2008 Chicago Fire season

2008 Chicago Fire season
Chicago Fire S.C.
2008 season
Chairman United States Andrew Hauptman
Manager Costa Rica Denis Hamlett
MLS 3rd overall (2nd in Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Final
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
Brimstone Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer United States Chris Rolfe (9) +(1 in playoffs)[1]
Average home attendance 17,052[2]
Home colors
Away colors

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.

Contents

Current roster

Squad

  • Players in bold have had senior international caps for their respective national squads.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Tyler Kettering
1 United States GK Jon Busch
2 United States DF C.J. Brown (Vice-captain)
3 United States FW Calen Carr
4 Mali MF Bakary Soumare
5 United States MF Brian Plotkin
6 United States DF Brandon Prideaux
7 United States MF Logan Pause
8 United States MF Diego Gutiérrez
9 Poland FW Tomasz Frankowski
10 Mexico MF Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Captain)
11 United States MF John Thorrington
12 Ghana FW Patrick Nyarko
16 Guatemala MF Marco Pappa
17 United States FW Chris Rolfe
No. Position Player
18 United States MF Mike Banner
20 United States FW Brian McBride
21 United States MF Justin Mapp
22 Colombia DF Wilman Conde
23 Paraguay MF Líder Mármol
24 United States DF Daniel Woolard
25 Costa Rica DF Gonzalo Segares
26 Costa Rica FW Andy Herron
28 United States GK Nick Noble
29 United States MF Peter Lowry
32 United States DF Dasan Robinson
33 United States MF Stephen King
34 United States DF Austin Washington
36 United States MF Kai Kasiguran

Transfers

In

Out

Club

Management

Other information

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on June 5, 2008.
No. Nat Pos Player Total MLS Season
Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 United States GK Tyler Kettering 0 0 0 0
1 United States GK Jon Busch 30 0 30 0
2 United States DF C.J. Brown 3 0 3 0
3 United States FW Calen Carr 9 2 9 2
4 Mali MF Bakary Soumare 28 0 28 0
6 United States DF Brandon Prideaux 27 0 27 0
7 United States MF Logan Pause 27 0 27 0
8 United States MF Diego Gutiérrez 20 0 20 0
9 Poland FW Tomasz Frankowski 17 2 17 2
10 Mexico MF Cuauhtémoc Blanco 27 7 27 7
11 United States MF John Thorrington 23 5 23 5
12 Ghana FW Patrick Nyarko 9 1 9 1
16 Guatemala MF Marco Pappa 6 0 6 0
17 United States FW Chris Rolfe 26 10 26 10
18 United States MF Mike Banner 11 0 11 0
20 United States FW Brian McBride 11 5 11 5
21 United States MF Justin Mapp 30 2 30 2
22 Colombia DF Wilman Conde 22 1 22 1
23 Paraguay DF Lider Marmol 2 0 2 0
24 United States DF Daniel Woolard 8 1 8 1
25 Costa Rica DF Gonzalo Segares 23 2 23 2
26 Costa Rica FW Andy Herron 17 0 17 0
28 United States GK Nick Noble 0 0 0 0
29 United States MF Peter Lowry 0 0 0 0
32 United States DF Dasan Robinson 2 0 2 0
33 United States MF Stephen King 20 2 20 2
34 United States DF Austin Washington 1 0 1 0
36 United States MF Kai Kasiguran 0 0 0 0

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS March 29, 2008

Last updated: July 21, 2009
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conferencev · d · e
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew 57 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14
2 Chicago Fire 46 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11
3 New England Revolution 43 30 12 11 7 40 43 –3
4 Kansas City Wizards 42 30 11 10 9 37 39 –2
5 New York Red Bulls 39 30 10 11 9 42 48 –6
6 D.C. United 37 30 11 15 4 43 51 –8
7 Toronto FC 35 30 9 13 8 34 43 –9
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)


Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Columbus Crew (E1) 57 30 17 7 6 50 36 +14
2 Houston Dynamo (W1) 51 30 13 5 12 45 32 +13
3 Chicago Fire (E2) 46 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11
4 New England Revolution (E3) 43 30 12 11 7 40 43 –3
5 Chivas USA (W2) 43 30 12 11 7 40 41 –1
6 Kansas City Wizards 42 30 11 10 9 37 39 –2
7 Real Salt Lake (W3) 40 30 10 10 10 40 39 +1
8 New York Red Bulls3 39 30 10 11 9 42 48 –6
9 Colorado Rapids 38 30 11 14 5 44 45 –1
10 D.C. United3 37 30 11 15 4 43 51 –8
11 FC Dallas 36 30 8 10 12 45 41 +4
12 Toronto FC1 2 35 30 9 13 8 34 43 –9
13 Los Angeles Galaxy 33 30 8 13 9 55 62 –7
14 San Jose Earthquakes 33 30 8 13 9 32 38 –6
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2009 U.S. Open Cup, 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League3
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2009 U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2009 U.S. Open Cup, SuperLiga 2009
2008 MLS Cup Playoffs
  • ^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.
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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 46 13 10 7 44 33 +11 7 5 3 23 17 +6 6 5 4 21 16 +5

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

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ground A H A H H A A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H
Result T W W L W W W L W L L L T T W T T W W L W L W L L W T T L W

Last updated: July 21, 2009.
Source: Chicago Fire
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Tie       Loss

MLS regular season

U.S. Open Cup

Friendlies

References


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