Full name | Chicago Fire FC II | ||
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Founded | December 6, 2021 | ||
Stadium | SeatGeek Stadium | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
Head coach | Mike Matkovich | ||
League | MLS Next Pro | ||
2023 | 6th, Eastern Conference Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals | ||
Website | www | ||
Chicago Fire FC II is an American professional soccer team that is located in Bridgeview, Illinois. It is the reserve team of Chicago Fire FC and participates in MLS Next Pro.
On December 6, 2021, the Chicago Fire FC were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season. [1] [2]
Season | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Top Scorer | ||||||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Conference | Overall | Player | Goals | |||
2022 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 31 | 8th, Eastern | 16th | Did not qualify | Victor Bezerra | 8 | |
2023 | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 46 | 43 | 6th, Eastern | 14th | Eastern Conference Quarterfinals | Billy Hency | 8 | |
2024 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 4th, Eastern | 7th | Eastern Conference Semifinals | David Poreba | 18 |
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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Ludovic Taillandier [3] | France | February 24, 2022 | November 12, 2024 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 33.33 |
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