2017 Chicago Red Stars season
The 2017 Chicago Red Stars season was the team's ninth season. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. In 2017, for the third consecutive season, the Red Stars made it to the post-season playoffs and was eliminated in the semi-final.
First-team squad
The entire 2017 roster was returned for 2018 NWSL season.;Roster
Players who were under contract to play for the club in 2017 NWSL season.
2018 squad
+ indicates player was added during the season, - indicates player was removed during the season.;College draft
Players selected by the club in 2017 NWSL College Draft.
;Loan to W-League clubs
After the 2018 season several Chicago Red Stars players were loaned to clubs of W-League of Australia to play in their 2017-2018 season.
| Player | W-League club |
| Danielle Colaprico | Adelaide United FC |
| Alyssa Mautz | Adelaide United FC |
| Katie Naughton | Adelaide United FC |
| Arin Gilliland | Newcastle Jets FC |
Management and Staff
;Front Office- Owner Arnim Whisler
- Manager Rory Dames
- Assistant Coach Bonnie Young
- Assistant Coach Brian Kibler
- Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach Jordi King
Regular season standings
League standing
Weekly ranking
Update June 1, 2018 Source:Results summary
Match results
Preseason
National Women's Soccer League
Regular season
Playoffs
Players statistics
Honors and awards
NWSL annual awards">2017 National Women's Soccer League season#Annual awards">NWSL annual awards
[NWSL Team of the Month]
| Month | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref |
| April |  Julie Ertz | ||||
| May | Samantha Johnson Casey Short | Danielle Colaprico | Christen Press | ||
| June | Casey Short | ||||
| July | Casey Short | Julie Ertz |
NWSL Goal of the Week">2017 National Women's Soccer League season#Weekly awards">NWSL Goal of the Week
| Week | Result | Player | Ref. |
| 5 | Christen Press | ||
| 6 | Sofia Huerta | ||
| 7 | Vanessa DiBernardo | ||
| 8 | Christen Press | ||
| 10 | Vanessa DiBernardo | ||
| 14 | Christen Press | ||
| 15 | Sofia Huerta | ||
| 19 | Julie Ertz | ||
| 21 | Casey Short | ||
| 22 | Sofia Huerta |