2009 Chicago Fire season

March 2026 August 2023 Chicago Fire SC wordmark secondary.svg Chicago Fire 2009 Major League Soccer Denis Hamlett Andrew Hauptman 15,071http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=3888 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525222034/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2009&seasontype=1&cc=3888 dead May 25, 2011 USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009 ESPN Soccernet August 7, 2009 DAL 1-3 CHI (3/21) CHI 0-3 DAL (5/31) MLS 5th overall (2nd in Eastern Conference) MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Final U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 Superliga Runners-up Brimstone Cup No winner determined Brian McBride (7) _adidasstripeswhite _FIRE_08h _adidasstripeswhite _TROFEO_WHITE _3_stripes_white2 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _adidasstripesonwhite _FIRE_08a _adidasstripesonwhite _TROFEO_ONWHITE _3_stripes_on_white2 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 true 2008 2010 The 2009 Chicago Fire season was the club's 11th year of existence, as well as their 12th season in Major League Soccer and 12th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. It began with a 3–1 away win over FC Dallas on March 21, 2009, and ended with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference Final on November 14, 2009. As of 2025, this is the most recent appearance for the Fire in the conference finals and was the last time the club won a playoff game until 2025. Roster Squad As of July 17, 2009. http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t100 Chicago Fire Roster Chicago-Fire.com July 17, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090321062948/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/roster.jsp?club=t100 March 21, 2009 1 USA GK Jon Busch 2 USA DF C. J. Brown (Captain) 3 USA FW Calen Carr 4 MLI DF Bakary Soumaré 5 USA DF Tim Ward 6 USA DF Brandon Prideaux 7 USA MF Logan Pause 9 BIH MF Baggio Husidić 10 MEX MF Cuauhtémoc Blanco 11 USA MF John Thorrington 14 GHA FW Patrick Nyarko 16 GUA MF Marco Pappa 17 USA FW Chris Rolfe 18 USA MF Mike Banner 20 USA FW Brian McBride 21 USA MF Justin Mapp 22 COL DF Wilman Conde 23 BUL FW Stefan Dimitrov 24 USA DF Daniel Woolard 25 CRC DF Gonzalo Segares 29 USA MF Peter Lowry 32 USA DF Dasan Robinson 34 USA DF Austin Washington 40 USA GK Andrew Dykstra Transfers In 9 BIH MF Baggio Husidić from Draft, 20th Overallhttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090115&content_id=212608&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Dream comes true for Husidic MLSnet.com July 20, 2009 January 15, 2009 https://archive.today/20090725215040/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090115&content_id=212608&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 2009-07-25 dead 5 USA DF Tim Ward off waivershttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090320&content_id=228153&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Ward, Fire hope to help each other MLSnet.com July 20, 2009 March 20, 2009 https://archive.today/20090725215054/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090320&content_id=228153&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 2009-07-25 dead 40 USA GK Andrew Dykstra unattachedhttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090406&content_id=236620&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Chicago Fire sign goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra Chicago Fire Communications Department July 20, 2009 April 6, 2009 November 2010 H3llBot Out 8 USA MF Diego Gutiérrez Retiredhttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081026&content_id=199213&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Gutierrez cherishes MLS memories MLSnet.com July 20, 2009 October 26, 2008 https://archive.today/20090725215110/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081026&content_id=199213&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 2009-07-25 dead 33 USA MF Stephen King to Seattle Sounders FC, 2009 Expansion Drafthttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081202&content_id=207341&vkey=pr_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Weekly Notes: Roster changes Chicago Fire Communications Department July 20, 2009 December 2, 2008 November 2010 H3llBot 9 POL FW Tomasz Frankowski Released on waivers 26 CRI FW Andy Herron Released on waivers 28 USA GK Nick Noble Released on waivershttp://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090626&content_id=5542894&vkey=pr_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100 Chicago Fire waive goalkeeper Nick Noble Chicago Fire Communications Department July 20, 2009 June 26, 2009 November 2010 H3llBot 4 MLI DF Bakary Soumaré Mid season transfer to Boulogne http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090826&content_id=6629654&vkey=news_chf&fext=.jsp&team=t100September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Communications Department 8/26/09 Club Management y Technical Director USA Frank Klopas Manager CRC Denis Hamlett y Assistant manager USA Mike Jeffries y Assistant manager USA Mike Matkovich y Assistant manager USA Daryl Shore Head athletic trainer USA Paul Ziemba Assistant athletic trainer USA Bo Leonard Equipment manager USA Charles Raycroft April 18, 2009 Chicago Fire January 2012 Other information Chairman USA Andrew Hauptman y Toyota Park 20,000 N/A Chicago Fire January 2012 Competitions Overall y y MLS Eastern Conference Championship Eastern Conference Championship March 21, 2009 November 14, 2009 y y USOC Third round Third round Third round June 30, 2009 y Superliga Group A Runner-up Runner-up June 20, 2009 August 5, 2009 October 18, 2008 Standings CHI CHI Results summary 5 6 4 16 17 6 6 3 23 17 October 22, 2009 Major League Soccer January 2012 table b Round Stadium A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A /H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H Result W/T/W/T/T /T /T /T /W /W /W /L /L /L /W /T /W /T /W /L /W /L /W /L /T /T /T /L /T /W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss October 22, 2009 Chicago Fire January 2012 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA MLS regular season 2009 Major League Soccer season March March 21, 2009 FC Dallas 1–3 Report Chicago Fire Ferreira 5Cooper 9 Mapp 38Soumaré 39McBride 51Thorrington 52Pappa 69Blanco 94+ Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 15,905 Baldomero Toledo W March 28, 2009 D.C. United 1–1 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Emilio 7Olsen 30Jakovic 79Burch 91+ Nyarko 53 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 15,895 Mark Geiger T April April 5, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–0 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes New York Red Bulls Thorrington 0 14Pappa 33 Goldthwaite 44Richards 91+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 11,633 Tim Weyland W April 11, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Leitch 7Johnson 14Convey 43Alvarez 75Corrales 78Salinas 2 73 81 Pappa 41Segares 55McBride 57Robinson 73Rolfe 85 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 9,717 Jorge Gonzalez T April 18, 2009 Chicago Fire 2–2 Report Kansas City Wizards McBride 13McBride 20Soumaré 70 López 64Wolff 66Wolff 78Wolff 89 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 10,782 Hilario Grajeda T April 25, 2009 Columbus Crew 2–2 Report Chicago Fire Marshall 25Moreno 34Padula 0 57Zayner 80 Pappa 32Ward 64Thorrington 72McBride 86Segares 88 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 16,628 Jair Marrufo T May May 2, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Soumaré 55Pappa 68Rolfe 95+ Marshall 1Montero 0 48Marshall 74Riley 95+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 10,288 Jasen Anno T May 9, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–1 Report New England Revolution Conde 36 Joseph 49Larentowicz 60Heaps 79 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 11,288 Mark Geiger T May 16, 2009 Toronto FC 0–2 Report Chicago Fire Rolfe 59Busch 77McBride 81 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario Canada 20,006 Ricardo Salazar W May 24, 2009 New York Red Bulls 0–1 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Pacheco 44 Rolfe 17Rolfe 45 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 10,762 Kevin Stott W May 28, 2009 Chivas USA 2–3 Report Chicago Fire Nagamura 16Nagamura 24Galindo 37 pen.Galindo 41Marsch 2 51 63Harris 77Trujillo 95+Talley 95+ Thorrington 10Blanco 25 pen.Conde 39Segares 41Blanco 54Nyarko 89Blanco 96+ pen. The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,379 Terry Vaughn W May 31, 2009 Chicago Fire 0–3 Report FC Dallas Rolfe 28Ward 34Soumaré 2 66 79 Cunningham 15Brown 35 o.g.Torres 48Cunningham 54Ricchetti 58Cooper 80 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 13,120 Shane Moody L June June 5, 2009 Chicago Fire 0–1 Report Houston Dynamo Mapp 81Ward 88 Holden 4Davis 27Wondolowski 76 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 13,246 Ricardo Salazar L June 13, 2009 D.C. United 2–1 Report Chicago Fire Moreno 24 pen.Gomez 41Gomez 74 Busch 22Thorrington 27Pappa 33Conde 40Pause 70 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. USA 18,369 Baldomero Toledo L July July 4, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–2 Report Chicago Fire Gibbs 24Peterson 76Casey 80 Pappa 30Conde 37 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 19,680 Jorge Gonzalez W July 11, 2009 Chicago Fire 0–0 Report Columbus Crew Ward 52 Ekpo 33Carroll 54Gaven 85Hejduk 88 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 18,123 Michael Kennedy T July 18, 2009 Chicago Fire 2–0 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes San Jose Earthquakes Soumaré 17Nyarko 82Blanco 92+ Hernandez 2Wondolowski 5Zaher 90 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 14,228 Jasen Anno W July 25, 2009 12:00 PST Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Report Chicago Fire Hurtado 28Ianni 57Ljungberg 2 59 59 Segares 39Thorrington 2 40 54 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 32,405 Baldomero Toledo T August August 1, 2009 19:30 CDT Chicago Fire 1–0 Report Real Salt Lake Segares 8Nyarko 76 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 14,534 Alex Prus W August 9, 2009 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Report Chicago Fire Kamara 21Clark 37Ching 56Holden 83 pen. Brown 35Prideaux 39Busch 46Rolfe 46 62Lowry 48Blanco 73 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 18,809 Terry Vaughn L August 16, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 0–2 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Hirsig 68Hercegfalvi 0 85 Rolfe 13Mapp 45Banner 89Pause 91+ CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas 9,974 Jorge Gonzalez W August 19, 2009 Chicago Fire 0–2 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Los Angeles Galaxy Thorrington 60 Magee 23Miglioranzi 43Donovan 54Ricketts 72 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 20,000 Silviu Petrescu L August 23, 2009 Chicago Fire 3–2 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Colorado Rapids Blanco 72 pen.Banner 85Robinson 2 85 93+Robinson 93+ Cummings 48 58Casey 65Kimura 71Cummings 82Gibbs 91+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 15,789 Ramon Hernandez W August 29, 2009 Chicago Fire 0–1 Report D.C. United Namoff 11Burch 36Fred 44Namoff 53Jakovic 94+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 16,324 Kevin Stott L September September 12, 2009 Real Salt Lake 1–1 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Beltran 23Olave 27Olave 72 Lowry 32Rolfe 44Carr 79 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 17,615 Alex Prus T September 20, 2009 Chicago Fire 2–2 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Columbus Crew Lowry 6Lowry 35Mapp 70 Padula 7Schelotto 55Schelotto 78 pen. Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 16,549 Mark Geiger T September 26, 2009 Chicago Fire 2–2 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Toronto FC Garcia 14 o.g.Prideaux 61McBride 78 De Rosario 6Wynne 25Barrett 46Robinson 81 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 16,890 Edvin Jurisevic T October October 2, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Donovan 42Birchall 45Klein 63 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 21,679 Alex Prus L October 17, 2009 New England Revolution 0–0 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Banner 5McBride 62 Nyassi 41 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 18,064 Jorge Gonzalez T October 22, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–0 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chivas USA Lillingston 67 o.g. Braun 70Cuesta 87 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,537 Terry Vaughn W MLS playoffs 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs November 1, 2009 14:00 PST Conf. Semifinals New England Revolution 2–1 reportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Alston 41Osei 47+Joseph 75 Rolfe 17Husidic 93+ Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 7,416 Baldomero Toledo L November 7, 2009 19:30 CST Conf. Semifinals Chicago Fire 2–0 reportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes New England Revolution Thorrington 35Blanco 83 Mansally 17Jankauskas 36Larentowicz 85 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 21,528 Alex Prus W November 14, 2009 19:00 CST Conf. Finals Chicago Fire 0–0 y ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes Real Salt Lake Thorrington 92+Prideaux 101Blanco 117 Morales 39Wingert 75Beckerman 99Johnson 110 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 21,723 Ricardo Salazar D 4–5 Blanco McBride Conde Thorrington Brown Pause Prideaux Mathis Morales Findley Beckerman Johnson Espindola Grabavoy SuperLiga 2009 North American SuperLiga 2009 June 20, 2009 20:00 EDT Group stage Chicago Fire USA 1–0 Report MEX San Luis McBride 57 Delacruz 87 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 8,421 Silviu Petrescu (Canada) W June 23, 2009 20:00 EDT Group stage Chicago Fire USA 1–0 Report USA Chivas USA Mapp 35Conde82 Curtin 82Eskandarian82 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 9,126 Mark Geiger (USA) W June 27, 2009 20:00 EDT Group stage Chicago Fire USA 1–2 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes MEX UANL Blanco 85 Pulido 37Viniegra 60Pulido 61Cabrera80Garcia 84 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 9,157 Kevin Thomas (Jamaica) L July 15, 2009 19:00 EDT Semifinals New England USA 1–2 ReportSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes USA Chicago Fire Phelan 4Jankauskas 44 Soumaré 6McBride 34Blanco 36Blanco 63Pappa 80 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts Paul Ward (USA) W August 5, 2009 19:00 CDT Final Chicago Fire USA 1–1 y Report MEX UANL Nyarko 10 Ayala 32Itamar 43 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 20,000 Joel Aguilar Blanco Banner Rolfe Mapp Woolard 3–4 Fernández Viniegra Ayala Pulido Itamar D U.S. Open Cup 2009 U.S. Open Cup June 30, 2009 7:00 PM EDT Third round Chicago Fire 0–1 Report Wilmington Hammerheads (USL-2) Soumaré 42 Walters 6Bundy 37Briggs 66Watson 70 Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina L Friendlies April 29, 2009 Chicago Fire USA 1–2 Report MEX Club América Rolfe 72 Silva 2Pardo 42 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,342 L References External links 2009 Schedule 2009 Chicago Fire Chicago Fire Chicago Fire