2011 Chicago Fire season

The 2011 Chicago Fire season was the club's 16th year of existence, as well as their 14th season in Major League Soccer and their 14th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Chicago Fire
2011 season
ChairmanAndrew Hauptman
ManagerFrank Klopas (interim)
StadiumToyota Park (capacity: 20,000)
MLS11th overall (6th in the Eastern Conference)
MLS PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRunners-up
Carolina Challenge CupThird place
Brimstone CupDid not win
Top goalscorerDominic Oduro (12)
Highest home attendanceRegular season:
20,237 vs Columbus Crew (October 22, 2011)
Other (Friendly):
18,224 vs C.D. Guadalajara (September 14, 2011)
Other venue:
61,308 vs Manchester United at Soldier Field (July 23, 2011)
Lowest home attendanceRegular season:
10,362 vs FC Dallas (October 12, 2011)
Other (U.S. Open Cup):
8,909 vs Richmond Kickers (August 30, 2011)

Overview

February

Squad

As of September 14, 2011.[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
1 GK  USA Jon Conway
3 DF  USA Dan Gargan
4 DF  USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe (on loan to FC Tampa Bay)
5 DF  USA Cory Gibbs
6 DF  USA Jalil Anibaba
7 MF  USA Mike Banner
8 FW  GHA Dominic Oduro
9 MF  BIH Baggio Husidić
10 MF  ARG Sebastián Grazzini
11 MF  USA Daniel Paladini
12 MF  USA Logan Pause (captain)
13 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares
14 FW  GHA Patrick Nyarko
15 FW  ISR Orr Barouch (on loan from Tigres UANL)
16 MF  GUA Marco Pappa
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MEX Pável Pardo
19 MF  USA Corben Bone
21 MF  USA Michael Videira
23 DF  CRO Josip Mikulić
24 DF  GRE Pari Pantazopoulos
25 GK  USA Sean Johnson
27 MF  USA Victor Pineda
28 DF  USA Steven Kinney
29 FW  COL Cristian Nazarit
30 GK  USA Alec Dufty
88 FW  USA Gabriel Ferrari
89 DF  COL Yamith Cuesta
94 FW  USA Kellen Gulley
99 FW  URU Diego Cháves

Player movement

Transfers
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

In
Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 15, 2010 Cory GibbsDF New England RevolutionRe-Entry Draft[2]
January 11, 2011 Daniel PaladiniMF Carolina RailHawksFree[3]
January 11, 2011 Josip MikulićDF NK ZagrebUndisclosed[3]
January 13, 2011 Jalil AnibabaDF University of North CarolinaSuperDraft, 1st round[4]
January 13, 2011 Jon ConwayGK Toronto FCAcquired for 3rd round draft pick[5]
February 3, 2011 Gastón PuerariFW Montevideo WanderersUndisclosed[6]
February 18, 2011 Diego ChávesFW NacionalUndisclosed[7]
March 1, 2011 Alec DuftyGK AC St. LouisFree[8]
March 2, 2011 Marko MarićMF Skoda Xanthi F.C.Free[9]
March 10, 2011 Michael VideiraMF AC St. LouisFree[10]
March 17, 2011 Davis PaulFW University of California, BerkeleySuperDraft, 3rd round[11]
March 23, 2011 Yamith CuestaDF Chivas USAAcquired for a 2012 Supplemental Draft pick[12]
March 23, 2011 Dominic OduroFW Houston DynamoAcquired for Calen Carr[13]
March 24, 2011 Gabriel FerrariFW FC WohlenUndisclosed[14]
April 4, 2011 Pari PantazopoulosDF ZakynthosFree[15]
May 4, 2011 Cristian NazaritFW Independiente Santa FeUndisclosed[16]
July 13, 2011 Sebastián GrazziniMF Club Atlético All BoysUndisclosed[17]
July 26, 2011 Pável PardoMF Club AméricaUndisclosed[18]
July 28, 2011 Dan GarganDF Toronto FCAcquired with a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick for Dasan Robinson[19]
August 11, 2011 Kellen GulleyFW Chicago Fire Juniors MississippiUndisclosed; will not be added to first-team roster until 2012[20]

Out
Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
October 24, 2010 C.J. BrownDFNoneRetired[21]
October 24, 2010 Brian McBrideFWNoneRetired[22]
November 24, 2010 Peter LowryMF Portland TimbersExpansion Draft[23]
November 24, 2010 John ThorringtonMF Vancouver Whitecaps FCExpansion Draft[23]
November 24, 2010 Collins JohnFW Gabala FCReleased, free transfer[24]
November 24, 2010 Krzysztof KrólDF Jagiellonia BiałystokLoan expired, returned to parent club[24]
December 31, 2010 Wilman CondeDF AtlasContract expired, free transfer[25]
December 31, 2010 Freddie LjungbergMF Celtic F.C.Contract expired, free transfer[26]
January 31, 2011 Andrew DykstraGK Charleston BatteryReleased, free transfer[27]
February 9, 2011 Deris UmanzorDF C.D. ÁguilaReleased[28]
March 23, 2011 Calen CarrFW Houston DynamoTraded for Dominic Oduro[29]
June 15, 2011 Gastón PuerariFW AtlasUndisclosed[30]
June 29, 2011 Davis PaulFW Chicago Fire PremierReleased, free transfer[31][32]
July 26, 2011 Bratislav RistićMFReleased[33]
July 28, 2011 Dasan RobinsonDF Toronto FCTraded for Dan Gargan and a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick[34]
September 14, 2011 Marko MarićMFWaived[35]

Loans

In
Date Player Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref
March 10, 2011 Orr BarouchFW Tigres UANLOne year loan[10][36]

Out
Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
June 2, 2011 Kwame Watson-SiriboeDF FC Tampa BayThrough the end of 2011 season[37]

League table
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com

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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 43 9 9 16 46 45  +1 6 3 8 24 19  +5 3 6 8 22 26  −4

Last updated: October 23, 2011
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

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAAHHAHAAHHAAAHHAAHHAAHHHAHHAAHAH
ResultTWLLLTTTTLTTTWTTTTLLTLTTWWLWWWTLWW
Position94914171616141617161717151515151515161616161515141514131313131211
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2011. Source: 2011 Major League Soccer season
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in CST.

February 23, 2011 Chicago4–2New YorkLockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
morning Orr Barouch  2 (pen.)', 30', 42', 90' report John Rooney  9'
Corey Hertzog  68' (pen.)		 Attendance: closed door
February 23, 2011 Chicago1–1New YorkLockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
afternoon Marco Pappa  53' report Joel Lindpere  18' Attendance: closed door
February 26, 2011 Chicago0–1SeattleIMG Soccer Academy, Bradenton, FL
13:00 Cory Gibbs  28'  55' report unnamed trialist  55'
Miguel Montano  72'
Servando Carrasco  120'		 Attendance: open to public, free entry

Carolina Challenge Cup
See also: 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup

Kickoff times are in CST.

March 5, 2011 Toronto FC0–1ChicagoBlackbaud Stadium, Charleston
16:00 Joao Plata  31'
Nick LaBrocca  33'
Nick Soolsma  57'
Mikael Yourassowsky  67'		 report Marco Pappa  6'
Logan Pause  36'
March 9, 2011 Chicago0–1D.C. UnitedBlackbaud Stadium, Charleston
16:00 Diego Cháves  37' report Blake Brettschneider  10'
Charlie Davies  34'
Conor Shanosky  75'
Rodrigo Brasesco  90'
March 12, 2011 Charleston Battery0–0ChicagoBlackbaud Stadium, Charleston
18:15 Stephen Armstrong  31'
Mark Wiltse  34'		 report Daniel Paladini  31'
Michael Videira  32'  39'

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CST.

