List of Chicago Fire FC seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Chicago Fire FC in North American soccer competitions from 1998, when the club was formed, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitive competitions. ^[1]

Key

Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Wooden Spoon ♦ MLS Golden Boot   Highest average attendance Italics Ongoing competition

Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position

Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League										Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other		Average attendance [a]	Top goalscorer(s) [b]
	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name(s)	Goals
1998	MLS	32	20	12	0	62	45	+17	56	1.75	2nd	3rd	W	W	DNE		17,886	Ante Razov	11
1999	MLS	32	18	14	0	51	36	+15	48	1.50	3rd	4th	QF	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions Cup	3rd	16,016	Ante Razov	16
2000	MLS	32	17	9	6	67	51	+16	57	1.78	1st	2nd	RU	W	DNQ		13,387	Ante Razov	22
2001	MLS	27	16	6	5	50	30	+20	53	1.96	1st	2nd	SF	SF			16,388	Eric Wynalda	11
2002	MLS	28	11	13	4	43	38	+5	37	1.32	3rd	7th	QF	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions Cup	QF	12,922	Ante Razov	16
2003	MLS	30	15	7	8	53	43	+10	53	1.77	1st	1st	RU	W	DNQ		14,005	Ante Razov	16
2004	MLS	30	8	13	9	36	44	−8	33	1.10	5th	10th	DNQ	RU	CONCACAF Champions Cup	SF	17,153	Damani Ralph	13
2005	MLS	32	15	13	4	49	50	−1	49	1.53	3rd	4th	SF	SF	DNQ		17,238	Chris Rolfe	8
2006	MLS	32	13	11	8	43	41	+2	47	1.47	3rd	4th	QF	W			14,111	Andy Herron	13
2007	MLS	30	10	10	10	31	36	−5	40	1.33	4th	7th	SF	Ro16			16,490	Chad Barrett	8
2008	MLS	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	46	1.53	2nd	3rd	SF	QF			17,034	Chris Rolfe	10
2009	MLS	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	1.50	2nd	5th	SF	Ro16	North American SuperLiga	RU	15,487	Brian McBride	7
2010	MLS	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1	36	1.20	4th	10th	DNQ	Ro16	North American SuperLiga	GS	15,814	Marco Pappa	7
2011	MLS	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43	1.26	6th	11th		RU	DNQ		14,274	Dominic Oduro	14
2012	MLS	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57	1.68	4th	6th	R1	R3			16,409	Chris Rolfe	8
2013	MLS	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5	49	1.44	6th	12th	DNQ	SF			15,228	Mike Magee	18
2014	MLS	34	6	10	18	41	51	−10	36	1.06	9th	15th		SF			16,076	Quincy Amarikwa	10
2015	MLS	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30	0.88	10th	20th		SF			16,003	David Accam	10
2016	MLS	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31	0.91	10th	20th		SF			15,602	David Accam	14
2017	MLS	34	16	11	7	62	48	+14	55	1.67	3rd	3rd	R1	Ro16			17,383	Nemanja Nikolić	24♦ [c]
2018	MLS	34	8	18	8	48	61	−13	32	0.94	10th	20th	DNQ	SF			14,806	Nemanja Nikolić	19
2019	MLS	34	10	12	12	55	47	+8	42	1.24	8th	17th		R4	Leagues Cup	QF	12,324	Nemanja Nikolić	13
2020	MLS	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00	11th	22nd		NH	MLS is Back Tournament	GS	0 [d]	Robert Berić	12
2021	MLS	34	9	18	7	36	54	−18	34	1.00	12th	22nd		NH	DNQ		10,703	Robert Berić	8
2022	MLS	34	10	15	9	39	48	−9	39	1.15	12th	24th		R3			15,848	Jhon Durán	8
2023	MLS	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40	1.18	13th	24th		QF	Leagues Cup	R32	18,170	Maren Haile-Selassie Xherdan Shaqiri	7
2024	MLS	34	7	18	9	40	62	−22	30	0.88	15th	28th		DNE	Leagues Cup	GS	21,327	Hugo Cuypers	10
Total	–	860	312	333	219	1217	1247	-30	1141	1.33	–	–	–	–	—		–	Ante Razov	110

Notes

1. Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
3. Nikolić won the MLS Golden Boot (24 goals)
4. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, games were played behind closed doors.

References

1. "Chicago Fire Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference.