2015 Chicago Fire season

The 2015 Chicago Fire season is the club's 20th year of existence, as well as their 18th season in Major League Soccer and their 18th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Chicago Fire

2015 season
Chairman	Andrew Hauptman
Head coach	Frank Yallop (until September 20) Brian Bliss (interim) (from September 20)
Stadium	Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000)
MLS	Conference: 10th (last) Overall: 20th (last)
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Semifinals
Brimstone Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	David Accam (10)
Highest home attendance	20,280 vs Orlando City SC (September 19)
Lowest home attendance	11,196 vs New York Red Bulls (August 26)
Average home league attendance	16,003 (regular season)
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 6, 2015 with an away match against the defending champions LA Galaxy. The Men in Red finished the regular season on October 25, 2015 with a home match against the New York Red Bulls. The club has missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the past six years.

For the first time in the franchise history Chicago Fire opened the season with three consecutive losses.[1]

On September 20, 2015, entrenched in last place both in the conference and overall, with the playoff hopes out of sight, the club parted ways with head coach and director of soccer Frank Yallop and assistant coaches Marc Bircham and Clint Mathis. In two seasons with the Fire Yallop posted a 13-26-24 record. Fire named the technical director Brian Bliss as interim coach, while the vice president and former player Logan Pause took over as interim assistant coach. The club also hired Nelson Rodriguez, a former MLS executive, as new general manager.[2][3]

On October 3, 2015, Ante Razov, the club's all-time leading scorer, became the eighth individual to be inducted into the club's Ring of Fire Hall of Fame.[4] The ceremony took place during the halftime of the regular season home match against New England Revolution.[5]

On October 14, 2015 Chicago Fire announced the end of a four-year run with the title sponsor Quaker and introduced Valspar as the new jersey sponsor starting with 2016 season. The three-year deal is worth between $2.5 million and $3 million per year.[6]

For the first time in the club's history Fire finished the season with zero road wins (0-12-5). The club has finished the season with an overall record of 8 wins, 20 losses and 6 ties. Twenty losses in a season became the highest in the club's history.[7] The club has finished the season in last place in the league overall, also another first in the club's history.

Squad at the end of the season

As of October 25, 2015. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Aged)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Alec Kann		GK	August 8, 1990 (aged 25)	Charleston Battery
18	Jon Busch		GK	August 18, 1976 (aged 39)	San Jose Earthquakes
25	Sean Johnson		GK	May 31, 1989 (aged 26)	Atlanta Blackhawks
Defenders
2	Matt Polster		D	June 8, 1993 (aged 22)	SIU Edwardsville Cougars
3	Joevin Jones		D	August 3, 1991 (aged 24)	HJK Helsinki
4	Adaílton		CB	April 16, 1983 (aged 32)	Esporte Clube Bahia
5	Lovel Palmer		RB	August 30, 1984 (aged 31)	Real Salt Lake
6	Eric Gehrig		D	December 15, 1987 (aged 27)	Columbus Crew SC
16	Greg Cochrane		D	November 1, 1990 (aged 24)	Los Angeles Galaxy
20	Jeff Larentowicz		D	August 5, 1983 (aged 32)	Colorado Rapids
22	Patrick Doody		D	April 22, 1992 (aged 23)	Indiana University Hoosiers
24	Ty Harden		D	March 6, 1984 (aged 31)	San Jose Earthquakes
55	Daneil Cyrus		D	December 15, 1990 (aged 24)	W Connection F.C.
Midfielders
8	Matt Watson		M	January 1, 1985 (aged 30)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
17	Collin Fernandez		M	February 13, 1997 (aged 18)	Chicago Fire Juniors
19	Harry Shipp		M	November 7, 1991 (aged 23)	University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish
21	Chris Ritter		M	October 29, 1990 (aged 24)	Northwestern University Wildcats
26	Michael Stephens		M	April 3, 1989 (aged 26)	Stabæk
27	Kingsley Bryce		M	April 16, 1993 (aged 22)	Saint Louis University
30	Răzvan Cociș		M	February 19, 1983 (aged 32)	FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
Forwards
7	Jason Johnson		F	October 9, 1990 (aged 25)	Houston Dynamo
9	Mike Magee		F	September 2, 1984 (aged 31)	Los Angeles Galaxy
11	David Accam		F	September 28, 1990 (aged 25)	Helsingborgs IF
14	Patrick Nyarko		F	January 15, 1986 (aged 29)	Virginia Tech Hokies
29	Gilberto		F	June 5, 1989 (aged 26)	Toronto FC
77	Kennedy Igboananike		F	February 26, 1989 (aged 26)	AIK

