2025 Chicago Fire FC season

Chicago Fire FC

2025 season
Owner	Joe Mansueto
Head coach	Gregg Berhalter
Stadium	Soldier Field (capacity: 61,500) SeatGeek Stadium (four games) (capacity: 20,000)
MLS	Conference: Overall:
Highest home attendance	April 13th vs Miami (62,358)
Lowest home attendance	March 29 vs Montreal (16,278)
Average home league attendance	23,411
Home colors Away colors
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The 2025 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 28th season in Major League Soccer. This is the club's first season under owner Joe Mansuetto without sporting director Georg Heitz, who stepped down following the previous season's conclusion. ^[1] It was announced that he, alongside head coach Frank Klopas, would be replaced by former USMNT and Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter on October 8, 2024, with Berhalter formally taking over on October 20. ^[2]

Current squad

Players signed as of August 19, 2025 ^[3]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Date Joined	Previous Club	Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Chris Brady	(2004-03-03)March 3, 2004 (aged 21)	March 24, 2020	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
25	Jeff Gal	(1993-04-06)April 6, 1993 (aged 32)	January 11, 2023	Degerfors IF
Defenders
2	Leonardo Barroso	(2005-06-16)June 16, 2005 (aged 20)	January 14, 2025	Sporting CP B	International U-22
3	Jack Elliott	(1995-08-25) August 25, 1995 (age 30)	December 16, 2024	Philadelphia Union	TAM
5	Sam Rogers	(1999-05-17)May 17, 1999 (aged 26)	January 13, 2025	Lillestrøm SK
14	Viktor Radojević	(2004-07-14)July 14, 2004 (aged 21)	August 22, 2025	FK TSC	International U-22
15	Andrew Gutman	(1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 28)	December 12, 2023	Colorado Rapids
16	Joel Waterman	(1996-01-24)January 24, 1996 (aged 29)	August 20, 2025	CF Montréal	International
24	Jonathan Dean	(1997-05-15)May 15, 1997 (aged 28)	January 12, 2023	Birmingham Legion FC
34	Omar Gonzalez	(1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 36)	February 7, 2025	FC Dallas
36	Justin Reynolds	(2004-04-08)April 8, 2004 (aged 21)	May 12, 2022	Chicago Fire FC II	Homegrown
38	Christopher Cupps	(2006-05-26)May 26, 2006 (aged 19)	February 18, 2025	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
77	Chase Gasper	(1996-01-25)January 25, 1996 (aged 29)	January 30, 2024	Houston Dynamo	Unavailable due to Injury
Defenders/Midfielders
22	Mauricio Pineda	(1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 27)	January 17, 2020	North Carolina Tar Heels
Midfielders
6	Rominigue Kouamé	(1996-12-17)December 17, 1996 (aged 28)	January 24, 2025	Cádiz CF	Loaned In International TAM
23	Kellyn Acosta	(1995-07-24)July 24, 1995 (aged 30)	February 13, 2024	LAFC	TAM
35	Sergio Oregel	(2005-05-16)May 16, 2005 (aged 20)	October 23, 2021	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown
37	Robert Turdean	(2010-01-14)January 14, 2010 (aged 15)	January 22, 2025	Chicago Fire Academy	Off-Roster Homegrown
42	Djé D'Avilla	(2003-05-05)May 5, 2003 (aged 22)	April 1, 2025	U.D. Leiria	International U-22
47	Sam Williams	(2005-03-18)March 18, 2005 (aged 20)	March 14, 2025	Chicago Fire FC II	Homegrown [N 1] [4] [5] [6]
Midfielders/Forwards
7	Maren Haile-Selassie	(1999-03-13)March 13, 1999 (aged 26)	December 27, 2022	FC Lugano	International
8	Chris Mueller	(1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 29)	May 5, 2022	Hibernian F.C.	TAM Season Ending Injury
10	André Franco	(1998-04-12)April 12, 1998 (aged 27)	August 13, 2025	FC Porto	Loaned In International TAM
11	Philip Zinckernagel	(1994-12-16)December 16, 1994 (aged 30)	January 6, 2025	Club Brugge KV	International TAM
17	Brian Gutiérrez	(2003-06-17)June 17, 2003 (aged 22)	March 9, 2020	Chicago Fire Academy	Homegrown U22 Initiative
19	Jonathan Bamba	(1996-03-26)March 26, 1996 (aged 29)	January 21, 2025	RC Celta de Vigo	DP International
27	Dylan Borso	(2006-06-02)June 2, 2006 (aged 19)	December 20, 2024	Wake Forest	Homegrown
29	David Poreba	(2002-12-01)December 1, 2002 (aged 22)	December 12, 2024	Chicago Fire FC II
Forwards
9	Hugo Cuypers	(1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 28)	February 6, 2024	Gent	International Designated Player
12	Tom Barlow	(1995-07-08)July 8, 1995 (aged 30)	December 18, 2023	New York Red Bulls

Loaned Out

Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Loaned To
Dean Boltz	FW	(2006-06-07)June 7, 2006 (aged 19)	Forward Madison FC
Bryan Dowd [N 2]	GK	(2002-05-08)May 8, 2002 (aged 23)	Chicago Fire FC II
Omari Glasgow	FW	(2003-11-22)November 22, 2003 (aged 21)	Loudoun United FC
Georgios Koutsias	FW	(2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 21)	FC Lugano

Temporary Players

Below are players that joined the Fire from Fire II on short-term loans during the season. Players are allowed to be called up to four games and cannot play in more than two games.

