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Chicago Fire FC
2023 season
ChairmanJoe Mansueto
Head coachEzra Hendrickson
(until May 8)[1]
Frank Klopas
(from May 8)
StadiumSoldier Field
(capacity: 61,500)
MLSConference: 13th
Overall: 24th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Leagues CupRound of 32
Highest home attendanceOctober 4 vs Miami (62,124)
Lowest home attendanceMarch 18 vs FC Cincinnati (7,815)
Average home league attendance18,170[2]
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 25th year of existence, as well as their 26th in Major League Soccer. On May 8, 2023, the Fire formally fired their head coach Ezra Hendrickson and assistant coach Junior Gonzalez after the club went 2-3-5 through their first ten games. Assistant coach Frank Klopas was named interim coach for the third time in his career, following stints in 2011 (which led to him retaining the job for two more years) and 2021.[3] Notably, the Fire saw their largest turnout in club history on the October 4 match against Inter Miami, selling out Soldier Field with 62,124 in attendance. The Fire would ultimately miss the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, the second longest streak in MLS history.

Current squad

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Players signed as of September 10, 2023

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Player Notes
Goalkeepers
18 Spencer Richey United States G (1992-05-30)May 30, 1992 (aged 31) United States Seattle Sounders FC
25 Jeff Gal United States G (1993-04-06)April 6, 1993 (aged 30) Sweden Degerfors IF
34 Chris Brady United States G (2004-03-03)March 3, 2004 (aged 19) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Defenders
2 Arnaud Souquet France D (1992-02-12)February 12, 1992 (aged 31) France Montpellier HSC International
3 Alonso Aceves Mexico D (2001-03-28)March 28, 2001 (aged 22) Mexico Pachuca International
U-22
4 Carlos Terán Colombia D (2000-09-24)September 24, 2000 (aged 23) Colombia Envigado F.C.
5 Rafael Czichos Germany D (1990-05-14)May 14, 1990 (aged 33) Germany 1. FC Köln Captain
International
6 Miguel Navarro Venezuela D (1999-02-26)February 26, 1999 (aged 24) Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira F.C.
16 Wyatt Omsberg United States D (1995-09-21)September 21, 1995 (aged 28) United States Minnesota United FC
22 Mauricio Pineda United States D (1997-10-17)October 17, 1997 (aged 26) United States North Carolina Tar Heels
24 Jonathan Dean United States D (1997-05-15)May 15, 1997 (aged 26) United States Birmingham Legion FC
27 Kendall Burks United States D (1999-10-08)October 8, 1999 (aged 24) United States Washington Huskies
36 Justin Reynolds United States D (2004-04-08)April 8, 2004 (aged 19) United States Chicago Fire FC II Homegrown
Midfielders
7 Maren Haile-Selassie Switzerland M (1999-03-13)March 13, 1999 (aged 24) Switzerland FC Lugano International
Loaned In
10 Xherdan Shaqiri Switzerland M (1991-10-10)October 10, 1991 (aged 32) France Olympique Lyonnais Designated Player
International
17 Brian Gutiérrez United States M (2003-06-17)June 17, 2003 (aged 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
21 Fabian Herbers Germany M (1993-08-17)August 17, 1993 (aged 30) United States Philadelphia Union
26 Ousmane Doumbia Ivory Coast M (1992-05-21)May 21, 1992 (aged 31) Switzerland FC Lugano International
Loaned In
Designated Player
30 Gastón Giménez Paraguay M (1991-07-27)July 27, 1991 (aged 32) Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
31 Federico Navarro Argentina M (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 23) Argentina Talleres de Cordoba International
U-22 Initiative
35 Sergio Oregel United States M (2005-05-16)May 16, 2005 (aged 18) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
37 Javier Casas United States M (2003-05-14)May 14, 2003 (aged 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
38 Alex Monis United States M (2003-03-20)March 20, 2003 (aged 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
39 Allan Rodriguez United States M (2004-05-27)May 27, 2004 (aged 19) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
Loaned Out
Forwards
8 Chris Mueller United States F (1996-08-29)August 29, 1996 (aged 27) Scotland Hibernian F.C.
11 Kacper Przybyłko Poland F (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 30) United States Philadelphia Union
19 Georgios Koutsias Greece F (2004-02-08)February 8, 2004 (aged 19) Greece PAOK FC International
U-22
20 Jairo Torres Mexico F (2000-07-05)July 5, 2000 (aged 23) Mexico Atlas F.C. International
Young DP
23 Kei Kamara Sierra Leone F (1984-09-01)September 1, 1984 (aged 39) Canada CF Montréal
32 Missael Rodriguez United States F (2003-02-09)February 9, 2003 (aged 20) United States Chicago Fire Academy Homegrown
33 Victor Bezerra United States F (2000-02-05)February 5, 2000 (aged 23) United States Indiana Hoosiers Homegrown

