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The 2016 Chicago Fire season was the club's 21st year of existence, as well as their 19th season in Major League Soccer and their 19th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. On November 24, 2015
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, coach of the 2015 World Cup champions Serbia U-20 team, was announced as the Chicago Fire's new head coach. Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 6, 2016, with a home match against
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. The Men in Red finished the regular season on October 23, 2016, with an away match against
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. The club has missed the playoffs for the sixth time in the past seven years. The loss on the road to Vancouver Whitecaps on May 11, 2016, was the Fire's 28th straight match (19L, 9T) without a road win. This surpassed the New York Red Bulls for the longest road winless streak in MLS history. With the away loss to Real Salt Lake on August 6, 2016, the streak extended to 36 matches (27L, 9T). The two-years and 28 days long streak finally ended when the Fire defeated Montreal Impact, 3–0, on the road on August 20, 2016. It was the first victory away from home since the Fire beat the New England Revolution, 1–0, in Foxborough, MA on July 12, 2014. Chicago Fire became the first team in MLS history to finish last in the overall table two years in a row.


Squad at the end of the season

As of October 23, 2016. 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
2016 MLS SuperDraft The 2016 MLS SuperDraft was the seventeenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2016 convention was held in B ...
, but ultimately not signed: midfielder Jack Harrison (1st overall, first round, from
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) - traded to
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, midfielder Vincent Mitchell (62nd overall, fourth round, from
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) and defender/midfielder Vincent Keller (57th overall, third round, from
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). * Trialists released in the preseason: defender
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, midfielder Parker Maher (
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), goalkeeper Zach Bennett (winner of the Open Tryout), defender Benedikt Krug, defender Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire Academy), goalkeeper
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, goalkeeper Matt Bersano and midfielder Christian Volesky.


Loans

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


In


Technical staff


Standings


Eastern Conference table


Overall table


Results summary


Results


Match results


Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST ( UTC-06)
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Invitational


Major League Soccer

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


U.S. Open Cup

The Chicago Fire entered the 2016 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of Major League Soccer in the fourth round.
Kickoff times are in CDT ( UTC-05)


Stats


Leading scorers

''Italics'' indicate player who departed the club during the season.
Updated to match played on October 23, 2016.
Source
MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2016 Chicago Fire
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Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", Players currently out on loan with another club: ''(Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)'' , - , colspan="14", Players who left the club during the season: ''(Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Chicago Fire)''


Goalkeeper stats

Source
Chicago Fire goalkeeper stats
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National team participation

Four Fire players have been called up to play for their senior national teams during this season.


Recognition


MLS Goal of the Week


MLS Team of the Week


MLS All-Star Game


MLS 24 under 24

Chicago Fire midfielder
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was selected to Major League Soccer's "24 under 24" list, an annual ranking of the top players in the league under the age of 24.


Team annual awards

Forward/midfielder
David Accam David Accam (born 28 September 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Finnish club Inter Turku. He has won 11 caps for the Ghana national team. Club career Ghana Accam did not belong to a club during the first t ...
was named the team's Most Valuable Player and Golden Boot winner for the second year in a row in both categories. In 24 league matches Accam scored nine goals and had five assists. Accam also had team-high 14 goals across all competitions of the season. In his first year with the club
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was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Tied with Jonathan Campbell for a team-high 33 league appearances, Kappelhof made 85 clearances, 17 blocks and 113 interceptions during his first MLS campaign. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was chosen Section 8 Chicago Supporters' Player of the Year.


Kits


Primary kit

The new primary kit for 2016 season was officially unveiled on January 25, 2016. The jersey features an all-red design with the return of the iconic white bar across the chest. The Chicago city flag embossed on the lower front for the jersey's jock tag.


Secondary kit

According to the league's bi-annual rotation of kits the secondary kit carried over from the previous season. It was originally unveiled on March 2, 2015. The design and details were inspired by the City of Chicago flag.


Draft pick trades

Picks acquired: *
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second round pick from
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in exchange for forward
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. *
2016 MLS SuperDraft The 2016 MLS SuperDraft was the seventeenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2016 convention was held in B ...
third round pick from
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in exchange for goalkeeper
Kyle Reynish Kyle Patrick Reynish (born November 3, 1983) is a former American soccer goalkeeper. Playing career Youth and college Reynish attended Hart High School in Santa Clarita, California where he had a 0.84 career goals against average, as well ...
. *
2017 MLS SuperDraft The 2017 MLS SuperDraft was the eighteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The first two rounds of the 2017 Su ...
natural first round pick from Philadelphia Union in exchange for the top spot in the MLS Allocation Ranking Order. *
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natural third round pick from
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in exchange for forward
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. Picks traded: *
2016 MLS SuperDraft The 2016 MLS SuperDraft was the seventeenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2016 convention was held in B ...
conditional pick to
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in exchange for
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. *
2016 MLS SuperDraft The 2016 MLS SuperDraft was the seventeenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2016 convention was held in B ...
natural second round pick to Orlando City SC in exchange for Eric Gehrig. *
2017 MLS SuperDraft The 2017 MLS SuperDraft was the eighteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The first two rounds of the 2017 Su ...
natural second round pick to
Columbus Crew SC The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...
in exchange for the Discovery Priority on
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(however, pursuant to the trade agreement, if Thiam starts in 12 or more 2016 MLS regular season games, or if his loan is extended or successfully converted into a transfer following the 2016 season, Columbus will receive General Allocation Money instead of the SuperDraft pick).


References


External links

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