CHICAGO, IL (Nov. 4, 2009) - Major League Soccer today announced that the Chicago Fire claimed the Team Fair Play award for accumulating the fewest disciplinary points of any team during the 2009 regular season. The Fire accumulated just 259.5 disciplinary points through their 30 regular season games this season.Disciplinary points are assigned as follow: four points for each caution received, 10 points for each red card, 0.50 points for each foul committed and a reduction of 15 points for each game that a team completes without receiving any cards or action from the MLS Disciplinary Committee.
While Fire players received 46 yellow cards and four red cards in 2009, the team completed six of their games without receiving any cards or action from the MLS Disciplinary Committee. Through those six games, the Fire posted a record of 2-2-2.
The Fire return to action in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the New England Revolution at TOYOTA PARK on Saturday, Nov. 7 (7:30 p.m. CT, FSC/FSE).
MLS Fair Play Award -Team Winners:
2009: Chicago Fire
2008: New England Revolution
2007: Columbus Crew
2006: Kansas City Wizards
2005: Kansas City Wizards
2004: Columbus Crew
2003: New England Revolution
2002: Kansas City Wizards
2001: San Jose Earthquakes
2000: Tampa Bay Mutiny
1999: Columbus Crew
1998: Kansas City Wizards
1997: Columbus Crew
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