# 2017 Chicago Fire season

The 2017 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top-flight of American soccer. The Fire reached the playoffs for the first time since 2012, losing in the knockout round.

## Current squad

As of September 27, 2017. Source: Chicago Fire official roster
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Player Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Jorge Bava | | GK | (1981-08-02) August 2, 1981 (age 43) | Atlético Bucaramanga | International |
| 28 | Matt Lampson | | GK | (1989-09-06) September 6, 1989 (age 35) | Columbus Crew | |
| 30 | Stefan Cleveland | | GK | (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30) | University of Louisville | Loaned Out |
| 45 | Richard Sánchez | | GK | (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 30) | Tigres UANL | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Brandon Vincent | | D | (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 30) | Stanford Cardinal | |
| 4 | Johan Kappelhof | | D | (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 34) | FC Groningen | International |
| 5 | Michael Harrington | | D | (1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 38) | Colorado Rapids | |
| 16 | Jonathan Campbell | | D | (1993-06-27) June 27, 1993 (age 31) | North Carolina Tar Heels | |
| 22 | Patrick Doody | | D | (1992-04-22) April 22, 1992 (age 32) | Indiana Hoosiers | Homegrown |
| 25 | Jorge Luis Corrales | | D | (1991-05-20) May 20, 1991 (age 33) | Tulsa Roughnecks | Loaned Out |
| 26 | Christian Dean | | D | (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
| 33 | Matej Dekovic | | D | (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993 (age 31) | University of North Carolina Charlotte | International, Loaned out |
| 66 | João Meira | | D/M | (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) | Belenenses | International |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 2 | Matt Polster | | M | (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 31) | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | |
| 6 | Dax McCarty | | M | (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37) | New York Red Bulls | |
| 7 | John Goossens | | M | (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 36) | FC Voluntari | International, On injured list |
| 12 | Arturo Álvarez | | M | (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 39) | Videoton FC | |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico | | M | (1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 29) | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Loaned out |
| 14 | Djordje Mihailovic | | M | (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown |
| 15 | Joey Calistri | | M | (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 30) | Northwestern Wildcats | Homegrown, Loaned out |
| 17 | Collin Fernandez | / | M | (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 (age 27) | Chicago Fire Academy | Homegrown, Loaned out |
| 18 | Drew Conner | | M | (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) | Wisconsin Badgers | Homegrown |
| 19 | Juninho | | M | (1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 (age 35) | Club Tijuana | Loaned in |
| 20 | Daniel Johnson | | M | (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 29) | University of Louisville | |
| 31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | | M | (1984-08-01) August 1, 1984 (age 40) | Manchester United | Designated Player, International |
| Forwards |||||||
| 8 | Michael de Leeuw | | F | (1986-10-07) October 7, 1986 (age 38) | FC Groningen | International |
| 9 | Luis Solignac | | F | (1991-02-16)February 16, 1991 (aged 25) | Colorado Rapids | International |
| 10 | David Arshakyan | | F | (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 30) | FK Trakai | International |
| 11 | David Accam | | F/M | (1990-09-28) September 28, 1990 (age 34) | Helsingborgs IF | Designated Player |
| 23 | Nemanja Nikolić | | F | (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 36) | Legia Warsaw | Designated Player, International |

