2018 Chicago Fire season

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Chicago Fire
2018 season
Chicago Fire SC wordmark secondary.svg
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 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 win CHI 4-0 ORL (9/16)
Biggest defeat TOR 3-0 CHI (7/28)
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The 2018 Chicago Fire season was the club's 23rd year of existence, as well as their 21st in Major League Soccer.

Contents

Current squad

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

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

Player movement

In

DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRef
November 28, 2017 Flag of El Salvador.svg Arturo Álvarez M Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of Armenia.svg David Arshakyan F Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of Uruguay.svg Jorge Bava GK Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Bronico M Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Campbell D Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Cleveland GK Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Conner M Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Johnson M Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty M Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Polster D Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Vincent D Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was exercised [1]
January 10, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Grant Lillard D Flag of the United States.svg Indiana Hoosiers Signed as a homegrown player through 2019 with options for 2020 and 2021 [2]
January 15, 2018 Flag of Mexico.svg Richard Sánchez GK Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Re-Signed after his contract was initially declined; signed through 2019 with an option for 2020. [3]
January 17, 2018 Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger M Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Signed a new one-year contract after his original expired. [4]
January 18, 2018 Flag of Portugal.svg Rafael Ramos D Flag of the United States.svg 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 Flag of Spain.svg Jon Bakero F Flag of the United States.svg Wake Forest Acquired via the 5th overall pick in the SuperDraft after signing an MLS contract [6]
January 19, 2018 Flag of England.svg Mo Adams M Flag of the United States.svg Syracuse Acquired via the 10th overall pick in the SuperDraft after signing a Generation Adidas contract [6]
February 28, 2018 Flag of Cameroon.svg Tony Tchani M Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired from Vancouver in exchange for $150,000 in TAM [7]
February 28, 2018 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Diego Campos F Flag of the United States.svg 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 Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Collier F Flag of the United States.svg 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 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Ellis D Flag of the United States.svg Sporting Kansas City Signed to a contract for 2018 with an option for 2019 [9]
March 9, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McLain GK Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC Signed to a contract for 2018 with an option for 2019 and 2020 [9]
March 16, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Gordon F Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids Signed for the 2018 season [10]
July 11, 2018 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai M Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo Alavés Permanently signed through 2019 with an option for 2020 [11]
July 12, 2018 Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Del Grecco D Flag of Honduras.svg C.D. Olimpia Signed for an undisclosed amount through 2019 with an option for 2020 [12]
July 17, 2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raheem Edwards M/D Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact Acquired in exchange for $400k in TAM [13]
July 20, 2018 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Nicolas Hasler D/M Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC Acquired in exchange for $50k in GAM and Jon Bakero [14]
September 14, 2018 Flag of Armenia.svg Yura Movsisyan F Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF Fotboll Signed off of waivers [15]

Out

DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRef
November 18, 2017 Flag of Portugal.svg João Meira D/M Flag of Spain.svg Lorca FC After his contract expired, he announced that he wouldn't be returning to the Fire [16] [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Calistri M Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis FC Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Dekovic DOption was declined [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Doody DRetiredOption was declined; on February 13, he announced his retirement. [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg / Flag of Peru.svg Collin Fernandez M Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix Rising FC Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Goossens M Flag of the Netherlands.svg ADO Den Haag Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Harrington D Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina FC Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of Brazil.svg Juninho M Flag of Mexico.svg Club Tijuana Loan was not extended [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of Mexico.svg Richard Sánchez G Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Option was declined [1]
November 28, 2017 Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger M Flag of the United States.svg Chicago Fire Out of Contract [1]
December 10, 2017 Flag of El Salvador.svg Arturo Álvarez M Flag of the United States.svg Houston Dynamo Traded to Houston for Houston's natural second round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft [17]
December 18, 2018 Flag of Armenia.svg David Arshakyan F Flag of Denmark.svg Vejle Boldklub Mutually parted ways [18]
January 14, 2018 Flag of Uruguay.svg Jorge Bava GK Flag of Uruguay.svg Liverpool F.C. Mutually parted ways [19]
January 19, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lampson GK Flag of the United States.svg 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 Flag of Ghana.svg David Accam MF Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union Traded for $1.2 million in allocation money over 2018 and 2019 [21]
July 20, 2018 Flag of Spain.svg Jon Bakero FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC Traded with $50K in GAM for Nicolas Hasler [14]
August 6, 2018 Flag of Portugal.svg Rafael Ramos DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg FC Twente Contract was mutually terminated [22]
August 9, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Ellis DF Flag of the United States.svg D.C. United Waived [23]
August 9, 2018 Flag of Cameroon.svg Tony Tchani MFWaived [23]

Loaned in

DatePlayerPositionOriginal ClubLoan EndedRef
February 6, 2018 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai MF Flag of Spain.svg Deportivo Alavés July 11, 2018 [24]

Loaned out

DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubLoan EndedRef
August 10, 2018 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Diego Campos FW Flag of the United States.svg Indy Eleven End of season [25]
August 10, 2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Collier FW Flag of the United States.svg Indy Eleven End of season [25]

Unsigned trialists and draft picks

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

PositionStaff
General Manager Flag of the United States.svg Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach Flag of Serbia.svg Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Eric Gehrig
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Sarić
Senior Director of Soccer OperationsEddie Rock
Strength and Conditioning CoachRaphael Fevre
Massage TherapistSteven Burrows
Director of ScoutingMatt Pearson
Video AnalystNenad Babic
Manager of Team and Soccer OperationsAlex Boler
Equipment ManagerBrian Sauer
Assistant Equipment ManagerJuan Arreola
Head Athletic TrainerSteven Purcell
Assistant Athletic TrainerReade Whitney
Chief Medical OfficerDr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Head Orthopedic OfficerDr. Brian Forsythe, M.D.
Physical TherapistRyan Perry

Last updated: October 30, 2017
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 New York Red Bulls 3422756233+2971 Conference semifinals [lower-alpha 1]
2 Atlanta United FC 3421767044+2669
3 New York City FC 34161085945+1456 Knockout round
4 D.C. United 34141196050+1051
5 Columbus Crew 34141194345−251
6 Philadelphia Union 34151454950−150
7 Montreal Impact 34141644753−646
8 New England Revolution 341013114955−641
9 Toronto FC 34101865964−536
10 Chicago Fire 3481884861−1332
11 Orlando City SC 3482244374−3128
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

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification [lower-alpha 1]
1 New York Red Bulls (X)3422756233+2971 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C)3421767044+2669
3 Sporting Kansas City 3418886540+2562
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34181155237+1559
5 Los Angeles FC 3416996852+1657
6 FC Dallas 3416995244+857
7 New York City FC 34161085945+1456
8 Portland Timbers 34151095448+654
9 D.C. United 34141196050+1051
10 Columbus Crew 34141194345−251
11 Philadelphia Union 34151454950−150
12 Real Salt Lake 34141375558−349
13 LA Galaxy 34131296664+248
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34131385467−1347
15 Montreal Impact 34141644753−646
16 New England Revolution 341013114955−641
17 Houston Dynamo 34101685858038 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
18 Minnesota United FC 34112034971−2236
19 Toronto FC 34101865964−536 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
20 Chicago Fire 3481884861−1332
21 Colorado Rapids 3481973663−2731
22 Orlando City SC 3482244374−3128
23 San Jose Earthquakes 3442194971−2221
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

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
333181874861 −136732825 +321142036 −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

  Win  Tie  Loss

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)

