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Chicago Fire FC
2024 season
ChairmanJoe Mansueto
Head coachFrank Klopas
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLSConference: 15th
Overall: 28th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
Leagues CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Hugo Cuypers (10)
All: Hugo Cuypers (10)
Highest home attendanceAugust 31 vs Miami (55,385)
Lowest home attendanceMay 29 vs Orlando City (11,372)
Average home league attendance21,327
Biggest winJune 15, 4–1 at Toronto
Biggest defeatApril 20, 0–4 vs Real Salt Lake
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 26th year of existence, as well as their 27th season in Major League Soccer. This was the fifth and final season for sporting director Georg Heitz, who would leave following the season's conclusion, as well as the final season for head coach Frank Klopas as head coach- both men would be replaced by Gregg Berhalter following the season's conclusion.[1][2] The Fire ultimately failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh season in a row, the longest in team history and longest active streak in MLS. [3]

Current squad

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Players signed as of August 15, 2024[4]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
18 Spencer Richey United States G (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 (aged 32) United States Seattle Sounders FC
25 Jeff Gal United States G (1993-04-06)April 6, 1993 (aged 31) Sweden Degerfors IF
34 Chris Brady United States G (2004-03-03)March 3, 2004 (aged 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
78 Bryan Dowd United States G (2002-05-08)May 8, 2002 (aged 22) United States Notre Dame Loaned Out
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet France D (1992-02-12)February 12, 1992 (aged 32) France Montpellier HSC
4 Carlos Terán Colombia D (2000-09-24)September 24, 2000 (aged 24) Colombia Envigado F.C.
5 Rafael Czichos Germany D (1990-05-14)May 14, 1990 (aged 34) Germany 1. FC Köln
14 Tobias Salquist Denmark D (1995-05-18)May 18, 1995 (aged 29) Denmark Silkeborg IF International
15 Andrew Gutman United States D (1996-10-02)October 2, 1996 (aged 28) United States Colorado Rapids
16 Wyatt Omsberg United States D (1995-09-21)September 21, 1995 (aged 29) United States Minnesota United FC
22 Mauricio Pineda United States D (1997-10-17)October 17, 1997 (aged 27) United States North Carolina Tar Heels
24 Jonathan Dean United States D (1997-05-15)May 15, 1997 (aged 27) United States Birmingham Legion FC
27 Allan Arigoni Switzerland D (1998-11-04)November 4, 1998 (aged 25) Switzerland FC Lugano International
Loaned In
36 Justin Reynolds United States D (2004-04-08)April 8, 2004 (aged 20) United States Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
77 Chase Gasper United States D (1996-01-25)January 25, 1996 (aged 28) United States Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
7 Maren Haile-Selassie Switzerland M (1999-03-13)March 13, 1999 (aged 25) Switzerland FC Lugano International
11 Ariel Lassiter Costa Rica M (1994-09-27)September 27, 1994 (aged 30) Canada CF Montréal
17 Brian Gutiérrez United States M (2003-06-17)June 17, 2003 (aged 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
U22 Initiative
21 Fabian Herbers Germany M (1993-08-17)August 17, 1993 (aged 31) United States Philadelphia Union
23 Kellyn Acosta United States M (1995-07-24)July 24, 1995 (aged 29) United States LAFC
30 Gastón Giménez Paraguay M (1991-07-27)July 27, 1991 (aged 33) Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
31 Federico Navarro Argentina M (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 24) Argentina Talleres de Cordoba U22 Initiative
35 Sergio Oregel United States M (2005-05-16)May 16, 2005 (aged 19) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Javier Casas United States M (2003-05-14)May 14, 2003 (aged 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
38 Laurence Wootton England M (2000-01-10)January 10, 2000 (aged 24) United States Ohio State International
Loaned Out
Forwards
8 Chris Mueller United States F (1996-08-29)August 29, 1996 (aged 28) Scotland Hibernian F.C.
9 Hugo Cuypers Belgium F (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 27) Belgium Gent International
Designated Player
12 Tom Barlow United States F (1995-07-08)July 8, 1995 (aged 29) United States New York Red Bulls
19 Georgios Koutsias Greece F (2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 20) Greece PAOK FC International
U22 Initiative
32 Missael Rodriguez United States F (2003-02-09)February 9, 2003 (aged 21) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
33 Victor Bezerra United States F (2000-02-05)February 5, 2000 (aged 24) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown
Loaned Out