March 19, 2011 1FC Dallas1–1ChicagoPizza Hut Park, Frisco
19:30 Milton Rodriguez  19'
Jackson Gonçalves  35'
Daniel Hernández  36'
Brek Shea  55'		 report Diego Cháves  17'
Cory Gibbs  30'
Michael Videira  59'
Josip Mikulić  71'
Gonzalo Segares  78'		 Attendance: 20,145
Referee: Terry Vaughn
March 26, 2011 2Chicago3–2Kansas CityToyota Park, Bridgeview
15:00 Diego Cháves  34'
Gastón Puerari  40'
Gastón Puerari  48'
Marco Pappa  59'		 report Omar Bravo  30'
Matt Besler  51'
Davy Arnaud  58'
Teal Bunbury  72'
Birahim Diop  88'		 Attendance: 12,157
Referee: Jasen Anno
April 9, 2011 3Seattle Sounders FC2–1ChicagoQwest Field, Seattle
15:00 O'Brian White  7'
Steve Zakuani  25'
James Riley  32'
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado  47+'		 report Diego Cháves  8'
Dasan Robinson  71'		 Attendance: 36,223
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 14, 2011 4Portland4–2ChicagoJeld-Wen Field, Portland
22:00 Jorge Perlaza  29'
Rodney Wallace  37'
Kalif Alhassan  43'
Jorge Perlaza  47'
Jeremy Hall  53'
Jack Jewsbury  57'
Dasan Robinson  84' (o.g.)		 report Gonzalo Segares  16'
Cory Gibbs  37'
Eric Brunner  65' (o.g.)
Marco Pappa  80'
Jalil Anibaba  84'		 Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 17, 2011 5Chicago1–2Los AngelesToyota Park, Bridgeview
15:00 Michael Videira  10'
Dominic Oduro  89'
Dominic Oduro  93+'		 report Mike Magee  31'
Chad Barrett  42'
Michael Stephens  63'
Omar Gonzalez  72'
Frankie Hejduk  73'		 Attendance: 18,203
Referee: Niko Bratsis
April 23, 2011 6Chicago1–1HoustonToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Diego Cháves  18'
Dominic Oduro  21'
Diego Cháves  91+'		 report Bobby Boswell  83'
Lovel Palmer  95+'		 Attendance: 12,473
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 30, 2011 7Colorado1–1ChicagoDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
20:00 Tyrone Marshall  26'
Drew Moor  49+'
Andre Akpan  50'		 report Marco Pappa  43'
Gonzalo Segares  49'
Daniel Paladini  56'		 Attendance: 11,789
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 7, 2011 8Chicago0–0VancouverToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Josip Mikulić  4'
Diego Cháves  61'
Daniel Paladini  76'
Baggio Husidić  83'		 report Terry Dunfield  25'
Davide Chiumiento  61'		 Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 14, 2011 9Toronto FC2–2ChicagoBMO Field, Toronto
18:00 Joao Plata  9'
Julian de Guzman  25'
Maicon Santos  47'		 report Gonzalo Segares  19'
Daniel Paladini  28'
Marco Pappa  63'
Orr Barouch  76'		 Attendance: 18,674
Referee: Elias Bazakos
May 21, 2011 10Philadelphia2–1ChicagoPPL Park, Chester
19:00 Danny Califf  41'
Jordan Harvey  54'
Michael Farfan  64'
Carlos Ruiz  74'		 report Bratislav Ristić  30'
Dominic Oduro  59'
Dominic Oduro  68'
Daniel Paladini  72'
Gastón Puerari  92+'		 Attendance: 18,372
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 28, 2011 11Chicago2–2San JoseToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Dominic Oduro  57'
Cory Gibbs  80'
Cory Gibbs  81'		 report Ramiro Corrales  47'
Chris Wondolowski  74'		 Attendance: 11,926
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
June 4, 2011 12Chicago0–0SeattleToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Diego Cháves  46+' report Michael Fucito  33'
Tyson Wahl  36'		 Attendance: 13,839
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 9, 2011 13Kansas City0–0ChicagoLivestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
21:00 Michael Harrington  21'
Jimmy Nielsen  67'
Aurelien Collin  97+'		 report Gastón Puerari  37'
Cristian Nazarit  57'		 Attendance: 19,925
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 12, 2011 14Columbus0–1ChicagoCrew Stadium, Columbus
15:00 Emmanuel Ekpo  40'
Justin Meram  50'		 report Patrick Nyarko  53'
Cristian Nazarit  91+'		 Attendance: 13,498
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
June 18, 2011 15New England1–1ChicagoGillette Stadium, Foxborough
18:30 Dominic Oduro  32'
Cristian Nazarit  59'
Gonzalo Segares  66'
Dominic Oduro  77'
Daniel Paladini  90'		 report Rajko Lekić  48'
Shalrie Joseph  78'		 Attendance: 14,246
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 22, 2011 16Chicago0–0Real Salt LakeToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Cory Gibbs  3'
Orr Barouch  64'		 report Will Johnson  47+'
Robbie Russell  49'		 Attendance: 14,972
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 26, 2011 17Chicago1–1New YorkToyota Park, Bridgeview
13:00 Yamith Cuesta  14'
Daniel Paladini  37'
Patrick Nyarko  49'
Marco Pappa  58'		 report Joel Lindpere  40'
Teemu Tainio  91+'		 Attendance: 16,961
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 2, 2011 18Chivas USA1–1ChicagoThe Home Depot Center, Carson
21:00 Dominic Oduro  26'
Marco Pappa  55'		 report Nick LaBrocca  46'
Michael Lahoud  67'		 Attendance: 15,152
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 9, 2011 19Los Angeles2–1ChicagoThe Home Depot Center, Carson
21:30 Landon Donovan  58'
David Beckham  65'
Chris Birchall  94+'		 report Cristian Nazarit  62'
Daniel Paladini  65'
Diego Cháves  91+'
Josip Mikulić  96+'		 Attendance: 21,762
Referee: David Gantar
July 16, 2011 20Chicago0–1PortlandToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Cory Gibbs  30'
Yamith Cuesta  57'  63'
Cristian Nazarit  85'		 report Jack Jewsbury  25' (pen.)
Jeremy Hall  45'
James Marcelin  70'
Diego Chara  78'		 Attendance: 16,419
Referee: Elias Bazakos
August 3, 2011 21Chicago1–1PhiladelphiaToyota Park, Bridgeview
20:00 Pável Pardo  54'
Logan Pause  85'		 report Veljko Paunović  34'
Brian Carroll  35'		 Attendance: 10,557
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 7, 2011 22Vancouver4–2ChicagoEmpire Field, Vancouver
18:00 Eric Hassli  1', 72'
Jordan Harvey  4'
Gershon Koffie  24'
Alain Rochat  33'
Camilo  48'		 report Dominic Oduro  23'
Dominic Oduro  26'
Marco Pappa  53'
Logan Pause  71'
Orr Barouch  80'		 Attendance: 18,714
Referee: Chris Penso
August 13, 2011 23New York2–2ChicagoRed Bull Arena, Harrison
18:30 Thierry Henry  9'
Joel Lindpere  63'
Joel Lindpere  64'		 report Dominic Oduro  16'
Sebastián Grazzini  24'
Sebastián Grazzini  25'		 Attendance: 25,177
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 18, 2011 24Chicago1–1D.C. UnitedToyota Park, Bridgeview
20:00 Sebastián Grazzini  59'
Dan Gargan  68'
Logan Pause  83'
Yamith Cuesta  93+'		 report Clyde Simms  38'
Dejan Jakovic  70'
Josh Wolff  73'		 Attendance: 15,818
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 21, 2011 25Chicago2–0Toronto FCToyota Park, Bridgeview
18:00 Dominic Oduro  16'
Dan Gargan  69'		 report Danleigh Borman  77' Attendance: 12,020
Referee: Paul Ward
August 27, 2011 26Chicago2–0ColoradoToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Dominic Oduro  17'
Cory Gibbs  36'
Gonzalo Segares  61'		 report Drew Moor  55'
Sanna Nyassi  67'
Brian Mullan  74'		 Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 10, 2011 27San Jose2–0ChicagoBuck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
21:30 Chris Wondolowski  10'
Steven Beitashour  19'
Ramiro Corrales  69'
Simon Dawkins  85'
Ramiro Corrales  90'
Sam Cronin  92+'		 report Baggio Husidić  35'
Dan Gargan  57'		 Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Geoff Gamble
September 17, 2011 28Chicago3–2Chivas USAToyota Park, Bridgeview
15:00 Cory Gibbs  3'
Juan Pablo Ángel  26' (o.g.)
Cory Gibbs  37'
Josip Mikulić  73'
Dominic Oduro  85'		 report Michael Lahoud  5'
Juan Pablo Ángel  61'
Nick LaBrocca  63'		 Attendance: 15,246
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 25, 2011 29Chicago3–2New EnglandToyota Park, Bridgeview
15:00 Sebastián Grazzini  5' (pen.)
Dominic Oduro  9'
Patrick Nyarko  30'
Dan Gargan  76'
Baggio Husidić  86'		 report Franco Coria  27'
Darrius Barnes  46+'
Ryan Guy  90', 92+'		 Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 28, 2011 30Real Salt Lake0–3ChicagoRio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
20:00 Kyle Beckerman  11'
Fabián Espíndola  16'
Yordany Álvarez  56'		 report Marco Pappa  9', 36', 75'
Dan Gargan  16'		 Attendance: no data
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 1, 2011 31Houston1–1ChicagoRobertson Stadium, Houston
15:00 Colin Clark  33' report Dominic Oduro  43'
Gonzalo Segares  68'		 Attendance: 17,544
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 12, 2011 32Chicago1–2FC DallasToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Gonzalo Segares  18'
Dan Gargan  39'
Pável Pardo  78'
Cory Gibbs  82'
Sebastián Grazzini  85'
Josip Mikulić  90'		 report Zach Loyd  29'
Jackson Gonçalves  41'
Jackson Gonçalves  43'
Daniel Cruz  52'
Daniel Cruz  58'		 Attendance: 10,362
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 15, 2011 33D.C. United1–2ChicagoRFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
18:30 Andy Najar  76'
Dwayne De Rosario  90' (pen.)		 report Josip Mikulic  46'
Orr Barouch  78'
Sebastián Grazzini  92+'
Diego Cháves  94+'		 Attendance: 16,548
Referee: Terry Vaughn
October 22, 2011 34Chicago3–2ColumbusToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Jalil Anibaba  11', 30'
Diego Cháves  80'		 report Sebastián Miranda  46+'
Emilio Rentería  73'
Dilly Duka  74'
Dilly Duka  79'
Emmanuel Ekpo  78'  90'		 Attendance: 20,237
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup
See also: U.S. Open Cup and 2011 U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CST.

