Club: | Chicago Fire |
Season: | 2011 |
Manager: | Frank Klopas (interim) |
Chairman: | Andrew Hauptman |
League: | MLS |
League Result: | 11th overall (6th in the Eastern Conference) |
Cup1: | MLS Playoffs |
Cup1 Result: | Did not qualify |
Cup2: | U.S. Open Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Runners-up |
Cup3: | Carolina Challenge Cup |
Cup3 Result: | Third place |
Cup4: | Brimstone Cup |
Cup4 Result: | Did not win |
League Topscorer: | Dominic Oduro (12) |
Stadium: | Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000) |
Highest Attendance: | 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 Attendance: | Regular season: 10,362 vs FC Dallas (October 12, 2011) Other (U.S. Open Cup): 8,909 vs Richmond Kickers (August 30, 2011) |
Largest Win: | RSL 0-3 CHI (9/28) |
Largest Loss: | POR 4-2 CHI (4/14) VAN 4-2 CHI (8/7) |
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Prevseason: | 2010 |
Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2011 Chicago Fire season was the club's 13th 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.
As of September 14, 2011.[1]
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011.
Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref | |
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December 15, 2010 | DF | [2] | ||||
January 11, 2011 | MF | Free | [3] | |||
January 11, 2011 | DF | Undisclosed | ||||
January 13, 2011 | DF | [4] | ||||
January 13, 2011 | GK | [5] | ||||
February 3, 2011 | FW | Undisclosed | [6] | |||
February 18, 2011 | FW | Undisclosed | [7] | |||
March 1, 2011 | GK | Free | [8] | |||
March 2, 2011 | MF | Free | [9] | |||
March 10, 2011 | MF | Free | [10] | |||
March 17, 2011 | FW | [11] | ||||
March 23, 2011 | DF | [12] | ||||
March 23, 2011 | FW | [13] | ||||
March 24, 2011 | FW | Undisclosed | [14] | |||
April 4, 2011 | DF | Free | [15] | |||
May 4, 2011 | FW | Undisclosed | [16] | |||
July 13, 2011 | MF | Undisclosed | [17] | |||
July 26, 2011 | MF | Undisclosed | [18] | |||
July 28, 2011 | DF | [19] | ||||
August 11, 2011 | FW | Undisclosed; will not be added to first-team roster until 2012 | [20] |
Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref | |
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October 24, 2010 | DF | None | Retired | [21] | ||
October 24, 2010 | FW | None | Retired | [22] | ||
November 24, 2010 | MF | [23] | ||||
November 24, 2010 | MF | |||||
November 24, 2010 | FW | Released, free transfer | [24] | |||
November 24, 2010 | DF | Loan expired, returned to parent club | ||||
December 31, 2010 | DF | Contract expired, free transfer | [25] | |||
December 31, 2010 | MF | Contract expired, free transfer | [26] | |||
January 31, 2011 | GK | Released, free transfer | [27] | |||
February 9, 2011 | DF | Released | [28] | |||
March 23, 2011 | FW | [29] | ||||
June 15, 2011 | FW | Undisclosed | [30] | |||
June 29, 2011 | FW | Released, free transfer | [31] [32] | |||
July 26, 2011 | MF | Released | [33] | |||
July 28, 2011 | DF | Traded for Dan Gargan and a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick | [34] | |||
September 14, 2011 | MF | Waived | [35] |
Kickoff times are in CST.
See also: 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup. Kickoff times are in CST.
Kickoff times are in CST.
See also: U.S. Open Cup and 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Kickoff times are in CST.
Kickoff times are in CST.
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 |
Rank | Scorer | Goals | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 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 |
Week | Player | Position | Report | |
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6 | Josip Mikulić | DF | Report | |
Diego Cháves | FW | |||
10 | Dominic Oduro | MF | Report | |
12 | Daniel Paladini | MF | Report | |
13 | Yamith Cuesta | DF | Report | |
Frank Klopas | Coach | |||
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 |
Week | Player | Week's Statline | |
---|---|---|---|
29 | Marco Pappa | 3G (9', 36', 75') | |
32 | Jalil Anibaba | 2G |
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]
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]
Acquired | ||||
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Year | Draft | Round | Traded from | Ref. |
Round 2 | ||||
2012 | SuperDraft | Round 3 | ||
It is believed Chicago maintains the MLS rights to Carlos Bocanegra, Wilman Conde, Freddie Ljungberg, and Chris Rolfe as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfers.