The 2014 Chicago Fire season was the club's 19th year of existence, as well as their 17th season in

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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

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. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 24, 2014, with a

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match against

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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

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by Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls. After 12 years with the team, midfielder

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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

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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

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(selected 65th overall, fourth round, from

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) and midfielder Bryan Ciesulka (selected 75th overall, fourth round, from

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). * Trialists released in the preseason: defender Rafael Alves, forward

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, goalkeeper Kyle Renfro, defender

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, forward Daniel Jackson, midfielder

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(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

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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

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was voted Section 8 Chicago Supporters Player of the Year.

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'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

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from

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in exchange for

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* 2014 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick from

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in exchange for Kwame Watson-Siriboe * 2014 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick from

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in exchange for Daniel Paladini Picks traded: * 2014 MLS SuperDraft second round pick and allocation money to

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in exchange for defender

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* 2014 MLS SuperDraft third round pick to

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in exchange for

* 2014 MLS SuperDraft 8th overall pick, a

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conditional third round pick and

in exchange for Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and

* 2016 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick to

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in exchange for

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References

External links

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