2010 Chicago Fire season

The 2010 Chicago Fire season is the club's 15th year of existence, as well as their 13th season in Major League Soccer and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Chicago Fire
2010 season
OwnerAndrew Hauptman
CoachCarlos de los Cobos
MLS10th overall (4th in Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
SuperLigaGroup stage
Sister Cities Cup4th
Top goalscorerMarco Pappa (7)

Squad

As of October 23, 2010[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  USA C. J. Brown
3 FW  USA Calen Carr
4 DF  USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe
6 MF  USA Peter Lowry
8 MF  SWE Freddie Ljungberg
9 MF  BIH Baggio Husidić
10 FW  MEX Nery Castillo (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
11 MF  USA John Thorrington
12 MF  USA Logan Pause
13 DF  SLV Deris Umanzor
14 FW  GHA Patrick Nyarko
15 FW  NED Collins John
16 MF  GUA Marco Pappa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  USA Mike Banner
19 MF  USA Corben Bone
20 FW  USA Brian McBride (captain)
22 DF  COL Wilman Conde
23 DF  POL Krzysztof Król (on loan from Jagiellonia)
25 GK  USA Sean Johnson
27 MF  USA Victor Pineda
28 DF  USA Steven Kinney
29 DF  USA Erik Ustruck
31 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares
32 DF  USA Dasan Robinson
40 GK  USA Andrew Dykstra
77 MF  SRB Bratislav Ristić
— GK  USA Ian Anderson
— GK  USA Alec Dufty (on loan from AC St. Louis)

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  USA Corben Bone (from Draft, 13th Overall)
4 DF  USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe (from Draft, 26th Overall)
28 DF  USA Steven Kinney (from Draft, 45th Overall)
25 GK  USA Sean Johnson (from Draft, 51st Overall)
15 FW  NED Collins John (from K.S.V. Roeselare)
— MF  SLV Julio Martínez (On loan from Club León)
13 DF  SLV Deris Umanzor (from C.D. Águila)
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  SWE Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle Sounders FC)
10 FW  MEX Nery Castillo (On loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
27 MF  USA Victor Pineda (from Academy)
29 GK  USA Erik Ustruck
77 MF  SRB Bratislav Ristić (from Rad Beograd)
31 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares (from Apollon Limassol)
— GK  USA Ian Anderson
— GK  USA Alec Dufty (On loan from AC St. Louis)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Free Agent)
31 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares (To Apollon Limassol)
6 DF  USA Brandon Prideaux (Retired)
17 FW  USA Chris Rolfe (To AaB Fodbold)
24 DF  USA Daniel Woolard (Released on waivers)
00 GK  USA Ian Anderson (Released on waivers)
34 DF  USA Austin Washington (Released on waivers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Jon Busch (Released on waivers)
21 MF  USA Justin Mapp (Trade to Philadelphia Union[2])
5 DF  USA Tim Ward (to the San Jose Earthquakes[3])
23 FW  BUL Stefan Dimitrov (Released on waivers[4])
— MF  SLV Julio Martinez (To Club León)

Formation

Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:

Club
Chairman Andrew Hauptman
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)

Source: Chicago Fire


Management
Position Staff
Technical Director Frank Klopas
Manager Carlos de los Cobos
Assistant manager Alvaro Briones

Last updated: November 23, 2010
Source: Chicago Fire

Kits
Home
Away
Away Special
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeRed / White letteringRedRed
AwayWhite / Navy letteringWhiteWhite
Away Special[5]White / Green letteringWhiteGreenMLS, April 24 against Houston

Review

March

Chicago began their twelfth Major League Soccer regular season on the road the first two weeks with a match against the New York Red Bulls on March 27, 2010 and the Colorado Rapids on April 3, 2010 followed by their first home match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.[6]

May

The Chicago Fire participated in the first ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. A friendly tournament hosted by the Fire.

July

Fire terminate loan agreement with Leon F.C. for the rights of Julio Martinez

August

The Fire trade for Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle) and also sign Nery Castillo from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Fire trade away Justin Mapp and Tim Ward for allocation money and to clear roster spots.

