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The 2019 Chicago Fire season was the club's 21st year of existence, as well as their 22nd in Major League Soccer.
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Chairman | Andrew Hauptman (Until September 13) Joe Mansueto (Partial until September 13; sole afterwards) | ||
| Head coach | Veljko Paunović | ||
| Stadium | SeatGeek Stadium (capacity: 20,000) | ||
| MLS | Conference: 8th Overall: 17th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: C. J. Sapong, 12 goals (2 assists) All: Nemanja Nikolić, 13 goals | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 18,232 (July 27 vs. D.C. United) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 6,074 (May 8 vs. New England) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 11,969 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 (May 8 vs. New England Revolution) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (May 18 vs. San Jose Earthquakes) | ||
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As of August 13, 2019. Sources: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster
In
| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2018 |  Elliot Collier | F |  Chicago Fire | Option was exercised | [1] |
| November 26, 2018 | Brandt Bronico | M | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 |  Diego Campos | D/M/F | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 | Stefan Cleveland | G | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 |  Jorge Luis Corrales | D | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 |  Raheem Edwards | D/M/F | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 |  Nicolas Hasler | D/M | Chicago Fire | Option was exercised | [2] |
| November 28, 2018 |  Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | Chicago Fire | Re-signed through 2019 after his contract expired | [3] |
| December 9, 2018 | Fabian Herbers | F | Philadelphia Union | Acquired in exchange for the Fire's natural second-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft | [4] |
| December 27, 2018 |  Marcelo | D |  Sporting CP | Signed through 2020 after being acquired from Sporting CP | [5] |
| January 22, 2019 |  Przemysław Frankowski | M | Jagiellonia Białystok | Signed through 2022 after being acquired from Jagiellonia Białystok | [6] |
| January 22, 2019 | Jeremiah Gutjahr | D | Indiana Hoosiers | Signed to a homegrown deal for 2019 with options for 2020, 2021, and 2022 | [7] |
| January 24, 2019 |  Cristian Martínez | M | Columbus Crew | Signed to a deal after being selected fourth overall in the 2018 MLS Waiver Draft; contract is for 2019 with options for 2020 and 2021 | [8] |
| January 24, 2019 | Amando Moreno | M | New York Red Bulls II | Signed to a deal after his rights were acquired in exchange for the 32nd overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft; contract is for 2019 with options for 2020, 2021, and 2022 | [8] |
| January 25, 2019 | Andre Reynolds | D | Chicago Fire Academy | Signed to a homegrown contract through 2022 with an option for 2023 | [9] |
| January 26, 2019 |  Johan Kappelhof | D | Chicago Fire | Re-signed through 2021 after his contract expired | [2][10] |
| January 27, 2019 |  David Ousted | G | D.C. United | Acquired off waivers and signed a contract through 2019 with an option for 2020 | [11] |
| February 23, 2019 | C. J. Sapong | F | Philadelphia Union | Acquired from Philadelphia for $200k in 2019 TAM, $100k in 2020 TAM, and $100k in 2019 GAM if it becomes available. | [12] |
| March 8, 2019 | Gabriel Slonina | G | Chicago Fire Academy | Signed as a homegrown player through 2022 with an option for 2023 | [13] |
| March 14, 2019 |  Nicolás Gaitán | M |  Dalian Yifang F.C. | Signed through 2019 with an option for 2020 | [14] |
| May 3, 2019 | Francisco Calvo | D | Minnesota United FC | Acquired for $400k in allocation money across 2019 and 2020 | [15] |
| May 7, 2019 | Kenneth Kronholm | GK | Holstein Kiel | Acquired from Holstein Kiel on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 | [16] |
| July 22, 2019 | Jonathan Bornstein | D |  Maccabi Netanya F.C. | Acquired from Maccabi Netanya on a contract through 2020 with an option for 2021 | [17] |
| August 7, 2019 |  Michael Azira | M | Montreal Impact | Acquired alongside a second-round draft pick and the Impact's allocation pick in exchange for the Fire's allocation pick and Jorge Corrales | [18] |
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2018 | Alan Gordon | F | Retired | [19] | |
| October 30, 2018 | Brandon Vincent | D | Retired | [20] | |
| October 31, 2018 | Christian Dean | D | Retired | [21] | |
| November 26, 2018 | Jonathan Campbell | D | Seattle Sounders FC | Option was declined, and his rights were ultimately traded to Seattle on December 28, 2018 | [2][22] |
| November 26, 2018 | Drew Conner | M |  1. SC Znojmo | Option was declined | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 | Michael de Leeuw | F | FC Emmen | Option was declined | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 | Daniel Johnson | M | Birmingham Legion FC | Option was declined | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 | Patrick McLain | G | Orange County SC | Option was declined | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 |  Yura Movsisyan | F | Option was declined | [2] | |
| November 26, 2018 | Matt Polster | D/M |  Rangers FC | Out of contract, later signed with Rangers | [2] |
| November 26, 2018 | Luis Solignac | F | Option was declined | [2] | |
