This is a list of seasons played by Chicago Fire FC in North American soccer competitions from 1998, when the club was formed, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitive competitions.[ 1] [ 2]
Key
Key to competitions
Key to colors and symbols
1st or W
Winners
2nd or RU
Runners-up
3rd
Third place
Last
Wooden Spoon
♦
MLS Golden Boot
Highest average attendance
Italics
Ongoing competition
Key to league record
Season = The year and article of the season
Div = Division/level on pyramid
League = League name
Pld = Games played
W = Games won
L = Games lost
D = Games drawn
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
GD = Goal difference
Pts = Points
PPG = Points per game
Conf. = Conference position
Overall = League position
Key to cup record
DNE = Did not enter
DNQ = Did not qualify
NH = Competition not held or canceled
QR = Qualifying round
PR = Preliminary round
GS = Group stage
R1 = First round
R2 = Second round
R3 = Third round
R4 = Fourth round
R5 = Fifth round
Ro16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarterfinals
SF = Semifinals
F = Final
RU = Runners-up
W = Winners
Seasons
Season
League
Position
Playoffs
USOC
Continental / Other
Average attendance
Top goalscorer(s)
League
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
Conf.
Overall
Name(s)
Goals
1998
MLS
32
20
12
0
62
45
+17
56
1.75
2nd
3rd
W
W
DNE
17,886
Ante Razov
11
1999
MLS
32
18
14
0
51
36
+15
48
1.50
3rd
4th
QF
Ro16
CONCACAF Champions Cup
3rd
16,016
Ante Razov
16
2000
MLS
32
17
9
6
67
51
+16
57
1.78
1st
2nd
RU
W
DNQ
13,387
Ante Razov
22
2001
MLS
27
16
6
5
50
30
+20
53
1.96
1st
2nd
SF
SF
16,388
Eric Wynalda
11
2002
MLS
28
11
13
4
43
38
+5
37
1.32
3rd
7th
QF
Ro16
CONCACAF Champions Cup
QF
12,922
Ante Razov
16
2003
MLS
30
15
7
8
53
43
+10
53
1.77
1st
1st
RU
W
DNQ
14,005
Ante Razov
16
2004
MLS
30
8
13
9
36
44
−8
33
1.10
5th
10th
DNQ
RU
CONCACAF Champions Cup
SF
17,153
Damani Ralph
13
2005
MLS
32
15
13
4
49
50
−1
49
1.53
3rd
4th
SF
SF
DNQ
17,238
Chris Rolfe
8
2006
MLS
32
13
11
8
43
41
+2
47
1.47
3rd
4th
QF
W
14,111
Andy Herron
13
2007
MLS
30
10
10
10
31
36
−5
40
1.33
4th
7th
SF
Ro16
16,490
Chad Barrett
8
2008
MLS
30
13
10
7
44
33
+11
46
1.53
2nd
3rd
SF
QF
17,034
Chris Rolfe
10
2009
MLS
30
11
7
12
39
34
+5
45
1.50
2nd
5th
SF
Ro16
North American SuperLiga
RU
15,487
Brian McBride
7
2010
MLS
30
9
12
9
37
38
−1
36
1.20
4th
10th
DNQ
Ro16
North American SuperLiga
GS
15,814
Marco Pappa
7
2011
MLS
34
9
9
16
46
45
+1
43
1.26
6th
11th
RU
DNQ
14,274
Dominic Oduro
14
2012
MLS
34
17
11
6
46
41
+5
57
1.68
4th
6th
R1
R3
16,409
Chris Rolfe
8
2013
MLS
34
14
13
7
47
52
−5
49
1.44
6th
12th
DNQ
SF
15,228
Mike Magee
18
2014
MLS
34
6
10
18
41
51
−10
36
1.06
9th
15th
SF
16,076
Quincy Amarikwa
10
2015
MLS
34
8
20
6
43
58
−15
30
0.88
10th
20th
SF
16,003
David Accam
10
2016
MLS
34
7
17
10
42
58
−16
31
0.91
10th
20th
SF
15,602
David Accam
14
2017
MLS
34
16
11
7
62
48
+14
55
1.67
3rd
3rd
R1
Ro16
17,383
Nemanja Nikolić
24♦[ 3]
2018
MLS
34
8
18
8
43
74
−31
32
0.94
10th
20th
DNQ
SF
14,806
Nemanja Nikolić
19
2019
MLS
34
10
12
12
55
47
+8
42
1.24
8th
17th
R4
Leagues Cup
QF
12,324
Nemanja Nikolić
13
2020
MLS
23
5
10
8
33
39
−6
23
1.00
11th
22nd
NH
MLS is Back Tournament
GS
0[ 4]
Robert Berić
12
2021
MLS
34
9
18
7
36
54
−18
34
1.00
12th
22nd
NH
DNQ
10,703
Robert Berić
8
2022
MLS
34
10
15
9
39
48
−9
39
1.15
12th
24th
R3
15,848
Jhon Durán
8
2023
MLS
34
10
14
10
39
51
−12
40
1.18
13th
24th
QF
Leagues Cup
R32
18,170
Maren Haile-Selassie Xherdan Shaqiri
7
Total
–
826
305
315
210
1177
1185
-8
1111
1.35
–
–
–
–
—
–
Ante Razov
110
^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs , U.S. Open Cup , MLS is Back Tournament , CONCACAF Champions League , FIFA Club World Cup , and other competitive continental matches.
References and Notes
External links
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Major honors (6)
MLS Cup (1) Supporters' Shield (1) U.S. Open Cup (4)
Major League Soccer
Seasons (24)