2017 Chicago Fire season

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.

Chicago Fire
2017 season
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)
June 24 game against Orlando City SC

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 GK (1981-08-02) August 2, 1981 Atlético Bucaramanga International
28 Matt Lampson GK (1989-09-06) September 6, 1989 Columbus Crew
30 Stefan Cleveland GK (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 University of Louisville Loaned Out
45 Richard Sánchez GK (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 Tigres UANL
Defenders
3 Brandon Vincent D (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 Stanford Cardinal
4 Johan Kappelhof D (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 FC Groningen International
5 Michael Harrington D (1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 Colorado Rapids
16 Jonathan Campbell D (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 North Carolina Tar Heels
22 Patrick Doody D (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
25 Jorge Luis Corrales D (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 Tulsa Roughnecks Loaned Out
26 Christian Dean D (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 Vancouver Whitecaps
33 Matej Dekovic D (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 University of North Carolina Charlotte International,
Loaned out
66 João Meira D/M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 Belenenses International
Midfielders
2 Matt Polster M (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 SIU Edwardsville Cougars
6 Dax McCarty M (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 New York Red Bulls
7 John Goossens M (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 FC Voluntari International,
On injured list
12 Arturo Álvarez M (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 Videoton FC
13 Brandt Bronico M (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 University of North Carolina Charlotte Loaned out
14 Djordje Mihailovic M (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
15 Joey Calistri M (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 Northwestern Wildcats Homegrown,
Loaned out
17 Collin Fernandez / M (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown,
Loaned out
18 Drew Conner M (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 Wisconsin Badgers Homegrown
19 Juninho M (1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 Club Tijuana Loaned in
20 Daniel Johnson M (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 University of Louisville
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger M (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 Manchester United Designated Player,
International
Forwards
8 Michael de Leeuw F (1986-10-07) October 7, 1986 FC Groningen International
9 Luis Solignac F (1991-02-16)February 16, 1991 (aged 25) Colorado Rapids International
10 David Arshakyan F (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 FK Trakai International
11 David Accam F/M (1990-09-28) September 28, 1990 Helsingborgs IF Designated Player
23 Nemanja Nikolić F (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 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 Arturo ÁlvarezM Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016 Joey CalistriM Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016 Jonathan CampbellD Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016 Drew ConnerM Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016 Patrick DoodyD Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016 Sean JohnsonGK Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016 Matt LampsonGK Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016 Matt PolsterM Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016 Brandon VincentD Chicago FireExercised option[1]
December 20, 2016 Nemanja NikolićF Legia WarsawAcquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal[2]
January 5, 2017 Luis SolignacF Chicago FireRe-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 Jorge BavaGK Atlético BucaramangaSigned as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019[4]
January 16, 2017 Dax McCartyM New York Red BullsAcquired 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 Djordje MihailovicM Chicago Fire AcademySigned as a Homegrown Player[6]
January 30, 2017 Daniel JohnsonM University of LouisvilleSigned 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 Stefan ClevelandGK University of LouisvilleSigned 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 Brandt BronicoM University of North Carolina CharlotteSigned 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 Matej DekovicD University of North Carolina CharlotteSigned 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 Bastian SchweinsteigerM Manchester UnitedSigned as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year[11][12][13]
August 9, 2017 Christian DeanD Vancouver WhitecapsAcquired 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 Richard SánchezG Tigres UANLSigned a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order[15]
September 14, 2017 Jorge Luis CorralesD Tulsa RoughnecksSigned 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 Răzvan CocișMNoneContract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected[1]
November 23, 2016 Eric GehrigDNoneContract 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 Nick LaBroccaMNoneContract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency[1]
November 23, 2016 Patrick McLainGK Orlando City SCContract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft[1][18]
November 23, 2016 Alex MorrellM Tampa Bay RowdiesContract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016[1][19]
November 23, 2016 Rodrigo RamosD CoritibaLoan expired[1]
November 23, 2016 Michael StephensM San Francisco DeltasContract 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 Khaly ThiamM MTK BudapestLoan expired[1]
December 11, 2016 Sean JohnsonGK New York City FCTraded 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 JuninhoM Club TijuanaSigned 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 Joey CalistriM Tulsa RoughnecksReporter 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 Matej DekovicD Tulsa RoughnecksReporter 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/ Collin FernandezM Tulsa RoughnecksReporter 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 Brandt BronicoM Tulsa RoughnecksThe 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 Stefan ClevelandGK Tulsa RoughnecksNelson 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 Patrick DoodyD St. Louis FCSt. Louis announced that they'd acquired Doody on loan.July 2017[40]
September 14, 2017 Jorge Luis CorralesD Tulsa RoughnecksSigned 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 Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach Eric Gehrig
Goalkeeper Coach 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 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 Conference Semifinals[lower-alpha 1]
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 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
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:

