2019 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2019 Atlanta United 2 season is the team's second year of existence, their second season in the USL which is now rebranded as the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. This is the first season they will play their home matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.[1]

Atlanta United 2
2019 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head CoachStephen Glass
StadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
USL Championship14th
USL PlayoffsDNQ
Top goalscorerBienvenue Kanakimana (7)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 3,109
(May 4 vs. Nashville SC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 1,015
(July 24 vs. Charlotte)
Average home league attendance1,838
Biggest win5–2
(October 9 vs. Bethlehem Steel)
Biggest defeat1–8
(July 13 vs. NYRB II)

Players

As of September 20, 2019.[2]
The squad of Atlanta United 2 will be composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed to ATLUTD2, and Atlanta United Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with ATLUTD2 will retain their college eligibility.

Player movement

In
No. Pos. Age Player Transferred From Type Notes Date Source
7FW23 Luiz Fernando Richmond KickersTransferNovember 19, 2018
14FW18 Jackson Conway Atlanta United AcademyTransferDecember 20, 2018[3]
24GK24 Dylan Castanheira Columbia UniversityTransferJanuary 11, 2019[4]
3DF21 Guillermo Benítez Plaza AmadorLoanJanuary 31, 2019[5]
5DF21 Wesly Decas FC MoraviaLoanFebruary 15, 2019[6]
6MF23 Laurence Wyke Furman University TransferFebruary 20, 2019[7]
29MF20 Bienvenue Kanakimana MFK Vyškov LoanApril 12, 2019[8]
31MF23 Amir Bashti San Francisco Glens TransferDraft PickAugust 22, 2019[9]

Out
No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
16FW26 Rodolfo Fresno FCLoan ReturnNovember 30, 2018
18FW29 Devon Sandoval New Mexico UnitedContract ExpiredNovember 30, 2018[10]
6DF25 Andrew Kendall-Moullin Chattanooga Red WolvesContract ExpiredNovember 30, 2018[11]
15DF31 Shawn NicklawFree AgentContract ExpiredNovember 30, 2018[11]
3DF27 A. J. Cochran Phoenix RisingOption DeclinedNovember 30, 2018[11]
33GK29 Nicolas Caraux FC Versailles 78Option DeclinedNovember 30, 2018[11]
10FW23 Yosef Samuel Hobro IKReleasedJuly 29, 2019
7FW23 Luiz Fernando Atlanta UnitedTransferAugust 21, 2019[12]
18FW18 Diego Lopez Orange County SCMutual ConsentSeptember 20, 2019[13]

Academy Leaves
No. Pos. Age Player College/Club Date
34DF19 Kendall EdwardsNC StateAugust 10, 2019
36MF18 Will Vint Colorado RapidsAugust 20, 2019

Competitions

Friendlies
February 23, 2019 FriendlyChattanooga Red Wolves1–1Atlanta United 2Chattanooga, Tennessee
11:00 AM EST Mare  11' Okonkwo  55' Stadium: David Stanton Field

USL Championship
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Loudoun United FC 34 11 6 17 59 65 −6 39
13 Charlotte Independence 34 9 11 14 42 53 −11 38
14 Atlanta United 2 34 9 8 17 45 77 −32 35
15 Memphis 901 FC 34 9 7 18 37 52 −15 34
16 Bethlehem Steel FC 34 8 7 19 49 78 −29 31
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 9 8 17 45 77  −32 35 8 1 8 28 36  −8 1 7 9 17 41  −24

Last updated: October 20, 2019.
Source: USL

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAHHAHAAAHHAAAAHAHAHAHHHAHHAAHA
ResultWLDLWWLLLDDDLLLLLLDLWLWLLLWDWWDDWL
Position48612869121311111110121213171818181616151516161616151413131214
Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2019. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

