With today's league-wide announcement of MLS First Kick and Home Opening matches, we wanted to take a photgraphic look back at some of the team's previous matches to open their season...
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Fire First Kick and Opening Day in Photos
A look back at the club's previous opening matches...
Storified by Chicago Fire Soccer Club · Tue, Dec 18 2012 09:07:09
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Polish striker Roman Kosecki scored the first goal in Fire history, tallying what would stand as the game winner in the 76th minute of a 2-0 victory at the Miami Fusion on March 21, 1998.
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Hristo Stoitchkov celebrates the first of two goals in his Fire debut, which came in a 4-2 First Kick loss at the Dallas Burn on March 18, 2000.
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John Wolyniec celebrates after tallying in the 16th minute of the Fire's 1-1 First Kick draw at Columbus on April 7, 2001.
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Damani Ralph makes his Fire debut in the teams 1-1 First Kick and Home Opening draw with the New England Revolution on April 13, 2003 at Cardinal Stadium in Naperville, Ill.
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Goalkeeper Henry Ring makes four saves en route to earning his first career MLS shutout in a 0-0 First Kick draw with the Kansas City Wizards on April 13, 2004.
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Fire players celebrate Thiago's 90th minute winner in the team's 2-1 home opening victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on April 16, 2005.
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Fire players celebrate the first-ever goal scored in Toyota Park by Nate Jaqua, tallied in the 39th minute of the team's 3-3 draw vs. new England on June 11, 2006.
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The Grand Opening of Toyota Park comes with a 2-0 Fire win over the New York Red Bulls on June 25, 2006.
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Gonzalo Segares battles New England's Taylor Twellman in the Fire's 1-0 home opening victory over the New England Revolution on April 7, 2007 at Toyota Park.
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Logan Pause celebrates his first-career MLS goal, the game winner in the team's 1-0 Opening Night victory over New England on April 7, 2007 at Toyota Park.
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Cuauhtemoc Blanco celebrates his stoppage time equalizer in the Fire's 1-1 away draw at Real Salt Lake in First Kick 2008.
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Tomasz Frankowski scores one of his two goals in the Fire's 4-0 Opening Night victory over New England on April 3, 2008 at Toyota Park.
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Marco Pappa tallies his first career Fire goal in the 33rd minute of the team's 1-0 Opening Day victory over the New York Red Bulls on April 5, 2009.
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Section 8 Chicago tifo ahead of the sold-out Opening Night match vs. San Jose Earthquakes on April 10, 2010.
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Diego Chaves tallies his first goal in his Fire debut in the 17th minute of the team's 1-1 First Kick draw at FC Dallas on March 19, 2011.
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Gaston Puerari puts the Fire ahead 2-0 in the 40th minute of the team's 3-2 Opening Day victory over Sporting KC on March 26, 2011.
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Section 8 Chicago celebrates the team's 3-2 Opening Day victory over Sporting KC on March 26, 2011.
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Dominic Oduro equalizes for the Fire in the team's 1-1 First Kick draw with the Montreal Impact on March 17, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium.
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Section 8 Chicago tifo ahead of the team's 1-0 Opening Night win over the Philadelphia Union on March 24, 2012
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Dominic Oduro heads home the eventual game winner in the Fire's 1-0 Opening Night victory over the Philadelphia Union on March 24, 2012.
