Chicago Fire 2014 football season
Chicago Fire 2014 seasonChairman Andrew Hauptman Head coach Frank Yallop Stadium Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000)MLS 15th overall (9th in the Eastern Conference) MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Semifinals Brimstone Cup Winners Top goalscorer League: Quincy Amarikwa (8) All: Quincy Amarikwa (9) Highest home attendance 18,776 vs Houston Dynamo (October 24) Lowest home attendance 12,699 vs Philadelphia Union (April 5) Average home league attendance 16,076 (regular season)
The 2014 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 17th season in Major League Soccer and their 17th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 9, 2014, with an away match against Chivas USA . The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 24, 2014, with a home match against Houston Dynamo . Chicago finished the season with a 6-10-18 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the past five seasons. With 18 drawn matches, the Fire set a new MLS record for most ties in a season, beating the previous record of 16 ties set in 2011 by Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls.[1]
After 12 years with the team, midfielder Logan Pause retired at the end of the season. Pause spent all of his professional career playing for Chicago Fire.[2] [3] [4] On November 3, 2014, he was named Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.[5]
Squad at the end of the season [ ]
As of October 24, 2014. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of Birth (Aged)
Previous Club
Goalkeepers
25
Sean Johnson
GK
(1989-05-31 ) May 31, 1989 (aged 25)
Atlanta Blackhawks
28
Kyle Reynish
GK
(1983-11-03 ) November 3, 1983 (aged 30)
New York Cosmos
Defenders
3
Hunter Jumper
LB
(1989-02-28 ) February 28, 1989 (aged 25)
University of Virginia Cavaliers
4
Bakary Soumaré
CB
(1985-11-09 ) November 9, 1985 (aged 28)
Philadelphia Union
5
Lovel Palmer
RB
(1984-08-30 ) August 30, 1984 (aged 30)
Real Salt Lake
6
Patrick Ianni
CB
(1985-06-15 ) June 15, 1985 (aged 29)
Seattle Sounders
13
Gonzalo Segares
LB
(1982-10-13 ) October 13, 1982 (aged 32)
Apollon Limassol
16
Greg Cochrane
LB
(1990-11-11 ) November 11, 1990 (aged 23)
Los Angeles Galaxy
18
Steven Kinney
RB
(1987-10-28 ) October 28, 1987 (aged 26)
Carolina Dynamo
Midfielders
7
Alex
M
(1988-12-15 ) December 15, 1988 (aged 25)
FC Wohlen
8
Grant Ward
M
(1994-12-05 ) December 5, 1994 (aged 19)
Tottenham Hotspur
11
Sanna Nyassi
M
(1989-01-31 ) January 31, 1989 (aged 25)
Montreal Impact
12
Logan Pause
M
(1981-08-22 ) August 22, 1981 (aged 33)
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
20
Jeff Larentowicz
M
(1983-08-05 ) August 5, 1983 (aged 31)
Colorado Rapids
21
Chris Ritter
M
(1990-10-29 ) October 29, 1990 (aged 23)
Northwestern University Wildcats
22
Matt Watson
M
(1985-01-01 ) January 1, 1985 (aged 29)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
30
Răzvan Cociș
M
(1983-02-19 ) February 19, 1983 (aged 31)
FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
54
Benji Joya
M
(1993-09-22 ) September 22, 1993 (aged 21)
Santos Laguna
Forwards
9
Mike Magee
F
(1984-09-02 ) September 2, 1984 (aged 30)
Los Angeles Galaxy
14
Patrick Nyarko
F
(1986-01-15 ) January 15, 1986 (aged 28)
Virginia Tech Hokies
15
Matthew Fondy
F
(1989-07-28 ) July 28, 1989 (aged 25)
Chivas USA
19
Harry Shipp
F
(1991-11-07 ) November 7, 1991 (aged 22)
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish
24
Quincy Amarikwa
F
(1987-10-29 ) October 29, 1987 (aged 26)
Toronto FC
88
Robert Earnshaw
F
(1981-11-06 ) November 6, 1981 (aged 32)
Blackpool
99
Florent Sinama Pongolle
F
(1984-10-20 ) October 20, 1984 (aged 30)
FC Rostov
Player movement [ ]
In [ ]
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date
Player
Position
Previous Club
Notes
Ref
December 13, 2013
Lovel Palmer
D
Real Salt Lake
Acquired in exchange for allocation money
[6]
December 18, 2013
Chris Rolfe
F
Chicago Fire
Re-signed with the club after initially having his contract option declined and later opting out of Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
[7] [8]
January 6, 2014
Kyle Reynish
GK
New York Cosmos
Signed via free transfer
[9]
January 9, 2014
Harry Shipp
F
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Signed as a Homegrown Player
[10]
January 13, 2014
Chris Ritter
M
Northwestern University Wildcats
Signed as a Homegrown Player
[11]
January 15, 2014
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
D
Seattle Sounders
Acquired together with the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jalil Anibaba , the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft
[12]
January 15, 2014
Patrick Ianni
D
Seattle Sounders
Acquired together with the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jalil Anibaba , the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft
[12]
January 24, 2014
Logan Pause
M
Chicago Fire
Re-signed with the club after having initially having his contract option declined and later opting out of Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
[8] [13] [14]
January 24, 2014
Giuseppe Gentile
F
University of North Carolina Charlotte 49ers
Acquired via the Waiver Draft
[15]
February 14, 2014
Orr Barouch
F
Bnei Yehuda
Returned from loan
[16] [17]
February 25, 2014
Marco Franco
D
University of California-Irvine Anteaters
Signed after being selected 13th overall (First Round) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
[18] [19] [20]
February 28, 2014
Greg Cochrane
D
Los Angeles Galaxy
Traded for a conditional 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
[21]
March 5, 2014
Matt Watson
M
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Traded for a 2014 MLS International Roster Slot
[22]
July 5, 2014
Matthew Fondy
F
Chivas USA
Signed as a free agent
[23]
July 14, 2014
Răzvan Cociș
M
FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
Signed as a free agent
[24]
July 29, 2014
Sanna Nyassi
M
Montreal Impact
Acquired in exchange for Dilly Duka
[25]
August 15, 2014
Robert Earnshaw
F
Blackpool
Signed via free transfer
[26]
August 28, 2014
Collin Fernandez
M
Chicago Fire Academy
Signed as a Homegrown Player , will not be added to the first team roster until 2015
[27]
September 9, 2014
Florent Sinama Pongolle
F
FC Rostov
Signed as a free agent
[28]
Out [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Destination Club
Notes
Ref
November 25, 2013
Arévalo Ríos
M
None
Contract option was not picked up
[29]
November 25, 2013
Paolo Tornaghi
GK
None
Waived
[29]
December 9, 2013
Corben Bone
M
Philadelphia Union
2014 contract option was declined; selected with the sixth pick in Stage One of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft by Philadelphia Union
[8] [14] [30]
December 9, 2013
Joel Lindpere
M
None
2014 contract option was declined
[8] [14]
December 9, 2013
Daniel Paladini
M
Columbus Crew
2014 contract option was declined; rights traded to Columbus Crew in exchange for the fourth round (61st overall) pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
[8] [14] [31]
December 9, 2013
Maicon Santos
F
None
2014 contract option was declined
[8] [14]
December 9, 2013
Michael Videira
M
None
2014 contract option was declined
[8] [14]
December 9, 2013
Shaun Francis
D
San Jose Earthquakes
Out of contract; selected in Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft by San Jose Earthquakes
[14] [32] [33]
December 9, 2013
Wells Thompson
M
None
Out of contract
[8] [14]
January 15, 2014
Jalil Anibaba
D
Seattle Sounders
Traded together with the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado , Patrick Ianni and the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
[12]
February 20, 2014
Kellen Gulley
F
None
Returned from loan and was re-signed by the club after initially having his contract option declined, subsequently was waived in the preseason
[8] [34] [35]
February 20, 2014
Brendan King
M
None
Waived by the club
[35]
February 24, 2014
Federico Puppo
F
LDU Quito
After being out on loan since July 2012, a mutual agreement was reached to terminate the contract
[36] [37] [38]
February 24, 2014
Austin Berry
D
Philadelphia Union
Traded in exchange for allocation money
[39]
March 6, 2014
Yazid Atouba
M
None
Re-signed with the club after being out of contract, subsequently was waived in the preseason
[32] [34] [40]
April 2, 2014
Chris Rolfe
F
D.C. United
Traded in exchange for allocation money
[41]
June 11, 2014
Orr Barouch
F
None
The club and the player have mutually agreed to part ways
[42]
June 30, 2014
Giuseppe Gentile
F
None
Waived, after being loaned to Charlotte Eagles earlier in the season
[43] [44]
July 29, 2014
Dilly Duka
M
Montreal Impact
Traded in exchange for Sanna Nyassi
[25]
August 22, 2014
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
D
Chivas USA
Traded in exchange for allocation money
[45]
October 24, 2014
Logan Pause
M
None
Retired
[46]
Players selected in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft , but ultimately not signed by the club: midfielder (selected 61st overall, fourth round, from University of Denver ),[47] [48] midfielder Kadeem Dacres (selected 65th overall, fourth round, from University of Maryland, Baltimore County )[47] [48] and midfielder (selected 75th overall, fourth round, from Marquette University ).[17] [47]
Trialists released in the preseason: defender Rafael Alves ,[48] [49] forward Vini Dantas ,[48] [49] goalkeeper Kyle Renfro ,[48] [49] defender Andrae Campbell ,[17] [50] forward Daniel Jackson ,[17] [50] midfielder Freddie Braun (winner of the Open Tryout),[17] [51] defender Tim Ward [17] [52] goalkeeper David Meves [17] [49] defender [49] and forward Grant Ward .[50] [53]
Loans [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Player
Position
Loaned From
Notes
Ref
February 5, 2014
Benji Joya
M
Santos Laguna
One year loan with transfer option
[54]
March 22, 2014
Grant Ward
M
Tottenham Hotspur
Acquired on loan
[55]
Out [ ]
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Technical staff [ ]
Position
Staff
Head Coach and Director of Soccer
Frank Yallop
First Assistant Coach
C. J. Brown
Assistant Coach
Clint Mathis
Goalkeeping Coach
Aron Hyde
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Tony Jouaux
Technical Director
Brian Bliss
Head of Scouting
Trevor James
Director of Soccer & Team Development
Paul Cadwell
Director of Team Operations
Ron Stern
Head Equipment Manager
Charles Raycroft
Assistant Equipment Manager
Allan Araujo
Head Athletic Trainer
Bo Leonard, MS, ATC, PES-NASM
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Steve Bagus, ATC, PES-NASM
Massage Therapist
Jake Bronowski, LMT
Team Medical Director
Dr. Gilberto Munoz
Standings [ ]
Conference tables [ ]
Eastern Conference
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
D.C. United
34
17
9
8
52
37
+15
59
Conference Semi-finals & 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2
New England Revolution
34
17
13
4
51
37
+14
55
Conference Semi-finals
3
Columbus Crew SC
34
14
10
10
52
42
+10
52
4
New York Red Bulls
34
13
10
11
55
50
+5
50
Knockout round
5
Sporting Kansas City
34
14
13
7
48
41
+7
49
6
Philadelphia Union
34
10
12
12
51
51
0
42
7
Toronto FC
34
11
15
8
44
54
−10
41
8
Houston Dynamo
34
11
17
6
39
58
−19
39
9
Chicago Fire
34
6
10
18
41
51
−10
36
10
Montreal Impact
34
6
18
10
38
58
−20
28
Source:
MLS 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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Western Conference
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Seattle Sounders FC
34
20
10
4
65
50
+15
64
Conference Semi-finals & 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2
LA Galaxy
34
17
7
10
69
37
+32
61
Conference Semi-finals
3
Real Salt Lake
34
15
8
11
54
39
+15
56
4
FC Dallas
34
16
12
6
55
45
+10
54
Knockout round
5
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
34
12
8
14
42
40
+2
50
6
Portland Timbers
34
12
9
13
61
52
+9
49
7
Chivas USA
34
9
19
6
29
61
−32
33
8
Colorado Rapids
34
8
18
8
43
62
−19
32
9
San Jose Earthquakes
34
6
16
12
35
50
−15
30
Source:
MLS 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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Seattle Sounders FC (SS, W1)
34
20
10
4
65
50
+15
64
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4
2
LA Galaxy
34
17
7
10
69
37
+32
61
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2
3
D.C. United (E1)
34
17
9
8
52
37
+15
59
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3
4
Real Salt Lake
34
15
8
11
54
39
+15
56
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5
5
New England Revolution
34
17
13
4
51
46
+5
55
6
FC Dallas
34
16
12
6
55
45
+10
54
7
Columbus Crew
34
14
10
10
52
42
+10
52
8
New York Red Bulls
34
13
10
11
55
50
+5
50
9
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
34
12
8
14
42
40
+2
50
2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6
10
Sporting Kansas City
34
14
13
7
48
41
+7
49
11
Portland Timbers
34
12
9
13
61
52
+9
49
12
Philadelphia Union
34
10
12
12
51
51
0
42
13
Toronto FC
34
11
15
8
44
54
−10
41
14
Houston Dynamo
34
11
17
6
39
58
−19
39
15
Chicago Fire
34
6
10
18
41
51
−10
36
16
Chivas USA
34
9
19
6
29
61
−32
33
17
Colorado Rapids
34
8
18
8
43
62
−19
32
18
San Jose Earthquakes
34
6
16
12
35
50
−15
30
19
Montreal Impact
34
6
18
10
38
58
−20
28
2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7
Updated to match(es) played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source:
MLSSoccer.com
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship , however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:
Winner of the 2014 MLS Cup (Pot A) 2
Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B) 3
Winner of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B) 4
5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.
