2014 Chicago Fire season
The 2014 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 17th season in Major League Soccer and their 17th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
2014 season | |||
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Chairman | Andrew Hauptman | ||
Head coach | Frank Yallop | ||
Stadium | Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000) | ||
MLS | 15th overall (9th in the Eastern Conference) | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Semifinals | ||
Brimstone Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Quincy Amarikwa (8) All: Quincy Amarikwa (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | 18,776 vs Houston Dynamo (October 24) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 12,699 vs Philadelphia Union (April 5) | ||
Average home league attendance | 16,076 (regular season) | ||
Biggest win | RBNY 4-5 CHI (5/8) | ||
Biggest defeat | SJ 5-1 CHI (7/23) | ||
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Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 9, 2014, with an away match against Chivas USA. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 24, 2014, with a home match against Houston Dynamo. Chicago finished the season with a 6-10-18 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the past five seasons. With 18 drawn matches, the Fire set a new MLS record for most ties in a season, beating the previous record of 16 ties set in 2011 by Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls.[1]
After 12 years with the team, midfielder Logan Pause retired at the end of the season. Pause spent all of his professional career playing for Chicago Fire.[2][3][4] On November 3, 2014, he was named Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.[5]
Squad at the end of the season
As of October 24, 2014. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (aged) | Previous club |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
25 | Sean Johnson | GK | May 31, 1989 (aged 25) | Atlanta Blackhawks | |
28 | Kyle Reynish | GK | November 3, 1983 (aged 30) | New York Cosmos | |
Defenders | |||||
3 | Hunter Jumper | LB | February 28, 1989 (aged 25) | University of Virginia Cavaliers | |
4 | Bakary Soumaré | CB | November 9, 1985 (aged 28) | Philadelphia Union | |
5 | Lovel Palmer | RB | August 30, 1984 (aged 30) | Real Salt Lake | |
6 | Patrick Ianni | CB | June 15, 1985 (aged 29) | Seattle Sounders FC | |
13 | Gonzalo Segares | LB | October 13, 1982 (aged 32) | Apollon Limassol | |
16 | Greg Cochrane | LB | November 11, 1990 (aged 23) | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
18 | Steven Kinney | RB | October 28, 1987 (aged 26) | Carolina Dynamo | |
Midfielders | |||||
7 | Alex | M | December 15, 1988 (aged 25) | FC Wohlen | |
8 | Grant Ward | M | December 5, 1994 (aged 19) | Tottenham Hotspur | |
11 | Sanna Nyassi | M | January 31, 1989 (aged 25) | Montreal Impact | |
12 | Logan Pause | M | August 22, 1981 (aged 33) | University of North Carolina Tar Heels | |
20 | Jeff Larentowicz | M | August 5, 1983 (aged 31) | Colorado Rapids | |
21 | Chris Ritter | M | October 29, 1990 (aged 23) | Northwestern University Wildcats | |
22 | Matt Watson | M | January 1, 1985 (aged 29) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
30 | Răzvan Cociș | M | February 19, 1983 (aged 31) | FC Hoverla Uzhhorod | |
54 | Benji Joya | M | September 22, 1993 (aged 21) | Santos Laguna | |
Forwards | |||||
9 | Mike Magee | F | September 2, 1984 (aged 30) | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
14 | Patrick Nyarko | F | January 15, 1986 (aged 28) | Virginia Tech Hokies | |
15 | Matthew Fondy | F | July 28, 1989 (aged 25) | Chivas USA | |
19 | Harry Shipp | F | November 7, 1991 (aged 22) | University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
24 | Quincy Amarikwa | F | October 29, 1987 (aged 26) | Toronto FC | |
88 | Robert Earnshaw | F | November 6, 1981 (aged 32) | Blackpool | |
99 | Florent Sinama Pongolle | F | October 20, 1984 (aged 30) | FC Rostov | |
Player movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
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December 13, 2013 | Lovel Palmer | D | Real Salt Lake | Acquired in exchange for allocation money | [6] |
December 18, 2013 | Chris Rolfe | F | Chicago Fire | Re-signed with the club after initially having his contract option declined and later opting out of Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [7][8] |
January 6, 2014 | Kyle Reynish | GK | New York Cosmos | Signed via free transfer | [9] |
January 9, 2014 | Harry Shipp | F | University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Signed as a Homegrown Player | [10] |
January 13, 2014 | Chris Ritter | M | Northwestern University Wildcats | Signed as a Homegrown Player | [11] |
January 15, 2014 | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | D | Seattle Sounders FC | Acquired together with the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jalil Anibaba, the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | [12] |
January 15, 2014 | Patrick Ianni | D | Seattle Sounders FC | Acquired together with the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jalil Anibaba, the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | [12] |
January 24, 2014 | Logan Pause | M | Chicago Fire | Re-signed with the club after having initially having his contract option declined and later opting out of Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [8][13][14] |
January 24, 2014 | Giuseppe Gentile | F | University of North Carolina Charlotte 49ers | Acquired via the Waiver Draft | [15] |
February 14, 2014 | Orr Barouch | F | Bnei Yehuda | Returned from loan | [16][17] |
February 25, 2014 | Marco Franco | D | University of California-Irvine Anteaters | Signed after being selected 13th overall (first round) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft | [18][19][20] |
February 28, 2014 | Greg Cochrane | D | Los Angeles Galaxy | Traded for a conditional 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick | [21] |
March 5, 2014 | Matt Watson | M | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Traded for a 2014 MLS International Roster Slot | [22] |
July 5, 2014 | Matthew Fondy | F | Chivas USA | Signed as a free agent | [23] |
July 14, 2014 | Răzvan Cociș | M | FC Hoverla Uzhhorod | Signed as a free agent | [24] |
July 29, 2014 | Sanna Nyassi | M | Montreal Impact | Acquired in exchange for Dilly Duka | [25] |
August 15, 2014 | Robert Earnshaw | F | Blackpool | Signed via free transfer | [26] |
August 28, 2014 | Collin Fernandez | M | Chicago Fire Academy | Signed as a Homegrown Player, will not be added to the first team roster until 2015 | [27] |
September 9, 2014 | Florent Sinama Pongolle | F | FC Rostov | Signed as a free agent | [28] |
Out
Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
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November 25, 2013 | Arévalo Ríos | M | None | Contract option was not picked up | [29] |
November 25, 2013 | Paolo Tornaghi | GK | None | Waived | [29] |
December 9, 2013 | Corben Bone | M | Philadelphia Union | 2014 contract option was declined; selected with the sixth pick in Stage One of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft by Philadelphia Union | [8][14][30] |
December 9, 2013 | Joel Lindpere | M | None | 2014 contract option was declined | [8][14] |
December 9, 2013 | Daniel Paladini | M | Columbus Crew | 2014 contract option was declined; rights traded to Columbus Crew in exchange for the fourth round (61st overall) pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft | [8][14][31] |
December 9, 2013 | Maicon Santos | F | None | 2014 contract option was declined | [8][14] |
December 9, 2013 | Michael Videira | M | None | 2014 contract option was declined | [8][14] |
December 9, 2013 | Shaun Francis | D | San Jose Earthquakes | Out of contract; selected in Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft by San Jose Earthquakes | [14][32][33] |
December 9, 2013 | Wells Thompson | M | None | Out of contract | [8][14] |
January 15, 2014 | Jalil Anibaba | D | Seattle Sounders FC | Traded together with the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Patrick Ianni and the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft | [12] |
February 20, 2014 | Kellen Gulley | F | None | Returned from loan and was re-signed by the club after initially having his contract option declined, subsequently was waived in the preseason | [8][34][35] |
February 20, 2014 | Brendan King | M | None | Waived by the club | [35] |
February 24, 2014 | Federico Puppo | F | LDU Quito | After being out on loan since July 2012, a mutual agreement was reached to terminate the contract | [36][37][38] |
February 24, 2014 | Austin Berry | D | Philadelphia Union | Traded in exchange for allocation money | [39] |
March 6, 2014 | Yazid Atouba | M | None | Re-signed with the club after being out of contract, subsequently was waived in the preseason | [32][34][40] |
April 2, 2014 | Chris Rolfe | F | D.C. United | Traded in exchange for allocation money | [41] |
June 11, 2014 | Orr Barouch | F | None | The club and the player have mutually agreed to part ways | [42] |
June 30, 2014 | Giuseppe Gentile | F | None | Waived, after being loaned to Charlotte Eagles earlier in the season | [43][44] |
July 29, 2014 | Dilly Duka | M | Montreal Impact | Traded in exchange for Sanna Nyassi | [25] |
August 22, 2014 | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado | D | Chivas USA | Traded in exchange for allocation money | [45] |
October 24, 2014 | Logan Pause | M | None | Retired | [46] |
- Players selected in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed by the club: midfielder Zach Bolden (selected 61st overall, fourth round, from University of Denver),[47][48] midfielder Kadeem Dacres (selected 65th overall, fourth round, from University of Maryland, Baltimore County)[47][48] and midfielder Bryan Ciesulka (selected 75th overall, fourth round, from Marquette University).[17][47]
- Trialists released in the preseason: defender Rafael Alves,[48][49] forward Vini Dantas,[48][49] goalkeeper Kyle Renfro,[48][49] defender Andrae Campbell,[17][50] forward Daniel Jackson,[17][50] midfielder Freddie Braun (winner of the Open Tryout),[17][51] defender Tim Ward[17][52] goalkeeper David Meves[17][49] defender Parker Walsh[49] and forward Grant Ward.[50][53]
In
Date | Player | Position | Loaned From | Notes | Ref |
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February 5, 2014 | Benji Joya | M | Santos Laguna | One year loan with transfer option | [54] |
March 22, 2014 | Grant Ward | M | Tottenham Hotspur | Acquired on loan | [55] |
Out
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date | Player | Position | Loaned To | Notes | Ref |
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July 9, 2013 | Álvaro Fernández | M | Nacional | Was initially loaned for the 2013 season; current status not yet announced by the club | [56] |
June 6, 2014 | Alec Kann | GK | Charlotte Eagles | Loaned for the rest of the season with the option to recall | [57] |
June 13, 2014 | Victor Pineda | M | Indy Eleven | Loaned with the option to recall | [58] |
July 3, 2014 | Juan Luis Anangonó | F | LDU Quito | Six-month loan | [59] |
September 12, 2014 | Marco Franco | D | Indy Eleven | Loaned through end of 2014 NASL season with option to recall | [60] |
Technical staff
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach and Director of Soccer | Frank Yallop |
First Assistant Coach | C. J. Brown |
Assistant Coach | Clint Mathis |
Goalkeeping Coach | Aron Hyde |
Strength and Conditioning Coach | Tony Jouaux |
Technical Director | Brian Bliss |
Head of Scouting | Trevor James |
Director of Soccer & Team Development | Paul Cadwell |
Director of Team Operations | Ron Stern |
Head Equipment Manager | Charles Raycroft |
Assistant Equipment Manager | Allan Araujo |
Head Athletic Trainer | Bo Leonard, MS, ATC, PES-NASM |
Assistant Athletic Trainer | Steve Bagus, ATC, PES-NASM |
Massage Therapist | Jake Bronowski, LMT |
Team Medical Director | Dr. Gilberto Munoz |
Last updated: October 24, 2014
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff
Standings
Conference tables
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | Conference semifinals & 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 55 | Conference semifinals |
3 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | Knockout round |
5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
7 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
8 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
9 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
10 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | Conference semifinals & 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | Conference semifinals |
3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | |
4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | Knockout round |
5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | |
6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
7 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
9 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Seattle Sounders FC (SS, W1) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4 |
2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2 |
3 | D.C. United (E1) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3 |
4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5 |
5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 55 | |
6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 54 | |
7 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | |
8 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 50 | |
9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 50 | 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6 |
10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 49 | |
11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 49 | |
12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 42 | |
13 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 41 | |
14 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
15 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | |
16 | Chivas USA | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 33 | |
17 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 32 | |
18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 30 | |
19 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 |
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- 1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:
- Winner of the 2014 MLS Cup (Pot A) 2
- Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B) 3
- Winner of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B) 4
- 5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.
