2010 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire

2010 season

Owner

Andrew Hauptman

Coach

Carlos de los Cobos

MLS

10th overall (4th in Eastern Conference)

Did not qualify

Round of 16

Group stage

4th

Top goalscorer

Marco Pappa (7)

Home colors

Away colors

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2011 →

The 2010 Chicago Fire season is the club's 15th year of existence, as well as 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.	Position	Player
2	DF	C. J. Brown
3	FW	Calen Carr
4	DF	Kwame Watson-Siriboe
6	MF	Peter Lowry
8	MF	Fredrik Ljungberg
9	MF	Baggio Husidić
10	FW	Nery Castillo (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
11	MF	John Thorrington
12	MF	Logan Pause
13	DF	Deris Umanzor
14	FW	Patrick Nyarko
15	FW	Collins John
16	MF	Marco Pappa

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Mike Banner
19	MF	Corben Bone
20	FW	Brian McBride (captain)
22	DF	Wilman Conde
23	DF	Krzysztof Król (on loan from Jagiellonia)
25	GK	Sean Johnson
27	MF	Victor Pineda
28	DF	Steven Kinney
29	DF	Erik Ustruck
31	DF	Gonzalo Segares
32	DF	Dasan Robinson
40	GK	Andrew Dykstra
77	MF	Bratislav Ristić
—	GK	Ian Anderson (Preseason Trialist])
—	GK	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.	Position	Player
19	MF	Corben Bone (from Draft, 13th Overall)
4	DF	Kwame Watson-Siriboe (from Draft, 26th Overall)
28	DF	Steven Kinney (from Draft, 45th Overall)
25	GK	Sean Johnson (from Draft, 51st Overall)
15	FW	Collins John (from K.S.V. Roeselare)
	MF	Julio Martínez (On loan from Club León)
13	DF	Deris Umanzor (from C.D. Águila)

No.	Position	Player
8	MF	Fredrik Ljungberg (from Seattle Sounders FC)
10	FW	Nery Castillo (On loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
27	MF	Victor Pineda (from Academy)
29	GK	Erik Ustruck
77	MF	Bratislav Ristić (from Rad Beograd)
31	DF	Gonzalo Segares (from Apollon Limassol)
—	GK	Ian Anderson (Preseason Trialist])
	GK	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.	Position	Player
10	MF	Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Free Agent)
31	DF	Gonzalo Segares (To Apollon Limassol)
6	DF	Brandon Prideaux (Retired)
17	FW	Chris Rolfe (To AaB Fodbold)
24	DF	Daniel Woolard (Released on waivers)
00	GK	Ian Anderson (Retired)
34	DF	Austin Washington (Released on waivers)

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jon Busch (Released on waivers)
21	MF	Justin Mapp (Trade to Philadelphia Union^[2])
5	DF	Tim Ward (to the San Jose Earthquakes^[3])
23	FW	Stefan Dimitrov (Released on waivers^[4])
	MF	Julio Martinez (To Club León)

Formation

Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:

Johnson

Ristić

Conde

Brown

Umanzor

Nyarko

Pause

Lowery

Pappa

Ljungberg

McBride

Club

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

Source: Chicago Fire

Management

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Frank Klopas
Manager	Carlos de los Cobos
Assistant manager	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

MLS – 10th Overall
MLS Cup – Did not qualify
US Open Cup – 3rd round
SuperLiga – Group Stage

League table

Conference

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


	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall


Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	59	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	56	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
3	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls (E1)	51	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
4	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	50	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
5	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	52	34	13	8	13	40	34	+6	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
6	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	48	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ²
7	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	46	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
8	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	46	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	2011 North American SuperLiga ³
9	Kansas City Wizards !Kansas City Wizards	39	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1
10	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	36	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1
11	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ¹
12	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	33	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9
13	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	32	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18
14	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	31	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14
15	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	28	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14
16	D.C. United !D.C. United	22	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26

^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.

^Note 2 - The winner of the 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.

^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

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

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
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	T	L	W	W	T	L	T	T	W	T	W	L	L	W	T	W	L	L	T	T	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	T	W
Position	10	13	15	11	7	7	12	11	11	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10

Last updated: October 23, 2010.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

Win Tie Loss

MLS regular season

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

April 3, 2010	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Chicago Fire	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
4:00 pm ET	Cummings 12' Wynne 22' Clark 31' Casey 41' Earls 42' Cummings 57'	Report	John 25' Pappa 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, USA
8:30 pm ET	Pappa 52'	Report	Luiz 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., USA
8:30 pm ET	James 73' Morsink 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, USA
8:30 pm ET	Husidic 48+' Lowry 55' 67' John 81' Krol 84' Banner 88'	(report)	Chabala 58' Serioux 65' Cruz 79', 82' Landin 84'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,312 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 1, 2010	Chicago Fire	1–1	C.D. Chivas USA	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
8:30 pm ET	Husidic 52'	Report	Dealgado 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 39' White 46' Barrett 66' Barrett 69' Cann 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, USA
8:30 pm ET	Jewsbury 33' Espinoza 43' Kamara 50' Conrad 62' Escobar 63' Kamara 88'	Report	Martínez 13' Martínez 43' McBride 47' Krol 63'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 8,155 Referee: Michael Kennedy

May 27, 2010	Chicago Fire	1–1	FC Dallas	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
8:00 pm ET	McBride 40' Conde 62'	Report	Ferreira 6'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,522 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 5, 2010	Chicago Fire	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:30 CT	Husidic 14' Brown 45' McBride 70' Pappa 74'	Report	Miglioranzi 22' Mwanga 90+'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,658 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

June 9, 2010	Chicago Fire	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
	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, USA
7:00 pm EDT		(report)	Pappa 30' Conde 47'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,306 Referee: Jair Marrufo

July 3, 2010	Columbus Crew	2–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio, USA
	Moffat 43' Garey 45'		Hejduk 44' (o.g.) Robinson 45'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,017 Referee: Alex Prus

July 8, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
	Conde 50'		Findley 40' Johnson 67' Espíndola 88'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,847 Referee: Terry Vaughn

August 1, 2010	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–3	Chicago Fire	Carson, California, USA
	Bowen 23' Donovan 37' Kirovski 45' Birchall 53' Kovalenko 65' Dunivant 68' Donovan 81'		Pappa 4' John 5' Banner 19' Nyarko 36' Johnson 90'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,348 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

August 8, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
	Husidić 30'		Ream 31' Mendes 78'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,868 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 18, 2010	Chicago Fire	2–1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
	Husidic 32' Castillo 37' Conde 39' Carr 85' Castillo 38'		Phelan 12' Perovic 16' Gibbs 25' Perović 42' Osei 52' Barnes 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,056 Referee: Michael Kennedy

August 21, 2010	Houston Dynamo	4–3	Chicago Fire	Houston, Texas, USA
	Ching 31' Ching 42' Palmer 50' Ching 59' Ching 85'		Carr 55' Pappa 60' Boswell 69' (o.g.) Conde 70' Brown 81' Ljungberg 90'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 18,890 Referee: Kevin Stott

August 28, 2010	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Chicago Fire	Seattle, Washington, USA
	Montero 24' Montero 36' Nkufo 44' Montero 90' Jaqua 90'		Kinney 21' Thorrington 28' (pen) Ljungberg 83'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,386 Referee: Ramón Hernández

September 4, 2010	Chicago Fire	1–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
	Segares 22' Pause 63' John 88' 88'	Report	Gonzalez 87' 89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,068 Referee: Mark Geiger

September 8, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–0	Toronto FC	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:30 pm CDT	Nyarko 68'	Report	Cann 24' de Guzman 35' Usanov 69'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,891 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

September 11, 2010	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
6:00 pm EDT	Le Toux 36' Jacobson 60'	Report	Ljungberg 36' Conde 45+'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,563 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

September 18, 2010	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Chicago Fire	Sandy, Utah, USA
2:00 pm MDT	Beckerman 33' Saborío 47+' (pen.)	Report	Conde 30', 46+'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 14,440 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

September 25, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm CDT	Thorrington 27' Pappa 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, USA
9:00 pm CDT	Geovanni 50'	Report	Kinney 36' Krol 50' Ljungberg 72' Nyarko 92'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,829 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

October 2, 2010	FC Dallas	3–0	Chicago Fire	Frisco, Texas, USA
	Rodriguez 19' Chavez 30' Chavez 46' Cunningham 67'	Report	Pause 28' Conde 84'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,615 Referee: Yader Reyes

October 8, 2010	Chicago Fire	2–0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
	Lowry 30' Kinney 41' McBride 53' Brown 58' Lowry 88'	Report	Moffat 25' Brunner 37'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,124 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

October 12, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–2	Kansas City Wizards	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
		Report	Arnaud 46' Arnaud 65' Bunbury 80' Zusi 91+'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,230 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

October 16, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–0	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm CDT	Conde 37'	Report	Quaranta 5'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,056 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

October 23, 2010	Chivas USA	1–4	Chicago Fire	Carson, California, USA
8:00 pm CDT	Flores 5' Borja 44' Maldonado 57' Maldonado 59' Zemanski 64' Espinoza 71' Ante Jazic 89'	Report	McBride 40' Ljungberg 47' Conde 47' Carr 68' Ljungberg 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, USA
7:00 pm EDT			Seedorf 47'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000

U.S. Open Cup

Sister Cities Cup

Semi-Final Match

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

Third Place Match

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

SuperLiga

July 14, 2010	Chicago Fire	1–5	C.A. Morelia	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
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

July 17, 2010	Chicago Fire	0–1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm ET		Report	Perovic 77'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 20, 2010	Chicago Fire	1–0	Pumas UNAM	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm ET	Conde 34'	report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,429 Referee: Jose Pineda

Notes

↑ http://www.chicago-fire.com/players 2010 Season Final roster
↑ http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2010/07/union-acquire-midfielder-justin-mapp July 2010
↑ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/08/fire-trade-ward August 2010
↑ http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/08/fire-release-stefan-dimitrov August 2010
↑ "Fire Goes Green 2010". April 24, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
↑ "MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled" (Press release). Major League Soccer. September 24, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2009.

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The club	History Seasons Records Players All articles

Stadiums	Soldier Field Cardinal Stadium Toyota Park

Development system	USL Affiliate Saint Louis FC Developmental Chicago Fire U-23 Chicago Fire NPSL Academy Chicago Fire Academy Youth Chicago Fire Juniors

Culture	Ring of Fire Section 8 Chicago ISA (and affiliate groups) CSN Chicago My 50 670 The Score 97.5 ESPN Deportes

Rivalries	Brimstone Cup Chicago–New England rivalry Chicago–Columbus rivalry

Key personnel	Owner Andell Holdings Chairman Andrew Hauptman Head Coach/Director of Soccer Frank Yallop

Major honors (6)

MLS Cup (1)	1998

Supporters' Shield (1)	2003

U.S. Open Cup (4)	1998 2000 2003 2006

Major League Soccer

Seasons (18)	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2010 MLS season by team

Lockout/strike SuperDraft Supplemental Draft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers

Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Kansas City Wizards Toronto FC

Western	Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC

2010 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs D2 Pro League United Soccer Leagues PDL MISL 2009–10 2010–11 PASL-Pro 2009–10 2010–11 NPSL SPSL (2010-11)

Women	WPS W-League WPSL

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2009–10
- 2010–11
SuperLiga

National teams

Men	2010 FIFA World Cup

Women	Algarve Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup CONCACAF U-20 Championship CONCACAF U-17 Championship

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June 29, 2010 Third round	Chicago Fire	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Charleston Battery	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
7:00 pm EDT	Nyarko 48' Conde 70' Watson-Siriboe 73' Pappa 88'	Report	Armstrong 16' Zaher 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,526
		Penalties
	Neagle Zaher Fuller		McBride Król Conde