6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League , as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[61]
7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship .
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
34
36
6
10
18
41
51
−10
4
2
11
22
20
+2
2
8
7
19
31
−12
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 [ ]
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 31 32 33 34 Ground A A H A H A H H A H A H A H H A A H A H H H A A H A H H A A H A A H Result L T T T T T T L W W L T T L T T W T L T T W L T W L T T L T T L L W
Match results [ ]
Win
Tie
Loss
Preseason [ ]
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06 )
Chicago Fire v D.C. United
February 8, 2014 Preseason Chicago Fire 2–0 D.C. United show Bradenton, Florida 18:00
Shipp 48' Ward 80'
Report
Arnaud 39' Doyle 86'
Stadium: IMG Academy
Chicago Fire v D.C. United
February 12, 2014 Preseason Chicago Fire 1–0 D.C. United show Bradenton, Florida 9:00
Joya 75' Ward 85'
Report
Arnaud 35' Porter 72'
Stadium: IMG Academy
Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire
February 19, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup Colorado Rapids 1–2 Chicago Fire show Tucson, Arizona 16:30
Torres 68' José Mari 75'
Report
Ward 37' Amarikwa 40'
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex
New England Revolution v Chicago Fire
February 26, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup New England Revolution 1–0 Chicago Fire show Tucson, Arizona 16:30
Rowe 90+1'
Report
Hurtado 34'
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex
Chicago Fire v Chivas Rayadas
March 1, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup Chicago Fire 2–0 Chivas Rayadas show Tucson, Arizona 19:30
Anangonó 15' Larentowicz 80' Magee 88' Amarikwa 90'
Report
18'
Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Major League Soccer [ ]
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05 )
Chivas USA v Chicago Fire
March 9, 2014 Match 1 Chivas USA 3–2 Chicago Fire show Carson, California 16:00
Burling 40' , 88' Torres 56' (pen. ) McNamara 59' Bocanegra 77'
Report
Segares 55' Duka 61' Joya 64' , 78' Amarikwa 70'
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 8,320 Referee: William Anderson
Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls
March 23, 2014 Match 3 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York Red Bulls show Bridgeview, Illinois 14:00
Larentowicz 6' Magee 13'
Report
McCarty 21' , 74' Olave 30' Eckersley 79' Sekagya 85' Cahill 90+1'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,228 Referee: Drew Fischer
D.C. United v Chicago Fire
March 29, 2014 Match 4 D.C. United 2–2 Chicago Fire show Washington, D.C. 15:00
DeLeon 22' Espíndola 35' Parke 56' Kitchen 73'
Report
Hurtado 27' Cochrane 58' Amarikwa 82'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,445 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union
April 5, 2014 Match 5 Chicago Fire 2–2 Philadelphia Union show Bridgeview, Illinois 16:00
Magee 16' Duka 64' Anangonó 86' Soumaré 88'
Report
Edu 32' , 86' Fernandes 39' Bone 86'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,699 Referee: Chris Penso
Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire
April 12, 2014 Match 6 Montreal Impact 1–1 Chicago Fire show Montreal , Quebec 15:00
McInerney 43' Camara 90+2'
Report
Nyarko 44' Amarikwa 54' Magee 66'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,313 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Chicago Fire v New England Revolution
April 19, 2014 Match 7 Chicago Fire 1–1 New England Revolution show Bridgeview, Illinois 15:00
Amarikwa 16' , 34' 73'
Report
Nguyen 31' (pen. ) Barnes 45+2' Dorman 64' Soares 87' Alston 90'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,743 Referee: Sorin Stoica
Chicago Fire v Real Salt Lake
May 3, 2014 Match 8 Chicago Fire 2–3 Real Salt Lake show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Magee 22' , 63' Anangonó 30'
Report
Schuler 30' Beckerman 44' Plata 72' , 93+' Saborío 90'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Juan Guzman
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire
May 10, 2014 Match 9 New York Red Bulls 4–5 Chicago Fire show Harrison, New Jersey 18:00
Cahill 6' , 90+3' Wright-Phillips 39' , 67' , 78' (pen. )
Report
Shipp 4' , 53' , 58' Amarikwa 49' Nyarko 64'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 23,776 Referee: Kevin Stott
Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas City
May 18, 2014 Match 10 Chicago Fire 2–1 Sporting Kansas City show Bridgeview, Illinois 14:00
Magee 6' (pen. ) , 15' (pen. ) , 90+1' Hurtado 90+6'
Report
