2011 Chicago Fire season

Regular season:
20,237 vs Columbus Crew (October 22, 2011)
Other (Friendly):
18,224 vs C.D. Guadalajara (September 14, 2011)
Other venue:
61,308 vs Manchester United at Soldier Field (July 23, 2011)

Lowest home attendance

Regular season:
10,362 vs FC Dallas (October 12, 2011)
Other (U.S. Open Cup):
8,909 vs Richmond Kickers (August 30, 2011)

Home colors

Away colors

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The 2011 Chicago Fire season was the club's 16th year of existence, as well as their 14th season in Major League Soccer and their 14th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Squad

As of September 14, 2011.^[1]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jon Conway
3	DF	Dan Gargan
4	DF	Kwame Watson-Siriboe (on loan to FC Tampa Bay)
5	DF	Cory Gibbs
6	DF	Jalil Anibaba
7	MF	Mike Banner
8	FW	Dominic Oduro
9	MF	Baggio Husidić
10	MF	Sebastián Grazzini
11	MF	Daniel Paladini
12	MF	Logan Pause (captain)
13	DF	Gonzalo Segares
14	FW	Patrick Nyarko
15	FW	Orr Barouch (on loan from Tigres UANL)
16	MF	Marco Pappa

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Pável Pardo
19	MF	Corben Bone
21	MF	Michael Videira
23	DF	Josip Mikulić
24	DF	Pari Pantazopoulos
25	GK	Sean Johnson
27	MF	Victor Pineda
28	DF	Steven Kinney
29	FW	Cristian Nazarit
30	GK	Alec Dufty
88	FW	Gabriel Ferrari
89	DF	Yamith Cuesta
94	FW	Kellen Gulley
99	FW	Diego Cháves

Player movement

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
December 15, 2010	Cory Gibbs	DF	New England Revolution	Re-Entry Draft	^[2]
January 11, 2011	Daniel Paladini	MF	Carolina RailHawks	Free	^[3]
January 11, 2011	Josip Mikulić	DF	NK Zagreb	Undisclosed	^[3]
January 13, 2011	Jalil Anibaba	DF	University of North Carolina	SuperDraft, 1st round	^[4]
January 13, 2011	Jon Conway	GK	Toronto FC	Acquired for 3rd round draft pick	^[5]
February 3, 2011	Gastón Puerari	FW	Montevideo Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[6]
February 18, 2011	Diego Cháves	FW	Nacional	Undisclosed	^[7]
March 1, 2011	Alec Dufty	GK	AC St. Louis	Free	^[8]
March 2, 2011	Marko Marić	MF	Skoda Xanthi F.C.	Free	^[9]
March 10, 2011	Michael Videira	MF	AC St. Louis	Free	^[10]
March 17, 2011	Davis Paul	FW	University of California, Berkeley	SuperDraft, 3rd round	^[11]
March 23, 2011	Yamith Cuesta	DF	Chivas USA	Acquired for a 2012 Supplemental Draft pick	^[12]
March 23, 2011	Dominic Oduro	FW	Houston Dynamo	Acquired for Calen Carr	^[13]
March 24, 2011	Gabriel Ferrari	FW	FC Wohlen	Undisclosed	^[14]
April 4, 2011	Pari Pantazopoulos	DF	Zakynthos	Free	^[15]
May 4, 2011	Cristian Nazarit	FW	Independiente Santa Fe	Undisclosed	^[16]
July 13, 2011	Sebastián Grazzini	MF	Club Atlético All Boys	Undisclosed	^[17]
July 26, 2011	Pável Pardo	MF	Club América	Undisclosed	^[18]
July 28, 2011	Dan Gargan	DF	Toronto FC	Acquired with a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick for Dasan Robinson	^[19]
August 11, 2011	Kellen Gulley	FW	Chicago Fire Juniors Mississippi	Undisclosed; will not be added to first-team roster until 2012	^[20]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
October 24, 2010	C.J. Brown	DF	None	Retired	^[21]
October 24, 2010	Brian McBride	FW	None	Retired	^[22]
November 24, 2010	Peter Lowry	MF	Portland Timbers	Expansion Draft	^[23]
November 24, 2010	John Thorrington	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Expansion Draft	^[23]
November 24, 2010	Collins John	FW	Gabala FC	Released, free transfer	^[24]
November 24, 2010	Krzysztof Król	DF	Jagiellonia Białystok	Loan expired, returned to parent club	^[24]
December 31, 2010	Wilman Conde	DF	Atlas	Contract expired, free transfer	^[25]
December 31, 2010	Fredrik Ljungberg	MF	Celtic F.C.	Contract expired, free transfer	^[26]
January 31, 2011	Andrew Dykstra	GK	Charleston Battery	Released, free transfer	^[27]
February 9, 2011	Deris Umanzor	DF	C.D. Águila	Released	^[28]
March 23, 2011	Calen Carr	FW	Houston Dynamo	Traded for Dominic Oduro	^[29]
June 15, 2011	Gastón Puerari	FW	Atlas	Undisclosed	^[30]
June 29, 2011	Davis Paul	FW	Chicago Fire Premier	Released, free transfer	^[31]^[32]
July 26, 2011	Bratislav Ristić	MF		Released	^[33]
July 28, 2011	Dasan Robinson	DF	Toronto FC	Traded for Dan Gargan and a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick	^[34]
September 14, 2011	Marko Marić	MF		Waived	^[35]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned From	Fee/Notes	Ref
March 10, 2011	Orr Barouch	FW	Tigres UANL	One year loan	^[10]^[36]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
June 2, 2011	Kwame Watson-Siriboe	DF	FC Tampa Bay	Through the end of 2011 season	^[37]

League table


Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3
5	Sporting Kansas City !Sporting Kansas City (E1)	51	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10
6	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	49	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
7	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3
8	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	48	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8
9	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	47	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1
10	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls	46	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6
11	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	43	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1
12	Portland Timbers !Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
13	D.C. United !D.C. United	39	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3
14	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
15	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
16	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	33	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
17	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	28	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC !Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

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
34	43	9	9	16	46	45	+1	6	3	8	24	19	+5	3	6	8	22	26	−4

Last updated: October 23, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com Standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	T	W	L	L	L	T	T	T	T	L	T	T	T	W	T	T	T	T	L	L	T	L	T	T	W	W	L	W	W	W	T	L	W	W
Position	9	4	9	14	17	16	16	14	16	17	16	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	11

Last updated: October 23, 2011.
Source: MLS Results and Overall Positions by Round
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

Win Tie Loss

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in CST.

February 23, 2011	Chicago	4 – 2	New York	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
morning	Orr Barouch 2 (pen.)', 30', 42', 90'	report	John Rooney 9' Corey Hertzog 68' (pen.)	Attendance: closed door

February 23, 2011	Chicago	1 – 1	New York	Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
afternoon	Marco Pappa 53'	report	Joel Lindpere 18'	Attendance: closed door

February 26, 2011	Chicago	0 – 1	Seattle	IMG Soccer Academy, Bradenton, FL
13:00	Cory Gibbs 28', 55'	report	unnamed trialist 55' Miguel Montano 72' Servando Carrasco 120'	Attendance: open to public, free entry

Carolina Challenge Cup

March 5, 2011	Toronto FC	0 – 1	Chicago	Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston
16:00	Joao Plata 31' Nick LaBrocca 33' Nick Soolsma 57' Mikael Yourassowsky 67'	report	Marco Pappa 6' Logan Pause 36'

March 9, 2011	Chicago	0 – 1	D.C. United	Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston
16:00	Diego Cháves 37'	report	Blake Brettschneider 10' Charlie Davies 34' Conor Shanosky 75' Rodrigo Brasesco 90'

March 12, 2011	Charleston Battery	0 – 0	Chicago	Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston
18:15	Stephen Armstrong 31' Mark Wiltse 34'	report	Daniel Paladini 31' Michael Videira 32', 39'

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CST.

March 19, 2011 1	FC Dallas	1 – 1	Chicago	Pizza Hut Park, Frisco
19:30	Milton Rodriguez 19' Jackson Gonçalves 35' Daniel Hernández 36' Brek Shea 55'	report	Diego Cháves 17' Cory Gibbs 30' Michael Videira 59' Josip Mikulić 71' Gonzalo Segares 78'	Attendance: 20,145 Referee: Terry Vaughn

March 26, 2011 2	Chicago	3 – 2	Kansas City	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
15:00	Diego Cháves 34' Gastón Puerari 40' Gastón Puerari 48' Marco Pappa 59'	report	Omar Bravo 30' Matt Besler 51' Davy Arnaud 58' Teal Bunbury 72' Birahim Diop 88'	Attendance: 12,157 Referee: Jasen Anno

April 9, 2011 3	Seattle Sounders FC	2 – 1	Chicago	Qwest Field, Seattle
15:00	O'Brian White 7' Steve Zakuani 25' James Riley 32' Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 47+'	report	Diego Cháves 8' Dasan Robinson 71'	Attendance: 36,223 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

April 14, 2011 4	Portland	4 – 2	Chicago	Jeld-Wen Field, Portland
22:00	Jorge Perlaza 29' Rodney Wallace 37' Kalif Alhassan 43' Jorge Perlaza 47' Jeremy Hall 53' Jack Jewsbury 57' Dasan Robinson 84' (o.g.)	report	Gonzalo Segares 16' Cory Gibbs 37' Eric Brunner 65' (o.g.) Marco Pappa 80' Jalil Anibaba 84'	Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

April 17, 2011 5	Chicago	1 – 2	Los Angeles	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
15:00	Michael Videira 10' Dominic Oduro 89' Dominic Oduro 93+'	report	Mike Magee 31' Chad Barrett 42' Michael Stephens 63' Omar Gonzalez 72' Frankie Hejduk 73'	Attendance: 18,203 Referee: Niko Bratsis

April 23, 2011 6	Chicago	1 – 1	Houston	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Diego Cháves 18' Dominic Oduro 21' Diego Cháves 91+'	report	Bobby Boswell 83' Lovel Palmer 95+'	Attendance: 12,473 Referee: Mark Geiger

April 30, 2011 7	Colorado	1 – 1	Chicago	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
20:00	Tyrone Marshall 26' Drew Moor 49+' Andre Akpan 50'	report	Marco Pappa 43' Gonzalo Segares 49' Daniel Paladini 56'	Attendance: 11,789 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

May 7, 2011 8	Chicago	0 – 0	Vancouver	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Josip Mikulić 4' Diego Cháves 61' Daniel Paladini 76' Baggio Husidić 83'	report	Terry Dunfield 25' Davide Chiumiento 61'	Attendance: 11,680 Referee: Andrew Chapin

May 14, 2011 9	Toronto FC	2 – 2	Chicago	BMO Field, Toronto
18:00	Joao Plata 9' Julian de Guzman 25' Maicon Santos 47'	report	Gonzalo Segares 19' Daniel Paladini 28' Marco Pappa 63' Orr Barouch 76'	Attendance: 18,674 Referee: Elias Bazakos

May 21, 2011 10	Philadelphia	2 – 1	Chicago	PPL Park, Chester
19:00	Danny Califf 41' Jordan Harvey 54' Michael Farfan 64' Carlos Ruiz 74'	report	Bratislav Ristić 30' Dominic Oduro 59' Dominic Oduro 68' Daniel Paladini 72' Gastón Puerari 92+'	Attendance: 18,372 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

May 28, 2011 11	Chicago	2 – 2	San Jose	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Dominic Oduro 57' Cory Gibbs 80' Cory Gibbs 81'	report	Ramiro Corrales 47' Chris Wondolowski 74'	Attendance: 11,926 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

June 4, 2011 12	Chicago	0 – 0	Seattle	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Diego Cháves 46+'	report	Michael Fucito 33' Tyson Wahl 36'	Attendance: 13,839 Referee: Terry Vaughn

June 9, 2011 13	Kansas City	0 – 0	Chicago	Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City
21:00	Michael Harrington 21' Jimmy Nielsen 67' Aurelien Collin 97+'	report	Gastón Puerari 37' Cristian Nazarit 57'	Attendance: 19,925 Referee: Michael Kennedy

June 12, 2011 14	Columbus	0 – 1	Chicago	Crew Stadium, Columbus
15:00	Emmanuel Ekpo 40' Justin Meram 50'	report	Patrick Nyarko 53' Cristian Nazarit 91+'	Attendance: 13,498 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

