2017 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire
2017 season
Chairman Andrew Hauptman
Head coach Veljko Paunović
Stadium Toyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
MLS Conference: 3rd
Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup Round of 16
Brimstone Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Nemanja Nikolić (24)
All: Nemanja Nikolić (24)
Highest home attendance 21,891
(August 19 vs Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance 11,244
(May 17 vs Colorado Rapids)
Average home league attendance 17,383 (regular season)
11,647(playoffs)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2017 Chicago Fire season is the club's 22nd year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, losing in the knockout round.

Current squad

As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Jorge Bava Uruguay GK August 2, 1981 Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga International
28 Matt Lampson United States GK September 6, 1989 United States Columbus Crew
30 Stefan Cleveland United States GK May 25, 1994 United States University of Louisville Loaned Out
45 Richard Sánchez Mexico GK May 5, 1994 Mexico Tigres UANL
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 International
5 Michael Harrington United States D January 24, 1986 United States Colorado Rapids
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 Homegrown
25 Jorge Luis Corrales Cuba D May 20, 1991 United States Tulsa Roughnecks Loaned Out
26 Christian Dean United States D March 14, 1993 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
33 Matej Dekovic Croatia D September 19, 1993 United States University of North Carolina Charlotte International,
Loaned out
66 João Meira Portugal D/M April 30, 1987 Portugal Belenenses International
Midfielders
2 Matt Polster United States M June 8, 1993 United States SIU Edwardsville Cougars
6 Dax McCarty United States M April 30, 1987 United States New York Red Bulls
7 John Goossens Netherlands M July 25, 1988 Romania FC Voluntari International,
On injured list
12 Arturo Álvarez El Salvador M June 28, 1985 Hungary Videoton FC
13 Brandt Bronico United States M June 20, 1995 United States University of North Carolina Charlotte Loaned out
14 Djordje Mihailovic United States M November 10, 1998 United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
15 Joey Calistri United States M November 20, 1993 United States Northwestern Wildcats Homegrown,
Loaned out
17 Collin Fernandez United States/Peru M February 13, 1997 United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown,
Loaned out
18 Drew Conner United States M February 18, 1994 United States Wisconsin Badgers Homegrown
19 Juninho Brazil M January 8, 1989 Mexico Club Tijuana Loaned in
20 Daniel Johnson United States M September 8, 1995 United States University of Louisville
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany M August 1, 1984 England Manchester United Designated Player,
International
Forwards
8 Michael de Leeuw Netherlands F October 7, 1986 Netherlands FC Groningen International
9 Luis Solignac Argentina F February 16, 1991 (aged 25) United States Colorado Rapids International
10 David Arshakyan Armenia F August 16, 1994 Lithuania FK Trakai International
11 David Accam Ghana F/M September 28, 1990 Sweden Helsingborgs IF Designated Player
23 Nemanja Nikolić Hungary F December 31, 1987 Poland Legia Warsaw Designated Player,
International

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 23, 2016El Salvador Arturo ÁlvarezMUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016United States Joey CalistriMUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016United States Jonathan CampbellDUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016United States Drew ConnerMUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016United States Patrick DoodyDUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016United States Sean JohnsonGKUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016United States Matt LampsonGKUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016United States Matt PolsterMUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
November 23, 2016United States Brandon VincentDUnited States Chicago FireExercised option[1]
December 20, 2016Hungary Nemanja NikolićFPoland Legia WarsawAcquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal[2]
January 5, 2017Argentina Luis SolignacFUnited States Chicago FireRe-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third[1][3]
January 7, 2017Uruguay Jorge BavaGKColombia Atlético BucaramangaSigned as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019[4]
January 16, 2017United States Dax McCartyMUnited States New York Red BullsAcquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options[5]
January 27, 2017United States Djordje MihailovicMUnited States Chicago Fire AcademySigned as a Homegrown Player[6]
January 30, 2017United States Daniel JohnsonMUnited States University of LouisvilleSigned to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft[7][8]
January 30, 2017United States Stefan ClevelandGKUnited States University of LouisvilleSigned to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft[7][8]
February 27, 2017United States Brandt BronicoMUnited States University of North Carolina CharlotteSigned to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft[9][10]
February 27, 2017Croatia Matej DekovicDUnited States University of North Carolina CharlotteSigned to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft[9][10]
March 21, 2017Germany Bastian SchweinsteigerMEngland Manchester UnitedSigned as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year[11][12][13]
August 9, 2017United States Christian DeanDCanada Vancouver WhitecapsAcquired in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money, $50,000 of conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event he starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches, and a percentage of any future transfer fees; signed a one-year deal with two-year club options[14]
August 11, 2017Mexico Richard SánchezGMexico Tigres UANLSigned a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order[15]
September 14, 2017Cuba Jorge Luis CorralesDUnited States Tulsa RoughnecksSigned a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks[16]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 23, 2016Romania Răzvan CocișMNoneContract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected[1]
November 23, 2016United States Eric GehrigDNoneContract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017[1][17]
November 23, 2016United States Nick LaBroccaMNoneContract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency[1]
November 23, 2016United States Patrick McLainGKUnited States Orlando City SCContract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft[1][18]
November 23, 2016United States Alex MorrellMUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesContract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016[1][19]
November 23, 2016Brazil Rodrigo RamosDBrazil CoritibaLoan expired[1]
November 23, 2016United States Michael StephensMUnited States San Francisco DeltasContract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6[1][20]
November 23, 2016Senegal Khaly ThiamMHungary MTK BudapestLoan expired[1]
December 11, 2016United States Sean JohnsonGKUnited States New York City FCTraded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money[21][22]

Loans

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

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
December 23, 2016Brazil JuninhoMMexico Club TijuanaSigned on loan to a one-year contract with options to purchase the player outright or extend the contract; Fire sent general allocation money, 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick and the No. 3 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order to Minnesota United FC in exchange for the No. 2 spot used to acquire the player (No. 1 spot holder passed)[35]

Out

Date Player Position Loaned to Notes Return Ref
March 15, 2017United States Joey CalistriMUnited States Tulsa RoughnecksReporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.[36][37]
March 15, 2017Croatia Matej DekovicDUnited States Tulsa RoughnecksReporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.[36]
March 15, 2017United States/Peru Collin FernandezMUnited States Tulsa RoughnecksReporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time.[36]
May 13, 2017United States Brandt BronicoMUnited States Tulsa RoughnecksThe Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he'd been loaned to the club. He returned in early June.[38]
May 23, 2017United States Stefan ClevelandGKUnited States Tulsa RoughnecksNelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas. Following the injury of Jorge Bava, he was called back in.June 2017[39]
July 14, 2017United States Patrick DoodyDUnited States St. Louis FCSt. Louis announced that they'd acquired Doody on loan.July 2017[40]
September 14, 2017Cuba Jorge Luis CorralesDUnited States Tulsa RoughnecksSigned a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks[16]

Technical staff

Position Staff
General Manager United States Nelson Rodríguez
Head Coach Serbia Veljko Paunović
Assistant Coach Serbia Marko Mitrović
Assistant Coach United States Eric Gehrig
Goalkeeper Coach Serbia Aleksandar Sarić
Strength and Conditioning Coach Raphael Fevre
Director of Scouting Matt Pearson
Video Analyst Nenad Babic
Manager of Team and Soccer Operations Alex Boler
Equipment Manager Brian Sauer
Assistant Equipment Manager Juan Arreola
Head Athletic Trainer Steven Purcell
Assistant Athletic Trainer Reade Whitney
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.
Head Orthopedic Officer Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D.
Physical Therapist Ryan Perry

Last updated: May 1, 2017
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 Conference Semifinals[lower-alpha 1]
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 62 48 +14 55 Knockout Round
4 Atlanta United 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
7 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
9 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
10 Orlando City 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
11 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions will not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[41]

