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Chicago Fire 2010 football season
The 2010 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, their 13th season in Major League Soccer, and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
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.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Formation [ ]
Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:
Johnson
Conde
Brown
Ljungberg
McBride
Club [ ]
Chairman
Andrew Hauptman
Ground (capacity and dimensions)
Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)
Source: Chicago Fire
Management [ ]
Kits [ ]
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
First appearance / Info
Home
Red / White lettering
Red
Red
Away
White / Navy lettering
White
White
Away Special[5]
White / Green lettering
White
Green
MLS , 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
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
Overall
Source:[citation needed ]
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
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
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ground A A H A H H A A H H H A A H A H H A A H H A A H A A H H H A Result L T L W W T L T T W T W L L W T W L L T T L L L W L W L T W Position 10 13 15 11 7 7 12 11 11 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 11 10 10 10
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
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire
March 27, 2010 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Chicago Fire show Harrison, New Jersey, USA7:00 pm ET
Lindpere 29'
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 24,572 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v San Jose Earthquakes
April 10, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA8:30 pm ET
Pappa 52'
Report
Luiz 28' Alvarez 49' Opara 81'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,276 Referee: Mark Geiger
D.C. United v Chicago Fire
April 17, 2010 D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire show Washington, D.C., USA8:30 pm ET
James 73' Morsink 85'
Report
Pappa 80' McBride 90'
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,407 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo
April 24, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–0 Houston Dynamo show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA8:30 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
Chicago Fire v C.D. Chivas USA
May 1, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–1 C.D. Chivas USA show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA8:30 pm ET
Husidic 52'
Report
Dealgado 67' Santos 76'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,224 Referee: Jason Anno
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire
Kansas City Wizards v Chicago Fire
May 15, 2010 Kansas City Wizards 2–2 Chicago Fire show Kansas City, Kansas, USA8:30 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
Chicago Fire v FC Dallas
May 27, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–1 FC Dallas show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA8:00 pm ET
McBride 40' Conde 62'
Report
6'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,522 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union
June 5, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–1 Philadelphia Union show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA7:30 CT
Husidic 14' Brown 45' McBride 70' Pappa 74'
Report
Miglioranzi 22' Mwanga 90+'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,658 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Chicago Fire v Colorado Rapids
June 9, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–2 Colorado Rapids show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Pappa 23' 46'
Report
Cummings 21' Casey 91'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,607 Referee: Paul Ward
Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire
July 3, 2010 Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire show Columbus, Ohio, USA
Moffat 43' Garey 45'
Hejduk 44' (o.g.) Robinson 45'
Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,017 Referee: Alex Prus
Chicago Fire v Real Salt Lake
July 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1 Real Salt Lake show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Conde 50'
Findley 40' Johnson 67' Espíndola 88'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,847 Referee: Terry Vaughn
Los Angeles Galaxy v Chicago Fire
August 1, 2010 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Chicago Fire show Carson, 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
Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls
August 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–0 New York Red Bulls show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Husidić 30'
Ream 31' Mendes 78'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,868 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire
Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire
August 28, 2010 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire show Seattle, 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
Chicago Fire v Los Angeles Galaxy
September 4, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Segares 22' Pause 63' John 88' 88'
Report
Gonzalez 87' 89'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,068 Referee: Mark Geiger
Chicago Fire v Toronto FC
September 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–0 Toronto FC show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA7:30 pm CDT
Nyarko 68'
Report
Cann 24' de Guzman 35' Usanov 69'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,891 Referee: Ramon Hernandez
Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire
September 11, 2010 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire show Chester, Pennsylvania, USA6:00 pm EDT
Le Toux 36' Jacobson 60'
Report
Ljungberg 36' Conde 45+'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,563 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Real Salt Lake v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Seattle Sounders FC
September 25, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA7:00 pm CDT
Thorrington 27' Pappa 69'
Report
Nkufo 89'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,477 Referee: Jason Anno
San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire
September 29, 2010 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Chicago Fire show Santa Clara, California, USA9:00 pm CDT
Geovanni 50'
Report
Kinney 36' Krol 50' Ljungberg 72' Nyarko 92'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,829 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
FC Dallas v Chicago Fire
October 2, 2010 FC Dallas 3–0 Chicago Fire show Frisco, 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
Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew
October 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–0 Columbus Crew show Bridgeview, 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
Chicago Fire v Kansas City Wizards
October 12, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–2 Kansas City Wizards show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Report
Arnaud 46' Arnaud 65' Bunbury 80' Zusi 91+'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,230 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Chicago Fire v D.C. United
October 16, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–0 D.C. United show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA7:00 pm CDT
Conde 37'
Report
Quaranta 5'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,056 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
International Friendly [ ]
Chicago Fire v A.C. Milan
May 30, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1 A.C. Milan show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA7:00 pm EDT
Seedorf 47'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Sister Cities Cup [ ]
Semi-Final Match
Chicago Fire v Paris Saint-Germain
May 19, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA7:00 pm ET
Chantome 14'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,254 Referee: Chris Penzo
Third Place Match
Chicago Fire v Legia Warsaw
SuperLiga [ ]
Chicago Fire v C.A. Morelia
July 14, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–5 C.A. Morelia show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA7:00 pm ET
Kinney 49'
report
Elias Hernandez 4' Luis Gabriel Rey 34' Miguel Sabah 40' Rafael Marquez Lugo 50' 70'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,009 Referee: José Vitelio Rivera
Chicago Fire v Pumas UNAM
July 20, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–0 Pumas UNAM show Bridgeview, Illinois, USA7:00 pm ET
Conde 34'
report
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,429 Referee: Jose Pineda
References [ ]
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Chicago, Illinois
Club Stadiums Affiliated clubs Culture Key personnel
Owner & Chairman
Joe Mansueto
President & General Manager
Nelson Rodríguez
COO
John Urban
Head Coach
Raphaël Wicky
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MLS Cup (1) Supporters' Shield (1) U.S. Open Cup (4)
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