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
October 29, 2014	Lovel Palmer	D	Chicago Fire	Re-signed with the club	[8]
November 18, 2014	Patrick Nyarko	F	Chicago Fire	Re-signed with the club	[9]
December 2, 2014	Kennedy Igboananike	F	AIK	Signed as a Designated Player	[10][11]
December 3, 2014	Joevin Jones	D	HJK Helsinki	Signed with the club	[12]
December 9, 2014	Michael Stephens	M	Stabæk	Signed with the club	[13]
December 10, 2014	Eric Gehrig	D	Columbus Crew SC Orlando City SC	After being selected by Orlando City SC from Columbus Crew SC as the tenth pick in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft, Chicago Fire acquired his Right of First Refusal in exchange for the natural selection in the second round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft; he was signed on December 16	[14][15]
December 19, 2014	David Accam	F	Helsingborgs IF	Signed as a Designated Player	[16][17]
December 22, 2014	Patrick Doody	D	Indiana University Hoosiers	Signed as a Homegrown Player	[18]
December 30, 2014	Adaílton	D	Esporte Clube Bahia	Signed with the club	[19]
January 6, 2015	Guly do Prado	F	Southampton F.C.	Signed with the club	[20]
January 25, 2015	Shaun Maloney	M	Wigan Athletic	Signed as a Designated Player	[21]
January 25, 2015	Alex	M	Chicago Fire	Re-signed with the club, after initially having his contract option declined	[9][21]
January 27, 2015	Jon Busch	GK	San Jose Earthquakes	Signed with the club	[22]
February 4, 2015	Matt Polster	D	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	Signed with the club after being selected 7th overall (first round) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft	[23][24]
March 24, 2015	Kingsley Bryce	M	Saint Louis University	Signed with the club after being selected 28th overall (second round) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft	[23][25]
April 13, 2015	Jason Johnson	F	Houston Dynamo	Acquired in exchange for Alex	[26]
June 26, 2015	Ty Harden	D	San Jose Earthquakes	Acquired in exchange for Quincy Amarikwa	[27]
July 27, 2015	Gilberto	F	Toronto FC	Acquired as a Designated Player after claiming him on waivers	[28]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
October 25, 2014	Logan Pause	M	None	Retired	[29]
November 18, 2014	Marco Franco	D	Indy Eleven	2015 contract option was declined	[9]
November 18, 2014	Patrick Ianni	D	None	2015 contract option was declined, subsequently retired on January 12, 2015	[9][30]
November 18, 2014	Hunter Jumper	D	None	2015 contract option was declined	[9]
November 18, 2014	Steven Kinney	D	None	2015 contract option was declined	[9]
November 18, 2014	Gonzalo Segares	D	None	2015 contract option was declined, subsequently retired on February 4, 2015	[9][31]
November 18, 2014	Bakary Soumaré	D	Montreal Impact	2015 contract option was declined; selected by Montreal Impact in the Re-Entry Draft	[9][32]
November 18, 2014	Sanna Nyassi	M	San Jose Earthquakes	2015 contract option was declined; selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the Re-Entry Draft	[9][32]
November 18, 2014	Robert Earnshaw	F	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2015 contract option was declined	[9]
November 18, 2014	Matthew Fondy	F	Louisville City FC	2015 contract option was declined	[9]
November 18, 2014	Florent Sinama Pongolle	F	Lausanne-Sport	2015 contract option was declined	[9]
November 18, 2014	Victor Pineda	M	Indy Eleven	Out of contract	[9]
November 18, 2014	Benji Joya	M	Santos Laguna	Loan deal has expired	[9]
November 18, 2014	Grant Ward	M	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan deal has expired	[9]
December 18, 2014	Juan Luis Anangonó	F	Universidad de Guadalajara	Transferred after six-month loan with LDU Quito	[33][34][35]
January 20, 2015	Kyle Reynish	GK	New York Red Bulls	Traded in exchange for 2016 MLS SuperDraft third round pick	[36]
April 13, 2015	Alex	M	Houston Dynamo	Traded in exchange for Jason Johnson	[26]
June 9, 2015	Víctor Pérez	M	Real Valladolid	Loan deal not extended	[37][38]
June 26, 2015	Quincy Amarikwa	F	San Jose Earthquakes	Traded in exchange for Ty Harden	[27]
August 4, 2015	Guly do Prado	F	None	The club and the player have mutually agreed to part ways	[39]
August 27, 2015	Shaun Maloney	M	Hull City	Transferred	[40]

• Players selected in 2015 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed: midfielder Alex Shinsky (68th overall, fourth round, from University of Maryland)[41][42]
• Trialists released in the preseason: goalkeeper Mark Pais,[43] defender Joachim de Wilde,[43] defender Bryan Gaul (Open Tryout winner),[43][44] defender Nick Miele,[45] defender Albert Edward,[44] midfielder Franck Songo'o,[44] midfielder Alou Diarra,[46] defender Danny Gabbidon[46] and forward Shahdon Winchester.[47]

