2017 Chicago Fire season

The 2017 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, losing in the knockout round. The team would not make the playoffs again until 2025.

Current squad As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;" |- ! style="background:#C41E3A; color:white; text-align:center;"| No. ! style="background:#C41E3A; color:white; text-align:center;"| Name ! style="background:#C41E3A; color:white; text-align:center;"| Nationality ! style="background:#C41E3A; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position ! style="background:#C41E3A; color:white; text-align:center;"| Date of birth (age) ! style="background:#C41E3A; color:white; text-align:center;"| Previous club ! style="background:#C41E3A; color:white; text-align:center;"| Player Notes |- ! colspan="7" style="background:#c2ddff; color:black; text-align:center;"| Goalkeepers |- | 1 | Jorge Bava | | GK | |align=left| Atlético Bucaramanga | International |- | 28 | Matt Lampson | | GK | |align=left| Columbus Crew

| 30 | Stefan Cleveland | | GK | |align=left| University of Louisville | Loaned Out |- | 45 | Richard Sánchez | | GK | |align=left| Tigres UANL

| 4 | Johan Kappelhof | | D | |align=left| FC Groningen | International |- | 5 | Michael Harrington | | D | |align=left| Colorado Rapids

| 22 | Patrick Doody | | D | |align=left| Indiana Hoosiers | Homegrown |- | 25 | Jorge Luis Corrales | | D | |align=left| Tulsa Roughnecks | Loaned Out |- | 26 | Christian Dean | | D | |align=left| Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| 7 | John Goossens | | M | |align=left| FC Voluntari | International,On injured list |- | 12 | Arturo Álvarez | | M | |align=left| Videoton FC

| 13 | Brandt Bronico | | M | |align=left| University of North Carolina Charlotte |Loaned out |- | 14 | Djordje Mihailovic | | M | |align=left| Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown |- | 15 | Joey Calistri | | M | |align=left| Northwestern Wildcats | Homegrown,Loaned out |- | 17 | Collin Fernandez | / | M | |align=left| Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown,Loaned out |- | 18 | Drew Conner | | M | |align=left| Wisconsin Badgers | Homegrown |- | 19 | Juninho | | M | |align=left| Club Tijuana | Loaned in |- | 20 | Daniel Johnson | | M | |align=left| University of Louisville

Player movement

In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubNotesRef November 23, 2016 Arturo Álvarez M Chicago Fire Exercised option November 23, 2016 Joey Calistri M Chicago Fire Exercised option November 23, 2016 Jonathan Campbell D Chicago Fire Exercised option November 23, 2016 Drew Conner M Chicago Fire Exercised option November 23, 2016 Patrick Doody D Chicago Fire Exercised option November 23, 2016 Sean Johnson GK Chicago Fire Exercised option November 23, 2016 Matt Lampson GK Chicago Fire Exercised option November 23, 2016 Matt Polster M Chicago Fire Exercised option November 23, 2016 Brandon Vincent D Chicago Fire Exercised option December 20, 2016 Nemanja Nikolić F Legia Warsaw Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal January 5, 2017 Luis Solignac F Chicago Fire Re-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third January 7, 2017 Jorge Bava GK Atlético Bucaramanga Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019 January 16, 2017 Dax McCarty M New York Red Bulls Acquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options January 27, 2017 Djordje Mihailovic M Chicago Fire Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player January 30, 2017 Daniel Johnson M University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft January 30, 2017 Stefan Cleveland GK University of Louisville Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft February 27, 2017 Brandt Bronico M University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft February 27, 2017 Matej Dekovic D University of North Carolina Charlotte Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft March 21, 2017 Bastian Schweinsteiger M Manchester United Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year August 9, 2017 Christian Dean D Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money, $50,000 of conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event he starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches, and a percentage of any future transfer fees; signed a one-year deal with two-year club options August 11, 2017 Richard Sánchez G Tigres UANL Signed a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order September 14, 2017 Jorge Luis Corrales D Tulsa Roughnecks Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks

Out DatePlayerPositionDestination ClubNotesRef November 23, 2016 Răzvan Cociș M None Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected November 23, 2016 Eric Gehrig D None Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017 November 23, 2016 Nick LaBrocca M None Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency November 23, 2016 Patrick McLain GK Orlando City SC Contract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft November 23, 2016 Alex Morrell M Tampa Bay Rowdies Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016 November 23, 2016 Rodrigo Ramos D Coritiba Loan expired November 23, 2016 Michael Stephens M San Francisco Deltas Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6 November 23, 2016 Khaly Thiam M MTK Budapest Loan expired December 11, 2016 Sean Johnson GK New York City FC Traded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money Players selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed: forward Guillermo Delgado (27th overall, second round, from University of Delaware). Trialists released in the preseason: midfielder Miguel Alvarado, defender Chad Barson, defender Drew Beckie, forward Juan Pablo Caffa, goalkeeper Chris Konopka, goalkeeper Mihajlo Miskovic (Chicago Fire Academy), defender Boyd Okwuonu defender Taylor Peay, and defender Ryan Taylor.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Trialists who joined the team during the season but were not signed: forward Maximilian Beister, defender Justin Bilyeu, midfielder Alessandro Diamanti, and defender Michael Schulze,

Loans Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromNotesRef December 23, 2016 Juninho M Club Tijuana Signed on loan to a one-year contract with options to purchase the player outright or extend the contract; Fire sent general allocation money, 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick and the No. 3 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order to Minnesota United FC in exchange for the No. 2 spot used to acquire the player (No. 1 spot holder passed)

Out DatePlayerPositionLoaned toNotesReturnRef March 15, 2017 Joey Calistri M Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. March 15, 2017 Matej Dekovic D Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. March 15, 2017 / Collin Fernandez M Tulsa Roughnecks Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. May 13, 2017 Brandt Bronico M Tulsa Roughnecks The Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he'd been loaned to the club. He returned in early June. May 23, 2017 Stefan Cleveland GK Tulsa Roughnecks Nelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas. Following the injury of Jorge Bava, he was called back in. June 2017 July 14, 2017 Patrick Doody D St. Louis FC St. Louis announced that they'd acquired Doody on loan. July 2017 September 14, 2017 Jorge Luis Corrales D Tulsa Roughnecks Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks

Technical staff

Standings Eastern Conference table

Overall table

Results summary

Match results

Preseason Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05), unless posted otherwise

MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Squad statistics Games Played

2017 Chicago Fire season

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