2010 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire

2010 season
Owner	Andrew Hauptman
Coach	Carlos de los Cobos
MLS	10th overall (4th in Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
SuperLiga	Group stage
Sister Cities Cup	4th
Top goalscorer	Marco Pappa (7)
Home colors Away colors
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The 2010 Chicago Fire season is the club's 15th year of existence, as well as their 13th season in Major League Soccer and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Squad

As of October 23, 2010^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF C. J. Brown 3 FW Calen Carr 4 DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe 6 MF Peter Lowry 8 MF Fredrik Ljungberg 9 MF Baggio Husidić 10 FW Nery Castillo (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 11 MF John Thorrington 12 MF Logan Pause 13 DF Deris Umanzor 14 FW Patrick Nyarko 15 FW Collins John 16 MF Marco Pappa

No. Position Player 18 MF Mike Banner 19 MF Corben Bone 20 FW Brian McBride (captain) 22 DF Wilman Conde 23 DF Krzysztof Król (on loan from Jagiellonia) 25 GK Sean Johnson 27 MF Victor Pineda 28 DF Steven Kinney 29 DF Erik Ustruck 31 DF Gonzalo Segares 32 DF Dasan Robinson 40 GK Andrew Dykstra 77 MF Bratislav Ristić — GK Ian Anderson (Preseason Trialist]) — GK Alec Dufty (on loan from AC St. Louis)

Transfers

In

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

No. Position Player 19 MF Corben Bone (from Draft, 13th Overall) 4 DF Kwame Watson-Siriboe (from Draft, 26th Overall) 28 DF Steven Kinney (from Draft, 45th Overall) 25 GK Sean Johnson (from Draft, 51st Overall) 15 FW Collins John (from K.S.V. Roeselare) MF Julio Martínez (On loan from Club León) 13 DF Deris Umanzor (from C.D. Águila)

No. Position Player 8 MF Fredrik Ljungberg (from Seattle Sounders FC) 10 FW Nery Castillo (On loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 27 MF Victor Pineda (from Academy) 29 GK Erik Ustruck 77 MF Bratislav Ristić (from Rad Beograd) 31 DF Gonzalo Segares (from Apollon Limassol) — GK Ian Anderson (Preseason Trialist]) GK Alec Dufty (On loan from AC St. Louis)

Out

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

No. Position Player 10 MF Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Free Agent) 31 DF Gonzalo Segares (To Apollon Limassol) 6 DF Brandon Prideaux (Retired) 17 FW Chris Rolfe (To AaB Fodbold) 24 DF Daniel Woolard (Released on waivers) 00 GK Ian Anderson (Retired) 34 DF Austin Washington (Released on waivers)

No. Position Player 1 GK Jon Busch (Released on waivers) 21 MF Justin Mapp (Trade to Philadelphia Union[2]) 5 DF Tim Ward (to the San Jose Earthquakes[3]) 23 FW Stefan Dimitrov (Released on waivers[4]) MF Julio Martinez (To Club León)

Formation

Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:

Club

Chairman	Andrew Hauptman
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)

Source: Chicago Fire

Management

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Frank Klopas
Manager	Carlos de los Cobos
Assistant manager	Alvaro Briones

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[5]	White / Green lettering	White	Green	MLS, April 24 against Houston

Review

March

Chicago began their twelfth Major League Soccer regular season on the road the first two weeks with a match against the New York Red Bulls on March 27, 2010 and the Colorado Rapids on April 3, 2010 followed by their first home match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.^[6]

May

The Chicago Fire participated in the first ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. A friendly tournament hosted by the Fire.

July

Fire terminate loan agreement with Leon F.C. for the rights of Julio Martinez

August

The Fire trade for Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle) and also sign Nery Castillo from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Fire trade away Justin Mapp and Tim Ward for allocation money and to clear roster spots.

Competitions

• MLS – 10th Overall
• MLS Cup – Did not qualify
• US Open Cup – 3rd round
• SuperLiga – Group Stage

League table

Conference

Eastern Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	New York Red Bulls	51	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9
2	Columbus Crew	50	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6
3	Kansas City Wizards	39	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1
4	Chicago Fire	36	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1
5	Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8
6	New England Revolution	32	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18
7	Philadelphia Union	31	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14
8	D.C. United	22	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26

	2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy !LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	59	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2	Real Salt Lake !Real Salt Lake	56	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	2011 North American SuperLiga 3
3	New York Red Bulls !New York Red Bulls (E1)	51	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9
4	FC Dallas !FC Dallas	50	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5	Columbus Crew !Columbus Crew	50	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	2011 North American SuperLiga 3
6	Seattle Sounders FC !Seattle Sounders FC	48	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
7	Colorado Rapids !Colorado Rapids	46	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
8	San Jose Earthquakes !San Jose Earthquakes	46	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	2011 North American SuperLiga 3
9	Kansas City Wizards !Kansas City Wizards	39	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1
10	Chicago Fire !Chicago Fire	36	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1
11	Toronto FC !Toronto FC	35	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 1
12	Houston Dynamo !Houston Dynamo	33	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9
13	New England Revolution !New England Revolution	32	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18
14	Philadelphia Union !Philadelphia Union	31	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14
15	Chivas USA !Chivas USA	28	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14
16	D.C. United !D.C. United	22	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26

• ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
• ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
  
• ^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

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
30	36	9	12	9	37	38	−1	4	4	7	15	13	+2	5	8	2	22	25	−3

Last updated: October 23, 2010
Source: MLS 2010 regular reason standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	T	L	W	W	T	L	T	T	W	T	W	L	L	W	T	W	L	L	T	T	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	T	W
Position	10	13	15	11	7	7	12	11	11	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10

Last updated: October 23, 2010.
Source: MLS Results & League table
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS regular season

International Friendly

U.S. Open Cup

Sister Cities Cup

Semi-Final Match

Third Place Match

SuperLiga

Notes