2022 Atlanta United FC season
The 2022 Atlanta United FC season will be the sixth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the fourteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competing in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United will play their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, they will participate in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, as the 2020 and 2021 editions of tournament were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2022 season | ||||
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| Owner | Arthur Blank | |||
| President | Darren Eales (until August 24) | |||
| Head coach | Gonzalo Pineda | |||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| MLS | Eastern Conference: TBD Overall: TBD | |||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Highest home attendance | 67,523 (2/27 v. SKC) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 42,504 (5/28 v. CLB) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 47,160 | |||
| Biggest win | All: ATL 6–0 CHA (4/20, USOC) MLS: ATL 4–1 CHI (5/7) | |||
| Biggest defeat | COL 3–0 ATL (3/5) ATL 0–3 ATX (7/9) PHI 4–1 ATL (8/31) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of May 7, 2022. | ||||
Club
Results
Preseason exhibitions
| January 25 | Atlanta United | 2–0 | Georgia Storm | Marietta, GA |
| 11:00 EST | Wolff Conway |
Report | Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground | |
| Note: Played in two 30-minute halves. | ||||
| January 30 | Georgia Revolution | 0–4 | Atlanta United | Athens, GA |
| 12:00 EST | Report | Wolff Araújo Campbell Bloyou |
Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,700 |
| February 6 | Celaya | 1–2 | | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 14:00 EST | Report | Mulraney |
Stadium: Estadio Akron | |
| Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. | ||||
| February 13 | Guadalajara | 3–0 | | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 10:30 EST | Report | Martínez |
Stadium: Chivas Verde Valle | |
| Note: Played in two 40-minute halves. | ||||
| February 13 | Tepatitlán | 3–0 | | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 13:30 EST | Report | Stadium: Chivas Verde Valle | ||
| Note: Played in two 40-minute halves. | ||||
| February 20 | Birmingham Legion | 0–4 | Atlanta United | Birmingham, AL |
| TBA EST | Report | Martínez Hernández |
Stadium: Protective Stadium |
American Family Insurance Cup
| June 14 | Atlanta United | 3-2 | | Atlanta, GA |
| 7:30pm EST | Martinez Araújo Dwyer |
Report | Cabral Hurtado |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Major League Soccer Regular Season
| February 27 1 | Atlanta United | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 3:00 PM ET, FS1 | Araújo Dwyer Wiley |
Report | Sallói |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,523 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| March 5 2 | Colorado Rapids | 3–0 | Atlanta United | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM ET | Trusty Rubio Price Lewis Kaye Shinyashiki |
Report | Hernández Robinson Dwyer |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| March 13 3 | Atlanta United | 2–1 | Charlotte FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 4:30 PM ET, FS1 | Martínez Campbell Alonso Mulraney |
Report | Ortiz Franco Armour Bronico Ríos |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,055 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| March 19 4 | Atlanta United | 3–3 | CF Montréal | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 4:00 PM ET | Gutman Martínez Dwyer Almada Lennon Sosa |
Report | Koné Mihailovic Miller Quioto Lappalainene Miljevic Camacho Johnston |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,578 Referee: Chris Penso |
| April 2 5 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Atlanta United | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 PM ET | Canouse Djeffal |
Report | Campbell Conway Almada Moreno |
Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,289 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 10 6 | Charlotte FC | 1–0 | Atlanta United | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1:30 PM ET, ESPN | Alcívar Bronico Fuchs Lindsey |
Report | Ibarra |
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 32,496 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 16 7 | Atlanta United | 0–0 | FC Cincinnati | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 6:00 PM ET | Almada Sejdić Campbell |
Report | Kubo Hagglund Badji |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,948 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| April 24 8 | Inter Miami CF | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 1:00 PM ET, ESPN | Campana Mabika Duke Yedlin Marsman Rodríguez |
Report | Cisneros Lennon |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 13,433 Referee: Jair Maruffo |
| April 30 9 | CF Montréal | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Montreal, Quebec |
| 4:00 PM ET | Miller Camacho Wanyama Koné J. Torres |
Report | Moreno Franco Ibarra |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 15,060 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| May 7 10 | Atlanta United | 4–1 | Chicago Fire FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 6:00 PM ET | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,547 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 15 11 | Atlanta United FC | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Almada Araújo Gutman |
Report | Buksa McNamara Polster |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,516 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| May 21 12 | Nashville SC | 2–2 | Atlanta United FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Sapong Mukhtar Godoy Muyl Zubak |
Report | Almada Ibarra Dwyer |
Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| May 28 13 | Atlanta United | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM ET | Moreno Ibarra Franco Dwyer Almada |
Report | Mensah Hurtado Sands |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,504 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| June 19 14 | Atlanta United | 2–0 | Inter Miami CF | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 4:00 PM ET, ESPN2 | Araújo Martínez |
Report | Mota |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,539 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| June 25 15 | Toronto FC | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:30 PM ET | Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 30 16 | New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 8:00 PM ET | Cásseres Long Edwards Morgan Ngoma |
Report | Sejdić Ibarra Martínez Ríos |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,122 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| July 3 17 | New York City FC | 2–2 | Atlanta United | New York, New York |
| 5:00 PM ET | Chanot Rodríguez Castellanos Magno Morales |
Report | McFadden Araújo Martínez Dwyer |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,704 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| July 9 18 | Atlanta United | 0–3 | Austin FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM ET | Araújo |
Report | Felipe Finlay Gallagher Driussi |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,516 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 13 19 | Atlanta United | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM ET | Cisneros Moreno |
Report | Kappelhof Holt Besler |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,509 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| July 17 20 | Atlanta United | 1–1 | Orlando City SC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 3:00 PM ET, ABC | Sejdić McFadden Purata L. Araújo |
Report | Pereyra Urso Michel Ruan |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,526 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| July 24 21 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Atlanta United | Carson, California |
| 9:30 PM ET, FS1 | Cabral Brugman Delgado Joveljic |
Report | Sejdic Franco Dwyer Sosa |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 24,122 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| July 30 22 | Chicago Fire FC | 0–0 | Atlanta United | Chicago, Illinois |
| 5:00 PM ET | Durán Shaqiri |
Report | Sosa Dwyer |
Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Timohty Ford |
| August 6 23 | Atlanta United | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 3:00 PM ET, ABC | Cisneros Purata Gutman |
Report | C. Roldan A. Roldan Lodeiro |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 68,586 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| August 13 24 | FC Cincinnati | 2–2 | Atlanta United | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 PM ET | Barreal Vazquez Brenner Miazga Blackett |
Report | Almada Wiley Gutman |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,037 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 17 25 | Atlanta United | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM ET | Martínez |
Report | Morgan Tolkin |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,555 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| August 21 26 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 | Atlanta United | Columbus, Ohio |
| 6:00 PM ET, FS1 | Artur Etienne Hernández Mensah |
Report | Sosa Purata Mosquera |
Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 17,461 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| August 28 27 | Atlanta United | 3–2 | D.C. United | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 4:00 PM ET | Purata Franco Martínez |
Report | Morrison Kamara |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,561 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| August 31 28 | Philadelphia Union | 4–1 | Atlanta United | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM ET | Carranza Bedoya Uhre Gazdag Martínez McGlynn Harriel |
Report | Gutman Purata Dwyer |
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,214 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| September 4 29 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Portland, Oregon |
| 5:30 PM ET, FOX | Moreno Asprilla |
Report | Martínez |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,438 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 10 30 | Atlanta United | 4–2 | Toronto FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM ET | Purata Almada |
Report | Akinola Bernardeschi |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,670 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| September 14 31 | Orlando City SC | 0–1 | Atlanta United | Orlando, Florida |
| 6:00 PM ET | Cartagena |
Report | Dwyer Almada Araújo Mosquera |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 15,340 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| September 17 32 | Atlanta United | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 3:30 PM ET | Sejdić Purata |
Report | Carranza Martinez Gazdag |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,521 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| October 1 33 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 1:00 PM ET | N Gil Vrioni McNamara Bou |
Report | Sosa Gutman Martínez |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 33,421 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| October 9 34 | Atlanta United | 1–2 | New York City FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2:30 PM EDT | Araújo Almada Gutman Purata |
