2011 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire
2011 season
ChairmanAndrew Hauptman
ManagerFrank Klopas (interim)
StadiumToyota Park (capacity: 20,000)
MLS11th overall (6th in the Eastern Conference)
MLS PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupRunners-up
Carolina Challenge CupThird place
Brimstone CupDid not win
Top goalscorerDominic Oduro (12)
Highest home attendanceRegular season:
20,237 vs Columbus Crew (October 22, 2011)
Other (Friendly):
18,224 vs C.D. Guadalajara (September 14, 2011)
Other venue:
61,308 vs Manchester United at Soldier Field (July 23, 2011)
Lowest home attendanceRegular season:
10,362 vs FC Dallas (October 12, 2011)
Other (U.S. Open Cup):
8,909 vs Richmond Kickers (August 30, 2011)
Average home league attendance14,273[1]
Biggest winRSL 0-3 CHI (9/28)
Biggest defeatPOR 4-2 CHI (4/14)
VAN 4-2 CHI (8/7)

The 2011 Chicago Fire season was the club's 13th year of existence, as well as their 14th season in Major League Soccer and their 14th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Overview

February

Squad

As of September 14, 2011.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Jon Conway
3 DF  USA Dan Gargan
4 DF  USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe (on loan to FC Tampa Bay)
5 DF  USA Cory Gibbs
6 DF  USA Jalil Anibaba
7 MF  USA Mike Banner
8 FW  GHA Dominic Oduro
9 MF  BIH Baggio Husidić
10 MF  ARG Sebastián Grazzini
11 MF  USA Daniel Paladini
12 MF  USA Logan Pause (captain)
13 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares
14 FW  GHA Patrick Nyarko
15 FW  ISR Orr Barouch (on loan from Tigres UANL)
16 MF  GUA Marco Pappa
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  MEX Pável Pardo
19 MF  USA Corben Bone
21 MF  USA Michael Videira
23 DF  CRO Josip Mikulić
24 DF  GRE Pari Pantazopoulos
25 GK  USA Sean Johnson
27 MF  USA Victor Pineda
28 DF  USA Steven Kinney
29 FW  COL Cristian Nazarit
30 GK  USA Alec Dufty
88 FW  USA Gabriel Ferrari
89 DF  COL Yamith Cuesta
94 FW  USA Kellen Gulley
99 FW  URU Diego Cháves

Player movement

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 15, 2010 Cory Gibbs DF New England Revolution Re-Entry Draft [3]
January 11, 2011 Daniel Paladini MF Carolina RailHawks Free [4]
January 11, 2011 Josip Mikulić DF NK Zagreb Undisclosed [4]
January 13, 2011 Jalil Anibaba DF University of North Carolina SuperDraft, 1st round [5]
January 13, 2011 Jon Conway GK Toronto FC Acquired for 3rd round draft pick [6]
February 3, 2011 Gastón Puerari FW Montevideo Wanderers Undisclosed [7]
February 18, 2011 Diego Cháves FW Nacional Undisclosed [8]
March 1, 2011 Alec Dufty GK AC St. Louis Free [9]
March 2, 2011 Marko Marić MF Skoda Xanthi F.C. Free [10]
March 10, 2011 Michael Videira MF AC St. Louis Free [11]
March 17, 2011 Davis Paul FW University of California, Berkeley SuperDraft, 3rd round [12]
March 23, 2011 Yamith Cuesta DF Chivas USA Acquired for a 2012 Supplemental Draft pick [13]
March 23, 2011 Dominic Oduro FW Houston Dynamo Acquired for Calen Carr [14]
March 24, 2011 Gabriel Ferrari FW FC Wohlen Undisclosed [15]
April 4, 2011 Pari Pantazopoulos DF Zakynthos Free [16]
May 4, 2011 Cristian Nazarit FW Independiente Santa Fe Undisclosed [17]
July 13, 2011 Sebastián Grazzini MF Club Atlético All Boys Undisclosed [18]
July 26, 2011 Pável Pardo MF Club América Undisclosed [19]
July 28, 2011 Dan Gargan DF Toronto FC Acquired with a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick for Dasan Robinson [20]
August 11, 2011 Kellen Gulley FW Chicago Fire Juniors Mississippi Undisclosed; will not be added to first-team roster until 2012 [21]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
October 24, 2010 C.J. Brown DF None Retired [22]
October 24, 2010 Brian McBride FW None Retired [23]
November 24, 2010 Peter Lowry MF Portland Timbers Expansion Draft [24]
November 24, 2010 John Thorrington MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft [24]
November 24, 2010 Collins John FW Gabala FC Released, free transfer [25]
November 24, 2010 Krzysztof Król DF Jagiellonia Białystok Loan expired, returned to parent club [25]
December 31, 2010 Wilman Conde DF Atlas Contract expired, free transfer [26]
December 31, 2010 Freddie Ljungberg MF Celtic F.C. Contract expired, free transfer [27]
January 31, 2011 Andrew Dykstra GK Charleston Battery Released, free transfer [28]
February 9, 2011 Deris Umanzor DF C.D. Águila Released [29]
March 23, 2011 Calen Carr FW Houston Dynamo Traded for Dominic Oduro [30]
June 15, 2011 Gastón Puerari FW Atlas Undisclosed [31]
June 29, 2011 Davis Paul FW Chicago Fire Premier Released, free transfer [32][33]
July 26, 2011 Bratislav Ristić MF Released [34]
July 28, 2011 Dasan Robinson DF Toronto FC Traded for Dan Gargan and a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick [35]
September 14, 2011 Marko Marić MF Waived [36]