Player movement

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2024

Returning, options, and new contracts

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Date Player Position Notes Ref
November 14, 2023 United States Brian Gutiérrez M Signed to a new Homegrown U22 contract until 2028 [5]
November 22, 2023 United States Jonathan Dean D Option for 2024 exercised [6]
November 22, 2023 United States Jeffrey Gal G Option for 2024 exercised [6]
November 22, 2023 Germany Fabian Herbers M Option for 2024 exercised [6]
November 22, 2023 United States Wyatt Omsberg D Option for 2024 exercised [6]
November 22, 2023 United States Spencer Richey G Option for 2024 exercised [6]
January 14, 2024 United States Javier Casas M Re-signed to a contract for 2024 with options for 2025 and 2026 after his contract option expired in 2023 [6][7]
July 1, 2024 United States Justin Reynolds D Returned from his loan to FC Lugano [8]

In

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Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
November 22, 2023 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie M Switzerland FC Lugano Fire exercised their purchase option, signing him reportedly through 2026 [9][6][10]
December 12, 2023 United States Andrew Gutman D United States Colorado Rapids Acquired from Colorado in exchange for Miguel Navarro and $450k in GAM spread out over 2024 and 2025, and immediately signed to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [11]
December 18, 2023 United States Tom Barlow F United States New York Red Bulls Acquired from New York in exchange for $250k in GAM spread out over 2024 and 2025 with another $150k if certain requirements are met [12]
January 14, 2023 Denmark Tobias Salquist D Denmark Silkeborg IF Signed from Silkeborg on a contract through 2025 with an option for 2026 [13]
January 15, 2023 United States Bryan Dowd G United States Notre Dame Signed to a contract for 2024 with options through 2027 after being drafted 6th overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft [14][15]
January 30, 2024 United States Chase Gasper D United States Houston Dynamo Traded from Houston in exchange for a third round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft [16]
February 6, 2024 Belgium Hugo Cuypers F Belgium Gent Acquired as a Designated Player via transfer from K.A.A Gent for a Club-record fee. Contract will run through 2026 with an option for 2027. [17]
February 13, 2024 United States Kellyn Acosta M United States Los Angeles FC Signed as a free agent to a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [18]
April 3, 2024 England Laurence Wootton M United States Ohio State Signed to a contract for 2024 with options through 2027 and was immediately loaned out to Indy Eleven [19]
August 14, 2024 Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter M Canada CF Montréal Joined from Montreal for $75k in GAM for 2024 and possibly $75k in GAM in 2025 if certain parameters are met [20]

Loaned In

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Date Player Position Loaning Club Notes Ref
January 15, 2024 Switzerland Allan Arigoni D Switzerland FC Lugano Loaned in for 2024 with an option to buy [21]

Out

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Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
October 23, 2023 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara F United States Los Angeles FC Contract expired [22][6]
November 9, 2023 United States Alex Monis M United States New England Revolution II Contract expired [23][6]
November 22, 2023 Mexico Alonso Aceves D Mexico Pachuca Loan deal expired [24][6]
November 22, 2023 United States Kendall Burks D United States San Antonio FC Option for 2024 declined [6]
November 22, 2023 Ivory Coast Ousmane Doumbia M Switzerland FC Lugano Loan deal expired [25][6]
November 22, 2023 United States Allan Rodriguez M Option for 2024 declined [6]
December 12, 2023 Venezuela Miguel Navarro D United States Colorado Rapids Traded to Colorado alongside $450k in GAM in exchange for Andrew Gutman [11]
February 9, 2024 Mexico Jairo Torres F Mexico FC Juárez Mutual termination [26]
February 16, 2024 Poland Kacper Przybyłko F Switzerland FC Lugano Transfer [27]
August 14, 2024 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri M Switzerland FC Basel Mutually agreed to terminate contract [28]