Report | Pereira Callens Héber Rodríguez Johnson Tinnerholm |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,312 Referee: Chris Penso |
U.S. Open Cup
| April 20 | Atlanta United FC (MLS) | 6–0 | | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Hernández Dwyer Moreno Araújo Lennon |
Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,740 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| May 11 | Nashville SC (MLS) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:00 pm CDT | Mukhtar Sapong Zubak |
Report | Almada Araújo |
Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 12,375 Referee: Elton García |
Player movement
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Loan Return | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | |||
| 15 | DF | Loan Return | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | |||
| 16 | MF | Transfer | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | [1] | ||
| 24 | GK | Trade | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | [2] | ||
| — | GK | Transfer | US | Free | January 10, 2022 | [3] | ||
| 18 | GK | Transfer | US | Free | January 14, 2022 | [4] | ||
| 2 | DF | Transfer | US | $725,000 | January 17, 2022 | [5] | ||
| 26 | DF | Transfer | US | Free | January 18, 2022 | [6] | ||
| 8 | MF | Transfer | Non-US | $16,000,000 | February 9, 2022 | [7] | ||
| 4 | FW | Transfer | US | Free | February 22, 2022 | [8] | ||
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | MF | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] | ||
| 24 | DF | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] | ||
| 25 | GK | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] [10] | ||
| 18 | GK | Free Agent | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] | |
| 31 | FW | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] | ||
| — | DF | Transfer | US | Up to $600,000 GAM | December 12, 2021 | [11] | ||
| 4 | DF | Expansion Draft | Non-US | $50,000 GAM | December 14, 2021 | [12] | ||
| 2 | DF | Loan Return | Non-US | Free | December 31, 2021 | [9] | ||
| 21 | DF | Transfer | US | Undisclosed | January 31, 2022 | [13] | ||
| 22 | MF | Free Agent | Buyout | Non-US | Undisclosed | February 25, 2022 | [14] |
Loan Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | January 30, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [15] | ||
| 16 | FW | February 22, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | [16] | ||
| — | GK | February 25, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [17] | ||
| 35 | DF | February 25, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [18] | ||
| 31 | MF | March 15, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [19] |
Non-player transfers
| Acquired | From | For | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| $200K GAM | International roster spot | [20] |
References
- "Atlanta United signs Osvaldo Alonso as free agent". ATLUTD.com. December 23, 2021. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Atlanta United acquires goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira from Inter Miami CF". ATLUTD.com. December 17, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Atlanta United signs Justin Garces to Homegrown Deal". ATLUTD.com. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Atlanta United signs Bobby Shuttleworth as free agent". ATLUTD.com. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Atlanta United sign defender Ronald Hernandez from Aberdeen FC". MLSSoccer.com. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- "Atlanta United signs Caleb Wiley to Homegrown Deal". ATLUTD.com. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Atlanta United acquires Thiago Almada from CA Vélez Sarsfield". ATLUTD.com. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Atlanta United signs free agent forward Dom Dwyer". ATLUTD.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Atlanta United announces year-end roster moves". Atlanta United FC. December 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Alec Kann signs with FC Cincinnati as a free agent | Atlanta United FC".
- "Atlanta United receives up to $600,000 GAM from LAFC for Franco Escobar". Atlanta United FC. December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Anton Walkes Selected By Charlotte FC In 2021 MLS Expansion Draft". Atlanta United FC. December 14, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Atlanta United Transfers Defender George Bello to Arminia Bielefeld in German Bundesliga". Atlanta United FC. January 31, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Atlanta United exercises offseason Buyout on Jürgen Damm". Atlanta United FC. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Ezequiel Barco loaned to Club Atlético River Plate". Atlanta United FC. January 30, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Erik López loaned to Club Atlético Banfield in Argentina". Atlanta United FC. February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Atlanta United loans two players to Atlanta United 2 for 2022 season". Atlanta United FC. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Atlanta United loans two players to Atlanta United 2 for 2022 season". Atlanta United FC. February 25, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- "Atlanta United 2 adds Erik Centeno and Emenike Nwogu to 2022 roster". Atlanta United FC. March 15, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- "Atlanta United Acquires $200,000 in General Allocation Money". Atlanta United FC. February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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