2020 Atlanta United 2 season

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.

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
7FW28Senegal Amadou Macky DiopUnited States Radford UniversityTransferNovember 19, 2019[2]
2DF27England Jack GurrUnited States Georgia RevolutionTransferDecember 5, 2019[3]
8FW23Scotland Daniel SteedmanUnited States University of VirginiaTransferJanuary 8, 2020[4]
9FW26United States Phillip GoodrumUnited States UNC WilimgtonTransferDraft PickJanuary 13, 2020[5]
14MF28The Gambia Baboucarr NjieUnited States NCWCTransferJanuary 14, 2020[6]
3DF29The Gambia Modou JadamaUnited States Portland TimbersTransferJanuary 22, 2020[7]
11FW27The Gambia Lamin JawnehUnattatchedTransferJanuary 23, 2020[8]
4DF29France Bradley KamdemUnited States Saint Louis FCTransferJanuary 24, 2020[9]
1GK28United States Ben LundgaardUnited States Columbus CrewTransferJanuary 27, 2020[10]
23GK24United States Gabriel RosarioEngland Huddersfield TownTransferFebruary 7, 2020[11]
5MF24Senegal Abdoulaye DiopUnited States Eastern Florida State CollegeTransferFebruary 7, 2020[12]
31DF27Denmark Patrick NielsenUnited States Michigan State UniversityTransferDraft PickJune 29, 2020[13]
—FW21Paraguay Erik LópezParaguay OlimpiaLoanJuly 18, 2020[14]

Out
No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
1GK27United States Paul ChristensenUnited States Greenville TriumphContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][16]
2DF35United States Tyler RuthvenN/ARetiredOctober 21, 2019
3DF24Panama Guillermo BenítezPanama Plaza AmadorLoan returnOctober 21, 2019
4MF31England Jack MetcalfUnited States San Diego LoyalContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][17]
5DF24Honduras Wesly DecasCosta Rica FC MoraviaLoan returnOctober 21, 2019
8MF27United States Kevin BarajasFree agentContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15]
11MF24Ivory Coast Laurent KissiedouFree agentContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15]
16MF23Honduras Alessandro CastroHonduras JuticalpaContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][18]
24GK28United States Dylan CastanheiraUnited States Fort Lauderdale CFContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][19]
29MF23Burundi Bienvenue KanakimanaCzech Republic MFK VyškovLoan returnOctober 21, 2019
6MF27England Laurence WykeUnited States Atlanta United FCTransferMarch 5, 2020[20]

Academy Leaves
No. Pos. Age Player College/Club Date
28DF21United States Garrison TubbsWake ForestAugust 1, 2020
40DF21United States Brandon ClagettePittsburghAugust 1, 2020
41DF21United States 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
Matchday12345678910111213141516
StadiumHAHAHHAHAAAAHHHA
ResultLLDLWDLLLDLWLLWL
Position3333333333333334
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 Yellow card 57' Report Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 21'
Gdula Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Mkosana 61'
Fernandes 87', Yellow card 90'		 Report Bashti Red card 7'
Conway 11'
Reilly Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67'
Gurr Yellow card 78'
Jawneh Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Doyle Yellow card 16'
Allen 44'
Hodge Yellow card 74'
Segbers Yellow card 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 Yellow card 10'
Daley 20'
Rittmeyer 49'
Crawford Yellow card 55'
Bosua 90+9'		 Report A. Diop Red card 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 Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 69' 69'
Macky Diop 41', 48'
Jadama Yellow card 57'
Reilly Yellow card 64'
Bashti Yellow card 81'
Mejia 87', Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Thiaw 13'
Velásquez 47'
González Yellow card 68'
Griffiths Yellow card 83'
Bah Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Gannon Yellow card 36'
Macky Diop 67'
Goodrum Yellow card 73'		 Report Paterson Yellow card 38'
Archer Yellow card 45'
Kelly-Rosales Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27'
Kasim 45+1'		 Report Jadama Yellow card 36' Stadium: BBVA Field
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
August 12, 2020 USLC 8 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Kennesaw, Georgia
Goodrum Yellow card 22'
Macky Diop Yellow card 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 Yellow card 25'
Cichero 57'
Lewis 59', 90+1'
Archer Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Macky Diop 6'
Reilly Yellow card 32'
Morales 51'
Gurr Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Williams 24', 45+1'
Saydee Yellow card 27'		 Report Gurr 18'
Macky Diop 23' (pen.), Yellow card 75'
Jadama Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Macky Diop Yellow card 37'
Njie Yellow card 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 Yellow card 39'
Jasinski Yellow card 47'
Craig Yellow card 67'
Aaronson 90+6'		 Report Macky Diop 45'
Goodrum Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Fortune 23'
Conway Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Williams 20', Yellow card 68'
González 49'
Pais Yellow card 73'
Markey Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Fortune Yellow card 67'		 Report Lasso 29'
Fernandes Yellow card 81'
Murphy Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
Morales Yellow card 43'
Gannon Yellow card 69'
Mejia 71', Yellow card 90'		 Report Toure 21'
LaCava 28'
Bounthong 83'
Clark Yellow card 85'
Kilwien Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'
Williams 31' (pen.)
Saydee 50'
Granitto Yellow card 74'
Velásquez Yellow card 90', 90+4'
González Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Edwards Yellow card 11'
Conway 13'
Reilly Yellow card 65'
Bashti Yellow card 70'
Lambe Yellow card 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 United States Jackson Conway 6 0 6
FW Senegal Amadou Macky Diop 6 0 6
3 MF United States David Mejia 3 0 3
4 FW United States Phillip Goodrum 2 0 2
5 MF United States Amir Bashti 1 0 1
MF Trinidad and Tobago Ajani Fortune 1 0 1
MF United States Coleman Gannon 1 0 1
DF England Jack Gurr 1 0 1
DF United States 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 United States USA Ben Lundgaard 13013000
2 DF England ENG Jack Gurr 16116100
3 DF The Gambia GAM Modou Jadama 16016000
4 DF France FRA Bradley Kamdem 101000
5 MF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Diop 1007+3000
7 FW Senegal SEN Amadou Macky Diop 1269+3600
8 MF Scotland SCO Daniel Steedman 1302+11000
9 FW United States USA Phillip Goodrum 16214+2200
10 MF United States USA Amir Bashti 1517+8100
11 FW The Gambia GAM Lamin Jawneh 1101+10000
14 MF The Gambia GAM Baboucarr Njie 1107+4000
16 MF United States USA Will Reilly 15015000
21 DF United States USA George Bello 101000
23 GK United States USA Gabriel Rosario 000000
24 FW United States USA Tyler Wolff 101000
26 FW United States USA Coleman Gannon 16113+3100
27 GK Chile CHI Vicente Reyes 303000
29 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Ajani Fortune 1115+6100
30 DF United States USA Caleb Wiley 11011000
31 DF Denmark DEN Patrick Nielsen 1008+2000
33 MF United States USA Matthew Edwards 806+2000
34 MF United States USA David Mejia 1031+9300
35 DF United States USA Efrain Morales 412+2100
36 FW United States USA Jackson Conway 1068+2600
39 MF United States USA Brendan Lambe 301+2000
Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:
13 FW United States USA JJ Williams 101000
22 FW Brazil BRA Luiz Fernando 101000
28 DF United States USA Garrison Tubbs 606000

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