2014 Chicago Fire season


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.
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 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, the 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, midfielder Logan Pause retired at the end of the season. Pause spent all of his professional career playing for Chicago Fire. On November 3, 2014, he was named Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.

Squad at the end of the season

As of October 24, 2014. Source:

Player movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
DatePlayerPositionPrevious ClubNotesRef
December 13, 2013 Lovel PalmerD Real Salt LakeAcquired in exchange for allocation money
December 18, 2013 Chris RolfeF Chicago FireRe-signed with the club after initially having his contract option declined and later opting out of Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 6, 2014 Kyle ReynishGK New York CosmosSigned via free transfer
January 9, 2014 Harry ShippF University of Notre Dame Fighting IrishSigned as a Homegrown Player
January 13, 2014 Chris RitterM Northwestern University WildcatsSigned as a Homegrown Player
January 15, 2014 Jhon Kennedy HurtadoD Seattle SoundersAcquired together with the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jalil Anibaba, the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft
January 15, 2014 Patrick IanniD Seattle SoundersAcquired together with the 13th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for Jalil Anibaba, the 8th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional third round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft
January 24, 2014 Logan PauseM Chicago FireRe-signed with the club after having initially having his contract option declined and later opting out of Stage Two of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 24, 2014 Giuseppe GentileF University of North Carolina Charlotte 49ersAcquired via the Waiver Draft
February 14, 2014 Orr BarouchF Bnei YehudaReturned from loan
February 25, 2014 Marco FrancoD University of California-Irvine AnteatersSigned after being selected 13th overall in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft
February 28, 2014 Greg CochraneD Los Angeles GalaxyTraded for a conditional 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
March 5, 2014 Matt WatsonM Vancouver Whitecaps FCTraded for a 2014 MLS International Roster Slot
July 5, 2014 Matthew FondyF Chivas USASigned as a free agent
July 14, 2014 Răzvan CocișM FC Hoverla UzhhorodSigned as a free agent
July 29, 2014 Sanna NyassiM Montreal ImpactAcquired in exchange for Dilly Duka
August 15, 2014 Robert EarnshawF BlackpoolSigned via free transfer
August 28, 2014 Collin FernandezM Chicago Fire AcademySigned as a Homegrown Player, will not be added to the first team roster until 2015
September 9, 2014 Florent Sinama PongolleF FC RostovSigned as a free agent

Out

In

Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
DatePlayerPositionLoaned ToNotesRef
July 9, 2013 Álvaro FernándezM NacionalWas initially loaned for the 2013 season; current status not yet announced by the club
June 6, 2014 Alec KannGK Charlotte EaglesLoaned for the rest of the season with the option to recall
June 13, 2014 Victor PinedaM Indy ElevenLoaned with the option to recall
July 3, 2014 Juan Luis AnangonóF LDU QuitoSix-month loan
September 12, 2014 Marco FrancoD Indy ElevenLoaned through end of 2014 NASL season with option to recall

Technical staff

Standings

Conference tables

Eastern Conference
Western Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Results

Match results

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CDT

U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Leading scorers

Updated to match played on October 24, 2014.
Source:

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Team of the Week

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.

Kits

TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeRed / NavyRedRed
Home Alt.Red / NavyNavyRedMLS, March 23 against New York
AwayNavyNavyNavy

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.

Miscellany

Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:
Picks traded: