2009 Chicago Fire season
2009 season | |||
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Chairman | ![]() | ||
Manager | ![]() | ||
MLS | 5th overall (2nd in Eastern Conference) | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Final | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
Superliga | Runners-up | ||
Brimstone Cup | No winner determined | ||
Top goalscorer | ![]() | ||
Average home league attendance | 15,071[1] | ||
Biggest win | DAL 1-3 CHI (3/21) | ||
Biggest defeat | CHI 0-3 DAL (5/31) | ||
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← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 Chicago Fire season was the club's 11th year of existence, as well as their 12th season in Major League Soccer and 12th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. It began with a 3-1 away win over FC Dallas on March 21, 2009 and ended with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference Final on November 14, 2009.
Roster
Squad
As of July 17, 2009. [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
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Out
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Club
Management
Position | Staff |
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Technical Director | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Head athletic trainer | ![]() |
Assistant athletic trainer | ![]() |
Equipment manager | ![]() |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Chicago Fire
Other information
Chairman | ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A) |
Source: Chicago Fire
Statistics
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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MLS | — | — | Eastern Conference Championship | March 21, 2009 | November 14, 2009 |
USOC | Third round | — | Third round | June 30, 2009 | |
Superliga | Group A | — | Runner-up | June 20, 2009 | August 5, 2009 |
Updated to match played October 18, 2008
Source: Competitions
Standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
2 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | |
3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
4 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
7 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | |
3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 |
Last updated: October 22, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Stadium | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
Result | W | T | W | T | T | T | T | T | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | T | W | T | W | L | W | L | W | L | T | T | T | L | T | W |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches
Win Tie Loss
MLS regular season
March
March 21, 2009 | FC Dallas | 1–3 | Chicago Fire | Frisco, Texas |
Ferreira ![]() Cooper ![]() | Report | Mapp ![]() Soumaré ![]() McBride ![]() Thorrington ![]() Pappa ![]() Blanco ![]() | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
March 28, 2009 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
Emilio ![]() Olsen ![]() Jakovic ![]() Burch ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Nyarko ![]() | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,895 Referee: Mark Geiger |
April
April 5, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Thorrington ![]() Pappa ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Goldthwaite ![]() Richards ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,633 Referee: Tim Weyland |
April 11, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–3 | Chicago Fire | Santa Clara, California |
Leitch ![]() Johnson ![]() Convey ![]() Alvarez ![]() Corrales ![]() Salinas ![]() ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Pappa ![]() Segares ![]() McBride ![]() Robinson ![]() Rolfe ![]() | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,717 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
April 18, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Bridgeview, Illinois |
McBride ![]() McBride ![]() Soumaré ![]() | Report | López ![]() Wolff ![]() Wolff ![]() Wolff ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,782 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
April 25, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Columbus, Ohio |
Marshall ![]() Moreno ![]() Padula ![]() Zayner ![]() | Report | Pappa ![]() Ward ![]() Thorrington ![]() McBride ![]() Segares ![]() | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 16,628 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
May
May 2, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Soumaré ![]() Pappa ![]() Rolfe ![]() | Report | Marshall ![]() Montero ![]() Marshall ![]() Riley ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,288 Referee: Jasen Anno |
May 9, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Conde ![]() | Report | Joseph ![]() Larentowicz ![]() Heaps ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,288 Referee: Mark Geiger |
May 16, 2009 | Toronto FC | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
Report | Rolfe ![]() Busch ![]() McBride ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,006 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
May 24, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | Chicago Fire | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Pacheco ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Rolfe ![]() Rolfe ![]() | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 10,762 Referee: Kevin Stott |
May 28, 2009 | Chivas USA | 2–3 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
Nagamura ![]() Nagamura ![]() Galindo ![]() Galindo ![]() Marsch ![]() ![]() Harris ![]() Trujillo ![]() Talley ![]() | Report | Thorrington ![]() Blanco ![]() Conde ![]() Segares ![]() Blanco ![]() Nyarko ![]() Blanco ![]() | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,379 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
May 31, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–3 | FC Dallas | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Rolfe ![]() Ward ![]() Soumaré ![]() ![]() | Report | Cunningham ![]() Brown ![]() Torres ![]() Cunningham ![]() Ricchetti ![]() Cooper ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,120 Referee: Shane Moody |
June
June 5, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Mapp ![]() Ward ![]() | Report | Holden ![]() Davis ![]() Wondolowski ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,246 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June 13, 2009 | D.C. United | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. USA |
Moreno ![]() Gomez ![]() Gomez ![]() | Report | Busch ![]() Thorrington ![]() Pappa ![]() Conde ![]() Pause ![]() | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 18,369 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
July
July 4, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Chicago Fire | Commerce City, Colorado |
Gibbs ![]() Peterson ![]() Casey ![]() | Report | Pappa ![]() Conde ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 19,680 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
July 11, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Ward ![]() | Report | Ekpo ![]() Carroll ![]() Gaven ![]() Hejduk ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,123 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
July 18, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Soumaré ![]() Nyarko ![]() Blanco ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Hernandez ![]() Wondolowski ![]() Zaher ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,228 Referee: Jasen Anno |
July 25, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Seattle, Washington |
12:00 PST | Hurtado ![]() Ianni ![]() Ljungberg ![]() ![]() | Report | Segares ![]() Thorrington ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,405 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
August
August 1, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 CDT | Segares ![]() Nyarko ![]() | Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,534 Referee: Alex Prus |
August 9, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 3–2 | Chicago Fire | Houston, Texas |
Kamara ![]() Clark ![]() Ching ![]() Holden ![]() | Report | Brown ![]() Prideaux ![]() Busch ![]() Rolfe ![]() ![]() Lowry ![]() Blanco ![]() | Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,809 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
August 16, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
Hirsig ![]() Hercegfalvi ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Rolfe ![]() Mapp ![]() Banner ![]() Pause ![]() | Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 9,974 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
August 19, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Thorrington ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Magee ![]() Miglioranzi ![]() Donovan ![]() Ricketts ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 23, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 3–2 | Colorado Rapids | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Blanco ![]() Banner ![]() Robinson ![]() ![]() Robinson ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Cummings ![]() ![]() Casey ![]() Kimura ![]() Cummings ![]() Gibbs ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
August 29, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Report | Namoff ![]() Burch ![]() Fred ![]() Namoff ![]() Jakovic ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,324 Referee: Kevin Stott |
September
September 12, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Sandy, Utah |
Beltran ![]() Olave ![]() Olave ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Lowry ![]() Rolfe ![]() Carr ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,615 Referee: Alex Prus |
September 20, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Columbus Crew | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Lowry ![]() Lowry ![]() Mapp ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Padula ![]() Schelotto ![]() Schelotto ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,549 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 26, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Garcia ![]() Prideaux ![]() McBride ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | De Rosario ![]() Wynne ![]() Barrett ![]() Robinson ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,890 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
October
October 2, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
Donovan ![]() Birchall ![]() Klein ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,679 Referee: Alex Prus |
October 17, 2009 | New England Revolution | 0–0 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
Banner ![]() McBride ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Nyassi ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,064 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
October 22, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Lillingston ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Braun ![]() Cuesta ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,537 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
MLS playoffs
November 1, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Chicago Fire | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
14:00 PST | Alston ![]() Osei ![]() Joseph ![]() | report[permanent dead link] | Rolfe ![]() Husidic ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,416 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
November 7, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:30 CST | Thorrington ![]() Blanco ![]() | report[permanent dead link] | Mansally ![]() Jankauskas ![]() Larentowicz ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,528 Referee: Alex Prus |
November 14, 2009 Conf. Finals | Chicago Fire | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Real Salt Lake | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 CST | Thorrington ![]() Prideaux ![]() Blanco ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Morales ![]() Wingert ![]() Beckerman ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,723 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Penalties | ||||
Blanco ![]() McBride ![]() Conde ![]() Thorrington ![]() Brown ![]() Pause ![]() Prideaux ![]() | Mathis ![]() Morales ![]() Findley ![]() Beckerman ![]() Johnson ![]() Espindola ![]() Grabavoy ![]() |
SuperLiga 2009
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June 20, 2009 Group stage | Chicago Fire ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
20:00 EDT | McBride ![]() | Report | Delacruz ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 8,421 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada) |
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June 23, 2009 Group stage | Chicago Fire ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
20:00 EDT | Mapp ![]() Conde ![]() | Report | Curtin ![]() Eskandarian ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,126 Referee: Mark Geiger (USA) |
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June 27, 2009 Group stage | Chicago Fire ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
20:00 EDT | Blanco ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Pulido ![]() Viniegra ![]() Pulido ![]() Cabrera ![]() Garcia ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,157 Referee: Kevin Thomas (Jamaica) |
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July 15, 2009 Semifinals | New England ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
19:00 EDT | Phelan ![]() Jankauskas ![]() | Report[permanent dead link] | Soumaré ![]() McBride ![]() Blanco ![]() Blanco ![]() Pappa ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Paul Ward (USA) |
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August 5, 2009 Final | Chicago Fire ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 CDT | Nyarko ![]() | Report | Ayala ![]() Itamar ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar |
Penalties | ||||
Blanco ![]() Banner ![]() Rolfe ![]() Mapp ![]() Woolard ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
U.S. Open Cup
June 30, 2009 Third round | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) | Wilmington, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Soumaré ![]() | Report | Walters ![]() Bundy ![]() Briggs ![]() Watson ![]() | Stadium: Legion Stadium |
Friendlies
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April 29, 2009 | Chicago Fire ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Bridgeview, Illinois |
Rolfe ![]() | Report | Silva ![]() Pardo ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,342 |
References
- ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ^ "Chicago Fire Roster". Chicago-Fire.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ "Dream comes true for Husidic". MLSnet.com. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- ^ "Ward, Fire hope to help each other". MLSnet.com. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- ^ "Chicago Fire sign goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra". Chicago Fire Communications Department. April 6, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Gutierrez cherishes MLS memories". MLSnet.com. October 26, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Weekly Notes: Roster changes". Chicago Fire Communications Department. December 2, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Chicago Fire waive goalkeeper Nick Noble". Chicago Fire Communications Department. June 26, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090826&content_id=6629654&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100[permanent dead link] Chicago Fire Communications Department 8/26/09
External links
- 2009 Schedule