in exchange for Andrew Gutman | [7] |
| February 9, 2024 | Jairo Torres |
F | FC Juárez |
Mutual termination | [21] |
| February 16, 2024 |  Kacper Przybyłko |
F | FC Lugano |
Transfer | [22] |
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 | [23] |
| March 14, 2024 | Missael Rodriguez |
F | Union Omaha |
Loaned to Omaha for the 2024 USL League One season with the right to recall | [24] |
| March 19, 2024 | Victor Bezerra |
F | Detroit City FC |
Loaned to Detroit for the 2024 USL Championship season with the right to recall | [25] |
| April 3, 2024 | Laurence Wootton |
M | Indy Eleven |
Loaned to Indy for the 2024 USL Championship season | [26] |
Second team movement[edit]
| Player | Position | Movement | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Omari Glasgow |
F | Joined the first team for the May 4th game against the New England Revolution, and became the first Fire II player to play for the first team | [27] |
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 | [10][28] |
| 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 | [10][28] |
| R3, P14 | Shane de Flores |
MF | Stanford | Did not join the team in preseason | [10][28] |
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.[28] 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.[29]
Technical staff[edit]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Georg Heitz
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| Technical Director | Sebastian Pelzer
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| Head Coach | Frank Klopas
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| Assistant Coach |  Paulo Nagamura
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| Assistant Coach |  Carlos García
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Zach Thornton
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| Set Piece Coach | Ryan Needs
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| Video Analyst | Theodoros Antonopoulos
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| Video Analyst | Jeff DeGroot
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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 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 24 | Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 21 | Qualification for Round One |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 19 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 14 | |
| 7 | New York City FC | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 14 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 14 | Qualification for the Wild card round |
| 9 | D.C. United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 14 | |
| 10 | Atlanta United FC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | |
| 11 | CF Montréal | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 12 | |
| 12 | Nashville SC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | |
| 13 | Chicago Fire FC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 10 | |
| 14 | Orlando City SC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 9 | |
| 15 | New England Revolution | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 5, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 24 | Portland Timbers | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 10 |
| 25 | Chicago Fire FC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 10 |
| 26 | Orlando City SC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 9 |
| 27 | FC Dallas | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on May 5, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
Last updated: May 5
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 18,379 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| May 11 12 | St. Louis City SC | v | Chicago Fire FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: CityPark |
| May 15 13 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Charlotte FC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| May 18 14 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Columbus Crew | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| May 25 15 | D.C. United | v | Chicago Fire FC | Washington, D.C. |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: Audi Field |
| May 29 16 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Orlando City SC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| June 1 17 | Chicago Fire FC | v | LA Galaxy | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| June 15 18 | Toronto FC | v | Chicago Fire FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: BMO Field |
| June 22 19 | Orlando City SC | v | Chicago Fire FC | Orlando, Florida |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium |
| June 29 20 | Seattle Sounders FC | v | Chicago Fire FC | Seattle, Washington |
| 9:30 PM | Stadium: Lumen Field |
| July 3 21 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Philadelphia Union | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| July 7 22 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Chicago Fire FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: PayPal Park |
| July 13 23 | Chicago Fire FC | v | New York City FC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| July 17 24 | FC Cincinnati | v | Chicago Fire FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: TQL Stadium |
| July 20 25 | Inter Miami CF | v | Chicago Fire FC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: Chase Stadium |
| August 24 26 | New York City FC | v | Chicago Fire FC | New York, New York |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: Citi Field |
| August 31 27 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Inter Miami CF | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| September 7 28 | Chicago Fire FC | v | D.C. United | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| September 14 29 | Chicago Fire FC | v | New York Red Bulls | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| September 18 30 | Nashville SC | v | Chicago Fire FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Geodis Park |
| September 21 31 | CF Montréal | v | Chicago Fire FC | Montreal, Quebec |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| September 28 32 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Toronto FC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| October 2 33 | Charlotte FC | v | Chicago Fire FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
| October 19 34 | Chicago Fire FC | v | Nashville SC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 5:00 PM | Stadium: Soldier Field |
U.S. Open Cup[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.[30]
Leagues Cup[edit]
West 4[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOL | SKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | — | Aug 5 | Aug 1 | |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Jul 28 | ||
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
First match(es) will be played: July 28, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| July 28 GS | Sporting Kansas City | v | Chicago Fire FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 8:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
| August 1 GS | Toluca | v | Chicago Fire FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 8:00 PM | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium |
Statistics[edit]
Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season
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
