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| MLS | 5th overall (2nd in Eastern Conference) | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Final | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Superliga | Runners-up | ||
| Brimstone Cup | No winner determined | ||
| Top goalscorer | | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,071 [1] | ||
| Biggest win | DAL 1-3 CHI (3/21) | ||
| Biggest defeat | CHI 0-3 DAL (5/31) | ||
The 2009 Chicago Fire season was the club's 11th year of existence, as well as their 12th season in Major League Soccer and 12th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. It began with a 3-1 away win over FC Dallas on March 21, 2009 and ended with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference Final on November 14, 2009.
As of 2025, this is the most recent appearance for the Fire in the conference finals and was the last time the club won a playoff game until 2025.
As of July 17, 2009. [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Technical Director | |
| Manager | |
| Assistant manager | |
| Assistant manager | |
| Assistant manager | |
| Head athletic trainer | |
| Assistant athletic trainer | |
| Equipment manager | |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Chicago Fire
| Chairman | |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A) |
Source: Chicago Fire
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| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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| MLS | — | — | Eastern Conference Championship | March 21, 2009 | November 14, 2009 |
| USOC | Third round | — | Third round | June 30, 2009 | |
| Superliga | Group A | — | Runner-up | June 20, 2009 | August 5, 2009 |
Updated to match played October 18, 2008
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 4 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
| 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 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 |
Last updated: October 22, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Win Tie Loss
| March 21, 2009 | FC Dallas | 1–3 | Chicago Fire | Frisco, Texas |
| Ferreira Cooper | Report | Mapp Soumaré McBride Thorrington Pappa Blanco | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| March 28, 2009 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
| Emilio Olsen Jakovic Burch | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Nyarko | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,895 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| April 5, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Thorrington Pappa | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Goldthwaite Richards | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,633 Referee: Tim Weyland |
| April 11, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–3 | Chicago Fire | Santa Clara, California |
| Leitch Johnson Convey Alvarez Corrales Salinas | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Pappa Segares McBride Robinson Rolfe | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,717 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| April 18, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| McBride McBride Soumaré | Report | López Wolff Wolff Wolff | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,782 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| April 25, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
| Marshall Moreno Padula Zayner | Report | Pappa Ward Thorrington McBride Segares | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,628 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| May 2, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Soumaré Pappa Rolfe | Report | Marshall Montero Marshall Riley | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,288 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| May 9, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Conde | Report | Joseph Larentowicz Heaps | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,288 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 16, 2009 | Toronto FC | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Report | Rolfe Busch McBride | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,006 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| May 24, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Pacheco | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Rolfe Rolfe | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,762 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 28, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–3 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
| Nagamura Nagamura Galindo Galindo Marsch Harris Trujillo Talley | Report | Thorrington Blanco Conde Segares Blanco Nyarko Blanco | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,379 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| May 31, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–3 | FC Dallas | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Rolfe Ward Soumaré | Report | Cunningham Brown Torres Cunningham Ricchetti Cooper | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,120 Referee: Shane Moody |
| June 5, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Mapp Ward | Report | Holden Davis Wondolowski | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,246 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| June 13, 2009 | D.C. United | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. USA |
| Moreno Gomez Gomez | Report | Busch Thorrington Pappa Conde Pause | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,369 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| July 4, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Gibbs Peterson Casey | Report | Pappa Conde | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 19,680 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| July 11, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Ward | Report | Ekpo Carroll Gaven Hejduk | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,123 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| July 18, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Soumaré Nyarko Blanco | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Hernandez Wondolowski Zaher | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,228 Referee: Jasen Anno |
| July 25, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Seattle, Washington |
| 12:00 PST | Hurtado Ianni Ljungberg | Report | Segares Thorrington | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,405 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| August 1, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:30 CDT | Segares Nyarko | Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,534 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 9, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 3–2 | Chicago Fire | Houston, Texas |
| Kamara Clark Ching Holden | Report | Brown Prideaux Busch Rolfe Lowry Blanco | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,809 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| August 16, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Hirsig Hercegfalvi | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Rolfe Mapp Banner Pause | Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,974 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| August 19, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Thorrington | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Magee Miglioranzi Donovan Ricketts | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| August 23, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Blanco Banner Robinson Robinson | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Cummings Casey Kimura Cummings Gibbs | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| August 29, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Report | Namoff Burch Fred Namoff Jakovic | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 12, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Sandy, Utah |
| Beltran Olave Olave | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Lowry Rolfe Carr | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,615 Referee: Alex Prus |
| September 20, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Lowry Lowry Mapp | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Padula Schelotto Schelotto | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,549 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 26, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Garcia Prideaux McBride | Report [ permanent dead link ] | De Rosario Wynne Barrett Robinson | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,890 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| October 2, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
| Donovan Birchall Klein | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,679 Referee: Alex Prus |
| October 17, 2009 | New England Revolution | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Banner McBride | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Nyassi | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,064 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| October 22, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Lillingston | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Braun Cuesta | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,537 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| November 1, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 14:00 PST | Alston Osei Joseph | report [ permanent dead link ] | Rolfe Husidic | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,416 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| November 7, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:30 CST | Thorrington Blanco | report [ permanent dead link ] | Mansally Jankauskas Larentowicz | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,528 Referee: Alex Prus |
| November 14, 2009 Conf. Finals | Chicago Fire | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 CST | Thorrington Prideaux Blanco | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Morales Wingert Beckerman Johnson | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,723 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| Penalties | ||||
| Blanco McBride Conde Thorrington Brown Pause Prideaux | Mathis Morales Findley Beckerman Johnson Espindola Grabavoy | |||
| June 20, 2009 Group stage | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:00 EDT | McBride | Report | Delacruz | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 8,421 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada) |
| June 23, 2009 Group stage | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:00 EDT | Mapp Conde | Report | Curtin Eskandarian | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,126 Referee: Mark Geiger (USA) |
| June 27, 2009 Group stage | Chicago Fire | 1–2 | | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:00 EDT | Blanco | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Pulido Viniegra Pulido Cabrera Garcia | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,157 Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica) |
| July 15, 2009 Semifinals | New England | 1–2 | | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 19:00 EDT | Phelan Jankauskas | Report [ permanent dead link ] | Soumaré McBride Blanco Blanco Pappa | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Paul Ward (USA) |
| June 30, 2009 Third round | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Soumaré | Report | Walters Bundy Briggs Watson | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| April 29, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–2 | | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Rolfe | Report | Silva Pardo | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,342 |