2014 Chicago Fire season

The 2014 Chicago Fire season was the club's 16th year of existence, as well as their 17th season in Major League Soccer and their 17th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Chicago Fire

2014 season
Chairman	Andrew Hauptman
Head coach	Frank Yallop
Stadium	Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000)
MLS	15th overall (9th in the Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Semifinals
Brimstone Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Quincy Amarikwa (8) All: Quincy Amarikwa (9)
Highest home attendance	18,776 vs Houston Dynamo (October 24)
Lowest home attendance	12,699 vs Philadelphia Union (April 5)
Average home league attendance	16,076 (regular season)
Biggest win	RBNY 4-5 CHI (5/8)
Biggest defeat	SJ 5-1 CHI (7/23)
Home colors Away colors
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Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 9, 2014, with an away match against Chivas USA. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 24, 2014, with a home match against Houston Dynamo. Chicago finished the season with a 6–10–18 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the past five seasons. With 18 drawn matches, the Fire set a new MLS record for most ties in a season, beating the previous record of 16 ties set in 2011 by Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls.^[1]

After 12 years with the team, midfielder Logan Pause retired at the end of the season. Pause spent all of his professional career playing for Chicago Fire.^[2][3][4] On November 3, 2014, he was named Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.^[5]

Squad at the end of the season

As of October 24, 2014. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (aged)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
25	Sean Johnson		GK	(1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 25)	Atlanta Blackhawks
28	Kyle Reynish		GK	(1983-11-03)November 3, 1983 (aged 30)	New York Cosmos
Defenders
3	Hunter Jumper		LB	(1989-02-28)February 28, 1989 (aged 25)	University of Virginia Cavaliers
4	Bakary Soumaré		CB	(1985-11-09)November 9, 1985 (aged 28)	Philadelphia Union
5	Lovel Palmer		RB	(1984-08-30)August 30, 1984 (aged 30)	Real Salt Lake
6	Patrick Ianni		CB	(1985-06-15)June 15, 1985 (aged 29)	Seattle Sounders FC
13	Gonzalo Segares		LB	(1982-10-13)October 13, 1982 (aged 32)	Apollon Limassol
16	Greg Cochrane		LB	(1990-11-11)November 11, 1990 (aged 23)	Los Angeles Galaxy
18	Steven Kinney		RB	(1987-10-28)October 28, 1987 (aged 26)	Carolina Dynamo
Midfielders
7	Alex		M	(1988-12-15)December 15, 1988 (aged 25)	FC Wohlen
8	Grant Ward		M	(1994-12-05)December 5, 1994 (aged 19)	Tottenham Hotspur
11	Sanna Nyassi		M	(1989-01-31)January 31, 1989 (aged 25)	Montreal Impact
12	Logan Pause		M	(1981-08-22)August 22, 1981 (aged 33)	University of North Carolina Tar Heels
20	Jeff Larentowicz		M	(1983-08-05)August 5, 1983 (aged 31)	Colorado Rapids
21	Chris Ritter		M	(1990-10-29)October 29, 1990 (aged 23)	Northwestern University Wildcats
22	Matt Watson		M	(1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 (aged 29)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
30	Răzvan Cociș		M	(1983-02-19)February 19, 1983 (aged 31)	FC Hoverla Uzhhorod
54	Benji Joya		M	(1993-09-22)September 22, 1993 (aged 21)	Santos Laguna
Forwards
9	Mike Magee		F	(1984-09-02)September 2, 1984 (aged 30)	Los Angeles Galaxy
14	Patrick Nyarko		F	(1986-01-15)January 15, 1986 (aged 28)	Virginia Tech Hokies
15	Matthew Fondy		F	(1989-07-28)July 28, 1989 (aged 25)	Chivas USA
19	Harry Shipp		F	(1991-11-07)November 7, 1991 (aged 22)	University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish
24	Quincy Amarikwa		F	(1987-10-29)October 29, 1987 (aged 26)	Toronto FC
88	Robert Earnshaw		F	(1981-11-06)November 6, 1981 (aged 32)	Blackpool
99	Florent Sinama Pongolle		F	(1984-10-20)October 20, 1984 (aged 30)	FC Rostov

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2014

In

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

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
December 13, 2013	Lovel Palmer	D	Real Salt Lake	Acquired in exchange for allocation money	[6]
December 18, 2013	Chris Rolfe	F	Chicago Fire	Re-signed with the club after initially having his contract option declined and later opting out of Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[7][8]
January 6, 2014	Kyle Reynish	GK	New York Cosmos	Signed via free transfer	[9]
January 9, 2014	Harry Shipp	F	University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Signed as a Homegrown Player	[10]
January 13, 2014	Chris Ritter	M	Northwestern University Wildcats	Signed as a Homegrown Player	[11]
January 15, 2014	Jhon Kennedy Hurtado	D	Seattle Sounders FC	Acquired together with the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jalil Anibaba, the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft	[12]
January 15, 2014	Patrick Ianni	D	Seattle Sounders FC	Acquired together with the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jalil Anibaba, the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft	[12]
January 24, 2014	Logan Pause	M	Chicago Fire	Re-signed with the club after having initially having his contract option declined and later opting out of Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[8][13][14]
January 24, 2014	Giuseppe Gentile	F	University of North Carolina Charlotte 49ers	Acquired via the Waiver Draft	[15]
February 14, 2014	Orr Barouch	F	Bnei Yehuda	Returned from loan	[16][17]
February 25, 2014	Marco Franco	D	University of California-Irvine Anteaters	Signed after being selected 13th overall (first round) in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft	[18][19][20]
February 28, 2014	Greg Cochrane	D	Los Angeles Galaxy	Traded for a conditional 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick	[21]
March 5, 2014	Matt Watson	M	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Traded for a 2014 MLS International Roster Slot	[22]
July 5, 2014	Matthew Fondy	F	Chivas USA	Signed as a free agent	[23]
July 14, 2014	Răzvan Cociș	M	FC Hoverla Uzhhorod	Signed as a free agent	[24]
July 29, 2014	Sanna Nyassi	M	Montreal Impact	Acquired in exchange for Dilly Duka	[25]
August 15, 2014	Robert Earnshaw	F	Blackpool	Signed via free transfer	[26]
August 28, 2014	Collin Fernandez	M	Chicago Fire Academy	Signed as a Homegrown Player, will not be added to the first team roster until 2015	[27]
September 9, 2014	Florent Sinama Pongolle	F	FC Rostov	Signed as a free agent	[28]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Notes	Ref
November 25, 2013	Arévalo Ríos	M	None	Contract option was not picked up	[29]
November 25, 2013	Paolo Tornaghi	GK	None	Waived	[29]
December 9, 2013	Corben Bone	M	Philadelphia Union	2014 contract option was declined; selected with the sixth pick in Stage One of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft by Philadelphia Union	[8][14][30]
December 9, 2013	Joel Lindpere	M	None	2014 contract option was declined	[8][14]
December 9, 2013	Daniel Paladini	M	Columbus Crew	2014 contract option was declined; rights traded to Columbus Crew in exchange for the fourth round (61st overall) pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft	[8][14][31]
December 9, 2013	Maicon Santos	F	None	2014 contract option was declined	[8][14]
December 9, 2013	Michael Videira	M	None	2014 contract option was declined	[8][14]
December 9, 2013	Shaun Francis	D	San Jose Earthquakes	Out of contract; selected in Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft by San Jose Earthquakes	[14][32][33]
December 9, 2013	Wells Thompson	M	None	Out of contract	[8][14]
January 15, 2014	Jalil Anibaba	D	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded together with the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Patrick Ianni and the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft	[12]
February 20, 2014	Kellen Gulley	F	None	Returned from loan and was re-signed by the club after initially having his contract option declined, subsequently was waived in the preseason	[8][34][35]
February 20, 2014	Brendan King	M	None	Waived by the club	[35]
February 24, 2014	Federico Puppo	F	LDU Quito	After being out on loan since July 2012, a mutual agreement was reached to terminate the contract	[36][37][38]
February 24, 2014	Austin Berry	D	Philadelphia Union	Traded in exchange for allocation money	[39]
March 6, 2014	Yazid Atouba	M	None	Re-signed with the club after being out of contract, subsequently was waived in the preseason	[32][34][40]
April 2, 2014	Chris Rolfe	F	D.C. United	Traded in exchange for allocation money	[41]
June 11, 2014	Orr Barouch	F	None	The club and the player have mutually agreed to part ways	[42]
June 30, 2014	Giuseppe Gentile	F	None	Waived, after being loaned to Charlotte Eagles earlier in the season	[43][44]
July 29, 2014	Dilly Duka	M	Montreal Impact	Traded in exchange for Sanna Nyassi	[25]
August 22, 2014	Jhon Kennedy Hurtado	D	Chivas USA	Traded in exchange for allocation money	[45]
October 24, 2014	Logan Pause	M	None	Retired	[46]

