2012 Chicago Fire season

March 2026 August 2023 Chicago Fire SC wordmark secondary.svg Chicago Fire Soccer Club 2012 Andrew Hauptman Frank Klopas Head coach Stadium Toyota Park(capacity: 20,000) MLS 6th overall (4th in the Eastern Conference) MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round U.S. Open Cup Third round CarolinaChallenge Cup Runners-up Brimstone Cup Winners Chris Rolfe (8 goals) 20,533 vs Los Angeles Galaxy (July 8) 10,489 vs Houston Dynamo (April 15) (regular season) CHI 3-1 NY (6/17)PHI 1-3 CHI (8/12)CHI 3-1 HOU (9/2) DC 4-2 CHI (8/22) _FIRE_12h _FIRE_12h _FIRE_12h _FIRE_12h _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000040 000040 true 2011 2013 The 2012 Chicago Fire season was the club's 14th year of existence, as well as their 15th season in Major League Soccer and their 15th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire began the regular season with a 1–1 tie on March 17, 2012 when they were hosted by the expansion team Montreal Impact in their first Major League Soccer home game. The Men in Red concluded the regular season hosting D.C. United at the Toyota Park on October 27, 2012. The Fire qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the twelfth time in their fifteen competitive seasons and for the first time since 2009. The team was eliminated from the playoffs after a 1–2 home loss to Houston Dynamo in the Knockout Round match on October 31, 2012. At the end of the season, Chicago Fire's defender, Austin Berry, has been awarded the 2012 MLS Rookie of the Year Award, while the club's captain Logan Pause has won the 2012 MLS Fair Play Award. Squad at the end of the season As of October 31, 2012. Source: Chicago Fire Official Roster No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (aged) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Jay Nolly USA GK 2012 10 31 1982 1 2 CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC 25 Sean Johnson USA GK 2012 10 31 1989 5 31 USA Atlanta Blackhawks 70 Paolo Tornaghi ITA GK 2012 10 31 1988 6 21 ITA F.C. Internazionale Milano Defenders 3 Dan Gargan USA RB 2012 10 31 1982 12 14 CAN Toronto FC 5 Cory Gibbs USA CB 2012 10 31 1980 1 14 USA New England Revolution 6 Jalil Anibaba USA CB 2012 10 31 1988 10 19 USA Carolina Dynamo 13 Gonzalo Segares Costa Rica LB 2012 10 31 1982 10 13 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 20 Tony Walls USA RB 2012 10 31 1990 01 16 USA University of Wisconsin–Green Bay 22 Austin Berry USA CB 2012 10 31 1988 6 6 USA Louisville Cardinals 23 Arne Friedrich GER CB 2012 10 31 1979 05 29 GER VfL Wolfsburg 28 Steven Kinney USA RB 2012 10 31 1987 10 28 USA Carolina Dynamo 99 Hunter Jumper USA LB 2012 10 31 1989 02 28 USA University of Virginia Cavaliers Midfielders 4 Álvaro Fernández URU M 2012 10 31 1985 10 11 USA Seattle Sounders FC 11 Daniel Paladini USA M 2012 10 31 1984 11 11 USA Carolina RailHawks FC 12 Logan Pause USA M 2012 10 31 1981 8 22 USA North Carolina Tar Heels 15 Wells Thompson USA M 2012 10 31 1983 11 25 USA Colorado Rapids 17 Pável Pardo MEX M 2012 10 31 1976 7 26 MEX Club América 19 Corben Bone USA M 2012 10 31 1988 9 16 USA Carolina Dynamo 21 Michael Videira USA M 2012 10 31 1986 1 6 USA AC St. Louis 27 Victor Pineda USA M 2012 10 31 1993 3 15 USA Chicago Fire Academy 71 Alex BRA M 2012 10 31 1988 12 15 SUI FC Wohlen Forwards 7 Sherjill MacDonald NED F 2012 10 31 1984 11 20 BEL Beerschot AC 8 Dominic Oduro GHA F 2012 10 31 1985 8 13 USA Houston Dynamo 10 Guillermo Franco MEX F 2012 10 31 1976 11 3 MEX Pachuca 14 Patrick Nyarko GHA F 2012 10 31 1986 1 15 USA Virginia Tech Hokies 18 Chris Rolfe USA F 2012 10 31 1983 1 17 DEN Aalborg BK 94 Kellen Gulley USA F 2012 10 31 1994 4 6 USA Chicago Fire Academy Player movement Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012 In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef December 5, 2011 ISR Orr Barouch F MEX Tigres de la UANL Purchased rights after loan, terms not disclosed Signed, sealed, delivered: Barouch back for Fire http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/12/02/signed-sealed-delivered-barouch-back-fire MLSsoccer.com 2 December 2011 2 December 2011 5 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111205092921/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/12/02/signed-sealed-delivered-barouch-back-fire