2009 Chicago Fire Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 11-7-12 - 45 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Denis Hamlett (11-7-12)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 220,331, Avg. 14,689 in 15 home dates
2009 Chicago Fire RosterTeam Record: 11-7-12 - 45 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-1-1
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Denis Hamlett (11-7-12)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 220,331, Avg. 14,689 in 15 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2009 season with a record of 11 wins and 7 losses and 12 ties for 45 points finishing second in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1-1.
Chicago bagged 39 goals and surrendered 34. Brian McBride scored 7 goals for the Fire, while Marco Pappa, Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Chris Rolfe each contributed five or more also. Jon Busch topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 0.76 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Denis Hamlett coached the team. The 2009 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco | M | 21 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 12.8 | 17 | 29.4 |
| Brian McBride | F | 22 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 14.9 | 22 | 31.8 |
| Marco Pappa | M | 30 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 8.3 | 29 | 17.2 |
| Chris Rolfe | F-M | 28 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 9.7 | 26 | 23.1 |
| Patrick Nyarko | M | 30 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 12.1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| Mike Banner | M | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Peter Lowry | M | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Wilman Conde | D | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18.2 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6.3 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Tim Ward | D | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Logan Pause | M | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dasan Robinson | D | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Baggio Husidic | F-M | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bakary Soumare | D | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Prideaux | D | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| John Thorrington | M | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Stefan Dimitrov | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Woolard | D | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Austin Washington | D | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Calen Carr | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| C.J. Brown | D | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jon Busch | GK | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 416 | 330 | 37 | 36 | 251 | 346 | 46 | 4 | 70 | 356 | 10.4 | 150 | 24.7 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Busch | 30 | 30 | 2700:00 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 1.13 | 5 | 5 | 136 | 103 | .757 |
| Totals | 30 | 30 | 2700:00 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 1.13 | 5 | 5 | 136 | 103 | .757 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco | M | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Brian McBride | F | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Marco Pappa | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Chris Rolfe | F-M | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Patrick Nyarko | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Banner | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wilman Conde | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Justin Mapp | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gonzalo Segares | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Logan Pause | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dasan Robinson | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Baggio Husidic | F-M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Brandon Prideaux | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Thorrington | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Daniel Woolard | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C.J. Brown | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jon Busch | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 6.5 | 21 | 14.3 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Busch | 3 | 3 | 300:00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | .889 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 300:00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | .889 |
