2016 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire
2016 season
Chairman Andrew Hauptman
Head coach Veljko Paunović
Stadium Toyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
MLS Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
Brimstone Cup TBD
Top goalscorer Kennedy Igboananike (3)
Highest home attendance 17,768
(Mar. 6 vs New York City)
Lowest home attendance 12,073
(Apr. 2 vs Philadelphia)
Average home league attendance 14,014 (regular season)
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2016 Chicago Fire season is the club's 21st year of existence, as well as their 19th season in Major League Soccer and their 19th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

On November 24, 2015 Veljko Paunović, coach of the 2015 World Cup champions Serbia U-20 team, was announced Chicago Fire's new head coach.[1]

Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 6, 2016 with a home match against New York City FC. The Men in Red will finish the regular season on October 23, 2016 with an away match against Toronto FC.

Current squad

As of May 4, 2016. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
23 Patrick McLain United States GK August 22, 1988 United States Sacramento Republic FC
25 Sean Johnson United States GK May 31, 1989 United States Atlanta Blackhawks
28 Matt Lampson United States GK September 6, 1989 United States Columbus Crew
Defenders
3 Brandon Vincent United States D May 1, 1994 United States Stanford Cardinal
4 Johan Kappelhof Netherlands D August 5, 1990 Netherlands FC Groningen
5 Michael Harrington United States D January 24, 1986 United States Colorado Rapids
6 Eric Gehrig United States D December 15, 1987 United States Columbus Crew SC
13 Rodrigo Ramos Brazil D May 24, 1995 Brazil Coritiba
16 Jonathan Campbell United States D June 27, 1993 United States North Carolina Tar Heels
22 Patrick Doody United States D April 22, 1992 United States Indiana Hoosiers
66 João Meira Portugal D/M April 30, 1987 Portugal Belenenses
Midfielders
2 Matt Polster United States M June 8, 1993 United States SIU Edwardsville Cougars
7 John Goossens Netherlands M July 25, 1988 Romania FC Voluntari
12 Arturo Álvarez El Salvador M June 28, 1985 Hungary Videoton FC
17 Collin Fernandez United States M February 13, 1997 United States Chicago Fire Juniors
18 Drew Conner United States M February 18, 1994 United States Wisconsin Badgers
19 Khaly Thiam Senegal M January 7, 1994 Hungary MTK Budapest
21 Nick LaBrocca United States M December 4, 1984 United States Colorado Rapids
26 Michael Stephens United States M April 3, 1989 Norway Stabæk
29 Alex Morrell United States M May 11, 1994 United States North Florida Ospreys
30 Răzvan Cociș Romania M February 19, 1983 Ukraine FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
Forwards
9 Gilberto Brazil F June 5, 1989 Canada Toronto FC
11 David Accam Ghana F/M September 28, 1990 Sweden Helsingborgs IF
15 Joey Calistri United States F November 20, 1993 United States Northwestern Wildcats
77 Kennedy Igboananike Nigeria F February 26, 1989 Sweden AIK

