2022 Atlanta United FC season

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.

Atlanta United FC

2022 season
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)
Home colors Away colors
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Club

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Brad Guzan (C)		GK	(1984-09-09) September 9, 1984 (age 40)	Middlesbrough	158	0
18	Bobby Shuttleworth		GK	(1987-05-18) May 18, 1987 (age 37)	Chicago Fire FC	0	0
24	Dylan Castanheira		GK	(1995-05-23) May 23, 1995 (age 29)	Inter Miami CF	0	0
—	Justin Garces (HGP)		GK	(2000-08-23) August 23, 2000 (age 24)	UCLA	0	0
Defenders
2	Ronald Hernández		RB	(1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 (age 27)	Aberdeen	13	1
3	Alex DeJohn		CB	(1991-05-10) May 10, 1991 (age 33)	Orlando City SC	4	0
6	Alan Franco		CB	(1996-10-11) October 11, 1996 (age 28)	Independiente	27	0
11	Brooks Lennon		RB	(1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 27)	Real Salt Lake	62	2
12	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 28)	Syracuse University	108	2
15	Andrew Gutman		LB	(1996-10-02) October 2, 1996 (age 28)	Celtic	0	0
26	Caleb Wiley (HGP)		LB	(2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 20)	Atlanta United Academy	0	0
27	Bryce Washington (HGP)		CB	(1998-09-12) September 12, 1998 (age 26)	University of Pittsburgh	0	0
32	George Campbell (HGP)		CB	(2001-06-22) June 22, 2001 (age 23)	Atlanta United Academy	17	1
33	Mikey Ambrose		LB	(1993-10-05) October 5, 1993 (age 31)	Inter Miami CF	31	0
—	Efrain Morales (HGP)		CB	(2004-03-04) March 4, 2004 (age 21)	Atlanta United Academy	0	0
Midfielders
5	Santiago Sosa		DM	(1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 26)	River Plate	30	1
8	Thiago Almada (DP)		AM	(2001-04-26) April 26, 2001 (age 24)	Vélez Sarsfield	0	0
9	Matheus Rossetto		AM	(1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 28)	Athletico Paranaense	39	0
10	Marcelino Moreno		CM	(1994-06-25) June 25, 1994 (age 30)	Lanús	43	11
13	Amar Sejdič		CM	(1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 28)	CF Montréal	10	0
14	Franco Ibarra		DM	(2001-04-28) April 28, 2001 (age 24)	Argentinos Juniors	19	0
16	Osvaldo Alonso		DM	(1985-11-11) November 11, 1985 (age 39)	Minnesota United FC	0	0
19	Luiz Araújo (DP)		RW	(1996-06-02) June 2, 1996 (age 28)	Lille	16	4
20	Emerson Hyndman		CM	(1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 29)	AFC Bournemouth	56	6
23	Jake Mulraney		AM	(1996-04-05) April 5, 1996 (age 29)	Hearts	47	2
28	Tyler Wolff (HGP)		RW	(2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 (age 22)	Atlanta United Academy	12	0
30	Machop Chol (HGP)		RW	(1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 26)	Wake Forest University	9	0
Forwards
4	Dom Dwyer		CF	(1990-07-30) July 30, 1990 (age 34)	Toronto	0	0
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		CF	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)	Torino	132	102
36	Jackson Conway (HGP)		CF	(2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 23)	Atlanta United 2	9	2

Results

Non-competitive

Pre-season exhibitions

Atlanta United v Georgia Storm

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.

Georgia Revolution v Atlanta United

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

Celaya v Atlanta United

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.

Guadalajara v Atlanta United

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.

Tepatitlán v Atlanta United

February 13	Tepatitlán	3–0	Atlanta United	Guadalajara, Mexico
13:30 EST		Report		Stadium: Chivas Verde Valle
Note: Played in two 40-minute halves.

Birmingham Legion v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v Pachuca

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

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Atlanta United v Sporting Kansas City

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

Colorado Rapids v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v Charlotte FC

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.

Atlanta United v CF Montréal

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

D.C. United v Atlanta United

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

Charlotte FC v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v FC Cincinnati

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

Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United

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

CF Montréal v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v Chicago Fire FC

May 7 10	Atlanta United	4–1	Chicago Fire FC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 PM ET	Cisneros 3', 27', 36' Luiz Araújo  45+4' Lennon 90+1'	Report	Offor 11',  36' Navarro  30' Mueller  72'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,547 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Atlanta United v New England Revolution

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

Nashville SC v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v Columbus Crew

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

Atlanta United v Inter Miami CF

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

Toronto FC v Atlanta United

June 25 15	Toronto FC	2–1	Atlanta United	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM ET	Osorio 8' Nelson  28' Salcedo  52' Priso 78'	Report	Moreno  54' Luiz Araújo 57',  70'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Jon Freemon

New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United

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

New York City FC v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v Austin FC

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

Atlanta United v Real Salt Lake

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

Atlanta United v Orlando City SC

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

LA Galaxy v Atlanta United

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

Chicago Fire FC v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v Seattle Sounders FC

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

FC Cincinnati v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v New York Red Bulls

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

Columbus Crew v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v D.C. United

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

Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United

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

Portland Timbers v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

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

Orlando City SC v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v Philadelphia Union

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.

New England Revolution v Atlanta United

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

Atlanta United v New York City FC

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

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Atlanta United (MLS) v Chattanooga FC (NISA)

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

Nashville SC (MLS) v Atlanta United (MLS)

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

Player movement

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]

1. Lundgaard retired following the 2021 season.

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]