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2018 Chicago Fire season

Summary

The 2018 Chicago Fire season was the club's 23rd year of existence, as well as their 21st in Major League Soccer.

Chicago Fire
2018 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 CupLost
Top goalscorerLeague: Nemanja Nikolić, 15 goals
All: Nemanja Nikolić, 19 goals
Highest home attendanceLeague: 21,915 (April 14 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance8,551
Average home league attendance14,516
Biggest winCHI 4-0 ORL (9/16)
Biggest defeatTOR 3-0 CHI (7/28)
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Current squad edit

As of August 10, 2018. Source: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
30 Stefan Cleveland   GK (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 29)   University of Louisville Loaned Out
32 Patrick McLain   GK (1988-08-22) August 22, 1988 (age 35)   Minnesota United FC
45 Richard Sánchez   GK (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 29)   Tigres UANL
Defenders
2 Matt Polster   D/M (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 30)   SIU Edwardsville Cougars
3 Brandon Vincent   D (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 29)   Stanford Cardinal
4 Johan Kappelhof   D (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 33)   FC Groningen
15 Grant Lillard   D (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995 (age 28)   Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
16 Jonathan Campbell   D (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 (age 30)   North Carolina Tar Heels
22 Nicolas Hasler   D/M (1991-05-04) May 4, 1991 (age 32)   Toronto FC International
24 Nicolás Del Grecco   D (1994-11-19) November 19, 1994 (age 29)   C.D. Olimpia International
Loaned Out
25 Jorge Luis Corrales   D (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 32)   Tulsa Roughnecks
26 Christian Dean   D (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31)   Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Midfielders
6 Dax McCarty (Captain)   M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 36)   New York Red Bulls
7 Raheem Edwards   M/D (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995 (age 28)   Montreal Impact International
10 Aleksandar Katai   M (1991-02-06) February 6, 1991 (age 33)   Deportivo Alavés International
13 Brandt Bronico   M (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 28)   University of North Carolina Charlotte
14 Djordje Mihailovic   M (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25)   Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
18 Drew Conner   M (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30)   Wisconsin Badgers Homegrown
19 Mo Adams   M (1996-09-23) September 23, 1996 (age 27)   Syracuse Generation Adidas
International
20 Daniel Johnson   M (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 28)   University of Louisville
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger   M (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 39)   Manchester United Designated Player
International
Forwards
5 Yura Movsisyan   F (1987-08-02) August 2, 1987 (age 36)   Djurgårdens IF Fotboll
8 Michael de Leeuw   F (1986-10-07) October 7, 1986 (age 37)   FC Groningen International
9 Luis Solignac   F (1991-02-16) February 16, 1991 (age 33)   Colorado Rapids International
17 Diego Campos   F (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995 (age 28)   Clemson International
Loaned Out
21 Alan Gordon   F (1981-10-16) October 16, 1981 (age 42)   Colorado Rapids
23 Nemanja Nikolić   F (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 36)   Legia Warsaw Designated Player
International
28 Elliot Collier   F (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29)   Loyola Chicago International
Loaned Out

Player movement edit

In edit

Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
November 28, 2017   Arturo Álvarez M   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   David Arshakyan F   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Jorge Bava GK   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Brandt Bronico M   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Jonathan Campbell D   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Stefan Cleveland GK   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Drew Conner M   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Daniel Johnson M   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Dax McCarty M   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Matt Polster D   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017   Brandon Vincent D   Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
January 10, 2018   Grant Lillard D   Indiana Hoosiers Signed as a homegrown player through 2019 with options for 2020 and 2021 [2]
January 15, 2018   Richard Sánchez GK   Chicago Fire Re-Signed after his contract was initially declined; signed through 2019 with an option for 2020. [3]
January 17, 2018   Bastian Schweinsteiger M   Chicago Fire Signed a new one-year contract after his original expired. [4]
January 18, 2018   Rafael Ramos D   Orlando City S.C. Acquired from Orlando City, along with $100,000 in allocation money, for the rights to Fire homegrown prospect Cameron Lindley. [5]
January 19, 2018   Jon Bakero F   Wake Forest Acquired via the 5th overall pick in the SuperDraft after signing an MLS contract [6]
January 19, 2018   Mo Adams M   Syracuse Acquired via the 10th overall pick in the SuperDraft after signing a Generation Adidas contract [6]
February 28, 2018   Tony Tchani M   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired from Vancouver in exchange for $150,000 in TAM [7]
February 28, 2018   Diego Campos F   Clemson Signed to a contract for 2018 with options for 2019, 2020, and 2021, after being selected with the 38th overall pick in the SuperDraft [8]
February 28, 2018   Elliot Collier F   Loyola Chicago Signed to a contract for 2018 with options for 2019, 2020, and 2021, after being selected with the 49th overall pick in the SuperDraft [8]
March 9, 2018   Kevin Ellis D   Sporting Kansas City Signed to a contract for 2018 with an option for 2019 [9]
March 9, 2018   Patrick McLain GK   Minnesota United FC Signed to a contract for 2018 with an option for 2019 and 2020 [9]
March 16, 2018   Alan Gordon F   Colorado Rapids Signed for the 2018 season [10]
July 11, 2018   Aleksandar Katai M   Deportivo Alavés Permanently signed through 2019 with an option for 2020 [11]
July 12, 2018   Nicolás Del Grecco D   C.D. Olimpia Signed for an undisclosed amount through 2019 with an option for 2020 [12]
July 17, 2018   Raheem Edwards M/D   Montreal Impact Acquired in exchange for $400k in TAM [13]
July 20, 2018   Nicolas Hasler D/M   Toronto FC Acquired in exchange for $50k in GAM and Jon Bakero [14]
September 14, 2018   Yura Movsisyan F   Djurgårdens IF Fotboll Signed off of waivers [15]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 18, 2017   João Meira D/M   Lorca FC After his contract expired, he announced that he wouldn't be returning to the Fire [16][1]
November 28, 2017   Joey Calistri M   St. Louis FC Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017   Matej Dekovic D Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017   Patrick Doody D Retired Option was declined; on February 13, he announced his retirement. [1]
November 28, 2017  /  Collin Fernandez M   Phoenix Rising FC Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017   John Goossens M   ADO Den Haag Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017   Michael Harrington D   North Carolina FC Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017   Juninho M   Club Tijuana Loan was not extended [1]
November 28, 2017   Richard Sánchez G   Chicago Fire Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017   Bastian Schweinsteiger M   Chicago Fire Out of Contract [1]
December 10, 2017   Arturo Álvarez M   Houston Dynamo Traded to Houston for Houston's natural second round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft [17]
December 18, 2018   David Arshakyan F   Vejle Boldklub Mutually parted ways [18]
January 14, 2018   Jorge Bava GK   Liverpool F.C. Mutually parted ways [19]
January 19, 2018   Matt Lampson GK   Minnesota United FC Traded along with $175 thousand in allocation money to Minnesota for the fifth overall pick in the SuperDraft [20]
January 19, 2018   David Accam MF   Philadelphia Union Traded for $1.2 million in allocation money over 2018 and 2019 [21]
July 20, 2018   Jon Bakero FW   Toronto FC Traded with $50K in GAM for Nicolas Hasler [14]
August 6, 2018   Rafael Ramos DF   FC Twente Contract was mutually terminated [22]
August 9, 2018   Kevin Ellis DF   D.C. United Waived [23]
August 9, 2018   Tony Tchani MF Waived [23]

Loaned in edit

Date Player Position Original Club Loan Ended Ref
February 6, 2018   Aleksandar Katai MF   Deportivo Alavés July 11, 2018 [24]

Loaned out edit

Date Player Position Destination Club Loan Ended Ref
August 10, 2018   Diego Campos FW   Indy Eleven End of season [25]
August 10, 2018   Elliot Collier FW   Indy Eleven End of season [25]

Unsigned trialists and draft picks edit

Pre-Season

Academy midfielders Gilberto Angeles and Javier Casas also trained with the Fire while they were in Florida.[32][26] Academy goalie Kyle Orciuch trained once they got back to Chicago after their travel to Bradenton as well.[33]

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
General Manager   Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach   Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach   Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach   Eric Gehrig
Goalkeeper Coach   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 edit

Eastern Conference table edit

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 Conference semifinals[a]
2 Atlanta United FC 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56 Knockout round
4 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
5 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
6 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
7 Montreal Impact 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46
8 New England Revolution 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41
9 Toronto FC 34 10 18 6 59 64 −5 36
10 Chicago Fire 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32
11 Orlando City SC 34 8 22 4 43 74 −31 28
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 goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[34]

Overall table edit

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 New York Red Bulls (X) 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C) 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
5 Los Angeles FC 34 16 9 9 68 52 +16 57
6 FC Dallas 34 16 9 9 52 44 +8 57
7 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56
8 Portland Timbers 34 15 10 9 54 48 +6 54
9 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
10 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
11 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
12 Real Salt Lake 34 14 13 7 55 58 −3 49
13 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 13 13 8 54 67 −13 47
15 Montreal Impact 34 14 16 4 47 53 −6 46
16 New England Revolution 34 10 13 11 49 55 −6 41
17 Houston Dynamo 34 10 16 8 58 58 0 38 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
18 Minnesota United FC 34 11 20 3 49 71 −22 36
19 Toronto FC 34 10 18 6 59 64 −5 36 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
20 Chicago Fire 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32
21 Colorado Rapids 34 8 19 7 36 63 −27 31
22 Orlando City SC 34 8 22 4 43 74 −31 28
23 San Jose Earthquakes 34 4 21 9 49 71 −22 21
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; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[35] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
      2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

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
33 31 8 18 7 48 61  −13 6 7 3 28 25  +3 2 11 4 20 36  −16

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

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason edit

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)

February 3, 2018 South Florida Bulls 0–2 Chicago Fire Tampa, Florida
16:00 Report Mo Adams   14'
Nemanja Nikolić   40'
Elliot Collier   76'		 Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium
February 8, 2018 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Chicago Fire Clearwater, Florida
10:00 Alejandro Bedoya   42' Report Gilberto Angeles   79' Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex
February 14, 2018 Montreal Impact 2–1 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
18:00 Ignacio Piatti   34'
Matteo Mancosu   42'
Ken Krolicki   54'
Daniel Lovitz   70'		 Report Grant Lillard   41'
Dax McCarty   55'
Christian Dean   87'
Omar Castro   89'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 17, 2018 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 0–2 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
Report Omar Castro   19'
Albert Ruiz   27'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 21, 2018 Nashville SC 0–0 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
15:00 Michael Cox   50' Report Christian Dean   39' Stadium: IMG Academy
March 3, 2018 Chicago Fire 2–1 Tulsa Roughnecks Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 Tony Tchani   54'
Johan Kappelhof   57'
Nemanja Nikolić   69'
Elliot Collier   78'		 Report Jhon Pirez   16',  66'
Michael Gamble   25'		 Stadium: Toyota Park

Major League Soccer edit

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)