| January 27, 2019 | Nicolás Del Grecco | D | Waived | [11] | |
| March 28, 2019 | Nicolas Hasler | D/M | Sporting Kansas City | Waived | [23] |
| July 17, 2019 |  Mo Adams | M | Atlanta United FC | Traded for $100k in 2020 GAM | [24] |
| August 7, 2019 | Jorge Luis Corrales | D | Montreal Impact | Traded alongside the Fire's allocation pick in exchange for a second-round draft pick, the Impact's allocation pick, and Michael Azira | [18] |
The following players were drafted and did not sign a contract:
Ebenezer Ackon (D), selected 53rd overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Bowling Green State University; signed with San Antonio FC[25][26]
Mark Forrest (F), selected 77th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Lehigh University[25]- Grant Stoneman (D), selected 55th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Loyola University Chicago; signed with Lansing Ignite[25][27]
Marco Ureña (F), selected in the Waiver Draft from Los Angeles FC; signed with Liga Deportiva Alajuelense[28][29]
The following players were trialing or training with the club but did not sign a contract:
- Antonio Rodriguez[30]
Christopher Schorch, last played for KFC Uerdingen 05
Loans Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2019 | Elliot Collier | F | Memphis 901 FC | Loaned out with the option for the Fire to recall at any point | [31][32] |
| March 16, 2019 | Mo Adams | M | Memphis 901 FC | Returned for the game against the New York Red Bulls on March 30 | [33] |
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Nelson Rodríguez |
| Head Coach |  Veljko Paunović |
| Assistant Coach | Marko Mitrović |
| Assistant Coach | Eric Gehrig |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Aleksandar Sarić |
| Senior Director of Soccer Operations | Eddie Rock |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Raphael Fevre |
| Massage Therapist | Steven Burrows |
| 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: October 30, 2017
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff
Eastern Conference table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City FC (P) | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (P, U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Toronto FC[lower-alpha 2] (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | |
| 5 | D.C. United (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls (P, L) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution (P) | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | Playoffs first round |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 9 | Montreal Impact[lower-alpha 2] (V) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3] |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 12 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 |
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.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
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.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:
- as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
- Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
- as 2019 Canadian Championship winners
Overall table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC (S) | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 72 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2] |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC (U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3] |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 56 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 4] |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 53 | |
| 7 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 53 | |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 51 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 49 | |
| 12 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 45 | |
| 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 44 | |
| 16 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 42 | |
| 17 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
| 18 | Montreal Impact (V) | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 | 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 5] |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 40 | |
| 20 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 38 | |
| 21 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 38 | |
| 22 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 37 | |
| 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 34 | |
| 24 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 24 |
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) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
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) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
- As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
- As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
- As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
| January 30 | Atlético Madrid B  | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Madrid, Spain |
 28' (pen.) |
Report | Katai |
Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol | |
| Note: Two 35-minute halves. | ||||
| February 3 | La Liga AFE | Canceled | Chicago Fire | Madrid, Spain |
| Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol |
| February 6 | CF Fuenlabrada | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Madrid, Spain |
| Report | Katai 52' |
Stadium: Estadio Fernando Torres |
| February 16 2019 Carolina Challenge Cup | Columbus Crew SC | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Zardes 26' Trapp  31' |
Report | Mihailovic 16' Campos  73' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| February 20 2019 Carolina Challenge Cup | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 20:30 | Adi 79' Lamah 84' |
Report | Adams 45+1' Katai 53', 87' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| February 23 2019 Carolina Challenge Cup | Charleston Battery | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 20:30 | Report | Schweinsteiger 61' Herbers 85' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
Major League Soccer
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
| March 2 1 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Steres 68' Ibrahimović 80'Álvarez 83' |
Report | Marcelo 44' Sapong 49' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,866 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| March 9 2 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Orlando City SC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 12:00 | Mihailovic 45' Corrales 64'Schweinsteiger 90'Sapong 90+5' |
Report | Smith 34' Dwyer 47' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 11,041 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| March 16 3 | Chicago Fire | 2–4 | Seattle Sounders FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 12:00 | Edwards 56', 64' Herbers 84', 90+2' |
Report | Rodríguez 8' Morris 15' Lodeiro 49' (pen.) Roldan 77' Ruidíaz 88' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 10,032 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| March 30 4 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 12:00 | Sapong 47' Parker 48' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 12,013 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| April 6 5 | Toronto FC | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Toronto, Ontario |
| 14:00 | Altidore 31' Laryea 37'Pozuelo 57'Osorio 76' |
Report | Katai 37' Sapong 45+1'Nikolić 52', 76'Mihailovic 56'Schweinsteiger 81' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,256 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 12 6 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:30 | Adams 40' Nikolić 84' (pen.) |
Report | Reyna 53' Crépeau 79' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 10,439 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 20 7 | Chicago Fire | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 12:00 | Nikolić 34' Sapong 53'Mihailovic 61'Katai 80'Adams 84' |
Report | Rubio 31' Kamara 40'Price 86' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 12,697 Referee: Dave Gantar |
| April 24 8 | New York City FC | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | New York City, New York |
| 18:00 | Chanot 7' Castellanos 9', 67' Ring 16' Tinnerholm 37' |
Report | Adams 16' Mihailovic 75' Schweinsteiger 90' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21,791 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| April 28 9 | Montreal Impact | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Montreal, Quebec |
| 11:30 | Sagna 78' Browne 83' |
Report | Kappelhof 90+5' |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 15,758 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| May 4 10 | Los Angeles FC | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Los Angeles, California |
| 21:30 | Beitashour 25' |
Report | Corrales 25' Schweinsteiger 41'Frankowski 88' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,154 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| May 8 11 | Chicago Fire | 5–0 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Nikolić 28', 40' Kappelhof 55'Bronico 78'Gaitán 85'Frankowski 89' |
Report | Caicedo 58' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 6,074 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 11 12 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Minnesota United FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Gaitán 21' Katai 34'Schweinsteiger 77' |
Report | Métanire 42' Rodríguez 78'Danladi 90+2'Quintero 90+3' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 11,531 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
| May 18 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | Chicago Fire | San Jose, California |
| 14:30 | Wondolowski 21', 48', 74', 76' Espinoza 54' |
Report | Kappelhof 41' Corrales 63'Katai 83', 90+5'Calvo 86' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,232 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| May 25 14 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | New York City FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 14:30 | Sapong 28' Katai 80'Edwards 90+1' |
Report | Mitriță 40' Ring 53'Tajouri-Shradi 90' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 10,986 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 29 15 | D.C. United | 3–3 | Chicago Fire | Washington, DC |
| 19:00 | Segura 43', 61' Canouse 49'Acosta 81' |
Report | Sapong 12' Mihailovic 14'Frankowski 62'Calvo 90+2' |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,201 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| June 1 16 | Atlanta United FC | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 17:00 | Martínez 12', 43' Escobar 33' |
Report | Corrales 59' Schweinsteiger 77' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,502 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| June 22 17 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Katai 5' Adams 15'Schweinsteiger 90+3' |