Player movement

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2023

Returning, options, and new contracts

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Date Player Position Notes Ref
October 31, 2022 United States Kendall Burks D Option for 2023 exercised [4]
October 31, 2022 United States Wyatt Omsberg D Option for 2023 exercised [4]
April 29, 2023 Colombia Carlos Terán D Signed a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [5]
May 24, 2023 United States Mauricio Pineda D Signed a new contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [6]

In

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Date Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
May 12, 2022 United States Justin Reynolds D United States Chicago Fire FC II Signed to a homegrown contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [7]
January 9, 2023 France Arnaud Souquet D France Montpellier HSC Signed as a free agent through 2025 [8]
January 11, 2023 United States Jeff Gal G Sweden Degerfors IF Signed as a free agent through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 [9]
January 12, 2023 United States Jonathan Dean D United States Birmingham Legion FC Acquired from Birmingham through 2023 with options for 2024 and 2025 [10]
February 24, 2023 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara F Canada CF Montréal Acquired from Montréal for the 2023 season in exchange for $250k in GAM over 2023 and 2024 along with up to $150k in performance-related GAM [11]
February 28, 2023 Greece Georgios Koutsias F Greece PAOK Acquired as a U-22 roster slot player on a contract through 2026 with an option for 2027 [12]

Loaned In

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Date Player Position Loaning Club Notes Ref
December 27, 2022 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie M Switzerland FC Lugano Loaned for 2023 with an option to buy [13]
March 15, 2023 Mexico Alonso Aceves D Mexico Pachuca Loaned for 2023 with an option to buy [14]
June 28, 2023 Ivory Coast Ousmane Doumbia M Switzerland FC Lugano Loaned in as a designated player for the rest of 2023 with an option to buy [15]

Out

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Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
December 31, 2022 United States Gabriel Slonina G England Chelsea End of loan following being sold to Chelsea on August 2, 2022 [16]
October 31, 2022 United States Jonathan Bornstein D Honduras Vida Out of contract [4]
October 31, 2022 United States Andre Reynolds II D Retired Option declined [4]
October 31, 2022 Slovakia Boris Sekulić D Poland Górnik Zabrze Out of contract [4]
December 27, 2022 Ecuador Jhon Espinoza D Switzerland FC Lugano Mutually agreed to terminate contract, allowing Espinoza to join FC Lugano [17]
January 13, 2023 Bulgaria Stanislav Ivanov F Bulgaria FC Arda Kardzhali Mutually agreed to terminate contract [18]
January 16, 2023 Colombia Jhon Durán F England Aston Villa Sold for a reported club-record of $18 million with up to $4 million in add-ons and a sell-on fee. [19]

Loaned out

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Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
September 6, 2023 United States Alex Monis M United States Rio Grande Valley FC Loaned to Rio Grande Valley for the remainder of the USL Season [20]

