MLS Cup 1998 Champion. 1998 US Open Cup Champion.
2000 & 2001 MLS Central Division Champions.
2000 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Champion
While Soldier Field is renovated Fire home games will be in Naperville @ North Central College Cardinal Stadium
******** 2002 ********
ALL times CT
1-28-02 University of Tampa IMG Academy-Bradenton, FL 3-0
2-04-02 U.S. U-18 National Team IMG Academy-Bradenton, FL 2-0
2-06-02 Kansas City Wizards IMG Academy-Bradenton, FL 1-4
2-16-02 Portuguese Union All-Stars 6-0
2-20-02 SL Benfica at Municipal Stadium in Rio Maior (Benfica has won 30 league championships, 23 domestic cup titles, & 2 European Cups) FIRE WIN 2-0
3-16-02 FC (CONCACAF) Champions Cup, CSD Municipal of Guatemala @ Mateo Flores Stadium in Guatemala City 4:00 WIN 1-0
3-20-02 FC (CONCACAF) Champions Cup, CSD Municipal of Guatemala 7:30 WIN 2-0
**** Regular Season **** RECORD
3-23-02 @ Columbus Crew 2-0 3:00 ABC W 1-0
3-30-02 @ DC United 0-2 3:00 ESPN2 1-1
4-06-02 @ LA Galaxy 1-2OT 9:00 SC 1-2
4-14-02 MIL RAMPAGE 6-1 3:00 A-League exhibition
4-20-02 @ NY/NJ MetroStars 2-0 6:30 SC W 2-2
4-27-02 NE REVOLUTION 2-2OT 7:30 2-2-1 Midfielder, Peter Nowak, was selected as MLS’s Player of the Week. He tallied a goal and an assist against the Revolution.
Chris Armas, Josh Wolff and DaMarcus Beasley off for World Cup training for 10 days in Cary, NC. (Zach Thornton and Ante Razov are alternates to the team)
Beasley, is going to be the youngest member of the World Cup team. He will turn 20 just a few days before the tournament.
5-04-02 @ DC United 3-0 6:30 WCIU W 3-2-1
5-11-02 LA GALAXY 0-1 3:00 ESPN2 3-3-1 45°, rain, wind, ref suck
5-19-02 @ NE Revolution 3-1 3:30 SC W 4-3-1 Ante Razov hat trick, 2nd career, MLS Player of the Week
5-26-02 SJ EARTHQUAKES 1-1OT 7:30 4-3-2
6-02-02 COLUMBUS CREW 5-4 3:00 W 5-3-2
6-08-02 @ LA Galaxy 0-1 3:00 ESPN2 5-4-2
6-10-02 Schwaben AC 1-1 exhibition Chi.Fire Reserves
6-15-02 DALLAS BURN 1-3 7:30 SC 5-5-2
6-22-02 NY/NJ METROSTARS 0-1 3:00 ESPN2 5-6-2 106° on field, Razov 8 of 15 sog
6-30-02 CA Monarcas Morelia 0-2 ?:?0 FC Champions Cup QuaterFinals Game 1 @ Michoacan, MEXICO
7-04-02 @ Colorado Rapids 2-3 8:30 SC 5-7-2
7-07-02 COLORADO RAPIDS 2-1OT 3:00 W 6-7-2 2nd place in East
7-10-02 CA MONARCAS MORELIA 2-1 7:30 FC Champions Cup QuaterFinals Game 2, Fire Eliminated on 3-2 Aggregate :(
7-13-02 @ NY/NJ MetroStars 3-2OT 3:00 SC W 7-7-2 tied 1st place, Beasley golden goal.
7-20-02 DC UNITED 0-0OT 7:30 7-7-3
7-24-02 @ SJ Earthquakes 0-1 9:00 SC 7-8-3
7-27-02 NY/NJ METROSTARS 3-0 3:00 EPSN2 8-8-3
7-31-02 DC UNITED 0-0OT 7:30 8-8-4
8-10-02 @ Dallas Burn 1-3 3:00 ESPN2 8-9-4
8-14-02 KC WIZARDS 5-1 7:30 9-9-4 move to 1st place in East Conf.
8-18-02 @ NE Revolution 2-0 6:00 SC 10-9-4
8-24-02 NE REVOLUTION 1-2 7:30 10-10-4 NE goal 89min, 2nd straight sellout 15,887
8-31-02 @ KC Wizards 1-2 7:00 SC 10-11-4 drop to 2nd place
9-07-02 LA GALAXY 1-2 7:30 10-12-4 3rd straight sellout
9-14-02 @ Columbus Crew 0-2 6:30 SC 10-13-4
9-22-02 COLUMBUS CREW 2-1 3:00 11-13-4 4th straight sellout, Fire make playoffs. 2002 Fire Scoring Champion Ante Razov Scores Winner; Peter Nowak Earns 100th Career MLS Point; Bob Bradley Becomes MLS’ All-Time Winning Coach
**** ROUND 1 ****
9-26-02 @ NE Revolution 0-2 6:30 ESPN2
9-29-02 NE REVOLUTION 2-1 6:00
10-02-02 @ NE Revolution 0-2 6:30 SC Fire Eliminated from MLS Playoffs by the Eastern Conference champs
Major League Soccer announced that Chicago Fire defender Carlos Bocanegra has been selected as the ADT Defender of the Year. At the age of 23, Bocanegra becomes the youngest player
ever selected to receive the award, beating the mark set by Eddie Pope in 1997.
**** 2002 MLS FINAL ****
10-20-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 NE Revolution at Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
**** Friendlies ****
11-06-02 PUEBLA - 7:30 Former Fire goalkeeper Jorge Campos and Mexican World Cup legend Alberto Garcia Aspe lead Puebla against the Fire in the first-ever encounter between the two teams.
CANCELED due to a shortage of available Fire players. The Fire is down to 12 players due to injuries, postseason surgeries and scheduling conflicts
10-15-02 - Carlos Bocanegra of the Fire was selected as the Major League Soccer Defender of the Year. Bocanegra, rookie of the year in 2000, is the youngest winner of the award at 23 years, 5 months.
10-22-02 - Bob Bradley, the Chicago Fire’s only head coach in five years and
the all-time winningest coach in Major League Soccer (MLS) history, resigned
today to take on the head coaching duties for MLS’s MetroStars. In exchange for
Bradley, who had one year remaining in his contract, the Fire acquired Brazilian
forward Rodrigo Faria and an undisclosed draft pick in 2004 from the MetroStars.
The Fire’s search for a new head coach is already underway. more
11-04-02 - Dave Sarachan Joins Fire as Head Coach
Top U.S. National Team Assistant Coach to Lead the “Men in Red” into New Era.