Competitions
  • MLS – 10th Overall
  • MLS Cup – Did not qualify
  • U.S. Open Cup – 3rd round
  • SuperLiga – Group Stage

League table

Conference

Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 New York Red Bulls 51 30 15 9 6 38 29  +9
2 Columbus Crew 50 30 14 8 8 40 34  +6
3 Kansas City Wizards 39 30 11 13 6 36 35  +1
4 Chicago Fire 36 30 9 12 9 37 38  −1
5 Toronto FC 35 30 9 13 8 33 41  −8
6 New England Revolution 32 30 9 16 5 32 50  −18
7 Philadelphia Union 31 30 8 15 7 35 49  −14
8 D.C. United 22 30 6 20 4 21 47  −26
2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56 2011 North American SuperLiga 3
3 New York Red Bulls (E1) 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51
4 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50 2011 North American SuperLiga 3
6 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
7 Colorado Rapids 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46 2011 North American SuperLiga 3
9 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
10 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
11 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
12 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
13 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
14 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
15 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
16 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

  • ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
  • ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  • ^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 36 9 12 9 37 38  −1 4 4 7 15 13  +2 5 8 2 22 25  −3

Last updated: October 23, 2010
Source: MLS 2010 regular reason standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHHHA
ResultLTLWWTLTTWTWLLWTWLLTTLLLWLWLTW
Position10131511771211119109999979101010111111111211101010
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS regular season
See also: 2010 Major League Soccer season
March 27, 2010 New York Red Bulls1–0Chicago FireHarrison, New Jersey, USA
7:00 pm ET Lindpere  29' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,572
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 3, 2010 Colorado Rapids2–2Chicago FireCommerce City, Colorado, USA
4:00 pm ET Cummings  12'
Wynne  22'
Clark  31'
Casey  41'
Earls  42'
Cummings  57'		 Report John  25'
Pappa  42'
McBride  50' (pen)		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 10, 2010 Chicago Fire1–2San Jose EarthquakesBridgeview, Illinois, USA
8:30 pm ET Pappa  52' Report Luiz  28'
Alvarez  49'
Opara  81'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,276
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 17, 2010 D.C. United0–2Chicago FireWashington, D.C., USA
8:30 pm ET James  73'
Morsink  85'		 Report Pappa  80'
McBride  90'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 24, 2010 Chicago Fire2–0Houston DynamoBridgeview, Illinois, USA
8:30 pm ET Husidic  48+'
Lowry  55'  67'
John  81'
Krol  84'
Banner  88'		 (report) Chabala  58'
Serioux  65'
Cruz  79'  82'
Landin  84'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,312
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 1, 2010 Chicago Fire1–1C.D. Chivas USABridgeview, Illinois, USA
8:30 pm ET Husidic  52' Report Dealgado  67'
Santos  76'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,224
Referee: Jason Anno
May 8, 2010 Toronto FC4–1Chicago FireToronto, Ontario, CAN
4:00 pm ET LaBrocca  24'
De Guzman  39'
White  46'
Barrett  66'
Barrett  69'
Cann  72'		 Report Pause  50' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,060
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 15, 2010 Kansas City Wizards2–2Chicago FireKansas City, Kansas, USA
8:30 pm ET Jewsbury  33'
Espinoza  43'
Kamara  50'
Conrad  62'
Escobar  63'
Kamara  88'		 Report Martínez  13'
Martínez  43'
McBride  47'
Krol  63'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 8,155
Referee: Michael Kennedy
May 27, 2010 Chicago Fire1–1FC DallasBridgeview, Illinois, USA
8:00 pm ET McBride  40'
Conde  62'		 Report Ferreira  6' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,522
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 5, 2010 Chicago Fire2–1Philadelphia UnionBridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:30 CT Husidic  14'
Brown  45'
McBride  70'
Pappa  74'		 Report Miglioranzi  22'
Mwanga  90+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,658
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
June 9, 2010 Chicago Fire2–2Colorado RapidsBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Pappa  23'  46' Report Cummings  21'
Casey  91'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,607
Referee: Paul Ward
June 27, 2010 New England Revolution0–1Chicago FireFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
7:00 pm EDT (report) Pappa  30'
Conde  47'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,306
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 3, 2010 Columbus Crew2–1Chicago FireColumbus, Ohio, USA
Moffat  43'
Garey  45'		 Hejduk  44' (o.g.)
Robinson  45'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,017
Referee: Alex Prus
July 8, 2010 Chicago Fire0–1Real Salt LakeBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Conde  50' Findley  40'
Johnson  67'
Espíndola  88'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,847
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 1, 2010 Los Angeles Galaxy2–3Chicago FireCarson, California, USA
Bowen  23'
Donovan  37'
Kirovski  45'
Birchall  53'
Kovalenko  65'
Dunivant  68'
Donovan  81'		 Pappa  4'
John  5'
Banner  19'
Nyarko  36'
Johnson  90'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,348
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 8, 2010 Chicago Fire0–0New York Red BullsBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Husidić  30' Ream  31'
Mendes  78'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,868
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 18, 2010 Chicago Fire2–1New England RevolutionBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Husidic  32'
Castillo  37'
Conde  39'
Carr  85'
Castillo  38'		 Phelan  12'
Perovic  16'
Gibbs  25'
Perović  42'
Osei  52'
Barnes  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 21, 2010 Houston Dynamo4–3Chicago FireHouston, Texas, USA
Ching  31'
Ching  42'
Palmer  50'
Ching  59'
Ching  85'		 Carr  55'
Pappa  60'
Boswell  69' (o.g.)
Conde  70'
Brown  81'
Ljungberg  90'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,890
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 28, 2010 Seattle Sounders FC2–1Chicago FireSeattle, Washington, USA
Montero  24'
Montero  36'
Nkufo  44'
Montero  90'
Jaqua  90'		 Kinney  21'
Thorrington  28' (pen)
Ljungberg  83'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,386
Referee: Ramón Hernández
September 4, 2010 Chicago Fire1–1Los Angeles GalaxyBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Segares  22'
Pause  63'
John  88'  88'		 Report Gonzalez  87'  89' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,068
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 8, 2010 Chicago Fire0–0Toronto FCBridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:30 pm CDT Nyarko  68' Report Cann  24'
de Guzman  35'
Usanov  69'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,891
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
September 11, 2010 Philadelphia Union1–0Chicago FireChester, Pennsylvania, USA
6:00 pm EDT Le Toux  36'
Jacobson  60'		 Report Ljungberg  36'
Conde  45+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 18, 2010 Real Salt Lake1–0Chicago FireSandy, Utah, USA
2:00 pm MDT Beckerman  33'
Saborío  47+' (pen.)		 Report Conde  30'  46+' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,440
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 25, 2010 Chicago Fire0–1Seattle Sounders FCBridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm CDT Thorrington  27'
Pappa  69'		 Report Nkufo  89' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,477
Referee: Jason Anno
September 29, 2010 San Jose Earthquakes0–3Chicago FireSanta Clara, California, USA
9:00 pm CDT Geovanni  50' Report Kinney  36'
Krol  50'
Ljungberg  72'
Nyarko  92'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,829
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
October 2, 2010 FC Dallas3–0Chicago FireFrisco, Texas, USA
Rodriguez  19'
Chavez  30'
Chavez  46'
Cunningham  67'		 Report Pause  28'
Conde  84'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,615
Referee: Yader Reyes
October 8, 2010 Chicago Fire2–0Columbus CrewBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Lowry  30'
Kinney  41'
McBride  53'
Brown  58'
Lowry  88'		 Report Moffat  25'
Brunner  37'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 12, 2010 Chicago Fire0–2Kansas City WizardsBridgeview, Illinois, USA
Report Arnaud  46'
Arnaud  65'
Bunbury  80'
Zusi  91+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,230
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 16, 2010 Chicago Fire0–0D.C. UnitedBridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm CDT Conde  37' Report Quaranta  5' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 19,056
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
October 23, 2010 Chivas USA1–4Chicago FireCarson, California, USA
8:00 pm CDT Flores  5'
Borja  44'
Maldonado  57'
Maldonado  59'
Zemanski  64'
Espinoza  71'
Ante Jazic  89'		 Report McBride  40'
Ljungberg  47'
Conde  47'
Carr  68'
Ljungberg  72'
Husidic  93+'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,825
Referee: Paul Ward

