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The 2022 Atlanta United FC season was the sixth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the fourteenth 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, they participated in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup as defending champions, as the 2020 and 2021 editions of tournament were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| 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: 11th Overall: 23rd | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Josef Martínez (9) All: Josef Martínez (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League/All: 68,586 (August 8 v. Seattle Sounders FC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 42,504 (May 28 v. Columbus Crew) All: 3,740 (April 20 vs. Chattanooga FC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 47,116 All: 44,706 | ||
| Biggest win | 6 goals: ATL 6–0 CHA (April 20) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 3 goals: COL 3–0 ATL (March 5) ATL 0–3 ATX (July 9) PHI 4–1 ATL (August 31) | ||
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Non-competitive
Pre-season exhibitions
| January 25 | Atlanta United | 2–0 | Georgia Storm | Marietta, Georgia |
| 11:00 EST | Wolff  1st half'Conway 1st half' |
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, Georgia |
| 12:00 EST | Report | Wolff 2' Luiz Araújo 8'Campbell 9'Bloyou 62' |
Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,700 |
| February 6 | Celaya  | 1–2 |  Atlanta United | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 14:00 EST | 1st period' |
Report | 2nd period' (o.g.) Mulraney 3rd period' |
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo |
| Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. | ||||
| February 13 | Guadalajara | 3–0 | Atlanta United | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 10:30 EST | 1st half' (pen.) 1st half' 2nd half' |
Report | Martínez  |
Stadium: Chivas Verde Valle |
| Note: Played in two 40-minute halves. | ||||
| February 13 | Tepatitlán | 3–0 | Atlanta United | 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, Alabama |
| --:-- EST | Report | 4' (o.g.) Martínez 42', 51'Hernández |
Stadium: Protective Stadium |
American Family Insurance Cup
| June 14 | Atlanta United | 3–2 | Pachuca | Atlanta, GA |
| 7:30 PM EST | Martínez 5' Luiz Araújo 8'Dwyer 56' |
Report | Cabral 22' Hurtado 25' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Competitive
Major League Soccer regular season
| February 27 1 | Atlanta United | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 3:00 PM ET, FS1 | Robinson  3'Alonso 11'Luiz Araújo 20'Gutman 22'Dwyer 45+3'Wiley 89' |
Report | Mauri 58' Fontàs 79'Sallói 85' |
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 21' Rubio 33'Price 42'Lewis 48'Kaye 51'Shinyashiki 80', 87' |
Report | Hernández 20' Robinson 31'  86'Dwyer 89' |
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 60' (pen.) Campbell 87' Alonso 90+1' Mulraney 90+6' |
Report | Ortiz 30' Franco 36' Armour 66' Bronico 75' Ríos 84' |
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 4' Martínez 6'Dwyer 67'Almada 85'Lennon 90+2'Sosa 90+4' |
Report | Koné 10', 37' Mihailovic 28'Miller 31'Quioto 31', 42' (pen.)Lappalainen 72'Miljevic 82'Camacho 90+1'Johnston 90+6' |
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 34' Djeffal 38' |
Report | Campbell 33' Conway 81' Almada 89' Moreno 90+4' |
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 11' Bronico 74' Fuchs 74' Lindsey 85' |
Report | Ibarra 83' |
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 8' Sejdić 42'Campbell 84' |
Report | Kubo 44' Hagglund 45' 76' Badji 90+4' |
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 28' Mabika 55' Duke 64' Yedlin 74' Marsman 84' Rodríguez 86' |
Report | Cisneros 13' Lennon 17' |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 13,433 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 30 9 | CF Montréal | 2–1 | Atlanta United | Montreal, Quebec |
| 4:00 PM ET | Miller 4' Camacho 10' Wanyama 31' Koné 59' J. Torres 82' |
Report | Moreno 51', 52' Franco 55' Ibarra 76' |
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 |
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Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,547 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 15 11 | Atlanta United | 2–2 | New England Revolution | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Almada 15' Luiz Araújo 63'Gutman 68' |
Report | Buksa 30', 55' McNamara 87'Polster 90+3' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,516 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| May 21 12 | Nashville SC | 2–2 | Atlanta United | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Sapong 24', 72' Mukhtar 31'Godoy 59'Muyl 82'Zubak 83' |
Report | Almada 26' Ibarra 33'Dwyer 88' |
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 45+5' Ibarra 45+10' Franco 89' Dwyer 90+1', 90+2' Almada 90+7' |
Report | Mensah 1' Hurtado 45' Sands 61' |
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 | Luiz Araújo 4' Martínez 61' |
Report | Mota 25' 29' |
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 |
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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 28' Long 42' Edwards 51' Morgan 83' (pen.) Ngoma 89' |
Report | Sejdić 22' Ibarra 45+2' Martínez 75' Ríos 82' |
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 18' Rodríguez 24'Castellanos 37', 58'Talles Magno 52'Morales 71' |
Report | McFadden 16' Luiz Araújo 47'Martínez 56'Dwyer 86' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,704 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| July 9 18 | Atlanta United | 0–3 | Austin FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM ET | Luiz Araújo 25' |
Report | Felipe 9' Finlay 17'Gallagher 42'Driussi 57' |
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 7', 33' Moreno 90+3' |
Report | Kappelhof 37' Holt 44' Besler 56' |
