The 2008 Chicago Fire season was the club's 13th year of existence, as well as their 11th season in Major League Soccer and 11th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. It began with a 3-1 away win over Real Salt Lake on March 29, 2008 and ended with a 2-1 loss to Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference Final on November 13, 2008. Denis Hamlett made his debut as the Chicago Fire coach after being promoted.
Players in bold have had senior international caps for their respective national squads.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Patrick Nyarko Drafted 7th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft Dominic Cervi Drafted 12th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft Peter Lowry Drafted 26th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft Dwight Barnett Drafted 38th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft Stephen King Drafted 40th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft Austin Washington Drafted 54th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft Andy Herron Rights acquired from Columbus Crew for 4th round pick in the 2010 Superdraft Tomasz Frankowski Signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers Brandon Prideaux Acquired in waiver draft from Colorado Rapids Líder Mármol Signed as free agent. Brian McBride Free agent Matt Pickens To Queens Park Rangers Ivan Guerrero Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft Jim Curtin Traded to Chivas USA Chris Armas Retired Paulo Wanchope Retired Jeff Curtin Waived, later signed with D.C. United Osei Telesford Waived, later signed with Puerto Rico Islanders Chad Barrett Traded to Toronto FC in Brian McBride deal Brian Plotkin Waived, later signed with Columbus CrewAppearances and goals
Last updated on June 5, 2008.Last updated: July 21, 2009
Source: Competitions
^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team.
If they had qualified for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.^Note 2 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship.
If they had qualified for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified would have qualified.^Note 3 - The winner of the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. As they also won MLS 2008, the 2008 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up (Houston Dynamo) also entered the Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2008 (New York Red Bulls) and the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup (D.C. United) qualified for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.^Note 4 - SuperLiga 2009 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Chicago, New England, Chivas USA and Kansas City).Last updated: July 21, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Last updated: July 21, 2009.
Source: Chicago Fire
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Win Tie Loss