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Games Joined For
42 (former)	Diego Konincks	DF	(2000-11-30) November 30, 2000 (age 24)	March 22 vs Vancouver [7] March 29 vs Montreal [8]
44	Jason Shokalook	FW	(2002-09-30) September 30, 2002 (age 22)	June 7 vs DC [9] June 14 vs Nashville [10]
45	Harold Osorio	MF	(2003-08-20) August 20, 2003 (age 22)	February 22 vs Columbus [4] March 1 vs DC [5] March 8 vs Dallas [6] March 15 vs Toronto [11]
48	Richard Fleming III	MF	(2004-07-07)July 7, 2004 (aged 21)	August 9 vs LAFC [12]
68	Vitaliy Hlyut	FW	(2008-04-29)April 29, 2008 (aged 17)	June 7 vs DC [9] June 14 vs Nashville [10]

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2025

Returning, options, and new contracts

Date	Player	Position	Notes	Ref
October 22, 2024	Jonathan Dean	DF	Option exercised	[13]
October 22, 2024	Jeff Gal	GK	Option Exercised	[13]
November 27, 2024	Bryan Dowd	GK	Returned from his loan to Huntsville City FC and had his option exercised	[14]
May 9, 2025	Bryan Dowd	GK	Returned early from his loan to FC Tulsa	[14] [15]
September 16, 2025	Chris Brady	GK	Signed to a new contract through 2029 with an option for 2030	[16]
September 16, 2025	Sergio Oregel	MF	Signed to a new contract through 2028 with an option for 2029	[16]
September 16, 2025	Mauricio Pineda	MF	Signed to a new contract through 2027 with an option for 2028	[16]

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
December 12, 2024	David Poreba	MF/FW	Chicago Fire FC II	Signed a first team contract for 2025 with options through 2028	[17]
December 16, 2024	Jack Elliott	DF	Philadelphia Union	Signed as a free agent for 2025 with an option for 2026	[18]
December 17, 2024	Omari Glasgow	MF/FW	Chicago Fire FC II	Signed a first team contract through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028	[19]
December 20, 2024	Dylan Borso	MF/FW	Wake Forest	Signed as a homegrown through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029	[20]
December 20, 2024	Dean Boltz	FW	University of Wisconsin	Drafted third overall by the Fire, and having signed a Generation Adidas contract with MLS, was automatically added to the Fire's roster	[21]
January 6, 2025	Philip Zinckernagel	MF/FW	Club Brugge KV	Joined from Club Brugge as a TAM signing through 2028	[22]
January 13, 2025	Sam Rogers	DF	Lillestrøm SK	Joined from Lillestrøm on a contract through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028	[23]
January 14, 2025	Leonardo Barroso	DF	Sporting CP B	Joined as a U-22 initiative signing from Sporting through 2028 with an option for 2029	[24]
January 21, 2025	Jonathan Bamba	MF/FW	RC Celta de Vigo	Joined as a DP from Celta de Vigo through 2027 with an option for 2028	[25]
January 22, 2025	Robert Turdean	MF	Chicago Fire Academy	Signed as a Homegrown through 2028 with options for 2029 and 2030	[26]
February 7, 2025	Omar Gonzalez	DF	FC Dallas	Signed to a one year contract with an option for 2025	[27]
February 18, 2025	Christopher Cupps	DF	Chicago Fire Academy	Signed to a Homegrown deal through 2028 with options for	[28]
March 14, 2025	Sam Williams	MF	Chicago Fire FC II	Homegrown rights were acquired from the New York Red Bulls for $100k in GAM plus a possible $75k more after Williams signed a contract with Fire II during the offseason	[29]
April 1, 2025	Djé D’Avilla	MF	U.D. Leiria	Joined as a U-22 initiative player through 2028 with an option for 2029	[30]
August 20, 2025	Joel Waterman	DF	CF Montréal	Acquired from Montreal in exchange for $200,000 in GAM in 2025 and $300,000 in GAM in 2026, along with $100,000 in additional GAM if certain parameters are met	[31]
August 22, 2025	Viktor Radojević	DF	FK TSC	Acquired as a U-22 player on a contract through 2028 with an option for 2029	[32]

