Chairman Andrew Hauptman MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify | Head coach Frank Yallop U.S. Open Cup Semifinals | |
Stadium Toyota Park
(capacity: 20,000) MLS 15th overall (9th in the Eastern Conference) | ||
The 2014 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 17th season in Major League Soccer and their 17th 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
- Preseason
- Major League Soccer
- Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
- Friendlies
- Leading scorers
- Team annual awards
- Primary kit
- Third kit
- Draft pick trades
- References
Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 9, 2014 with an away match against Chivas USA. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 24, 2014 with a home match against Houston Dynamo.
Chicago Fire finished the season with a 6-10-18 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the past five seasons. With 18 drawn matches Fire set a new MLS record for most ties in a season, beating the previous record of 16 ties set in 2011 by Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls.
After 12 years with the team, the midfielder Logan Pause has retired at the end of the season. Pause has spent all of his professional career playing for Chicago Fire. On November 3, 2014 Logan Pause was named Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.
Squad at the end of the season
As of October 24, 2014. 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
Western Conference
Overall table
Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:
1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:
5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.
6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.
7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship.
Results summary
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 24, 2014.
Source: MLS Results and Chicago Fire Schedule
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
Major League Soccer
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)
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 24, 2014.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2014 Chicago Fire
Team annual awards
Forward Quincy Amarikwa won the Golden Boot award for scoring the team-leading eight goals this season. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Johnson was also named the team's Most Valuable Player. The winners were selected by the local media members.
First-year defender Lovel Palmer was voted Section 8 Chicago Supporters Player of the Year.
Patrick Nyarko's strike in the match against New York Red Bulls on May 10 was voted the team's 2014 Goal of the Year.
Primary kit
The club unveiled its new 2014 primary kit on March 4, 2014. According to the release, the jersey design was inspired by the City of Chicago fire trucks which feature a dark top, a band and red throughout the bottom half. The light blue represents the primary color of the Chicago flag.
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.
Draft pick trades
Picks acquired:
Picks traded: