Welcome to Fire20, a new weekly series that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club by making deep dives into the team’s history. This week we look back at the 1999 season.
The 1998 season was one that Bob Bradley and the Chicago Fire could have only dreamed of when they were putting the team together. In their first-ever season as a club, the Fire managed to win the domestic double. The Men in Red defeated D.C. United 2-0 in the MLS Cup final and topped Columbus 2-1 to secure the U.