Loaned Out

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Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
March 13, 2024 United States Justin Reynolds D Switzerland FC Lugano Sent on a short-term loan to the Fire's sister club through the end of the Swiss season [29]
March 14, 2024 United States Missael Rodriguez F United States Union Omaha Loaned to Omaha for the 2024 USL League One season with the right to recall [30]
March 19, 2024 United States Victor Bezerra F United States Detroit City FC Loaned to Detroit for the 2024 USL Championship season with the right to recall [31]
April 3, 2024 England Laurence Wootton M United States Indy Eleven Loaned to Indy for the 2024 USL Championship season [32]
June 27, 2024 United States Bryan Dowd G United States Huntsville City FC Loaned to Huntsville for the remainder of the 2024 MLS Next Pro season with an option for Nashville SC to purchase after the season [33]

Second team Players Who Joined Fire

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Player Position Date(s) Ref
Guyana Omari Glasgow F May 4th vs New England Revolution (played 11 minutes)
May 11th vs St. Louis City
May 15 vs Charlotte (played 23 minutes)
July 28 vs Sporting Kansas City (League's Cup)		 [34][35][36][37]
Netherlands Diego Konincks D June 15 vs Toronto
July 3rd vs Philadelphia
July 7th vs Seattle
July 13th vs NYCFC		 [38][39][40][41]
United States David Poreba M July 3rd vs Philadelphia
July 13th vs NYCFC
July 17th vs Cincinnati
League's Cup		 [42][43][44][45]
France Christian Koffi M League's Cup [45]
El Salvador Harold Osorio M League's Cup [45]
United States Jaylen Shannon D League's Cup [45]

Unsigned draft picks and trialists

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Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
R2, P4 Canada Oluwaseun Oyegunle DF Syracuse Did not join the team in preseason [14][46]
R2, P6 United States Jason Shokalook FW Akron Joined the team in Florida for preseason but didn't join the team in California; ultimately signed for the second team [14][46]
R3, P14 United States Shane de Flores MF Stanford Did not join the team in preseason [14][46]

Alongside those listed above, Fire II defenders Lamonth Rochester and Jaylen Shannon and midfielder Omari Glasgow also travelled with the squad to Bradenton during preseason.[46] During the trip to Coachella, Fire academy keeper Patrick Los was added to the roster, while Shannon, Rochester, and Shokalook did not travel with the team.[47]

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Sporting Director Switzerland Georg Heitz
Technical Director Germany Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach United States Frank Klopas
Assistant Coach Brazil Paulo Nagamura
Assistant Coach Spain Carlos García
Goalkeeping Coach United States Zach Thornton
Set Piece Coach England Ryan Needs
Video Analyst Greece Theodoros Antonopoulos
Video Analyst United States Jeff DeGroot

Last updated: January 19, 2024
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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Eastern Conference table

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MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inter Miami CF 34 22 4 8 79 49 +30 74 Qualification for round one, the 2025 Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Columbus Crew 34 19 6 9 72 40 +32 66 Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup
3 FC Cincinnati 34 18 11 5 58 48 +10 59
4 Orlando City SC 34 15 12 7 59 50 +9 52
5 Charlotte FC 34 14 11 9 46 37 +9 51
6 New York City FC 34 14 12 8 54 49 +5 50
7 New York Red Bulls 34 11 9 14 55 50 +5 47
8 CF Montréal 34 11 13 10 48 64 −16 43 Qualification for the wild-card round and the 2025 Leagues Cup
9 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 46 49 −3 40
10 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 52 70 −18 40
11 Toronto FC 34 11 19 4 40 61 −21 37
12 Philadelphia Union 34 9 15 10 62 55 +7 37
13 Nashville SC 34 9 16 9 38 54 −16 36
14 New England Revolution 34 9 21 4 37 74 −37 31
15 Chicago Fire FC 34 7 18 9 40 62 −22 30
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
25 Nashville SC 34 9 16 9 38 54 −16 36 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
26 New England Revolution 34 9 21 4 37 74 −37 31
27 Sporting Kansas City 34 8 19 7 51 66 −15 31 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
28 Chicago Fire FC 34 7 18 9 40 62 −22 30 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
29 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 25 3 41 78 −37 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b As one of the U.S. teams who did not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup or the 2025 Leagues Cup
  2. ^ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the winners, Los Angeles FC, had already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup

Results summary

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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 7 18 9 40 61  −21 5 8 4 20 31  −11 2 10 5 20 30  −10

Last updated: October 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

Match results

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Preseason
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January 23 Friendly Loudoun United 1–5 Chicago Fire FC Bradenton, Florida
Unknown 3' Shaqiri
16' (pen.) Koutsias
28' Herbers
69' (pen.) Przybyłko
90' Wootton		 Stadium: IMG Academy
January 27 Friendly New York Red Bulls 2–2 Chicago Fire FC Bradenton, Florida
38' Forsberg
79' Manoel		 41' Gutiérrez
71' Barlow		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 7 CVI Austin FC 0-1 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
15:00 EST 74' Wootton Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 CVI Los Angeles FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
14:30 EST 42' Bouanga
62' Olivera
72' Ordaz		 21' Herbers Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 14 CVI Minnesota United FC 0–4 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
16:00 EST Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 58' Padelford 30' Koutsias
55' Glasgow
75' Shaqiri
81' Haile-Selassie		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 17 CVI Portland Timbers 1-2 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
14:00 EST 7' Asprilla 45+2' Giménez
56' Haile-Selassie		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Regular season
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Main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season
February 24 1 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM 55' Uhre
Yellow card 85' Martínez
90+2' Gazdag		 Report 39' Gutiérrez
Yellow card 45' Pineda
Yellow card 69' Brady
81' Herbers		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,734
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
March 2 2 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM 45' (pen.) Shaqiri
Yellow card 55' Acosta
Yellow card 66' Pineda
Yellow card 90+4' Gutiérrez		 Report 39' Boupendza
Yellow card 43' Nwobodo
68' Robinson
Yellow card 81' Bucha
Yellow card 84' Baird		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 26,582
Referee: Mario Maric
March 9 3 Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM 68' Russell-Rowe
Yellow card 90' Malte Amundsen
90+10' Farsi		 Report Yellow card 13' Arigoni
74' Herbers
Yellow card 90+5' Barlow		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 23,327
Referee: Richonne Clark
March 16 4 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 CF Montréal Chicago, Illinois
1:00 PM Yellow card 11' Salquist
Yellow card 45+4' Gasper
45+8' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 78' Herbers
84' (pen.) Gutiérrez
90+5' Cuypers
90+9' Acosta		 Report 7' (pen.), 12' (pen.), Yellow card 16' Cóccaro
70' Yankov
Red card 82' Edwards
Yellow card 90+11' Choinière		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,874
Referee: DeShun Beard
March 23 5 New England Revolution 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 PM 45+4' N. Gil
Yellow card 60' Harkes
Yellow card 81' Polster
Yellow card 90+5' C. Gil		 Report Yellow card 18' Herbers
20' Cuypers
Yellow card 44' Gutiérrez
Yellow card 45+2' Arigoni
Yellow card 90' Barlow		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,269
Referee: Kyle Johnston
March 31 6 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
2:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,525
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 6 7 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,844
Referee: Malik Badawi
April 13 8 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM Red card 42' Reyes Report Yellow card 55' Acosta
Yellow card 75' Czichos		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,501
Referee: Sergii Boiko
April 20 9 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,247
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 27 10 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 75' Arigoni Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,236
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 4 11 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
8:25 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,379
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 11 12 St. Louis City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM 2', Yellow card 45+1' Alm
56', 67' Klauss		 Report Yellow card 22' Herbers
46' Cuypers
Yellow card 61' Shaqiri
Yellow card 90+1' Terán		 Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 15 13 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 34' Terán
Yellow card 50' Czichos		 Report 60' Westwood
Yellow card 64' Agyemang
Yellow card 73' Dejaegere		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,806
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 18 14 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 24' Czichos
Yellow card 45' Gutiérrez
85' Terán
Yellow card 90+3' Navarro		 Report 30' Diego Rossi
55' Ramirez
88' Russell-Rowe		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 23,319
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
May 25 15 D.C. United 1–1 Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,081
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 29 16 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,372
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 1 17 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 LA Galaxy Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 25,237
