An energetic crowd of 36,444 witnessed the Fire's inaugural home match at Soldier Field as Frank Klopas scored both goals (in 43' and 88') in a 2-0 victory against Tampa Bay.

In front of 33,000 fans the Fire and the Galaxy played a highly competitive game with an even 10 shots each on goal. The game came to a dramatic finish with the Fire winning in their first ever shoot-out. Jerzy Podbronzy scored the game winning goal that would advance the Fire to the 1998 MLS Cup and crown them the 1998 Western Conference Champions.

The Fire stunned D.C. United with two first half goals from Jerzy Podbronzy and Diego Gutierrez. They then shut down the DC offense with an organized defense that would not allow penetration. Chicago recorded the first clean sheet in MLS Cup Final history as the underdog Fire dethroned two-time defending champion D.C. United in front of 51,350 fans at the Rose Bowl. The win was the first leg of "the double" that the Fire would complete by winning the US Open Cup also in their inaugural season. Fire head coach Bob Bradley commended his team's effort stating "We tried to be a good team all year, and that includes both attacking and defending. We played that way today."

After first taking the lead in the 45th minute with a penalty kick from Jerzy Podbronzy, the Crew managed to tie the game in the 53rd. The two sides then played the rest of regulation in a stale mate. In extra time, Frank Klopas found the top right shelf of the goal to end the game on a golden goal. The 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew gave them "The Double" in its inaugural season.

After a first half that included an Ante Razov goal and two red cards, the Fire came out in the second half a man down and exploded to beat Colorado 5-0, moving the team into second place in the Western Conference.

The Galaxy took the lead late in a physical game (79') but the Fire responded with an Ante Razov goal in the 85th minute to tie. The game winner came as a golden goal from Josh Wolff in the second OT (112') to advance the Fire to its second Open Cup Final.

In an exciting Game Three that saw 5 goals and 8 cautions, the MetroStars pulled within one goal of the Fire's aggregate lead but Ante Razov put it out of reach with a goal in the 88th minute as the Fire advanced to their second MLS Cup Final.

Fighting for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the Fire find themselves battling the Miami Fusion in front of 19,146 fans at Soldier Field. The Fire first find the net in the 44th minute off of a Hristo Stroitchkov shot from outside of the box. The second Fire goal was a Tyrone Marshall own goal as he mishit a clearance. Despite their goal in the 6th minute of added time, the Fusion were unable to respond to the Fires dominance. The Fire was crowned the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champions for the second time in three years.

Chicago crushes the defending MLS Cup Champion Kansas City Wizards 7-0 at Arrowhead Stadium marking the most lopsided win in team history. The win is the largest shutout in MLS history and equaled the mark for largest margin of victory. Jamar Beasley's goal 27 seconds into the match is the fastest in team history and third overall in MLS.

The defending Open Cup champion Chicago Fire defeated the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the A-League 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the prestigious Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. A standing room only crowd of 2,500 fans at McCully Soccer Field in Wheaton, IL witnessed A-League call-up Amos Magee tally the game-winner in the 111th minute off his chest. The win extended the Fire's Open Cup winning record streak to eight.

The Fire shut out then Guatemalan defending champion CSD Municipal. The physical match ended with the lone goal scored in the 55th minute by Dema Kovalenko. It was the first time a US club won a competitive match in Central America.

The Chicago Fire defeated its Eastern Conference rival the Columbus Crew 5-4 in front of a sellout crowd at Cardinal Stadium in Naperville. Fire forwards Ante Razov and Amos Magee both tallied two goals and Carlos Bocanegra headed home the game-winner in a game that featured the most goals combined in a Fire game. The win was the first in 2002 at the team's new facility.

After a scoreless first half, the Fire and Galaxy combined for a total of 5 goals in the second half. DaMarcus Beasley, Damani Ralph and Ante Razov scored as the Fire advanced to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Championship game.

A crowd of 28,154 were on hand at Soldier Field for a thrilling 4-3 win over the Rapids. Ante Razov, Chris Armas and DaMarcus Beasley each scored before the Rapids equalized in the 87th minute. With time winding down, Chris Armas scored the game winner in the 93rd minute of extra time, as the Fire emerged victorious.

An international friendly against European giants AC Milan brought a crowd of 21,954 to Soldier Field. Though AC Milan won 3-1, the Fire held the Italian star team at 1-1 for 75 minutes and also led in shots and shots on goal. Chris Rolfe's spectacular goal blew past Paolo Maldini and denied AC Milan a shutout.

Combining for a total of 35 shots and 48 fouls committed, the Chicago Fire and Rochester Raging Rhinos ended regulation time tied 1-1. Failing to score in the overtime period, the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal was to be decided by a penalty kick shootout. The fifth and final penalty kick taker, Chris Armas slotted home his PK attempt to send the Fire through to the semifinal round.

The Fire headed to RFK Stadium for the second leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinal after holding DC United to a 0-0 draw in the first leg at Soldier Field. In front of 20,098 rambunctious fans, Ivan Guerrero made an incredible appearance with 2 goals and an assist, and Jack Stewart and Jesse Marsch contributed with a goal each to help the Fire shutout the top seeded home team DC United 4-0.

The Chicago Fire defeated defending champions LA Galaxy 3-1 to claim the 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Fire scored twice in the first 16 minutes behind goals from Nate Jaqua and Andy Herron, before icing the game late on a goal by Thiago in the 88th minute. With the win, the Fire marked their fourth U.S. Open Cup crown in nine years, continuing their modern day dominance on the tournament. The victory also placed the Fire in an elite group of only five teams to have won the tournament as many as four times.

On the final day of the 2007 regular season, a record crowd of 21,374 packed Toyota Park as the Fire defeated the LA Galaxy 1-0. With the LA Galaxy needing a win to advance to the post-season, the Fire held the Galaxy to just one shot on goal. Fire midfielder John Thorrington scored the game winner in the 93rd minute with a chip shot over Galaxy keeper Joe Cannon to vault the Fire into the 7th playoff spot.

With a 1-0 aggregate lead, the Fire headed to RFK Stadium to face DC United and 19,438 fans for the second leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinal. The Fire opened scoring in the 31st minute as Chad Barrett beat DC United keeper Troy Perkins from 8 yards out for his career-first MLS Cup Playoff goal. Just two minutes later, Chris Rolfe added a goal to give the Fire a 3-0 aggregate lead at the half. Though DC United scored 2 goals in the second half, the Fire held on for a dramatic 2-2 finish to advance to the Eastern Conference Final, 3-2 on aggregate.