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The 2013 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

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Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 3, 2013 with an away match against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 27, 2013 with an away match against New York Red Bulls.

The Fire finished the regular season with a 14-13-7 record, but narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the spot to the Montreal Impact on second tiebreaker. On October 30, 2013, the club has announced the head coach Frank Klopas and the president of soccer operations Javier Leon have stepped down.[2]

On December 5, 2013 the club's forward Mike Magee was named the MLS Most Valuable Player.[3]

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Squad at the end of the season

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As of October 27, 2013. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

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Player movement

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Loans

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Technical staff

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Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

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Source: MLS

Western Conference

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Source: MLS

Overall table

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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

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Last updated: October 27, 2013
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

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Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013. Source: MLS conference standings and MLS Supporters' Shield standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
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Match results

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Preseason

February 5, 2013 Preseason Chicago Fire 1–1 Chivas USA Carson, California
13:30 CST (UTC-06) Yazid Atouba 52' Report
105 min match
(45+30+30)
Miller Bolaños 39'
Mario de Luna Yellow card 49'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
February 17, 2013 Preseason Chicago Fire Reserves 4–2 Coastal Carolina University North Charleston, South Carolina
12:00 CST (UTC-06) Maicon Santos 13'
Alex 19'
Wells Thompson 31'
Colin Rolfe 56'
Report
80 min match
(40+40)
Jakub Stourac 2'
unidentified 42'
Stadium: Charleston Southern University

Major League Soccer

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

Sunday, March 3, 2013 Match 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Chicago Fire Carson, California
16:00 CST (UTC-06) Magee 38', 68', 74'
Dunivant Yellow card 75'
Keane 80'
Report
National broadcast: UniMás
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,124
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, March 9, 2013 Match 2 Chicago Fire 0–1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
18:30 CST (UTC-06) Larentowicz Yellow card 55' Report
National broadcast:
NBC Sports
Bengtson 62'
Fagúndez Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,242
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Saturday, March 16, 2013 Match 3 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
14:00 Sinovic Yellow card 47'
Rosell Yellow card 93+'
Report
National broadcast:
NBC Sports
Paladini Yellow card 41'
Segares Yellow card 77'
Santos Yellow card 84'
Rolfe Yellow card 91+'
Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,868
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Sunday, March 24, 2013 Match 4 Chicago Fire 1–4 Chivas USA Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Paladini Yellow card 22'
Nyarko 64'
Report
National broadcast: UniMás
Burling Yellow card 26'
Bowen Yellow card 40'
Mejía 57'
Velázquez 73'
Agudelo 75'
Anibaba 88' (o.g.)
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 9,723
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Sunday, April 7, 2013 Match 5 Chicago Fire 3–1 New York Red Bulls Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 Berry Yellow card 16'
Paladini 44'
Santos 83', 89'
Report
National broadcast: ESPN2
Olave 17'
Holgersson Yellow card 51'
Luyindula Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,557
Referee: Allen Chapman
Sunday, April 14, 2013 Match 6 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
16:00 Bruin 26'
Davis 81'
Ashe Yellow card 93+'
Report
National broadcast: UniMás
Rolfe 29'
Daniel Paladini Yellow card 55'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 18,942
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Saturday, April 20, 2013 Match 7 Chicago Fire 1–0 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Segares Yellow card 6'
Thompson Yellow card 13'
Larentowicz 83'
Paladini Yellow card 87'
Report Gláuber Yellow card 85' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,813
Referee: David Gantar
Saturday, April 27, 2013 Match 8 Montreal Impact 2–0 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
15:00 Iapichino Yellow card 43'
Romero 57'
Vaio Yellow card 64' 76'
Lefèvre Yellow card 74'
Report
National broadcast:
NBC Sports
Larentowicz Red card 63'
Johnson Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,773
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Saturday, May 11, 2013 Match 9 Chicago Fire 0–1 Philadelphia Union Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30 Duka Yellow card 62' Report
National broadcast:
NBC Sports
McInerney 75' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 12,205
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Saturday, May 18, 2013 Match 10 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
18:30 McInerney 3'
Carroll Yellow card 56'
Williams Yellow card 73'
Casey Yellow card 91+'
Report Wells Thompson Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 63'
Jalil Anibaba Yellow card 57'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,575
Referee: David Gantar
Saturday, May 25, 2013 Match 11 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Chicago Fire Sandy, Utah
20:00 Saborío 78'
Morales Yellow card 94'
Report Amarikwa 84'
Nyarko Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,293
Referee: Chris Penso
Sunday, June 2, 2013 Match 12 Chicago Fire 2–0 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 DeLeon 9' (o.g.)
Magee 85'
Duka Yellow card 88'
Report
National broadcast: UniMás
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Juan Guzman
Saturday, June 8, 2013 Match 13 Chicago Fire 2–2 Portland Timbers Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Magee Yellow card 60' 68'
Paladini 82'
Report Valeri 33'
Chará Yellow card 47'
Zemanski 58'
W. Johnson Yellow card 83'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,349
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Match 14 Chicago Fire 2–1 Colorado Rapids Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Magee 23' (pen.)
Berry 47'
Larentowicz Yellow card 60'
Report Brown 17'
Mullan Yellow card 70'
Sturgis Yellow card 81'
Mera Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,349
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Saturday, June 22, 2013 Match 15 Columbus Crew 1–2 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
19:00 Higuaín 7' (pen.)
Arrieta Yellow card 45'
Sánchez Yellow card 77'
Report Lindpere Yellow card 48'
Duka 52'
Magee 54'
Segares Yellow card 60'
Soumaré Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,624
Referee: Drew Fischer
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Match 16 Chicago Fire 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Duka 36'
Larentowicz Yellow card 39'
Nyarko 47'
Rolfe 84'
Report Gordon 14'
Lindpere 72' (o.g.)
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 14,815
Referee: Chris Penso
Sunday, July 7, 2013 Match 17 Chicago Fire 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00 Magee 38'
Segares Yellow card 57'
Anibaba Yellow card 62'
Larentowicz Yellow card 81'
Soumaré Yellow card 85'
Paladini Red card 90+3'
Report
National broadcast: ESPN
Feilhaber 6'
Zusi 8'
Olum Yellow card 28'
Zusi Yellow card 55'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,735
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Sunday, July 14, 2013 Match 18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Chicago Fire Vancouver, British Columbia
18:00 Sanvezzo 66', 71'
Manneh 84'
Report Nyarko 94+' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,206
Referee: Allen Chapman
Saturday, July 20, 2013 Match 19 Chicago Fire 4–1 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Rolfe 2', 45+1'
Lindpere 11'
Magee 56' (pen.)
Rolfe Yellow card 81'
Berry Yellow card 90+1'
Report Silva 58'
Porter 70'
Thorrington Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,190
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Saturday, July 27, 2013 Match 20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
19:00 Barnes Yellow card 36'
Weaver 61'
Report
National broadcast:
NBC Sports
Lindpere Yellow card 27'
Magee 63'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,039
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Saturday, August 3, 2013 Match 21 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Chicago Fire Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18:30 Williams 60'
Hoppenot Yellow card 85'
Report Nyarko 9'
Anibaba Yellow card 16'
Lima Yellow card 40'
Magee 75'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,295
Referee: David Gantar
Saturday, August 10, 2013 Match 22 Chicago Fire 2–1 Montreal Impact Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Lindpere 6'
Duka 23'
Report Martins 57'
Paponi Yellow card 80'
Ferrari Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,297
Referee: Juan Guzman
Saturday, August 17, 2013 Match 23 New England Revolution 2–0 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 Agudelo 54'
Rowe 90+1'
Sène Red card 90+5'
Report Segares Yellow card 34'
Soumaré Red card 90+5'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,630
Referee: Edwin Jurisevic
Friday, August 23, 2013 Match 24 Chicago Fire 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Jumper 13'
Lima Yellow card 20'
Jumper Yellow card 35'
Report
National broadcast:
NBC Sports
Joseph Yellow card 62'
Besler Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,085
Referee: Mark Geiger
Sunday, September 1, 2013 Match 25 Chicago Fire 1–1 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00 Boswell 36' (o.g.)
Rolfe Yellow card 40'
Report
National broadcast: UniMás
Creavalle Yellow card 51'
Moffat 90'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,808
Referee: Drew Fischer
Saturday, September 7, 2013 Match 26 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Seattle, Washington
21:00 Neagle 40'
Rosales Yellow card 48'
González Yellow card 70'
Segares 89' (o.g.)
Report
National broadcast:
NBC Sports
Magee 25'
Soumaré Yellow card 29'
Duka Yellow card 41'
Paladini Yellow card 87'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,503
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Match 27 Toronto FC 1–1 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
18:30 Earnshaw 23'
Convey Yellow card 29'
Braun Yellow card 45+1'
Hall Yellow card 71'
Henry Yellow card 90+1'
Report Dilly Duka 20' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,217
Referee: Geoff Gamble
Saturday, September 14, 2013 Match 28 Chicago Fire 3–2 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Anangonó 30'
Magee 55' Yellow card 89'
Segares Yellow card 61'
Larentowicz Yellow card 69'
Lima 86'
Report Rowe 9'
Sène 45+1'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 17,104
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Saturday, September 21, 2013 Match 29 Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
18:30 Oduro 15'
Marshall Yellow card 38'
Higuaín 70'
Añor 76'
Arrieta Yellow card 76'
Report Bakary Soumaré Red card 29' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,010
Referee: Juan Guzman
Saturday, September 28, 2013 Match 30 Chicago Fire 2–2 Montreal Impact Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Vaio 25'
Arnaud Yellow card 70'
Tissot 87'
Report Pause Yellow card 19'
Magee 57', 73' Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,173
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Friday, October 4, 2013 Match 31 D.C. United 0–3 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
19:00 Nyassi Yellow card 34'
Riley Yellow card 36'
Kitchen Yellow card 84'
Report
National broadcast:
NBC Sports
Larentowicz 24'
Soumaré 26'
Amarikwa 89'
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 13,949
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Saturday, October 12, 2013 Match 32 FC Dallas 2–3 Chicago Fire Frisco, Texas
19:30 Jackson Yellow card 22'
Cooper 63', 75' (pen.)
Castillo Yellow card 84'
Report Anangonó 25'
Magee 42'
Anibaba 52'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,087
Referee: Kevin Stott
Saturday, October 19, 2013 Match 33 Chicago Fire 1–0 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Larentowicz Yellow card 57'
Magee 64' (pen.)
Segares Yellow card 70'
Report Morgan Yellow card 54' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 19,889
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
Sunday, October 27, 2013 Match 34 New York Red Bulls 5–2 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
16:00 Henry 24'
Carney Yellow card 37'
Sekagya 49'
Sam 56'
Alexander 77'
Steele 84'
Report
National broadcast: UniMás
Magee 6'
Anangonó Yellow card 52'
Soumaré Yellow card 77'
Amarikwa 90'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,219
Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Wednesday, June 13, 2013 Fourth Round Chicago Fire 2–1 Columbus Crew Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 Mike Magee 28' Yellow card 71'
Patrick Nyarko 78' Yellow card 82'
Bakary Soumaré Yellow card 90'
Report Konrad Warzycha 22' Yellow card 71' Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: free admission
Note: The match, originally scheduled for June 12th at 7:30 pm, was moved to June 13th at 12 noon due to inclement weather and lightning in the area. The admission was free.[42]
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 Semifinals Chicago Fire 0–2 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Report Dwayne De Rosario 44'
Nick DeLeon 48'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Friday, March 29, 2013 Chicago Fire 0–1 Minnesota United FC Bridgeview, Illinois
10:00 Leo Lelis Yellow card 90' Red card 93+' Report Simone Bracalello Yellow card 55'
Miguel Ibarra 73'
Stadium: Toyota Park Practice Field
Attendance: free
Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Chicago Fire 2–3 Mexico Club América Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30 Daniel Paladini 19' Yellow card 24'
Shaun Francis Yellow card 51'
Sherjill MacDonald 91+'
Report Luis Gabriel Rey 25'
Erik Pimentel Yellow card 31'
Paul Aguilar Yellow card 34'
Jesús Antonio Leal Yellow card 41'
Christian Bermúdez 63' (pen.)
Antonio López Ojeda 83' (pen.)
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,042
Referee: Ted Unkel
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Recognition