Loans

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Fee/notes Ref
March 10, 2011 Orr Barouch FW Tigres UANL One year loan [11][37]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
June 2, 2011 Kwame Watson-Siriboe DF FC Tampa Bay Through the end of 2011 season [38]

League table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S, C) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 CONCACAF Champions League
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

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
34 43 9 9 16 46 45  +1 6 3 8 24 19  +5 3 6 8 22 26  −4

Last updated: October 23, 2011
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

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAAHHAHAAHHAAAHHAAHHAAHHHAHHAAHAH
ResultTWLLLTTTTLTTTWTTTTLLTLTTWWLWWWTLWW
Position94914171616141617161717151515151515161616161515141514131313131211
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2011. Source: 2011 Major League Soccer season
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in CST.

February 23, 2011 Chicago 4–2 New York Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
morning Orr Barouch 2 (pen.)', 30', 42', 90' report John Rooney 9'
Corey Hertzog 68' (pen.)		 Attendance: closed door
February 23, 2011 Chicago 1–1 New York Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale
afternoon Marco Pappa 53' report Joel Lindpere 18' Attendance: closed door
February 26, 2011 Chicago 0–1 Seattle IMG Soccer Academy, Bradenton, FL
13:00 Cory Gibbs  28'  55' report unnamed trialist  55'
Miguel Montano  72'
Servando Carrasco 120'		 Attendance: open to public, free entry

Carolina Challenge Cup

See also: 2011 Carolina Challenge Cup

Kickoff times are in CST.

March 5, 2011 Toronto FC 0–1 Chicago Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston
16:00 Joao Plata  31'
Nick LaBrocca  33'
Nick Soolsma  57'
Mikael Yourassowsky  67'		 report Marco Pappa 6'
Logan Pause  36'
March 9, 2011 Chicago 0–1 D.C. United Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston
16:00 Diego Cháves  37' report Blake Brettschneider 10'
Charlie Davies  34'
Conor Shanosky  75'
Rodrigo Brasesco  90'
March 12, 2011 Charleston Battery 0–0 Chicago Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston
18:15 Stephen Armstrong  31'
Mark Wiltse  34'		 report Daniel Paladini  31'
Michael Videira  32'  39'

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CST.

March 19, 2011 1 FC Dallas 1–1 Chicago Frisco, Texas
19:30 Rodriguez 19'
Gonçalves  35'
Hernández  36'
Shea  55'		 report Cháves 17'
Gibbs  30'
Videira  59'
Mikulić  71'
Segares  78'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 20,145
Referee: Terry Vaughn
March 26, 2011 2 Chicago 3–2 Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Cháves 34'
Puerari 40'  48'
Pappa 59'		 report Bravo  30'
Besler 51'
Arnaud  58'
Bunbury 72'
Diop  88'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,157
Referee: Jasen Anno
April 9, 2011 3 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Seattle, Washington
15:00 White 7'
Zakuani 25'
Riley  32'
Hurtado  47+'		 report Cháves 8'
Robinson  71'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,223
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 14, 2011 4 Portland 4–2 Chicago Portland, Oregon
22:00 Perlaza 29'
Wallace 37'
Alhassan  43'
Perlaza 47'
Hall  53'
Jewsbury  57'
Robinson 84' (o.g.)		 report Segares  16'
Gibbs  37'
Brunner 65' (o.g.)
Pappa 80'
Anibaba  84'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 17, 2011 5 Chicago 1–2 Los Angeles Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Videira  10'
Oduro 89'  93+'		 report Magee  31'
Barrett 42'
Stephens  63'
Gonzalez 72'
Hejduk  73'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,203
Referee: Niko Bratsis
April 23, 2011 6 Chicago 1–1 Houston Bridgeview
19:30 Cháves 18'
Oduro  21'
Cháves  91+'		 report Boswell 83'
Palmer  95+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,473
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 30, 2011 7 Colorado 1–1 Chicago Commerce City, Colorado
20:00 Marshall  26'
Moor  49+'
Akpan 50'		 report Pappa 43'
Segares  49'
Paladini  56'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,789
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 7, 2011 8 Chicago 0–0 Vancouver Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Mikulić  4'
Cháves  61'
Paladini  76'
Husidić  83'		 report Dunfield  25'
Chiumiento  61'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 14, 2011 9 Toronto FC 2–2 Chicago Toronto
18:00 Plata 9'
Guzman  25'
Santos 47'		 report Segares  19'
Paladini  28'
Pappa 63'
Barouch 76'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,674
Referee: Elias Bazakos
May 21, 2011 10 Philadelphia 2–1 Chicago Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 Califf  41'
Harvey  54'
Farfan 64'
Ruiz 74'		 report Ristić  30'
Oduro  59' 68'
Paladini  72'
Puerari  92+'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,372
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 28, 2011 11 Chicago 2–2 San Jose Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Oduro 57'
Gibbs 80'  81'		 report Corrales 47'
Wondolowski 74'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,926
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
June 4, 2011 12 Chicago 0–0 Seattle Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Cháves  46+' report Fucito  33'
Wahl  36'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,839
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 9, 2011 13 Kansas City Wizards 0–0 Chicago Kansas City, Kansas
21:00 Harrington  21'
Nielsen  67'
Collin  97+'		 report Puerari  37'
Nazarit  57'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,925
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 12, 2011 14 Columbus 0–1 Chicago Columbus, Ohio
15:00 Ekpo  40'
Meram  50'		 report Nyarko  53'
Nazarit 91+'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,498
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
June 18, 2011 15 New England 1–1 Chicago Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Oduro 32'
Nazarit  59'
Segares  66'
Oduro  77'
Paladini  90'		 report Lekić 48'
Joseph  78'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,246
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 22, 2011 16 Chicago 0–0 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Gibbs  3'
Barouch  64'		 report Johnson  47+'
Russell  49'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,972
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 26, 2011 17 Chicago 1–1 New York Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 Cuesta  14'
Paladini  37'
Nyarko  49'
Pappa 58'		 report Lindpere 40'
Tainio  91+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,961
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 2, 2011 18 Chivas USA 1–1 Chicago Carson, California
21:00 Oduro 26'
Pappa  55'		 report LaBrocca 46'
Lahoud  67'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 15,152
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 9, 2011 19 Los Angeles 2–1 Chicago Carson, California
21:30 Donovan 58'
Beckham 65'
Birchall  94+'		 report Nazarit 62'
Paladini  65'
Cháves  91+'
Mikulić  96+'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,762
Referee: David Gantar
July 16, 2011 20 Chicago 0–1 Portland Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Gibbs  30'
Cuesta  57'  63'
Nazarit  85'		 report Jewsbury 25' (pen.)
Hall  45'
Marcelin  70'
Chara  78'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,419
Referee: Elias Bazakos
August 3, 2011 21 Chicago 1–1 Philadelphia Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 Pardo 54'
Pause  85'		 report Paunović 34'
Carroll  35'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,557
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 7, 2011 22 Vancouver 4–2 Chicago Vancouver, British Columbia
18:00 Hassli 1', 72'
Harvey  4'
Koffie 24'
Rochat  33'
Sanvezzo 48'		 report Oduro 23'  26'
Pappa  53'
Pause  71'
Barouch 80'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 18,714
Referee: Chris Penso
August 13, 2011 23 New York 2–2 Chicago Harrison, New Jersey
18:30 Henry 9'
Lindpere 63'  64'		 report Oduro 16'
Grazzini 24'  25'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,177
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 18, 2011 24 Chicago 1–1 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 Grazzini 59'
Gargan  68'
Pause  83'
Cuesta  93+'		 report Simms  38'
Jakovic  70'
Wolff 73'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,818
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 21, 2011 25 Chicago 2–0 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00 Oduro 16'
Gargan 69'		 report Borman  77' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,020
Referee: Paul Ward
August 27, 2011 26 Chicago 2–0 Colorado Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Oduro 17'
Gibbs 36'
Segares  61'		 report Moor  55'
Nyassi  67'
Mullan  74'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Juan Guzman
September 10, 2011 27 San Jose 2–0 Chicago Santa Clara, California
21:30 Wondolowski 10'
Beitashour  19'
Corrales 69'
Dawkins  85'
Corrales  90'
Cronin  92+'		 report Husidić  35'
Gargan  57'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Geoff Gamble
September 17, 2011 28 Chicago 3–2 Chivas USA Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Gibbs 3'
Ángel 26' (o.g.)
Gibbs  37'
Mikulić  73'
Oduro 85'		 report Lahoud  5'
Ángel 61'
LaBrocca 63'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,246
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 25, 2011 29 Chicago 3–2 New England Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00 Grazzini 5' (pen.)
Oduro 9'
Nyarko 30'
Gargan  76'
Husidić  86'		 report Coria  27'
Barnes  46+'
Guy 90', 92+'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,576
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 28, 2011 30 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Chicago Sandy, Utah
20:00 Beckerman  11'
Espíndola  16'
Álvarez  56'		 report Pappa 9', 36', 75'
Gargan  16'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: no data
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 1, 2011 31 Houston 1–1 Chicago Houston
15:00 Clark 33' report Oduro 43'
Segares  68'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 17,544
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
October 12, 2011 32 Chicago 1–2 FC Dallas Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Segares  18'
Gargan  39'
Pardo  78'
Gibbs  82'
Grazzini 85'
Mikulić  90'		 report Loyd  29'
Gonçalves 41'  43'
Cruz 52'  58'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,362
Referee: Michael Kennedy
October 15, 2011 33 D.C. United 1–2 Chicago Washington, D.C.
18:30 Najar  76'
Rosario 90' (pen.)		 report Mikulic  46'
Barouch  78'
Grazzini 92+'
Cháves 94+'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 16,548
Referee: Terry Vaughn
October 22, 2011 34 Chicago 3–2 Columbus Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Anibaba 11', 30'
Cháves 80'		 report Miranda  46+'
Rentería 73'
Duka  74' 79'
Ekpo  78'  90'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,237
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

