2020 Chicago Fire FC season
The 2020 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 25th year of existence, as well as their 23rd in Major League Soccer. This is the Fire's first full year under the ownership of Joe Mansueto following his purchase of the club on September 13, 2019.[1] This is also the Fire's first season back in city limits, playing in Soldier Field for the first time since 2005.[2][3] The Fire will face Atlanta United in their first home match. The team also announced a rebrand on November 21, 2019. They became known as Chicago Fire Football Club (Chicago Fire FC) and changed their logo.[4] The change was met with large amounts of negative reaction on social media.
2020 season | |||
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Chairman | Joe Mansueto | ||
Head coach | Raphaël Wicky | ||
Stadium | Soldier Field (capacity: 61,500) | ||
MLS | Conference: Overall: | ||
MLS is Back Tournament | Group stage | ||
Highest home attendance | League: | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: | ||
Average home league attendance | League: | ||
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Current squad
As of March 6, 2020. Sources: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Player Notes |
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1 | Bobby Shuttleworth | G | May 17, 1987 | |||
2 | Boris Sekulić | D | October 21, 1991 | International | ||
3 | Jonathan Bornstein | D | November 7, 1984 | |||
4 | Johan Kappelhof | D | August 5, 1990 | |||
5 | Francisco Calvo | D | July 8, 1992 | |||
6 | Miguel Navarro | D | February 26, 1999 | International | ||
7 | Ignacio Aliseda | M | March 14, 2000 | International Designated Player | ||
8 | Luka Stojanović | M | January 4, 1994} | International | ||
9 | C. J. Sapong | F | December 27, 1988 | |||
10 | Álvaro Medrán | M | March 15, 1994 | International | ||
11 | Przemysław Frankowski | M | April 12, 1995 | International | ||
13 | Brandt Bronico | M | June 20, 1995 | |||
14 | Djordje Mihailovic | M | November 10, 1998 | Homegrown | ||
16 | Michael Azira | M | August 22, 1987 | |||
18 | Kenneth Kronholm | G | October 14, 1985 | |||
20 | Wyatt Omsberg | D | September 21, 1995 | |||
21 | Fabian Herbers | F | August 17, 1993 | |||
22 | Mauricio Pineda | D/M | October 17, 1997 | Homegrown | ||
24 | Connor Sparrow | G | May 10, 1994 | |||
25 | Nicholas Slonina | D | March 20, 2001 | Homegrown | ||
27 | Robert Berić | F | June 17, 1991 | International Designated Player | ||
28 | Elliot Collier | F | February 22, 1995 | |||
30 | Gastón Giménez | M | July 27, 1991 | International Designated Player | ||
32 | Gabriel Slonina | G | May 15, 2004 | Homegrown | ||
33 | Jeremiah Gutjahr | M | August 10, 1997 | Homegrown | ||
36 | Andre Reynolds II | D | May 2, 2001 | Homegrown | ||
— | Chris Brady | G | March 3, 2004 | Homegrown | ||
— | Javier Casas | M | May 14, 2003 | Homegrown | ||
— | Brian Gutiérrez | M | June 17, 2003 | Homegrown | ||
— | Alex Monis | F | March 20, 2003 | Homegrown | ||
— | Allan Rodríguez | M | May 7, 2004 | Homegrown | ||
Player movement
In
Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref |
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October 10, 2019 | M | Signed a TAM contract as a free agent through 2021 with options for 2022 and 2023 | [5] | ||
October 14, 2019 | M | Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable | [6] | ||
October 14, 2019 | D/M | Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable | [6] | ||
October 14, 2019 | M/F | Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable | [6] | ||
November 21, 2019 | D/M | Option was exercised | [7] | ||
November 21, 2019 | M/F | Option was exercised | [7] | ||
December 20, 2019 | D | Signed as a homegrown player for the 2020 season with options through 2023 | [8] | ||
January 17, 2020 | D/M | Signed as a homegrown player for the 2020 season with options through 2023 | [9] | ||
January 18, 2020 | F | Signed to a designated player contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 | [10] | ||
January 20, 2020 | GK | Signed for 2020 with options for 2021 and 2022 | [11] | ||
January 27, 2020 | D | Transferred from Deportivo La Guaira F.C. for an undisclosed amount on a contract through 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024 | [12] | ||
January 30, 2020 | GK | Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2021 | [13] | ||
February 6, 2020 | F | Signed after his contract was declined and after a successful trial | [14] | ||
February 11, 2020 | D | Acquired from Minnesota in exchange for Raheem Edwards | [15] | ||
February 15, 2020 | D | Acquired from Górnik Zabrze on a contract through 2022 | [16] | ||
February 19, 2020 | M | Acquired from Defensa y Justicia as a Designated Player on a contract through 2023 | [17] | ||
February 20, 2020 | M | Acquired from FK Čukarički on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 | [18] | ||
February 24, 2020 | M | Acquired from Velez Sarsfield as a Designated Player on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 | [19] | ||
March 9, 2020 | M | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [20] | ||
March 10, 2020 | M | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [21] | ||
March 11, 2020 | F | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [22] | ||
March 24, 2020 | G | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [23] | ||
March 25, 2020 | M | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [24] |
Out
Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
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October 8, 2019 | D/M | Retired | [25] | ||
October 12, 2019 | F | Out of contract | [26] | ||
November 12, 2019 | M | Traded in exchange for $50k in TAM and $50k in GAM | [27] | ||
November 14, 2019 | D | Traded in exchange for $75k in GAM | [28] | ||
November 21, 2019 | M | Option declined | [7] | ||
