# 2010 Chicago Fire season

The 2010 Chicago Fire season was the club's 12th year of existence, their 13th season in Major League Soccer, and 13th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

## Squad

As of October 23, 2010
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | USA | C. J. Brown |
| 3 | FW | USA | Calen Carr |
| 4 | DF | USA | Kwame Watson-Siriboe |
| 6 | MF | USA | Peter Lowry |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Freddie Ljungberg |
| 9 | MF | BIH | Baggio Husidić |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Nery Castillo (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 11 | MF | USA | John Thorrington |
| 12 | MF | USA | Logan Pause |
| 13 | DF | SLV | Deris Umanzor |
| 14 | FW | GHA | Patrick Nyarko |
| 15 | FW | NED | Collins John |
| 16 | MF | GUA | Marco Pappa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | USA | Mike Banner |
| 19 | MF | USA | Corben Bone |
| 20 | FW | USA | Brian McBride (captain) |
| 22 | DF | COL | Wilman Conde |
| 23 | DF | POL | Krzysztof Król (on loan from Jagiellonia) |
| 25 | GK | USA | Sean Johnson |
| 27 | MF | USA | Victor Pineda |
| 28 | DF | USA | Steven Kinney |
| 29 | DF | USA | Erik Ustruck |
| 31 | DF | CRC | Gonzalo Segares |
| 32 | DF | USA | Dasan Robinson |
| 40 | GK | USA | Andrew Dykstra |
| 77 | MF | SRB | Bratislav Ristić |
| — | GK | USA | Ian Anderson |
| — | GK | USA | Alec Dufty (on loan from AC St. Louis) |

### Transfers
#### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | USA | Corben Bone (from Draft, 13th Overall) |
| 4 | DF | USA | Kwame Watson-Siriboe (from Draft, 26th Overall) |
| 28 | DF | USA | Steven Kinney (from Draft, 45th Overall) |
| 25 | GK | USA | Sean Johnson (from Draft, 51st Overall) |
| 15 | FW | NED | Collins John (from K.S.V. Roeselare) |
| — | MF | SLV | Julio Martínez (On loan from Club León) |
| 13 | DF | SLV | Deris Umanzor (from C.D. Águila) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle Sounders FC) |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Nery Castillo (On loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 27 | MF | USA | Victor Pineda (from Academy) |
| 29 | GK | USA | Erik Ustruck |
| 77 | MF | SRB | Bratislav Ristić (from Rad Beograd) |
| 31 | DF | CRC | Gonzalo Segares (from Apollon Limassol) |
| — | GK | USA | Ian Anderson |
| — | GK | USA | Alec Dufty (On loan from AC St. Louis) |

#### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Free Agent) |
| 31 | DF | CRC | Gonzalo Segares (To Apollon Limassol) |
| 6 | DF | USA | Brandon Prideaux (Retired) |
| 17 | FW | USA | Chris Rolfe (To AaB Fodbold) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Daniel Woolard (Released on waivers) |
| 00 | GK | USA | Ian Anderson (Released on waivers) |
| 34 | DF | USA | Austin Washington (Released on waivers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jon Busch (Released on waivers) |
| 21 | MF | USA | Justin Mapp (Trade to Philadelphia Union) |
| 5 | DF | USA | Tim Ward (to the San Jose Earthquakes) |
| 23 | FW | BUL | Stefan Dimitrov (Released on waivers) |
| — | MF | SLV | Julio Martinez (To Club León) |

### Formation

Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:

## Club

| Chairman | Andrew Hauptman |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A) |
Source: Chicago Fire

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Technical Director | Frank Klopas |
| Manager | Carlos de los Cobos |
| Assistant manager | Alvaro Briones |
Last updated: November 23, 2010 Source: Chicago Fire

### Kits

| Home | Away | Away Special |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Red / White lettering | Red | Red | |
| Away | White / Navy lettering | White | White | |
| Away Special | White / Green lettering | White | Green | MLS, April 24 against Houston |

## Review
### March

Chicago began their twelfth Major League Soccer regular season on the road the first two weeks with a match against the New York Red Bulls on March 27, 2010 and the Colorado Rapids on April 3, 2010 followed by their first home match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.

### May

The Chicago Fire participated in the first ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. A friendly tournament hosted by the Fire.

### July

Fire terminate loan agreement with Leon F.C. for the rights of Julio Martinez

### August

The Fire trade for Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle) and also sign Nery Castillo from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Fire trade away Justin Mapp and Tim Ward for allocation money and to clear roster spots.

## Competitions

* MLS – 10th Overall
* MLS Cup – Did not qualify
* U.S. Open Cup – 3rd round
* SuperLiga – Group Stage

## League table

Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | |
| 6 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
| 8 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 | |
Overall
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy (S) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 56 | |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 50 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 50 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids (C) | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | |
| 9 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 35 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | New England Revolution | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 32 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 31 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 30 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | D.C. United | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 | |

### 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 |
| 30 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 25 | −3 |
Last updated: October 23, 2010 Source: MLS 2010 regular reason standings Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
| 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 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | L | T | L | W | W | T | L | T | T | W | T | W | L | L | W | T | W | L | L | T | T | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | T | W |
| Position | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### Sister Cities Cup

Semi-Final Match
Third Place Match