2006 Chicago Fire Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 13-11-8 - 47 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Dave Sarachan (13-11-8)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 225,775, Avg. 15,052 in 15 home dates
2006 Chicago Fire RosterTeam Record: 13-11-8 - 47 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Dave Sarachan (13-11-8)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 225,775, Avg. 15,052 in 15 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2006 season with a record of 13 wins and 11 losses and 8 ties for 47 points finishing third in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Fire scored 43 goals and allowed 41. Andy Herron netted 9 goals for Chicago, while Nate Jaqua, Chad Barrett and Chris Rolfe each contributed five or more, too. Zach Thornton topped the squad with 8 wins and a team-best 0.83 goals against average, best among regularly-used goalkeepers.
Dave Sarachan coached the team. The 2006 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Herron | F | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 37 | 24.3 | 25 | 36.0 |
| Nate Jaqua | F | 28 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 48 | 16.7 | 17 | 47.1 |
| Chris Rolfe | F-M | 21 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 17.9 | 19 | 36.8 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 26 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 5.6 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Chad Barrett | F | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 19.2 | 14 | 35.7 |
| Ivan Guerrero | M | 29 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Thiago | M | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 7.7 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 25 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11.1 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Chris Armas | M | 27 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| C.J. Brown | D | 28 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Brian Plotkin | M | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Calen Carr | F | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8.3 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | 25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Dasan Robinson | D | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Jared Montz | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Sanneh | D | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Logan Pause | M | 25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Pascal Bedrossian | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Thorrington | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ryan Johnson | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jack Stewart | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Leonard Griffin | D | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Pickens | GK | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Franks | M | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 445 | 352 | 43 | 41 | 457 | 449 | 53 | 2 | 84 | 345 | 12.5 | 155 | 27.7 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 24 | 24 | 2160:00 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 1.25 | 2 | 3 | 118 | 86 | .729 |
| Matt Pickens | 8 | 8 | 720:00 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1.38 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 47 | .825 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2880:00 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 1.28 | 3 | 4 | 175 | 133 | .760 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Herron | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nate Jaqua | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Chris Rolfe | F-M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ivan Guerrero | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Thiago | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Armas | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| C.J. Brown | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calen Carr | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Dasan Robinson | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Sanneh | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Matt Pickens | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 27 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 8.0 | 8 | 25.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Pickens | 2 | 2 | 210:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | .889 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 210:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | .889 |
