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The 2018 Atlanta United FC season was the second season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the tenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta played their home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and were coached by Gerardo "Tata" Martino. Outside of MLS, the team participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup and the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, as well as various preseason competitions.

OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head coachGerardo Martino
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
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Atlanta United FC
2018 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentDarren Eales
Head coachGerardo Martino
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
MLSConference: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup playoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Josef Martínez (31)
All: Josef Martínez (35)
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 73,019
(December 8 vs. Portland Timbers)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 44,696
(May 10 vs. Sporting Kansas City)
All: 9,742
(June 6 vs. Charleston Battery)
Average home league attendance53,002 (league - regular season)
55,730 (league - inc. playoffs)
52,970 (all)
Biggest win5 goals:
ATL 5–0 LAFC (April 7)
Biggest defeat4 goals:
HOU 4–0 ATL (March 3)
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On November 17, 2017, Atlanta United announced the launch of a reserve team, Atlanta United 2, to play in what is currently named the USL Championship at the start of the 2018 season.[1]

With a win over Chicago Fire on October 21, Atlanta qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by having the best aggregate record across the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[2] The club later qualified for the competition by winning MLS Cup 2018, so their previously held spot was allocated to the team with the second best aggregate record, New York Red Bulls.

Club

More information Squad no., Name ...
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Guzan

(3rd Captain)

 United States GK (1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 42) England Middlesbrough 53 0
25 Alec Kann United States GK (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 36) United States Sporting Kansas City 23 0
27 Mitch Hildebrandt United States GK (1988-11-12) November 12, 1988 (age 37) United States FC Cincinnati 0 0
33 Paul Christensen[a] United States GK (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 (age 30) United States University of Portland 1 0
Defenders
2 Franco Escobar Argentina RB (1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 31) Argentina Newell's Old Boys 28 3
3 Michael Parkhurst (Captain) United States CB (1984-01-24) January 24, 1984 (age 42) United States Columbus Crew 72 0
4 Greg Garza United States LB (1991-08-16) August 16, 1991 (age 35) Mexico Tijuana 42 3
5 Leandro González Pírez Argentina CB (1992-02-26) February 26, 1992 (age 34) Argentina Estudiantes 73 2
12 Miles Robinson (GA) United States CB (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 29) United States Syracuse University 15 0
13 José Hernández[b] Venezuela LB (1997-06-26) June 26, 1997 (age 29) Venezuela Caracas 1 0
14 Sal Zizzo United States RB (1987-04-03) April 3, 1987 (age 39) United States New York Red Bulls 8 0
16 Chris McCann Republic of Ireland LB (1987-07-21) July 21, 1987 (age 39) England Wigan Athletic 50 1
21 George Bello (HGP) United States LB (2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 24) United States Atlanta United Academy 3 1
22 Mikey Ambrose United States LB (1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 32) United States Orlando City SC 20 0
Midfielders
6 Darlington Nagbe United States AM (1990-07-19) July 19, 1990 (age 36) United States Portland Timbers 28 0
8 Ezequiel Barco (DP) Argentina AM (1999-03-23) March 23, 1999 (age 27) Argentina Independiente 33 5
10 Miguel Almirón (DP) Paraguay LW (1994-02-10) February 10, 1994 (age 32) Argentina Lanús 70 22
11 Eric Remedi Argentina DM (1995-06-04) June 4, 1995 (age 31) Argentina Banfield 18 1
15 Héctor Villalba Paraguay[c] RW (1994-07-26) July 26, 1994 (age 32) Argentina San Lorenzo 69 21
18 Jeff Larentowicz (Vice Captain) United States DM (1983-08-05) August 5, 1983 (age 43) United States LA Galaxy 73 2
20 Chris Goslin (HGP) United States AM (2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 26) United States Atlanta United Academy 1 0
23 Lagos Kunga (HGP) United States LW (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 (age 27) United States Atlanta United Academy 1 0
24 Julian Gressel Germany AM (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 32) United States Providence College 75 10
28 Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu United States AM (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 31) United States Harvard University 4 0
30 Andrew Carleton (HGP) United States RW (2000-06-22) June 22, 2000 (age 26) United States Atlanta United Academy 11 1
32 Kevin Kratz Germany CM (1987-01-21) January 21, 1987 (age 39) United States Philadelphia Union 52 4
Forwards
7 Josef Martínez (DP) Venezuela ST (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 33) Italy Torino 61 55
9 Romario Williams Jamaica CF (1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 32) Canada Montreal Impact 19 2
19 Brandon Vazquez United States CF (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 27) Mexico Tijuana 25 3
Players out on loan
26 Jon Gallagher[d] Republic of Ireland RW (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 30) United States University of Notre Dame 0 0
29 Oliver Shannon England MF (1995-09-12) September 12, 1995 (age 31) United States Clemson University 0 0
31 Patrick Okonkwo (HGP) Nigeria CF (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 (age 28) United States Atlanta United Academy 0 0
— Gordon Wild (GA) Germany FW (1995-10-16) October 16, 1995 (age 30) United States University of Maryland 0 0
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  1. [a]
    Christensen was signed to Atlanta United 2, but was signed to the first team under Short-Term Agreements twice during the 2018 season due to injury and suspension.[3][4]
  2. [b]
    Hernández was on the club's roster until July 15, when he was loaned to Atlanta United 2. He was recalled on August 19.
  3. [c]
    On September 4, 2018 Héctor Villalba made a one time switch to represent Paraguay, which he qualifies to represent through his father.[5]
  4. [d]
    Gallagher was on the club's roster until August 19, when he was loaned to Atlanta United 2.

International roster slots

Atlanta had seven International Roster Slots at the end of the 2018 season. Josef Martínez occupied an International Roster Slot until July 9, when he received a green card, making him a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[6] Jon Gallagher occupied an International Roster Slot until August 19, when he was sent on loan to Atlanta United 2 and José Hernández was recalled from the second team to replace Gallagher.[7]

More information Slot, Player ...
Atlanta United International Roster Slots
Slot Player Country
1 Franco Escobar Argentina Argentina
2 Leandro González Pírez Argentina Argentina
3 Ezequiel Barco Argentina Argentina
4 Miguel Almirón Paraguay Paraguay
5 Julian Gressel Germany Germany
6 Eric Remedi Argentina Argentina
7 José Hernández Venezuela Venezuela
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Results

Non-competitive

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

February 10, 2018 Friendly Nashville SC 1–3 Atlanta United Nashville, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. EST Mensah 65' Report Martínez 58'
Vazquez 75'
Williams 78'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 9,059

Carolina Challenge Cup

Main article: 2018 Carolina Challenge Cup
February 17, 2018 1 Atlanta United 1–3 Columbus Crew Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST Almirón 90' Report Santos 13'
C. Martínez 34'
J. Martínez red-colored football 71' (o.g.)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 21, 2018 2 Atlanta United 1–1 Minnesota United FC Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EST Barco 85' Molino 52' (pen.) Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
February 24, 2018 3 Charleston Battery 0–0 Atlanta United Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST Report Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season
League tables
Eastern Conference
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Atlanta United FC 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 New York City FC 34 16 10 8 59 45 +14 56 MLS Cup Knockout Round
4 D.C. United 34 14 11 9 60 50 +10 51
5 Columbus Crew 34 14 11 9 43 45 −2 51
6 Philadelphia Union 34 15 14 5 49 50 −1 50
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Source: MLS
Overall
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Red Bulls (S) 34 22 7 5 62 33 +29 71 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (C) 34 21 7 6 70 44 +26 69
3 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 8 8 65 40 +25 62
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 11 5 52 37 +15 59
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 21 6 7 70 44  +26 69 11 4 2 42 19  +23 10 2 5 28 25  +3
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Source: Match reports

Results by round
More information Round, Stadium ...
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAAAHAHHA
ResultLWWWWDWWWLWLDWDWDWLWDWWDWWLWWWLWWL
Position (conf.)11633222211111111111111111112111112
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Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 3, 2018 1 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Atlanta United Houston, Texas
3:30 p.m. EST Wenger 5'
Senderos 23'
Manotas 27'
Cerén 45+5'
Seitz Yellow card 61'		 Report González Pírez Yellow card 32'
McCann Yellow card 34'
Gressel Yellow card 45+7'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 20,377
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 11, 2018 2 Atlanta United 3–1 D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT Martínez 24'
Garza Yellow card 50'
Escobar Yellow card 63'
Almirón 73'
Villalba 75'		 Report Fisher Yellow card 36'
Mattocks 86'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 72,035
Referee: Robert Sibiga
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2018-03-11 - Atlanta United vs DC United
March 17, 2018 3 Atlanta United 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Martínez 15' (pen.), 60', 88'
Larentowicz Yellow card 45+3'
Maund red-colored football 58' (o.g.)		 Report Juárez Yellow card 13'
Waston Red card 13'
Aja Yellow card 60'
Reyna Yellow card 72'
Hurtado 85'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,003
Referee: Ismail Elfath
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2018-03-17 - Atlanta United vs Vancouver Whitecaps
March 31, 2018 4 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Atlanta United Minneapolis, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT Calvo Yellow card 90+3' Report González Pírez Yellow card 1' Yellow-red card 38'
Calvo red-colored football 3' (o.g.)
Guzan Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 18,057
Referee: Chris Penso
April 7, 2018 5 Atlanta United 5–0 Los Angeles FC Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EDT McCann Yellow card 1'
Gressel 17'
Almirón Yellow card 48', 88' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)
Martínez 67'
Williams 90+7', Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Moutinho Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 90+2' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,207
Referee: Ted Unkel
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2018-04-07 - Atlanta United vs LAFC
April 15, 2018 6 Atlanta United 2–2 New York City FC Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EDT Garza 29'
McCann 56', Yellow card 70'
Larentowicz Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Ring Yellow card 32', 73'
Villa 38' (pen.), Yellow card 89'
Moralez Yellow card 55'
Herrera Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,001
Referee: Allen Chapman
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2018-04-15 - Atlanta United vs NYFC
April 21, 2018 7 LA Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United Carson, California
10:30 p.m. EDT Skjelvik Yellow card 24'
Kitchen Yellow card 29'
Carrasco Yellow card 85'		 Report Martínez 22'
Parkhurst Yellow card 75'
Almirón Yellow card 77', 90+4' (pen.)
Williams Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,846
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 28, 2018 8 Atlanta United 4–1 Montreal Impact Atlanta, Georgia
1:00 p.m. EDT González Pírez Yellow card 56'
Garza Yellow card 59'
Almirón 70' (pen.), 84', Yellow card 81'
Kratz 78', 90+4'		 Report Taïder 13', Yellow card 83'
Piette Yellow card 35'
Bush Yellow card 60'
Duvall Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,039
Referee: Chico Grajeda
May 5, 2018 9 Chicago Fire 1–2 Atlanta United Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT Kappelhof Yellow card 24'
Ellis 61'
Lillard Yellow card 80'		 Report Barco 53', Yellow card 73'
Martínez 57'
González Pírez Yellow card 65'
Villalba Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,024
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 9, 2018 10 Atlanta United 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Larentowicz Yellow card 31'
Guzan Red card 34'		 Report Sallói 67'
Gerso 87'
Besler Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 44,696
Referee: Mark Geiger
May 13, 2018 11 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United Orlando, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT Higuita Yellow card 20'
Bendik Yellow card 32'
Meram 57'
Yotún Yellow card 84'
Rosell Yellow card 88'
Johnson Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Martínez 10' (pen.)
Barco 31'
Villalba Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 24,232
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 20, 2018 12 Atlanta United 1–3 New York Red Bulls Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT Barco 26'
Almirón Yellow card 42'
Larentowicz Yellow card 49'
González Pírez Yellow card 65'
Garza Red card 71'		 Report Valot Yellow card 29'
Royer 42' (pen.)
Wright-Phillips 51', 55'
Parker Yellow card 57'
Lade Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,089
Referee: Chris Penso
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2018-05-20 - Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls
May 30, 2018 13 New England Revolution 1–1 Atlanta United Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT Zahibo Yellow card 53'
Anibaba Yellow card 73'
Németh Yellow card 81'
Bunbury 88' (pen.)		 Report Martínez 23'
Gressel Yellow card 36'
Guzan Yellow card 88'
Williams Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,547
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 2, 2018 14 Atlanta United 3–1 Philadelphia Union Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT Martínez 21' (pen.), 49', 83' (pen.) Report Bedoya Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 19'
Medunjanin Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 19'
Picault Yellow card 23', 52'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,140
Referee: Sorin Stoica
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2018-06-02 - Atlanta United vs Philadelphia Union - Martinez scoring
June 9, 2018 15 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United New York, New York
12:30 p.m. EDT Sweat Yellow card 35'
Berget Yellow card 58'
Callens 77'		 Report Martínez 48'
González Pírez Yellow card 64'
Williams Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,628
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 13, 2018 16 Columbus Crew 0–2 Atlanta United Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT Trapp Yellow card 81' Report Parkhurst Yellow card 8'
Ambrose Yellow card 27'
Martínez 30'
Escobar Yellow card 72'
Villalba 82'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 24, 2018 17 Atlanta United 1–1 Portland Timbers Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 p.m. EDT Escobar Yellow card 32'
Gressel 56'		 Report Chará Yellow card 24'
Mabiala 32', Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,116
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
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2018-06-24 - Atlanta United vs Portland Timbers
June 30, 2018 18 Atlanta United 4–0 Orlando City SC Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT Martínez 3'
Almirón 55', 78'
Barco 57'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 19' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 71,932
Referee: Kevin Stott
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2018-06-30 - Atlanta United vs Orlando City
July 4, 2018 19 FC Dallas 3–2 Atlanta United Frisco, Texas
8:00 p.m. EDT Lamah Yellow card 14'
Ziegler 22'
Akindele 86', 88'		 Report Martínez 41', 73'
Escobar Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 17,298
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 7, 2018 20 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Atlanta United Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT McKenzie Yellow card 19'
Blake Yellow card 57'		 Report Parkhurst Yellow card 21'
Martínez 58' (pen.)
Villalba 76'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 17,025
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 15, 2018 21 Atlanta United 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Atlanta, Georgia
2:00 p.m. EDT González Pírez Yellow card 15'
Escobar Yellow card 44'
Martínez 48'
Parkhurst Yellow card 56'		 Report McCrary Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 63'
Lodeiro 45' (pen.), Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 72,243
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
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2018-07-15 - Atlanta United vs Seattle Sounders
July 21, 2018 22 Atlanta United 3–1 D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EDT Martínez 30', 54', 73' Report Stieber 8'
Arriola Yellow card 49'
Rooney Yellow card 50'
Durkin Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,087
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 28, 2018 23 Montreal Impact 1–2 Atlanta United Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT Piatti 87' Report Escobar Yellow card 23'
Martínez 31', 57'
Parkhurst Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 19,064
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 4, 2018 24 Atlanta United 2–2 Toronto FC Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT Martínez 53' (pen.), 67'
Remedi Yellow card 72'
Larentowicz Yellow card 74'		 Report Giovinco 45+1', Yellow card 60'
Bono Yellow card 52'
Ricketts 90+1'
Mavinga Red card 90+5'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,191
Referee: Armando Villarreal
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2018-08-04 - Atlanta United vs Toronto FC
August 19, 2018 25 Atlanta United 3–1 Columbus Crew Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT Martínez 31'
McCann Yellow card 45+1'
Villalba 76', Yellow card 86'
Almirón 82', Yellow card 83'
Guzan Yellow card 88'		 Report Zardes 50'
Artur Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,303
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 24, 2018 26 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United Orlando, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT Sutter 39'
Johnson Yellow card 60'
Rosell Yellow card 86'
Spector Yellow card 90+3'		 Report González Pírez 21'
Martínez 74', Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 25,058
Referee: Ismail Elfath
September 2, 2018 27 D.C. United 3–1 Atlanta United Washington, D.C.
5:30 p.m. EDT Acosta 29', 77'
Rooney 52' (pen.)
Moreno Yellow card 73'		 Report Remedi Yellow card 25'
Larentowicz 39'
Barco Yellow card 51'
González Pírez Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 20,557
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 15, 2018 28 Colorado Rapids 0–3 Atlanta United Commerce City, Colorado
3:30 p.m. EDT Ford Yellow card 34'
Castillo Yellow card 45+3'
Gashi Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Almirón 10', 18'
Villalba 37', Yellow card 45+4'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,788
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 19, 2018 29 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Atlanta United San Jose, California
11:00 p.m. EDT Lima 13'
Hoesen 43'
Salinas Yellow card 53'
Qazaishvili 58'		 Report Escobar Yellow card 7'
Larentowicz Yellow card 18'
Villalba 45+3'
Martínez 70' (pen.), 90+5'
Almirón 73'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 15,948
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 22, 2018 30 Atlanta United 2–0 Real Salt Lake Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT Gressel 37'
Villalba 61'		 Report Sunny Yellow card 43' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 72,017
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
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2018-09-22 - Atlanta United vs Real Salt Lake
September 30, 2018 31 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Atlanta United Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EDT Royer 39' (pen.)
Parker Yellow card 45+1', 74'
Ivan Yellow card 88'
Etienne Yellow card 90+2'		 Report McCann Yellow card 38'
Gressel Yellow card 43'
Parkhurst Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,057
Referee: Robert Sibiga
October 6, 2018 32 Atlanta United 2–1 New England Revolution Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EDT Bello 17'
Gressel 52'		 Report Zahibo Yellow card 16'
Herivaux Yellow card 38'
Hauche Yellow card 56'
Caicedo Yellow card 64'
Agudelo 90+2'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 45,122
Referee: Kevin Stott
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2018-10-06 - Atlanta United vs New England Revolution
October 21, 2018 33 Atlanta United 2–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT Escobar 9'
Kappelhof red-colored football 26' (o.g.)
Remedi Yellow card 81'		 Report de Leeuw 24'
Kappelhof Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 71,812
Referee: Drew Fischer
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2018-10-21 - Atlanta United vs Chicago Fire
October 28, 2018 34 Toronto FC 4–1 Atlanta United Toronto, Ontario
4:30 p.m. EDT Janson 9', 83'
Delgado 21'
Giovinco 88'		 Report Martínez 77' (pen.) Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,895
Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs


 November 4, 2018 Semifinal Leg 1 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United New York, New York
7:30 p.m. EST Moralez Yellow card 10'
Ring Yellow card 41'		 Report Remedi Yellow card 7', 37'
Villalba Yellow card 48'
Martínez Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,198
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 11, 2018 Semifinal Leg 2 Atlanta United 3–1
(4–1 agg.)		 New York City FC Atlanta, Georgia
5:30 p.m. EST Martínez 25' (pen.), 83'
Almirón 42'
Escobar Yellow card 44'
Robinson Yellow card 61'		 Report Chanot Yellow card 6', 45'
Herrera Yellow card 40'
Moralez Yellow card 74'
Callens Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 70,526
Referee: Mark Geiger
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2018-11-11 - Atlanta United vs NYCFC
November 25, 2018 Final Leg 1 Atlanta United 3–0 New York Red Bulls Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EST Martínez 32'
González Pírez Yellow card 62'
Escobar 71'
Villalba 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 70,016
Referee: Kevin Stott
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2018-11-25 - Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls
November 29, 2018 Final Leg 2 New York Red Bulls 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Atlanta United Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EST Parker Yellow card 64', 90+4' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,137
Referee: Jair Marrufo
December 8, 2018 MLS Cup Final Atlanta United 2–0 Portland Timbers Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 p.m. EST Martínez 39'
Escobar 54'
McCann Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Chará Yellow card 80' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 73,019
Referee: Alan Kelly
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2018-12-08 - Atlanta United vs Portland

