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2012 Chicago Fire season

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image	Chicago Fire SC wordmark secondary.svg
club	Chicago Fire Soccer Club
season	2012
chairman	Andrew Hauptman
manager	Frank Klopas
mgrtitle	Head coach
stdtitle	Stadium
stadium	Toyota Park
(capacity: 20,000)
league	MLS
league result	6th overall (4th in the Eastern Conference)
league2	MLS Cup Playoffs
league2 result	Knockout round
cup1	U.S. Open Cup
cup1 result	Third round
cup2	[Carolina
Challenge Cup](2012-carolina-challenge-cup)
cup2 result	Runners-up
cup3	Brimstone Cup
cup3 result	Winners
league topscorer	Chris Rolfe (8 goals)
highest attendance	20,533 vs Los Angeles Galaxy (July 8)
lowest attendance	10,489 vs Houston Dynamo (April 15)
average attendance	(regular season)
largest win	CHI 3-1 NY (6/17)
PHI 1-3 CHI (8/12)
CHI 3-1 HOU (9/2)
largest loss	DC 4-2 CHI (8/22)
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nextseason	2013

(capacity: 20,000) Challenge Cup](2012-carolina-challenge-cup) PHI 1-3 CHI (8/12) CHI 3-1 HOU (9/2)

The 2012 Chicago Fire season was the club's 14th year of existence, as well as their 15th season in Major League Soccer and their 15th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

The Fire began the regular season with a 1–1 tie on March 17, 2012 when they were hosted by the expansion team Montreal Impact in their first Major League Soccer home game. The Men in Red concluded the regular season hosting D.C. United at the Toyota Park on October 27, 2012.

The Fire qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the twelfth time in their fifteen competitive seasons and for the first time since 2009. The team was eliminated from the playoffs after a 1–2 home loss to Houston Dynamo in the Knockout Round match on October 31, 2012.

At the end of the season, Chicago Fire's defender, Austin Berry, has been awarded the 2012 MLS Rookie of the Year Award, while the club's captain Logan Pause has won the 2012 MLS Fair Play Award.

Squad at the end of the season

As of October 31, 2012. Source: Chicago Fire Official Roster

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No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Previous club
1	Jay Nolly	USA	GK	CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC
25	Sean Johnson	USA	GK	USA Atlanta Blackhawks
70	Paolo Tornaghi	ITA	GK	ITA F.C. Internazionale Milano
3	Dan Gargan	USA	RB	CAN Toronto FC
5	Cory Gibbs	USA	CB	USA New England Revolution
6	Jalil Anibaba	USA	CB	USA Carolina Dynamo
13	Gonzalo Segares	Costa Rica	LB	Cyprus Apollon Limassol
20	Tony Walls	USA	RB	USA University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
22	Austin Berry	USA	CB	USA Louisville Cardinals
23	Arne Friedrich	GER	CB	GER VfL Wolfsburg
28	Steven Kinney	USA	RB	USA Carolina Dynamo
99	Hunter Jumper	USA	LB	USA University of Virginia Cavaliers
4	Álvaro Fernández	URU	M	USA Seattle Sounders FC
11	Daniel Paladini	USA	M	USA Carolina RailHawks FC
12	Logan Pause	USA	M	USA North Carolina Tar Heels
15	Wells Thompson	USA	M	USA Colorado Rapids
17	Pável Pardo	MEX	M	MEX Club América
19	Corben Bone	USA	M	USA Carolina Dynamo
21	Michael Videira	USA	M	USA AC St. Louis
27	Victor Pineda	USA	M	USA Chicago Fire Academy
71	Alex	BRA	M	SUI FC Wohlen
7	Sherjill MacDonald	NED	F	BEL Beerschot AC
8	Dominic Oduro	GHA	F	USA Houston Dynamo
10	Guillermo Franco	MEX	F	MEX Pachuca
14	Patrick Nyarko	GHA	F	USA Virginia Tech Hokies
18	Chris Rolfe	USA	F	DEN Aalborg BK
94	Kellen Gulley	USA	F	USA Chicago Fire Academy

Player movement

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes
December 5, 2011	ISR Orr Barouch	F	MEX Tigres de la UANL	Purchased rights after loan, terms not disclosed
December 5, 2011	USA Jay Nolly	GK	CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Acquired in exchange for a first round selection in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft
December 6, 2011	USA Logan Pause	M	USA Chicago Fire	Extended the contract through 2013, terms not disclosed
January 9, 2012	COL Rafael Robayo	M	COL Millonarios	Signed, terms not disclosed
January 11, 2012	URU Federico Puppo	M	URU Danubio F.C.	Signed, terms not disclosed
January 12, 2012	USA Austin Berry	D	USA University of Louisville	Selected ninth overall in 2012 MLS SuperDraft, signed with MLS
January 18, 2012	MEX Pável Pardo	M	USA Chicago Fire	Re-signed for a two-year contract, terms not disclosed
January 24, 2012	ZIM Kheli Dube	F	USA New England Revolution	Signed on as free agent after being selected in Stage Two of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 12, 2011
March 6, 2012	USA Hunter Jumper	D	USA University of Virginia Cavaliers	Signed after being selected 28th overall in 2012 MLS SuperDraft, terms not disclosed
March 7, 2012	GER Arne Friedrich	D	GER VfL Wolfsburg	Signed, terms of the deal not disclosed
March 7, 2012	ITA Paolo Tornaghi	GK	ITA F.C. Internazionale Milano	Signed, terms of the deal not disclosed
March 15, 2012	USA Tony Walls	D	USA University of Wisconsin–Green Bay	Signed after being selected 47th overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, terms not disclosed
April 5, 2012	GHA Patrick Nyarko	F	USA Chicago Fire	Re-signed, terms and length not disclosed
April 17, 2012	USA Chris Rolfe	F	DEN Aalborg BK	Reacquired, signed as a free agent, terms not disclosed
April 26, 2012	BRA Alex Monteiro de Lima	M	SUI FC Wohlen	Signed on a free transfer, terms not disclosed; was added to the roster upon the opening of the summer transfer window on June 27
July 24, 2012	NED Sherjill MacDonald	F	BEL Beerschot AC	Signed as a Designated Player, terms not disclosed
July 27, 2012	URU Álvaro Fernández	M	USA Seattle Sounders FC	Acquired as a Designated Player in return for allocation money, terms not disclosed
September 10, 2012	USA Wells Thompson	M	USA Colorado Rapids	Acquired in exchange for a conditional draft pick, terms not disclosed
September 14, 2012	MEX Guillermo Franco	F	MEX Pachuca	Signed on a free transfer, terms not disclosed

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 2, 2011	USA Alec Dufty	GK	None	Placed on Re-Entry list, was not selected in the Re-Entry Draft, became a free agent
December 7, 2011	USA Cristian Nazarit	F	COL Deportivo Cali	Released	title=Fire release Cristian Nazarit and Gabriel Ferrari	url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/12/fire-release-cristian-nazarit-and-gabriel-ferrari	publisher=chicago-fire.com	date=7 December 2011}}
December 7, 2011	USA Gabriel Ferrari	F	None	Released
December 12, 2011	USA Jon Conway	GK	USA Los Angeles Galaxy	Selected by Los Angeles Galaxy in the Re-Entry Draft; retired on January 10, 2012	title=Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft highlighted by busy Galaxy	url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/12/12/stage-2-re-entry-draft-highlighted-busy-galaxy	publisher=MLSSoccer.com	date=12 December 2011}}
December 12, 2011	USA Baggio Husidić	M	SWE Hammarby IF	Selected by Colorado Rapids in the Re-Entry Draft, declined and signed with the Swedish Hammarby IF
January 15, 2012	URU Diego Cháves	F	CHI C.D. Palestino	Out of contract, signed with the Chilean C.D. Palestino
January 23, 2012	USA Mike Banner	M	None	Waived
January 26, 2012	CRO Josip Mikulić	D	None	Returned to Croatia due to family issues	title=Chicago's defensive corps unexpectedly downsized	url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/26/chicagos-defensive-corps-unexpectedly-downsized	publisher=MLSSoccer.com	date=26 January 2012	access-date=1 February 2012	archive-date=29 December 2014	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229192031/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/26/chicagos-defensive-corps-unexpectedly-downsized	url-status=dead }}
January 26, 2012	COL Yamith Cuesta	D	ESP UB Conquense	Loan expired, loan agreement is not presently allowing to re-sign
January 30, 2012	COL Wilman Conde	D	USA New York Red Bulls	Free transfer after MLS rights were acquired by New York Red Bulls for allocation money
March 11, 2012	GRE Pari Pantazopoulos	D	None	Waived
June 26, 2012	ZIM Kheli Dube	F	None	Waived	{{cite news	title=Fire waive forward Kheli Dube
June 27, 2012	USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe	D	USA Real Salt Lake	Traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for 4th round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
August 30, 2012	GUA Marco Pappa	M	NED SC Heerenveen	Transferred effective immediately, terms not disclosed; previously announced on Aug 13 Pappa would be transferred at the end of the MLS 2012 season

The following players selected by Chicago Fire in either the 2012 MLS SuperDraft or 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft were released during the pre-season trials: FW Evans Frimpong, Supplemental Draft round 1; GK Karl Woszczynski, Supplemental Draft round 1; MF Justin Chavez, Supplemental Draft round 4. FW Lucky Mkosana, SuperDraft round 2, entered the season but ultimately was not signed by the club.

Loans

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Ref

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Ref
July 24, 2012	URU Federico Puppo	F	URU Defensor Sporting	For the remainder of the season; terms not disclosed
July 26, 2012	COL Rafael Robayo	M	COL Millonarios	For the remainder of the season; terms not disclosed	{{cite news	title=Fire Loan Rafael Robayo to Club Deportivo Millonarios
August 17, 2012	ARG Sebastián Grazzini	M	ARG Atlético de Rafaela	For the remainder of the season; terms not disclosed	{{cite news	title=Fire Loan Sebastian Grazzini to Atlético de Rafaela
September 13, 2012	ISR Orr Barouch	F	ISR Bnei Yehuda	For the remainder of the season; terms not disclosed	{{cite news	title=Fire Loan Orr Barouch to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.

Club staff

Standings

;Eastern Conference Table ;Western Conference Table ;Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

Pre-season

Kickoff times are in CST. Dominic Oduro Cory Gibbs Orr Barouch Dominic Oduro Pari Pantazopoulos Orr Barouch 120 min game Jorge Perlaza 75 min game Brad Ring 75 min game Pari Pantazopoulos Emiliano Dudar Hamdi Salihi Rafael Robayo Jalil Anibaba Kellen Gulley Gonzalo Segares Federico Puppo Daniel Paladini Orr Barouch

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2012 Major League Soccer season

Kickoff times are in CDT. Neagle Nyassi Oduro Pardo Grazzini Gibbs Live TV: Galavisión Hill Live TV: Galavisión Pappa Nyarko Live TV: NBC Sports Lambe Guzman Eckersley Segares Nyarko Anibaba Klopas Estrada Johnson Montero Johnson Live TV: ESPN Deportes Ángel Berry Oduro Pappa Grazzini Puppo Oduro Convey Myers Espinoza Kamara Live TV: Galavisión Chabala Pause Zizzo Nyarko Segares Grazzini Berry Grazzini Pappa
Barouch Robayo Hedges Keeshan Live TV: Univision Rentería Anor Feilhaber Gargan Oduro Segares
Rolfe Dane Richards Oduro Segares Gargan George Schoenfeld Live TV: NBC Sports Pappa Rolfe Junior Keane Segares Lima Friedrich Rochat Henry Patrick Nyarko Wondolowski Lenhart Gargan Oduro Pappa Berry Emory Live TV: Galavisión Friedrich MacDonald Johnson Guy Pajoy McDonald Hamid Tan Segares MacDonald Pardo Live TV: Galavisión Paladini Lima Ching Hassli Avila Rolfe Gargan Lima Fernández Johnson O'Rourke Rentería Live TV: NBC Sports Nagamura Segares Klopas Oduro Franco Lahoud Gómez Williams Hoppenot Live TV: NBC Henry MacDonald Bengtson Live TV: NBC Sports Friedrich McDonald Jakovic

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff times are in CDT. Brad Davis Tally Hall

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2012 U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT. Nermin Crnkic Nate Boyden Nermin Crnkic Corben Bone Federico Puppo

International friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT. Fabian Delph Samir Carruthers Nathan Delfouneso Michael Videira Daniel Paladini Corben Bone Hunter Jumper Daniel Ludueña Kenyi Adachi Cándido Ramírez Marc Crosas

Recognition

Kits

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Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Red / White lettering	Red	Red
Away	Navy / White lettering	Navy	Navy
Away Special	Navy / Pink lettering	Navy	Pink	MLS, October 27 against D.C. United

Leading scorers

Rank	Scorer	Goals
USA Chris Rolfe	8	3
GUA Marco Pappa	6	5
GHA Dominic Oduro	6	3
GHA Patrick Nyarko	4	7
NED Sherjill MacDonald	4	4
CRC Gonzalo Segares	3	1
USA Austin Berry	3	0
ARG Sebastián Grazzini	2	5
USA Daniel Paladini	2	2
URU Álvaro Fernández	2	1
BRA Alex	2	0
MEX Pável Pardo	1	4
USA Jalil Anibaba	1	1
GER Arne Friedrich	1	0
USA Logan Pause	1	0
USA Sean Johnson	0	1
URU Federico Puppo	0	1
USA Dan Gargan	0	1

Updated to match played on October 27, 2012. Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2012 Chicago Fire

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Position	Report
3	GUA Marco Pappa	MF	Report
7	GHA Patrick Nyarko	FW	Report
9	USA Austin Berry	DF	Report
GUA Marco Pappa	MF
16	USA Sean Johnson	GK	Report
17	USA Sean Johnson	GK	Report
GER Arne Friedrich	DF
19	USA Austin Berry	DF	Report
23	GER Arne Friedrich	DF	Report
USA Chris Rolfe	FW
24	USA Chris Rolfe	FW	Report
26	GER Arne Friedrich	DF	Report
GHA Patrick Nyarko	MF
28	USA Jalil Anibaba	FW	Report
URU Álvaro Fernández	MF
USA Frank Klopas	Coach
29	USA Chris Rolfe	FW	Report
31	GER Arne Friedrich	DF	Report
NED Sherjill MacDonald	FW
33	GHA Patrick Nyarko	MF	Report

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Report
28	USA Sean Johnson	POTW

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player	Save	Report
4	ITA Paolo Tornaghi	65'	SOTW
10	USA Sean Johnson	43'	SOTW
21	USA Sean Johnson	59'	SOTW

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Goal	Report
8	GUA Marco Pappa	89'	GOTW

MLS Fair Play Award

Chicago Fire's midfielder and captain, Logan Pause, has been awarded the league's 2012 Fair Play Award. Over the course of 32 matches played this season, Pause has accumulated only 11 fouls and no yellow or red cards.

MLS Rookie of the Year

Chicago Fire's defender Austin Berry, selected number nine overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, has been awarded the league's 2012 Rookie of the Year Award. Berry has started in 28 games and scored three goals, one in his debut match. Berry collected the most votes in all three categories: players, media and club management.

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Chicago is in the #9 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. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.

International roster slots

Chicago has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. No slot trades involving Chicago have been reported.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: *2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick from Real Salt Lake.

Future picks traded: *2013 MLS Supplemental Draft round 1 pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC. At the time of the trade, this pick was equivalent to a round 3 SuperDraft selection.

MLS rights to other players

It is believed Chicago maintains the MLS rights to Carlos Bocanegra and Freddie Ljungberg, as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfers.

References

(2 December 2011). "Signed, sealed, delivered: Barouch back for Fire". MLSsoccer.com.
(2 December 2011). "Fire acquire Jay Nolly". chicago-fire.com.
(6 December 2011). "Fire resign Logan Pause". chicago-fire.com.
(9 January 2012). "Fire sign Rafael Robayo". chicago-fire.com.
(11 January 2012). "Fire sign Federico Puppo". chicago-fire.com.
(12 January 2012). "Fire select University of Louisville defender Austin Berry". chicago-fire.com.
(18 January 2012). "Fire resign Pavel Pardo". chicago-fire.com.
(25 January 2012). "Fire sign Zimbabwean striker Kheli Dube". chicago-fire.com.
(6 March 2012). "Fire sign defender Hunter Jumper". chicago-fire.com.
(7 March 2012). "Fire acquire German World Cup veteran Arne Friedrich". chicago-fire.com.
(8 March 2012). "Fire sign goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi". chicago-fire.com.
(15 March 2012). "Fire sign defender Tony Walls". chicago-fire.com.
(5 April 2012). "Fire re-sign forward Patrick Nyarko". chicago-fire.com.
(16 April 2012). "Fire reacquire forward Chris Rolfe". chicago-fire.com.
(26 April 2012). "Fire sign midfielder Alex Monteiro De Lima". chicago-fire.com.
(24 July 2012). "Chicago Fire Sign Dutch Striker Sherjill MacDonald". chicago-fire.com.
(27 July 2012). "Chicago Fire Acquire Midfielder Alvaro Fernandez from Seattle". chicago-fire.com.
(10 September 2012). "Chicago Fire Acquire Wells Thompson From Colorado Rapids". chicago-fire.com.
(14 September 2012). "Fire Sign Guillermo Franco". chicago-fire.com.
(29 December 2011). "Offseason transactions". chicago-fire.com.
(7 December 2011). "Fire release Cristian Nazarit and Gabriel Ferrari". chicago-fire.com.
(12 December 2011). "Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft highlighted by busy Galaxy". MLSSoccer.com.
(15 January 2012). "Thanks Diego". chicago-fire.com.
(23 January 2012). "Fire, Banner part ways". chicago-fire.com.
(26 January 2012). "Chicago's defensive corps unexpectedly downsized". MLSSoccer.com.
(29 January 2012). "New York signs defender Wilman Conde". newyorkredbulls.com.
(11 March 2012). "Fire waive Pari Pantazopoulos". chicago-fire.com.
(26 June 2012). "Fire trade Kwame Watson-Siriboe to Real Salt Lake". chicago-fire.com.
(30 August 2012). "Marco Pappa Transferred to SC Heerenveen". chicago-fire.com.
(24 July 2012). "Fire Loan Federico Puppo to Defensor Sporting Club". chicago-fire.com.
(October 27, 2012). "Fire Kicks Cancer Going Pink".
(November 19, 2012). "Fire's Pause, New England claim Xbox Fair Play awards". mlssoccer.com.
(November 19, 2012). "Fire defender Berry wins 2012 Rookie of the Year award". mlssoccer.com.
[http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules 2011 MLS Roster Rules {{pipe Major League Soccer] {{webarchive. link. (2011-04-30)

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