2005 Chicago Fire Statistics
Team Record: 15-13-4 - 49 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Dave Sarachan (15-13-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 275,811, Avg. 17,238 in 16 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2005 season with a record of 15 wins and 13 losses and 4 ties for 49 points finishing third in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1-1.
Chicago bagged 49 goals and allowed 50. Chris Rolfe scored 8 goals for the Fire, while Nate Jaqua, Thiago and Jesse Marsch each contributed five or more also. Zach Thornton topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 1.09 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Dave Sarachan coached the team. The 2005 Chicago Fire lost in the Conference Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rolfe | F-M | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 13.1 | 32 | 25.0 |
| Thiago | M | 27 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 13.3 | 20 | 30.0 |
| Nate Jaqua | F | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 15.6 | 24 | 29.2 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 29 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 6.3 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 28 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20.0 | 15 | 33.3 |
| Ivan Guerrero | M | 26 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13.3 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Lubos Reiter | F | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 13.6 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | 21 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 | 5 | 60.0 |
| Andy Herron | F | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 9.1 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Chris Armas | M | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11.8 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Chad Barrett | F | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 4.0 | 9 | 11.1 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 27 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Samuel Caballero | D | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Will Johnson | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Kelly Gray | D-M | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 2 | 50.0 |
| John Thorrington | M | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Jack Stewart | D | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| C.J. Brown | D | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Logan Pause | M | 27 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Will John | M-F | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Sanneh | D | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| David Mahoney | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leonard Griffin | D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Pickens | GK | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Scott Buete | M | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 438 | 352 | 48 | 52 | 454 | 442 | 45 | 3 | 89 | 389 | 12.3 | 183 | 26.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Pickens | 5 | 3 | 298:00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | .667 |
| David Mahoney | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | .636 |
| Zach Thornton | 27 | 26 | 2310:00 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 1.64 | 4 | 5 | 126 | 82 | .651 |
| Totals | 35 | 32 | 2878:00 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 1.56 | 5 | 6 | 152 | 99 | .651 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rolfe | F-M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Thiago | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nate Jaqua | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jesse Marsch | M | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Ivan Guerrero | M | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Herron | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Armas | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Chad Barrett | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Samuel Caballero | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Stewart | D | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| C.J. Brown | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Logan Pause | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Sanneh | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zach Thornton | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 10.8 | 18 | 22.2 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .800 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .800 |
