Chicago Fire
2010 season
OwnerAndrew Hauptman
CoachCarlos de los Cobos
MLS10th overall (4th in Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
SuperLigaGroup stage
Sister Cities Cup4th
Top goalscorerMarco Pappa (7)
Biggest winCHV 1-4 CHI (10/23)
Biggest defeatTFC 4-1 CHI (5/8)
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The 2010 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, their 13th season in Major League Soccer, and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Squad

As of October 23, 2010[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF United States USA C. J. Brown
3 FW United States USA Calen Carr
4 DF United States USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe
6 MF United States USA Peter Lowry
8 MF Sweden SWE Freddie Ljungberg
9 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Baggio Husidić
10 FW Mexico MEX Nery Castillo (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
11 MF United States USA John Thorrington
12 MF United States USA Logan Pause
13 DF El Salvador SLV Deris Umanzor
14 FW Ghana GHA Patrick Nyarko
15 FW Netherlands NED Collins John
16 MF Guatemala GUA Marco Pappa
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF United States USA Mike Banner
19 MF United States USA Corben Bone
20 FW United States USA Brian McBride (captain)
22 DF Colombia COL Wilman Conde
23 DF Poland POL Krzysztof Król (on loan from Jagiellonia)
25 GK United States USA Sean Johnson
27 MF United States USA Victor Pineda
28 DF United States USA Steven Kinney
29 DF United States USA Erik Ustruck
31 DF Costa Rica CRC Gonzalo Segares
32 DF United States USA Dasan Robinson
40 GK United States USA Andrew Dykstra
77 MF Serbia SRB Bratislav Ristić
— GK United States USA Ian Anderson
— GK United States USA Alec Dufty (on loan from AC St. Louis)

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF United States USA Corben Bone (from Draft, 13th Overall)
4 DF United States USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe (from Draft, 26th Overall)
28 DF United States USA Steven Kinney (from Draft, 45th Overall)
25 GK United States USA Sean Johnson (from Draft, 51st Overall)
15 FW Netherlands NED Collins John (from K.S.V. Roeselare)
— MF El Salvador SLV Julio Martínez (On loan from Club León)
13 DF El Salvador SLV Deris Umanzor (from C.D. Águila)
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Sweden SWE Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle Sounders FC)
10 FW Mexico MEX Nery Castillo (On loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
27 MF United States USA Victor Pineda (from Academy)
29 GK United States USA Erik Ustruck
77 MF Serbia SRB Bratislav Ristić (from Rad Beograd)
31 DF Costa Rica CRC Gonzalo Segares (from Apollon Limassol)
— GK United States USA Ian Anderson
— GK United States USA Alec Dufty (On loan from AC St. Louis)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Mexico MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Free Agent)
31 DF Costa Rica CRC Gonzalo Segares (To Apollon Limassol)
6 DF United States USA Brandon Prideaux (Retired)
17 FW United States USA Chris Rolfe (To AaB Fodbold)
24 DF United States USA Daniel Woolard (Released on waivers)
00 GK United States USA Ian Anderson (Released on waivers)
34 DF United States USA Austin Washington (Released on waivers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Jon Busch (Released on waivers)
21 MF United States USA Justin Mapp (Trade to Philadelphia Union[2])
5 DF United States USA Tim Ward (to the San Jose Earthquakes[3])
23 FW Bulgaria BUL Stefan Dimitrov (Released on waivers[4])
— MF El Salvador SLV Julio Martinez (To Club León)

Formation

Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:

United States
Johnson
Serbia
Ristić
Colombia
Conde
United States
Brown
El Salvador
Umanzor
Ghana
Nyarko
United States
Pause
United States
Lowery
Guatemala
Pappa
Sweden
Ljungberg
United States
McBride

Club

Chairman United States Andrew Hauptman
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)

Source: Chicago Fire


Management

Position Staff
Technical Director United States Frank Klopas
Manager Mexico Carlos de los Cobos
Assistant manager Mexico Alvaro Briones

Last updated: November 23, 2010
Source: Chicago Fire

Kits

Home
Away
Away Special
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Red / White lettering Red Red
Away White / Navy lettering White White
Away Special[5] White / Green lettering White Green MLS, April 24 against Houston

Review

March

Chicago began their twelfth Major League Soccer regular season on the road the first two weeks with a match against the New York Red Bulls on March 27, 2010 and the Colorado Rapids on April 3, 2010 followed by their first home match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.[6]

May

The Chicago Fire participated in the first ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. A friendly tournament hosted by the Fire.

July

Fire terminate loan agreement with Leon F.C. for the rights of Julio Martinez

August

The Fire trade for Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle) and also sign Nery Castillo from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Fire trade away Justin Mapp and Tim Ward for allocation money and to clear roster spots.

Competitions

League table

Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
3 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
4 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
5 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35
6 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
7 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
8 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source: MLS

Overall

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S) 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Real Salt Lake 30 15 4 11 45 20 +25 56
3 New York Red Bulls 30 15 9 6 38 29 +9 51
4 FC Dallas 30 12 4 14 42 28 +14 50 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Columbus Crew 30 14 8 8 40 34 +6 50
6 Seattle Sounders FC 30 14 10 6 39 35 +4 48 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids (C) 30 12 8 10 44 32 +12 46
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 13 10 7 34 33 +1 46
9 Kansas City Wizards 30 11 13 6 36 35 +1 39
10 Chicago Fire 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36
11 Toronto FC 30 9 13 8 33 41 −8 35 CONCACAF Champions League
12 Houston Dynamo 30 9 15 6 40 49 −9 33
13 New England Revolution 30 9 16 5 32 50 −18 32
14 Philadelphia Union 30 8 15 7 35 49 −14 31
15 Chivas USA 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28
16 D.C. United 30 6 20 4 21 47 −26 22
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (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
30 36 9 12 9 37 38  −1 4 4 7 15 13  +2 5 8 2 22 25  −3

Last updated: October 23, 2010
Source: MLS 2010 regular reason standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumAAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHHHA
ResultLTLWWTLTTWTWLLWTWLLTTLLLWLWLTW
Position10131511771211119109999979101010111111111211101010
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2010. Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS regular season

See also: 2010 Major League Soccer season

March

March 27, 2010 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm ET Lindpere 29' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,572
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April

April 3, 2010 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Chicago Fire Commerce City, Colorado
4:00 pm ET Cummings 12'
Wynne Yellow card 22'
Clark Yellow card 31'
Casey 41'
Earls Yellow card 42'
Cummings Yellow card 57'		 Report John 25'
Pappa Yellow card 42'
McBride 50' (pen)		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 10, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 pm ET Pappa 52' Report Luiz Yellow card 28'
Alvarez 49'
Opara 81'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,276
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 17, 2010 D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
8:30 pm ET James Yellow card 73'
Morsink Yellow card 85'		 Report Pappa 80'
McBride 90'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,407
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 24, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–0 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 pm ET Husidic 48+'
Lowry Yellow card 55' 67'
John Yellow card 81'
Krol Red card 84'
Banner Yellow card 88'		 (report) Chabala Yellow card 58'
Serioux Yellow card 65'
Cruz Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 82'
Landin Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,312
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May

May 1, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–1 C.D. Chivas USA Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 pm ET Husidic 52' Report Dealgado Yellow card 67'
Santos 76'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,224
Referee: Jason Anno
May 8, 2010 Toronto FC 4–1 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario, CAN
4:00 pm ET LaBrocca 24'
De Guzman Yellow card 39'
White 46'
Barrett 66'
Barrett 69'
Cann Yellow card 72'		 Report Pause 50' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,060
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 15, 2010 Kansas City Wizards 2–2 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 pm ET Jewsbury Yellow card 33'
Espinoza Yellow card 43'
Kamara 50'
Conrad Yellow card 62'
Escobar Yellow card 63'
Kamara 88'		 Report Martínez 13'
Martínez Yellow card 43'
McBride 47'
Krol Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 8,155
Referee: Michael Kennedy
May 27, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–1 FC Dallas Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 pm ET McBride 40'
Conde Yellow card 62'		 Report Ferreira 6' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,522
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June

June 5, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–1 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 CT Husidic 14'
Brown Yellow card 45'
McBride Yellow card 70'
Pappa 74'		 Report Miglioranzi Yellow card 22'
Mwanga 90+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,658
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
June 9, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–2 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois
Pappa 23' 46' Report Cummings 21'
Casey 91'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,607
Referee: Paul Ward
June 27, 2010 New England Revolution 0–1 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 pm EDT (report) Pappa 30'
Conde Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,306
Referee: Jair Marrufo

July

July 3, 2010 Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
Moffat 43'
Garey 45'		 Hejduk 44' (o.g.)
Robinson Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,017
Referee: Alex Prus
July 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois
Conde Yellow card 50' Findley 40'
Johnson Yellow card 67'
Espíndola Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,847
Referee: Terry Vaughn

August

August 1, 2010 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Chicago Fire Carson, California
Bowen Yellow card 23'
Donovan 37'
Kirovski Yellow card 45'
Birchall Yellow card 53'
Kovalenko Yellow card 65'
Dunivant Yellow card 68'
Donovan 81'		 Pappa 4'
John 5'
Banner 19'
Nyarko Yellow card 36'
Johnson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,348
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–0 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
Husidić Yellow card 30' Ream Yellow card 31'
Mendes Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,868
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 18, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
Husidic 32'
Castillo Yellow card 37'
Conde Yellow card 39'
Carr 85'
Castillo Yellow card 38'		 Phelan Yellow card 12'
Perovic 16'
Gibbs Yellow card 25'
Perović Yellow card 42'
Osei Yellow card 52'
Barnes Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 21, 2010 Houston Dynamo 4–3 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
Ching 31'
Ching Yellow card 42'
Palmer 50'
Ching 59'
Ching 85'		 Carr 55'
Pappa Yellow card 60'
Boswell 69' (o.g.)
Conde Yellow card 70'
Brown 81'
Ljungberg Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 18,890
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 28, 2010 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington
Montero Yellow card 24'
Montero 36'
Nkufo Yellow card 44'
Montero 90'
Jaqua Yellow card 90'		 Kinney Yellow card 21'
Thorrington 28' (pen)
Ljungberg Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,386
Referee: Ramón Hernández

