2018 Atlanta United FC season

Atlanta United
2018 season
Owner	Arthur Blank
President	Darren Eales
Head Coach	Gerardo Martino
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Atlanta, Georgia
MLS	Conference: 2nd; Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Champions
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Josef Martínez (31); All: Josef Martínez (35)
Highest home attendance	League/All: 73,019; (December 8 vs. Portland Timbers)
Lowest home attendance	League: 44,696; (May 10 vs. Sporting Kansas City); All: 9,742; (June 6 vs. Charleston Battery)
Average home league attendance	53,002 (league - regular season); 55,730 (league - inc. playoffs); 52,970 (all)
Biggest win	5 goals:; ATL 5–0 LAFC (April 7)
Biggest defeat	4 goals:; HOU 4–0 ATL (March 3)
Home colors	Away colors

The 2018 Atlanta United FC season was the second season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the tenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta played their home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and were coached by Gerardo "Tata" Martino. Outside of MLS, the team participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup and the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, as well as various preseason competitions.

On November 17, 2017, Atlanta United announced the launch of a reserve team, Atlanta United 2, to play in what is currently named the USL Championship at the start of the 2018 season.[1]

With a win over Chicago Fire on October 21, Atlanta qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by having the best aggregate record across the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[2] The club later qualified for the competition by winning MLS Cup 2018, so their previously-held spot was allocated to the team with the second best aggregate record, New York Red Bulls.

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	Middlesbrough	53	0
25	Alec Kann		GK	(1990-08-08) August 8, 1990	Sporting Kansas City	23	0
27	Mitch Hildebrandt		GK	(1988-11-12) November 12, 1988	FC Cincinnati	0	0
33	Paul Christensen[lower-alpha 1]		GK	(1996-04-15) April 15, 1996	University of Portland	1	0
Defenders
2	Franco Escobar		RB	(1995-02-21) February 21, 1995	Newell's Old Boys	28	3
3	Michael Parkhurst (Captain)		CB	(1984-01-24) January 24, 1984	Columbus Crew	72	0
4	Greg Garza		LB	(1991-08-16) August 16, 1991	Tijuana	42	3
5	Leandro González Pírez		CB	(1992-02-26) February 26, 1992	Estudiantes	73	2
12	Miles Robinson (GA)		CB	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997	Syracuse University	15	0
13	José Hernández[lower-alpha 2]		LB	(1997-06-26) June 26, 1997	Caracas	1	0
14	Sal Zizzo		RB	(1987-04-03) April 3, 1987	New York Red Bulls	8	0
16	Chris McCann		LB	(1987-07-21) July 21, 1987	Wigan Athletic	50	1
21	George Bello (HGP)		LB	(2002-01-22) January 22, 2002	Atlanta United Academy	3	1
22	Mikey Ambrose		LB	(1993-10-05) October 5, 1993	Orlando City	20	0
Midfielders
6	Darlington Nagbe		AM	(1990-07-19) July 19, 1990	Portland Timbers	28	0
8	Ezequiel Barco (DP)		AM	(1999-03-23) March 23, 1999	Independiente	33	5
10	Miguel Almirón (DP)		LW	(1994-02-10) February 10, 1994	Lanús	70	22
11	Eric Remedi		DM	(1995-06-04) June 4, 1995	Banfield	18	1
15	Héctor Villalba	[lower-alpha 3]	RW	(1994-07-26) July 26, 1994	San Lorenzo	69	21
18	Jeff Larentowicz (Vice Captain)		DM	(1983-08-05) August 5, 1983	LA Galaxy	73	2
20	Chris Goslin (HGP)		AM	(2000-05-12) May 12, 2000	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
23	Lagos Kunga (HGP)		LW	(1998-10-20) October 20, 1998	Atlanta United Academy	1	0
24	Julian Gressel		AM	(1993-12-16) December 16, 1993	Providence College	75	10
28	Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu		AM	(1994-11-30) November 30, 1994	Harvard University	4	0
30	Andrew Carleton (HGP)		RW	(2000-06-22) June 22, 2000	Atlanta United Academy	11	1
32	Kevin Kratz		CM	(1987-01-21) January 21, 1987	Philadelphia Union	52	4
Forwards
7	Josef Martínez (DP)		ST	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993	Torino	61	55
9	Romario Williams		CF	(1994-08-15) August 15, 1994	Montreal Impact	19	2
19	Brandon Vazquez		CF	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998	Tijuana	25	3
Players out on loan
26	Jon Gallagher[lower-alpha 4]		RW	(1996-02-23) February 23, 1996	University of Notre Dame	0	0
29	Oliver Shannon		MF	(1995-09-12) September 12, 1995	Clemson University	0	0
31	Patrick Okonkwo (HGP)		CF	(1998-04-23) April 23, 1998	Atlanta United Academy	0	0
—	Gordon Wild (GA)		FW	(1995-10-16) October 16, 1995	University of Maryland	0	0

Christensen was signed to Atlanta United 2, but was signed to the first team under Short-Term Agreements twice during the 2018 season due to injury and suspension.[3][4]
Hernández was on the club's roster until July 15, when he was loaned to Atlanta United 2. He was recalled on August 19.
On September 4, 2018 Héctor Villalba made a one time switch to represent Paraguay, which he qualifies to represent through his father.[5]
Gallagher was on the club's roster until August 19, when he was loaned to Atlanta United 2.

International roster slots

Atlanta had seven International Roster Slots at the end of the 2018 season. Josef Martínez occupied an International Roster Slot until July 9, when he received a green card, making him a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[6] Jon Gallagher occupied an International Roster Slot until August 19, when he was sent on loan to Atlanta United 2 and José Hernández was recalled from the second team to replace Gallagher.[7]

**Atlanta United International Roster Slots**
Slot	Player	Country
1	Franco Escobar	Argentina
2	Leandro González Pírez	Argentina
3	Ezequiel Barco	Argentina
4	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay
5	Julian Gressel	Germany
6	Eric Remedi	Argentina
7	José Hernández	Venezuela

Results

Non-competitive

Win Draw Loss

Friendlies

February 10, 2018 Friendly	Nashville SC	1–3	Atlanta United	Nashville, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. EST	Mensah 65'	Report	Martínez 58' Vazquez 75' Williams 78'	Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 9,059

Carolina Challenge Cup

February 17, 2018 1	Atlanta United	1–3	Columbus Crew	Charleston, South Carolina
5:00 p.m. EST	Almirón 90'	Report	Santos 13' C. Martínez 34' J. Martínez 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

February 21, 2018 2	Atlanta United	1–1	Minnesota United	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 PM EST	Barco 85'		Molino 52' (pen.)	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

February 24, 2018 3	Charleston Battery	0–0	Atlanta United	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2	Atlanta United FC	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69	Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
3	New York City FC	34	16	10	8	59	45	+14	56	Knockout round
4	D.C. United	34	14	11	9	60	50	+10	51
5	Columbus Crew	34	14	11	9	43	45	−2	51
6	Philadelphia Union	34	15	14	5	49	50	−1	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 goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[8]

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1	New York Red Bulls (X)	34	22	7	5	62	33	+29	71	2019 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Atlanta United FC (C)	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69
3	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	8	8	65	40	+25	62
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	11	5	52	37	+15	59

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) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[9] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
  1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
  2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
  Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
  One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

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	21	6	7	70	44	+26	69	11	4	2	42	19	+23	10	2	5	28	25	+3

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
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L
Position (conf.)	11	6	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2

Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

March 3, 2018 1	Houston Dynamo	4–0	Atlanta United	Houston, Texas
3:30 p.m. EST	Wenger 5' Senderos 23' Manotas 27' Cerén 45+5' Seitz 61'	Report	González Pírez 32' McCann 34' Gressel 45+7'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 20,377 Referee: Allen Chapman

March 11, 2018 2	Atlanta United	3–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 24' Garza 50' Escobar 63' Almirón 73' Villalba 75'	Report	Fisher 36' Mattocks 86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,035 Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: 2018-03-11 - Atlanta United vs DC United

March 17, 2018 3	Atlanta United	4–1	Vancouver Whitecaps	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Martínez 15' (pen.), 60', 88' Larentowicz 45+3' Maund 58' (o.g.)	Report	Juárez 13' Waston 13' Aja 60' Reyna 72' Hurtado 85'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,003 Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: 2018-03-17 - Atlanta United vs Vancouver Whitecaps

March 31, 2018 4	Minnesota United	0–1	Atlanta United	Minneapolis, Minnesota
8:00 p.m. EDT	Calvo 90+3'	Report	González Pírez 1' 38' Calvo 3' (o.g.) Guzan 90+1'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 18,057 Referee: Chris Penso

April 7, 2018 5	Atlanta United	5–0	Los Angeles FC	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EDT	McCann 1' Gressel 17' Almirón 48', 88' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Martínez 67' Williams 90+7', 90+8'	Report	Moutinho 90' 90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,207 Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: 2018-04-07 - Atlanta United vs LAFC

April 15, 2018 6	Atlanta United	2–2	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EDT	Garza 29' McCann 56', 70' Larentowicz 90+3'	Report	Ring 32', 73' Villa 38' (pen.), 89' Moralez 55' Herrera 80'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,001 Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: 2018-04-15 - Atlanta United vs NYFC

April 21, 2018 7	LA Galaxy	0–2	Atlanta United	Carson, California
10:30 p.m. EDT	Skjelvik 24' Kitchen 29' Carrasco 85'	Report	Martínez 22' Parkhurst 75' Almirón 77', 90+4' (pen.) Williams 90+3'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,846 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 28, 2018 8	Atlanta United	4–1	Montreal Impact	Atlanta, Georgia
1:00 p.m. EDT	González Pírez 56' Garza 59' Almirón 70' (pen.), 84', 81' Kratz 78', 90+4'	Report	Taïder 13', 83' Piette 35' Bush 60' Duvall 68'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,039 Referee: Chico Grajeda

May 5, 2018 9	Chicago Fire	1–2	Atlanta United	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT	Kappelhof 24' Ellis 61' Lillard 80'	Report	Barco 53', 73' Martínez 57' González Pírez 65' Villalba 90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,024 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 9, 2018 10	Atlanta United	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Larentowicz 31' Guzan 34'	Report	Sallói 67' Gerso 87' Besler 89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,696 Referee: Mark Geiger

May 13, 2018 11	Orlando City	1–2	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
6:00 p.m. EDT	Higuita 20' Bendik 32' Meram 57' Yotún 84' Rosell 88' Johnson 90+4'	Report	Martínez 10' (pen.) Barco 31' Villalba 84'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,232 Referee: Alan Kelly

May 20, 2018 12	Atlanta United	1–3	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Barco 26' Almirón 42' Larentowicz 49' González Pírez 65' Garza 71'	Report	Valot 29' Royer 42' (pen.) Wright-Phillips 51', 55' Parker 57' Lade 90+5'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,089 Referee: Chris Penso
Note: 2018-05-20 - Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls

May 30, 2018 13	New England Revolution	1–1	Atlanta United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Zahibo 53' Anibaba 73' Németh 81' Bunbury 88' (pen.)	Report	Martínez 23' Gressel 36' Guzan 88' Williams 89'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,547 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

June 2, 2018 14	Atlanta United	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 21' (pen.), 49', 83' (pen.)	Report	Bedoya 11' 19' Medunjanin 19' 19' Picault 23', 52'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,140 Referee: Sorin Stoica
Note: 2018-06-02 - Atlanta United vs Philadelphia Union - Martinez scoring

June 9, 2018 15	New York City FC	1–1	Atlanta United	The Bronx, New York
12:30 p.m. EDT	Sweat 35' Berget 58' Callens 77'	Report	Martínez 48' González Pírez 64' Williams 73'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,628 Referee: Robert Sibiga

June 13, 2018 16	Columbus Crew	0–2	Atlanta United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Trapp 81'	Report	Parkhurst 8' Ambrose 27' Martínez 30' Escobar 72' Villalba 82'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 24, 2018 17	Atlanta United	1–1	Portland Timbers	Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 p.m. EDT	Escobar 32' Gressel 56'	Report	Chará 24' Mabiala 32', 44'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,116 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Note: 2018-06-24 - Atlanta United vs Portland Timbers

June 30, 2018 18	Atlanta United	4–0	Orlando City	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 3' Almirón 55', 78' Barco 57'	Report	Johnson 19'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 71,932 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: 2018-06-30 - Atlanta United vs Orlando City

July 4, 2018 19	FC Dallas	3–2	Atlanta United	Frisco, Texas
8:00 p.m. EDT	Lamah 14' Ziegler 22' Akindele 86', 88'	Report	Martínez 41', 73' Escobar 45'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 17,298 Referee: Alan Kelly

July 7, 2018 20	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Atlanta United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	McKenzie 19' Blake 57'	Report	Parkhurst 21' Martínez 58' (pen.) Villalba 76'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,025 Referee: Ismail Elfath

July 15, 2018 21	Atlanta United	1–1	Seattle Sounders	Atlanta, Georgia
2:00 p.m. EDT	González Pírez 15' Escobar 44' Martínez 48' Parkhurst 56'	Report	McCrary 26' 63' Lodeiro 45' (pen.), 90+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,243 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note: 2018-07-15 - Atlanta United vs Seattle Sounders

July 21, 2018 22	Atlanta United	3–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EDT	Martínez 30', 54', 73'	Report	Stieber 8' Arriola 49' Rooney 50' Durkin 78'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,087 Referee: Drew Fischer

July 28, 2018 23	Montreal Impact	1–2	Atlanta United	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 p.m. EDT	Piatti 87'	Report	Escobar 23' Martínez 31', 57' Parkhurst 77'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,064 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

August 4, 2018 24	Atlanta United	2–2	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 53' (pen.), 67' Remedi 72' Larentowicz 74'	Report	Giovinco 45+1', 60' Bono 52' Ricketts 90+1' Mavinga 90+5'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,191 Referee: Armando Villarreal
Note: 2018-08-04 - Atlanta United vs Toronto FC

August 19, 2018 25	Atlanta United	3–1	Columbus Crew	Atlanta, Georgia
4:00 p.m. EDT	Martínez 31' McCann 45+1' Villalba 76', 86' Almirón 82', 83' Guzan 88'	Report	Zardes 50' Artur 90+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,303 Referee: Jair Marrufo

August 24, 2018 26	Orlando City	1–2	Atlanta United	Orlando, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT	Sutter 39' Johnson 60' Rosell 86' Spector 90+3'	Report	González Pírez 21' Martínez 74', 75'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,058 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 2, 2018 27	D.C. United	3–1	Atlanta United	Washington, D.C.
5:30 p.m. EDT	Acosta 29', 77' Rooney 52' (pen.) Moreno 73'	Report	Remedi 25' Larentowicz 39' Barco 51' González Pírez 71'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,557 Referee: Allen Chapman

September 15, 2018 28	Colorado Rapids	0–3	Atlanta United	Commerce City, Colorado
3:30 p.m. EDT	Ford 34' Castillo 45+3' Gashi 90+4'	Report	Almirón 10', 18' Villalba 37', 45+4'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,788 Referee: Sorin Stoica

September 19, 2018 29	San Jose Earthquakes	3–4	Atlanta United	San Jose, California
11:00 p.m. EDT	Lima 13' Hoesen 43' Salinas 53' Qazaishvili 58'	Report	Escobar 7' Larentowicz 18' Villalba 45+3' Martínez 70' (pen.), 90+5' Almirón 73'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 15,948 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 22, 2018 30	Atlanta United	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 p.m. EDT	Gressel 37' Villalba 61'	Report	Sunny 43'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,017 Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Note: 2018-09-22 - Atlanta United vs Real Salt Lake