dead December 5, 2011 USA Jay Nolly GK CAN Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired in exchange for a first round selection in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft Fire acquire Jay Nolly http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/12/fire-acquire-jay-nolly chicago-fire.com 2 December 2011 December 6, 2011 USA Logan Pause M USA Chicago Fire Extended the contract through 2013, terms not disclosed Fire resign Logan Pause http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/12/fire-resign-logan-pause chicago-fire.com 6 December 2011 January 9, 2012 COL Rafael Robayo M COL Millonarios Signed, terms not disclosed Fire sign Rafael Robayo http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/01/fire-sign-rafael-robayo chicago-fire.com 9 January 2012 January 11, 2012 URU Federico Puppo M URU Danubio F.C. Signed, terms not disclosed Fire sign Federico Puppo http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/01/fire-sign-federico-puppo chicago-fire.com 11 January 2012 January 12, 2012 USA Austin Berry D USA University of Louisville Selected ninth overall in 2012 MLS SuperDraft, signed with MLS Fire select University of Louisville defender Austin Berry http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/01/fire-select-university-louisville-defender-austin-berry chicago-fire.com 12 January 2012 January 18, 2012 MEX Pável Pardo M USA Chicago Fire Re-signed for a two-year contract, terms not disclosed Fire resign Pavel Pardo http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/01/fire-resign-pavel-pardo chicago-fire.com 18 January 2012 January 24, 2012 ZIM Kheli Dube F USA New England Revolution Signed on as free agent after being selected in Stage Two of the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 12, 2011 Fire sign Zimbabwean striker Kheli Dube http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/01/fire-sign-zimbabwean-striker-kheli-dube chicago-fire.com 25 January 2012 March 6, 2012 USA Hunter Jumper D USA University of Virginia Cavaliers Signed after being selected 28th overall in 2012 MLS SuperDraft, terms not disclosedFire sign defender Hunter Jumper http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/03/fire-sign-defender-hunter-jumper chicago-fire.com 6 March 2012 March 7, 2012 GER Arne Friedrich D GER VfL Wolfsburg Signed, terms of the deal not disclosedFire acquire German World Cup veteran Arne Friedrich http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/03/fire-acquire-german-world-cup-veteran-arne-friedrich chicago-fire.com 7 March 2012 7 March 2012 9 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309180347/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/03/fire-acquire-german-world-cup-veteran-arne-friedrich dead March 7, 2012 ITA Paolo Tornaghi GK ITA F.C. Internazionale Milano Signed, terms of the deal not disclosedhttp://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/03/fire-sign-goalkeeper-paolo-tornaghi Fire sign goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi chicago-fire.com 8 March 2012 March 15, 2012 USA Tony Walls D USA University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Signed after being selected 47th overall in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft, terms not disclosedhttp://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/03/fire-sign-defender-tony-walls Fire sign defender Tony Walls chicago-fire.com 15 March 2012 April 5, 2012 GHA Patrick Nyarko F USA Chicago Fire Re-signed, terms and length not disclosed Fire re-sign forward Patrick Nyarko http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/04/fire-re-sign-forward-patrick-nyarko chicago-fire.com 5 April 2012 April 17, 2012 USA Chris Rolfe F DEN Aalborg BK Reacquired, signed as a free agent, terms not disclosed Fire reacquire forward Chris Rolfe http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/04/fire-reacquire-forward-chris-rolfe chicago-fire.com 16 April 2012 17 April 2012 13 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125743/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/04/fire-reacquire-forward-chris-rolfe dead April 26, 2012 BRA Alex Monteiro de Lima M SUI FC Wohlen