Chicago Fire FC
First Tier
- Squad size: 27
- Average age: 26.6
- Foreigners: 12 44.4 %
- National team players: 2
- Stadium: Soldier Field 24.955 Seats
- Current transfer record: €-13.65m
Squad Chicago Fire - Season 2008
| # | Player | Date of birth/Age | Nat. | Current club | Market value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- |
| Jun 19, 1972 (34) |  |  | €1.50m | |||
14 |
| Aug 27, 1972 (34) |  | | - | |||
8 |
| Nov 3, 1972 (34) |  | | €300k | |||
10 |
| Jan 17, 1973 (33) |  | | €2.50m | |||
- |
| Aug 16, 1974 (32) |  | | €1.75m | |||
13 |
| Nov 28, 1974 (32) |   | | - | |||
2 |
| Jun 15, 1975 (31) | | | - | |||
12 |
| Jul 31, 1976 (30) |   | | €1.90m | |||
1 |
| Aug 18, 1976 (30) | | | €400k | |||
6 |
| Aug 18, 1976 (30) | | | - | |||
23 |
| Nov 30, 1977 (29) |  | | €400k | |||
- |
| Mar 2, 1978 (28) | | | €700k | |||
5 |
| Jun 23, 1979 (27) | | | - | |||
11 |
| Oct 17, 1979 (27) |  | | - | |||
7 |
| Aug 22, 1981 (25) | | | - | |||
18 |
| Apr 5, 1982 (24) | | | - | |||
11 |
| Apr 7, 1982 (24) |  | | - | |||
22 |
| Aug 29, 1982 (24) | | | - | |||
3 |
| Oct 4, 1982 (24) | | | - | |||
25 |
| Oct 13, 1982 (24) | | | - | |||
17 |
| Jan 17, 1983 (23) | | | - | |||
35 |
| Feb 2, 1983 (23) | | | - | |||
19 |
| Jul 4, 1983 (23) | | | - | |||
34 |
| Sep 26, 1983 (23) |  | | - | |||
24 |
| Mar 22, 1984 (22) | | | - | |||
27 |
| Apr 3, 1984 (22) | | | - | |||
31 |
| Apr 5, 1984 (22) | | | - | |||
22 |
| May 31, 1984 (22) | |  | - | |||
32 |
| Jun 6, 1984 (22) | | | - | |||
5 |
| Aug 3, 1984 (22) | | | - | |||
40 |
| Sep 1, 1984 (22) | | | - | |||
21 |
| Oct 18, 1984 (22) | | | - | |||
20 |
| Oct 20, 1984 (22) | | | - | |||
15 |
| Apr 28, 1985 (21) |  | | - | |||
19 |
| Apr 30, 1985 (21) | | | - | |||
34 |
| Sep 26, 1985 (21) | | | - | |||
- |
| Oct 2, 1985 (21) | | | - | |||
- |
| Oct 2, 1985 (21) |   | | - | |||
4 |
| Nov 9, 1985 (21) |  | | - | |||
- |
| Jan 15, 1986 (20) |  | | - | |||
- |
| Mar 6, 1986 (20) | | | - | |||
- |
| Nov 15, 1987 (19) |  | | - |
Top arrivals
| player/ position | club | transfer fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Second Striker |
|
? |
|
Paulo Wanchope Centre-Forward |
|
free transfer |
|
Tomasz Frankowski Centre-Forward |
|
free transfer |
|
Andy Herrón Centre-Forward |
|
free transfer |
|
Peter Lowry Attacking Midfield |
|
draft |
Top departures
| player/ position | club | transfer fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Iván Guerrero Left-Back |
|
? |
|
Natko Racki Centre-Forward |
|
? |
|
|
Jeff Curtin Centre-Back |
|
draft |
|
Chris Armas Defensive Midfield |
|
- |
|
Jerson Monteiro Centre-Forward |
|
? |
Top Goalscorers
| player/ position | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
|
Chris Rolfe Centre-Forward | 9 |
|
|
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Second Striker | 7 |
|
Chad Barrett Centre-Forward | 5 |
|
Brian McBride Centre-Forward | 5 |
|
John Thorrington Right Midfield | 5 |
Most assists
| player/ position | Assists | |
|---|---|---|
|
Justin Mapp Right Midfield | 8 |
|
|
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Second Striker | 7 |
|
|
Chad Barrett Centre-Forward | 4 |
|
|
Chris Rolfe Centre-Forward | 3 |
|
|
Brian McBride Centre-Forward | 2 |
Table section Major League Soccer 2008
| # | Club | Matches | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Columbus | 30 | 14 | 57 |
| 2 |  |
Houston  |
30 | 13 | 51 |
| 3 |  |
Chicago | 30 | 11 | 46 |
| 4 |  |
Chivas USA | 30 | -1 | 43 |
| 5 |  |
New England  |
30 | -3 | 43 |
| 6 |  |
Wizards | 30 | -2 | 42 |
| 7 |  |
Salt Lake | 30 | 1 | 40 |
