| 2015 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Andrew Hauptman | |||
| Head coach | Frank Yallop (until September 20) Brian Bliss (interim) (from September 20) | |||
| Stadium | Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000) | |||
| MLS | Conference: 10th (last) Overall: 20th (last) | |||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Semifinals | |||
| Brimstone Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | David Accam (10) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 20,280 vs Orlando City SC (September 19) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,196 vs New York Red Bulls (August 26) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 16,003 (regular season) | |||
| Biggest win | CHI 3-0 MTL (5/30) | |||
| Biggest defeat | DC 4-0 CHI (10/18) | |||
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The 2015 Chicago Fire season was the club's 17th year of existence, as well as their 18th season in Major League Soccer and their 18th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.
Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 6, 2015 with an away match against the defending champions LA Galaxy. They finished the regular season on October 25, 2015, with a home match against the New York Red Bulls. The club has missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the past six years.
For the first time in the franchise history Chicago Fire opened the season with three consecutive losses.[1]
On September 20, 2015, entrenched in last place both in the conference and overall, with the playoff hopes out of sight, the club parted ways with head coach and director of soccer Frank Yallop and assistant coaches Marc Bircham and Clint Mathis. In two seasons with the Fire Yallop posted a 13-26-24 record. Fire named the technical director Brian Bliss as interim coach, while the vice president and former player Logan Pause took over as interim assistant coach. The club also hired Nelson Rodriguez, a former MLS executive, as new general manager.[2][3]
On October 3, 2015, Ante Razov, the club's all-time leading scorer, became the eighth individual to be inducted into the club's Ring of Fire Hall of Fame.[4] The ceremony took place during the halftime of the regular season home match against New England Revolution.[5]
On October 14, 2015 Chicago Fire announced the end of a four-year run with the title sponsor Quaker and introduced Valspar as the new jersey sponsor starting with 2016 season. The three-year deal is worth between $2.5 million and $3 million per year.[6]
For the first time in the club's history Fire finished the season with zero road wins (0-12-5). The club has finished the season with an overall record of 8 wins, 20 losses and 6 ties. Twenty losses in a season became the highest in the club's history.[7] The club has finished the season in last place in the league overall, also another first in the club's history.
- ^ "First Things Worst: Fire fall 2-1 to Earthquakes in first game at Avaya". hottimeinoldtown.com. March 22, 2015.
- ^ "Chicago Fire part ways with head coach Frank Yallop, announce Nelson Rodriguez as new club GM". mlssoccer.com. September 20, 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Chicago Fire dismiss coach Frank Yallop, hire Nelson Rodriguez as GM". espnfc.us. September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Ring of Fire". chicago-fire.com.
- ^ "Chicago Fire Host New England Revolution on Special Evening at Toyota Park". chicago-fire.com.
- ^ "Chicago Fire sign Valspar as new jersey sponsor". chicagobusiness.com. October 14, 2015.
- ^ "Bliss: Fire Should Hold Heads High Despite Season-Ending Loss to Red Bulls". chicago-fire.com. October 25, 2015.