Loaned In

Date	Player	Position	Loaning Club	Notes	Ref
January 24, 2025	Rominigue Kouamé	MF	Cádiz CF	Loaned in through the end of the season with an option to buy	[33]
August 13, 2025	André Franco	MF/FW	FC Porto	Loaned in through the end of the season with an option to but	[34]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
October 22, 2024	Allan Arigoni	DF	FC Lugano	Loan ended following the 2024 season and the Fire declined his purchase option	[35] [13]
October 22, 2024	Javier Casas	MF	Retired	Out of contract	[13]
October 22, 2024	Rafael Czichos	DF	Phoenix Rising FC	Out of contract	[13]
October 22, 2024	Fabian Herbers	MF/FW	CF Montreal	Out of contract	[13]
October 22, 2024	Ariel Lassiter	MF/FW	Portland Timbers	Out of contract	[13]
October 22, 2024	Wyatt Omsberg	DF	New England Revolution	Out of contract	[13]
October 22, 2024	Spencer Richey	GK	Retired	Out of contract	[13]
November 13, 2024	Victor Bezerra	FW	Retired	Announced that he was leaving the club on social media after returning on loan from Detroit City FC; this was confirmed by the club on November 27	[36] [37] [13]
November 27, 2024	Missael Rodríguez	FW	The Town FC	Returned from his loan to Union Omaha and was ultimately waived	[38] [13]
November 27, 2024	Laurence Wootton	MF	Union Omaha	Returned from his loan to Indy Eleven and had his option declined	[39] [13]
December 24, 2024	Gastón Giménez	MF	Cerro Porteño	Gimenez and the Fire mutually agreed to terminate his contract	[40]
January 2, 2025	Tobias Salquist	DF	FC Nordsjælland	Transferred to Nordsjælland for an undisclosed amount	[41]
January 26, 2025	Federico Navarro	MF	Rosario Central	Transferred to Rosario Central for an undisclosed fee	[42]
February 13, 2025	Arnaud Souquet	DF	MLS Player Pool	Contract was bought out	[43]
August 25, 2025	Carlos Terán	DF	Club Athletico Paranaense	Sold to Club Athletico Paranaense for an undisclosed amount	[44]

Loaned Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
December 13, 2024	Georgios Koutsias	FW	FC Lugano	Loaned to Lugano for the duration of the 2025 MLS season with an option for a permanent transfer	[45]
March 3, 2025	Bryan Dowd	GK	FC Tulsa	Loaned for the 2025 USL Championship season, though the loan would be cancelled just two months later	[46]
May 20, 2025	Bryan Dowd	GK	Chicago Fire FC II	Loaned to the Fire's second team for the remainder of the season after being called back to the Fire from Tulsa	[47]
August 7, 2025	Omari Glasgow	MF/FW	Loudoun United FC	Loaned through the remainder of the season	[48]
August 26, 2025	Dean Boltz	FW	Forward Madison FC	Loaned for the remainder of the season	[49]

Unsigned draft picks

	Player	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
R2, P3	Travis Smith Jr	D	Wake Forest	Did not join the Fire in preseason	[21]
R3, P3	Geni Kanyane	D	University of Dayton	Did not join the Fire in preseason, joined the second team	[21]

Additionally, the Fire brought several academy and Fire II players into preseason camp- goalkeeper Patrick Los, defenders Christopher Cupps, Diego Konincks, and Josue Pfrommer, midfielders Harold Osorio and Sam Williams, and forwards Claudio Cassano and Vitaly Hilyut.

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach and Director of Football	Gregg Berhalter
Assistant Coach	Filipe Celikkaya
Assistant Coach	Tom Heinemann
Assistant Coach	Hector Jiménez
Goalkeeping Coach	Zach Thornton
Assistant Goalkeeping Coach	Joe Bendik
Set Piece Coach	Ryan Needs
Sporting Director	Gregg Broughton
Head of Player Recruitment	Michael Stephens
Director of Performance	Darcy Norman
Head of Strategy	Eddie Rock
General Manager	Zayne Thomajan
Director of Methodology Talent Manager	Vincent Cavin

Last updated: January 8, 2025
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference table

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Philadelphia Union (A)	30	17	7	6	49	33	+16	57	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	FC Cincinnati (A)	30	17	9	4	44	37	+7	55	Qualification for round one
3	Charlotte FC (A)	30	17	11	2	51	40	+11	53
4	Nashville SC	30	15	10	5	50	35	+15	50
5	Inter Miami CF	27	14	6	7	57	44	+13	49
6	Columbus Crew	29	13	6	10	48	43	+5	49
7	Orlando City SC	29	13	7	9	55	41	+14	48
8	New York City FC	28	14	9	5	41	33	+8	47	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Chicago Fire FC	29	12	11	6	54	53	+1	42
10	New York Red Bulls	30	11	12	7	43	40	+3	40
11	New England Revolution	30	8	14	8	39	44	−5	32
12	Toronto FC (E)	29	5	13	11	29	36	−7	26
13	Atlanta United FC (E)	29	5	13	11	36	54	−18	26
14	D.C. United (E)	30	5	15	10	27	55	−28	25
15	CF Montréal (E)	30	5	16	9	29	53	−24	24

Updated to match(es) played on September 16, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
12	Seattle Sounders FC (L)	29	12	8	9	51	43	+8	45	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 [a]
13	Los Angeles FC	27	12	7	8	49	35	+14	44
14	Chicago Fire FC	29	12	11	6	54	53	+1	42
15	Portland Timbers	29	11	9	9	38	39	−1	42
16	Austin FC	29	11	10	8	31	36	−5	41

Updated to match(es) played on September 16, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(L) Leagues Cup winners
Notes:

1. As winners of Leagues Cup

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
29	42	12	11	6	54	53	+1	5	5	5	21	23	−2	7	6	1	33	30	+3

Last updated: September 13
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

Preseason

Chicago Fire FC v Fortaleza

January 19Orlando Cup	Chicago Fire FC	0–1	Fortaleza	Davie, Florida
	21' Terán		67' Moisés	Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field

Chicago Fire FC v Sporting Kansas City

January 25Friendly	Chicago Fire FC	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
	17' Zinckernagel 74' Oregel			Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park

Chicago Fire FC v Los Angeles FC

February 5 CVI	Chicago Fire FC	0–1	Los Angeles FC	Indio, California
			65' (pen.) Bouanga	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire FC

February 8 CVI	Portland Timbers	0–0	Chicago Fire FC	Indio, California
	K. Miller  8' Paredes  30' Župarić  58' Chará  65'	Report	Acosta  26'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Chicago Fire FC v San Jose Earthquakes

February 12 CVI	Chicago Fire FC	5–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Indio, California
	Bamba 5' (pen.), 34' Gutiérrez 13', 26' (pen.) Zinckernagel 16' Acosta  18'	Report	Wilson  27' Arango 56' Rodrigues  81'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

LA Galaxy v Chicago Fire FC

February 15 CVI	LA Galaxy	0–1	Chicago Fire FC	Indio, California
	53' Garcés		22' Gutiérrez  62' Bamba	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Regular season

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire FC

February 221	Columbus Crew	4–2	Chicago Fire FC	Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM	20' Russell-Rowe 38' (o.g.) Terán 45+1', 50' Rossi	Report	13', 22',  59' Gutiérrez  37' Oregel  44' Zinckernagel	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,210 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Chicago Fire FC v D.C. United

March 12	Chicago Fire FC	2–2	D.C. United	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	30', 71' Cuypers  90' Rogers	Report	4' Benteke  42' Rowles  50' Herrera  90+3' Schnegg 90+6' Murrell	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 20,372 Referee: Marcos de Olivera

FC Dallas v Chicago Fire FC

March 8 3	FC Dallas	1–3	Chicago Fire FC	Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM	57' Farrington	Report	45+1' Pineda  71' Gutiérrez 82' Gutman 84' Barroso  88', 90+1' (pen.) Cuypers	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,004 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire FC

March 154	Toronto FC	1–2	Chicago Fire FC	Toronto, Ontario
1:30 PM	11' Kerr	Report	30' Gutman 44' Cuypers	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,738 Referee: Allan Chapman

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Chicago Fire FC

March 225	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–3	Chicago Fire FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM	14' Ríos  71' Badwal	Report	1' Cuypers  43' Gutman 62' Zinckernagel  69' Elliott 90+5' Kouamé	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,717 Referee: Malik Badawi

Chicago Fire FC v CF Montréal

March 296	Chicago Fire FC	1–1	CF Montréal	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	40',  53' Zinckernagel  47' Gutman	Report	23' Loturi 51' Sealy	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 16,278 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire FC

April 57	New York Red Bulls	2–1	Chicago Fire FC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM	41' Ngoma 45+2' (pen.) Choupo-Moting	Report	32' Bamba	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 17,238 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Chicago Fire FC v Inter Miami CF

April 138	Chicago Fire FC	0–0	Inter Miami CF	Chicago, Illinois
3:30 PM	3' Pineda  36' Gutiérrez  62' Elliott  76' Oregel  84' Terán	Report	20' Redondo  23' Suárez  38' Cremaschi	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 62,358 Referee: Jon Freemon

Chicago Fire FC v FC Cincinnati

April 199	Chicago Fire FC	2–3	FC Cincinnati	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	31' Cuypers 85' (pen.) Gutiérrez  88' Acosta	Report	9', 71' Evander 42',  43' Denkey  90+5' Celentano  90+6' Orellano	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 17,732 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC

April 2610	Nashville SC	7–2	Chicago Fire FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM	15' (pen.), 45+9' (pen.), 50', 57' Surridge 23' Palacios 25', 31' Mukhtar	Report	43' D’Avilla  45+7' Brady  51', 63' Zinckernagel  65' Elliott 71' Cuypers	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 24,771 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Chicago Fire FC v Orlando City SC

May 311	Chicago Fire FC	0–0	Orlando City SC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	27' Oregel  36' Brady  45' Gutiérrez  70' Gutman	Report	90' Þórhallsson	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 17,876 Referee: Victor Rivas

Chicago Fire FC v Atlanta United FC

May 1012	Chicago Fire FC	2–1	Atlanta United FC	Chicago, Illinois
1:30 PM	14' (pen.) Cuypers  60' Pineda  73' Rogers 86' Kouamé	Report	35' Fortune  45+5' Miranchuk  60' Latte Lath 81' (o.g.) Rogers	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 22,741 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Charlotte FC v Chicago Fire FC

May 1713	Charlotte FC	1–4	Chicago Fire FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 PM	70' Agyemang  77' Westwood  90+7' Biel	Report	8' Rogers  24' Pineda 42' Bamba 60', 79' (pen.) Gutiérrez 64' Zinckernagel	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 29,755 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