Report | Rusnák 33' (pen.) Luiz 34'Rimando 90+3' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 15,609 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| June 28 18 | New York Red Bulls | 3–1 | Chicago Fire | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 19:00 | Gamarra 8' Rzatkowski 28'Robles 30'White 59'Royer 90+3' |
Report | Nikolić 74', 81' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,563 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| July 3 19 | Chicago Fire | 5–1 | Atlanta United FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Calvo 4' Sapong 7', 37'Gaitán 13' (pen.)Herbers 44'Frankowski 55'Gutjahr 87'Nikolić 90+2' |
Report | Pereira 11' Vazquez 58' (pen.)Robinson 69' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 13,476 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 6 20 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 19:30 | Croizet 14' Gutiérrez 67' Baráth 88' |
Report | Herbers 44' McCarty 69' Campos 83' Schweinsteiger 90' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,570 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| July 13 21 | Chicago Fire | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Gaitán 45+4' Corrales 73' Mihailovic 78' |
Report | Cruz 1' Richey 48' Ledesma 52' Bertone 59' Adi 83' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 13,127 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| July 17 22 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Mihailovic 28' Schweinsteiger 52' Sapong 63' |
Report | Zardes 47' R. Williams 90' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 7,482 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| July 20 23 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Fabián 11' Wagner 19'Fontana 65'Picault 84' |
Report | Bronico 7' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,471 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 27 24 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Sapong 54' Kappelhof 58' |
Report | Pines 69' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 18,232 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| August 3 25 | Houston Dynamo | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Houston, Texas |
| 20:00 | Elis 44' Vera 46' |
Report | Nikolić 45+3' Bronico 53' McCarty 67' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 14,250 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 10 26 | Chicago Fire | 3–2 | Montreal Impact | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:00 | McCarty 8', 74' Nikolić 19'Kronholm 32'Schweinsteiger 86' |
Report | Taïder 34' (pen.) Diallo 67'Sagna 76' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 11,002 |
| August 14 27 | Portland Timbers | 3–2 | Chicago Fire | Portland, Oregon |
| 22:00 | Moreira 11' Fernández 21', 88' Loría 27' Ebobisse 81' |
Report | Katai 30' Nikolić 74' Calvo 79' Sapong 90+2' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| August 17 28 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Philadelphia Union | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:00 | Nikolić 38', 45' (pen.) Gaitán 45+3' |
Report | Collin 43' Monteiro 66' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 14,883 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| August 24 29 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 18:30 | Zahibo 17' Mancienne 30'Bou 86', 87' |
Report | Gaitán 1' Calvo 41'Azira 90+1' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,236 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| August 31 30 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
| 18:30 | Santos 27' |
Report | Bornstein 46' Calvo 48'Schweinsteiger 82'Frankowski 90+4' |
Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 16,438 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| September 14 31 | Chicago Fire | 4–0 | FC Dallas | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 14:30 | Sapong 7', 29' Frankowski 16'Nikolić 39' |
Report | Pomykal 5' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 21 32 | FC Cincinnati | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 18:30 | Waston 20' |
Report | Sapong 25' McCarty 30' |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 26,466 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 29 33 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 16:00 | Katai 68' Herbers 77'Gaitán 85' |
Report | Altidore 59' Delgado 69'Gonzalez 80' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 6 34 | Orlando City SC | 2–5 | Chicago Fire | Orlando, Florida |
| 15:00 | Akindele 5' Nani 45+1' Michel 74' Pereyra 83' |
Report | Smith 17' (o.g.) Kappelhof 40' Sapong 61' Katai 63' Frankowski 67', 87' Herbers 76' Calvo 78' |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 22,433 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
Open Cup
As a member of MLS, the Fire will enter the competition at the fourth round, scheduled to be played on June 12, 2019.[34]
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
| June 11 Fourth round | Saint Louis FC  | 2–1 |  Chicago Fire | St. Charles, Missouri |
| 19:30 | Martz 17' Abend 21' Kamdem 71' |
Report | Kappelhof 19' Nikolić 72' (pen.) |
Stadium: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium Attendance: 4,456 Referee: Greg Dopka |
Leagues Cup
The Fire were invited to this inaugural edition of this competition between MLS and Liga MX.
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
| July 23 Quarterfinal | Chicago Fire | 0–2 |  Cruz Azul | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 19:30 | Marcelo 60' Herbers 72'Campos 82'Bronico 90+3' |
Report | Alvarado 43' Aguilar 70'Lichnovsky 86'Hernández 90' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 14,213 Referee: Oshane Nation |
Games Played
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | ||||
| 1 | GK | DEN |
David Ousted | 14 | 14 | 1260 | 14 | 14 | 1260 | |||
| 2 | DF | BRA |
Marcelo | 12 | 16 | 1147 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 13 | 17 | 1237 |
| 3 | DF | USA |
Jonathan Bornstein | 10 | 10 | 848 | 10 | 10 | 848 | |||
| 4 | DF | NED |
Johan Kappelhof | 28 | 28 | 2472 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 2497 |
| 5 | DF | CRC |
Francisco Calvo | 20 | 22 | 1846 | 20 | 22 | 1846 | |||
| 6 | MF | USA |
Dax McCarty | 31 | 31 | 2760 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 32 | 32 | 2850 |
| 7 | M/D | CAN |
Raheem Edwards | 2 | 4 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 311 |
| 9 | FW | USA |
C. J. Sapong | 28 | 31 | 2507 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 29 | 32 | 2597 |
| 10 | MF | SRB |
Aleksandar Katai | 23 | 28 | 2013 | 23 | 28 | 2013 | |||
| 11 | MF | POL |
Przemysław Frankowski | 23 | 30 | 2210 | 23 | 30 | 2210 | |||
| 12 | MF | USA |
Amando Moreno | 7 | 77 | 7 | 77 | |||||
| 13 | MF | USA |
Brandt Bronico | 19 | 28 | 1777 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 1782 | |
| 14 | MF | USA |
Djordje Mihailovic | 16 | 26 | 1424 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 17 | 27 | 1514 |
| 15 | DF | USA |
Grant Lillard | 2 | 4 | 206 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 271 | |
| 16 | MF | Uganda |
Michael Azira | 2 | 4 | 216 | 2 | 4 | 216 | |||
| 17 | FW | CRC |
Diego Campos | 5 | 10 | 439 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 524 |
| 18 | MF | PAN |
Cristian Martinez | 5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | |||||
| 20 | MF | ARG |
Nicolás Gaitán | 24 | 26 | 1967 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 25 | 27 | 2057 |
| 21 | FW | GER |
Fabian Herbers | 7 | 16 | 730 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 7 | 17 | 820 |
| 23 | FW |  HUN |
Nemanja Nikolić | 25 | 30 | 1983 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 26 | 31 | 2073 |
| 27 | GK | USA |
Kenneth Kronholm | 19 | 19 | 1710 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 1800 |
| 28 | FW | NZL |
Elliot Collier | |||||||||
| 30 | GK | USA |
Stefan Cleveland | |||||||||
| 31 | MF | GER |
Bastian Schweinsteiger | 29 | 29 | 2586 | 29 | 29 | 2586 | |||
| 32 | GK | USA |
Gabriel Slonina | |||||||||
| 33 | MF | USA |
Jeremiah Gutjahr | 5 | 8 | 502 | 5 | 8 | 502 | |||
| 36 | DF | USA |
Andre Reynolds III | |||||||||
| 45 | GK | MEX |
Richard Sánchez | |||||||||
| MF | ENG |
Mo Adams | 5 | 10 | 484 | 5 | 10 | 484 | ||||
| D/M | LIE |
Nicolas Hasler | 1 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 73 | ||||
| DF | CUB |
Jorge Luis Corrales | 13 | 15 | 1036 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 1059 | ||
Goalkeeping Statistics
| No. | Nat. | Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean sheets | Saves | GA | Clean sheets | Saves | GA | Clean sheets | Saves | GA | |||
| 1 | DEN |
David Ousted | 4 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 35 | 20 | |||
| 27 | USA |
Kenneth Kronholm | 4 | 47 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 27 | |
