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Chicago Fire 2017 soccer season
The 2017 Chicago Fire season was 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[edit]
As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Player Notes |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Jorge Bava | GK | August 2, 1981 | Atlético Bucaramanga | International | |
28 | Matt Lampson | GK | September 6, 1989 | Columbus Crew | ||
30 | Stefan Cleveland | GK | May 25, 1994 | University of Louisville | Loaned Out | |
45 | Richard Sánchez | GK | May 5, 1994 | Tigres UANL | ||
Defenders | ||||||
3 | Brandon Vincent | D | May 1, 1994 | Stanford Cardinal | ||
4 | Johan Kappelhof | D | August 5, 1990 | FC Groningen | International | |
5 | Michael Harrington | D | January 24, 1986 | Colorado Rapids | ||
16 | Jonathan Campbell | D | June 27, 1993 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
22 | Patrick Doody | D | April 22, 1992 | Indiana Hoosiers | Homegrown | |
25 | Jorge Luis Corrales | D | May 20, 1991 | Tulsa Roughnecks | Loaned Out | |
26 | Christian Dean | D | March 14, 1993 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
33 | Matej Dekovic | D | September 19, 1993 | University of North Carolina Charlotte | International, Loaned out |
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66 | João Meira | D/M | April 30, 1987 | Belenenses | International | |
Midfielders | ||||||
2 | Matt Polster | M | June 8, 1993 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | ||
6 | Dax McCarty | M | April 30, 1987 | New York Red Bulls | ||
7 | John Goossens | M | July 25, 1988 | FC Voluntari | International, On injured list |
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12 | Arturo Álvarez | M | June 28, 1985 | Videoton FC | ||
13 | Brandt Bronico | M | June 20, 1995 | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Loaned out | |
14 | Djordje Mihailovic | M | November 10, 1998 | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown | |
15 | Joey Calistri | M | November 20, 1993 | Northwestern Wildcats | Homegrown, Loaned out |
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17 | Collin Fernandez | / | M | February 13, 1997 | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown, Loaned out |
18 | Drew Conner | M | February 18, 1994 | Wisconsin Badgers | Homegrown | |
19 | Juninho | M | January 8, 1989 | Club Tijuana | Loaned in | |
20 | Daniel Johnson | M | September 8, 1995 | University of Louisville | ||
31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | August 1, 1984 | Manchester United | Designated Player, International |
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Forwards | ||||||
8 | Michael de Leeuw | F | October 7, 1986 | FC Groningen | International | |
9 | Luis Solignac | F | February 16, 1991 (aged 25) | Colorado Rapids | International | |
10 | David Arshakyan | F | August 16, 1994 | FK Trakai | International | |
11 | David Accam | F/M | September 28, 1990 | Helsingborgs IF | Designated Player | |
23 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | December 31, 1987 | Legia Warsaw | Designated Player, International |
Player movement[edit]
In[edit]
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes | Ref |
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November 23, 2016 | Arturo Álvarez | M | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Joey Calistri | M | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Jonathan Campbell | D | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Drew Conner | M | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Patrick Doody | D | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Sean Johnson | GK | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Matt Lampson | GK | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Matt Polster | M | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Brandon Vincent | D | Chicago Fire | Exercised option | [1] |
December 20, 2016 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Legia Warsaw | Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal | [2] |
January 5, 2017 | Luis Solignac | F | Chicago Fire | Re-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, 2017 | Jorge Bava | GK | Atlético Bucaramanga | Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019 | [4] |
January 16, 2017 | Dax McCarty | M | New York Red Bulls | Acquired 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, 2017 | Djordje Mihailovic | M | Chicago Fire Academy | Signed as a Homegrown Player | [6] |
January 30, 2017 | Daniel Johnson | M | University of Louisville | Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | [7][8] |
January 30, 2017 | Stefan Cleveland | GK | University of Louisville | Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | [7][8] |
February 27, 2017 | Brandt Bronico | M | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | [9][10] |
February 27, 2017 | Matej Dekovic | D | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | [9][10] |
March 21, 2017 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | Manchester United | Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year | [11][12][13] |
August 9, 2017 | Christian Dean | D | Vancouver Whitecaps | Acquired 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, 2017 | Richard Sánchez | G | Tigres UANL | Signed a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order | [15] |
September 14, 2017 | Jorge Luis Corrales | D | Tulsa Roughnecks | Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks | [16] |
Out[edit]
Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
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November 23, 2016 | Răzvan Cociș | M | None | Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn’t selected | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Eric Gehrig | D | None | Contract 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, 2016 | Nick LaBrocca | M | None | Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Patrick McLain | GK | Orlando City SC | Contract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft | [1][18] |
November 23, 2016 | Alex Morrell | M | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016 | [1][19] |
November 23, 2016 | Rodrigo Ramos | D | Coritiba | Loan expired | [1] |
November 23, 2016 | Michael Stephens | M | San Francisco Deltas | Contract 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, 2016 | Khaly Thiam | M | MTK Budapest | Loan expired | [1] |
