# 2013 Chicago Fire season

The 2013 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 3, 2013 with an away match against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 27, 2013 with an away match against New York Red Bulls.
The Fire finished the regular season with a 14-13-7 record, but narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the spot to the Montreal Impact on second tiebreaker. On October 30, 2013, the club has announced the head coach Frank Klopas and the president of soccer operations Javier Leon have stepped down.
On December 5, 2013 the club's forward Mike Magee was named the MLS Most Valuable Player.

## Squad at the end of the season

As of October 27, 2013. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Alec Kann | GK | (1990-08-08)August 8, 1990 (aged 23) | Charleston Battery |
| 25 | Sean Johnson | GK | (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 24) | Atlanta Blackhawks |
| 70 | Paolo Tornaghi | GK | (1988-06-21)June 21, 1988 (aged 25) | Inter Milan |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Hunter Jumper | LB | (1989-02-28)February 28, 1989 (aged 24) | University of Virginia Cavaliers |
| 4 | Bakary Soumaré | CB | (1985-11-09)November 9, 1985 (aged 27) | Philadelphia Union |
| 6 | Jalil Anibaba | CB | (1988-10-19)October 19, 1988 (aged 25) | Carolina Dynamo |
| 13 | Gonzalo Segares | LB | (1982-10-13)October 13, 1982 (aged 31) | Apollon Limassol |
| 18 | Steven Kinney | RB | (1987-10-28)October 28, 1987 (aged 25) | Carolina Dynamo |
| 22 | Austin Berry | CB | (1988-06-06)June 6, 1988 (aged 25) | University of Louisville Cardinals |
| 28 | Shaun Francis | D | (1986-10-02)October 2, 1986 (aged 27) | Charlotte Eagles |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Arévalo Ríos | M | (1982-01-01)January 1, 1982 (aged 31) | Palermo |
| 8 | Dilly Duka | M | (1989-09-15)September 15, 1989 (aged 24) | Columbus Crew |
| 11 | Daniel Paladini | M | (1984-11-11)November 11, 1984 (aged 28) | Carolina RailHawks |
| 12 | Logan Pause | M | (1981-08-22)August 22, 1981 (aged 32) | University of North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 15 | Wells Thompson | M | (1983-11-25)November 25, 1983 (aged 29) | Colorado Rapids |
| 16 | Brendan King | M | (1990-02-05)February 5, 1990 (aged 23) | Alta IF |
| 19 | Corben Bone | M | (1988-09-16)September 16, 1988 (aged 25) | Carolina Dynamo |
| 20 | Jeff Larentowicz | M | (1983-08-05)August 5, 1983 (aged 30) | Colorado Rapids |
| 21 | Michael Videira | M | (1986-01-06)January 6, 1986 (aged 27) | AC St. Louis |
| 26 | Joel Lindpere | M | (1981-10-05)October 5, 1981 (aged 32) | New York Red Bulls |
| 27 | Victor Pineda | M | (1993-03-15)March 15, 1993 (aged 20) | Chicago Fire Academy |
| 71 | Alex | M | (1988-12-15)December 15, 1988 (aged 24) | FC Wohlen |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Mike Magee | F | (1984-09-02)September 2, 1984 (aged 29) | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 14 | Patrick Nyarko | F | (1986-01-15)January 15, 1986 (aged 27) | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 17 | Chris Rolfe | F | (1983-01-17)January 17, 1983 (aged 30) | Aalborg BK |
| 24 | Quincy Amarikwa | F | (1987-10-29)October 29, 1987 (aged 25) | Toronto FC |
| 29 | Maicon Santos | F | (1984-04-18)April 18, 1984 (aged 29) | D.C. United |
| 30 | Yazid Atouba | F | (1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 20) | Rainbow FC Bamenda |
| 33 | Juan Luis Anangonó | F | (1989-04-13)April 13, 1989 (aged 24) | Argentinos Juniors |

## Player movement
### In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes |
| November 7, 2012 | Arne Friedrich | D | Chicago Fire | Re-signed through the end of 2013 season |
| December 6, 2012 | Gonzalo Segares | D | Chicago Fire | Re-signed with the club to a multi-year deal |
| December 7, 2012 | Maicon Santos | F | D.C. United | Selected in the Stage One of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| January 4, 2013 | Joel Lindpere | M | New York Red Bulls | Acquired in exchange for a 2013 MLS International Roster Slot |
| January 16, 2013 | Jeff Larentowicz | M | Colorado Rapids | Acquired together with the 30th pick (Round 2) in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for the 11th pick (Round 1) in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, allocation money and a 2013 MLS International Roster Slot |
| January 21, 2013 | Corben Bone | M | Chicago Fire | Opted out of Stage Two of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft; re-signed by the club on January 21, 2013 |
| January 21, 2013 | Alex | M | Chicago Fire | Contract option was picked up by the club |
| January 21, 2013 | Michael Videira | M | Chicago Fire | Contract option was picked up by the club |
| January 31, 2013 | Brendan King | M | Alta IF | Signed on a free transfer |
| February 4, 2013 | Dilly Duka | M | Columbus Crew | Acquired together with the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers in exchange for Dominic Oduro |
| February 27, 2013 | Quincy Amarikwa | F | Toronto FC | Acquired in exchange for a first round selection in the 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft |
| March 1, 2013 | Yazid Atouba | M | Rainbow FC Bamenda | Signed after being selected 30th overall (second round) in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft |
| March 19, 2013 | Alec Kann | GK | Charleston Battery | Signed on a free transfer |
| May 23, 2013 | Bakary Soumaré | D | Philadelphia Union | Acquired in exchange for the second round pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money |
| May 25, 2013 | Mike Magee | F | Los Angeles Galaxy | Acquired in exchange for the right of first refusal to Robbie Rogers and other considerations |
| July 10, 2013 | Shaun Francis | D | Charlotte Eagles | Signed per mutual agreement with Charlotte Eagles |
| July 23, 2013 | Juan Luis Anangonó | F | Argentinos Juniors | Signed as a Designated Player |
| August 14, 2013 | Arévalo Ríos | M | Palermo | Signed as a Designated Player |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes |
| November 26, 2012 | Cory Gibbs | D | None | Retired |
| December 14, 2012 | Dan Gargan | D | San Jose Earthquakes | Selected in the First Round of Stage Two of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| December 14, 2012 | Jay Nolly | GK | None | Was not selected in the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, became a free agent |
| January 19, 2013 | Pável Pardo | M | None | Retired |
| January 21, 2013 | Guillermo Franco | F | None | Contract option not picked up by the club |
| February 4, 2013 | Dominic Oduro | F | Columbus Crew | Traded in exchange for Dilly Duka and the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers |
| February 22, 2013 | Tony Walls | D | None | Waived |
| June 23, 2013 | Arne Friedrich | D | None | Retired |
| August 14, 2013 | Sherjill MacDonald | F | None | Released by mutual consent |
* Players selected in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, but ultimately not signed by the club (in the order they were released): defender Caleb Konstanski (selected 68th overall in Supplemental Draft, fourth round, from Indiana University), defender John Gallagher (30th overall in Supplemental Draft, second round, from Penn State), goalkeeper James Belshaw (49th overall in Supplemental Draft, third round, from Duke).
* Trialists who departed or were released in the preseason: midfielder Luke Boden, forward Sam Archer (winner of the Open Tryout), goalkeeper Ian Joyce, defender Rich Balchan, defender Eric Robertson, goalkeeper Neal Kitson, defender Rauwshan McKenzie, midfielder Borfor Carr, midfielder José Alexander Pabón, forward Blake Brettschneider, forward Dailos Tejera, forward Maxwell Griffin, forward Kevin Mercado, defender Pascal Chimbonda, defender Leo Lelis and forward Colin Rolfe.

### Loans
#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned From | Notes | Ref |

#### Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned To | Notes |
| July 26, 2012 | Rafael Robayo | M | Millonarios | The club did not announce the duration of the loan |
| August 17, 2012 | Sebastián Grazzini | M | Atlético de Rafaela | The club did not announce the duration of the loan |
| September 13, 2012 | Orr Barouch | F | Bnei Yehuda | Was loaned for the remainder of the 2012 season; current status not yet announced by the club |
| January 25, 2013 | Federico Puppo | F | LDU Quito | For the 2013 season (one-year loan) |
| April 1, 2013 | Kellen Gulley | F | Atlanta Silverbacks | Season-long loan |
| July 9, 2013 | Álvaro Fernández | M | Nacional | Through the remainder of the 2013 season |

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Frank Klopas |
| Assistant Coaches | Mike Matkovich Leo Percovich |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Aron Hyde |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Tony Jouaux |
| Vice President of Soccer Operations | Guillermo Petrei |
| Head of Scouting | Rafael Carmona |
| Director of Soccer & Team Development | Paul Cadwell |
| Director of Team Operations | Ron Stern |
| Head Equipment Manager | Charles Raycroft |
| Assistant Equipment Manager | Allan Araujo |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Bo Leonard, MS, ATC, PES-NASM |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Matt Zalewski, ATC |
| Massage Therapist | Jake Bronowski, LMT |
| Team Medical Director | Dr. Gilberto Munoz |
Last updated: October 27, 2013 Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

## Standings
### Conference tables

Eastern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | |
Western Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |

### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City (C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 17 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |
| 19 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | CONCACAF Champions League |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 49 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 32 | −13 |
Last updated: October 27, 2013 Source: MLSsoccer.com standings Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

### Results

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | T | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | T | W | T | W | W | W | L | L | W | T | W | W | L | W | T | L | T | W | L | T | W | W | W | L |

## Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

### U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

### Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

## Recognition
### Leading scorers

MLS regular season :
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | Mike Magee | 15 | 4 |
| 2 | Patrick Nyarko | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Dilly Duka | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Chris Rolfe | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Quincy Amarikwa | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Joel Lindpere | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Jeff Larentowicz | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Daniel Paladini | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Maicon Santos | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Juan Luis Anangonó | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Jalil Anibaba | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Austin Berry | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Hunter Jumper | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Alex | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Bakary Soumaré | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Sherjill MacDonald | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Gonzalo Segares | 0 | 1 |
U.S. Open Cup :
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | Mike Magee | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Chris Rolfe | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Patrick Nyarko | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Joel Lindpere | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Gonzalo Segares | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Dilly Duka | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Jeff Larentowicz | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Maicon Santos | 0 | 1 |
Updated to match played on October 27, 2013. Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2013 Chicago Fire

### MLS Team of the week

| Week | Player | Position | Report |
| 6 | Daniel Paladini | MF | Report |
| 6 | Maicon Santos | FW | Report |
| 8 | Austin Berry | DF | Report |
| 15 | Alex | MF | Report |
| 17 | Dilly Duka | MF | Report |
| 17 | Mike Magee | FW | Report |
| 17 | Frank Klopas | Coach | Report |
| 21 | Joel Lindpere | MF | Report |
| 21 | Chris Rolfe | FW | Report |
| 24 | Sean Johnson | GK | Report |
| 26 | Jalil Anibaba | DF | Report |
| 26 | Hunter Jumper | DF | Report |
| 29 | Juan Luis Anangonó | FW | Report |
| 29 | Frank Klopas | Coach | Report |
| 31 | Mike Magee | FW | Report |
| 32 | Sean Johnson | GK | Report |
| 32 | Bakary Soumaré | DF | Report |
| 33 | Jeff Larentowicz | MF | Report |
| 33 | Frank Klopas | Coach | Report |
| 34 | Mike Magee | FW | Report |

### MLS Player of the week

| Week | Player | Report |
| 21 | Chris Rolfe | POTW |

### MLS Player of the month

| Month | Player | Report |
| June | Mike Magee | POTM |

### MLS All-star game

| Position | Player | Report |
| Forward | Mike Magee | Fan XI |

### Team annual award winners

Forward Mike Magee was named the team's Most Valuable Player, as well as the Golden Boot winner. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defender of the year. These annual team award winners were selected by local media.
Daniel Paladini won the club's Goal of the Year award via online fan voting.

### MLS season award winners

Forward Mike Magee was named to the MLS Best XI and won the MLS Most Valuable Player Award.

## Kits

| Home | Home alt. 1 | Home alt. 2 | Away |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Red with white lettering | Red | Red | |
| Home alt. 1 | Red with stars-and-stripes lettering | Navy blue | White | Independence Day special; worn at home MLS game on July 3 against San Jose Earthquakes |
| Home alt. 2 | Navy blue with pink lettering | Navy blue | Pink | Breast cancer awareness special; away kit worn at home MLS game on October 19 against Toronto FC |
| Away | Navy blue with white lettering | Navy blue | Navy blue | |

### 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
### International roster slots

On January 4, 2013 Chicago has traded a 2013 International Roster Slot to New York Red Bulls in exchange for the midfielder Joel Lindpere. On January 16, 2013 Chicago has traded another 2013 International Roster Slot to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Jeff Larentowicz, 11th pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Subsequently, Chicago Fire had six MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season.

### Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Kwame Watson-Siriboe. Future picks traded: 2014 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick and allocation money to Philadelphia Union in exchange for defender Bakary Soumaré. 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft round 1 (which later was merged into 2014 MLS SuperDraft and became round 3) pick to Toronto FC in exchange for Quincy Amarikwa.

### MLS rights to other players

On February 4, 2013 Chicago Fire acquired the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers from Columbus Crew and subsequently traded them to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Mike Magee.