| Club: | Chicago Fire FC |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Chairman: | Joe Mansueto |
| Manager: | Raphaël Wicky |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Stdtitle: | Stadium |
| Stadium: | Soldier Field (capacity: 61,500) |
| League: | MLS |
| League Result: | Conference: 11th Overall: 22nd |
| League2: | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| League2 Result: | Did not qualify |
| Cup1: | U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Canceled |
| Cup2: | Brimstone Cup |
| Cup3: | MLS is Back Tournament |
| Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
| Highest Attendance: | League: |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: |
| Average Attendance: | League: |
| Largest Win: | CHI 4–0 HOU (September 23) |
| Largest Loss: | CLB 3–0 CHI (August 20) ORL 4–1 CHI (August 20) |
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| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2020 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 22nd year of existence, as well as their 23rd in Major League Soccer. This was the Fire's first full year under the ownership of Joe Mansueto following his purchase of the club on September 13, 2019.[1] This was also the Fire's first season back in city limits, playing in Soldier Field for the first time since 2005.[2] [3] The Fire faced Atlanta United FC in their first home match. The team also announced a rebrand on November 21, 2019. They became known as Chicago Fire Football Club (Chicago Fire FC) and changed their logo.[4] The change was met with large amounts of negative reaction on social media. The Fire failed to advance out of the group stage of the MLS is Back Tournament. After finishing 11th in the Eastern Conference, the team did not qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.
As of March 6, 2020. Sources: Chicago Fire official roster and Official MLS Roster
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Player Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth |  | G | 17 May 1987 | Sacramento Republic | |
| 2 | Boris Sekulić |  | D | 21 October 1991 |  Górnik Zabrze | International |
| 3 | Jonathan Bornstein | | D | 7 November 1984 |  Maccabi Netanya F.C. | |
| 4 | Johan Kappelhof | D | 5 August 1990 | FC Groningen | ||
| 5 | Francisco Calvo |  | D | 8 July 1992 | Minnesota United FC | |
| 6 | Miguel Navarro |  | D | 26 February 1999 | Deportivo La Guaira F.C. | International |
| 7 | Ignacio Aliseda |  | M | 14 March 2000 | Defensa y Justicia | International Designated Player |
| 8 | Luka Stojanović | M | 4 January 1994 |
| F| 27 December 1988|align="left"| Philadelphia Union||-| 10| Álvaro Medrán| 
| M| 15 March 1994|align="left"| Valencia CF| International|-|11| Przemysław Frankowski| | M| 12 April 1995|align="left"| Jagiellonia Białystok| International|-| 13| Brandt Bronico| | M| 20 June 1995|align="left"| Charlotte 49ers||-| 14| Djordje Mihailovic| | M| 10 November 1998|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-| 16| Michael Azira| 
| M| 22 August 1987|align="left"| 
Montreal Impact||-| 18| Kenneth Kronholm| | G| 14 October 1985|align="left"| Holstein Kiel||-| 20| Wyatt Omsberg| | D| 21 September 1995|align="left"| Minnesota United FC||-| 21| Fabian Herbers| | F| 17 August 1993|align="left"| Philadelphia Union||-| 22| Mauricio Pineda| | D/M| 17 October 1997|align="left"| North Carolina Tar Heels| Homegrown|-| 24| Connor Sparrow| | G| 10 May 1994|align="left"| Nashville SC||-| 25| Nicholas Slonina| | D| 20 March 2001|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-| 27| Robert Berić| 
| F| 17 June 1991|align="left"| 
AS Saint-Étienne| International
Designated Player|-| 28| Elliot Collier| 
| F| 22 February 1995|align="left"| Loyola Chicago| |-| 30| Gastón Giménez| | M| 27 July 1991|align="left"| Vélez Sarsfield| International
Designated Player|-| 32| Gabriel Slonina| | G| 15 May 2004|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-| 33| Jeremiah Gutjahr| | M| 10 August 1997|align="left"| Indiana Hoosiers| Homegrown|-| 36| Andre Reynolds II| | D| 2 May 2001|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-| —| Chris Brady| | G| 3 March 2004|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-| —| Javier Casas| | M| 14 May 2003|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-| —| Brian Gutiérrez| | M| 17 June 2003|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-| —| Alex Monis| | F| 20 March 2003|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-| —| Allan Rodríguez| | M| 7 May 2004|align="left"| Chicago Fire Academy| Homegrown|-|}
See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2020.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2019 | M | Signed a TAM contract as a free agent through 2021 with options for 2022 and 2023 | [5] | |||
| October 14, 2019 | M | Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable | [6] | |||
| October 14, 2019 | D/M | Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable | ||||
| October 14, 2019 | M/F | Nelson announced that his option was exercised during a media roundtable | ||||
| November 21, 2019 | D/M | Option was exercised | [7] | |||
| November 21, 2019 | M/F | Option was exercised | ||||
| December 20, 2019 | D | Signed as a homegrown player for the 2020 season with options through 2023 | [8] | |||
| January 17, 2020 | D/M | Signed as a homegrown player for the 2020 season with options through 2023 | [9] | |||
| January 18, 2020 | F | Signed to a designated player contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 | [10] | |||
| January 20, 2020 | GK | Signed for 2020 with options for 2021 and 2022 | [11] | |||
