2019 Atlanta United 2 season

Summary

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]

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)
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Players edit

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 edit

In edit

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred From Type Notes Date Source
7 FW 26   Luiz Fernando   Richmond Kickers Transfer November 19, 2018
14 FW 22   Jackson Conway   Atlanta United Academy Transfer December 20, 2018 [3]
24 GK 28   Dylan Castanheira   Columbia University Transfer January 11, 2019 [4]
3 DF 25   Guillermo Benítez   Plaza Amador Loan January 31, 2019 [5]
5 DF 24   Wesly Decas   FC Moravia Loan February 15, 2019 [6]
6 MF 27   Laurence Wyke   Furman University Transfer February 20, 2019 [7]
29 MF 24   Bienvenue Kanakimana   MFK Vyškov Loan April 12, 2019 [8]
31 MF 27   Amir Bashti   San Francisco Glens Transfer Draft Pick August 22, 2019 [9]

Out edit

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
16 FW 30   Rodolfo   Fresno FC Loan Return November 30, 2018
18 FW 32   Devon Sandoval   New Mexico United Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [10]
6 DF 29   Andrew Kendall-Moullin   Chattanooga Red Wolves Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [11]
15 DF 35   Shawn Nicklaw Free Agent Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [11]
3 DF 31   A. J. Cochran   Phoenix Rising Option Declined November 30, 2018 [11]
33 GK 33   Nicolas Caraux   FC Versailles 78 Option Declined November 30, 2018 [11]
10 FW 26   Yosef Samuel   Hobro IK Released July 29, 2019
7 FW 26   Luiz Fernando   Atlanta United FC Transfer August 21, 2019 [12]
18 FW 22   Diego Lopez   Orange County SC Mutual Consent September 20, 2019 [13]

Academy Leaves edit

No. Pos. Age Player College/Club Date
34 DF 23   Kendall Edwards NC State August 10, 2019
36 MF 22   Will Vint   Colorado Rapids August 20, 2019

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

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

USL Championship edit

Standings edit

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 edit

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

Results by matchday edit

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

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

March 9, 2019 USLC 1 Atlanta United 2 2–0 Hartford Athletic Kennesaw, 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 2 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Louisville City Kennesaw, 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 3 Charlotte Independence 3–3 Atlanta United 2 Matthews, 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 4 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Saint Louis FC Kennesaw, 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 5 Memphis 901 0–1 Atlanta United 2 Memphis, 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 6 Atlanta United 2 2–1 North Carolina FC Kennesaw, 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 7 Atlanta United 2 1–4 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, 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 8 Ottawa Fury 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Ottawa, 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 9 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Nashville SC Kennesaw, 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 10 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Chester, 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 11 Swope Park Rangers 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Kansas 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 12 Charleston Battery 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Charleston, 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 13 Atlanta United 2 1–3 New York Red Bulls II Kennesaw, 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 14 Atlanta United 2 0–5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Kennesaw, 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 15 Indy Eleven 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Indianapolis, 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 16 Loudoun United 2–1 Atlanta United 2 Leesburg, 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 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   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 18 Birmingham Legion 4–0 Atlanta United 2 Birmingham, 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 19 Atlanta United 2 2–2 Charlotte Independence Kennesaw, 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 20 North Carolina FC 4–2 Atlanta United 2 Cary, 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 21 Atlanta United 2 4–2 Loudoun United Kennesaw, 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 22 Louisville City 5–1 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, 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 23 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Swope Park Rangers Kennesaw, 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 24 Hartford Athletic 3–2 Atlanta United 2 Hartford, 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 25 Atlanta United 2 1–2 Memphis 901 Kennesaw, 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 26 Atlanta United 2 0–5 Birmingham Legion Kennesaw, 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 27 Atlanta United 2 3–2 Ottawa Fury Kennesaw, 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 28 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Atlanta United 2 St. 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 29 Atlanta United 2 3–1 Charleston Battery Kennesaw, 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 30 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Indy Eleven Kennesaw, 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 31 Saint Louis FC 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Fenton, 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 32 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Pittsburgh, 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 33 Atlanta United 2 5–2 Bethlehem Steel FC Kennesaw, 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 34 Nashville SC 3–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, 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 edit

Top scorers edit

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 Goals 1 0 1
Total 45 0 45

Appearances and goals edit

As of October 20, 2019

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   USA Paul Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   USA Tyler Ruthven 9 0 8+1 0 0 0
3 DF   PAN Guillermo Benítez 21 1 10+11 1 0 0
4 DF   ENG Jack Metcalf 31 2 31 2 0 0
5 DF   HON Wesly Decas 24 1 23+1 1 0 0
6 DF   ENG Laurence Wyke 29 3 26+3 3 0 0
7 FW   BRA Luiz Fernando 32 2 27+5 2 0 0
8 MF   USA Kevin Barajas 13 1 8+5 1 0 0
11 MF   CIV Laurent Kissiedou 21 1 11+10 1 0 0
12 MF   ENG Mo Adams 4 0 4 0 0 0
13 GK   USA Brendan Moore 9 0 9 0 0 0
14 FW   USA Jackson Conway 22 5 17+5 5 0 0
15 DF   VEN José Hernández 17 0 16+1 0 0 0
16 MF   HON Alessandro Castro 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
19 FW   USA Brandon Vazquez 6 3 4+2 3 0 0
20 DF   GUI Florentin Pogba 4 0 4 0 0 0
21 DF   USA George Bello 12 1 11+1 1 0 0
22 DF   USA Mikey Ambrose 12 1 11+1 1 0 0
24 GK   USA Dylan Castanheira 21 0 21 0 0 0
25 GK   USA Alec Kann 4 0 4 0 0 0
27 MF   USA Chris Goslin 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG Dion Pereira 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
29 MF   BDI Bienvenue Kanakimana 16 7 8+8 7 0 0
30 MF   USA Andrew Carleton 15 5 14+1 5 0 0
31 MF   USA Amir Bashti 9 1 7+2 1 0 0
32 MF   GER Kevin Kratz 8 0 7+1 0 0 0
34 DF   USA Kendall Edwards 2 0 2 0 0 0
35 FW   NGA Patrick Okonkwo 16 2 10+6 2 0 0
36 MF   USA Will Vint 16 1 9+7 1 0 0
37 DF   USA George Campbell 22 2 20+2 2 0 0
38 DF   ARG Franco Escobar 1 0 1 0 0 0
39 MF   USA Will Reilly 10 0 5+5 0 0 0
40 DF   USA Brandon Clagette 4 0 4 0 0 0
41 DF   USA Jordan Matthews 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
42 DF   USA 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   JAM Romario Williams 5 3 5 3 0 0
10 MF   USA Yosef Samuel 8 0 2+6 0 0 0
23 MF   USA Lagos Kunga 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
26 FW   EIR Jon Gallagher 8 1 8 1 0 0
31 MF   GHA Anderson Asiedu 10 0 8+2 0 0 0
33 FW   GER Gordon Wild 8 1 6+2 1 0 0

References edit

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  2. ^ "Players". USL. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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