December 11, 2016 | Sean Johnson | GK | New York City FC | Traded 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] |
- Players selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed: forward Guillermo Delgado (27th overall, second round, from University of Delaware).[8][23]
- Trialists released in the preseason: midfielder Miguel Alvarado,[24][23] defender Chad Barson,[25][26] defender Drew Beckie,[27][23] forward Juan Pablo Caffa,[24][23] goalkeeper Chris Konopka,[24][23] goalkeeper Mihajlo Miskovic (Chicago Fire Academy),[27][24] defender Boyd Okwuonu[27][23] defender Taylor Peay,[23][25] and defender Ryan Taylor.[28][26]
- Trialists who joined the team during the season but were not signed: forward Maximilian Beister,[29] defender Justin Bilyeu,[30][31] midfielder Alessandro Diamanti,[32] and defender Michael Schulze,[33][34]
Loans[edit]
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In[edit]
Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
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December 23, 2016 | Juninho | M | Club Tijuana | Signed 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[edit]
Date | Player | Position | Loaned to | Notes | Return | Ref |
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March 15, 2017 | Joey Calistri | M | Tulsa Roughnecks | Reporter 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, 2017 | Matej Dekovic | D | Tulsa Roughnecks | Reporter 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, 2017 | / Collin Fernandez | M | Tulsa Roughnecks | Reporter 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, 2017 | Brandt Bronico | M | Tulsa Roughnecks | The 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, 2017 | Stefan Cleveland | GK | Tulsa Roughnecks | Nelson 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, 2017 | Patrick Doody | D | St. Louis FC | St. Louis announced that they’d acquired Doody on loan. | July 2017 | [40] |
September 14, 2017 | Jorge Luis Corrales | D | Tulsa Roughnecks | Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks | [16] |
Technical staff[edit]
Standings[edit]
Eastern Conference table[edit]
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:
Overall table[edit]
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:
- ^
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[42] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
- The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
- The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters’ Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield were not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):- The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[42] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
Results summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
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[edit]
Win Tie Loss
Preseason[edit]
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
Major League Soccer[edit]
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05), unless posted otherwise
MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
U.S. Open Cup[edit]
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
Squad statistics[edit]
Games Played[edit]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Open Cup | Total | ||||||||
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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[edit]
Goalscoring and Assisting Record[edit]
Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire
Disciplinary record[edit]
Updated to match played on October 22, 2017.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire
MLS End of Year Awards[edit]
MLS Player of the Month[edit]
MLS Player of the Week[edit]
MLS Team of the Week[edit]
MLS Goal of the Week[edit]
MLS All-Star Game[edit]
MLS Homegrown Game[edit]
National team call-ups[edit]
El Salvador
Arturo Álvarez
- Friendly vs Canada, October 8 (Started, played 89 minutes)[43]
Ghana
David Accam
United States
Dax McCarty
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- 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
Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | Info |
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Home | Red | Red | Red | [51][52] |
Away | Gray | Gray | Gray | [53][54] |
Primary kit[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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- ^ “Chicago Fire Sign Nemanja Nikolic as Designated Player”. mlssoccer.com. December 20, 2016.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Soccer Club Re-Sign Luis Solignac”. chicago-fire.com. January 5, 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Jorge Rodrigo Bava”. chicago-fire.com. January 7, 2017.
- ^ “Red Bulls trade Dax McCarty to Fire for $400,000 in allocation money”. mlssoccer.com. January 6, 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Sign Djordje Mihailovic as Homegrown Player”. chicago-fire.com. January 27, 2017.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire Sign Daniel Johnson and Stefan Cleveland”. chicago-fire.com. January 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c “Chicago Fire Add Three Players In 2017 MLS SuperDraft”. chicago-fire.com. January 13, 2017.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire Select Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic in MLS SuperDraft”. chicago-fire.com. January 17, 2017.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire Sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft Picks Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic”. chicago-fire.com. February 27, 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires World Champion Bastian Schweinsteiger as Designated Player”. chicago-fire.com. March 21, 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire sign German star midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger”. mlssoccer.com. March 21, 2017.
- ^ “Fire acquire German star Bastian Schweinsteiger from Manchester United”. chicagotribune.com. March 21, 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire SC Acquire Defender Christian Dean”. chicago-fire.com. August 9, 2017.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire Sign Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez | Chicago Fire FC”.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire Sign Defender Jorge Corrales | Chicago Fire FC”.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Announce Additions to Soccer Operations Staff”. chicago-fire.com. February 15, 2017.