Palmer-Brown 49' 64' Dwyer 68' Feilhaber 82' Ellis 90+4'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,746 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire
May 24, 2014 Match 11 Columbus Crew 2–0 Chicago Fire show Columbus, Ohio 18:30
Finlay 10' Arrieta 25' Higuaín 54'
Report
Amarikwa 57' Ianni 81'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,290 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Chicago Fire v LA Galaxy
June 1, 2014 Match 12 Chicago Fire 1–1 LA Galaxy show Bridgeview, Illinois 15:00
Hurtado 7' Larentowicz 68' (pen. )
Report
Donovan 74' , 76'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,487 Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v Seattle Sounders FC
June 7, 2014 Match 14 Chicago Fire 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Ritter 8' Hurtado 24' 37' Shipp 41' , 82' Amarikwa 90+2'
Report
Martins 8' , 31' , 38' (pen. ) , 42' Neagle 78' Pineda 90+2' Frei 90+3'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,416 Referee: Chris Penso
Chicago Fire v Toronto FC
Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire
July 6, 2014 Match 16 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Chicago Fire show Kansas City, Kansas 14:00
Dom Dwyer 33' , 34' Benny Feilhaber 86'
Report
Mike Magee 40' Chris Ritter 45' Dilly Duka 54'
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,858 Referee: Alan Kelly
New England Revolution v Chicago Fire
July 12, 2014 Match 17 New England Revolution 0–1 Chicago Fire show Foxborough, Massachusetts 18:30
Daigo Kobayashi 23' José Gonçalves 63'
Report
Quincy Amarikwa 3' Patrick Ianni 84' Grant Ward 90+2'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,406 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union
July 19, 2014 Match 18 Chicago Fire 1–1 Philadelphia Union show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Alex 26' Jeff Larentowicz 60'
Report
Amobi Okugo 22' Sébastien Le Toux 90+1' (pen. )
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,460 Referee: Geoff Gamble
San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire
July 23, 2014 Match 19 San Jose Earthquakes 5–1 Chicago Fire show Santa Clara, California 22:00
Jordan Stewart 32' Shea Salinas 45' Atiba Harris 52' Chris Wondolowski 62' Yannick Djaló 79' Cordell Cato 84'
Report
Gonzalo Segares 67' Grant Ward 75' Matthew Fondy 81'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Dave Gantar
Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls
August 10, 2014 Match 22 Chicago Fire 1–0 New York Red Bulls show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:00
Mike Magee 38' (pen. )
Report
Ibrahim Sekagya 66'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,109 Referee: Ted Unkel
Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire v FC Dallas
August 30, 2014 Match 25 Chicago Fire 1–0 FC Dallas show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Grant Ward 10' Bakary Soumaré 52' Robert Earnshaw 83' Matt Watson 90+5'
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,824 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
New England Revolution v Chicago Fire
September 7, 2014 Match 26 New England Revolution 2–1 Chicago Fire show Foxborough, Massachusetts 18:00
Diego Fagúndez 41' Charlie Davies 60' Darrius Barnes 74' Scott Caldwell 78' Jermaine Jones 78'
Report
Sanna Nyassi 28' Lovel Palmer 36' Răzvan Cociș 39' Matt Watson 58'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,204 Referee: Chris Penso
Chicago Fire v Toronto FC
Chicago Fire v D.C. United
September 20, 2014 Match 28 Chicago Fire 3–3 D.C. United show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Quincy Amarikwa 16' Jeff Larentowicz 32' (pen. ) Răzvan Cociș 45' Matt Watson 78' Lovel Palmer 90+1'
Report
Perry Kitchen 31' Luis Silva 39' (pen. ) , 54' Nick DeLeon 65' Bobby Boswell 68'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,279 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire
Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire
October 2, 2014 Match 30 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Chicago Fire show Chester, Pennsylvania 19:00
Amobi Okugo 88'
Report
Lovel Palmer 5' Patrick Nyarko 86' Jeff Larentowicz 90+1' Robert Earnshaw 90+2'
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 14,838 Referee: Chris Penso
Chicago Fire v Montreal Impact
October 5, 2014 Match 31 Chicago Fire 0–0 Montreal Impact show Bridgeview, Illinois 16:00
Gonzalo Segares 88'
Report
Hassoun Camara 65'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,915 Referee: Mark Geiger
Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire
October 10, 2014 Match 32 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire show Kansas City, Kansas 19:30
