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2016 Chicago Fire season

The 2016 Chicago Fire season was the club's 21st year of existence, as well as their 19th season in Major League Soccer and their 19th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Chicago Fire
2016 season
ChairmanAndrew Hauptman
Head coachVeljko Paunović
StadiumToyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
MLSConference: 10th
Overall: 20th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Brimstone CupDid not win
Top goalscorerLeague: David Accam (9)
All: David Accam (14)
Highest home attendance18,976
(Oct 16 vs New England Revolution)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 12,073
(Apr 2 vs Philadelphia)
Open Cup: 3,666
(Jul 20 vs Fort Lauderdale)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 15,602 (regular season)
Open Cup: 5,133
Biggest winMTL 0-3 CHI (8/20)
CHI 3-0 PHL (9/3)
Biggest defeatDC 6-2 CHI (8/27)
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On November 24, 2015 Veljko Paunović, coach of the 2015 World Cup champions Serbia U-20 team, was announced as the Chicago Fire's new head coach.[1]

Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 6, 2016, with a home match against New York City FC. The Men in Red finished the regular season on October 23, 2016, with an away match against Toronto FC. The club has missed the playoffs for the sixth time in the past seven years.

The loss on the road to Vancouver Whitecaps on May 11, 2016, was the Fire's 28th straight match (19L, 9T) without a road win. This surpassed the New York Red Bulls for the longest road winless streak in MLS history.[2] With the away loss to Real Salt Lake on August 6, 2016, the streak extended to 36 matches (27L, 9T). The two-years and 28 days long streak finally ended when the Fire defeated Montreal Impact, 3–0, on the road on August 20, 2016. It was the first victory away from home since the Fire beat the New England Revolution, 1–0, in Foxborough, MA on July 12, 2014.[3]

Chicago Fire became the first team in MLS history to finish last in the overall table two years in a row.[4]

Squad at the end of the season edit

As of October 23, 2016. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Aged) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
23 Patrick McLain   GK (1988-08-22)August 22, 1988 (aged 28)   Sacramento Republic FC
25 Sean Johnson   GK (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 27)   Atlanta Blackhawks
28 Matt Lampson   GK (1989-09-06)September 6, 1989 (aged 27)   Columbus Crew
Defenders
3 Brandon Vincent   D (1994-05-01)May 1, 1994 (aged 22)   Stanford Cardinal
4 Johan Kappelhof   D (1990-08-05)August 5, 1990 (aged 26)   FC Groningen
5 Michael Harrington   D (1986-01-24)January 24, 1986 (aged 30)   Colorado Rapids
6 Eric Gehrig   D (1987-12-15)December 15, 1987 (aged 28)   Columbus Crew SC
13 Rodrigo Ramos   D (1995-05-24)May 24, 1995 (aged 21)   Coritiba
16 Jonathan Campbell   D (1993-06-27)June 27, 1993 (aged 23)   North Carolina Tar Heels
22 Patrick Doody   D (1992-04-22)April 22, 1992 (aged 24)   Indiana Hoosiers
66 João Meira   D/M (1987-04-30)April 30, 1987 (aged 29)   Belenenses
Midfielders
2 Matt Polster   M (1993-06-08)June 8, 1993 (aged 23)   SIU Edwardsville Cougars
7 John Goossens   M (1988-07-25)July 25, 1988 (aged 28)   FC Voluntari
12 Arturo Álvarez   M (1985-06-28)June 28, 1985 (aged 31)   Videoton FC
15 Joey Calistri   M (1993-11-20)November 20, 1993 (aged 22)   Northwestern Wildcats
17 Collin Fernandez   M (1997-02-13)February 13, 1997 (aged 19)   Chicago Fire Juniors
18 Drew Conner   M (1994-02-18)February 18, 1994 (aged 22)   Wisconsin Badgers
19 Khaly Thiam   M (1994-01-07)January 7, 1994 (aged 22)   MTK Budapest
21 Nick LaBrocca   M (1984-12-04)December 4, 1984 (aged 31)   Colorado Rapids
26 Michael Stephens   M (1989-04-03)April 3, 1989 (aged 27)   Stabæk
29 Alex Morrell   M (1994-05-11)May 11, 1994 (aged 22)   North Florida Ospreys
30 Răzvan Cociș   M (1983-02-19)February 19, 1983 (aged 33)   FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
Forwards
8 Michael de Leeuw   F (1986-10-07)October 7, 1986 (aged 30)   FC Groningen
9 Luis Solignac   F (1991-02-16)February 16, 1991 (aged 25)   Colorado Rapids
10 David Arshakyan   F (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 22)   FK Trakai
11 David Accam   F/M (1990-09-28)September 28, 1990 (aged 26)   Helsingborgs IF

Player movement edit

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2016

In edit

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

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 30, 2015   Matt Polster M   Chicago Fire Exercised option [5]
November 30, 2015   Patrick Doody D   Chicago Fire Exercised option [5]
December 17, 2015   Joey Calistri F   Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player [6]
December 17, 2015   Drew Conner M   Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player [6]
January 14, 2016   Brandon Vincent D   Stanford University Drafted 4th overall (first round) in 2016 MLS SuperDraft, already signed contract with MLS [7]
January 14, 2016   Jonathan Campbell D   University of North Carolina Drafted 12th overall (first round) in 2016 MLS SuperDraft, already signed contract with MLS [7]
January 18, 2016   Michael Harrington D   Colorado Rapids Signed as a free agent [8]
January 18, 2016   Patrick McLain GK   Sacramento Republic FC Signed as a free agent [8]
January 23, 2016   Răzvan Cociș M   Chicago Fire Re-signed with the club, after initially having his contract option declined; signed one-year deal with one year club option [5][9]
January 23, 2016   João Meira D   Belenenses Signed as a free agent, one-year deal with one year club option [9]
January 27, 2016   Nick LaBrocca M   Colorado Rapids Signed as a free agent, one-year deal with one year club option [10]
February 2, 2016   Johan Kappelhof D   FC Groningen Signed as a discovery signing using targeted allocation money [11][12]
February 26, 2016   Matt Lampson GK   Columbus Crew Signed as a free agent after trial, one-year deal with one year club option [13][14]
February 29, 2016   John Goossens M   FC Voluntari Signed after a trial, two-year deal with one year club option [15][16]
March 3, 2016   Arturo Álvarez M   Videoton FC Signed after a trial, one-year deal with one year club option [13][17]
March 11, 2016   Alex Morrell M   North Florida Ospreys Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club option, after being selected 22nd overall (second round) in 2016 MLS SuperDraft [7][18][19]
May 17, 2016   Michael de Leeuw F   FC Groningen Signed as a discovery signing using targeted allocation money for a three-year deal through 2018 with a club option for 2019 [20]
August 3, 2016   David Arshakyan F   FK Trakai Signed as a Special Discovery Player, two-year deal with options for the third and fourth years [21]
August 3, 2016   Luis Solignac F   Colorado Rapids Acquired in exchange for General Allocation Money [22]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 30, 2015   Adaílton D   Miami FC 2016 contract option was declined, signed with Miami FC as a free agent on February 9 [5][23]
November 30, 2015   Jon Busch GK   Indy Eleven 2016 contract option was declined, signed with Indy Eleven as a free agent on January 22 [5][24]
November 30, 2015   Greg Cochrane D   San Antonio FC 2016 contract option was declined, signed with San Antonio FC as a free agent on February 25 [5][25]
November 30, 2015   Jason Johnson F   San Antonio FC 2016 contract option was declined, signed with San Antonio FC as a free agent on February 16 [5][26]
November 30, 2015   Alec Kann GK   Sporting Kansas City 2016 contract option was declined, selected by Sporting Kansas City in the Re-Entry Draft [5][27]
November 30, 2015   Jeff Larentowicz D   LA Galaxy 2016 contract option was declined, signed with LA Galaxy as a free agent on January 6 [5][28]
November 30, 2015   Lovel Palmer D   Indy Eleven 2016 contract option was declined, signed with Indy Eleven on January 12 [5][29]
November 30, 2015   Chris Ritter M None 2016 contract option was declined [5]
November 30, 2015   Daneil Cyrus D   W Connection Loan deal expired [5]
November 30, 2015   Ty Harden D None Out of contract, eligible for free agency [5]
November 30, 2015   Mike Magee F   LA Galaxy Out of contract, signed with LA Galaxy as a free agent on January 14 [5][30]
November 30, 2015   Matt Watson M   Carolina RailHawks Out of contract, signed with Carolina RailHawks as a free agent on January 15 [5][31]
January 6, 2016   Patrick Nyarko F   D.C. United Traded for second round pick in 2016 MLS SuperDraft [32]
January 14, 2016   Joevin Jones D   Seattle Sounders FC Traded in exchange for first round pick in 2016 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money [33]
February 13, 2016   Harry Shipp M   Montreal Impact Traded for general allocation money and targeted allocation money, after initially having his option exercised on November 30, 2015 [5][34][35]
March 2, 2016   Kingsley Bryce M None Waived, after initially having his option exercised on November 30, 2015 [5][36][37]
June 29, 2016   Gilberto F   São Paulo FC Mutual termination of contract; signed with São Paulo FC on July 15 [38][39]
July 29, 2016   Kennedy Igboananike F   D.C. United Traded for Targeted Allocation Money and the natural third round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft [40]

