2019 Atlanta United 2 season explained

Club:Atlanta United 2
Season:2019
League:USL Championship
Owner:Arthur Blank
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Darren Eales
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Stephen Glass
Stadium:Fifth Third Bank Stadium
League Result:14th
Cup1:USL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:DNQ
Highest Attendance:League/All: 3,109
(May 4 vs. Nashville SC)
Lowest Attendance:League/All: 1,015
(July 24 vs. Charlotte)
Largest Loss:1–8
(July 13 vs. NYRB II)
League Topscorer:Bienvenue Kanakimana (7)
American:true
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

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.AgePlayerTransferred FromTypeNotesDateSource
7 FW Transfer November 19, 2018
14 FW Transfer December 20, 2018 [3]
24 GK Transfer January 11, 2019 [4]
3 DF Loan January 31, 2019 [5]
5 DF FC Moravia Loan February 15, 2019 [6]
6 MF Transfer February 20, 2019 [7]
29 MF Loan April 12, 2019 [8]
31 MF Transfer Draft Pick August 22, 2019 [9]

Out

No.Pos.AgePlayerTransferred ToTypeNotesDateSource
16 FW Loan Return November 30, 2018
18 FW Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [10]
6 DF Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [11]
15 DF Contract Expired November 30, 2018 [12]
3 DF Option Declined November 30, 2018 [13]
33 GK Option Declined November 30, 2018 [14]
10 FW Released July 29, 2019
7 FW Transfer August 21, 2019 [15]
18 FW Mutual Consent September 20, 2019 [16]

Academy Leaves

No.Pos.AgePlayerCollege/ClubDate
34 DF August 10, 2019
36 MF August 20, 2019

Competitions

USL Championship

See main article: 2019 USL Championship season.

Matches

Statistics

Top scorers

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1MF Bienvenue Kanakimana707
2MF Andrew Carleton505
FW Jackson Conway505
4FW Brandon Vazquez303
FW Romario Williams303
DF Laurence Wyke303
7DF George Campbell202
FW Luiz Fernando202
MF Jack Metcalf202
FW Patrick Okonkwo202
9DF Mikey Ambrose101
MF Kevin Barajas101
FW Amir Bashti101
DF George Bello101
DF Guillermo Benítez101
DF Wesly Decas101
FW Jon Gallagher101
MF Laurent Kissiedou101
MF Will Vint101
FW Gordon Wild101
Own Goals101
Total45045

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

|-|colspan="4"|Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:|-|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATLUTD2 to play at Fifth Third Bank. ATLUTD. December 14, 2018. December 14, 2018.
  2. Web site: Players . . 14 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054634/https://www.uslsoccer.com/atlanta-united-2-roster . 18 May 2018 . dead .
  3. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Jackson Conway . . December 20, 2018 . December 20, 2018.
  4. Web site: ATLUTD2 signs goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira . . January 11, 2019 . January 11, 2019.
  5. Web site: ATLUTD2 signs Guillermo Benítez on loan . . January 31, 2019 . January 31, 2019.
  6. Web site: ATLUTD2 signs Wesly Decas on loan . . February 15, 2019 . February 17, 2019.
  7. Web site: ATLUTD2 signs Laurence Wyke from Furman . . February 20, 2019 . February 20, 2019.
  8. Web site: ATLUTD2 signs Kanakimana on loan . . April 12, 2019 . April 25, 2019.
  9. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Bashti . . August 22, 2019 . August 22, 2019.
  10. Web site: Devon Sandoval the first player to sign with New Mexico United 2. KRQE. October 22, 2018. June 6, 2018.
  11. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2019 roster moves. ATLUTD. November 18, 2018. November 17, 2018.
  12. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2019 roster moves. ATLUTD. November 18, 2018. November 17, 2018.
  13. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2019 roster moves. ATLUTD. November 18, 2018. November 17, 2018.
  14. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2019 roster moves. ATLUTD. November 18, 2018. November 17, 2018.
  15. Web site: Atlanta United signs Luiz Fernando from ATL UTD 2 . . August 21, 2019 . August 21, 2019.
  16. Web site: Atlanta United 2 mutually parts ways with Diego Lopez . . September 23, 2019 . September 20, 2019.