Matt Besler 71' Graham Zusi 80' Dom Dwyer 90+2'
Report
Matt Watson 4' Bakary Soumaré 60'
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,938 Referee: Kevin Stott
D.C. United v Chicago Fire
October 18, 2014 Match 33 D.C. United 2–1 Chicago Fire show Washington, D.C. 18:00
Chris Pontius 31' Eddie Johnson 53'
Report
Harry Shipp 67' Chris Ritter 90+2'
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 20,162 Referee: Armando Villarreal
Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo
October 24, 2014 Match 34 Chicago Fire 2–1 Houston Dynamo show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:00
Alex 33' Jeff Larentowicz 66' (pen. ) Logan Pause 70' Florent Sinama Pongolle 90+1'
Report
Omar Cummings 18' Brad Davis 82' Tyler Deric 82' A. J. Cochran 85'
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,776 Referee: Allen Chapman
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05 )
Chicago Fire v Pittsburgh Riverhounds
June 18 Fourth Round Chicago Fire 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds show Bridgeview, Illinois 21:23[62]
Ward 22' Magee 40'
Report
Marshall 42'
Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew
June 25 Fifth Round Chicago Fire 4–2 (a.e.t. ) Columbus Crew show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:30
Ianni 34' Pause 54' Anangonó 83' , 108' Amarikwa 92' Ward 118'
Report
Arrieta 55' Añor 70' Parkhurst 97'
Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Robert Sibiga
Atlanta Silverbacks v Chicago Fire
Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire
Friendlies [ ]
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05 )
Chicago Fire v Tottenham Hotspur
July 26, 2014 Chicago Fire 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur show Bridgeview, Illinois 19:00
Report Highlights
Harry Kane 5' Aaron Lennon 83'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Total
MLS Regular season
U.S. Open Cup
1
GK
Alec Kann (on loan to Charlotte Eagles )
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
3
DF
Hunter Jumper
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
4
DF
Bakary Soumaré
30
0
25+1
0
4+0
0
5
DF
Lovel Palmer
32
1
29+1
1
1+1
0
6
DF
Patrick Ianni
14
1
11+1
0
2+0
1
7
MF
Alex
31
1
24+4
0
1+2
1
8
MF
Grant Ward (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur )
27
2
12+11
1
4+0
1
9
FW
Mike Magee
20
8
17+0
7
3+0
1
11
MF
Sanna Nyassi
10
1
6+4
1
0+0
0
12
MF
Logan Pause
16
0
6+6
0
3+1
0
13
DF
Gonzalo Segares
22
0
20+1
0
1+0
0
14
FW
Patrick Nyarko
17
1
9+8
1
0+0
0
15
FW
Matthew Fondy
10
0
0+8
0
0+2
0
16
DF
Greg Cochrane
15
0
12+0
0
3+0
0
18
DF
Steven Kinney
2
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
19
FW
Harry Shipp
37
7
26+7
7
4+0
0
20
MF
Jeff Larentowicz
37
7
33+0
6
4+0
1
21
MF
Chris Ritter
11
0
8+2
0
0+1
0
22
MF
Matt Watson
31
1
22+5
1
4+0
0
23
DF
Marco Franco (on loan to Orange County Blues )
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
24
FW
Quincy Amarikwa
36
10
29+3
8
4+0
2
25
GK
Sean Johnson
37
-59
33+0
-49
4+0
-10
27
MF
Victor Pineda (on loan to Indy Eleven )
4
0
0+4
0
0+0
0
28
GK
Kyle Reynish
1
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
30
MF
Razvan Cocis
11
0
8+2
0
1+0
0
33
FW
Juan Luis Anangonó (on loan to LDU Quito )
16
4
4+11
2
0+1
2
54
MF
Benji Joya (on loan from Santos Laguna )
12
1
9+3
1
0+0
0
88
FW
Robert Earnshaw
5
3
1+4
3
0+0
0
99
FW
Florent Sinama Pongolle
7
1
4+3
1
0+0
0
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)
11
MF
Dilly Duka (traded)
6
0
3+3
0
0+0
0
15
FW
Orr Barouch (contract terminated)
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
17
FW
Chris Rolfe (traded)
2
0
1+1
0
0+0
0
34
DF
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (traded)
21
1
19+0
1
1+1
0
92
FW
Giuseppe Gentile (waived)
0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
Leading scorers [ ]
Updated to match played on October 24, 2014. Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2014 Chicago Fire
Recognition [ ]
MLS Player of the Week [ ]
MLS Team of the Week [ ]
Team annual awards [ ]
Forward Quincy Amarikwa won the Golden Boot award for scoring the team-leading eight goals this season. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Johnson was also named the team's Most Valuable Player. The winners were selected by the local media members.[63]
First-year defender Lovel Palmer was voted Section 8 Chicago Supporters Player of the Year.[64]
Patrick Nyarko 's strike in the match against New York Red Bulls on May 10 was voted the team's 2014 Goal of the Year.[65]
Kits [ ]
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
First appearance / Info
Home[66] [67]
Red / Navy
Red
Red
Home Alt.
Red / Navy
Navy
Red
MLS , March 23 against New York
Away
Navy
Navy
Navy
Primary kit [ ]
The club unveiled its new 2014 primary kit on March 4, 2014. According to the release, the jersey design was inspired by the City of Chicago fire trucks which feature a dark top, a band and red throughout the bottom half. The light blue represents the primary color of the
Chicago flag .[66]
Third kit [ ]
On October 8, 2013 the club unveiled the third kit to be worn in the 2014 season. The municipal-themed design named "Heart on Your Sleeve" incorporated the city flag as well as the iconic Chicago skyline. The winning design was selected via a fan vote online.[68]
Miscellany [ ]
Draft pick trades [ ]
Picks acquired:
Picks traded:
References [ ]
^ "Chicago Fire take mantle of MLS "tie kings" after making history in draw vs. Philadelphia" . mlssoccer.com. October 3, 2014.
^ "As Logan Pause announces retirement, Chicago Fire lose another link to the past" . mlssoccer.com. September 5, 2014.
^ "Logan Pause Retirement Press Conference" . chicago-fire.com. September 5, 2014.
^ "Pause walks away from the field with a message to all Fire supporters" . chicago-fire.com. October 25, 2014.
^ "The Legend Continues: Logan Pause named Vice President of Chicago Fire Soccer Club" . chicago-fire.com. November 3, 2014.
^ "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Acquires Lovel Palmer from Real Salt Lake" . chicago-fire.com. 13 December 2013.
^ "Chicago Fire forward Rolfe happy to stay longer with "club I want to be with" " . chicago-fire.com. 18 December 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Exercise Contract Options on 10 Players Ahead of Thursday's Re-Entry Draft" . chicago-fire.com. 9 December 2013.
^ "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Goalkeeper Kyle Reynish" . chicago-fire.com. 10 January 2014.
^ "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Harrison Shipp as Homegrown Player" . chicago-fire.com. 9 January 2014.
^ "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Sign Chris Ritter as Homegrown Player" . chicago-fire.com. 13 January 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "TRADE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni" . chicago-fire.com. 15 January 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Re-Sign Veteran Midfielder Logan Pause" . chicago-fire.com. 24 January 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Major League Soccer unveils list of 68 eligible players for 2013 Re-Entry Process" . mlssoccer.com. 9 December 2013.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Giuseppe Gentile Through MLS Waiver Draft" . chicago-fire.com. 24 January 2014.
^ "Fire Loan Orr Barouch to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C." chicago-fire.com. 13 September 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Orr Barouch set to re-join Fire in Tucson as trialists are released from camp" . chicago-fire.com. February 14, 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Selects UC Irvine's Marco Franco" . chicago-fire.com. 16 January 2014.
^ "Marco Franco selection sees Chicago Fire draft for a need at right back" . chicago-fire.com. 16 January 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Defender Marco Franco" . chicago-fire.com. 25 February 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Defender Greg Cochrane" . chicago-fire.com. 3 March 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Matt Watson from Vancouver Whitecaps FC" . chicago-fire.com. 5 March 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Sign Forward Matthew Fondy" . chicago-fire.com. 5 July 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Sign Romanian Midfielder Răzvan Cociș" . chicago-fire.com. 14 July 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires midfielder Sanna Nyassi from Montreal Impact" . chicago-fire.com. 29 July 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Sign Welsh International Forward Robert Earnshaw" . chicago-fire.com. 15 August 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Collin Fernandez as a Homegrown Player" . chicago-fire.com. 28 August 2014.
^ "NEWS: Chicago Fire announce the signing of French forward Florent Sinama-Pongolle" . chicago-fire.com. 9 September 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Chicago Fire part ways with Paolo Tornaghi and Egidio Arevalo Rios" . chicago-fire.com. 25 November 2013.
^ "Portland Timbers nab Steve Zakuani in Re-Entry Draft Stage 1; DC United get Sean Franklin, Bobby Boswell" . mlssoccer.com. December 12, 2013.