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Toronto FC (C, X) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
12 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 14 7 39 60 −21 46
13 FC Dallas 34 11 10 13 48 48 0 46
14 Real Salt Lake 34 13 15 6 49 55 −6 45
15 New England Revolution 34 13 15 6 53 61 −8 45
16 Philadelphia Union 34 11 14 9 50 47 +3 42
17 Montreal Impact 34 11 17 6 52 58 −6 39
18 Orlando City 34 10 15 9 39 58 −19 39
19 Minnesota United 34 10 18 6 47 70 −23 36
20 Colorado Rapids 34 9 19 6 31 51 −20 33
21 D.C. United 34 9 20 5 31 60 −29 32
22 LA Galaxy 34 8 18 8 45 67 −22 32
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) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:
  1. ↑

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
34 55 16 11 7 61 47  +14 12 2 3 41 14  +27 4 9 4 20 33  −13

Last updated: October 22, 2017
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

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Major League Soccer

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

MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Squad statistics

Games Played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
1 GK  URU Jorge Bava 8 8 720 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 720
2 MF  USA Matt Polster 21 22 1,769 1 1 90 1 2 152 23 25 2,011
3 DF  USA Brandon Vincent 26 27 2,341 1 1 90 2 2 210 29 30 2,641
4 DF  NED Johan Kappelhof 33 33 2,881 1 1 90 2 2 210 36 36 3,181
5 DF  USA Michael Harrington 9 9 798 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 798
6 MF  USA Dax McCarty 28 28 2,465 1 1 90 1 1 58 30 30 2,613
7 MF  NED John Goossens 1 1 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 89
8 FW  NED Michael de Leeuw 26 30 2,189 0 0 0 2 2 192 28 32 2,381
9 FW  ARG Luis Solignac 26 33 2,153 1 1 90 1 2 161 28 36 2,404
10 FW  ARM David Arshakyan 0 7 27 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 8 47
11 MF/FW  GHA David Accam 24 30 2,177 1 1 90 0 0 0 25 31 2,267
12 MF  SLV Arturo Álvarez 13 25 1,084 0 1 20 2 2 210 15 28 1,314
13 MF  USA Brandt Bronico 0 4 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 53
14 MF  USA Djordje Mihailovic 7 17 732 1 1 65 0 1 33 7 18 830
15 MF  USA Joey Calistri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  USA Jonathan Campbell 8 24 919 0 0 0 2 2 210 10 26 1,129
17 MF  USA/ PER Collin Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  USA Drew Conner 8 21 882 0 0 0 2 2 135 10 23 1,017
19 MF  BRA Juninho 17 21 1,528 1 1 70 2 2 210 20 24 1,808
20 MF  USA Daniel Johnson 0 8 125 0 0 0 1 2 75 1 9 200
22 DF  USA Patrick Doody 7 7 629 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 629
23 FW  HUN Nemanja Nikolić 34 34 2,946 1 1 90 1 1 120 36 36 3,156
25 DF  CUB Jorge Luis Corrales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  USA Christian Dean 2 3 220 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 220
28 GK  USA Matt Lampson 24 24 2,160 1 1 90 2 2 210 27 27 2,460
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF  GER Bastian Schweinsteiger 23 24 1,993 0 1 25 1 1 120 24 25 2,138
33 DF  CRO Matej Dekovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 4
45 GK  MEX Richard Sánchez 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 180
66 DF/MF  POR João Meira 27 30 2,412 1 1 70 0 0 0 27 30 2,482

Goalkeeping Statistics

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
1 GK  URU Jorge Bava 3 20 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 12
28 GK  USA Matt Lampson 8 58 31 0 2 4 2 9 0 10 67 31
30 GK  USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 GK  MEX Richard Sánchez 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4

Goalscoring and Assisting Record

Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

Disciplinary record

Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

Awards

MLS End of Year Awards

Award Player Statistics Report
MLS Golden Boot Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 24 goals, 4 assists in 34 matches Report
MLS Best XI Hungary Nemanja Nikolić Forward Report

MLS Player of the Month

Month Player Statistics Report
May Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 6 goals, 1 assist in 5 matches Report

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Statistics Report
7 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 2 goals against New England Revolution Report
17 Ghana David Accam 3 goals, 1 assist against Orlando City SC Report
18 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 2 goals, 1 assist against Vancouver Whitecaps Report
32 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 3 goals against Philadelphia Union

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Position Report
1 Ghana David Accam F Report
2 Netherlands Johan Kappelhof D Report
United States Dax McCarty M
5 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report
6 United States Dax McCarty M Report
7 Argentina Luis Solignac F Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
United States Dax McCarty Bench
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Bench
10 Ghana David Accam Bench Report
11 Ghana David Accam M Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
United States Brandon Vincent Bench
12 United States Brandon Vincent D Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
Ghana David Accam Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach
13 United States Brandon Vincent D Report
15 Portugal João Meira D Report
Ghana David Accam M
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
Netherlands Michael de Leeuw Bench
United States Matt Polster Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach
16 United States Dax McCarty Bench Report
17 United States Matt Polster D Report
Ghana David Accam M
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Bench
Serbia Veljko Paunović Coach
18 United States Matt Polster D Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
22 United States Patrick Doody D Report
26 United States Matt Polster D Report
Brazil Juninho Bench
27 United States Brandon Vincent D Report
30 United States Djordje Mihailovic M Report
Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
32 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F Report
United States Djordje Mihailovic Bench

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Goal Match Result Report
32 Hungary Nemanja Nikolić 1-0 vs Philadelphia Union 3-2 Report

MLS All-Star Game

Selected Player Position Report
Fan XI Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger M Report
Fan XI Hungary Nemanja Nikolić F
Coach's Pick Netherlands Johan Kappelhof D Report
Coach's Pick United States Dax McCarty M
MLS Serbia Veljko Paunovic Coach

MLS Homegrown Game

Player Position Report
United States Djordje Mihailovic M Report

National team call-ups

 El Salvador
Arturo Álvarez

  • Friendly vs Canada, October 8 (Started, played 89 minutes)[43]

 Ghana
David Accam

 United States
Dax McCarty

  • vs Panama, July 8 (Started, played 90 minutes)
  • vs Martinique, July 12 (Subbed on, played four minutes)
  • vs Nicaragua, July 15 (Started, played 90 minutes)
  • vs El Salvador, July 19 (Did not play)
  • vs Costa Rica, July 22 (Subbed on, played five minutes)
  • vs Jamaica, July 26 (Subbed on, played one minute)

Matt Polster

Kits

Home
Away
Type Shirt Shorts Socks Info
HomeRedRedRed[51][52]
AwayGrayGrayGray[53][54]

Primary kit

According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally 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.[51][52]

Secondary kit

The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It's gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club's logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and "EST. 1997" on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks.[53][54]

Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:

Picks traded:

