2019 Atlanta United FC season

The 2019 Atlanta United FC season was the third season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the eleventh year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United played their home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, the team made their first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League and the Campeones Cup (beating Club América to become the first MLS team to win the latter) and won the 2019 U.S. Open Cup by beating Minnesota United FC 2–1. This marked the team's first year without former head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino, who was replaced with Frank de Boer.^[1][2]

Atlanta United FC

2019 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head coach	Frank de Boer
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
MLS	Conference: 2nd Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup	Champions
Champions League	Quarter-finals
Campeones Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Josef Martínez (27) All: Josef Martínez (33)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 72,548 (August 3 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance	League: 42,537 (May 8 vs. Toronto FC) All: 7,523 (July 10 vs. Saint Louis FC)
Average home league attendance	52,510 (league - regular season) 47,053 (all)
Biggest win	5 goals: ATL 5–0 HOU (July 17)
Biggest defeat	4 goals: CHI 5–1 ATL (July 3)
Home colors Away colors
← 2018 2020 →
All statistics correct as of October 31, 2019.

Club

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan (3rd Captain)		GK	(1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40)	Middlesbrough	98	0
13	Brendan Moore		GK	(1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 (age 33)	Rochdale	0	0
25	Alec Kann		GK	(1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 34)	Sporting Kansas City	25	0
Defenders
2	Franco Escobar		RB	(1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 30)	Newell's Old Boys	62	5
3	Michael Parkhurst (Captain)		CB	(1984-01-24) January 24, 1984 (age 41)	Columbus Crew	100	0
4	Florentin Pogba		CB	(1990-08-19) August 19, 1990 (age 34)	Gençlerbirliği	22	0
5	Leandro González Pírez		CB	(1992-02-26) February 26, 1992 (age 33)	Estudiantes	115	4
12	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 28)	Syracuse University	59	1
20	Brek Shea		LB	(1990-02-28) February 28, 1990 (age 35)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	24	0
21	George Bello (HGP)		LB	(2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 23)	Atlanta United Academy	4	1
22	Mikey Ambrose		LB	(1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 31)	Orlando City SC	27	0
Midfielders
6	Darlington Nagbe		AM	(1990-07-19) July 19, 1990 (age 35)	Portland Timbers	74	2
8	Ezequiel Barco (DP)		AM	(1999-03-23) March 23, 1999 (age 26)	Independiente	59	9
10	Pity Martínez (DP)		AM	(1993-06-13) June 13, 1993 (age 32)	River Plate	44	7
11	Eric Remedi		DM	(1995-06-04) June 4, 1995 (age 30)	Banfield	56	2
14	Justin Meram		LW	(1988-12-04) December 4, 1988 (age 36)	Columbus Crew	27	4
15	Héctor Villalba		RW	(1994-07-26) July 26, 1994 (age 31)	San Lorenzo	96	22
16	Emerson Hyndman		CM	(1996-04-09) April 9, 1996 (age 29)	AFC Bournemouth	21	3
18	Jeff Larentowicz (Vice Captain)		DM	(1983-08-05) August 5, 1983 (age 42)	LA Galaxy	110	3
24	Julian Gressel		AM	(1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 31)	Providence College	118	20
27	Chris Goslin (HGP)		AM	(2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 25)	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
28	Dion Pereira		LW	(1999-03-25) March 25, 1999 (age 26)	Watford	21	0
29	Mo Adams (GA)		CM	(1996-09-23) September 23, 1996 (age 28)	Chicago Fire	6	1
30	Andrew Carleton (HGP)		LW	(2000-06-22) June 22, 2000 (age 25)	Atlanta United Academy	17	1
31	Luiz Fernando		LW	(1997-06-23) June 23, 1997 (age 28)	Atlanta United 2	0	0
32	Kevin Kratz		CM	(1987-01-21) January 21, 1987 (age 38)	Philadelphia Union	54	4
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		CF	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 32)	Torino	100	88
19	Brandon Vázquez		CF	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26)	Tijuana	39	9

International roster slots

Atlanta had seven International Roster Slots for use at the end of the season. José Hernández did not occupy an international slot while he was on loan to Atlanta United 2. Julian Gressel and Gordon Wild received green cards in May, making them domestic players for MLS roster purposes.^[3] On July 1, Atlanta traded an international slot to FC Dallas until the end of the 2020 season as part of a package for Emerson Hyndman's discovery rights.^[4] On August 21, Luiz Fernando was added to the senior team roster, occupying Atlanta's last international slot.

Atlanta United
International Roster Slots

Slot	Player	Country
1	Ezequiel Barco	Argentina
2	Franco Escobar	Argentina
3	Pity Martínez	Argentina
4	Dion Pereira	England
5	Florentin Pogba	Guinea
6	Eric Remedi	Argentina
7	Luiz Fernando	Brazil

Results

Non-competitive

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

Seattle Sounders FC v Atlanta United

February 2, 2019 Friendly	Seattle Sounders FC	1–7	Atlanta United	Fullerton, California
2:00 p.m. EST	Serrano 88'	Report	J. Martínez 13', 46' G. Martínez 30+1' (pen.) Pereira 72', 109' Williams 95', 101'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors in four 30 minute periods or quarters.

Tijuana v Atlanta United

February 6, 2019 Friendly	Tijuana	1–6	Atlanta United	Fullerton, California
3:30 p.m. EST	Torres 27'	Report	J. Martínez 6', 16', 43', 68' Villalba 20' Barco 52'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors in two 40 minute periods or halves.

Los Angeles FC v Atlanta United

February 10, 2019 Friendly	Los Angeles FC	2–2	Atlanta United	Los Angeles, California
4:00 p.m. EST	Perez 58' Vela 82'	Report	G. Martínez 18' Gressel 29'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors.

LA Galaxy v Atlanta United

February 13, 2019 Friendly	LA Galaxy	0–0	Atlanta United	Carson, California
3:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors.

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York City FC (P)	34	18	6	10	63	42	+21	64	Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Atlanta United FC (P, U)	34	18	12	4	58	43	+15	58	Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3	Philadelphia Union (P, L)	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55	Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4	Toronto FC[b] (P, L)	34	13	10	11	57	52	+5	50
5	D.C. United (P, L)	34	13	10	11	42	38	+4	50

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:

1. as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
2. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

Overall

2019 MLS regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC (S)	34	21	4	9	85	37	+48	72	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2	New York City FC	34	18	6	10	63	42	+21	64	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3	Atlanta United FC (U)	34	18	12	4	58	43	+15	58	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
4	Seattle Sounders FC (C)	34	16	10	8	52	49	+3	56	2020 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
5	Philadelphia Union	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55

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) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winner; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:

1. As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
2. As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
3. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
4. As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)

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	18	4	12	58	43	+15	58	12	3	2	36	14	+22	6	1	10	22	29	−7

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	W
Position (conf.)	11	10	9	12	10	11	10	9	7	5	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Position (league)	23	19	18	20	18	20	18	15	13	9	7	8	10	8	5	6	6	8	7	9	6	4	6	3	3	2	2	4	5	4	3	4	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2019. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

D.C. United v Atlanta United

March 3, 2019 1	D.C. United	2–0	Atlanta United	Washington, D.C.
6:00 p.m. EST	Arriola 45+1' Acosta 58'	Report	Ambrose  53' Larentowicz  83'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,942 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Atlanta United v FC Cincinnati

March 10, 2019 2	Atlanta United	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EDT	J. Martínez 5' González Pírez  11'	Report	Lamah 86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,382 Referee: Allen Chapman

Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union

March 17, 2019 3	Atlanta United	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Barco 70' González Pírez  90+3'	Report	Aaronson 47' Medunjanin  53' Burke  76'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,651 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Columbus Crew v Atlanta United

March 30, 2019 4	Columbus Crew	2–0	Atlanta United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Santos 2' Zardes 39'	Report	Nagbe  31' Ambrose  64'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,973 Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: Delay due to severe weather at 31'

New England Revolution v Atlanta United

April 13, 2019 5	New England Revolution	0–2	Atlanta United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Penilla  53' Anibaba  53' Caldwell  89'	Report	Barco 29', 49' Larentowicz  71' Robinson  83'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,016 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Atlanta United v FC Dallas

April 20, 2019 6	Atlanta United	1–2	FC Dallas	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	González Pírez  40' Larentowicz  61' J. Martínez 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Ferreira 6' Hedges  59' Barrios  63' González  74' Acosta 84',  90+7' Hayes  90+6'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,351 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Atlanta United v Colorado Rapids

April 27, 2019 7	Atlanta United	1–0	Colorado Rapids	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EDT	Gressel 74'	Report	Nicholson  35' Wilson  45+1' Acosta  90+6'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,005 Referee: Alan Kelly

Sporting Kansas City v Atlanta United

May 5, 2019 8	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Atlanta United	Kansas City, Kansas
9:00 p.m. EDT		Report	J. Martínez 39', 76' Barco 47' Remedi  66'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,518 Referee: Allen Chapman

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

May 8, 2019 9	Atlanta United	2–0	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Villalba 17' Escobar  56' Gressel 67'	Report	Laryea  21' Zavaleta  74' Bradley  76' Boyd  77' Osorio  83'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,537 Referee: Chris Penso

Atlanta United v Orlando City SC

May 12, 2019 10	Atlanta United	1–0	Orlando City SC	Atlanta, Georgia
2:30 p.m. EDT	G. Martínez 14' Parkhurst  65'	Report	Jansson  90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 68,152 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Atlanta United

May 15, 2019 11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–1	Atlanta United	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
10:00 p.m. EDT	Adnan  39' Ardaiz  80'	Report	Escobar  13' J. Martínez 29' (pen.) Remedi  86'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,138 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United

May 19, 2019 12	New York Red Bulls	1–0	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 p.m. EDT	Parker  35' Barlow 65'	Report	Escobar  84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,495 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Real Salt Lake v Atlanta United

May 24, 2019 13	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Atlanta United	Sandy, Utah
9:00 p.m. EDT	Saucedo 36' Herrera  66' Savarino 90+4'	Report	Parkhurst  38' J. Martínez 78'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,214 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Atlanta United v Minnesota United FC

May 29, 2019 14	Atlanta United	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Escobar 23',  83' Robinson  29' J. Martínez 90+1', 90+4'	Report	Opara  32' Danladi  49'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,703 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Atlanta United v Chicago Fire

June 1, 2019 15	Atlanta United	2–0	Chicago Fire	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EDT	J. Martínez 14', 43' Escobar  33'	Report	Corrales  59' Schweinsteiger  77'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,502 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Toronto FC v Atlanta United

June 26, 2019 16	Toronto FC	3–2	Atlanta United	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8:00 p.m. EDT	Endoh 1' Pozuelo 27', 90+4' (pen.) Ciman  69'	Report	González Pírez  11' G. Martínez 17' (pen.), 90+6' Gressel 22'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,598 Referee: Alan Kelly

Atlanta United v Montreal Impact

June 29, 2019 17	Atlanta United	2–1	Montreal Impact	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EDT	Meram 35', 83' Vazquez  40' Nagbe  57' Escobar  67'	Report	Krolicki  41' Diallo 50' Raitala  90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,627 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Chicago Fire v Atlanta United

July 3, 2019 18	Chicago Fire	5–1	Atlanta United	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 p.m. EDT	Calvo 4' Sapong 7', 37' Gaitán 13' (pen.) Herbers 44' Frankowski  55' Gutjahr  87' Nikolić  90+2'	Report	González Pírez  11' Vazquez 58' (pen.) Robinson  69'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 13,476 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls

July 7, 2019 19	Atlanta United	3–3	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
2:00 p.m. EDT	Meram 10' Escobar  45+3' J. Martínez 79' (pen.), 90+1',  90+2'	Report	Royer 37' Tarek  45+3' Duncan  51' White 60' Wright-Phillips 90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 68,077 Referee: Kevin Stott

Seattle Sounders FC v Atlanta United

July 14, 2019 20	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Atlanta United	Seattle, Washington
3:55 p.m. EDT	Ruidíaz 58' Shipp 71'	Report	Robinson  22' Parkhurst  41' J. Martínez 65' Escobar  82'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,232 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Atlanta United v Houston Dynamo

July 17, 2019 21	Atlanta United	5–0	Houston Dynamo	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Nagbe 27' Vazquez 29' J. Martínez 60', 79' Gressel 88'	Report	Elis  6'  6' Vera  45+2' Quioto  79'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,557 Referee: Chris Penso

Atlanta United v D.C. United

July 21, 2019 22	Atlanta United	2–0	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	González Pírez  81' G. Martínez 89' J. Martínez 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,405 Referee: Allen Chapman

Los Angeles FC v Atlanta United

July 26, 2019 23	Los Angeles FC	4–3	Atlanta United	Los Angeles, California
10:00 p.m. EDT	Diomande 33' Rossi 38' Vela 42' (pen.) Atuesta 45'	Report	Adams 2' Remedi  44' J. Martínez 45+2' Segura 51' (o.g.) González Pírez  56' Meram  80'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,511 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Atlanta United v LA Galaxy

August 3, 2019 24	Atlanta United	3–0	LA Galaxy	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EDT	Romney 23' (o.g.) González 43' (o.g.) J. Martínez 72' (pen.) G. Martínez  75'	Report	Feltscher  52' González  71' Araujo  89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,548 Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: Broke MLS single-game regular season attendance record

Atlanta United v New York City FC

August 11, 2019 25	Atlanta United	2–1	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	González Pírez  20' J. Martínez 42', 63' (pen.) G. Martínez  59' Gressel  69'	Report	Sands  27' Matarrita  37' Chanot  74' Héber 81'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,052 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers v Atlanta United

August 18, 2019 26	Portland Timbers	0–2	Atlanta United	Portland, Oregon
10:00 p.m. EDT	Moreira  42'	Report	González Pírez 14' Larentowicz  24' Pogba  33' Barco  45+1' J. Martínez 46'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Orlando City SC v Atlanta United

August 23, 2019 27	Orlando City SC	0–1	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT		Report	González Pírez  36' J. Martínez 60' Gressel  90+3'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 23,014 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United

August 31, 2019 28	Philadelphia Union	3–1	Atlanta United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Aaronson 61' Fabián  78' Przybyłko 86' Santos 88',  89'	Report	Remedi  12' J. Martínez 45+2' González Pírez  90+3'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,510 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

September 14, 2019 29	Atlanta United	1–3	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	J. Martínez 19' Remedi  66' Gressel  88'	Report	Artur  39' Zardes 53' L. Díaz 60' Robinson 85' (o.g.) P. Santos  90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 68,046 Referee: Alan Kelly

FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United

September 18, 2019 30	FC Cincinnati	0–2	Atlanta United	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Stanko  90+4'	Report	Meram  14' Escobar  49' J. Martínez 59', 65' González Pírez  66'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 24,774 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

Atlanta United v San Jose Earthquakes

September 21, 2019 31	Atlanta United	3–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EDT	Meram 4',  24' Hyndman  14', 90' G. Martínez 90+2'	Report	Espinoza  16'  34' Guzan 27' (o.g.) Vega  48' Judson  62' Wondolowski  90+1'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,451 Referee: Chris Penso

New York City FC v Atlanta United

September 25, 2019 32	New York City FC	4–1	Atlanta United	New York, New York
7:00 p.m. EDT	Mitriță 14', 23', 34' Ring  33' Rocha  36' Chanot  52' Castellanos  71' Héber 87' Matarrita  90+3'	Report	Pogba  27' González Pírez  45+2' G. Martínez 53' (pen.) Remedi  56' Adams  89'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 24,290 Referee: Allen Chapman

Montreal Impact v Atlanta United

September 29, 2019 33	Montreal Impact	1–1	Atlanta United	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
5:00 p.m. EDT	Bojan 81'	Report	Gressel 53'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 15,557 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Atlanta United v New England Revolution

October 6, 2019 34	Atlanta United	3–1	New England Revolution	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	Nagbe 3' J. Martínez 49' Gressel 57'	Report	Penilla 8' Caicedo  14' Zahibo  83'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,617 Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs

Atlanta United v New England Revolution

October 19, 2019 First round	Atlanta United	1–0	New England Revolution	Atlanta, Georgia
1:00 PM EDT	J. Martínez  43' González Pírez  53' Larentowicz  58' Escobar 70'	Report	Zahibo  42' Delamea  76'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 66,114 Referee: Kevin Stott

Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union

October 24, 2019 Eastern Semifinals	Atlanta United	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT	Gressel 10',  38' J. Martínez 80' Escobar  87'	Report	Bedoya  34' Wagner  74'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 41,507 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

October 30, 2019 Eastern Finals	Atlanta United	1–2	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT	Gressel 4'	Report	Bradley  9' Benezet 14' Osorio  61' DeLeon  70', 78'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,055 Referee: Alan Kelly

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Atlanta United v Charleston Battery

June 13, 2019 4th Round	Atlanta United	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Charleston Battery	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Larentowicz  17' G. Martínez  73' Williams 79',  98' Vazquez 110', 120+1'	Report	Svantesson 20' Bolt  90+4' Higashi  116'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Broadley
Note: Match was played behind closed doors. Venue was moved due to unplayable field conditions at MUSC Health Stadium on June 11 in Charleston.[5]

Columbus Crew v Atlanta United

June 18, 2019 Round of 16	Columbus Crew	2–3	Atlanta United	Columbus, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT	Accam 40' Mullins  42' Crognale  51' Afful  67' Guzan 71' (o.g.) Guzmán  86'	Report	Vazquez 5', 65' Robinson 14' Meram  19' González Pírez  52' Barco  90+3'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 8,659 Referee: Guido Gonzalez

Atlanta United v Saint Louis FC

July 10, 2019 Quarter-finals	Atlanta United	2–0	Saint Louis FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Meram  45' G. Martínez 52' Robinson  61' J. Martínez 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Umar  59' Reynolds  90+4'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 7,523 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Orlando City SC v Atlanta United

August 6, 2019 Semi-finals	Orlando City SC	0–2	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Akindele  68'	Report	Remedi 37' González Pírez  59' Hyndman 78' Escobar  85' Pogba  90' Guzan  90+2'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 18,461 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Atlanta United v Minnesota United FC

August 27, 2019 Final	Atlanta United	2–1	Minnesota United FC	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 p.m. EDT	Gasper 10' (o.g.) G. Martínez 16' González Pírez  71'  74' Escobar  87'	Report	Dotson  29' Alonso  44' Lod 47' Gasper  87'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 35,709 Referee: Allen Chapman

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

Herediano v Atlanta United

February 21, 2019 Round of 16 Leg 1	Herediano	3–1	Atlanta United	Heredia, Costa Rica
10:00 p.m. EST	Ortiz 7' Azofeifa 34',  47' Granados 50' Arellano  71' Fuller  90+2'	Report	Gressel 41' Bello  49'	Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Attendance: 7,500[6] Referee: César Arturo Ramos

Atlanta United v Herediano

February 28, 2019 Round of 16 Leg 2	Atlanta United	4–0 (5–3 agg.)	Herediano	Kennesaw, United States
8:00 p.m. EST	J. Martínez 1', 63' Gressel 9' González Pírez  19', 84' G. Martínez  37'	Report	Torres  74'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 8,589 Referee: Oshane Nation

Monterrey v Atlanta United

March 6, 2019 Quarter-finals Leg 1	Monterrey	3–0	Atlanta United	Guadalupe, Mexico
10:00 p.m. EST	Sánchez 17' (pen.) Gallardo  28', 84' Meza  60' Pabón 80'	Report	Remedi  23' Parkhurst  60' González Pírez  76'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Bancomer Attendance: 50,000[6] Referee: Ismael Cornejo

Atlanta United v Monterrey

March 13, 2019 Quarter-finals Leg 2	Atlanta United	1–0 (1–3 agg.)	Monterrey	Atlanta, United States
8:00 p.m. EDT	Parkhurst  60' J. Martínez 77'	Report	Pizarro  84'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 40,048 Referee: Henry Bejarano

Campeones Cup

Main article: 2019 Campeones Cup

Atlanta United v América

August 14, 2019 Final	Atlanta United	3–2	América	Atlanta, United States
8:00 p.m. EDT	Hyndman 5' Larentowicz  28', 59' J. Martínez 65' (pen.)	Report	Ibarra 13' Valdez  41'  72' R. Martínez 57' Vargas  80'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 40,128 Referee: Joel Aguilar

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of October 31, 2019^[7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Champions League		Campeones Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Brad Guzan	45	0	34	0	3	0	4	0	4	0	0	0
13	GK	USA	Brendan Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	USA	Alec Kann	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ARG	Franco Escobar	34	2	22+3	1	3	1	4+1	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst	28	0	15+5	0	2	0	1+1	0	4	0	0	0
4	DF	GUI	Florentin Pogba	22	0	8+5	0	2+1	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	1	0
5	DF	ARG	Leandro González Pírez	42	2	31	1	3	0	4	0	3	1	1	0
12	DF	USA	Miles Robinson	44	1	33+1	0	0	0	5	1	4	0	0+1	0
20	DF	USA	Brek Shea	24	0	10+9	0	0	0	2+1	0	2	0	0	0
21	DF	USA	George Bello	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	DF	USA	Mikey Ambrose	7	0	3+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	USA	Darlington Nagbe	46	2	32+1	2	3	0	5	0	3+1	0	1	0
8	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Barco	26	4	11+4	4	3	0	3	0	4	0	0+1	0
10	MF	ARG	Pity Martínez	44	7	26+6	5	2	0	5	2	4	0	1	0
11	MF	ARG	Eric Remedi	38	1	25+3	0	0+1	0	4+1	1	4	0	0	0
14	MF	IRQ	Justin Meram	27	4	14+6	4	1	0	4+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	MF	PAR	Héctor Villalba	27	1	10+10	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+4	0	0	0
16	MF	USA	Emerson Hyndman	21	3	10+5	1	1+1	0	2+1	1	0	0	1	1
18	MF	USA	Jeff Larentowicz	37	1	15+12	0	3	0	1+1	0	2+2	0	1	1
24	MF	GER	Julian Gressel	42	10	30+2	6	3	2	2+1	0	3	2	1	0
27	MF	USA	Chris Goslin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Dion Pereira	21	0	7+11	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
29	MF	ENG	Mo Adams	6	1	1+3	1	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	USA	Andrew Carleton	6	0	0+3	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	BRA	Luiz Fernando	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	GER	Kevin Kratz	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	VEN	Josef Martínez	39	33	29	27	3	1	2	1	4	3	1	1
19	FW	USA	Brandon Vazquez	14	6	7+4	2	0	0	1+2	4	0	0	0	0
Players who have played for Atlanta United this season but have left the club:
9	FW	JAM	Romario Williams	4	1	0+2	0	0	0	1	1	0+1	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of October 31, 2019^[7]

Place	Position	Name	MLS	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Champions League	Campeones Cup	Total
1	FW	Josef Martínez	27	1	1	3	1	33
2	MF	Julian Gressel	6	2	0	2	0	10
3	MF	Pity Martínez	5	0	2	0	0	7
4	FW	Brandon Vazquez	2	0	4	0	0	6
5	MF	Ezequiel Barco	4	0	0	0	0	4
	MF	Justin Meram	4	0	0	0	0	4
7	MF	Emerson Hyndman	1	0	1	0	1	3
8	DF	Franco Escobar	1	1	0	0	0	2
	MF	Darlington Nagbe	2	0	0	0	0	2
	DF	Leandro González Pírez	1	0	0	1	0	2
11	MF	Mo Adams	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Eric Remedi	0	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	Miles Robinson	0	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	Héctor Villalba	1	0	0	0	0	1
	FW	Romario Williams	0	0	1	0	0	1
Own Goals			3	0	1	0	0	3
Total			58	4	12	6	3	81

Disciplinary record

As of October 31, 2019^[8]

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			MLS Cup Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			Champions League			Campeones Cup			Total
1	GK	Brad Guzan							1									1
2	DF	Franco Escobar	9			1			2									11
3	DF	Michael Parkhurst	3									2						5
4	DF	Florentin Pogba	2						1									3
5	DF	Leandro González Pírez	11		1	1			2	1		2						15	1	1
6	MF	Darlington Nagbe	2															2
7	FW	Josef Martínez	1			1												2
8	MF	Ezequiel Barco	1						1									2
9	FW	Romario Williams							1									1
10	MF	Pity Martínez	2						1			1						4
11	MF	Eric Remedi	6									1						7
12	DF	Miles Robinson	4						1									5
14	MF	Justin Meram	3						2									5
16	MF	Emerson Hyndman	1															1
18	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	4			1			1						1			7
19	FW	Brandon Vazquez	1															1
21	DF	George Bello										1						1
22	DF	Mikey Ambrose	2															2
24	MF	Julian Gressel	3			1												4
29	MF	Mo Adams	1															1
Total			56	0	1	5	0	0	12	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	82	1	1

Player movement

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
26	MF	Jon Gallagher	Atlanta United 2	Loan Return	Non-US[a]	Free	November 30, 2018
29	MF	Oliver Shannon	Atlanta United 2	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	November 30, 2018
35	FW	Patrick Okonkwo	Charleston Battery	Loan Return	US	Free	November 30, 2018
33	FW	Gordon Wild	Charleston Battery	Loan Return	Non-US[b]	Free	November 30, 2018
20	DF	Brek Shea	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Transfer	US	Free	December 30, 2018	[10]
13	GK	Brendan Moore	Rochdale	Transfer	US	Free	January 9, 2019	[11]
28	MF	Dion Pereira	Watford	Transfer	Non-US	Free[12]	January 15, 2019	[13]
10	MF	Pity Martínez	River Plate	Transfer	Non-US	$17,000,000	January 24, 2019	[14]
4	MF	Florentin Pogba	Gençlerbirliği	Transfer	Non-US	Free	February 5, 2019	[15]
31	MF	Anderson Asiedu	UCLA	Draft	Non-US	Free	March 1, 2019	[16]
14	MF	Justin Meram	Columbus Crew	Trade	US	$100K in GAM and a 2020 second round draft pick	May 8, 2019	[17]
29	MF	Mo Adams	Chicago Fire	Trade	US	$100K in GAM	July 17, 2019	[18]
31	MF	Luiz Fernando	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	Non-US	Free	August 21, 2019	[19]

1. Acquired a green card during the 2018 off-season, qualifying him as a domestic player starting in the 2019 season.^[9]
2. Acquired a green card in May 2019, qualifying him as a domestic player.^[3]

SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Atlanta had three selections in the draft, but declined to use their fourth round pick.

2019 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	24	Anderson Asiedu	MF	UCLA	Non-US
2	48	Amir Bashti	MF	Stanford	US

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	US	Start	End	Source
16	MF	Emerson Hyndman	AFC Bournemouth	US	July 9, 2019	December 9, 2019	[4][20]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
14	DF	Sal Zizzo	San Diego Loyal[a]	Option Declined	US	Free	December 9, 2018	[23]
27	GK	Mitch Hildebrandt	Retired	Option Declined	US	Free	December 9, 2018	[23]
28	MF	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu	FC Tucson	Option Declined	US	Free	December 9, 2018	[23][24]
29	MF	Oliver Shannon	Free Agent	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	December 9, 2018	[23]
4	DF	Greg Garza	FC Cincinnati	Trade	US	$200K GAM & $250K TAM	December 11, 2018	[25]
10	MF	Miguel Almirón	Newcastle United	Transfer	Non-US	$27,000,000	January 31, 2019	[26]
16	MF	Chris McCann	D.C. United	Waived	US	Free	February 9, 2019	[27]
31	MF	Anderson Asiedu	Birmingham Legion	Waived	Non-US	Free	May 31, 2019	[28]
9	FW	Romario Williams	Columbus Crew	Trade	US	$100K GAM	July 9, 2019	[29]
33	FW	Gordon Wild	D.C. United	Waived	US	Free	July 17, 2019	[18]

1. Zizzo retired following the 2018 season, but later came out of retirement to sign for San Diego Loyal ahead of their first USL Championship season.^[21][22]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
—	FW	Patrick Okonkwo	Atlanta United 2	March 1, 2019	End of season	[30]
—	DF	José Hernández	Atlanta United 2	March 1, 2019	End of season	[30]
31	MF	Anderson Asiedu	Atlanta United 2	March 1, 2019	May 31, 2019	[3]
23	FW	Lagos Kunga	Memphis 901 FC	May 13, 2019	End of season	[31]
26	MF	Jon Gallagher	Aberdeen	June 21, 2019	May 14, 2020[a]	[33]

1. Gallagher's loan was originally until the end of the 2019 U.S. season, but was later extended until the end of the 2019-2020 Scottish season.^[32]

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
$50K in GAM	D.C. United	Discovery rights for Lucas Rodríguez	[34]
Discovery rights for Emerson Hyndman	FC Dallas	$200K in GAM, international roster slot for 2019 & 2020 season	[4]

Honors

Weekly / monthly

MLS player of the month

Month	Player	Stats	Ref
July	Josef Martínez	5 GP, 7 G	[35]
August	Josef Martínez (2)	5 GP, 6 G	[36]

MLS team / player / coach of the week

Week	Team of the week		Player of the week	Coach of the week	Ref
	Starting XI	Bench
3	Miles Robinson				[37]
7	Ezequiel Barco		Ezequiel Barco		[38][39]
9	Darlington Nagbe				[40]
10	Ezequiel Barco (2) Josef Martínez		Ezequiel Barco (2)		[41][42]
11	Brad Guzan Héctor Villalba			Frank de Boer	[43]
14	Josef Martínez (2) Miles Robinson (2)	Brad Guzan (2)	Josef Martínez	Frank de Boer (2)	[44][45]
17	Justin Meram				[46]
20	Julian Gressel Josef Martínez (3)	Brad Guzan (3)		Frank de Boer (3)	[47]
22	Miles Robinson (3)				[48]
23	Josef Martínez (4)	Julian Gressel (2)	Josef Martínez (2)		[49][50]
24	Darlington Nagbe (2) Miles Robinson (4)	Pity Martínez		Frank de Boer (4)	[51]
25	Ezequiel Barco (3) Miles Robinson (5)				[52]
29	Emerson Hyndman Josef Martínez (5)		Josef Martínez (3)		[53][54]
31	Julian Gressel (3)				[55]

MLS goal of the week

Week	Player	Ref
7	Ezequiel Barco	[56]
10	Ezequiel Barco (2)	[57]
11	Pity Martínez	[58]
24	Josef Martínez	[59]
26	Josef Martínez (2)	[60]
29	Josef Martínez (3)	[61]
30	Julian Gressel	[62]
31	Julian Gressel (2)	[63]

Annual

Honor	Player	Ref
MLS Best XI	Josef Martínez Miles Robinson	[64]
MLS Goal of the Year	Josef Martínez	[65]
MLS All-Star Game	Ezequiel Barco Leandro González Pírez Brad Guzan Josef Martínez Pity Martínez	[66]