2001 Chicago Fire Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 16-6-5 - 53 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Central Division
Postseason: 2-2-2
Lost Semifinal
Coach: Bob Bradley (16-6-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 229,438, Avg. 16,388 in 14 home dates
2001 Chicago Fire Statistics

The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2001 season with a record of 16 wins and 6 losses and 5 ties for 53 points finishing first in MLS's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2-2.

The Fire scored 50 goals and allowed 30. Eric Wynalda netted 10 goals for Chicago, while Dema Kovalenko, Hristo Stoitchkov and Peter Nowak each tallied five or more as well. Peter Nowak contributed 10 assists. Zach Thornton topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 0.72 goals against average, best among regularly-used goalkeepers.

Bob Bradley coached the team. The 2001 Chicago Fire lost in the Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jeremy AldrichDFebruary 26, 19776'2"195Kalamazoo, MI
Chris ArmasMAugust 27, 19725'7"150Bronx, NY
DaMarcus BeasleyMMay 24, 19825'9"137Fort Wayne, IN
Jamar BeasleyMOctober 11, 19795'10"160Fort Wayne, IN
Steve BernalDJuly 3, 19785'9"165
Carlos BocanegraDMay 25, 19796'0"170Upland, CA
C.J. BrownDJune 15, 19756'0"185Eugene, OR
Matt ChulisDAugust 29, 19775'10"155Central Islip, NY
Jim CurtinDJune 23, 19796'4"205Oreland, PA
Sergi DanivMAugust 23, 19755'7"149Lviv, Ukraine
Justin EvansMJanuary 31, 19776'1"170Venetia, PA
Diego GutierrezDNovember 3, 19725'7"155Bogota, Colombia
David HayesFMay 24, 19765'10"155Washington, DC
Dema KovalenkoMAugust 28, 19775'8"160Kiev, Ukraine
Andrew LewisMJuly 10, 19746'1"175New Providence, NJ
Amos MageeFSeptember 7, 19715'7"150St. Paul, MN
Jesse MarschMNovember 8, 19735'11"170Racine, WI
Peter NowakMJuly 5, 19645'7"145Pabianice, Poland
Chad PrinceDJuly 19, 19795'11"175Woodbury, NY
Ante RazovFMarch 2, 19746'1"175Los Angeles, CA
Henry RingGMarch 16, 19776'3"185Franklin, TN
Hristo StoitchkovFFebruary 8, 19665'9"181Plodviv, Bulgaria
Zach ThorntonGOctober 10, 19736'3"230Baltimore, MD
David VaudreuilDDecember 21, 19665'7"158Honolulu, HI
Evan WhitfieldDJune 23, 19775'11"155Phoenix, AZ
Josh WolffFFebruary 25, 19775'9"160Stone Mountain, GA
John WolyniecFJanuary 24, 19776'1"172Staten Island, NY
Eric WynaldaFJune 9, 19696'1"172Fullerton, CA



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