- ^ “Orlando City Selects Goalkeeper Patrick McLain in Stage One of 2016 Re-Entry Draft”. orlandocitysc.com. December 16, 2016.
- ^ “Rowdies add 22-year-old forward Alex Morrell to its roster”. saintpetersblog.com. December 29, 2016.
- ^ “Deltas Add Pair of Signings”. nasl.com. January 6, 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Acquire Allocation Money from Atlanta United FC in Exchange for Sean Johnson”. chicago-fire.com. December 11, 2016.
- ^ “New York City FC trade for goalkeeper Sean Johnson in three-team deal”. mlssoccer.com. December 11, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g “Chicago Fire Head to Bradenton for Final Weeks of Preseason”. chicago-fire.com. February 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d “Chicago Fire Training Camp Update February 6”. chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire Training Camp Update, February 20”. chicago-fire.com. February 20, 2017.
- ^ a b @FireConf (March 13, 2017). “Ryan Taylor and Chad Barson are no longer in camp” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c “See the full Chicago Fire training camp roster”. chicago-fire.com. January 23, 2017.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: “Chicago Fire GM Nelson Rodriguez speaks from 2017 Season Kickoff Luncheon”. YouTube.
- ^ Orrin Schwarz [@Orrin_Schwarz] (13 September 2017). “Max Beister no longer on trial with #cf97” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ 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.
- ^ “Rio Grande Valley FC sign defender Justin Bilyeu | Houston Dynamo”.
- ^ Orrin Schwarz [@Orrin_Schwarz] (3 October 2017). “A slight drizzle at #cf97 training today. Midfielder Alessandro Diamonte in on trial. Goossens, Johnson working on the side with trainers” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Danny Santaromita [@TheDanSanto] (20 June 2017). “Three Academy products in #cf97 training: Grant Lillard, Andrew Gutman and Mauricio Pineda. German right back Micha…” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ שӞᵽªᴙǡ [@TrueMartyParty] (9 July 2017). “@LtDan61350 He departed the trial without an offer” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquire Club Tijuana Midfielder Juninho Through Allocation Process”. chicago-fire.com. December 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c “Two suburban players make Chicago Fire debut”. 14 March 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire looking to improve depth along back line”. 13 July 2017.
- ^ Tulsa Roughnecks FC [@RoughnecksFC] (13 May 2017). “Here is the Roughnecks Starting XI for tonight’s match. #TULvOC” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ “Nelson Rodriguez media roundtable – full audio”.
- ^ “STLFC Add Patrick Doody on Loan – Saint Louis Football Club”. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
- ^ Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). “MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change”. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). “MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change”. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Chicago Fire [@ChicagoFire] (1 October 2017). “More 🔥 call-up news! @artieart10 will join the @fesfut_sv 🇸🇻 squad for an Oct. 8 friendly 🆚 Canada in his hometown…” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b “Accam gets late call for Ghana friendlies”.
- ^ a b “Bruce Arena names 32 MLS players in roster for US January camp | MLSSoccer.com”. mlssoccer.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire’s Dax McCarty Named to U.S. Men’s National Team for Upcoming World Cup Qualifiers | Chicago Fire FC”. chicagofirefc.
- ^ a b c “Dax McCarty called into U.S. Men’s National Team for June World Cup Qualifiers | Chicago Fire FC”. chicagofirefc.
- ^ a b c “US Men’s National Team Roster | Gold Cup”. June 3, 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08.
- ^ a b Chicagofirefc. “Chicago Fire Midfielder Dax McCarty Called up for World Cup Qualifiers | Chicago Fire FC”. Chicagofirefc.
- ^ a b Chicago Fire [@ChicagoFire] (1 October 2017). “.@DaxMcCarty11 is headed to help the #USMNT punch its ticket to Russia 💪 RT to congratulate Dax on his 🇺🇸 call-up!…” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b “2016 Chicago Fire Primary Kit Unveiled”. chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
- ^ a b “Chicago Fire release new primary jersey for 2016”. chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2016.
- ^ a b “2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Kit Unveiled”. chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
- ^ a b “Photo Gallery: The 2017 Chicago Fire Secondary Jersey”. chicago-fire.com. February 6, 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Announce Trade with Philadelphia Union”. chicago-fire.com. August 3, 2016.
- ^ a b “Allocation money figures publicly revealed for 1st time at 2017 SuperDraft”. mlssoccer.com.
- ^ “DC United acquire Kennedy Igboananike via trade from Chicago Fire”. mlssoccer.com. July 29, 2016.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Announce Trade with Minnesota United FC”. chicago-fire.com. March 31, 2017.
- ^ “Chicago Fire Acquire Senegalese Midfielder Khaly Thiam”. chicago-fire.com. May 4, 2016.
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