2020 Atlanta United 2 season

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)
← 2019
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. Age Player Transferred From Type Notes Date Source
7 FW 29 Senegal Amadou Macky Diop United States Radford University Transfer November 19, 2019 [2]
2 DF 29 England Jack Gurr United States Georgia Revolution Transfer December 5, 2019 [3]
8 FW 24 Scotland Daniel Steedman United States University of Virginia Transfer January 8, 2020 [4]
9 FW 27 United States Phillip Goodrum United States UNC Wilimgton Transfer Draft Pick January 13, 2020 [5]
14 MF 29 The Gambia Baboucarr Njie United States NCWC Transfer January 14, 2020 [6]
3 DF 30 The Gambia Modou Jadama United States Portland Timbers Transfer January 22, 2020 [7]
11 FW 29 The Gambia Lamin Jawneh Unattatched Transfer January 23, 2020 [8]
4 DF 30 France Bradley Kamdem United States Saint Louis FC Transfer January 24, 2020 [9]
1 GK 29 United States Ben Lundgaard United States Columbus Crew Transfer January 27, 2020 [10]
23 GK 25 United States Gabriel Rosario England Huddersfield Town Transfer February 7, 2020 [11]
5 MF 25 Senegal Abdoulaye Diop United States Eastern Florida State College Transfer February 7, 2020 [12]
31 DF 28 Denmark Patrick Nielsen United States Michigan State University Transfer Draft Pick June 29, 2020 [13]
— FW 23 Paraguay Erik López Paraguay Olimpia Loan July 18, 2020 [14]

Out

No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
1 GK 28 United States Paul Christensen United States Greenville Triumph Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [15][16]
2 DF 36 United States Tyler Ruthven N/A Retired October 21, 2019
3 DF 25 Panama Guillermo Benítez Panama Plaza Amador Loan return October 21, 2019
4 MF 33 England Jack Metcalf United States San Diego Loyal Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [15][17]
5 DF 25 Honduras Wesly Decas Costa Rica FC Moravia Loan return October 21, 2019
8 MF 28 United States Kevin Barajas Free agent Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [15]
11 MF 26 Ivory Coast Laurent Kissiedou Free agent Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [15]
16 MF 24 Honduras Alessandro Castro Honduras Juticalpa Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [15][18]
24 GK 29 United States Dylan Castanheira United States Fort Lauderdale CF Contract Expired October 21, 2019 [15][19]
29 MF 25 Burundi Bienvenue Kanakimana Czech Republic MFK Vyškov Loan return October 21, 2019
6 MF 28 England Laurence Wyke United States Atlanta United FC Transfer March 5, 2020 [20]

Academy Leaves

No. Pos. Age Player College/Club Date
28 DF 22 United States Garrison Tubbs Wake Forest August 1, 2020
40 DF 22 United States Brandon Clagette Pittsburgh August 1, 2020
41 DF 22 United States Jordan Matthews South Carolina August 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

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

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 Goals 1 0 1
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 Total Regular season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Ben Lundgaard 13 0 13 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Jack Gurr 16 1 16 1 0 0
3 DF The Gambia GAM Modou Jadama 16 0 16 0 0 0
4 DF France FRA Bradley Kamdem 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 MF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Diop 10 0 7+3 0 0 0
7 FW Senegal SEN Amadou Macky Diop 12 6 9+3 6 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Daniel Steedman 13 0 2+11 0 0 0
9 FW United States USA Phillip Goodrum 16 2 14+2 2 0 0
10 MF United States USA Amir Bashti 15 1 7+8 1 0 0
11 FW The Gambia GAM Lamin Jawneh 11 0 1+10 0 0 0
14 MF The Gambia GAM Baboucarr Njie 11 0 7+4 0 0 0
16 MF United States USA Will Reilly 15 0 15 0 0 0
21 DF United States USA George Bello 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 GK United States USA Gabriel Rosario 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW United States USA Tyler Wolff 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 FW United States USA Coleman Gannon 16 1 13+3 1 0 0
27 GK Chile CHI Vicente Reyes 3 0 3 0 0 0
29 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Ajani Fortune 11 1 5+6 1 0 0
30 DF United States USA Caleb Wiley 11 0 11 0 0 0
31 DF Denmark DEN Patrick Nielsen 10 0 8+2 0 0 0
33 MF United States USA Matthew Edwards 8 0 6+2 0 0 0
34 MF United States USA David Mejia 10 3 1+9 3 0 0
35 DF United States USA Efrain Morales 4 1 2+2 1 0 0
36 FW United States USA Jackson Conway 10 6 8+2 6 0 0
39 MF United States 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 United States USA JJ Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0
22 FW Brazil BRA Luiz Fernando 1 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF United States USA Garrison Tubbs 6 0 6 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Players". USL. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Amadou Macky Diop". ATLUTD. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Jack Gurr". ATLUTD. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Jack Gurr". DSS. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Phillip Goodrum". January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Baboucarr Njie". ATLUTD. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Modou Jadama". ATLUTD. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Lamin Jawneh". ATLUTD. January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Bradley Kamdem". January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Ben Lundgaard". January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Gabriel Rosario". February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Abdoulaye Diop". February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Patrick Nielsen". June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "Atlanta United 2 Signs Erik Lopez". July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "ATLUTD2 accounces 2020 roster moves". ATLUTD. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  16. ^ "TRIUMPH ADD FORMER ATLANTA UNITED KEEPER". GreenvilleTriumph. February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  17. ^ "San Diego signs Metcalf". USLC. February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  18. ^ "Juticalpa signs Castro". Diez. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "Fort Lauderdale CF Names Jason Kreis as Head Coach; Announces Full Technical Staff and Roster". InterMiami. February 15, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  20. ^ "Atlanta United signs Laurence Wyke". DirtySouthSoccer. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.