Second team movement

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Player Position Movement Notes Ref
United States Allan Rodriguez MF Sent to Fire II Was not listed in the Fire's official app roster, and did not participate in preseason with the first team.
United States Charlie Ostrem DF Loaned to the first team Signed to a short-term loan for the June 3 game against Cincinnati and then again for the June 21 match against Portland [21][22]

Unsigned draft picks and trialists

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Pick Player Position Previous Club Notes Ref
Draftee[N 1] United States Noah Egan D United States Vermont Catamounts Signed with Chicago Fire II [23]
Draftee[N 2] United States Billy Hency D United States Loyola Ramblers Signed with Chicago Fire II [23]
Draftee[N 3] Colombia Wilmer Cabrera Jr. M United States Butler Bulldogs Signed with Rio Grande Valley FC [23]
Trialist Germany Paul Kruse G United States Creighton Bluejays [24]

Additionally, Fire II defender Charlie Ostrem and goalkeeper Mihajlo Mišković trained with the Fire during preseason.

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Sporting Director Switzerland Georg Heitz
Technical Director Germany Sebastian Pelzer
Head Coach Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ezra Hendrickson (Until May 8)
Head Coach United States Frank Klopas (From May 8)
Assistant Coach United States Frank Klopas (Until May 8)
Assistant Coach United States Junior Gonzalez (Until May 8)
Assistant Coach United States C. J. Brown
Assistant Coach Greece Nikos Kostenoglou (From August 17)
Assistant Coach Greece Theodoros Antonopoulos (From August 17)
Goalkeeping Coach United States Zach Thornton

Last updated: May 8, 2023
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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Eastern Conference table

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MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 34 20 5 9 57 39 +18 69 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Orlando City SC 34 18 7 9 55 39 +16 63 Qualification for round one
3 Columbus Crew 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 57
4 Philadelphia Union 34 15 9 10 57 41 +16 55
5 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55
6 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51
7 Nashville SC 34 13 11 10 39 32 +7 49
8 New York Red Bulls 34 11 13 10 36 39 −3 43 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Charlotte FC 34 10 11 13 45 52 −7 43
10 CF Montréal 34 12 17 5 36 52 −16 41
11 New York City FC 34 9 11 14 35 39 −4 41
12 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 45 49 −4 40
13 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 14 10 39 51 −12 40
14 Inter Miami CF 34 9 18 7 41 54 −13 34
15 Toronto FC 34 4 20 10 26 59 −33 22
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
22 New York City FC 34 9 11 14 35 39 −4 41
23 D.C. United 34 10 14 10 45 49 −4 40
24 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 14 10 39 51 −12 40
25 Austin FC 34 10 15 9 49 55 −6 39
26 LA Galaxy 34 8 14 12 51 67 −16 36
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 39 10 15 9 39 51  −12 6 5 6 26 22  +4 4 10 3 13 29  −16