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
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  49'
Michael de Leeuw  56'		 Report Roland Alberg  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  30'
Laurent Ciman  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  87'		 Report Dylan Mares  38'
Ariel Martínez  71' (pen.)
Unknown player  73'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Chicago Fire 3–2 FC Cincinnati Bradenton, Florida
16:00 Luis Solignac  31'
Djordje Mihailovic  67'
Michael de Leeuw  70'
Drew Conner  72'
Patrick Doody  74'
Matej Dekovic  89'		 Report Aodhan Quinn  21'
Marco Dominguez  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  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) Ethan Finlay  17'
Federico Higuaín  41'		 Report David Accam  73'
John Goossens  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) Nemanja Nikolić  11'
Arturo Álvarez  15'		 Report Chris Wingert  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 Brandon Vincent  4' (o.g.)
Julian Gressel  15'
Miguel Almirón  45'
Josef Martínez  60', 82'
Héctor Villalba  67'		 Report Johan Kappelhof  11'
Jorge Bava  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 Bastian Schweinsteiger  17'
Juninho  41'  71'
Luis Solignac  90+3'		 Recap Chris Duvall  57'
Adrián Arregui  60'
Matteo Mancosu  61'
Víctor Cabrera  76'  80'
Daniel Lovitz  78'
Ballou Jean-Yves 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 Nemanja Nikolić  22'
Dax McCarty  86'		 Report Alex Crognale  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 Bastian Schweinsteiger  45'
Nemanja Nikolić  47', 73'
Johan Kappelhof  77'		 Recap Je-Vaughn Watson  21'  27' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,914
Referee: Ted Unkel
Friday, April 21, 2017 7 Toronto FC 3–1 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
18:30 Sebastian Giovinco  28', 82'
Eriq Zavaleta  32'
Jonathan Osorio  85'		 Report Dax McCarty  15'
Johan Kappelhof  24'
David 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 Bradley Wright-Phillips  37'
Alex Muyl  51'
Connor Lade  61'
Kemar Lawrence  71'
Felipe  81'
Fredrik Gulbrandsen  87'		 Nemanja 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 Daniel Steres  56'
Giovani dos Santos  65'
Romain Alessandrini  74'		 Report David Accam  13' (pen.)
Nemanja Nikolić  16'
Brandon Vincent  60'
Bastian Schweinsteiger  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 Nemanja Nikolić  25' (pen.), 76'
Matt Lampson  48'
David Accam  60'
Luis Solignac  73'
Brandon Vincent  78'		 Report Stefan Frei  26'
Clint Dempsey  28'
Joevin Jones  87'  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 Nemanja Nikolić  15', 74'
David Accam  57'		 Report Micheal Azira  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 Marcelo Sarvas  8'
Lamar Neagle  64'		 Report David Accam  52'
Bastian Schweinsteiger  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 Nemanja Nikolić  3'
David Accam  9'
Luis Solignac  18'
Johan Kappelhof  82'		 Report Roland Lamah  6'
Carlos Gruezo  21'
Aaron Guillen  23'
Walker Hume  45'
Matt Hedges  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 Rafael Ramos  26'
Antonio Nocerino  66'		 Report Michael de Leeuw  60'
David Arshakyan  81'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 24,469
Referee: Ted Unkel
Saturday, June 10, 2017 15 Chicago Fire 2–0 Atlanta United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Luis Solignac  29'
Bastian Schweinsteiger  50'
David Accam  59'
Nemanja Nikolić  70' (pen.)		 Report Kevin Kratz  39'
Carlos Carmona  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 Kelyn Rowe  21'
Antonio Delamea Mlinar  70'		 Report Nemanja Nikolić  18'
Luis 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 David Accam  3', 8', 63' (pen.)
Nemanja Nikolić  52',  69'
Bastian Schweinsteiger  53'
Michael de Leeuw  56'		 Report Will Johnson  22'
Cristian Higuita  33'
Kaká  58'
PC  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 Nemanja Nikolić  14', 18'
Arturo Álvarez  25'
Michael de Leeuw  84'		 Report Matías Laba  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 Fanendo Adi  24' (pen.)
Sebastián Blanco  70',  73'		 Report Arturo Álvarez  34'
Brandon Vincent  61'
Matt Lampson  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 Yangel Herrera   8'
David Villa  47'
Frédéric Brillant  50',  87'
Sean Johnson  60'
Jack Harrison  83'		 Report João Meira  44'
David Accam  54'
Johan Kappelhof  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 Dániel Sallói  23'
Benny Feilhaber  45+1'
Latif Blessing  51'		 Report Matt Besler  28' (o.g.)
Juninho  76'
David Accam  78'
João Meira  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 Matt Polster  8'
Juninho  39'
David Accam  45+1'
Michael de Leeuw  49',  64'
Jonathan Campbell  80'
Luis Solignac  90+2'		 Report Kei Kamara  24'
Benjamin Angoua  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 Kekuta Manneh  18'
Justin Meram  59', 73'
Jonathan Mensah  67'
Ola Kamara  88' (pen.)		 Report Michael de Leeuw  13'
João Meira  26'
Matt Polster  73'
Matt Lampson  89'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 18,690
Referee: Armando Villareal
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 24 Montreal Impact 3–0 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
18:30 Ignacio Piatti  6', 38'
Victor Cabrera  20'
Matteo Mancosu  37' (pen.)
Chris Duvall  48'
Samuel Piette  78'		 Report Matt Lampson  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 Michael Bradley  5'
Marco Delgado  13'
Nicolas Hasler  63'
Eriq Zavaleta  75'
Sebastian Giovinco  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,891
Referee: Jair Marufo
Saturday, August 26, 2017 26 Chicago Fire 1–2 Minnesota United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Dax McCarty  69'
David Accam  77'
Bastian Schweinsteiger  84'		 Report Abu Danladi  36', 45',  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 Delan Boldor  50'
Marco Donadel  70'		 Report Juninho  38'
Bastian Schweinsteiger  59'
Michael de Leeuw  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 Jonathan Campbell  57'
Nemanja Nikolić  66'
Arturo Alvarez  73'
Michael de Leeuw  76'		 Report Bradley Wright-Phillips  7'
Sal Zizzo  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 Brandon Vincent  15', 62'
Ian Harkes (o.g.)
Nemanja 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 Chris Pontius  10', 55'
C.J. Sapong  64'
Keegan Rosenberry  85'
Warren Creavalle  86'		 Report Matt Polster  16'
Johan Kappelhof  42'
Luis Solignac  67'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,619
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 31 San Jose Earthquakes 1-4 Chicago Fire San Jose, California
21:30 Florian Jungwirth  35'
Anibal Godoy  39'
Jackson Yueill  67'
Chris Wondolowski  87'		 Report Djordje Mihailovic  14'
Arturo Alvarez  26'
Luis Solignac  40'
Nemanja 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 Dax McCarty  16'
Nemanja Nikolić  20'		 Report David Villa  43'
Maximiliano Morález  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  45+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 Bradley Wright-Phillips  7'
Sacha Kljestan  11'
Daniel Royer  70'
Gonzalo Verón  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  29'
Dragan Stojkov  68'  81'		 Report Luis Solignac  27'
Dax McCarty  43'
Juninho  71'
Brandon Vincent  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  55'
Andrew Wiedeman  109'		 Report Matt Polster  46'
Nemanja Nikolić  72'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 32,287
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Penalties
Aodhan Quinn
Josu
Harrison Delbridge
Jimmy McLaughlin 		Nemanja Nikolić
Arturo Álvarez
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Juninho