Loans

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

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Notes	Ref
August 6, 2015	Daneil Cyrus	D	W Connection F.C.	Acquired on loan	[48]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned to	Notes	Ref
July 9, 2013	Álvaro Fernández	M	Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata	Out on loan	[49]
March 20, 2015	Patrick Doody	D	Saint Louis FC	Out on loan with option to recall	[50]
March 30, 2015	Alec Kann	GK	Saint Louis FC	Out on loan with option to recall	[51]
April 9, 2015	Greg Cochrane	D	Saint Louis FC	Out on loan with option to recall	[52]
June 9, 2015	Collin Fernandez	M	Louisville City FC	Out on loan with option to recall	[53]

Technical staff at the end of the season

Position	Staff
General Manager	Nelson Rodríguez
Technical Director and Interim Head Coach	Brian Bliss
Interim Assistant Coach	Logan Pause
Goalkeeping Coach	Aron Hyde
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Adrian Lamb
Head of Scouting	Trevor James
Director of Soccer & Team Development	Paul Cadwell
Director of Team Operations	Ron Stern
Academy Director	Larry Sunderland
Senior Coordinator of Team Operations	Alex Boler
Head Equipment Manager	Charles Raycroft
Assistant Equipment Manager	Allan Araujo
Head Athletic Trainer	Frank Pena
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Steve Bagus, ATC, NASM-PES
Massage Therapist	Jake Bronowski, LMT
Chief Medical Officer	Dr. Jeffrey Mjaanes, M.D.
Associate Medical Officer	Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O.

Last updated: November 12, 2015
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Eastern Conference table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	18	10	6	62	43	+19	60	Conference Semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Columbus Crew	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53	Conference Semifinals
3	Montreal Impact	34	15	13	6	48	44	+4	51	Knockout round
4	D.C. United	34	15	13	6	43	45	−2	51
5	New England Revolution	34	14	12	8	48	47	+1	50
6	Toronto FC	34	15	15	4	58	58	0	49
7	Orlando City SC	34	12	14	8	46	56	−10	44
8	New York City FC	34	10	17	7	49	58	−9	37
9	Philadelphia Union	34	10	17	7	42	55	−13	37
10	Chicago Fire	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30

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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1	New York Red Bulls (X)	34	18	10	6	62	43	+19	60	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2	FC Dallas	34	18	10	6	52	39	+13	60
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	16	13	5	45	36	+9	53
4	Columbus Crew	34	15	11	8	58	53	+5	53
5	Portland Timbers (C)	34	15	11	8	41	39	+2	53	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
6	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	13	6	44	36	+8	51
7	Montreal Impact	34	15	13	6	48	44	+4	51
8	D.C. United	34	15	13	6	43	45	−2	51
9	LA Galaxy	34	14	11	9	56	46	+10	51
10	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	11	9	48	45	+3	51	2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11	New England Revolution	34	14	12	8	48	47	+1	50
12	Toronto FC	34	15	15	4	58	58	0	49
13	San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	13	8	41	39	+2	47
14	Orlando City SC	34	12	14	8	46	56	−10	44
15	Houston Dynamo	34	11	14	9	42	49	−7	42
16	Real Salt Lake	34	11	15	8	38	48	−10	41
17	New York City FC	34	10	17	7	49	58	−9	37
18	Philadelphia Union	34	10	17	7	42	55	−13	37
19	Colorado Rapids	34	9	15	10	33	43	−10	37
20	Chicago Fire	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30

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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2015 (Portland Timbers);
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield (New York Red Bulls);
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters Shield (FC Dallas);
        
     4. The winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City)
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four qualifiers from Mexico.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver Whitecaps)
        
     They are placed in Pot 2 along with two qualifiers each from Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, and one qualifier each from Panama.

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	30	8	20	6	43	58	−15	8	8	1	23	19	+4	0	12	5	20	39	−19

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	T	T	W	L	L	L	L	T	W	L	L	T	W	L	T	L	W	T	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2015. Source: MLS Results and Chicago Fire Schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Thurs., February 5, 2015 Preseason	Norwich City	0–0	Chicago Fire	Norwich, England
6:00		Report		Stadium: Colney Training Centre Attendance: closed-door

Thurs., February 12, 2015 Preseason	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Chicago Fire	London, England
7:00		Report	Quincy Amarikwa  15'	Stadium: QPR Training Centre

Simple Invitational

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	7
2	Portland Timbers	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Chicago Fire	3	0	0	3	2	2	0	3
4	Stabæk	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	1

Source:

Sun., February 22, 2015 Simple Invitational	Chicago Fire	0–0	Stabæk	Portland, Oregon
16:30	Răzvan Cociș  51'	Report		Stadium: Providence Park

Wed., February 25, 2015 Simple Invitational	Portland Timbers	1–1	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Michael Nanchoff  22' George Fochive  30'  88' Jeanderson  55'	Report	Quincy Amarikwa  4' Norberto Paparatto  44' (o.g.) Chris Ritter  87'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 10,417

Sat., February 28, 2015 Simple Invitational	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon
16:30	Pa Modou Kah  31' Kendall Waston  52'	Report	Shahdon Winchester  90'	Stadium: Providence Park

Major League Soccer

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

Friday, March 6, 2015 Match 1	LA Galaxy	2–0	Chicago Fire	Carson, California
21:00 CST (UTC-06)	Kenney Walker  61' Jose Villarreal  65' Robbie Keane  81'	Report	Shaun Maloney  22' Guly  75'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Saturday, March 14, 2015 Match 2	Chicago Fire	0–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
17:00	Matt Polster  4' Kennedy Igboananike  90+6'	Report	Kendall Waston  22' Pedro Morales  66' Nicolás Mezquida  76' Octavio Rivero  82',  86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,731 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Sunday, March 22, 2015 Match 3	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Chicago Fire	San Jose, California
18:00	Fatai Alashe  5' Ty Harden  21'	Report	Matt Polster  26' Harry Shipp  29'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Sunday, March 29, 2015 Match 4	Chicago Fire	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00	Adaílton  37' Johnson  80'	Report	Fred  72' Edu  90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,815 Referee: David Gantar

Saturday, April 4, 2015 Match 5	Chicago Fire	3–2	Toronto FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00	Joevin Jones  14' Adaílton  32' Shaun Maloney  56' Jeff Larentowicz  68' Eric Gehrig  73'	Report	Warren Creavalle  5'  72' Sebastian Giovinco  20' Benoît Cheyrou  54' Justin Morrow  90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,818 Referee: Juan Guzman

Friday, April 24, 2015 Match 6	Chicago Fire	1–0	New York City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00	David Accam  20' Matt Watson  28' Adaílton  90+3'	Report	Andrew Jacobson  24' Jeb Brovsky  26'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Sunday, May 3, 2015 Match 7	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas
16:00	Seth Sinovic  38' Paulo Nagamura  75',  90+2'	Report	Adaílton  32' Chris Ritter  58' David Accam  89'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,581 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Saturday, May 9, 2015 Match 8	Chicago Fire	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00	Guly  32' Matt Polster  70' Jeff Larentowicz  88' (pen.)	Report	Álvaro Saborío  13' Luke Mulholland  27',  56' Jordan Allen  50'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,017 Referee: Drew Fischer

Friday, May 15, 2015 Match 9	New York City FC	2–2	Chicago Fire	New York City, New York
16:00	R. J. Allen  26' Mehdi Ballouchy  45+1' David Villa  45+3' Shay Facey  51' Andrew Jacobson  71' Khiry Shelton  90+1'	Report	Răzvan Cociș  14' Jeff Larentowicz  27' (pen.),  55' Joevin Jones  61' Shaun Maloney  63'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 23,315 Referee: Ted Unkel

Friday, May 22, 2015 Match 10	Columbus Crew SC	2–2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
16:00	Kei Kamara  8', 55' Kevan George  21'	Report	Eric Gehrig  42' David Accam  58' Jason Johnson  90+4'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 13,118 Referee: Fotis Bazacos

Saturday, May 30, 2015 Match 11	Chicago Fire	3–0	Montreal Impact	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Harry Shipp  13' Jeff Larentowicz  45' (pen.) Kennedy Igboananike  72'	Report	Nigel Reo-Coker  3' Marco Donadel  23'  37' Calum Mallace  70'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Allen Chapman

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Match 12	D.C. United	3–1	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
18:00	Markus Halsti  30' Fabián Espíndola  57' Jairo Arrieta  61', 69' Conor Doyle  75'	Report	Joevin Jones  24' David Accam  28' Matt Polster  58'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,218 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Saturday, June 6, 2015 Match 13	Chicago Fire	2–3	Orlando City SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Kennedy Igboananike  9' David Accam  57' Lovel Palmer  90+2' Quincy Amarikwa  90+5'	Report	Aurélien Collin  25' Cristian Higuita  34' Darwin Cerén  61' Adaílton  40' (o.g.), 86' (o.g.) Sean St Ledger  64' Cyle Larin  82'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,124 Referee: Juan Guzman

Saturday, June 13, 2015 Match 14	New England Revolution	2–0	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30	Andy Dorman  40' Diego Fagúndez  48' Charlie Davies  50' London Woodberry  59'	Report	Adaílton  33' Matt Polster  43' Kennedy Igboananike  71'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,775 Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Note: The match was rescheduled from April 15 to avoid a conflict with the USMNT vs. Mexico friendly

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Match 15	Chicago Fire	0–1	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Chris Ritter  45' Guly do Prado  79'	Report	Conor Doyle  73' Steve Birnbaum  90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,833 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Friday, July 3, 2015 Match 16	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Chicago Fire	Houston, Texas
20:00	Alex  56' Raúl Rodríguez  66'	Report	Lovel Palmer  38' Guly  40' Patrick Nyarko  72',  86'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,651 Referee: Elias Bazakos

Saturday, July 11, 2015 Match 17	Chicago Fire	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Răzvan Cociș  82' Adaílton  84' Jason Johnson  90+2'	Report	Andy Craven  80'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,528 Referee: Allen Chapman

