2008 Chicago Fire season

August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Fire S.C. Chicago Fire SC wordmark secondary.svg 2008 Major League Soccer Denis Hamlett Andrew Hauptman 17,052http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2008&cc=5901 USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2008 ESPN Soccernet July 21, 2009 October 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019064309/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2008&cc=5901 dead MLS 3rd overall (2nd in Eastern Conference) MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Final U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals Brimstone Cup Runners-up Chris Rolfe (9)MLSSoccer.com 2008 Stats http://www.mlssoccer.com/stats/season?season_year=2008&group=GOALS Chris Rolfe (10) _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 2007 2009 The 2008 Chicago Fire season was the club's 10th year of existence, as well as their 11th season in Major League Soccer and 11th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. It began with a 3-1 away win over Real Salt Lake on March 29, 2008 and ended with a 2-1 loss to Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference Final on November 13, 2008. Denis Hamlett made his debut as the Chicago Fire coach after being promoted. Roster Squad Players in bold have had senior international caps for their respective national squads. 0 USA GK Tyler Kettering 1 USA GK Jon Busch 2 USA DF C.J. Brown (Vice-captain) 3 USA FW Calen Carr 4 MLI MF Bakary Soumare 5 USA MF Brian Plotkin 6 USA DF Brandon Prideaux 7 USA MF Logan Pause 8 USA MF Diego Gutiérrez 9 POL FW Tomasz Frankowski 10 MEX MF Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Captain) 11 USA MF John Thorrington 12 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 PAR MF Líder Mármol 24 USA DF Daniel Woolard 25 CRI DF Gonzalo Segares 26 CRI FW Andy Herron 28 USA GK Nick Noble 29 USA MF Peter Lowry 32 USA DF Dasan Robinson 33 USA MF Stephen King 34 USA DF Austin Washington 36 USA MF Kai Kasiguran 70 FRA MF Saad Karim Hadji Transfers In GHA Patrick Nyarko Drafted 7th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft USA Dominic Cervi Drafted 12th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft USA Peter Lowry Drafted 26th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft USA Dwight Barnett Drafted 38th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft USA Stephen King Drafted 40th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft USA Austin Washington Drafted 54th overall in 2008 MLS Superdraft CRC Andy Herron Rights acquired from Columbus Crew for 4th round pick in the 2010 Superdraft POL Tomasz Frankowski Signed from ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers USA Brandon Prideaux Acquired in waiver draft from Colorado Rapids PAR Líder Mármol Signed as free agent. USA Brian McBride Free agent France Saad Karim Hadji Free agent Out USA Matt Pickens To ENG Queens Park Rangers HON Iván Guerrero Lost to San Jose Earthquakes in the Expansion Draft USA Jim Curtin Traded to Chivas USA USA Chris Armas Retired CRC Paulo Wanchope Retired USA Jeff Curtin Waived, later signed with D.C. United TRI Osei Telesford Waived, later signed with Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders USA Chad Barrett Traded to Toronto FC in Brian McBride deal USA Brian Plotkin Waived, later signed with Columbus Crew Club Management Other information Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on June 5, 2008. MLS Season 0 Tyler Kettering GK USA 0 0 1 Jon Busch GK USA 30 0 2 C.J. Brown DF USA 3 0 3 Calen Carr FW USA 9 2 4 Bakary Soumare MF MLI 28 0 6 Brandon Prideaux DF USA 27 0 7 Logan Pause MF USA 27 0 8 Diego Gutiérrez MF USA 20 0 9 Tomasz Frankowski FW POL 17 2 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco MF MEX 27 7 11 John Thorrington MF USA 23 5 12 Patrick Nyarko FW GHA 9 1 16 Marco Pappa MF GUA 6 0 17 Chris Rolfe FW USA 26 10 18 Mike Banner MF USA 11 0 20 Brian McBride FW USA 11 5 21 Justin Mapp MF USA 30 2 22 Wilman Conde DF COL 22 1 23 Lider Marmol DF PAR 2 0 24 Daniel Woolard DF USA 8 1 25 Gonzalo Segares DF CRC 23 2 26 Andy Herron FW CRC 17 0 28 Nick Noble GK USA 0 0 29 Peter Lowry MF USA 0 0 32 Dasan Robinson DF USA 2 0 33 Stephen King MF USA 20 2 34 Austin Washington DF USA 1 0 36 Kai Kasiguran MF USA 0 0 |} Competitions Overall y y MLS March 29, 2008 July 21, 2009 Major League Soccer Standings CHI CHI Results summary 7 3 5 23 17 6 4 5 21 16 July 21, 2009 Major League Soccer January 2013 table b Round Stadium A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H /H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H Result T /W /W /L /W /W /W /L /W /L /L /L /T /T /W /T /T /W /W /L /W /L /W /L /L /W /T /T /L /W Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss complete Chicago Fire January 2013 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA MLS regular season section January 2023 March 29, 2008 Real Salt Lake 1–1 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Joy 51Soumare 71 o.g.Findley 80Beckerman 87 Pause 89Blanco 92+ Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 20,272 Terry Vaughn T April 3, 2008 Chicago Fire 4–0 Report New England Revolution Barrett 4Mapp 17Frankowski 22Blanco 37 pen.Frankowski 39Barrett 50Gutierrez 89 Larentowicz 0 7Joseph 7Mansally 23 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, United States 15,553 Baldomero Toledo W April 12, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Cochrane 65Riley 94+ Barrett 19Soumare 55 McAfee Coliseum Oakland, California, United States 20,038 Kevin Stott W April 20, 2008 Chicago Fire 0–1 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Kansas City Wizards Prideaux 46 Jewsbury 4Harrington 57Trujillo 76 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, United States 17,121 Jair Marrufo L April 26, 2008 Chicago Fire 2–1 Report Colorado Rapids Segares 45Thorrington 53Thorrington 84Gutierrez 88 Gomez 45Gomez 64Gray 66McManus 86 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, United States 14,251 Tim Weyland W May 3, 2008 New England Revolution 0–3 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Rolfe 29Thorrington 50King 76 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States 10,858 Jair Marrufo W May 8, 2008 D.C. United 0–2 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Burch 30Dyachenko 40Namoff 73 Mapp 38Blanco 62Prideaux 77Thorrington 92 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C., United States 18,605 Terry Vaughn W May 17, 2008 Chicago Fire 1–2 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Houston Dynamo Carr28Segares 92Blanco 95 De Rosario 17Clark 48De Rosario 58Boswell 82 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, United States 17,183 Paul Ward L May 25, 2008 New York Red Bulls 1–5 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Chicago Fire Angel 68Altidore74 Barrett8Rolfe48Blanco55Barrett60Segares62Soumare 68 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States 14,754 Ricardo Salazar W June 7, 2008 Chicago Fire D.C. United Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois June 15, 2008 F.C. Dallas Chicago Fire Toyota Stadium Fort Worth, Texas June 19, 2008 Chivas USA Chicago Fire Home Depot Center Carson, California June 28, 2008 Chicago Fire San Jose Earthquakes Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois July 5, 2008 Columbus Crew Chicago Fire MAPFRE Stadium Columbus, Ohio July 12, 2008 Chicago Fire Toronto FC Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois July 19, 2008 Chicago Fire Real Salt Lake Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois July 27, 2008 Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas August 2, 2008 Chivas USA Chicago Fire Home Depot Center Carson, California August 9, 2008 New England Revolution Chicago Fire Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts August 16, 2008 Chicago Fire D.C. United Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois August 21, 2008 Los Angeles Galaxy Chicago Fire StubHub Center Carson, California August 31, 2008 Houston Dynamo FC Chicago Fire Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas September 6, 2008 Chicago Fire New York Red Bulls Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois September 14, 2008 Colorado Rapids Chicago Fire Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado September 21, 2008 Chicago Fire FC Dallas Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois September 25, 2008 Chicago Fire Los Angeles Galaxy Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois October 5, 2008 Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire CommunityAmerica Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas October 12, 2008 Chicago Fire 2–2 Report, Report Columbus Crew McBride 13, 79 Gaven 59Busch 45Schelotto 61Carroll 86 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, United States 14,994 Shane Moody T October 18, 2008 Toronto FC Chicago Fire BMO Field Exhibition Place October 23, 2008 Chicago Fire New York Red Bulls Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals October 30, 2008 6:30 p.m. CDT New England Revolution 0–0 Chicago Fire Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 5,221 Alex Prus D Conference Semifinals November 6, 2008 7:30 p.m. CDT Chicago Fire 3–0 New England Revolution Rolfe 45+2 Conde 47 Segarez 74 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 17,312 Jair Marrufo W Conference Finals November 13, 2008 6:30 p.m. CDT Columbus Crew 2–1 Chicago Fire Marshall 49 Gaven 55 McBride 29 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 14,688 Terry Vaughn L U.S. Open Cup 2008 U.S. Open Cup June 10, 2008 19:00 CDT MLS Qualifier Chicago Fire 3–2(AET) ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Columbus Crew King 10Herron 65 Prideaux 82Herron 116 Ekpo 63Garey 67 Zayner 79 Rogers 100 Shea Stadium Peoria, Illinois, United States 3,829 Tony Russo W July 1, 2008 19:30 CDT Third round Chicago Fire 4–1 Report Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) Banner 13Carr 23Barrett 26 Marmol 57Banner 73 McClung61Stewart 78 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, United States Hidajet Tica W July 8, 2008 19:30 EDT Quarterfinals D.C. United 2–1(AET) Report Chicago Fire Doe 52Doe 77Moreno 89Namoff 99Fred 107Burch 0 108 Woolard 36Soumare 48Pause 78Thorrington 81Blanco 0 108 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland, United States 4,118 Shane Moody L Friendlies May 21, 2008 19:30 CDT Chicago Fire USA 0–0 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes POL Wisła Kraków Robinson 20Conde 75Brown 78Woolard 81 Cléber 51Cantoro 54Díaz 55 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, United States 14,040 Mark Kadlecik T July 30, 2008 19:30 CDT Chicago Fire USA 2–0 Report ENG Everton F.C. Rolfe 42Frankowski 70 Baxter 45Gosling 81Vaughan 0 92+ Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois, United States 9,125 Landis Wiley W August 24, 2008 Veracruz MEX 3–1 Report USA Chicago Fire Leyva 41Olivera 44Seccafien 55Marmol 71 o.g. Blanco 16Robinson 18 Estadio Luis de la Fuente Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico L References Category:Chicago Fire FC seasons Chicago Fire Chi Chicago Fire