2020 Atlanta United 2 season explained

Club:Atlanta United 2
Season:2020
League:USL Championship
Owntitle:Owner
Owner:Arthur Blank
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Darren Eales
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Stephen Glass (until July 27, 2020)
Tony Annan (July 27, 2020 - December 16, 2020)
Stephen Glass (from December 16, 2020)
Stadium:Fifth Third Bank Stadium
League Result:Group H: 4th
Eastern Conf.: 15th
Cup1:USL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
Highest Attendance:League/All: 851
Lowest Attendance:League/All:
Average Attendance:851
Largest Win:5–3
Largest Loss:0–3
League Topscorer:Jackson Conway &<br> Amadou Macky Diop (6)
American:true
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021

The 2020 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's third year of existence, their third season in the USL which is now rebranded as the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

Players

As of September 24, 2020.[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.AgePlayerTransferred FromTypeNotesDateSource
7 FW Transfer November 19, 2019 [2]
2 DF Transfer December 5, 2019 [3]
8 FW Transfer January 8, 2020 [4]
9 FW Transfer Draft Pick January 13, 2020 [5]
14 MF Transfer January 14, 2020 [6]
3 DF Transfer January 22, 2020 [7]
11 FW Unattatched Transfer January 23, 2020 [8]
4 DF Transfer January 24, 2020 [9]
1 GK Transfer January 27, 2020 [10]
23 GK Transfer February 7, 2020 [11]
5 MF Transfer February 7, 2020 [12]
31 DF Transfer Draft Pick June 29, 2020 [13]
FW Loan July 18, 2020 [14]

Out

No.Pos.AgePlayerTransferred ToTypeNotesDateSource
1 GK Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [15] [16]
2 DF N/A Retired October 21, 2019
3 DF Loan return October 21, 2019
4 MF Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [17] [18]
5 DF FC Moravia Loan return October 21, 2019
8 MF Free agent Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [19]
11 MF Free agent Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [20]
16 MF Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [21] [22]
24 GK Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [23] [24]
29 MF Loan return October 21, 2019
6 MF Transfer March 5, 2020 [25]

Academy Leaves

No.Pos.AgePlayerCollege/ClubDate
28 DF August 1, 2020
40 DF August 1, 2020
41 DF August 1, 2020

Competitions

USL Championship

See main article: 2020 USL Championship season.

Matches

Statistics

Top scorers

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1FW Jackson Conway606
FW Amadou Macky Diop606
3MF David Mejia303
4FW Phillip Goodrum202
5MF Amir Bashti101
MF Ajani Fortune101
MF Coleman Gannon101
DF Jack Gurr101
DF Efrain Morales101
Own Goals101
Total23023

Appearances and goals

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

|-! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:|-|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players . . 21 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054634/https://www.uslsoccer.com/atlanta-united-2-roster . 18 May 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Amadou Macky Diop. ATLUTD. November 19, 2019. November 19, 2019.
  3. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Jack Gurr. ATLUTD. December 5, 2019. December 5, 2019.
  4. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Jack Gurr. DSS. January 9, 2020. January 9, 2020.
  5. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Phillip Goodrum. January 24, 2020. January 13, 2020.
  6. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Baboucarr Njie. ATLUTD. January 14, 2020. January 14, 2020.
  7. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Modou Jadama. ATLUTD. January 23, 2020. January 22, 2020.
  8. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Lamin Jawneh. ATLUTD. January 23, 2020. January 23, 2020.
  9. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Bradley Kamdem. January 24, 2020. January 24, 2020.
  10. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Ben Lundgaard. January 27, 2020. January 27, 2020.
  11. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Gabriel Rosario. February 7, 2020. February 7, 2020.
  12. Web site: Atlanta United 2 signs Abdoulaye Diop. February 27, 2020. February 26, 2020.
  13. Web site: Atlanta United 2 Signs Patrick Nielsen. June 29, 2020. June 29, 2020.
  14. Web site: Atlanta United 2 Signs Erik Lopez. July 19, 2020. July 19, 2020.
  15. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2020 roster moves. ATLUTD. October 21, 2019. October 21, 2019.
  16. Web site: TRIUMPH ADD FORMER ATLANTA UNITED KEEPER. GreenvilleTriumph. February 14, 2020. February 4, 2020.
  17. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2020 roster moves. ATLUTD. October 21, 2019. October 21, 2019.
  18. Web site: San Diego signs Metcalf. USLC. February 11, 2020. February 10, 2020.
  19. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2020 roster moves. ATLUTD. October 21, 2019. October 21, 2019.
  20. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2020 roster moves. ATLUTD. October 21, 2019. October 21, 2019.
  21. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2020 roster moves. ATLUTD. October 21, 2019. October 21, 2019.
  22. Web site: Juticalpa signs Castro. Diez. February 1, 2020. February 1, 2020.
  23. Web site: ATLUTD2 accounces 2020 roster moves. ATLUTD. October 21, 2019. October 21, 2019.
  24. Web site: Fort Lauderdale CF Names Jason Kreis as Head Coach; Announces Full Technical Staff and Roster. InterMiami. February 27, 2020. February 15, 2020.
  25. Web site: Atlanta United signs Laurence Wyke. DirtySouthSoccer. March 6, 2020. March 5, 2020.