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.
Key Key to competitions
Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996. U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in U.S. soccer, first contested in 1914. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.
Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last Wooden Spoon ♦ MLS Golden Boot Highest average attendanceItalics Ongoing competition
Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Games played W = Games won L = Games lost D = Games drawn GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points PPG = Points per game Conf. = Conference position Overall = League position
Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or canceled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarterfinals SF = Semifinals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners
Seasons SeasonLeaguePositionPlayoffsUSOCContinental / OtherAverage attendanceTop goalscorer(s)LeaguePldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.OverallName(s)Goals1998 MLS 32 20 12 0 62 45 +17 56 1.75 2nd 3rd W W DNE 17,886 Ante Razov 111999 MLS 32 18 14 0 51 36 +15 48 1.50 3rd 4th QF Ro16 CONCACAF Champions Cup 3rd 16,016 Ante Razov 162000 MLS 32 17 9 6 67 51 +16 57 1.78 1st 2nd RU W DNQ 13,387 Ante Razov 222001 MLS 27 16 6 5 50 30 +20 53 1.96 1st 2nd SF SF 16,388 Eric Wynalda 112002 MLS 28 11 13 4 43 38 +5 37 1.32 3rd 7th QF Ro16 CONCACAF Champions Cup QF 12,922 Ante Razov 162003 MLS 30 15 7 8 53 43 +10 53 1.77 1st 1st RU W DNQ 14,005 Ante Razov 162004 MLS 30 8 13 9 36 44 −8 33 1.10 5th 10th DNQ RU CONCACAF Champions Cup SF 17,153 Damani Ralph 132005 MLS 32 15 13 4 49 50 −1 49 1.53 3rd 4th SF SF DNQ 17,238 Chris Rolfe 82006 MLS 32 13 11 8 43 41 +2 47 1.47 3rd 4th QF W 14,111 Andy Herron 132007 MLS 30 10 10 10 31 36 −5 40 1.33 4th 7th SF Ro16 16,490 Chad Barrett 82008 MLS 30 13 10 7 44 33 +11 46 1.53 2nd 3rd SF QF 17,034 Chris Rolfe 102009 MLS 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 1.50 2nd 5th SF Ro16 North American SuperLiga RU 15,487 Brian McBride 72010 MLS 30 9 12 9 37 38 −1 36 1.20 4th 10th DNQ Ro16 North American SuperLiga GS 15,814 Marco Pappa 72011 MLS 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43 1.26 6th 11th RU DNQ 14,274 Dominic Oduro 142012 MLS 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57 1.68 4th 6th R1 R3 16,409 Chris Rolfe 82013 MLS 34 14 13 7 47 52 −5 49 1.44 6th 12th DNQ SF 15,228 Mike Magee 182014 MLS 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36 1.06 9th 15th SF 16,076 Quincy Amarikwa 102015 MLS 34 8 20 6 43 58 −15 30 0.88 10th 20th SF 16,003 David Accam 102016 MLS 34 7 17 10 42 58 −16 31 0.91 10th 20th SF 15,602 David Accam 142017 MLS 34 16 11 7 62 48 +14 55 1.67 3rd 3rd R1 Ro16 17,383 Nemanja Nikolić 24♦2018 MLS 34 8 18 8 48 61 −13 32 0.94 10th 20th DNQ SF 14,806 Nemanja Nikolić 192019 MLS 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42 1.24 8th 17th R4 Leagues Cup QF 12,324 Nemanja Nikolić 132020 MLS 23 5 10 8 33 39 −6 23 1.00 11th 22nd NH MLS is Back Tournament GS 0 Robert Berić 122021 MLS 34 9 18 7 36 54 −18 34 1.00 12th 22nd NH DNQ 10,703 Robert Berić 82022MLS34101593948 −9391.1512th24thR315,848 Jhon Durán82023MLS341014103951 −12401.1813th24thQF Leagues Cup R3218,170 Maren Haile-Selassie Xherdan Shaqiri72024MLS3471894062 −22300.88 15th28thDNE Leagues Cup GS21,327 Hugo Cuypers102025MLS34151186860 +8531.569th13thR1QF DNE23,479 Hugo Cuypers17 Total – 894 327 344 226 1283 1307 -24 1194 1.34 – – – – — – Ante Razov 110
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