2008 Chicago Fire season

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Chicago Fire S.C.
2008 season
ChairmanUnited States Andrew Hauptman
ManagerCosta Rica Denis Hamlett
MLS3rd overall (2nd in Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Final
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Brimstone CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerUnited States Chris Rolfe (9) +(1 in playoffs)[1]
Average home league attendance17,052[2]
Away colors
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2009 →

The 2008 Chicago Fire season was the club's 13th year of existence, as well as their 11th season in Major League Soccer and 11th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. It began with a 3-1 away win over Real Salt Lake on March 29, 2008 and ended with a 2-1 loss to Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference Final on November 13, 2008. Denis Hamlett made his debut as the Chicago Fire coach after being promoted.

Current roster[]

Squad[]

  • Players in bold have had senior international caps for their respective national squads.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Tyler Kettering
1 GK United States USA Jon Busch
2 DF United States USA C.J. Brown (Vice-captain)
3 FW United States USA Calen Carr
4 MF Mali MLI Bakary Soumare
5 MF United States USA Brian Plotkin
6 DF United States USA Brandon Prideaux
7 MF United States USA Logan Pause
8 MF United States USA Diego Gutiérrez
9 FW Poland POL Tomasz Frankowski
10 MF Mexico MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Captain)
11 MF United States USA John Thorrington
12 FW Ghana GHA Patrick Nyarko
16 MF Guatemala GUA Marco Pappa
17 FW United States USA Chris Rolfe
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF United States USA Mike Banner
20 FW United States USA Brian McBride
21 MF United States USA Justin Mapp
22 DF Colombia COL Wilman Conde
23 MF Paraguay PAR Líder Mármol
24 DF United States USA Daniel Woolard
25 DF Costa Rica CRC Gonzalo Segares
26 FW Costa Rica CRC Andy Herron
28 GK United States USA Nick Noble
29 MF United States USA Peter Lowry
32 DF United States USA Dasan Robinson
33 MF United States USA Stephen King
34 DF United States USA Austin Washington
36 MF United States USA Kai Kasiguran

Transfers[]

In[]

  • Ghana Patrick Nyarko Drafted 7th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
  • United States Dominic Cervi Drafted 12th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
  • United States Peter Lowry Drafted 26th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
  • United States Dwight Barnett Drafted 38th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
  • United States Stephen King Drafted 40th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
  • United States Austin Washington Drafted 54th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
  • Costa Rica Andy Herron Rights acquired from Columbus Crew for 4th round pick in the 2010 Superdraft
  • Poland Tomasz Frankowski Signed from England Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • United States Brandon Prideaux Acquired in waiver draft from Colorado Rapids
  • Paraguay Líder Mármol Signed as free agent.
  • United States Brian McBride Free agent

Out[]

Club[]

Management[]

Other information[]

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Last updated on June 5, 2008.
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Season
Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK United States Tyler Kettering 0 0 0 0
1 GK United States Jon Busch 30 0 30 0
2 DF United States C.J. Brown 3 0 3 0
3 FW United States Calen Carr 9 2 9 2
4 MF Mali Bakary Soumare 28 0 28 0
6 DF United States Brandon Prideaux 27 0 27 0
7 MF United States Logan Pause 27 0 27 0
8 MF United States Diego Gutiérrez 20 0 20 0
9 FW Poland Tomasz Frankowski 17 2 17 2
10 MF Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco 27 7 27 7
11 MF United States John Thorrington 23 5 23 5
12 FW Ghana Patrick Nyarko 9 1 9 1
16 MF Guatemala Marco Pappa 6 0 6 0
17 FW United States Chris Rolfe 26 10 26 10
18 MF United States Mike Banner 11 0 11 0
20 FW United States Brian McBride 11 5 11 5
21 MF United States Justin Mapp 30 2 30 2
22 DF Colombia Wilman Conde 22 1 22 1
23 DF Paraguay Lider Marmol 2 0 2 0
24 DF United States Daniel Woolard 8 1 8 1
25 DF Costa Rica Gonzalo Segares 23 2 23 2
26 FW Costa Rica Andy Herron 17 0 17 0
28 GK United States Nick Noble 0 0 0 0
29 MF United States Peter Lowry 0 0 0 0
32 DF United States Dasan Robinson 2 0 2 0
33 MF United States Stephen King 20 2 20 2
34 DF United States Austin Washington 1 0 1 0
36 MF United States Kai Kasiguran 0 0 0 0

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
MLS — — March 29, 2008

Updated to match played July 21, 2009
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer[]

Standings[]

Eastern Conference
  • v
  • t
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew 57 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14
2 Chicago Fire 46 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11
3 New England Revolution 43 30 12 11 7 40 43 –3
4 Kansas City Wizards 42 30 11 10 9 37 39 –2
5 New York Red Bulls 39 30 10 11 9 42 48 –6
6 D.C. United 37 30 11 15 4 43 51 –8
7 Toronto FC 35 30 9 13 8 34 43 –9
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)


Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Columbus Crew (SS, E1) 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14 57 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Houston Dynamo (W1) 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13 51
3 Chicago Fire 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46 2009 North American SuperLiga 4
4 Chivas USA 30 12 11 7 40 41 −1 43
5 New England Revolution 30 12 11 7 40 43 −3 43
6 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 37 39 −2 42
7 Real Salt Lake 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1 40 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
8 New York Red Bulls 30 10 11 9 42 48 −6 39 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
9 Colorado Rapids 30 11 14 5 44 45 −1 38
10 D.C. United 30 11 15 4 43 51 −8 37 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
11 FC Dallas 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4 36
12 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 34 43 −9 35
13 LA Galaxy 30 8 13 9 55 62 −7 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 13 9 32 38 −6 33
Source:[citation needed]

(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 had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
  • ^Note 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship.
    If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
  • ^Note 3 - The winner of the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. As they also won MLS 2008, the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Houston Dynamo) also entered the Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2008 (New York Red Bulls) and the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup (D.C. United) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  • ^Note 4 - SuperLiga 2009 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Chicago, New England, Chivas USA and Kansas City).

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 46 13 10 7 44 33  +11 7 5 3 23 17  +6 6 5 4 21 16  +5

Last updated: July 21, 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
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAH
ResultTWWLWWWLWLLLTTWTTWWLWLWLLWTTLW
Source: Chicago Fire
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches[]

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS regular season[]

March 29, 2008 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Chicago Fire Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Joy Yellow card 51'
Soumare Goal 71' (o.g.)
Findley Yellow card 80'
Beckerman Yellow card 87'		 Report[permanent dead link] Pause Yellow card 89'
Blanco Goal 92+'		 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 20,272
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 3, 2008 Chicago Fire 4–0 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
Barrett Goal 4'
Mapp Yellow card 17'
Frankowski Goal 22'
Blanco Goal 37' (pen.)
Frankowski Goal 39'
Barrett Yellow card 50'
Gutierrez Yellow card 89'		 Report Larentowicz Red card 7'
Joseph Yellow card 7'
Mansally Yellow card 23'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,553
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 12, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Chicago Fire Oakland, California, United States
Cochrane Yellow card 65'
Riley Yellow card 94+'		 Report[permanent dead link] Barrett Goal 19'
Soumare Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: McAfee Coliseum
Attendance: 20,038
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 20, 2008 Chicago Fire 0–1 Kansas City Wizards Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
Prideaux Yellow card 46' Report[permanent dead link] Jewsbury Goal 4'
Harrington Yellow card 57'
Trujillo Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,121
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 26, 2008 Chicago Fire 2–1 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
Segares Yellow card 45'
Thorrington Goal 53'
Thorrington Goal 84'
Gutierrez Yellow card 88'		 Report Gomez Yellow card 45'
Gomez Yellow card 64'
Gray Yellow card 66'
McManus Goal 86'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,251
Referee: Tim Weyland
May 3, 2008 New England Revolution 0–3 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States
Report[permanent dead link] Rolfe Goal 29'
Thorrington Goal 50'
King Goal 76'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,858
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 8, 2008 D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C., United States
Burch Yellow card 30'
Dyachenko Yellow card 40'
Namoff Yellow card 73'		 Report[permanent dead link] Mapp Goal 38'
Blanco Goal 62'
Prideaux Yellow card 77'
Thorrington Yellow card 92'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,605
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 17, 2008 Chicago Fire 1–2 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
CarrGoal 28'
Segares Yellow card 92'
Blanco Yellow card 95'		 Report[permanent dead link] De Rosario Goal 17'
Clark Yellow card 48'
De Rosario Yellow card 58'
Boswell Goal 82'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,183
Referee: Paul Ward
May 25, 2008 New York Red Bulls 1–5 Chicago Fire East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Angel Yellow card 68'
AltidoreGoal 74'		 Report[permanent dead link] BarrettGoal 8'
RolfeGoal 48'
BlancoGoal 55'
BarrettGoal 60'
SegaresGoal 62'
Soumare Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,754
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 7, 2008 v
June 15, 2008 v
June 19, 2008 v
June 28, 2008 v
July 5, 2008 v
July 12, 2008 v
July 19, 2008 v
July 27, 2008 v
August 2, 2008 v
August 9, 2008 v
August 16, 2008 v
August 21, 2008 v
August 31, 2008 v
September 6, 2008 v
September 14, 2008 v
September 21, 2008 v
September 25, 2008 v
October 5, 2008 v
October 12, 2008 Chicago Fire 2–2 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
McBride Goal 13', Goal 79' Report, Report Gaven Goal 59'
Busch Yellow card 45'
Schelotto Goal 61'
Carroll Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,994
Referee: Shane Moody
October 18, 2008 v
October 23, 2008 v

U.S. Open Cup[]

June 10, 2008 MLS Qualifier Chicago Fire 3–2
(AET)		 Columbus Crew Peoria, Illinois, United States
19:00 CDT King Goal 10'
Herron Goal 65'
Prideaux Yellow card 82'
Herron Goal 116'		 Report[permanent dead link] Ekpo Goal 63'
Garey Goal 67'
Zayner Yellow card 79'
Rogers Yellow card 100'		 Stadium: Shea Stadium
Attendance: 3,829
Referee: Tony Russo
July 1, 2008 Third Round Chicago Fire 4–1 Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
19:30 CDT Banner Goal 13'
Carr Goal 23'
Barrett Goal 26'
Marmol Yellow card 57'
Banner Goal 73'		 Report McClungGoal 61'
Stewart Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Referee: Hidajet Tica
July 8, 2008 Quarterfinals D.C. United 2–1
(AET)		 Chicago Fire Germantown, Maryland, United States
19:30 EDT Doe Yellow card 52'
Doe Goal 77'
Moreno Yellow card 89'
Namoff Goal 99'
Fred Yellow card 107'
Burch Red card 108'		 Report Woolard Goal 36'
Soumare Yellow card 48'
Pause Yellow card 78'
Thorrington Yellow card 81'
Blanco Red card 108'		 Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Shane Moody

Friendlies[]

May 21, 2008 Chicago Fire United States 0–0 Poland Wisła Kraków Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
19:30 CDT Robinson Yellow card 20'
Conde Yellow card 75'
Brown Yellow card 78'
Woolard Yellow card 81'		 Report[permanent dead link] Cléber Yellow card 51'
Cantoro Yellow card 54'
Díaz Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,040
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
July 30, 2008 Chicago Fire United States 2–0 England Everton F.C. Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
19:30 CDT Rolfe Goal 42'
Frankowski Goal 70'		 Report Baxter Yellow card 45'
Gosling Yellow card 81'
Vaughan Red card 92+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,125
Referee: Landis Wiley
August 24, 2008 Veracruz Mexico 3–1 United States Chicago Fire Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Goal 41'
Olivera Yellow card 44'
Seccafien Goal 55'
Marmol Goal 71' (o.g.)		 Report Blanco Goal 16'
Robinson Yellow card 18'		 Stadium: Estadio Luis de la Fuente

References[]

  1. ^ "MLSSoccer.com 2008 Stats".
  2. ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2008". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
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