| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arthur Blank |
| President | Darren Eales |
| Head coach | Stephen Glass |
| Stadium | Fifth Third Bank Stadium |
| USL Championship | 14th |
| USL Playoffs | DNQ |
| Top goalscorer | Bienvenue Kanakimana (7) |
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 3,109 (May 4 vs. Nashville SC) |
| Lowest home attendance | League/All: 1,015 (July 24 vs. Charlotte) |
| Average home league attendance | 1,838 |
| Biggest win | 5–2 (October 9 vs. Bethlehem Steel) |
| Biggest defeat | 1–8 (July 13 vs. NYRB II) |
The 2019 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's second year of existence, their second season in the USL (now rebranded as the USL Championship), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. It was their first season with home matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. [1]
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.
| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred From | Type | Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | 28 | | | Transfer | November 19, 2018 | ||
| 14 | FW | 23 | | | Transfer | December 20, 2018 | [3] | |
| 24 | GK | 30 | | | Transfer | January 11, 2019 | [4] | |
| 3 | DF | 26 | | | Loan | January 31, 2019 | [5] | |
| 5 | DF | 26 | | | Loan | February 15, 2019 | [6] | |
| 6 | MF | 28 | | | Transfer | February 20, 2019 | [7] | |
| 29 | MF | 25 | | | Loan | April 12, 2019 | [8] | |
| 31 | MF | 28 | | | Transfer | Draft Pick | August 22, 2019 | [9] |
| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred To | Type | Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | FW | 31 | | | Loan Return | November 30, 2018 | ||
| 18 | FW | 34 | | | Contract Expired | November 30, 2018 | [10] | |
| 6 | DF | 30 | | | Contract Expired | November 30, 2018 | [11] | |
| 15 | DF | 36 | | Free Agent | Contract Expired | November 30, 2018 | [11] | |
| 3 | DF | 32 | | | Option Declined | November 30, 2018 | [11] | |
| 33 | GK | 34 | | | Option Declined | November 30, 2018 | [11] | |
| 10 | FW | 28 | | | Released | July 29, 2019 | ||
| 7 | FW | 28 | | | Transfer | August 21, 2019 | [12] | |
| 18 | FW | 23 | | | Mutual Consent | September 20, 2019 | [13] | |
| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | College/Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | DF | 24 | | NC State | August 10, 2019 |
| 36 | MF | 23 | | | August 20, 2019 |
| February 23, 2019 Friendly | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 11:00 AM EST | Mare | Okonkwo | Stadium: David Stanton Field |
| 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 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
Win Draw Loss Upcoming
| March 9, 2019 USLC 1 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–0 | Hartford Athletic | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EST | Gallagher Vazquez Conway | Report | David | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| March 15, 2019 USLC 2 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–1 | Louisville City | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EST | Metcalf Asiedu | Report | Thiam | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,571 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| March 23, 2019 USLC 3 | Charlotte Independence | 3–3 | Atlanta United 2 | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EST | Gutman Oduro George Herrera | Report | Williams Benítez Wild | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| April 6, 2019 USLC 4 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–2 | Saint Louis FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Williams | Report | Fink Cicerone Hilton | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,640 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| April 10, 2019 USLC 5 | Memphis 901 | 0–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 8:00 PM EST | Hackworth Caldwell | Report | Barajas Vint Benítez Castanheira | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,041 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| April 13, 2019 USLC 6 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EST | Wild Vint Conway | Report | Lomis Smith | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,007 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
| April 24, 2019 USLC 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EST | Williams Fernando Carleton Wyke Campbell | Preview | Oduro Diakité Fernandes Morad Campbell Tejada Allen | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,537 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| April 28, 2019 USLC 8 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2:00 PM EST | François Meilleur-Giguère | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,691 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| May 4, 2019 USLC 9 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–2 | Nashville SC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Vint Conway Campbell Wyke | Report | Vint LaGrassa Ríos Bourgeois Akinyode | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| May 12, 2019 USLC 10 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 PM | Chambers Topey Cortés | Report | Wyke Asiedu Hernández Vint | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 222 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| May 19, 2019 USLC 11 | Swope Park Rangers | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 5:00 PM | Hernandez Andrade Riley Karani | Report | Campbell Wyke Conway Hernández | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 419 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| May 25, 2019 USLC 12 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EST | Lewis Marini | Report | Kissiedou Campbell Wyke | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,854 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| June 7, 2019 USLC 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–3 | New York Red Bulls II | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Metcalf Decas Vazquez Gallagher Carleton | Report | Koffi Rito Elney Zajec | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| June 15, 2019 USLC 14 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Barajas Ambrose | Report | Mertz Dos Santos Brett Vancaeyezeele Wyke | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,305 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
| June 22, 2019 USLC 15 | Indy Eleven | 1–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 7:30 PM | Do-heon Gibson Diakhate Pasher | Report | Benítez Hernández Wyke Kissiedou Decas | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 11,137 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| June 28, 2019 USLC 16 | Loudoun United | 2–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 7:30 PM | Martinez Sorto | Report | Decas Conway Kissiedou Hernández Vint Benítez | Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| July 5, 2019 USLC | Atlanta United 2 | P–P | Charleston Battery | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Elijio Arreguin | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to inclement weather [14] | ||||
| July 13, 2019 USLC 17 | New York Red Bulls II | 8–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 5:00 PM | Lema Stroud Nealis Buckmaster Epps | Report | Fernando Wyke Conway Barajas | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 802 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| July 20, 2019 USLC 18 | Birmingham Legion | 4–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7:30 PM | Wright Laurent Johnson Kasim | Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Field Referee: Elton García |
| July 24, 2019 USLC 19 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | Charlotte Independence | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Conway Kanakimana Campbell Metcalf Hernández Wyke | Report | Herrera Maund Jones Jackson | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Marco Vega |
| July 27, 2019 USLC 20 | North Carolina FC | 4–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM | Ewolo Miller | Report | Vint Kanakimana Carleton | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 4,175 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| August 2, 2019 USLC 21 | Atlanta United 2 | 4–2 | Loudoun United | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Wyke Kanakimana Vint Carleton Hernández Conway | Report | Wild Decas Verfurth Murphy | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| August 10, 2019 USLC 22 | Louisville City | 5–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3:00 PM | Ownby McMahon McCabe Spencer Rasmussen | Report | Decas Hernández Conway Metcalf | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,292 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| August 16, 2019 USLC 23 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Campbell Bello Conway Davis | Report | Harris Riley | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,760 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
| August 24, 2019 USLC 24 | Hartford Athletic | 3–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 5:00 PM | Williams Wojcik Barrera | Report | Wyke Carleton Vazquez | Stadium: Dillon Stadium Attendance: 4,810 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| August 28, 2019 USLC 25 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–2 | Memphis 901 | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM | Metcalf Tubbs Vazquez | Report | Lindley Najem | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 4, 2019 USLC 26 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–5 | Birmingham Legion | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Reilly Okonkwo | Report | Wright Williams Johnson Asiedu Kasim Culbertson | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: John Griggs |
| September 7, 2019 USLC 27 | Atlanta United 2 | 3–2 | Ottawa Fury | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Carleton Okonkwo Bashti | Report | Boskovic Fall Barry | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 2,504 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| September 14, 2019 USLC 28 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 PM | Guenzatti Oduro | Report | Wyke Conway | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,367 Referee: Elton García |
| September 18, 2019 USLC 29 | Atlanta United 2 | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Fernando Bello Carleton Conway Metcalf Decas | Report | Rittmeyer Kelly-Rosales Anunga | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,476 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| September 25, 2019 USLC 30 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | Indy Eleven | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM | Campbell Carleton Wyke Decas Kissiedou | Report | Hackshaw Barrett Gibson Barrett | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| September 28, 2019 USLC 31 | Saint Louis FC | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Fenton, Missouri |
| 8:30 PM | Blackwood Kacher | Report | Bashti Metcalf | Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,812 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| October 5, 2019 USLC 32 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM | Brett Dover Adewole | Report | Campbell Wyke Fernando Metcalf Kissiedou Decas | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 9, 2019 USLC 33 | Atlanta United 2 | 5–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Decas Campbell Ambrose Castanheira Okonkwo Adams Bello Kanakimana Fernando | Report | Ofeimu Moumbagna Miscic Morton Turner | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,702 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| October 19, 2019 USLC 34 | Nashville SC | 3–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 PM | Lasso Ríos Davis | Report | Kissiedou | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,773 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| Place | Position | Name | USLC | Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | FW | | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| DF | | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | DF | | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 45 | ||
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Regular season | Playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Paul Christensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Tyler Ruthven | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Guillermo Benítez | 21 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Jack Metcalf | 31 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Wesly Decas | 24 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Laurence Wyke | 29 | 3 | 26+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Luiz Fernando | 32 | 2 | 27+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Barajas | 13 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Laurent Kissiedou | 21 | 1 | 11+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Mo Adams | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Brendan Moore | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Jackson Conway | 22 | 5 | 17+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | José Hernández | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Alessandro Castro | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Brandon Vazquez | 6 | 3 | 4+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Florentin Pogba | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | George Bello | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Mikey Ambrose | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | GK | Dylan Castanheira | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | Alec Kann | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF | Chris Goslin | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Dion Pereira | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Bienvenue Kanakimana | 16 | 7 | 8+8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Andrew Carleton | 15 | 5 | 14+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Amir Bashti | 9 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Kevin Kratz | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Kendall Edwards | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | Patrick Okonkwo | 16 | 2 | 10+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | MF | Will Vint | 16 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | George Campbell | 22 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF | Franco Escobar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | MF | Will Reilly | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | DF | Brandon Clagette | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | DF | Jordan Matthews | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | DF | Garrison Tubbs | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club: | |||||||||
| 9 | FW | Romario Williams | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Yosef Samuel | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Lagos Kunga | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Jon Gallagher | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Anderson Asiedu | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | Gordon Wild | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |