# List of Chicago Fire FC seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Chicago Fire FC in North American soccer competitions from 1998, when the club was formed, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitive competitions.

## Seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Position | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Continental / Other | Continental / Other | Average attendance | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Season | League | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Playoffs | USOC | Continental / Other | Continental / Other | Average attendance | Name(s) | Goals |
| 1998 | MLS | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 56 | 1.75 | 2nd | 3rd | W | W | DNE | DNE | 17,886 | Ante Razov | 11 |
| 1999 | MLS | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 48 | 1.50 | 3rd | 4th | QF | Ro16 | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 3rd | 16,016 | Ante Razov | 16 |
| 2000 | MLS | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 57 | 1.78 | 1st | 2nd | RU | W | DNQ | DNQ | 13,387 | Ante Razov | 22 |
| 2001 | MLS | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 53 | 1.96 | 1st | 2nd | SF | SF | DNQ | DNQ | 16,388 | Eric Wynalda | 11 |
| 2002 | MLS | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 37 | 1.32 | 3rd | 7th | QF | Ro16 | CONCACAF Champions Cup | QF | 12,922 | Ante Razov | 16 |
| 2003 | MLS | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 53 | 1.77 | 1st | 1st | RU | W | DNQ | DNQ | 14,005 | Ante Razov | 16 |
| 2004 | MLS | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 33 | 1.10 | 5th | 10th | DNQ | RU | CONCACAF Champions Cup | SF | 17,153 | Damani Ralph | 13 |
| 2005 | MLS | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 49 | 1.53 | 3rd | 4th | SF | SF | DNQ | DNQ | 17,238 | Chris Rolfe | 8 |
| 2006 | MLS | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 47 | 1.47 | 3rd | 4th | QF | W | DNQ | DNQ | 14,111 | Andy Herron | 13 |
| 2007 | MLS | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 40 | 1.33 | 4th | 7th | SF | Ro16 | DNQ | DNQ | 16,490 | Chad Barrett | 8 |
| 2008 | MLS | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 46 | 1.53 | 2nd | 3rd | SF | QF | DNQ | DNQ | 17,034 | Chris Rolfe | 10 |
| 2009 | MLS | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | 1.50 | 2nd | 5th | SF | Ro16 | North American SuperLiga | RU | 15,487 | Brian McBride | 7 |
| 2010 | MLS | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | 1.20 | 4th | 10th | DNQ | Ro16 | North American SuperLiga | GS | 15,814 | Marco Pappa | 7 |
| 2011 | MLS | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 43 | 1.26 | 6th | 11th | DNQ | RU | DNQ | DNQ | 14,274 | Dominic Oduro | 14 |
| 2012 | MLS | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 57 | 1.68 | 4th | 6th | R1 | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 16,409 | Chris Rolfe | 8 |
| 2013 | MLS | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | 1.44 | 6th | 12th | DNQ | SF | DNQ | DNQ | 15,228 | Mike Magee | 18 |
| 2014 | MLS | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | 1.06 | 9th | 15th | DNQ | SF | DNQ | DNQ | 16,076 | Quincy Amarikwa | 10 |
| 2015 | MLS | 34 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 30 | 0.88 | 10th | 20th | DNQ | SF | DNQ | DNQ | 16,003 | David Accam | 10 |
| 2016 | MLS | 34 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 31 | 0.91 | 10th | 20th | DNQ | SF | DNQ | DNQ | 15,602 | David Accam | 14 |
| 2017 | MLS | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 55 | 1.67 | 3rd | 3rd | R1 | Ro16 | DNQ | DNQ | 17,383 | Nemanja Nikolić | 24♦ |
| 2018 | MLS | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 32 | 0.94 | 10th | 20th | DNQ | SF | DNQ | DNQ | 14,806 | Nemanja Nikolić | 19 |
| 2019 | MLS | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | 1.24 | 8th | 17th | DNQ | R4 | Leagues Cup | QF | 12,324 | Nemanja Nikolić | 13 |
| 2020 | MLS | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | 1.00 | 11th | 22nd | DNQ | NH | MLS is Back Tournament | GS | 0 | Robert Berić | 12 |
| 2021 | MLS | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 | 1.00 | 12th | 22nd | DNQ | NH | DNQ | DNQ | 10,703 | Robert Berić | 8 |
| 2022 | MLS | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 39 | 1.15 | 12th | 24th | DNQ | R3 | DNQ | DNQ | 15,848 | Jhon Durán | 8 |
| 2023 | MLS | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 40 | 1.18 | 13th | 24th | DNQ | QF | Leagues Cup | R32 | 18,170 | Maren Haile-Selassie Xherdan Shaqiri | 7 |
| 2024 | MLS | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 30 | 0.88 | 15th | 28th | DNQ | DNE | Leagues Cup | GS | 21,327 | Hugo Cuypers | 10 |
| Total | – | 860 | 312 | 333 | 219 | 1217 | 1247 | -30 | 1141 | 1.33 | – | – | – | – | — | — | – | Ante Razov | 110 |