February 3, 2018 South Florida Bulls 0–2 Chicago Fire Tampa, Florida
16:00 Report Mo Adams Yellow card.svg 14'
Nemanja Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg40'
Elliot Collier Soccerball shade.svg76'		Stadium: USF Soccer Stadium
February 8, 2018 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Chicago Fire Clearwater, Florida
10:00 Alejandro Bedoya Yellow card.svg 42' Report Gilberto Angeles Yellow card.svg 79'Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)

March 10, 20181 Chicago Fire 3–4 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 36'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 50'
Katai Soccerball shade.svg70'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg74', 82'		 Report Gutiérrez Soccerball shade.svg9', 86'
Melia Yellow card.svg 33'
Russell Soccerball shade.svg44'
Sanchez Yellow card.svg 56'
Medranda Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
March 17, 20182 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Minneapolis, Minnesota
13:00 Ibarra Soccerball shade.svg55'
Nicholson Soccerball shade.svg66'
Mears Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Collier Soccerball shade.svg58'
Ellis Yellow card.svg 60'
Tchani Yellow card.svg 67'		Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 23,138
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 31, 20183 Chicago Fire 2–2 Portland Timbers Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Katai Yellow card.svg 12'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg50'
Vincent Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Valeri Soccerball shade.svg6', Yellow card.svg 52'
Blanco Soccerball shade.svg55'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,678
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 7, 20184 Chicago Fire 1–0 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 6'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg27', Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Sánchez Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Artur Yellow card.svg 47'Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,028
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 14, 20185 Chicago Fire 0–1 LA Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
14:30 Vincent Yellow card.svg 45'
Gordon Yellow card.svg 48'		 Report Alessandrini Yellow card.svg 35'
Ibrahimović Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Kitchen Yellow card.svg 77'
Cole Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,915
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 21, 20186 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
13:00 Robles Yellow card.svg 68'
Wright-Phillips Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Katai Soccerball shade.svg30'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)
Adams Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,784
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 28, 20187 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Fire Toronto
14:00 Osorio Soccerball shade.svg8'
Vázquez Soccerball shade.svg22'
Hernandez Yellow card.svg 80'		 Report Schweinsteiger Soccerball shade.svg69'
Katai Yellow card.svg 73'
Gordon Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,331
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 5, 20188 Chicago Fire 1–2 Atlanta United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00 Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 24'
Ellis Soccerball shade.svg61'
Lillard Yellow card.svg 80'		 Report Barco Soccerball shade.svg53',Yellow card.svg 73'
Pírez Yellow card.svg 65'
Villalba Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,024
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 9, 20189 Chicago Fire 1–0 Montreal Impact Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Vincent Yellow card.svg 66'
Adams Yellow card.svg 70'
Ellis Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Petrasso Yellow card.svg 65'Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,067
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 12, 201810 Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
18:30 Higuain Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
Zardes Soccerball shade.svg50', 70',Yellow card.svg 57'		 Report Ellis Yellow card.svg 27'Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium
Attendance: 11,108
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 20, 201811 Chicago Fire 2–3 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg14'
Campos Soccerball shade.svg16'
Adams Yellow card.svg 38'
Sánchez Yellow card.svg 83'
Ramos Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Quioto Soccerball shade.svg4',Yellow card.svg 79'