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Leading scorers

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Updated to match played on October 27, 2013.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2013 Chicago Fire

MLS Team of the week

MLS Player of the week

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MLS All-star game

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Team annual award winners

Forward Mike Magee was named the team's Most Valuable Player, as well as the Golden Boot winner. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defender of the year. These annual team award winners were selected by local media.[43]

Daniel Paladini won the club's Goal of the Year award via online fan voting.[44]

MLS season award winners

Forward Mike Magee was named to the MLS Best XI[45] and won the MLS Most Valuable Player Award.[3][46]

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Kits

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Third kit

On October 8, 2013 the club unveiled the third kit to be worn in the 2014 season. The municipal-themed design named "Heart on Your Sleeve" incorporated the city flag as well as the iconic Chicago skyline. The winning design was selected via a fan vote online.[50]

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Miscellany

International roster slots

On January 4, 2013 Chicago has traded a 2013 International Roster Slot to New York Red Bulls in exchange for the midfielder Joel Lindpere.[7] On January 16, 2013 Chicago has traded another 2013 International Roster Slot to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Jeff Larentowicz, 11th pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.[8] Subsequently, Chicago Fire had six MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Kwame Watson-Siriboe.
Future picks traded: 2014 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick and allocation money to Philadelphia Union in exchange for defender Bakary Soumaré. 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft round 1 (which later was merged into 2014 MLS SuperDraft and became round 3) pick to Toronto FC in exchange for Quincy Amarikwa.

MLS rights to other players

On February 4, 2013 Chicago Fire acquired the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers from Columbus Crew[12] and subsequently traded them to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Mike Magee.[51]

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