2017 Chicago Fire season

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Chicago Fire
2017 season
Chicago Fire SC wordmark secondary.svg
ChairmanAndrew Hauptman
Head coachVeljko Paunović
StadiumToyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
MLSConference: 3rd
Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Brimstone CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Nemanja Nikolić (24)
All: Nemanja Nikolić (24)
Highest home attendance21,891
(August 19 vs Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance11,244
(May 17 vs Colorado Rapids)
Average home league attendance17,383 (regular season)
11,647(playoffs)
Biggest winCHI 4-0 ORL (6/24)
CHI (4-0) VAN (7/1)
Biggest defeatATL 4-0 CHI (3/18)
Away colors
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June 24 game against Orlando City SC

The 2017 Chicago Fire season was the club's 22nd year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, losing in the knockout round.

Current squad[]

As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Jorge Bava Uruguay GK (1981-08-02) August 2, 1981 (age 40) Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga International
28 Matt Lampson United States GK (1989-09-06) September 6, 1989 (age 32) United States Columbus Crew
30 Stefan Cleveland United States GK (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 27) United States University of Louisville Loaned Out
45 Richard Sánchez Mexico GK (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 27) Mexico Tigres UANL
Defenders
3 Brandon Vincent United States D (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 27) United States Stanford Cardinal
4 Johan Kappelhof Netherlands D (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 31) Netherlands FC Groningen International
5 Michael Harrington United States D (1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 36) United States Colorado Rapids
16 Jonathan Campbell United States D (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 (age 28) United States North Carolina Tar Heels
22 Patrick Doody United States D (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 29) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
25 Jorge Luis Corrales Cuba D (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 30) United States Tulsa Roughnecks Loaned Out
26 Christian Dean United States D (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 28) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
33 Matej Dekovic Croatia D (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 28) United States University of North Carolina Charlotte International,
Loaned out
66 João Meira Portugal D/M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 34) Portugal Belenenses International
Midfielders
2 Matt Polster United States M (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 28) United States SIU Edwardsville Cougars
6 Dax McCarty United States M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 34) United States New York Red Bulls
7 John Goossens Netherlands M (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 33) Romania FC Voluntari International,
On injured list
12 Arturo Álvarez El Salvador M (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 36) Hungary Videoton FC
13 Brandt Bronico United States M (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 26) United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Loaned out
14 Djordje Mihailovic United States M (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 23) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
15 Joey Calistri United States M (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 28) United States Northwestern Wildcats Homegrown,
Loaned out
17 Collin Fernandez United States/Peru M (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 (age 25) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown,
Loaned out
18 Drew Conner United States M (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 28) United States Wisconsin Badgers Homegrown
19 Juninho Brazil M (1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 (age 33) Mexico Club Tijuana Loaned in
20 Daniel Johnson United States M (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 26) United States University of Louisville
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany M (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 37) England Manchester United Designated Player,
International
Forwards
8 Michael de Leeuw Netherlands F (1986-10-07) October 7, 1986 (age 35) Netherlands FC Groningen International
9 Luis Solignac Argentina F (1991-02-16)February 16, 1991 (aged 25) United States Colorado Rapids International
10 David Arshakyan Armenia F (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 27) Lithuania FK Trakai International
11 David Accam Ghana F/M (1990-09-28) September 28, 1990 (age 31) Sweden Helsingborgs IF Designated Player
23 Nemanja Nikolić Hungary F (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 34) Poland Legia Warsaw Designated Player,
International

Player movement[]

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2017

In[]

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 23, 2016 El Salvador Arturo Álvarez M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Joey Calistri M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Jonathan Campbell D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Drew Conner M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Patrick Doody D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Sean Johnson GK United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Matt Lampson GK United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Matt Polster M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Brandon Vincent D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [1]
December 20, 2016 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F Poland Legia Warsaw Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal [2]
January 5, 2017 Argentina Luis Solignac F United States Chicago Fire Re-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third [1][3]
January 7, 2017 Uruguay Jorge Bava GK Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019 [4]
January 16, 2017 United States Dax McCarty M United States New York Red Bulls Acquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options [5]
January 27, 2017 United States Djordje Mihailovic M United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player [6]
January 30, 2017 United States Daniel Johnson M United States University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [7][8]
January 30, 2017 United States Stefan Cleveland GK United States University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [7][8]
February 27, 2017 United States Brandt Bronico M United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [9][10]
February 27, 2017 Croatia Matej Dekovic D United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft [9][10]
March 21, 2017 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M England Manchester United Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year [11][12][13]
August 9, 2017 United States Christian Dean D Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Acquired in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money, $50,000 of conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event he starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches, and a percentage of any future transfer fees; signed a one-year deal with two-year club options [14]
August 11, 2017 Mexico Richard Sánchez G Mexico Tigres UANL Signed a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order [15]
September 14, 2017 Cuba Jorge Luis Corrales D United States Tulsa Roughnecks Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks [16]

Out[]

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 23, 2016 Romania Răzvan Cociș M None Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Eric Gehrig D None Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017 [1][17]
November 23, 2016 United States Nick LaBrocca M None Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Patrick McLain GK United States Orlando City SC Contract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft [1][18]
November 23, 2016 United States Alex Morrell M United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016 [1][19]
November 23, 2016 Brazil Rodrigo Ramos D Brazil Coritiba Loan expired [1]
November 23, 2016 United States Michael Stephens M United States San Francisco Deltas Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6 [1][20]
November 23, 2016 Senegal Khaly Thiam M Hungary MTK Budapest Loan expired [1]
December 11, 2016 United States Sean Johnson GK United States New York City FC Traded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money [21][22]

Loans[]

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In[]

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
December 23, 2016 Brazil Juninho M Mexico Club Tijuana Signed on loan to a one-year contract with options to purchase the player outright or extend the contract; Fire sent general allocation money, 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick and the No. 3 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order to Minnesota United FC in exchange for the No. 2 spot used to acquire the player (No. 1 spot holder passed) [35]

Out[]

Date Player Position Loaned to Notes Return Ref
March 15, 2017 United States Joey Calistri M United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [36][37]
March 15, 2017 Croatia Matej Dekovic D United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [36]
March 15, 2017 United States/Peru Collin Fernandez M United States Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. [36]
May 13, 2017 United States Brandt Bronico M United States Tulsa Roughnecks The Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he'd been loaned to the club. He returned in early June. [38]
May 23, 2017 United States Stefan Cleveland GK United States Tulsa Roughnecks Nelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas. Following the injury of Jorge Bava, he was called back in. June 2017 [39]
July 14, 2017 United States Patrick Doody D United States St. Louis FC St. Louis announced that they'd acquired Doody on loan. July 2017 [40]
September 14, 2017 Cuba Jorge Luis Corrales D United States Tulsa Roughnecks Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks [16]

Technical staff[]

Position Staff
General Manager United States Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach Serbia Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach Serbia Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach United States Eric Gehrig
Goalkeeper Coach Serbia Aleksandar Sarić
Strength and Conditioning Coach Raphael Fevre
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 Steven Purcell
Assistant Athletic Trainer Reade Whitney
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Head Orthopedic Officer Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D.
Physical Therapist Ryan Perry

Last updated: May 1, 2017
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings[]

Eastern Conference table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 Conference Semifinals[a]
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 62 48 +14 55 Knockout Round
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
7 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
9 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
10 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
11 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
Source: MLS
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:
  1. ^ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[41]

Overall table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 Toronto FC (C, X) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United FC 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City SC 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United FC 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
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) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[42] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
      2. The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

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 55 16 11 7 61 47  +14 12 2 3 41 14  +27 4 9 4 20 33  −13

