2014 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire
2014 season
ChairmanAndrew Hauptman
Head coachFrank Yallop
StadiumToyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
MLS15th overall (9th in the Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Brimstone CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Quincy Amarikwa (8)
All: Quincy Amarikwa (9)
Highest home attendance18,776 vs Houston Dynamo (October 24)
Lowest home attendance12,699 vs Philadelphia Union (April 5)
Average home league attendance16,076 (regular season)
Biggest winRBNY 4-5 CHI (5/8)
Biggest defeatSJ 5-1 CHI (7/23)
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The 2014 Chicago Fire season was the club's 16th year of existence, as well as their 17th season in Major League Soccer and their 17th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 9, 2014, with an away match against Chivas USA. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 24, 2014, with a home match against Houston Dynamo. Chicago finished the season with a 6–10–18 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the past five seasons. With 18 drawn matches, the Fire set a new MLS record for most ties in a season, beating the previous record of 16 ties set in 2011 by Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls.[1]

After 12 years with the team, midfielder Logan Pause retired at the end of the season. Pause spent all of his professional career playing for Chicago Fire.[2][3][4] On November 3, 2014, he was named Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.[5]

Squad at the end of the season

As of October 24, 2014. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (aged) Previous club
Goalkeepers
25 Sean Johnson United States GK (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 25) United States Atlanta Blackhawks
28 Kyle Reynish United States GK (1983-11-03)November 3, 1983 (aged 30) United States New York Cosmos
Defenders
3 Hunter Jumper United States LB (1989-02-28)February 28, 1989 (aged 25) United States University of Virginia Cavaliers
4 Bakary Soumaré Mali CB (1985-11-09)November 9, 1985 (aged 28) United States Philadelphia Union
5 Lovel Palmer Jamaica RB (1984-08-30)August 30, 1984 (aged 30) United States Real Salt Lake
6 Patrick Ianni United States CB (1985-06-15)June 15, 1985 (aged 29) United States Seattle Sounders FC
13 Gonzalo Segares Costa Rica LB (1982-10-13)October 13, 1982 (aged 32) Cyprus Apollon Limassol
16 Greg Cochrane United States LB (1990-11-11)November 11, 1990 (aged 23) United States Los Angeles Galaxy
18 Steven Kinney United States RB (1987-10-28)October 28, 1987 (aged 26) United States Carolina Dynamo
Midfielders
7 Alex Brazil M (1988-12-15)December 15, 1988 (aged 25) Switzerland FC Wohlen
8 Grant Ward England M (1994-12-05)December 5, 1994 (aged 19) England Tottenham Hotspur
11 Sanna Nyassi The Gambia M (1989-01-31)January 31, 1989 (aged 25) Canada Montreal Impact
12 Logan Pause United States M (1981-08-22)August 22, 1981 (aged 33) United States University of North Carolina Tar Heels
20 Jeff Larentowicz United States M (1983-08-05)August 5, 1983 (aged 31) United States Colorado Rapids
21 Chris Ritter United States M (1990-10-29)October 29, 1990 (aged 23) United States Northwestern University Wildcats
22 Matt Watson England M (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 (aged 29) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
30 Răzvan Cociș Romania M (1983-02-19)February 19, 1983 (aged 31) Ukraine FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
54 Benji Joya United States M (1993-09-22)September 22, 1993 (aged 21) Mexico Santos Laguna
Forwards
9 Mike Magee United States F (1984-09-02)September 2, 1984 (aged 30) United States Los Angeles Galaxy
14 Patrick Nyarko Ghana F (1986-01-15)January 15, 1986 (aged 28) United States Virginia Tech Hokies
15 Matthew Fondy United States F (1989-07-28)July 28, 1989 (aged 25) United States Chivas USA
19 Harry Shipp United States F (1991-11-07)November 7, 1991 (aged 22) United States University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish
24 Quincy Amarikwa United States F (1987-10-29)October 29, 1987 (aged 26) Canada Toronto FC
88 Robert Earnshaw Wales F (1981-11-06)November 6, 1981 (aged 32) England Blackpool
99 Florent Sinama Pongolle France F (1984-10-20)October 20, 1984 (aged 30) Russia FC Rostov