## 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 23, 2016 | Arturo Álvarez | M | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| November 23, 2016 | Joey Calistri | M | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| November 23, 2016 | Jonathan Campbell | D | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| November 23, 2016 | Drew Conner | M | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| November 23, 2016 | Patrick Doody | D | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| November 23, 2016 | Sean Johnson | GK | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| November 23, 2016 | Matt Lampson | GK | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| November 23, 2016 | Matt Polster | M | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| November 23, 2016 | Brandon Vincent | D | Chicago Fire | Exercised option |
| December 20, 2016 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Legia Warsaw | Acquired via transfer as a Designated Player, signed a three-year deal |
| January 5, 2017 | Luis Solignac | F | Chicago Fire | Re-signed with the club after initially having his option declined on November 23, 2016; signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third |
| January 7, 2017 | Jorge Bava | GK | Atlético Bucaramanga | Signed as a Discovery Player to a one-year deal with options for 2018 and 2019 |
| January 16, 2017 | Dax McCarty | M | New York Red Bulls | Acquired in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money ($200,000 in 2017 allocation funds and $200,000 for 2018); signed one-year contract with two one-year options |
| January 27, 2017 | Djordje Mihailovic | M | Chicago Fire Academy | Signed as a Homegrown Player |
| January 30, 2017 | Daniel Johnson | M | University of Louisville | Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 11th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| January 30, 2017 | Stefan Cleveland | GK | University of Louisville | Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 26th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| February 27, 2017 | Brandt Bronico | M | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 47th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| February 27, 2017 | Matej Dekovic | D | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Signed to a one-year deal with three-year club options after being drafted 69th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft |
| March 21, 2017 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | Manchester United | Signed as a Designated Player to a one-year deal with a mutual option for at least one year |
| August 9, 2017 | Christian Dean | D | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Acquired in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money, $50,000 of conditional Targeted Allocation Money in the event he starts 12 or more 2018 regular season matches, and a percentage of any future transfer fees; signed a one-year deal with two-year club options |
| August 11, 2017 | Richard Sánchez | G | Tigres UANL | Signed a one-year contract with options for 2018 and 2019 after being acquired 6th overall in the Allocation Order |
| September 14, 2017 | Jorge Luis Corrales | D | Tulsa Roughnecks | Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes |
| November 23, 2016 | Răzvan Cociș | M | None | Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected |
| November 23, 2016 | Eric Gehrig | D | None | Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; retired and was named Chicago Fire assistant coach on February 15, 2017 |
| November 23, 2016 | Nick LaBrocca | M | None | Contract option was not exercised, eligible for free agency |
| November 23, 2016 | Patrick McLain | GK | Orlando City SC | Contract option was not exercised, selected by Orlando City SC in the Re-Entry Draft |
| November 23, 2016 | Alex Morrell | M | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Contract option was not exercised, signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies on December 29, 2016 |
| November 23, 2016 | Rodrigo Ramos | D | Coritiba | Loan expired |
| November 23, 2016 | Michael Stephens | M | San Francisco Deltas | Contract option was not exercised, was eligible for the Re-Entry Draft but wasn't selected; signed with San Francisco Deltas on January 6 |
| November 23, 2016 | Khaly Thiam | M | MTK Budapest | Loan expired |
| December 11, 2016 | Sean Johnson | GK | New York City FC | Traded to Atlanta United FC for General Allocation Money; Atlanta then traded him to New York City FC in exchange for General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money |
* Players selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed: forward Guillermo Delgado (27th overall, second round, from University of Delaware).
* Trialists released in the preseason: midfielder Miguel Alvarado, defender Chad Barson, defender Drew Beckie, forward Juan Pablo Caffa, goalkeeper Chris Konopka, goalkeeper Mihajlo Miskovic (Chicago Fire Academy), defender Boyd Okwuonu defender Taylor Peay, and defender Ryan Taylor.
* Trialists who joined the team during the season but were not signed: forward Maximilian Beister, defender Justin Bilyeu, midfielder Alessandro Diamanti, and defender Michael Schulze,

### Loans

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

#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
| December 23, 2016 | Juninho | M | Club Tijuana | Signed on loan to a one-year contract with options to purchase the player outright or extend the contract; Fire sent general allocation money, 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural selection second round pick and the No. 3 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order to Minnesota United FC in exchange for the No. 2 spot used to acquire the player (No. 1 spot holder passed) | |

#### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned to | Notes | Return |
| March 15, 2017 | Joey Calistri | M | Tulsa Roughnecks | Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. | |
| March 15, 2017 | Matej Dekovic | D | Tulsa Roughnecks | Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. | |
| March 15, 2017 | / Collin Fernandez | M | Tulsa Roughnecks | Reporter Orrin Schwartz confirmed that Collin Fernandez, Joey Calistri and Matej Dekovic would be loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks with the ability to call back at any time. | |
| May 13, 2017 | Brandt Bronico | M | Tulsa Roughnecks | The Tulsa Roughnecks tweeted out a starting lineup that included Bronico, confirming that he'd been loaned to the club. He returned in early June. | |
| May 23, 2017 | Stefan Cleveland | GK | Tulsa Roughnecks | Nelson Rodriguez announced that Cleveland would be leaving for Tulsa following the May 25 game against FC Dallas. Following the injury of Jorge Bava, he was called back in. | June 2017 |
| July 14, 2017 | Patrick Doody | D | St. Louis FC | St. Louis announced that they'd acquired Doody on loan. | July 2017 |
| September 14, 2017 | Jorge Luis Corrales | D | Tulsa Roughnecks | Signed a contract through 2018 with options for 2019 and 2020; he was then immediately loaned back to the Roughnecks | |

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager | Nelson Rodríguez |
| Head Coach | Veljko Paunović |
| Assistant Coach | Marko Mitrović |
| Assistant Coach | Eric Gehrig |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Aleksandar Sarić |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Raphael Fevre |
| Director of Scouting | Matt Pearson |
| Video Analyst | Nenad Babic |
| Manager of Team and Soccer Operations | Alex Boler |
| Equipment Manager | Brian Sauer |
| Assistant Equipment Manager | Juan Arreola |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Steven Purcell |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Reade Whitney |
| Chief Medical Officer | Dr. Joshua Blomgren, D.O. |
| Head Orthopedic Officer | Dr. Brian Forsythe, M.D. |
| Physical Therapist | Ryan Perry |
Last updated: May 1, 2017 Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

## Standings
### Eastern Conference table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toronto FC | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 69 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 55 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 55 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 45 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 39 | |
| 10 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 11 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 32 | |

### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toronto FC (C, S) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 69 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 57 | |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 55 | |
| 4 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 55 | |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 53 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 53 | |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 52 | |
| 9 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 50 | |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 50 | |
| 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 46 | |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 | |
| 14 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 45 | |
| 15 | New England Revolution | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 45 | |
| 16 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 42 | |
| 17 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 39 | |
| 18 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
| 19 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 | |
| 20 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 | |
| 21 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 32 | |
| 22 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 | |

### 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 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 33 | −13 |
Last updated: October 22, 2017 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

## Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06)

### Major League Soccer

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

### MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

### U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

## Squad statistics
### Games Played

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes | Starts | Apps | Minutes |
| 1 | GK | URU | Jorge Bava | 8 | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 720 |
| 2 | MF | USA | Matt Polster | 21 | 22 | 1,769 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 23 | 25 | 2,011 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Brandon Vincent | 26 | 27 | 2,341 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 29 | 30 | 2,641 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Johan Kappelhof | 33 | 33 | 2,881 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 36 | 36 | 3,181 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Michael Harrington | 9 | 9 | 798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 798 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Dax McCarty | 28 | 28 | 2,465 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 2,613 |
| 7 | MF | NED | John Goossens | 1 | 1 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 89 |
| 8 | FW | NED | Michael de Leeuw | 26 | 30 | 2,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 192 | 28 | 32 | 2,381 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Luis Solignac | 26 | 33 | 2,153 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 28 | 36 | 2,404 |
| 10 | FW | ARM | David Arshakyan | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 47 |
| 11 | MF/FW | GHA | David Accam | 24 | 30 | 2,177 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 2,267 |
| 12 | MF | SLV | Arturo Álvarez | 13 | 25 | 1,084 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 15 | 28 | 1,314 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Brandt Bronico | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Djordje Mihailovic | 7 | 17 | 732 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 18 | 830 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Joey Calistri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Jonathan Campbell | 8 | 24 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 10 | 26 | 1,129 |
| 17 | MF | USA/ PER | Collin Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Drew Conner | 8 | 21 | 882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 10 | 23 | 1,017 |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Juninho | 17 | 21 | 1,528 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 20 | 24 | 1,808 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Daniel Johnson | 0 | 8 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 9 | 200 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Patrick Doody | 7 | 7 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 629 |
| 23 | FW | HUN | Nemanja Nikolić | 34 | 34 | 2,946 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 36 | 36 | 3,156 |
| 25 | DF | CUB | Jorge Luis Corrales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Christian Dean | 2 | 3 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 220 |
| 28 | GK | USA | Matt Lampson | 24 | 24 | 2,160 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 210 | 27 | 27 | 2,460 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Stefan Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GER | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 23 | 24 | 1,993 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 24 | 25 | 2,138 |
| 33 | DF | CRO | Matej Dekovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 45 | GK | MEX | Richard Sánchez | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 180 |
| 66 | DF/MF | POR | João Meira | 27 | 30 | 2,412 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 2,482 |

### Goalkeeping Statistics

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Clean sheets | Saves | GA | Clean sheets | Saves | GA | Clean sheets | Saves | GA | Clean sheets | Saves | GA |
| 1 | GK | URU | Jorge Bava | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 |
| 28 | GK | USA | Matt Lampson | 8 | 58 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 67 | 31 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Stefan Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | MEX | Richard Sánchez | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |

### Goalscoring and Assisting Record

MLS Regular Season :
| Rank | Player | | A |
| 1 | Nemanja Nikolić | 24 | 4 |
| 2 | David Accam | 14 | 8 |
| 3 | Luis Solignac | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Michael de Leeuw | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Arturo Álvarez | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Brandon Vincent | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Matt Polster | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Juninho | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Djordje Mihailovic | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Dax McCarty | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Patrick Doody | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Johan Kappelhof | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | João Meira | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Drew Conner | 0 | 1 |
U.S. Open Cup :
| Rank | Player | | A |
| 1 | Luis Solignac | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Brandon Vincent | 0 | 1 |
All Competitions :
| Rank | Player | | A |
| 1 | Nemanja Nikolić | 24 | 4 |
| 2 | David Accam | 14 | 8 |
| 3 | Luis Solignac | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Michael de Leeuw | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Arturo Álvarez | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Brandon Vincent | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Matt Polster | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Juninho | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Djordje Mihailovic | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Dax McCarty | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Patrick Doody | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Johan Kappelhof | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | João Meira | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Drew Conner | 0 | 1 |
Updated to match played on October 22, 2017. Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

### Disciplinary record

MLS Regular Season :
| Rank | Player | | | | Matches Missed |
| 1 | Johan Kappelhof | 5 | 0 | 1 | April 1 vs Montreal |
| 2 | Juninho | 2 | 1 | 0 | April 8 vs Columbus |
| 3 | Michael de Leeuw | 5 | 0 | 0 | September 16 vs DC United |
| 3 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Dax McCarty | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Matt Lampson | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | João Meira | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Matt Polster | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Brandon Vincent | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | David Accam | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Arturo Álvarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jonathan Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | David Arshakyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Jorge Bava | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | John Goossens | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Nemanja Nikolić | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Luis Solignac | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
U.S. Open Cup :
| Rank | Player | | | | Matches Missed |
| 1 | Juninho | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Dax McCarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Nemanja Nikolić | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Matt Polster | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Brandon Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unranked | David Accam | 0 | 0 | 0 | June 14 vs Saint Louis FC |
MLS Regular Season :
| Rank | Player | | | | Matches Missed |
| 1 | Johan Kappelhof | 5 | 0 | 1 | April 1 vs Montreal |
| 2 | Juninho | 3 | 1 | 0 | April 8 vs Columbus |
| 3 | Michael de Leeuw | 5 | 0 | 0 | September 16 vs DC United |
| 3 | Dax McCarty | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Matt Polster | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Matt Lampson | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | João Meira | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brandon Vincent | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | David Accam | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Arturo Álvarez | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Jonathan Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Nemanja Nikolić | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | David Arshakyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Jorge Bava | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | John Goossens | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Luis Solignac | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Updated to match played on October 22, 2017. Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics – 2017 Chicago Fire

## Awards
### MLS End of Year Awards

| Award | Player | Statistics | Report |
| MLS Golden Boot | Nemanja Nikolić | 24 goals, 4 assists in 34 matches | Report |
| MLS Best XI | Nemanja Nikolić | Forward | Report |

### MLS Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Statistics | Report |
| May | Nemanja Nikolić | 6 goals, 1 assist in 5 matches | Report |

### MLS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Statistics | Report |
| 7 | Nemanja Nikolić | 2 goals against New England Revolution | Report |
| 17 | David Accam | 3 goals, 1 assist against Orlando City SC | Report |
| 18 | Nemanja Nikolić | 2 goals, 1 assist against Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Report |
| 32 | Nemanja Nikolić | 3 goals against Philadelphia Union | |

### MLS Team of the Week

| Week | Player | Position | Report |
| 1 | David Accam | F | Report |
| 2 | Johan Kappelhof | D | Report |
| 2 | Dax McCarty | M | Report |
| 5 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | Report |
| 6 | Dax McCarty | M | Report |
| 7 | Luis Solignac | F | Report |
| 7 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Report |
| 7 | Dax McCarty | Bench | Report |
| 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bench | Report |
| 10 | David Accam | Bench | Report |
| 11 | David Accam | M | Report |
| 11 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Report |
| 11 | Brandon Vincent | Bench | Report |
| 12 | Brandon Vincent | D | Report |
| 12 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Report |
| 12 | David Accam | Bench | Report |
| 12 | Veljko Paunović | Coach | Report |
| 13 | Brandon Vincent | D | Report |
| 15 | João Meira | D | Report |
| 15 | David Accam | M | Report |
| 15 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | Report |
| 15 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Report |
| 15 | Michael de Leeuw | Bench | Report |
| 15 | Matt Polster | Bench | Report |
| 15 | Veljko Paunović | Coach | Report |
| 16 | Dax McCarty | Bench | Report |
| 17 | Matt Polster | D | Report |
| 17 | David Accam | M | Report |
| 17 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bench | Report |
| 17 | Veljko Paunović | Coach | Report |
| 18 | Matt Polster | D | Report |
| 18 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Report |
| 22 | Patrick Doody | D | Report |
| 26 | Matt Polster | D | Report |
| 26 | Juninho | Bench | Report |
| 27 | Brandon Vincent | D | Report |
| 30 | Djordje Mihailovic | M | Report |
| 30 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Report |
| 32 | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Report |
| 32 | Djordje Mihailovic | Bench | Report |

### MLS Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Goal | Match Result | Report |
| 32 | Nemanja Nikolić | 1-0 vs Philadelphia Union | 3-2 | Report |

### MLS All-Star Game

| Selected | Player | Position | Report |
| Fan XI | Bastian Schweinsteiger | M | Report Archived 2017-11-05 at the Wayback Machine |
| Fan XI | Nemanja Nikolić | F | Report Archived 2017-11-05 at the Wayback Machine |
| Coach's Pick | Johan Kappelhof | D | Report |
| Coach's Pick | Dax McCarty | M | Report |
| MLS | Veljko Paunovic | Coach | Report |

### MLS Homegrown Game

| Player | Position | Report |
| Djordje Mihailovic | M | Report |

## National team call-ups

El Salvador Arturo Álvarez
* Friendly vs Canada, October 8 (Started, played 89 minutes)
Ghana David Accam
* Friendly vs Mexico, June 28 (Subbed on, played 31 minutes)
* Friendly vs United States, July 1 (Started, played 45 minutes)
United States Dax McCarty
* Friendly vs Serbia, January 29 (Did not play)
* Friendly vs Jamaica, February 3 (Started, played 63 minutes)
* World Cup qualifier vs Honduras, March 24 (Did not play)
* World Cup qualifier at Panama, March 28 (Did not play)
* Friendly vs Venezuela, June 3 (Did not play)
* World Cup qualifier vs Trinidad and Tobago, June 8 (Did not play)
* World Cup qualifier at Mexico, June 11 (Did not play)
* Friendly vs Ghana (Started, played 90 minutes)
* 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
   * vs Panama, July 8 (Started, played 90 minutes)
   * vs Martinique, July 12 (Subbed on, played four minutes)
   * vs Nicaragua, July 15 (Started, played 90 minutes)
   * vs El Salvador, July 19 (Did not play)
   * vs Costa Rica, July 22 (Subbed on, played five minutes)
   * vs Jamaica, July 26 (Subbed on, played one minute)
* World Cup qualifier vs Costa Rica, September 1 (Did not play)
* World Cup qualifier at Honduras, September 5 (Did not play)
* World Cup qualifier vs Panama, October 6 (Subbed on, played 33 minutes)
* World Cup qualifier at Trinidad and Tobago, October 10 (Did not play)
Matt Polster
* 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Preliminary Roster (Was not selected)

## Kits

| Home | Away |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | Info |
| Home | Red | Red | Red | |
| Away | Gray | Gray | Gray | |

### 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 January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey's jock tag.

### Secondary kit

The new secondary kit has been unveiled by the club on February 6, 2017. It's gray color is based on the same tone as the center of the club's logo. The jersey has the high V-neck collar and features blue numbers, names and trim, with red accents and "EST. 1997" on jock tag. The back neck tape has crossed axes, as the primary kit. Six-pointed stars from Chicago city flag are placed on the sleeve trim as well as socks.

## Draft pick trades

Picks acquired:
* 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 11), General Allocation Money, Targeted Allocation Money, discovery rights to an unnamed player, and the #2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the #1 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Philadelphia used the #1 allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Alejandro Bedoya.
* 2017 MLS SuperDraft No. 26 and 27 overall picks (second round) from Toronto FC in exchange for $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money.
* 2019 MLS SuperDraft natural third round pick from D.C. United in exchange for forward Kennedy Igboananike.
* 2019 MLS SuperDraft natural third round pick from Minnesota United FC in exchange for the first spot in the MLS Waiver Order.
Picks traded:
* 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural first round pick (No. 3) to New York City FC in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money.
* 2017 MLS SuperDraft natural second round pick to Columbus Crew SC in exchange for the Discovery Priority on Khaly Thiam. Pursuant to the trade agreement, if Thiam started in 12 or more 2016 MLS regular season games, or if his loan was extended or successfully converted into a transfer following the 2016 season, Columbus would receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft pick. As Thiam started in 12 or more regular season games, Fire retained the pick. This second round natural selection was traded to Minnesota United FC, together with the No. 3 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, and general allocation money in exchange for the No. 2 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order. Chicago Fire used its allocation ranking to acquire midfielder Juninho (No. 1 spot holder Atlanta United FC passed on the player).
* 2018 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to Portland Timbers in exchange for the No. 6 ranking in the MLS Allocation Order, which it then used to sign goalkeeper Richard Sánchez (all previous holders opted not to sign him); if he starts at least five games, Portland receives the Fire's natural second round pick- if he doesn't, they receive the natural third round pick