June 18, 2011 15	New England	1 – 1	Chicago	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
18:30	Dominic Oduro 32' Cristian Nazarit 59' Gonzalo Segares 66' Dominic Oduro 77' Daniel Paladini 90'	report	Rajko Lekić 48' Shalrie Joseph 78'	Attendance: 14,246 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

June 22, 2011 16	Chicago	0 – 0	Real Salt Lake	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Cory Gibbs 3' Orr Barouch 64'	report	Will Johnson 47+' Robbie Russell 49'	Attendance: 14,972 Referee: Juan Guzman

June 26, 2011 17	Chicago	1 – 1	New York	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
13:00	Yamith Cuesta 14' Daniel Paladini 37' Patrick Nyarko 49' Marco Pappa 58'	report	Joel Lindpere 40' Teemu Tainio 91+'	Attendance: 16,961 Referee: Michael Kennedy

July 2, 2011 18	Chivas USA	1 – 1	Chicago	The Home Depot Center, Carson
21:00	Dominic Oduro 26' Marco Pappa 55'	report	Nick LaBrocca 46' Michael Lahoud 67'	Attendance: 15,152 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

July 9, 2011 19	Los Angeles	2 – 1	Chicago	The Home Depot Center, Carson
21:30	Landon Donovan 58' David Beckham 65' Chris Birchall 94+'	report	Cristian Nazarit 62' Daniel Paladini 65' Diego Cháves 91+' Josip Mikulić 96+'	Attendance: 21,762 Referee: David Gantar

July 16, 2011 20	Chicago	0 – 1	Portland	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Cory Gibbs 30' Yamith Cuesta 57', 63' Cristian Nazarit 85'	report	Jack Jewsbury 25' (pen.) Jeremy Hall 45' James Marcelin 70' Diego Chara 78'	Attendance: 16,419 Referee: Elias Bazakos

August 3, 2011 21	Chicago	1 – 1	Philadelphia	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
20:00	Pável Pardo 54' Logan Pause 85'	report	Veljko Paunović 34' Brian Carroll 35'	Attendance: 10,557 Referee: Michael Kennedy

August 7, 2011 22	Vancouver	4 – 2	Chicago	Empire Field, Vancouver
18:00	Eric Hassli 1', 72' Jordan Harvey 4' Gershon Koffie 24' Alain Rochat 33' Camilo 48'	report	Dominic Oduro 23' Dominic Oduro 26' Marco Pappa 53' Logan Pause 71' Orr Barouch 80'	Attendance: 18,714 Referee: Chris Penso

August 13, 2011 23	New York	2 – 2	Chicago	Red Bull Arena, Harrison
18:30	Thierry Henry 9' Joel Lindpere 63' Joel Lindpere 64'	report	Dominic Oduro 16' Sebastián Grazzini 24' Sebastián Grazzini 25'	Attendance: 25,177 Referee: Jair Marrufo

August 18, 2011 24	Chicago	1 – 1	D.C. United	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
20:00	Sebastián Grazzini 59' Dan Gargan 68' Logan Pause 83' Yamith Cuesta 93+'	report	Clyde Simms 38' Dejan Jakovic 70' Josh Wolff 73'	Attendance: 15,818 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 21, 2011 25	Chicago	2 – 0	Toronto FC	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
18:00	Dominic Oduro 16' Dan Gargan 69'	report	Danleigh Borman 77'	Attendance: 12,020 Referee: Paul Ward

August 27, 2011 26	Chicago	2 – 0	Colorado	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Dominic Oduro 17' Cory Gibbs 36' Gonzalo Segares 61'	report	Drew Moor 55' Sanna Nyassi 67' Brian Mullan 74'	Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Juan Guzman

September 10, 2011 27	San Jose	2 – 0	Chicago	Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
21:30	Chris Wondolowski 10' Steven Beitashour 19' Ramiro Corrales 69' Simon Dawkins 85' Ramiro Corrales 90' Sam Cronin 92+'	report	Baggio Husidić 35' Dan Gargan 57'	Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Geoff Gamble

