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.
| 2020 season | |
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| Owner | Arthur Blank |
| President | Darren Eales |
| Head coach | 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 |
| USL Championship | Group H: 4th Eastern Conf.: 15th |
| USL Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Top goalscorer | Jackson Conway & Amadou Macky Diop (6) |
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 851 |
| Lowest home attendance | League/All: |
| Average home league attendance | 851 |
| Biggest win | 5–3 (Sept. 23 vs. NYRB2) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (July 24 at Charleston) |
Players
editAs 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.
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Player movement
editIn
edit| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred From | Type | Notes | Date | Source |
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| 7 | FW | 30 |  Amadou Macky Diop |  Radford University | Transfer | November 19, 2019 | [2] | |
| 2 | DF | 30 |  Jack Gurr | Georgia Revolution | Transfer | December 5, 2019 | [3] | |
| 8 | FW | 26 |  Daniel Steedman | University of Virginia | Transfer | January 8, 2020 | [4] | |
| 9 | FW | 29 | Phillip Goodrum | UNC Wilimgton | Transfer | Draft Pick | January 13, 2020 | [5] |
| 14 | MF | 31 |  Baboucarr Njie | NCWC | Transfer | January 14, 2020 | [6] | |
| 3 | DF | 32 | Modou Jadama | Portland Timbers | Transfer | January 22, 2020 | [7] | |
| 11 | FW | 30 | Lamin Jawneh | Unattatched | Transfer | January 23, 2020 | [8] | |
| 4 | DF | 31 |  Bradley Kamdem | Saint Louis FC | Transfer | January 24, 2020 | [9] | |
| 1 | GK | 30 | Ben Lundgaard | Columbus Crew | Transfer | January 27, 2020 | [10] | |
| 23 | GK | 26 | Gabriel Rosario | Huddersfield Town | Transfer | February 7, 2020 | [11] | |
| 5 | MF | 26 | Abdoulaye Diop | Eastern Florida State College | Transfer | February 7, 2020 | [12] | |
| 31 | DF | 29 |  Patrick Nielsen | Michigan State University | Transfer | Draft Pick | June 29, 2020 | [13] |
| — | FW | 24 |  Erik López | Olimpia | Loan | July 18, 2020 | [14] | |
Out
edit| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred To | Type | Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 30 | Paul Christensen | Greenville Triumph | Contract Expired | October 21, 2019 | [15][16] | |
| 2 | DF | 37 | Tyler Ruthven | N/A | Retired | October 21, 2019 | ||
| 3 | DF | 27 |  Guillermo Benítez | Plaza Amador | Loan return | October 21, 2019 | ||
| 4 | MF | 34 | Jack Metcalf | San Diego Loyal | Contract Expired | October 21, 2019 | [15][17] | |
| 5 | DF | 26 |  Wesly Decas |  FC Moravia | Loan return | October 21, 2019 | ||
| 8 | MF | 30 | Kevin Barajas | Free agent | Contract Expired | October 21, 2019 | [15] | |
| 11 | MF | 27 |  Laurent Kissiedou | Free agent | Contract Expired | October 21, 2019 | [15] | |
| 16 | MF | 26 | Alessandro Castro | Juticalpa | Contract Expired | October 21, 2019 | [15][18] | |
| 24 | GK | 31 | Dylan Castanheira | Fort Lauderdale CF | Contract Expired | October 21, 2019 | [15][19] | |
| 29 | MF | 26 |  Bienvenue Kanakimana |  MFK Vyškov | Loan return | October 21, 2019 | ||
| 6 | MF | 29 | Laurence Wyke | Atlanta United FC | Transfer | March 5, 2020 | [20] | |
Academy Leaves
edit| No. | Pos. | Age | Player | College/Club | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | DF | 24 | Garrison Tubbs | Wake Forest | August 1, 2020 |
| 40 | DF | 24 | Brandon Clagette | Pittsburgh | August 1, 2020 |
| 41 | DF | 23 | Jordan Matthews | South Carolina | August 1, 2020 |
Competitions
editExhibitions
edit| February 16, 2020 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
editStandings — Group H
edit| 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
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
editUpdated to match(es) played on October 5, 2020. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editWin 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 |
Statistics
editTop scorers
edit- 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 Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 23 | ||
Appearances and goals
edit- As of October 5, 2020
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Regular season | Playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA |
Ben Lundgaard | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Jack Gurr | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GAM |
Modou Jadama | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FRA |
Bradley Kamdem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | SEN |
Abdoulaye Diop | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SEN |
Amadou Macky Diop | 12 | 6 | 9+3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO |
Daniel Steedman | 13 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA |
Phillip Goodrum | 16 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA |
Amir Bashti | 15 | 1 | 7+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | GAM |
Lamin Jawneh | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GAM |
Baboucarr Njie | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA |
Will Reilly | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA |
George Bello | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | USA |
Gabriel Rosario | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA |
Tyler Wolff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | USA |
Coleman Gannon | 16 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK |  CHI |
Vicente Reyes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | TRI |
Ajani Fortune | 11 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA |
Caleb Wiley | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | DEN |
Patrick Nielsen | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | USA |
Matthew Edwards | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | USA |
David Mejia | 10 | 3 | 1+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | USA |
Efrain Morales | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | USA |
Jackson Conway | 10 | 6 | 8+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | USA |
Brendan Lambe | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club: | |||||||||
| 13 | FW | USA |
JJ Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW |  BRA |
Luiz Fernando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA |
Garrison Tubbs | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ↑ "Players". USL. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Amadou Macky Diop". ATLUTD. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Jack Gurr". ATLUTD. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Jack Gurr". DSS. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Phillip Goodrum". January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Baboucarr Njie". ATLUTD. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Modou Jadama". ATLUTD. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Lamin Jawneh". ATLUTD. January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Bradley Kamdem". January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Ben Lundgaard". January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Gabriel Rosario". February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 signs Abdoulaye Diop". February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Patrick Nielsen". June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Erik Lopez". July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "ATLUTD2 accounces 2020 roster moves". ATLUTD. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ↑ "TRIUMPH ADD FORMER ATLANTA UNITED KEEPER". GreenvilleTriumph. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ↑ "San Diego signs Metcalf". USLC. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Juticalpa signs Castro". Diez. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Fort Lauderdale CF Names Jason Kreis as Head Coach; Announces Full Technical Staff and Roster". InterMiami. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlanta United signs Laurence Wyke". DirtySouthSoccer. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.