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Atlanta United 2
Full nameAtlanta United 2
FoundedNovember 14, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-14)
Stadium Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, Georgia
Capacity8,318
Owner Arthur Blank
President Garth Lagerwey
Head coach Steve Cooke
League MLS Next Pro
202310th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: DNQ
Website Club website
Current season

Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in MLS Next Pro, the official reserve league of MLS. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional season in March 2018.

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 in 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 20, 2024 [8]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Ronald Hernández ( [A])   Venezuela
18 FW Derrick Etienne ( [A])   Haiti
21 DF Efrain Morales ( [A])   Bolivia
23 MF Adyn Torres ( [A])   United States
24 DF Noah Cobb ( [A])   United States
25 MF Luke Brennan ( [A])   United States
30 DF Nicolas Firmino ( [A])   Brazil
36 DF Ramzi Qawasmy   United States
41 MF Alan Carleton   United States
42 GK Jayden Hibbert   Jamaica
44 DF Shawn Lanza ( [B])   United States
45 MF Noble Okello   Canada
47 DF Matthew Edwards   United States
49 FW Matthew Dejianne ( [B])   United States
50 DF Dominic Chong ( [B])   United States
52 DF Erik Centeno ( [A])   United States
55 MF Matías Gallardo   Argentina
57 FW Stephen Hurlock ( [B])   United States
62 FW Ashton Gordon   Jamaica
64 DF Miles Hadley ( [B])   United States
66 MF Porter Smith ( [B])   United States
75 MF Jacob Williams   United States
77 MF Pavel Romero ( [B])   United States
86 MF Javier Armas   Spain
88 GK John Berner   United States
95 DF Kaiden Moore ( [B])   United States
96 DF Daniel Russo   United States
99 FW Karim Tmimi   France
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Atlanta United.
    2.
  2. ^
    Atlanta United Academy player.
    3.

Technical staff

Role Name Nation
Head coach Steve Cooke   England
Assistant coach José Silva   United States
Goalkeeper coach Lewis Sharpe   England

Year-by-year

As of October 5, 2023
Season USL Championship Playoffs 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 DNQ Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 6 United States Scott Donnelly England Jack Metcalf
2019 34 9 17 8 45 77 35 14th, Eastern Burundi Bienvenue Kanakimana 7 Scotland Stephen Glass
2020 16 3 10 3 23 33 12 4th, Group H United States Jackson Conway
Senegal Amadou Macky Diop 		6 Scotland Stephen Glass
England Tony Annan 		The Gambia Modou Jadama
2021 32 8 14 10 46 56 34 7th, Central United States Aiden McFadden 8 England Tony Annan
Wales Jack Collison 		France Bradley Kamdem
2022 34 6 23 5 39 85 23 13th, Eastern United States Jackson Conway 11 Wales Jack Collison Trinidad and Tobago Ajani Fortune
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs Top Scorer Head Coach Team Captain(s)
P W L D GF GA Pts Pos Player Goals
2023 28 9 13 6 50 52 35 10th Eastern DNQ Brazil Nicolas Firmino 16 England Steve Cooke Ghana Kofi Twumasi

Statistics

Most appearances

As of April 21, 2024 [9]
# Pos. Name Nation Career USL MLSNP Total
1 Forward Jackson Conway   United States 2018–2023 74 14 88
2 Midfielder Ajani Fortune   Trinidad and Tobago 2020– 58 11 69
3 Midfielder Nicolas Firmino   Brazil 2022– 34 29 63
4 Midfielder Jack Metcalf   England 2018–2019 62 0 62
5 Midfielder Erik Centeno   United States 2022– 30 30 60
Midfielder David Mejía   Peru 2020–2023 47 13 60

Most goals

As of April 21, 2024 [9]
# Pos. Name Nation Career USL MLSNP Total
1 Forward Jackson Conway   United States 2018–2023 23 5 28
2 Midfielder Nicolas Firmino   Brazil 2022– 3 16 19
3 Forward Amadou Macky Diop   Senegal 2020–2021 9 0 9
Forward Darwin Matheus   Venezuela 2021–2022 9 0 9
Midfielder Aiden McFadden   United States 2021–2024 8 1 9
6 Midfielder Karim Tmimi   France 2023– 0 8 8

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. ^ a b "ATL UTD 2 STADIUM GUIDE". Atlanta United. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. 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. ^ a b "Statistics | Atlanta United FC".

External links

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