September 17, 2011 28	Chicago	3 – 2	Chivas USA	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
15:00	Cory Gibbs 3' Juan Pablo Ángel 26' (o.g.) Cory Gibbs 37' Josip Mikulić 73' Dominic Oduro 85'	report	Michael Lahoud 5' Juan Pablo Ángel 61' Nick LaBrocca 63'	Attendance: 15,246 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

September 25, 2011 29	Chicago	3 – 2	New England	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
15:00	Sebastián Grazzini 5' (pen.) Dominic Oduro 9' Patrick Nyarko 30' Dan Gargan 76' Baggio Husidić 86'	report	Franco Coria 27' Darrius Barnes 46+' Ryan Guy 90', 92+'	Attendance: 14,576 Referee: Michael Kennedy

September 28, 2011 30	Real Salt Lake	0 – 3	Chicago	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
20:00	Kyle Beckerman 11' Fabián Espíndola 16' Yordany Álvarez 56'	report	Marco Pappa 9', 36', 75' Dan Gargan 16'	Attendance: no data Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 1, 2011 31	Houston	1 – 1	Chicago	Robertson Stadium, Houston
15:00	Colin Clark 33'	report	Dominic Oduro 43' Gonzalo Segares 68'	Attendance: 17,544 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

October 12, 2011 32	Chicago	1 – 2	FC Dallas	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Gonzalo Segares 18' Dan Gargan 39' Pável Pardo 78' Cory Gibbs 82' Sebastián Grazzini 85' Josip Mikulić 90'	report	Zach Loyd 29' Jackson Gonçalves 41' Jackson Gonçalves 43' Daniel Cruz 52' Daniel Cruz 58'	Attendance: 10,362 Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 15, 2011 33	D.C. United	1 – 2	Chicago	RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.
18:30	Andy Najar 76' Dwayne De Rosario 90' (pen.)	report	Josip Mikulic 46' Orr Barouch 78' Sebastián Grazzini 92+' Diego Cháves 94+'	Attendance: 16,548 Referee: Terry Vaughn

October 22, 2011 34	Chicago	3 – 2	Columbus	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Jalil Anibaba 11', 30' Diego Cháves 80'	report	Sebastián Miranda 46+' Emilio Rentería 73' Dilly Duka 74' Dilly Duka 79' Emmanuel Ekpo 78', 90'	Attendance: 20,237 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CST.

March 30, 2011 Qualification R2	Chicago	2 – 1	Colorado	Shea Stadium, Peoria
18:30	Puerari 45' Anibaba 61'	report	46' Akpan	Attendance: 2,029

May 24, 2011 Qualification R3	San Jose	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Chicago	Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
21:30	McLoughlin 14' Wondolowski 37' Morrow 43' Ring 69' Stephenson 97'	report	Cuesta 39' Barouch 61' Paladini 63' Barouch 69' Ristic 74' Cuesta 76' Nazarit 89' Segares 98'	Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Daniel Radford
		Penalties
	Wondolowski Cronin Corrales Stephenson McDonald Sealy		Pappa Pause Nazarit Barouch Oduro Paladini

June 28, 2011 USOC Round 3	Rochester	0 – 1	Chicago	Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester
18:30	Roberts 26' Costanzo 87' Motagalvan 90+'	report	Cháves 37' Videira 72' Nazarit 90+'	Attendance: 5,558 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

July 12, 2011 USOC Quarterfinal	Chicago	4 – 0	New York	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
17:00	Dominic Oduro 7' Yamith Cuesta 48' Orr Barouch 52', 69' Orr Barouch 60'	report	Matt Kassel 85' John Rooney 87'	Attendance: open gates Referee: Hilario Grajeda

August 30, 2011 USOC Semifinal	Chicago	2 – 1	Richmond Kickers	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30	Sebastián Grazzini 32' (pen.) Dominic Oduro 61'	report	Stanley Nyazamba 14' Yomby William 68' Yomby William 77'	Attendance: 8,909 Referee: Jasen Anno

October 4, 2011 USOC Final	Seattle Sounders FC	2 – 0	Chicago	CenturyLink Field, Seattle
21:00	Fredy Montero 77' Fredy Montero 90' Osvaldo Alonso 90' Osvaldo Alonso 96+'	report	Patrick Nyarko 27' Daniel Paladini 39' Jalil Anibaba 90'	Attendance: 35,615 Referee: Alex Prus

International friendlies

Kickoff times are in CST.

July 23, 2011	Chicago Fire	1 – 3	Manchester United	Soldier Field, Chicago
16:00	Cory Gibbs 13'	report	Wayne Rooney 66' Rafael 75' Ryan Giggs 81' Nani 82'	Attendance: 61,308 Referee: Terry Vaughn

September 14, 2011	Chicago Fire	0 – 1	C.D. Guadalajara	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
20:00	Yamith Cuesta 55' Victor Pineda 81'	report	Jorge Mora 61' Julio Nava 90+'	Attendance: 18,224 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Recognition

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	White / Green lettering	White	Light green	MLS, April 23 against Houston

Leading scorers

Rank	Scorer	Goals	Assists
1	Dominic Oduro	12	2
2	Marco Pappa	8	2
3	Diego Cháves	6	1
4	Sebastián Grazzini	5	4
5	Cory Gibbs	3	1
6	Orr Barouch	2	2
7	Jalil Anibaba	2	1
8	Cristian Nazarit	2	0
9	Patrick Nyarko	1	9
10	Pável Pardo	1	5
11	Gastón Puerari	1	2
12	Dan Gargan	1	0
13	Gonzalo Segares	0	5
14	Baggio Husidic	0	2
15	Corben Bone	0	1
	Daniel Paladini	0	1
	Michael Videira	0	1

Last updated on October 23, 2011. Source: MLSsoccer.com Statistics - 2011 Chicago Fire

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Report
6	Josip Mikulić	DF	Report
6	Diego Cháves	FW	Report
10	Dominic Oduro	MF	Report
12	Daniel Paladini	MF	Report
13	Yamith Cuesta	DF	Report
13	Frank Klopas	Coach	Report
16	Dominic Oduro	FW	Report
17	Patrick Nyarko	MF	Report
24	Sebastián Grazzini	MF	Report
	Patrick Nyarko	MF
	Dominic Oduro	FW
29	Marco Pappa	MF	Report
31	Gonzalo Segares	DF	Report
32	Jalil Anibaba	DF	Report

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Week's Statline
29	Marco Pappa	3G (9', 36', 75')
32	Jalil Anibaba	2G

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position	Player	Note
No Fire players were selected to the 2011 All-Star Team

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Chicago is in the #5 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Chicago traded allocation ranking positions with Seattle Sounders FC on August 26, 2011, with Seattle gaining the #4 position and Chicago receiving the #6 position.^[38]^[39]

International roster spots

Chicago has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. There have been no reported trades involving Chicago international roster spots for the 2011 season. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club’s roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).^[39]

Future draft pick trades

Acquired
Year	Draft	Round	Traded from	Ref.
2012	SuperDraft	Round 2	Toronto FC
2012	SuperDraft	Round 3	Seattle Sounders FC

Traded
Year	Draft	Round	Traded to	Ref.
2012	Supplemental	Not specified	Chivas USA	^[40]

MLS rights to other players

It is believed Chicago maintains the MLS rights to Carlos Bocanegra, Wilman Conde, Fredrik Ljungberg, and Chris Rolfe as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfers.

Notes

Major League Soccer

Future teams

Former teams

Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001)
Miami Fusion (1998–2001)
Chivas USA (2005–2014)

Competition

Associated competitions

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Chicago Fire

Bridgeview, Illinois

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

2011 MLS season by team

SuperDraft Supplemental Draft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers

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

Western	Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Los Angeles Galaxy Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2011 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs MLS Reserve NASL Soccer Bowl USL Pro PDL MISL 2010–11 2011–12 PASL-Pro 2010–11 2011–12 NPSL SPSL 2010–11 2011–12 Super-20 League NCAA Division I Division II Division III

Women	WPS W-League WPSL WLS

Cups

Other

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions League
- 2010–11
- 2011–12

National teams

Men	Gold Cup

Women	World Cup Algarve Cup Four Nations Tournament

Team seasons

Men

Women

D.C. United Women

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