Chicago Fire FC
Chicago Fire FCFirst Season
1998President
Nelson RodriguesHead Coach
Raphael WickyOwner
Joe MansuetoStadium
Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisConference
MLS Eastern ConferenceChicago Fire FC (Football Club) was initially referred to as the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. The club changed its name this past year when the team underwent an entire overhaul under new owner, Joe Mansueto. The team was founded back on October 8, 1997, and officially started playing for the league in the 1998 season as the MLS league’s first expansion team. The club managed to win both the MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup in their first MLS season, 1998.
Chicago Fire FC shares Soldier Field Stadium with the NFL’s Chicago Bears. Soldier Field has two main sections that are dedicated to fans. Under the North goal post, there is the Section 8 group, which refers to soldiers who were deemed mentally unfit to serve; and under the South goal, there is Sector Latino, where the Latin American fans gather to cheer for the team.
Chicago Fire has a die-hard fan following, given it has been around for over two decades and became part of Chicago’s culture and community. The team is known to have one of the bigger fan bases in Major League Soccer. And, not surprisingly, it’s one of the league’s more valuable teams with a net worth of over $245 million.
Chicago Fire FC (Football Club) was initially referred to as the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. The club changed its name this past year when the team underwent an entire overhaul under new owner, Joe Mansueto. The team was founded back on October 8, 1997, and officially started playing for the league in the 1998 season as the MLS league’s first expansion team. The club managed to win both the MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup in their first MLS season, 1998.
Chicago Fire FC shares Soldier Field Stadium with the NFL’s Chicago Bears. Soldier Field has two main sections that are dedicated to fans. Under the North goal post, there is the Section 8 group, which refers to soldiers who were deemed mentally unfit to serve; and under the South goal, there is Sector Latino, where the Latin American fans gather to cheer for the team.
Chicago Fire has a die-hard fan following, given it has been around for over two decades and became part of Chicago’s culture and community. The team is known to have one of the bigger fan bases in Major League Soccer. And, not surprisingly, it’s one of the league’s more valuable teams with a net worth of over $245 million.
Season Records
| Year | MLS Regular Season | Ranking | MLS Cup Playoffs | US Open Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | PTS | W | GP | GP | GP | GP | Conf | League | |||
| 2019 | 31 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 49 | 8th | 15th | Did not qualify | Champions |
Honors
| Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| MLS Cup | 2 | 2016, 2019 |
Chicago Fire FC (Football Club) was initially referred to as the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. The club changed its name this past year when the team underwent an entire overhaul under new owner, Joe Mansueto. The team was founded back on October 8, 1997, and officially started playing for the league in the 1998 season as the MLS league’s first expansion team. The club managed to win both the MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup in their first MLS season, 1998.
Chicago Fire FC shares Soldier Field Stadium with the NFL’s Chicago Bears. Soldier Field has two main sections that are dedicated to fans. Under the North goal post, there is the Section 8 group, which refers to soldiers who were deemed mentally unfit to serve; and under the South goal, there is Sector Latino, where the Latin American fans gather to cheer for the team.
Chicago Fire has a die-hard fan following, given it has been around for over two decades and became part of Chicago’s culture and community. The team is known to have one of the bigger fan bases in Major League Soccer. And, not surprisingly, it’s one of the league’s more valuable teams with a net worth of over $245 million.
Home Kit
Chicago Fire FC’s team kit has recently changed, whereas the new owner also decided to redo the team’s logo and jerseys. The new jersey features the Chicago Fire FC’s new colors which are red, blue and gold. And the new logo is an ovular crest that is called the “Fire Crown.” This is a set of three triangles and is meant to stand for the revitalization of Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871. This is quite a change from the team’s prior logo which featured the Chicago Fire Department crest which was called the Florian Cross.
Away Kit
Following the branding and colors of parent City Football Group, similar to all its clubs the home and official club color is sky blue. For NYFCF specifically, the secondary colors are dark blue and touches of white, and an orange stripe on the uniform as well as the logo, to honor the Dutch heritage of New York City. The Away colors are dark blue and white. Ethihad Airways, which is sponsoring most City Football Club kits globally is also the sponsor depicted on the NYCFC kit.