Chicago Fire Soccer Club facts for kids
Full name | Chicago Fire Soccer Club | ||
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Founded | 1997 | ||
Ground | Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois |
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Capacity | 20,000 | ||
Chairman | Andrew Hauptman | ||
Manager | Denis Hamlett | ||
League | Major League Soccer | ||
2008 | Major League Soccer, Semifinals | ||
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The Chicago Fire Soccer Club is a soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer in Bridgeview, Illinois. They started in 1998 and won an MLS Cup in that year. The club is named after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
League title
- Major League Soccer : 1
- 1998
League position
Season | League | Position |
1998 | Major League Soccer | Champions |
1999 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2000 | Major League Soccer | Final |
2001 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
2002 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2003 | Major League Soccer | Final |
2004 | Major League Soccer | 5th / East |
2005 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
2006 | Major League Soccer | Quarterfinals |
2007 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
2008 | Major League Soccer | Semifinals |
Images for kids
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The Fire (in red) hosting the Dallas Burn at Soldier Field in July 1998
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Chicago's Patrick Nyarko (right) dribbling past a Seattle defender during an April 2012 match
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Bastian Schweinsteiger played for Chicago from 2017 to 2019
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Bakary Soumaré wearing the all-red shirt with a white horizontal chest stripe. This was the club's primary kit until 2012
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SeatGeek Stadium, located in Bridgeview, Illinois, was the club's home stadium from 2006 until 2019
See also
In Spanish: Chicago Fire para niños
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