Atlanta United 2

Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional season in March 2018.

Atlanta United 2
Full nameAtlanta United 2
FoundedNovember 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
StadiumFifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia
Capacity8,318
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head coachJack Collison
LeagueUSL Championship
20217th, Central Division
13th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

History

In November 2017, the USL, a Division II sanctioned league by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), announced that Major League Soccer's Atlanta United had acquired a USL affiliate team and would begin play in the 2018 season.[1] On January 9, 2018, the team name was revealed as Atlanta United 2.[2]

MLS Next Pro

MLS announced that it would be one of the next eight teams to join MLS Next Pro on 2023.[3]

Stadium

The team played their inaugural season at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia, with a capacity of 7,362 for soccer games.[4] Coolray Field is a Triple-A baseball stadium originally built in 2008 for the Gwinnett Stripers,[5] the Atlanta Braves Triple-A affiliate. The stadium has been fitted for semi-professional soccer in a standard baseball to soccer pitch configuration.[4]

The premium boxes and all stadium areas will still be available for soccer games, and the field will also be the same standard length at 70 by 110 yards (64 m × 101 m).[6]

Atlanta United 2 announced, on December 14, 2018, that they would play their 2019 home matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.[7]

Players and staff

Roster
As of April 9, 2022[8]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 MF Aiden McFadden  United States
4 MF Emenike Nwogu  Nigeria
6 DF Nelson Orji  Nigeria
8 MF Ajani Fortune  Trinidad and Tobago
10 FW Darwin Matheus  Venezuela
11 MF David Mejía  Peru
12 DF Raimar  Brazil
14 MF Robbie Mertz  United States
23 GK Vicente Reyes  Chile
25 GK Justin Garces ([A])  United States
27 DF Bryce Washington ([A])  United States
29 MF Nicolas Firmino  Brazil
31 FW Erik Centeno ([A])  United States
33 DF Mikey Ambrose ([A])  United States
34 MF Brendan Lambe ([B])  United States
35 DF Efrain Morales ([A])  United States
36 FW Jackson Conway ([A])  United States
37 MF Jonantan Villal  United States
39 DF Noah Cobb  United States
40 DF Mathieu Brick ([B])  United States
41 MF Luke Brennan ([B])  United States
43 DF Nigel Prince ([B])  United States
44 MF Cristiano Bruletti ([B])  United States
45 MF Pavel Romero ([B])  United States
46 DF Grant Howard ([B])  United States
48 MF Alan Carleton ([B])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Atlanta United.
    2.
  2. ^
    Atlanta United Academy player.
    3.

Technical staff
Role Name Nation
Head coach Jack Collison  Wales
Assistant coach Omar Jarun  Palestine
Goalkeeper coach Lewis Sharpe  United States
Fitness coach Ricardo Oliveira  Brazil

Year-by-year
As of October 27, 2021
Season USL Championship Play-offs U.S. Open Cup Top Scorer Head Coach Team Captain(s)
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2018 34 7 17 10 37 72 31 14th, Eastern Did not qualify Not eligible (MLS Reserve Team) Jon Gallagher 6 Scott Donnelly Jack Metcalf
2019 34 9 17 8 45 77 35 14th, Eastern Did not qualify Not eligible Bienvenue Kanakimana 7 Stephen Glass Jack Metcalf
2020 16 3 10 3 23 33 12 4th, Group H Did not qualify Not eligible Jackson Conway
Amadou Macky Diop		 6 Stephen Glass
Tony Annan		 Modou Jadama
2021 32 8 14 10 46 56 34 7th, Central Did not qualify Not eligible Aiden McFadden 8 Tony Annan
Jack Collison		 Bradley Kamdem

Statistics

Most appearances
As of October 20, 2021[9]
# Pos. Name Nation Career USL Playoffs Total
1 Midfielder Jack Metcalf  England 2018–2019 62 0 62
2 Forward Jackson Conway  United States 2018– 49 0 49
3 Midfielder Laurent Kissiedou  Ivory Coast 2018–2019 46 0 46
4 Forward Jon Gallagher  Ireland 2018–2019 38 0 38
5 Midfielder Will Reilly  United States 2019– 35 0 35

Most goals
As of October 20, 2021[9]
# Pos. Name Nation Career USL Playoffs Total
1 Forward Jackson Conway  United States 2018– 12 0 12
2 Forward Amadou Macky Diop  Senegal 2020–2021 9 0 9
3 Midfielder Aiden McFadden  United States 2021– 8 0 8
4 Midfielder Andrew Carleton  United States 2018–2019 7 0 7
Forward Jon Gallagher  Ireland 2018–2019 7 0 7
Midfielder Bienvenue Kanakimana  Burundi 2019 7 0 7
Forward Romario Williams  Jamaica 2018–2019 7 0 7

References
  1. "Atlanta United to Field USL Team in 2018". USL. November 14, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. "Atlanta United officially announces USL Affiliate Atlanta United 2". Atlanta United. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. "MLS NEXT Pro Unveils 21 Clubs for Inaugural Season". orlandocitysc.
  4. "ATL UTD 2 STADIUM GUIDE". Atlanta United. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. "Coolray Field - Gwinnett Stripers Content". Gwinnett Stripers. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  6. Hammock, Will (November 16, 2017). "Atlanta United release rendering for USL soccer layout at Coolray Field". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  7. "ATLUTD2 to play at Fifth Third Bank". ATLUTD. December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  8. "Roster". atlutd.com. Atlanta United FC. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  9. "Statistics | Atlanta United FC".
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