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Match 18	Chicago Fire	0–1	Columbus Crew SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Chris Ritter  46' Eric Gehrig  63' David Accam  90+5'	Report	Kei Kamara  41' Chad Barson  77' Steve Clark  90+3'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,092 Referee: Ted Unkel

Friday, July 19, 2015 Match 19	Columbus Crew SC	3–1	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
16:00	Federico Higuaín  2' (pen.),  65' Kei Kamara  17' Tony Tchani  53' Ethan Finlay  83'	Report	David Accam  9' Jason Johnson  35'  50' Adaílton  45+1'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 15,455 Referee: Chris Penso

Saturday, July 25, 2015 Match 20	Chicago Fire	2–2	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Shaun Maloney  44' (pen.) David Accam  61' Harry Shipp  62' Răzvan Cociș  75' Eric Gehrig  81'	Report	Lee Nguyen  28' Andrew Farrell  45+2' Kelyn Rowe  77' Chris Tierney  88'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,159 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Sunday, August 2, 2015 Match 21	Chicago Fire	2–0	FC Dallas	Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00	David Accam  4' Matt Watson  79' Shaun Maloney  85' (pen.)	Report	Mauro Díaz  35' Tesho Akindele  48' Kellyn Acosta  76'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,209 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Friday, August 7, 2015 Match 22	Portland Timbers	1–0	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon
22:00	Fanendo Adi  48' Lucas Melano  71'	Report	Matt Polster  44'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Sunday, August 16, 2015 Match 23	Philadelphia Union	3–3	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
18:00	Fernando Aristeguieta  21' Fabinho  31' Warren Creavalle  34' Tranquillo Barnetta  55' Sébastien Le Toux  90',  90+1'	Report	Kennedy Igboananike  9', 90+2' Patrick Nyarko  54',  70'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,608 Referee: Mark Geiger

Saturday, August 22, 2015 Match 24	Chicago Fire	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Jeff Larentowicz  35' Patrick Nyarko  51'	Report	Dillon Serna  1' Clint Irwin  10' Drew Moor  82' Gabriel Torres  89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,317 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Wed., August 26, 2015 Match 25	Chicago Fire	3–2	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Kennedy Igboananike  22', 73' Patrick Nyarko  41' Matt Polster  70'	Report	Sacha Kljestan  10' (pen.) Connor Lade  19' Dax McCarty  39' Ronald Zubar  49' Matt Miazga  87'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,196 Referee: Allen Chapman

Saturday, August 29, 2015 Match 26	Orlando City SC	1–1	Chicago Fire	Orlando, Florida
18:30	Luke Boden  32' Eric Gehrig  37' (o.g.) Carlos Rivas  87'	Report	David Accam  30' Eric Gehrig  43' Kennedy Igboananike  77'	Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 28,921 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Sat., September 5, 2015 Match 27	Montreal Impact	4–3	Chicago Fire	Montreal, Quebec
19:00	Maxim Tissot  24' Didier Drogba  27', 61', 65' Wandrille Lefèvre  42' Evan Bush  86'	Report	Larentowicz  36' (pen.) Gilberto  44',  54' Kennedy Igboananike  59'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Friday, September 11, 2015 Match 28	New York Red Bulls	3–2	Chicago Fire	Harrison, New Jersey
18:00	Bradley Wright-Phillips  28',  81' Mike Grella  38' Sacha Kljestan  71' (pen.)	Report	Jeff Larentowicz  14' (pen.) David Accam  26' Kennedy Igboananike  51' Matt Polster  65' Daneil Cyrus  74' Ty Harden  84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,184 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Sat., September 19, 2015 Match 29	Chicago Fire	0–1	Orlando City SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Jeff Larentowicz  39' Michael Stephens  63' Patrick Nyarko  79'	Report	Bryan Róchez  86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,280 Referee: Alan Kelly

Wed., September 23, 2015 Match 30	Montreal Impact	2–1	Chicago Fire	Montreal, Quebec
19:00	Didier Drogba  39' Laurent Ciman  58'  90+1' Andrés Romero  76',  76' Víctor Cabrera  86'	Report	Răzvan Cociș  45+1' David Accam  50' Matt Polster  56' Patrick Doody  80' Ty Harden  89'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 17,832 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Note: The match was rescheduled from April 18 to allow Montreal Impact to prepare for the CCL Final

Sat., September 26, 2015 Match 31	Toronto FC	3–2	Chicago Fire	Toronto, Ontario
13:00	Sebastian Giovinco  29',  69' Michael Bradley  59' Jozy Altidore  79'	Report	Gilberto  1', 52'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,513 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Saturday, October 3, 2015 Match 32	Chicago Fire	3–1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	David Accam  43',  51' Harry Shipp  59',  65' Jeff Larentowicz  62' Gilberto  86' Michael Stephens  89'	Report	Juan Agudelo  31' Teal Bunbury  90' Jermaine Jones  90+6'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,694 Referee: Kevin Stott

Sunday, October 18, 2015 Match 33	D.C. United	4–0	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
13:00	Chris Pontius  39' Bobby Boswell  67' Fabián Espíndola  71' Álvaro Saborío  80'	Report	Gilberto  50' David Accam  77'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 20,104 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Sunday, October 25, 2015 Match 34	Chicago Fire	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00	Matt Polster  71' Jeff Larentowicz  74' Gilberto  78'	Report	Bradley Wright-Phillips  8' Sacha Kljestan  35' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

June 16, 2015 Fourth round	Chicago Fire	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Louisville City FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Matt Watson  20' Chris Ritter  71' Quincy Amarikwa  115' Eric Gehrig  117'	Report Video	Juan Guzman  90+4'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,544

June 30, 2015 Round of 16	Chicago Fire	3–1	Charlotte Independence	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Mike Magee  37', 82' Lovel Palmer  50'	Report	Tomasz Zahorski  5' Patrick Slogic  70'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,617 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

July 22, 2015 Quarterfinals	Chicago Fire	3–1	Orlando City SC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Patrick Nyarko  3' Kennedy Igboananike  87', 90',  89'	Report Video	Rafael Ramos  15' Cyle Larin  56',  80'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

August 11, 2015 Semifinals	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
18:30	Fabinho  30' Sébastien Le Toux  74'	Report	Mike Magee  83' Răzvan Cociș  85'	Stadium: PPL Park Referee: Juan Guzman

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

March 10, 2015	Chicago Fire	1–0	University of Notre Dame	Bridgeview, Illinois
afternoon	Adaílton  19'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Training Field

Leading scorers

MLS Regular Season Rank Scorer Goals Assists 1 David Accam 10 2 2 Kennedy Igboananike 7 3 3 Jeff Larentowicz 6 0 4 Gilberto 5 2 5 Harry Shipp 3 8 6 Patrick Nyarko 3 4 7 Shaun Maloney 3 2 8 Răzvan Cociș 2 3 9 Jason Johnson 2 2 10 Joevin Jones 1 1 11 Adaílton 1 0 12 Michael Stephens 0 4 13 Mike Magee 0 2 14 Quincy Amarikwa 0 1 Patrick Doody 0 1 Eric Gehrig 0 1 Lovel Palmer 0 1 Matt Watson 0 1

U.S. Open Cup Rank Scorer Goals Assists 1 Kennedy Igboananike 2 1 2 Mike Magee 2 0 3 Lovel Palmer 1 1 Patrick Nyarko 1 1 5 Quincy Amarikwa 1 0 6 Guly do Prado 0 1 Jon Busch 0 1 Joevin Jones 0 1

All Competitions Rank Scorer Goals Assists 1 David Accam 10 2 2 Kennedy Igboananike 9 4 3 Jeff Larentowicz 6 0 4 Gilberto 5 2 5 Patrick Nyarko 4 5 6 Harry Shipp 3 8 7 Shaun Maloney 3 2 8 Răzvan Cociș 2 3 9 Mike Magee 2 2 Jason Johnson 2 2 11 Joevin Jones 1 2 Lovel Palmer 1 2 13 Quincy Amarikwa 1 1 14 Adaílton 1 0 15 Michael Stephens 0 4 16 Guly do Prado 0 1 Jon Busch 0 1 Eric Gehrig 0 1 Patrick Doody 0 1 Matt Watson 0 1

Italics indicate player who departed the club during the season.
Updated to match played on October 25, 2015.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2015 Chicago Fire

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Regular season		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Alec Kann (on loan to Saint Louis FC)	1	-2	1+0	-2	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Matt Polster	34	0	27+3	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
3	DF		Joevin Jones	31	1	26+2	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF		Adaílton	20	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
5	DF		Lovel Palmer	24	1	20+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
6	DF		Eric Gehrig	29	0	25+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
7	FW		Jason Johnson	24	2	5+15	2	0+0	0	2+2	0
8	MF		Matt Watson	16	0	8+5	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW		Mike Magee	14	2	3+9	0	0+0	0	1+1	2
11	FW		David Accam	26	10	21+3	10	0+0	0	1+1	0
14	FW		Patrick Nyarko	21	4	14+5	3	0+0	0	1+1	1
16	DF		Greg Cochrane	6	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	MF		Collin Fernandez	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	GK		Jon Busch	13	-25	12+0	-24	0+0	0	1+0	-1
19	MF		Harry Shipp	37	3	29+4	3	0+0	0	4+0	0
20	DF		Jeff Larentowicz	30	6	29+0	6	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF		Chris Ritter	9	0	5+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22	DF		Patrick Doody	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Ty Harden	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK		Sean Johnson	32	-34	29+0	-32	0+0	0	3+0	-2
26	MF		Michael Stephens	22	0	16+4	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
27	MF		Kingsley Bryce	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Gilberto	11	5	8+2	5	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	MF		Răzvan Cociș	29	2	22+4	2	0+0	0	2+1	0
55	DF		Daneil Cyrus	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	FW		Kennedy Igboananike	34	9	20+11	7	0+0	0	1+2	2
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)
7	MF		Alex (traded)	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF		Shaun Maloney (transferred)	17	3	14+0	3	0+0	0	2+1	0
15	MF		Víctor Pérez (loan ended)	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW		Guly do Prado (mutually parted ways)	16	0	6+9	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
24	FW		Quincy Amarikwa (traded)	15	1	7+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	1

• Source:

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Report
5	Shaun Maloney	POTW

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Report
4	Harry Shipp	M	Report
5	Joevin Jones	D	Report
8	David Accam	F	Report
13	Kennedy Igboananike	F	Report
22	Eric Gehrig	D	Report
	Matt Polster	M
24	Sean Johnson	GK	Report
26	Michael Stephens	M	Report
	David Accam	F
31	Harry Shipp	M	Report
	Gilberto	F

Team annual awards

Midfielder David Accam was named the Most Valuable Player, as well as was awarded the Golden Boot. In 23 matches this season Accam scored team-leading ten goals and added two assists.[54]

First-year defender Eric Gehrig was named the Defensive Player of the Year.[54]

David Accam was chosen Section 8 Chicago Supporters' Player of the Year.[55]

Lovel Palmer's left-footed strike from over 30 yards in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 win over the Charlotte Independence was named the club's Goal of the Year.[56]

Kits

Home

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home[57][58]	Red / Navy	Red	Red
Away[59][60]	White	White	White

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 March 4, 2014. The jersey design was inspired by the City of Chicago fire trucks which feature a dark top, a band and red throughout the bottom half. The light blue represents the primary color of the Chicago flag.[57][58]

Secondary kit

On March 2, 2015 Chicago Fire unveiled the club's new secondary kit. The design and details were inspired by the City of Chicago flag.[59][60]

Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:

• 2016 MLS SuperDraft third round pick in exchange for goalkeeper Kyle Reynish[61]

Picks traded:

• 2015 MLS SuperDraft conditional third round pick, 2014 MLS SuperDraft 8th overall pick and Jalil Anibaba to Seattle Sounders in exchange for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni[62]
• 2016 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Greg Cochrane[63]
• 2016 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick to Orlando City SC in exchange for Eric Gehrig[14]

References

1. "First Things Worst: Fire fall 2-1 to Earthquakes in first game at Avaya". hottimeinoldtown.com. March 22, 2015.
2. "Chicago Fire part ways with head coach Frank Yallop, announce Nelson Rodriguez as new club GM". mlssoccer.com. September 20, 2015.
3. "Chicago Fire dismiss coach Frank Yallop, hire Nelson Rodriguez as GM". espnfc.us. September 20, 2015.
4. "Ring of Fire". chicago-fire.com.
5. "Chicago Fire Host New England Revolution on Special Evening at Toyota Park". chicago-fire.com.
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8. "NEWS: Chicago Fire Re-sign Lovel Palmer". chicago-fire.com. October 29, 2014.
9. "Chicago Fire re-sign Patrick Nyarko and announce option decisions for 17 other players". mlssoccer.com. November 18, 2014.
10. "NEWS: Chicago Fire Sign Nigerian Forward Kennedy Igboananike". chicago-fire.com. December 2, 2014.
11. "Chicago Fire add 25-year-old Nigerian-born striker Kennedy Igboananike as Designated Player". mlssoccer.com. December 2, 2014.
12. "Chicago Fire Sign Trinidad & Tobago Defender Joevin Jones". chicago-fire.com. December 3, 2014.
13. "Chicago Fire Sign Midfielder Michael Stephens". chicago-fire.com. December 9, 2014.
14. "Chicago Fire Acquire Right of First Refusal for Defender Eric Gehrig from Orlando City SC". chicago-fire.com. December 10, 2014.
15. "Chicago Fire Sign Defender Eric Gehrig". chicago-fire.com. December 16, 2014.
16. "Chicago Fire Sign Ghanaian Forward David Accam". chicago-fire.com. December 19, 2014.
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18. "Chicago Fire sign defender Patrick Doody as Homegrown Player". chicago-fire.com. December 22, 2014.
19. "Chicago Fire Sign Brazilian Center Back Adaílton". chicago-fire.com. December 30, 2014.
20. "Chicago Fire Sign Brazilian Forward Guly do Prado". chicago-fire.com. January 6, 2015.
21. "Chicago Fire Sign Shaun Maloney as a Designated Player". chicago-fire.com. January 25, 2015.
22. "Fire Announce Return of Goalkeeper Jon Busch". chicago-fire.com. January 27, 2015.
23. "Chicago Fire select Matt Polster, Kingsley Bryce in 2015 MLS SuperDraft". chicago-fire.com. January 15, 2015.
24. "Chicago Fire Sign Defender Matt Polster". chicago-fire.com. February 4, 2015.
25. "Chicago Fire Sign Kingsley Bryce". chicago-fire.com. March 24, 2015.
26. "Chicago Fire Acquire Forward Jason Johnson". chicago-fire.com. April 13, 2015.
27. "Chicago Fire trade Quincy Amarikwa to San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Ty Harden". mlssoccer.com. June 26, 2015.
28. "Chicago Fire Acquire Brazilian Forward Gilberto as Designated Player". chicago-fire.com. July 27, 2015.
29. "Behind the Scenes of Logan Pause's final match for the Chicago Fire, #ThanksLogan". chicago-fire.com. October 28, 2014.
30. "MLS veteran, former Goal of the Year winner Patrick Ianni retires after nine seasons". mlssoccer.com. January 12, 2015.
31. "Longtime Chicago Fire defender Gonzalo Segares retires, joins club's academy staff". mlssoccer.com. February 4, 2015.
32. "San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo each grab two players in Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft". mlssoccer.com. December 18, 2014.
33. "Chicago Fire Loan Juan Luis Anangono to LDU Quito". chicago-fire.com. 3 July 2014.
34. "Juan Luis Anangono Transferred to Universidad de Guadalajara". chicago-fire.com. December 18, 2014.
35. "Juan Luis Anangonó y Jonathan Gonzales nuevos jugadores de Leones Negros". leonesnegrosudg.mx. December 12, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
36. "Chicago Fire Acquire 2016 MLS SuperDraft Pick from New York Red Bulls". chicago-fire.com. January 20, 2015.
37. "Chicago Fire Acquire Víctor Pérez". chicago-fire.com. March 27, 2015.
38. "Adiós, Víctor: Fire sever ties with Spanish midfielder Víctor Pérez". June 5, 2015.
39. "Chicago Fire and Guly do Prado Mutually Agree to Part Ways". chicago-fire.com. August 4, 2015.
40. "Chicago Fire Transfer Midfielder Shaun Maloney to Hull City A.F.C." chicago-fire.com. August 27, 2015.
41. "2015 MLS SuperDraft, Round 4". mlssoccer.com.
42. "United Signs Vickers, Shinsky". March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
43. "Chicago Fire expect anticipated addition of goalkeeper Jon Busch to help aid Sean Johnson's development". mlssoccer.com. January 26, 2015. "...while trialists Mark Pais (goalkeeper), Belgian defender Joachim de Wilde and former LA Galaxy defender Bryan Gaul began their quest for a permanent role with the club."
44. "Chicago Fire Set Up Camp in Norwich". chicago-fire.com. February 3, 2015.
45. "Miele Invited to Preseason Camp With Chicago Fire of MLS". golobos.com. January 30, 2015.
46. "Chicago Fire Defeat QPR, 1-0, to Close U.K. Travels". chicago-fire.com. February 12, 2015.
47. "Fire End Unbeaten Preseason with 1-1 Draw Against Vancouver Whitecaps FC". chicago-fire.com. February 28, 2015. Trialist Shahdon Winchester provides 90th-minute equalizer
48. "Chicago Fire Acquire Defender Daneil Cyrus". chicago-fire.com. August 6, 2015.
49. "Chicago Fire Loan Alvaro Fernandez to Club Nacional de Football". chicago-fire.com. 9 July 2013.
50. "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Loans Patrick Doody to Saint Louis FC". chicago-fire.com. March 20, 2015.
51. "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Loans Alec Kann to Saint Louis FC". chicago-fire.com. March 30, 2015.
52. "Schedule Changes, CCL Matches Alter Narrative When Fire Visit Montreal". chicago-fire.com. April 9, 2015. "...After training, Yallop informed media that defender Greg Cochrane had joined up with USL affiliate Saint Louis FC..."
53. "Chicago Fire Loans Collin Fernandez to Louisville City FC". chicago-fire.com. June 9, 2015.
54. "Chicago Fire Announce 2015 Team Award Winners". chicago-fire.com. October 28, 2015.
55. "David Accam is the 2015 Supporters' Player of the Year as chosen by #cf97 fans". November 1, 2015.
56. "2015 ALDI CHICAGO FIRE GOAL OF THE YEAR". chicago-fire.com. November 9, 2015.
57. "RELEASE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Unveils 2014 Primary Kit". chicago-fire.com. March 4, 2014.
58. "PHOTOS: Players Model Chicago Fire Primary Kit". chicago-fire.com. March 4, 2014.
59. "Jersey Week 2015: Chicago Fire honor club's home city with unveiling of new secondary jersey". mlssoccer.com. March 2, 2015.
60. "Chicago Fire Unveil Chicago-Inspired Secondary Kit". chicago-fire.com. March 2, 2015.
61. "New York Red Bulls acquire 'keeper Kyle Reynish from Chicago Fire in exchange for 2016 SuperDraft pick". mlssoccer.com. January 20, 2015.
62. "TRADE: Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni". chicago-fire.com. January 15, 2014.
63. "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Acquires Defender Greg Cochrane". chicago-fire.com. March 3, 2014.

External links

• Official website