2019 Atlanta United 2 season

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)

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]

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
7 FW 28 Luiz Fernando Richmond Kickers Transfer November 19, 2018
14 FW 23 Jackson Conway Atlanta United Academy Transfer December 20, 2018 [3]
24 GK 29 Dylan Castanheira Columbia University Transfer January 11, 2019 [4]
3 DF 26 Guillermo Benítez Plaza Amador Loan January 31, 2019 [5]
5 DF 25 Wesly Decas FC Moravia Loan February 15, 2019 [6]
6 MF 28 Laurence Wyke Furman University Transfer February 20, 2019 [7]
29 MF 25 Bienvenue Kanakimana MFK Vyškov Loan April 12, 2019 [8]
31 MF 28 Amir Bashti San Francisco Glens Transfer Draft Pick August 22, 2019 [9]

Out

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
16 FW 31 Rodolfo Fresno FC Loan Return November 30, 2018
18 FW 34 Devon Sandoval New Mexico United Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [10]
6 DF 30 Andrew Kendall-Moullin Chattanooga Red Wolves Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [11]
15 DF 36 Shawn Nicklaw Free Agent Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [11]
3 DF 32 A. J. Cochran Phoenix Rising Option Declined November 30, 2018 [11]
33 GK 34 Nicolas Caraux FC Versailles 78 Option Declined November 30, 2018 [11]
10 FW 27 Yosef Samuel Hobro IK Released July 29, 2019
7 FW 28 Luiz Fernando Atlanta United FC Transfer August 21, 2019 [12]
18 FW 23 Diego Lopez Orange County SC Mutual Consent September 20, 2019 [13]

Academy Leaves

No. Pos. Age Player College/Club Date
34 DF 24 Kendall Edwards NC State August 10, 2019
36 MF 23 Will Vint Colorado Rapids August 20, 2019

Competitions

Friendlies

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

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

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

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

  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

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 Goals 1 0 1
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 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

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