New York City FC v Chicago Fire FC

May 2514	New York City FC	3–1	Chicago Fire FC	New York, New York
4:00 PM	14' Haak  28' Moralez  45+3' Gray  56' Martins 58' Bakrar 70' Wolf 89' (pen.) Martínez	Report	19' Zinckernagel  32' Gutiérrez  45+1' Dean  60, 84'  D'Avilla	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 18,524 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Orlando City SC v Chicago Fire FC

May 3115	Orlando City SC	1–3	Chicago Fire FC	Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM	40' Freeman  45' Jansson  49' Schlegel	Report	6' Zinckernagel  22' Cupps  28' Pineda 31', 32' Cuypers	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 21,024 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC

June 716	D.C. United	1–7	Chicago Fire FC	Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM	8' Tubbs 60' Badji	Report	8' Haile-Selassie 24',  45+1' Bamba 30', 44', 65' Barlow 56',  85' Zinckernagel  72' Acosta 90+1' Gutiérrez	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,715 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC

June 1417	Chicago Fire FC	0–2	Nashville SC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	44' Oregel  63' Gonzalez	Report	37' Maher 56' Mukhtar  65' Brugman 75' Surridge  90' Pérez  90+3' Tagseth  90+4' Willis	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 26,942 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Chicago Fire FC v Philadelphia Union

June 2518	Chicago Fire FC	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	81' Gonzalez	Report	9' (pen.) Damiani  35' Lukić  50' Glesnes  72' Bueno  90' Makyanhya  90+2' Bedoya	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 17,231 Referee: Greg Dopka

Chicago Fire FC v Charlotte FC

June 2819	Chicago Fire FC	3–2	Charlotte FC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	23' Zinckernagel 25' Gutiérrez 33' Cuypers  50' Haile-Selassie  77' Dean  80' Gutman  82' Rogers  88' Oregel	Report	56',  79' Biel 59' Toklomati  60' Zaha	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 17,837 Referee: Sergii Boiko

FC Cincinnati v Chicago Fire FC

July 520	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Chicago Fire FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 PM	19' Evander 50' Denkey  53' Kamara  83' Miazga	Report	55' Zinckernagel  76' Bamba  90+7' Elliott	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Chicago Fire FC v San Diego FC

July 1221	Chicago Fire FC	1–2	San Diego FC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	30' Pineda 87' Cuypers  90+6' Gutiérrez	Report	2' Valakari 8', 48' Dreyer  82' Boateng	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 27,631 Referee: Victor Rivas

Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire FC

July 1622	Atlanta United FC	2–2	Chicago Fire FC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 PM	31' Amador 59' Miranchuk  83' Slisz 90+4' Reilly	Report	2' Zinckernagel  28' Oregel  35' D'Avilla 79' Haile-Selassie	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 38,882 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC

July 1923	CF Montréal	0–2	Chicago Fire FC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30	27' Herbers  57' Pearce  71' Waterman  73' Donadel (coach)  87' Loturi	Report	13' Cuypers  32' Pineda  36' Rogers 54' Elliott  66' Kouamé	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,218 Referee: Jon Freemon

Chicago Fire FC v New York Red Bulls

July 2624	Chicago Fire FC	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	44' (pen.) Cuypers	Report	89' Forsberg	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 29,273 Referee: Allen Chapman

Chicago Fire FC v Los Angeles FC

August 925	Chicago Fire FC	2–2	Los Angeles FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM	11',  80' Terán  24' Gutiérrez  62' Zinckernagel 70' Bamba  80' Brady	Report	19' Hollingshead  64' Tafari  72' Segura 81' (pen.) Bouanga	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 19,831 Referee: Ricardo Montero

Chicago Fire FC v St. Louis City SC

August 1626	Chicago Fire FC	3–2	St. Louis City SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM	16' Cuypers 67' Zinckernagel 87' Gutiérrez	Report	36', 59' Hartel 47',  61' Ostrák  90+1' Löwen  90+3' Bürki	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 17,485 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: Match was delayed by over an hour and a half due to weather in the area

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire FC

August 2327	Philadelphia Union	4–0	Chicago Fire FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM	34',  59' Baribo  37' Lukić 64' Wagner  66' Makhanya 73' Jean Jacques 80' Iloski	Report	38' Barroso  57' Oregel	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,712 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution

September 628	Chicago Fire FC	3–2	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM	2' Bamba 10' Zinckernagel 68' Cuypers  72' Brady  90+3' Gonzalez	Report	78' Miller  81' Ceballos 90+4' (pen.) Gil	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 16,947 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Chicago Fire FC v New York City FC

September 1329	Chicago Fire FC	1–3	New York City FC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM	13' Zinckernagel	Report	37' O'Neill 40' Fernández 57' Martínez 90+3' Reid	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 20,636 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Minnesota United FC v Chicago Fire FC

September 2030	Minnesota United FC	v	Chicago Fire FC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM				Stadium: Allianz Field

Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew

September 2731	Chicago Fire FC	v	Columbus Crew	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM				Stadium: Soldier Field

Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire FC

September 3032	Inter Miami CF	v	Chicago Fire FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30				Stadium: Chase Stadium
Note: Match was rescheduled from August 30 due to Inter Miami CF making it to the semifinals of the Leagues Cup.

Chicago Fire FC v Toronto FC

October 433	Chicago Fire FC	v	Toronto FC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM				Stadium: Soldier Field

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC

October 1834	New England Revolution	v	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:00 PM				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Chicago Fire FC v Detroit City FC

May 7Round of 32	Chicago Fire FC	4–0	Detroit City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM	4' Cuypers 35' (o.g.) Smith 50' Glasgow 71' Haile-Selassie	Report	41' Ryan Williams  70' Rhys Williams	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 4,374 Referee: Matthew Thompson

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC

May 20Round of 16	New England Revolution	1–3	Chicago Fire FC	Providence, Rhode Island
6:30 PM	67' Omsberg 89' (o.g.) Reynolds  90+4' Klein	Report	9' D'Avilla 39' (o.g.) Klein 69' Cuypers  76' Glasgow 79' Zinckernagel	Stadium: Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium Referee: Greg Dopka

Minnesota United FC v Chicago Fire FC

July 8Quarterfinal	Minnesota United FC	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Chicago Fire FC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM	27' Trapp  35' Harvey 47' Lod  51' Rosales 95', 120' (pen.) Kelvin Yeboah  107' Hlongwane	Report	25' Gonzalez 28' (pen.) Gutiérrez  37' Elliott  114' Cuypers  118' Barroso  120' Brady	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

Leagues Cup

Chicago Fire FC did not qualify for the 2025 Leagues Cup as they were not one of the top 9 teams in the Eastern Conference for the 2024 season.

Statistics

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season while * indicates a Fire II player that joined on a short-term loan or for the Open Cup

Games played

No.	Name	MLS				Open Cup				Total
		Starts	Apps	Minutes	Bench	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Bench	Starts	Apps	Minutes	Bench
1	Chris Brady	23	23	1836		3	3	300		26	26	2136
2	Leonardo Barroso	10	17	915	1		1	48		10	18	963	1
3	Jack Elliott	28	28	2309		3	3	255		30	30	2564
4	Carlos Terán	7	8	536	1					7	8	536	1
5	Sam Rogers	16	18	1419	6	1	2	180		17	20	1599	6
6	Rominigue Kouamé	4	14	439		2	2	157		6	16	596
7	Maren Haile-Selassie	3	25	685	1	3	3	210		6	28	895	1
8	Chris Mueller
9	Hugo Cuypers	28	28	2373		2	3	198		30	31	2571
10	André Franco	2	3	153						2	3	153
11	Philip Zinckernagel	27	27	2067		1	2	92		28	29	2159
12	Tom Barlow	1	21	336	8	1	3	102		2	24	438	8
14	Viktor Radojević
15	Andrew Gutman	29	29	2240		3	3	247		32	32	2487
16	Joel Waterman	1	1	81						1	1	81
17	Brian Gutiérrez	23	24	1815		1	3	137		24	27	1952
19	Jonathan Bamba	28	29	2063		2	3	147		30	32	2210	1
22	Mauricio Pineda	17	25	1411	3		1	48	1	17	26	1459	4
23	Kellyn Acosta	6	17	618	7	2	2	180		8	19	798	7
24	Jonathan Dean	15	24	1280	1	1	2	165		16	26	1445	1
25	Jeff Gal	6	7	590	22				3	6	7	590	25
26	Omari Glasgow	4	14	522	8	2	2	180		6	16	702	8
27	Dylan Borso				2								2
28	Dean Boltz
29	David Poreba
31	Bryan Dowd				6								6
34	Omar Gonzalez	3	12	420	15	1	3	70		4	15	490	15
35	Sergio Oregel	24	27	1970	1		2	76	1	24	29	2046	2
36	Justin Reynolds	1	2	107	10		1	8		1	3	115	10
37	Robert Turdean
38	Christopher Cupps	2	3	194	9	1	1	90		3	4	284	9
42	Djé D'Avilla	7	16	629	5	3	3	243		10	19	872	5
44	Jason Shokalook*		1	14	1						1	14	1
45	Harold Osorio*		1	1	3						1	1	3
47	Sam Williams	3	7	314	10	1	1	72		4	8	386	10
48	Richard Fleming III				1								1
68	Vitaliy Hlyut*				2								2
77	Chase Gasper				2								2
	Diego Konincks*				2								2

Goalkeeping

No.	Nat.	Name	MLS			Open Cup			Total
			Clean Sheets	Saves	GA	Clean Sheets	Saves	GA	Clean Sheets	Saves	GA
1	USA	Chris Brady	5	74	44	1	12	4	6	86	48
25	USA	Jeff Gal	1	10	9				1	10	9
31	USA	Bryan Dowd

Goals

Rk.	Player	MLS	Open Cup	Total
1	Hugo Cuypers	16	2	18
2	Philip Zinckernagel	13	1	14
3	Brian Gutiérrez	8	1	9
4	Jonathan Bamba	4	0	4
5	Tom Barlow	3	0	3
	Maren Haile-Selassie	2	1	3
7	Andrew Gutman	2	0	2
	Rominigue Kouamé	2	0	2
9	Leonardo Barroso	1	0	1
	Jack Elliott	1	0	1
	Omari Glasgow	0	1	1
	Carlos Terán	1	0	1

