2001 Chicago Fire Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 16-6-5 - 53 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Central Division
Postseason: 2-2-2
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Bob Bradley (16-6-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 229,438, Avg. 16,388 in 14 home dates
2001 Chicago Fire RosterTeam Record: 16-6-5 - 53 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Central Division
Postseason: 2-2-2
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Bob Bradley (16-6-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 229,438, Avg. 16,388 in 14 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2001 season with a record of 16 wins and 6 losses and 5 ties for 53 points finishing first in MLS's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2-2.
Chicago scored 50 goals and allowed 30. Eric Wynalda netted 10 goals for the Fire, while Peter Nowak, Hristo Stoitchkov and Dema Kovalenko each tallied five or more as well. Peter Nowak contributed 10 assists. Zach Thornton topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 0.72 goals against average, best among regularly-used goalkeepers.
Bob Bradley coached the team. The 2001 Chicago Fire lost in the Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Wynalda | F | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 19.2 | 25 | 40.0 |
| Dema Kovalenko | M | 25 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 17.8 | 21 | 38.1 |
| Peter Nowak | M | 18 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 15.4 | 16 | 37.5 |
| Hristo Stoitchkov | F | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 11.3 | 28 | 21.4 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 27 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16.7 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Jamar Beasley | M | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 13.8 | 17 | 23.5 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | M | 24 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 7.4 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Sergi Daniv | M | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 24 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7.7 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Josh Wolff | F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16.7 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Ante Razov | F | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 7.7 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | D | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| David Vaudreuil | D | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Evan Whitfield | D | 26 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| David Hayes | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| John Wolyniec | F | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Andrew Lewis | M | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Armas | M | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| C.J. Brown | D | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Amos Magee | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chad Prince | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Chulis | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Justin Evans | M | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 365 | 297 | 50 | 64 | 458 | 488 | 53 | 5 | 91 | 379 | 13.2 | 188 | 26.6 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 27 | 27 | 2496:00 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 1.08 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 111 | .766 |
| Totals | 27 | 27 | 2496:00 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 1.08 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 111 | .766 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Wynalda | F | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11.1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Dema Kovalenko | M | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.9 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Peter Nowak | M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Hristo Stoitchkov | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamar Beasley | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 16.7 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | M | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16.7 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Sergi Daniv | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ante Razov | F | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | D | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| David Vaudreuil | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Evan Whitfield | D | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Armas | M | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| C.J. Brown | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 80 | 66 | 7 | 11 | 111 | 144 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 87 | 8.0 | 32 | 21.9 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 6 | 6 | 572:00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.79 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23 | .793 |
| Totals | 6 | 6 | 572:00 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.79 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 23 | .793 |