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2014

In

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

Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
December 13, 2013 Jamaica Lovel Palmer D United States Real Salt Lake Acquired in exchange for allocation money [6]
December 18, 2013 United States Chris Rolfe F United States 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 United States Kyle Reynish GK United States New York Cosmos Signed via free transfer [9]
January 9, 2014 United States Harry Shipp F United States University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish Signed as a Homegrown Player [10]
January 13, 2014 United States Chris Ritter M United States Northwestern University Wildcats Signed as a Homegrown Player [11]
January 15, 2014 Colombia Jhon Kennedy Hurtado D United States 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 United States Patrick Ianni D United States 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 United States Logan Pause M United States 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 United States Giuseppe Gentile F United States University of North Carolina Charlotte 49ers Acquired via the Waiver Draft [15]
February 14, 2014 Israel Orr Barouch F Israel Bnei Yehuda Returned from loan [16][17]
February 25, 2014 United States Marco Franco D United States University of California-Irvine Anteaters Signed after being selected 13th overall (first round) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft [18][19][20]
February 28, 2014 United States Greg Cochrane D United States Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for a conditional 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick [21]
March 5, 2014 England Matt Watson M Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for a 2014 MLS International Roster Slot [22]
July 5, 2014 United States Matthew Fondy F United States Chivas USA Signed as a free agent [23]
July 14, 2014 Romania Răzvan Cociș M Ukraine FC Hoverla Uzhhorod Signed as a free agent [24]
July 29, 2014 The Gambia Sanna Nyassi M Canada Montreal Impact Acquired in exchange for Dilly Duka [25]
August 15, 2014 Wales Robert Earnshaw F England Blackpool Signed via free transfer [26]
August 28, 2014 United States Collin Fernandez M United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player, will not be added to the first team roster until 2015 [27]
September 9, 2014 France Florent Sinama Pongolle F Russia FC Rostov Signed as a free agent [28]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Notes Ref
November 25, 2013 Uruguay Arévalo Ríos M None Contract option was not picked up [29]
November 25, 2013 Italy Paolo Tornaghi GK None Waived [29]
December 9, 2013 United States Corben Bone M United States 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 Estonia Joel Lindpere M None 2014 contract option was declined [8][14]
December 9, 2013 United States Daniel Paladini M United States 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 Brazil Maicon Santos F None 2014 contract option was declined [8][14]
December 9, 2013 United States Michael Videira M None 2014 contract option was declined [8][14]
December 9, 2013 Jamaica Shaun Francis D United States 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 United States Wells Thompson M None Out of contract [8][14]
January 15, 2014 United States Jalil Anibaba D United States 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 United States 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 United States Brendan King M None Waived by the club [35]
February 24, 2014 Uruguay Federico Puppo F Ecuador 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 United States Austin Berry D United States Philadelphia Union Traded in exchange for allocation money [39]
March 6, 2014 Cameroon 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 United States Chris Rolfe F United States D.C. United Traded in exchange for allocation money [41]
June 11, 2014 Israel Orr Barouch F None The club and the player have mutually agreed to part ways [42]
June 30, 2014 United States Giuseppe Gentile F None Waived, after being loaned to Charlotte Eagles earlier in the season [43][44]
July 29, 2014 United States Dilly Duka M Canada Montreal Impact Traded in exchange for Sanna Nyassi [25]
August 22, 2014 Colombia Jhon Kennedy Hurtado D United States Chivas USA Traded in exchange for allocation money [45]
October 24, 2014 United States Logan Pause M None Retired [46]

Loans

In

Date Player Position Loaned From Notes Ref
February 5, 2014 United States Benji Joya M Mexico Santos Laguna One year loan with transfer option [54]
March 22, 2014 England Grant Ward M England 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
July 9, 2013 Uruguay Álvaro Fernández M Uruguay Nacional Was initially loaned for the 2013 season; current status not yet announced by the club [56]
June 6, 2014 United States Alec Kann GK United States Charlotte Eagles Loaned for the rest of the season with the option to recall [57]
June 13, 2014 United States Victor Pineda M United States Indy Eleven Loaned with the option to recall [58]
July 3, 2014 Ecuador Juan Luis Anangonó F Ecuador LDU Quito Six-month loan [59]
September 12, 2014 United States Marco Franco D United States Indy Eleven Loaned through end of 2014 NASL season with option to recall [60]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head Coach and Director of Soccer Canada Frank Yallop
First Assistant Coach United States C. J. Brown
Assistant Coach United States Clint Mathis
Goalkeeping Coach England Aron Hyde
Strength and Conditioning Coach France Tony Jouaux
Technical Director United States Brian Bliss
Head of Scouting England Trevor James
Director of Soccer & Team Development United States Paul Cadwell
Director of Team Operations United States Ron Stern
Head Equipment Manager United States Charles Raycroft
Assistant Equipment Manager United States Allan Araujo
Head Athletic Trainer United States Bo Leonard, MS, ATC, PES-NASM
Assistant Athletic Trainer United States Steve Bagus, ATC, PES-NASM
Massage Therapist United States Jake Bronowski, LMT
Team Medical Director United States Dr. Gilberto Munoz

Last updated: October 24, 2014
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 37 +14 55
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 MLS Cup Knockout round
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
6 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
7 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 41
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19 39
9 Chicago Fire 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36
10 Montreal Impact 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 28
Source: MLS

Western Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders FC 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 LA Galaxy 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56
4 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54 MLS Cup Knockout round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50
6 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
7 Chivas USA 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33
8 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 −19 32
9 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 −15 30
Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders FC (S) 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy (C) 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61
3 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59
4 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56
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 CONCACAF Champions League
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
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 36 6 10 18 41 51  −10 4 2 11 22 20  +2 2 8 7 19 31  −12

Source: MLSsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results

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StadiumAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAAHAHHAAHAAH
ResultLTTTTTTLWWLTTLTTWTLTTWLTWLTTLTTLLW
Updated to match(es) played on October 24, 2014. Source: MLS Results and Chicago Fire Schedule
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 Yellow card 25'
Jumper Red card 26'
Gentile 40+'		 Report
80 min match
(40+40)		 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Doyle Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+'		 Report Turner Yellow card 77' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 12, 2014 Preseason Chicago Fire 1–0 D.C. United Bradenton, Florida
9:00 Joya 75'
Ward Yellow card 85'		 Report Arnaud Yellow card 35'
Porter Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 19, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup Colorado Rapids 1–2 Chicago Fire Tucson, Arizona
16:30 Torres 68'
José Mari Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34' Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex
March 1, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup Chicago Fire 2–0 Mexico Chivas Rayadas Tucson, Arizona
19:30 Anangonó 15'
Larentowicz Yellow card 80'
Magee Yellow card 88'
Amarikwa 90'		 Report E. Flores Yellow card 18' Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2014 Major League Soccer season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

