2010 Chicago Fire season
# 2010 Chicago Fire season

The 2010 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, their 13th season in Major League Soccer, and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

## Squad

As of October 23, 2010

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | USA | C. J. Brown |
| 3 | FW | USA | Calen Carr |
| 4 | DF | USA | Kwame Watson-Siriboe |
| 6 | MF | USA | Peter Lowry |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Freddie Ljungberg |
| 9 | MF | BIH | Baggio Husidić |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Nery Castillo (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 11 | MF | USA | John Thorrington |
| 12 | MF | USA | Logan Pause |
| 13 | DF | SLV | Deris Umanzor |
| 14 | FW | GHA | Patrick Nyarko |
| 15 | FW | NED | Collins John |
| 16 | MF | GUA | Marco Pappa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | USA | Mike Banner |
| 19 | MF | USA | Corben Bone |
| 20 | FW | USA | Brian McBride (captain) |
| 22 | DF | COL | Wilman Conde |
| 23 | DF | POL | Krzysztof Król (on loan from Jagiellonia) |
| 25 | GK | USA | Sean Johnson |
| 27 | MF | USA | Victor Pineda |
| 28 | DF | USA | Steven Kinney |
| 29 | DF | USA | Erik Ustruck |
| 31 | DF | CRC | Gonzalo Segares |
| 32 | DF | USA | Dasan Robinson |
| 40 | GK | USA | Andrew Dykstra |
| 77 | MF | SRB | Bratislav Ristić |
| — | GK | USA | Ian Anderson |
| — | GK | USA | Alec Dufty (on loan from AC St. Louis) |

### Transfers

**In**

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 19 | MF | USA | Corben Bone (from Draft, 13th Overall) |
| 4 | DF | USA | Kwame Watson-Siriboe (from Draft, 26th Overall) |
| 28 | DF | USA | Steven Kinney (from Draft, 45th Overall) |
| 25 | GK | USA | Sean Johnson (from Draft, 51st Overall) |
| 15 | FW | NED | Collins John (from K.S.V. Roeselare) |
| — | MF | SLV | Julio Martínez (On loan from Club León) |
| 13 | DF | SLV | Deris Umanzor (from C.D. Águila) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle Sounders FC) |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Nery Castillo (On loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 27 | MF | USA | Victor Pineda (from Academy) |
| 29 | GK | USA | Erik Ustruck |
| 77 | MF | SRB | Bratislav Ristić (from Rad Beograd) |
| 31 | DF | CRC | Gonzalo Segares (from Apollon Limassol) |
| — | GK | USA | Ian Anderson |
| — | GK | USA | Alec Dufty (On loan from AC St. Louis) |

**Out**

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Free Agent) |
| 31 | DF | CRC | Gonzalo Segares (To Apollon Limassol) |
| 6 | DF | USA | Brandon Prideaux (Retired) |
| 17 | FW | USA | Chris Rolfe (To AaB Fodbold) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Daniel Woolard (Released on waivers) |
| 00 | GK | USA | Ian Anderson (Released on waivers) |
| 34 | DF | USA | Austin Washington (Released on waivers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jon Busch (Released on waivers) |
| 21 | MF | USA | Justin Mapp (Trade to Philadelphia Union) |
| 5 | DF | USA | Tim Ward (to the San Jose Earthquakes) |
| 23 | FW | BUL | Stefan Dimitrov (Released on waivers) |
| — | MF | SLV | Julio Martinez (To Club León) |

### Formation

Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:

## Club

| Chairman | Andrew Hauptman |
| - | - |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A) |

Source: Chicago Fire

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| - | - |
| Technical Director | Frank Klopas |
| Manager | Carlos de los Cobos |
| Assistant manager | Alvaro Briones |

Last updated: November 23, 2010 Source: Chicago Fire

### Kits

| Home | Away | Away Special |
| - | - | - |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Red / White lettering | Red | Red | |
| Away | White / Navy lettering | White | White | |
| Away Special | White / Green lettering | White | Green | MLS, April 24 against Houston |

## Review

### March

Chicago began their twelfth Major League Soccer regular season on the road the first two weeks with a match against the New York Red Bulls on March 27, 2010 and the Colorado Rapids on April 3, 2010 followed by their first home match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.

### May

The Chicago Fire participated in the first ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. A friendly tournament hosted by the Fire.

### July

Fire terminate loan agreement with Leon F.C. for the rights of Julio Martinez

### August

The Fire trade for Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle) and also sign Nery Castillo from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Fire trade away Justin Mapp and Tim Ward for allocation money and to clear roster spots.

## Competitions

* MLS – 10th Overall
* MLS Cup – Did not qualify
* U.S. Open Cup – 3rd round
* SuperLiga – Group Stage

## League table

Conference

Eastern Conferencevte :

| Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 51 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 50 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 |
| 3 | Kansas City Wizards | 39 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 36 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 35 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 |
| 6 | New England Revolution | 32 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 31 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 |
| 8 | D.C. United | 22 | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 |

* 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | LA Galaxy (SS, W1) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | 2011 North American SuperLiga |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls (E1) | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | 2011 North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | 2011 North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League group stage |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | 2011 North American SuperLiga |
| 9 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League group stage |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 | |

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

* ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
* ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2010 MLS Supporters' Shield (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of MLS Cup 2010 (Colorado Rapids) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League group stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2010 (FC Dallas) and the winner of the 2010 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round.
* ^Note 3 - 2011 SuperLiga berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 25 | −3 |

Last updated: October 23, 2010 Source: MLS 2010 regular reason standings Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadium | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | T | L | W | W | T | L | T | T | W | T | W | L | L | W | T | W | L | L | T | T | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | T | W |
| Position | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### Sister Cities Cup

Semi-Final Match

Third Place Match

