2003 Chicago Fire Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 15-7-8 - 53 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-1
Lost MLS Cup
Coach: Dave Sarachan (15-7-8)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 210,080, Avg. 14,005 in 15 home dates
2003 Chicago Fire RosterTeam Record: 15-7-8 - 53 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-1
Lost MLS Cup
Coach: Dave Sarachan (15-7-8)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 210,080, Avg. 14,005 in 15 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2003 season with a record of 15 wins and 7 losses and 8 ties for 53 points finishing first in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-1.
Chicago scored 53 goals and surrendered 43. Ante Razov netted 14 goals for the Fire, while DaMarcus Beasley, Damani Ralph and Jesse Marsch each tallied five or more also. Zach Thornton topped the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 0.81 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Dave Sarachan coached the team. The 2003 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 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 119 | 11.8 | 67 | 20.9 |
| Damani Ralph | F | 25 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 91 | 12.1 | 36 | 30.6 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | M | 22 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 15.6 | 16 | 43.8 |
| Andy Williams | M | 20 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9.1 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 25.0 | 10 | 50.0 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15.8 | 11 | 27.3 |
| Chris Armas | M | 25 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10.5 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Nate Jaqua | F | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11.8 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Kelly Gray | D-M | 28 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8.0 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Orlando Perez | D | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | D | 19 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Dipsy Selolwane | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Evan Whitfield | D | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7.1 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Jonathan Bolanos | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Futagaki | M | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| C.J. Brown | D | 21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Curtis Spiteri | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henry Ring | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Craig Capano | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rodrigo Faria | F | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Logan Pause | M | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 402 | 330 | 53 | 42 | 491 | 511 | 50 | 3 | 98 | 454 | 11.7 | 200 | 26.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ring | 1 | 0 | 11:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Zach Thornton | 30 | 30 | 2728:00 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 1.22 | 4 | 4 | 165 | 123 | .745 |
| Curtis Spiteri | 1 | 0 | 44:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12.27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .400 |
| Totals | 32 | 30 | 2783:00 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 1.39 | 4 | 4 | 176 | 128 | .727 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Razov | F | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 11.1 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Damani Ralph | F | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Andy Williams | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Justin Mapp | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Armas | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Nate Jaqua | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kelly Gray | D-M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Orlando Perez | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Evan Whitfield | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Curtin | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Logan Pause | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zach Thornton | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 53 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 76 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 73 | 8.2 | 31 | 19.4 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 4 | 4 | 371:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.97 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .733 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 371:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.97 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .733 |