^ "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Acquire 2014 MLS SuperDraft Pick from Columbus Crew" . chicago-fire.com. December 12, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b "MLS Transactions 2014" . mlssoccer.com. 9 December 2013.
^ "RE-ENTRY: Chicago Fire pass in Stage Two as Shaun Francis is selected by San Jose Earthquakes" . chicago-fire.com. December 18, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Re-signs Yazid Atouba and Kellen Gulley" . chicago-fire.com. 14 January 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Chicago Fire Waive Kellen Gulley And Brendan King" . chicago-fire.com. 20 February 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Loan Federico Puppo" . chicago-fire.com. 25 January 2013.
^ "Frank Yallop and Chicago Fire Technical Staff Pre-Season Press Conference" . 24 January 2014.Frank Yallop at the press conference - "they are still our property" (34:07)
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Terminates Contract of Federico Puppo" . chicago-fire.com. February 24, 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Allocation Money from Philadelphia Union for Austin Berry" . chicago-fire.com. 24 February 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club waives midfielder Yazid Atouba" . chicago-fire.com. 6 March 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire acquires allocation money from D.C. United in exchange for Chris Rolfe" . chicago-fire.com. 2 April 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire, Orr Barouch Mutually Agree To Part Ways" . chicago-fire.com. 11 June 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Loans Forward Giuseppe Gentile to USL PRO Side Charlotte Eagles" . chicago-fire.com. 10 April 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Waive Forward Giuseppe Gentile" . chicago-fire.com. 30 June 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Receives Allocation Money from Chivas USA" . chicago-fire.com. 22 August 2014.
^ "Pause walks away from the field with a message to all Fire supporters" . chicago-fire.com. 25 October 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c "2014 MLS SuperDraft Tracker" . mlssoccer.com. 21 January 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "PREVIEW: What you should know ahead of Orlando City, D.C. United friendlies" . chicago-fire.com. February 11, 2014. The Fire currently have 28 signed players, plus Orr Barouch who seems set to re-join the team in Tucson after rehabbing an injury. The team also has nine unsigned players...
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Chicago Fire Roster at Preseason in Ave Maria, Florida" . chicago-fire.com. 2 February 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c "PREVIEW: What you should know ahead of Orlando City, D.C. United friendlies" . chicago-fire.com. 11 February 2014.
^ "RELEASE:Chicago Fire Announce Freddie Braun as 2013 Open Tryout Winner" . chicago-fire.com. December 19, 2013. "Former Fire PDL midfielder emerges from field of 160, invited to preseason phase one."
^ "Former Chicago Fire defender Tim Ward hopeful of another chance with the Men in Red" . chicago-fire.com. 28 January 2014.
^ "With Grant Ward headed back to Spurs, Yallop hopes to move on loan deal to bring him to Chicago" . chicago-fire.com. February 20, 2014.
^ "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Midfielder Benji Joya" . chicago-fire.com. 4 February 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Grant Ward On Loan from Tottenham Hotspur FC" . chicago-fire.com. 22 March 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Loan Alvaro Fernandez to Club Nacional de Football" . chicago-fire.com. 9 July 2013.
^ "Chicago Fire loans Alec Kann to USL-PRO side Charlotte Eagles" . chicago-fire.com. 6 June 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire loans midfielder Victor Pineda to Indy Eleven" . chicago-fire.com. 13 June 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Loan Juan Luis Anangono to LDU Quito" . chicago-fire.com. 3 July 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Loan Marco Franco to USL PROs OC Blues FC" . 12 September 2014.
^ "Changes for future Amway Canadian Championships" . CONCACAF.com. March 21, 2014.
^ The game began late after a long rain delay and was eventually cut short by the inclement weather in the 49th minute.
^ "Chicago Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson named 2014 Team MVP and Defensive Player of the Year" . chicago-fire.com. October 27, 2014.
^ "NEWS: Lovel Palmer wins 2014 Section 8 Chicago Supporters Player of the Year Award" . chicago-fire.com. October 30, 2014.
^ "Patrick Nyarko's May 10 strike at New York voted 2014 Aldi Goal of the Year" . chicago-fire.com. November 22, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Unveils 2014 Primary Kit" . chicago-fire.com. March 4, 2014.
^ "PHOTOS: Players Model Chicago Fire Primary Kit" . chicago-fire.com. March 4, 2014.
^ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Quaker Oats Announce Winning "Heart on Your Sleeve" Design of the #cf97ThirdKit Design Contest" . October 8, 2013.
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