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2011 Chicago Fire season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Chicago Fire SC wordmark secondary.svg |
| club | Chicago Fire |
| season | 2011 |
| manager | Frank Klopas (interim) |
| chairman | Andrew Hauptman |
| league | MLS |
| league result | 11th overall (6th in the Eastern Conference) |
| cup1 | MLS Playoffs |
| cup1 result | Did not qualify |
| cup2 | U.S. Open Cup |
| cup2 result | Runners-up |
| cup3 | Carolina Challenge Cup |
| cup3 result | Third place |
| cup4 | Brimstone Cup |
| cup4 result | Did not win |
| league topscorer | Dominic Oduro (12) |
| stadium | Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000) |
| highest attendance | Regular season: |
| 20,237 vs Columbus Crew (October 22, 2011) | |
| Other (Friendly): | |
| 18,224 vs C.D. Guadalajara (September 14, 2011) | |
| Other venue: | |
| 61,308 vs Manchester United at Soldier Field (July 23, 2011) | |
| lowest attendance | Regular season: |
| 10,362 vs FC Dallas (October 12, 2011) | |
| Other (U.S. Open Cup): | |
| 8,909 vs Richmond Kickers (August 30, 2011) | |
| average attendance | 14,273 |
| largest win | RSL 0-3 *CHI* (9/28) |
| largest loss | *POR 4-2 CHI* (4/14) |
| *VAN 4-2 CHI* (8/7) | |
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| American | true |
| prevseason | 2010 |
| nextseason | 2012 |
20,237 vs Columbus Crew (October 22, 2011) Other (Friendly): 18,224 vs C.D. Guadalajara (September 14, 2011) Other venue: 61,308 vs Manchester United at Soldier Field (July 23, 2011) 10,362 vs FC Dallas (October 12, 2011) Other (U.S. Open Cup): 8,909 vs Richmond Kickers (August 30, 2011) VAN 4-2 CHI (8/7)
The 2011 Chicago Fire season was the club's 13th year of existence, as well as their 14th season in Major League Soccer and their 14th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
Overview
February
Squad
As of September 14, 2011. -- Do NOT add new players before their signing is officially announced by the club -- and do NOT assign unreferenced jersey numbers as well. -- Do NOT create articles for new draft picks until they make either their MLS or U.S. Open Cup debut, and do not add red wikilinks to these players as it prevents the creation of articles by people who don't understand the WP:FOOTY notability guidelines -- Players with international caps should NOT be bolded - as per Wikipedia:WikiProject_Football/Clubs -- This is Wikipedia, not a football gazette. -- Any unconfirmed and unsourced signing/transfer will be reverted at sight. -- Thanks in advance.
Player movement
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2010 | USA Cory Gibbs | DF | USA New England Revolution | Re-Entry Draft | |
| January 11, 2011 | USA Daniel Paladini | MF | USA Carolina RailHawks | Free | |
| January 11, 2011 | CRO Josip Mikulić | DF | CRO NK Zagreb | Undisclosed | |
| January 13, 2011 | USA Jalil Anibaba | DF | USA University of North Carolina | SuperDraft, 1st round | |
| January 13, 2011 | USA Jon Conway | GK | CAN Toronto FC | Acquired for 3rd round draft pick | |
| February 3, 2011 | URU Gastón Puerari | FW | URU Montevideo Wanderers | Undisclosed | |
| February 18, 2011 | URU Diego Cháves | FW | URU Nacional | Undisclosed | |
| March 1, 2011 | USA Alec Dufty | GK | USA AC St. Louis | Free | |
| March 2, 2011 | CRO Marko Marić | MF | GRE Skoda Xanthi | Free | |
| March 10, 2011 | USA Michael Videira | MF | USA AC St. Louis | Free | |
| March 17, 2011 | USA Davis Paul | FW | USA University of California, Berkeley | SuperDraft, 3rd round | |
| March 23, 2011 | COL Yamith Cuesta | DF | USA Chivas USA | Acquired for a 2012 Supplemental Draft pick | |
| March 23, 2011 | GHA Dominic Oduro | FW | USA Houston Dynamo | Acquired for Calen Carr | |
| March 24, 2011 | USA Gabriel Ferrari | FW | SUI FC Wohlen | Undisclosed | |
| April 4, 2011 | GRE Pari Pantazopoulos | DF | GRE Zakynthos | Free | |
| May 4, 2011 | COL Cristian Nazarit | FW | COL Independiente Santa Fe | Undisclosed | |
| July 13, 2011 | ARG Sebastián Grazzini | MF | ARG Club Atlético All Boys | Undisclosed | |
| July 26, 2011 | MEX Pável Pardo | MF | MEX Club América | Undisclosed | |
| July 28, 2011 | USA Dan Gargan | DF | CAN Toronto FC | Acquired with a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick for Dasan Robinson | |
| August 11, 2011 | USA Kellen Gulley | FW | USA Chicago Fire Juniors Mississippi | Undisclosed; will not be added to first-team roster until 2012 |
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2010 | USA C.J. Brown | DF | None | Retired | ||||||
| October 24, 2010 | USA Brian McBride | FW | None | Retired | ||||||
| November 24, 2010 | USA Peter Lowry | MF | USA Portland Timbers | Expansion Draft | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128064300/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/11/lowry-thorrington-drafted | date=November 28, 2010 }} | ||||
| November 24, 2010 | USA John Thorrington | MF | CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Expansion Draft | ||||||
| November 24, 2010 | NED Collins John | FW | AZE Gabala FC | Released, free transfer | ||||||
| November 24, 2010 | POL Krzysztof Król | DF | POL Jagiellonia Białystok | Loan expired, returned to parent club | ||||||
| December 31, 2010 | COL Wilman Conde | DF | MEX Atlas | Contract expired, free transfer | ||||||
| December 31, 2010 | SWE Freddie Ljungberg | MF | SCO Celtic F.C. | Contract expired, free transfer | ||||||
| January 31, 2011 | USA Andrew Dykstra | GK | USA Charleston Battery | Released, free transfer | ||||||
| February 9, 2011 | SLV Deris Umanzor | DF | SLV C.D. Águila | Released | ||||||
| March 23, 2011 | USA Calen Carr | FW | USA Houston Dynamo | Traded for Dominic Oduro | url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-trade-calen-carr | title=Fire Trade Calen Carr Chicago Fire Soccer Club | access-date=2011-03-23 | archive-date=2011-03-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326193107/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-trade-calen-carr | url-status=dead }} |
| June 15, 2011 | URU Gastón Puerari | FW | MEX Atlas | Undisclosed | ||||||
| June 29, 2011 | USA Davis Paul | FW | USA Chicago Fire Premier | Released, free transfer | ||||||
| July 26, 2011 | SER Bratislav Ristić | MF | Released | |||||||
| July 28, 2011 | USA Dasan Robinson | DF | CAN Toronto FC | Traded for Dan Gargan and a 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick | ||||||
| September 14, 2011 | CRO Marko Marić | MF | Waived |
Loans
In
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2011 | ISR Orr Barouch | FW | MEX Tigres UANL | One year loan | url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/barouch-excited-about-chance-chicago | title=Barouch excited about chance with Chicago Major League Soccer | access-date=2011-03-12 | archive-date=2011-03-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314040939/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/barouch-excited-about-chance-chicago | url-status=dead }} |
Out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2011 | USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe | DF | USA FC Tampa Bay | Through the end of 2011 season |
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Match results
Pre-season
Kickoff times are in CST. Corey Hertzog (pen.) Miguel Montano Servando Carrasco
Carolina Challenge Cup
Kickoff times are in CST. Nick LaBrocca Nick Soolsma Mikael Yourassowsky Logan Pause Charlie Davies Conor Shanosky Rodrigo Brasesco Mark Wiltse Michael Videira
Major League Soccer
Kickoff times are in CST.
Gonçalves
Hernández
Shea
Gibbs
Videira
Mikulić
Segares
Puerari
Pappa
Besler
Arnaud
Bunbury
Diop
Zakuani
Riley
Hurtado
Robinson
Wallace
Alhassan
Perlaza
Hall
Jewsbury
Robinson (o.g.)
Gibbs
Brunner (o.g.)
Pappa
Anibaba
Oduro
Barrett
Stephens
Gonzalez
Hejduk
Oduro
Cháves
Palmer
Moor
Akpan
Segares
Paladini
Cháves
Paladini
Husidić
Chiumiento
Guzman
Santos
Paladini
Pappa
Barouch
Harvey
Farfan
Ruiz
Oduro
Paladini
Puerari
Gibbs
Wondolowski
Wahl
Nielsen
Collin
Nazarit
Meram
Nazarit
Nazarit
Segares
Oduro
Paladini
Joseph
Barouch
Russell
Paladini
Nyarko
Pappa
Tainio
Pappa
Lahoud
Beckham
Birchall
Paladini
Cháves
Mikulić
Cuesta
Nazarit
Hall
Marcelin
Chara
Pause
Carroll
Harvey
Koffie
Rochat
Sanvezzo
Pappa
Pause
Barouch
Lindpere
Grazzini
Gargan
Pause
Cuesta
Jakovic
Wolff
Gargan
Gibbs
Segares
Nyassi
Mullan
Beitashour
Corrales
Dawkins
Corrales
Cronin
Gargan
Ángel (o.g.)
Gibbs
Mikulić
Oduro
Ángel
LaBrocca
Oduro
Nyarko
Gargan
Husidić
Barnes
Guy
Espíndola
Álvarez
Gargan
Segares
Gargan
Pardo
Gibbs
Grazzini
Mikulić
Gonçalves
Cruz
Rosario (pen.)
Barouch
Grazzini
Cháves
Cháves
Rentería
Duka
Ekpo
U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CST. Anibaba Wondolowski Morrow Ring Stephenson Barouch Paladini Barouch Ristic Cuesta Nazarit Segares Cronin Corrales Stephenson McDonald Sealy Pause Nazarit Barouch Oduro Paladini Costanzo Motagalvan Videira Nazarit Yamith Cuesta Orr Barouch Orr Barouch John Rooney Dominic Oduro Yomby William Yomby William Fredy Montero Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Daniel Paladini Jalil Anibaba
International friendlies
Kickoff times are in CST.
Rafael
Ryan Giggs
Nani
Victor Pineda
Julio Nava
Recognition
Kits
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|---|
| 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 | Light green | MLS, April 23 against Houston |
Leading scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Assists | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHA Dominic Oduro | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GUA Marco Pappa | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| URU Diego Cháves | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARG Sebastián Grazzini | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Cory Gibbs | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISR Orr Barouch | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jalil Anibaba | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COL Cristian Nazarit | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GHA Patrick Nyarko | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Pável Pardo | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| URU Gastón Puerari | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dan Gargan | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRC Gonzalo Segares | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BIH Baggio Husidic | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Corben Bone | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Daniel Paladini | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Michael Videira | 0 | 1 |
Last updated on October 23, 2011. Source: MLSsoccer.com Statistics - 2011 Chicago Fire
MLS Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Position | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | CRO Josip Mikulić | DF | Report |
| URU Diego Cháves | FW | ||
| 10 | GHA Dominic Oduro | MF | Report |
| 12 | USA Daniel Paladini | MF | Report |
| 13 | COL Yamith Cuesta | DF | Report |
| USA Frank Klopas | Coach | ||
| 16 | GHA Dominic Oduro | FW | Report |
| 17 | GHA Patrick Nyarko | MF | Report |
| 24 | ARG Sebastián Grazzini | MF | Report |
| GHA Patrick Nyarko | MF | ||
| GHA Dominic Oduro | FW | ||
| 29 | GUA Marco Pappa | MF | Report |
| 31 | CRC Gonzalo Segares | DF | Report |
| 32 | USA Jalil Anibaba | DF | Report |
MLS Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Week's Statline |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | GUA Marco Pappa | 3G (9', 36', 75') |
| 32 | USA Jalil Anibaba | 2G |
MLS All-Stars 2011
| Position | Player | Note |
|---|
Miscellany
Allocation ranking
Chicago is in the #5 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Chicago traded allocation ranking positions with Seattle Sounders FC on August 26, 2011, with Seattle gaining the #4 position and Chicago receiving the #6 position.
