2010 Chicago Fire season

As of October 23, 2010^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  USA C. J. Brown 3 FW  USA Calen Carr 4 DF  USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe 6 MF  USA Peter Lowry 8 MF  SWE Freddie Ljungberg 9 MF  BIH Baggio Husidić 10 FW  MEX Nery Castillo (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 11 MF  USA John Thorrington 12 MF  USA Logan Pause 13 DF  SLV Deris Umanzor 14 FW  GHA Patrick Nyarko 15 FW  NED Collins John 16 MF  GUA Marco Pappa

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  USA Mike Banner 19 MF  USA Corben Bone 20 FW  USA Brian McBride (captain) 22 DF  COL Wilman Conde 23 DF  POL Krzysztof Król (on loan from Jagiellonia) 25 GK  USA Sean Johnson 27 MF  USA Victor Pineda 28 DF  USA Steven Kinney 29 DF  USA Erik Ustruck 31 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares 32 DF  USA Dasan Robinson 40 GK  USA Andrew Dykstra 77 MF  SRB Bratislav Ristić — GK  USA Ian Anderson — GK  USA Alec Dufty (on loan from AC St. Louis)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  USA Corben Bone (from Draft, 13th Overall) 4 DF  USA Kwame Watson-Siriboe (from Draft, 26th Overall) 28 DF  USA Steven Kinney (from Draft, 45th Overall) 25 GK  USA Sean Johnson (from Draft, 51st Overall) 15 FW  NED Collins John (from K.S.V. Roeselare) — MF  SLV Julio Martínez (On loan from Club León) 13 DF  SLV Deris Umanzor (from C.D. Águila)

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  SWE Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle Sounders FC) 10 FW  MEX Nery Castillo (On loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 27 MF  USA Victor Pineda (from Academy) 29 GK  USA Erik Ustruck 77 MF  SRB Bratislav Ristić (from Rad Beograd) 31 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares (from Apollon Limassol) — GK  USA Ian Anderson — GK  USA Alec Dufty (On loan from AC St. Louis)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF  MEX Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Free Agent) 31 DF  CRC Gonzalo Segares (To Apollon Limassol) 6 DF  USA Brandon Prideaux (Retired) 17 FW  USA Chris Rolfe (To AaB Fodbold) 24 DF  USA Daniel Woolard (Released on waivers) 00 GK  USA Ian Anderson (Released on waivers) 34 DF  USA Austin Washington (Released on waivers)

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Jon Busch (Released on waivers) 21 MF  USA Justin Mapp (Trade to Philadelphia Union[2]) 5 DF  USA Tim Ward (to the San Jose Earthquakes[3]) 23 FW  BUL Stefan Dimitrov (Released on waivers[4]) — MF  SLV Julio Martinez (To Club León)

Starting XI vs. Chivas USA on Oct. 23:

Johnson

Ristić

Conde

Brown

Umanzor

Nyarko

Pause

Lowery

Pappa

Ljungberg

McBride

Chairman	Andrew Hauptman
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Toyota Park (20,000 / N/A)

Source: Chicago Fire

Position	Staff
Technical Director	Frank Klopas
Manager	Carlos de los Cobos
Assistant manager	Alvaro Briones

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Chicago began their twelfth Major League Soccer regular season on the road the first two weeks with a match against the New York Red Bulls on March 27, 2010 and the Colorado Rapids on April 3, 2010 followed by their first home match against San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.^[6]

The Chicago Fire participated in the first ever Chicago Sister Cities International Cup. A friendly tournament hosted by the Fire.

Fire terminate loan agreement with Leon F.C. for the rights of Julio Martinez

The Fire trade for Freddie Ljungberg (from Seattle) and also sign Nery Castillo from Shakhtar Donetsk. The Fire trade away Justin Mapp and Tim Ward for allocation money and to clear roster spots.

• MLS – 10th Overall
• MLS Cup – Did not qualify
• U.S. Open Cup – 3rd round
• SuperLiga – Group Stage