# 2015 Chicago Fire season

The 2015 Chicago Fire season was the club's 17th year of existence, as well as their 18th season in Major League Soccer and their 18th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 6, 2015 with an away match against the defending champions LA Galaxy. They finished the regular season on October 25, 2015, with a home match against the New York Red Bulls. The club has missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the past six years.
For the first time in the franchise history Chicago Fire opened the season with three consecutive losses.
On September 20, 2015, entrenched in last place both in the conference and overall, with the playoff hopes out of sight, the club parted ways with head coach and director of soccer Frank Yallop and assistant coaches Marc Bircham and Clint Mathis. In two seasons with the Fire Yallop posted a 13-26-24 record. Fire named the technical director Brian Bliss as interim coach, while the vice president and former player Logan Pause took over as interim assistant coach. The club also hired Nelson Rodriguez, a former MLS executive, as new general manager.
On October 3, 2015, Ante Razov, the club's all-time leading scorer, became the eighth individual to be inducted into the club's Ring of Fire Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place during the halftime of the regular season home match against New England Revolution.
On October 14, 2015 Chicago Fire announced the end of a four-year run with the title sponsor Quaker and introduced Valspar as the new jersey sponsor starting with 2016 season. The three-year deal is worth between $2.5 million and $3 million per year.
For the first time in the club's history Fire finished the season with zero road wins (0-12-5). The club has finished the season with an overall record of 8 wins, 20 losses and 6 ties. Twenty losses in a season became the highest in the club's history. The club has finished the season in last place in the league overall, also another first in the club's history.

## Squad at the end of the season

As of October 25, 2015. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (aged) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Alec Kann | GK | (1990-08-08)August 8, 1990 (aged 25) | Charleston Battery |
| 18 | Jon Busch | GK | (1976-08-18)August 18, 1976 (aged 39) | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 25 | Sean Johnson | GK | (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 26) | Atlanta Blackhawks |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Matt Polster | D | (1993-06-08)June 8, 1993 (aged 22) | SIU Edwardsville Cougars |
| 3 | Joevin Jones | D | (1991-08-03)August 3, 1991 (aged 24) | HJK Helsinki |
| 4 | Adaílton | CB | (1983-04-16)April 16, 1983 (aged 32) | Esporte Clube Bahia |
| 5 | Lovel Palmer | RB | (1984-08-30)August 30, 1984 (aged 31) | Real Salt Lake |
| 6 | Eric Gehrig | D | (1987-12-15)December 15, 1987 (aged 27) | Columbus Crew SC |
| 16 | Greg Cochrane | D | (1990-11-01)November 1, 1990 (aged 24) | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 20 | Jeff Larentowicz | D | (1983-08-05)August 5, 1983 (aged 32) | Colorado Rapids |
| 22 | Patrick Doody | D | (1992-04-22)April 22, 1992 (aged 23) | Indiana University Hoosiers |
| 24 | Ty Harden | D | (1984-03-06)March 6, 1984 (aged 31) | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 55 | Daneil Cyrus | D | (1990-12-15)December 15, 1990 (aged 24) | W Connection F.C. |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | Matt Watson | M | (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 (aged 30) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 17 | Collin Fernandez | M | (1997-02-13)February 13, 1997 (aged 18) | Chicago Fire Juniors |
| 19 | Harry Shipp | M | (1991-11-07)November 7, 1991 (aged 23) | University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 21 | Chris Ritter | M | (1990-10-29)October 29, 1990 (aged 24) | Northwestern University Wildcats |
| 26 | Michael Stephens | M | (1989-04-03)April 3, 1989 (aged 26) | Stabæk |
| 27 | Kingsley Bryce | M | (1993-04-16)April 16, 1993 (aged 22) | Saint Louis University |
| 30 | Răzvan Cociș | M | (1983-02-19)February 19, 1983 (aged 32) | FC Hoverla Uzhhorod |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Jason Johnson | F | (1990-10-09)October 9, 1990 (aged 25) | Houston Dynamo |
| 9 | Mike Magee | F | (1984-09-02)September 2, 1984 (aged 31) | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| 11 | David Accam | F | (1990-09-28)September 28, 1990 (aged 25) | Helsingborgs IF |
| 14 | Patrick Nyarko | F | (1986-01-15)January 15, 1986 (aged 29) | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 29 | Gilberto | F | (1989-06-05)June 5, 1989 (aged 26) | Toronto FC |
| 77 | Kennedy Igboananike | F | (1989-02-26)February 26, 1989 (aged 26) | AIK |

## Player movement
### In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes |
| October 29, 2014 | Lovel Palmer | D | Chicago Fire | Re-signed with the club |
| November 18, 2014 | Patrick Nyarko | F | Chicago Fire | Re-signed with the club |
| December 2, 2014 | Kennedy Igboananike | F | AIK | Signed as a Designated Player |
| December 3, 2014 | Joevin Jones | D | HJK Helsinki | Signed with the club |
| December 9, 2014 | Michael Stephens | M | Stabæk | Signed with the club |
| December 10, 2014 | Eric Gehrig | D | Columbus Crew SC Orlando City SC | After being selected by Orlando City SC from Columbus Crew SC as the tenth pick in the 2014 MLS Expansion Draft, Chicago Fire acquired his Right of First Refusal in exchange for the natural selection in the second round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft; he was signed on December 16 |
| December 19, 2014 | David Accam | F | Helsingborgs IF | Signed as a Designated Player |
| December 22, 2014 | Patrick Doody | D | Indiana University Hoosiers | Signed as a Homegrown Player |
| December 30, 2014 | Adaílton | D | Esporte Clube Bahia | Signed with the club |
| January 6, 2015 | Guly do Prado | F | Southampton F.C. | Signed with the club |
| January 25, 2015 | Shaun Maloney | M | Wigan Athletic | Signed as a Designated Player |
| January 25, 2015 | Alex | M | Chicago Fire | Re-signed with the club, after initially having his contract option declined |
| January 27, 2015 | Jon Busch | GK | San Jose Earthquakes | Signed with the club |
| February 4, 2015 | Matt Polster | D | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | Signed with the club after being selected 7th overall (first round) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| March 24, 2015 | Kingsley Bryce | M | Saint Louis University | Signed with the club after being selected 28th overall (second round) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft |
| April 13, 2015 | Jason Johnson | F | Houston Dynamo | Acquired in exchange for Alex |
| June 26, 2015 | Ty Harden | D | San Jose Earthquakes | Acquired in exchange for Quincy Amarikwa |
| July 27, 2015 | Gilberto | F | Toronto FC | Acquired as a Designated Player after claiming him on waivers |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes |
| October 25, 2014 | Logan Pause | M | None | Retired |
| November 18, 2014 | Marco Franco | D | Indy Eleven | 2015 contract option was declined |
| November 18, 2014 | Patrick Ianni | D | None | 2015 contract option was declined, subsequently retired on January 12, 2015 |
| November 18, 2014 | Hunter Jumper | D | None | 2015 contract option was declined |
| November 18, 2014 | Steven Kinney | D | None | 2015 contract option was declined |
| November 18, 2014 | Gonzalo Segares | D | None | 2015 contract option was declined, subsequently retired on February 4, 2015 |
| November 18, 2014 | Bakary Soumaré | D | Montreal Impact | 2015 contract option was declined; selected by Montreal Impact in the Re-Entry Draft |
| November 18, 2014 | Sanna Nyassi | M | San Jose Earthquakes | 2015 contract option was declined; selected by San Jose Earthquakes in the Re-Entry Draft |
| November 18, 2014 | Robert Earnshaw | F | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2015 contract option was declined |
| November 18, 2014 | Matthew Fondy | F | Louisville City FC | 2015 contract option was declined |
| November 18, 2014 | Florent Sinama Pongolle | F | Lausanne-Sport | 2015 contract option was declined |
| November 18, 2014 | Victor Pineda | M | Indy Eleven | Out of contract |
| November 18, 2014 | Benji Joya | M | Santos Laguna | Loan deal has expired |
| November 18, 2014 | Grant Ward | M | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan deal has expired |
| December 18, 2014 | Juan Luis Anangonó | F | Universidad de Guadalajara | Transferred after six-month loan with LDU Quito |
| January 20, 2015 | Kyle Reynish | GK | New York Red Bulls | Traded in exchange for 2016 MLS SuperDraft third round pick |
| April 13, 2015 | Alex | M | Houston Dynamo | Traded in exchange for Jason Johnson |
| June 9, 2015 | Víctor Pérez | M | Real Valladolid | Loan deal not extended |
| June 26, 2015 | Quincy Amarikwa | F | San Jose Earthquakes | Traded in exchange for Ty Harden |
| August 4, 2015 | Guly do Prado | F | None | The club and the player have mutually agreed to part ways |
| August 27, 2015 | Shaun Maloney | M | Hull City | Transferred |
* Players selected in 2015 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed: midfielder Alex Shinsky (68th overall, fourth round, from University of Maryland)
* Trialists released in the preseason: goalkeeper Mark Pais, defender Joachim de Wilde, defender Bryan Gaul (Open Tryout winner), defender Nick Miele, defender Albert Edward, midfielder Franck Songo'o, midfielder Alou Diarra, defender Danny Gabbidon and forward Shahdon Winchester.

### Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
| August 6, 2015 | Daneil Cyrus | D | W Connection F.C. | Acquired on loan | |

#### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned to | Notes |
| July 9, 2013 | Álvaro Fernández | M | Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata | Out on loan |
| March 20, 2015 | Patrick Doody | D | Saint Louis FC | Out on loan with option to recall |
| March 30, 2015 | Alec Kann | GK | Saint Louis FC | Out on loan with option to recall |
| April 9, 2015 | Greg Cochrane | D | Saint Louis FC | Out on loan with option to recall |
| June 9, 2015 | Collin Fernandez | M | Louisville City FC | Out on loan with option to recall |

## Technical staff at the end of the season

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | Nelson Rodríguez |
| Technical Director and Interim Head Coach | Brian Bliss |
| Interim Assistant Coach | Logan Pause |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Aron Hyde |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Adrian Lamb |
| Head of Scouting | Trevor James |
| Director of Soccer & Team Development | Paul Cadwell |
| Director of Team Operations | Ron Stern |
| Academy Director | Larry Sunderland |
| Senior Coordinator of Team Operations | Alex Boler |
| Head Equipment Manager | Charles Raycroft |
| Assistant Equipment Manager | Allan Araujo |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Frank Pena |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Steve Bagus, ATC, NASM-PES |
| Massage Therapist | Jake Bronowski, LMT |
| Chief Medical Officer | Dr. Jeffrey Mjaanes, M.D. |
| Associate Medical Officer | Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O. |
Last updated: November 12, 2015 Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

## Standings
### Eastern Conference table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | |
| 8 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 | |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 | |

### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | |
| 8 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 11 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 49 | |
| 13 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |
| 14 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | |
| 15 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 42 | |
| 16 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 41 | |
| 17 | New York City FC | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 37 | |
| 18 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 | |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 37 | |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 | |

### 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 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 39 | −19 |
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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | T | T | W | L | L | L | L | T | W | L | L | T | W | L | T | L | W | T | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L |

## Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)
Simple Invitational
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Stabæk | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |

### Major League Soccer

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

### U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

### Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

## Leading scorers

MLS Regular Season :
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | David Accam | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | Kennedy Igboananike | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Jeff Larentowicz | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Gilberto | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Harry Shipp | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Patrick Nyarko | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Shaun Maloney | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Răzvan Cociș | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Jason Johnson | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Joevin Jones | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Adaílton | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Michael Stephens | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Mike Magee | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Quincy Amarikwa | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Patrick Doody | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Eric Gehrig | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Lovel Palmer | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Matt Watson | 0 | 1 |
U.S. Open Cup :
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | Kennedy Igboananike | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Mike Magee | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Lovel Palmer | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Patrick Nyarko | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Quincy Amarikwa | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Guly do Prado | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Jon Busch | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Joevin Jones | 0 | 1 |
All Competitions :
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | David Accam | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | Kennedy Igboananike | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Jeff Larentowicz | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Gilberto | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Patrick Nyarko | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Harry Shipp | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Shaun Maloney | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Răzvan Cociș | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Mike Magee | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Jason Johnson | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Joevin Jones | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Lovel Palmer | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Quincy Amarikwa | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Adaílton | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Michael Stephens | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Guly do Prado | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Jon Busch | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Eric Gehrig | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Patrick Doody | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Matt Watson | 0 | 1 |
Italics indicate player who departed the club during the season. Updated to match played on October 25, 2015. Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2015 Chicago Fire