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Arnaud Souquet | 3 | 4 | 249 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 249 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | DF | COL
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Carlos Terán | 2 | 4 | 225 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 225 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | DF | GER
|
Rafael Czichos | 8 | 8 | 720 | 8 | 8 | 720 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | SUI
|
Maren Haile-Selassie | 8 | 8 | 693 | 8 | 8 | 693 | ||||||
| 8 | FW | USA
|
Chris Mueller | 2 | 5 | 181 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 181 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | FW | BEL
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Hugo Cuypers | 8 | 8 | 666 | 8 | 8 | 666 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | SWI
|
Xherdan Shaqiri | 6 | 7 | 512 | 6 | 7 | 512 | ||||||
| 12 | FW | USA
|
Tom Barlow | 6 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 2 | ||||||
| 14 | DF | DEN
|
Tobias Salquist | 5 | 5 | 359 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 359 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | DF | USA
|
Andrew Gutman | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 16 | DF | USA
|
Wyatt Omsberg | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 17 | MF | USA
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Brian Gutiérrez | 6 | 8 | 503 | 6 | 8 | 503 | ||||||
| 18 | GK | USA
|
Spencer Richey | 1 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 7 | ||||
| 19 | FW | GRE
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Georgios Koutsias | 6 | 109 | 2 | 6 | 109 | 2 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | GER
|
Fabian Herbers | 8 | 8 | 705 | 8 | 8 | 705 | ||||||
| 22 | DF | USA
|
Mauricio Pineda | 2 | 7 | 257 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 257 | 1 | ||||
| 23 | MF | USA
|
Kellyn Acosta | 7 | 8 | 599 | 7 | 8 | 599 | ||||||
| 24 | DF | USA
|
Jonathan Dean | 2 | 6 | 205 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 205 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | GK | USA
|
Jeff Gal | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 27 | DF | SUI
|
Allan Arigoni | 8 | 8 | 705 | 8 | 8 | 705 | ||||||
| 30 | MF | PAR
|
Gastón Giménez | 4 | 6 | 369 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 369 | 2 | ||||
| 31 | MF | ARG
|
Federico Navarro | 4 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 3 | ||||||
| 32 | MF | USA
|
Missael Rodriguez | ||||||||||||
| 33 | FW | USA
|
Victor Bezerra | ||||||||||||
| 34 | GK | USA
|
Chris Brady | 7 | 7 | 630 | 7 | 7 | 630 | ||||||
| 35 | MF | USA
|
Sergio Oregel | ||||||||||||
| 36 | DF | USA
|
Justin Reynolds | ||||||||||||
| 37 | MF | USA
|
Javier Casas | ||||||||||||
| 38 | MF | ENG
|
Laurence Wootton | ||||||||||||
| 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
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Spencer Richey | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 25 | USA
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Jeff Gal | |||||||||
| 34 | USA
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Chris Brady | 1 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 13 | |||
| 78 | USA
|
Bryan Dowd | |||||||||
Goals[edit]
| Rk. | Player | MLS | League's Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | Brian Gutiérrez
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3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Hugo Cuypers
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2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fabian Herbers
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Xherdan Shaqiri
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Kellyn Acosta
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1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maren Haile-Selassie
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
Assists[edit]
| Rk. | Player | MLS | League's Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | A | A | ||
| 1 | Maren Haile-Selassie
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1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fabian Herbers
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Xherdan Shaqiri
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kellyn Acosta
|
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Brady
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rafael Czichos
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brian Gutiérrez
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Carlos Terán
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1 | 0 | 1 |
Disciplinary record[edit]
| Rk. | Player | MLS | League's Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | Carlos Terán
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Fabian Herbers
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kellyn Acosta
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Arigoni
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Barlow
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rafael Czichos
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Gutiérrez
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mauricio Pineda
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Chris Brady
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Gasper
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tobias Salquist
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Awards[edit]
MLS Team of the Matchday[edit]
| Matchday | Player | Position | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | Brian Gutiérrez
|
M | [31] |
| 5 | Kellyn Acosta
|
M | [32] |
| 8 | Xherdan Shaqiri
|
M | [33] |
Second team statistics[edit]
Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined
Games played[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS Next Pro | Open Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | ||||
| 2 | DF | FRA
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Arnaud Souquet | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 45 | |||
| 16 | DF | USA
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Wyatt Omsberg | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 45 | |||
| 18 | GK | USA
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Spencer Richey | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 45 | |||
| 31 | MF | ARG
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Federico Navarro | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 45 | |||
| 35 | MF | USA
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Sergio Oregel | 1 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 88 | |||
| 37 | MF | USA
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Javier Casas | 2 | 2 | 148 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 193 |
| 78 | GK | USA
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Bryan Dowd | |||||||||
Goalkeeping[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS Next Pro | Open Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean Sheets | Saves | GA | Clean Sheets | Saves | GA | Clean Sheets | Saves | GA | ||||
| 18 | GK | USA
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Spencer Richey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 78 | GK | USA
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Bryan Dowd | |||||||||
Cards[edit]
| Rk. | Player | MLS Next Pro | Open Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | Javier Casas
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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