MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify | U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | |
Stadium Toyota Park(capacity: 20,000) MLS 12th overall (6th in the Eastern Conference) | ||
The 2013 Chicago Fire season was the club's 18th year of existence, as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
Contents
- Squad at the end of the season
- In
- Out
- Conference tables
- Overall table
- Results summary
- Results
- Match results
- Major League Soccer
- Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
- Friendlies
- Leading scorers
- Team annual award winners
- MLS season award winners
- Third kit
- International roster slots
- Future draft pick trades
- MLS rights to other players
- References
Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 3, 2013 with an away match against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 27, 2013 with an away match against New York Red Bulls.
The Fire finished the regular season with a 14-13-7 record, but narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the spot to the Montreal Impact on second tiebreaker. On October 30, 2013, the club has announced the head coach Frank Klopas and the president of soccer operations Javier Leon have stepped down.
On December 5, 2013 the club's forward Mike Magee was named the MLS Most Valuable Player.
Squad at the end of the season
As of October 27, 2013. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Out
Out
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Conference tables
Eastern Conference
Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 6:55 p.m. EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
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Western Conference
Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 8:00 p.m. PDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
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Overall table
Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
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1The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:
Results summary
Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: MLSsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results
Last updated: October 27, 2013.
Source: MLS conference standings and MLS Supporters' Shield standings
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Major League Soccer
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
Friendlies
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
Leading scorers
Updated to match played on October 27, 2013.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2013 Chicago Fire
Team annual award winners
Forward Mike Magee was named the team's Most Valuable Player, as well as the Golden Boot winner. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defender of the year. These annual team award winners were selected by local media.
Daniel Paladini won the club's Goal of the Year award via online fan voting.
MLS season award winners
Forward Mike Magee was named to the MLS Best XI and won the MLS Most Valuable Player Award.
Third kit
On October 8, 2013 the club unveiled the third kit to be worn in the 2014 season. The municipal-themed design named "Heart on Your Sleeve" incorporated the city flag as well as the iconic Chicago skyline. The winning design was selected via a fan vote online.
International roster slots
On January 4, 2013 Chicago has traded a 2013 International Roster Slot to New York Red Bulls in exchange for the midfielder Joel Lindpere. On January 16, 2013 Chicago has traded another 2013 International Roster Slot to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Jeff Larentowicz, 11th pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Subsequently Chicago Fire had six MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season.
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: 2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Kwame Watson-Siriboe.
Future picks traded: 2014 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick and allocation money to Philadelphia Union in exchange for defender Bakary Soumaré. 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft round 1 (which later was merged into 2014 MLS SuperDraft and became round 3) pick to Toronto FC in exchange for Quincy Amarikwa.
MLS rights to other players
On February 4, 2013 Chicago Fire acquired the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers from Columbus Crew and subsequently traded them to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Mike Magee.