| 30 | USA |
Stefan Cleveland | |||||||||
| 32 | USA |
Gabriel Slonina | |||||||||
| 45 | MEX |
Richard Sánchez | |||||||||
Goalscoring and Assisting Record
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Cards
Note: Italics indicates a player who left during the season
Fire Awards
Man of the Match Awards
| Game # | Player | Position | Notable Statistics | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Ousted |
GK | 3 SV, 2 GA | [35] |
| 2 | C. J. Sapong |
MF | 1 G, 1 SOG | [36] |
| 3 | Przemysław Frankowski |
MF | 1 A | [37] |
| 4 | Mo Adams |
MF | 2 tackles, 3 interceptions, 74% passing | [38] |
| 5 | C. J. Sapong (2) |
MF | 1 G | [39] |
| 6 | Dax McCarty |
MF | 4 key passes, 12 recoveries | [40] |
| 7 | Nicolás Gaitán |
MF | 2 A | [41] |
| 8 | David Ousted (2) |
GK | 2 SV, 1 GA | [42] |
| 9 | Johan Kappelhof |
DF | 7 recoveries, 1 tackle | [43] |
| 10 | Przemysław Frankowski (2) |
DF | 5 tackles | [44] |
| 11 | Nemanja Nikolić |
FW | 2 goals | [45] |
| 12 | Johan Kappelhof (2) |
DF | 1 A | [46] |
| 13 | No player named | |||
| 14 | C. J. Sapong (3) |
F | 1 G | [47] |
| 15 | Nicolás Gaitán (2) |
MF | 1 A | [48] |
| 16 | No player named | |||
| 17 | Aleksandar Katai |
MF | 1 G | [49] |
| 18 | No player named | |||
| 19 | Nicolás Gaitán (3) |
MF | 1 G, 3 A | [50] |
| 20 | No player named | |||
| 21 | Dax McCarty (2) |
MF | [51] | |
| 22 | Johan Kappelhof (2) |
DF | [52] | |
| 23 | No player named | |||
| 24 | Johan Kappelhof (3) |
DF | [53] | |
| 25 | Kenneth Kronholm |
GK | 4 SV | [54] |
| 26 | Bastian Schweinsteiger |
MF | 1 G | [55] |
| 27 | Nemanja Nikolić (2) |
FW | 1 G | [56] |
| 28 | Nemanja Nikolić (3) |
FW | 2 G | [57] |
| 29 | No player named | |||
| 30 | Przemysław Frankowski (3) |
MF | 1 G | [58] |
| 31 | C. J. Sapong (4) |
MF | 2 G | [59] |
| 32 | Francisco Calvo |
DF | [60] | |
| 33 | ||||
| 34 | ||||
MLS Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Stats | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Nicolás Gaitán |
2 G, 2 A, 2 wins | [61] |
MLS Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Position | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bastian Schweinsteiger |
D | [62] |
| Dax McCarty |
Bench | ||
| 6 | Aleksandar Katai |
M | [63] |
| 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger (2) |
D | [64] |
| 8 | Nicolás Gaitán |
Bench | [65] |
| 10 | Dax McCarty (2) |
Bench | [66] |
| 11 | Francisco Calvo |
D | [67] |
| Nicolás Gaitán (2) |
M | ||
| Aleksandar Katai (2) |
Bench | ||
| 18 | Nicolás Gaitán (3) |
Bench | [68] |
| C. J. Sapong | |||
| 22 | Nicolás Gaitán (4) |
Bench | [69] |
| 23 | Bastian Schweinsteiger (3) |
D | [70] |
| 24 | Nemanja Nikolić |
F | [71] |
| 26 | Przemysław Frankowski |
Bench | [72] |
| 28 | Przemysław Frankowski (2) |
M | [73] |
| C. J. Sapong (2) |
Bench | ||
| 31 | Przemysław Frankowski (3) |
M | [74] |
Nelson Rodriguez announced on January 8, 2019, that the Fire's affiliation with Tulsa had ended, and that they'd affiliate with Indy Eleven in the USL Championship and Lansing Ignite in USL League One for the year.[75] The following players were loaned to either team above:
| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Return Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1, 2019 | Raheem Edwards | D/M/F | Lansing | March 16, 2019 | [31][33] |
| May 16, 2019 | Stefan Cleveland | G | Lansing | [76] | |
| May 16, 2019 | Grant Lillard | D | Lansing | [76] | |
| May 24, 2019 | Diego Campos | D/M | Lansing | [77] | |
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Gibraltar, November 16, 2018 (Started, played 70 minutes, scored four goals)
