List of Chicago Fire FC seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Chicago Fire FC in North American soccer competitions from 1998, when the club was formed, to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in all major competitive competitions.

Key

Key to competitions

• Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in US soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions League (CC) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
Last	Wooden Spoon
♦	MLS Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Div = Level on pyramid
• League = League Name
• Pld = Played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• D = Games drawn
• GF = Goals scored
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• PPG = Points Per Game
• Conf = Conference position
• Overall = League position

Key to cup record

• DNE = Did not enter
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• C = Competition cancelled
• QR = Qualifying round
• PR = Preliminary round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall						Name	Goals
1998	1	MLS	32	20	12	0	62	45	+17	56	1.75	2nd	3rd	W	W	Ineligible		17,886	Ante Razov	11
1999		MLS	32	18	14	0	51	36	+15	48	1.50	3rd	4th	QF	R3	CONCACAF Champions Cup	3rd	16,016	Ante Razov	16
2000		MLS	32	17	9	6	67	51	+16	57	1.78	1st	2nd	RU	W	DNQ		13,387	Ante Razov	22
2001		MLS	27	16	6	5	50	30	+20	53	1.96	1st	2nd	SF	SF			16,388	Eric Wynalda	11
2002		MLS	28	11	13	4	43	38	+5	37	1.32	3rd	7th	QF	R3	CONCACAF Champions Cup	QF	12,922	Ante Razov	16
2003		MLS	30	15	7	8	53	43	+10	53	1.77	1st	1st	RU	W	DNQ		14,005	Ante Razov	16
2004		MLS	30	8	13	9	36	44	–8	33	1.10	5th	10th	DNQ	RU	CONCACAF Champions Cup	SF	17,153	Damani Ralph	13
2005		MLS	32	15	13	4	49	50	–1	49	1.53	3rd	4th	SF	SF	DNQ		17,238	Chris Rolfe	8
2006		MLS	32	13	11	8	43	41	+2	47	1.47	3rd	4th	QF	W			14,111	Andy Herron	13
2007		MLS	30	10	10	10	31	36	–5	40	1.33	4th	7th	SF	R3			16,490	Chad Barrett	8
2008		MLS	30	13	10	7	44	33	+11	46	1.53	2nd	3rd	SF	QF			17,034	Chris Rolfe	10
2009		MLS	30	11	7	12	39	34	+5	45	1.50	2nd	5th	SF	R3	North American SuperLiga	RU	15,487	Brian McBride	7
2010		MLS	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1	36	1.20	4th	10th	DNQ	R3	North American SuperLiga	GS	15,814	Marco Pappa	7
2011		MLS	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43	1.26	6th	11th		RU	DNQ		14,274	Dominic Oduro	14
2012		MLS	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57	1.68	4th	6th	R1	R3			16,409	Chris Rolfe	8
2013		MLS	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5	49	1.44	6th	12th	DNQ	SF			15,228	Mike Magee	18
2014		MLS	34	6	10	18	41	51	−10	36	1.06	9th	15th		SF			16,076	Quincy Amarikwa	10
2015		MLS	34	8	20	6	43	58	−15	30	0.88	10th	20th		SF			16,003	David Accam	10
2016		MLS	34	7	17	10	42	58	−16	31	0.91	10th	20th		SF			15,602	David Accam	14
2017		MLS	34	16	11	7	62	48	+14	55	1.67	3rd	3rd	R1	R5			17,383	Nemanja Nikolić	24
2018		MLS	34	8	18	8	43	74	−31	32	0.94	10th	20th	DNQ	SF			14,806	Nemanja Nikolić	19
2019		MLS	34	10	12	12	55	47	+8	42	1.24	8th	17th		R4	Leagues Cup	QF	12,324	Nemanja Nikolić	13
Total	–	–	701	271	258	172	1030	993	+37	975	1.39	–	–	–	–	—		–	Ante Razov	94

^ 1. Avg. Attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top Goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.