Last updated: October 21
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

Match results

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Preseason
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January 31 Cancún F.C. Mexico 0–5 United States Chicago Fire Cancún, Mexico
9:30 Przybyłko
Torres
M. Rodriguez
Bezerra		 Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo
February 8 Chicago Fire 4–0 Sacramento Republic Tucson, Arizona
19:00 17' Carlos Terán
57' Sergio Oregel
79' M. Rodriguez
86' (pen.) Xherdan Shaqiri		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 11 Chicago Fire 0–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Tucson, Arizona
16:00 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 15 Chicago Fire 3–3 New Mexico United Tucson, Arizona
13:00 35' Bezerra
76' Monis
77' Pineda		 12' Moreno
56', 60' Dolling		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 18 Chicago Fire 0–3 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
12:00 22' Ojeda
40', 44' Savarino		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 25 Chicago Fire 3–0 Indy Eleven Bridgeview, Illinois
13' Rodriguez
86' Haile-Selassie
88' Bezerra		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Regular season
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Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season
March 4 1 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Yellow card 34' Pineda
75' Herbers		 Report 39' Perreira
Yellow card 44' Pellegrini
Yellow card 58' Jasson		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 19,671
Referee: Filip Dujic
March 11 2 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 Yellow card 45+2' Martínez
Yellow card 61' Elliott
Yellow card 74' Bedoya
90', Yellow card 90+3' Torres
Yellow card 96' Sullivan		 Report Yellow card 12' Terán
Yellow card 38, 94' Yellow-red card Kamara
Yellow card 42' M. Navarro
Yellow card 45+2, 50' Yellow-red card Herbers		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,520
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
March 18 3 Chicago Fire 3–3 FC Cincinnati Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Yellow card 13' Terán
32', Yellow card 90+2' Przybyłko
45' (pen.) Czichos
46' Mueller
Yellow card 58' Giménez
Yellow card 65' M. Navarro
Yellow card 90' Pineda		 Report 8', 87' Moreno
Yellow card 58' Vazquez
84' Santos		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,815
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 25 4 Inter Miami CF 2–3 Chicago Fire Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 Yellow card 13' Yedlin
45+3' Negri
76' Stefanelli		 Report 30' Mueller
38', Yellow card 79' Terán
90+2' Kei Kamara		 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 17,699
Referee: Tori Penso
April 1 5 Chicago Fire 0–0 DC United Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Report Yellow card 28' Fountas
Yellow card 74' Klich		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 8,621
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 8 6 Chicago Fire 2–1 Minnesota United FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 24', 36' Kamara
Yellow card 82' Omsberg		 Report 57' Arriaga Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,218
Referee: Timothy Ford
April 15 7 Chicago Fire 2–2 Philadelphia Union Chicago, Illinois
20:30 19' Haile-Selassie
47' (o.g.) Harriel
Yellow card 66' Herbers
Yellow card 90+5' Giménez		 Report 62' (pen.) Gazdag
65' Carranza		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 23 8 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
16:30 13', Yellow card 24' Giakoumakis
90+9' (o.g.) Haile-Selassie		 Report Yellow card 34' Herbers
Yellow card 77' Terán
Yellow card 80' Giménez
90' Przybyłko
Yellow card 90+5' Dean		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 43,335
Referee: Viktor Rivas
April 29 9 Chicago Fire 1–1 New York Red Bulls Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Yellow card 4' Czichos
34' Kamara
Yellow card 45+1' Pineda
Yellow card 47' M. Navarro
Yellow card 50' Mueller
Yellow card 82' Dean		 Report Yellow card 12' Cásseres
Yellow card 38' Fernandez
89' Burke		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 11,432
Referee: Chris Penso
May 6 10 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire Nashville, Tennessee
20:30 Yellow card 29' Lovitz
45+3' (pen.), 70' (pen.), 90+1' Mukhtar
Yellow card 56' Bunbury
Yellow card 77' Moore		 Report Yellow card 36' Koutsias
Yellow card 52' Omsberg
Yellow card 67' Burks
Yellow card 88' Aceves		 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,611
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
May 13 11 Chicago Fire 1–0 St. Louis City SC Chicago, Illinois
12:00 40' Czichos
Yellow card 59' Giménez
Yellow card 64' Herbers		 Report Yellow card 26' Perez
Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 70' Nelson
Yellow card 49' Gioacchini		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,231
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 17 12 Charlotte FC 2–1 Chicago Fire Charlotte, North Carolina
19:30 Malanda Yellow card 45+1'
Kahlina Yellow card 55'
Cambridge 68', 81'
Świderski Yellow card 80'
Jones Yellow card 87'
Sobociński Yellow card 88'		 Report Yellow card 20' Giménez
