1999 Chicago Fire Statistics

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 15-9 (SO: 3-5) - 48 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Bob Bradley (15-9, SO: 3-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 256,261, Avg. 16,016 in 16 home dates

1999 Chicago Fire Roster

The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 1999 season with a record of 15 wins and 9 losses, with a 3-5 showing in shootouts for 48 points finishing third in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Fire chalked up 54 goals and allowed 41. Ante Razov scored 14 goals for Chicago, while Peter Nowak, Josh Wolff and Lubos Kubik each netted five or more as well. Roman Kosecki contributed 10 assists. Zach Thornton topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 0.73 goals against average, best among keepers with significant playing time.

Bob Bradley coached the team. The 1999 Chicago Fire lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	GS	G	A	FC	FS	Y	R	OFF	Shts	S%	SOG	SG%
Ante Razov	F	30	24	14	7	36	34	4	0	32	90	15.6	49	28.6
Josh Wolff	F	28	17	10	2	18	20	2	0	20	55	18.2	34	29.4
Peter Nowak	M	28	28	6	8	50	61	4	0	5	35	17.1	15	40.0
Lubos Kubik	D	27	27	5	8	36	32	6	2	0	42	11.9	12	41.7
Jerzy Podbrozny	F	29	28	4	8	26	19	1	1	4	60	6.7	23	17.4
Roman Kosecki	F	25	23	3	10	44	66	5	0	20	52	5.8	22	13.6
Diego Gutierrez	D	28	25	3	5	47	42	5	0	5	26	11.5	9	33.3
Chris Armas	M	22	22	1	5	40	35	4	0	0	20	5.0	7	14.3
Dema Kovalenko	M	11	1	3	0	5	11	0	0	1	8	37.5	7	42.9
Jesse Marsch	M	29	27	1	2	37	23	4	1	5	15	6.7	7	14.3
Tom Soehn	D	23	14	1	1	18	20	2	0	0	3	33.3	1	100.0
Paul Dougherty	F	9	5	0	2	7	10	0	0	0	6	0.0	2	0.0
C.J. Brown	D	26	26	0	2	45	23	3	0	0	6	0.0	2	0.0
Andrew Lewis	M	9	3	0	1	6	3	0	0	0	1	0.0	0
Sam George	M	10	9	0	1	13	5	2	0	1	3	0.0	0
Frank Klopas	F	13	7	0	1	10	8	2	0	2	10	0.0	6	0.0
Jeff Zaun	D	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0
Dan Stebbins	F	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0
Greg Sutton	GK	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0
Ryan Tinsley	D	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0
Ritchie Kotschau	D	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	3	0.0	2	0.0
Manny Lagos	M	9	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	4	0.0	1	0.0
John Ball	M	9	4	0	0	7	8	2	0	2	5	0.0	2	0.0
Francis Okaroh	D	26	26	0	0	41	20	6	0	0	3	0.0	0
Zach Thornton	GK	30	30	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	0		0
Totals		433	352	51	63	495	450	56	5	98	448	11.4	201	25.4

Goalkeepers:

Player	GP	GS	Min	W	L	SHO	GA	GAA	PKG	PKA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Zach Thornton	30	30	2633:00	17	12	7	32	1.09	2	3	137	99	.723
Greg Sutton	3	2	247:00	1	2	0	4	1.46	0	0	19	14	.737
Totals	33	32	2880:00	18	14	7	36	1.13	2	3	156	113	.724

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	GS	G	A	FC	FS	Y	OFF	Shts	S%	SOG	SG%
Ante Razov	F	3	3	2	0	2	2	0	1	3	66.7	2	100.0
Peter Nowak	M	3	3	1	2	4	5	0	1	3	33.3	2	50.0
Lubos Kubik	D	3	3	0	2	1	11	0	0	4	0.0	3	0.0
Jerzy Podbrozny	F	2	2	0	1	3	3	0	0	0		0
Roman Kosecki	F	3	3	1	1	6	7	1	3	2	50.0	1	100.0
Diego Gutierrez	D	3	3	0	1	9	6	1	0	2	0.0	0
Chris Armas	M	3	3	0	0	7	5	1	0	0		0
Dema Kovalenko	M	2	0	1	0	4	3	1	0	2	50.0	2	50.0
Jesse Marsch	M	3	3	1	1	3	4	1	0	2	50.0	2	50.0
Tom Soehn	D	3	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		0
Paul Dougherty	F	2	1	0	1	4	3	1	1	4	0.0	1	0.0
C.J. Brown	D	3	3	0	0	6	4	0	0	0		0
Andrew Lewis	M	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
Frank Klopas	F	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		0
John Ball	M	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3	2	50.0
Francis Okaroh	D	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0
Zach Thornton	GK	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0
Totals		42	33	7	10	58	56	8	6	25	28.0	15	46.7

Postseason - Goalkeepers:

Player	GP	GS	Min	W	L	T	SHO	GA	GAA	PKG	PKA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Zach Thornton	3	3	270:00	1	2	0	1	5	1.67	1	1	15	10	.667
Totals	3	3	270:00	1	2	0	1	5	1.67	1	1	15	10	.667