Assists

Rk.	Player	MLS	Open Cup	Total
		A	A	A
1	Philip Zinckernagel	13	0	13
2	Jonathan Bamba	8	2	10
3	Andrew Gutman	9	0	9
4	Brian Gutiérrez	5	1	6
	Maren Haile-Selassie	4	2	6
6	Jonathan Dean	4	0	4
7	Hugo Cuypers	2	1	3
8	Jack Elliott	2	0	2
	André Franco	2	0	2
10	Leonardo Barroso	1	0	1
	André Franco	1	0	1
	Omari Glasgow	1	0	1
	Rominigue Kouamé	1	0	1
	Sergio Oregel	1	0	1
	Mauricio Pineda	1	0	1
	Jason Shokalook	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

Rk.	Player	MLS			Open Cup			Total			Matches Suspended
1	Brian Gutiérrez	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	March 1 vs DC United [50] May 31 vs Orlando
2	Chris Brady	3	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	May 10 vs Atlanta
3	Omar Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1
4	Sergio Oregel	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	July 19 vs Montreal
	Mauricio Pineda	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	June 8 vs DC
6	Jack Elliott	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
7	Djé D'Avilla	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	May 31 vs Orlando [N 3] [51]
	Andrew Gutman	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	Sam Rogers	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	Philip Zinckernagel	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11	Kellyn Acosta	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Jonathan Bamba	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Leonardo Barroso	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Jonathan Dean	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	Carlos Terán	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	Tom Barlow	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Christopher Cupps	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Hugo Cuypers	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Omari Glasgow	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Rominigue Kouamé	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Position	Report
1	Brian Gutiérrez (1)	MF	[52]
2	Chris Brady (1)	GK	[53]
	Hugo Cuypers (1)	Bench
3	Hugo Cuypers (2)	FW	[54]
4	Andrew Gutman (1)	DF	[55]
5	Philip Zinckernagel (1)	FW	[56]
	Gregg Berhalter	Coach
12	Rominigue Kouamé	Bench	[57]
14	Brian Gutiérrez (2)	Midfielder	[58]
	Andrew Gutman (2)	Defender
17	Hugo Cuypers (3)	Forward	[59]
	Philip Zinckernagel (2)	Bench
21	Philip Zinckernagel (3)	Midfield	[60]
25	Philip Zinckernagel (4)	Bench	[61]
26	Jack Elliott (1)	Defender	[62]
	Chris Brady (2)	Bench
27	Jack Elliott (2)	Defender	[63]
28	Philip Zinckernagel (5)	Midfielder	[64]
29	Philip Zinckernagel (6)	Midfielder	[65]
	Brian Gutiérrez (3)	Bench

MLS Player of the Matchday

Week	Player	Statistics	Report
18	Tom Barlow	3 goals vs DC United	[66]

All-Star Game

Player	Selection Type	All-Star Statistics	Report
Philip Zinckernagel	Coach's Selection	29 minutes, 1 assist	[67]

Notes

1. Williams joined the Fire on three temporary loans- February 22 vs Columbus, March 1 vs DC, and March 8 vs Dallas before being signed to the first team as a homegrown following a trade with the New York Red Bulls
2. Dowd was recalled from his loan to FC Tulsa then loaned to the Fire's second team
3. Following a review by the Independent Review Panel, D'Avilla's second yellow against NYCFC was unanimously rescinded, allowing him to participate in the match against Orlando

References

1. "Sporting Director Georg Heitz to Depart the Club Following the 2024 MLS Season". August 12, 2024.
2. "Chicago Fire FC Appoints Gregg Berhalter as Director of Football and Head Coach". October 8, 2024.
3. "MLS Club Roster Profiles".
4. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Harold Osorio and Sam Williams to Short-Term Loan Agreements". February 22, 2025.
5. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Harold Osorio and Sam Williams to Short-Term Loan Agreements". March 1, 2025.
6. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Harold Osorio and Sam Williams to Short-Term Agreements". March 8, 2025.
7. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Diego Konincks to Short-Term Agreement". March 22, 2025.
8. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Diego Konincks to Second Short-Term Agreement of 2025". March 29, 2025.
9. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Vitaliy Hlyut and Jason Shokalook to Short-Term Agreements". June 7, 2025.
10. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Vitaliy Hlyut and Jason Shokalook to Second Short-Term Agreements of 2025". June 14, 2025.
11. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Harold Osorio to Short-Term Agreement". March 15, 2025.
12. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Richard Fleming III to Short-Term Agreement". August 9, 2025.
13. "Chicago Fire FC Announces 2024 Roster Decisions". October 22, 2024.
14. "Chicago Fire FC Announces Additional Roster Moves". November 27, 2024.
15. "Chicago Fire FC Recalls Goalkeeper Bryan Dowd from FC Tulsa". May 9, 2025.
16. "Three Chicago Fire FC Homegrown Players Signed to New Contract". September 16, 2025.
17. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Midfielder David Poreba". December 11, 2024.
18. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Jack Elliott". December 16, 2024.
19. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Winger Omari Glasgow". December 17, 2024.
20. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Academy Product Dylan Borso to Homegrown Player Contract". December 20, 2024.
21. "Chicago Fire FC Selects Three Players in MLS SuperDraft 2025". December 20, 2024.
22. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Danish Winger Philip Zinckernagel from Club Brugge". January 6, 2025.
23. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Sam Rogers from Lillestrøm SK". January 13, 2025.
24. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Portuguese Defender Leonardo Barroso from Sporting CP". January 14, 2025.
25. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Winger Jonathan Bamba as Designated Player". January 21, 2025.
26. "Chicago Fire FC Signs 15-Year-Old Academy Product Robert Turdean to Club-Record Deal". January 23, 2025.
27. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Omar González". February 7, 2025.
28. "Chicago Fire FC Signs Academy Defender Christopher Cupps to First-Team Contract as a Homegrown Player". February 18, 2025.
29. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Homegrown Player Rights for Midfielder Sam Williams from New York Red Bulls". March 14, 2025.
30. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Ivorian Midfielder Dje D'Avilla from UD Leiria". April 1, 2025.
31. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Joel Waterman from CF Montréal". August 20, 2025.
32. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Serbian Defender Viktor Radojević". August 22, 2025.
33. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder Rominigue Kouamé on Loan from Spanish Club Cádiz CF". January 24, 2025.
34. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder André Franco on Loan from FC Porto". August 7, 2025.
35. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Allan Arigoni on Loan from FC Lugano". January 15, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
36. "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Victor Bezerra to Detroit City FC". March 19, 2024.
37. "Thank you @chicagofire for the last 3 years. It was a privilege and an honor to represent the city of Chicago". November 13, 2024.
38. "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Missael Rodríguez to Union Omaha". March 14, 2024.
39. "Chicago Fire FC Signs 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick Laurence Wootton". April 3, 2024.
40. "Chicago Fire FC Agrees to Mutual Termination with Midfielder Gastón Giménez". December 24, 2024.
41. "Chicago Fire FC Agrees to Transfer Defender Tobias Salquist to FC Nordsjaelland". January 2, 2025.
42. "Chicago Fire FC Transfers Midfielder Federico Navarro to Club Atlético Rosario Central". January 26, 2025.
43. "Chicago Fire FC Exercises 2025 Contract Buyout on Arnaud Souquet". February 13, 2025.
44. "Chicago Fire FC Agrees to Transfer Defender Carlos Terán to Brazilian Clube Athletico Paranaense". August 25, 2025.
45. "Chicago Fire FC Loans Forward Georgios Koutsias to FC Lugano". December 13, 2024.
46. "Chicago Fire FC Loans Goalkeeper Bryan Dowd to FC Tulsa". March 6, 2025.
47. "Chicago Fire FC Loans Goalkeeper Bryan Dowd to Chicago Fire FC II". May 20, 2025.
48. "Chicago Fire FC Loans Defender/Winger Omari Glasgow to Loudoun United Football Club". August 7, 2025.
49. "Chicago Fire FC Loans Forward Dean Boltz to Forward Madison FC". August 26, 2025.
50. "Inter Miami's Messi, Suárez fined by MLS Disciplinary Committee". February 25, 2025.
51. "Independent Review Panel Upholds Chicago Fire FC's Appeal of Dje D'Avilla Red Card". May 29, 2025.
52. "Team of the Matchday: Who shined brightest on MLS is Back weekend?". February 24, 2025.
53. "Team of the Matchday: Luis Suárez, Emil Forsberg answer the call". March 3, 2025.
54. "Team of the Matchday: Inter Miami, St. Louis CITY close Matchday 3 with a bang". March 10, 2025.
55. "Team of the Matchday: Messi, Luna make their mark in Matchday 4". March 17, 2025.
56. "Team of the Matchday: Chicago Fire, Orlando City turn heads in Matchday 5". March 24, 2025.
57. "Team of the Matchday: Forsberg, Ojeda make history on Matchday 12". May 12, 2025.
58. "Team of the Matchday: Toronto dominate Montréal, Orlando shut down Miami". May 20, 2025.
59. "Team of the Matchday: Tani carries Minnesota, Joveljić sparks Sporting KC". June 2, 2025.
60. "Team of the Matchday: MVP favorites shine bright in Matchday 21". June 30, 2025.
61. "Team of the Matchday: FC Cincinnati, Nashville SC produce statement wins". July 17, 2025.
62. "Team of the Matchday: Inter Miami turn on afterburners, El Tráfico stars deliver". July 20, 2025.
63. "Team of the Matchday: Orlando City stars shine, Alonso Martínez makes waves". July 28, 2025.
64. "Team of the Matchday: Orlando secure rivalry sweep, San Diego rewrite record books". August 11, 2025.
65. "Team of the Matchday: Son spurs on LAFC, Miami bounce back". August 18, 2025.
66. "Chicago Fire FC:Tom Barlow named Player of the Matchday". June 9, 2025.
67. "Winger Philip Zinckernagel Named to 2025 MLS All-Star Roster as Coach's Selection". June 25, 2025.

External links

• Official website