- 6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[61]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | −12 |
Source: MLSsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
February 2, 2014 Preseason | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Ave Maria, Florida |
10:00 | Kinney 25' Jumper 26' Gentile 40+' |
Report 80 min match (40+40) |
25' | Stadium: Ave Maria University |
February 8, 2014 Preseason | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | D.C. United | Bradenton, Florida |
18:00 | Shipp 48' Ward 80' |
Report | Arnaud 39' Doyle 86' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 11, 2014 Preseason | Chicago Fire | 3–0 | Orlando City | Bradenton, Florida |
18:00 | Shipp 14' Jackson 30' Braun 78' Gulley 90+' |
Report | Turner 77' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 12, 2014 Preseason | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | D.C. United | Bradenton, Florida |
9:00 | Joya 75' Ward 85' |
Report | Arnaud 35' Porter 72' |
Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 19, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
16:30 | Torres 68' José Mari 75' |
Report | Ward 37' Amarikwa 40' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 22, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup | FC Tucson | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
14:00 | Report | Alex 19' Soumaré 43' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 26, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup | New England Revolution | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Tucson, Arizona |
16:30 | Rowe 90+1' | Report | Hurtado 34' | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
March 1, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | Chivas Rayadas | Tucson, Arizona |
19:30 | Anangonó 15' Larentowicz 80' Magee 88' Amarikwa 90' |
Report | E. Flores 18' | Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium |
Major League Soccer
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
March 9, 2014 Match 1 | Chivas USA | 3–2 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
16:00 | Burling 40', 88' Torres 56' (pen.) McNamara 59' Bocanegra 77' |
Report | Segares 55' Duka 61' Joya 64', 78' Amarikwa 70' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 8,320 Referee: William Anderson |
March 16, 2014 Match 2 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Portland, Oregon |
14:00 | Fernández 79' Paparatto 90+1' |
Report | Larentowicz 19' (pen.) Soumaré 25' Palmer 43' Amarikwa 61' Nyarko 73' 86' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
March 23, 2014 Match 3 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
14:00 | Larentowicz 6' Magee 13' |
Report | McCarty 21', 74' Olave 30' Eckersley 79' Sekagya 85' Cahill 90+1' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,228 Referee: Drew Fischer |
March 29, 2014 Match 4 | D.C. United | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
15:00 | DeLeon 22' Espíndola 35' Parke 56' Kitchen 73' |
Report | Hurtado 27' Cochrane 58' Amarikwa 82' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,445 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 5, 2014 Match 5 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Philadelphia Union | Bridgeview, Illinois |
16:00 | Magee 16' Duka 64' Anangonó 86' Soumaré 88' |
Report | Edu 32', 86' Fernandes 39' Bone 86' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,699 Referee: Chris Penso |
April 12, 2014 Match 6 | Montreal Impact | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Montreal, Quebec |
15:00 | McInerney 43' Camara 90+2' |
Report | Nyarko 44' Amarikwa 54' Magee 66' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,313 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
April 19, 2014 Match 7 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
15:00 | Amarikwa 16', 34' 73' | Report | Nguyen 31' (pen.) Barnes 45+2' Dorman 64' Soares 87' Alston 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,743 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
May 3, 2014 Match 8 | Chicago Fire | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Magee 22', 63' Anangonó 30' |
Report | Schuler 30' Beckerman 44' Plata 72', 93+' Saborío 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Juan Guzman |
May 10, 2014 Match 9 | New York Red Bulls | 4–5 | Chicago Fire | Harrison, New Jersey |
18:00 | Cahill 6', 90+3' Wright-Phillips 39', 67', 78' (pen.) |
Report | Shipp 4', 53', 58' Amarikwa 49' Nyarko 64' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 23,776 Referee: Kevin Stott |
May 18, 2014 Match 10 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Bridgeview, Illinois |
14:00 | Magee 6' (pen.), 15' (pen.), 90+1' Hurtado 90+6' |
Report | Palmer-Brown 49' 64' Dwyer 68' Feilhaber 82' Ellis 90+4' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,746 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 24, 2014 Match 11 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
18:30 | Finlay 10' Arrieta 25' Higuaín 54' |
Report | Amarikwa 57' Ianni 81' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,290 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
June 1, 2014 Match 12 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | Bridgeview, Illinois |
15:00 | Hurtado 7' Larentowicz 68' (pen.) |
Report | Donovan 74', 76' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,487 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
June 4, 2014 Match 13 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Commerce City, Colorado |
20:00 | Watts 85' | Report | Joya 20' Watson 78' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,402 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June 7, 2014 Match 14 | Chicago Fire | 2–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Ritter 8' Hurtado 24' 37' Shipp 41', 82' Amarikwa 90+2' |
Report | Martins 8', 31', 38' (pen.), 42' Neagle 78' Pineda 90+2' Frei 90+3' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,416 Referee: Chris Penso |
July 2, 2014 Match 15 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Amarikwa 45+2' Shipp 56' Palmer 86' |
Report | Moore 29' Jackson 42' Caldwell 53' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,153 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
July 6, 2014 Match 16 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
14:00 | Dwyer 33', 34' Feilhaber 86' |
Report | Magee 40' Ritter 45' Duka 54' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,858 Referee: Alan Kelly |
July 12, 2014 Match 17 | New England Revolution | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
18:30 | Kobayashi 23' Gonçalves 63' |
Report | Amarikwa 3' Ianni 84' Ward 90+2' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,406 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
July 19, 2014 Match 18 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Alex 26' Larentowicz 60' |
Report | Okugo 22' Le Toux 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,460 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
July 23, 2014 Match 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5–1 | Chicago Fire | Santa Clara, California |
22:00 | Stewart 32' Salinas 45' Harris 52' Wondolowski 62' Djaló 79' Cato 84' |
Report | Segares 67' Ward 75' Fondy 81' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Dave Gantar |
July 30, 2014 Match 20 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Ritter 28' Palmer 69' |
Report | Harvey 36' Leverón 63' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,532 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
August 2, 2014 Match 21 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Magee 37' (pen.) Segares 75' |
Report | Higuaín 46' González 50' Francis 69' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,332 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 10, 2014 Match 22 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 | Magee 38' (pen.) | Report | Sekagya 66' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,109 Referee: Ted Unkel |
August 16, 2014 Match 23 | Montreal Impact | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Montreal, Quebec |
17:30 | Larrea 70' Vaio 84' |
Report | Ianni 24' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 23, 2014 Match 24 | Toronto FC | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Toronto, Ontario |
18:00 | Soumaré 3' (o.g.) Warner 57' Júnior 79' |
Report | Palmer 20' Lima 39' Soumaré 46' Earnshaw 70' Amarikwa 90' Segares 90+1' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
August 30, 2014 Match 25 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Ward 10' Soumaré 52' Earnshaw 83' Watson 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,824 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
September 7, 2014 Match 26 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
18:00 | Fagúndez 41' Davies 60' Barnes 74' Caldwell 78' Jones 78' |
Report | Nyassi 28' Palmer 36' Cocis 39' Watson 58' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,204 Referee: Chris Penso |
September 13, 2014 Match 27 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Palmer 11' Nyassi 41' |
Report | Hagglund 47' Morrow 62' Rosario 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,691 Referee: David Gantar |
September 20, 2014 Match 28 | Chicago Fire | 3–3 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Amarikwa 16' Larentowicz 32' (pen.) Cocis 45' Watson 78' Palmer 90+1' |
Report | Kitchen 31' Silva 39' (pen.), 54' DeLeon 65' Boswell 68' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,279 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
September 28, 2014 Match 29 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Houston, Texas |
14:00 | Clark 10' Cummings 15' Horst 21' García 67' |
Report | Segares 47' Larentowicz 65' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,262 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
October 2, 2014 Match 30 | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Chester, Pennsylvania |
19:00 | Okugo 88' | Report | Palmer 5' Nyarko 86' Larentowicz 90+1' Earnshaw 90+2' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 14,838 Referee: Chris Penso |
October 5, 2014 Match 31 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Montreal Impact | Bridgeview, Illinois |
16:00 | Segares 88' | Report | Camara 65' | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,915 Referee: Mark Geiger |
October 10, 2014 Match 32 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Besler 71' Zusi 80' Dwyer 90+2' |
Report | Watson 4' Soumaré 60' |
Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,938 Referee: Kevin Stott |
October 18, 2014 Match 33 | D.C. United | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
18:00 | Pontius 31' Johnson 53' |
Report | Shipp 67' Ritter 90+2' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 20,162 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
October 24, 2014 Match 34 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 | Lima 33' Larentowicz 66' (pen.) Pause 70' Pongolle 90+1' |
Report | Cummings 18' Davis 82' Deric 82' Cochran 85' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,776 Referee: Allen Chapman |
U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
June 18 Fourth round | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Bridgeview, Illinois |
21:23[62] | Ward 22' Magee 40' |
Report | Marshall 42' | Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
June 25 Fifth round | Chicago Fire | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 | Ianni 34' Pause 54' Anangonó 83', 108' Amarikwa 92' Ward 118' |
Report | Arrieta 55' Añor 70' Parkhurst 97' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Robert Sibiga |
July 9 Quarterfinals | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1–3 | Chicago Fire | Atlanta, Georgia |
18:30 | Jesus Gonzalez 31' Ferrety Sousa 43' Deon McCaulay 54' Ramiro Canovas 61' |
Report | Mike Magee 31' Matt Watson 34' Quincy Amarikwa 50' Jeff Larentowicz 82' (pen.) Alex 85' Bakary Soumaré 86' Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 90' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
August 13 Semifinals | Seattle Sounders FC | 6–0 | Chicago Fire | Tukwila, Washington |
21:30 | Chad Barrett 6' Andy Rose 33', 58' Lamar Neagle 73' Obafemi Martins 79' Kenny Cooper 83', 84' |
Report | Răzvan Cociș 17' Lovel Palmer 55' Bakary Soumaré 70' Gonzalo Segares 82' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
Friendlies
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
July 26, 2014 | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 | Report Highlights |
Harry Kane 5' Aaron Lennon 83' |
Stadium: Toyota Park |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS Regular season | U.S. Open Cup | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | USA | Alec Kann (on loan to Charlotte Eagles) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | USA | Hunter Jumper | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | MLI | Bakary Soumaré | 30 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | JAM | Lovel Palmer | 32 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
6 | DF | USA | Patrick Ianni | 14 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||||
7 | MF | BRA | Alex | 31 | 1 | 24+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | ||||
8 | MF | ENG | Grant Ward (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | 27 | 2 | 12+11 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | ||||
9 | FW | USA | Mike Magee | 20 | 8 | 17+0 | 7 | 3+0 | 1 | ||||
11 | MF | GAM | Sanna Nyassi | 10 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
12 | MF | USA | Logan Pause | 16 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
13 | DF | CRC | Gonzalo Segares | 22 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
14 | FW | GHA | Patrick Nyarko | 17 | 1 | 9+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
15 | FW | USA | Matthew Fondy | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
16 | DF | USA | Greg Cochrane | 15 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||||
18 | DF | USA | Steven Kinney | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
19 | FW | USA | Harry Shipp | 37 | 7 | 26+7 | 7 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | USA | Jeff Larentowicz | 37 | 7 | 33+0 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | ||||
21 | MF | USA | Chris Ritter | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
22 | MF | ENG | Matt Watson | 31 | 1 | 22+5 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
23 | DF | USA | Marco Franco (on loan to Orange County Blues) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
24 | FW | USA | Quincy Amarikwa | 36 | 10 | 29+3 | 8 | 4+0 | 2 | ||||
25 | GK | USA | Sean Johnson | 37 | -59 | 33+0 | -49 | 4+0 | -10 | ||||
27 | MF | USA | Victor Pineda (on loan to Indy Eleven) | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
28 | GK | USA | Kyle Reynish | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
30 | MF | ROU | Razvan Cocis | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
33 | FW | ECU | Juan Luis Anangonó (on loan to LDU Quito) | 16 | 4 | 4+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 2 | ||||
54 | MF | USA | Benji Joya (on loan from Santos Laguna) | 12 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
88 | FW | WAL | Robert Earnshaw | 5 | 3 | 1+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
99 | FW | FRA | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 7 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire) | |||||||||||||
11 | MF | USA | Dilly Duka (traded) | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
15 | FW | ISR | Orr Barouch (contract terminated) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | USA | Chris Rolfe (traded) | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
34 | DF | COL | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (traded) | 21 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
92 | FW | USA | Giuseppe Gentile (waived) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
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Leading scorers
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Updated to match played on October 24, 2014.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2014 Chicago Fire
Recognition
MLS Player of the Week
Week | Player | Report |
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10 | Harry Shipp | POTW |
MLS Team of the Week
Week | Player | Position | Report |
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2 | Bakary Soumaré | D | Report |
10 | Harry Shipp | M | Report |
13 | Bakary Soumaré | D | Report |
14 | Harry Shipp | M | Report |
17 | Sean Johnson | GK | Report |
18 | Sean Johnson | GK | Report |
Lovel Palmer | D | ||
22 | Jeff Larentowicz | D | Report |
25 | Bakary Soumaré | D | Report |
30 | Lovel Palmer | D | Report |
33 | Sean Johnson | GK | Report |
Team annual awards
Forward Quincy Amarikwa won the Golden Boot award for scoring the team-leading eight goals this season. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Johnson was also named the team's Most Valuable Player. The winners were selected by the local media members.[63]
First-year defender Lovel Palmer was voted Section 8 Chicago Supporters Player of the Year.[64]
Patrick Nyarko's strike in the match against New York Red Bulls on May 10 was voted the team's 2014 Goal of the Year.[65]
Kits
Home
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Home Alt.
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Away
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Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
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Home[66][67] | Red / Navy | Red | Red | |
Home Alt. | Red / Navy | Navy | Red | MLS, March 23 against New York |
Away | Navy | Navy | Navy |
Primary kit
The club unveiled its new 2014 primary kit on March 4, 2014. According to the release, the jersey design was inspired by the City of Chicago fire trucks which feature a dark top, a band and red throughout the bottom half. The light blue represents the primary color of the Chicago flag.[66]
Third kit
On October 8, 2013 the club unveiled the third kit to be worn in the 2014 season. The municipal-themed design named "Heart on Your Sleeve" incorporated the city flag as well as the iconic Chicago skyline. The winning design was selected via a fan vote online.[68]
Miscellany
Draft pick trades
Picks acquired:
- 2014 MLS SuperDraft 13th overall pick, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Jalil Anibaba[12]
- 2014 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Kwame Watson-Siriboe
- 2014 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for Daniel Paladini
Picks traded:
- 2014 MLS SuperDraft second round pick and allocation money to Philadelphia Union in exchange for defender Bakary Soumaré
- 2014 MLS SuperDraft third round pick to Toronto FC in exchange for Quincy Amarikwa
- 2014 MLS SuperDraft 8th overall pick, a 2015 MLS SuperDraft conditional third round pick and Jalil Anibaba to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni[12]
- 2016 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Greg Cochrane[21]
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- The game began late after a long rain delay and was eventually cut short by the inclement weather in the 49th minute.
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