• Players selected in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed by the club: midfielder Zach Bolden (selected 61st overall, fourth round, from University of Denver),^[47][48] midfielder Kadeem Dacres (selected 65th overall, fourth round, from University of Maryland, Baltimore County)^[47][48] and midfielder Bryan Ciesulka (selected 75th overall, fourth round, from Marquette University).^[17][47]
• Trialists released in the preseason: defender Rafael Alves,^[48][49] forward Vini Dantas,^[48][49] goalkeeper Kyle Renfro,^[48][49] defender Andrae Campbell,^[17][50] forward Daniel Jackson,^[17][50] midfielder Freddie Braun (winner of the Open Tryout),^[17][51] defender Tim Ward^[17][52] goalkeeper David Meves^[17][49] defender Parker Walsh^[49] and forward Grant Ward.^[50][53]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned From	Notes	Ref
February 5, 2014	Benji Joya	M	Santos Laguna	One year loan with transfer option	[54]
March 22, 2014	Grant Ward	M	Tottenham Hotspur	Acquired on loan	[55]

Out

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

Date	Player	Position	Loaned To	Notes	Ref
July 9, 2013	Álvaro Fernández	M	Nacional	Was initially loaned for the 2013 season; current status not yet announced by the club	[56]
June 6, 2014	Alec Kann	GK	Charlotte Eagles	Loaned for the rest of the season with the option to recall	[57]
June 13, 2014	Victor Pineda	M	Indy Eleven	Loaned with the option to recall	[58]
July 3, 2014	Juan Luis Anangonó	F	LDU Quito	Six-month loan	[59]
September 12, 2014	Marco Franco	D	Indy Eleven	Loaned through end of 2014 NASL season with option to recall	[60]

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach and Director of Soccer	Frank Yallop
First Assistant Coach	C. J. Brown
Assistant Coach	Clint Mathis
Goalkeeping Coach	Aron Hyde
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Tony Jouaux
Technical Director	Brian Bliss
Head of Scouting	Trevor James
Director of Soccer & Team Development	Paul Cadwell
Director of Team Operations	Ron Stern
Head Equipment Manager	Charles Raycroft
Assistant Equipment Manager	Allan Araujo
Head Athletic Trainer	Bo Leonard, MS, ATC, PES-NASM
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Steve Bagus, ATC, PES-NASM
Massage Therapist	Jake Bronowski, LMT
Team Medical Director	Dr. Gilberto Munoz

Last updated: October 24, 2014
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	34	17	9	8	52	37	+15	59	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	New England Revolution	34	17	13	4	51	37	+14	55
3	Columbus Crew SC	34	14	10	10	52	42	+10	52
4	New York Red Bulls	34	13	10	11	55	50	+5	50	MLS Cup Knockout round
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	13	7	48	41	+7	49
6	Philadelphia Union	34	10	12	12	51	51	0	42
7	Toronto FC	34	11	15	8	44	54	−10	41
8	Houston Dynamo	34	11	17	6	39	58	−19	39
9	Chicago Fire	34	6	10	18	41	51	−10	36
10	Montreal Impact	34	6	18	10	38	58	−20	28

Source: MLS

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Sounders FC	34	20	10	4	65	50	+15	64	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	LA Galaxy	34	17	7	10	69	37	+32	61
3	Real Salt Lake	34	15	8	11	54	39	+15	56
4	FC Dallas	34	16	12	6	55	45	+10	54	MLS Cup Knockout round
5	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	12	8	14	42	40	+2	50
6	Portland Timbers	34	12	9	13	61	52	+9	49
7	Chivas USA	34	9	19	6	29	61	−32	33
8	Colorado Rapids	34	8	18	8	43	62	−19	32
9	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	16	12	35	50	−15	30

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seattle Sounders FC (S)	34	20	10	4	65	50	+15	64	CONCACAF Champions League
2	LA Galaxy (C)	34	17	7	10	69	37	+32	61
3	D.C. United	34	17	9	8	52	37	+15	59
4	Real Salt Lake	34	15	8	11	54	39	+15	56
5	New England Revolution	34	17	13	4	51	46	+5	55
6	FC Dallas	34	16	12	6	55	45	+10	54
7	Columbus Crew	34	14	10	10	52	42	+10	52
8	New York Red Bulls	34	13	10	11	55	50	+5	50
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	12	8	14	42	40	+2	50	CONCACAF Champions League
10	Sporting Kansas City	34	14	13	7	48	41	+7	49
11	Portland Timbers	34	12	9	13	61	52	+9	49
12	Philadelphia Union	34	10	12	12	51	51	0	42
13	Toronto FC	34	11	15	8	44	54	−10	41
14	Houston Dynamo	34	11	17	6	39	58	−19	39
15	Chicago Fire	34	6	10	18	41	51	−10	36
16	Chivas USA	34	9	19	6	29	61	−32	33
17	Colorado Rapids	34	8	18	8	43	62	−19	32
18	San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	16	12	35	50	−15	30
19	Montreal Impact	34	6	18	10	38	58	−20	28

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

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	36	6	10	18	41	51	−10	4	2	11	22	20	+2	2	8	7	19	31	−12

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
Stadium	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	T	T	T	T	T	T	L	W	W	L	T	T	L	T	T	W	T	L	T	T	W	L	T	W	L	T	T	L	T	T	L	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on October 24, 2014. 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)

Chicago Fire v Florida Gulf Coast University

February 2, 2014 Preseason	Chicago Fire	1–0	Florida Gulf Coast University	Ave Maria, Florida
10:00	Kinney  25' Jumper  26' Gentile 40+'	Report 80 min match (40+40)	25'	Stadium: Ave Maria University

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

February 8, 2014 Preseason	Chicago Fire	2–0	D.C. United	Bradenton, Florida
18:00	Shipp 48' Ward 80'	Report	Arnaud  39' Doyle  86'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Chicago Fire v Orlando City

February 11, 2014 Preseason	Chicago Fire	3–0	Orlando City	Bradenton, Florida
18:00	Shipp 14' Jackson 30' Braun 78' Gulley  90+'	Report	Turner  77'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

February 12, 2014 Preseason	Chicago Fire	1–0	D.C. United	Bradenton, Florida
9:00	Joya 75' Ward  85'	Report	Arnaud  35' Porter  72'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire

February 19, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Chicago Fire	Tucson, Arizona
16:30	Torres 68' José Mari  75'	Report	Ward 37' Amarikwa 40'	Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex

FC Tucson v Chicago Fire

February 22, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup	FC Tucson	0–2	Chicago Fire	Tucson, Arizona
14:00		Report	Alex 19' Soumaré 43'	Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire

February 26, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup	New England Revolution	1–0	Chicago Fire	Tucson, Arizona
16:30	Rowe 90+1'	Report	Hurtado  34'	Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex

Chicago Fire v Chivas Rayadas

March 1, 2014 Desert Diamond Cup	Chicago Fire	2–0	Chivas Rayadas	Tucson, Arizona
19:30	Anangonó 15' Larentowicz  80' Magee  88' Amarikwa 90'	Report	E. Flores  18'	Stadium: Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2014 Major League Soccer season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Chivas USA v Chicago Fire

March 9, 2014 Match 1	Chivas USA	3–2	Chicago Fire	Carson, California
16:00	Burling  40', 88' Torres 56' (pen.) McNamara 59' Bocanegra  77'	Report	Segares  55' Duka  61' Joya 64',  78' Amarikwa 70'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 8,320 Referee: William Anderson

Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire

March 16, 2014 Match 2	Portland Timbers	1–1	Chicago Fire	Portland, Oregon
14:00	Fernández 79' Paparatto  90+1'	Report	Larentowicz 19' (pen.) Soumaré  25' Palmer  43' Amarikwa  61' Nyarko  73'  86'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,814 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls

March 23, 2014 Match 3	Chicago Fire	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00	Larentowicz 6' Magee  13'	Report	McCarty 21',  74' Olave  30' Eckersley  79' Sekagya  85' Cahill  90+1'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,228 Referee: Drew Fischer

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

March 29, 2014 Match 4	D.C. United	2–2	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
15:00	DeLeon  22' Espíndola 35' Parke  56' Kitchen 73'	Report	Hurtado 27' Cochrane  58' Amarikwa 82'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,445 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

April 5, 2014 Match 5	Chicago Fire	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00	Magee 16' Duka  64' Anangonó 86' Soumaré  88'	Report	Edu 32',  86' Fernandes 39' Bone  86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,699 Referee: Chris Penso

Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire

April 12, 2014 Match 6	Montreal Impact	1–1	Chicago Fire	Montreal, Quebec
15:00	McInerney 43' Camara  90+2'	Report	Nyarko  44' Amarikwa 54' Magee  66'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,313 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Chicago Fire v New England Revolution

April 19, 2014 Match 7	Chicago Fire	1–1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00	Amarikwa 16',  34'  73'	Report	Nguyen 31' (pen.) Barnes  45+2' Dorman  64' Soares  87' Alston  90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,743 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Chicago Fire v Real Salt Lake

May 3, 2014 Match 8	Chicago Fire	2–3	Real Salt Lake	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Magee 22',  63' Anangonó 30'	Report	Schuler  30' Beckerman  44' Plata 72', 93+' Saborío 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,903 Referee: Juan Guzman

New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire

May 10, 2014 Match 9	New York Red Bulls	4–5	Chicago Fire	Harrison, New Jersey
18:00	Cahill 6',  90+3' Wright-Phillips 39', 67', 78' (pen.)	Report	Shipp 4', 53', 58' Amarikwa 49' Nyarko 64'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 23,776 Referee: Kevin Stott

Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas City

May 18, 2014 Match 10	Chicago Fire	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00	Magee 6' (pen.), 15' (pen.),  90+1' Hurtado  90+6'	Report	Palmer-Brown  49'  64' Dwyer 68' Feilhaber  82' Ellis  90+4'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,746 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

May 24, 2014 Match 11	Columbus Crew	2–0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
18:30	Finlay 10' Arrieta 25' Higuaín  54'	Report	Amarikwa  57' Ianni  81'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,290 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Chicago Fire v LA Galaxy

June 1, 2014 Match 12	Chicago Fire	1–1	LA Galaxy	Bridgeview, Illinois
15:00	Hurtado  7' Larentowicz 68' (pen.)	Report	Donovan 74',  76'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,487 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Colorado Rapids v Chicago Fire

June 4, 2014 Match 13	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Chicago Fire	Commerce City, Colorado
20:00	Watts  85'	Report	Joya  20' Watson  78'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,402 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Chicago Fire v Seattle Sounders FC

June 7, 2014 Match 14	Chicago Fire	2–3	Seattle Sounders FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Ritter  8' Hurtado  24'  37' Shipp 41', 82' Amarikwa  90+2'	Report	Martins  8', 31', 38' (pen.),  42' Neagle 78' Pineda  90+2' Frei  90+3'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,416 Referee: Chris Penso

