2025 Chicago Fire FC season

Chicago Fire FC
2025 season
OwnerJoe Mansueto
Head coachGregg Berhalter
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLSConference:
Overall:
Highest home attendanceApril 13th vs Miami (62,358)
Lowest home attendanceMarch 29 vs Montreal (16,278)
Average home league attendance25,191

The 2025 Chicago Fire FC season is the club's 28th season in Major League Soccer. This is the club's first season under owner Joe Mansuetto without sporting director Georg Heitz, who stepped down following the previous season's conclusion.[1] It was announced that he, alongside head coach Frank Klopas, would be replaced by former USMNT and Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter on October 8, 2024, with Berhalter formally taking over on October 20.[2]

Current squad

Players signed as of May 11, 2025[3]

No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Date Joined Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Brady (2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 March 24, 2020 Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
25 Jeff Gal (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993 January 11, 2023 Degerfors IF
Fullbacks
2 Leonardo Barroso (2005-06-16) June 16, 2005 January 14, 2025 Sporting CP B International
U-22
15 Andrew Gutman (1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 December 12, 2023 Colorado Rapids
24 Jonathan Dean (1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 January 12, 2023 Birmingham Legion FC
36 Justin Reynolds (2004-04-08) April 8, 2004 May 12, 2022 Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
77 Chase Gasper (1996-01-25)January 25, 1996 (aged 29) January 30, 2024 Houston Dynamo Unavailable due to Injury
Center Backs
3 Jack Elliott (1995-08-25) August 25, 1995 December 16, 2024 Philadelphia Union TAM
4 Carlos Terán (2000-09-24) September 24, 2000 August 21, 2020 Envigado F.C.
5 Sam Rogers (1999-05-17) May 17, 1999 January 13, 2025 Lillestrøm SK
34 Omar Gonzalez (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 February 7, 2025 FC Dallas
38 Christopher Cupps (2006-05-26) May 26, 2006 February 18, 2025 Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Center Backs/Midfielders
22 Mauricio Pineda (1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 January 17, 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels
Midfielders
6 Rominigue Kouamé (1996-12-17)December 17, 1996 (aged 28) January 24, 2025 Cádiz CF Loaned In
International
TAM
23 Kellyn Acosta (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 February 13, 2024 LAFC TAM
35 Sergio Oregel (2005-05-16) May 16, 2005 October 23, 2021 Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Robert Turdean (2010-01-14)January 14, 2010 (aged 15) January 22, 2025 Chicago Fire Academy Off-Roster Homegrown
42 Djé D'Avilla (2003-05-05) May 5, 2003 April 1, 2025 U.D. Leiria International
U-22
47 Sam Williams (2005-03-18) March 18, 2005 March 14, 2025 Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown[N 1][4][5][6]
Midfielders/Wingers
17 Brian Gutiérrez (2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 March 9, 2020 Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
U22 Initiative
27 Dylan Borso (2006-06-02) June 2, 2006 December 20, 2024 Wake Forest Homegrown
29 David Poreba (2002-12-01)December 1, 2002 (aged 22) December 12, 2024 Chicago Fire FC II
Wingers
7 Maren Haile-Selassie (1999-03-13) March 13, 1999 December 27, 2022 FC Lugano International
8 Chris Mueller (1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 May 5, 2022 Hibernian F.C. TAM
11 Philip Zinckernagel (1994-12-16)December 16, 1994 (aged 30) January 6, 2025 Club Brugge KV International
TAM
19 Jonathan Bamba (1996-03-26) March 26, 1996 January 21, 2025 RC Celta de Vigo DP
International
26 Omari Glasgow (2003-11-22)November 22, 2003 (aged 21) December 17, 2024 Chicago Fire FC II International
Forwards
9 Hugo Cuypers (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 28) February 6, 2024 Gent International
Designated Player
12 Tom Barlow (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 December 18, 2023 New York Red Bulls
28 Dean Boltz (2006-06-07) June 7, 2006 December 20, 2024 University of Wisconsin Generation Adidas

Loaned Out

Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Loaned To
Bryan Dowd[N 2] GK (2002-05-08) May 8, 2002 Chicago Fire FC II
Georgios Koutsias FW (2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 21) FC Lugano

Temporary Players

Below are players that joined the Fire from Fire II on short-term loans during the season. Players are allowed to be called up to four games and cannot play in more than two games.

No. Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Games Joined For
42 (former) Diego Konincks DF (2000-11-30) November 30, 2000 March 22 vs Vancouver[7]
March 29 vs Montreal[8]
44 FW (2002-09-30) September 30, 2002 June 7 vs DC[9]
June 14 vs Nashville[10]
45 Harold Osorio MF (2003-08-20) August 20, 2003 February 22 vs Columbus[4]
March 1 vs DC[5]
March 8 vs Dallas[6]
March 15 vs Toronto[11]
68 Vitaliy Hlyut FW (2008-04-29) April 29, 2008 June 7 vs DC[9]
June 14 vs Nashville[10]

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2025

Returning, options, and new contracts

Date Player Position Notes Ref
October 22, 2024 Jonathan Dean FB Option exercised [12]
October 22, 2024 Jeff Gal GK Option Exercised [12]
November 27, 2024 Bryan Dowd GK Returned from his loan to Huntsville City FC and had his option exercised [13]
May 9, 2025 Bryan Dowd GK Returned early from his loan to FC Tulsa [13][14]

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
December 12, 2024 David Poreba MF/W Chicago Fire FC II Signed a first team contract for 2025 with options through 2028 [15]
December 16, 2024 Jack Elliott CB Philadelphia Union Signed as a free agent for 2025 with an option for 2026 [16]
December 17, 2024 Omari Glasgow W Chicago Fire FC II Signed a first team contract through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 [17]
December 20, 2024 Dylan Borso MF/W Wake Forest Signed as a homegrown through 2027 with options for 2028 and 2029 [18]
December 20, 2024 Dean Boltz FW University of Wisconsin Drafted third overall by the Fire, and having signed a Generation Adidas contract with MLS, was automatically added to the Fire's roster [19]
January 6, 2025 Philip Zinckernagel W Club Brugge KV Joined from Club Brugge as a TAM signing through 2028 [20]
January 13, 2025 Sam Rogers CB Lillestrøm SK Joined from Lillestrøm on a contract through 2026 with options for 2027 and 2028 [21]
January 14, 2025 Leonardo Barroso FB Sporting CP B Joined as a U-22 initiative signing from Sporting through 2028 with an option for 2029 [22]
January 21, 2025 Jonathan Bamba W RC Celta de Vigo Joined as a DP from Celta de Vigo through 2027 with an option for 2028 [23]
January 22, 2025 Robert Turdean MF Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown through 2028 with options for 2029 and 2030 [24]
February 7, 2025 Omar Gonzalez CB FC Dallas Signed to a one year contract with an option for 2025 [25]
February 18, 2025 Christopher Cupps CB Chicago Fire Academy Signed to a Homegrown deal through 2028 with options for [26]
March 14, 2025 Sam Williams MF Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown rights were acquired from the New York Red Bulls for $100k in GAM plus a possible $75k more after Williams signed a contract with Fire II during the offseason [27]
April 1, 2025 Djé D’Avilla MF U.D. Leiria Joined as a U-22 initiative player through 2028 with an option for 2029 [28]

Loaned In

Date Player Position Loaning Club Notes Ref
January 24, 2025 Rominigue Kouamé MF Cádiz CF Loaned in through the end of the season with an option to buy [29]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
October 22, 2024 Allan Arigoni FB FC Lugano Loan ended following the 2024 season and the Fire declined his purchase option [30][12]
October 22, 2024 Javier Casas MF Out of contract [12]
October 22, 2024 Rafael Czichos CB Retired Out of contract [12]
October 22, 2024 Fabian Herbers MF/W CF Montreal Out of contract [12]
October 22, 2024 Ariel Lassiter W Portland Timbers Out of contract [12]
October 22, 2024 Wyatt Omsberg CB New England Revolution Out of contract [12]
October 22, 2024 Spencer Richey GK Retired Out of contract [12]
November 13, 2024 Victor Bezerra FW Announced that he was leaving the club on social media after returning on loan from Detroit City FC; this was confirmed by the club on November 27 [31][32][12]
November 27, 2024 Missael Rodríguez FW The Town FC Returned from his loan to Union Omaha and was ultimately waived [33][12]
November 27, 2024 Laurence Wootton MF Union Omaha Returned from his loan to Indy Eleven and had his option declined [34][12]
December 24, 2024 Gastón Giménez MF Cerro Porteño Gimenez and the Fire mutually agreed to terminate his contract [35]
January 2, 2025 Tobias Salquist CB FC Nordsjælland Transferred to Nordsjælland for an undisclosed amount [36]
January 26, 2025 Federico Navarro MF Rosario Central Transferred to Rosario Central for an undisclosed fee [37]
February 13, 2025 Arnaud Souquet FB/CB MLS Player Pool Contract was bought out [38]