International roster spots
Chicago has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. There have been no reported trades involving Chicago international roster spots for the 2011 season. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).
Future draft pick trades
| Acquired | Year | Draft | Round | Traded from | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | SuperDraft | Round 2 | Toronto FC | ||
| 2012 | SuperDraft | Round 3 | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Traded | Year | Draft | Round | Traded to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Supplemental | Not specified | Chivas USA |
MLS rights to other players
It is believed Chicago maintains the MLS rights to Carlos Bocanegra, Wilman Conde, Freddie Ljungberg, and Chris Rolfe as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfers.
References
References
- [https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co73/se6755/attendance/ worldfootball.net]
- "Chicago Fire Roster". Chicago-Fire.com.
- [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4128534 Chicago Fire Select Defender Cory Gibbs in MLS Re-Entry Draft - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/01/paladini-mikulic-sign Paladini, Mikulic sign {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/01/fire-select-jalil-anibaba Fire select Jalil Anibaba {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4139677 Chicago Fire Select Three Players and Acquire Veteran Goalkeeper Jon Conway in 2011 MLS SuperDraft - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/02/fire-sign-gaston-puerari Fire sign Gaston Puerari {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/02/fire-sign-diego-chaves Fire sign Diego Cháves {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-sign-alec-dufty Fire sign Alec Dufty {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-sign-marko-mari%C4%87 Fire Sign Marko Marić {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-ink-two-trialists Fire Ink Two Trialists {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-sign-davis-paul Fire Sign Davis Paul {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-acquire-yamith-cuesta-0 Fire acquire Yamith Cuesta {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-trade-calen-carr Fire Trade Calen Carr {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/03/fire-sign-gabriel-ferrari Fire Sign Gabriel Ferrari {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/04/fire-sign-pari-pantazopoulos Fire Sign Pari Pantazopoulos {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/05/fire-sign-cristian-nazarit Fire Sign Cristian Nazarit {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/07/fire-sign-sebastian-grazzini Fire sign Sebastián Grazzini {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/07/fire-sign-pavel-pardo Fire sign Pável Pardo {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/07/fire-trade-dasan-robinson-dan-gargan Fire trade Dasan Robinson for Dan Gargan {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/08/fire-sign-kellen-gulley-0 Fire sign Kellen Gulley {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/10/cj-brown-retire CJ Brown To Retire {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/09/mcbride-retire McBride to retire {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/11/lowry-thorrington-drafted Lowry, Thorrington Drafted {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club] {{webarchive. link. (November 28, 2010)
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/11/john-krol-released John, Krol Released {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [https://www.suntimes.com/sports/soccer/fire/2957588-419/fire-season-game-kansas-league.html Fire loses All-Star Conde as '11 season takes shape]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2010/12/ljungberg-joins-celtic Ljungberg Joins Celtic {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/01/fire-release-andrew-dykstra Fire Release Andrew Dykstra {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/02/fire-part-ways-deris-umanzor Fire Part Ways With Deris Umanzor {{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- "Fire Trade Calen Carr {{pipe}} Chicago Fire Soccer Club".
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/06/gaston-puerari-transfered-club-atlas; Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/06/fire-waive-davis-paul; Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)".
- "Fire sign Pavel Pardo {{pipe}} Chicago Fire Soccer Club".
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/07/fire-trade-dasan-robinson-dan-gargan Fire trade Dasan Robinson for Dan Gargan{{pipe Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- "Fire Waive Marko Maric {{pipe}} Chicago Fire".
- "Barouch excited about chance with Chicago {{!}} Major League Soccer".
- [http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/06/fire-loan-watson-siriboe; Chicago Fire Soccer Club]
- (26 August 2011). "Chicago Fire Acquire Third Round 2012 SuperDraft Pick from Seattle - OurSports Central".
- [http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules 2011 MLS Roster Rules {{pipe Major League Soccer] {{webarchive. link. (2011-04-30)
- (2011-03-23). "Fire Acquire Yamith Cuesta". Chicago Fire Communications.
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