2017 Atlanta United FC season

The 2017 Atlanta United FC season was the first season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the ninth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta played at Bobby Dodd Stadium for the first half of the season, then finished the season at the team's new stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, once it was completed in September. The team was coached by Gerardo "Tata" Martino. Outside of MLS, Atlanta United participated in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup and the 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs, as well as various preseason competitions.

Atlanta United FC

2017 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head coach	Gerardo Martino
Stadium	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, Georgia (March–September 2017) Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia (September–October 2017)
MLS	Conference: 4th Overall: 4th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Knockout Round
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Josef Martínez (19) All: Josef Martínez (20)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 71,874 (Oct. 22 vs. Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance	League: 42,511 (Sep. 13 vs. New England Revolution) All: 9,458 (Jun. 14 vs. Charleston Battery)
Average home league attendance	48,200 (league – regular season) 49,257 (league – inc. playoffs) 47,162 (all)
Biggest win	7 goals: ATL 7–0 NE (Sep. 13)
Biggest defeat	2 goals: ATL 1–3 DC (Apr. 30) NYC 3–1 ATL (May 7) VAN 3–1 ATL (Jun. 7)
Home colors Away colors
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Atlanta qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs in their first season, becoming the third-ever MLS expansion club to qualify for the playoffs in their inaugural season, and the first since the Seattle Sounders FC did so in 2009. The team was eliminated from the playoffs in the opening round by the Columbus Crew, losing on penalty kicks.

A scene of the first Atlanta United tailgate behind the Varsity. March 5, 2017

2017-07-04 - Atlanta United vs San Jose Earthquakes - fireworks

2017 marked the first year since 1981 that a first division American soccer team played in Atlanta following the Atlanta Chiefs' dissolving. It was also the first time that soccer had been played at Bobby Dodd Stadium since 2001, when the Atlanta Beat called the stadium home during the 2001 WUSA season.

Club

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	App	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan		GK	(1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40)	Middlesbrough	15	0
25	Alec Kann		GK	(1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 35)	Sporting Kansas City	20	0
32	Kyle Reynish		GK	(1983-11-03) November 3, 1983 (age 41)	New York Red Bulls	2	0
Defenders
2	Tyrone Mears		RB	(1983-02-18) February 18, 1983 (age 42)	Seattle Sounders FC	22	1
3	Michael Parkhurst (Captain)		CB	(1984-01-24) January 24, 1984 (age 41)	Columbus Crew	34	0
4	Greg Garza		LB	(1991-08-16) August 16, 1991 (age 34)	Tijuana	26	2
5	Leandro González Pírez		CB	(1992-02-26) February 26, 1992 (age 33)	Estudiantes	34	1
6	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 28)	Syracuse University	1	0
12	Bobby Boswell		CB	(1983-03-15) March 15, 1983 (age 42)	D.C. United	1	0
21	Mark Bloom		RB	(1987-11-25) November 25, 1987 (age 37)	Toronto	4	0
22	Mikey Ambrose		LB	(1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 31)	Orlando City SC	10	0
26	Anton Walkes		CB	(1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 28)	Tottenham Hotspur	23	2
27	Zach Loyd		CB	(1987-07-18) July 18, 1987 (age 38)	FC Dallas	1	0
Midfielders
8	Kevin Kratz		CM	(1987-01-21) January 21, 1987 (age 38)	Philadelphia Union	22	2
10	Miguel Almirón (DP)		LW	(1994-02-10) February 10, 1994 (age 31)	Lanús	32	9
11	Yamil Asad		AM	(1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 31)	Vélez Sarsfield	33	7
13	Harrison Heath		AM	(1996-03-06) March 6, 1996 (age 29)	Orlando City SC	2	0
14	Carlos Carmona		CM	(1987-02-21) February 21, 1987 (age 38)	Atalanta	33	2
15	Héctor Villalba (DP)		RW	(1994-07-26) July 26, 1994 (age 31)	San Lorenzo	35	13
16	Chris McCann		DM	(1987-07-21) July 21, 1987 (age 38)	Wigan Athletic	26	0
18	Jeff Larentowicz (Vice Captain)		DM	(1983-08-05) August 5, 1983 (age 42)	LA Galaxy	35	1
20	Chris Goslin (HGP)		AM	(2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 25)	Atlanta United Academy	0	0
24	Julian Gressel		AM	(1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 31)	Providence College	35	5
28	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu		AM	(1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 30)	Harvard University	1	0
29	Jacob Peterson		RW	(1986-01-27) January 27, 1986 (age 39)	Sporting Kansas City	11	3
30	Andrew Carleton (HGP)		RW	(2000-06-22) June 22, 2000 (age 25)	Atlanta United Academy	2	0
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		ST	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 32)	Torino	22	20
9	Kenwyne Jones		CF	(1984-10-05) October 5, 1984 (age 40)	Cardiff City	17	2
19	Brandon Vazquez		CF	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26)	Tijuana	15	3
Players out on loan
23	Alexandros Tabakis[a]		GK	(1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 32)	Panathinaikos	1	0
31	Jeffrey Otoo		FW	(1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 (age 27)	Charity Stars	0	0
33	Romario Williams		CF	(1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 31)	Montreal Impact	0	0

1. Tabakis was recalled from his loan to Charleston Battery for the club's October 3 match against Minnesota United FC as Brad Guzan was away on international duty for the United States and Alec Kann was injured. As Kyle Reynish received a red card against Minnesota and was suspended for the club's October 15 match against New York Red Bulls, Tabakis was recalled again to back up Guzan.

Results

Non-competitive

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Chattanooga FC v Atlanta United

February 11, 2017 Friendly	Chattanooga FC	0–4	Atlanta United	Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 p.m. EST		Report	Villalba 9' Asad 36' Martínez 68' Carleton 73'	Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 12,484

Carolina Challenge Cup

Main article: 2017 Carolina Challenge Cup

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

February 18, 2017 1	Atlanta United	1–2	Columbus Crew	Charleston, South Carolina
4:30 p.m. EST	Martínez 6'	Report	Higuaín 57', 62'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Atlanta United v Seattle Sounders FC

February 22, 2017 2	Atlanta United	4–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST	Martínez 1', 46' Almirón 3' (pen.) Villalba 21',  66'  69' González Pírez  36' Heath  78' Kratz  78'	Report	Delem  29' Wingo 62' Bruin 74' Lodeiro  84'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Charleston Battery v Atlanta United

February 25, 2017 3	Charleston Battery	1–2	Atlanta United	Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 p.m. EST	Williams 45'	Report	Asad 4' Villalba 90'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2017 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto FC	34	20	5	9	74	37	+37	69	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	New York City FC	34	16	9	9	56	43	+13	57
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	62	48	+14	55	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
7	New England Revolution	34	13	15	6	53	61	−8	45
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	50	47	+3	42
9	Montreal Impact	34	11	17	6	52	58	−6	39
10	Orlando City SC	34	10	15	9	39	58	−19	39
11	D.C. United	34	9	20	5	31	60	−29	32

Source: MLS

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	New York City FC	34	16	9	9	56	43	+13	57
3	Chicago Fire	34	16	11	7	61	47	+14	55
4	Atlanta United FC	34	15	9	10	70	40	+30	55
5	Columbus Crew	34	16	12	6	53	49	+4	54
6	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53

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

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
34	15	10	9	70	40	+30	55	11	3	3	48	19	+29	4	7	6	22	21	+1

Source: Match reports

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	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	D

Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls

March 5, 2017 1	Atlanta United	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EST	Asad 25' Martínez  49' Carmona  88'	Report	Zizzo  38' Perrinelle  66' Royer 76' Walkes 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 55,297 Referee: Mark Geiger
Note: 2017-03-05 - Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls First Match

Minnesota United FC v Atlanta United

March 12, 2017 2	Minnesota United FC	1–6	Atlanta United	Minneapolis, Minnesota
5:00 p.m. EDT	Schüller  19' Molino 30' (pen.)  57' Calvo  41'	Report	Martínez 3', 27', 75' Almirón 13', 52' González Pírez  34' Villalba  48' Peterson 90+4'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 35,043 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Atlanta United v Chicago Fire

March 18, 2017 3	Atlanta United	4–0	Chicago Fire	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	Vincent 4' (o.g.) Gressel  15' Almirón  45' Martínez 60', 82' Villalba 67'	Report	Kappelhof  11' Bava  18'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 45,922 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Seattle Sounders FC v Atlanta United

March 31, 2017 4	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Atlanta United	Seattle, Washington
10:00 p.m. EDT		Report	Gressel  20' Asad  43'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,182 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Toronto FC v Atlanta United

April 8, 2017 5	Toronto FC	2–2	Atlanta United	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT	Giovinco 20' Morrow 44' Hagglund  80'	Report	Larentowicz  10' Villalba 15', 47',  18' Asad  75'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,812 Referee: David Gantar

Montreal Impact v Atlanta United

April 15, 2017 6	Montreal Impact	2–1	Atlanta United	Montreal, Quebec
1:00 p.m. EDT	Cabrera  13' Piatti  45+1', 45+5' (pen.) Jackson-Hamel 90+3'	Report	Jones 40' González Pírez  45+4' Kann  90+1'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,144 Referee: Alan Kelly

Real Salt Lake v Atlanta United

April 22, 2017 7	Real Salt Lake	1–3	Atlanta United	Sandy, Utah
9:30 p.m. EDT	Beckerman  21' Rusnák 69'	Report	Villalba 9' Carmona  38' Asad 46' Garza  77' Almirón  84' Kann  90+3' Vázquez 90+6'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,946 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Atlanta United v D.C. United

April 30, 2017 8	Atlanta United	1–3	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT	Jones 9' Asad  83'	Report	Franklin  2' Parkhurst 25' (o.g.) Acosta 36' Jeffrey  45' Le Toux 55'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 46,011 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: 2017-04-30 - Atlanta United vs DC United

New York City FC v Atlanta United

May 7, 2017 9	New York City FC	3–1	Atlanta United	New York, New York
4:00 p.m. EDT	Villa 17' White  50' Wallace 60' Moralez 61'	Report	Gressel  34' Carmona 39' Parkhurst  43' Larentowicz  69' Mears  82'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,605 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Portland Timbers v Atlanta United

May 14, 2017 10	Portland Timbers	1–1	Atlanta United	Portland, Oregon
4:00 p.m. EDT	Ridgewell 50' Guzmán  54' Andriuskevicius  73' Miller  84'	Report	Parkhurst  28' Carmona  36' Gressel 46'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Alan Kelly

Atlanta United v Houston Dynamo

May 20, 2017 11	Atlanta United	4–1	Houston Dynamo	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Almirón 30', 42', 80' (pen.) Garza  51' Gressel 76'	Report	DeLaGarza  54' Machado  59' Torres 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 44,893 Referee: Allen Chapman

Atlanta United v New York City FC

May 28, 2017 12	Atlanta United	3–1	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EDT	Almirón 16', 23' Villalba 19' Parkhurst  36' Carmona  65'	Report	Ring  43' Harrison 71' Moralez  90+1'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 44,901 Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: 2017-05-28 - Atlanta United vs NYFC - Almiron scoring

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Atlanta United

June 3, 2017 13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–1	Atlanta United	Vancouver, British Columbia
5:30 p.m. EDT	Waston 31', 44',  87' Montero 68'	Report	Garza 7' Almirón  62' González Pírez  70'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Chicago Fire v Atlanta United

June 10, 2017 14	Chicago Fire	2–0	Atlanta United	Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 p.m. EDT	Solignac 29' Schweinsteiger  50' Accam  59' Nikolić 70' (pen.)	Report	Kratz  39' Carmona  67'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,453 Referee: Alan Kelly

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

June 17, 2017 15	Atlanta United	3–1	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Villalba 16' Carmona  21' Asad  54' Almirón 67' Martínez 88'	Report	Higuaín 26' Afful  53'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 44,922 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Note: 2017-06-17 - Atlanta United vs Columbus Crew

D.C. United v Atlanta United

June 21, 2017 16	D.C. United	2–1	Atlanta United	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta 23' Nyarko 60' Neagle  73'	Report	Gressel 17' Larentowicz  62' Vazquez  79'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 14,594 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Atlanta United v Colorado Rapids

June 24, 2017 17	Atlanta United	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 67' Almirón  84'	Report	Castillo  35' Gatt  48' Powers  72' Azira  81'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 44,938 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Columbus Crew v Atlanta United

July 1, 2017 18	Columbus Crew	0–2	Atlanta United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Meram  29'	Report	Villalba 27', 64' Kann  84'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 20,391 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Atlanta United v San Jose Earthquakes

July 4, 2017 19	Atlanta United	4–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Walkes  15', 81' González Pírez  18' Carmona  42', 55' Martínez 65', 89',  90' Larentowicz  74'	Report	Thompson 2' Sarkodie  10'  32' Bingham  18' Wondolowski 66' Bernárdez  90+3'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 44,974 Referee: José Carlos Rivero
Note: 2017-07-04 - Atlanta United vs San Jose Earthquakes

Orlando City SC v Atlanta United

July 21, 2017 20	Orlando City SC	0–1	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Kaká  6' Johnson  60'	Report	González Pírez  38' Gressel  67' Parkhurst  80' Villalba 86'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

Atlanta United v Orlando City SC

July 29, 2017 21	Atlanta United	1–1	Orlando City SC	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EDT	Asad  24' Villalba  56', 90+2'	Report	Kaká 40' Higuita  56' Johnson  86'	Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium Attendance: 45,006 Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: 2017-07-29 - Atlanta United vs Orlando City

Sporting Kansas City v Atlanta United

August 6, 2017 22	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Atlanta United	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 p.m. EDT	Opara  27' Feilhaber 59' (pen.)	Report	Larentowicz  21' Carmona  24' Asad  51' González Pírez  61' Ambrose  77' Peterson 90+1'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,481 Referee: Chris Penso

D.C. United v Atlanta United

August 23, 2017 23	D.C. United	1–0	Atlanta United	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta  18' Brown  24' Parkhurst 46' (o.g.) Sarvas  53' Mullins  90+2'	Report	Walkes  12' Carmona  78'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,972 Referee: Ted Unkel

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United

August 26, 2017 24	Philadelphia Union	2–2	Atlanta United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Bedoya  10', 23' Alberg 18' Sapong  29' Yaro  52'	Report	Martínez  13' Asad 26' Mears 90+1'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,221 Referee: Drew Fischer

Atlanta United v FC Dallas

September 10, 2017 25	Atlanta United	3–0	FC Dallas	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EDT	González Pírez 14',  50' Martínez 46' Garza 68'	Report	Gruezo  2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,314 Referee: Mark Geiger
Note: 2017-09-10 - Atlanta United vs FC Dallas

Atlanta United v New England Revolution

September 13, 2017 26	Atlanta United	7–0	New England Revolution	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 2', 31', 39' González Pírez  23' Walkes 45+2' Kratz 70' Asad 73' Villalba 90'	Report	Farrell  6' Koffie  8' Kouassi  16' Delamea  38'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,511 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note: 2017-09-13 - Atlanta United vs New England Revolution - Martinez scoring

Atlanta United v Orlando City SC

September 16, 2017 27	Atlanta United	3–3	Orlando City SC	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 36', 55', 69'	Report	Dwyer 10', 39' Larin 58'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,425 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: 2017-09-16 - Atlanta United vs Orlando City

Atlanta United v LA Galaxy

September 20, 2017 28	Atlanta United	4–0	LA Galaxy	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 13' Asad 16', 20' Villalba  39' Almirón 43' González Pírez  45+2' Vazquez  82'	Report	Jones  39' Alessandrini  58'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,723 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Atlanta United v Montreal Impact

September 24, 2017 29	Atlanta United	2–0	Montreal Impact	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EDT	Villalba 28' Larentowicz 73'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,502 Referee: Juan Guzman
Note: 2017-09-24 - Atlanta United vs Montreal Impact

Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union

September 27, 2017 30	Atlanta United	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Gressel 27' Martínez 33',  67' Peterson 88'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,006 Referee: Mark Geiger

New England Revolution v Atlanta United

September 30, 2017 31	New England Revolution	0–0	Atlanta United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT		Report	González Pírez  25'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,925 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Atlanta United v Minnesota United FC

October 3, 2017 32	Atlanta United	2–3	Minnesota United FC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Mears  38' Reynish  60' Villalba 67' Gressel 72' Asad  79'	Report	Martin  30' Danladi 48' Kallman  79' Ramirez 90' Molino 90+6',  90+7'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,185 Referee: Armando Villarreal

New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United FC

October 15, 2017 33	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Atlanta United FC	Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 p.m. EDT		Report	Asad  61' González Pírez  90+5'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Alan Kelly

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

October 22, 2017 34	Atlanta United	2–2	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	Asad 31' (pen.) Larentowicz  52' Martínez 74'	Report	Altidore 60' Mavinga  67' Giovinco 84'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 71,874 Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: 2017-10-22 -Atlanta United vs Toronto FC

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

  Win   Draw   Loss

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

October 26, 2017 Knockout round	Atlanta United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT		Report	Jiménez  64' Artur  96'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,221 Referee: Allen Chapman
	Penalties
	Gressel González Pírez Villalba Larentowicz		Higuaín Manneh Hansen Jahn
Note: 2017-10-26 - Atlanta United vs Columbus Crew - shootout

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2017 U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Atlanta United v Charleston Battery

June 14, 2017 Fourth round	Atlanta United	3–2	Charleston Battery	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Kratz 30' Larentowicz  34' Martínez 48' Walkes  59' Vazquez 72'	Report	Lasso 3' Marini 31' Mueller  89'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 9,458 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

Miami FC v Atlanta United

June 28, 2017 Round of 16	Miami FC	3–2	Atlanta United	Miami, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Pinho 37' Bernstein 52' Ryan  62' Poku 90+3'	Report	Vazquez 35' Walkes  55' Gressel 75' (pen.) González Pírez  88' McCann  90+1'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 9,004 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

Statistics

Top scorers

Place	Position	Name	MLS	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	Josef Martínez	19	0	1	20
2	MF	Héctor Villalba	13	0	0	13
3	MF	Miguel Almirón	9	0	0	9
4	MF	Yamil Asad	7	0	0	7
5	MF	Julian Gressel	5	0	1	6
6	FW	Jacob Peterson	3	0	0	3
	FW	Brandon Vazquez	1	0	2
8	MF	Carlos Carmona	2	0	0	2
	DF	Greg Garza	2	0	0
	FW	Kenwyne Jones	2	0	0
	MF	Kevin Kratz	1	0	1
	DF	Anton Walkes	2	0	0
13	DF	Leandro González Pírez	1	0	0	1
	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	1	0	0
	DF	Tyrone Mears	1	0	0
Own Goals			1	0	0	1
Total			70	0	5	75

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			MLS Cup			U.S. Open Cup			Total
2	DF	Tyrone Mears	2									2
3	DF	Michael Parkhurst	4									4
4	DF	Greg Garza	2									2
5	DF	Leandro González Pírez	10		1				1			11		1
7	FW	Josef Martínez	4									4
8	MF	Kevin Kratz	1									1
10	MF	Miguel Almirón	4									4
11	MF	Yamil Asad	7		1							7		1
14	MF	Carlos Carmona	8		1							8		1
15	MF	Héctor Villalba	4									4
16	MF	Chris McCann	1						1			1
18	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	6						1			7
19	FW	Brandon Vazquez	1		1							1		1
22	DF	Mikey Ambrose	1									1
24	MF	Julian Gressel	4									4
25	GK	Alec Kann	3									3
26	DF	Anton Walkes	2						2			4
Total			64	0	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	69	0	4

Player movement

In

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
23	GK	Alex Tambakis	Panathinaikos	Transfer	US	Free	January 25, 2016	[1]
—	MF	Junior Burgos	Atlanta Silverbacks	Transfer	US	Free	February 2, 2016	[2]
31	FW	Jeffrey Otoo	Charity Stars	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	June 1, 2016	[3]
30	MF	Andrew Carleton	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 9, 2016	[4]
16	MF	Chris McCann	Wigan Athletic	Transfer	Non-US[a]	Free	June 26, 2016	[7]
9	FW	Kenwyne Jones	Cardiff City	Transfer	Non-US[a]	Free	July 15, 2016	[8]
15	MF	[b] Héctor Villalba	San Lorenzo	Transfer	Non-US	$2.5 Million (DP)	July 22, 2016	[10]
20	MF	Chris Goslin	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	October 6, 2016	[11]
19	FW	Brandon Vazquez	Tijuana	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	December 2, 2016	[12]
10	MF	Miguel Almirón	Lanús	Transfer	Non-US	$7.5 Million (DP)	December 5, 2016	[13]
8	MF	Kevin Kratz	Philadelphia Union	Trade	Non-US[a]	Received in exchange for 2020 fourth round draft pick	December 11, 2016	[14]
13	MF	Harrison Heath	Orlando City SC	Trade	US	Received in exchange for 2019 fourth round draft pick	December 11, 2016	[14]
3	DF	Michael Parkhurst	Columbus Crew	Trade	US	Received in exchange for GAM	December 11, 2016	[14]
33	FW	Romario Williams	Montreal Impact	Trade	Non-US	Received in exchange for 2018 third round draft pick	December 11, 2016	[14]
27	DF	Zach Loyd	FC Dallas	Expansion Draft	US	Free	December 13, 2016	[15]
22	DF	Mikey Ambrose	Orlando City SC	Expansion Draft	US	Free	December 13, 2016	[16]
25	GK	Alec Kann	Sporting Kansas City	Expansion Draft	US	Free	December 13, 2016	[17]
21	DF	Mark Bloom	Toronto FC	Trade	US	Received along with GAM in exchange for Clint Irwin	December 13, 2016	[18]
18	DF	Jeff Larentowicz	LA Galaxy	Transfer	US	Free	December 14, 2016	[19]
29	MF	Jacob Peterson	Sporting Kansas City	Transfer	US	Free	December 21, 2016	[20]
6	DF	Miles Robinson	Syracuse University	Draft	US	Free	January 13, 2017	[21]
24	DF	Julian Gressel	Providence College	Draft	Non-US	Free	January 13, 2017	[21]
2	DF	Tyrone Mears	Seattle Sounders FC	Trade	US	Received in exchange for GAM	January 24, 2017	[22]
5	DF	Leandro González Pírez	Estudiantes	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed; Used TAM	January 26, 2017	[23]
1	GK	Brad Guzan	Middlesbrough	Transfer	US	Free; Used TAM	January 26, 2017	[24]
14	MF	Carlos Carmona	Atalanta	Transfer	Non-US	Free	February 6, 2017	[25]
28	MF	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu	Harvard University	Draft	US	Free	February 10, 2017	[26]
32	GK	Kyle Reynish	New York Red Bulls	Trade	US	Received in exchange for 2018 fourth round draft pick	March 1, 2017	[27]
31	ST	Bryan Róchez	Orlando City SC	Waivers	US	Free	March 17, 2017	[28]
7	ST	Josef Martínez	Torino	Transfer	Non-US	$4.5 Million (DP)	March 21, 2017[c]	[28]
12	DF	Bobby Boswell	D.C. United	Trade	US	Received in exchange for 2019 third round draft pick	August 8, 2017	[29]

Draft picks

See also: 2017 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

2017 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	2	Miles Robinson	DF	Syracuse	US
	8	Julian Gressel	MF	Providence College	Non-US
3	46	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu	MF	Harvard	US
4	68	Alex Kapp	GK	Creighton	US

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	US	Start	End	Source
4	DF	Greg Garza	Tijuana	US	December 23, 2016	December 31, 2017	[30]
11	MF	Yamil Asad	Vélez Sarsfield	Non-US	January 12, 2017	December 31, 2017	[31]
26	MF	Anton Walkes	Tottenham Hotspur	Non-US	January 26, 2017	December 31, 2017	[32]
7	ST	Josef Martínez	Torino	Non-US	February 2, 2017	March 20, 2017[c]	[33]
33	ST	Lagos Kunga	Charleston Battery	US	June 28, 2017[d]	July 2, 2017	[35]

Out

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
—	GK	Sean Johnson	New York City FC	Trade	US	Received GAM & TAM	December 11, 2016	[37]
—	GK	Clint Irwin	Toronto FC	Trade	US	Received Mark Bloom & GAM	December 13, 2016	[18]
—	DF	Donny Toia	Orlando City SC	Trade	US	Received Orlando's 2017 first round draft pick	December 13, 2016	[38]
—	MF	Junior Burgos	Reno 1868	Option Declined	US	Free	December 16, 2016	[39]
31	FW	Bryan Róchez	Nacional	Waived	US	Free	August 22, 2017	[40][41]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
23	GK	Alex Tambakis	Charleston Battery	January 26, 2016	November 30, 2016	[42]
				May 24, 2017	End of season	[43]
–	MF	Junior Burgos	Tampa Bay Rowdies	February 2, 2016	November 30, 2016	[44]
31	FW	Jeffrey Otoo	Charleston Battery	June 2, 2016	November 30, 2016	[45]
				March 2, 2017	End of season	[46]
30	MF	Andrew Carleton	Charleston Battery	July 13, 2016	November 30, 2016	[47]
9	FW	Kenwyne Jones	Central	June 24, 2016	December 31, 2016	[48]
15	MF	Héctor Villalba	Tijuana	July 29, 2016	December 31, 2016	[49]
16	MF	Chris McCann	Coventry City	August 2, 2016	December 31, 2016	[50]
33	FW	Romario Williams	Charleston Battery	March 2, 2017	End of season	[46]
13	MF	Harrison Heath	Sacramento Republic	June 30, 2017	July 31, 2017	[51]

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
Discovery rights for Miguel Almirón	Seattle Sounders FC	$50,000 in GAM	[52][53]
Additional international roster slot – 2017 & 2018	Colorado Rapids	2017 second round draft pick	[54]
Discovery rights for Greg Garza	Columbus Crew	GAM	[55]
$75,000 in TAM	San Jose Earthquakes	Additional international roster slot – 2017	[56]

1. Acquired a green card during the 2017 season, qualifying him as a domestic player.^[5][6]
2. Villalba was considered an Argentine for FIFA purposes during the 2017 season, before filing a one-time switch in 2018 to play for Paraguay, who he qualified to represent through his father.^[9]
3. Atlanta United activated the option in the loan contract with Torino to buy Martínez.
4. On June 17, 2017 Kunga, then an Atlanta United Academy player, signed a Homegrown Player (HGP) contract with the senior team effective on January 1, 2018.^[34] On June 28, 2017 he signed with Atlanta United's USL affiliate Charleston Battery for the remainder of the season, and was subsequently loaned to Atlanta United on a Short Term Agreement for the club's U.S. Open Cup match against Miami FC later that day.^[35][36]

Honors

Weekly / Monthly

MLS player of the month

Month	Player	Stats	Ref
March	Josef Martínez	3 GP, 5 G	[57]
September	Josef Martínez (2)	7 GP, 9 G	[58]

MLS team / player / coach of the week

Week	Team of the week		Player of the week	Coach of the week	Ref
	Starter	Bench
2	Miguel Almirón Greg Garza Josef Martínez		Josef Martínez	Gerardo Martino	[59][60]
3	Greg Garza (2) Josef Martínez (2)				[61]
6	Héctor Villalba	Miguel Almirón (2)			[62]
8	Miguel Almirón (3)				[63]
11		Julian Gressel			[64]
12	Miguel Almirón (4)		Miguel Almirón		[65][66]
13	Miguel Almirón (5)	Leandro González Pírez Julian Gressel (2)	Miguel Almirón (2)		[67][68]
16	Miguel Almirón (6)			Gerardo Martino (2)	[69]
17		Leandro González Pírez (2) Josef Martínez (3)			[70]
18	Michael Parkhurst				[71]
19	Josef Martínez (4)				[72]
20	Brad Guzan				[73]
21		Héctor Villalba (2)			[74]
27	Miguel Almirón (7) Leandro González Pírez (3)				[75]
28	Miguel Almirón (8) Josef Martínez (5)	Yamil Asad	Josef Martínez (2)		[76][77]
29	Yamil Asad (2)	Leandro González Pírez (4) Jeff Larentowicz			[78]
30	Michael Parkhurst (2)				[79]
31		Carlos Carmona			[80]
32	Jeff Larentowicz (2)	Brad Guzan (2)			[81]

MLS goal / save of the week

Week	Goal of the week	Save of the week	Ref
3	Josef Martínez		[82]
12	Miguel Almirón		[83]
13	Héctor Villalba		[84]
16	Miguel Almirón (2)		[85]
27	Greg Garza		[86]
28	Kevin Kratz		[87]
32		Brad Guzan	[88]
33		Brad Guzan (2)	[89]

Annual

Honor	Player	Ref
MLS All-Star Game	Miguel Almirón Greg Garza Michael Parkhurst	[90]
MLS Best XI	Miguel Almirón Josef Martínez	[91]
MLS Rookie of the Year	Julian Gressel	[92]
MLS Newcomer of the Year	Miguel Almirón	[93]
MLS Goal of the Year	Héctor Villalba	[94]
MLS Save of the Year	Brad Guzan	[95]