2009 Chicago Fire season

The 2009 Chicago Fire season was the club's 14th year of existence, as well as their 12th season in Major League Soccer and 12th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. It began with a 3-1 away win over FC Dallas on March 21, 2009 and ended with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference Final on November 14, 2009.

Chicago Fire
2009 season
Chairman Andrew Hauptman
Manager Denis Hamlett
MLS5th overall (2nd in Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Final
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
SuperligaRunners-up
Brimstone CupNo winner determined
Top goalscorer Brian McBride (7)
Average home league attendance15,071[1]

Current roster

Squad

As of July 17, 2009. [2] 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 Busch
2 DF  USA C. J. Brown (Captain)
3 FW  USA Calen Carr
4 DF  MLI Bakary Soumaré
5 DF  USA Tim Ward
6 DF  USA Brandon Prideaux
7 MF  USA Logan Pause
9 MF  BIH Baggio Husidić
10 MF  MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco
11 MF  USA John Thorrington
14 FW  GHA Patrick Nyarko
16 MF  GUA Marco Pappa
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  USA Chris Rolfe
18 MF  USA Mike Banner
20 FW  USA Brian McBride
21 MF  USA Justin Mapp
22 DF  COL Wilman Conde
23 FW  BUL Stefan Dimitrov
24 DF  USA Daniel Woolard
25 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares
29 MF  USA Peter Lowry
32 DF  USA Dasan Robinson
34 DF  USA Austin Washington
40 GK  USA Andrew Dykstra

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
9 MF  BIH Baggio Husidić (from Draft, 20th Overall[3])
5 DF  USA Tim Ward (off waivers[4])
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK  USA Andrew Dykstra (unattached[5])

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
8 MF  USA Diego Gutiérrez (Retired[6])
33 MF  USA Stephen King (to Seattle Sounders FC, 2009 Expansion Draft[7])
9 FW  POL Tomasz Frankowski (Released on waivers[7])
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  CRC Andy Herron (Released on waivers[7])
28 GK  USA Nick Noble (Released on waivers[8])
4 DF  MLI Bakary Soumaré (Mid season transfer to Boulogne [9])

Club

Management
Position Staff
Technical Director Frank Klopas
Manager Denis Hamlett
Assistant manager Mike Jeffries
Assistant manager Mike Matkovich
Assistant manager Daryl Shore
Head athletic trainer Paul Ziemba
Assistant athletic trainer Bo Leonard
Equipment manager Charles Raycroft

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Chicago Fire

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

Source: Chicago Fire

Statistics

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
MLS — — Eastern Conference Championship March 21, 2009November 14, 2009
USOC Third Round — Third Round June 30, 2009
Superliga Group A — Runner-up June 20, 2009August 5, 2009

Updated to match played October 18, 2008
Source: Competitions

Standings
Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew 49 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10
2 Chicago Fire 45 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5
3 New England Revolution 42 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4
4 D.C. United 40 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1
5 Toronto FC 39 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9
6 Kansas City Wizards 33 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9
7 New York Red Bulls 21 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Columbus Crew (SS, E1) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 LA Galaxy (W1) 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
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 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  • ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 45 11 7 12 39 34  +5 5 4 6 16 17  −1 6 3 6 23 17  +6

Last updated: October 22, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHAHAHHAAAHHAAHHAHAAHHHAHHAAH
ResultWTWTTTTTWWWLLLWTWTWLWLWLTTTLTW
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2009. Source: Chicago Fire
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS regular season
See also: 2009 Major League Soccer season
March 21, 2009 FC Dallas1–3Chicago FireFrisco, Texas, USA
Ferreira  5'
Cooper  9'		 Report Mapp  38'
Soumaré  39'
McBride  51'
Thorrington  52'
Pappa  69'
Blanco  94+'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 15,905
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 28, 2009 D.C. United1–1Chicago FireWashington, D.C., USA
Emilio  7'
Olsen  30'
Jakovic  79'
Burch  91+'		 Report Nyarko  53' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,895
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 5, 2009 Chicago Fire1–0New York Red BullsBridgeview, Illinois USA
Thorrington  14'
Pappa  33'		 Report Goldthwaite  44'
Richards  91+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,633
Referee: Tim Weyland
April 11, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes3–3Chicago FireSanta Clara, California USA
Leitch  7'
Johnson  14'
Convey  43'
Alvarez  75'
Corrales  78'
Salinas  73'  81'		 Report Pappa  41'
Segares  55'
McBride  57'
Robinson  73'
Rolfe  85'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,717
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 18, 2009 Chicago Fire2–2Kansas City WizardsBridgeview, Illinois USA
McBride  13'
McBride  20'
Soumaré  70'		 Report López  64'
Wolff  66'
Wolff  78'
Wolff  89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,782
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 25, 2009 Columbus Crew2–2Chicago FireColumbus, Ohio USA
Marshall  25'
Moreno  34'
Padula  57'
Zayner  80'		 Report Pappa  32'
Ward  64'
Thorrington  72'
McBride  86'
Segares  88'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 16,628
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 2, 2009 Chicago Fire1–1Seattle Sounders FCBridgeview, Illinois USA
Soumaré  55'
Pappa  68'
Rolfe  95+'		 Report Marshall  1'
Montero  48'
Marshall  74'
Riley  95+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,288
Referee: Jasen Anno
May 9, 2009 Chicago Fire1–1New England RevolutionBridgeview, Illinois USA
Conde  36' Report Joseph  49'
Larentowicz  60'
Heaps  79'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,288
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 16, 2009 Toronto FC0–2Chicago FireToronto, Ontario Canada
Report Rolfe  59'
Busch  77'
McBride  81'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,006
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 24, 2009 New York Red Bulls0–1Chicago FireEast Rutherford, New Jersey USA
Pacheco  44' Report Rolfe  17'
Rolfe  45'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 10,762
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 28, 2009 Chivas USA2–3Chicago FireCarson, California USA
Nagamura  16'
Nagamura  24'
Galindo  37' (pen.)
Galindo  41'
Marsch  51'  63'
Harris  77'
Trujillo  95+'
Talley  95+'		 Report Thorrington  10'
Blanco  25' (pen.)
Conde  39'
Segares  41'
Blanco  54'
Nyarko  89'
Blanco  96+' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,379
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 31, 2009 Chicago Fire0–3FC DallasBridgeview, Illinois USA
Rolfe  28'
Ward  34'
Soumaré  66'  79'		 Report Cunningham  15'
Brown  35' (o.g.)
Torres  48'
Cunningham  54'
Ricchetti  58'
Cooper  80'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,120
Referee: Shane Moody
June 5, 2009 Chicago Fire0–1Houston DynamoBridgeview, Illinois USA
Mapp  81'
Ward  88'		 Report Holden  4'
Davis  27'
Wondolowski  76'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,246
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 13, 2009 D.C. United2–1Chicago FireWashington, D.C. USA
Moreno  24' (pen.)
Gomez  41'
Gomez  74'		 Report Busch  22'
Thorrington  27'
Pappa  33'
Conde  40'
Pause  70'		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 18,369
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
July 4, 2009 Colorado Rapids1–2Chicago FireCommerce City, Colorado USA
Gibbs  24'
Peterson  76'
Casey  80'		 Report Pappa  30'
Conde  37'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 19,680
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 11, 2009 Chicago Fire0–0Columbus CrewBridgeview, Illinois USA
Ward  52' Report Ekpo  33'
Carroll  54'
Gaven  85'
Hejduk  88'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,123
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 18, 2009 Chicago Fire2–0San Jose EarthquakesBridgeview, Illinois USA
Soumaré  17'
Nyarko  82'
Blanco  92+'		 Report Hernandez  2'
Wondolowski  5'
Zaher  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,228
Referee: Jasen Anno
July 25, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC0–0Chicago FireSeattle, Washington USA
12:00 PST Hurtado  28'
Ianni  57'
Ljungberg  59'  59'		 Report Segares  39'
Thorrington  40'  54'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 32,405
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 1, 2009 Chicago Fire1–0Real Salt LakeBridgeview, Illinois USA
19:30 CDT Segares  8'
Nyarko  76'		 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,534
Referee: Alex Prus
August 9, 2009 Houston Dynamo3–2Chicago FireHouston, Texas, USA
Kamara  21'
Clark  37'
Ching  56'
Holden  83' (pen.)		 Report Brown  35'
Prideaux  39'
Busch  46'
Rolfe  46'  62'
Lowry  48'
Blanco  73'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,809
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 16, 2009 Kansas City Wizards0–2Chicago FireKansas City, Kansas USA
Hirsig  68'
Hercegfalvi  85'		 Report Rolfe  13'
Mapp  45'
Banner  89'
Pause  91+'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 9,974
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 19, 2009 Chicago Fire0–2Los Angeles GalaxyBridgeview, Illinois USA
Thorrington  60' Report Magee  23'
Miglioranzi  43'
Donovan  54'
Ricketts  72'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 23, 2009 Chicago Fire3–2Colorado RapidsBridgeview, Illinois USA
Blanco  72' (pen.)
Banner  85'
Robinson  85'  93+'
Robinson  93+'		 Report Cummings  48'  58'
Casey  65'
Kimura  71'
Cummings  82'
Gibbs  91+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,789
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
August 29, 2009 Chicago Fire0–1D.C. UnitedBridgeview, Illinois
Report Namoff  11'
Burch  36'
Fred  44'
Namoff  53'
Jakovic  94+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,324
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 12, 2009 Real Salt Lake1–1Chicago FireSandy, Utah USA
Beltran  23'
Olave  27'
Olave  72'		 Report Lowry  32'
Rolfe  44'
Carr  79'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,615
Referee: Alex Prus
September 20, 2009 Chicago Fire2–2Columbus CrewBridgeview, Illinois USA
Lowry  6'
Lowry  35'
Mapp  70'		 Report Padula  7'
Schelotto  55'
Schelotto  78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,549
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 26, 2009 Chicago Fire2–2Toronto FCBridgeview, Illinois USA
Garcia  14' (o.g.)
Prideaux  61'
McBride  78'		 Report De Rosario  6'
Wynne  25'
Barrett  46'
Robinson  81'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,890
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 2, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy1–0Chicago FireCarson, California USA
Donovan  42'
Birchall  45'
Klein  63'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,679
Referee: Alex Prus
October 17, 2009 New England Revolution0–0Chicago FireFoxborough, Massachusetts USA
Banner  5'
McBride  62'		 Report Nyassi  41' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 18,064
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
October 22, 2009 Chicago Fire1–0Chivas USABridgeview, Illinois USA
Lillingston  67' (o.g.) Report Braun  70'
Cuesta  87'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,537
Referee: Terry Vaughn