International Friendly
May 30, 2010 Chicago Fire0–1A.C. MilanBridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm EDT Seedorf 47' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,000

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 2010 U.S. Open Cup
June 29, 2010 Third roundChicago Fire0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		Charleston BatteryBridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm EDT Nyarko  48'
Conde  70'
Watson-Siriboe  73'
Pappa  88'		 Report Armstrong  16'
Zaher  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,526
Penalties
Neagle
Zaher
Fuller 		McBride
Król
Conde

Sister Cities Cup
See also: Chicago Sister Cities International Cup

Semi-Final Match

May 19, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1Paris Saint-Germain Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm ET Chantome  14' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,254
Referee: Chris Penzo

Third Place Match

May 22, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–3Legia Warsaw Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm ET Report Iwański  59'
Szałachowski  63'
Iwański  75'
Szałachowski  86'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,234
Referee: Chris Penzo

SuperLiga
July 14, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–5C.A. Morelia Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm ET Kinney  49' report Elias Hernandez  4'
Luis Gabriel Rey  34'
Miguel Sabah  40'
Rafael Marquez Lugo  50'
Jaime Arturo Lozano  70'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,009
Referee: José Vitelio Rivera
July 17, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm ET Report Perovic  77' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 20, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–0Pumas UNAM Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm ET Conde  34' report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Jose Pineda
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References
  1. http://www.chicago-fire.com/players 2010 Season Final roster
  2. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-acquire-midfielder-justin-mapp July 2010
  3. http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/08/fire-trade-ward August 2010
  4. http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/08/fire-release-stefan-dimitrov August 2010
  5. "Fire Goes Green 2010". April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  6. "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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