The 2023 Chicago Fire FC season was the club's 28th year of existence, as well as their 26th in
Major League Soccer
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. On May 8, 2023, the Fire formally fired their head coach
Ezra Hendrickson
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and assistant coach
Junior Gonzalez after the club went 2-3-5 through their first ten games. Assistant coach
Frank Klopas
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was named interim coach for the third time in his career, following stints in 2011 (which led to him retaining the job for two more years) and 2021.
Notably, the Fire saw their largest turnout in club history on the October 4 match against Inter Miami, selling out Soldier Field with 62,124 in attendance. The Fire would ultimately miss the
playoffs
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for the sixth consecutive season, the second longest streak in MLS history.
Current squad
Players signed as of September 10, 2023
Player movement
Returning, options, and new contracts
In
Loaned In
Out
Loaned out
Second team movement
Unsigned draft picks and trialists
Additionally,
Fire II defender
Charlie Ostrem and goalkeeper
Mihajlo Mišković trained with the Fire during preseason.
Technical staff
Competitions
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference table
Overall table
Results summary
Match results
= Preseason
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= Regular season
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Leagues Cup
Central 2
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Note: ''italics'' indicates a player who left during the season
Games played
Goalkeeping
Goals
Assists
Disciplinary record
Awards
Man of the Match awards
MLS Team of the Matchday
MLS All-Star Game
Second team statistics
''Note: Stats are for regular and post season combined''
Games played
Goalkeeping
Goals and assists
Cards
Notes
References
External links
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