2020 Chicago Fire FC season

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Chicago Fire FC
2020 season
Chairman Joe Mansueto
Head coach Raphaël Wicky
Stadium Soldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLS Conference: 11th
Overall: 22nd
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Canceled
MLS is Back Tournament Group stage
Highest home attendance League:
Lowest home attendance League:
Average home league attendance League:
Biggest win CHI 4–0 HOU (September 23)
Biggest defeat CLB 3–0 CHI (August 20)
ORL 4–1 CHI (August 20)
Home colors
Away colors
← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 22nd year of existence, as well as their 23rd in Major League Soccer. This was the Fire's first full year under the ownership of Joe Mansueto following his purchase of the club on September 13, 2019.[1] This was also the Fire's first season back in city limits, playing in Soldier Field for the first time since 2005.[2][3] The Fire faced Atlanta United FC in their first home match. The team also announced a rebrand on November 21, 2019. They became known as Chicago Fire Football Club (Chicago Fire FC) and changed their logo.[4] The change was met with large amounts of negative reaction on social media. The Fire failed to advance out of the group stage of the MLS is Back Tournament. After finishing 11th in the Eastern Conference, the team did not qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Current squad

As of March 6, 2020. Sources: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
1 Bobby Shuttleworth United States G (1987-05-17) May 17, 1987 (age 37) United States Sacramento Republic
2 Boris Sekulić Slovakia D (1991-10-21) October 21, 1991 (age 33) Poland Górnik Zabrze International
3 Jonathan Bornstein United States D (1984-11-07) November 7, 1984 (age 39) Israel Maccabi Netanya F.C.
4 Johan Kappelhof Netherlands D (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 34) Netherlands FC Groningen
5 Francisco Calvo Costa Rica D (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 32) United States Minnesota United FC
6 Miguel Navarro Venezuela D (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 (age 25) Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira F.C. International
7 Ignacio Aliseda Argentina M (2000-03-14) March 14, 2000 (age 24) Argentina Defensa y Justicia International
Designated Player
8 Luka Stojanović Serbia M (1994-01-04) January 4, 1994 (age 30)} Serbia FK Čukarički International
9 C. J. Sapong United States F (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35) United States Philadelphia Union
10 Álvaro Medrán Spain M (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30) Spain Valencia CF International
11 Przemysław Frankowski Poland M (1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 29) Poland Jagiellonia Białystok International
13 Brandt Bronico United States M (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 29) United States Charlotte 49ers
14 Djordje Mihailovic United States M (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
16 Michael Azira Uganda M (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987 (age 37) Canada Montreal Impact
18 Kenneth Kronholm United States G (1985-10-14) October 14, 1985 (age 39) Germany Holstein Kiel
20 Wyatt Omsberg United States D (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 29) United States Minnesota United FC
21 Fabian Herbers Germany F (1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31) United States Philadelphia Union
22 Mauricio Pineda United States D/M (1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 27) United States North Carolina Tar Heels Homegrown
24 Connor Sparrow United States G (1994-05-10) May 10, 1994 (age 30) United States Nashville SC
25 Nicholas Slonina United States D (2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 23) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
27 Robert Berić Slovenia F (1991-06-17) June 17, 1991 (age 33) France AS Saint-Étienne International
Designated Player
28 Elliot Collier New Zealand F (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29) United States Loyola Chicago
30 Gastón Giménez Argentina M (1991-07-27) July 27, 1991 (age 33) Argentina Vélez Sarsfield International
Designated Player
32 Gabriel Slonina United States G (2004-05-15) May 15, 2004 (age 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
33 Jeremiah Gutjahr United States M (1997-08-10) August 10, 1997 (age 27) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
36 Andre Reynolds II United States D (2001-05-02) May 2, 2001 (age 23) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
— Chris Brady United States G (2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 (age 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
— Javier Casas United States M (2003-05-14) May 14, 2003 (age 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
— Brian Gutiérrez United States M (2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 (age 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
— Alex Monis United States F (2003-03-20) March 20, 2003 (age 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
— Allan Rodríguez United States M (2004-05-07) May 7, 2004 (age 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown

Player movement

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2020

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
October 10, 2019 Spain Álvaro Medrán M Spain Valencia CF Signed a TAM contract as a free agent through 2021 with options for 2022 and 2023 [5]
October 14, 2019 Uganda Michael Azira M United States Chicago Fire FC Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable [6]
October 14, 2019 United States Jeremiah Gutjahr D/M United States Chicago Fire FC Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable [6]
October 14, 2019 Germany Fabian Herbers M/F United States Chicago Fire FC Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable [6]
November 21, 2019 Canada Raheem Edwards D/M United States Chicago Fire FC Option was exercised [7]
November 21, 2019 United States C. J. Sapong M/F United States Chicago Fire FC Option was exercised [7]
December 20, 2019 United States Nicholas Slonina D United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player for the 2020 season with options through 2023 [8]
January 17, 2020 United States Mauricio Pineda D/M United States North Carolina Tar Heels Signed as a homegrown player for the 2020 season with options through 2023 [9]
January 18, 2020 Slovenia Robert Berić F France AS Saint-Étienne Signed to a designated player contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 [10]
January 20, 2020 United States Connor Sparrow GK United States Nashville SC Signed for 2020 with options for 2021 and 2022 [11]
January 27, 2020 Venezuela Miguel Navarro D Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira F.C. Transferred from Deportivo La Guaira F.C. for an undisclosed amount on a contract through 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024 [12]
January 30, 2020 United States Bobby Shuttleworth GK United States Sacramento Republic Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2021 [13]
February 6, 2020 New Zealand Elliot Collier F United States Chicago Fire FC Signed after his contract was declined and after a successful trial [14]
February 11, 2020 United States Wyatt Omsberg D United States Minnesota United FC Acquired from Minnesota in exchange for Raheem Edwards [15]
February 15, 2020 Slovakia Boris Sekulić D Poland Górnik Zabrze Acquired from Górnik Zabrze on a contract through 2022 [16]
February 19, 2020 Argentina Ignacio Aliseda M Argentina Defensa y Justicia Acquired from Defensa y Justicia as a Designated Player on a contract through 2023 [17]
February 20, 2020 Serbia Luka Stojanović M Serbia FK Čukarički Acquired from FK Čukarički on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 [18]
February 24, 2020 Argentina Gastón Giménez M Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Acquired from Velez Sarsfield as a Designated Player on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 [19]
March 9, 2020 United States Brian Gutiérrez M United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 [20]
March 10, 2020 United States Javier Casas M United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 [21]
March 11, 2020 United States Alex Monis F United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 [22]
March 24, 2020 United States Chris Brady G United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 [23]
March 25, 2020 United States Allan Rodríguez M United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 [24]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
October 8, 2019 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger D/M Retired [25]
October 12, 2019 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F Hungary Fehérvár FC Out of contract [26]
November 12, 2019 United States Dax McCarty M United States Nashville SC Traded in exchange for $50k in TAM and $50k in GAM [27]
November 14, 2019 United States Grant Lillard D United States Inter Miami CF Traded in exchange for $75k in GAM [28]
November 21, 2019 Costa Rica Diego Campos M Norway FK Jerv Option declined [7]
November 21, 2019 United States Stefan Cleveland GK United States Seattle Sounders FC Option declined; rights traded to Seattle alongside Chicago's 35th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Seattle's 26th overall pick [7]
November 21, 2019 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán M France LOSC Lille Option declined [7]
November 21, 2019 Serbia Aleksandar Katai M/F United States LA Galaxy Option declined [7]
November 21, 2019 Panama Cristian Martínez M Spain Cádiz CF Option declined [7]
November 21, 2019 United States Amando Moreno M/F United States New Mexico United Option declined [7]
November 21, 2019 Denmark David Ousted GK Sweden Hammarby Fotboll Option declined [7]
November 21, 2019 Mexico Richard Sánchez GK United States Sporting Kansas City Option declined; picked up in Round 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft [7]
January 14, 2020 Brazil Marcelo DF Portugal F.C. Paços de Ferreira Mutual Termination [29]
February 11, 2020 Canada Raheem Edwards D/M United States Minnesota United FC Traded to Minnesota in exchange for Wyatt Omsberg [15]

Unsigned trialists and draftees

Date first reported Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
January 9, 2020 United States Jonathan Jimenez D/M United States Pacific Tigers Drafted with the 26th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft [30]
January 27, 2020 United States Jonathan Campbell D United States Seattle Sounders FC Announced as a trialist in Florida; confirmed to have left on February 16 [31][32]
January 27, 2020 Greece Nikos Kenourgios D/F Belgium S.V. Zulte Waregem Announced as a trialist in Florida; confirmed to have left on February 16 [31][32]
January 27, 2020 United States Jesús Vázquez D Mexico Atlante F.C. Announced as a trialist in Florida [31]
February 16, 2020 Mexico Christian Diaz D United States Forward Madison FC Announced as a trialist on February 16 [32]

The Fire also had several academy players in the camp- Chris Brady (G), Javier Casas (M), Brian Gutierrez (M), Alex Monis (F), and Allan Rodriguez (M).[31][32]

Technical staff

Position Staff
General Manager United States Nelson Rodríguez
Sporting Director Switzerland Georg Heitz
Technical Director Germany Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach Switzerland Raphaël Wicky
Assistant Coach United States Frank Klopas
Assistant Coach Australia David Zdrilic
Goalkeeping Coach United States Adin Brown
Senior Director of Soccer Operations Eddie Rock
Performance Coach John Grace
Director of Performance Ben Donachie
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 Reade Whitney
Assistant Athletic Trainer Hillary Bell
Assistant Athletic Trainer Tyler Golden
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Head Orthopedic Officer Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D.
Physical Therapist Ryan Perry

Last updated: January 18, 2020
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

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Overall table

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MLS is Back – group stage

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Match results

      Win       Tie       Loss

Preseason

Major League Soccer

Due to changes in the schedule, this will be the first season where the Fire don't face every club in the league (three clubs in the Western Conference). They did not compete against Real Salt Lake. Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

MLS is Back Tournament

Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Squad statistics

Games played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
1 GK  USA Bobby Shuttleworth
2 DF  SVK Boris Sekulić
3 DF  USA Jonathan Bornstein 1 1 90 1 1 90
4 DF  NED Johan Kappelhof 1 1 90 1 1 90
5 DF  CRC Francisco Calvo 1 1 90 1 1 90
6 D  VEN Miguel Navarro
7 MF  ARG Ignacio Aliseda
8 MF  SER Luka Stojanović
9 FW  USA C. J. Sapong
10 MF  ESP Álvaro Medrán 1 1 90 1 1 90
11 MF  POL Przemysław Frankowski 1 1 90 1 1 90
13 MF  USA Brandt Bronico 1 1 90 1 1 90
14 MF  USA Djordje Mihailovic 1 1 70 1 1 70
16 MF  UGA Michael Azira 1 9 1 9
18 GK  USA Kenneth Kronholm 1 1 90 1 1 90
20 DF  USA Wyatt Omsberg
21 FW  GER Fabian Herbers 1 1 81 1 1 81
22 DF/MF  USA Mauricio Pineda 1 1 90 1 1 90
24 GK  USA Connor Sparrow
25 DF  USA Nicholas Slonina
28 FW  NZL Elliot Collier 1 20 1 20
27 FW  SVN Robert Berić 1 1 90 1 1 90
30 MF  ARG Gastón Giménez
32 GK  USA Gabriel Slonina
33 MF  USA Jeremiah Gutjahr
36 DF  USA Andre Reynolds III
— GK  USA Chris Brady
— MF  USA Javier Casas
— MF  USA Brian Gutiérrez
— FW  USA Alex Monis
— MF  USA Allan Rodríguez

Goalkeeping statistics

No. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Clean sheets Saves GA Clean sheets Saves GA Clean sheets Saves GA
1  USA Bobby Shuttleworth
18  USA Kenneth Kronholm 4 2 4 2
24  USA Connor Sparrow
32  USA Gabriel Slonina
—  USA Chris Brady

Goalscoring and assisting record

Cards

Note: Italics indicates a player who left during the season

Player awards

Fire awards

Man of the Match awards

Game # Player Position Notable Statistics Reference
1 Slovenia Robert Berić FW 1 G [36]
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Note: Italics indicates player left after his first call up

National team call-ups

 Costa Rica
Francisco Calvo

 New Zealand
Elliot Collier

 Panama
Cristian Martínez

 Poland
Przemysław Frankowski

 Uganda
Michael Azira

United States United States
U-23 Team
Djordje Mihailovic

  • Friendly vs El Salvador, October 15
  • United International Football Festival Semifinal Match vs Brazil, November 14
  • United International Football Festival Third Place Match or Final vs United Gran Canaria, November 17

U-20 Team
Andre Reynolds II

U-17 Team
Gabriel Slonina

  • UEFA Development Tournament match vs Spain, February 19
  • UEFA Development Tournament match vs England, February 21
  • UEFA Development Tournament match vs Denmark, February 24

U-16 Team
Gabriel Slonina

  • 2019 NIKE International Friendly vs Netherlands, November 14
  • 2019 NIKE International Friendly vs US U-17, November 16
  • 2019 NIKE International Friendly vs Turkey, November 18

Note: Italics indicates player left after his first call up

References

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