MLS playoffs
See also: 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 1, 2009 Conf. SemifinalsNew England Revolution2–1Chicago FireFoxborough, Massachusetts USA
14:00 PST Alston  41'
Osei  47+'
Joseph  75'		 report Rolfe  17'
Husidic  93+'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 7,416
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
November 7, 2009 Conf. SemifinalsChicago Fire2–0New England RevolutionBridgeview, Illinois USA
19:30 CST Thorrington  35'
Blanco  83'		 report Mansally  17'
Jankauskas  36'
Larentowicz  85'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,528
Referee: Alex Prus
November 14, 2009 Conf. FinalsChicago Fire0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		Real Salt LakeBridgeview, Illinois USA
19:00 CST Thorrington  92+'
Prideaux  101'
Blanco  117'		 Report Morales  39'
Wingert  75'
Beckerman  99'
Johnson  110'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,723
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Penalties
Blanco
McBride
Conde
Thorrington
Brown
Pause
Prideaux 		Mathis
Morales
Findley
Beckerman
Johnson
Espindola
Grabavoy

SuperLiga 2009
June 20, 2009 Group StageChicago Fire 1–0 San LuisBridgeview, Illinois, USA
20:00 EDT McBride  57' Report Delacruz  87' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 8,421
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)
June 23, 2009 Group StageChicago Fire 1–0 Chivas USABridgeview, Illinois, USA
20:00 EDT Mapp  35'
Conde 82'		 Report Curtin  82'
Eskandarian 82'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,126
Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)
June 27, 2009 Group StageChicago Fire 1–2 UANLBridgeview, Illinois, USA
20:00 EDT Blanco  85' Report Pulido  37'
Viniegra  60'
Pulido  61'
Cabrera 80'
Garcia  84'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica)
July 15, 2009 SemifinalsNew England 1–2 Chicago FireFoxborough, Massachusetts, USA
19:00 EDT Phelan  4'
Jankauskas  44'		 Report Soumaré  6'
McBride  34'
Blanco  36'
Blanco  63'
Pappa  80'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Paul Ward (USA)
August 5, 2009 FinalsChicago Fire 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 UANLBridgeview, Illinois, USA
19:00 CDT Nyarko  10' Report Ayala  32'
Itamar  43'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joel Aguilar
Penalties
Blanco
Banner
Rolfe
Mapp
Woolard 		Fernández
Viniegra
Ayala
Pulido
Itamar

U.S. Open Cup
See also: 2009 U.S. Open Cup
June 30, 2009 Third RoundChicago Fire0–1Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2)Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Soumaré  42' Report Walters  6'
Bundy  37'
Briggs  66'
Watson  70'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium

Friendlies
April 29, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–2 Club AméricaBridgeview, Illinois USA
Rolfe  72' Report Silva  2'
Pardo  42'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,342

References
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  2. "Chicago Fire Roster". Chicago-Fire.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  3. "Dream comes true for Husidic". MLSnet.com. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  4. "Ward, Fire hope to help each other". MLSnet.com. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
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