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USA Major League Soccer - Eastern Conference
Chicago Fire
Team's name:
Chicago Fire Soccer Club
Year founded: 1997
Conference: Eastern
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois
Nickname:
La Maquina Roja, Men in Red,
CF97,
Strażacy (Firemen)
Mascot: Sparky & Humo
Team Colours: White and Red
Joined the League: 1998
Team's President: John Guppy
Soccer Coach : Frank Klopas (Technical director)
Soccer Stadium: Toyota Park
Current Capacity: 20,000
Team Championships:
MLS Cup: 1998
US Open Cup: 1998, 2000, '03, '06
International Champs: none |
This soccer team was first established eleven years ago in 1997. The Chicago Fire team is known as the most successful one in the Major League Soccer. It has achieved 4 US Open Cup titles besides its international presentations.
Early in 2007 the Chicago Fire signed the Mexican soccer star Cuauhtémoc Blanco until 2009; Blanco has been a real support for the team. That same season the team managed to get to the semi finals obtaining a fourth place in the East Conference.
Additionally, for the 2008 season the team acquired Polish forward Frankowski and there were talks with French winger Fabrice Pancrate for a possible transfer.
Others invited to training camp during the off season were: Nigerian Pius Ikedia and Mexican Jesus Mendoza. |
The current Chicago Head Coach is Frank Klopas who became part of the team in replacement of the Colombian Juan Carlos Osorio. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Park.
Amongst some Chicago Fires most accomplished players we find: Paulo Wanchope, Dema Kovalenko, Josh Wolf, Jorge Campos and Zach Thornton.
Chicago Fire Current Squad
| Current Squad |
| G |
1 Jon Busch |
M |
21 Justin Mapp |
| G |
28 Nick Noble |
M |
35 Bruno Menezes |
| D |
2 C.J. Brown |
M |
5 Brian Plotkin |
| D |
22 Wilman Conde |
M |
11 John Thorrington |
| D |
7 Logan Pause |
F |
19 Chad Barrett |
| D |
6 Brandon Prideaux |
F |
10 Cuauhtemoc Blanco |
| D |
32 Dasan Robinson |
F |
3 Calen Carr |
| D |
25 Gonzalo Segares |
F |
26 Andy Herron |
| D |
4 Bakary Soumare |
F |
12 Patrick Nyarko |
| D |
24 Daniel Woolard |
F |
17 Chris Rolfe |
| M |
20 Mike Banner |
S |
9 Tomasz Frankowski |
| M |
8 Diego Gutierrez |
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33 Kai Kasiguran |
| M |
33 Stephen King |
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34 Austin Washington |
| M |
29 Peter Lowry. |
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