March 30, 2011 Qualification R2Chicago2–1ColoradoShea Stadium, Peoria
18:30 Puerari  45'
Anibaba  61'		 report  46' Akpan Attendance: 2,029
May 24, 2011 Qualification R3San Jose2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		ChicagoBuck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
21:30 McLoughlin  14'
Wondolowski  37'
Morrow  43'
Ring  69'
Stephenson  97'		 report Cuesta  39'
Barouch  61'
Paladini  63'
Barouch  69'
Ristic  74'
Cuesta  76'
Nazarit  89'
Segares  98'		 Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Daniel Radford
Penalties
Wondolowski
Cronin
Corrales
Stephenson
McDonald
Sealy 		Pappa
Pause
Nazarit
Barouch
Oduro
Paladini
June 28, 2011 USOC Round 3Rochester0–1ChicagoSahlen's Stadium, Rochester
18:30 Roberts  26'
Costanzo  87'
Motagalvan  90+'		 report Cháves  37'
Videira  72'
Nazarit  90+'		 Attendance: 5,558
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 12, 2011 USOC QuarterfinalChicago4–0New YorkToyota Park, Bridgeview
17:00 Dominic Oduro  7'
Yamith Cuesta  48'
Orr Barouch  52', 69'
Orr Barouch  60'		 report Matt Kassel  85'
John Rooney  87'		 Attendance: open gates
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 30, 2011 USOC SemifinalChicago2–1Richmond KickersToyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Sebastián Grazzini  32' (pen.)
Dominic Oduro  61'		 report Stanley Nyazamba  14'
Yomby William  68'
Yomby William  77'		 Attendance: 8,909
Referee: Jasen Anno
October 4, 2011 USOC FinalSeattle Sounders FC2–0ChicagoCenturyLink Field, Seattle
21:00 Fredy Montero  77'
Fredy Montero  90'
Osvaldo Alonso  90'
Osvaldo Alonso  96+'		 report Patrick Nyarko  27'
Daniel Paladini  39'
Jalil Anibaba  90'		 Attendance: 35,615
Referee: Alex Prus