29' Przybyłko
Yellow card 39' Gutiérrez
Yellow card 72' Torres
Yellow card 90+1' Koutsias		 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,016
Referee: Tori Penso
May 20 13 Chicago Fire 3–3 Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 26' F. Navarro
42' (o.g.) Purata
Yellow card 45+2' Herbers
49' Haile-Selassie
Yellow card 58' Gutiérrez
89' Koutsias		 Report 29' Gutman
Yellow card 41' Ibarra
55', 65' Giakoumakis
Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 71' Araújo
Yellow card 90' Diop		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,343
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
May 27 14 New England Revolution 3–3 Chicago Fire Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 Buck 38'
Wood 40'
Blessing Yellow card 50'
Altidore 83'
Jones Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Koutsias 10'
Farrell 22' (o.g.)
Torres Yellow card 47'
Haile-Selassie 79'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 27,293
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 31 15 Toronto FC 0–0 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
19:30 Kaye Yellow card 45+3' Report Navarro Yellow card 33' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,778
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 3 16 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Chicago Fire Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 Miazga Yellow card 54'
Acosta 83'
Barreal Yellow card 89'		 Report Souquet Yellow card 28'
Shaqiri Yellow card 67'
Haile-Selassie Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Chris Penso
June 10 17 Chicago Fire 1–2 Columbus Crew Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,892
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 21 18 Portland Timbers 1–2 Chicago Fire Portland, Oregon
22:30
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,548
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 24 19 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
20:30
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,032
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
July 1 20 Orlando City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire Orlando, Florida
19:30
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 22,070
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 8 21 Chicago Fire 1–0 Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 34' Herbers
Yellow card 81' Kamara		 Report Yellow card 37' Leal
Yellow card 86' Lovitz		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 22,348
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 12 22 Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,496
Referee: Malik Badawi
July 15 23 Chicago Fire 1–0 Toronto FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,246
Referee: Sergii Boiko
August 20 24 Chicago Fire 1–3 Orlando City SC Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,103
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 26 25 LA Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire Carson, California
22:30 29' Boyd
72' Puig
90' (pen.) Sharp		 Report Yellow card 2' Yellow-red card 27' Giménez
Yellow card 89' Dean		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,762
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 30 26 Chicago Fire 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 9,187
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 2 27 DC United 4–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
19:30 9', 90+1' Benteke
20' Ku-DiPietro
40' (o.g.) Terán		 Report Yellow card 21' F. Navarro Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,075
Referee: Sergii Boiko
September 16 28 CF Montreal 0–0 Chicago Fire Montreal, Quebec
19:30 Choinière Yellow card 13'
Quioto Yellow card 86'
Corbo Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Pineda Yellow card 20'
Doumbia Yellow card 76'
Herbers Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 20 29 Columbus Crew 3–0 Chicago Fire Columbus, Ohio
19:30
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,349
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
September 23 30 Chicago Fire 2–2 New England Revolution Chicago, Illinois
20:30
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,129
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 30 31 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Chicago Fire Harrison, New Jersey
19:30
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,347
Referee: Filip Dujic
October 4 32 Chicago Fire 4–1 Inter Miami CF Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Shaqiri 49', 73'
Dean Yellow card 52'
Haile-Selassie 62', 66'		 Report Busquets Yellow card 42'
Martínez 53' (pen.)
Farías Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 62,124
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 17 33 Chicago Fire 0–2 Charlotte FC Chicago, Illinois
20:30 Giménez Yellow card 61'
Terán Yellow card 80'		 Report Westwood 23'
Świderski 58' (pen.)
Jones Yellow card 90+3'
Jóźwiak Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,308
Referee: Natalie Simon
October 21 34 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire New York, New York
17:00
Report Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 23,260
Referee: Allen Chapman

Leagues Cup

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Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Central 2

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHI MIN PUE
1 United States Chicago Fire FC 2 1 0 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage — — —
2 United States Minnesota United FC 2 1 0 0 1 6 3 +3 3 2–3 — —
3 Mexico Puebla 2 0 1 0 1 1 5 −4 2 1–1 0–4 —
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 27 GS Minnesota United FC United States 2–3 United States Chicago Fire FC Saint Paul
20:30 ET
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,419
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 31 GS Chicago Fire FC United States 1–1
(9–10 p)		 Mexico Puebla Bridgeview
20:30 ET
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 12,619
Referee: Jesús Rafael López Valle
Penalties
August 4 R32 Chicago Fire FC United States 0–1 Mexico América Bridgeview
20:00 ET
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 18,417
Referee: Walter López Castellanos

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup
April 26 Third round Chicago Fire (MLS) Illinois 3–0 Illinois Chicago House AC (LQ) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT 26' Przybyłko
37', 70' Burks		 Report Yellow card 43' AR Smith
Yellow card 59' Ricardo Avalos		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Luis Arroyo
May 9 Round of 32 Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Illinois 2–1 Missouri St. Louis City SC (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT 3' Haile-Selassie
75' Herbers		 Report Yellow card 70' Pompeu
90+3' Perez		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 22 Round of 16 Austin FC (MLS) Texas 0–2 Illinois Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 6 Quarterfinals Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Illinois 1–4 Texas Houston Dynamo FC (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Marcos De Oliveira

Statistics

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Note: italics indicates a player who left during the season

Games played

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No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Open Cup Total
Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench Starts Apps Minutes Bench
2 DF  FRA Arnaud Souquet 22 25 1834 7 2 3 172 3 3 225 27 31 2231 7
3 DF  MEX Alonso Aceves 9 20 850 9 1 1 90 2 1 1 78 3 11 22 929 14
4 DF  COL Carlos Terán 19 24 1572 3 3 270 22 27 1663
5 DF  GER Rafael Czichos 27 31 2511 1 2 92 1 2 2 180 1 30 35 2783 2
6 DF  VEN Miguel Navarro 22 25 1973 5 2 2 180 1 4 4 360 28 31 2513 6
7 MF   SUI Maren Haile-Selassie 20 32 1911 1 2 3 185 4 4 270 26 39 2366 1
8 FW  USA Chris Mueller 8 10 709 1 44 8 11 753
10 MF   SWI Xherdan Shaqiri 22 28 2052 2 3 204 3 3 240 27 34 2496
11 FW  POL Kacper Przybyłko 11 25 969 6 1 3 119 1 3 86 1 13 31 1174 7
16 DF  USA Wyatt Omsberg 7 11 704 18 2 2 180 9 13 884 18
17 MF  USA Brian Gutiérrez 28 32 2399 2 2 3 191 3 3 244 33 38 2804 2
18 GK  USA Spencer Richey 4 5 420 25 1 2 110 1 4 4 360 9 11 890 26
19 FW  GRE Georgios Koutsias 13 27 1012 2 2 3 140 3 46 1 15 33 1198 3
20 FW  MEX Jairo Torres 8 22 759 2 2 2 172 2 40 10 26 972 2
21 MF  GER Fabian Herbers 24 32 1979 2 2 111 1 2 53 1 26 36 2141 2
22 DF  USA Mauricio Pineda 16 25 1566 3 2 3 196 4 4 331 22 32 2093 3
23 FW  SLE Kei Kamara 15 27 1520 3 1 24 3 3 245 18 31 1789 3
24 DF  USA Jonathan Dean 13 22 1371 4 1 2 98 1 1 1 90 15 25 1549 5
25 GK  USA Jeff Gal 7 3 4 14
26 MF  CIV Ousmane Doumbia 9 11 813 2 3 204 11 14 1018
27 DF  USA Kendall Burks 5 9 506 15 3 1 3 136 1 6 12 642 19
30 MF  PAR Gastón Giménez 27 31 2210 3 3 237 3 4 266 33 38 2733
31 MF  ARG Federico Navarro 15 16 1084 1 1 15 1 4 4 292 19 21 1411 2
32 MF  USA Missael Rodriguez 1 14 15 3 1 12 2 26 18
33 FW  USA Victor Bezerra 1 1
34 GK  USA Chris Brady 30 30 2640 2 2 160 1 32 32 2800 1
35 MF  USA Sergio Oregel 1 44 1 44
36 DF  USA Justin Reynolds 2 1
37 MF  USA Javier Casas 3 52 10 1 44 4 96 10
38 FW  USA Alex Monis 1 9 2 3 1 90 2 99 5
39 MF  USA Allan Rodriguez
48 DF  USA Charlie Ostrem 2 2

Goalkeeping

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No. Nat. Name MLS Leagues Cup Open Cup Total
Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA Clean Sheets Saves GA
18  USA Spencer Richey 10 7 3 2 2 9 5 2 22 14
25  USA Jeff Gal
34  USA Chris Brady 8 94 44 7 2 8 101 46

Goals

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Open Cup Total
1 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 6 0 1 7
Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 5 2 0 7
3 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 5 1 0 6
Poland Kacper Przybyłko 4 0 2 6
5 Germany Fabian Herbers 4 0 1 5
6 Germany Rafael Czichos 2 0 1 3
Greece Georgios Koutsias 3 0 0 3
8 United States Kendall Burks 0 0 2 2
United States Brian Gutiérrez 2 0 0 2
United States Chris Mueller 2 0 0 2
12 Paraguay Gastón Giménez 1 0 0 1
United States Mauricio Pineda 1 0 0 1
France Arnaud Souquet 0 1 0 1
Colombia Carlos Terán 1 0 0 1

Assists

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Open Cup Total
A A A A
1 United States Brian Gutiérrez 9 0 2 11
2 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 5 0 2 7
Venezuela Miguel Navarro 4 1 1 6
4 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie 4 0 0 4
5 Germany Fabian Herbers 3 0 0 3
France Arnaud Souquet 3 0 0 3
7 United States Jonathan Dean 2 0 0 2
Ivory Coast Ousmane Doumbia 2 0 0 2
Paraguay Gastón Giménez 2 0 0 2
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 2 0 0 2
Greece Georgios Koutsias 2 0 0 2
United States Chris Mueller 2 0 0 2
United States Mauricio Pineda 0 1 1 2
Poland Kacper Przybyłko 2 0 0 2
15 Mexico Alonso Aceves 0 0 1 1
United States Javier Casas 1 0 0 1
United States Wyatt Omsberg 0 0 1 1
Mexico Jairo Torres 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

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Rk. Player MLS League's Cup Open Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 Paraguay Gastón Giménez 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 1 0
2 Germany Fabian Herbers 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
3 France Arnaud Souquet 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
4 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
5 Argentina Federico Navarro 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
6 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
7 United States Mauricio Pineda 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0
8 Venezuela Miguel Navarro 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
9 Germany Rafael Czichos 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Colombia Carlos Terán 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
11 United States Jonathan Dean 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
12 United States Chris Brady 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Ivory Coast Ousmane Doumbia 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Greece Georgios Koutsias 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15 United States Brian Gutiérrez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
United States Wyatt Omsberg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Poland Kacper Przybyłko 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Mexico Jairo Torres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 Mexico Alonso Aceves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
United States Kendall Burks 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
United States Chris Mueller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Awards

