List of Chicago Fire FC seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Chicago Fire FC in North American soccer competitions from 1998, when the club was formed, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitive competitions.^{[1] [2]}

Key

Key to competitions

• Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols:

style=background:gold	1st or W	Winners
style=background:silver	2nd or RU	Runners-up
style=background:#CFAA88	3rd	Third place
style=background:#FFCCCC	Last	Wooden Spoon
style=background:#FAECC8;"	♦	MLS Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance
Italics	Ongoing competition

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Div = Division/level on pyramid
• League = League name
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• D = Games drawn
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• GD = Goal difference
• Pts = Points
• PPG = Points per game
• Conf. = Conference position
• Overall = League position

Key to cup record

• DNE = Did not enter
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• NH = Competition not held or canceled
• QR = Qualifying round
• PR = Preliminary round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• Ro16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• F = Final
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League										Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other	Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			Name(s)		Goals
1998	MLS	32	20	12	0	62	45	+17	56	1.75	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	bgcolor=gold	W	bgcolor=gold	W	DNE		17,886	Ante Razov	11
1999	MLS	32	18	14	0	51	36	+15	48	1.50	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	4th	QF	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions Cup	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	16,016	Ante Razov	16
2000	MLS	32	17	9	6	67	51	+16	57	1.78	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	RU	bgcolor=gold	W	DNQ	13,387	Ante Razov	22
2001	MLS	27	16	6	5	50	30	+20	53	1.96	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	SF	SF	16,388	Eric Wynalda	11
2002	MLS	28	11	13	4	43	38	+5	37	1.32	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	7th	QF	Ro16	CONCACAF Champions Cup	QF	12,922	Ante Razov	16
2003	MLS	30	15	7	8	53	43	+10	53	1.77	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	RU	bgcolor=gold	W	DNQ		14,005	Ante Razov	16
2004	MLS	30	8	13	9	36	44	−8	33	1.10	style=background:#FFCCCC	5th	style=background:#FFCCCC	10th	DNQ	bgcolor=silver	RU	CONCACAF Champions Cup	SF	17,153	Damani Ralph	13
2005	MLS	32	15	13	4	49	50	−1	49	1.53	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	4th	SF	SF	DNQ	17,238	Chris Rolfe	8
2006	MLS	32	13	11	8	43	41	+2	47	1.47	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	4th	QF	bgcolor=gold	W	14,111	Andy Herron	13
2007	MLS	30	10	10	10	31	36	−5	40	1.33	4th	7th	SF	Ro16	16,490	Chad Barrett	8
2008	MLS	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	46	1.53	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	SF	QF	17,034	Chris Rolfe	10
2009	MLS	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	1.50	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5th	SF	Ro16	North American SuperLiga	bgcolor=silver	RU	15,487	Brian McBride	7
2010	MLS	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1	36	1.20	4th	10th	DNQ	Ro16	North American SuperLiga	GS	15,814	Marco Pappa	7
2011	MLS	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43	1.26	6th	11th		bgcolor=silver	RU	DNQ	14,274	Dominic Oduro	14
2012	MLS	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57	1.68	4th	6th	R1	R3	16,409	Chris Rolfe	8
2013	MLS	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5	49	1.44	6th	12th	DNQ	SF	15,228	Mike Magee	18
2014	MLS	34	6	10	18	41	51	−10	36	1.06	9th	15th		SF	16,076	Quincy Amarikwa	10
2015	MLS	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30	0.88	style=background:#FFCCCC	10th		style=background:#FFCCCC	20th	SF	16,003	David Accam	10
2016	MLS	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31	0.91	style=background:#FFCCCC	10th		style=background:#FFCCCC	20th	SF	15,602	David Accam	14
2017	MLS	34	16	11	7	62	48	+14	55	1.67	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	R1	Ro16	17,383	Nemanja Nikolić	style=background:#FAECC8;"	24♦
2018	MLS	34	8	18	8	43	74	−31	32	0.94	10th	20th	DNQ	SF	14,806	Nemanja Nikolić	19
2019	MLS	34	10	12	12	55	47	+8	42	1.24	8th	17th		R4	Leagues Cup	QF	12,324	Nemanja Nikolić	13
2020	MLS	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00	11th	22nd		NH	MLS is Back Tournament	GS	0^[3]	Robert Berić	12
2021	MLS	34	9	18	7	36	54	−18	34	1.00	12th	22nd		NH	DNQ		10,703	Robert Berić	8
2022	MLS	34	10	15	9	39	48	−9	39	1.15	12th	24th		R3			15,848	Jhon Durán	8
2023	MLS	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40	1.18	13th	24th		QF	Leagues Cup	R32	18,170	Maren Haile-Selassie Xherdan Shaqiri	7
Total	–	826	305	315	210	1177	1185	-8	1111	1.35	–	–	–	–	—		–	Ante Razov<	-- As of the end of the 2020 season -->	110

1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedule | Chicago Fire FC.
2. Web site: Chicago Fire Stats and History.
3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, games were played in empty stadiums