The 2013 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, as well as their 16th season in

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and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 3, 2013 with an away match against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 27, 2013 with an away match against

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. The Fire finished the regular season with a 14-13-7 record, but narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the spot to the Montreal Impact on second tiebreaker. On October 30, 2013, the club has announced the head coach

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and the president of soccer operations Javier Leon have stepped down. On December 5, 2013 the club's forward Mike Magee was named the MLS Most Valuable Player.

Squad at the end of the season

As of October 27, 2013. 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

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, but ultimately not signed by the club (in the order they were released): defender Caleb Konstanski (selected 68th overall in Supplemental Draft, fourth round, from

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), defender John Gallagher (30th overall in Supplemental Draft, second round, from

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), goalkeeper James Belshaw (49th overall in Supplemental Draft, third round, from

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). *Trialists who departed or were released in the preseason: midfielder

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, forward Sam Archer (winner of the Open Tryout), goalkeeper

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, defender

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, defender Eric Robertson, goalkeeper

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, defender

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, midfielder Borfor Carr, midfielder José Alexander Pabón, forward Blake Brettschneider, forward Dailos Tejera, forward

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, forward Kevin Mercado, defender

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, defender Leo Lelis and forward Colin Rolfe.

Loans

In

Out

''Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.''

Technical staff

Leo Percovich

Standings

Conference tables

Eastern Conference Western Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Results

Match results

Preseason

Major League Soccer

Kickoff times are in CDT ( UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT ( UTC-05)

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT ( UTC-05)

Recognition

Leading scorers

Updated to match played on October 27, 2013.
Source
MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2013 Chicago Fire
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MLS Team of the week

MLS Player of the week

MLS Player of the month

MLS All-star game

Team annual award winners

Forward Mike Magee was named the team's Most Valuable Player, as well as the Golden Boot winner. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defender of the year. These annual team award winners were selected by local media.

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won the club's Goal of the Year award via online fan voting.

MLS season award winners

Forward Mike Magee was named to the

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and won the

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Kits

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

International roster slots

On January 4, 2013 Chicago has traded a 2013 International Roster Slot to

in exchange for the midfielder Joel Lindpere. On January 16, 2013 Chicago has traded another 2013 International Roster Slot to Colorado Rapids in exchange for

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, 11th pick in the

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and allocation money. Subsequently, Chicago Fire had six

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for use in the 2013 season.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired:

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round 4 pick from

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in exchange for

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.
Future picks traded:

second-round pick and allocation money to

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in exchange for defender Bakary Soumaré. 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft round 1 (which later was merged into 2014 MLS SuperDraft and became round 3) pick to

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in exchange for

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MLS rights to other players

On February 4, 2013 Chicago Fire acquired the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers from Columbus Crew and subsequently traded them to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Mike Magee.

References

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