March 9, 2019 USLC 1Atlanta United 22–0Hartford AthleticKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EST Gallagher  30'
Vazquez  80'
Conway  90+1'		 Report David  72' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
March 15, 2019 USLC 2Atlanta United 20–1Louisville CityKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EST Metcalf  5'
Asiedu  62'		 Report Thiam  72' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,571
Referee: Elton Garcia
March 23, 2019 USLC 3Charlotte Independence3–3Atlanta United 2Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST Gutman  58'
Oduro  75'
George  75'
Herrera  90+3'		 Report Williams  1', 42', 90+4',  58'
Benítez  24'
Wild  72'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 6, 2019 USLC 4Atlanta United 20–2Saint Louis FCKennesaw, Georgia
Williams  40' Report Fink  9' (pen.)
Cicerone  20'
Hilton  88'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 10, 2019 USLC 5Memphis 9010–1Atlanta United 2Memphis, Tennessee
8:00 PM EST Hackworth  44'
Caldwell  70'		 Report Barajas  45'
Vint  64'
Benítez  66'
Castanheira  70'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Alan Kelly
April 13, 2019 USLC 6Atlanta United 22–1North Carolina FCKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EST Wild  25'
Vint  62'
Conway  67'		 Report Lomis  36'
Smith  43'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
April 24, 2019 USLC 7Atlanta United 21–4Tampa Bay RowdiesKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EST Williams  30'
Fernando  34'
Carleton  63'
Wyke  69'
Campbell  85'		 Preview Oduro  36'
Diakité  39'
Fernandes  45'
Morad  59'
Campbell  67' (o.g.)
Tejada  87'
Allen  90'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,537
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 28, 2019 USLC 8Ottawa Fury2–0Atlanta United 2Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM EST François  40'
Meilleur-Giguère  67'		 Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,691
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 4, 2019 USLC 9Atlanta United 20–2Nashville SCKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Vint  18'
Conway  20'
Campbell  76'
Wyke  90+4'		 Report Vint  4' (o.g.)
LaGrassa  11'
Ríos  59'
Bourgeois  67'
Akinyode  90+2'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
May 12, 2019 USLC 10Bethlehem Steel FC1–1Atlanta United 2Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM Chambers  20'
Topey  64'
Cortés  83'		 Report Wyke  11',  90'
Asiedu  59'
Hernández  72'
Vint  81'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 222
Referee: Lorant Varga
May 19, 2019 USLC 11Swope Park Rangers1–1Atlanta United 2Kansas City, Kansas
5:00 PM Hernandez  2'
Andrade  43'
Riley  73'
Karani  86'		 Report Campbell  23'
Wyke  29',  68'
Conway  90+1'
Hernández  90+6'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 419
Referee: Michael Radchuk
May 25, 2019 USLC 12Charleston Battery1–1Atlanta United 2Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EST Lewis  79'
Marini  82'		 Report Kissiedou  59',  71'
Campbell  67'
Wyke  90'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,854
Referee: Matthew Thompson
June 7, 2019 USLC 13Atlanta United 21–3New York Red Bulls IIKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Metcalf  5'
Decas  42'
Vazquez  66'
Gallagher  83'
Carleton  84'		 Report Koffi  12'
Rito  44'
Elney  47'
Zajec  76'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 15, 2019 USLC 14Atlanta United 20–5Pittsburgh RiverhoundsKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Barajas  15'
Ambrose  77'		 Report Mertz  4'
Dos Santos  7'
Brett  13'
Vancaeyezeele  70'
Wyke  76' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,305
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
June 22, 2019 USLC 15Indy Eleven1–0Atlanta United 2Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 PM Do-heon  18'
Gibson  68'
Diakhate  84'
Pasher  90+3'		 Report Benítez  12'
Hernández  33'
Wyke  54'
Kissiedou  68'
Decas  74'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
June 28, 2019 USLC 16Loudoun United2–1Atlanta United 2Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM Martinez  32'
Sorto  63',  79'		 Report Decas  6'
Conway  41'
Kissiedou  53'
Hernández  64'
Vint  76'
Benítez  86'		 Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 550
Referee: Calin Radosav
July 5, 2019 USLCAtlanta United 2P–PCharleston BatteryKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather[14]
July 13, 2019 USLC 17New York Red Bulls II8–1Atlanta United 2Montclair, New Jersey
5:00 PM Lema  19',  50',  63',  85'
Stroud  21',  39'
Nealis  22'
Buckmaster  27'
Epps  55' (pen.)		 Report Fernando  48'  70'
Wyke  58'
Conway  65'
Barajas  84'		 Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 802
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 20, 2019 USLC 18Birmingham Legion4–0Atlanta United 2Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 PM Wright  5'
Laurent  39'
Johnson  89'
Kasim  90+5' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Referee: Elton García
July 24, 2019 USLC 19Atlanta United 22–2Charlotte IndependenceKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Conway  24'
Kanakimana  33', 43'
Campbell  57'
Metcalf  74',  90+4'
Hernández  89'
Wyke  90+5'		 Report Herrera  27'
Maund  72'
Jones  80'
Jackson  90+5'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Marco Vega
July 27, 2019 USLC 20North Carolina FC4–2Atlanta United 2Cary, North Carolina
7:30 PM Ewolo  7', 45'
Miller  15', 19'		 Report Vint  34'
Kanakimana  41'
Carleton  66'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
August 2, 2019 USLC 21Atlanta United 24–2Loudoun UnitedKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Wyke  11'
Kanakimana  19', 28', 70'
Vint  46'
Carleton  51'
Hernández  62'
Conway  87'		 Report Wild  14'
Decas  24' (o.g.)
Verfurth  32'
Murphy  59'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 10, 2019 USLC 22Louisville City5–1Atlanta United 2Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 PM Ownby  16'
McMahon  41'
McCabe  75'
Spencer  83'
Rasmussen  85'		 Report Decas  49'
Hernández  65'
Conway  72'
Metcalf  86'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,292
Referee: Matthew Thompson
August 16, 2019 USLC 23Atlanta United 22–1Swope Park RangersKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Campbell  34'
Bello  36'
Conway  58'
Davis  74' (o.g.)		 Report Harris  87'
Riley  90+4'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,760
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 24, 2019 USLC 24Hartford Athletic3–2Atlanta United 2Hartford, Connecticut
5:00 PM Williams  27' (pen.)
Wojcik  77', 89',  90'
Barrera  81'		 Report Wyke  50'
Carleton  57',  85'
Vazquez  59'		 Stadium: Dillon Stadium
Attendance: 4,810
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 28, 2019 USLC 25Atlanta United 21–2Memphis 901Kennesaw, Georgia
7:00 PM Metcalf  37' (pen.)
Tubbs  71'
Vazquez  81'		 Report Lindley  55'
Najem  79',  83'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
September 4, 2019 USLC 26Atlanta United 20–5Birmingham LegionKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Reilly  37'
Okonkwo  84'		 Report Wright  3'
Williams  43'
Johnson  51'
Asiedu  76'
Kasim  81' (pen.)
Culbertson  88'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: John Griggs
September 7, 2019 USLC 27Atlanta United 23–2Ottawa FuryKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Carleton  1', 72'
Okonkwo  26'
Bashti  70'		 Report Boskovic  23'
Fall  39' (pen.),  89'
Barry  70'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 14, 2019 USLC 28Tampa Bay Rowdies1–1Atlanta United 2St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM Guenzatti  31'
Oduro  68'		 Report Wyke  13'
Conway  35'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Elton García
September 18, 2019 USLC 29Atlanta United 23–1Charleston BatteryKennesaw, Georgia
Fernando  10'
Bello  48'
Carleton  49'
Conway  62'
Metcalf  74' (pen.)
Decas  90+1'		 Report Rittmeyer  26'
Kelly-Rosales  29'
Anunga  67'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,476
Referee: Natalie Simon
September 25, 2019 USLC 30Atlanta United 22–1Indy ElevenKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM Campbell  24',  34'
Carleton  31',  61'
Wyke  38'
Decas  52'
Kissiedou  90+3'		 Report Hackshaw  9'
Barrett  36'
Gibson  43'
Barrett  90+5'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 28, 2019 USLC 31Saint Louis FC1–1Atlanta United 2Fenton, Missouri
8:30 PM Blackwood  67'
Kacher  75'		 Report Bashti  72'
Metcalf  88'		 Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
October 5, 2019 USLC 32Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–1Atlanta United 2Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM Brett  45' (pen.)
Dover  62'
Adewole  74'		 Report Campbell  35'
Wyke  59'
Fernando  72'
Metcalf  76'
Kissiedou  81'
Decas  87'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
October 9, 2019 USLC 33Atlanta United 25–2Bethlehem Steel FCKennesaw, Georgia
Decas  13'
Campbell  29',  38'
Ambrose  43'
Castanheira  47'
Okonkwo  57'
Adams  58'
Bello  61' (pen.)
Kanakimana  87' (pen.)
Fernando  90+2'		 Report Ofeimu  36'
Moumbagna  48' (pen.)
Miscic  77'
Morton  87'
Turner  89'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,702
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 19, 2019 USLC 34Nashville SC3–0Atlanta United 2Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Lasso  23'
Ríos  32', 39'
Davis  67'		 Report Kissiedou  41' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,773
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

Statistics

Top scorers
As of October 20, 2019
Place Position Name USLC Playoffs Total
1 MF Bienvenue Kanakimana 7 0 7
2 MF Andrew Carleton 5 0 5
FW Jackson Conway 5 0 5
4 FW Brandon Vazquez 3 0 3
FW Romario Williams 3 0 3
DF Laurence Wyke 3 0 3
7 DF George Campbell 2 0 2
FW Luiz Fernando 2 0 2
MF Jack Metcalf 2 0 2
FW Patrick Okonkwo 2 0 2
9 DF Mikey Ambrose 1 0 1
MF Kevin Barajas 1 0 1
FW Amir Bashti 1 0 1
DF George Bello 1 0 1
DF Guillermo Benítez 1 0 1
DF Wesly Decas 1 0 1
FW Jon Gallagher 1 0 1
MF Laurent Kissiedou 1 0 1
MF Will Vint 1 0 1
FW Gordon Wild 1 0 1
Own Goals101
Total 45 0 45

Appearances and goals
As of October 20, 2019

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Paul Christensen 000000
2 DF Tyler Ruthven 908+1000
3 DF Guillermo Benítez 21110+11100
4 DF Jack Metcalf 31231200
5 DF Wesly Decas 24123+1100
6 DF Laurence Wyke 29326+3300
7 FW Luiz Fernando 32227+5200
8 MF Kevin Barajas 1318+5100
11 MF Laurent Kissiedou 21111+10100
12 MF Mo Adams 404000
13 GK Brendan Moore 909000
14 FW Jackson Conway 22517+5500
15 DF José Hernández 17016+1000
16 MF Alessandro Castro 604+2000
19 FW Brandon Vazquez 634+2300
20 DF Florentin Pogba 404000
21 DF George Bello 12111+1100
22 DF Mikey Ambrose 12111+1100
24 GK Dylan Castanheira 21021000
25 GK Alec Kann 404000
27 MF Chris Goslin 201+1000
28 MF Dion Pereira 504+1000
29 MF Bienvenue Kanakimana 1678+8700
30 MF Andrew Carleton 15514+1500
31 MF Amir Bashti 917+2100
32 MF Kevin Kratz 807+1000
34 DF Kendall Edwards 202000
35 FW Patrick Okonkwo 16210+6200
36 MF Will Vint 1619+7100
37 DF George Campbell 22220+2200
38 DF Franco Escobar 101000
39 MF Will Reilly 1005+5000
40 DF Brandon Clagette 404000
41 DF Jordan Matthews 201+1000
42 DF Garrison Tubbs 604+2000
Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:
9 FW Romario Williams 535300
10 MF Yosef Samuel 802+6000
23 MF Lagos Kunga 200+2000
26 FW Jon Gallagher 818100
31 MF Anderson Asiedu 1008+2000
33 FW Gordon Wild 816+2100

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