2018 Atlanta United 2 season

Atlanta United 2
2018 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head coachScott Donnelly
USL14th
USL PlayoffsDNQ
Top goalscorerLeague: Jon Gallagher (6)
All: Jon Gallagher (6)
Highest home attendance5,615
(Mar. 24 vs. New York Red Bulls II)
Lowest home attendance1,269
(October 3 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies)
Average home league attendance2,597

The 2018 Atlanta United 2 season was the club's first year of existence, their first season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Players

As of October 14, 2018.[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
3 DF 32 A. J. Cochran Saint Louis FC Transfer January 24, 2018 [2]
34 FW 23 Diego Lopez Golden State Force Transfer January 24, 2018 [2]
4 DF 33 Jack Metcalf Unattatched Transfer Free agent January 24, 2018 [2]
10 FW 27 Yosef Samuel Bethlehem Steel Transfer January 24, 2018 [2]
15 DF 36 Shawn Nicklaw Unattatched Transfer Free agent February 6, 2018 [3]
33 GK 34 Nicolas Caraux FC Versailles 78 Transfer February 6, 2018 [3]
8 MF 29 Kevin Barajas University of Kentucky Transfer February 12, 2018 [4]
1 GK 29 Paul Christensen University of Portland Transfer Draft Pick February 18, 2018 [5]
6 DF 30 Andrew Kendall-Moullin San Antonio FC Transfer February 18, 2018 [5]
11 MF 26 Laurent Kissiedou Atlanta United Academy Transfer February 18, 2018 [5]
18 FW 34 Devon Sandoval Unattached Transfer Free agent March 22, 2018 [6]
31 MF 26 Jose Carranza North Carolina FC Transfer March 22, 2018 [6]
41 MF 25 Alessandro Castro Atlanta United Academy Transfer July 5, 2018 [7]
2 DF 36 Tyler Ruthven Unattached Transfer Free agent August 14, 2018 [8]
16 FW 31 Rodolfo Fresno FC Loan September 10, 2018 [9]

Out

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
31 MF 26 Jose Carranza Louisville City Transfer August 20, 2018

Academy Leaves for College

No. Pos. Age Player College Date
38 DF 25 Carlos Asensio Clemson August 10, 2018
39 DF 25 Will Crain Brown August 10, 2018
40 GK 25 Russell Shealy Maryland August 10, 2018
44 GK 24 Justin Garces UCLA August 10, 2018
45 MF 25 Blake White UAB August 10, 2018
46 MF 26 Victor Pereyra-Zavala Georgia State August 10, 2018

Competitions

USL regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 11 8 15 44 44 0 41
13 Penn FC 34 9 10 15 38 47 −9 37
14 Atlanta United 2 34 7 10 17 37 72 −35 31
15 Richmond Kickers 34 6 4 24 30 80 −50 22
16 Toronto FC II 34 4 6 24 42 77 −35 18
Source: 2018 USL 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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 7 10 17 37 72  −35 31 5 7 5 25 36  −11 2 3 12 12 36  −24

Last updated: October 14, 2018.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAHHHAAAHAAAAHHAAHAAAAHHAAAHHHHHHH
ResultWDDDLLLLWLLDLDLLWDLLDLLDWWLLLLDWDW
Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 2018. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

March 24, 2018 USL 1 Atlanta United 2 3–1 New York Red Bulls II Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Samuel 25'
Gallagher 41' (pen.), 51'
Report Echevarria  23'
White 32'
Murphy  89'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 5,615
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
March 31, 2018 USL 2 Charlotte Independence 2–2 Atlanta United 2 Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Martínez  32'
Herrera 37', 85'
George  61'
Report Jung-soo 28' (o.g.)
Kunga 82'
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
April 8, 2018 USL 3 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Penn FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
4:00 PM EDT Gallagher 63'
Shannon  75'
Report Tribbett  8'
Heinemann 31'
Menjivar  73'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,861
Referee: Elton Garcia
April 21, 2018 USL 4 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Louisville City Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Shannon  51'
Carleton 90+1' (pen.)
Report Totsch  44'
Lancaster 66'
Williams  84'
Ownby  90'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
April 24, 2018 USL 5 Atlanta United 2 0–3 Charleston Battery Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Report Svantesson 33'
Wild 51', 85'
Rittmeyer  71'
Tah Anunga  81'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 28, 2018 USL 6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Brett 26'
François  61'
Report Robinson  75'  82'
Metcalf  84'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,998
Referee: Kevin Broadley
May 5, 2018 USL 7 FC Cincinnati 4–2 Atlanta United 2 Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM EDT König 26'
Ledesma 28', 46'
Keinan  30'
Bone 39'
Report Gallagher 31'
Kissiedou  37', 41'
Carleton  87'
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 22,532
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
May 12, 2018 USL 8 Ottawa Fury 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM EDT Dos Santos 26'
Haworth 35'
Dixon  63'
Taylor  82'
Report Cochran  10'
Edwards  34'
Shannon  53'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,296
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
May 16, 2018 USL 9 Atlanta United 2 5–4 Toronto FC II Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Ambrose 5', 40'
Williams 27',  76'
Shannon  31'
Gallagher 50'
Vazquez 80'
Report Akinola 17'
Uccello  32', 48', 61'
Boskovic  39'
Daniels 44' (pen.)
Onkony  56'
Dunn-Johnson  87'
Kübel  90+6'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,061
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 19, 2018 USL 10 Louisville City 2–1 Atlanta United 2 Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT Lancaster 24'
Craig  80'
Souahy  85'
Ilić 90+1' (pen.)
Report Kissiedou 31'  69'
Carranza  72'
Nicklaw  90'
Gallagher  90+2'
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,683
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 25, 2018 USL 11 North Carolina FC 4–0 Atlanta United 2 Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM Ewolo 7'
Crain 21' (o.g.)
Bekker  45+1'
Ríos 52'
Lomis 89'
Report Wheeler-Omiunu  72'
Kendall-Moullin  73'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,710
Referee: Lorant Varga
June 2, 2018 USL 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–0 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Vingaard  25'
Schäfer  44'
Cole  90'
Report Crain  32'  40'
Metcalf  43'
Kendall-Moullin  90+2'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
June 9, 2018 USL 13 Indy Eleven 2–0 Atlanta United 2 Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Watson 30'
Mitchell 55'
Mitchell  78'
Report Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 13, 2018 USL 14 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Charlotte Independence Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Carleton  50'
Dykstra 79' (o.g.)
Report Zayed 6'
Johnson  58'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,087
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 30, 2018 USL 15 Nashville SC 3–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Allen 18'
Winn 45+3'
Moloto 84'
Report Cochran  88' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,815
Referee: Luis Guardia
July 6, 2018 USL 16 New York Red Bulls II 6–1 Atlanta United 2 Montclair, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT Lema 17'
Moreno 30'
Kutler 56'
Ndam 71'
Tinari 73'
Cásseres Jr. 90+1' (pen.)
Report Nicklaw  70'
Scarlett 81' (o.g.)
Kendall-Moullin  90'
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field
Attendance: 698
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 11, 2018 USL 17 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Bethlehem Steel Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Robinson  18'
Vazquez 25'
Shannon 50'
Report Aubrey  43'
Jones 87'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,658
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 21, 2018 USL 18 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Atlanta United 2 Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT Shriver 38'
Boehme  45+1'
Thomsen  50'
Report Kendall-Moullin  15'
Metcalf  33'
Gallagher 67'
Kissiedou  90+1'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,956
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj
July 25, 2018 USL 19 Nashville SC 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Davis  61'
Washington 80'
Report Ambrose  15'
Kendall-Moullin  25'
Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
July 29, 2018 USL 20 Bethlehem Steel 4–1 Atlanta United 2 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM EDT Mahoney 16'
Apodaca 36'
Moumbagna 71'
Aaronson 72'
Report Metcalf  24'
Sandoval 40'
Cochran  76'
Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 7, 2018 USL 21 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Ottawa Fury Kennesaw, Georgia
6:00 PM EDT Edward 3' (o.g.) Report Oliveira 10' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 11, 2018 USL 22 Charleston Battery 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Okonkwo  7'
Svantesson 41' (pen.)
Report Castro  26' Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,582
Referee: Lorant Varga
August 22, 2018 USL 23 Atlanta United 2 1–5 FC Cincinnati Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Bello  16'
Nicklaw 65'
Gallagher  90+1'
Report Bone 18'
Albadawi 25', 55'
Konate  36'
Alashe  45+1', 53'
Welshman 87'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Jonathan Bilinski
August 25, 2018 USL 24 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Indy Eleven Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Kissiedou  29'
Gaither 90+6'
Report Moses  45+1'
Ouimette 53'
Ring  69'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 31, 2018 USL 25 Toronto FC II 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT Mohammed  45+4'
Okello  45+5'
Srbely 90+3'
Report Kunga 12', 52'
Ruthven  45+4'
Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 196
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 8, 2018 USL 26 Penn FC 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Tribbett 34',  77'
Bond  72'
Report Sandoval 3'
Kendall-Moullin  31'
Carleton 41'
Bello  53'
Conway  82'
Kann  90'
Stadium: FNB Field
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
September 15, 2018 USL 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–0 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Guenzatti 30'
Oduro  45+1'
Cole  87'
Report Kissiedou  44'
Kendall-Moullin  51'
Shannon  79'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 21, 2018 USL 28 Atlanta United 2 1–6 North Carolina FC Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Castro 8' Report Ewolo 3', 16', 33', 89'
Bekker 29'
Steinberger 42'
Smith  61'
Igbekoyi  71'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 26, 2018 USL 29 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Nashville SC Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Report Mensah 7',  50'
Hume 64'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Elton Garcia
September 29, 2018 USL 30 Atlanta United 2 1–4 Louisville City Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Williams  44', 71'
Metcalf  89'
Report Cochran 24' (o.g.), 69' (o.g.)
Smith 37'
Davis IV 41'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 3, 2018 USL 31 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Robinson  60', 90+3'
Wheeler-Omiunu  62'
Shannon  65'
Carleton  83'
Kendall-Moullin  90+2'
Report Morad  20'
Guenzatti 68'
Oduro  75'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,269
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 7, 2018 USL 32 Atlanta United 2 2–1 Charleston Battery Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Williams 48', 65'
Carleton  64'
Report Guerra 27'
Kelly-Rosales  56'
Wild  81'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 10, 2018 USL 33 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Kissiedou 52' Report Vancaeyezeele 27'
Roberts  43'
Lubahn  73'
Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
October 13, 2018 USL 34 Atlanta United 2 3–2 Richmond Kickers Lawrenceville, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Kunga 61', 69'
Shannon  65'
Sandoval 76'
Report Gentile 80', 90+1' Stadium: Coolray Field
Attendance: 3,334
Referee: Natalie Simon

Statistics

Top scorers

As of October 14, 2018
Place Position Name USL Playoffs Total
1 FW Jon Gallagher 6 0 6
2 MF Lagos Kunga 5 0 5
3 FW Romario Williams 4 0 4
4 MF Laurent Kissiedou 3 0 3
FW Devon Sandoval 3 0 3
6 FW Brandon Vazquez 2 0 2
DF Mikey Ambrose 2 0 2
MF Andrew Carleton 2 0 2
9 MF Yosef Samuel 1 0 1
DF Miles Robinson 1 0 1
DF Shawn Nicklaw 1 0 1
MF Oliver Shannon 1 0 1
MF Alessandro Castro 1 0 1
MF Dylan Gaither 1 0 1
Own Goals 4 0 4
Total 37 0 37

Appearances and goals

As of October 14, 2018

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 10 0 10 0 0 0
2 DF  USA Tyler Ruthven 4 0 4 0 0 0
3 DF  USA A. J. Cochran 30 0 30 0 0 0
4 DF  ENG Jack Metcalf 31 0 28+3 0 0 0
6 DF  USA Andrew Kendall-Moullin 24 0 22+2 0 0 0
8 MF  USA Kevin Barajas 13 0 7+6 0 0 0
9 FW  JAM Romario Williams 7 4 7 4 0 0
10 MF  USA Yosef Samuel 15 1 12+3 1 0 0
11 MF  CIV Laurent Kissiedou 25 3 22+3 3 0 0
12 DF  USA Miles Robinson 14 1 14 1 0 0
13 DF  VEN José Hernández 15 0 11+4 0 0 0
14 DF  USA Sal Zizzo 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF  GUM Shawn Nicklaw 21 1 13+8 1 0 0
16 FW  BRA Rodolfo 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
18 FW  USA Devon Sandoval 25 3 14+11 3 0 0
19 FW  USA Brandon Vazquez 6 2 5+1 2 0 0
20 MF  USA Chris Goslin 21 0 15+6 0 0 0
21 DF  USA George Bello 6 0 6 0 0 0
22 DF  USA Mikey Ambrose 6 2 6 2 0 0
23 MF  USA Lagos Kunga 31 5 18+13 5 0 0
25 GK  USA Alec Kann 7 0 7 0 0 0
26 FW  EIR Jon Gallagher 30 6 27+3 6 0 0
27 GK  USA Mitch Hildebrandt 8 0 8 0 0 0
28 MF  USA Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu 10 0 10 0 0 0
29 MF  ENG Oliver Shannon 27 1 25+2 1 0 0
30 MF  USA Andrew Carleton 14 2 13+1 2 0 0
31 MF  USA Jose Carranza 13 0 7+6 0 0 0
32 MF  GER Kevin Kratz 2 0 2 0 0 0
33 GK  FRA Nicolas Caraux 7 0 7 0 0 0
34 FW  USA Diego Lopez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
35 DF  USA Kendall Edwards 4 0 4 0 0 0
36 FW  USA Jackson Conway 11 0 4+7 0 0 0
37 DF  USA George Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF  USA Carlos Asensio 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF  USA Will Crain 7 0 5+2 0 0 0
40 GK  USA Russell Shealy 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF  HON Alessandro Castro 12 1 7+5 1 0 0
42 FW  USA Chad Letts 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF  USA Dylan Gaither 4 1 0+4 1 0 0
44 GK  USA Justin Garces 2 0 2 0 0 0
45 MF  USA Blake White 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
46 MF  USA Victor Pereyra-Zavala 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
47 DF  USA Natnael McDonald 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
48 DF  USA Luke Mitchell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
  • Source:

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