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 45+1' McFadden 59' Purata 71' Luiz Araújo 90' |
Report | Pereyra 10', 69' Urso 36' Michel 73' Ruan 90+1' |
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 7' Brugman 52' Delgado 90+3' Joveljic 90+6' |
Report | Sejdic 43' Franco 67' Dwyer 77' Sosa 79' |
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 41' Shaqiri 63' |
Report | Sosa 81' Dwyer 90+5' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 23,951 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| August 6 23 | Atlanta United | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 3:00 PM ET, ABC | Cisneros 23' Purata 89'Gutman 90+4' |
Report | C. Roldan 68' A. Roldan 82'Lodeiro 90+2' |
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 14' Vazquez 29' Brenner 41' Miazga 58' Blackett 78' |
Report | Almada 17' Wiley 27' Gutman 83' |
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 | Gutman 80' Martínez 90+4' |
Report | Morgan 11' Tolkin 15' Duncan 45+4' Klimala 66' Coronel 87' |
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 31' Etienne 51' Hernández 66', 72' Mensah 82' |
Report | Sosa 21', 69' Purata 77' Mosquera 79' |
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 18', 70' Franco 49'Martínez 62' |
Report | Morrison 47' Kamara 55' |
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 18' Bedoya 37'Uhre 45+3', 51'Gazdag 67'Martínez 83'McGlynn 90+3'Harriel 90+5' |
Report | Gutman 24' Purata 47'Dwyer 83' |
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 38' (pen.) Asprilla 78', 82' (pen.) |
Report | Martínez 88' |
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 47', 62', 88' Almada 74' |
Report | Akinola 52' Bernardeschi 67' (pen.) |
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 37' |
Report | Dwyer 50' Almada 72' Luiz Araújo 78' Mosquera 90+4' |
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 49' Purata 62' |
Report | Carranza 11' Martínez 73' Gazdag 90+7' |
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 22' Vrioni 32' (pen.) McNamara 43' Bou 85' |
Report | Sosa 5' Gutman 45+1' Martínez 81' |
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 | Luiz Araújo 45+6' Almada 64' Gutman 67' Purata 81' |
Report | Pereira 9' Callens 10' Héber 60' Rodríguez 72' Johnson 83' Tinnerholm 85' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,312 Referee: Chris Penso |
U.S. Open Cup
| April 20 Third round | Atlanta United (MLS)  | 6–0 |  Chattanooga FC (NISA) | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Hernández 21' Dwyer 25', 35' Moreno 53' (pen.) Luiz Araújo 67' Lennon 84' |
Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,740 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| May 11 Round of 32 | Nashville SC (MLS) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Atlanta United (MLS) | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Mukhtar 50' (pen.) Sapong 90+2' Zubak 93' |
Report | Almada 13' Luiz Araújo 29' |
Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 12,375 Referee: Elton García |
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In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF |  Franco Escobar | Newell's Old Boys | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | |
| 15 | DF | Andrew Gutman | New York Red Bulls | Loan return | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | |
| 16 | MF |  Osvaldo Alonso | Minnesota United FC | Transfer | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | [1] |
| 24 | GK | Dylan Castanheira | Inter Miami CF | Trade | US | Free | January 1, 2022 | [2] |
| — | GK | Justin Garces | UCLA | Transfer | US | Free | January 10, 2022 | [3] |
| 18 | GK | Bobby Shuttleworth | Chicago Fire FC | Transfer | US | Free | January 14, 2022 | [4] |
| 2 | DF |  Ronald Hernández |  Aberdeen | Transfer | US | $725,000 | January 17, 2022 | [5] |
| 26 | DF | Caleb Wiley | Atlanta United 2 | Transfer | US | Free | January 18, 2022 | [6] |
| 8 | MF | Thiago Almada | Vélez Sarsfield | Transfer | Non-US | $16,000,000 | February 9, 2022 | [7] |
| 4 | FW | Dom Dwyer |  Toronto FC | Transfer | US | Free | February 22, 2022 | [8] |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Type | US | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | MF |  Mo Adams | Inter Miami CF | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] |
| 24 | DF | Josh Bauer | Nashville SC | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] |
| 25 | GK | Alec Kann | FC Cincinnati | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9][10] |
| 18 | GK | Ben Lundgaard | Free agent[a] | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] |
| 31 | FW | Erick Torres | Orange County SC | Option Declined | US | Free | December 1, 2021 | [9] |
| — | DF | Franco Escobar | Los Angeles FC | Transfer | US | Up to $600,000 GAM | December 12, 2021 | [11] |
| 4 | DF | Anton Walkes | Charlotte FC | Expansion Draft | Non-US | $50,000 GAM | December 14, 2021 | [12] |
| 2 | DF | Ronald Hernández | Aberdeen | Loan return | Non-US | Free | December 31, 2021 | [9] |
| 21 | DF | George Bello |  Arminia Bielefeld | Transfer | US | Undisclosed | January 31, 2022 | [13] |
| 22 | MF | Jurgen Damm | Club América | Buyout | Non-US | Undisclosed | February 25, 2022 | [14] |
Loan Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Ezequiel Barco |
River Plate |
January 30, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [15] |
| 16 | FW |  Erik López |
Banfield |
February 22, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | [16] |
| — | GK | Justin Garces |
Atlanta United 2 |
February 25, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [17] |
| 35 | DF | Efrain Morales |
Atlanta United 2 |
February 25, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [18] |
| 31 | MF | Erik Centeno |
Atlanta United 2 |
March 15, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | [19] |
Non-player transfers
| Acquired | From | For | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| $200K GAM | Inter Miami CF |
International roster spot | [20] |
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