Elis Soccerball shade.svg56' (pen.), 74'Yellow card.svg 80'
O. García Yellow card.svg 67'
Willis Yellow card.svg 90+6'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,206
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 26, 201812 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
18:30 El Monir Yellow card.svg 11'
Higuita Soccerball shade.svg28'
Schuler Yellow card.svg 40'
Rosell Yellow card.svg 64'
Mueller Yellow card.svg 70'
Kljestan Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Katai Soccerball shade.svg13'
Ellis Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Gordon Soccerball shade.svg82'
Adams
Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,288
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 30, 201813 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
17:30 Ilsinho Soccerball shade.svg44'
Burke Soccerball shade.svg51'
Dočkal Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)		 Report Corrales Yellow card.svg 32'
Gordon Soccerball shade.svg56'		Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 14,805
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 2, 201814 Chicago Fire 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Gordon Soccerball shade.svg29'
Katai Soccerball shade.svg49'
Corrales Yellow card.svg 57'		 Report Alashe Yellow card.svg 45+5'
Ockford Yellow card.svg 61'
Hoesen Soccerball shade.svg74'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,138
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 9, 201815 Chicago Fire 1–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Schweinsteiger Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Dielna Yellow card.svg 31'
Bunbury Soccerball shade.svg82',Yellow card.svg 83'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,415
Referee: Kevin Stott
June 13, 201816 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Chicago Fire Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Badji Soccerball shade.svg7'
Smith Soccerball shade.svg15'
Blomberg Yellow card.svg 56'		 Report Wilson Soccerball shade.svg21' (o.g.)
Katai Soccerball shade.svg24'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 29'
Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 45+1',Red card.svg 84'
Campos Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,068
Referee: JC Rivero
June 23, 201817 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington
21:00 Dempsey Soccerball shade.svg22'
Roldan Yellow card.svg 87'
Tolo Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Katai Soccerball shade.svg9'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 44'
Campbell Yellow card.svg 61'
Collier Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,513
Referee: Armando Villarreal
June 30, 201818 Chicago Fire 3–2 New York City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg6'
Bronico Yellow card.svg 10'
Katai Soccerball shade.svg47, 52'
Sánchez Yellow card.svg 89'
Gordon Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Ring Yellow card.svg 28'
Tajouri-Shradi Soccerball shade.svg36'
Berget Soccerball shade.svg40'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,204
Referee: Chris Penso
July 7, 201819 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Chicago Fire Vancouver, British Columbia
21:30 Kamara Soccerball shade.svg28', 72'
Mutch Soccerball shade.svg47'		 Report Vincent Yellow card.svg 10'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg42'
Katai Yellow card.svg 67'
Tchani Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: BC Place Stadium
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 11, 201820 Chicago Fire 3–4 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Corrales Yellow card.svg 5'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Katai Soccerball shade.svg69'
Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 83'
Schweinsteiger Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report Burke Yellow card.svg 7',Soccerball shade.svg45+3', 73'
Medunjanin Soccerball shade.svg31'
Accam Soccerball shade.svg90+5',Yellow card.svg 90+6'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,008
Referee: Dave Gantar
July 14, 201821 FC Dallas 3–1 Chicago Fire Frisco, Texas
19:00 Gruezo Soccerball shade.svg27'
Cannon Yellow card.svg 63'
Acosta Soccerball shade.svg74'
Ziegler Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)		 Report Conner Yellow card.svg 39' Yellow-red card.svg
Bronico Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
July 21, 201822 Chicago Fire 1–2 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 Corrales Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Mavinga Yellow card.svg 41'
Giovinco Soccerball shade.svg47'
Morrow Yellow card.svg 61'
Osorio Soccerball shade.svg65'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,177
Referee: Sorin Stoica
July 28, 201823 Toronto FC 3–0 Chicago Fire Toronto
18:00 Giovinco Yellow card.svg 42',Soccerball shade.svg89'
Altidore Soccerball shade.svg52'
Bradley Yellow card.svg 63'
Osorio Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Bronico Yellow card.svg 30'Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 29,190
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 4, 201824 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire Sandy, Utah
21:00 Kreilach Soccerball shade.svg45+3', 75'
Silva Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Schweinsteiger Soccerball shade.svg48',Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Conner Yellow card.svg 55'		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 19,817
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 11, 201825 Chicago Fire 0–1 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Bronico Yellow card.svg 11'
McCarty Yellow card.svg 42'		 Report Wright-Phillips Soccerball shade.svg55'
Rzatkowski Yellow card.svg 66'
Royer Yellow card.svg 74'
Muyl Yellow card.svg 76'
Murillo Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,064
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 18, 201826 Montreal Impact 2–1 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
18:30 Piatti Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.)
Camacho Yellow card.svg 24'
Sagna Yellow card.svg 68'
Lovitz Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Corrales Yellow card.svg 41'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg70'
McCarty Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 18,831
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 23, 201827 Chicago Fire 1–1 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 de Leeuw Yellow card.svg 55'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg67'
Katai Yellow card.svg 69'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Higuaín Yellow card.svg 65'
Hansen Soccerball shade.svg87'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Armando Villareal
September 16, 201828 Chicago Fire 4–0 Orlando City SC Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg3', 70'
Katai Soccerball shade.svg28',Yellow card.svg 58'
de Leeuw Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,287
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 22, 201829 New England Revolution 2–2 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Mlinar Yellow card.svg 31'
Bye Yellow card.svg 36'
Caldwell Soccerball shade.svg62',Yellow card.svg 80'
Bunbury Yellow card.svg 69'
Penilla Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Katai Soccerball shade.svg19'
McCarty Yellow card.svg 58'
Mancienne Soccerball shade.svg67' (o.g.)
Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 24,388
Referee: Joe Dickerson
September 26, 201830 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire New York City
18:00 Tajouri-Shradi Yellow card.svg 27'
Ring Soccerball shade.svg47'
Villa Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Stadium: Yankees Stadium
Attendance: 21,582
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 29, 201831 Chicago Fire 3–1 Los Angeles FC Bridgeview, Illinois
4:30 Mihailovic Soccerball shade.svg20'
McCarty Yellow card.svg 24'
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen), Yellow card.svg 56'
Katai Soccerball shade.svg66'
Bronico Yellow card.svg 79'
Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Rossi Soccerball shade.svg73'Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,471
Referee: Chris Penso
October 7, 201832 D.C. United 2–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
12:00 Rooney Soccerball shade.svg62', 81' (pen.) Report Edwards Soccerball shade.svg51'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 20,064
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 21, 201833 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta
2:00 PM EDT Escobar Soccerball shade.svg9'
Kappelhof Soccerball shade.svg26' (o.g.)
Remedi Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report de Leeuw Soccerball shade.svg24'
Kappelhof Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 71,812
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 28, 201834 Chicago Fire 0–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
3:30 PM EDT McCarty Yellow card.svg 54'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 79'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 19,459
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)

June 20, 2018Round of 16 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta
18:30 Leandro González Pírez Yellow card.svg 81' Report Aleksandar Katai Yellow card.svg 39'
Nemanja Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg54'		Stadium: Mercedes Benz Stadium
Attendance: 41,012
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 18, 2018Quarterfinals Chicago Fire 4–0 Louisville City Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg16'
Aleksandar Katai Soccerball shade.svg32'
Elliot Collier Yellow card.svg 86',Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Diego Campos Soccerball shade.svg90'
Tony Tchani Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Paco Craig Yellow card.svg 62'
Paolo DelPiccolo Yellow card.svg 64'
Kyle Smith Red card.svg 84'
Sean Totsch Yellow card.svg 89'
Magnus Rasmussen Red card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,561

International friendlies

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC−06)

Squad statistics

Games played

No.Pos.Nat.Name MLS Open Cup Total
StartsAppsMinutesStartsAppsMinutesStartsAppsMinutes
2DF/MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Polster 12106 000 1189
3DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Vincent 30312,738 22180 32332,918
4DFFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Johan Kappelhof 29292,604 33270 32322,874
5FWFlag of Armenia.svg  ARM Yura Movsisyan 0345 000 0345
6MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Dax McCarty 25252,169 34305 28292,474
7M/DFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Raheem Edwards 912826 1190 1013916
8FWFlag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Michael de Leeuw 59454 000 59454
9FWFlag of Argentina.svg  ARG Luis Solignac 811702 22155 1013857
10MFFlag of Serbia.svg  SER Aleksandar Katai 26322,338 34294 28362,632
13MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Brandt Bronico 17231,531 44372 21271,903
14MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Djordje Mihailovic 78512 000 78512
15DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Grant Lillard 68562 11120 79682
16DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Campbell 1014915 23217 12171,132
17FWFlag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Diego Campos 12221,107 33275 15251,382
18MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Conner 511462 015 512467
19MFFlag of England.svg  ENG Mo Adams 1015908 000 1015908
20MFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Johnson 37261 1179 48340
21FWFlag of the United States.svg  USA Alan Gordon 722799 0219 724818
22DFFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  LIE Nicolas Hasler 79701 1185 810786
23FWFlag of Hungary.svg  HUN Nemanja Nikolić 28302,381 44378 32342,759
24DFFlag of Argentina.svg  ARG Nicolás Del Grecco 000 000 000
25DFFlag of Cuba.svg  CUB Jorge Luis Corrales 15171,292 44374 19211,666
26DFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Dean 22178 000 22178
28FWFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Elliot Collier 916904 1190 1017994
30GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Stefan Cleveland 55450 000 55450
31MFFlag of Germany.svg  GER Bastian Schweinsteiger 29302,636 34319 32342,955
32GKFlag of the United States.svg USA Patrick McLain 44314 000 44314
45GKFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Richard Sánchez 24252,207 44390 28282,597
FWFlag of Spain.svg  ESP Jon Bakero 1475 000 1475
DFFlag of the United States.svg USA Kevin Ellis 19201,537 0241 19221,578
DFFlag of Portugal.svg  POR Rafael Ramos 13105 12136 25241
MFFlag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Tony Tchani 913825 13106 1016731

Goalkeeping statistics

No.Pos.Nat.Name MLS Open Cup Total
Clean sheetsSavesGAClean sheetsSavesGAClean sheetsSavesGA
30GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Stefan Cleveland 0258 000 0258
32GKFlag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick McLain 0126 000 0126
45GKFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Richard Sánchez 38047 2125 59252

Goalscoring and assisting record

MLS Regular Season
RankPlayerSoccerball shade.svgA
1 Flag of Hungary.svg Nemanja Nikolić 152
2 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai 125
3 Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger 46
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Gordon 40
5 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Ellis 24
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael de Leeuw 22
7 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Bronico 15
8 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Vincent 14
9 Flag of the United States.svg Djordje Mihailovic 13
10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Diego Campos 12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raheem Edwards
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Collier 11
13 Flag of Cameroon.svg Tony Tchani 10
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Kappelhof 04
15 Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty 03
16 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Campbell 01
Flag of the United States.svg Drew Conner
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Polster
Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Solignac
U.S. Open Cup
RankPlayerSoccerball shade.svgA
1 Flag of Hungary.svg Nemanja Nikolić 40
2 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai 11
3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Diego Campos 10
Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Collier
5 Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger 02
6 Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Luis Corrales 01
Flag of Portugal.svg Rafael Ramos
Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Solignac
All Competitions
RankPlayerSoccerball shade.svgA
1 Flag of Hungary.svg Nemanja Nikolić 192
2 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai 136
3 Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger 48
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Gordon 40
5 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Ellis 24
6 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Diego Campos 22
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael de Leeuw
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Collier 21
9 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Bronico 15
10 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Vincent 14
11 Flag of the United States.svg Djordje Mihailovic 13
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raheem Edwards 12
13 Flag of Cameroon.svg Tony Tchani 10
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Kappelhof 04
15 Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty 03
16 Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Solignac 02
17 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Campbell 01
Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Luis Corrales
Flag of the United States.svg Drew Conner
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Polster
Flag of Portugal.svg Rafael Ramos

Cards

MLS Regular Season
RankPlayerYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgMatches Missed
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Kappelhof 901June 23 vs Seattle Sounders
June 30 vs New York City FC
2 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Conner 110July 21 vs Toronto
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai 600
Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger
5 Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Luis Corrales 500
6 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Bronico 400
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Ellis
Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty
9 Flag of England.svg Mo Adams 300 [N 1]
Flag of Mexico.svg Richard Sánchez
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Vincent
12 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Gordon 200
Flag of Hungary.svg Nemanja Nikolić
14 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Campbell 100
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Diego Campos
Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Collier
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael de Leeuw
Flag of the United States.svg Grant Lillard
Flag of Portugal.svg Rafael Ramos
Flag of Cameroon.svg Tony Tchani
U.S. Open Cup
RankPlayerYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgMatches Missed
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai 300
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Collier 100
Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty
Flag of Portugal.svg Rafael Ramos
Flag of Cameroon.svg Tony Tchani
All Competitions
RankPlayerYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgMatches Missed
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Kappelhof 901June 23 vs Seattle Sounders
June 30 vs New York City FC
October 28 vs D.C. United
2 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Conner 110July 21 vs Toronto
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai 900
4 Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger 600
5 Flag of Cuba.svg Jorge Luis Corrales 500
Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty
7 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Bronico 400
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Ellis
9 Flag of England.svg Mo Adams 300 [N 1]
Flag of Mexico.svg Richard Sánchez
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Vincent
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Collier 200
Flag of the United States.svg Alan Gordon
Flag of Hungary.svg Nemanja Nikolić
Flag of Portugal.svg Rafael Ramos
Flag of Cameroon.svg Tony Tchani
17 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Campbell 100
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Diego Campos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael de Leeuw
Flag of the United States.svg Grant Lillard

Notes

Player left during the season

  1. 1 2 While Adams was sent off against Orlando on May 26, his card was later removed by an independent panel

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

WeekPlayerPositionReport
5 Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report
6 Flag of Germany.svg Bastian Schweinsteiger D Report
Flag of Hungary.svg Nemanja Nikolić Bench
8 Flag of Mexico.svg Richard Sánchez GK Report
Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty Bench
13 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Gordon Bench Report
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McLain
14 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Gordon Bench Report
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Kappelhof D Report
16 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai M Report
17 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai F Report
Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Bronico Bench
18 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai F Report
Flag of the United States.svg Dax McCarty Bench
26 Flag of Hungary.svg Nemanja Nikolić Bench Report
29 Flag of Hungary.svg Nemanja Nikolić Bench Report
31 Flag of the United States.svg Djordje Mihailovic M Report

MLS Goal of the week

WeekPlayerGameScoreReport
18 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Katai vs New York City FC3-2 Report
31 Flag of the United States.svg Djordje Mihailovic vs LAFC1-0 Report

Tulsa loanee statistics

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

The following players were loaned out during the season:

PlayerPositionNotesRef
Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Cleveland GK
Flag of Spain.svg Jon Bakero FWTraded to Toronto on July 20
Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Del Grecco FWOfficially loaned out on August 10 [37]
Flag of England.svg Mo Adams MF

Games played

No.Pos.Nat.Name USL Open Cup Total
StartsAppsMinutesStartsAppsMinutesStartsAppsMinutes
4DF Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Del Grecco 1190 000 1190
30GK Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Cleveland 1190 000 1190
91MF Flag of England.svg Mo Adams 0145 000 0145
FW Flag of Spain.svg Jon Bakero 23202 000 23202

Goalscoring and assisting record

USL Regular Season
RankPlayerSoccerball shade.svgA
Flag of Spain.svg Jon Bakero 21

Cards

USL Regular Season
RankPlayerYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgMatches Missed
1 Nicolás Del Grecco 100

Goalkeeping statistics

No.Pos.Nat.Name USL Open Cup Total
Clean sheetsSavesGAClean sheetsSavesGAClean sheetsSavesGA
30GK Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Cleveland 042 000 042

Notes

Player left during the season

National team call-ups

Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Yura Movsisyan

Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Nemanja Nikolić

Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Nicolas Hasler

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Matt Polster

Brandon Vincent

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