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II
June 15 18 Toronto FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC Toronto, Ontario
6:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 28,303
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
June 22 19 Orlando City SC 4–2 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM 4', 60' Torres
20' (pen.) Muriel
29' Angulo
Yellow card 83' Araújo		 Report Yellow card 46', 69' Cuypers
53' (pen.) Haile-Selassie		 Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 22,038
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 29 20 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM 57' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.), Yellow card 90+4' Rusnák
Yellow card 77' Ragen		 Report 30' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 42' Pineda
Yellow card 56' Dean		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,045
Referee: Joe Dickerson
July 3 21 Chicago Fire FC 4–3 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 4' Omsberg
30' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 45+7' Brady
82', 90+2' Cuypers
89' Giménez		 Report Yellow card 32' Glesnes
38' Donovan
45+7' (pen.), Yellow card 54' Gazdag
49' McGlynn		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 19,453
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 7 22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Chicago Fire FC San Jose, California
7:30 PM 49', Yellow card 62' López
Yellow card 87' Skahan		 Report Yellow card 24' Czichos
Yellow card 37' Acosta
Yellow card 90+5' Herbers		 Stadium: PayPal Park
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 13 23 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 25' Omsberg
Yellow card 45' Acosta
Yellow card 80' Koutsias
Yellow card 84' Pineda		 Report Yellow card 21' Haak
Yellow card 59' Sands		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 25,179
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 17 24 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 PM Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card Powell
Yellow card 89' Yedlin		 Report Yellow card 35' Herbers
Yellow card 58' Cuypers
69' Gutiérrez
Yellow card 90+3' Koutsias		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,503
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 20 25 Inter Miami CF 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 PM 6' Rojas
Yellow card 39' Taylor
75' Alba
Yellow card 85' Fray		 Report 73' Czichos
Yellow card 88' Gutiérrez		 Stadium: Chase Stadium
Attendance: 20,318
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II
August 24 26 New York City FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC New York, New York
6:30 PM 15', 22' Martínez
Yellow card 50' Gray
Yellow card 90' Parks
Yellow card 90+3' Freese		 Report Yellow card 65' Giménez
78' Cuypers
Yellow card 90' Navarro
90+4' (pen.) Gutiérrez		 Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 24,428
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 31 27 Chicago Fire FC 1–4 Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 29' Cuypers
Yellow card 64' Czichos
82' Koutsias		 Report 25' (o.g.) Salquist
Yellow card 45' Fray
46', 65', Yellow card 76' Suárez
Yellow card 58' Redondo
Yellow card 79' Martínez
Yellow card 83' Cremaschi
Taylor		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 55,385
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 7 28 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 45+1', 54' Gutman Report 26' Benteke
29' Pirani
Yellow card 73' Badji
Yellow card 90' Klich		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 16,426
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 14 29 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 16' Mueller
31' Barlow
Yellow card 57' Lassiter
75' Koutsias
Yellow card 87' Haile-Selassie		 Report 47' Gjengaar
Yellow card 90+7' Vanzeir		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 22,188
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 18 30 Nashville SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM 19' Surridge
Yellow card 21' Godoy
Yellow card 26' Lovitz
Yellow card 85' Yazbek
Yellow card 85' Ajago
Yellow card 91' Willis		 Report Yellow card 64' Omsberg Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 27,967
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 21 31 CF Montréal 2–0 Chicago Fire FC Montreal, Quebec
6:30 PM 21' Martínez
Yellow card 40' Campbell
74' Clark		 Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 28 32 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM Yellow card 17' Giménez
Yellow card 58' Acosta
84' Dean
Yellow card 90+1' Czichos
Yellow card 90+2' Omsberg		 Report 45+4' (pen.) Owusu
Yellow card 45+11' Osorio
Yellow card 60' O'Neill
Yellow card 83' Johnson		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 16,097
Referee: Ricardo Montero
October 2 33 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire FC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 PM 8', 45+1', Yellow card 69' Świderski
Yellow card 16', 58' Abada
30' Urso
Yellow card 90+3' Kahlina		 Report 25' Herbers
Yellow card 64' Navarro
67' Acosta
90+3' Barlow		 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 26,899
Referee: Sergii Boiko
October 19 34 Chicago Fire FC 0–3 Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
5:00 PM Yellow card 57' Navarro Report 54' Muyl
Yellow card 60' Gaines
Yellow card 63', 90+1' Shaffelburg
Yellow card 69' Godoy
87' Sam Surridge		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 23,942
Referee: Jon Freemon

U.S. Open Cup

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Chicago Fire FC was not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team Chicago Fire FC II was sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.[48]

Leagues Cup

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Main article: 2024 Leagues Cup

West 4

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL SKC CHI
1 Mexico Toluca 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 3–1
2 United States Sporting Kansas City 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 — — 2–1
3 United States Chicago Fire FC 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 — — —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 28 GS Sporting Kansas City United States 2–1 United States Chicago Fire FC Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM 39' Castellanos
76' Agada		 Report 22' Koutsias
Yellow card 53' Shannon		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 1 GS Toluca Mexico 3–1 United States Chicago Fire FC Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 PM Yellow card 27' Baeza
30' Angulo
45', 66' Ruiz		 Report 8' Koutsias
Yellow card 75' Navarro
Yellow card 80' Acosta		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Josué Ugalde

Statistics

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Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season while * indicates a Fire II player that joined on a short-term loan or for the League's Cup

Games played

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No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench
2 DF  FRA Arnaud Souquet 21 26 1874 5 2 2 169 23 24 2043 5
4 DF  COL Carlos Terán 14 18 1221 5 14 18 1221 5
5 DF  GER Rafael Czichos 27 29 2336 1 27 29 2336 1
7 MF   SUI Maren Haile-Selassie 23 27 2040 2 2 164 25 29 2204
8 FW  USA Chris Mueller 15 27 1338 6 1 15 27 1338 7
9 FW  BEL Hugo Cuypers 31 31 2630 31 31 2630
10 MF   SWI Xherdan Shaqiri 9 12 745 9 12 745
11 MF  CRC Ariel Lassiter 5 7 447 5 7 447
12 FW  USA Tom Barlow 5 28 731 6 1 2 76 6 30 807 6
14 DF  DEN Tobias Salquist 10 14 917 6 2 2 164 12 16 1081 6
15 DF  USA Andrew Gutman 11 11 736 1 2 27 11 13 763 1
16 DF  USA Wyatt Omsberg 11 12 838 13 1 16 11 13 854 13
17 MF  USA Brian Gutiérrez 26 32 2376 2 2 180 28 34 2556
18 GK  USA Spencer Richey 1 1 90 33 2 2 180 3 3 270 33
19 FW  GRE Georgios Koutsias 5 30 794 3 2 2 166 7 32 960 3
21 MF  GER Fabian Herbers 24 30 2038 1 2 2 164 26 32 2202 1
22 DF  USA Mauricio Pineda 11 21 1143 10 1 1 90 12 22 1233 10
23 MF  USA Kellyn Acosta 27 34 2511 2 2 180 29 36 2491
24 DF  USA Jonathan Dean 12 24 1103 9 12 24 1103 9
25 GK  USA Jeff Gal 2 2 4
27 DF   SUI Allan Arigoni 25 28 2098 4 1 25 28 2098 5
30 MF  PAR Gastón Giménez 18 29 1687 3 2 2 164 20 31 1851
31 MF  ARG Federico Navarro 8 15 677 7 1 16 1 8 16 693 8
32 MF  USA Missael Rodriguez
33 FW  USA Victor Bezerra
34 GK  USA Chris Brady 33 33 2970 2 33 33 2970 2
35 MF  USA Sergio Oregel
36 DF  USA Justin Reynolds 1 8 190 1 1 1 90 2 9 280 1
37 MF  USA Javier Casas 1 1 12 2 1 1 14
38 MF  ENG Laurence Wootton
42 DF  NED Diego Konnincks* 4
43 DF  USA Jaylen Shannon* 1 1 56 1 1 56
45 MF  SLV Harold Osorio*
48 MF  POL David Poreba* 3
50 MF  FRA Christian Koffi* 2 44 2 44
55 FW  GUY Omari Glasgow* 2 34 1 1 34 3 68 1
77 DF  USA Chase Gasper 2 4 241 1 2 4 241 1
78 GK  USA Bryan Dowd

Goalkeeping

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No. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
18  USA Spencer Richey 3 1 12 5 15 6
25  USA Jeff Gal
34  USA Chris Brady 4 106 60 4 106 60
78  USA Bryan Dowd

Goals

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
1 Belgium Hugo Cuypers 10 0 10
2 United States Brian Gutiérrez 6 0 6
3 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 5 0 5
4 Greece Georgios Koutsias 2 2 4
5 United States Kellyn Acosta 3 0 3
Germany Fabian Herbers 3 0 3
7 United States Tom Barlow 2 0 2
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 2
9 Switzerland Allan Arigoni 1 0 1
Germany Rafael Czichos 1 0 1
United States Jonathan Dean 1 0 1
Paraguay Gastón Giménez 1 0 1
United States Andrew Gutman 1 0 1
United States Mauricio Pineda 1 0 1
Colombia Carlos Terán 1 0 1

Assists

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
A A A
1 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 8 0 8
Germany Fabian Herbers 5 0 5
3 United States Brian Gutiérrez 3 2 5
4 United States Kellyn Acosta 3 0 3
Paraguay Gastón Giménez 3 0 3
United States Chris Mueller 3 0 3
7 Belgium Hugo Cuypers 2 0 2
Germany Rafael Czichos 2 0 2
Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter 2 0 2
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 2 0 2
11 United States Chris Brady 1 0 1
United States Andrew Gutman 1 0 1
Greece Georgios Koutsias 1 0 1
Denmark Tobias Salquist 1 0 1
France Arnaud Souquet 1 0 1
Colombia Carlos Terán 1 0 1

Disciplinary record

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 Colombia Carlos Terán 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
2 United States Kellyn Acosta 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
Germany Rafael Czichos 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
Germany Fabian Herbers 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 Switzerland Allan Arigoni 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Argentina Federico Navarro 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
7 United States Brian Gutiérrez 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
United States Mauricio Pineda 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 United States Wyatt Omsberg 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 Belgium Hugo Cuypers 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 United States Tom Barlow 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
United States Chris Brady 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
United States Jonathan Dean 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Paraguay Gastón Giménez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Greece Georgios Koutsias 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 United States Chase Gasper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
United States Andrew Gutman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Denmark Tobias Salquist 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
United States Jaylen Shannon* 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Awards

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MLS Team of the Matchday

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Matchday Player Position Report
1/2 United States Brian Gutiérrez M [49]
5 United States Kellyn Acosta M [50]
8 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri M [51]
11 United States Chris Brady (1) G [52]
18 United States Brian Gutiérrez M [53]
20 Germany Fabian Herbers M [54]
United States Frank Klopas Coach
24 Belgium Hugo Cuypers F [55]
Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie Bench
27 United States Chris Brady (2) G [56]
31 United States Andrew Gutman Bench [57]
32 Greece Georgios Koutsias Bench [58]

MLS Player of the Matchday

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Week Player Statistics Report
24 Belgium Hugo Cuypers 2 goals [59]

Second team statistics

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Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined

Games played

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No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro Playoffs Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes Starts Apps Minutes
2 DF  FRA Arnaud Souquet 1 1 45 1 1 45
16 DF  USA Wyatt Omsberg 1 1 45 1 1 45 2 2 90
18 GK  USA Spencer Richey 2 2 180 1 1 45 3 3 225
24 DF  USA Jonathan Dean 1 1 90 1 1 90
25 GK  USA Jeff Gal 7 7 630 1 1 120 8 8 750
31 MF  ARG Federico Navarro 1 1 45 1 1 45
35 MF  USA Sergio Oregel 20 21 1616 2 2 172 1 2 129 23 25 1917
36 DF  USA Justin Reynolds 3 4 234 2 2 176 5 6 410
37 MF  USA Javier Casas 13 13 1003 2 2 152 2 2 111 17 17 1266

Goalkeeping

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No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro Playoffs Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
18 GK  USA Spencer Richey 11 6 1 1 1 12 6
25 GK  USA Jeff Gal 1 17 8 8 1 1 25 9

Goals and assists

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Rank Player A
1 United States Javier Casas 2 1
2 United States Sergio Oregel 1 2
3 United States Justin Reynolds 1

Cards

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Rk. Player MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro Playoffs Open Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 United States Sergio Oregel 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
2 United States Justin Reynolds 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 United States Javier Casas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Notes

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