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Liechtenstein, November 19, 2018 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Preliminary Roster
- Friendly vs Peru, June 5, 2019 (Did not play)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Nicaragua, June 16, 2019 (Did not play)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Bermuda, June 20, 2019 (Did not play)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Haiti, June 24, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Mexico, June 29, 2019 (Subbed on, played 21 minutes)
- Friendly vs Uruguay, September 6 (Did not play)
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Macedonia, November 16, 2018 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- UEFA Nations League Match vs Armenia, November 19, 2018 (Started, played 90 minutes, scored one goal)
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Greece, March 23, 2019 (Started, played 86 minutes)
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Italy, March 26, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
Panama national under-23 football team
Cristian Martínez
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Austria, March 21 (Subbed on, played 45 minutes)
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Latvia, March 24 (Subbed on, played 7 minutes)
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs North Macedonia, June 7 (Started, played 46 minutes))
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Israel, June 10 (Did not play)
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Ukraine, June 7 (Did not play)
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Lithuania, June 10 (Subbed on, played 3 minutes, 1 assist)
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Portugal, September 7 (Subbed on, played 7 minutes)
- Euro 2020 Qualifying Match vs Luxembourg, September 10 (Started, played 46 minutes)
United States
Senior Team
Djordje Mihailovic
- Friendly vs Panama, January 27, 2019 (Started, played 62 minutes, scored one goal)
- Friendly vs Costa Rica, February 2, 2019 (Started, played 63 minutes)
- Friendly vs Jamaica, June 5, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Guyana, June 18, 2019 (Subbed on, played 16 minutes)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Trinidad and Tobago, June 22, 2019 (Did not play)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Panama, June 26, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Curaçao, June 30, 2019 (Did not play)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Match vs Jamaica, July 3, 2019 (Did not play)
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final vs Mexico, July 7, 2019 (Did not play)
- Friendly vs Egypt, March 22, 2019 (Started, played 45 minutes)
- Friendly vs Netherlands, March 24, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- Friendly vs Japan, September 9 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs India, April 28, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes, clean sheet)
- Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs Slovenia, April 29, 2019 (Did not play)
- Torneo delle Nazioni group stage match vs Mexico, April 30, 2019 (Started, played 90 minutes)
- Torneo delle Nazioni 9th-12th consolation match qualifier vs England, May 2, 2019 (Did not play)
- Torneo delle Nazioni 9th consolation match vs Norway, May 4, 2019
Note: Italics indicates player left after his first call up
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