Loaned Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
December 13, 2024 Georgios Koutsias W/FW FC Lugano Loaned to Lugano for the duration of the 2025 MLS season with an option for a permanent transfer [39]
March 3, 2025 Bryan Dowd GK FC Tulsa Loaned for the 2025 USL Championship season, though the loan would be cancelled just two months later [40]
May 20, 2025 Bryan Dowd GK Chicago Fire FC II Loaned to the Fire's second team for the remainder of the season after being called back to the Fire from Tulsa [41]

Unsigned draft picks and trialists

Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
R2, P3 Travis Smith Jr D Wake Forest Did not join the Fire in preseason [19]
R3, P3 Geni Kanyane D University of Dayton Did not join the Fire in preseason [19]

Additionally, the Fire brought several academy and Fire II players into preseason camp- goalkeeper Patrick Los, defenders Christopher Cupps, Diego Konincks, and Josue Pfrommer, midfielders Harold Osorio and Sam Williams, and forwards Claudio Cassano and Vitaly Hilyut.

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head Coach and Director of Football Gregg Berhalter
Assistant Coach Filipe Celikkaya
Assistant Coach Tom Heinemann
Assistant Coach Hector Jiménez
Goalkeeping Coach Zach Thornton
Assistant Goalkeeping Coach Joe Bendik
Set Piece Coach Ryan Needs
Sporting Director Gregg Broughton
Head of Player Recruitment Michael Stephens
Director of Performance Darcy Norman
Head of Strategy Eddie Rock
General Manager Zayne Thomajan
Director of Methodology
Talent Manager 		Vincent Cavin

Last updated: January 8, 2025
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference table

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 21 13 5 3 33 27 +6 42 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Nashville SC 21 12 4 5 37 23 +14 41 Qualification for round one
3 Philadelphia Union 21 12 5 4 35 21 +14 40
4 Columbus Crew 21 10 3 8 34 27 +7 38
5 Orlando City SC 21 9 5 7 39 28 +11 34
6 Inter Miami CF 17 9 3 5 40 28 +12 32
7 New York City FC 20 9 7 4 27 22 +5 31
8 New York Red Bulls 21 8 7 6 33 25 +8 30 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Chicago Fire FC 20 8 8 4 39 36 +3 28
10 Charlotte FC 21 8 11 2 34 36 −2 26
11 New England Revolution 19 6 7 6 25 23 +2 24
12 Atlanta United FC 20 4 10 6 22 37 −15 18
13 D.C. United 20 4 10 6 17 39 −22 18
14 Toronto FC 20 4 11 5 23 28 −5 17
15 CF Montréal 21 3 13 5 18 40 −22 14
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Overall MLS standings table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
12 New York Red Bulls 21 8 7 6 33 25 +8 30
13 Seattle Sounders FC 20 8 6 6 28 26 +2 30
14 Chicago Fire FC 20 8 8 4 39 36 +3 28
15 San Jose Earthquakes 21 7 7 7 41 33 +8 28
16 Charlotte FC 21 8 11 2 34 36 −2 26
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

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
20 28 8 8 4 39 36  +3 2 3 4 10 12  −2 6 5 0 29 24  +5