Last updated: October 22, 2017
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

Match results[]

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason[]

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Saturday, February 4, 2017 Chicago Fire 1–0 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Florida
18:00 Nemanja Nikolić 41' Report Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex
Thursday, February 9, 2017 Chicago Fire 1–0 Philadelphia Union Bradenton, Florida
12:00 Patrick Doody Yellow card 49'
Michael de Leeuw 56'		 Report Roland Alberg Yellow card 39' Stadium: IMG Academy
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Chicago Fire 4–1 Montreal Impact St. Petersburg, Florida
10:00 David Accam 1'
Dax McCarty 15'
Kyle Fisher 18' (o.g.)
Nemanja Nikolić 64'		 Report Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla Yellow card 30'
Laurent Ciman Yellow card 52'
Ignacio Piatti 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Sunday, February 19, 2017 Chicago Fire 5–2 Miami FC Bradenton, Florida
17:00 Luis Solignac 3'
John Goossens 42' (pen.)
Arturo Álvarez 49'
David Arshakyan 52'
David Accam 63'
João Meira Yellow card 87'		 Report Dylan Mares 38'
Ariel Martínez 71' (pen.)
Unknown player Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Chicago Fire 3–2 FC Cincinnati Bradenton, Florida
16:00 Luis Solignac 31'
Djordje Mihailovic Yellow card 67'
Michael de Leeuw 70'
Drew Conner Yellow card 72'
Patrick Doody Yellow card 74'
Matej Dekovic 89'		 Report Aodhan Quinn Yellow card 21'
Marco Dominguez Yellow card 85'
Djiby Fall 88'
Paul Nicholson 90+1'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Saturday, February 25, 2017 Suncoast Invitational Chicago Fire 4–1 Toronto FC St. Petersburg, Florida
14:00 Juninho 9'
Nemanja Nikolić 16' (pen.)
Michael de Leeuw 39', 74'		 Report Clément Simonin Yellow card 61'
Tosaint Ricketts 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Major League Soccer[]

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05), unless posted otherwise

Saturday, March 4, 2017 1 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
13:00 CST (UTC-06) Finlay 17'
Higuaín Yellow card 41'		 Report Accam 73'
Goossens Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 15,023
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Saturday, March 11, 2017 2 Chicago Fire 2–0 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 CST (UTC-06) Nikolić 11'
Álvarez 15'		 Report Wingert Yellow card 79' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,024
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, March 18, 2017 3 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
15:00 Vincent 4' (o.g.)
Gressel Yellow card 15'
Almirón Yellow card 45'
Martínez 60', 82'
Villalba 67'		 Report Kappelhof Red card 11'
Bava Yellow card 18'		 Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
Attendance: 45,922
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Saturday, April 1, 2017 4 Chicago Fire 2–2 Montreal Impact Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00 Schweinsteiger 17'
Júnior Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 71'
Solignac 90+3'		 Recap Duvall Yellow card 57'
Arregui Yellow card 60'
Mancosu 61'
Cabrera Yellow card 76' Red card 80'
Lovitz Yellow card 78'
Tabla 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,103
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Saturday, April 8, 2017 5 Chicago Fire 1–0 Columbus Crew SC Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 Nikolić 22'
McCarty Yellow card 86'		 Report Crognale Yellow card 84' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,434
Referee: Alan Kelly
Saturday, April 15, 2017 6 Chicago Fire 3–0 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Schweinsteiger 45'
Nikolić 47', 73'
Kappelhof Yellow card 77'		 Recap Watson Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 27' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,914
Referee:
Friday, April 21, 2017 7 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
18:30 Giovinco 28', 82'
Zavaleta 32'
Osorio Yellow card 85'		 Report McCarty Yellow card 15'
Kappelhof Yellow card 24'
Accam 88'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 27,097
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Saturday, April 29, 2017 8 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
18:30 Wright-Phillips 37'
Muyl Yellow card 51'
Lade Yellow card 61'
Lawrence 71'
Martins Yellow card 81'
Gulbrandsen Yellow card 87'		 Nikolić 59' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,814
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Saturday, May 6, 2017 9 LA Galaxy 2–2 Chicago Fire Carson, California
21:30 Steres 56'
Santos 65'
Alessandrini Yellow card 74'		 Report Accam 13' (pen.)
Nikolić 16'
Vincent Yellow card 60'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 24,256
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, May 13, 2017 10 Chicago Fire 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 Nikolić 25' (pen.), 76'
Lampson Yellow card 48'
Accam 60'
Solignac 73'
Brandon Vincent Yellow card 78'		 Report Frei Yellow card 26'
Dempsey 28'
Jones Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,153
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 11 Chicago Fire 3–0 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nikolić 15', 74'
Accam 57'		 Report Azira Yellow card 62' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,244
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Saturday, May 20, 2017 12 D.C. United 0–1 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
15:00 Sarvas Yellow card 8'
Neagle Yellow card 64'		 Report Accam 52'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 20,618
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Thursday, May 25, 2017 13 Chicago Fire 2–1 FC Dallas Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Nikolić 3'
Accam 9'
Solignac Yellow card 18'
Kappelhof Yellow card 82'		 Report Lamah 6'
Gruezo Yellow card 21'
Guillen Yellow card 23'
Hume Yellow card 45'
Hedges Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,584
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Sunday, June 4, 2017 14 Orlando City SC 0–0 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
18:30 Ramos Red card 26'
Nocerino Red card 66'		 Report Leeuw Yellow card 60'
Arshakyan Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 24,469
Referee:
Saturday, June 10, 2017 15 Chicago Fire 2–0 Atlanta United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Solignac 29'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 50'
Accam Yellow card 59'
Nikolić 70' (pen.)		 Report Kratz Yellow card 39'
Carmona Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,453
Referee: Alan Kelly
Saturday, June 17, 2017 16 New England Revolution 1–2 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 Rowe Yellow card 21'
Mlinar 70'		 Report Nikolić 18'
Solignac 61'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,548
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, June 24, 2017 17 Chicago Fire 4–0 Orlando City SC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Accam 3', 8', 63' (pen.)
Nikolić 52', Yellow card 69'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 53'
Leeuw Yellow card 56'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 22'
Higuita Yellow card 33'
Kaká Yellow card 58'
PC Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Saturday, July 1, 2017 18 Chicago Fire 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 Nikolić 14', 18'
Álvarez 25'
Leeuw 84'		 Report Laba Red card 78' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,187
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 19 Portland Timbers 2–2 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
21:30 Adi 24' (pen.)
Blanco 70', Yellow card 73'		 Report Álvarez 34'
Vincent 61'
Lampson Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Saturday, July 22, 2017 20 New York City FC 2–1 Chicago Fire The Bronx, New York
13:00 Herrera Yellow card Yellow-red card 8'
Villa 47'
Brillant 50', Yellow card 87'
Johnson Yellow card 60'
Harrison Yellow card 83'		 Report Meira Yellow card 44'
Accam 54'
Kappelhof Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 26,025
Referee: Allen Chapman
Saturday, July 29, 2017 21 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
19:00 Sallói 23'
Feilhaber 45+1'
Blessing 51'		 Report Besler 28' (o.g.)
Júnior Yellow card 76'
Accam 78'
Meira Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,313
Referee: Alan Kelly
Saturday, August 5, 2017 22 Chicago Fire 4–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Polster 8'
Júnior 39'
Accam Yellow card 45+1'
Leeuw 49', Yellow card 64'
Campbell Yellow card 80'
Solignac 90+2'		 Report Kamara 24'
Angoua Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,214
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Saturday, August 12, 2017 23 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
18:30 Manneh 18'
Meram Yellow card 59', 73'
Mensah Yellow card 67'
Kamara 88' (pen.)		 Report Leeuw 13'
Meira Yellow card 26'
Polster Yellow card 73'
Lampson Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 18,690
Referee:
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 24 Montreal Impact 3–0 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
18:30 Piatti 6', 38'
Cabrera Yellow card 20'
Mancosu 37' (pen.)
Duvall Yellow card 48'
Piette Yellow card 78'		 Report Matt Lampson Yellow card 36' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,894
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Saturday, August 19, 2017 25 Chicago Fire 1–3 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 David Accam 54' Report Bradley Yellow card 5'
Delgado 13'
Hasler 63'
Zavaleta Yellow card 75'
Giovinco 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,891
Referee:
Saturday, August 26, 2017 26 Chicago Fire 1–2 Minnesota United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 McCarty Yellow card 69'
Accam 77'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 84'		 Report Danladi 36', 45', Yellow card 78' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,048
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, September 2, 2017 27 Montreal Impact 0–1 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
18:00 Boldor Red card 50'
Donadel Yellow card 70'		 Report Júnior Yellow card 38'
Schweinsteiger 59'
Leeuw Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Saturday, September 9, 2017 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Campbell Yellow card 57'
Nikolić 66'
Alvarez Yellow card 73'
Leeuw Yellow card 76'		 Report Wright-Phillips 7'
Zizzo Yellow card 31'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,808
Referee: Alan Kelly
Saturday, September 16, 2017 29 Chicago Fire 3–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Vincent Yellow card 15', 62'
Harkes (o.g.)
Nikolić 90' (pen.)		 Recap Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,643
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Saturday, September 23, 2017 30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00 Pontius 10', 55'
Sapong 64'
Rosenberry Yellow card 85'
Creavalle Yellow card 86'		 Report Polster Yellow card 16'
Kappelhof Yellow card 42'
Solignac 67'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,619
Referee:
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 31 San Jose Earthquakes 1-4 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
21:30 Jungwirth Yellow card 35'
Godoy Yellow card 39'
Yueill Yellow card 67'
Wondolowski 87'		 Report Mihailovic 14'
Alvarez Yellow card 26'
Solignac 40'
Nikolić 48', 65'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Drew Fischer
Saturday, September 30, 2017 32 Chicago Fire 1-1 New York City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 McCarty Yellow card 16'
Nikolić 20'		 Report Villa 43'
Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,195
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Sunday, October 15, 2017 33 Chicago Fire 3-2 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Nemanja Nikolić 3', 64' (pen.)
Matt Polster Yellow card 45+1'		 [1] Johan Kappelhof (o.g.)
Alejandro Bedoya 13'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,616
Referee: Allen Chapman
Sunday, October 22, 2017 34 Houston Dynamo 3-0 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
15:00 Leonardo 2'
Romell Quioto 68'
Mauro Manotas 75'		 Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,456
Referee: Alan Kelly

MLS Cup Playoffs[]

Main article: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

October 25, 2017 Knockout Round Chicago Fire 0-4 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Report Wright-Phillips 7'
Kljestan 11'
Royer 70'
Verón Yellow card 85', 87'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,647
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup[]

Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4th Round Saint Louis FC 0–1 Chicago Fire Fenton, Missouri
19:30 Octavio Guzmán Yellow card 29'
Dragan Stojkov Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 81'		 Report Luis Solignac 27'
Dax McCarty Yellow card 43'
Juninho Yellow card 71'
Brandon Vincent Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 28, 2017 Round of 16 FC Cincinnati 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Chicago Fire Cincinnati, Ohio
18:30 Josu Yellow card 55'
Andrew Wiedeman Yellow card 109'		 Report Matt Polster Yellow card 46'
Nemanja Nikolić Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 32,287
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Penalties
Aodhan Quinn soccer ball with red X
Josu soccer ball with check mark
Harrison Delbridge soccer ball with check mark
Jimmy McLaughlin soccer ball with check mark		 Nemanja Nikolić soccer ball with red X
Arturo Álvarez soccer ball with red X
Bastian Schweinsteiger soccer ball with check mark
Juninho soccer ball with red X

Squad statistics[]

Games Played[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
1 GK  URU Jorge Bava 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 720
2 MF  USA Matt Polster 21 22 1,769 1 1 90 1 2 152 23 25 2,011
3 DF  USA Brandon Vincent 26 27 2,341 1 1 90 2 2 210 29 30 2,641
4 DF  NED Johan Kappelhof 33 33 2,881 1 1 90 2 2 210 36 36 3,181
5 DF  USA Michael Harrington 9 9 798 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 798
6 MF  USA Dax McCarty 28 28 2,465 1 1 90 1 1 58 30 30 2,613
7 MF  NED John Goossens 1 1 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 89
8 FW  NED Michael de Leeuw 26 30 2,189 0 0 0 2 2 192 28 32 2,381
9 FW  ARG Luis Solignac 26 33 2,153 1 1 90 1 2 161 28 36 2,404
10 FW  ARM David Arshakyan 0 7 27 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 8 47
11 MF/FW  GHA David Accam 24 30 2,177 1 1 90 0 0 0 25 31 2,267
12 MF  SLV Arturo Álvarez 13 25 1,084 0 1 20 2 2 210 15 28 1,314
13 MF  USA Brandt Bronico 0 4 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 53
14 MF  USA Djordje Mihailovic 7 17 732 1 1 65 0 1 33 7 18 830
15 MF  USA Joey Calistri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  USA Jonathan Campbell 8 24 919 0 0 0 2 2 210 10 26 1,129
17 MF  USA/ PER Collin Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  USA Drew Conner 8 21 882 0 0 0 2 2 135 10 23 1,017
19 MF  BRA Juninho 17 21 1,528 1 1 70 2 2 210 20 24 1,808
20 MF  USA Daniel Johnson 0 8 125 0 0 0 1 2 75 1 9 200
22 DF  USA Patrick Doody 7 7 629 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 629
23 FW  HUN Nemanja Nikolić 34 34 2,946 1 1 90 1 1 120 36 36 3,156
25 DF  CUB Jorge Luis Corrales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  USA Christian Dean 2 3 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 220
28 GK  USA Matt Lampson 24 24 2,160 1 1 90 2 2 210 27 27 2,460
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF  GER Bastian Schweinsteiger 23 24 1,993 0 1 25 1 1 120 24 25 2,138
33 DF  CRO Matej Dekovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 4
45 GK  MEX Richard Sánchez 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 180
66 DF/MF  POR João Meira 27 30 2,412 1 1 70 0 0 0 27 30 2,482

Goalkeeping Statistics[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
1 GK  URU Jorge Bava 3 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 12
28 GK  USA Matt Lampson 8 58 31 0 2 4 2 9 0 10 67 31
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 GK  MEX Richard Sánchez 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4

Goalscoring and Assisting Record[]

Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

Disciplinary record[]

Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

Awards[]

MLS End of Year Awards[]

Award Player Statistics Report
MLS Golden Boot Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 24 goals, 4 assists in 34 matches Report
MLS Best XI Hungary Nemanja Nikolić Forward Report

MLS Player of the Month[]

Month Player Statistics Report
May Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 6 goals, 1 assist in 5 matches Report

MLS Player of the Week[]

Week Player Statistics Report
7 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 2 goals against New England Revolution Report
17 Ghana David Accam 3 goals, 1 assist against Orlando City SC Report
18 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 2 goals, 1 assist against Vancouver Whitecaps Report
32 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 3 goals against Philadelphia Union [2]

MLS Team of the Week[]

Week Player Position Report
1 Ghana David Accam F Report
2 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof D Report
United States Dax McCarty M
5 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report
6 United States Dax McCarty M Report
7 Argentina Luis Solignac F Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
United States Dax McCarty Bench
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Bench
10 Ghana David Accam Bench Report
11 Ghana David Accam M Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
United States Brandon Vincent Bench
12 United States Brandon Vincent D Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
Ghana David Accam Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach
13 United States Brandon Vincent D Report
15 Portugal João Meira D Report
Ghana David Accam M
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
Netherlands Michael de Leeuw Bench
United States Matt Polster Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach
16 United States Dax McCarty Bench Report
17 United States Matt Polster D Report
Ghana David Accam M
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach
18 United States Matt Polster D Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
22 United States Patrick Doody D Report
26 United States Matt Polster D Report
Brazil Juninho Bench
27 United States Brandon Vincent D Report
30 United States Djordje Mihailovic M Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
32 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F Report
United States Djordje Mihailovic Bench

MLS Goal of the Week[]

Week Player Goal Match Result Report
32 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 1-0 vs Philadelphia Union 3-2 Report

MLS All-Star Game[]

Selected Player Position Report
Fan XI Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report Archived 2017-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
Fan XI Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
Coach's Pick Netherlands Johan Kappelhof D Report
Coach's Pick United States Dax McCarty M
MLS Serbia Veljko Paunovic Coach

MLS Homegrown Game[]

Player Position Report
United States Djordje Mihailovic M Report

National team call-ups[]

 El Salvador
Arturo Álvarez

  • Friendly vs Canada, October 8 (Started, played 89 minutes)[43]

 Ghana
David Accam

  • Friendly vs Mexico, June 28 (Subbed on, played 31 minutes)[44]
  • Friendly vs United States, July 1 (Started, played 45 minutes)[44]

 United States
Dax McCarty

  • vs Panama, July 8 (Started, played 90 minutes)
  • vs Martinique, July 12 (Subbed on, played four minutes)
  • vs Nicaragua, July 15 (Started, played 90 minutes)
  • vs El Salvador, July 19 (Did not play)
  • vs Costa Rica, July 22 (Subbed on, played five minutes)
  • vs Jamaica, July 26 (Subbed on, played one minute)

Matt Polster

Kits[]

Home
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks Info
Home Red Red Red [51][52]
Away Gray Gray Gray [53][54]

Primary kit[]

According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey's jock tag.[51][52]

Secondary kit[]

The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It's gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club's logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and "EST. 1997" on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks.[53][54]

Draft pick trades[]

Picks acquired:

  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 11), General Allocation Money, Targeted Allocation Money, discovery rights to an unnamed player, and the #2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #1 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Philadelphia used the #1 allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Alejandro Bedoya.[55]
  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft No. 26 and 27 overall picks (second round) from Toronto FC in exchange for $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.[56]
  • 2019 MLS SuperDraft natural third round pick from D.C. United in exchange for forward Kennedy Igboananike.[57][58]
  • 2019 MLS SuperDraft natural third round pick from Minnesota United in exchange for the first spot in the MLS Waiver Order.[59]

Picks traded:

  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 3) to New York City FC in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money.[56]
  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the Discovery Priority on Khaly Thiam. Pursuant to the trade agreement, if Thiam started in 12 or more 2016 MLS regular season games, or if his loan was extended or successfully converted into a transfer following the 2016 season, Columbus would receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft pick.[60] As Thiam started in 12 or more regular season games, Fire retained the pick. This second round natural selection was traded to Minnesota United FC, together with the No. 3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, and general allocation money in exchange for the No. 2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Chicago Fire used its allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Juninho (No. 1 spot holder Atlanta United FC passed on the player).[35]
  • 2018 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Portland Timbers in exchange for the No. 6 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, which it then used to sign goalkeeper Richard Sánchez (all previous holders opted not to sign him); if he starts at least five games, Portland receives the Fire's natural second round pick- if he doesn't, they receive the natural third round pick[15]

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