Loans edit

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

In edit

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
February 3, 2016   Rodrigo Ramos D   Coritiba Acquired as a Discovery Signing on a one-year loan [47]
May 4, 2016   Khaly Thiam M   MTK Budapest Acquired on loan through the end of 2016 [48]

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
General Manager   Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach   Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach   Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach   Logan Pause
Goalkeeper Coach   Aleksandar Sarić
Strength and Conditioning Coach Jordan Webb
Manager of Team and Soccer Operations Alex Boler
Equipment Manager Brian Sauer
Assistant Equipment Manager Juan Arreola
Head Athletic Trainer Mario Cruz
Assistant Athletic Trainer Steve Purcell
Massage Therapist Jake Bronowski, LMT
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Head Orthopedic Officer Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D.
Physical Therapist Ryan Perry

Last updated: October 23, 2016
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings edit

Eastern Conference table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 52 55 −3 42 MLS Cup Knockout Round
7 New England Revolution 34 11 14 9 44 54 −10 42
8 Orlando City SC 34 9 11 14 55 60 −5 41
9 Columbus Crew SC 34 8 14 12 50 58 −8 36
10 Chicago Fire 34 7 17 10 42 58 −16 31
Source: MLS

Overall table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 10 15 9 45 52 −7 39
17 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 32 40 −8 38
18 Columbus Crew SC 34 8 14 12 50 58 −8 36
19 Houston Dynamo 34 7 14 13 39 45 −6 34
20 Chicago Fire 34 7 17 10 42 58 −16 31
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;

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
34 31 7 17 10 42 58  −16 6 3 8 26 21  +5 1 14 2 16 37  −21

Last updated: October 23, 2016
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

Results edit

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StadiumHAHHAHHAAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHHAAAHHA
ResultLTTWTLTLLLWTLLWLWLLTLTWTLWLTLLLTWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2016. Source: MLS Results and Chicago Fire Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason edit

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

February 6, 2016 University of South Florida 0–3 Chicago Fire Tampa, Florida
16:00 Michael Bajza   44' Report Arturo Alvarez   28'
David Accam   33'
Vincent Mitchell   52'		 Stadium: Corbett Stadium
February 11, 2016 Chicago Fire 4–2 Philadelphia Union Clearwater, Florida
15:00 David Accam   14' (pen.), 40'
Nick LaBrocca   60'
Gilberto   64'		 Report Fabian Herbers   16'
Warren Creavalle   83'		 Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 18, 2016 University of Portland 1–1 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
Eddie Sanchez   62' Report John Goossens   40'
Drew Conner   58'		 Stadium: Merlo Field

Simple Invitational

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1   Chicago Fire 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
2   Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 6
3   Portland Timbers 3 1 2 0 4 4 0 3
4   Minnesota United FC 3 0 3 0 1 11 -10 0
February 21, 2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
16:30 Johan Kappelhof   24' (o.g.)
Deybi Flores   33'
Cristian Techera   38'
Kendall Waston   78'		 Report John Goossens   5'
Gilberto   36',   51' (pen.)
Kennedy Igboananike   81' (pen.)
Collin Fernandez   86'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Wed., February 24, 2016 Chicago Fire 4–0 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 Joey Calistri   24', 35'
Matt Polster   42'
Patrick Doody   55'
Kingsley Bryce   62'
Arturo Álvarez   89' (pen.)		 Report Damian Lowe   75' Stadium: Providence Park
February 27, 2016 Portland Timbers 0–2 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
19:00 Zarek Valentin   21'
Jermaine Taylor   34'
Diego Chará   56'		 Report João Meira   4'
Arturo Álvarez   28'
Gilberto   35'
Matt Polster   81'
Kennedy Igboananike   82'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,134

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2016 Major League Soccer season

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

March 6, 2016 Match 1 Chicago Fire 3–4 New York City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 CST (UTC-06) Cocis   19'
Meira   32'
Igboananike   49'
Polster   62'
Accam   72' (pen.)		 Report McNamara   10'
Brillant   14'
Taylor   29',   59'
Shelton   36'
Diskerud   63'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,768
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 11, 2016 Match 2 Orlando City SC 1–1 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
18:00 CST (UTC-06) Larin   4'
Higuita   62'
Carrasco   75'
Shea   90'		 Report Accam   14',   83'
Polster   28'
Harrington   32'
Meira   71'		 Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 29,041
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 19, 2016 Match 3 Chicago Fire 0–0 Columbus Crew SC Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Report Meram   38' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,605
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 2, 2016 Match 4 Chicago Fire 1–0 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Ramos   37'
Igboananike   51'
Polster   72'		 Report Creavalle   13'   47' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,073
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 10, 2016 Match 5 New York City FC 0–0 Chicago Fire New York City, New York
18:00 Matarrita   54' Report LaBrocca   86' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 22,930
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 16, 2016 Match 6 Chicago Fire 1–2 Montreal Impact Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Igboananike   29' Report Drogba   56'
Piatti   90+1'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,509
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 30, 2016 Match 7 Chicago Fire 1–1 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Campbell   41'
Igboananike   44'		 Report Rolfe   45+1'
Nyarko   64'
Birnbaum   83'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,114
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 11, 2016 Match 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Vancouver, British Columbia
21:00 Pérez   36', 89'
Watson   82'		 Report Igboananike   62' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,638
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 14, 2016 Match 9 New England Revolution 2–0 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Nguyen   22'
Koffie   24'
Woodberry   57'
Agudelo   80'
Hollinger-Janzen   84'		 Report Álvarez   19' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,997
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 18, 2016 Match 10 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
18:30 Collin   29'
Grella   58'		 Report Meira   22'
Vincent   78'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 16,624
Referee: Robert Sibiga
May 21, 2016 Match 11 Chicago Fire 1–0 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Álvarez   3'
Igboananike   56'
Polster   76'		 Report Horst   23' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,363
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 28, 2016 Match 12 Chicago Fire 1–1 Portland Timbers Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Accam   20'
Kappelhof   38'
Ramos   77'		 Report Valeri   18'
Ridgewell   69'
Klute   90+2'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,729
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
June 18, 2016 Match 13 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Chicago Fire Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Doyle   57'
Pappa   89'
Burch   90+4'		 Report Ramos   67'
Calistri   81'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 22, 2016 Match 14 Philadelphia Union 4–3 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00 Campbell   11' (o.g.)
Alberg   15', 45+1', 56' (pen.),   58'
Carroll   36'
Tribbett   37'		 Report Accam   2'
Cocis   69'
Thiam   80'
Campbell   85'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 16,667
Referee: Jaime Herrera
July 1, 2016 Match 15 Chicago Fire 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Stephens   53'
Goossens   58'
LaBrocca   90+3'		 Report Dawkins   10'
Francis   49'
Alashe   66'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,487
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 9, 2016 Match 16 Toronto FC 1–0 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
18:30 Morrow   9' Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,934
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 13, 2016 Match 17 Chicago Fire 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Leeuw   19'
Thiam   26'
Álvarez   68'
Meira   79'		 Report Mustivar   29'
Dwyer   71'
Medranda   85'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,879
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Note: The kickoff was delayed by 1 hour and 48 minutes due to a thunderstorm.
July 16, 2016 Match 18 FC Dallas 3–1 Chicago Fire Frisco, Texas
20:00 Urruti   23'
Díaz   41'
Rosales   90+2'		 Report Álvarez   90+1' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,942
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 23, 2016 Match 19 New England Revolution 1–0 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Bunbury   77'
Watson   85'		 Report Leeuw   30'
Accam   90+1'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,872
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 31, 2016 Match 20 Chicago Fire 2–2 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 Accam   35'
Thiam   38'
Polster   45+2'
Cocis   76'		 Report Martins   15'
Polster   16' (o.g.)
Grella   57'
Wright-Phillips   90'
Zubar   90+2'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,221
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 6, 2016 Match 21 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Chicago Fire Sandy, Utah
21:00 García   14',   15'
Morales   28' (pen.), 64'		 Report LaBrocca   35'
Álvarez   58'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,909
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 14, 2016 Match 22 Chicago Fire 2–2 Orlando City SC Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Goossens   6'
Accam   45+2'
Cocis   78'		 Report Larin   9'
Redding   17'
Kaká   32'
Aja   86'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,148
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 20, 2016 Match 23 Montreal Impact 0–3 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Ciman   44'
Drogba   71'		 Report Solignac   15',   31'
Accam   73'
Polster   89'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: David Gantar
August 24, 2016 Match 24 Chicago Fire 2–2 LA Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Álvarez   34'
Accam   39' (pen.),   90+3'		 Report Zardes   31'
Van Damme   38'
Santos   69'
Lletget   71'
Hušidić   76'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,179
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 27, 2016 Match 25 D.C. United 6–2 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
18:00 Jeffery   19'
Mullins   40', 45+1', 74'
Nyarko   51'
DeLeon   89'		 Report Leeuw   31',   47'
Thiam   34'
Kappelhof   36'
Cocis   45+2'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,720
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 3, 2016 Match 26 Chicago Fire 3–0 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Alberg   22' (o.g.)
Meira   58'
Cocis   61'
Kappelhof   64'
Leeuw   71'
Álvarez   90'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,102
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 10, 2016 Match 27 Chicago Fire 1–2 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Michael de Leeuw   58' Report Altidore   33'
Osorio   52'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,391
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
September 16, 2016 Match 28 Chicago Fire 2–2 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 Cocis   22'
Accam   29'		 Report Vincent   19'
Boswell   90+2'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,807
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 23, 2016 Match 29 New York City FC 4–1 Chicago Fire New York City, New York
19:00 Mena   8'
Villa   9', 83'
Mendoza   44'
Brillant   72'		 Report Solignac   35' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,011
Referee: Jaime Herrera
Wed., September 28, 2016 Match 30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington
21:30 Marshall   24'
Lodeiro   58'		 Report Cocis   75' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,269
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 1, 2016 Match 31 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
18:30 Afful   8'
Meram   50'
Duka   59'		 Report Ramos   88' Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 20,034
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
October 13, 2016 Match 32 Chicago Fire 2–2 Columbus Crew SC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Parkhurst   53' (o.g.)
Leeuw   57'
Cocis   80'
Meira   85'		 Report Jahn   13', 80' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,883
Referee: David Gantar
October 16, 2016 Match 33 Chicago Fire 2–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00 Leeuw   9'
Thiam   44'
Solignac   54'
Accam   80'
Polster   90+2'		 Report Kamara   29'
Fagúndez   43'
Woodberry   51'
Knighton   73'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,976
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 23, 2016 Match 34 Toronto FC 3–2 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
15:00 Giovinco   45' (pen.)
Zavaleta   45+2'
Morrow   54'
Osorio   62'		 Report Leeuw   18'
Goossens   83'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,235
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