March 10, 2018 1 Chicago Fire 3–4 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Kappelhof   36'
Schweinsteiger   50'
Katai   70'
Nikolić   74', 82'		 Report Gutiérrez   9', 86'
Melia   33'
Russell   44'
Sanchez   56'
Medranda   83'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
March 17, 2018 2 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Minneapolis, Minnesota
13:00 Ibarra   55'
Nicholson   66'
Mears   90+2'		 Report Collier   58'
Ellis   60'
Tchani   67'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 23,138
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 31, 2018 3 Chicago Fire 2–2 Portland Timbers Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Katai   12'
Nikolić   50'
Vincent   84'		 Report Valeri   6',   52'
Blanco   55'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,678
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 7, 2018 4 Chicago Fire 1–0 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Kappelhof   6'
Nikolić   27',   90+4'
Sánchez   90'		 Report Artur   47' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,028
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 14, 2018 5 Chicago Fire 0–1 LA Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
14:30 Vincent   45'
Gordon   48'		 Report Alessandrini   35'
Ibrahimović   45+1'
Kitchen   77'
Cole   89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,915
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 21, 2018 6 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
13:00 Robles   68'
Wright-Phillips   81'		 Report Katai   30'
Nikolić   69' (pen.)
Adams   90+2'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,784
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 28, 2018 7 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire Toronto
14:00 Osorio   8'
Vázquez   22'
Hernandez   80'		 Report Schweinsteiger   69'
Katai   73'
Gordon   90+4'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,331
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 5, 2018 8 Chicago Fire 1–2 Atlanta United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Kappelhof   24'
Ellis   61'
Lillard   80'		 Report Barco   53',  73'
Pírez   65'
Villalba   90+5'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,024
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 9, 2018 9 Chicago Fire 1–0 Montreal Impact Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Vincent   66'
Adams   70'
Ellis   89'		 Report Petrasso   65' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,067
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 12, 2018 10 Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
18:30 Higuain   28' (pen.)
Zardes   50', 70',  57'		 Report Ellis   27' Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 11,108
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 20, 2018 11 Chicago Fire 2–3 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Nikolić   14'
Campos   16'
Adams   38'
Sánchez   83'
Ramos   90+1'		 Report Quioto   4',  79'
Elis   56' (pen.), 74'  80'
O. García   67'
Willis   90+6'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,206
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 26, 2018 12 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
18:30 El Monir   11'
Higuita   28'
Schuler   40'
Rosell   64'
Mueller   70'
Kljestan   90'		 Report Katai   13'
Ellis   45+1'
Gordon   82'
Adams
Kappelhof   90+5'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,288
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 30, 2018 13 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
17:30 Ilsinho   44'
Burke   51'
Dočkal   87' (pen.)		 Report Corrales   32'
Gordon   56'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,805
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 2, 2018 14 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Gordon   29'
Katai   49'
Corrales   57'		 Report Alashe   45+5'
Ockford   61'
Hoesen   74'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,138
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 9, 2018 15 Chicago Fire 1–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Schweinsteiger   63' Report Dielna   31'
Bunbury   82',  83'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,415
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 13, 2018 16 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Chicago Fire Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Badji   7'
Smith   15'
Blomberg   56'		 Report Wilson   21' (o.g.)
Katai   24'
Schweinsteiger   29'
Kappelhof   45+1',  84'
Campos   90+2'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,068
Referee: JC Rivero
June 23, 2018 17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington
21:00 Dempsey   22'
Roldan   87'
Tolo   90+1'		 Report Katai   9'
Schweinsteiger   44'
Campbell   61'
Collier   85'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,513
Referee: Armando Villarreal
June 30, 2018 18 Chicago Fire 3–2 New York City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nikolić   6'
Bronico   10'
Katai   47, 52'
Sánchez   89'
Gordon   90+1'		 Report Ring   28'
Tajouri-Shradi   36'
Berget   40'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,204
Referee: Chris Penso
July 7, 2018 19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Chicago Fire Vancouver, British Columbia
21:30 Kamara   28', 72'
Mutch   47'		 Report Vincent   10'
Nikolić   42'
Katai   67'
Tchani   80'		 Stadium: BC Place Stadium
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 11, 2018 20 Chicago Fire 3–4 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Corrales   5'
Nikolić   39' (pen.)
Katai   69'
Kappelhof   83'
Schweinsteiger   90+4'		 Report Burke   7',  45+3', 73'
Medunjanin   31'
Accam   90+5',  90+6'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,008
Referee: Dave Gantar
July 14, 2018 21 FC Dallas 3–1 Chicago Fire Frisco, Texas
19:00 Gruezo   27'
Cannon   63'
Acosta   74'
Ziegler   81' (pen.)		 Report Conner   39'  
Bronico   86'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
July 21, 2018 22 Chicago Fire 1–2 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 Corrales   45+1'
Nikolić   62'		 Report Mavinga   41'
Giovinco   47'
Morrow   61'
Osorio   65'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,177
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 28, 2018 23 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire Toronto
18:00 Giovinco   42',  89'
Altidore   52'
Bradley   63'
Osorio   73'		 Report Bronico   30' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 29,190
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 4, 2018 24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire Sandy, Utah
21:00 Kreilach   45+3', 75'
Silva   90'		 Report Schweinsteiger   48',  90+6'
Conner   55'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,817
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 11, 2018 25 Chicago Fire 0–1 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Bronico   11'
McCarty   42'		 Report Wright-Phillips   55'
Rzatkowski   66'
Royer   74'
Muyl   76'
Murillo   89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,064
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 18, 2018 26 Montreal Impact 2–1 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
18:30 Piatti   6' (pen.)
Camacho   24'
Sagna   68'
Lovitz   90+1'		 Report Corrales   41'
Nikolić   70'
McCarty   80'		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 18,831
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 23, 2018 27 Chicago Fire 1–1 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 de Leeuw   55'
Nikolić   67'
Katai   69'
Schweinsteiger   90+1'		 Report Higuaín   65'
Hansen   87'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Armando Villareal
September 16, 2018 28 Chicago Fire 4–0 Orlando City SC Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Nikolić   3', 70'
Katai   28',  58'
de Leeuw   56'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 22, 2018 29 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Mlinar   31'
Bye   36'
Caldwell   62',  80'
Bunbury   69'
Penilla   70'		 Report Katai   19'
McCarty   58'
Mancienne   67' (o.g.)
Kappelhof   78'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 24,388
Referee: Joe Dickerson
September 26, 2018 30 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire New York City
18:00 Tajouri-Shradi   27'
Ring   47'
Villa   51'		 Report Stadium: Yankees Stadium
Attendance: 21,582
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 29, 2018 31 Chicago Fire 3–1 Los Angeles FC Bridgeview, Illinois
4:30 Mihailovic   20'
McCarty   24'
Nikolić   29' (pen),   56'
Katai   66'
Bronico   79'
Kappelhof   90+3'		 Report Rossi   73' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,471
Referee: Chris Penso
October 7, 2018 32 D.C. United 2–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
12:00 Rooney   62', 81' (pen.) Report Edwards   51'
Schweinsteiger   90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 20,064
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 21, 2018 33 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta
2:00 PM EDT Escobar   9'
Kappelhof   26' (o.g.)
Remedi   81'		 Report de Leeuw   24'
Kappelhof   72'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 71,812
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 28, 2018 34 Chicago Fire 0–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
3:30 PM EDT McCarty   54'
Schweinsteiger   79'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 19,459
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Open Cup edit

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)

June 6, 2018 Fourth round Columbus Crew 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(9–10 p)		 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
18:00 Cristian Martinez   10'
Eduardo Sosa   64'
Mohammed Abu   71'
Alex Crognale   107'
Jahn   114'		 Report Nemanja Nikolić   45', 109'
Rafael Ramos   81'
Dax McCarty   90+3'
Aleksandar Katai   112'		 Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 4,992
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
Penalties
Valenzuela  
Jiménez  
Argudo  
Abubakar  
Jahn  
Martinez  
Crognale  
Sosa  
Abu  
Opoku  
Ketterer  		   Nikolić
  Katai
  McCarty
  Campos
  Schweinsteiger
  Bronico
  Lillard
  Corrales
  Ramos
  Campbell
  Sánchez
June 20, 2018 Round of 16 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta
18:30 Leandro González Pírez   81' Report Aleksandar Katai   39'
Nemanja Nikolić   54'		 Stadium: Mercedes Benz Stadium
Attendance: 41,012
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 18, 2018 Quarterfinals Chicago Fire 4–0 Louisville City Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nikolić   16'
Aleksandar Katai   32'
Elliot Collier   86',  90+2'
Diego Campos   90'
Tony Tchani   90+4'		 Report Paco Craig   62'
Paolo DelPiccolo   64'
Kyle Smith   84'
Sean Totsch   89'
Magnus Rasmussen   90+3'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,561
August 8, 2018 Semifinals Philadelphia Union 3–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT Cory Burke   59', 77'
CJ Sapong   86'		 Report Aleksandar Katai   62' Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 7,934

International friendlies edit

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)

August 28, 2018   Bayern Munich 4–0   Chicago Fire Munich, Germany
13:30 Serge Gnabry   7'
Sandro Wagner   38'
Arjen Robben   63'
Bastian Schweinsteiger   82'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena

Squad statistics edit

Games played edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
2 DF/MF   USA Matt Polster 1 2 106 0 0 0 1 1 89
3 DF   USA Brandon Vincent 30 31 2,738 2 2 180 32 33 2,918
4 DF   NED Johan Kappelhof 29 29 2,604 3 3 270 32 32 2,874
5 FW   ARM Yura Movsisyan 0 3 45 0 0 0 0 3 45
6 MF   USA Dax McCarty 25 25 2,169 3 4 305 28 29 2,474
7 M/D   CAN Raheem Edwards 9 12 826 1 1 90 10 13 916
8 FW   NED Michael de Leeuw 5 9 454 0 0 0 5 9 454
9 FW   ARG Luis Solignac 8 11 702 2 2 155 10 13 857
10 MF   SER Aleksandar Katai 26 32 2,338 3 4 294 28 36 2,632
13 MF   USA Brandt Bronico 17 23 1,531 4 4 372 21 27 1,903
14 MF   USA Djordje Mihailovic 7 8 512 0 0 0 7 8 512
15 DF   USA Grant Lillard 6 8 562 1 1 120 7 9 682
16 DF   USA Jonathan Campbell 10 14 915 2 3 217 12 17 1,132
17 FW   CRC Diego Campos 12 22 1,107 3 3 275 15 25 1,382
18 MF   USA Drew Conner 5 11 462 0 1 5 5 12 467
19 MF   ENG Mo Adams 10 15 908 0 0 0 10 15 908
20 MF   USA Daniel Johnson 3 7 261 1 1 79 4 8 340
21 FW   USA Alan Gordon 7 22 799 0 2 19 7 24 818
22 DF   LIE Nicolas Hasler 7 9 701 1 1 85 8 10 786
23 FW   HUN Nemanja Nikolić 28 30 2,381 4 4 378 32 34 2,759
24 DF   ARG Nicolás Del Grecco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   CUB Jorge Luis Corrales 15 17 1,292 4 4 374 19 21 1,666
26 DF   USA Christian Dean 2 2 178 0 0 0 2 2 178
28 FW   NZL Elliot Collier 9 16 904 1 1 90 10 17 994
30 GK   USA Stefan Cleveland 5 5 450 0 0 0 5 5 450
31 MF   GER Bastian Schweinsteiger 29 30 2,636 3 4 319 32 34 2,955
32 GK   USA Patrick McLain 4 4 314 0 0 0 4 4 314
45 GK   MEX Richard Sánchez 24 25 2,207 4 4 390 28 28 2,597
FW   ESP Jon Bakero 1 4 75 0 0 0 1 4 75
DF   USA Kevin Ellis 19 20 1,537 0 2 41 19 22 1,578
DF   POR Rafael Ramos 1 3 105 1 2 136 2 5 241
MF   CMR Tony Tchani 9 13 825 1 3 106 10 16 731

Goalkeeping statistics edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Clean sheets Saves GA Clean sheets Saves GA Clean sheets Saves GA
30 GK   USA Stefan Cleveland 0 25 8 0 0 0 0 25 8
32 GK   USA Patrick McLain 0 12 6 0 0 0 0 12 6
45 GK   MEX Richard Sánchez 3 80 47 2 12 5 5 92 52

Goalscoring and assisting record edit

MLS Regular Season
Rank Player   A
1   Nemanja Nikolić 15 2
2   Aleksandar Katai 12 5
3   Bastian Schweinsteiger 4 6
4   Alan Gordon 4 0
5   Kevin Ellis 2 4
6   Michael de Leeuw 2 2
7   Brandt Bronico 1 5
8   Brandon Vincent 1 4
9   Djordje Mihailovic 1 3
10   Diego Campos 1 2
  Raheem Edwards
12   Elliot Collier 1 1
13   Tony Tchani 1 0
14   Johan Kappelhof 0 4
15   Dax McCarty 0 3
16   Jonathan Campbell 0 1
  Drew Conner
  Matt Polster
  Luis Solignac
U.S. Open Cup
Rank Player   A
1   Nemanja Nikolić 4 0
2   Aleksandar Katai 1 1
3   Diego Campos 1 0
  Elliot Collier
5   Bastian Schweinsteiger 0 2
6   Jorge Luis Corrales 0 1
  Rafael Ramos
  Luis Solignac
All Competitions
Rank Player   A
1   Nemanja Nikolić 19 2
2   Aleksandar Katai 13 6
3   Bastian Schweinsteiger 4 8
4   Alan Gordon 4 0
5   Kevin Ellis 2 4
6   Diego Campos 2 2
  Michael de Leeuw
8   Elliot Collier 2 1
9   Brandt Bronico 1 5
10   Brandon Vincent 1 4
11   Djordje Mihailovic 1 3
12   Raheem Edwards 1 2
13   Tony Tchani 1 0
14   Johan Kappelhof 0 4
15   Dax McCarty 0 3
16   Luis Solignac 0 2
17   Jonathan Campbell 0 1
  Jorge Luis Corrales
  Drew Conner
  Matt Polster
  Rafael Ramos

Cards edit

MLS Regular Season
Rank Player         Matches Missed
1   Johan Kappelhof 9 0 1 June 23 vs Seattle Sounders
June 30 vs New York City FC
2   Drew Conner 1 1 0 July 21 vs Toronto
3   Aleksandar Katai 6 0 0
  Bastian Schweinsteiger
5   Jorge Luis Corrales 5 0 0
6   Brandt Bronico 4 0 0
  Kevin Ellis
  Dax McCarty
9   Mo Adams 3 0 0 [N 1]
  Richard Sánchez
  Brandon Vincent
12   Alan Gordon 2 0 0
  Nemanja Nikolić
14   Jonathan Campbell 1 0 0
  Diego Campos
  Elliot Collier
  Michael de Leeuw
  Grant Lillard
  Rafael Ramos
  Tony Tchani
U.S. Open Cup
Rank Player         Matches Missed
1   Aleksandar Katai 3 0 0
2   Elliot Collier 1 0 0
  Dax McCarty
  Rafael Ramos
  Tony Tchani
All Competitions
Rank Player         Matches Missed
1   Johan Kappelhof 9 0 1 June 23 vs Seattle Sounders
June 30 vs New York City FC
October 28 vs D.C. United
2   Drew Conner 1 1 0 July 21 vs Toronto
3   Aleksandar Katai 9 0 0
4   Bastian Schweinsteiger 6 0 0
5   Jorge Luis Corrales 5 0 0
  Dax McCarty
7   Brandt Bronico 4 0 0
  Kevin Ellis
9   Mo Adams 3 0 0 [N 1]
  Richard Sánchez
  Brandon Vincent
12   Elliot Collier 2 0 0
  Alan Gordon
  Nemanja Nikolić
  Rafael Ramos
  Tony Tchani
17   Jonathan Campbell 1 0 0
  Diego Campos
  Michael de Leeuw
  Grant Lillard

Notes edit

Player left during the season

  1. ^ a b While Adams was sent off against Orlando on May 26, his card was later removed by an independent panel

Awards edit

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Player Position Report
5   Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report
6   Bastian Schweinsteiger D Report
  Nemanja Nikolić Bench
8   Richard Sánchez GK Report
  Dax McCarty Bench
13   Alan Gordon Bench Report
  Patrick McLain
14   Alan Gordon Bench Report
15   Johan Kappelhof D Report
16   Aleksandar Katai M Report
17   Aleksandar Katai F Report
  Brandt Bronico Bench
18   Aleksandar Katai F Report
  Dax McCarty Bench
26   Nemanja Nikolić Bench Report
29   Nemanja Nikolić Bench Report
31   Djordje Mihailovic M Report

MLS Goal of the week edit

Week Player Game Score Report
18   Aleksandar Katai vs New York City FC 3-2 Report
31   Djordje Mihailovic vs LAFC 1-0 Report

Tulsa loanee statistics edit

The Fire renewed their affiliation with Tulsa for another season on January 12, 2018.[36] The affiliation allows for players to be called back at any point or loaned out at any point.

Loaned out edit

The following players were loaned out during the season:

Player Position Notes Ref
  Stefan Cleveland GK
  Jon Bakero FW Traded to Toronto on July 20
  Nicolás Del Grecco FW Officially loaned out on August 10 [37]
  Mo Adams MF

Games played edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name USL Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
4 DF   Nicolás Del Grecco 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 1 90
30 GK   Stefan Cleveland 1 1 90 0 0 0 1 1 90
91 MF   Mo Adams 0 1 45 0 0 0 0 1 45
FW   Jon Bakero 2 3 202 0 0 0 2 3 202

Goalscoring and assisting record edit

USL Regular Season
Rank Player   A
  Jon Bakero 2 1

Cards edit

USL Regular Season
Rank Player         Matches Missed
1 Nicolás Del Grecco 1 0 0

Goalkeeping statistics edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name USL Open Cup Total
Clean sheets Saves GA Clean sheets Saves GA Clean sheets Saves GA
30 GK   Stefan Cleveland 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2

Notes edit

Player left during the season

National team call-ups edit

  Armenia
Yura Movsisyan

  Hungary
Nemanja Nikolić

  • Friendly vs Luxembourg, November 9, 2017 (Started, played 75 minutes, scored one goal)
  • Friendly vs Costa Rica, November 14, 2017 (Started, played 81 minutes, scored one goal)
  • Friendly vs Kazakhstan, March 23 (Started, played 76 minutes)
  • Friendly vs Scotland, March 27 (Subbed on, played 7 minutes)

  Liechtenstein
Nicolas Hasler

  United States
Matt Polster

Brandon Vincent

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Exercises Contract Options on 11 Players | Chicago Fire FC".
  2. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Grant Lillard as Homegrown Player | Chicago Fire FC".
  3. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club re-signs goalkeeper Richard Sanchez | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  4. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Re-Signs Designated Player Bastian Schweinsteiger | Chicago Fire FC".
  5. ^ "Chicago Fire Acquire Defender Rafael Ramos and Targeted Allocation Money from Orlando City SC | Chicago Fire FC".
  6. ^ a b c "2018 Superdraft | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Midfielder Tony Tchani from Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Chicago Fire FC".
  8. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs 2018 MLS SuperDraft Picks Diego Campos and Elliot Collier | Chicago Fire FC".
  9. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Adds Kevin Ellis and Patrick McLain | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  10. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Alan Gordon | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  11. ^ "Chicago Fire Secure Transfer of Aleksandar Katai | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  12. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Argentine Defender Nicolás del Grecco | Chicago Fire FC".
  13. ^ "Chicago Fire Acquire Raheem Edwards | Chicago Fire FC".
  14. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Acquire Nicolas Hasler | Chicago Fire FC".
  15. ^ "Chicago Fire Acquire Forward Yura Movsisyan | Chicago Fire FC".
  16. ^ Twitter post
  17. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires 2019 MLS SuperDraft Pick from Houston Dynamo in Exchange for Arturo Alvarez | Chicago Fire FC".
  18. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Forward David Arshakyan Mutually Terminate Contract | Chicago Fire FC".
  19. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Goalkeeper Jorge Bava Mutually Terminate Contract | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
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  21. ^ "Philadelphia Union get David Accam from Chicago Fire in $1.2M trade | MLSSoccer.com".
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  23. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Waive Defender Kevin Ellis and Midfielder Tony Tchani | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  24. ^ "Aleksandar Katai cedido al Chicago Fire | Alavés – Web Oficial".
  25. ^ a b "Chicago Fire Loan Diego Campos and Elliot Collier to Indy Eleven | Chicago Fire FC".
  26. ^ a b "Chicago Fire return to Florida for third phase of preseason at IMG Academy | Chicago Fire FC".
  27. ^ a b c d "Fire announce roster for start of 2018 training camp Tuesday | Chicago Fire FC".
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  30. ^ Chicagofirefc. "Fire set for first friendly of 2018 preseason, face USF Saturday in Tampa | Chicago Fire FC". Chicagofirefc.
  31. ^ Twitter post
  32. ^ "Fire set to face Philadelphia Union in preseason friendly on Thursday | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  33. ^ Twitter post
  34. ^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  35. ^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  36. ^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Renews USL Affiliation with Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Chicago Fire FC".
  37. ^ "Chicago Fire Loan Nicolas del Grecco to USL Affiliate Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Chicago Fire FC".

External links edit

  • Official website

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