November 21, 2019 | GK | Option declined; rights traded to Seattle alongside Chicago's 35th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Seattle's 26th overall pick | [7] | ||
November 21, 2019 | M | Option declined | [7] | ||
November 21, 2019 | M/F | Option declined | [7] | ||
November 21, 2019 | M | Option declined | [7] | ||
November 21, 2019 | M/F | Option declined | [7] | ||
November 21, 2019 | GK | Option declined | [7] | ||
November 21, 2019 | GK | Option declined; picked up in Round 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [7] | ||
January 14, 2020 | DF | Mutual Termination | [29] | ||
February 11, 2020 | D/M | Traded to Minnesota in exchange for Wyatt Omsberg | [15] | ||
Unsigned Trialists and Draftees
Date First Reported | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref |
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January 9, 2020 | D/M | Drafted with the 26th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft | [30] | ||
January 27, 2020 | D | Announced as a trialist in Florida; confirmed to have left on February 16 | [31][32] | ||
January 27, 2020 | D/F | Announced as a trialist in Florida; confirmed to have left on February 16 | [31][32] | ||
January 27, 2020 | D | Announced as a trialist in Florida | [31] | ||
February 16, 2020 | D | Announced as a trialist on February 16 | [32] | ||
The Fire also had several academy players in the camp- Chris Brady (G), Javier Casas (M), Brian Gutierrez (M), Alex Monis (F), and Allan Rodriguez (M).[31][32]
Technical staff
Position | Staff |
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General Manager | |
Sporting Director | |
Technical Director | |
Head Coach | |
Assistant Coach | |
Assistant Coach | |
Goalkeeping Coach | |
Senior Director of Soccer Operations | Eddie Rock |
Performance Coach | John Grace |
Director of Performance | Ben Donachie |
Strength and Conditioning Coach | Raphael Fevre |
Massage Therapist | Steven Burrows |
Director of Scouting | Matt Pearson |
Video Analyst | Nenad Babic |
Manager of Team and Soccer Operations | Alex Boler |
Equipment Manager | Brian Sauer |
Assistant Equipment Manager | Juan Arreola |
Head Athletic Trainer | Reade Whitney |
Assistant Athletic Trainer | Hillary Bell |
Assistant Athletic Trainer | Tyler Golden |
Chief Medical Officer | Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O. |
Head Orthopedic Officer | Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D. |
Physical Therapist | Ryan Perry |
Last updated: January 18, 2020
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff
Standings
Eastern Conference table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | D.C. United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
11 | Nashville SC[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
12 | Chicago Fire FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
13 | New York City FC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
14 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
- On June 10, 2020, Major League Soccer announced that Nashville SC would switch from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season.[33]
Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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20 | D.C. United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
21 | Nashville SC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
22 | Chicago Fire FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 |
23 | New York City FC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
24 | Houston Dynamo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
MLS is Back – Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
February 1, 2020 | Chicago Fire | 0–3 | Philadelphia Union | Clearwater, Florida |
17:00 | Report Report |
Kacper Przybyłko Anthony Fontana Issa Rayyan |
Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex |
February 6, 2020 | Chicago Fire | 3–1 | Nashville SC | Tampa, Florida |
17:00 | C. J. Sapong Elliot Collier Robert Berić |
Report Report |
Randall Leal |
Stadium: Pepin Stadium |
February 12, 2020 | Orange County SC | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Irvine, California |
17:00 | Report Report |
Elliot Collier C. J. Sapong |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park | |
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. |
February 15, 2020 | Chicago Fire | 2–4 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
14:00 | C.J. Sapong Elliot Collier |
Report | Younes Namli Sam Nicholson Kellyn Acosta Nicolás Mezquida |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
February 19, 2020 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Irvine, California |
17:00 | Nicholas Slonina Elliot Collier |
[ Report] | Stadium: University of California, Irvine |
February 22, 2020 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
17:00 | Sacha Kljestan |
Report | Micheal Azira |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
Major League Soccer
Due to changes in the schedule, this will be the first season where the Fire don't face every club in the league (three clubs in the Western Conference). They will not face off against the Houston Dynamo, Nashville SC, or Real Salt Lake. Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
March 1, 2020 1 | Seattle Sounders | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Seattle, Washington |
14:00 | Morris Delem João Paulo |
Report | Berić Herbers |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,126 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
March 7, 2020 2 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
12:30 | Buksa Kessler Jones |
Report | Kappelhof Bornstein |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,289 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
August 20, 2020 3 | Columbus Crew SC | v | Chicago Fire FC | Columbus, Ohio |
18:30 | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium |
August 25, 2020 4 | Chicago Fire | v | FC Cincinnati | Chicago, Illinois |
18:30 | Stadium: Solider Field |
August 29, 2020 5 | New York City FC | v | Chicago Fire | New York, New York |
18:30 | Stadium: Yankee Stadium |
September 1, 2020 6 | FC Cincinnati | v | Chicago Fire | Cincinnati, Ohio |
18:30 | Stadium: Nippert Stadium |
September 6, 2020 7 | Chicago Fire | v | New England Revolution | Chicago, Illinois |
18:00 | Stadium: Solider Field |
September 12, 2020 8 | Chicago Fire | v | Columbus Crew SC | Chicago, Illinois |
18:00 | Stadium: Solider Field |
MLS is Back Tournament
July 14, 2020 1 MLSiBT Group Stage | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Bay Lake, Florida |
08:00 | Herbers Berić Pineda |
Report | Hopeau Gómez Bwana Ruidíaz |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34] |
July 19, 2020 2 MLSiBT Group Stage | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | San Jose | Bay Lake, Florida |
19:00 | Sekulic Medrán Giménez Herbers Pineda |
Report | Jungwirth Judson Espinoza Wondolowski Eriksson |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Ramy Touchan |
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34] |
July 23, 2020 3 MLSiBT Group Stage | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Bay Lake, Florida |
8:00 | Giménez Herbers |
Report | Reyna Hasal Dájome |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[34] |
Squad statistics
Games Played
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total | ||||||
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Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | ||||
1 | GK | Bobby Shuttleworth | ||||||||||
2 | DF | Boris Sekulić | ||||||||||
3 | DF | Jonathan Bornstein | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
4 | DF | Johan Kappelhof | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
5 | DF | Francisco Calvo | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
6 | D | Miguel Navarro | ||||||||||
7 | MF | Ignacio Aliseda | ||||||||||
8 | MF | Luka Stojanović | ||||||||||
9 | FW | C. J. Sapong | ||||||||||
10 | MF | Álvaro Medrán | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
11 | MF | Przemysław Frankowski | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
13 | MF | Brandt Bronico | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
14 | MF | Djordje Mihailovic | 1 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 70 | ||||
16 | MF | Michael Azira | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
18 | GK | Kenneth Kronholm | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
20 | DF | Wyatt Omsberg | ||||||||||
21 | FW | Fabian Herbers | 1 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 81 | ||||
22 | DF/MF | Mauricio Pineda | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
24 | GK | Connor Sparrow | ||||||||||
25 | DF | Nicholas Slonina | ||||||||||
28 | FW | Elliot Collier | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | ||||||
27 | FW | Robert Berić | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
30 | MF | Gastón Giménez | ||||||||||
32 | GK | Gabriel Slonina | ||||||||||
33 | MF | Jeremiah Gutjahr | ||||||||||
36 | DF | Andre Reynolds III | ||||||||||
— | GK | Chris Brady | ||||||||||
— | MF | Javier Casas | ||||||||||
— | MF | Brian Gutiérrez | ||||||||||
— | FW | Alex Monis | ||||||||||
— | MF | Allan Rodríguez | ||||||||||
Goalkeeping Statistics
No. | Nat. | Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total | ||||||
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Clean Sheets | Saves | GA | Clean Sheets | Saves | GA | Clean Sheets | Saves | GA | |||
1 | Bobby Shuttleworth | ||||||||||
18 | Kenneth Kronholm | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
24 | Connor Sparrow | ||||||||||
32 | Gabriel Slonina | ||||||||||
— | Chris Brady | ||||||||||
Goalscoring and Assisting Record
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Cards
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Note: Italics indicates a player who left during the season
Player Awards
Fire Awards
Man of the Match Awards
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Note: Italics indicates player left after his first call up
National team call-ups
- 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A Match vs Haiti, October 10
- 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A Match vs Curaçao, October 13
- 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A Match vs Haiti, November 14
- 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A Match vs Curaçao, November 17
- Friendly vs Republic of Ireland, November 14
- Friendly vs Lithuania, November 17
- 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A Match vs Mexico, November 15
- Friendly vs Bolivia, November 19
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Latvia, October 10
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs North Macedonia, October 13
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Israel, November 16
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Slovenia, November 19
Michael Azira
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B Match vs Burkina Faso, November 13
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B Match vs Malawi, November 17
U-23 Team
Djordje Mihailovic
- Friendly vs El Salvador, October 15
- United International Football Festival Semifinal Match vs Brazil, November 14
- United International Football Festival Third Place Match or Final vs United Gran Canaria, November 17
- Friendly vs Mexico U-20, January 16
- Friendly vs Mexico U-20, January 18
U-17 Team
Gabriel Slonina
- UEFA Development Tournament match vs Spain, February 19
- UEFA Development Tournament match vs England, February 21
- UEFA Development Tournament match vs Denmark, February 24
U-16 Team
Gabriel Slonina
- 2019 NIKE International Friendly vs Netherlands, November 14
- 2019 NIKE International Friendly vs US U-17, November 16
- 2019 NIKE International Friendly vs Turkey, November 18
Note: Italics indicates player left after his first call up
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