U.S. Open Cup edit

Further information: 2016 U.S. Open Cup

The Chicago Fire entered the 2016 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.[49]
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

June 15, 2016 Fourth round Chicago Fire 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Indy Eleven Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nick LaBrocca   87'
David Accam   111'		 Report Justin Braun   27',   105'
Nicki Paterson   72'
Souleymane Youla   90+2'
Nemanja Vuković   117'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,543
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
Penalties
Igboananike  
Thiam  
Vincent  
LaBrocca  
Accam  		 Paterson  
Zayed  
Vuković  
Keller  
Ubiparipović  
June 28, 2016 Round of 16 Chicago Fire 2–1 Columbus Crew SC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 David Accam   7', 29'
Nick LaBrocca   53'
Rodrigo Ramos   66'		 CHI Report
MLS Report		 Ethan Finlay   79' (pen.)
Tyson Wahl   90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 6,190
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 20, 2016 Quarterfinals Chicago Fire 3–0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 David Accam   5' (pen.)
Michael de Leeuw   35'
Khaly Thiam   51'		 Report Gale Agbossoumonde   30'   70'
Julius James   47'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,666
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 9, 2016 Semifinals New England Revolution 3–1 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00 Kei Kamara   16' (pen.)
Je-Vaughn Watson   42',   51'
Teal Bunbury   85'
Kelyn Rowe   89'		 Report David Accam   40',   89'
Johan Kappelhof   43'
Michael de Leeuw   90+1'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,801
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Stats edit

Leading scorers edit

Italics indicate player who departed the club during the season.
Updated to match played on October 23, 2016.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2016 Chicago Fire

