2008 Chicago Fire Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 13-10-7 - 46 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Denis Hamlett (13-10-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 255,511, Avg. 17,034 in 15 home dates
2008 Chicago Fire RosterTeam Record: 13-10-7 - 46 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Denis Hamlett (13-10-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 255,511, Avg. 17,034 in 15 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2008 season with a record of 13 wins and 10 losses and 7 ties for 46 points finishing second in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1-1.
Chicago chalked up 44 goals and surrendered 33. Chris Rolfe scored 9 goals for the Fire, while Chad Barrett, Brian McBride, Cuauhtemoc Blanco and John Thorrington each contributed five or more also. Cuauhtemoc Blanco recorded 11 assists. Jon Busch topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 0.73 goals against average, best among regularly-used goalkeepers.
Denis Hamlett coached the team. The 2008 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 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 21.4 | 24 | 37.5 |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco | M | 27 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 15.2 | 26 | 26.9 |
| Chad Barrett | F | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 14.3 | 14 | 35.7 |
| Brian McBride | F | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 16.7 | 12 | 41.7 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 30 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 4.8 | 21 | 9.5 |
| John Thorrington | M | 23 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 20.8 | 11 | 45.5 |
| Tomasz Frankowski | F | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 14.3 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Stephen King | M | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Calen Carr | F | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Wilman Conde | D | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Daniel Woolard | D | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Patrick Nyarko | M | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Prideaux | D | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bakary Soumare | D | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Brian Plotkin | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Austin Washington | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lider Marmol | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C.J. Brown | D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dasan Robinson | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marco Pappa | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Mike Banner | M | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Andy Herron | F | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Logan Pause | M | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jon Busch | GK | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 419 | 330 | 44 | 43 | 333 | 362 | 55 | 2 | 72 | 335 | 13.1 | 162 | 27.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Busch | 30 | 30 | 2700:00 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 1.10 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 122 | .782 |
| Totals | 30 | 30 | 2700:00 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 1.10 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 122 | .782 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rolfe | F-M | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Brian McBride | F | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| John Thorrington | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Stephen King | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wilman Conde | D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Daniel Woolard | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Patrick Nyarko | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Brandon Prideaux | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bakary Soumare | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marco Pappa | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Banner | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Logan Pause | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jon Busch | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 11.8 | 18 | 22.2 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Busch | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | .833 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | .833 |
