The 2022 Chicago Fire FC II season was the club's inaugural season, and their 1st season competing in MLS Next Pro, a professional developmental league in the third tier of the United States Soccer pyramid.
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Owner | Joe Mansueto |
| Head coach | Ludovic Taillandier |
| Stadium | SeatGeek Stadium |
| MLS Next Pro | Eastern Conference: TBD Overall: TBD |
| U.S. Open Cup | Not eligible (MLS reserve team) |
| Biggest win | CHI 5–0 NYCFC (8/20) |
| Biggest defeat | CHI 0–5 STL (6/11) |
Players and staff
editRoster
editNOTE: First team players listed here have played in at least one game for the team.
- ^ Chicago Fire MLS roster player
- ^ Chicago Fire academy player
Staff
edit- Ludovic Taillandier – Head Coach
- Patrick Nyarko – Assistant Coach
Competitions
editMLS NEXT Pro
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 55 | Regular season champion |
| 2 | St. Louis City 2 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 49 | |
| 3 | Tacoma Defiance | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 49 | |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 49 | |
| 5 | North Texas SC | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 46 | |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes II | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 41 | |
| 7 | Toronto FC II | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 41 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | |
| 10 | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 | |
| 11 | Inter Miami CF II | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 | |
| 12 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 36 | |
| 13 | New England Revolution II | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 33 | |
| 14 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 32 | |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City II | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 31 | |
| 16 | Chicago Fire FC II | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 31 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 31 | |
| 18 | Orlando City B | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 25 | |
| 19 | Real Monarchs | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | |
| 20 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 17 | |
| 21 | Portland Timbers 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 14 |
Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 29[A] | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 |
Last updated: September 18, 2022.
Source: MLS Next Pro[1]
Per MLS Next Pro rules, 1 point is added for any penalty shootout won after a draw.
Regular season
edit| March 26 1 | Orlando City B | 2–0 | Chicago Fire II | Kissimmee, Florida |
| 2:00 PM CST |  30, 63'  Gunera-Calix 50', 87' Lynn |
Report | 16' Ostrem 37' J. Reynolds 56' Espinoza |
Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| April 3 2 | Chicago Fire II | 0–1 | Columbus Crew 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 6:00 PM CST | 51' A. Reynolds |
Report | 72' Fusion 88' Elliot 90+3' Kamara |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav |
| April 10 3 | Chicago Fire II | 0–0 (5–6 SO) | Rochester New York FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 2:30 PM CST | 20' Alex Monis |
Report | 77' Popp 78' Smith |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| Shootout | ||||
 Bezerra Penn Casas Durán M. Rodriguez Ostrem Burks |
Dolabella Rissi Djaló Garrett Popp Drai Rayo |
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| April 17 4 | Toronto FC II | 4–2 | Chicago Fire II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1 PM CST | 21' Franklin 65' Mbongue 66' Rothrock 71' Greenidge-Duncan 88' Díaz 89' Coello 90+4' Ranjitsingh 90+5' Goulborne |
Report | 5' Monis 59' L. Bezerra |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
| April 24 5 | Chicago Fire II | 3–3 (5–4 SO) | Philadelphia Union II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | 6' M. Rodriguez 17' (pen.) 52' 56' Bezerra Chinonso Offor 37', 90+1' |
Report | 45+1' Diallo 51' (pen.) Turner 57', 72' Donovan 70' Jasinski |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| Shootout | ||||
| Offor Monis Penn Kidd Quintos |
Craig Gilman Stojanovic Donovan Turner |
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| May 8 6 | Chicago Fire II | 0–0 (6–7 SO) | Minnesota United FC 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Kidd 16' J. Reynolds 29' 38' M. Rodriguez 49' |
Report | Kibunguchy 17' 44' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| Shootout | ||||