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 30, 2015 United States Matt Polster M United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [2]
November 30, 2015 United States Patrick Doody D United States Chicago Fire Exercised option [2]
December 17, 2015 United States Joey Calistri F United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player [3]
December 17, 2015 United States Drew Conner M United States Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player [3]
January 14, 2016 United States Brandon Vincent D United States Stanford University Drafted 4th overall (first round) in 2016 MLS SuperDraft, already signed contract with MLS [4]
January 14, 2016 United States Jonathan Campbell D United States University of North Carolina Drafted 12th overall (first round) in 2016 MLS SuperDraft, already signed contract with MLS [4]
January 18, 2016 United States Michael Harrington D United States Colorado Rapids Signed as a free agent [5]
January 18, 2016 United States Patrick McLain GK United States Sacramento Republic FC Signed as a free agent [5]
January 23, 2016 Romania Răzvan Cociș M United States Chicago Fire Re-signed with the club, after initially having his contract option declined; signed one-year deal with one year club option [2][6]
January 23, 2016 Portugal João Meira D Portugal Belenenses Signed as a free agent, one-year deal with one year club option [6]
January 27, 2016 United States Nick LaBrocca M United States Colorado Rapids Signed as a free agent, one-year deal with one year club option [7]
February 2, 2016 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof D Netherlands FC Groningen Signed as a discovery signing using targeted allocation money [8][9]
February 26, 2016 United States Matt Lampson GK United States Columbus Crew Signed as a free agent after trial, one-year deal with one year club option [10][11]
February 29, 2016 Netherlands John Goossens M Romania FC Voluntari Signed after a trial, two-year deal with one year club option [12][13]
March 3, 2016 El Salvador Arturo Álvarez M Hungary Videoton FC Signed after a trial, one-year deal with one year club option [10][14]
March 11, 2016 United States Alex Morrell M United States North Florida Ospreys Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club option, after being selected 22nd overall (second round) in 2016 MLS SuperDraft [4][15][16]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 30, 2015 Brazil Adaílton D United States Miami FC 2016 contract option was declined, signed with Miami FC as a free agent on February 9 [2][17]
November 30, 2015 United States Jon Busch GK United States Indy Eleven 2016 contract option was declined, signed with Indy Eleven as a free agent on January 22 [2][18]
November 30, 2015 United States Greg Cochrane D United States San Antonio FC 2016 contract option was declined, signed with San Antonio FC as a free agent on February 25 [2][19]
November 30, 2015 Jamaica Jason Johnson F United States San Antonio FC 2016 contract option was declined, signed with San Antonio FC as a free agent on February 16 [2][20]
November 30, 2015 United States Alec Kann GK United States Sporting Kansas City 2016 contract option was declined, selected by Sporting Kansas City in the Re-Entry Draft [2][21]
November 30, 2015 United States Jeff Larentowicz D United States LA Galaxy 2016 contract option was declined, signed with LA Galaxy as a free agent on January 6 [2][22]
November 30, 2015 Jamaica Lovel Palmer D United States Indy Eleven 2016 contract option was declined, signed with Indy Eleven on January 12 [2][23]
November 30, 2015 United States Chris Ritter M None 2016 contract option was declined [2]
November 30, 2015 Trinidad and Tobago Daneil Cyrus D Trinidad and Tobago W Connection Loan deal expired [2]
November 30, 2015 United States Ty Harden D None Out of contract, eligible for free agency [2]
November 30, 2015 United States Mike Magee F United States LA Galaxy Out of contract, signed with LA Galaxy as a free agent on January 14 [2][24]
November 30, 2015 England Matt Watson M United States Carolina RailHawks Out of contract, signed with Carolina RailHawks as a free agent on January 15 [2][25]
January 6, 2016 Ghana Patrick Nyarko F United States D.C. United Traded for second round pick in 2016 MLS SuperDraft [26]
January 14, 2016 Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones D United States Seattle Sounders FC Traded in exchange for first round pick in 2016 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money [27]
February 13, 2016 United States Harry Shipp M Canada Montreal Impact Traded for general allocation money and targeted allocation money, after initially having his option exercised on November 30, 2015 [2][28][29]
March 2, 2016 United States Kingsley Bryce M None Waived, after initially having his option exercised on November 30, 2015 [2][30][31]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
February 3, 2016 Brazil Rodrigo Ramos D Brazil Coritiba Acquired as a Discovery Signing on a one-year loan [39]
May 4, 2016 Senegal Khaly Thiam M Hungary MTK Budapest Acquired on loan through the end of 2016 [40]

Technical staff

Position Staff
General Manager United States Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach Serbia Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach Serbia Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach United States Logan Pause
Goalkeeper Coach Serbia Aleksandar Sarić
Strength and Conditioning Coach Jordan Webb
Manager of Team and Soccer Operations Alex Boler
Equipment Manager Brian Sauer
Assistant Equipment Manager Juan Arreola
Head Athletic Trainer Mario Cruz
Assistant Athletic Trainer Steve Purcell
Massage Therapist Jake Bronowski, LMT
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey Mjaanes, M.D.
Associate Medical Officer Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Physical Therapist Ryan Perry

Last updated: April 12, 2016
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 D.C. United 9 2 3 4 11 11 0 10 Knockout round
7 New York City FC 9 2 3 4 13 15 −2 10
8 New England Revolution 10 1 2 7 11 16 −5 10
9 Columbus Crew 9 2 4 3 11 14 −3 9
10 Chicago Fire 7 1 2 4 7 8 −1 7
Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
16 New York City FC 9 2 3 4 13 15 −2 10
17 New England Revolution 10 1 2 7 11 16 −5 10
18 Columbus Crew 9 2 4 3 11 14 −3 9
19 Houston Dynamo 9 2 5 2 16 16 0 8
20 Chicago Fire 7 1 2 4 7 8 −1 7
Updated to match(es) played on May 7, 2016. Source: 2016 MLS schedule
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
7 7 1 2 4 7 8  −1 1 2 2 6 7  −1 0 0 2 1 1  0

Last updated: April 30, 2016
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

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GroundHAHHAHHAAAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHHAAAHHA
Result L T T W T L T                                                      

Last updated: April 30, 2016.
Source: MLS Results and Chicago Fire Schedule
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

      Win       Tie       Loss

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Simple™ Invitational

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 United States Chicago Fire 330092+79
2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 321074+36
3 United States Portland Timbers 31204403
4 United States Minnesota United FC 3030111-100

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05), unless posted otherwise

Stats

Leading scorers

MLS Regular Season Rank Scorer Goals Assists
1 Nigeria Kennedy Igboananike 3 0
2 Ghana David Accam 2 1
3 United States Jonathan Campbell 1 0
Romania Răzvan Cociș 1 0
5 El Salvador Arturo Álvarez 0 2
6 Brazil Gilberto 0 1
Netherlands John Goossens 0 1
United States Michael Harrington 0 1

Italics indicate player who departed the club during the season.
Updated to match played on April 30, 2016.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2016 Chicago Fire

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLS Regular season MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 MF United States Matt Polster 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States Brandon Vincent 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Netherlands Johan Kappelhof 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF United States Michael Harrington 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF United States Eric Gehrig 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Netherlands John Goossens 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Brazil Gilberto 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Ghana David Accam 2 2 2+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 MF El Salvador Arturo Álvarez 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 DF Brazil Rodrigo Ramos (on loan from Coritiba) 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW United States Joey Calistri 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF United States Jonathan Campbell 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF United States Collin Fernandez 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF United States Drew Connor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF United States Nick LaBrocca 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF United States Patrick Doody 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 GK United States Patrick McLain 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 GK United States Sean Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF United States Michael Stephens 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK United States Matt Lampson 2 -5 2+0 -5 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW United States Alex Morrell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Romania Răzvan Cociș 2 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
66 DF Portugal João Meira 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 FW Nigeria Kennedy Igboananike 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players currently out on loan with another club: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)

Goalkeeper stats

No. Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
23 United States Patrick McLain 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0
25 United States Sean Johnson 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0
28 United States Matt Lampson 270 5 1.67 14 270 5 1.67 14 0 0 0.00 0

Source: Chicago Fire goalkeeper stats

National team participation

Two Fire players have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.

Players Team Competition Opponent Date Goals Minutes Ref
Brandon Vincent  United States Friendly  Canada February 5, 2016 0 45' [41][42]
David Accam  Ghana 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification  Mozambique March 24, 2016 0 0' (injury) [43]
David Accam  Ghana 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification  Mozambique March 27, 2016 0 0' (injury) [43]

Recognition

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Position Report
5 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof D Report

Kits

Home
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Red Red Red [44][45]
Away White White White [46][47]

Primary kit

The new primary kit for 2016 season was officially 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.[44][45]

Secondary kit

According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the secondary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on March 2, 2015. The design and details were inspired by the City of Chicago flag.[46][47]

Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:

Picks traded:

References

  1. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Hires Veljko Paunovic as Head Coach". chicago-fire.com. November 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Exercises Options on Four Players". chicago-fire.com. November 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Signs Calistri, Conner as Homegrown Players". chicago-fire.com. December 17, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fire draft day wrap: Jones, No. 1 pick traded for 3 rookies, allocation money". csnchicago.com. January 14, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Sign Michael Harrington and Patrick McLain". chicago-fire.com. January 18, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Add Two Players to 2016 Roster". chicago-fire.com. January 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Midfielder Nick LaBrocca". chicago-fire.com. January 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Dutch Defender Johan Kappelhof". chicago-fire.com. February 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Report: FC Groningen defender Johan Kappelhof signs with Chicago Fire". mlssoccer.com. January 29, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Chicago Fire Weekly Update: February 1". chicago-fire.com. February 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Matt Lampson". chicago-fire.com.com. February 26, 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Fire Face Union in First MLS Action of 2016 Preseason". chicago-fire.com. February 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Midfielder John Goossens". chicago-fire.com. February 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Midfielder Arturo Alvarez". chicago-fire.com. March 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Morrell Speeds Onto the Scene at Chicago Fire Preseason". chicago-fire.com. January 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign 2016 MLS SuperDraft Pick Alex Morrell". chicago-fire.com. March 11, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Miami FC inks veteran defender Adailton". nasl.com. February 9, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Busch brings his vast experience to Eleven". indyeleven.com. January 22, 2016.
  19. ↑ "San Antonio FC signs Greg Cochrane and Manolo Sanchez". sanantoniofc.com. February 25, 2016.
  20. ↑ "San Antonio FC signs striker Jason Johnson". sanantoniofc.com. February 16, 2016.
  21. ↑ "FC Dallas select Maximiliano Urruti with No. 1 pick in Re-Entry Draft". mlssoccer.com. December 12, 2015.
  22. ↑ "LA Galaxy announce signing of MLS veteran Jeff Larentowicz". January 6, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Indy Eleven Adds Jamaican International Lovel Palmer to Backline". indyeleven.com. January 12, 2016.
  24. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign forward Mike Magee". lagalaxy.com. January 14, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Former RailHawks standout Matt Watson returns to the team". carolinarailhawks.com. January 15, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Chicago Fire Trade Patrick Nyarko to D.C. United". January 6, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Official: Seattle Sounders acquire Trinidad and Tobago international Joevin Jones in exchange for MLS SuperDraft pick". January 14, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Chicago Fire Trade Shipp to Montreal for General, Targeted Allocation Money". chicago-fire.com. February 13, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Chicago Fire trade Harry Shipp to Montreal Impact". mlssoccer.com. February 13, 2016.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chicago Fire Weekly Update -- Monday, Feb. 29". chicago-fire.com. February 29, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Chicago Fire Waive Kingsley Bryce". chicago-fire.com. March 2, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Chicago Fire select Wake Forest midfielder Jack Harrison first in 2016 MLS SuperDraft, trade him to New York City Fc". January 14, 2016.
  33. 1 2 3 "Chicago Fire Add to 2016 SuperDraft Class in Third and Fourth Rounds". chicago-fire.com. January 19, 2016.
  34. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chicago Fire Enter Final Stage of 2016 Preseason Training Camp". chicago-fire.com. February 16, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Chicago Fire Weekly Update: February 1". chicago-fire.com. February 1, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Chicago Fire Announce Goalkeeper Zach Bennett as Winner of Eighth Annual Open Tryout". chicago-fire.com. January 21, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Paunovic runs high energy training session at Media Day". hottimeinoldtown.com. January 25, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Mauricio Pineda Taking Advantage of First Team Training Stint". chicago-fire.com. February 1, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Chicago Fire Acquire Brazilian U-20 Defender Rodrigo Ramos on Loan". chicago-fire.com. February 3, 2016.
  40. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Acquire Senegalese Midfielder Khaly Thiam". chicago-fire.com. May 4, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Brandon Vincent Debuts for U.S. Men's National Team". chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2016.
  42. ↑ "Altidore Scores Late Winner to Lift USA Past Canada in Second Game of 2016". ussoccer.com. February 6, 2016.
  43. 1 2 "David Accam Named to Ghana Squad for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying Matches". chicago-fire.com. March 16, 2016.
  44. 1 2 "2016 Chicago Fire Primary Kit Unveiled". chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
  45. 1 2 "Chicago Fire release new primary jersey for 2016". chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
  46. 1 2 "Jersey Week 2015: Chicago Fire honor club's home city with unveiling of new secondary jersey". mlssoccer.com. March 2, 2015.
  47. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Unveil Chicago-Inspired Secondary Kit". chicago-fire.com. March 2, 2015.
  48. ↑ "Reports: DC United set to acquire Chicago Fire veteran Patrick Nyarko in exchange for draft pick". January 6, 2016.
  49. ↑ "New York Red Bulls acquire 'keeper Kyle Reynish from Chicago Fire in exchange for 2016 SuperDraft pick". mlssoccer.com. January 20, 2015.
  50. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Defender Greg Cochrane". chicago-fire.com. March 3, 2014.
  51. ↑ "Chicago Fire Acquire Right of First Refusal for Defender Eric Gehrig from Orlando City SC". chicago-fire.com. December 10, 2014.
  52. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Defender Eric Gehrig". chicago-fire.com. December 16, 2014.

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