2021 Atlanta United 2 season
Appearance
2021 season | |
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Owner | Arthur Blank |
President | Darren Eales |
Head coach | Jack Collison |
Stadium | Fifth Third Bank Stadium |
USL Championship | TBD |
Highest home attendance | League/All: 1,421 (6/9 v. SKC) |
Lowest home attendance | League/All: 638 (7/7 v. IND) |
Average home league attendance | 793 |
Biggest win | ATL 5–0 TUL (5/19) |
Biggest defeat | ATL 0–4 BIR (9/22) |
The 2021 Atlanta United 2 season was the team's fourth year of existence as well as their fourth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
Players
[edit]As of August 16, 2021.[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
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred From | Type | Notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | MF | 27 | Robbie Mertz | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Transfer | December 12, 2020 | [2] | |
1 | GK | 22 | Rocco Ríos Novo | Lanús | Loan | March 2, 2021 | [3] | |
8 | MF | 26 | Chris Allan | University of Charleston | Transfer | April 2, 2021 | [4] | |
19 | FW | 23 | Fernando Matías Benítez | River Plate | Loan | April 2, 2021 | [4] | |
10 | FW | 23 | Darwin Matheus | Zamora | Transfer | April 2, 2021 | [4] | |
11 | FW | 22 | Connor Stanley | Manchester United | Loan | April 2, 2021 | [4] | |
2 | DF | 26 | Aiden McFadden | University of Notre Dame | Transfer | Draft Pick | April 21, 2021 | [5] |
15 | FW | 27 | Alex Garuba | Oakland Roots SC | Transfer | April 23, 2021 | [6] |
Out
[edit]No. | Pos. | Age | Player | Transferred To | Type | Notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | DF | 30 | Modou Jadama | FC Tulsa | Out of Contract | December 4, 2020 | [7] | |
8 | MF | 24 | Daniel Steedman | Free Agent | Option Declined | December 4, 2020 | [7] | |
10 | MF | 27 | Amir Bashti | Free Agent | Out of Contract | December 4, 2020 | [7] | |
11 | MF | 29 | Lamin Jawneh | Free Agent | Option Declined | December 4, 2020 | [7] | |
14 | MF | 29 | Baboucarr Njie | Rio Grande Valley FC | Option Declined | December 4, 2020 | [7] | |
23 | GK | 25 | Gabriel Rosario | Free Agent | Option Declined | December 4, 2020 | [7] | |
31 | DF | 28 | Patrick Nielsen | Free Agent | Out of Contract | December 4, 2020 | [7] | |
36 | FW | 22 | Jackson Conway | Atlanta United FC | Transfer | HGP | January 1, 2021 | [8] |
1 | GK | 29 | Ben Lundgaard | Atlanta United FC | Transfer | March 4, 2021 | [9] | |
2 | DF | 28 | Jack Gurr | Atlanta United FC | Transfer | April 5, 2021 | [10] |
Competitions
[edit]USL Championship
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | |
3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | |
4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | |
5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
7 | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34[a] | |
8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20[a] |
Source: USL
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.[11]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | −8 |
Last updated: September 16, 2021.
Source: USL
Results by matchday
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on September 16, 2021. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Upcoming
April 24, 2021 USLC 1 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30PM | DelPiccolo 69', 87' | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 7,652 |
May 1, 2021 USLC 2 | OKC Energy | 0–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Report | Goodrum 62' | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 2,299 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
May 16, 2021 USLC 3 | OKC Energy | 2–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
6:00 PM | Bijev 36' Osmond 65' |
Report | Benítez 56' Wolff 89' |
Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 1,732 Referee: John Griggs |
May 19, 2021 USLC 4 | Atlanta United 2 | 5–0 | FC Tulsa | Kennesaw, Georgia |
Allan 34' McFadden 36', 39' Wolff 45+2' Gannon 80' |
Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
May 23, 2021 USLC 5 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | Memphis 901 | Kennesaw, Georgia |
3:30 pm | McFadden 28', 90+3' | Report | Dacres 45' Kissiedou 73' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 643 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
May 30, 2021 USLC 6 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–1 | Birmingham Legion | Kennesaw, Georgia |
3:30 PM | Report | Lapa 90+3' (pen.) | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 794 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
June 6, 2021 USLC 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–0 | Louisville City | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | McFadden 26' | Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 835 Referee: Natalie Simon |
June 9, 2021 USLC 8 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | Sporting Kansas City II | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Kamdem Fewo 67' Gannon 74' |
Report | Mushagalusa 61', 69' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Natalie Simon |
June 16, 2021 USLC 9 | Memphis 901 | 1–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Memphis, Tennessee |
8:30 PM | Thomas 75' | Report | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
June 27, 2021 USLC 10 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–2 | OKC Energy | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Benítez 49' | Report | Stephenson 71' Donovan 78' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 755 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
July 3, 2021 USLC 11 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | Memphis 901 | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Sebhatu 54' Matheus 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Murphy 21', 27' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 706 Referee: Joshua Belk |
July 7, 2021 USLC 12 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–1 | Indy Eleven | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Stanley 73' | Report | Hamilton 64' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 638 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
July 10, 2021 USLC 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City II | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Report | Mushagalusa 38' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 728 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
July 17, 2021 USLC 14 | Louisville City | 2–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM | Matsoso 54' McLaughlin 63' |
Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Referee: Gerald Flores |
July 28, 2021 USLC 15 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–1 | FC Tulsa | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Macky Diop 25' (pen.) Fortune 49' |
Report | da Costa 55' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 769 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
July 31, 2021 USLC 16 | Birmingham Legion | 2–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Birmingham, Alabama |
7:30 PM | Brett 66' (pen.) Flemmings 69' |
Report | McFadden 35' Matheus 90+6' |
Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: John Mattoa |
August 4, 2021 USLC 17 | Birmingham Legion | 3–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Birmingham, Alabama |
8:00 PM | Williams 11' Lopez 49' Flemmings 51' |
Report | Goodrum 9' | Stadium: BBVA Field Referee: Ben Meyer |
August 8, 2021 USLC 18 | Atlanta United 2 | 6–2 | Indy Eleven | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Wolff 1', 6', 50' Matheus 53' Macky Diop 58' Mejia 90+5' |
Report | Moon 51' Vassell 61' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 677 Referee: William Steffen |
August 11, 2021 USLC 19 | Atlanta United 2 | 2–2 | OKC Energy | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Mertz 67' Mejia 90+3' |
Report | Bijev 39' (pen.), 76' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Kyle Johnston |
August 14, 2021 USLC 20 | Sporting Kansas City II | 1–4 | Atlanta United 2 | Kansas City, Kansas |
5:00 PM | Barbir 86' | Report | Matheus 39' Wolff 47' Goodrum 54', 74' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jon Freemon |
August 22, 2021 USLC 21 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 4–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00 PM | Cicerone 4', 31', 66' Williamson 26' |
Report | Matheus 15' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Luis Guardia |
August 28, 2021 USLC 22 | FC Tulsa | 3–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
8:00 PM | Sheldon 14' Moloto 30', 34' |
Report | Chol 17' | Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
September 4, 2021 USLC 23 | Indy Eleven | 0–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
6:00 PM CDT | Report | McFadden 26' | Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Calin Radosav |
September 15, 2021 USLC 24 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Conway 11' | Report | Crawford 60' | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
September 18, 2021 USLC 25 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Bauer 28' Ambrose 71' |
Report | Guenzatti 2', 45+1' Dalgaard 27' Scarlett 53' Wyke 77' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 699 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
September 22, 2021 USLC 26 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–4 | Birmingham Legion | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Conway 47' Matheus 56' Kamdem Fewo 88' |
Report | Vancaeyezeele 17' Servania 71' Brett 78', 90+3' Kasim 82' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 717 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
September 25, 2021 USLC 27 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 3–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Edinburg, Texas |
7:30 p.m. CDT | Flores 19' Amoh 30' Diz 49', 84' Fjeldberg 65' Njie 72' Azócar 90+3' F> López 90+8' Ycaza 90+9' |
Report | Macky Diop 3' Kamdem Fewo 26' Matheus 44' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,017 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
September 29, 2021 USLC 28 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–1 | Louisville City | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM | Goodrum 31' Bauer 40' |
Report | Lancaster 51' Gómez 60' Davis 84' DelPiccolo 87' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 680 Referee: John Griggs |
October 2, 2021 USLC 29 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | Atlanta United 2 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
7:00 PM EDT | Ayoze 15' Wild 25' Koffie 50' Arteaga 53' Seagrist 90+4' Farr 90+6' |
Report | Benítez 67' Mertz 85' McFadden 90+5' Macky Diop 90+6' |
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 7,999 Referee: Greg Dopka |
October 13, 2021 USLC 30 | Sporting Kansas City II | 0–3 | Atlanta United 2 | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:00 PM | Davis 44' Cisneros 69' Mushagalusa 76' |
Report | Bauer 79' Matheus 90+3' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Thomas Snyder |
Note: Match forfeited by league to ATL due to Jake Davis' ineligibility (one match suspension for card accumulation).[12] |
October 16, 2021 USLC 31 | Memphis 901 FC | 4–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Memphis, Tennessee |
6:00 PM | Segbers 43' Lamah 50' Dacres 53' Murphy 60' Winn 69' |
Report | Macky Diop 37', 44' (pen.) Fortune 64' Washington 75' |
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,482 Referee: Gerald Flores |
October 20, 2021 USLC 32 | FC Tulsa | 4–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
8:00 PM | Da Costa 17' Johnson 21' Garcia 23' Marlon 34' Wormell 70' Coutinho 90+1' |
Report | Washington 31' Cobb 83' McFadden 84' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 2,730 Referee: Mark Allatin |
Statistics
[edit]Top Scorers
[edit]- As of October 20, 2021
Place | Position | Name | USLC | Playoffs | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DF/MF | Aiden McFadden | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2 | MF | Darwin Matheus | 6 | 0 | 6 |
FW | Tyler Wolff | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | FW | Phillip Goodrum | 4 | 0 | 4 |
FW | Amadou Macky Diop | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | FW | Fernando Matías Benítez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MF | Ajani Fortune | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | Coleman Gannon | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MF | David Mejia | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | MF | Chris Allan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MF | Machop Chol | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | Jackson Conway | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Abdoulaye Diop | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | Bradley Kamdem Fewo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Robbie Mertz | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Danial Sebhatu | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | Connor Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 44 | 0 | 44 |
Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of October 20, 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 | ARG | Rocco Ríos Novo | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2 | DF | USA | Aiden McFadden | 29 | 8 | 27+2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
3 | DF | USA | Alex DeJohn | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
4 | FW | USA | Luke Brennan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
4 | MF | USA | Will Reilly | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
5 | MF | SEN | Abdoulaye Diop | 16 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
6 | DF | FRA | Bradley Kamdem Fewo | 28 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
7 | FW | SEN | Amadou Macky Diop | 19 | 4 | 12+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
8 | MF | ENG | Chris Allan | 18 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
9 | FW | USA | Phillip Goodrum | 18 | 4 | 5+13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
10 | MF | VEN | Darwin Matheus | 31 | 6 | 17+14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
11 | MF | ENG | Connor Stanley | 28 | 1 | 16+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
12 | DF | VEN | Ronald Hernández | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
13 | DF | USA | Caleb Wiley | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
14 | MF | USA | Robbie Mertz | 28 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
15 | FW | USA | Alex Garuba | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
16 | FW | PAR | Erik López | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
18 | GK | USA | Ben Lundgaard | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
19 | FW | ARG | Fernando Matías Benítez | 22 | 2 | 14+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
20 | MF | BRA | Matheus Rossetto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
21 | MF | USA | David Mejia | 16 | 2 | 7+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
22 | FW | USA | Coleman Gannon | 6 | 2 | 1+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
23 | GK | CHI | Vicente Reyes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
24 | DF | USA | Josh Bauer | 27 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
25 | GK | USA | Alec Kann | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
26 | DF | USA | Mathieu Brick | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
27 | DF | USA | Bryce Washington | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
28 | FW | USA | Tyler Wolff | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
30 | FW | SSD | Machop Chol | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
32 | DF | USA | George Campbell | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
33 | DF | USA | Mikey Ambrose | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
34 | MF | USA | Brendan Lambe | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
35 | DF | USA | Efrain Morales | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
36 | FW | USA | Jackson Conway | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
37 | MF | TRI | Ajani Fortune | 23 | 2 | 16+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
39 | MF | USA | Noah Cobb | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
40 | MF | USA | Danial Sebhatu | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
41 | MF | USA | Jonantan Villal | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
43 | DF | USA | Nigel Prince | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Players who have played for Atlanta United 2 this season but have left the club: | |||||||||||||||
26 | DF | ENG | Jack Gurr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Players". USL. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Robbie Mertz". ATLUTD. December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 acquires Rocco Ríos Novo on loan for 2021 season". ATLUTD. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Atlanta United 2 acquires four players". ATLUTD. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Aiden McFadden". ATLUTD. April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Alexander Garuba". ATLUTD. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "announce year-end roster moves". ATLUTD. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs Jackson Conway as Homegrown player". ATLUTD. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs Ben Lundgaard from ATL UTD 2". ATLUTD. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs Jack Gurr". ATLUTD. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "USL Issues Fine, Forfeit to Sporting Kansas City II for Ineligible Player". USLChampionship.com. United Soccer Leagues. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.