| May 15 7 | Chicago Fire II | 3–1 | FC Cincinnati 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Glasgow 28' Bezerra 57' Monis 85' |
Report | Akindele 29' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav |
| May 21 8 | New York City FC II | 3–0 | Chicago Fire II | New York City, New York |
| CST | Haak 54' Murania Yankowitz 78' (pen.) Youssoufi 82' |
Report | Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 27 9 | Toronto FC II | 2–6 | Chicago Fire II | Toronto, Ontario |
| CST | Mbongue 87' Antonoglou 90+1' |
Report | Penn 12', 20', 34' Glasgow 54'Kocs-Washburn 68'M. Rodriguez 72' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
| June 4 10 | Chicago Fire II | 2–4 | Columbus Crew 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Monis 11' Penn 20' |
Report | Micaletto 47' Fuson 68' Telfer 78' Russell-Rowe 81' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Erin Patterson |
| June 11 11 | Chicago Fire II | 0–5 | St. Louis City SC 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Report | Rivas 9' Palazzolo 20' Dolling 51' Célio Pompeu 83' Di Rosa 88' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| June 19 12 | Philadelphia Union II | 1–1 (3–0 SO) | Chicago Fire II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 1:00 PM CDT | Pierre 29' |
Report | Glasgow 49' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| Shootout | ||||
| Real Sorenson Donovan |
Bezerra Ostrem Ritaccio |
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| June 26 13 | Chicago Fire II | 4–3 | New England Revolution II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Monis 13' Bezerra 17', 76'Quintos 20', 55'Ritaccio 80' |
Report | DeShields 3' Dos Santos 31'Lima 33', 43'Cayet 36'Michel 90+3' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Esad Omanovic |
| July 2 14 | Inter Miami II | 3–1 | Chicago Fire II | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Hundal 13' Sunderland 17' Borgelin 78' |
Report | M. Rodriguez 8' |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| July 10 15 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 0–3 | Chicago Fire II | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| Report | Fleming 27' Casas 36' Penn 64' |
Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| July 17 16 | Chicago Fire II | 3–4 | Orlando City B | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Bezerra 35', 39', 49' |
Report | Lynn 19' Loyola 70', 83' Acosta 90' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Rebeca Pagan |
| July 30 17 | Rochester New York FC | 1–1 (4–5 SO) | Chicago Fire II | Brighton, New York |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Garrett 57' Rayo 68', 70' |
Report | Ostrem 54' M. Rodriguez 76' Baumgartner 83' Ritaccio 85' |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| Shootout | ||||
| Rayo Costa Batiz Inalien Dolabella Garrett |
Penn Monis Fleming Kidd M. Rodriguez Quintos |
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| August 6 18 | St. Louis City SC 2 | 2–1 | Chicago Fire II | Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| August 14 19 | New England Revolution II | 1–0 | Chicago Fire II | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| CDT | Cayet 52' Michel 72'Zwetsloot 76'Quiñones 79'Weinstein 90+3' |
Report | Penn 12' Burks 42'Ritaccio 77' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Gary Gutierrez |
| August 20 20 | Chicago Fire II | 5–0 | New York City FC II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Espinoza 7' Quintos 16' Oregel 22' Bezerra 27' Burks 45+1' Penn 64', 67' M. Rodriguez 71' |
Report | Elias 34' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Becky Pagan |
| August 25 21 | Chicago Fire II | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Fleming 38' M. Rodríguez 57' |
Report | Yeates 70', 70' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi |
| September 3 22 | Columbus Crew 2 | 3–1 | Chicago Fire II | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| September 11 23 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 0–2 | Chicago Fire II | Milford, Ohio |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Thomas 24' Sánchez 77' |
Report | M. Rodríguez 63' (pen.) Glasgow 51' |
Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center Referee: Amin Hadzic |
| September 18 24 | Chicago Fire II | 1–0 | Inter Miami II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Monis 14' Flores 71' Glasgow 90+2' |
Report | Caputo 10' Azcona 86' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Chris Ruska |