1998 Chicago Fire Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 18-11 (SO: 2-1) - 56 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 5-0
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Bob Bradley (18-11, SO: 2-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 286,190, Avg. 17,887 in 16 home dates
1998 Chicago Fire RosterTeam Record: 18-11 (SO: 2-1) - 56 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 5-0
Won MLS Cup
Coach: Bob Bradley (18-11, SO: 2-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 286,190, Avg. 17,887 in 16 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 1998 season with a record of 18 wins and 11 losses, with a 2-1 showing in shootouts for 56 points finishing second in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-0.
The Fire topped the league with just 46 goals allowed. Chicago chalked up 64 goals. Ante Razov scored 10 goals for the team, while Frank Klopas, Lubos Kubik, Peter Nowak, Jerzy Podbrozny, Josh Wolff and Roman Kosecki each netted five or more also. Jerzy Podbrozny recorded 14 assists. Zach Thornton led the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 0.78 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Bob Bradley coached the team. The 1998 Chicago Fire won 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 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 88 | 11.4 | 41 | 24.4 |
| Roman Kosecki | F | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 87 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 70 | 12.9 | 35 | 25.7 |
| Jerzy Podbrozny | F | 26 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 12.8 | 22 | 27.3 |
| Peter Nowak | M | 24 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 15.8 | 20 | 30.0 |
| Lubos Kubik | D | 31 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10.4 | 24 | 29.2 |
| Josh Wolff | F | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 34.8 | 14 | 57.1 |
| Frank Klopas | F | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 21.4 | 14 | 42.9 |
| Chris Armas | M | 31 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4.0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Ritchie Kotschau | D | 24 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 16.7 | 7 | 57.1 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 29 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8.7 | 10 | 20.0 |
| C.J. Brown | D | 28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Francis Okaroh | D | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jorge Salcedo | M | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Andrew Lewis | M | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zach Thornton | GK | 25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zak Ibsen | M | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Scott Coufal | GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Richardson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manny Lagos | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Bates | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Kuhn | F | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Soehn | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Josh Keller | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jorge Campos | GK | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 435 | 352 | 61 | 86 | 436 | 462 | 40 | 3 | 103 | 487 | 12.5 | 219 | 27.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 25 | 23 | 2076:00 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 85 | .720 |
| Jorge Campos | 8 | 8 | 714:00 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.89 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 33 | .688 |
| Scott Coufal | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .400 |
| Totals | 34 | 32 | 2880:00 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 1.41 | 2 | 3 | 171 | 120 | .702 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Razov | F | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Roman Kosecki | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerzy Podbrozny | F | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Peter Nowak | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Lubos Kubik | D | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Josh Wolff | F | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Frank Klopas | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Armas | M | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| C.J. Brown | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Francis Okaroh | D | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zak Ibsen | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tony Kuhn | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Soehn | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 68 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 86 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 54 | 11.1 | 24 | 25.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | .909 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 450:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | .909 |