March 9, 2014 Match 1 Chivas USA 3–2 Chicago Fire Carson, California
16:00 Burling Yellow card 40', 88'
Torres 56' (pen.)
McNamara 59'
Bocanegra Yellow card 77'		 Report Segares Yellow card 55'
Duka Yellow card 61'
Joya 64', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Larentowicz 19' (pen.)
Soumaré Yellow card 25'
Palmer Yellow card 43'
Amarikwa Yellow card 61'
Nyarko Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 13'		 Report McCarty 21', Yellow card 74'
Olave Yellow card 30'
Eckersley Yellow card 79'
Sekagya Yellow card 85'
Cahill Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Espíndola 35'
Parke Yellow card 56'
Kitchen 73'		 Report Hurtado 27'
Cochrane Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
Anangonó 86'
Soumaré Yellow card 88'		 Report Edu 32', Yellow card 86'
Fernandes 39'
Bone Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Nyarko Yellow card 44'
Amarikwa 54'
Magee Yellow card 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', Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 73' Report Nguyen 31' (pen.)
Barnes Yellow card 45+2'
Dorman Yellow card 64'
Soares Yellow card 87'
Alston Red card 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', Yellow card 63'
Anangonó 30'		 Report Schuler Yellow card 30'
Beckerman Yellow card 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', Yellow card 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.), Yellow card 90+1'
Hurtado Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Palmer-Brown Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 64'
Dwyer 68'
Feilhaber Yellow card 82'
Ellis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 54'		 Report Amarikwa Yellow card 57'
Ianni Yellow card 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 Yellow card 7'
Larentowicz 68' (pen.)		 Report Donovan 74', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 85' Report Joya Yellow card 20'
Watson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 8'
Hurtado Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 37'
Shipp 41', 82'
Amarikwa Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Martins Yellow card 8', 31', 38' (pen.), Red card 42'
Neagle 78'
Pineda Yellow card 90+2'
Frei Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+2'
Shipp 56'
Palmer Yellow card 86'		 Report Moore Red card 29'
Jackson 42'
Caldwell Yellow card 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', Yellow card 34'
Feilhaber Yellow card 86'		 Report Magee 40'
Ritter Yellow card 45'
Duka Yellow card 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 Yellow card 23'
Gonçalves Yellow card 63'		 Report Amarikwa 3'
Ianni Yellow card 84'
Ward Yellow card 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 Yellow card 26'
Larentowicz 60'		 Report Okugo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Salinas 45'
Harris 52'
Wondolowski 62'
Djaló 79'
Cato 84'		 Report Segares Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Palmer Yellow card 69'		 Report Harvey Yellow card 36'
Leverón Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'		 Report Higuaín 46'
González Yellow card 50'
Francis Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 70'
Vaio 84'		 Report Ianni Yellow card 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 Yellow card 57'
Júnior 79'		 Report Palmer Yellow card 20'
Lima Yellow card 39'
Soumaré Yellow card 46'
Earnshaw 70'
Amarikwa 90'
Segares Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
Soumaré Yellow card 52'
Earnshaw 83'
Watson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 74'
Caldwell Yellow card 78'
Jones Yellow card 78'		 Report Nyassi 28'
Palmer Yellow card 36'
Cocis Yellow card 39'
Watson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'		 Report Hagglund Yellow card 47'
Morrow Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45'
Watson 78'
Palmer Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Kitchen Yellow card 31'
Silva 39' (pen.), 54'
DeLeon Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
Cummings 15'
Horst Yellow card 21'
García 67'		 Report Segares Yellow card 47'
Larentowicz Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5'
Nyarko Yellow card 86'
Larentowicz Yellow card 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 Yellow card 88' Report Camara Yellow card 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 Yellow card 71'
Zusi 80'
Dwyer 90+2'		 Report Watson Yellow card 4'
Soumaré Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Larentowicz 66' (pen.)
Pause Yellow card 70'
Pongolle 90+1'		 Report Cummings 18'
Davis Yellow card 82'
Deric Yellow card 82'
Cochran Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,776
Referee: Allen Chapman

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

June 18 Fourth round Chicago Fire 2–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bridgeview, Illinois
21:23[61] 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 Yellow card 54'
Anangonó 83', 108'
Amarikwa 92'
Ward Yellow card 118'		 Report Arrieta 55'
Añor 70'
Parkhurst Red card 97'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 9 Quarterfinals Atlanta Silverbacks 1–3 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
18:30 Jesus Gonzalez Red card 31'
Ferrety Sousa Yellow card 43'
Deon McCaulay 54'
Ramiro Canovas Yellow card 61'		 Report Mike Magee Red card 31'
Matt Watson Yellow card 34'
Quincy Amarikwa 50'
Jeff Larentowicz 82' (pen.)
Alex 85'
Bakary Soumaré Yellow card 86'
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'
Obafemi Martins 79'
Kenny Cooper 83', 84'		 Report Răzvan Cociș Yellow card 17'
Lovel Palmer Yellow card 55'
Bakary Soumaré Yellow card 70'
Gonzalo Segares Yellow card 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 England 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Alec Kann (on loan to Charlotte Eagles) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States USA Hunter Jumper 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Mali MLI Bakary Soumaré 30 0 25+1 0 4+0 0
5 DF Jamaica JAM Lovel Palmer 32 1 29+1 1 1+1 0
6 DF United States USA Patrick Ianni 14 1 11+1 0 2+0 1
7 MF Brazil BRA Alex 31 1 24+4 0 1+2 1
8 MF England ENG Grant Ward (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 27 2 12+11 1 4+0 1
9 FW United States USA Mike Magee 20 8 17+0 7 3+0 1
11 MF The Gambia GAM Sanna Nyassi 10 1 6+4 1 0+0 0
12 MF United States USA Logan Pause 16 0 6+6 0 3+1 0
13 DF Costa Rica CRC Gonzalo Segares 22 0 20+1 0 1+0 0
14 FW Ghana GHA Patrick Nyarko 17 1 9+8 1 0+0 0
15 FW United States USA Matthew Fondy 10 0 0+8 0 0+2 0
16 DF United States USA Greg Cochrane 15 0 12+0 0 3+0 0
18 DF United States USA Steven Kinney 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW United States USA Harry Shipp 37 7 26+7 7 4+0 0
20 MF United States USA Jeff Larentowicz 37 7 33+0 6 4+0 1
21 MF United States USA Chris Ritter 11 0 8+2 0 0+1 0
22 MF England ENG Matt Watson 31 1 22+5 1 4+0 0
23 DF United States USA Marco Franco (on loan to Orange County Blues) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW United States USA Quincy Amarikwa 36 10 29+3 8 4+0 2
25 GK United States USA Sean Johnson 37 -59 33+0 -49 4+0 -10
27 MF United States USA Victor Pineda (on loan to Indy Eleven) 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0
28 GK United States USA Kyle Reynish 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Romania ROU Razvan Cocis 11 0 8+2 0 1+0 0
33 FW Ecuador ECU Juan Luis Anangonó (on loan to LDU Quito) 16 4 4+11 2 0+1 2
54 MF United States USA Benji Joya (on loan from Santos Laguna) 12 1 9+3 1 0+0 0
88 FW Wales WAL Robert Earnshaw 5 3 1+4 3 0+0 0
99 FW France 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 United States USA Dilly Duka (traded) 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0
15 FW Israel ISR Orr Barouch (contract terminated) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW United States USA Chris Rolfe (traded) 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
34 DF Colombia COL Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (traded) 21 1 19+0 1 1+1 0
92 FW United States USA Giuseppe Gentile (waived) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Leading scorers

Updated to match played on October 24, 2014.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2014 Chicago Fire

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Report
10 United States Harry Shipp POTW

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Position Report
2 Mali Bakary Soumaré D Report
10 United States Harry Shipp M Report
13 Mali Bakary Soumaré D Report
14 United States Harry Shipp M Report
17 United States Sean Johnson GK Report
18 United States Sean Johnson GK Report
Jamaica Lovel Palmer D
22 United States Jeff Larentowicz D Report
25 Mali Bakary Soumaré D Report
30 Jamaica Lovel Palmer D Report
33 United States 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.[62]

First-year defender Lovel Palmer was voted Section 8 Chicago Supporters Player of the Year.[63]

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.[64]

Kits

Home
Home Alt.
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home[65][66] 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.[65]

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.[67]

Miscellany

Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:

Picks traded:

References

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