2018 Atlanta United FC season

The 2018 Atlanta United FC season was the second season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the tenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta played their home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and were coached by Gerardo "Tata" Martino. Outside of MLS, the team participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup and the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, as well as various preseason competitions.

Atlanta United

2018 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head Coach	Gerardo Martino
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
MLS	Conference: 2nd Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Josef Martínez (31) All: Josef Martínez (35)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 73,019 (December 8 vs. Portland Timbers)
Lowest home attendance	League: 44,696 (May 10 vs. Sporting Kansas City) All: 9,742 (June 6 vs. Charleston Battery)
Average home league attendance	53,002 (league - regular season) 55,730 (league - inc. playoffs) 52,970 (all)
Biggest win	5 goals: ATL 5–0 LAFC (April 7)
Biggest defeat	4 goals: HOU 4–0 ATL (March 3)
Home colors Away colors

On November 17, 2017, Atlanta United announced the launch of a reserve team, Atlanta United 2, to play in what is currently named the USL Championship at the start of the 2018 season.[1]

With a win over Chicago Fire on October 21, Atlanta qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by having the best aggregate record across the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[2] The club later qualified for the competition by winning MLS Cup 2018, so their previously-held spot was allocated to the team with the second best aggregate record, New York Red Bulls.

Club

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan (3rd Captain)		GK	(1984-09-09) September 9, 1984	Middlesbrough	53	0
25	Alec Kann		GK	(1990-08-08) August 8, 1990	Sporting Kansas City	23	0
27	Mitch Hildebrandt		GK	(1988-11-12) November 12, 1988	FC Cincinnati	0	0
33	Paul Christensen[lower-alpha 1]		GK	(1996-04-15) April 15, 1996	University of Portland	1	0
Defenders
2	Franco Escobar		RB	(1995-02-21) February 21, 1995	Newell's Old Boys	28	3
3	Michael Parkhurst (Captain)		CB	(1984-01-24) January 24, 1984	Columbus Crew	72	0
4	Greg Garza		LB	(1991-08-16) August 16, 1991	Tijuana	42	3
5	Leandro González Pírez		CB	(1992-02-26) February 26, 1992	Estudiantes	73	2
12	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997	Syracuse University	15	0
13	José Hernández[lower-alpha 2]		LB	(1997-06-26) June 26, 1997	Caracas	1	0
14	Sal Zizzo		RB	(1987-04-03) April 3, 1987	New York Red Bulls	8	0
16	Chris McCann		LB	(1987-07-21) July 21, 1987	Wigan Athletic	50	1
21	George Bello (HGP)		LB	(2002-01-22) January 22, 2002	Atlanta United Academy	3	1
22	Mikey Ambrose		LB	(1993-10-05) October 5, 1993	Orlando City	20	0
Midfielders
6	Darlington Nagbe		AM	(1990-07-19) July 19, 1990	Portland Timbers	28	0
8	Ezequiel Barco (DP)		AM	(1999-03-23) March 23, 1999	Independiente	33	5
10	Miguel Almirón (DP)		LW	(1994-02-10) February 10, 1994	Lanús	70	22
11	Eric Remedi		DM	(1995-06-04) June 4, 1995	Banfield	18	1
15	Héctor Villalba	[lower-alpha 3]	RW	(1994-07-26) July 26, 1994	San Lorenzo	69	21
18	Jeff Larentowicz (Vice Captain)		DM	(1983-08-05) August 5, 1983	LA Galaxy	73	2
20	Chris Goslin (HGP)		AM	(2000-05-12) May 12, 2000	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
23	Lagos Kunga (HGP)		LW	(1998-10-20) October 20, 1998	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
24	Julian Gressel		AM	(1993-12-16) December 16, 1993	Providence College	75	10
28	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu		AM	(1994-11-30) November 30, 1994	Harvard University	4	0
30	Andrew Carleton (HGP)		RW	(2000-06-22) June 22, 2000	Atlanta United Academy	11	1
32	Kevin Kratz		CM	(1987-01-21) January 21, 1987	Philadelphia Union	52	4
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		ST	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993	Torino	61	55
9	Romario Williams		CF	(1994-08-15) August 15, 1994	Montreal Impact	19	2
19	Brandon Vazquez		CF	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998	Tijuana	25	3
Players out on loan
26	Jon Gallagher[lower-alpha 4]		RW	(1996-02-23) February 23, 1996	University of Notre Dame	0	0
29	Oliver Shannon		MF	(1995-09-12) September 12, 1995	Clemson University	0	0
31	Patrick Okonkwo (HGP)		CF	(1998-04-23) April 23, 1998	Atlanta United Academy	0	0
—	Gordon Wild (GA)		FW	(1995-10-16) October 16, 1995	University of Maryland	0	0

1. Christensen was signed to Atlanta United 2, but was signed to the first team under Short-Term Agreements twice during the 2018 season due to injury and suspension.[3][4]
2. Hernández was on the club's roster until July 15, when he was loaned to Atlanta United 2. He was recalled on August 19.
3. On September 4, 2018 Héctor Villalba made a one time switch to represent Paraguay, which he qualifies to represent through his father.[5]
4. Gallagher was on the club's roster until August 19, when he was loaned to Atlanta United 2.

International roster slots

Atlanta had seven International Roster Slots at the end of the 2018 season. Josef Martínez occupied an International Roster Slot until July 9, when he received a green card, making him a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[6] Jon Gallagher occupied an International Roster Slot until August 19, when he was sent on loan to Atlanta United 2 and José Hernández was recalled from the second team to replace Gallagher.[7]

Atlanta United International Roster Slots

Slot	Player	Country
1	Franco Escobar	Argentina
2	Leandro González Pírez	Argentina
3	Ezequiel Barco	Argentina
4	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay
5	Julian Gressel	Germany
6	Eric Remedi	Argentina
7	José Hernández	Venezuela

Results

Non-competitive

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Nashville SC v Atlanta United

February 10, 2018 Friendly	Nashville SC	1–3	Atlanta United	Nashville, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. EST	Mensah  65'	Report	Martínez  58' Vazquez  75' Williams  78'	Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 9,059

Carolina Challenge Cup

Main article: 2018 Carolina Challenge Cup

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

February 17, 2018 1	Atlanta United	1–3	Columbus Crew	Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST	Almirón  90'	Report	Santos  13' C. Martínez  34' J. Martínez  71' (o.g.)	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Atlanta United v Minnesota United

February 21, 2018 2	Atlanta United	1–1	Minnesota United	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EST	Barco  85'		Molino  52' (pen.)	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Charleston Battery v Atlanta United

February 24, 2018 3	Charleston Battery	0–0	Atlanta United	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2	Atlanta United FC	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69
3	New York City FC	34	16	10	8	59	45	+14	56	Knockout round
4	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
5	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
6	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	50

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[8]

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1	New York Red Bulls (X)	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Atlanta United FC (C)	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69
3	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	8	8	65	40	+25	62
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	11	5	52	37	+15	59

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[9] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
     1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
        
     2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
        
     Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
     One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	21	6	7	70	44	+26	69	11	4	2	42	19	+23	10	2	5	28	25	+3

Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L
Position (conf.)	11	6	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2

Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Houston Dynamo v Atlanta United

March 3, 2018 1	Houston Dynamo	4–0	Atlanta United	Houston, Texas
3:30 p.m. EST	Wenger  5' Senderos  23' Manotas  27' Cerén  45+5' Seitz  61'	Report	González Pírez  32' McCann  34' Gressel  45+7'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,377 Referee: Allen Chapman

Atlanta United v D.C. United

March 11, 2018 2	Atlanta United	3–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez  24' Garza  50' Escobar  63' Almirón  73' Villalba  75'	Report	Fisher  36' Mattocks  86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,035 Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: 2018-03-11 - Atlanta United vs DC United

Atlanta United v Vancouver Whitecaps

March 17, 2018 3	Atlanta United	4–1	Vancouver Whitecaps	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Martínez  15' (pen.), 60', 88' Larentowicz  45+3' Maund  58' (o.g.)	Report	Juárez  13' Waston  13' Aja  60' Reyna  72' Hurtado  85'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,003 Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: 2018-03-17 - Atlanta United vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Minnesota United v Atlanta United

March 31, 2018 4	Minnesota United	0–1	Atlanta United	Minneapolis, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT	Calvo  90+3'	Report	González Pírez  1'  38' Calvo  3' (o.g.) Guzan  90+1'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,057 Referee: Chris Penso

Atlanta United v Los Angeles FC

April 7, 2018 5	Atlanta United	5–0	Los Angeles FC	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EDT	McCann  1' Gressel  17' Almirón  48',  88' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Martínez  67' Williams  90+7',  90+8'	Report	Moutinho  90'  90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,207 Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: 2018-04-07 - Atlanta United vs LAFC

Atlanta United v New York City FC

April 15, 2018 6	Atlanta United	2–2	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EDT	Garza  29' McCann  56',  70' Larentowicz  90+3'	Report	Ring  32',  73' Villa  38' (pen.),  89' Moralez  55' Herrera  80'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,001 Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: 2018-04-15 - Atlanta United vs NYFC

LA Galaxy v Atlanta United

April 21, 2018 7	LA Galaxy	0–2	Atlanta United	Carson, California
10:30 p.m. EDT	Skjelvik  24' Kitchen  29' Carrasco  85'	Report	Martínez  22' Parkhurst  75' Almirón  77',  90+4' (pen.) Williams  90+3'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,846 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Atlanta United v Montreal Impact

April 28, 2018 8	Atlanta United	4–1	Montreal Impact	Atlanta, Georgia
1:00 p.m. EDT	González Pírez  56' Garza  59' Almirón  70' (pen.), 84',  81' Kratz  78', 90+4'	Report	Taïder  13',  83' Piette  35' Bush  60' Duvall  68'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,039 Referee: Chico Grajeda

Chicago Fire v Atlanta United

May 5, 2018 9	Chicago Fire	1–2	Atlanta United	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT	Kappelhof  24' Ellis  61' Lillard  80'	Report	Barco  53',  73' Martínez  57' González Pírez  65' Villalba  90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,024 Referee: Drew Fischer

Atlanta United v Sporting Kansas City

May 9, 2018 10	Atlanta United	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Larentowicz  31' Guzan  34'	Report	Sallói  67' Gerso  87' Besler  89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,696 Referee: Mark Geiger

Orlando City v Atlanta United

May 13, 2018 11	Orlando City	1–2	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT	Higuita  20' Bendik  32' Meram  57' Yotún  84' Rosell  88' Johnson  90+4'	Report	Martínez  10' (pen.) Barco  31' Villalba  84'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,232 Referee: Alan Kelly

Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls

May 20, 2018 12	Atlanta United	1–3	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Barco  26' Almirón  42' Larentowicz  49' González Pírez  65' Garza  71'	Report	Valot  29' Royer  42' (pen.) Wright-Phillips  51', 55' Parker  57' Lade  90+5'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,089 Referee: Chris Penso
Note: 2018-05-20 - Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls

New England Revolution v Atlanta United

May 30, 2018 13	New England Revolution	1–1	Atlanta United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Zahibo  53' Anibaba  73' Németh  81' Bunbury  88' (pen.)	Report	Martínez  23' Gressel  36' Guzan  88' Williams  89'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,547 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union

June 2, 2018 14	Atlanta United	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez  21' (pen.), 49', 83' (pen.)	Report	Bedoya  11'  19' Medunjanin  19'  19' Picault  23',  52'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,140 Referee: Sorin Stoica
Note: 2018-06-02 - Atlanta United vs Philadelphia Union - Martinez scoring

New York City FC v Atlanta United

June 9, 2018 15	New York City FC	1–1	Atlanta United	The Bronx, New York
12:30 p.m. EDT	Sweat  35' Berget  58' Callens  77'	Report	Martínez  48' González Pírez  64' Williams  73'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,628 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Columbus Crew v Atlanta United

June 13, 2018 16	Columbus Crew	0–2	Atlanta United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Trapp  81'	Report	Parkhurst  8' Ambrose  27' Martínez  30' Escobar  72' Villalba  82'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Ted Unkel

Atlanta United v Portland Timbers

June 24, 2018 17	Atlanta United	1–1	Portland Timbers	Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 p.m. EDT	Escobar  32' Gressel  56'	Report	Chará  24' Mabiala  32',  44'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,116 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: 2018-06-24 - Atlanta United vs Portland Timbers

Atlanta United v Orlando City

June 30, 2018 18	Atlanta United	4–0	Orlando City	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez  3' Almirón  55', 78' Barco  57'	Report	Johnson  19'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 71,932 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: 2018-06-30 - Atlanta United vs Orlando City

FC Dallas v Atlanta United

July 4, 2018 19	FC Dallas	3–2	Atlanta United	Frisco, Texas
8:00 p.m. EDT	Lamah  14' Ziegler  22' Akindele  86', 88'	Report	Martínez  41', 73' Escobar  45'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 17,298 Referee: Alan Kelly

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United

July 7, 2018 20	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Atlanta United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	McKenzie  19' Blake  57'	Report	Parkhurst  21' Martínez  58' (pen.) Villalba  76'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,025 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Atlanta United v Seattle Sounders

July 15, 2018 21	Atlanta United	1–1	Seattle Sounders	Atlanta, Georgia
2:00 p.m. EDT	González Pírez  15' Escobar  44' Martínez  48' Parkhurst  56'	Report	McCrary  26'  63' Lodeiro  45' (pen.),  90+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,243 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note: 2018-07-15 - Atlanta United vs Seattle Sounders

Atlanta United v D.C. United

July 21, 2018 22	Atlanta United	3–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EDT	Martínez  30', 54', 73'	Report	Stieber  8' Arriola  49' Rooney  50' Durkin  78'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,087 Referee: Drew Fischer

Montreal Impact v Atlanta United

July 28, 2018 23	Montreal Impact	1–2	Atlanta United	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT	Piatti  87'	Report	Escobar  23' Martínez  31', 57' Parkhurst  77'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,064 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

August 4, 2018 24	Atlanta United	2–2	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez  53' (pen.), 67' Remedi  72' Larentowicz  74'	Report	Giovinco  45+1',  60' Bono  52' Ricketts  90+1' Mavinga  90+5'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,191 Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: 2018-08-04 - Atlanta United vs Toronto FC

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

August 19, 2018 25	Atlanta United	3–1	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez  31' McCann  45+1' Villalba  76',  86' Almirón  82',  83' Guzan  88'	Report	Zardes  50' Artur  90+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,303 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Orlando City v Atlanta United

August 24, 2018 26	Orlando City	1–2	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT	Sutter  39' Johnson  60' Rosell  86' Spector  90+3'	Report	González Pírez  21' Martínez  74',  75'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,058 Referee: Ismail Elfath

D.C. United v Atlanta United

September 2, 2018 27	D.C. United	3–1	Atlanta United	Washington, D.C.
5:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta  29', 77' Rooney  52' (pen.) Moreno  73'	Report	Remedi  25' Larentowicz  39' Barco  51' González Pírez  71'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,557 Referee: Allen Chapman

Colorado Rapids v Atlanta United

September 15, 2018 28	Colorado Rapids	0–3	Atlanta United	Commerce City, Colorado
3:30 p.m. EDT	Ford  34' Castillo  45+3' Gashi  90+4'	Report	Almirón  10', 18' Villalba  37',  45+4'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,788 Referee: Sorin Stoica

San Jose Earthquakes v Atlanta United

September 19, 2018 29	San Jose Earthquakes	3–4	Atlanta United	San Jose, California
11:00 p.m. EDT	Lima  13' Hoesen  43' Salinas  53' Qazaishvili  58'	Report	Escobar  7' Larentowicz  18' Villalba  45+3' Martínez  70' (pen.), 90+5' Almirón  73'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,948 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Atlanta United v Real Salt Lake

September 22, 2018 30	Atlanta United	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Gressel  37' Villalba  61'	Report	Sunny  43'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,017 Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Note: 2018-09-22 - Atlanta United vs Real Salt Lake

New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United

September 30, 2018 31	New York Red Bulls	2–0	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EDT	Royer  39' (pen.) Parker  45+1',  74' Ivan  88' Etienne  90+2'	Report	McCann  38' Gressel  43' Parkhurst  79'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,057 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Atlanta United v New England Revolution

October 6, 2018 32	Atlanta United	2–1	New England Revolution	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EDT	Bello  17' Gressel  52'	Report	Zahibo  16' Herivaux  38' Hauche  56' Caicedo  64' Agudelo  90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,122 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: 2018-10-06 - Atlanta United vs New England Revolution

Atlanta United v Chicago Fire

October 21, 2018 33	Atlanta United	2–1	Chicago Fire	Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT	Escobar  9' Kappelhof  26' (o.g.) Remedi  81'	Report	de Leeuw  24' Kappelhof  72'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 71,812 Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: 2018-10-21 - Atlanta United vs Chicago Fire

Toronto FC v Atlanta United

October 28, 2018 34	Toronto FC	4–1	Atlanta United	Toronto, Ontario
4:30 p.m. EDT	Janson  9', 83' Delgado  21' Giovinco  88'	Report	Martínez  77' (pen.)	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,895 Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs

New York City FC v Atlanta United

November 4, 2018 Semifinal Leg 1	New York City FC	0–1	Atlanta United	The Bronx, New York
7:30 p.m. EST	Moralez  10' Ring  41'	Report	Remedi  7',  37' Villalba  48' Martínez  78'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,198 Referee: Kevin Stott

Atlanta United v New York City FC

November 11, 2018 Semifinal Leg 2	Atlanta United	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
5:30 p.m. EST	Martínez  25' (pen.), 83' Almirón  42' Escobar  44' Robinson  61'	Report	Chanot  6',  45' Herrera  40' Moralez  74' Callens  88'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,526 Referee: Mark Geiger
Note: 2018-11-11 - Atlanta United vs NYCFC

Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls

November 25, 2018 Final Leg 1	Atlanta United	3–0	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EST	Martínez  32' González Pírez  62' Escobar  71' Villalba  90+5'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,016 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: 2018-11-25 - Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United

November 29, 2018 Final Leg 2	New York Red Bulls	1–0 (1–3 agg.)	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EST	Parker  64',  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,137 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Atlanta United v Portland Timbers

December 8, 2018 MLS Cup Final	Atlanta United	2–0	Portland Timbers	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 p.m. EST	Martínez  39' Escobar  54' McCann  90+4'	Report	Chará  80'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 73,019 Referee: Alan Kelly
Note: 2018-12-08 - Atlanta United vs Portland

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Atlanta United v Charleston Battery

June 6, 2018 Fourth Round	Atlanta United	3–0	Charleston Battery	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Carleton  14' Barco  47' (pen.) Williams  64'	Report	Candela  86'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 9,742 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

Atlanta United v Chicago Fire

June 20, 2018 Round of 16	Atlanta United	0–1	Chicago Fire	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	González Pírez  81'	Report	Katai  39' Nikolić  54'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 41,012 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Statistics

Top scorers

As of December 9, 2018

Place	Position	Name	MLS	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	Josef Martínez	31	4	0	35
2	MF	Miguel Almirón	12	1	0	13
3	MF	Héctor Villalba	7	1	0	8
4	MF	Ezequiel Barco	4	0	1	5
5	MF	Julian Gressel	4	0	0	4
6	DF	Franco Escobar	1	2	0	3
7	MF	Kevin Kratz	2	0	0	2
	FW	Romario Williams	1	0	1	2
9	DF	George Bello	1	0	0	1
	MF	Andrew Carleton	0	0	1	1
	DF	Greg Garza	1	0	0	1
	DF	Leandro González Pírez	1	0	0	1
	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	1	0	0	1
	DF	Chris McCann	1	0	0	1
	MF	Eric Remedi	0	1	0	1
Own Goals			3	0	0	3
Total			70	9	3	82

Disciplinary record

As of December 9, 2018

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			MLS Cup Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			Total
1	GK	Brad Guzan	3		1							3		1
2	DF	Franco Escobar	7			1						8
3	DF	Michael Parkhurst	6									6
4	DF	Greg Garza	2		1							2		1
5	DF	Leandro González Pírez	7	1		1			1			9	1
7	FW	Josef Martínez	1			1						2
8	MF	Ezequiel Barco	2									2
9	FW	Romario Williams	4									4
10	MF	Miguel Almirón	4									4
11	MF	Eric Remedi	3			1						4
12	DF	Miles Robinson				1						1
15	MF	Héctor Villalba	5			1						6
16	MF	Chris McCann	6			1						7
18	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	6									6
22	DF	Mikey Ambrose	1									1
24	MF	Julian Gressel	3									3
Total			59	1	2	7	0	0	1	0	0	67	1	2

Player Movement

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Type	US	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
31	ST	Patrick Okonkwo	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 17, 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[10]
21	DF	George Bello	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 17, 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[10]
23	MF	Lagos Kunga	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 17, 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[10]
4	DF	Greg Garza	Tijuana	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	November 29, 2017	[11]
27	GK	Mitch Hildebrandt	FC Cincinnati	Transfer	US	Free	December 1, 2017	[12]
2	DF	Franco Escobar	Newell's Old Boys	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	December 8, 2017	[13]
13	DF	José Hernández	Caracas	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	December 13, 2017	[14]
6	MF	Darlington Nagbe	Portland Timbers	Trade	US	Included in multi-person trade.[lower-alpha 2]	December 13, 2017	[15]
—	DF	Gbenga Arokoyo	Portland Timbers	Trade	Non-US	Included in multi-person trade.[lower-alpha 2]	December 13, 2017	[15]
9	ST	Romario Williams	Charleston Battery	Loan Return	US	Free	December 31, 2017
—	ST	Jeffrey Otoo	Charleston Battery	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
8	MF	Ezequiel Barco	Independiente	Transfer	Non-US	$15 Million	January 19, 2018	[17]
26	FW	Jon Gallagher	University of Notre Dame	Draft	Non-US	Free	January 19, 2018	[18]
—	FW	Gordon Wild	University of Maryland	Draft	Non-US	Free	January 19, 2018	[19]
14	DF	Sal Zizzo	New York Red Bulls	Transfer	US	Free	January 30, 2018	[20]
29	MF	Oliver Shannon	Clemson University	Draft	Non-US	Free	February 21, 2018	[21]
11	MF	Eric Remedi	Banfield	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed; Required TAM	June 26, 2018	[22]

SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Atlanta had four selections in the draft.

2018 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	14	Jon Gallagher	FW	Notre Dame	Non-US
2	36	Oliver Shannon	MF	Clemson	Non-US
	37	Gordon Wild	FW	Maryland	Non-US
4	70	Paul Christensen	GK	Portland	US

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	US	Start	End	Source
33	GK	Paul Christensen	Atlanta United 2	US	May 4, 2018	May 8, 2018	[3][4]
					May 8, 2018	May 10, 2018
34	FW	Yosef Samuel	Atlanta United 2	US	June 5, 2018	June 9, 2018	[23]

Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Type	US	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
21	DF	Mark Bloom	Free Agent[lower-alpha 3]	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
12	DF	Bobby Boswell	Free Agent[lower-alpha 3]	Contract Expired	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
9	FW	Kenwyne Jones	Sporting Kansas City[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 3]	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
27	DF	Zach Loyd	Free Agent	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
2	DF	Tyrone Mears	Minnesota United[lower-alpha 5]	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
—	FW	Jeffrey Otoo	Free Agent	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
25	GK	Kyle Reynish	Fresno FC	Contract Expired	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
23	GK	Alexandros Tabakis	Sporting Kansas City[lower-alpha 4]	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
13	MF	Harrison Heath	Minnesota United	Trade	US	Received 2019 fourth round pick	December 10, 2017	[31]
26	DF	Anton Walkes	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
11	MF	Yamil Asad	Vélez Sarsfield	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
14	MF	Carlos Carmona	Colo-Colo	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 30, 2018	[32]
29	MF	Jacob Peterson	Free Agent	Waived	US	Free	January 29, 2018	[33]
—	DF	Gbenga Arokoyo	Kalmar FF	Transfer	Non-US	Free	January 31, 2018	[16]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
31	FW	Patrick Okonkwo	Charleston Battery	February 17, 2018	October 20, 2018
—	FW	Gordon Wild	Charleston Battery	February 17, 2018	October 20, 2018
29	MF	Oliver Shannon	Atlanta United 2	February 17, 2018	October 13, 2018
13	DF	José Hernández	Atlanta United 2	July 15, 2018	August 19, 2018	[34]
26	FW	Jon Gallagher	Atlanta United 2	August 19, 2018	October 13, 2018	[7]

Due to a surplus of players under contract that required an International Roster Slot, Oliver Shannon was loaned to Atlanta United 2 for the full 2018 season. In addition, as part of Eric Remedi's incoming transfer, José Hernández was officially loaned to Atlanta United 2. Neither player could be recalled to the first team without an additional corresponding roster transaction. Players on the first team roster were able play for the second team without restriction.

On August 19, Hernández was in the matchday squad for the first team's match against the Columbus Crew. In order for this to be in compliance with league roster rules, Atlanta had to send forward Jon Gallagher on loan to Atlanta United 2 for the rest of the season and recall Hernández from the second team.[7]

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
2018 Fourth Round Pick	Los Angeles FC	International roster slot - 2018	[35]
2018 Second Round Pick	Sporting Kansas City	2021 Fourth Round Pick	[25]
Up to $600K in TAM ($500K minimum)	D.C. United	Discovery rights for Yamil Asad	[36]
$50K in GAM	New York Red Bulls	Discovery rights for Kaku	[37]