September

September 4, 2010 Chicago Fire 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
Segares Red card 22'
Pause Yellow card 63'
John Yellow card 88' 88'		 Report Gonzalez Yellow card 87' 89' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,068
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–0 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 pm CDT Nyarko Yellow card 68' Report Cann Yellow card 24'
de Guzman Yellow card 35'
Usanov Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,891
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
September 11, 2010 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 pm EDT Le Toux 36'
Jacobson Yellow card 60'		 Report Ljungberg Yellow card 36'
Conde Yellow card 45+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 18, 2010 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Chicago Fire Sandy, Utah
2:00 pm MDT Beckerman Yellow card 33'
Saborío 47+' (pen.)		 Report Conde Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 46+' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 14,440
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 25, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm CDT Thorrington Yellow card 27'
Pappa Yellow card 69'		 Report Nkufo 89' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,477
Referee: Jason Anno
September 29, 2010 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Chicago Fire Santa Clara, California
9:00 pm CDT Geovanni Yellow card 50' Report Kinney 36'
Krol Yellow card 50'
Ljungberg 72'
Nyarko 92'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 9,829
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

October

October 2, 2010 FC Dallas 3–0 Chicago Fire Frisco, Texas
Rodriguez 19'
Chavez Yellow card 30'
Chavez 46'
Cunningham 67'		 Report Pause Yellow card 28'
Conde Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,615
Referee: Yader Reyes
October 8, 2010 Chicago Fire 2–0 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
Lowry 30'
Kinney Yellow card 41'
McBride 53'
Brown Yellow card 58'
Lowry Yellow card 88'		 Report Moffat Yellow card 25'
Brunner Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 12, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–2 Kansas City Wizards Bridgeview, Illinois
Report Arnaud 46'
Arnaud Yellow card 65'
Bunbury 80'
Zusi Yellow card 91+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,230
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 16, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm CDT Conde Yellow card 37' Report Quaranta Yellow card 5' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 19,056
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
October 23, 2010 Chivas USA 1–4 Chicago Fire Carson, California
8:00 pm CDT Flores Yellow card 5'
Borja Yellow card 44'
Maldonado 57'
Maldonado Yellow card 59'
Zemanski Yellow card 64'
Espinoza Yellow card 71'
Ante Jazic Yellow card 89'		 Report McBride 40'
Ljungberg 47'
Conde Yellow card 47'
Carr 68'
Ljungberg Yellow card 72'
Husidic 93+'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,825
Referee: Paul Ward

International Friendly

May 30, 2010 Chicago Fire 0–1 A.C. Milan Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm EDT Seedorf 47' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,000

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2010 U.S. Open Cup
June 29, 2010 Third round Chicago Fire 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 Charleston Battery Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm EDT Nyarko Yellow card 48'
Conde Yellow card 70'
Watson-Siriboe Yellow card 73'
Pappa Yellow card 88'		 Report Armstrong Yellow card 16'
Zaher Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,526
Penalties
Neagle soccer ball with check mark
Zaher soccer ball with check mark
Fuller soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X McBride
soccer ball with red X Król
soccer ball with red X Conde

Sister Cities Cup

See also: Chicago Sister Cities International Cup

Semi-Final Match

May 19, 2010 Chicago Fire United States 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain France Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm ET Chantome 14' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,254
Referee: Chris Penzo

Third Place Match

May 22, 2010 Chicago Fire United States 0–3 Legia Warsaw Poland Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm ET Report Iwański 59'
Szałachowski 63'
Iwański Yellow card 75'
Szałachowski 86'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,234
Referee: Chris Penzo

SuperLiga

July 14, 2010 Chicago Fire United States 1–5 C.A. Morelia Mexico Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm ET Kinney 49' report Elias Hernandez 4'
Luis Gabriel Rey 34'
Miguel Sabah 40'
Rafael Marquez Lugo 50'
Jaime Arturo Lozano 70'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,009
Referee: José Vitelio Rivera El Salvador
July 17, 2010 Chicago Fire United States 0–1 New England Revolution United States Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm ET Report Perovic 77' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Kevin Stott United States
July 20, 2010 Chicago Fire United States 1–0 Pumas UNAM Mexico Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 pm ET Conde 34' report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Jose Pineda Honduras

References

  1. ^ http://www.chicago-fire.com/players 2010 Season Final roster
  2. ^ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-acquire-midfielder-justin-mapp Archived October 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine July 2010
  3. ^ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/08/fire-trade-ward August 2010
  4. ^ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/08/fire-release-stefan-dimitrov August 2010
  5. ^ "Fire Goes Green 2010". April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  6. ^ "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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