2020 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2020 Atlanta United 2 season is the team's third year of existence, their third season in the USL which is now rebranded as the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Atlanta United 2
2020 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head CoachStephen Glass (until July 27, 2020)
Tony Annan (interim) (July 27, 2020 - present)
StadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
USL Championship3rd Group H
USL PlayoffsTBD
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 851
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All:
Biggest defeat0–3
(July 24 at Charleston)

Players

As of August 15, 2020.[1]
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
7FW24 Amadou Macky Diop Radford UniversityTransferNovember 19, 2019[2]
2DF24 Jack Gurr Georgia RevolutionTransferDecember 5, 2019[3]
8FW20 Daniel Steedman University of VirginiaTransferJanuary 8, 2020[4]
9FW23 Phillip Goodrum UNC WilimgtonTransferDraft PickJanuary 13, 2020[5]
14MF25 Baboucarr Njie NCWCTransferJanuary 14, 2020[6]
3DF26 Modou Jadama Portland TimbersTransferJanuary 22, 2020[7]
11FW24 Lamin JawnehUnattatchedTransferJanuary 23, 2020[8]
4DF25 Bradley Kamdem Saint Louis FCTransferJanuary 24, 2020[9]
1GK24 Ben Lundgaard Columbus CrewTransferJanuary 27, 2020[10]
23GK20 Gabriel Rosario Huddersfield TownTransferFebruary 7, 2020[11]
5MF20 Abdoulaye Diop Eastern Florida State CollegeTransferFebruary 7, 2020[12]
31DF23 Patrick Nielsen Michigan State UniversityTransferDraft PickJune 29, 2020[13]
—FW18 Erik López OlimpiaLoanJuly 18, 2020[14]

Out
No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
1GK24 Paul Christensen Greenville TriumphContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][16]
2DF32 Tyler RuthvenN/ARetiredOctober 21, 2019
3DF21 Guillermo Benítez Plaza AmadorLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
4MF28 Jack Metcalf San Diego LoyalContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][17]
5DF21 Wesly Decas FC MoraviaLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
8MF24 Kevin BarajasFree AgentContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15]
11MF21 Laurent KissiedouFree AgentContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15]
16MF20 Alessandro Castro JuticalpaContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][18]
24GK25 Dylan Castanheira Fort Lauderdale CFContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][19]
29MF20 Bienvenue Kanakimana MFK VyškovLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
6MF23 Laurence Wyke Atlanta United FCTransferMarch 5, 2020[20]

Academy Leaves
No. Pos. Age Player College/Club Date
28DF18 Garrison TubbsWake ForestAugust 1, 2020
40DF18 Brandon ClagettePittsburghAugust 1, 2020
41DF18 Jordan MatthewsSouth CarolinaAugust 1, 2020

Competitions

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 7 5 2 0 13 4 +9 17 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
3 Atlanta United 2 9 1 2 6 10 18 −8 5
4 Miami FC 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 1 2 6 10 18  −8 5 1 2 2 7 9  −2 0 0 4 3 9  −6

Last updated: August 15, 2020.
Source: USL

Results by matchday
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ResultLLDLWDLLL
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Updated to match(es) played on August 15, 2020. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