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Regular season MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 MF   USA Matt Polster 17 1 12+2 1 0+0 0 2+1 0
3 DF   USA Brandon Vincent 18 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
4 DF   NED Johan Kappelhof 25 0 19+2 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
5 DF   USA Michael Harrington 16 0 14+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF   USA Eric Gehrig 6 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
7 MF   NED John Goossens 15 1 8+5 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF   NED Michael de Leeuw 8 1 5+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
9 FW   ARG Luis Solignac 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   GHA David Accam 17 10 12+1 5 0+0 0 4+0 5
12 MF   SLV Arturo Álvarez 21 3 15+3 3 0+0 0 3+0 0
13 DF   BRA Rodrigo Ramos (on loan from Coritiba) 22 0 14+4 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
15 FW   USA Joey Calistri 13 1 2+8 1 0+0 0 0+3 0
16 DF   USA Jonathan Campbell 24 1 18+2 1 0+0 0 4+0 0
18 MF   USA Drew Conner 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   SEN Khaly Thiam (on loan from MTK Budapest) 14 2 9+2 1 0+0 0 3+0 1
21 MF   USA Nick LaBrocca 15 0 5+7 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
22 DF   USA Patrick Doody 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF   USA Michael Stephens 15 0 11+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
30 MF   ROU Răzvan Cociș 23 2 10+9 2 0+0 0 4+0 0
66 DF   POR João Meira 17 0 14+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players currently out on loan with another club: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)
17 MF   USA Collin Fernandez (on loan to Saint Louis FC) 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   USA Alex Morrell (on loan to Saint Louis FC) 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)
9 FW   BRA Gilberto (mutually terminated contract) 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 FW   NGA Kennedy Igboananike (traded) 21 4 18+0 4 0+0 0 2+1 0

Goalkeeper stats edit

No. Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup
GS GP MIN GA GAA W GS GP MIN GA GAA W GS GP MIN GA GAA W
23   Patrick McLain 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
25   Sean Johnson 22 22 1980 37 1.68 6 22 22 1980 37 1.68 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
28   Matt Lampson 15 15 1380 22 1.43 4 11 11 990 18 1.64 1 4 4 390 4 0.92 3

Source: Chicago Fire goalkeeper stats

National team participation edit

Four Fire players have been called up to play for their senior national teams during this season.

Players Team Competition Opponent Date Goals Minutes Ref
Brandon Vincent   United States Friendly   Canada February 5, 2016 0 45' [50][51]
Matt Polster   United States Friendly   Canada February 5, 2016 0 unused sub [50][51]
David Accam   Ghana 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification   Mozambique March 24, 2016 0 0' (injury) [52]
David Accam   Ghana 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification   Mozambique March 27, 2016 0 0' (injury) [52]
David Arshakyan   Armenia Friendly   Czech Republic August 31, 2016 0 unused sub [53][54]
David Accam   Ghana 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification   Rwanda September 3, 2016 0 Earned a start [53][55]
David Arshakyan   Armenia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification   Denmark September 4, 2016 0 70' [53][55][56]
David Accam   Ghana Friendly   Russia September 6, 2016 0 12' [53][57]

Recognition edit

MLS Goal of the Week edit

Week Player Report
24   Luis Solignac GOTW

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Player Position Report
5   Johan Kappelhof D Report
17   Rodrigo Ramos D Report
24   David Accam F Report
26   Sean Johnson GK Report
  João Meira D
  Michael de Leeuw F

MLS All-Star Game edit

Position Player Report
Defender   Brandon Vincent Report

MLS 24 under 24 edit

Chicago Fire midfielder Matt Polster was selected to Major League Soccer's "24 under 24" list, an annual ranking of the top players in the league under the age of 24.[58][59]

Team annual awards edit

Forward/midfielder David Accam was named the team's Most Valuable Player and Golden Boot winner for the second year in a row in both categories. In 24 league matches Accam scored nine goals and had five assists. Accam also had team-high 14 goals across all competitions of the season.[60]

In his first year with the club Johan Kappelhof was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Tied with Jonathan Campbell for a team-high 33 league appearances, Kappelhof made 85 clearances, 17 blocks and 113 interceptions during his first MLS campaign.[60]

Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was chosen Section 8 Chicago Supporters' Player of the Year.[61][62]

Kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Red Red Red [63][64]
Away White White White [65][66]

Primary kit edit

The new primary kit for 2016 season was officially 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.[63][64]

Secondary kit edit

According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the secondary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on March 2, 2015. The design and details were inspired by the City of Chicago flag.[65][66]

Draft pick trades edit

Picks acquired:

Picks traded:

References edit

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External links edit

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