Chicago Fire Tickets

It all began with a prodigy. On the 126th anniversary of the big Chicago Fire October 8 1997, an announcement is made. The Major League Soccer team assign to Chicago will be called the Chicago Fire. And a whole era of Chicago Fire tickets selling has begun .Its opening season would be in 1998.Investor and Operator Philip Anschutz along with President Robert Sander man, both having two years of MLS experience with the well know Colorado Rapids, felt certain that Chicago will prove to be a successful market and they knew that they will be selling many of Chicago Fire soccer tickets. The Chicago sports market is the most logical step for MLS expansion especially with the large sale of Chicago Fire tickets. they feel it can be a big market for professional soccer, as Sanderman said. With a large Latino and a Eastern European population, coupled with the sports frequently growing interest in the Chicago suburbs and Chicago Fire soccer tickets, soccer has a chance to be extremely wealthy along with Chicago Fire tickets sales.

The Fire signed talented players, marketing their Polish population 2nd largest on the globe next to Warsaw population, and scored very big with Eastern Euro players. Poland national team captain P.Nowak was signed by The MLS and allocated to Chicago on December 16, 1997 and many polish start buying Chicago Fire tickets. In addition to Nowak, J.Podbrozny and R.Kosecki were added to the roster. L.Kubik from the Czech Republic made it four international players for the team then Chicago Fire soccer tickets start picking up. Fire native F.Klopas, a former Chicago Sting player signed with the Fire. Chicago has also targeted their Spanish population with the signing of J.Campos, D.Gutierrez and C.Armas. Campos stayed for one season but the other two quickly became Chicago favorites and more players start selling more Chicago Fire soccer tickets.

In its inaugural season, the Fire made an big impression on the city of Chicago and put its name in the MLS history books as first expansion team in league history to win an MLS cup in its 1st season. But the season with the big Chicago Fire tickets sales was memorable too.
The Fire finished the season with a 20W-12L record, securing a second place in the Western Conference. While the team finish has already surprised people, things were about to get better. The Fire put down the Colorado Rapids in 2 close games in the 1st round of the playoffs, the Western Conference semifinals and this game had sale more Chicago Fire soccer tickets than many.

Chicago traveled to L.A. to take on the Number 1 team on the Conference. The Chicago Fire prevailed defeating the Galaxy on a J.Marschgoal in the 88th minute off a rebound from L. Kubik set piece. Game two of the Western Conference Finals was held in Chicago and lots of Chicago Fire tickets were sold. A close match 1-1 sent the whole game into a shootout. In front of 33,000 fans that bought many Chicago Fire tickets, the Fire won the game and advanced to the Cup.The Fire went into the Cup facing the champion MLS had known, 2-time winner D.C. United. 2 first half Fire goals stunned D.C. Chicago's defense recorded the 1st  clean sheet in Cup Final history as Chicago Fire took the title in the season 2-0 and Chicago Fire tickets made a big jump. The winning did not stop there. 6 days later, in the U.S. Open final where lots of Chicago Fire soccer tickets were bought, the Fire got a Golden Goal from Chicago own F.Klopas which helped down the Columbus 2-0. The Fire Did the Double a perfect end to the inaugural season.

The 2nd season put pressure on the Fire shoulders with less Chicago Fire tickets sold. Can the team repeat their performance or was the first season just a fluke? The Fire battled within the season for the Number 1 position of the Conference, securing a second straight playoff come in and 3rd place in the West (18W-14L, 48 points). Before heading to post-season competition, Chicago played in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Fire defeated Joe Public (Trinidad and Tobago) 2-0, lost to Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 1-1 (4-5 PK) and tied D.C. United at 2-2, bringing home third-place accolades. With veteran players and young stars (Ante Razov, Josh Wolff and Dema Kovalenko) the future of the Fire is sure to be hot.