Signed on a free transfer, terms not disclosed; was added to the roster upon the opening of the summer transfer window on June 27 Fire sign midfielder Alex Monteiro De Lima http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/04/fire-sign-midfielder-alex-monteiro-de-lima chicago-fire.com 26 April 2012 July 24, 2012 NED Sherjill MacDonald F BEL Beerschot AC Signed as a Designated Player, terms not disclosed Chicago Fire Sign Dutch Striker Sherjill MacDonald http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/07/chicago-fire-sign-dutch-striker-sherjill-macdonald chicago-fire.com 24 July 2012 July 27, 2012 URU Álvaro Fernández M USA Seattle Sounders FC Acquired as a Designated Player in return for allocation money, terms not disclosedChicago Fire Acquire Midfielder Alvaro Fernandez from Seattle http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/07/chicago-fire-acquire-midfielder-alvaro-fernandez-seattle chicago-fire.com 27 July 2012 September 10, 2012 USA Wells Thompson M USA Colorado Rapids Acquired in exchange for a conditional draft pick, terms not disclosedChicago Fire Acquire Wells Thompson From Colorado Rapids http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/09/chicago-fire-acquire-wells-thompson-colorado-rapids chicago-fire.com 10 September 2012 September 14, 2012 MEX Guillermo Franco F MEX Pachuca Signed on a free transfer, terms not disclosedFire Sign Guillermo Franco http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/09/fire-sign-guillermo-franco chicago-fire.com 14 September 2012 Out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef December 2, 2011 USA Alec Dufty GK None Placed on Re-Entry list, was not selected in the Re-Entry Draft, became a free agentOffseason transactions http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/12/offseason-transactions chicago-fire.com 29 December 2011 December 7, 2011 USA Cristian Nazarit F COL Deportivo Cali Released Fire release Cristian Nazarit and Gabriel Ferrari http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/12/fire-release-cristian-nazarit-and-gabriel-ferrari chicago-fire.com 7 December 2011 December 7, 2011 USA Gabriel Ferrari F None Released December 12, 2011 USA Jon Conway GK USA Los Angeles Galaxy Selected by Los Angeles Galaxy in the Re-Entry Draft; retired on January 10, 2012 Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft highlighted by busy Galaxy http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/12/12/stage-2-re-entry-draft-highlighted-busy-galaxy MLSSoccer.com 12 December 2011 December 12, 2011 USA Baggio Husidić M SWE Hammarby IF Selected by Colorado Rapids in the Re-Entry Draft, declined and signed with the Swedish Hammarby IF January 15, 2012 URU Diego Cháves F CHI C.D. Palestino Out of contract, signed with the Chilean C.D. Palestino Thanks Diego http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/01/thanks-diego chicago-fire.com 15 January 2012 January 23, 2012 USA Mike Banner M None Waived Fire, Banner part ways http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/01/fire-banner-part-ways chicago-fire.com 23 January 2012 January 26, 2012 CRO Josip Mikulić D None Returned to Croatia due to family issues Chicago's defensive corps unexpectedly downsized http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/26/chicagos-defensive-corps-unexpectedly-downsized MLSSoccer.com 26 January 2012 1 February 2012 29 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229192031/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/26/chicagos-defensive-corps-unexpectedly-downsized dead January 26, 2012 COL Yamith Cuesta D ESP UB Conquense Loan expired, loan agreement is not presently allowing to re-sign January 30, 2012 COL Wilman Conde D USA New York Red Bulls Free transfer after MLS rights were acquired by New York Red Bulls for allocation money New York signs defender Wilman Conde http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2012/01/new-york-signs-defender-wilman-conde newyorkredbulls.com 29 January 2012 March 11, 2012 GRE Pari Pantazopoulos D None Waived Fire waive Pari Pantazopoulos http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/03/fire-waive-pari-pantazopoulos chicago-fire.com 11 March 2012 June 26, 2012 ZIM Kheli Dube F None Waived Fire waive forward Kheli Dube http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/06/fire-waive-forward-kheli-dube chicago-fire.com 26 June 2012 June 27, 2012 USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe D USA Real Salt Lake Traded to Real Salt Lake in exchange for 4th round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft Fire trade Kwame Watson-Siriboe to Real Salt Lake http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/06/fire-trade-kwame-watson-siriboe-real-salt-lake chicago-fire.com 26 June 2012 August 30, 2012 GUA Marco Pappa M NED SC Heerenveen Transferred effective immediately, terms not disclosed; previously announced on Aug 13 Pappa would be transferred at the end of the MLS 2012 seasonMarco Pappa Transferred to SC Heerenveen http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/08/marco-pappa-transferred-sc-heerenveen chicago-fire.com 30 August 2012 3 September 2012 9 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009024518/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/08/marco-pappa-transferred-sc-heerenveen dead The following players selected by Chicago Fire in either the 2012 MLS SuperDraft or 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft were released during the pre-season trials: FW Evans Frimpong, Supplemental Draft round 1; GK Karl Woszczynski, Supplemental Draft round 1; MF Justin Chavez, Supplemental Draft round 4. FW Lucky Mkosana, SuperDraft round 2, entered the season but ultimately was not signed by the club. Loans In DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromFee/notesRef Out DatePlayerPositionLoaned toFee/notesRef July 24, 2012 URU Federico Puppo F URU Defensor Sporting For the remainder of the season; terms not disclosed Fire Loan Federico Puppo to Defensor Sporting Club http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/07/fire-loan-federico-puppo-defensor-sporting-club chicago-fire.com 24 July 2012 July 26, 2012 COL Rafael Robayo M COL Millonarios For the remainder of the season; terms not disclosed Fire Loan Rafael Robayo to Club Deportivo Millonarios http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/07/fire-loan-rafael-robayo-club-deportivo-millonarios chicago-fire.com 26 July 2012 August 17, 2012 ARG Sebastián Grazzini M ARG Atlético de Rafaela For the remainder of the season; terms not disclosed Fire Loan Sebastian Grazzini to Atlético de Rafaela http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/08/fire-loan-sebastian-grazzini-atl%C3%A9tico-de-rafaela chicago-fire.com 17 August 2012 September 13, 2012 ISR Orr Barouch F ISR Bnei Yehuda For the remainder of the season; terms not disclosed Fire Loan Orr Barouch to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/09/fire-loan-orr-barouch-bnei-yehuda-tel-aviv-fc chicago-fire.com 13 September 2012 Club staff y Head Coach USA Frank Klopas Assistant Coaches URU Leo PercovichUSA Mike Matkovich y Goalkeeper Coach GBR Aron Hyde Strength & Conditioning Coach FRA Tony Jouaux y Vice President of Soccer Operations ARG Guillermo Petrei y Director of Soccer & Team Development USA Paul Cadwell Director of Team Operations USA Ron Stern y Head Equipment Manager USA Charles Raycroft Assistant Equipment Manager USA Allan Araujo y Head Athletic Trainer USA Bo Leonard, MS, ATC, PES-NASM Assistant Athletic Trainer USA Matt Zalewski, ATC y Massage Therapist USA Jake Bronowski, LMT Team Medical Director USA Dr. Gilberto Munoz October 23, 2012 Chicago Fire Technical Staff May 2017 Standings Eastern Conference Table Western Conference Table Overall table Results summary 11 3 3 27 18 6 3 8 19 23 October 27, 2012 MLSsoccer.com standings May 2017 Results by round table b Round Stadium A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H Result T/W/L/T/W/L/W/T/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/W/T/L/W/L/T/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/T Conference 3/3/7/7/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/5/5/4/3/4/3/2/2/2/3/3/2/3/4 Overall 11/10/13/15/12/12/11/11/9/9/7/9/10/9/8/6/7/8/7/7/10/7/6/5/6/6/4/3/3/4/4/3/6/6 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 October 27, 2012 MLS conference standings and MLS Supporters' Shield standings May 2017 Match results #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season Kickoff times are in CST. f7f7f7 Pre-season January 29, 2012 12:00 D.C. United 0–0 Report Chicago Fire Perry Kitchen 32 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Florida 1,800 Andres Pfefferkorn T f7f7f7 Pre-season February 1, 2012 18:30 Chicago Fire 3–0 Report FGCU Marco Pappa 7Dominic Oduro 21Cory Gibbs 28Orr Barouch 60 Christian Velez 90 Ave Maria University Ave Maria, Florida W f7f7f7 Int'l Friendly February 4, 2012 17:00 Real C.D. España 1–3 Report Chicago Fire Edder Delgado 38 Patrick Nyarko 21Dominic Oduro 26 44Pari Pantazopoulos 80Orr Barouch 88 Tad Gormley Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 6,234 Jasen Anno W f7f7f7 Pre-season February 11, 2012 14:00 Chivas USA 0–1 Report Chicago Fire Daniel Paladini 49 Oxnard College Oxnard, California Kevin Stott W f7f7f7 Pre-season February 11, 2012 14:00 Ventura County Fusion 0–0 Report Chicago Fire Reserves Oxnard College Oxnard, California D f7f7f7 Pre-season February 15, 2012 13:00 Portland Timbers 2–0 Report120 min game Chicago Fire Eric Alexander 64Jorge Perlaza 113 The Home Depot Center Carson, California Free admission L f7f7f7 Pre-season February 18, 2012 11:30 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Report 75 min game Chicago Fire Steven Lenhart 3Brad Ring 38 Oxnard College Oxnard, California Kevin Stott L f7f7f7 Pre-season February 18, 2012 11:30 Ventura County Fusion 1–2 Report75 min game Chicago Fire Reserves Unidentified 18 Orr Barouch 58 pen.Pari Pantazopoulos 68 Oxnard College Oxnard, California W f7f7f7 CCC February 25, 2012 16:00 D.C. United 1–0 Report Chicago Fire Marcelo Saragosa 30Emiliano Dudar 50Hamdi Salihi 66 Dan Gargan 33Rafael Robayo 52Jalil Anibaba 77 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina L f7f7f7 Pre-season February 26, 2012 10:00 College of Charleston 1–2 Report Chicago Fire Reserves Tanner Clay 61 Kheli Dube 27Kellen Gulley 40 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina W f7f7f7 CCC February 29, 2012 16:00 Columbus Crew 0–1 Report Chicago Fire Tony Tchani 73 Amadou Sanyang 38Gonzalo Segares 75Federico Puppo 80 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina W f7f7f7 CCC March 3, 2012 18:15 Charleston Battery canceled Advisory Chicago Fire Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina P Match canceled due to severe thunderstorms in the area, it will not be rescheduled. f7f7f7 Pre-season March 9, 2012 10:00 Chicago Fire 3–1 Report Minnesota Stars FC Dominic Oduro 18Daniel Paladini 66Orr Barouch 81 Connor Tobin 88 Toyota Park practice field Bridgeview, Illinois Michael Kennedy W Major League Soccer 2012 Major League Soccer season Kickoff times are in CDT. f7f7f7 Match 1 March 17, 2012 13:00 Montreal Impact 1–1 Report Chicago Fire Arnaud 56Neagle 84Nyassi 89 Grazzini 42Oduro 71Pardo 87 Olympic Stadium Montreal, Quebec 58,912 Kevin Stott T f7f7f7 Match 2 March 24, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 1–0 Report Philadelphia Union Oduro 28Grazzini 75Gibbs 81 Farfan 59 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 18,075 Ricardo Salazar W f7f7f7 Match 3 April 1, 2012 18:00 Colorado Rapids 2–0 ReportLive TV: Galavisión Chicago Fire Cummings 58Hill 92+ Grazzini 55 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 13,152 Chris Penso L f7f7f7 Match 4 April 15, 2012 18:00 Chicago Fire 1–1 ReportLive TV: Galavisión Houston Dynamo Bruin 24 Pause 27Pappa 49Nyarko 61 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 10,489 Geoff Gamble T The match was first delayed in the 13th minute for an hour and ten minutes and then called in the 66th minute due to inclement weather. f7f7f7 Match 5 April 21, 2012 14:30 Toronto FC 2–3 ReportLive TV: NBC Sports Chicago Fire Cann 24Lambe 36 40Guzman 70Eckersley 80 Oduro 1Segares 41Nyarko 58 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario 19,255 Kevin Stott W f7f7f7 Match 6 April 28, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 1–2 Report Seattle Sounders FC Pappa 89 91Anibaba 0 97+Klopas 0 97+ Friedrich 39 o.g.Estrada 60Johnson 67Montero 91Johnson 92 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 14,166 Michael Kennedy L f7f7f7 Match 7 May 4, 2012 22:00 Chivas USA 1–2 ReportLive TV: ESPN Deportes Chicago Fire Minda 16Ángel 23 pen. Pardo 20Berry 25Oduro 72Pappa 93+ Home Depot Center Carson, California 14,652 Baldomero Toledo W f7f7f7 Match 8 May 9, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 0–0 Report Real Salt Lake Beckerman 71 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 13,544 Jair Marrufo T f7f7f7 Match 9 May 12, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 2–1 Report Sporting Kansas City Segares 40Grazzini 61 pen.Puppo 79Oduro 81 César 4Convey 31Myers 57Espinoza 0 62Kamara 93+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 14,159 Jose Carlos Rivero W f7f7f7 Match 10 May 20, 2012 18:00 Portland Timbers 2–1 ReportLive TV: Galavisión Chicago Fire Brunner 19Chabala 45Pause 52 o.g.Zizzo 79 Anibaba 40Nyarko 45Segares 48Grazzini 80Berry 85 Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon 20,438 Silviu Petrescu L f7f7f7 Match 11 May 23, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 2–1 Report FC Dallas Gargan 36Grazzini 45Pappa 63 64Barouch 69Robayo 89 John 30Hedges 41Keeshan 0 post-game Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 11,947 Hilario Grajeda W f7f7f7 Match 12 May 26, 2012 18:00 Columbus Crew 2–1 ReportLive TV: Univision Chicago Fire Gaven 9Rentería 43Anor 67 Berry 72 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 16,024 Allen Chapman L f7f7f7 Match 13 June 2, 2012 18:30 New England Revolution 2–0 Report Chicago Fire Rowe 69Feilhaber 73 Orr Barouch 60 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 12,523 Fotis Bazakos L f7f7f7 Match 14 June 17, 2012 16:00 Chicago Fire 3–1 Report New York Red Bulls Nyarko 4Gargan 37Oduro 65Segares 68 79Rolfe 81 Dax McCarty 55Dane Richards 80 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 18,526 Baldomero Toledo W f7f7f7 Match 15 June 23, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 2–1 Report Columbus Crew Pappa 2Oduro 26Segares 0 29Gargan 85 Tchani 36George 66Schoenfeld 94+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,144 Armando Villarreal W f7f7f7 Match 16 June 29, 2012 19:00 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 ReportLive TV: NBC Sports Chicago Fire Nielsen 86 Anibaba 33Pappa 58Rolfe 87 Livestrong Sporting Park Kansas City, Kansas 19,274 Baldomero Toledo W f7f7f7 Match 17 July 3, 2012 19:30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Report Chicago Fire Ashe 38 BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, Texas 22,039 Allen Chapman T f7f7f7 Match 18 July 8, 2012 14:00 Chicago Fire 0–2 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Pappa 69 Lopes 14Junior 14Keane 24 pen. 78 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 20,533 Jair Marrufo L f7f7f7 Match 19 July 14, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 1–0 Report Vancouver Whitecaps FC Pardo 10Segares 36Lima 41Friedrich 2 67 69 Mattocks 12Rochat 43 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 16,820 Jose Carlos Rivero W f7f7f7 Match 20 July 18, 2012 12:00 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Report Chicago Fire Barklage 61Henry 71 Marco Pappa 20Patrick Nyarko 91 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 15,814 Edvin Jurisevic L f7f7f7 Match 21 July 28, 2012 21:30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Report Chicago Fire Gordon 2 54 93+Wondolowski 93+Lenhart 98+ Rolfe 37Gargan 70 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 10,525 Chris Penso T f7f7f7 Match 22 August 4, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 2–1 Report Toronto FC Friedrich 34Oduro 45Pappa 64Berry 84 Johnson 16Emory 2 40 79 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 15,757 Michael Kennedy W f7f7f7 Match 23 August 12, 2012 18:00 Philadelphia Union 1–3 ReportLive TV: Galavisión Chicago Fire Anibaba 34 o.g. Rolfe 43 56Friedrich 47+ PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,412 Fotis Bazakos W f7f7f7 Match 24 August 18, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 2–1 Report New England Revolution Rolfe 5 pen.MacDonald 25Johnson 89 Cárdenas 11Guy 69 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,495 Sorin Stoica W f7f7f7 Match 25 August 22, 2012 18:30 D.C. United 4–2 Report Chicago Fire Rosario 19Pajoy 45+McDonald 51Hamid 80Tan 89 Paladini 44Segares 75MacDonald 81Pardo 83 RFK Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 10,291 Ismail Elfath L f7f7f7 Match 26 September 2, 2012 18:00 Chicago Fire 3–1 ReportLive TV: Galavisión Houston Dynamo Nyarko 1Paladini 19Lima 93+ Boswell 79Ching 90 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,007 Dave Gantar W f7f7f7 Match 27 September 12, 2012 18:00 Toronto FC 1–2 Report Chicago Fire Morgan 66Hassli 79Avila 90 Fernández 13Rolfe 42 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario 14,623 Ed Jurisevic W f7f7f7 Match 28 September 15, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 3–1 Report Montreal Impact MacDonald 34Gargan 47Lima 61Fernández 80 Marco Di Vaio 20 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,691 Paul Ward W f7f7f7 Match 29 September 22, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 2–1 Report Columbus Crew Chris RolfeRolfe 23 26Johnson 89 Arrieta 15O'Rourke 29Rentería 35 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 19,172 Michael Kennedy W f7f7f7 Match 30 September 28, 2012 19:30 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 ReportLive TV: NBC Sports Chicago Fire Zusi 11 96+Nagamura 70 Friedrich 25Segares 2 72 94+Klopas Livestrong Sporting Park Kansas City, Kansas 21,010 Chris Penso L f7f7f7 Match 31 October 3, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 1–3 Report Philadelphia Union Berry 45Oduro 69Franco 0 79 McInerney 7Lahoud 18Gómez 67Williams 78Hoppenot 87 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 16,375 Abbey Okulaja L f7f7f7 Match 32 October 6, 2012 14:30 New York Red Bulls 0–2 ReportLive TV: NBC Chicago Fire Conde 14Henry 43 Paladini 28MacDonald 65 78 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 21,157 Ricardo Salazar W f7f7f7 Match 33 October 20, 2012 18:30 New England Revolution 1–0 Report Chicago Fire Fagundez 17Bengtson 44 MacDonald 67 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 25,534 Kevin Stott L f7f7f7 Match 34 October 27, 2012 15:00 Chicago Fire 1–1 ReportLive TV: NBC Sports D.C. United Nyarko 16Friedrich 47 Pajoy 50McDonald 56Jakovic 82 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 20,017 Jair Marrufo D MLS Cup Playoffs 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs Kickoff times are in CDT. f7f7f7 Knockout Round October 31, 2012 20:00 Chicago Fire 1–2 Report Houston Dynamo Alex 83 Will Bruin 12 46Brad Davis 67Tally Hall 91+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 10,923 Baldomero Toledo L U.S. Open Cup 2012 U.S. Open Cup Kickoff times are in CDT. f7f7f7 Third Round May 29, 2012 18:30 Michigan Bucks Chicago Fire 3–2 yes Report Tommy Catalano 9Nermin Crnkic 29Nate Boyden 79Nermin Crnkic 93 Daniel Paladini 25Corben Bone 28Federico Puppo 51 Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan 2,006 Britt Maier L International friendlies Kickoff times are in CDT. f7f7f7 July 21, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 0–1 Report ENG Aston Villa Daniel Paladini 49 Gabriel Agbonlahor 29Fabian Delph 48Samir Carruthers 90+Nathan Delfouneso 90+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 16,388 Dan Fitzgerald L f7f7f7 September 8, 2012 19:30 Chicago Fire 2–2 Report MEX Santos Laguna Victor Pineda 22Michael Videira 48Daniel Paladini 61Corben Bone 63Hunter Jumper 72 Benji Joya 24Daniel Ludueña 29Kenyi Adachi 43Cándido Ramírez 51Marc Crosas 72 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 18,597 Jesus Cisneros T Recognition Kits _FIRE_12h _FIRE_12h _FIRE_12h _FIRE_12h _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Home _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000040 Away _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _FIRE_12a _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF69B4 Away special Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info Home Red / White lettering Red Red Away Navy / White lettering Navy Navy Away Special Fire Kicks Cancer Going Pink http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2012/10/chicago-fire-kicks-cancer-going-pink-fire-%E2%80%93-dc-united-match-october-27-toyota-park October 27, 2012 October 27, 2012 Navy / Pink lettering Navy Pink MLS, October 27 against D.C. United Leading scorers RankScorerGoalsAssists1USA Chris Rolfe832GUA Marco Pappa653GHA Dominic Oduro634GHA Patrick Nyarko475NED Sherjill MacDonald446CRC Gonzalo Segares317USA Austin Berry308ARG Sebastián Grazzini259USA Daniel Paladini2210URU Álvaro Fernández2111BRA Alex2012MEX Pável Pardo1413USA Jalil Anibaba1114GER Arne Friedrich10USA Logan Pause1016USA Sean Johnson01URU Federico Puppo01USA Dan Gargan01 Updated to match played on October 27, 2012.Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2012 Chicago Fire MLS Team of the Week WeekPlayerPositionReport3GUA Marco PappaMFReport7GHA Patrick NyarkoFWReport9USA Austin BerryDFReportGUA Marco PappaMF16USA Sean JohnsonGKReport https://web.archive.org/web/20120629045103/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/06/26/team-week-wk-16-comeback-kings-honored 2012-06-29 17USA Sean JohnsonGKReportGER Arne FriedrichDF19USA Austin BerryDFReport https://web.archive.org/web/20120719081809/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/07/17/team-week-wk-19-goals-galore-thats-not-all 2012-07-19 23GER Arne FriedrichDFReportUSA Chris RolfeFW24USA Chris RolfeFWReport https://web.archive.org/web/20120830062327/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/08/21/team-week-wk-24-midfielders-take-reins 2012-08-30 26GER Arne FriedrichDFReport https://web.archive.org/web/20121008025531/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/09/04/team-week-wk-26-10-mls-teams-represented 2012-10-08 GHA Patrick NyarkoMF28USA Jalil AnibabaFWReportURU Álvaro FernándezMFUSA Frank KlopasCoach29USA Chris RolfeFWReport https://web.archive.org/web/20120927235112/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/09/25/team-week-wk-29-supporters-shield-view 2012-09-27 31GER Arne FriedrichDFReportNED Sherjill MacDonaldFW33GHA Patrick NyarkoMFReport MLS Player of the Week Week Player Report28USA Sean JohnsonPOTW MLS Save of the Week Week Player Save Report4ITA Paolo Tornaghi65'SOTW10USA Sean Johnson43'SOTW21USA Sean Johnson59'SOTW MLS Goal of the Week Week Player Goal Report8GUA Marco Pappa89'GOTW MLS Fair Play Award Chicago Fire's midfielder and captain, Logan Pause, has been awarded the league's 2012 Fair Play Award. Over the course of 32 matches played this season, Pause has accumulated only 11 fouls and no yellow or red cards.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/19/fires-pause-and-new-england-claim-xbox-fair-play-awards Fire's Pause, New England claim Xbox Fair Play awards mlssoccer.com November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012 January 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112074922/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/19/fires-pause-and-new-england-claim-xbox-fair-play-awards dead MLS Rookie of the Year Chicago Fire's defender Austin Berry, selected number nine overall in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, has been awarded the league's 2012 Rookie of the Year Award. Berry has started in 28 games and scored three goals, one in his debut match. Berry collected the most votes in all three categories: players, media and club management.http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/11/19/fire-defender-berry-wins-mls-2012-rookie-year-award Fire defender Berry wins 2012 Rookie of the Year award mlssoccer.com November 19, 2012 Miscellany Allocation ranking Chicago is in the #9 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.2011 MLS Roster Rules Major League Soccer https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101816/http://www.mlssoccer.com/2011-mls-roster-rules 2011-04-30 International roster slots Chicago has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. No slot trades involving Chicago have been reported. Future draft pick trades Future picks acquired: *2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick from Real Salt Lake. Future picks traded: *2013 MLS Supplemental Draft round 1 pick to Vancouver Whitecaps FC. At the time of the trade, this pick was equivalent to a round 3 SuperDraft selection. MLS rights to other players It is believed Chicago maintains the MLS rights to Carlos Bocanegra and Freddie Ljungberg, as each of these players declined contract offers by the club and signed overseas on free transfersJuly 2012. References Category:Chicago Fire FC seasons Chicago Fire Soccer Club Chicago Fire Soccer Club Chicago Fire