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2024 Chicago Fire FC season

The 2024 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 29th year of existence, as well as their 27th in Major League Soccer.

Chicago Fire FC
2024 season
ChairmanJoe Mansueto
Head coachFrank Klopas
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLSConference:
Overall:
Average home league attendance20,100
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Summary edit

Offseason edit

The Fire's offseason began after their 1-0 loss to New York City FC on October 21. The loss caused the Fire to miss the playoffs for a club record sixth consecutive season.

In terms of staff, the Fire would start by bringing back sporting director Georg Heitz and technical director Sebastian Pelzer for a fifth season on November 14. The move was met with criticism from many fans, and was seen as rewarding mediocrity by some.[1][2] The Fire would also announce the hiring of club legend and interim head coach Frank Klopas as the permanent head coach on December 5. Klopas had previously served as head coach from 2011 through 2013, a short term as interim in 2021, and was the interim following Ezra Hendrickson's firing in May 2023. The hiring, much like Heitz and Pelzer, was met with some criticism.[3] On January 19, Klopas announced his coaching staff for the 2024 season. Club legend and assistant coach C. J. Brown would step down from the role to take on a new grassroots role with the Fire, while assistant coach Nikolaos Kostenoglou would part ways with the Fire. Goalkeeping coach and club legend Zach Thornton was retained as goalkeeping coach while assistant coach Theodoros Antonopoulos joined Jeff DeGroot as a video analsyt. New hires included former Houston Dynamo head coach and two-time MLS Cup champion Paulo Nagamura and former Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam F.C. head coach Carlos Garcia being named as assistant coaches, with Ryan Needs being named the newly-created set piece coach.[4]

In terms of player movement, the Fire would ultimately end up bringing in eight new players and letting go of nine. The first major action occurred on November 14, with Homegrown and the club's 2023 MVP being re-signed to a new U-22 Homegrown player contract. On November 22, they announced their contract options for the 2024 season, keeping five players and exercising the purchase option on Maren Haile-Selassie's loan from the Fire's sister club FC Lugano, while releasing six other players. Homegrown Javier Casas was being negotiated with and would ultimately sign a new contract with the Fire on January 14. Defender Miguel Navarro and forwards Jairo Torres and Kacper Przybyłko would also leave the club before the beginning of the season. Navarro was traded to fellow MLS side the Colorado Rapids on December 12 while Przybyłko was transferred to FC Lugano on February 16. Torres and the Fire came to an agreement to mutually end Torres' DP contract with the club on February 9. Navarro's transfer to Colorado would also include the Fire's first new signing of the offseason- former academy defender Andrew Gutman. The Fire would also sign two more players via transfers within MLS, forward Tom Barlow from New York Red Bulls on December 18 and defender Chase Gasper from Houston Dynamo on January 30. The Fire were also active in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, drafting five players- though only one would sign with the club. Former Fire academy goalkeeper Bryan Dowd from Notre Dame was the Fire's first pick and was signed on January 15. Internationally, the Fire signed two players. Danish defender Tobias Salquist was signed on January 14 from Silkeborg IF for an undisclosed amount. On February 6, the Fire would sign Belgian forward Hugo Cuypers from Gent for a club record amount. While the Fire did not announce the total amount of the transfer, it was reportedly over $12 million with two million in possible add-ons.[5] Finally, on February 13, the Fire announced the signing of MLS veteran and USMNT veteran Kellyn Acosta as a free agent.

The Fire's preseason formally began on January 15, when the club would travel down to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. While in Florida, the club would play two friendly matches- a 5-1 victory against USL Championship side Loudoun United FC and a 2-2 draw against the New York Red Bulls. Following five days of training in Chicago from January 31 through February 4, the club would then head to the Coachella Valley Invitational in Indio, California. While there the club would play four games- a 3-1 loss to Los Angeles FC and three wins: 1-0 against Austin FC, 4-0 against Minnesota United FC, and 2-1 against the Portland Timbers. Following this, the club headed back to Chicago ahead of their first game of the season against the Philadelphia Union. The Fire finished the preseason 4-1-1 with 15 goals for and seven against, with five players scoring two goals a piece.[6]

February and March edit

The Fire's season formally started on February 24, with the team traveling to face the Philadelphia Union. The Fire would have three debutants start (Arigoni, Cuypers, and Gutman), and three more (Acosta, Barlow, and Gasper) would come on during the game. Left back Andrew Gutman went down with a no-contact injury five minutes into the game, and fellow debutant Chase Gasper was brought on. The Fire would score twice, off of goals from Brian Gutierrez and Fabian Herbers, both of whom assisted the other's goal. On the opposite side, the Fire conceded two goals, with goalkeeper Chris Brady registering two saves. Brian Gutierrez was named to the MLS Team of the Matchday for his performance, though the Fire reached 15 seasons since they last won their opening match.

The Fire would return to Soldier Field against FC Cincinnati on March 2. The game was the first time since 2019 that the Fire wore their iconic red and white jerseys, and the first time since the Fire faced Manchester United in a friendly match on July 23, 2011 in Soldier Field, and their first time in an official match in Soldier Field since the 2005 season. The match would see the Fire lose 2-1 with captain Xherdan Shaqiri scoring the lone goal off of a penalty kick. Kellyn Acosta would start his first game for the Fire, while winger Chris Mueller would return following an injury he'd suffered in May 2023.

On March 9, the Fire went to Columbus and lost 2-1. The game saw the Fabian Herbers score his second goal of the season, while the Fire conceded the losing goal ten minutes into extra time. Goalkeeper Chris Brady recorded nine saves in the game, a personal best, with Chase Gasper and Tobias Salquist starting their first games. In the week following this game, the Fire announced the loaning of two players: homegrown right back Justin Reynolds to FC Lugano for the remainder of their season and homegrown striker Missael Rodriguez to Union Omaha for the 2024 USL League One season.

The Fire recorded their first win of the season on March 16, a 4-3 victory over Montreal. The Fire went down 2-0 off of two penalties in the first 12 minutes before Maren Haile-Selassie scored his first goal of the season eight minutes into first half stoppage time. Montreal would extend their lead in the 70th minute, but would go down to ten men 12 minutes later, giving a penalty in the process. Midfielder Brian Gutierrez scored his second goal of the season from it, giving the Fire a one goal deficit going into second half stoppage time. The Fire would ultimately tie the game in the 95th minute off of Hugo Cuyper's first goal for the Fire, and they would win the game off of a wind-assisted shot from beyond half way by Kellyn Acosta- also his first in a Fire shirt. Goalkeeper Chris Brady assisted the goal, becoming the first Fire goalkeeper to get an assist since Sean Johnson on August 12, 2012. The Fire became the first team to go come back from two goals down and win the game after the 84th minute in MLS history, and the victory gave Frank Klopas his 50th managerial victory for the Fire. In the days following the victory, the club loaned Homegrown striker Victor Bezerra to Detroit City FC for the 2024 USL Championship season. The Fire's second team would also record a 6-0 victory over Chicago City SC in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup, with first teamers Spencer Richey, Wyatt Omsberg, and Javier Casas playing.

The Fire recorded another draw on March 23, going 1-1 against the New England Revolution. Goalkeeper Spencer Richey started in place of regular goalkeeper Chris Brady who was with the US U-23 national team, with defender Jonathan Dean starting his first game. Forward Hugo Cuypers scored the Fire's lone goal, with midfielder and captain Fabian Herbers providing the assist. Herbers was named captain for the game while Xherdan Shaqiri was with Switzerland. The Fire conceded off of a misplayed ball by Spencer Richey at the end of the first half.

The Fire's final match of the month occurred on Easter Sunday, March 31. The Fire lost 3-0 away to Atlanta, their largest loss since a 3-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on September 20, 2023. Defender Carlos Teran started his first game of the season, but would be given a red card before the end of the match. With only one win, one draw, and three losses, this was the Fire's worst March since the 2019 season.

April edit

The first news of April came in the announcement of the signing of Laurence Wootton, who was immediately loaned out to Indy Eleven in the USL. Wootton was selected with the 64th overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, making him the latest draft pick to be signed to the first team since Matej Dekovic in 2017. That same day, the Fire's second team won 2-0 over Forward Madison in the Open Cup, with first teamers Wyatt Omsberg, Javier Casas, and Sergio Oregel playing.

The Fire's first game of the month occurred on April 6, a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Winger Chris Mueller made his first start since April 29, 2023, due to a season-ending surgery. Defender Arnaud Souquet also made his first start of the season. The Fire won off of a penalty kick by Xherdan Shaqiri and a chip by Brian Gutierrez (which was assisted by Shaqiri as well).

The following week, the Fire drew 0-0 away to the New York Red Bulls. The Fire would fail to score despite being up a man from the 42nd minute onwards. This was the Fire's and Chris Brady's first clean sheet for the Fire since the 1-0 win ironically also away to the New York Red Bulls on September 30. The Fire were also lucky to walk away with a point, as the Red Bulls saw a short in the dying minutes of the game go off the post and nearly past Brady.

Current squad edit

Players signed as of April 10, 2024[7]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
18 Spencer Richey   G (1992-05-30) May 30, 1992 (age 31)   Seattle Sounders FC
25 Jeff Gal   G (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993 (age 31)   Degerfors IF
34 Chris Brady   G (2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 (age 20)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
78 Bryan Dowd   G (2002-05-08) May 8, 2002 (age 21)   Notre Dame
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet   D (1992-02-12)February 12, 1992 (aged 32)   Montpellier HSC
4 Carlos Terán   D (2000-09-24) September 24, 2000 (age 23)   Envigado F.C.
5 Rafael Czichos   D (1990-05-14) May 14, 1990 (age 33)   1. FC Köln International
14 Tobias Salquist   D (1995-05-18) May 18, 1995 (age 28)   Silkeborg IF International
15 Andrew Gutman   D (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 27)   Colorado Rapids
16 Wyatt Omsberg   D (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 28)   Minnesota United FC
22 Mauricio Pineda   D (1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 26)   North Carolina Tar Heels
24 Jonathan Dean   D (1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 (age 26)   Birmingham Legion FC
27 Allan Arigoni   D (1998-11-04) November 4, 1998 (age 25)   FC Lugano International
Loaned In
36 Justin Reynolds   D (2004-04-08) April 8, 2004 (age 20)   Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
Loaned Out
77 Chase Gasper   D (1996-01-25)January 25, 1996 (aged 28)   Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
7 Maren Haile-Selassie   M (1999-03-13) March 13, 1999 (age 25)   FC Lugano International
10 Xherdan Shaqiri   M (1991-10-10) October 10, 1991 (age 32)   Olympique Lyonnais Captain
Designated Player
International
17 Brian Gutiérrez   M (2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 (age 20)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
U22 Initiative
21 Fabian Herbers   M (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 30)   Philadelphia Union
23 Kellyn Acosta   M (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 28)   LAFC
30 Gastón Giménez   M (1991-07-27) July 27, 1991 (age 32)   Vélez Sarsfield
31 Federico Navarro   M (2000-03-09) March 9, 2000 (age 24)   Talleres de Cordoba International
U22 Initiative
35 Sergio Oregel   M (2005-05-16) May 16, 2005 (age 18)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Javier Casas   M (2003-05-14) May 14, 2003 (age 20)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
38 Laurence Wootton   M (2000-01-10)January 10, 2000 (aged 24)   Ohio State International
Loaned Out
Forwards
8 Chris Mueller   F (1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 27)   Hibernian F.C.
9 Hugo Cuypers   F (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 27)   Gent International
Designated Player
12 Tom Barlow   F (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 28)   New York Red Bulls
19 Georgios Koutsias   F (2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 20)   PAOK FC International
U22 Initiative
32 Missael Rodriguez   F (2003-02-09)February 9, 2003 (aged 21)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
33 Victor Bezerra   F (2000-02-05)February 5, 2000 (aged 24)   Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
Loaned Out

Player movement edit

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2024

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 [8]
November 22, 2023   Jonathan Dean D Option for 2024 exercised [9]
November 22, 2023   Jeffrey Gal G Option for 2024 exercised [9]
November 22, 2023   Fabian Herbers M Option for 2024 exercised [9]
November 22, 2023   Wyatt Omsberg D Option for 2024 exercised [9]
November 22, 2023   Spencer Richey G Option for 2024 exercised [9]
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 [9][10]

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 [11][9][12]
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 [13]
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 [14]
January 14, 2023   Tobias Salquist D   Silkeborg IF Signed from Silkeborg on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026 [15]
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 [16][17]
January 30, 2024   Chase Gasper D   Houston Dynamo Traded from Houston in exchange for a third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft [18]
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. [19]
February 13, 2024   Kellyn Acosta M   Los Angeles FC Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [20]
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 [21]

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 [22]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
October 23, 2023   Kei Kamara F   Los Angeles FC Contract expired [23][9]
November 9, 2023   Alex Monis M   New England Revolution II Contract expired [24][9]
November 22, 2023   Alonso Aceves D   Pachuca Loan deal expired [25][9]
November 22, 2023   Kendall Burks D   San Antonio FC Option for 2024 declined [9]
November 22, 2023   Ousmane Doumbia M   FC Lugano Loan deal expired [26][9]
November 22, 2023   Allan Rodriguez M Option for 2024 declined [9]
December 12, 2023   Miguel Navarro D   Colorado Rapids Traded to Colorado alongside $450k in GAM in exchange for Andrew Gutman [13]
February 9, 2024   Jairo Torres F   FC Juárez Mutual termination [27]
February 16, 2024   Kacper Przybyłko F   FC Lugano Transfer [28]

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 [29]
March 14, 2024   Missael Rodriguez F   Union Omaha Loaned to Omaha for the 2024 USL League One season with the right to recall [30]
March 19, 2024   Victor Bezerra F   Detroit City FC Loaned to Detroit for the 2024 USL Championship season with the right to recall [31]
April 3, 2024   Laurence Wootton M   Indy Eleven Loaned to Indy for the 2024 USL Championship season [32]


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 [16][33]
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 [16][33]
R3, P14   Shane de Flores MF Stanford Did not join the team in preseason [16][33]

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.[33] 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.[34]

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
Sporting Director   Georg Heitz
Technical Director   Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach   Frank Klopas
Assistant Coach   Paulo Nagamura
Assistant Coach   Carlos García
Goalkeeping Coach   Zach Thornton
Set Piece Coach   Ryan Needs
Video Analyst   Theodoros Antonopoulos
Video Analyst   Jeff DeGroot

Last updated: January 19, 2024
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions edit

Major League Soccer edit

Eastern Conference table edit

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Miami CF 11 6 2 3 26 16 +10 21 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 FC Cincinnati 10 5 2 3 12 9 +3 18 Qualification for Round One
3 New York Red Bulls 10 4 1 5 14 10 +4 17
4 Toronto FC 10 5 4 1 11 13 −2 16
5 Columbus Crew 10 3 1 6 12 9 +3 15
6 New York City FC 10 4 4 2 11 10 +1 14
7 Philadelphia Union 9 3 2 4 17 14 +3 13
8 D.C. United 10 3 3 4 14 15 −1 13 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 Atlanta United FC 9 3 3 3 13 9 +4 12
10 CF Montréal 9 3 3 3 12 16 −4 12
11 Charlotte FC 10 3 5 2 10 13 −3 11
12 Chicago Fire FC 10 2 4 4 11 18 −7 10
13 Orlando City SC 9 2 4 3 11 17 −6 9
14 Nashville SC 9 1 3 5 10 17 −7 8
15 New England Revolution 9 1 7 1 6 18 −12 4
Updated to match(es) played on April 30, 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)

Overall table edit

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
21 Sporting Kansas City 10 2 3 5 18 18 0 11
22 Portland Timbers 10 2 4 4 20 21 −1 10
23 Chicago Fire FC 10 2 4 4 11 18 −7 10
24 Seattle Sounders FC 10 2 5 3 13 13 0 9
25 Orlando City SC 9 2 4 3 11 17 −6 9
Updated to match(es) played on April 30, 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)

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
10 10 2 4 4 11 18  −7 2 2 1 7 10  −3 0 2 3 4 8  −4

Last updated: April 27
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
Main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season
February 24 1 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM   55' Uhre
  85' Martínez
  90+2' Gazdag		 Report   39' Gutiérrez
  45' Pineda
  69' Brady
  81' Herbers		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,734
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
March 2 2 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   45' (pen.) Shaqiri
  55' Acosta
  66' Pineda
  90+4' Gutiérrez		 Report   39' Boupendza
  43' Nwobodo
  68' Robinson
  81' Bucha
  84' Baird		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 26,582
Referee: Mario Maric
March 9 3 Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM   68' Russell-Rowe
  90' Malte Amundsen
  90+10' Farsi		 Report   13' Arigoni
  74' Herbers
  90+5' Barlow		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Richonne Clark
March 16 4 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 CF Montréal Chicago, Illinois
1:00 PM   11' Salquist
  45+4' Gasper
  45+8' Haile-Selassie
  78' Herbers
  84' (pen.) Gutiérrez
  90+5' Cuypers
  90+9' Acosta		 Report   7' (pen.), 12' (pen.),   16' Cóccaro
  70' Yankov
  82' Edwards
  90+11' Choinière		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,874
Referee: DeShun Beard
March 23 5 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 PM   45+4' N. Gil
  60' Harkes
  81' Polster
  90+5' C. Gil		 Report   18' Herbers
  20' Cuypers
  44' Gutiérrez
  45+2' Arigoni
  90' Barlow		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Kyle Johnston
March 31 6 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
2:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,525
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 6 7 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,844
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 13 8 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM   42' Reyes Report   55' Acosta
  75' Czichos		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,501
Referee: Sergii Boiko
April 20 9 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,247
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 27 10 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM   75' Arigoni Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,236
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 4 11 Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
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.[35]

Leagues Cup edit

Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

West 4 edit

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL SKC CHI
1   Toluca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — Aug 5 Aug 1
2   Sporting Kansas City 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
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 Arnaud Souquet 2 2 145 3 2 2 145 3
4 DF   COL Carlos Terán 1 3 135 2 1 3 135 2
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 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 Brian Gutiérrez 6 8 503 6 8 503
18 GK   USA Spencer Richey 1 1 90 7 1 1 90 7
19 FW   GRE 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 Spencer Richey 3 1 3 1
25   USA Jeff Gal
34   USA Chris Brady 1 28 13 1 28 13
78   USA Bryan Dowd

Goals edit

Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
     
1   Brian Gutiérrez 3 0 3
2   Hugo Cuypers 2 0 2
  Fabian Herbers 2 0 2
  Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 2
5   Kellyn Acosta 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 1 0 1
  Fabian Herbers 2 0 2
  Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 2
4   Kellyn Acosta 1 0 1
  Chris Brady 1 0 1
  Rafael Czichos 1 0 1
  Brian Gutiérrez 1 0 1
  Carlos Terán 1 0 1

Disciplinary record edit

Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
                 
1   Carlos Terán 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2   Fabian Herbers 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
3   Kellyn Acosta 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Allan Arigoni 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Tom Barlow 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Rafael Czichos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Brian Gutiérrez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
  Mauricio Pineda 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9   Chris Brady 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Chase Gasper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
  Tobias Salquist 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 [36]
5   Kellyn Acosta M [37]
8   Xherdan Shaqiri M [38]


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 Arnaud Souquet 1 1 45 1 1 45
16 DF   USA Wyatt Omsberg 1 1 45 1 1 45
18 GK   USA Spencer Richey 1 1 45 1 1 45
31 MF   ARG Federico Navarro 1 1 45 1 1 45
35 MF   USA Sergio Oregel 1 1 88 1 1 88
37 MF   USA Javier Casas 2 2 148 1 1 45 3 3 193
78 GK   USA 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 Spencer Richey 1 1 1 1
78 GK   USA Bryan Dowd


Cards edit

Rk. Player MLS Next Pro Open Cup Total
                 
1   Javier Casas 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

Notes edit

References edit

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External links edit

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