U.S. Open Cup

See also: U.S. Open Cup and 2011 U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CST.

March 30, 2011 Qualification R2 Chicago 2–1 Colorado Shea Stadium, Peoria
18:30 Puerari 45'
Anibaba 61'		 report 46' Akpan Attendance: 2,029
May 24, 2011 Qualification R3 San Jose 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Chicago Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
21:30 McLoughlin 14'
Wondolowski  37'
Morrow 43'
Ring  69'
Stephenson  97'		 report Cuesta  39'
Barouch 61'
Paladini  63'
Barouch  69'
Ristic  74'
Cuesta 76'
Nazarit  89'
Segares  98'		 Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Daniel Radford
Penalties
Wondolowski
Cronin
Corrales
Stephenson
McDonald
Sealy 		Pappa
Pause
Nazarit
Barouch
Oduro
Paladini
June 28, 2011 USOC Round 3 Rochester 0–1 Chicago Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester
18:30 Roberts  26'
Costanzo  87'
Motagalvan  90+'		 report Cháves 37'
Videira  72'
Nazarit  90+'		 Attendance: 5,558
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
July 12, 2011 USOC Quarterfinal Chicago 4–0 New York Toyota Park, Bridgeview
17:00 Dominic Oduro 7'
Yamith Cuesta 48'
Orr Barouch 52', 69'
Orr Barouch  60'		 report Matt Kassel  85'
John Rooney  87'		 Attendance: open gates
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 30, 2011 USOC Semifinal Chicago 2–1 Richmond Kickers Toyota Park, Bridgeview
19:30 Sebastián Grazzini 32' (pen.)
Dominic Oduro 61'		 report Stanley Nyazamba  14'
Yomby William 68'
Yomby William  77'		 Attendance: 8,909
Referee: Jasen Anno
October 4, 2011 USOC Final Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Chicago CenturyLink Field, Seattle
21:00 Fredy Montero 77'
Fredy Montero  90'
Osvaldo Alonso  90'
Osvaldo Alonso 96+'		 report Patrick Nyarko  27'
Daniel Paladini  39'
Jalil Anibaba  90'		 Attendance: 35,615
Referee: Alex Prus

International friendlies

Kickoff times are in CST.

July 23, 2011 Chicago Fire 1–3 Manchester United Soldier Field, Chicago
16:00 Cory Gibbs 13' report Wayne Rooney 66'
Rafael 75'
Ryan Giggs  81'
Nani 82'		 Attendance: 61,308
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 14, 2011 Chicago Fire 0–1 C.D. Guadalajara Toyota Park, Bridgeview
20:00 Yamith Cuesta  55'
Victor Pineda  81'		 report Jorge Mora 61'
Julio Nava  90+'		 Attendance: 18,224
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Recognition

Kits

Home
Away
Away Special
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Red / White lettering Red Red
Away White / Navy lettering White White
Away Special White / Green lettering White Light green MLS, April 23 against Houston

Leading scorers

Rank Scorer Goals Assists
1 Dominic Oduro 12 2
2 Marco Pappa 8 2
3 Diego Cháves 6 1
4 Sebastián Grazzini 5 4
5 Cory Gibbs 3 1
6 Orr Barouch 2 2
7 Jalil Anibaba 2 1
8 Cristian Nazarit 2 0
9 Patrick Nyarko 1 9
10 Pável Pardo 1 5
11 Gastón Puerari 1 2
12 Dan Gargan 1 0
13 Gonzalo Segares 0 5
14 Baggio Husidic 0 2
15 Corben Bone 0 1
Daniel Paladini 0 1
Michael Videira 0 1

Last updated on October 23, 2011. Source: MLSsoccer.com Statistics - 2011 Chicago Fire

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Position Report
6 Josip Mikulić DF Report
Diego Cháves FW
10 Dominic Oduro MF Report Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
12 Daniel Paladini MF Report Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
13 Yamith Cuesta DF Report
Frank Klopas Coach
16 Dominic Oduro FW Report
17 Patrick Nyarko MF Report
24 Sebastián Grazzini MF Report
Patrick Nyarko MF
Dominic Oduro FW
29 Marco Pappa MF Report
31 Gonzalo Segares DF Report Archived 2013-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
32 Jalil Anibaba DF Report

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Week's Statline
29 Marco Pappa 3G (9', 36', 75') Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
32 Jalil Anibaba 2G

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position Player Note
No Fire players were selected to the 2011 All-Star Team

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Chicago is in the #5 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Chicago traded allocation ranking positions with Seattle Sounders FC on August 26, 2011, with Seattle gaining the #4 position and Chicago receiving the #6 position.[39][40]

International roster spots

Chicago has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. There have been no reported trades involving Chicago international roster spots for the 2011 season. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[40]

Future draft pick trades

MLS rights to other players

It is believed Chicago maintains the MLS rights to Carlos Bocanegra, Wilman Conde, Freddie Ljungberg, and Chris Rolfe as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfers.

References

  1. ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/usa-major-league-soccer-2011/1/
  2. ^ "Chicago Fire Roster". Chicago-Fire.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  3. ^ Chicago Fire Select Defender Cory Gibbs in MLS Re-Entry Draft - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  4. ^ a b Paladini, Mikulic sign | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  5. ^ Fire select Jalil Anibaba | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  6. ^ Chicago Fire Select Three Players and Acquire Veteran Goalkeeper Jon Conway in 2011 MLS SuperDraft - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  7. ^ Fire sign Gaston Puerari | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  8. ^ Fire sign Diego Cháves | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  9. ^ Fire sign Alec Dufty | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  10. ^ Fire Sign Marko Marić | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  11. ^ a b Fire Ink Two Trialists | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  12. ^ Fire Sign Davis Paul | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  13. ^ Fire acquire Yamith Cuesta | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  14. ^ Fire Trade Calen Carr | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  15. ^ Fire Sign Gabriel Ferrari | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  16. ^ Fire Sign Pari Pantazopoulos | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  17. ^ Fire Sign Cristian Nazarit | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  18. ^ Fire sign Sebastián Grazzini | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  19. ^ Fire sign Pável Pardo | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  20. ^ Fire trade Dasan Robinson for Dan Gargan | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  21. ^ Fire sign Kellen Gulley | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  22. ^ CJ Brown To Retire | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  23. ^ McBride to retire | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  24. ^ a b Lowry, Thorrington Drafted | Chicago Fire Soccer Club Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  25. ^ a b John, Krol Released | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  26. ^ Fire loses All-Star Conde as '11 season takes shape
  27. ^ Ljungberg Joins Celtic | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  28. ^ Fire Release Andrew Dykstra | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
  29. ^ Fire Part Ways With Deris Umanzor | Chicago Fire Soccer Club
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