March 8, 2020 USLC 1Atlanta United 20–1Charleston BatteryKennesaw, Georgia
3:30 PM EST Bashti  57' Report Kelly-Rosales  21'
Gdula  40'
Lewis  63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 851
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 11, 2020 USLC 2Tampa Bay Rowdies2–1Atlanta United 2St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Doherty  52'
Mkosana  61'
Fernandes  87',  90'		 Report Bashti  7'
Conway  11'
Reilly  90+7'
 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 18, 2020 USLC 3Atlanta United 22–2Memphis 901Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Conway  21'
Gannon  57'
Diop  67'
Gurr  78'
Jawneh  90+7'		 Report Doyle  16'
Allen  44'
Hodge  74'
Segbers  90'
Jennings  90+2'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 24, 2020 USLC 4Charleston Battery3–0Atlanta United 2Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
8:00 PM EDT Nembhard  10'
Daley  20'
Rittmeyer  49'
Crawford  55'
Bosua  90+9'		 Report A. Diop  81' Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
July 29, 2020 USLC 5Atlanta United 24–3Miami FCKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Conway  15'  69'  69'
Macky Diop  41', 48'
Jadama  57'
Reilly  64'
Bashti  81'
Mejia  87',  90+5'		 Report Thiaw  13'
Velásquez  47'
González  68'
Griffiths  83'
Bah  90+3'
Williams  90+7'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 5, 2020 USLC 6Atlanta United 21–1Charleston BatteryKennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Jadama  27'
Gannon  36'
Macky Diop  67'
Goodrum  73'		 Report Paterson  38'
Archer  45'
Kelly-Rosales  86'
Cichero  90+4'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Chris Ruska
August 8, 2020 USLC 7Birmingham Legion1–0Atlanta United 2Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 PM EDT Crognale  27'
Kasim  45+1'		 Report Jadama  36' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
August 12, 2020 USLC 8Atlanta United 20–2Tampa Bay RowdiesKennesaw, Georgia
Goodrum  22'
Macky Diop  90+6'		 Report Lasso  34'
Tejada  81'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 15, 2020 USLC 9Charleston Battery3–2Atlanta United 2Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
8:00 PM EDT van Schaik  25'
Cichero  57'
Lewis  59', 90+1'
Archer  90+4'		 Report Macky Diop  6'
Reilly  32'
Morales  51'
Gurr  62'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Referee: John Matto
August 19, 2020 USLC 10Miami FCvAtlanta United 2Miami, Florida
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
August 22, 2020 USLC 11Tampa Bay RowdiesvAtlanta United 2St. Petersburg, Florida
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
September 2, 2020 USLC 12Philadelphia Union IIvAtlanta United 2Chester, Pennsylvania
Stadium: Subaru Park
September 12, 2020 USLC 13Atlanta United 2vMiami FCKennesaw, Georgia
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
September 16, 2020 USLC 14Atlanta United 2vTampa Bay RowdiesKennesaw, Georgia
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
September 23, 2020 USLC 15Atlanta United 2vNew York Red Bulls IIKennesaw, Georgia
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
October 4, 2020 USLC 16Miami FCvAtlanta United 2Miami, Florida
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

Statistics

Top scorers
As of August 15, 2020
Place Position Name USLC Playoffs Total
1 FW Amadou Macky Diop 4 0 4
2 FW Jackson Conway 3 0 3
3 MF Coleman Gannon 1 0 1
MF David Mejia 1 0 1
DF Efrain Morales 1 0 1
Total 10 0 10

Appearances and goals
As of August 15, 2020

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ben Lundgaard 909000
2 DF Jack Gurr 909000
3 DF Modou Jadama 909000
4 DF Bradley Kamdem 101000
5 MF Abdoulaye Diop 704+3000
7 FW Amadou Macky Diop 845+3400
8 MF Daniel Steedman 802+6000
9 FW Phillip Goodrum 908+1000
10 MF Amir Bashti 804+4000
11 FW Lamin Jawneh 600+6000
14 MF Baboucarr Njie 503+2000
16 MF Will Reilly 909000
21 DF George Bello 101000
23 GK Gabriel Rosario 000000
24 FW Tyler Wolff 101000
26 FW Coleman Gannon 918+1100
27 GK Vicente Reyes 000000
28 DF Garrison Tubbs 606000
29 MF Ajani Fortune 501+4000
30 DF Caleb Wiley 808000
31 DF Patrick Nielsen 403+1000
33 MF Matthew Edwards 202000
34 MF David Mejia 611+5100
35 DF Efrain Morales 110+1100
36 FW Jackson Conway 534+1300
Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:
22 FW Luiz Fernando 101000
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