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Man of the Match awards

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Game # Player Stats Reference
1 Germany Fabian Herbers 1 goal [25]
2 None awarded
3 United States Chris Mueller 1 goal [26]
4 Colombia Carlos Terán (1) 1 goal [27]
5 Germany Rafael Czichos 3 tackles, 16 duels won [28]
6 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 2 goals [29]
7 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie (1) 1 goal [30]
8 None awarded
9 None awarded
10 None awarded
11 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri (1) 1 assist [31]
12 None awarded
13 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie (2) 1 goal, 1 assist [32]
14 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri (2) 1 assist [33]
15 None awarded
16 None awarded
17 None awarded
18 Paraguay Gastón Giménez (1) 1 assist [34]
19 United States Chris Brady (1) 4 saves, clean sheet [35]
20 United States Chris Brady (2) 6 saves [36]
21 United States Chris Brady (3) 2 saves, clean sheet [37]
22 United States Mauricio Pineda 1 tackle, 1 block, 5 recoveries [38]
23 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie (3) 2 key passes, 87.5% passing accuracy [39]
24 None awarded
25 None awarded
26 None awarded
27 None awarded
28 United States Chris Brady (4) 4 saves [40]
29 None awarded
30 United States Brian Gutiérrez 1 goal, 1 assist [41]
31 Colombia Carlos Terán (2) 1 tackle, 6 duels won [42]
32 Paraguay Gastón Giménez (2) 1 assist [43]
33 None awarded
34 Argentina Federico Navarro 1 tackle, 7 duels [44]

MLS Team of the Matchday

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Matchday Player Position Report
2 Germany Fabian Herbers (1) MF [45]
5 Colombia Carlos Terán DF [46]
United States Brian Gutiérrez (1) Bench
7 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara FW [47]
12 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri (1) MF [48]
Germany Rafael Czichos Bench
United States Brian Gutiérrez (2) Bench
14 Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie (1) Bench [49]
15 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri (2) Bench [50]
20 United States Brian Gutiérrez (3) MF [51]
21 Germany Fabian Herbers (2) MF [52]
24 United States Mauricio Pineda DF [53]
Germany Fabian Herbers (3) Bench
25 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri (3) MF [54]
Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie (2) Bench
26 Venezuela Miguel Navarro Bench [55]
32 United States Chris Brady GK [56]
34 United States Brian Gutiérrez (4) Bench [57]
36 Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri (4) MF [58]
Paraguay Gastón Giménez Bench
Switzerland Maren Haile-Selassie (3) Bench
United States Frank Klopas Coach


MLS All-Star Game

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Player All-Star Statistics Report
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 21 minutes played [59]

Second team statistics

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Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined

Games played

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No. Pos. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro
Starts Apps Minutes
3 DF  MEX Alonso Aceves 5 5 285
16 DF  USA Wyatt Omsberg 7 7 584
18 GK  USA Spencer Richey 2 2 180
24 DF  USA Jonathan Dean 2 2 135
25 GK  USA Jeff Gal 13 13 1125
27 DF  USA Kendall Burks 13 14 1001
32 MF  USA Missael Rodriguez 10 20 1040
33 FW  USA Victor Bezerra 7 10 456
35 MF  USA Sergio Oregel 17 24 1389
36 DF  USA Justin Reynolds 24 26 2006
37 MF  USA Javier Casas 10 11 597
38 FW  USA Alex Monis 13 19 1056
39 MF  USA Allan Rodriguez 3 6 265

Goalkeeping

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No. Nat. Name MLS Next Pro
Clean Sheets Saves GA
18  USA Spencer Richey 1 3 2
25  USA Jeff Gal 3 42 13

Goals and assists

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Rank Player A
1 United States Alex Monis 6 2
2 United States Sergio Oregel 3 2
3 United States Victor Bezerra 3 1
4 United States Missael Rodriguez 2 1
5 United States Justin Reynolds 1 3
6 United States Jonathan Dean 1
United States Wyatt Omsberg

Cards

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Rank Player Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 United States Javier Casas 1 1
2 United States Sergio Oregel 3
3 United States Justin Reynolds 2
United States Allan Rodriguez
United States Missael Rodriguez
6 United States Victor Bezerra 1
United States Jeff Gal
United States Alex Monis

Notes

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  1. ^ Draft Pick R3, P64
  2. ^ Draft Pick R3, P67
  3. ^ Draft Pick R3, P76

References

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