2020 Atlanta United FC season

The 2020 Atlanta United FC season was the fourth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the twelfth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competing in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, the team made their second appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League, and were set to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, before the tournament's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Atlanta United

2020 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head coach	Frank de Boer (until July 24) Stephen Glass (interim) (from July 27 - December 16, 2020) Gabriel Heinze (from December 18, 2020)
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
MLS	Conference: 12th Overall: 23rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
Champions League	Quarter-finals
MLS is Back Tournament	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jon Gallagher (4) All: Jon Gallagher (4)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 69,301 (Mar. 7 vs. FC Cincinnati)
Average home league attendance	37,716 (league) 27,968 (all)
Biggest win	4 goals: DC 0–4 ATL (Oct. 3)
Biggest defeat	3 goals: AME 3–0 ATL (Mar. 11) ORL 4–1 ATL (Oct. 28)
Home colors Away colors
All statistics correct as of December 16, 2020.

Following the club's elimination from the MLS is Back Tournament, manager Frank de Boer was fired, with Stephen Glass taking over as interim manager for the remainder of the season.[1] The 2020 season was the first time Atlanta United FC had finished worse than 4th in the Supporters' Shield table and fail to qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs.

Club

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan (VC)		GK	September 9, 1984	Middlesbrough	125	0
13	Brendan Moore		GK	April 16, 1992	Rochdale	0	0
25	Alec Kann		GK	August 8, 1990	Sporting Kansas City	25	0
Defenders
2	Franco Escobar		RB	February 21, 1995	Newell's Old Boys	81	5
4	Anton Walkes		RB	February 8, 1997	Portsmouth	43	2
6	Fernando Meza		CB	March 21, 1990	Tijuana	17	0
11	Brooks Lennon		RB	September 22, 1997	Real Salt Lake	26	2
12	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	March 14, 1997	Syracuse University	77	1
19	Edgar Castillo		LB	October 3, 1986	New England Revolution	4	0
21	George Bello (HGP)		LB	January 22, 2002	Atlanta United Academy	25	2
26	Jon Gallagher		RB	February 24, 1996	University of Notre Dame	16	4
32	George Campbell (HGP)		CB	June 22, 2001	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
34	Jack Gurr		RB	November 26, 1995	Atlanta United 2	1	0
Midfielders
5	Eric Remedi		DM	June 4, 1995	Banfield	78	3
8	Ezequiel Barco (DP)		AM	March 23, 1999	Independiente	78	11
9	Matheus Rossetto		AM	June 3, 1996	Athletico Paranaense	17	0
10	Marcelino Moreno (DP)		CM	June 25, 1994	Lanús	7	2
15	Manuel Castro		RW	September 27, 1995	Estudiantes	11	0
18	Jeff Larentowicz (C)		DM	August 5, 1983	LA Galaxy	132	5
20	Emerson Hyndman		CM	April 7, 1996	AFC Bournemouth	45	5
22	Jürgen Damm		RW	November 7, 1992	UANL	14	0
23	Jake Mulraney		AM	April 5, 1996	Hearts	21	1
27	Laurence Wyke		DM	September 20, 1996	Atlanta United 2	7	0
28	Tyler Wolff (HGP)		RW	February 13, 2003	Atlanta United Academy	5	0
29	Mo Adams (GA)		CM	September 23, 1996	Chicago Fire	22	1
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		CF	May 19, 1993	Torino	103	90
14	Adam Jahn		CF	January 5, 1991	Phoenix Rising	24	3
16	Erik López		CF	November 27, 2001	Olimpia	1	0
31	Erick Torres		CF	January 19, 1993	Tijuana	14	1
36	Jackson Conway		CF	December 3, 2001	Atlanta United 2	1	1

International roster slots

Atlanta currently has eight International Roster Slots for use in the 2020 season. During the 2020 offseason, Franco Escobar, Ezequiel Barco, and Eric Remedi acquired green cards, making them domestic players for MLS roster purposes.[2]

Atlanta United
International Roster Slots

Slot	Player	Country
1	Manuel Castro	Uruguay
2	Jürgen Damm	Mexico
3	Fernando Meza	Argentina
4	Marcelino Moreno	Argentina
5	Jake Mulraney	Ireland
6	Matheus Rossetto	Brazil
7	Anton Walkes	England
8	Laurence Wyke	England

Results

Non-competitive

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

January 24, 2020 Friendly	New York Red Bulls	1–2	Atlanta United	Bradenton, Florida
	Valot  7'	Report	J. Martínez Barco	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.

January 29, 2020 Friendly	Philadelphia Union	0–4	Atlanta United	Bradenton, Florida
		Report Report	J. Martínez Collin  (o.g.) G. Martínez	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

February 1, 2020 Friendly	Atlanta United	1–1	IF Elfsborg	Bradenton, Florida
	G. Martínez  55'	Report	Karlsson  67'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

February 8, 2020 Friendly	Birmingham Legion	2–3	Atlanta United	Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 p.m. EST	Brett  47' (pen.) Mensah  80'	Report	Barco  44' Jahn  67' (pen.) Rossetto  90+2'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 6,722

February 11, 2020 Friendly	U. de G.	0–0 (3–1 p)	Atlanta United	Guadalajara, Mexico
9:00 p.m. EST		Report Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
	Penalties
	Hernández Ceballos Durán Valenzuela		J. Martínez Meza Hyndman Barco

Major League Soccer

On March 12, 2020, the season entered a month-long suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, following the cancellation of several matches.[3] On March 19, the suspension was extended until May 10,[4] and on April 17, the suspension was extended further to June 8.[5] The COVID-19 pandemic is the first interruption of regular season play since the 2001 MLS season, in which many late regular season games were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

On June 10, MLS announced that a bracket format dubbed the "MLS is Back Tournament" would begin July 8 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World, and end with the final on August 11.[6] The three group stage matches will count towards the regular season standings. Following the tournament, the MLS regular season will resume with a revised schedule, concluding with the playoffs and MLS Cup 2020.[7]

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
10	Inter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04	Playoffs play-in round
11	Chicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
12	Atlanta United FC	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96	2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
13	D.C. United	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91
14	FC Cincinnati	23	4	15	4	12	36	−24	16	0.70

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
21	Real Salt Lake	22	5	10	7	25	35	−10	22	1.00
22	Chicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
23	Atlanta United FC (U)	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96	2021 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
24	D.C. United	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91
25	Houston Dynamo	23	4	10	9	30	40	−10	21	0.91

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(U) U.S. Open Cup winner.
Notes:

1. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

MLS is Back Tournament - Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew SC	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Advanced to knockout stage
2	FC Cincinnati	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	6
3	New York Red Bulls	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3
4	Atlanta United	3	0	0	3	0	3	−3	0

Source: MLS

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
20	6	4	10	23	27	−4	22	4	2	4	10	9	+1	2	2	6	13	18	−5

Source: Match reports

*Table does not include three group stage matches of MLS is Back Tournament*

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	N	N	N	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L
Position (conf.)	2	1	3	6	7	8	8	9	7	8	10	12	8	10	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	12
Position (league)	5	3	5	8	14	12	14	16	17	17	20	23	18	22	16	16	18	20	22	23	23	23

Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

February 29, 2020 1	Nashville SC	1–2	Atlanta United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. EST	Zimmerman  28' Willis  90+4'	Report	Barco  9' Hyndman  37' Remedi  76'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 59,069 Referee: Drew Fischer

March 7, 2020 2	Atlanta United	2–1	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Barco  21' Hyndman  55' Rossetto  75'	Report	Waston  4' Garza  34' Amaya  53' Kubo  64' Cruz  89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 69,301 Referee: Robert Sibiga

July 11, 2020 3 MLS is Back GS	Atlanta United	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST	Escobar  42' G. Martínez  45+3'	Report	Valot  4' Parker  90+5'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage matches will count toward the MLS Regular Season Standings[7]

July 16, 2020 4 MLS is Back GS	Atlanta United	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Bay Lake, Florida
9:00 a.m. EST	Mulraney  12'  26' Barco  43' Escobar  88' Robinson  90+5' Williams  90+10'	Report	Deplagne  48' Amaya  76',  86' Stanko  90+12'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage matches will count toward the MLS Regular Season Standings[7]

July 21, 2020 5 MLS is Back GS	Atlanta United	0–1	Columbus Crew	Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST	Escobar  45+4' Robinson  73'	Report	Mokhtar  18' Valenzuela  25' Santos  60' Jiménez  85' Díaz  90+3'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage matches will count toward the MLS Regular Season Standings[7]

August 22, 2020 6	Atlanta United	2–0	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Lennon  6' Walkes  28' G. Martínez  40', 87' Bello  78'	Report	Lovitz  48'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Ted Unkel

August 29, 2020 7	Atlanta United	1–3	Orlando City SC	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EST	Lennon  83'	Report	Urso  13',  88' Mueller  35' Smith  45+1' Perea  84' Nani  86' Carlos  88' Ruan  90+9'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

September 2, 2020 8	Atlanta United	0–0	Inter Miami	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Walkes  41' Mulraney  87' Damm  90+2'	Report	Chapman  30' Pirez  53' Sweat  90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

September 5, 2020 9	Orlando City SC	1–1	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST	Michel  45+1' Méndez  64'	Report	Escobar  39' Torres  41' Larentowicz  70' Lennon  78' Jahn  90+2'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Victor Rivas

September 9, 2020 10	Inter Miami	2–1	Atlanta United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST	Morgan  28', 38' Figal  40' Pirez  45+5' Nealis  75'	Report	Robinson  9' Remedi  33' Larentowicz  86'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Robert Sibiga

September 12, 2020 11	Nashville SC	4–2	Atlanta United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EST	Badji  1' Mukhtar  28' McCarty  36' Danladi  57'	Report	Larentowicz  19' Bello  61' Remedi  63'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 19, 2020 12	Atlanta United	1–2	Inter Miami	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Gallagher  5'	Report	Agudelo  2' Shea  11' Reyes  66' Robles  90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 23, 2020 13	Atlanta United	1–0	FC Dallas	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Larentowicz  55' (pen.)	Report	Bressan  47'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Timothy Ford

September 27, 2020 14	Chicago Fire	2–0	Atlanta United	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 p.m. EST	Herbers  7' Berić  39'	Report	Adams  85'	Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Kevin Stott

October 3, 2020 15	D.C. United	0–4	Atlanta United	Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EST	Brillant  85' Asad  90+5'	Report	Gallagher  4', 65' Bello  29' Robinson  37' Lennon  41' Hyndman  43' Jahn  70'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Joseph Dickerson

October 7, 2020 16	Atlanta United	0–0	Orlando City SC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Escobar  36' Adams  50' Robinson  90'	Report	Miller  77' Schlegel  81'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 10, 2020 17	Atlanta United	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EST	Mulraney  66' Hyndman  90+5'	Report	Clark  47' Davis  52' Parker  90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 14, 2020 18	Inter Miami	1–1	Atlanta United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST	Shea  80' Trapp  90'	Report	Remedi  8' Lennon  48' Jahn  69' Mulraney  83' Wyke  86'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath

October 18, 2020 19	Toronto FC	1–0	Atlanta United	East Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 p.m. EST	Gonzalez  42' Piatti  89'	Report	Robinson  81'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Referee: Fotis Bazakos

October 24, 2020 20	Atlanta United	1–2	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EST	Barco  39' Gallagher  89' Meza  90+1'	Report	Asad  30' Canouse  77' Moreno  86' Rivas  90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal

October 28, 2020 21	Orlando City	4–1	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST	Dike  29' Mueller  45+2' Akindele  60' Michel  88' Aiás  90+2'	Report	Meza  45+1' Remedi  81' Torres  87' Adams  90+1'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Alex Chilowicz

November 1, 2020 22	Atlanta United	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Jahn  8',  22' Moreno  26' (pen.)	Report	Amaya  45+3' Gutman  90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Alan Kelly

November 8, 2020 23	Columbus Crew	2–1	Atlanta United	Columbus, Ohio
3:30 p.m. EST	Zelarayán  17',  28' Zardes  55' Valenzuela  59' Nagbe  90+5'	Report	Escobar  11'  90+1' Moreno  59' (pen.) Barco  88' Guzan  90+6'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

Originally, Atlanta United FC were to begin play by the 19th or the 20th of May. However, the tournament was suspended and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 18, 2020 First leg	Motagua	1–1	Atlanta United	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
10:00 p.m. EST	Moreira  34' Crisanto  78'	Report	J. Martínez  35',  45+1' Escobar  52'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

February 25, 2020 Second leg	Atlanta United	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Motagua	Kennesaw, United States
8:00 p.m. EST	G. Martínez  40', 83' J. Martínez  61'	Report		Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 8,474 Referee: Keylor Herrera Villalobos (Costa Rica)

Quarter-finals

March 11, 2020 First leg	América	3–0	Atlanta United	Mexico City, Mexico
10:30 p.m. EDT	Suárez  11' Martín  13' Valdez  36',  64'	Report	Mulraney  42'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 20,731 Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

December 16, 2020 Second leg	Atlanta United	1–0 (1–3 agg.)	América	Orlando, United States
8:00 p.m. EDT	Remedi  27' Conway  82' Moreno  90' Robinson  90+3'	Report	Naveda  90'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Note: Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was originally scheduled to take place at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw on March 18, 2020 (8:15 p.m. UTC−4).

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of December 16, 2020[8]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Brad Guzan	27	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Defenders
2	DF		Franco Escobar	19	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF		Anton Walkes	20	0	15+2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6	DF		Fernando Meza	17	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11	DF		Brooks Lennon	26	2	19+4	2	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
12	DF		Miles Robinson	18	0	16+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF		Edgar Castillo	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		George Bello	21	1	19+1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF		Jon Gallagher	16	4	11+5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		George Campbell	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Jack Gurr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Eric Remedi	22	1	13+5	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
8	MF		Ezequiel Barco	19	2	11+4	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
9	MF		Matheus Rossetto	17	0	10+5	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
10	MF		Marcelino Moreno	7	2	5+1	2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	MF		Manuel Castro	11	0	3+7	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	MF		Jeff Larentowicz	21	2	10+8	2	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
20	MF		Emerson Hyndman	24	2	16+4	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	MF		Jürgen Damm	14	0	7+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Jake Mulraney	21	1	8+10	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
27	MF		Laurence Wyke	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Tyler Wolff	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Mo Adams	16	0	9+4	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
Forwards
7	FW		Josef Martínez	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
16	FW		Erik López	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW		Adam Jahn	24	3	13+8	3	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
31	FW		Erick Torres	14	1	3+10	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
36	FW		Jackson Conway	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	1
Players who have played for Atlanta United this season but have left the club:
10	MF		Pity Martínez	10	4	7	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
22	MF		Luiz Fernando	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	FW		JJ Williams	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of November 8, 2020[8]

Place	Position	Name	MLS	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Champions League	Total
1	MF	Jon Gallagher	4	0	0	0	4
	MF	Pity Martínez	2	0	0	2	4
3	FW	Adam Jahn	3	0	0	0	3
4	FW	Ezequiel Barco	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Emerson Hyndman	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	Brooks Lennon	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	Josef Martínez	0	0	0	2	2
	MF	Marcelino Moreno	2	0	0	0	2
10	DF	George Bello	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Jake Mulraney	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Eric Remedi	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	Erick Torres	1	0	0	0	1
Total			23	0	0	4	27

Player movement

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
—	DF	José Hernández	Atlanta United 2	Loan Return	Non–US	Free	November 21, 2019
35	FW	Patrick Okonkwo	Atlanta United 2	Loan Return	US	Free	November 21, 2019
23	MF	Lagos Kunga	Memphis 901	Loan Return	US	Free	November 30, 2019
11	DF	Brooks Lennon	Real Salt Lake	Trade	US	$300K in GAM & TAM	December 2, 2019	[9]
20	MF	Emerson Hyndman	AFC Bournemouth	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	December 9, 2019	[10]
32	DF	George Campbell	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	January 1, 2020	[11]
4	DF	Anton Walkes	Portsmouth	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 9, 2020	[12]
6	DF	Fernando Meza	Tijuana	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 10, 2020	[13]
19	DF	Edgar Castillo	New England Revolution	Transfer	US	Free	January 17, 2020	[14]
14	FW	Adam Jahn	Phoenix Rising	Transfer	US	Undisclosed and 2020 loan rights to Lagos Kunga	January 21, 2020	[15]
23	MF	Jake Mulraney	Heart of Midlothian	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 23, 2020	[16]
9	MF	Matheus Rossetto	Athletico Paranaense	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	February 3, 2020	[17]
27	MF	Laurence Wyke	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	March 5, 2020	[18]
24	FW	JJ Williams	Generation Adidas	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	March 8, 2020	[19]
22	MF	Jürgen Damm	UANL	Transfer	Non-US	Free	July 1, 2020	[20]
28	FW	Tyler Wolff	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	July 2, 2020	[21]
31	FW	Erick Torres	Tijuana	Transfer	US	Free	July 31, 2020	[22]
—	MF	Marcelino Moreno	Lanús	Transfer	Non-US	$7 Million, Signed as Designated Player	September 22, 2020	[23]

SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft are listed in the notes. Atlanta had two selections in the draft.

2020 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	23	Patrick Nielsen	DF	Michigan State	Non-US
3	75	Phillip Goodrum	FW	UNC Wilmington	US

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	US	Start	End	Source
15	MF	Manuel Castro	Estudiantes	Non-US	February 12, 2020	End of Season[lower-alpha 1]	[25]
33	FW	Phillip Goodrum	Atlanta United 2	US	February 18, 2020	February 22, 2020	[26]
27	MF	Laurence Wyke	Atlanta United 2	Non-US	February 29, 2020	March 3, 2020	[27]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
3	DF	Michael Parkhurst	N/A	Retired	US	Free	October 31, 2019	[28]
6	MF	Darlington Nagbe	Columbus Crew	Trade	US	$1.05 Million in TAM & GAM, 2020 International Roster Slot	November 13, 2019	[29]
19	FW	Brandon Vazquez	Nashville SC	Expansion Draft	US	$50K in GAM	November 19, 2019	[30]
4	DF	Florentin Pogba	Sochaux	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 21, 2019	[31]
14	MF	Justin Meram	Real Salt Lake	Option Declined	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[31]
20	DF	Brek Shea	Inter Miami	Out of Contract	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[31]
22	DF	Mikey Ambrose	Inter Miami	Option Declined	US	Selected in first round of re-entry draft	November 21, 2019	[31]
27	MF	Chris Goslin	End-of-Year Waivers	Option Declined	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[31]
32	MF	Kevin Kratz	End-of-Year Waivers	Out of Contract	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[31]
35	FW	Patrick Okonkwo	End-of-Year Waivers	Option Declined	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[31]
—	DF	José Hernández	Atlético Venezuela	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 21, 2019	[31][32]
28	MF	Dion Pereira	Free Agent	Released	Non-US	Free	January 9, 2020	[33]
5	DF	Leandro González Pírez	Tijuana	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	January 10, 2020	[34]
24	MF	Julian Gressel	D.C. United	Trade	US	Up to $1.1M in TAM	January 21, 2020	[35]
15	MF	Héctor Villalba	Club Libertad	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	January 31, 2020	[36]
22	MF	Luiz Fernando	Free Agent	Waived	Non-US	Free	July 1, 2020	[37]
10	MF	Pity Martínez	Al-Nassr	Transfer	Non-US	$18 Million	September 7, 2020	[38]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
26	MF	Jon Gallagher	Aberdeen	June 21, 2019[lower-alpha 2]	May 30, 2020	[33]
23	MF	Lagos Kunga	Phoenix Rising	January 21, 2020	End of season	[15]
30	MF	Andrew Carleton	Indy Eleven	January 24, 2020	End of season	[39]
24	FW	JJ Williams	Birmingham Legion	September 10, 2020	End of season	[40]

1. Castro's loan was originally until June 30th, but was later extended until the end of the 2020 MLS season.[24]
2. Gallagher's loan was originally until the end of the 2019 U.S. season, but was later extended until the end of the 2019-2020 Scottish season.[33]

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
Discovery rights for Jürgen Damm	Houston Dynamo	$50K in GAM	[41]

Honors

MLS team / player / coach of the week

Week	Team of the week		Player of the week	Coach of the week	Ref
	Starting XI	Bench
1		Ezequiel Barco			[42]
2	Ezequiel Barco (2) Pity Martínez				[43]

MLS goal of the week

Week	Player	Ref
1	Emerson Hyndman	[44]

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