2020 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2020 Atlanta United 2 season is 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.

Atlanta United 2
2020 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head coachStephen Glass (until July 27, 2020)
Tony Annan (July 27, 2020 - December 16, 2020)
Stephen Glass (from December 16, 2020)
StadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
USL ChampionshipGroup H: 4th
Eastern Conf.: 15th
USL PlayoffsDid Not Qualify
Top goalscorerJackson Conway &
Amadou Macky Diop (6)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 851
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All:
Average home league attendance851
Biggest win5–3
(Sept. 23 vs. NYRB2)
Biggest defeat0–3
(July 24 at Charleston)

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. Age Player Transferred From Type Notes Date Source
7FW26 Amadou Macky Diop Radford UniversityTransferNovember 19, 2019[2]
2DF26 Jack Gurr Georgia RevolutionTransferDecember 5, 2019[3]
8FW22 Daniel Steedman University of VirginiaTransferJanuary 8, 2020[4]
9FW24 Phillip Goodrum UNC WilimgtonTransferDraft PickJanuary 13, 2020[5]
14MF26 Baboucarr Njie NCWCTransferJanuary 14, 2020[6]
3DF28 Modou Jadama Portland TimbersTransferJanuary 22, 2020[7]
11FW26 Lamin JawnehUnattatchedTransferJanuary 23, 2020[8]
4DF27 Bradley Kamdem Saint Louis FCTransferJanuary 24, 2020[9]
1GK26 Ben Lundgaard Columbus CrewTransferJanuary 27, 2020[10]
23GK22 Gabriel Rosario Huddersfield TownTransferFebruary 7, 2020[11]
5MF22 Abdoulaye Diop Eastern Florida State CollegeTransferFebruary 7, 2020[12]
31DF25 Patrick Nielsen Michigan State UniversityTransferDraft PickJune 29, 2020[13]
—FW20 Erik López OlimpiaLoanJuly 18, 2020[14]

Out
No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
1GK26 Paul Christensen Greenville TriumphContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][16]
2DF33 Tyler RuthvenN/ARetiredOctober 21, 2019
3DF23 Guillermo Benítez Plaza AmadorLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
4MF30 Jack Metcalf San Diego LoyalContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][17]
5DF22 Wesly Decas FC MoraviaLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
8MF26 Kevin BarajasFree AgentContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15]
11MF23 Laurent KissiedouFree AgentContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15]
16MF22 Alessandro Castro JuticalpaContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][18]
24GK26 Dylan Castanheira Fort Lauderdale CFContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][19]
29MF22 Bienvenue Kanakimana MFK VyškovLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
6MF25 Laurence Wyke Atlanta United FCTransferMarch 5, 2020[20]

Academy Leaves
No. Pos. Age Player College/Club Date
28DF20 Garrison TubbsWake ForestAugust 1, 2020
40DF20 Brandon ClagettePittsburghAugust 1, 2020
41DF19 Jordan MatthewsSouth CarolinaAugust 1, 2020

Competitions

Exhibitions
February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16) Preseason 1 Atlanta United 2 0–4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Marietta, Georgia
1:00 PM EDT Report
Stadium: Atlanta United Training Facility
Note: Three thirty-minute periods

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings — Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 10 3 3 25 11 +14 33 2.06 Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 15 9 3 3 26 15 +11 30 2.00
3 Miami FC 16 4 4 8 20 34 −14 16 1.00
4 Atlanta United 2 16 3 3 10 23 33 −10 12 0.75
Source: USL

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 3 3 10 23 33  −10 12 2 2 4 14 16  −2 1 1 6 9 17  −8

Last updated: October 5, 2020.
Source: USL

Results by matchday
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ResultLLDLWDLLLDLWLLWL
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Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2020. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming

March 8, 2020 USLC 1 Atlanta United 2 0–1 Charleston Battery Kennesaw, Georgia
3:30 PM EST Bashti  57' Report Kelly-Rosales  21'
Gdula  40'
Lewis 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 851
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 11, 2020 USLC 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Doherty  52'
Mkosana 61'
Fernandes 87',  90'		 Report Bashti  7'
Conway 11'
Reilly  90+7'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 18, 2020 USLC 3 Atlanta United 2 2–2 Memphis 901 Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Conway 21'
Gannon 57'
Diop  67'
Gurr  78'
Jawneh  90+7'		 Report Doyle  16'
Allen 44'
Hodge  74'
Segbers  90'
Jennings 90+2'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 24, 2020 USLC 4 Charleston Battery 3–0 Atlanta United 2 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
8:00 PM EDT Nembhard  10'
Daley 20'
Rittmeyer 49'
Crawford  55'
Bosua 90+9'		 Report A. Diop  81' Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
July 29, 2020 USLC 5 Atlanta United 2 4–3 Miami FC Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Conway  15'  69' 69'
Macky Diop 41', 48'
Jadama  57'
Reilly  64'
Bashti  81'
Mejia 87',  90+5'		 Report Thiaw 13'
Velásquez 47'
González  68'
Griffiths  83'
Bah  90+3'
Williams 90+7'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
August 5, 2020 USLC 6 Atlanta United 2 1–1 Charleston Battery Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Jadama  27'
Gannon  36'
Macky Diop 67'
Goodrum  73'		 Report Paterson  38'
Archer  45'
Kelly-Rosales  86'
Cichero 90+4'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Chris Ruska
August 8, 2020 USLC 7 Birmingham Legion 1–0 Atlanta United 2 Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 PM EDT Crognale  27'
Kasim 45+1'		 Report Jadama  36' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
August 12, 2020 USLC 8 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, Georgia
Goodrum  22'
Macky Diop  90+6'		 Report Lasso 34'
Tejada 81'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Kyle Johnston
August 15, 2020 USLC 9 Charleston Battery 3–2 Atlanta United 2 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
8:00 PM EDT van Schaik  25'
Cichero 57'
Lewis 59', 90+1'
Archer  90+4'		 Report Macky Diop 6'
Reilly  32'
Morales 51'
Gurr  62'		 Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Referee: John Matto
August 19, 2020 USLC 10 Miami FC 2–2 Atlanta United 2 Miami, Florida
7:00 PM Ndam  22'
Williams 24', 45+1'
Saydee  27'		 Report Gurr 18'
Macky Diop 23' (pen.),  75'
Jadama  60'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon
August 22, 2020 USLC 11 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 Atlanta United 2 St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM Doherty 21'
Murphy 39'
Ekra  45+2'		 Report Macky Diop  37'
Njie  45+1'
Goodrum 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
September 2, 2020 USLC 12 Philadelphia Union II 1–2 Atlanta United 2 Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM Rabadán  39'
Jasinski  47'
Craig  67'
Aaronson 90+6'		 Report Macky Diop 45'
Goodrum  53'
Mejia 90+2'		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 12, 2020 USLC 13 Atlanta United 2 1–2 Miami FC Kennesaw, Georgia
Macky Diop  21'
Fortune 23'
Conway  90+4'		 Report Williams 20',  68'
González 49'
Pais  73'
Markey  88'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
September 16, 2020 USLC 14 Atlanta United 2 1–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT Scarlett 55' (o.g.)
Goodrum  61'
Fortune  67'		 Report Lasso 29'
Fernandes  81'
Murphy  82'
Guenzatti 90+5'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 23, 2020 USLC 15 Atlanta United 2 5–3 New York Red Bulls II Kennesaw, Georgia
Conway 17', 45+2'
Bashti 20'
Goodrum 29'
Reilly  40'
Morales  43'
Gannon  69'
Mejia 71',  90'		 Report Toure 21'
LaCava 28'
Bounthong 83'
Clark  85'
Kilwien  90'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Referee: Joshua Belk
October 4, 2020 USLC 16 Miami FC 3–1 Atlanta United 2 Miami, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Bezecourt  22'
Williams 31' (pen.)
Saydee 50'
Granitto  74'
Velásquez  90', 90+4'
González  90+1'		 Report Edwards  11'
Conway 13'
Reilly  65'
Bashti  70'
Lambe  90+3'		 Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Referee: Alex Billeter

Statistics

Top scorers
As of October 5, 2020
Place Position Name USLC Playoffs Total
1 FW Jackson Conway 6 0 6
FW Amadou Macky Diop 6 0 6
3 MF David Mejia 3 0 3
4 FW Phillip Goodrum 2 0 2
5 MF Amir Bashti 1 0 1
MF Ajani Fortune 1 0 1
MF Coleman Gannon 1 0 1
DF Jack Gurr 1 0 1
DF Efrain Morales 1 0 1
Own Goals101
Total 23 0 23

Appearances and goals
As of October 5, 2020

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  USA Ben Lundgaard 13013000
2 DF  ENG Jack Gurr 16116100
3 DF  GAM Modou Jadama 16016000
4 DF  FRA Bradley Kamdem 101000
5 MF  SEN Abdoulaye Diop 1007+3000
7 FW  SEN Amadou Macky Diop 1269+3600
8 MF  SCO Daniel Steedman 1302+11000
9 FW  USA Phillip Goodrum 16214+2200
10 MF  USA Amir Bashti 1517+8100
11 FW  GAM Lamin Jawneh 1101+10000
14 MF  GAM Baboucarr Njie 1107+4000
16 MF  USA Will Reilly 15015000
21 DF  USA George Bello 101000
23 GK  USA Gabriel Rosario 000000
24 FW  USA Tyler Wolff 101000
26 FW  USA Coleman Gannon 16113+3100
27 GK  CHI Vicente Reyes 303000
29 MF  TRI Ajani Fortune 1115+6100
30 DF  USA Caleb Wiley 11011000
31 DF  DEN Patrick Nielsen 1008+2000
33 MF  USA Matthew Edwards 806+2000
34 MF  USA David Mejia 1031+9300
35 DF  USA Efrain Morales 412+2100
36 FW  USA Jackson Conway 1068+2600
39 MF  USA Brendan Lambe 301+2000
Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:
13 FW  USA JJ Williams 101000
22 FW  BRA Luiz Fernando 101000
28 DF  USA Garrison Tubbs 606000

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