The 2014 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 17th season in
Major League Soccer
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and their 17th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 9, 2014, with an
away match against
Chivas USA
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. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 24, 2014, with a
home
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match against
Houston Dynamo
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. Chicago finished the season with a 6-10-18 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in the past five seasons. With 18 drawn matches, the Fire set a new MLS record for most ties in a season, beating the previous record of 16 ties set in
2011
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by Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls.
After 12 years with the team, midfielder
Logan Pause
Logan Pause (born August 22, 1981) is an American former soccer player and coach who spent his entire twelve-year professional career with the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
Playing career
College and amateur
After attending Jordan ...
retired at the end of the season. Pause spent all of his professional career playing for Chicago Fire. On November 3, 2014, he was named Vice President of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club.
Squad at the end of the season
As of October 24, 2014. Source
Chicago Fire official roster
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Player movement
In
''Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.''
Out
* Players selected in the
2014 MLS SuperDraft, but ultimately not signed by the club: midfielder
Zach Bolden (selected 61st overall, fourth round, from
University of Denver
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),
[ ''The Fire currently have 28 signed players, plus Orr Barouch who seems set to re-join the team in Tucson after rehabbing an injury. The team also has nine unsigned players...''] midfielder
Kadeem Dacres
Kadeem Dacres (born August 25, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a winger.
Dacres was a Division 1 All American at UMBC. He turn professional in 2014 when he was drafted to the Chicago Fire during the 2014 Superdraft. ...
(selected 65th overall, fourth round, from
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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)
and midfielder
Bryan Ciesulka (selected 75th overall, fourth round, from
Marquette University
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).
* Trialists released in the preseason: defender
Rafael Alves,
forward
Vini Dantas
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Career
Dantas grew up in Sao Paulo in Brazil, predominantly playing futsal. He m ...
,
goalkeeper
Kyle Renfro,
defender
Andrae Campbell
Andrae Campbell (born 14 March 1989) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays as a defender. When he plays outdoors, Campbell primarily plays as a left-back.
Career
Campbell has played club football for Portmore United and Waterhouse ...
,
forward
Daniel Jackson,
midfielder
Freddie Braun
Freddie Braun (born May 13, 1988, in Royal Oak, Michigan) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Mulhouse Portland in the National Premier Soccer League.
Career
College and amateur
Braun grew up in Rochester Hills, Michigan, a ...
(winner of the Open Tryout),
defender
Tim Ward goalkeeper
David Meves defender
Parker Walsh and forward
Grant Ward.
Loans
In
Out
''Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.''
Technical staff
Standings
Conference tables
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Overall table
Results summary
Results
Match results
Preseason
Kickoff times are in CST ( UTC-06)
Major League Soccer
Kickoff times are in CDT ( UTC-05)
U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT ( UTC-05)
Friendlies
Kickoff times are in CDT ( UTC-05)
Statistics
Appearances and goals
, -
, colspan="14", Players who left the club during the season: ''(Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)''
Leading scorers
Updated to match played on October 24, 2014.
Source
MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2014 Chicago Fire
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Recognition
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Team of the Week
Team annual awards
Forward
Quincy Amarikwa
Quincy Obinna Amarikwa ( ; born October 29, 1987) is an American soccer player.
Career
College and Amateur
Amarikwa attended Liberty High School. He was a member of the Bakersfield Alliance club soccer team and played college soccer at UC Da ...
won the Golden Boot award for scoring the team-leading eight goals this season. Goalkeeper
Sean Johnson was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Johnson was also named the team's Most Valuable Player. The winners were selected by the local media members.
First-year defender
Lovel Palmer
Lovel Palmer (born 30 August 1984 in Mandeville) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays as a defender and midfielder for the Des Moines Menace in the Premier Development League.
Career
Youth
Palmer began his career with the St. Elizabe ...
was voted
Section 8 Chicago Supporters Player of the Year.
Patrick Nyarko
Patrick Nyarko (born January 15, 1986) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer.
Career
College
After coming to the United States in 2005, Nyarko was a star forward and three-time All-ACC selection for the Virginia Tech Hokies soccer tea ...
's strike in the match against New York Red Bulls on May 10 was voted the team's 2014 Goal of the Year.
Kits
Primary kit
The club unveiled its new 2014 primary kit on March 4, 2014. According to the release, the jersey design was inspired by the City of Chicago fire trucks which feature a dark top, a band and red throughout the bottom half. The light blue represents the primary color of the
Chicago flag.
Third kit
On October 8, 2013 the club unveiled the third kit to be worn in the 2014 season. The municipal-themed design named "Heart on Your Sleeve" incorporated the city flag as well as the iconic Chicago skyline. The winning design was selected via a fan vote online.
Miscellany
Draft pick trades
Picks acquired:
*
2014 MLS SuperDraft 13th overall pick,
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and
Patrick Ianni
Patrick Edward Joseph Ianni (born June 15, 1985) is a retired American soccer defender. He played 9 seasons in MLS for the Houston Dynamo, Seattle Sounders FC, and Chicago Fire.
Career
College and amateur
Ianni played high school soccer fo ...
from
Seattle Sounders FC
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in exchange for
Jalil Anibaba
Jalil Anibaba (; born October 19, 1988) is an American former professional soccer player who last played in Major League Soccer for Columbus Crew. He is currently a club ambassador for Nashville SC.
Career
College and amateur
Anibaba grew up ...
*
2014 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick from
Real Salt Lake
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in exchange for
Kwame Watson-Siriboe
*
2014 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick from
Columbus Crew
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in exchange for
Daniel Paladini
Picks traded:
*
2014 MLS SuperDraft second round pick and allocation money to
Philadelphia Union
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in exchange for defender
Bakary Soumaré
Bakary Soumaré (born 9 November 1985) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played professionally in the United States, France, Germany and Canada, and earned twelve caps for the Mali national team.
Early li ...
*
2014 MLS SuperDraft third round pick to
Toronto FC
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in exchange for
Quincy Amarikwa
Quincy Obinna Amarikwa ( ; born October 29, 1987) is an American soccer player.
Career
College and Amateur
Amarikwa attended Liberty High School. He was a member of the Bakersfield Alliance club soccer team and played college soccer at UC Da ...
*
2014 MLS SuperDraft 8th overall pick, a
2015 MLS SuperDraft
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conditional third round pick and
Jalil Anibaba
Jalil Anibaba (; born October 19, 1988) is an American former professional soccer player who last played in Major League Soccer for Columbus Crew. He is currently a club ambassador for Nashville SC.
Career
College and amateur
Anibaba grew up ...
to
Seattle Sounders FC
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in exchange for
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and
Patrick Ianni
Patrick Edward Joseph Ianni (born June 15, 1985) is a retired American soccer defender. He played 9 seasons in MLS for the Houston Dynamo, Seattle Sounders FC, and Chicago Fire.
Career
College and amateur
Ianni played high school soccer fo ...
*
2016 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to
Los Angeles Galaxy
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in exchange for
Greg Cochrane
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Career
Early career
Born in Babylon, New York, and moved to Holland, Pennsylvania, Cochrane attended Council Rock High School South in his hometown befo ...
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