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 Nemanja Nikolić 24 goals, 4 assists in 34 matches Report
MLS Best XI Nemanja Nikolić Forward Report

MLS Player of the Month
Month Player Statistics Report
May Nemanja Nikolić 6 goals, 1 assist in 5 matches Report

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

MLS Team of the Week
Week Player Position Report
1 David Accam F Report
2 Johan Kappelhof D Report
Dax McCarty M
5 Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report
6 Dax McCarty M Report
7 Luis Solignac F Report
Nemanja Nikolić F
Dax McCarty Bench
Bastian Schweinsteiger Bench
10 David Accam Bench Report
11 David Accam M Report
Nemanja Nikolić F
Brandon Vincent Bench
12 Brandon Vincent D Report
Nemanja Nikolić F
David Accam Bench
Veljko Paunović Coach
13 Brandon Vincent D Report
15 João Meira D Report
David Accam M
Bastian Schweinsteiger M
Nemanja Nikolić F
Michael de Leeuw Bench
Matt Polster Bench
Veljko Paunović Coach
16 Dax McCarty Bench Report
17 Matt Polster D Report
David Accam M
Bastian Schweinsteiger Bench
Veljko Paunović Coach
18 Matt Polster D Report
Nemanja Nikolić F
22 Patrick Doody D Report
26 Matt Polster D Report
Juninho Bench
27 Brandon Vincent D Report
30 Djordje Mihailovic M Report
Nemanja Nikolić F
32 Nemanja Nikolić F Report
Djordje Mihailovic Bench

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

MLS All-Star Game
Selected Player Position Report
Fan XI Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report
Fan XI Nemanja Nikolić F
Coach's Pick Johan Kappelhof D Report
Coach's Pick Dax McCarty M
MLS Veljko Paunovic Coach

MLS Homegrown Game
Player Position Report
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

 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
HomeRedRedRed[51][52]
AwayGrayGrayGray[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:

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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