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

June 6, 2018 Fourth round Atlanta United 3–0 Charleston Battery Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT Carleton 14'
Barco 47' (pen.)
Williams 64'		 Report Candela Yellow card 86' Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 9,742
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
June 20, 2018 Round of 16 Atlanta United 0–1 Chicago Fire Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT González Pírez Yellow card 81' Report Katai Yellow card 39'
Nikolić 54'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 41,012
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Statistics

Top scorers

As of December 9, 2018
More information Place, Position ...
Place Position Name MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW Venezuela Josef Martínez 31 4 0 35
2 MF Paraguay Miguel Almirón 12 1 0 13
3 MF Paraguay Héctor Villalba 7 1 0 8
4 MF Argentina Ezequiel Barco 4 0 1 5
5 MF Germany Julian Gressel 4 0 0 4
6 DF Argentina Franco Escobar 1 2 0 3
7 MF Germany Kevin Kratz 2 0 0 2
FW Jamaica Romario Williams 1 0 1 2
9 DF United States George Bello 1 0 0 1
MF United States Andrew Carleton 0 0 1 1
DF United States Greg Garza 1 0 0 1
DF Argentina Leandro González Pírez 1 0 0 1
MF United States Jeff Larentowicz 1 0 0 1
DF Republic of Ireland Chris McCann 1 0 0 1
MF Argentina Eric Remedi 0 1 0 1
Own Goals3003
Total 70 9 3 82
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Disciplinary record

As of December 9, 2018
No. Pos. Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
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1GKBrad Guzan3 1 3 1
2DFFranco Escobar7 1 8
3DFMichael Parkhurst6 6
4DFGreg Garza2 1 2 1
5DFLeandro González Pírez71 1 1 91
7FWJosef Martínez1 1 2
8MFEzequiel Barco2 2
9FWRomario Williams4 4
10MFMiguel Almirón4 4
11MFEric Remedi3 1 4
12DFMiles Robinson 1 1
15MFHéctor Villalba5 1 6
16MFChris McCann6 1 7
18MFJeff Larentowicz6 6
22DFMikey Ambrose1 1
24MFJulian Gressel3 3
Total59127001006712

Player movement

In

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Type US Fee/notes Date Source
31STNigeria Patrick OkonkwoUnited States Atlanta United AcademyTransferUSSigned as a Homegrown Player (HGP)June 17, 2017[a][8]
21DFUnited States George BelloUnited States Atlanta United AcademyTransferUSSigned as a Homegrown Player (HGP)June 17, 2017[a][8]
23MFUnited States Lagos KungaUnited States Atlanta United AcademyTransferUSSigned as a Homegrown Player (HGP)June 17, 2017[a][8]
4DFUnited States Greg GarzaMexico TijuanaTransferUSUndisclosedNovember 29, 2017[9]
27GKUnited States Mitch HildebrandtUnited States FC CincinnatiTransferUSFreeDecember 1, 2017[10]
2DFArgentina Franco EscobarArgentina Newell's Old BoysTransferNon-USUndisclosedDecember 8, 2017[11]
13DFVenezuela José HernándezVenezuela CaracasTransferNon-USUndisclosedDecember 13, 2017[12]
6MFUnited States Darlington NagbeUnited States Portland TimbersTradeUSIncluded in multi-person trade.[b]December 13, 2017[13]
—DFNigeria Gbenga ArokoyoUnited States Portland TimbersTradeNon-USIncluded in multi-person trade.[b]December 13, 2017[13]
9STJamaica Romario WilliamsUnited States Charleston BatteryLoan ReturnUSFreeDecember 31, 2017
—STGhana Jeffrey OtooUnited States Charleston BatteryLoan ReturnNon-USFreeDecember 31, 2017
8MFArgentina Ezequiel BarcoArgentina IndependienteTransferNon-US$15 MillionJanuary 19, 2018[15]
26FWRepublic of Ireland Jon GallagherUnited States University of Notre DameDraftNon-USFreeJanuary 19, 2018[16]
—FWGermany Gordon WildUnited States University of MarylandDraftNon-USFreeJanuary 19, 2018[17]
14DFUnited States Sal ZizzoUnited States New York Red BullsTransferUSFreeJanuary 30, 2018[18]
29MFEngland Oliver ShannonUnited States Clemson UniversityDraftNon-USFreeFebruary 21, 2018[19]
11MFArgentina Eric RemediArgentina BanfieldTransferNon-USUndisclosed; Required TAMJune 26, 2018[20]
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SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Atlanta had four selections in the draft.

More information Round, Selection ...
2018 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
114 Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher FW Notre Dame Non-US
236 England Oliver Shannon MF Clemson Non-US
37 Germany Gordon Wild FW Maryland Non-US
470 United States Paul Christensen GK Portland US
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Loan in

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Loaned from US Start End Source
33 GK United States Paul Christensen United States Atlanta United 2 US May 4, 2018 May 8, 2018 [3][4]
May 8, 2018 May 10, 2018
34 FW United States Yosef Samuel United States Atlanta United 2 US June 5, 2018 June 9, 2018 [21]
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Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Type US Fee/notes Date Source
21DFUnited States Mark BloomFree Agent[c]Option DeclinedUSFreeNovember 20, 2017[22]
12DFUnited States Bobby BoswellFree Agent[c]Contract ExpiredUSFreeNovember 20, 2017[22]
9FWTrinidad and Tobago Kenwyne JonesUnited States Sporting Kansas City[d][c]Option DeclinedUSFreeNovember 20, 2017[22]
27DFUnited States Zach LoydFree AgentOption DeclinedUSFreeNovember 20, 2017[22]
2DFEngland Tyrone MearsUnited States Minnesota United FC[e]Option DeclinedNon-USFreeNovember 20, 2017[22]
—FWGhana Jeffrey OtooFree AgentOption DeclinedNon-USFreeNovember 20, 2017[22]
25GKUnited States Kyle ReynishUnited States Fresno FCContract ExpiredUSFreeNovember 20, 2017[22]
23GKGreece Alexandros TabakisUnited States Sporting Kansas City[d]Option DeclinedUSFreeNovember 20, 2017[22]
13MFEngland Harrison HeathUnited States Minnesota United FCTradeUSReceived 2019 fourth-round pickDecember 10, 2017[29]
26DFEngland Anton WalkesEngland Tottenham HotspurLoan ReturnNon-USFreeDecember 31, 2017
11MFArgentina Yamil AsadArgentina Vélez SarsfieldLoan ReturnNon-USFreeDecember 31, 2017
14MFChile Carlos CarmonaChile Colo-ColoTransferNon-USUndisclosedJanuary 30, 2018[30]
29MFUnited States Jacob PetersonFree AgentWaivedUSFreeJanuary 29, 2018[31]
—DFNigeria Gbenga ArokoyoSweden Kalmar FFTransferNon-USFreeJanuary 31, 2018[14]
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Loan out

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
31 FW Nigeria Patrick Okonkwo United States Charleston Battery February 17, 2018 October 20, 2018
— FW Germany Gordon Wild United States Charleston Battery February 17, 2018 October 20, 2018
29 MF England Oliver Shannon United States Atlanta United 2 February 17, 2018 October 13, 2018
13 DF Venezuela José Hernández United States Atlanta United 2 July 15, 2018 August 19, 2018 [32]
26 FW Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher United States Atlanta United 2 August 19, 2018 October 13, 2018 [7]
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Due to a surplus of players under contract that required an International Roster Slot, Oliver Shannon was loaned to Atlanta United 2 for the full 2018 season. In addition, as part of Eric Remedi's incoming transfer, José Hernández was officially loaned to Atlanta United 2. Neither player could be recalled to the first team without an additional corresponding roster transaction. Players on the first team roster were able play for the second team without restriction.

On August 19, Hernández was in the matchday squad for the first team's match against the Columbus Crew. In order for this to be in compliance with league roster rules, Atlanta had to send forward Jon Gallagher on loan to Atlanta United 2 for the rest of the season and recall Hernández from the second team.[7]

Non-player transfers

More information Acquired, From ...
Acquired From For Source
2018 Fourth Round Pick United States Los Angeles FC International roster slot - 2018 [33]
2018 Second Round Pick United States Sporting Kansas City 2021 Fourth Round Pick [23]
Up to $600K in TAM ($500K minimum) United States D.C. United Discovery rights for Yamil Asad [34]
$50K in GAM United States New York Red Bulls Discovery rights for Kaku [35]
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  1. [a]
    On June 17, 2017 Atlanta United academy players Patrick Okonkwo, George Bello, and Lagos Kunga signed Homegrown Player (HGP) contracts with the senior team, to be effective as of January 1, 2018.
  2. [b]
    Portland Timbers traded Darlington Nagbe and Gbenga Arokoyo to Atlanta in exchange for $650K in GAM in 2018, $100K in GAM in 2019, $300K in TAM and a 2018 international roster slot.[13] Arokoyo was never on the club's official roster and later signed for Kalmar FF.[14]
  3. [c]
    Later retired from professional soccer.
  4. [d]
    Following Atlanta United declining contract options on both players, the club traded the rights to Kenwyne Jones and Alexandros Tabakis along with their natural fourth round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for the rights to Kévin Oliveira and Tyler Pasher as well as Sporting Kansas City's natural second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Sporting Kansas City had declined contract options on Oliveira and Pasher on November 27, 2017.[23][24] Neither player was ever on Atlanta's official roster. Oliveira and Pasher later signed with Ottawa Fury and Indy Eleven, respectively.[25][26] Jones had already retired at the time of the transaction, and Tabakis later signed with North Carolina FC.[27]
  5. [e]
    After Atlanta United declined Mears' contract option, he was selected by Minnesota United FC in the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[28]

Honors

Weekly / monthly

MLS player of the month

More information Month, Player ...
MonthPlayerStatsRef
April Paraguay Miguel Almirón 4 GP, 5 G, 2 A [36]
July Venezuela Josef Martínez 5 GP, 9 G, 1 A [37]
August Venezuela Josef Martínez (2) 4 GP, 4 G, 1 A [38]
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MLS team / player / coach of the week

More information Week, Team of the week ...
WeekTeam of the weekPlayer of the weekCoach of the weekRef
Starting XI Bench
2 Germany Julian Gressel Paraguay Miguel Almirón [39]
3 Venezuela Josef Martínez Germany Julian Gressel (2) Venezuela Josef Martínez [40][41]
5 United States Michael Parkhurst [42]
6 Germany Julian Gressel (3)
United States Michael Parkhurst (2)		 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (2) Argentina Gerardo Martino [43]
7 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (3) [44]
8 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (4) [45]
9 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (5) Germany Kevin Kratz
Argentina Ezequiel Barco		 Paraguay Miguel Almirón [46][47]
10 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (6) [48]
11 United States Jeff Larentowicz [49]
14 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (7)
Venezuela Josef Martínez (2)		 Venezuela Josef Martínez (2) [50][51]
15 United States Brad Guzan [52]
16 United States Michael Parkhurst (3)
United States Jeff Larentowicz (2)		 Venezuela Josef Martínez (3) Argentina Gerardo Martino (2) [53]
17 Germany Julian Gressel (4) [54]
18 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (8) [55]
19 Argentina Leandro González Pírez Venezuela Josef Martínez (4) [56]
21 Venezuela Josef Martínez (5) Venezuela Josef Martínez (3) [57][58]
22 Venezuela Josef Martínez (6) [59]
23 Venezuela Josef Martínez (7) United States Jeff Larentowicz (3) [60]
25 Paraguay Héctor Villalba [61]
26 Venezuela Josef Martínez (8) Venezuela Josef Martínez (4) [62][63]
29 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (9)
Germany Julian Gressel (5)		 Argentina Leandro González Pírez (2) [64]
30 Paraguay Miguel Almirón (10)
Germany Julian Gressel (6)		 Paraguay Héctor Villalba (2)
Venezuela Josef Martínez (9)		 [65]
32 United States George Bello Paraguay Héctor Villalba (3) [66]
34 Argentina Franco Escobar [67]
Postseason Paraguay Miguel Almirón (11)
Argentina Franco Escobar (2)
Argentina Leandro González Pírez (3)
Venezuela Josef Martínez (10)		 Not awarded [68]
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MLS goal of the week

More information Week, Player ...
WeekPlayerRef
2 Paraguay Miguel Almirón [69]
3 Venezuela Josef Martínez [70]
9 Germany Kevin Kratz [71]
10 Argentina Ezequiel Barco [72]
15 Venezuela Josef Martínez (2) [73]
19 Paraguay Héctor Villalba [74]
26 Venezuela Josef Martínez (3) [75]
30 Paraguay Héctor Villalba (2) [76]
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Annual

More information Honor, Player ...
HonorPlayerRef
MLS MVP Venezuela Josef Martínez [77]
MLS Cup MVP Venezuela Josef Martínez [78]
MLS Best XI Paraguay Miguel Almirón
Venezuela Josef Martínez		 [79]
MLS Golden Boot Venezuela Josef Martínez [80]
MLS Coach of the Year Argentina Gerardo Martino [81]
MLS All-Star Game Paraguay Miguel Almirón
Argentina Ezequiel Barco
United States Brad Guzan
Venezuela Josef Martínez
United States Darlington Nagbe[a]
United States Michael Parkhurst		 [82][83]
MLS All-Star Game MVP Venezuela Josef Martínez [84]
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  1. [a]
    Injured at the time of the game and did not participate.

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