International friendlies

Kickoff times are in CST.

July 23, 2011 Chicago Fire 1–3Manchester United Soldier Field, Chicago
16:00 Cory Gibbs  13' report Wayne Rooney  66'
Rafael  75'
Ryan Giggs  81'
Nani  82'		 Attendance: 61,308
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 14, 2011 Chicago Fire 0–1C.D. Guadalajara Toyota Park, Bridgeview
20:00 Yamith Cuesta  55'
Victor Pineda  81'		 report Jorge Mora  61'
Julio Nava  90+'		 Attendance: 18,224
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Recognition

Kits
Home
Away
Away Special
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeRed / White letteringRedRed
AwayWhite / Navy letteringWhiteWhite
Away SpecialWhite / Green letteringWhiteLight greenMLS, April 23 against Houston

Leading scorers
Rank Scorer Goals Assists
1 Dominic Oduro 12 2
2 Marco Pappa 8 2
3 Diego Cháves 6 1
4 Sebastián Grazzini 5 4
5 Cory Gibbs 3 1
6 Orr Barouch 2 2
7 Jalil Anibaba 2 1
8 Cristian Nazarit 2 0
9 Patrick Nyarko 1 9
10 Pável Pardo 1 5
11 Gastón Puerari 1 2
12 Dan Gargan 1 0
13 Gonzalo Segares 0 5
14 Baggio Husidic 0 2
15 Corben Bone 0 1
Daniel Paladini 0 1
Michael Videira 0 1

Last updated on October 23, 2011. Source: MLSsoccer.com Statistics - 2011 Chicago Fire

MLS Team of the Week
Week Player Position Report
6 Josip Mikulić DF Report
Diego Cháves FW
10 Dominic Oduro MF Report
12 Daniel Paladini MF Report
13 Yamith Cuesta DF Report
Frank Klopas Coach
16 Dominic Oduro FW Report
17 Patrick Nyarko MF Report
24 Sebastián Grazzini MF Report
Patrick Nyarko MF
Dominic Oduro FW
29 Marco Pappa MF Report
31 Gonzalo Segares DF Report
32 Jalil Anibaba DF Report

MLS Player of the Week
Week Player Week's Statline
29 Marco Pappa 3G (9', 36', 75')
32 Jalil Anibaba 2G

MLS All-Stars 2011
Position Player Note
No Fire players were selected to the 2011 All-Star Team

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Chicago is in the #5 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Chicago traded allocation ranking positions with Seattle Sounders FC on August 26, 2011, with Seattle gaining the #4 position and Chicago receiving the #6 position.[38][39]

International roster spots

Chicago has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. There have been no reported trades involving Chicago international roster spots for the 2011 season. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[39]

Future draft pick trades

MLS rights to other players

It is believed Chicago maintains the MLS rights to Carlos Bocanegra, Wilman Conde, Freddie Ljungberg, and Chris Rolfe as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfers.

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References
  1. "Chicago Fire Roster". Chicago-Fire.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. Chicago Fire Select Defender Cory Gibbs in MLS Re-Entry Draft - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  3. Paladini, Mikulic sign | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  4. Fire select Jalil Anibaba | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  5. Chicago Fire Select Three Players and Acquire Veteran Goalkeeper Jon Conway in 2011 MLS SuperDraft - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  6. Fire sign Gaston Puerari | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  7. Fire sign Diego Cháves | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  8. Fire sign Alec Dufty | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  9. Fire Sign Marko Marić | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  10. Fire Ink Two Trialists | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  11. Fire Sign Davis Paul | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  12. Fire acquire Yamith Cuesta | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  13. Fire Trade Calen Carr | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  14. Fire Sign Gabriel Ferrari | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  15. Fire Sign Pari Pantazopoulos | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  16. Fire Sign Cristian Nazarit | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  17. Fire sign Sebastián Grazzini | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  18. Fire sign Pável Pardo | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  19. Fire trade Dasan Robinson for Dan Gargan | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  20. Fire sign Kellen Gulley | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  21. CJ Brown To Retire | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  22. McBride to retire | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  23. Lowry, Thorrington Drafted | Chicago Fire Soccer Club Archived November 28, 2010, at WebCite
  24. John, Krol Released | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  25. Fire loses All-Star Conde as ’11 season takes shape
  26. Ljungberg Joins Celtic | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  27. Fire Release Andrew Dykstra | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  28. Fire Part Ways With Deris Umanzor | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  30. Chicago Fire Soccer Club
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  32. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2019-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  34. Fire trade Dasan Robinson for Dan Gargan| Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  36. Barouch excited about chance with Chicago | Major League Soccer
  37. Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  38. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4283531
  39. 2011 MLS Roster Rules | Major League Soccer Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  40. "Fire Acquire Yamith Cuesta" (Press release). Chicago Fire Communications. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
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