2020 Atlanta United FC season

The 2020 Atlanta United FC season was the fourth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the twelfth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, the team made their second appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League, and were set to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, before the tournament's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Atlanta United FC

2020 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head coach	Frank de Boer (until July 24) Stephen Glass (interim) (from July 27 - December 16, 2020) Gabriel Heinze (from December 18, 2020)
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia
MLS	Conference: 12th Overall: 23rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
Champions League	Quarter-finals
MLS is Back Tournament	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jon Gallagher (4) All: Gallagher / P. Martínez (4)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 69,301 (Mar. 7 vs. FC Cincinnati)
Average home league attendance	37,716 (league) 27,968 (all)
Biggest win	4 goals: DC 0–4 ATL (Oct. 3)
Biggest defeat	3 goals: AME 3–0 ATL (Mar. 11) ORL 4–1 ATL (Oct. 28)
Home colors Away colors
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of December 16, 2020.

Following the club's elimination from the MLS is Back Tournament, manager Frank de Boer was fired, with Atlanta United 2 manager Stephen Glass taking over as interim manager for the remainder of the season.^[1] The 2020 season was the first time Atlanta United FC finished worse than fourth in the Supporters' Shield table and failed to qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs.

Club

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan (VC)		GK	(1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40)	Middlesbrough	125	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	81	5
4	Anton Walkes		RB	(1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 28)	Portsmouth	43	2
6	Fernando Meza		CB	(1990-03-21) March 21, 1990 (age 35)	Tijuana	17	0
11	Brooks Lennon		RB	(1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 27)	Real Salt Lake	26	2
12	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 28)	Syracuse University	77	1
19	Edgar Castillo		LB	(1986-10-03) October 3, 1986 (age 38)	New England Revolution	4	0
21	George Bello (HGP)		LB	(2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 23)	Atlanta United Academy	25	2
26	Jon Gallagher		RB	(1996-02-24) February 24, 1996 (age 29)	University of Notre Dame	16	4
32	George Campbell (HGP)		CB	(2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 23)	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
34	Jack Gurr		RB	(1995-11-26) November 26, 1995 (age 29)	Atlanta United 2	1	0
Midfielders
5	Eric Remedi		DM	(1995-06-04) June 4, 1995 (age 29)	Banfield	78	3
8	Ezequiel Barco (DP)		AM	(1999-03-23) March 23, 1999 (age 26)	Independiente	78	11
9	Matheus Rossetto		AM	(1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 28)	Athletico Paranaense	17	0
10	Marcelino Moreno (DP)		CM	(1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 (age 30)	Lanús	7	2
15	Manuel Castro		RW	(1995-09-27) September 27, 1995 (age 29)	Estudiantes	11	0
18	Jeff Larentowicz (C)		DM	(1983-08-05) August 5, 1983 (age 41)	LA Galaxy	132	5
20	Emerson Hyndman		CM	(1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 29)	AFC Bournemouth	45	5
22	Jürgen Damm		RW	(1992-11-07) November 7, 1992 (age 32)	UANL	14	0
23	Jake Mulraney		AM	(1996-04-05) April 5, 1996 (age 29)	Hearts	21	1
27	Laurence Wyke		DM	(1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 28)	Atlanta United 2	7	0
28	Tyler Wolff (HGP)		RW	(2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 22)	Atlanta United Academy	5	0
29	Mo Adams (GA)		CM	(1996-09-23) September 23, 1996 (age 28)	Chicago Fire FC	22	1
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		CF	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)	Torino	103	90
14	Adam Jahn		CF	(1991-01-05) January 5, 1991 (age 34)	Phoenix Rising	24	3
16	Erik López		CF	(2001-11-27) November 27, 2001 (age 23)	Olimpia	1	0
31	Erick Torres		CF	(1993-01-19) January 19, 1993 (age 32)	Tijuana	14	1
36	Jackson Conway		CF	(2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 23)	Atlanta United 2	1	1

International roster slots

Atlanta had eight International Roster Slots for use in the 2020 season. During the 2020 offseason, Franco Escobar, Ezequiel Barco, and Eric Remedi acquired green cards, making them domestic players for MLS roster purposes.^[2]

Atlanta United
International Roster Slots

Slot	Player	Country
1	Manuel Castro	Uruguay
2	Jürgen Damm	Mexico
3	Fernando Meza	Argentina
4	Marcelino Moreno	Argentina
5	Jake Mulraney	Ireland
6	Matheus Rossetto	Brazil
7	Anton Walkes	England
8	Laurence Wyke	England

Results

Non-competitive

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies

New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United

January 24, 2020 Friendly	New York Red Bulls	1–2	Atlanta United	Bradenton, Florida
	Valot 7'	Report	J. Martínez Barco	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United

January 29, 2020 Friendly	Philadelphia Union	0–4	Atlanta United	Bradenton, Florida
		Report Report	J. Martínez Collin (o.g.) G. Martínez	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

Atlanta United v IF Elfsborg

February 1, 2020 Friendly	Atlanta United	1–1	IF Elfsborg	Bradenton, Florida
	G. Martínez 55'	Report	Karlsson 67'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

Birmingham Legion v Atlanta United

February 8, 2020 Friendly	Birmingham Legion	2–3	Atlanta United	Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 p.m. EST	Brett 47' (pen.) Mensah 80'	Report	Barco 44' Jahn 67' (pen.) Rossetto 90+2'	Stadium: BBVA Field Attendance: 6,722

U. de G. v Atlanta United

February 11, 2020 Friendly	U. de G.	0–0 (3–1 p)	Atlanta United	Guadalajara, Mexico
9:00 p.m. EST		Report Report		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
	Penalties
	Hernández Ceballos Durán Valenzuela		J. Martínez Meza Hyndman Barco

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

On March 12, 2020, the season entered a month-long suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, following the cancellation of several matches.^[3] On March 19, the suspension was extended until May 10,^[4] and on April 17, the suspension was extended further to June 8.^[5] The COVID-19 pandemic caused the first interruption of regular season play since the 2001 MLS season, in which many late regular season games were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

On June 10, MLS announced that a bracket format dubbed the "MLS is Back Tournament" would begin July 8 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World, and end with the final on August 11.^[6] The three group stage matches would count towards the regular season standings. Following the tournament, the MLS regular season resumed with a revised schedule, concluding with the playoffs and MLS Cup 2020.^[7]

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
10	Inter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04	Qualification for the playoffs play-in round
11	Chicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
12	Atlanta United FC	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96	Qualification for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
13	D.C. United	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91
14	FC Cincinnati	23	4	15	4	12	36	−24	16	0.70

Source: MLS^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

Overall

2020 MLS overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
21	Real Salt Lake	22	5	10	7	25	35	−10	22	1.00
22	Chicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
23	Atlanta United FC (U)	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96	2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
24	D.C. United	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91
25	Houston Dynamo	23	4	10	9	30	40	−10	21	0.91

Source: MLS^[9]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:

1. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)

MLS is Back Tournament - Group E

Group E results

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew SC	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Advanced to knockout stage
2	FC Cincinnati	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	6
3	New York Red Bulls	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3
4	Atlanta United	3	0	0	3	0	3	−3	0

Source: MLS^[10]

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
20	6	4	10	23	27	−4	22	4	2	4	10	9	+1	2	2	6	13	18	−5

Source: Match reports

*Table does not include three group stage matches of MLS is Back Tournament*

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
Stadium	A	H	N	N	N	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	W	L
Position (conf.)	2	1	3	6	7	8	8	9	7	8	10	12	8	10	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	12
Position (league)	5	3	5	8	14	12	14	16	17	17	20	23	18	22	16	16	18	20	22	23	23	23

Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2020. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Nashville SC v Atlanta United

February 29, 2020 1	Nashville SC	1–2	Atlanta United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. EST	Zimmerman 28' Willis  90+4'	Report	Barco 9' Hyndman 37' Remedi  76'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 59,069 Referee: Drew Fischer

Atlanta United v FC Cincinnati

March 7, 2020 2	Atlanta United	2–1	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Barco 21' Hyndman 55' Rossetto  75'	Report	Waston  4' Garza  34' Amaya  53' Kubo 64' Cruz  89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 69,301 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls

July 11, 2020 3 MLS is Back GS	Atlanta United	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST	Escobar  42' G. Martínez  45+3'	Report	Valot 4' Parker  90+5'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage matches will count toward the MLS Regular Season Standings[7]

Atlanta United v FC Cincinnati

July 16, 2020 4 MLS is Back GS	Atlanta United	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Bay Lake, Florida
9:00 a.m. EST	Mulraney  12'  26' Barco  43' Escobar  88' Robinson  90+5' Williams  90+10'	Report	Deplagne  48' Amaya 76',  86' Stanko  90+12'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage matches will count toward the MLS Regular Season Standings[7]

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

July 21, 2020 5 MLS is Back GS	Atlanta United	0–1	Columbus Crew	Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST	Escobar  45+4' Robinson  73'	Report	Mokhtar 18' Valenzuela  25' Santos  60' Jiménez  85' Díaz  90+3'	Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage matches will count toward the MLS Regular Season Standings[7]

Atlanta United v Nashville SC

August 22, 2020 6	Atlanta United	2–0	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Lennon  6' Walkes  28' G. Martínez 40', 87' Bello  78'	Report	Lovitz  48'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Ted Unkel

Atlanta United v Orlando City SC

August 29, 2020 7	Atlanta United	1–3	Orlando City SC	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EST	Lennon 83'	Report	Urso 13',  88' Mueller 35' Smith  45+1' Perea  84' Nani 86' Carlos  88' Ruan  90+9'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Atlanta United v Inter Miami CF

September 2, 2020 8	Atlanta United	0–0	Inter Miami CF	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Walkes  41' Mulraney  87' Damm  90+2'	Report	Chapman  30' Pirez  53' Sweat  90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Orlando City SC v Atlanta United

September 5, 2020 9	Orlando City SC	1–1	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST	Michel 45+1' Méndez  64'	Report	Escobar  39' Torres  41' Larentowicz  70' Lennon  78' Jahn 90+2'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Victor Rivas

Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United

September 9, 2020 10	Inter Miami CF	2–1	Atlanta United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST	Morgan 28', 38' Figal  40' Pirez  45+5' Nealis  75'	Report	Robinson  9' Remedi 33' Larentowicz  86'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Robert Sibiga

Nashville SC v Atlanta United

September 12, 2020 11	Nashville SC	4–2	Atlanta United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 p.m. EST	Badji 1' Mukhtar 28' McCarty 36' Danladi 57'	Report	Larentowicz 19' Bello 61' Remedi  63'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal

Atlanta United v Inter Miami CF

September 19, 2020 12	Atlanta United	1–2	Inter Miami CF	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Gallagher 5'	Report	Agudelo 2' Shea 11' Reyes  66' Robles  90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo

Atlanta United v FC Dallas

September 23, 2020 13	Atlanta United	1–0	FC Dallas	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Larentowicz 55' (pen.)	Report	Bressan  47'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Timothy Ford

Chicago Fire FC v Atlanta United

September 27, 2020 14	Chicago Fire FC	2–0	Atlanta United	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 p.m. EST	Herbers 7' Berić 39'	Report	Adams  85'	Stadium: Soldier Field Referee: Kevin Stott

D.C. United v Atlanta United

October 3, 2020 15	D.C. United	0–4	Atlanta United	Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EST	Brillant  85' Asad  90+5'	Report	Gallagher 4', 65' Bello  29' Robinson  37' Lennon 41' Hyndman  43' Jahn 70'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Atlanta United v Orlando City SC

October 7, 2020 16	Atlanta United	0–0	Orlando City SC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Escobar  36' Adams  50' Robinson  90'	Report	Miller  77' Schlegel  81'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls

October 10, 2020 17	Atlanta United	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EST	Mulraney  66' Hyndman  90+5'	Report	Clark 47' Davis  52' Parker  90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo

Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United

October 14, 2020 18	Inter Miami CF	1–1	Atlanta United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EST	Shea 80' Trapp  90'	Report	Remedi  8' Lennon  48' Jahn  69' Mulraney 83' Wyke  86'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath

Toronto FC v Atlanta United

October 18, 2020 19	Toronto FC	1–0	Atlanta United	East Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 p.m. EST	Gonzalez  42' Piatti 89'	Report	Robinson  81'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Atlanta United v D.C. United

October 24, 2020 20	Atlanta United	1–2	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EST	Barco  39' Gallagher 89' Meza  90+1'	Report	Asad  30' Canouse 77' Moreno  86' Rivas 90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal

Orlando City SC v Atlanta United

October 28, 2020 21	Orlando City SC	4–1	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EST	Dike 29' Mueller 45+2' Akindele 60' Michel  88' Aiás 90+2'	Report	Meza  45+1' Remedi  81' Torres 87' Adams  90+1'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Atlanta United v FC Cincinnati

November 1, 2020 22	Atlanta United	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EST	Jahn 8',  22' Moreno 26' (pen.)	Report	Amaya  45+3' Gutman  90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Alan Kelly

Columbus Crew v Atlanta United

November 8, 2020 23	Columbus Crew	2–1	Atlanta United	Columbus, Ohio
3:30 p.m. EST	Zelarayán  17', 28' Zardes 55' Valenzuela  59' Nagbe  90+5'	Report	Escobar  11'  90+1' Moreno 59' (pen.) Barco  88' Guzan  90+6'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

Originally, Atlanta United FC were to begin play by the 19th or the 20th of May. However, the tournament was suspended and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Motagua v Atlanta United

February 18, 2020 First leg	Motagua	1–1	Atlanta United	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
10:00 p.m. EST	Moreira 34' Crisanto  78'	Report	J. Martínez 35',  45+1' Escobar  52'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Atlanta United v Motagua

February 25, 2020 Second leg	Atlanta United	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Motagua	Kennesaw
8:00 p.m. EST	G. Martínez 40', 83' J. Martínez 61'	Report		Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 8,474 Referee: Keylor Herrera Villalobos (Costa Rica)

Quarter-finals

América v Atlanta United

March 11, 2020 First leg	América	3–0	Atlanta United	Mexico City, Mexico
10:30 p.m. EDT	Suárez 11' Martín 13' Valdez 36',  64'	Report	Mulraney  42'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 20,731 Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Atlanta United v América

December 16, 2020 Second leg	Atlanta United	1–0 (1–3 agg.)	América	Orlando
8:00 p.m. EDT	Remedi  27' Conway 82' Moreno  90' Robinson  90+3'	Report	Naveda  90'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Note: Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The match was originally scheduled to take place at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw on March 18, 2020 (8:15 p.m. UTC−4).

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of December 16, 2020^[11]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Brad Guzan	27	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Defenders
2	DF	ARG	Franco Escobar	19	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF	ENG	Anton Walkes	20	0	15+2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6	DF	ARG	Fernando Meza	17	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11	DF	USA	Brooks Lennon	26	2	19+4	2	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
12	DF	USA	Miles Robinson	18	0	16+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	USA	Edgar Castillo	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	USA	George Bello	21	1	19+1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF	EIR	Jon Gallagher	16	4	11+5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	USA	George Campbell	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	ENG	Jack Gurr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	ARG	Eric Remedi	22	1	13+5	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
8	MF	ARG	Ezequiel Barco	19	2	11+4	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
9	MF	BRA	Matheus Rossetto	17	0	10+5	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
10	MF	ARG	Marcelino Moreno	7	2	5+1	2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	MF	URU	Manuel Castro	11	0	3+7	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	MF	USA	Jeff Larentowicz	21	2	10+8	2	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
20	MF	USA	Emerson Hyndman	24	2	16+4	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	MF	MEX	Jürgen Damm	14	0	7+7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	IRL	Jake Mulraney	21	1	8+10	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
27	MF	ENG	Laurence Wyke	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	USA	Tyler Wolff	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	ENG	Mo Adams	16	0	9+4	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	VEN	Josef Martínez	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
16	FW	PAR	Erik López	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	FW	USA	Adam Jahn	24	3	13+8	3	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
31	FW	MEX	Erick Torres	14	1	3+10	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
36	FW	USA	Jackson Conway	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	1
Players who have played for Atlanta United this season but have left the club:
10	MF	ARG	Pity Martínez	10	4	7	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
22	MF	BRA	Luiz Fernando	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	FW	USA	JJ Williams	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of December 17, 2020^[11]

Place	Position	Name	MLS	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Champions League	Total
1	MF	Jon Gallagher	4	0	0	0	4
	MF	Pity Martínez	2	0	0	2	4
3	FW	Adam Jahn	3	0	0	0	3
4	FW	Ezequiel Barco	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Emerson Hyndman	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	Brooks Lennon	2	0	0	0	2
	FW	Josef Martínez	0	0	0	2	2
	MF	Marcelino Moreno	2	0	0	0	2
10	DF	George Bello	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Jake Mulraney	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Eric Remedi	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	Erick Torres	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	Jackson Conway	0	0	0	1	1
Total			23	0	0	5	28

Player movement

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
—	DF	José Hernández	Atlanta United 2	Loan return	Non–US	Free	November 21, 2019
35	FW	Patrick Okonkwo	Atlanta United 2	Loan return	US	Free	November 21, 2019
23	MF	Lagos Kunga	Memphis 901	Loan return	US	Free	November 30, 2019
11	DF	Brooks Lennon	Real Salt Lake	Trade	US	$300K in GAM & TAM	December 2, 2019	[12]
20	MF	Emerson Hyndman	AFC Bournemouth	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	December 9, 2019	[13]
32	DF	George Campbell	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	January 1, 2020	[14]
4	DF	Anton Walkes	Portsmouth	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 9, 2020	[15]
6	DF	Fernando Meza	Tijuana	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 10, 2020	[16]
19	DF	Edgar Castillo	New England Revolution	Transfer	US	Free	January 17, 2020	[17]
14	FW	Adam Jahn	Phoenix Rising	Transfer	US	Undisclosed and 2020 loan rights to Lagos Kunga	January 21, 2020	[18]
23	MF	Jake Mulraney	Heart of Midlothian	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 23, 2020	[19]
9	MF	Matheus Rossetto	Athletico Paranaense	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	February 3, 2020	[20]
27	MF	Laurence Wyke	Atlanta United 2	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	March 5, 2020	[21]
24	FW	JJ Williams	Generation Adidas	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	March 8, 2020	[22]
22	MF	Jürgen Damm	UANL	Transfer	Non-US	Free	July 1, 2020	[23]
28	FW	Tyler Wolff	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	July 2, 2020	[24]
31	FW	Erick Torres	Tijuana	Transfer	US	Free	July 31, 2020	[25]
—	MF	Marcelino Moreno	Lanús	Transfer	Non-US	$7 Million, Signed as Designated Player	September 22, 2020	[26]

SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft are listed in the notes. Atlanta had two selections in the draft.

2020 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
1	23	Patrick Nielsen	DF	Michigan State	Non-US
3	75	Phillip Goodrum	FW	UNC Wilmington	US

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	US	Start	End	Source
15	MF	Manuel Castro	Estudiantes	Non-US	February 12, 2020	End of Season[a]	[28]
33	FW	Phillip Goodrum	Atlanta United 2	US	February 18, 2020	February 22, 2020	[29]
27	MF	Laurence Wyke	Atlanta United 2	Non-US	February 29, 2020	March 3, 2020	[30]
37	GK	Ben Lundgaard	Atlanta United 2	US	December 15, 2020	December 19, 2020	[31]
34	DF	Jack Gurr	Atlanta United 2	Non-US	December 15, 2020	December 19, 2020	[31]
16	FW	Erik López	Atlanta United 2	Non-US	December 15, 2020	December 19, 2020	[31]
33	FW	Phillip Goodrum	Atlanta United 2	US	December 15, 2020	December 19, 2020	[31]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Type	US	Fee/notes	Date	Source
3	DF	Michael Parkhurst	N/A	Retired	US	Free	October 31, 2019	[32]
6	MF	Darlington Nagbe	Columbus Crew	Trade	US	$1.05 Million in TAM & GAM, 2020 International Roster Slot	November 13, 2019	[33]
19	FW	Brandon Vazquez	Nashville SC	Expansion Draft	US	$50K in GAM	November 19, 2019	[34]
4	DF	Florentin Pogba	Sochaux	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 21, 2019	[35]
14	MF	Justin Meram	Real Salt Lake	Option Declined	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[35]
20	DF	Brek Shea	Inter Miami CF	Out of Contract	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[35]
22	DF	Mikey Ambrose	Inter Miami CF	Option Declined	US	Selected in first round of re-entry draft	November 21, 2019	[35]
27	MF	Chris Goslin	End-of-Year Waivers	Option Declined	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[35]
32	MF	Kevin Kratz	End-of-Year Waivers	Out of Contract	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[35]
35	FW	Patrick Okonkwo	End-of-Year Waivers	Option Declined	US	Free	November 21, 2019	[35]
—	DF	José Hernández	Atlético Venezuela	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 21, 2019	[35][36]
28	MF	Dion Pereira	Free agent	Released	Non-US	Free	January 9, 2020	[37]
5	DF	Leandro González Pírez	Tijuana	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	January 10, 2020	[38]
24	MF	Julian Gressel	D.C. United	Trade	US	Up to $1.1M in TAM	January 21, 2020	[39]
15	MF	Héctor Villalba	Club Libertad	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	January 31, 2020	[40]
22	MF	Luiz Fernando	Free agent	Waived	Non-US	Free	July 1, 2020	[41]
10	MF	Pity Martínez	Al-Nassr	Transfer	Non-US	$18 Million	September 7, 2020	[42]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
26	MF	Jon Gallagher	Aberdeen	June 21, 2019[b]	May 30, 2020	[37]
23	MF	Lagos Kunga	Phoenix Rising	January 21, 2020	End of season	[18]
30	MF	Andrew Carleton	Indy Eleven	January 24, 2020	End of season	[43]
24	FW	JJ Williams	Birmingham Legion	September 10, 2020	End of season	[44]

1. Castro's loan was originally until June 30th, but was later extended until the end of the 2020 MLS season.^[27]
2. 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.^[37]

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
Discovery rights for Jürgen Damm	Houston Dynamo	$50K in GAM	[45]

Honors

Weekly / monthly

MLS team / player / coach of the week

Week	Team of the week		Player of the week	Coach of the week	Ref
	Starting XI	Bench
1		Ezequiel Barco			[46]
2	Ezequiel Barco (2) Pity Martínez				[47]
MLS is Back Round 1		Brad Guzan			[48]
6	Pity Martínez (2)				[49]
10		Adam Jahn			[50]
13	Fernando Meza				[51]
15	Jon Gallagher Brooks Lennon				[52]
16	Brad Guzan (2)				[53]
18		Brad Guzan (3)			[54]
22		Marcelino Moreno			[55]

MLS goal of the week

Week	Player	Ref
1	Emerson Hyndman	[56]
6	Pity Martínez	[57]
15	Brooks Lennon	[58]