2008 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire S.C.
2008 season
Chairman	Andrew Hauptman
Manager	Denis Hamlett
MLS	3rd overall (2nd in Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Final
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Brimstone Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	Chris Rolfe (9) +(1 in playoffs)[1]
Average home league attendance	17,052[2]
Home colors	Away colors

The 2008 Chicago Fire season was the club's 13th year of existence, as well as their 11th season in Major League Soccer and 11th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. It began with a 3-1 away win over Real Salt Lake on March 29, 2008 and ended with a 2-1 loss to Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference Final on November 13, 2008. Denis Hamlett made his debut as the Chicago Fire coach after being promoted.

Current roster

Squad

Players in bold have had senior international caps for their respective national squads.

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

No.	Position	Player
0	GK	Tyler Kettering
1	GK	Jon Busch
2	DF	C.J. Brown (Vice-captain)
3	FW	Calen Carr
4	MF	Bakary Soumare
5	MF	Brian Plotkin
6	DF	Brandon Prideaux
7	MF	Logan Pause
8	MF	Diego Gutiérrez
9	FW	Tomasz Frankowski
10	MF	Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Captain)
11	MF	John Thorrington
12	FW	Patrick Nyarko
16	MF	Marco Pappa
17	FW	Chris Rolfe

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Mike Banner
20	FW	Brian McBride
21	MF	Justin Mapp
22	DF	Wilman Conde
23	MF	Líder Mármol
24	DF	Daniel Woolard
25	DF	Gonzalo Segares
26	FW	Andy Herron
28	GK	Nick Noble
29	MF	Peter Lowry
32	DF	Dasan Robinson
33	MF	Stephen King
34	DF	Austin Washington
36	MF	Kai Kasiguran

Transfers

In

Patrick Nyarko Drafted 7th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Dominic Cervi Drafted 12th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Peter Lowry Drafted 26th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Dwight Barnett Drafted 38th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Stephen King Drafted 40th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Austin Washington Drafted 54th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft
Andy Herron Rights acquired from Columbus Crew for 4th round pick in the 2010 Superdraft
Tomasz Frankowski Signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brandon Prideaux Acquired in waiver draft from Colorado Rapids
Líder Mármol Signed as free agent.
Brian McBride Free agent

Out

Matt Pickens To Queens Park Rangers
Ivan Guerrero Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft
Jim Curtin Traded to Chivas USA
Chris Armas Retired
Paulo Wanchope Retired
Jeff Curtin Waived, later signed with D.C. United
Osei Telesford Waived, later signed with Puerto Rico Islanders
Chad Barrett Traded to Toronto FC in Brian McBride deal
Brian Plotkin Waived, later signed with Columbus Crew

Club

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on June 5, 2008.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Season
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
0	GK		Tyler Kettering	0	0	0	0
1	GK		Jon Busch	30	0	30	0
2	DF		C.J. Brown	3	0	3	0
3	FW		Calen Carr	9	2	9	2
4	MF		Bakary Soumare	28	0	28	0
6	DF		Brandon Prideaux	27	0	27	0
7	MF		Logan Pause	27	0	27	0
8	MF		Diego Gutiérrez	20	0	20	0
9	FW		Tomasz Frankowski	17	2	17	2
10	MF		Cuauhtémoc Blanco	27	7	27	7
11	MF		John Thorrington	23	5	23	5
12	FW		Patrick Nyarko	9	1	9	1
16	MF		Marco Pappa	6	0	6	0
17	FW		Chris Rolfe	26	10	26	10
18	MF		Mike Banner	11	0	11	0
20	FW		Brian McBride	11	5	11	5
21	MF		Justin Mapp	30	2	30	2
22	DF		Wilman Conde	22	1	22	1
23	DF		Lider Marmol	2	0	2	0
24	DF		Daniel Woolard	8	1	8	1
25	DF		Gonzalo Segares	23	2	23	2
26	FW		Andy Herron	17	0	17	0
28	GK		Nick Noble	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Peter Lowry	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Dasan Robinson	2	0	2	0
33	MF		Stephen King	20	2	20	2
34	DF		Austin Washington	1	0	1	0
36	MF		Kai Kasiguran	0	0	0	0

