2022 Atlanta United FC season
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2022 season | |||
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Owner | Arthur Blank | ||
President | Darren Eales (until August 24) | ||
Head coach | Gonzalo Pineda | ||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | ||
MLS | Eastern Conference: 11th Overall: 23rd | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Josef Martínez (9) All: Josef Martínez (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | League/All: 68,586 (August 8 v. Seattle Sounders FC) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League: 42,504 (May 28 v. Columbus Crew) All: 3,740 (April 20 vs. Chattanooga FC) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 47,116 All: 44,706 | ||
Biggest win | 6 goals: ATL 6–0 CHA (April 20) | ||
Biggest defeat | 3 goals: COL 3–0 ATL (March 5) ATL 0–3 ATX (July 9) PHI 4–1 ATL (August 31) | ||
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The 2022 Atlanta United FC season was the sixth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the fourteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, they participated in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, as the 2020 and 2021 editions of tournament were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Club
[edit]Results
[edit]Non-competitive
[edit]Pre-season exhibitions
[edit]January 25 | Atlanta United | 2–0 | Georgia Storm | Marietta, Georgia |
11:00 EST | Wolff 1st half' Conway 1st half' |
Report | Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground | |
Note: Played in two 30-minute halves. |
January 30 | Georgia Revolution | 0–4 | Atlanta United | Athens, Georgia |
12:00 EST | Report | Wolff 2' Luiz Araújo 8' Campbell 9' Bloyou 62' |
Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,700 |
February 6 | Celaya | 1–2 | Atlanta United | Guadalajara, Mexico |
14:00 EST | 1st period' | Report | 2nd period' (o.g.) Mulraney 3rd period' |
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo |
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. |
February 13 | Guadalajara | 3–0 | Atlanta United | Guadalajara, Mexico |
10:30 EST | 1st half' (pen.) 1st half' 2nd half' |
Report | Martínez | Stadium: Chivas Verde Valle |
Note: Played in two 40-minute halves. |
February 13 | Tepatitlán | 3–0 | Atlanta United | Guadalajara, Mexico |
13:30 EST | Report | Stadium: Chivas Verde Valle | ||
Note: Played in two 40-minute halves. |
February 20 | Birmingham Legion | 0–4 | Atlanta United | Birmingham, Alabama |
--:-- EST | Report | 4' (o.g.) Martínez 42', 51' Hernández |
Stadium: Protective Stadium |
American Family Insurance Cup
[edit]June 14 | Atlanta United | 3–2 | Pachuca | Atlanta, GA |
7:30 PM EST | Martínez 5' Luiz Araújo 8' Dwyer 56' |
Report | Cabral 22' Hurtado 25' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Competitive
[edit]Major League Soccer regular season
[edit]February 27 1 | Atlanta United | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta, Georgia |
3:00 PM ET, FS1 | Robinson 3' Alonso 11' Luiz Araújo 20' Gutman 22' Dwyer 45+3' Wiley 89' |
Report | Mauri 58' Fontàs 79' Sallói 85' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,523 Referee: Ted Unkel |
March 5 2 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | Atlanta United | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:00 PM ET | Trusty 21' Rubio 33' Price 42' Lewis 48' Kaye 51' Shinyashiki 80', 87' |
Report | Hernández 20' Robinson 31' 86' Dwyer 89' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
March 13 3 | Atlanta United | 2–1 | Charlotte FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
4:30 PM ET, FS1 | Martínez 60' (pen.) Campbell 87' Alonso 90+1' Mulraney 90+6' |
Report | Ortiz 30' Franco 36' Armour 66' Bronico 75' Ríos 84' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,055 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
March 19 4 | Atlanta United | 3–3 | CF Montréal | Atlanta, Georgia |
4:00 PM ET | Gutman 4' Martínez 6' Dwyer 67' Almada 85' Lennon 90+2' Sosa 90+4' |
Report | Koné 10', 37' Mihailovic 28' Miller 31' Quioto 31', 42' (pen.) Lappalainen 72' Miljevic 82' Camacho 90+1' Johnston 90+6' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,578 Referee: Chris Penso |
April 2 5 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Atlanta United | Washington, D.C. |
7:30 PM ET | Canouse 34' Djeffal 38' |
Report | Campbell 33' Conway 81' Almada 89' Moreno 90+4' |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,289 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 10 6 | Charlotte FC | 1–0 | Atlanta United | Charlotte, North Carolina |
1:30 PM ET, ESPN | Alcívar 11' Bronico 74' Fuchs 74' Lindsey 85' |
Report | Ibarra 83' | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 32,496 Referee: Allen Chapman |
April 16 7 | Atlanta United | 0–0 | FC Cincinnati | Atlanta, Georgia |
6:00 PM ET | Almada 8' Sejdić 42' Campbell 84' |
Report | Kubo 44' Hagglund 45' 76' Badji 90+4' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,948 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
April 24 8 | Inter Miami CF | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
1:00 PM ET, ESPN | Campana 28' Mabika 55' Duke 64' Yedlin 74' Marsman 84' Rodríguez 86' |
Report | Cisneros 13' Lennon 17' |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 13,433 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 30 9 | CF Montréal | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Montreal, Quebec |
4:00 PM ET | Miller 4' Camacho 10' Wanyama 31' Koné 59' J. Torres 82' |
Report | Moreno 51', 52' Franco 55' Ibarra 76' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 15,060 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
May 7 10 | Atlanta United | 4–1 | Chicago Fire FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
6:00 PM ET |
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Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,547 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
May 15 11 | Atlanta United | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Atlanta, Georgia |
2:00 PM EDT | Almada 15' Luiz Araújo 63' Gutman 68' |
Report | Buksa 30', 55' McNamara 87' Polster 90+3' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,516 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 21 12 | Nashville SC | 2–2 | Atlanta United | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM CDT | Sapong 24', 72' Mukhtar 31' Godoy 59' Muyl 82' Zubak 83' |
Report | Almada 26' Ibarra 33' Dwyer 88' |
Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Ted Unkel |
May 28 13 | Atlanta United | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Atlanta, Georgia |
7:30 PM ET | Moreno 45+5' Ibarra 45+10' Franco 89' Dwyer 90+1', 90+2' Almada 90+7' |
Report | Mensah 1' Hurtado 45' Sands 61' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,504 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
June 19 14 | Atlanta United | 2–0 | Inter Miami CF | Atlanta, Georgia |
4:00 PM ET, ESPN2 | Luiz Araújo 4' Martínez 61' |
Report | Mota 25' 29' | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,539 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 25 15 | Toronto FC | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30 PM ET | Report |
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Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Jon Freemon |
June 30 16 | New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Harrison, New Jersey |
8:00 PM ET | Cásseres 28' Long 42' Edwards 51' Morgan 83' (pen.) Ngoma 89' |
Report | Sejdić 22' Ibarra 45+2' Martínez 75' Ríos 82' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,122 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
July 3 17 | New York City FC | 2–2 | Atlanta United | New York, New York |
5:00 PM ET | Chanot 18' Rodríguez 24' Castellanos 37', 58' Talles Magno 52' Morales 71' |
Report | McFadden 16' Luiz Araújo 47' Martínez 56' Dwyer 86' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,704 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
July 9 18 | Atlanta United | 0–3 | Austin FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
7:00 PM ET | Luiz Araújo 25' | Report | Felipe 9' Finlay 17' Gallagher 42' Driussi 57' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,516 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
July 13 19 | Atlanta United | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Atlanta, Georgia |
7:30 PM ET | Cisneros 7', 33' Moreno 90+3' |
Report | Kappelhof 37' Holt 44' Besler 56' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,509 Referee: Drew Fischer |
July 17 20 | Atlanta United | 1–1 | Orlando City SC | Atlanta, Georgia |
3:00 PM ET, ABC | Sejdić 45+1' McFadden 59' Purata 71' Luiz Araújo 90' |
Report | Pereyra 10', 69' Urso 36' Michel 73' Ruan 90+1' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,526 Referee: Victor Rivas |
July 24 21 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Atlanta United | Carson, California |
9:30 PM ET, FS1 | Cabral 7' Brugman 52' Delgado 90+3' Joveljic 90+6' |
Report | Sejdic 43' Franco 67' Dwyer 77' Sosa 79' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 24,122 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
July 30 22 | Chicago Fire FC | 0–0 | Atlanta United | Chicago, Illinois |
5:00 PM ET | Durán 41' Shaqiri 63' |
Report | Sosa 81' Dwyer 90+5' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 23,951 Referee: Timothy Ford |
August 6 23 | Atlanta United | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
3:00 PM ET, ABC | Cisneros 23' Purata 89' Gutman 90+4' |
Report | C. Roldan 68' A. Roldan 82' Lodeiro 90+2' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 68,586 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
August 13 24 | FC Cincinnati | 2–2 | Atlanta United | Cincinnati, Ohio |
7:30 PM ET | Barreal 14' Vazquez 29' Brenner 41' Miazga 58' Blackett 78' |
Report | Almada 17' Wiley 27' Gutman 83' |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,037 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
August 17 25 | Atlanta United | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls | Atlanta, Georgia |
7:30 PM ET | Gutman 80' Martínez 90+4' |
Report | Morgan 11' Tolkin 15' Duncan 45+4' Klimala 66' Coronel 87' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,555 Referee: Ted Unkel |
August 21 26 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Atlanta United | Columbus, Ohio |
6:00 PM ET, FS1 | Artur 31' Etienne 51' Hernández 66', 72' Mensah 82' |
Report | Sosa 21', 69' Purata 77' Mosquera 79' |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 17,461 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
August 28 27 | Atlanta United | 3–2 | D.C. United | Atlanta, Georgia |
4:00 PM ET | Purata 18', 70' Franco 49' Martínez 62' |
Report | Morrison 47' Kamara 55' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,561 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
August 31 28 | Philadelphia Union | 4–1 | Atlanta United | Chester, Pennsylvania |
7:30 PM ET | Carranza 18' Bedoya 37' Uhre 45+3', 51' Gazdag 67' Martínez 83' McGlynn 90+3' Harriel 90+5' |
Report | Gutman 24' Purata 47' Dwyer 83' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,214 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
September 4 29 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Portland, Oregon |
5:30 PM ET, FOX | Moreno 38' (pen.) Asprilla 78', 82' (pen.) |
Report | Martínez 88' | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,438 Referee: Jon Freemon |
September 10 30 | Atlanta United | 4–2 | Toronto FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
7:30 PM ET | Purata 47', 62', 88' Almada 74' |
Report | Akinola 52' Bernardeschi 67' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,670 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
September 14 31 | Orlando City SC | 0–1 | Atlanta United | Orlando, Florida |
6:00 PM ET | Cartagena 37' | Report | Dwyer 50' Almada 72' Luiz Araújo 78' Mosquera 90+4' |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 15,340 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 17 32 | Atlanta United | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Atlanta, Georgia |
3:30 PM ET | Sejdić 49' Purata 62' |
Report | Carranza 11' Martínez 73' Gazdag 90+7' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,521 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
October 1 33 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
1:00 PM ET | N Gil 22' Vrioni 32' (pen.) McNamara 43' Bou 85' |
Report | Sosa 5' Gutman 45+1' Martínez 81' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
October 9 34 | Atlanta United | 1–2 | New York City FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
2:30 PM EDT | Luiz Araújo 45+6' Almada 64' Gutman 67' Purata 81' |
Report | Pereira 9' Callens 10' Héber 60' Rodríguez 72' Johnson 83' Tinnerholm 85' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,312 Referee: Chris Penso |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]April 20 Third round | Atlanta United (MLS) | 6–0 | Chattanooga FC (NISA) | Kennesaw, Georgia |
7:30 PM EDT | Hernández 21' Dwyer 25', 35' Moreno 53' (pen.) Luiz Araújo 67' Lennon 84' |
Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,740 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
May 11 Round of 32 | Nashville SC (MLS) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Atlanta United (MLS) | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM CDT | Mukhtar 50' (pen.) Sapong 90+2' Zubak 93' |
Report | Almada 13' Luiz Araújo 29' |
Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 12,375 Referee: Elton García |
Player movement
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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— | DF | Franco Escobar | Newell's Old Boys | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | |
15 | DF | Andrew Gutman | New York Red Bulls | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | |
16 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | Minnesota United FC | Transfer | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | [1] |
24 | GK | Dylan Castanheira | Inter Miami CF | Trade | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | [2] |
— | GK | Justin Garces | UCLA | Transfer | US | Free | January 10, 2022 | [3] |
18 | GK | Bobby Shuttleworth | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer | US | Free | January 14, 2022 | [4] |
2 | DF | Ronald Hernández | Aberdeen | Transfer | US | $725,000 | January 17, 2022 | [5] |
26 | DF | Caleb Wiley | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Free | January 18, 2022 | [6] |
8 | MF | Thiago Almada | Vélez Sarsfield | Transfer | Non-US | $16,000,000 | February 9, 2022 | [7] |
4 | FW | Dom Dwyer | Toronto FC | Transfer | US | Free | February 22, 2022 | [8] |
Out
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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29 | MF | Mo Adams | Inter Miami CF | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] |
24 | DF | Josh Bauer | Nashville SC | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] |
25 | GK | Alec Kann | FC Cincinnati | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9][10] |
18 | GK | Ben Lundgaard | Free agent[a] | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] |
31 | FW | Erick Torres | Orange County SC | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] |
— | DF | Franco Escobar | Los Angeles FC | Transfer | US | Up to $600,000 GAM | December 12, 2021 | [11] |
4 | DF | Anton Walkes | Charlotte FC | Expansion Draft | Non-US | $50,000 GAM | December 14, 2021 | [12] |
2 | DF | Ronald Hernández | Aberdeen | Loan return | Non-US | Free | December 31, 2021 | [9] |
21 | DF | George Bello | Arminia Bielefeld | Transfer | US | Undisclosed | January 31, 2022 | [13] |
22 | MF | Jurgen Damm | Club América | Buyout | Non-US | Undisclosed | February 25, 2022 | [14] |
- ^ Lundgaard retired following the 2021 season.
Loan Out
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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8 | MF | Ezequiel Barco | River Plate | January 30, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [15] |
16 | FW | Erik López | Banfield | February 22, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | [16] |
— | GK | Justin Garces | Atlanta United 2 | February 25, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [17] |
35 | DF | Efrain Morales | Atlanta United 2 | February 25, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [18] |
31 | MF | Erik Centeno | Atlanta United 2 | March 15, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [19] |
Non-player transfers
[edit]Acquired | From | For | Source |
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$200K GAM | Inter Miami CF | International roster spot | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Atlanta United signs Osvaldo Alonso as free agent". ATLUTD.com. December 23, 2021. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United acquires goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira from Inter Miami CF". ATLUTD.com. December 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs Justin Garces to Homegrown Deal". ATLUTD.com. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs Bobby Shuttleworth as free agent". ATLUTD.com. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United sign defender Ronald Hernandez from Aberdeen FC". MLSSoccer.com. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs Caleb Wiley to Homegrown Deal". ATLUTD.com. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United acquires Thiago Almada from CA Vélez Sarsfield". ATLUTD.com. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Atlanta United signs free agent forward Dom Dwyer". ATLUTD.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Atlanta United announces year-end roster moves". Atlanta United FC. December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Alec Kann signs with FC Cincinnati as a free agent | Atlanta United FC".
- ^ "Atlanta United receives up to $600,000 GAM from LAFC for Franco Escobar". Atlanta United FC. December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Anton Walkes Selected By Charlotte FC In 2021 MLS Expansion Draft". Atlanta United FC. December 14, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta United Transfers Defender George Bello to Arminia Bielefeld in German Bundesliga". Atlanta United FC. January 31, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta United exercises offseason Buyout on Jürgen Damm". Atlanta United FC. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Ezequiel Barco loaned to Club Atlético River Plate". Atlanta United FC. January 30, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Erik López loaned to Club Atlético Banfield in Argentina". Atlanta United FC. February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta United loans two players to Atlanta United 2 for 2022 season". Atlanta United FC. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta United loans two players to Atlanta United 2 for 2022 season". Atlanta United FC. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta United 2 adds Erik Centeno and Emenike Nwogu to 2022 roster". Atlanta United FC. March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta United Acquires $200,000 in General Allocation Money". Atlanta United FC. February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.