Chicago Fire v Toronto FC

July 2, 2014 Match 15	Chicago Fire	1–1	Toronto FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Amarikwa  45+2' Shipp 56' Palmer  86'	Report	Moore  29' Jackson 42' Caldwell  53'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,153 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire

July 6, 2014 Match 16	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas
14:00	Dwyer 33',  34' Feilhaber  86'	Report	Magee 40' Ritter  45' Duka  54'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 20,858 Referee: Alan Kelly

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire

July 12, 2014 Match 17	New England Revolution	0–1	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30	Kobayashi  23' Gonçalves  63'	Report	Amarikwa 3' Ianni  84' Ward  90+2'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,406 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

July 19, 2014 Match 18	Chicago Fire	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Alex  26' Larentowicz 60'	Report	Okugo  22' Le Toux 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,460 Referee: Geoff Gamble

San Jose Earthquakes v Chicago Fire

July 23, 2014 Match 19	San Jose Earthquakes	5–1	Chicago Fire	Santa Clara, California
22:00	Stewart  32' Salinas 45' Harris 52' Wondolowski 62' Djaló 79' Cato 84'	Report	Segares  67' Ward 75' Fondy 81'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Dave Gantar

Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

July 30, 2014 Match 20	Chicago Fire	0–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Ritter  28' Palmer  69'	Report	Harvey  36' Leverón  63'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,532 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

August 2, 2014 Match 21	Chicago Fire	1–1	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Magee 37' (pen.) Segares  75'	Report	Higuaín 46' González  50' Francis  69'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,332 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls

August 10, 2014 Match 22	Chicago Fire	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00	Magee 38' (pen.)	Report	Sekagya  66'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,109 Referee: Ted Unkel

Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire

August 16, 2014 Match 23	Montreal Impact	1–0	Chicago Fire	Montreal, Quebec
17:30	Larrea  70' Vaio 84'	Report	Ianni  24'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,132 Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

August 23, 2014 Match 24	Toronto FC	2–2	Chicago Fire	Toronto, Ontario
18:00	Soumaré 3' (o.g.) Warner  57' Júnior 79'	Report	Palmer  20' Lima  39' Soumaré  46' Earnshaw 70' Amarikwa 90' Segares  90+1'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,591 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Chicago Fire v FC Dallas

August 30, 2014 Match 25	Chicago Fire	1–0	FC Dallas	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Ward  10' Soumaré  52' Earnshaw 83' Watson  90+5'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,824 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire

September 7, 2014 Match 26	New England Revolution	2–1	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:00	Fagúndez 41' Davies 60' Barnes  74' Caldwell  78' Jones  78'	Report	Nyassi 28' Palmer  36' Cocis  39' Watson  58'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,204 Referee: Chris Penso

Chicago Fire v Toronto FC

September 13, 2014 Match 27	Chicago Fire	1–1	Toronto FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Palmer 11' Nyassi  41'	Report	Hagglund  47' Morrow  62' Rosario 89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,691 Referee: David Gantar

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

September 20, 2014 Match 28	Chicago Fire	3–3	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Amarikwa 16' Larentowicz 32' (pen.) Cocis  45' Watson 78' Palmer  90+1'	Report	Kitchen  31' Silva 39' (pen.), 54' DeLeon  65' Boswell 68'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,279 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire

September 28, 2014 Match 29	Houston Dynamo	2–0	Chicago Fire	Houston, Texas
14:00	Clark  10' Cummings 15' Horst  21' García 67'	Report	Segares  47' Larentowicz  65'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,262 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

October 2, 2014 Match 30	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00	Okugo 88'	Report	Palmer  5' Nyarko  86' Larentowicz  90+1' Earnshaw 90+2'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 14,838 Referee: Chris Penso

Chicago Fire v Montreal Impact

October 5, 2014 Match 31	Chicago Fire	0–0	Montreal Impact	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00	Segares  88'	Report	Camara  65'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,915 Referee: Mark Geiger

Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire

October 10, 2014 Match 32	Sporting Kansas City	2–0	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas
19:30	Besler  71' Zusi 80' Dwyer 90+2'	Report	Watson  4' Soumaré  60'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 18,938 Referee: Kevin Stott

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

October 18, 2014 Match 33	D.C. United	2–1	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
18:00	Pontius 31' Johnson 53'	Report	Shipp 67' Ritter  90+2'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 20,162 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo

October 24, 2014 Match 34	Chicago Fire	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00	Lima  33' Larentowicz 66' (pen.) Pause  70' Pongolle 90+1'	Report	Cummings 18' Davis  82' Deric  82' Cochran  85'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,776 Referee: Allen Chapman

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Chicago Fire v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

June 18 Fourth round	Chicago Fire	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Bridgeview, Illinois
21:23[61]	Ward 22' Magee 40'	Report	Marshall 42'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,716 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

June 25 Fifth round	Chicago Fire	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Ianni 34' Pause  54' Anangonó 83', 108' Amarikwa 92' Ward  118'	Report	Arrieta 55' Añor 70' Parkhurst  97'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Atlanta Silverbacks v Chicago Fire

July 9 Quarterfinals	Atlanta Silverbacks	1–3	Chicago Fire	Atlanta, Georgia
18:30	Jesus Gonzalez  31' Ferrety Sousa  43' Deon McCaulay 54' Ramiro Canovas  61'	Report	Mike Magee  31' Matt Watson  34' Quincy Amarikwa 50' Jeff Larentowicz 82' (pen.) Alex 85' Bakary Soumaré  86' Jhon Kennedy Hurtado  90'	Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire

August 13 Semifinals	Seattle Sounders FC	6–0	Chicago Fire	Tukwila, Washington
21:30	Chad Barrett 6' Andy Rose 33', 58' Lamar Neagle  73' Obafemi Martins 79' Kenny Cooper 83', 84'	Report	Răzvan Cociș  17' Lovel Palmer  55' Bakary Soumaré  70' Gonzalo Segares  82'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Chicago Fire v Tottenham Hotspur

July 26, 2014	Chicago Fire	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00		Report Highlights	Harry Kane 5' Aaron Lennon 83'	Stadium: Toyota Park

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS Regular season		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Alec Kann (on loan to Charlotte Eagles)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Hunter Jumper	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	MLI	Bakary Soumaré	30	0	25+1	0	4+0	0
5	DF	JAM	Lovel Palmer	32	1	29+1	1	1+1	0
6	DF	USA	Patrick Ianni	14	1	11+1	0	2+0	1
7	MF	BRA	Alex	31	1	24+4	0	1+2	1
8	MF	ENG	Grant Ward (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)	27	2	12+11	1	4+0	1
9	FW	USA	Mike Magee	20	8	17+0	7	3+0	1
11	MF	GAM	Sanna Nyassi	10	1	6+4	1	0+0	0
12	MF	USA	Logan Pause	16	0	6+6	0	3+1	0
13	DF	CRC	Gonzalo Segares	22	0	20+1	0	1+0	0
14	FW	GHA	Patrick Nyarko	17	1	9+8	1	0+0	0
15	FW	USA	Matthew Fondy	10	0	0+8	0	0+2	0
16	DF	USA	Greg Cochrane	15	0	12+0	0	3+0	0
18	DF	USA	Steven Kinney	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	USA	Harry Shipp	37	7	26+7	7	4+0	0
20	MF	USA	Jeff Larentowicz	37	7	33+0	6	4+0	1
21	MF	USA	Chris Ritter	11	0	8+2	0	0+1	0
22	MF	ENG	Matt Watson	31	1	22+5	1	4+0	0
23	DF	USA	Marco Franco (on loan to Orange County Blues)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	FW	USA	Quincy Amarikwa	36	10	29+3	8	4+0	2
25	GK	USA	Sean Johnson	37	-59	33+0	-49	4+0	-10
27	MF	USA	Victor Pineda (on loan to Indy Eleven)	4	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
28	GK	USA	Kyle Reynish	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	ROU	Razvan Cocis	11	0	8+2	0	1+0	0
33	FW	ECU	Juan Luis Anangonó (on loan to LDU Quito)	16	4	4+11	2	0+1	2
54	MF	USA	Benji Joya (on loan from Santos Laguna)	12	1	9+3	1	0+0	0
88	FW	WAL	Robert Earnshaw	5	3	1+4	3	0+0	0
99	FW	FRA	Florent Sinama Pongolle	7	1	4+3	1	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)
11	MF	USA	Dilly Duka (traded)	6	0	3+3	0	0+0	0
15	FW	ISR	Orr Barouch (contract terminated)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	USA	Chris Rolfe (traded)	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
34	DF	COL	Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (traded)	21	1	19+0	1	1+1	0
92	FW	USA	Giuseppe Gentile (waived)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Leading scorers

MLS Regular Season Rank Scorer Goals Assists 1 Quincy Amarikwa 8 5 2 Harry Shipp 7 6 3 Mike Magee 7 4 4 Jeff Larentowicz 6 3 5 Robert Earnshaw 3 0 6 Juan Luis Anangono 2 0 7 Patrick Nyarko 1 3 8 Grant Ward 1 2 9 Sanna Nyassi 1 1 Matt Watson 1 1 Lovel Palmer 1 1 12 Florent Sinama Pongolle 1 0 Benji Joya 1 0 Jhon Kennedy Hurtado 1 0 15 Greg Cochrane 0 2 16 Alex 0 1

U.S. Open Cup Rank Scorer Goals Assists 1 Quincy Amarikwa 2 1 2 Juan Luis Anangonó 2 0 3 Jeff Larentowicz 1 1 Alex 1 1 5 Patrick Ianni 1 0 6 Harry Shipp 0 2 7 Matt Watson 0 1

Updated to match played on October 24, 2014.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2014 Chicago Fire

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Report
10	Harry Shipp	POTW

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Report
2	Bakary Soumaré	D	Report
10	Harry Shipp	M	Report
13	Bakary Soumaré	D	Report
14	Harry Shipp	M	Report
17	Sean Johnson	GK	Report
18	Sean Johnson	GK	Report
	Lovel Palmer	D
22	Jeff Larentowicz	D	Report
25	Bakary Soumaré	D	Report
30	Lovel Palmer	D	Report
33	Sean Johnson	GK	Report

Team annual awards

Forward Quincy Amarikwa won the Golden Boot award for scoring the team-leading eight goals this season. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Johnson was also named the team's Most Valuable Player. The winners were selected by the local media members.^[62]

First-year defender Lovel Palmer was voted Section 8 Chicago Supporters Player of the Year.^[63]

Patrick Nyarko's strike in the match against New York Red Bulls on May 10 was voted the team's 2014 Goal of the Year.^[64]

Kits

Home

Home Alt.

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home[65][66]	Red / Navy	Red	Red
Home Alt.	Red / Navy	Navy	Red	MLS, March 23 against New York
Away	Navy	Navy	Navy

Primary kit

The club unveiled its new 2014 primary kit on March 4, 2014. According to the release, 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.^[65]

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.^[67]

Miscellany

Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:

• 2014 MLS SuperDraft 13th overall pick, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Jalil Anibaba^[12]
• 2014 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Kwame Watson-Siriboe
• 2014 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick from Columbus Crew in exchange for Daniel Paladini

Picks traded:

• 2014 MLS SuperDraft second round pick and allocation money to Philadelphia Union in exchange for defender Bakary Soumaré
• 2014 MLS SuperDraft third round pick to Toronto FC in exchange for Quincy Amarikwa
• 2014 MLS SuperDraft 8th overall pick, a 2015 MLS SuperDraft conditional third round pick and Jalil Anibaba to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni^[12]
• 2016 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Greg Cochrane^[21]