Last updated: July 5
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

Preseason
January 19 Orlando Cup Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Fortaleza Davie, Florida
 21' Terán 67' Moisés Stadium: Beyond Bancard Field
January 25 Friendly Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
17' Zinckernagel
74' Oregel		 Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park
February 5 CVI Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Indio, California
65' (pen.) Bouanga Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 8 CVI Portland Timbers 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
K. Miller  8'
Paredes  30'
Župarić  58'
Chará  65'		 Report Acosta  26' Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 12 CVI Chicago Fire FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes Indio, California
Bamba 5' (pen.), 34'
Gutiérrez 13', 26' (pen.)
Zinckernagel 16'
Acosta  18'		 Report Wilson  27'
Arango 56'
Rodrigues  81'		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 15 CVI LA Galaxy 0–1 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
 53' Garcés 22' Gutiérrez
 62' Bamba		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Regular season
Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season
February 22 1 Columbus Crew 4–2 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM 20' Russell-Rowe
38' (o.g.) Terán
45+1', 50' Rossi		 Report 13', 22',  59' Gutiérrez
 37' Oregel
 44' Zinckernagel		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 1 2 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM 30', 71' Cuypers
 90' Rogers		 Report 4' Benteke
 42' Rowles
 50' Herrera
 90+3' Schnegg
90+6' Murrell		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,372
Referee: Marcos de Olivera
March 8 3 FC Dallas 1–3 Chicago Fire FC Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM 57' Farrington Report  45+1' Pineda
 71' Gutiérrez
82' Gutman
84' Barroso
 88', 90+1' (pen.) Cuypers		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 11,004
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
March 15 4 Toronto FC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC Toronto, Ontario
1:30 PM 11' Kerr Report 30' Gutman
44' Cuypers		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,738
Referee: Allan Chapman
March 22 5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM 14' Ríos
 71' Badwal		 Report 1' Cuypers
 43' Gutman
62' Zinckernagel
 69' Elliott
90+5' Kouamé		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,717
Referee: Malik Badawi
March 29 6 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 CF Montréal Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM 40',  53' Zinckernagel
 47' Gutman		 Report  23' Loturi
51' Sealy		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 16,278
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
April 5 7 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM 41' Ngoma
45+2' (pen.) Choupo-Moting		 Report 32' Bamba Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 17,238
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 13 8 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
3:30 PM  3' Pineda
 36' Gutiérrez
 62' Elliott
 76' Oregel
 84' Terán		 Report  20' Redondo
 23' Suárez
 38' Cremaschi		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 62,358
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 19 9 Chicago Fire FC 2–3 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM 31' Cuypers
85' (pen.) Gutiérrez
 88' Acosta		 Report 9', 71' Evander
42',  43' Denkey
 90+5' Celentano
 90+6' Orellano		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,732
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
April 26 10 Nashville SC 7–2 Chicago Fire FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM 15' (pen.), 45+9' (pen.), 50', 57' Surridge
23' Palacios
25', 31' Mukhtar		 Report  43' D’Avilla
 45+7' Brady
 51', 63' Zinckernagel
 65' Elliott
71' Cuypers		 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 24,771
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 3 11 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM  27' Oregel
 36' Brady
 45' Gutiérrez
 70' Gutman		 Report  90' Þórhallsson Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,876
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 10 12 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
1:30 PM 14' (pen.) Cuypers
 60' Pineda
 73' Rogers
86' Kouamé		 Report  35' Fortune
 45+5' Miranchuk
 60' Latte Lath
81' (o.g.) Rogers		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 22,741
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 17 13 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 PM 70' Agyemang
 77' Westwood
 90+7' Biel		 Report  8' Rogers
 24' Pineda
42' Bamba
60', 79' (pen.) Gutiérrez
64' Zinckernagel		 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,755
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 25 14 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC New York, New York
4:00 PM  14' Haak
 28' Moralez
 45+3' Gray
 56' Martins
58' Bakrar
70' Wolf
89' (pen.) Martínez		 Report 19' Zinckernagel
 32' Gutiérrez
 45+1' Dean
 60, 84'  D'Avilla		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,524
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 31 15 Orlando City SC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM 40' Freeman
 45' Jansson
 49' Schlegel		 Report 6' Zinckernagel
 22' Cupps
 28' Pineda
31', 32' Cuypers		 Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 21,024
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
June 7 16 D.C. United 1–7 Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM  8' Tubbs
60' Badji		 Report 8' Haile-Selassie
24',  45+1' Bamba
30', 44', 65' Barlow
56',  85' Zinckernagel
 72' Acosta
90+1' Gutiérrez		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,715
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
June 14 17 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM  44' Oregel
 63' Gonzalez		 Report  37' Maher
56' Mukhtar
 65' Brugman
75' Surridge
 90' Pérez
 90+3' Tagseth
 90+4' Willis		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 26,942
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
June 25 18 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM  81' Gonzalez Report 9' (pen.) Damiani
 35' Lukić
 50' Glesnes
 72' Bueno
 90' Makyanhya
 90+2' Bedoya		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,231
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 28 19 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM 23' Zinckernagel
25' Gutiérrez
33' Cuypers
 50' Haile-Selassie
 77' Dean
 80' Gutman
 82' Rogers
 88' Oregel		 Report 56',  79' Biel
59' Toklomati
 60' Zaha		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,837
Referee: Sergii Boiko
July 5 20 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 PM 19' Evander
50' Denkey
 53' Kamara
 83' Miazga		 Report 55' Zinckernagel
 76' Bamba
 90+7' Elliott		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 12 21 Chicago Fire FC v San Diego FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
July 16 22 Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 19 23 CF Montréal v Chicago Fire FC Montreal, Quebec
6:30 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
July 26 24 Chicago Fire FC v New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
August 9 25 Chicago Fire FC v Los Angeles FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
August 16 26 Chicago Fire FC v St. Louis City SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
August 23 27 Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM Stadium: Subaru Park
August 30 28 Inter Miami CF v Chicago Fire FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 PM Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 6 29 Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
September 13 30 Chicago Fire FC v New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
September 20 31 Minnesota United FC v Chicago Fire FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM Stadium: Allianz Field
September 27 32 Chicago Fire FC v Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
October 4 33 Chicago Fire FC v Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
October 18 34 New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
5:00 PM Stadium: Gillette Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