| January 27, 2020 | D | Transferred from Deportivo La Guaira F.C. for an undisclosed amount on a contract through 2022 with options for 2023 and 2024 | [12] | |||
| January 30, 2020 | GK | Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2021 | [13] | |||
| February 6, 2020 | F | Signed after his contract was declined and after a successful trial | [14] | |||
| February 11, 2020 | D | Acquired from Minnesota in exchange for Raheem Edwards | [15] | |||
| February 15, 2020 | D | Acquired from Górnik Zabrze on a contract through 2022 | [16] | |||
| February 19, 2020 | M | Acquired from Defensa y Justicia as a Designated Player on a contract through 2023 | [17] | |||
| February 20, 2020 | M | Acquired from FK Čukarički on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 | [18] | |||
| February 24, 2020 | M | Acquired from Velez Sarsfield as a Designated Player on a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 | [19] | |||
| March 9, 2020 | M | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [20] | |||
| March 10, 2020 | M | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [21] | |||
| March 11, 2020 | F | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [22] | |||
| March 24, 2020 | G | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [23] | |||
| March 25, 2020 | M | Signed as a homegrown player through the 2023 season with an option for 2024 | [24] |
| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2019 | D/M | Retired | [25] | ||
| October 12, 2019 | F | Out of contract | [26] | ||
| November 12, 2019 | M | Traded in exchange for $50k in TAM and $50k in GAM | [27] | ||
| November 14, 2019 | D | Traded in exchange for $75k in GAM | [28] | ||
| November 21, 2019 | M | Option declined | |||
| November 21, 2019 | GK | Option declined; rights traded to Seattle alongside Chicago's 35th overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Seattle's 26th overall pick | |||
| November 21, 2019 | M | Option declined | |||
| November 21, 2019 | M/F | Option declined | |||
| November 21, 2019 | M | Option declined | |||
| November 21, 2019 | M/F | Option declined | |||
| November 21, 2019 | GK | Option declined | |||
| November 21, 2019 | GK | ||||
| January 14, 2020 | DF | Mutual Termination | [29] | ||
| February 11, 2020 | D/M | Traded to Minnesota in exchange for Wyatt Omsberg | |||
| Date first reported | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2020 | D/M | [30] | |||
| January 27, 2020 | D | Announced as a trialist in Florida; confirmed to have left on February 16 | [31] [32] | ||
| January 27, 2020 | D/F | Announced as a trialist in Florida; confirmed to have left on February 16 | |||
| January 27, 2020 | D | Announced as a trialist in Florida | |||
| February 16, 2020 | D | Announced as a trialist on February 16 | |||
Due to changes in the schedule, this will be the first season where the Fire don't face every club in the league (three clubs in the Western Conference). They did not compete against Real Salt Lake.Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
| Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total | |||||||||
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| Starts | Minutes | Starts | Minutes | Starts | Minutes | |||||||
| 1 | GK | Bobby Shuttleworth | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Boris Sekulić | ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Jonathan Bornstein | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 4 | DF | Johan Kappelhof | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Francisco Calvo | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 6 | D | Miguel Navarro | ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Ignacio Aliseda | ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Luka Stojanović | ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | C. J. Sapong | ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Álvaro Medrán | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 11 | MF | Przemysław Frankowski | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 13 | MF | Brandt Bronico | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 14 | MF | Djordje Mihailovic | 1 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 70 | ||||
| 16 | MF | Michael Azira | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| 18 | GK | Kenneth Kronholm | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 20 | DF | Wyatt Omsberg | ||||||||||
| 21 | FW | Fabian Herbers | 1 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 81 | ||||
| 22 | DF/MF | Mauricio Pineda | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 24 | GK | Connor Sparrow | ||||||||||
| 25 | DF | Nicholas Slonina | ||||||||||
| 28 | FW | Elliot Collier | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| 27 | FW | Robert Berić | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| 30 | MF | Gastón Giménez | ||||||||||
| 32 | GK | United States | Gabriel Slonina | |||||||||
| 33 | MF | Jeremiah Gutjahr | ||||||||||
| 36 | DF | Andre Reynolds III | ||||||||||
| — | GK | Chris Brady | ||||||||||
| — | MF | Javier Casas | ||||||||||
| — | MF | Brian Gutiérrez | ||||||||||
| — | FW | Alex Monis | ||||||||||
| — | MF | Allan Rodríguez | ||||||||||
| Name | MLS | Open Cup | Total | ||||||||
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| Clean sheets | Saves | Clean sheets | Saves | Clean sheets | Saves | ||||||
| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth | ||||||||||
| 18 | Kenneth Kronholm | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 24 | Connor Sparrow | ||||||||||
| 32 | United States | Gabriel Slonina | |||||||||
| — | United States | Chris Brady | |||||||||
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