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS Regular season | MLS Regular season | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Alec Kann (on loan to Saint Louis FC) | 1 | -2 | 1+0 | -2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Matt Polster | 34 | 0 | 27+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | TRI | Joevin Jones | 31 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Adaílton | 20 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | JAM | Lovel Palmer | 24 | 1 | 20+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Eric Gehrig | 29 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | JAM | Jason Johnson | 24 | 2 | 5+15 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Watson | 16 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Mike Magee | 14 | 2 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | GHA | David Accam | 26 | 10 | 21+3 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | GHA | Patrick Nyarko | 21 | 4 | 14+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Greg Cochrane | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Collin Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Jon Busch | 13 | -25 | 12+0 | -24 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | -1 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Harry Shipp | 37 | 3 | 29+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Jeff Larentowicz | 30 | 6 | 29+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Chris Ritter | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Patrick Doody | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Ty Harden | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | USA | Sean Johnson | 32 | -34 | 29+0 | -32 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | -2 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Michael Stephens | 22 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Kingsley Bryce | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Gilberto | 11 | 5 | 8+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ROU | Răzvan Cociș | 29 | 2 | 22+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | TRI | Daneil Cyrus | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | NGA | Kennedy Igboananike | 34 | 9 | 20+11 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 |
| Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire) ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | BRA | Alex (traded) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Shaun Maloney (transferred) | 17 | 3 | 14+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Víctor Pérez (loan ended) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | BRA | Guly do Prado (mutually parted ways) | 16 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA | Quincy Amarikwa (traded) | 15 | 1 | 7+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
* Source:

## Recognition
### MLS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Report |
| 5 | Shaun Maloney | POTW Archived 2015-04-10 at the Wayback Machine |

### MLS Team of the Week

| Week | Player | Position | Report |
| 4 | Harry Shipp | M | Report Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine |
| 5 | Joevin Jones | D | Report Archived 2015-04-10 at the Wayback Machine |
| 8 | David Accam | F | Report Archived 2015-04-29 at the Wayback Machine |
| 13 | Kennedy Igboananike | F | Report Archived 2015-08-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| 22 | Eric Gehrig | D | Report Archived 2015-09-15 at the Wayback Machine |
| 22 | Matt Polster | M | Report Archived 2015-09-15 at the Wayback Machine |
| 24 | Sean Johnson | GK | Report Archived 2015-08-19 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 | Michael Stephens | M | Report Archived 2015-09-01 at the Wayback Machine |
| 26 | David Accam | F | Report Archived 2015-09-01 at the Wayback Machine |
| 31 | Harry Shipp | M | Report |
| 31 | Gilberto | F | Report |

### Team annual awards

Midfielder David Accam was named the Most Valuable Player, as well as was awarded the Golden Boot. In 23 matches this season Accam scored team-leading ten goals and added two assists.
First-year defender Eric Gehrig was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
David Accam was chosen Section 8 Chicago Supporters' Player of the Year.
Lovel Palmer's left-footed strike from over 30 yards in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 win over the Charlotte Independence was named the club's Goal of the Year.

## Kits

| Home | Away |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Red / Navy | Red | Red | |
| Away | White | White | White | |

### Primary kit

According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the primary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on March 4, 2014. 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.

### Secondary kit

On March 2, 2015 Chicago Fire unveiled the club's new secondary kit. The design and details were inspired by the City of Chicago flag.

## Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:
* 2016 MLS SuperDraft third round pick in exchange for goalkeeper Kyle Reynish
Picks traded:
* 2015 MLS SuperDraft conditional third round pick, 2014 MLS SuperDraft 8th overall pick and Jalil Anibaba to Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Patrick Ianni
* 2016 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Greg Cochrane
* 2016 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick to Orlando City SC in exchange for Eric Gehrig