The 2018 Chicago Fire season was the club's 20th year of existence, as well as their 21st in Major League Soccer.
2018 season | |||
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Chairman | Andrew Hauptman | ||
Head coach | Veljko Paunović | ||
Stadium | Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000) | ||
MLS | Conference: 10th Overall: 20th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Semifinals | ||
Brimstone Cup | Lost | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Nemanja Nikolić, 15 goals All: Nemanja Nikolić, 19 goals | ||
Highest home attendance | League: 21,915 (April 14 vs. LA Galaxy) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 8,551 | ||
Average home league attendance | 14,516 | ||
Biggest win | CHI 4-0 ORL (9/16) | ||
Biggest defeat | TOR 3-0 CHI (7/28) | ||
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Current squad
editAs of August 10, 2018. Source: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster
Player movement
editIn
editDate | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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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
editDate | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
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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
editDate | Player | Position | Original Club | Loan Ended | Ref |
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February 6, 2018 | Aleksandar Katai | MF | Deportivo Alavés | July 11, 2018 | [24] |
Loaned out
editDate | Player | Position | Destination Club | Loan Ended | Ref |
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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
editPre-Season
- Midfielder Omar Castro[26]
- Midfielder/Forward Joshua Gatt, last played for Colorado Rapids; left the team on February 26[27][28]
- Goalkeeper Sam Howard, last played for IFK Åmål in Sweden; left the team on February 19[27][29]
- Defender Maxi Moreira, last played for Huracán F.C. in Uruguay[27]
- Defender Josh Morton from California, picked 84th overall in the SuperDraft; was not part of the starting camp roster[6][27]
- Forward Albert Ruiz, last played for Florida Gulf Coast Eagles after not being selected in the SuperDraft; left camp sometime after the game against Kansas City[30][31]
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
editPosition | 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
editEastern Conference table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 71 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
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 | MLS Cup 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 |
Overall table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 71 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
editWin Tie Loss
Preseason
editKickoff 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
editKickoff 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
editKickoff 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
editKickoff 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
editGames played
editNo. | 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
editNo. | 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
editRank | 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 |
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 |
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
editRank | 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 |
Rank | Player | Matches Missed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aleksandar Katai | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | Elliot Collier | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dax McCarty | |||||
Rafael Ramos | |||||
Tony Tchani |
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
editPlayer left during the season
Awards
editMLS Team of the Week
editWeek | 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
editWeek | 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
editThe Fire renewed their affiliation with Tulsa for another season on January 12, 2018.[34] The affiliation allows for players to be called back at any point or loaned out at any point.
Loaned out
editThe 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 | [35] |
Mo Adams | MF |
Games played
editNo. | 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
editRank | Player | A | |
---|---|---|---|
Jon Bakero | 2 | 1 |
Cards
editRank | Player | Matches Missed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nicolás Del Grecco | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeeping statistics
editNo. | 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
editPlayer left during the season
National team call-ups
edit- UEFA Nations League Match vs Gibraltar, October 13 (Started, played 69 minutes)
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Macedonia, October 16 (Started, played 74 minutes, scored one goal)
- 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)
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Armenia, September 6 (Started, played 90 minutes, assisted one goal)
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Gibraltar, September 9 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Macedonia, October 13 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Gibraltar, October 16 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- Friendly vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 28 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- Friendly vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 28 (Did not play)
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