  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 3) to New York City FC in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money.[56]
  • 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the Discovery Priority on Khaly Thiam. Pursuant to the trade agreement, if Thiam started in 12 or more 2016 MLS regular season games, or if his loan was extended or successfully converted into a transfer following the 2016 season, Columbus would receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft pick.[60] As Thiam started in 12 or more regular season games, Fire retained the pick. This second round natural selection was traded to Minnesota United FC, together with the No. 3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, and general allocation money in exchange for the No. 2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Chicago Fire used its allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Juninho (No. 1 spot holder Atlanta United FC passed on the player).[35]
  • 2018 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Portland Timbers in exchange for the No. 6 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, which it then used to sign goalkeeper Richard Sánchez (all previous holders opted not to sign him); if he starts at least five games, Portland receives the Fire's natural second round pick- if he doesn't, they receive the natural third round pick[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Chicago Fire Exercises Contract Options on Nine Players". chicago-fire.com. November 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Nemanja Nikolic as Designated Player". mlssoccer.com. December 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Re-Sign Luis Solignac". chicago-fire.com. January 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Jorge Rodrigo Bava". chicago-fire.com. January 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Red Bulls trade Dax McCarty to Fire for $400,000 in allocation money". mlssoccer.com. January 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Fire Sign Djordje Mihailovic as Homegrown Player". chicago-fire.com. January 27, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Sign Daniel Johnson and Stefan Cleveland". chicago-fire.com. January 30, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Chicago Fire Add Three Players In 2017 MLS SuperDraft". chicago-fire.com. January 13, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Select Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic in MLS SuperDraft". chicago-fire.com. January 17, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft Picks Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic". chicago-fire.com. February 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires World Champion Bastian Schweinsteiger as Designated Player". chicago-fire.com. March 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Chicago Fire sign German star midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger". mlssoccer.com. March 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Fire acquire German star Bastian Schweinsteiger from Manchester United". chicagotribune.com. March 21, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Chicago Fire SC Acquire Defender Christian Dean". chicago-fire.com. August 9, 2017.
  15. 1 2 https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/08/10/chicago-fire-sign-goalkeeper-richard-sanchez
  16. 1 2 https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/09/14/chicago-fire-sign-defender-jorge-corrales/?
  17. ↑ "Chicago Fire Announce Additions to Soccer Operations Staff". chicago-fire.com. February 15, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Orlando City Selects Goalkeeper Patrick McLain in Stage One of 2016 Re-Entry Draft". orlandocitysc.com. December 16, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Rowdies add 22-year-old forward Alex Morrell to its roster". saintpetersblog.com. December 29, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Deltas Add Pair of Signings". nasl.com. January 6, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Chicago Fire Acquire Allocation Money from Atlanta United FC in Exchange for Sean Johnson". chicago-fire.com. December 11, 2016.
  22. ↑ "New York City FC trade for goalkeeper Sean Johnson in three-team deal". mlssoccer.com. December 11, 2016.
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  25. 1 2 "Chicago Fire Training Camp Update, February 20". chicago-fire.com. February 20, 2017.
  26. 1 2 https://twitter.com/FireConf/status/841418500312846337
  27. 1 2 3 "See the full Chicago Fire training camp roster". chicago-fire.com. January 23, 2017.
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  29. ↑ Orrin Schwarz [@Orrin_Schwarz] (13 September 2017). "Max Beister no longer on trial with #cf97" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ↑ Danny Santaromita [@TheDanSanto] (12 July 2017). "Former Red Bull defender Justin Bilyeu is trialing with the Fire in training this afternoon. Former SIUE teammate of Matt Polster. #cf97" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ↑ https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/08/02/rio-grande-valley-fc-sign-defender-justin-bilyeu
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  36. 1 2 3 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170314/sports/170319400/
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  40. ↑ http://www.saintlouisfc.com/general/2016-17/releases/STLFC_Announce_Doody_Loan
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  44. 1 2 https://www.supersport.com/football/ghana/news/170606/Accam_gets_late_call_for_Ghana_friendlies
  45. 1 2 https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/01/05/bruce-arena-names-32-mls-players-roster-us-january-camp
  46. 1 2 https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/03/15/chicago-fires-dax-mccarty-named-us-mens-national-team-upcoming-world-cup-qualifier
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  48. 1 2 3 https://www.mlssoccer.com/gold-cup/2017/rosters/usa
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  52. 1 2 "Chicago Fire release new primary jersey for 2016". chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
  53. 1 2 "2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Kit Unveiled". chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
  54. 1 2 "Photo Gallery: The 2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Jersey". chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
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  56. 1 2 "Allocation money figures publicly revealed for 1st time at 2017 SuperDraft". mlssoccer.com.
  57. ↑ "DC United acquire Kennedy Igboananike via trade from Chicago Fire". mlssoccer.com. July 29, 2016.
  58. ↑ "Chicago Fire Acquire Targeted Allocation Money and 2019 MLS SuperDraft Selection from D.C. United in Exchange for Kennedy Igboananike". chicago-fire.com. July 29, 2016.
  59. ↑ "Chicago Fire Announce Trade with Minnesota United FC". chicago-fire.com. March 31, 2017.
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