Club: | Chicago Fire |
Season: | 2017 |
Chairman: | Andrew Hauptman |
Manager: | Veljko Paunović |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Stdtitle: | Stadium |
Stadium: | Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000) |
League: | MLS |
League Result: | Conference: 3rd Overall: 3rd |
League2: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
League2 Result: | Conference Quarterfinals |
Cup1: | U.S. Open Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
Cup2: | Brimstone Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Winners |
League Topscorer: | Nemanja Nikolić (24) |
Season Topscorer: | Nemanja Nikolić (24) |
Highest Attendance: | 21,891 (August 19 vs Toronto FC) |
Lowest Attendance: | 11,244 (May 17 vs Colorado Rapids) |
Average Attendance: | (regular season) (playoffs) |
Largest Win: | CHI 4-0 ORL (6/24) CHI (4-0) VAN (7/1) |
Largest Loss: | ATL 4-0 CHI (3/18) |
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Prevseason: | 2016 |
Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, losing in the knockout round.
As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2017.
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref | |
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November 23, 2016 | M | Exercised option | [1] | |||
November 23, 2016 | M | Exercised option | ||||
November 23, 2016 | D | Exercised option | ||||
November 23, 2016 | M | Exercised option | ||||
November 23, 2016 | D | Exercised option | ||||
November 23, 2016 | GK | Exercised option | ||||
November 23, 2016 | GK | Exercised option | ||||
November 23, 2016 | M | Exercised option | ||||
November 23, 2016 | D | Exercised option | ||||
December 20, 2016 | F | Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal | [2] | |||
January 5, 2017 | F | Re-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third | [3] | |||
January 7, 2017 | GK | Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019 | [4] | |||
January 16, 2017 | M | Acquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options | [5] | |||
January 27, 2017 | M | [6] | ||||
January 30, 2017 | M | [7] | ||||
January 30, 2017 | GK | |||||
February 27, 2017 | M | [8] [9] | ||||
February 27, 2017 | D | |||||
March 21, 2017 | M | Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year | [10] [11] [12] | |||
August 9, 2017 | D | Acquired in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money, $50,000 of conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event he starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches, and a percentage of any future transfer fees; signed a one-year deal with two-year club options | [13] | |||
August 11, 2017 | G | Signed a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order | [14] | |||
September 14, 2017 | D | Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks | [15] |
Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref | |
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November 23, 2016 | M | None | Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected | |||
November 23, 2016 | D | None | Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017 | [16] | ||
November 23, 2016 | M | None | Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency | |||
November 23, 2016 | GK | [17] | ||||
November 23, 2016 | M | Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016 | [18] | |||
November 23, 2016 | D | Loan expired | ||||
November 23, 2016 | M | Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6 | [19] | |||
November 23, 2016 | M | Loan expired | ||||
December 11, 2016 | GK | Traded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money | [20] [21] |
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date | Player | Position | Loaned to | Notes | Return | Ref | |
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March 15, 2017 | M | Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. | [36] [37] | ||||
March 15, 2017 | D | Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. | |||||
March 15, 2017 | M | Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. | |||||
May 13, 2017 | M | The Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he'd been loaned to the club. He returned in early June. | [38] | ||||
May 23, 2017 | GK | Nelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas. Following the injury of Jorge Bava, he was called back in. | June 2017 | [39] | |||
July 14, 2017 | D | St. Louis announced that they'd acquired Doody on loan. | July 2017 | [40] | |||
September 14, 2017 | D | Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks |
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
See main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season. Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05), unless posted otherwise
See main article: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs. Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
See main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup. Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Total | |||||||||||
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Starts | Minutes | Starts | Minutes | Starts | Minutes | Starts | Minutes | ||||||||
1 | GK | Jorge Bava | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 720 | |
2 | MF | Matt Polster | 21 | 22 | 1,769 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 23 | 25 | 2,011 | |
3 | DF | Brandon Vincent | 26 | 27 | 2,341 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 29 | 30 | 2,641 | |
4 | DF | Johan Kappelhof | 33 | 33 | 2,881 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 36 | 36 | 3,181 | |
5 | DF | Michael Harrington | 9 | 9 | 798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 798 | |
6 | MF | Dax McCarty | 28 | 28 | 2,465 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 2,613 | |
7 | MF | John Goossens | 1 | 1 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 89 | |
8 | FW | Michael de Leeuw | 26 | 30 | 2,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 192 | 28 | 32 | 2,381 | |
9 | FW | Luis Solignac | 26 | 33 | 2,153 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 28 | 36 | 2,404 | |
10 | FW | David Arshakyan | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 47 | |
11 | MF/FW | David Accam | 24 | 30 | 2,177 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 2,267 | |
12 | MF | Arturo Álvarez | 13 | 25 | 1,084 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 15 | 28 | 1,314 | |
13 | MF | Brandt Bronico | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | |
14 | MF | Djordje Mihailovic | 7 | 17 | 732 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 830 | |
15 | MF | Joey Calistri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Jonathan Campbell | 8 | 24 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 10 | 26 | 1,129 | |
17 | MF | / | Collin Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | Drew Conner | 8 | 21 | 882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 10 | 23 | 1,017 | |
19 | MF | Juninho | 17 | 21 | 1,528 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 20 | 24 | 1,808 | |
20 | MF | Daniel Johnson | 0 | 8 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 200 | |
22 | DF | Patrick Doody | 7 | 7 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 629 | |
23 | FW | Nemanja Nikolić | 34 | 34 | 2,946 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 36 | 36 | 3,156 | |
25 | DF | Jorge Luis Corrales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Christian Dean | 2 | 3 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 220 | |
28 | GK | Matt Lampson | 24 | 24 | 2,160 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 27 | 27 | 2,460 | |
30 | GK | Stefan Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | MF | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 23 | 24 | 1,993 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 24 | 25 | 2,138 | |
33 | DF | Matej Dekovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
45 | GK | Mexico | Richard Sánchez | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 180 |
66 | DF/MF | João Meira | 27 | 30 | 2,412 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 2,482 | |
Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Total | |||||||||||
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Clean sheets | Saves | Clean sheets | Saves | Clean sheets | Saves | Clean sheets | Saves | ||||||||
1 | GK | Jorge Bava | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | |
28 | GK | Matt Lampson | 8 | 58 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 67 | 31 | |
30 | GK | Stefan Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
45 | GK | Mexico | Richard Sánchez | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
Player | |||
1 | Nemanja Nikolić | 24 | 4 |
2 | David Accam | 14 | 8 |
3 | Luis Solignac | 7 | 4 |
4 | Michael de Leeuw | 3 | 8 |
5 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 3 | 6 |
6 | Arturo Álvarez | 3 | 2 |
7 | Brandon Vincent | 2 | 5 |
8 | Matt Polster | 1 | 7 |
9 | Juninho | 1 | 2 |
Djordje Mihailovic | 1 | 2 | |
11 | Dax McCarty | 0 | 5 |
12 | Patrick Doody | 0 | 4 |
Johan Kappelhof | 0 | 4 | |
14 | João Meira | 0 | 2 |
15 | Drew Conner | 0 | 1 |
Player | |||
1 | Luis Solignac | 1 | 0 |
2 | Brandon Vincent | 0 | 1 |
Player | |||
1 | Nemanja Nikolić | 24 | 4 |
2 | David Accam | 14 | 8 |
3 | Luis Solignac | 8 | 4 |
4 | Michael de Leeuw | 3 | 8 |
5 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 3 | 6 |
6 | Arturo Álvarez | 3 | 2 |
7 | Brandon Vincent | 2 | 6 |
8 | Matt Polster | 1 | 7 |
9 | Juninho | 1 | 2 |
Djordje Mihailovic | 1 | 2 | |
11 | Dax McCarty | 0 | 5 |
12 | Patrick Doody | 0 | 4 |
Johan Kappelhof | 0 | 4 | |
14 | João Meira | 0 | 2 |
15 | Drew Conner | 0 | 1 |
Player | Matches Missed | ||||
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1 | Johan Kappelhof | 5 | 0 | 1 | April 1 vs Montreal |
2 | Juninho | 2 | 1 | 0 | April 8 vs Columbus |
3 | Michael de Leeuw | 5 | 0 | 0 | September 16 vs DC United |
Bastian Schweinsteiger | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | Dax McCarty | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Matt Lampson | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
João Meira | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Matt Polster | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brandon Vincent | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | David Accam | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Arturo Álvarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jonathan Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | David Arshakyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jorge Bava | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
John Goossens | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nemanja Nikolić | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Luis Solignac | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Player | Matches Missed | |||||
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1 | Juninho | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dax McCarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Nemanja Nikolić | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Matt Polster | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Brandon Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Unranked | David Accam | 0 | 0 | 0 | June 14 vs Saint Louis FC |
Player | Matches Missed | ||||
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1 | Johan Kappelhof | 5 | 0 | 1 | April 1 vs Montreal |
2 | Juninho | 3 | 1 | 0 | April 8 vs Columbus |
3 | Michael de Leeuw | 5 | 0 | 0 | September 16 vs DC United |
Dax McCarty | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bastian Schweinsteiger | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | Matt Polster | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Matt Lampson | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
João Meira | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Brandon Vincent | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | David Accam | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Arturo Álvarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jonathan Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Nemanja Nikolić | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | David Arshakyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jorge Bava | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
John Goossens | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Luis Solignac | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Award | Player | Statistics | Report | |
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MLS Golden Boot | Nemanja Nikolić | 24 goals, 4 assists in 34 matches | Report | |
MLS Best XI | Nemanja Nikolić | Forward | Report |
Week | Player | Statistics | Report | |
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7 | Nemanja Nikolić | 2 goals against New England Revolution | Report | |
17 | David Accam | 3 goals, 1 assist against Orlando City SC | Report | |
18 | Nemanja Nikolić | 2 goals, 1 assist against Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Report | |
32 | Nemanja Nikolić | 3 goals against Philadelphia Union | https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/10/17/fire-s-nemanja-nikolic-wins-alcatel-mls-player-week-after-hat-trick |
Selected | Player | Position | Report |
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Fan XI | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | Report |
Fan XI | Nemanja Nikolić | F | |
Coach's Pick | Johan Kappelhof | D | Report |
Coach's Pick | Dax McCarty | M | |
MLS | Veljko Paunovic | Coach | |
Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | Info | |
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Home | Red | Red | Red | ||
Away | Gray | Gray | Gray |
According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey's jock tag.[49] [50]
The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It's gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club's logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and "EST. 1997" on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks.[51] [52]
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Picks traded: