2010 Chicago Fire season
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Owner | Andrew Hauptman | ||
Coach | Carlos de los Cobos | ||
MLS | 10th overall (4th in Eastern Conference) | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
SuperLiga | Group stage | ||
Sister Cities Cup | 4th | ||
Top goalscorer | Marco Pappa (7) | ||
Biggest win | CHV 1-4 CHI (10/23) | ||
Biggest defeat | TFC 4-1 CHI (5/8) | ||
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The 2010 Chicago Fire season was the club's 12th year of existence, their 13th season in Major League Soccer, and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
Squad
As of October 23, 2010[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out
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Formation
Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:
Club
Chairman | ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A) |
Source: Chicago Fire
Management
Position | Staff |
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Technical Director | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Last updated: November 23, 2010
Source: Chicago Fire
Kits
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Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
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Home | Red / White lettering | Red | Red | |
Away | White / Navy lettering | White | White | |
Away Special[5] | White / Green lettering | White | Green | MLS, April 24 against Houston |
Review
March
Chicago began their twelfth Major League Soccer regular season on the road the first two weeks with a match against the New York Red Bulls on March 27, 2010 and the Colorado Rapids on April 3, 2010 followed by their first home match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.[6]
May
The Chicago Fire participated in the first ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. A friendly tournament hosted by the Fire.
July
Fire terminate loan agreement with Leon F.C. for the rights of Julio Martinez
August
The Fire trade for Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle) and also sign Nery Castillo from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Fire trade away Justin Mapp and Tim Ward for allocation money and to clear roster spots.
Competitions
- MLS – 10th Overall
- MLS Cup – Did not qualify
- U.S. Open Cup – 3rd round
- SuperLiga – Group Stage
League table
Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
2 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | |
3 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | |
6 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
7 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
8 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 |
Overall
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | LA Galaxy (S) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | |
3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | |
4 | FC Dallas | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
5 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | |
6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
7 | Colorado Rapids (C) | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | |
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | |
9 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
10 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
11 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | CONCACAF Champions League |
12 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
13 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
14 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
15 | Chivas USA | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 | |
16 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
Overall | 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 |
30 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 25 | −3 |
Last updated: October 23, 2010
Source: MLS 2010 regular reason standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Match results
Win Tie Loss
MLS regular season
March
March 27, 2010 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00 pm ET | Lindpere ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 24,572 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
April
April 3, 2010 | Colorado Rapids | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Commerce City, Colorado |
4:00 pm ET | Cummings ![]() Wynne ![]() Clark ![]() Casey ![]() Earls ![]() Cummings ![]() |
Report | John ![]() Pappa ![]() McBride ![]() |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,641 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
April 10, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:30 pm ET | Pappa ![]() |
Report | Luiz ![]() Alvarez ![]() Opara ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,276 Referee: Mark Geiger |
April 17, 2010 | D.C. United | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
8:30 pm ET | James ![]() Morsink ![]() |
Report | Pappa ![]() McBride ![]() |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,407 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
April 24, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Houston Dynamo | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:30 pm ET | Husidic ![]() Lowry ![]() ![]() John ![]() Krol ![]() Banner ![]() |
(report) | Chabala ![]() Serioux ![]() Cruz ![]() ![]() Landin ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,312 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
May
May 1, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | C.D. Chivas USA | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:30 pm ET | Husidic ![]() |
Report | Dealgado ![]() Santos ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,224 Referee: Jason Anno |
May 8, 2010 | Toronto FC | 4–1 | Chicago Fire | Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
4:00 pm ET | LaBrocca ![]() De Guzman ![]() White ![]() Barrett ![]() Barrett ![]() Cann ![]() |
Report | Pause ![]() |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,060 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
May 15, 2010 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
8:30 pm ET | Jewsbury ![]() Espinoza ![]() Kamara ![]() Conrad ![]() Escobar ![]() Kamara ![]() |
Report | Martínez ![]() Martínez ![]() McBride ![]() Krol ![]() |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 8,155 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
May 27, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:00 pm ET | McBride ![]() Conde ![]() |
Report | Ferreira ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,522 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
June
June 5, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Philadelphia Union | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:30 CT | Husidic ![]() Brown ![]() McBride ![]() Pappa ![]() |
Report | Miglioranzi ![]() Mwanga ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,658 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
June 9, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Colorado Rapids | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Pappa ![]() ![]() |
Report | Cummings ![]() Casey ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,607 Referee: Paul Ward |
June 27, 2010 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
7:00 pm EDT | (report) | Pappa ![]() Conde ![]() |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,306 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
July
July 3, 2010 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
Moffat ![]() Garey ![]() |
Hejduk ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,017 Referee: Alex Prus |
July 8, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Conde ![]() |
Findley ![]() Johnson ![]() Espíndola ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,847 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
August
August 1, 2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–3 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
Bowen ![]() Donovan ![]() Kirovski ![]() Birchall ![]() Kovalenko ![]() Dunivant ![]() Donovan ![]() |
Pappa ![]() John ![]() Banner ![]() Nyarko ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,348 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 8, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Husidić ![]() |
Ream ![]() Mendes ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,868 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
August 18, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Husidic ![]() Castillo ![]() Conde ![]() Carr ![]() Castillo ![]() |
Phelan ![]() Perovic ![]() Gibbs ![]() Perović ![]() Osei ![]() Barnes ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,056 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
August 21, 2010 | Houston Dynamo | 4–3 | Chicago Fire | Houston, Texas |
Ching ![]() Ching ![]() Palmer ![]() Ching ![]() Ching ![]() |
Carr ![]() Pappa ![]() Boswell ![]() Conde ![]() Brown ![]() Ljungberg ![]() |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,890 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 28, 2010 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Seattle, Washington |
Montero ![]() Montero ![]() Nkufo ![]() Montero ![]() Jaqua ![]() |
Kinney ![]() Thorrington ![]() Ljungberg ![]() |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,386 Referee: Ramón Hernández |
September
September 4, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Segares ![]() Pause ![]() John ![]() ![]() |
Report | Gonzalez ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,068 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 8, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:30 pm CDT | Nyarko ![]() |
Report | Cann ![]() de Guzman ![]() Usanov ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,891 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
September 11, 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Chester, Pennsylvania |
6:00 pm EDT | Le Toux ![]() Jacobson ![]() |
Report | Ljungberg ![]() Conde ![]() |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,563 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
September 18, 2010 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Sandy, Utah |
2:00 pm MDT | Beckerman ![]() Saborío ![]() |
Report | Conde ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,440 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
September 25, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm CDT | Thorrington ![]() Pappa ![]() |
Report | Nkufo ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,477 Referee: Jason Anno |
September 29, 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–3 | Chicago Fire | Santa Clara, California |
9:00 pm CDT | Geovanni ![]() |
Report | Kinney ![]() Krol ![]() Ljungberg ![]() Nyarko ![]() |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,829 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
October
October 2, 2010 | FC Dallas | 3–0 | Chicago Fire | Frisco, Texas |
Rodriguez ![]() Chavez ![]() Chavez ![]() Cunningham ![]() |
Report | Pause ![]() Conde ![]() |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,615 Referee: Yader Reyes |
October 8, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Lowry ![]() Kinney ![]() McBride ![]() Brown ![]() Lowry ![]() |
Report | Moffat ![]() Brunner ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,124 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
October 12, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Report | Arnaud ![]() Arnaud ![]() Bunbury ![]() Zusi ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,230 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
October 16, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm CDT | Conde ![]() |
Report | Quaranta ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,056 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
October 23, 2010 | Chivas USA | 1–4 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
8:00 pm CDT | Flores ![]() Borja ![]() Maldonado ![]() Maldonado ![]() Zemanski ![]() Espinoza ![]() Ante Jazic ![]() |
Report | McBride ![]() Ljungberg ![]() Conde ![]() Carr ![]() Ljungberg ![]() Husidic ![]() |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,825 Referee: Paul Ward |
International Friendly
May 30, 2010 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | A.C. Milan | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm EDT | Seedorf![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000 |
U.S. Open Cup
June 29, 2010 Third round | Chicago Fire | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | Charleston Battery | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm EDT | Nyarko ![]() Conde ![]() Watson-Siriboe ![]() Pappa ![]() |
Report | Armstrong ![]() Zaher ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,526 |
Penalties | ||||
Neagle ![]() Zaher ![]() Fuller ![]() |
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Sister Cities Cup
Semi-Final Match
May 19, 2010 | Chicago Fire ![]() | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm ET | Chantome ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,254 Referee: Chris Penzo |
Third Place Match
May 22, 2010 | Chicago Fire ![]() | 0–3 | Legia Warsaw ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm ET | Report | Iwański ![]() Szałachowski ![]() Iwański ![]() Szałachowski ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,234 Referee: Chris Penzo |
SuperLiga
July 14, 2010 | Chicago Fire ![]() | 1–5 | C.A. Morelia ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm ET | Kinney ![]() |
report | Elias Hernandez ![]() Luis Gabriel Rey ![]() Miguel Sabah ![]() Rafael Marquez Lugo ![]() Jaime Arturo Lozano ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,009 Referee: José Vitelio Rivera ![]() |
July 17, 2010 | Chicago Fire ![]() | 0–1 | New England Revolution ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm ET | Report | Perovic ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Kevin Stott ![]() |
July 20, 2010 | Chicago Fire ![]() | 1–0 | Pumas UNAM ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
7:00 pm ET | Conde ![]() |
report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,429 Referee: Jose Pineda ![]() |
References
- ^ http://www.chicago-fire.com/players 2010 Season Final roster
- ^ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-acquire-midfielder-justin-mapp Archived October 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine July 2010
- ^ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/08/fire-trade-ward August 2010
- ^ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/08/fire-release-stefan-dimitrov August 2010
- ^ "Fire Goes Green 2010". April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2009.