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
MLS	—	—		March 29, 2008

Last updated: July 21, 2009
Source: Competitions

Standings

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
Eastern Conference
1	Columbus Crew	57	30	17	7	6	50	36	+14
2	Chicago Fire	46	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11
3	New England Revolution	43	30	12	11	7	40	43	–3
4	Kansas City Wizards	42	30	11	10	9	37	39	–2
5	New York Red Bulls	39	30	10	11	9	42	48	–6
6	D.C. United	37	30	11	15	4	43	51	–8
7	Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	34	43	–9


	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Columbus Crew (SS, E1)	30	17	7	6	50	36	+14	57	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Houston Dynamo (W1)	30	13	5	12	45	32	+13	51	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
3	Chicago Fire	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	46	2009 North American SuperLiga ⁴
4	Chivas USA	30	12	11	7	40	41	−1	43
5	New England Revolution	30	12	11	7	40	43	−3	43
6	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	10	9	37	39	−2	42
7	Real Salt Lake	30	10	10	10	40	39	+1	40	2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
8	New York Red Bulls	30	10	11	9	42	48	−6	39	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
9	Colorado Rapids	30	11	14	5	44	45	−1	38
10	D.C. United	30	11	15	4	43	51	−8	37	2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
11	FC Dallas	30	8	10	12	45	41	+4	36
12	Toronto FC	30	9	13	8	34	43	−9	35
13	LA Galaxy	30	8	13	9	55	62	−7	33
14	San Jose Earthquakes	30	8	13	9	32	38	−6	33

Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
^Note 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.
^Note 3 - The winner of the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. As they also won MLS 2008, the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Houston Dynamo) also entered the Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2008 (New York Red Bulls) and the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup (D.C. United) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
^Note 4 - SuperLiga 2009 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Chicago, New England, Chivas USA and Kansas City).

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
30	46	13	10	7	44	33	+11	7	5	3	23	17	+6	6	5	4	21	16	+5

Last updated: July 21, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	T	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	T	T	W	T	T	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	T	T	L	W

Source: Chicago Fire
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

Win Tie Loss

MLS regular season

March 29, 2008	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Chicago Fire	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
	Joy 51' Soumare 71' (o.g.) Findley 80' Beckerman 87'	Report	Pause 89' Blanco 92+'	Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 20,272 Referee: Terry Vaughn

April 3, 2008	Chicago Fire	4–0	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
	Barrett 4' Mapp 17' Frankowski 22' Blanco 37' (pen.) Frankowski 39' Barrett 50' Gutierrez 89'	Report	Larentowicz 7' Joseph 7' Mansally 23'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,553 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 12, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Chicago Fire	Oakland, California, United States
	Cochrane 65' Riley 94+'	Report	Barrett 19' Soumare 55'	Stadium: McAfee Coliseum Attendance: 20,038 Referee: Kevin Stott

April 20, 2008	Chicago Fire	0–1	Kansas City Wizards	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
	Prideaux 46'	Report	Jewsbury 4' Harrington 57' Trujillo 76'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,121 Referee: Jair Marrufo

April 26, 2008	Chicago Fire	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
	Segares 45' Thorrington 53' Thorrington 84' Gutierrez 88'	Report	Gomez 45' Gomez 64' Gray 66' McManus 86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,251 Referee: Tim Weyland

May 3, 2008	New England Revolution	0–3	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States
		Report	Rolfe 29' Thorrington 50' King 76'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,858 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 8, 2008	D.C. United	0–2	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C., United States
	Burch 30' Dyachenko 40' Namoff 73'	Report	Mapp 38' Blanco 62' Prideaux 77' Thorrington 92'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,605 Referee: Terry Vaughn

May 17, 2008	Chicago Fire	1–2	Houston Dynamo	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
	Carr 28' Segares 92' Blanco 95'	Report	De Rosario 17' Clark 48' De Rosario 58' Boswell 82'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,183 Referee: Paul Ward

May 25, 2008	New York Red Bulls	1–5	Chicago Fire	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
	Angel 68' Altidore 74'	Report	Barrett 8' Rolfe 48' Blanco 55' Barrett 60' Segares 62' Soumare 68'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,754 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 7, 2008		v

June 15, 2008		v

June 19, 2008		v

June 28, 2008		v

July 5, 2008		v

July 12, 2008		v

July 19, 2008		v

July 27, 2008		v

August 2, 2008		v

August 9, 2008		v

August 16, 2008		v

August 21, 2008		v

August 31, 2008		v

September 6, 2008		v

September 14, 2008		v

September 21, 2008		v

September 25, 2008		v

October 5, 2008		v

October 12, 2008	Chicago Fire	2–2	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
	McBride 13', 79'	Report, Report	Gaven 59' Busch 45' Schelotto 61' Carroll 86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,994 Referee: Shane Moody

October 18, 2008		v

October 23, 2008		v

U.S. Open Cup

June 10, 2008 MLS Qualifier	Chicago Fire	3–2 (AET)	Columbus Crew	Peoria, Illinois, United States
19:00 CDT	King 10' Herron 65' Prideaux 82' Herron 116'	Report	Ekpo 63' Garey 67' Zayner 79' Rogers 100'	Stadium: Shea Stadium Attendance: 3,829 Referee: Tony Russo

July 1, 2008 Third Round	Chicago Fire	4–1	Cleveland City Stars (USL-2)	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
19:30 CDT	Banner 13' Carr 23' Barrett 26' Marmol 57' Banner 73'	Report	McClung 61' Stewart 78'	Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Hidajet Tica

July 8, 2008 Quarterfinals	D.C. United	2–1 (AET)	Chicago Fire	Germantown, Maryland, United States
19:30 EDT	Doe 52' Doe 77' Moreno 89' Namoff 99' Fred 107' Burch 108'	Report	Woolard 36' Soumare 48' Pause 78' Thorrington 81' Blanco 108'	Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Shane Moody

Friendlies

May 21, 2008	Chicago Fire	0–0	Wisła Kraków	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
19:30 CDT	Robinson 20' Conde 75' Brown 78' Woolard 81'	Report	Cléber 51' Cantoro 54' Díaz 55'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,040 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

July 30, 2008	Chicago Fire	2–0	Everton F.C.	Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
19:30 CDT	Rolfe 42' Frankowski 70'	Report	Baxter 45' Gosling 81' Vaughan 92+'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,125 Referee: Landis Wiley

August 24, 2008	Veracruz	3–1	Chicago Fire	Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
	Leyva 41' Olivera 44' Seccafien 55' Marmol 71' (o.g.)	Report	Blanco 16' Robinson 18'	Stadium: Estadio Luis de la Fuente

References

↑ "MLSSoccer.com 2008 Stats".
↑ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2008". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved July 21, 2009.

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[1] "MLSSoccer.com 2008 Stats".

[2] "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2008". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved July 21, 2009.

Major League Soccer
Seasons 2018 season Records and statistics (Hat-tricks) Players Union Rivalry cups History U.S. Soccer Canada Soccer
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire Columbus Crew SC D.C. United Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
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Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Champions SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters MLS Cup
Associated competitions	Supporters' Shield All-Star Game (Homegrown Game) CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup
Other	MLS performance in the CONCACAF Champions League
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2008 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Kansas City Wizards New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Toronto FC
Western	Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	46	13	10	7	44	33	+11	7	5	3	23	17	+6	6	5	4	21	16	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	46	13	10	7	44	33	+11	7	5	3	23	17	+6	6	5	4	21	16	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	46	13	10	7	44	33	+11	7	5	3	23	17	+6	6	5	4	21	16	+5