2000 Chicago Fire Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 17-9-6 - 57 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Central Division
Postseason: 4-3
Lost MLS Cup
Coach: Bob Bradley (17-9-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 214,189, Avg. 13,387 in 16 home dates
2000 Chicago Fire RosterTeam Record: 17-9-6 - 57 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Central Division
Postseason: 4-3
Lost MLS Cup
Coach: Bob Bradley (17-9-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 214,189, Avg. 13,387 in 16 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2000 season with a record of 17 wins and 9 losses and 6 ties for 57 points finishing first in MLS's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-3.
The Fire led the circuit with 67 goals. Chicago allowed 51 goals. Ante Razov scored 18 goals for the squad, while Peter Nowak, Dema Kovalenko, Josh Wolff and Hristo Stoitchkov each contributed five or more, too. Peter Nowak accounted for 14 assists. Zach Thornton topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 0.85 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bob Bradley coached the team. The 2000 Chicago Fire lost in the MLS Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Razov | F | 24 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 49 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 127 | 14.2 | 63 | 28.6 |
| Dema Kovalenko | M | 31 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 19.2 | 35 | 28.6 |
| Hristo Stoitchkov | F | 18 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 16.7 | 24 | 37.5 |
| Peter Nowak | M | 28 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 13.9 | 17 | 29.4 |
| Josh Wolff | F | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 14.3 | 26 | 26.9 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 24 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 7.1 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Lubos Kubik | D | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | 11 | 27.3 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 30 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 6.9 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Evan Whitfield | D | 25 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13.3 | 7 | 28.6 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | M | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20.0 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Mike Sorber | M | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Chris Armas | M | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| John Wolyniec | F | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6.7 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | D | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Tom Soehn | D | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Andrew Lewis | M | 19 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Justin Evans | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C.J. Brown | D | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Junior Agogo | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Jahr | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Sutton | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tenywa Bonseu | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Yuri Lavrinenko | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Snitko | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sam George | M | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 436 | 352 | 65 | 85 | 545 | 564 | 71 | 7 | 75 | 488 | 13.3 | 230 | 28.3 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 25 | 25 | 2319:00 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 1.28 | 3 | 3 | 127 | 91 | .717 |
| Chris Snitko | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | .645 |
| Greg Sutton | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | .571 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2949:00 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 1.56 | 3 | 3 | 179 | 123 | .687 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Razov | F | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 16.7 | 14 | 28.6 |
| Dema Kovalenko | M | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 30.0 | 5 | 60.0 |
| Hristo Stoitchkov | F | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 14.8 | 13 | 30.8 |
| Peter Nowak | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Josh Wolff | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Lubos Kubik | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Evan Whitfield | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| DaMarcus Beasley | M | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Sorber | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Armas | M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| John Wolyniec | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Bocanegra | D | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Soehn | D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C.J. Brown | D | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Tenywa Bonseu | D | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Sam George | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 94 | 77 | 14 | 24 | 117 | 131 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 91 | 15.4 | 45 | 31.1 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 7 | 7 | 630:00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 29 | .690 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 630:00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 29 | .690 |
