2018 Atlanta United FC season explained

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Club:	Atlanta United FC
Season:	2018
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Darren Eales
Owner:	Arthur Blank
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Gerardo Martino
Stadium:	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
League:	MLS
League Result:	Conference 2nd Overall: 2nd
Cup1 Result:	Champions
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Round of 16
League Topscorer:	Josef Martínez (31)
Season Topscorer:	Josef Martínez (35)
Highest Attendance:	League/All: 73,019
Lowest Attendance:	League: 44,696 All: 9,742
Average Attendance:	(league - regular season) (league - inc. playoffs) (all)
Largest Win:	5 goals: ATL 5–0 LAFC (April 7)
Largest Loss:	4 goals: HOU 4–0 ATL (March 3)
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Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2019

The 2018 Atlanta United FC season was the second season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the tenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta played their home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and were coached by Gerardo "Tata" Martino. Outside of MLS, the team participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup and the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, as well as various preseason competitions.

On November 17, 2017, Atlanta United announced the launch of a reserve team, Atlanta United 2, to play in what is currently named the USL Championship at the start of the 2018 season.^[1]

With a win over Chicago Fire on October 21, Atlanta qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by having the best aggregate record across the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[2] The club later qualified for the competition by winning MLS Cup 2018, so their previously-held spot was allocated to the team with the second best aggregate record, New York Red Bulls.

Club

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan(3rd Captain)		GK	9 September 1984	Middlesbrough	53	0
25	Alec Kann		GK	8 August 1990	Sporting Kansas City	23	0
27	Mitch Hildebrandt		GK	12 November 1988		0	0
33	Paul Christensen		GK	15 April 1996		1	0
Defenders
2	Franco Escobar		RB	21 February 1995		28	3
3	Michael Parkhurst (Captain)		CB	24 January 1984	Columbus Crew	72	0
4	Greg Garza		LB	16 August 1991		42	3
5	Leandro González Pírez		CB	26 February 1992		73	2
12	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	14 March 1997		15	0
13	José Hernández		LB	26 June 1997		1	0
14	Sal Zizzo		RB	3 April 1987		8	0
16	Chris McCann		LB	21 July 1987	Wigan Athletic	50	1
21	George Bello (HGP)		LB	22 January 2002		3	1
22	Mikey Ambrose		LB	5 October 1993		20	0
Midfielders
6	Darlington Nagbe		AM	19 July 1990	Portland Timbers	28	0
8	Ezequiel Barco (DP)		AM	23 March 1999		33	5
10	Miguel Almirón (DP)		LW	10 February 1994	Lanús	70	22
11	Eric Remedi		DM	4 June 1995	Banfield	18	1
15	Héctor Villalba		RW	26 July 1994	San Lorenzo	69	21
18	Jeff Larentowicz (Vice Captain)		DM	5 August 1983		73	2
20	Chris Goslin (HGP)		AM	12 May 2000	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
23	Lagos Kunga (HGP)		LW	20 October 1998	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
24	Julian Gressel		AM	16 December 1993	Providence College	75	10
28	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu		AM	30 November 1994	Harvard University	4	0
30	Andrew Carleton (HGP)		RW	22 June 2000	Atlanta United Academy	11	1
32	Kevin Kratz		CM	21 January 1987	Philadelphia Union	52	4
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		ST	19 May 1993	Torino	61	55
9	Romario Williams		CF	15 August 1994	Montreal Impact	19	2
19	Brandon Vazquez		CF	14 October 1998	Tijuana	25	3
Players out on loan
26	Jon Gallagher		RW	23 February 1996	University of Notre Dame	0	0
29	Oliver Shannon		MF	12 September 1995	Clemson University	0	0
31	Patrick Okonkwo (HGP)		CF	23 April 1998	Atlanta United Academy	0	0
—	Gordon Wild (GA)		FW	16 October 1995	University of Maryland	0	0

International roster slots

Atlanta had seven International Roster Slots at the end of the 2018 season. Josef Martínez occupied an International Roster Slot until July 9, when he received a green card, making him a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.^[3] Jon Gallagher occupied an International Roster Slot until August 19, when he was sent on loan to Atlanta United 2 and José Hernández was recalled from the second team to replace Gallagher.^[4]

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Player	Country
1	Franco Escobar	Argentina
2	Leandro González Pírez	Argentina
3	Ezequiel Barco	Argentina
4	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay
5	Julian Gressel	Germany
6	Eric Remedi	Argentina
7	José Hernández	Venezuela

Results

Non-competitive

Carolina Challenge Cup

See main article: 2018 Carolina Challenge Cup.

Competitive

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season.

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Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs.

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup.

Statistics

Top scorers

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1	FW	Josef Martínez	31	4	0	35
2	MF	Miguel Almirón	12	1	0	13
3	MF	Héctor Villalba	7	1	0	8
4	MF	Ezequiel Barco	4	0	1	5
5	MF	Julian Gressel	4	0	0	4
6	DF	Franco Escobar	1	2	0	3
7	MF	Kevin Kratz	2	0	0	2
	FW	Romario Williams	1	0	1	2
9	DF	George Bello	1	0	0	1
	MF	Andrew Carleton	0	0	1	1
	DF	Greg Garza	1	0	0	1
	DF	Leandro González Pírez	1	0	0	1
	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	1	0	0	1
	DF	Chris McCann	1	0	0	1
	MF	Eric Remedi	0	1	0	1
Own Goals			3	0	0	3
Total			70	9	3	82

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			MLS Cup Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			Total
1					3				1														3				1
2					7						1												8
3					6																		6
4					2				1														2				1
5					7		1				1						1						9		1
7					1						1												2
8					2																		2
9					4																		4
10					4																		4
11					3						1												4
12											1												1
15					5						1												6
16					6						1												7
18					6																		6
22					1																		1
24					3																		3
Total			59	1	2	7	0	0	1	0	0	67	1	2

Player movement

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
31	ST			Transfer	US		June 17, 2017	^[5]
21	DF		Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US		June 17, 2017
23	MF		Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US		June 17, 2017
4	DF			Transfer	US	Undisclosed	November 29, 2017	^[6]
27	GK			Transfer	US	Free	December 1, 2017	^[7]
2	DF			Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	December 8, 2017	^[8]
13	DF			Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	December 13, 2017	^[9]
6	MF			Trade	US	Included in multi-person trade.	December 13, 2017	^[10]
—	DF		Portland Timbers	Trade	Non-US	Included in multi-person trade.	December 13, 2017
9	ST			Loan Return	US	Free	December 31, 2017
—	ST		Charleston Battery	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
8	MF			Transfer	Non-US	$15 Million	January 19, 2018	^[11]
26	FW			Draft	Non-US	Free	January 19, 2018	^[12]
—	FW			Draft	Non-US	Free	January 19, 2018	^[13]
14	DF			Transfer	US	Free	January 30, 2018	^[14]
29	MF			Draft	Non-US	Free	February 21, 2018	^[15]
11	MF			Transfer	Non-US		June 26, 2018	^[16]

SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Atlanta had four selections in the draft.

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	14	Jon Gallagher	align=center	FW	Notre Dame	Non-US
2	36	Oliver Shannon	align=center	MF	Clemson	Non-US
	37	Gordon Wild	align=center	FW	Maryland	Non-US
4	70	Paul Christensen	align=center	GK	Portland	US

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	US	Start	End	Source
33	GK		Atlanta United 2	US	May 4, 2018	May 8, 2018	align=center rowspan="2"
					May 8, 2018	May 10, 2018
34	FW		Atlanta United 2	US	June 5, 2018	June 9, 2018	^[17]

Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
21	DF			Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	^[18]
12	DF		Free Agent	Contract Expired	US	Free	November 20, 2017
9	FW			Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017
27	DF		Free Agent	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017
2	DF			Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 20, 2017
—	FW		Free Agent	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 20, 2017
25	GK			Contract Expired	US	Free	November 20, 2017
23	GK			Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017
13	MF			Trade	US	Received 2019 fourth round pick	December 10, 2017	^[19]
26	DF			Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
11	MF			Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
14	MF			Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 30, 2018	^[20]
29	MF		Free Agent	Waived	US	Free	January 29, 2018	^[21]
—	DF			Transfer	Non-US	Free	January 31, 2018

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
31	FW		Charleston Battery	February 17, 2018	October 20, 2018
—	FW		Charleston Battery	February 17, 2018	October 20, 2018
29	MF		Atlanta United 2	February 17, 2018	October 13, 2018
13	DF		Atlanta United 2	July 15, 2018	August 19, 2018	^[22]
26	FW		Atlanta United 2	August 19, 2018	October 13, 2018

Due to a surplus of players under contract that required an International Roster Slot, Oliver Shannon was loaned to Atlanta United 2 for the full 2018 season. In addition, as part of Eric Remedi's incoming transfer, José Hernández was officially loaned to Atlanta United 2. Neither player could be recalled to the first team without an additional corresponding roster transaction. Players on the first team roster were able play for the second team without restriction.

On August 19, Hernández was in the matchday squad for the first team's match against the Columbus Crew. In order for this to be in compliance with league roster rules, Atlanta had to send forward Jon Gallagher on loan to Atlanta United 2 for the rest of the season and recall Hernández from the second team.

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
2018 Fourth Round Pick	Los Angeles FC	International roster slot - 2018	^[23]
2018 Second Round Pick	Sporting Kansas City	2021 Fourth Round Pick
Up to $600K in TAM ($500K minimum)	D.C. United	Discovery rights for Yamil Asad	^[24]
$50K in GAM	New York Red Bulls	Discovery rights for Kaku	^[25]

Honors

Weekly / monthly

MLS player of the month

Month	Player	Stats	Ref
April	Miguel Almirón	4 GP, 5 G, 2 A	^[26]
July	Josef Martínez	5 GP, 9 G, 1 A	^[27]
August	Josef Martínez (2)	4 GP, 4 G, 1 A	^[28]

MLS team / player / coach of the week

Week	Team of the week		Player of the week	Coach of the week	Ref
	Starting XI	Bench
2	Julian Gressel	Miguel Almirón			^[29]
3	Josef Martínez	Julian Gressel (2)	Josef Martínez		^[30] ^[31]
5	Michael Parkhurst				^[32]
6	Julian Gressel (3) Michael Parkhurst (2)	Miguel Almirón (2)		Gerardo Martino	^[33]
7	Miguel Almirón (3)				^[34]
8	Miguel Almirón (4)				^[35]
9	Miguel Almirón (5)	Kevin Kratz Ezequiel Barco	Miguel Almirón		^[36] ^[37]
10		Miguel Almirón (6)			^[38]
11		Jeff Larentowicz			^[39]
14	Miguel Almirón (7) Josef Martínez (2)		Josef Martínez (2)		^[40] ^[41]
15	Brad Guzan				^[42]
16	Michael Parkhurst (3) Jeff Larentowicz (2)	Josef Martínez (3)		Gerardo Martino (2)	^[43]
17		Julian Gressel (4)			^[44]
18	Miguel Almirón (8)				^[45]
19	Leandro González Pírez	Josef Martínez (4)			^[46]
21	Josef Martínez (5)		Josef Martínez (3)		^[47] ^[48]
22	Josef Martínez (6)				^[49]
23	Josef Martínez (7)	Jeff Larentowicz (3)			^[50]
25		Héctor Villalba			^[51]
26	Josef Martínez (8)		Josef Martínez (4)		^[52] ^[53]
29	Miguel Almirón (9) Julian Gressel (5)	Leandro González Pírez (2)			^[54]
30	Miguel Almirón (10) Julian Gressel (6)	Héctor Villalba (2) Josef Martínez (9)			^[55]
32		Héctor Villalba (3)			^[56]
34		Franco Escobar			^[57]
Postseason	Miguel Almirón (11) Franco Escobar (2) Leandro González Pírez (3) Josef Martínez (10)	Not awarded			^[58]

MLS goal of the week

Week	Player	Ref
2	Miguel Almirón	^[59]
3	Josef Martínez	^[60]
9	Kevin Kratz	^[61]
10	Ezequiel Barco	^[62]
15	Josef Martínez (2)	^[63]
19	Héctor Villalba	^[64]
26	Josef Martínez (3)	^[65]
30	Héctor Villalba (2)	^[66]

Annual

Honor	Player	Ref
MLS MVP	Josef Martínez	^[67]
MLS Cup MVP	Josef Martínez	^[68]
MLS Best XI	Miguel Almirón Josef Martínez	^[69]
MLS Golden Boot	Josef Martínez	^[70]
MLS Coach of the Year	Gerardo Martino	^[71]
MLS All-Star Game	Miguel Almirón Ezequiel Barco Brad Guzan Josef Martínez Darlington Nagbe Michael Parkhurst	^[72] ^[73]
MLS All-Star Game MVP	Josef Martínez	^[74]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlanta United announce plans to launch USL team in 2018 . . November 14, 2017 . November 28, 2017.
2. Web site: Usry. Rob. Atlanta United clinch spot in 2019 Concacaf Champions League . Dirty South Soccer . SB Nation (Vox Media) . October 21, 2018 . October 21, 2018.
3. Web site: Patrick . Joe . Josef Martinez acquires green card, Atlanta United adds roster space . Dirty South Soccer . SB Nation (Vox Media) . July 18, 2018 . July 9, 2018.
4. Web site: Usry . Rob . Atlanta United vs. Columbus Crew, full-time: Five Stripes take the points . Dirty South Soccer . SB Nation (Vox Media) . August 20, 2018 . August 19, 2018.
5. Web site: HarryCFC_. Atlanta United sign three more Homegrown Players . Dirty South Soccer . SB Nation (Vox Media). June 17, 2017 . November 9, 2017.
6. Web site: Couch. Ben. Defender Greg Garza signs multi-year contract with Atlanta United . . November 29, 2017 . November 29, 2017.
7. Web site: Atlanta United signs goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt . . December 1, 2017 . December 1, 2017.
8. Web site: Atlanta United acquires Franco Escobar from Newell's Old Boys . . December 8, 2017 . December 8, 2017.
9. Web site: Atlanta United acquires José Hernández from Caracas FC . . December 13, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
10. Web site: Atlanta United acquires U.S. international Darlington Nagbe . . December 13, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
11. Web site: Atlanta United agrees MLS-record deal for Ezequiel Barco - sources . . January 19, 2018 . January 19, 2018.
12. Web site: Atlanta United selects forward Jon Gallagher 14th overall in 2018 SuperDraft . Fox Sports . January 19, 2018 . January 19, 2018.
13. Web site: Crabtree-Hannigan. James. Maryland soccer's Gordon Wild and Jake Rozhansky selected in MLS SuperDraft second round . The Diamondback. . January 19, 2018 . January 19, 2018.
14. Web site: Atlanta United Signs Free Agent Sal Zizzo . . January 30, 2018 . January 30, 2018.
15. Web site: Atlanta United signs midfielder Oliver Shannon . . February 21, 2018 . February 21, 2018.
16. Web site: Atlanta United Signs Eric Remedi from Atletico Banfield . . June 26, 2018 . June 26, 2018.
17. Web site: Atlanta United Signs Yosef Samuel to Short-Term Agreement . . June 7, 2018 . June 5, 2018.
18. Web site: Atlanta United announce year-end roster moves . . November 20, 2017 . May 10, 2018.
19. Web site: MNUFC Signs Harrison Heath . . December 10, 2017 . December 10, 2017.
20. Web site: Atlanta United Finalizes Transfer of Carlos Carmona to Colo-Colo . . August 8, 2018 . January 30, 2018.
21. Web site: Atlanta United waive Jacob Peterson . . January 29, 2018 . January 29, 2018.
22. Web site: Roberson . Doug . Atlanta United opens roster spot for Remedi . . July 18, 2018 . July 15, 2018.
23. Web site: Patrick . Joe . Atlanta United acquire fourth round 2018 SuperDraft pick from LAFC . Dirty South Soccer . SB Nation (Vox Media). December 10, 2017. December 10, 2017.
24. Web site: Kruskic. Haris. Official: Yamil Asad joins D.C. United; Atlanta United receives allocation monies . Dirty South Soccer. SB Nation (Vox Media). February 13, 2018 . February 13, 2018.
25. Web site: Atlanta United acquires $50K in GAM from New York Red Bulls . . February 16, 2018 . February 16, 2018.
26. Web site: Atlanta United's Miguel Almiron wins April MLS Player of the Month . . June 10, 2018 . May 3, 2018.
27. Web site: Boehm . Charles . ATL's Josef Martinez wins July MLS Player of the Month pres. by EA Sports . . August 3, 2018 . August 3, 2018.
28. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta United's Josef Martinez named August MLS Player of the Month . . September 6, 2018 . September 5, 2018.
29. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: LAFC's Carlos Vela shines in Week 2 . . June 10, 2018 . March 12, 2018.
30. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: FC Dallas' Lamah paces pack in Week 3 . . June 10, 2018 . March 19, 2018.
31. Web site: Butler . Dylan . Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 10, 2018 . March 20, 2018.
32. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Dominique Badji races ahead in Week 5 . . June 10, 2018 . April 2, 2018.
33. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Tim Melia steps up in Week 6 . . June 10, 2018 . April 9, 2018.
34. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Tomas Martinez leads the way in Week 7 . . June 10, 2018 . April 16, 2018.
35. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Yohan Croizet comes through in Week 8 . . June 10, 2018 . April 23, 2018.
36. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Almiron is king of the hill in Week 9 . . June 10, 2018 . April 30, 2018.
37. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Atlanta United's Miguel Almiron named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 10, 2018 . May 1, 2018.
38. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Daniel Salloi steps up in Week 10. Major League Soccer. May 7, 2018. May 7, 2018.
39. Web site: Rodriguez. Alicia. Team of the Week presented by Audi: Waston a dynamo in Week 11. Major League Soccer. May 14, 2018. May 14, 2018.
40. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Miguel Almiron continues stellar season . . June 10, 2018 . June 4, 2018.
41. Web site: Zeitlin . Dave . Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez voted Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . June 10, 2018 . June 5, 2018.
42. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Alphonso Davies shines in Week 15 . . June 11, 2018 . June 11, 2018.
43. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Revolution's Fagundez rolls in Week 16 . . June 18, 2018 . June 15, 2018.
44. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Borek Dockal dominates Week 17 . . June 28, 2018 . June 25, 2018.
45. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Larrys Mabiala masters Week 18 . . July 5, 2018 . July 2, 2018.
46. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Samuel Armenteros leads in Week 19 . . July 11, 2018 . July 9, 2018.
47. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Quintero dominates again in Week 21 . . July 23, 2018 . July 23, 2018.
48. Web site: West . Phil . Atlanta United's Josef Martinez named Alcatel MLS Player of the Week . . July 24, 2018 . July 24, 2018.
49. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Zlatan Ibrahimovic dominates Week 22 . . July 30, 2018 . July 30, 2018.
50. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Josef Martinez runs away in Week 23 . . August 6, 2018 . August 6, 2018.
51. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Jefferson Savarino stuns in Week 25 . . August 20, 2018 . August 20, 2018.
52. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Savarino strikes again in Week 26 . . August 27, 2018 . August 27, 2018.
53. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Historic 28th goal earns Josef Martinez Alcatel MLS Player of the Week nod . . August 28, 2018 . August 28, 2018.
54. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Gerso Fernandes flies in Week 29 . . September 17, 2018 . September 17, 2018.
55. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Darwin Quintero sparkles in Week 30 . . September 24, 2018 . September 24, 2018.
56. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Rooney rides to the top in Week 32 . . October 9, 2018 . October 9, 2018.
57. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Team of the Week presented by Audi: Lodeiro lights it up in Week 34 . . October 23, 2018 . October 22, 2018.
58. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Team of the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs: Who made the postseason Best XI? . . December 18, 2018 . December 11, 2018.
59. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta's Almiron wins Week 2 AT&T Goal of the Week with upper-90 blast . . June 13, 2018 . March 15, 2018.
60. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta's Josef Martinez wins Week 3 AT&T MLS Goal of the Week award . . June 13, 2018 . March 22, 2018.
61. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta United's Kevin Kratz wins Week 9 AT&T Goal of the Week honors . . June 13, 2018 . May 3, 2018.
62. Web site: Quillen . Ian . Atlanta United's Ezequiel Barco wins Week 10 AT&T Goal of the Week honors . . June 13, 2018 . May 10, 2018.
63. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta United's Josef Martinez nabs Week 15 AT&T Goal of the Week honors . . June 14, 2018 . June 14, 2018.
64. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta's Hector Villalba cruises to Week 19 AT&T Goal of the Week win . . July 13, 2018 . July 12, 2018.
65. Web site: Lind . Jason . Josef Martinez's record-breaking 28th awarded Week 26 Goal of the Week . . August 30, 2018 . August 30, 2018.
66. Web site: Boehm . Charles . Atlanta United's Tito Villalba edges teammate to win AT&T Goal of the Week . . October 1, 2018 . September 27, 2018.
67. Web site: Bogert . Tom . Atlanta United's Josef Martinez wins 2018 Landon Donovan MLS MVP award . . December 5, 2018 . December 5, 2018.
68. Web site: Rodriguez . Alicia . Atlanta United's Josef Martinez named 2018 MLS Cup Most Valuable Player . . December 10, 2018 . December 8, 2018.
69. Web site: 2018 MLS Best XI . . November 12, 2018 . November 11, 2018.
70. Web site: Bogert . Tom . Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez wins 2018 MLS Golden Boot . . October 29, 2018 . October 28, 2018.
71. Web site: Atlanta United's Gerardo "Tata" Martino named 2018 MLS Coach of the Year . . November 13, 2018 . November 13, 2018.
72. Web site: 2018 MLS All-Star Roster . . August 2, 2018 . June 26, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626044537/https://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/2018/rosters/mls-all-star-team . dead .
73. Web site: Northam . Mitchell . Zlatan, 6 Atlanta United players selected to 2018 MLS All-Star Game . ProSoccerUSA.com . August 2, 2018 . June 25, 2018.
74. Web site: Couch . Ben . Josef Martinez named 2018 MLS All-Star Game MVP . . August 2, 2018 . August 1, 2018.