May 7 Round of 32 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Detroit City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM 4' Cuypers
35' (o.g.) Smith
50' Glasgow
71' Haile-Selassie		 Report  41' Ryan Williams
 70' Rhys Williams		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,374
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 20 Round of 16 New England Revolution 1–3 Chicago Fire FC Providence, Rhode Island
6:30 PM  67' Omsberg
89' (o.g.) Reynolds
 90+4' Klein		 Report  9' D'Avilla
39' (o.g.) Klein
69' Cuypers
 76' Glasgow
79' Zinckernagel		 Stadium: Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 8 Quarterfinal Minnesota United FC v Chicago Fire FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM Stadium: Allianz Field

Leagues Cup

Chicago Fire FC did not qualify for the 2025 Leagues Cup as they were not one of the top 9 teams in the Eastern Conference for the 2024 season.

Statistics

Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season while * indicates a Fire II player that joined on a short-term loan or for the Open Cup

Games played

No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench
1 GK USA Chris Brady 14 14 1206 2 2 180 16 16 1386
2 FB POR Leonardo Barroso 4 10 533 1 4 10 533 1
3 CB ENG Jack Elliott 19 19 1679 2 2 135 21 21 1814
4 CB COL Carlos Terán 4 5 294 1 4 5 294 1
5 CB USA Sam Rogers 12 14 1112 3 1 1 90 13 15 1202 3
6 MF MLI Rominigue Kouamé 3 10 263 2 2 157 5 12 420
7 W  SUI Maren Haile-Selassie 2 16 454 1 2 2 180 4 18 624 1
8 W USA Chris Mueller
9 FW BEL Hugo Cuypers 19 19 1581 2 2 123 21 21 1705
11 W DEN Philip Zinckernagel 18 18 1337 1 20 18 19 1357
12 FW USA Tom Barlow 1 16 314 4 2 57 1 18 371 4
15 FB USA Andrew Gutman 20 20 1676 2 2 127 22 22 1823
17 MF/W USA Brian Gutiérrez 14 15 1154 2 70 14 17 1224
19 W CIV Jonathan Bamba 20 20 1514 2 2 123 22 22 1637
22 CB/MF USA Mauricio Pineda 15 19 1220 1 15 19 1220 1
23 MF USA Kellyn Acosta 6 12 556 3 2 2 180 8 14 736 3
24 FB USA Jonathan Dean 12 15 953 1 1 45 12 16 998 1
25 GK USA Jeff Gal 6 7 590 13 2 6 7 590 15
26 W GUY Omari Glasgow 4 14 522 3 2 2 180 6 16 702 3
27 MF/W USA Dylan Borso 2 2
28 FW USA Dean Boltz
29 MF/W USA David Poreba
31 GK USA Bryan Dowd 6 6
34 CB USA Omar Gonzalez 3 9 343 9 2 45 3 11 388 9
35 MF USA Sergio Oregel 18 18 1488 1 1 23 1 18 19 1511 2
36 FB USA Justin Reynolds 1 2 107 8 1 8 1 3 115 8
37 MF USA Robert Turdean
38 CB USA Christopher Cupps 2 3 194 8 1 1 90 3 4 284 8
42 MF CIV Djé D'Avilla 7 200 7 2 2 147 2 9 347 7
44 FW USA Jason Shokalook* 1 14 1 1 14 1
45 MF SLV Harold Osorio* 1 1 3 1 1 3
47 MF USA Sam Williams 3 7 314 7 3 7 314 7
68 FW USA Vitaliy Hlyut* 2 2
77 FB USA Chase Gasper 2 2
CB NED Diego Konincks* 2 2

Goalkeeping

No. Nat. Name MLS Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
1 USA Chris Brady 2 50 27 1 5 1 3 55 28
25 USA Jeff Gal 1 10 9 1 10 9
31 USA Bryan Dowd

Goals

Rk. Player MLS Open Cup Total
1 Hugo Cuypers 11 2 13
2 Philip Zinckernagel 9 1 10
3 Brian Gutiérrez 7 0 7
4 Jonathan Bamba 3 0 3
Tom Barlow 3 0 3
6 Andrew Gutman 2 0 2
Maren Haile-Selassie 1 1 2
Rominigue Kouamé 2 0 2
9 Leonardo Barroso 1 0 1
Omari Glasgow 0 1 1

Assists

Rk. Player MLS Open Cup Total
A A A
1 Jonathan Bamba 8 2 10
2 Philip Zinckernagel 8 0 8
3 Andrew Gutman 7 0 7
4 Maren Haile-Selassie 3 2 5
5 Hugo Cuypers 2 1 3
Jonathan Dean 3 0 3
7 Jack Elliott 2 0 2
Brian Gutiérrez 1 1 2
9 Leonardo Barroso 1 0 1
Omari Glasgow 1 0 1
Rominigue Kouamé 1 0 1
Sergio Oregel 1 0 1
Mauricio Pineda 1 0 1
Jason Shokalook 1 0 1

Disciplinary record

Rk. Player MLS Open Cup Total Matches Suspended
1 Brian Gutiérrez 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 March 1 vs DC United[42]
May 31 vs Orlando
2 Chris Brady 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 May 10 vs Atlanta
3 Sergio Oregel 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mauricio Pineda 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 June 8 vs DC
5 Jack Elliott 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Andrew Gutman 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Sam Rogers 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Philip Zinckernagel 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 Djé D'Avilla 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 May 31 vs Orlando[N 3][43]
10 Kellyn Acosta 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jonathan Bamba 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jonathan Dean 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Omar Gonzalez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 Tom Barlow 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Christopher Cupps 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Omari Glasgow 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Carlos Terán 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday Player Position Report
1 Brian Gutiérrez (1) MF [44]
2 Chris Brady GK [45]
Hugo Cuypers (1) Bench
3 Hugo Cuypers (2) FW [46]
4 Andrew Gutman (1) DF [47]
5 Philip Zinckernagel (1) FW [48]
Gregg Berhalter Coach
12 Rominigue Kouamé Bench [49]
14 Brian Gutiérrez (2) Midfielder [50]
Andrew Gutman (2) Defender
17 Hugo Cuypers (3) Forward [51]
Philip Zinckernagel (2) Bench
21 Philip Zinckernagel (3) Midfield [52]

MLS Player of the Matchday

Week Player Statistics Report
18 Tom Barlow 3 goals vs DC United [53]

All-Star Game

Player Selection Type All-Star Statistics Report
Philip Zinckernagel Coach's Selection [54]

Notes

  1. ^ Williams joined the Fire on three temporary loans- February 22 vs Columbus, March 1 vs DC, and March 8 vs Dallas before being signed to the first team as a homegrown following a trade with the New York Red Bulls
  2. ^ Dowd was recalled from his loan to FC Tulsa then loaned to the Fire's second team
  3. ^ Following a review by the Independent Review Panel, D'Avilla's second yellow against NYCFC was unanimously rescinded, allowing him to participate in the match against Orlando

References

  1. ^ "Sporting Director Georg Heitz to Depart the Club Following the 2024 MLS Season". August 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Appoints Gregg Berhalter as Director of Football and Head Coach". October 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "MLS Club Roster Profiles".
  4. ^ a b "Chicago Fire FC Signs Harold Osorio and Sam Williams to Short-Term Loan Agreements". February 22, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Chicago Fire FC Signs Harold Osorio and Sam Williams to Short-Term Loan Agreements". March 1, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Chicago Fire FC Signs Harold Osorio and Sam Williams to Short-Term Agreements". March 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Diego Konincks to Short-Term Agreement". March 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Diego Konincks to Second Short-Term Agreement of 2025". March 29, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Chicago Fire FC Signs Vitaliy Hlyut and Jason Shokalook to Short-Term Agreements". June 7, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Chicago Fire FC Signs Vitaliy Hlyut and Jason Shokalook to Second Short-Term Agreements of 2025". June 14, 2025.
  11. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Harold Osorio to Short-Term Agreement". March 15, 2025.
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  13. ^ a b "Chicago Fire FC Announces Additional Roster Moves". November 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Recalls Goalkeeper Bryan Dowd from FC Tulsa". May 9, 2025.
  15. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Midfielder David Poreba". December 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Jack Elliott". December 16, 2024.
  17. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Winger Omari Glasgow". December 17, 2024.
  18. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Academy Product Dylan Borso to Homegrown Player Contract". December 20, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c "Chicago Fire FC Selects Three Players in MLS SuperDraft 2025". December 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Danish Winger Philip Zinckernagel from Club Brugge". January 6, 2025.
  21. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Sam Rogers from Lillestrøm SK". January 13, 2025.
  22. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Portuguese Defender Leonardo Barroso from Sporting CP". January 14, 2025.
  23. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Winger Jonathan Bamba as Designated Player". January 21, 2025.
  24. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs 15-Year-Old Academy Product Robert Turdean to Club-Record Deal". January 23, 2025.
  25. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Omar González". February 7, 2025.
  26. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs Academy Defender Christopher Cupps to First-Team Contract as a Homegrown Player". February 18, 2025.
  27. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Homegrown Player Rights for Midfielder Sam Williams from New York Red Bulls". March 14, 2025.
  28. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Ivorian Midfielder Dje D'Avilla from UD Leiria". April 1, 2025.
  29. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Midfielder Rominigue Kouamé on Loan from Spanish Club Cádiz CF". January 24, 2025.
  30. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Allan Arigoni on Loan from FC Lugano". January 15, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  31. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Victor Bezerra to Detroit City FC". March 19, 2024.
  32. ^ "Thank you @chicagofire for the last 3 years. It was a privilege and an honor to represent the city of Chicago". November 13, 2024.
  33. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Missael Rodríguez to Union Omaha". March 14, 2024.
  34. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Signs 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick Laurence Wootton". April 3, 2024.
  35. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Agrees to Mutual Termination with Midfielder Gastón Giménez". December 24, 2024.
  36. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Agrees to Transfer Defender Tobias Salquist to FC Nordsjaelland". January 2, 2025.
  37. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Transfers Midfielder Federico Navarro to Club Atlético Rosario Central". January 26, 2025.
  38. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Exercises 2025 Contract Buyout on Arnaud Souquet". February 13, 2025.
  39. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Forward Georgios Koutsias to FC Lugano". December 13, 2024.
  40. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Goalkeeper Bryan Dowd to FC Tulsa". March 6, 2025.
  41. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Goalkeeper Bryan Dowd to Chicago Fire FC II". May 20, 2025.
  42. ^ "Inter Miami's Messi, Suárez fined by MLS Disciplinary Committee". February 25, 2025.
  43. ^ "Independent Review Panel Upholds Chicago Fire FC's Appeal of Dje D'Avilla Red Card". May 29, 2025.
  44. ^ "Team of the Matchday: Who shined brightest on MLS is Back weekend?". February 24, 2025.
  45. ^ "Team of the Matchday: Luis Suárez, Emil Forsberg answer the call". March 3, 2025.
  46. ^ "Team of the Matchday: Inter Miami, St. Louis CITY close Matchday 3 with a bang". March 10, 2025.
  47. ^ "Team of the Matchday: Messi, Luna make their mark in Matchday 4". March 17, 2025.
  48. ^ "Team of the Matchday: Chicago Fire, Orlando City turn heads in Matchday 5". March 24, 2025.
  49. ^ "Team of the Matchday: Forsberg, Ojeda make history on Matchday 12". May 12, 2025.
  50. ^ "Team of the Matchday: Toronto dominate Montréal, Orlando shut down Miami". May 20, 2025.
  51. ^ "Team of the Matchday: Tani carries Minnesota, Joveljić sparks Sporting KC". June 2, 2025.
  52. ^ "Team of the Matchday: MVP favorites shine bright in Matchday 21". June 30, 2025.
  53. ^ "Chicago Fire FC:Tom Barlow named Player of the Matchday". June 9, 2025.
  54. ^ "Winger Philip Zinckernagel Named to 2025 MLS All-Star Roster as Coach's Selection". June 25, 2025.
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