2020 Atlanta United 2 season

The 2020 Atlanta United 2 season is 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
7FW25 Amadou Macky Diop Radford UniversityTransferNovember 19, 2019[2]
2DF25 Jack Gurr Georgia RevolutionTransferDecember 5, 2019[3]
8FW21 Daniel Steedman University of VirginiaTransferJanuary 8, 2020[4]
9FW23 Phillip Goodrum UNC WilimgtonTransferDraft PickJanuary 13, 2020[5]
14MF25 Baboucarr Njie NCWCTransferJanuary 14, 2020[6]
3DF26 Modou Jadama Portland TimbersTransferJanuary 22, 2020[7]
11FW25 Lamin JawnehUnattatchedTransferJanuary 23, 2020[8]
4DF26 Bradley Kamdem Saint Louis FCTransferJanuary 24, 2020[9]
1GK25 Ben Lundgaard Columbus CrewTransferJanuary 27, 2020[10]
23GK21 Gabriel Rosario Huddersfield TownTransferFebruary 7, 2020[11]
5MF21 Abdoulaye Diop Eastern Florida State CollegeTransferFebruary 7, 2020[12]
31DF24 Patrick Nielsen Michigan State UniversityTransferDraft PickJune 29, 2020[13]
—FW19 Erik López OlimpiaLoanJuly 18, 2020[14]

Out
No. Pos. Age Player Transferred To Type Notes Date Source
1GK24 Paul Christensen Greenville TriumphContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][16]
2DF32 Tyler RuthvenN/ARetiredOctober 21, 2019
3DF21 Guillermo Benítez Plaza AmadorLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
4MF29 Jack Metcalf San Diego LoyalContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][17]
5DF21 Wesly Decas FC MoraviaLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
8MF24 Kevin BarajasFree AgentContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15]
11MF22 Laurent KissiedouFree AgentContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15]
16MF20 Alessandro Castro JuticalpaContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][18]
24GK25 Dylan Castanheira Fort Lauderdale CFContract ExpiredOctober 21, 2019[15][19]
29MF21 Bienvenue Kanakimana MFK VyškovLoan ReturnOctober 21, 2019
6MF24 Laurence Wyke Atlanta United FCTransferMarch 5, 2020[20]

Academy Leaves
No. Pos. Age Player College/Club Date
28DF18 Garrison TubbsWake ForestAugust 1, 2020
40DF18 Brandon ClagettePittsburghAugust 1, 2020
41DF18 Jordan MatthewsSouth CarolinaAugust 1, 2020

Competitions

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
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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  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
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  40'
Morales  43'
Gannon  69'
Mejia  71',  90'		 Report Toure  21'
LaCava  28'
Bounthong  83'
Clark  85'
Kilwien  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  22'
Williams  31' (pen.)
Saydee  50'
Granitto  74'
Velásquez  90',  90+4'
González  90+1'		 Report Edwards  11'
Conway  13'
Reilly  65'
Bashti  70'
Lambe  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 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 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 Ben Lundgaard 13013000
2 DF Jack Gurr 16116100
3 DF Modou Jadama 16016000
4 DF Bradley Kamdem 101000
5 MF Abdoulaye Diop 1007+3000
7 FW Amadou Macky Diop 1269+3600
8 MF Daniel Steedman 1302+11000
9 FW Phillip Goodrum 16214+2200
10 MF Amir Bashti 1517+8100
11 FW Lamin Jawneh 1101+10000
14 MF Baboucarr Njie 1107+4000
16 MF Will Reilly 15015000
21 DF George Bello 101000
23 GK Gabriel Rosario 000000
24 FW Tyler Wolff 101000
26 FW Coleman Gannon 16113+3100
27 GK Vicente Reyes 303000
29 MF Ajani Fortune 1115+6100
30 DF Caleb Wiley 11011000
31 DF Patrick Nielsen 1008+2000
33 MF Matthew Edwards 806+2000
34 MF David Mejia 1031+9300
35 DF Efrain Morales 412+2100
36 FW Jackson Conway 1068+2600
39 MF Brendan Lambe 301+2000
Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club:
13 FW JJ Williams 101000
22 FW Luiz Fernando 101000
28 DF Garrison Tubbs 606000

References
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