1. On June 17, 2017 Atlanta United academy players Patrick Okonkwo, George Bello, and Lagos Kunga signed Homegrown Player (HGP) contracts with the senior team, to be effective as of January 1, 2018.
2. Portland Timbers traded Darlington Nagbe and Gbenga Arokoyo to Atlanta in exchange for $650K in GAM in 2018, $100K in GAM in 2019, $300K in TAM and a 2018 international roster slot.[15] Arokoyo was never on the club's official roster and later signed for Kalmar FF.[16]
3. Later retired from professional soccer.
4. Following Atlanta United declining contract options on both players, the club traded the rights to Kenwyne Jones and Alexandros Tabakis along with their natural fourth round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for the rights to Kévin Oliveira and Tyler Pasher as well as Sporting Kansas City's natural second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Sporting Kansas City had declined contract options on Oliveira and Pasher on November 27, 2017.[25][26] Neither player was ever on Atlanta's official roster. Oliveira and Pasher later signed with Ottawa Fury and Indy Eleven, respectively.[27][28] Jones had already retired at the time of the transaction, and Tabakis later signed with North Carolina FC.[29]
5. After Atlanta United declined Mears' contract option, he was selected by Minnesota United in the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[30]

Honors

Weekly / monthly

MLS player of the month

Month	Player	Stats	Ref
April	Miguel Almirón	4 GP, 5 G, 2 A	[38]
July	Josef Martínez	5 GP, 9 G, 1 A	[39]
August	Josef Martínez (2)	4 GP, 4 G, 1 A	[40]

MLS team / player / coach of the week

Week	Team of the week		Player of the week	Coach of the week	Ref
	Starting XI	Bench
2	Julian Gressel	Miguel Almirón			[41]
3	Josef Martínez	Julian Gressel (2)	Josef Martínez		[42][43]
5	Michael Parkhurst				[44]
6	Julian Gressel (3) Michael Parkhurst (2)	Miguel Almirón (2)		Gerardo Martino	[45]
7	Miguel Almirón (3)				[46]
8	Miguel Almirón (4)				[47]
9	Miguel Almirón (5)	Kevin Kratz Ezequiel Barco	Miguel Almirón		[48][49]
10		Miguel Almirón (6)			[50]
11		Jeff Larentowicz			[51]
14	Miguel Almirón (7) Josef Martínez (2)		Josef Martínez (2)		[52][53]
15	Brad Guzan				[54]
16	Michael Parkhurst (3) Jeff Larentowicz (2)	Josef Martínez (3)		Gerardo Martino (2)	[55]
17		Julian Gressel (4)			[56]
18	Miguel Almirón (8)				[57]
19	Leandro González Pírez	Josef Martínez (4)			[58]
21	Josef Martínez (5)		Josef Martínez (3)		[59][60]
22	Josef Martínez (6)				[61]
23	Josef Martínez (7)	Jeff Larentowicz (3)			[62]
25		Héctor Villalba			[63]
26	Josef Martínez (8)		Josef Martínez (4)		[64][65]
29	Miguel Almirón (9) Julian Gressel (5)	Leandro González Pírez (2)			[66]
30	Miguel Almirón (10) Julian Gressel (6)	Héctor Villalba (2) Josef Martínez (9)			[67]
32	George Bello	Héctor Villalba (3)			[68]
34		Franco Escobar			[69]
Postseason	Miguel Almirón (11) Franco Escobar (2) Leandro González Pírez (3) Josef Martínez (10)	Not awarded			[70]

MLS goal of the week

Week	Player	Ref
2	Miguel Almirón	[71]
3	Josef Martínez	[72]
9	Kevin Kratz	[73]
10	Ezequiel Barco	[74]
15	Josef Martínez (2)	[75]
19	Héctor Villalba	[76]
26	Josef Martínez (3)	[77]
30	Héctor Villalba (2)	[78]

Annual

Honor	Player	Ref
MLS MVP	Josef Martínez	[79]
MLS Cup MVP	Josef Martínez	[80]
MLS Best XI	Miguel Almirón Josef Martínez	[81]
MLS Golden Boot	Josef Martínez	[82]
MLS Coach of the Year	Gerardo Martino	[83]
MLS All-Star Game	Miguel Almirón Ezequiel Barco Brad Guzan Josef Martínez Darlington Nagbe[lower-alpha 1] Michael Parkhurst	[84][85]
MLS All-Star Game MVP	Josef Martínez	[86]

1. Injured at the time of the game and did not participate.

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