September 30, 2018 31	New York Red Bulls	2–0	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 p.m. EDT	Royer 39' (pen.) Parker 45+1', 74' Ivan 88' Etienne 90+2'	Report	McCann 38' Gressel 43' Parkhurst 79'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,057 Referee: Robert Sibiga

October 6, 2018 32	Atlanta United	2–1	New England Revolution	Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 p.m. EDT	Bello 17' Gressel 52'	Report	Zahibo 16' Herivaux 38' Hauche 56' Caicedo 64' Agudelo 90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,122 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: 2018-10-06 - Atlanta United vs New England Revolution

October 21, 2018 33	Atlanta United	2–1	Chicago Fire	Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 p.m. EDT	Escobar 9' Kappelhof 26' (o.g.) Remedi 81'	Report	de Leeuw 24' Kappelhof 72'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 71,812 Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: 2018-10-21 - Atlanta United vs Chicago Fire

October 28, 2018 34	Toronto FC	4–1	Atlanta United	Toronto, Ontario
4:30 p.m. EDT	Janson 9', 83' Delgado 21' Giovinco 88'	Report	Martínez 77' (pen.)	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,895 Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup Playoffs

November 4, 2018 Semifinal Leg 1	New York City FC	0–1	Atlanta United	The Bronx, New York
7:30 p.m. EST	Moralez 10' Ring 41'	Report	Remedi 7', 37' Villalba 48' Martínez 78'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,198 Referee: Kevin Stott

November 11, 2018 Semifinal Leg 2	Atlanta United	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
5:30 p.m. EST	Martínez 25' (pen.), 83' Almirón 42' Escobar 44' Robinson 61'	Report	Chanot 6', 45' Herrera 40' Moralez 74' Callens 88'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,526 Referee: Mark Geiger
Note: 2018-11-11 - Atlanta United vs NYCFC

November 25, 2018 Final Leg 1	Atlanta United	3–0	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
5:00 p.m. EST	Martínez 32' González Pírez 62' Escobar 71' Villalba 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,016 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: 2018-11-25 - Atlanta United vs NY Red Bulls

November 29, 2018 Final Leg 2	New York Red Bulls	1–0 (1–3 agg.)	Atlanta United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EST	Parker 64', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,137 Referee: Jair Marrufo

December 8, 2018 MLS Cup Final	Atlanta United	2–0	Portland Timbers	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 p.m. EST	Martínez 39' Escobar 54' McCann 90+4'	Report	Chará 80'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 73,019 Referee: Alan Kelly
Note: 2018-12-08 - Atlanta United vs Portland

U.S. Open Cup

Win Draw Loss

June 6, 2018 Fourth Round	Atlanta United	3–0	Charleston Battery	Kennesaw, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	Carleton 14' Barco 47' (pen.) Williams 64'	Report	Candela 86'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 9,742 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

June 20, 2018 Round of 16	Atlanta United	0–1	Chicago Fire	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 p.m. EDT	González Pírez 81'	Report	Katai 39' Nikolić 54'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 41,012 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Statistics

Top scorers

As of December 9, 2018

Place	Position	Name	MLS	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	Josef Martínez	31	4	0	35
2	MF	Miguel Almirón	12	1	0	13
3	MF	Héctor Villalba	7	1	0	8
4	MF	Ezequiel Barco	4	0	1	5
5	MF	Julian Gressel	4	0	0	4
6	DF	Franco Escobar	1	2	0	3
7	MF	Kevin Kratz	2	0	0	2
7	FW	Romario Williams	1	0	1	2
9	DF	George Bello	1	0	0	1
	MF	Andrew Carleton	0	0	1	1
	DF	Greg Garza	1	0	0	1
	DF	Leandro González Pírez	1	0	0	1
	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	1	0	0	1
	DF	Chris McCann	1	0	0	1
	MF	Eric Remedi	0	1	0	1
Own Goals			3	0	0	3
Total			70	9	3	82

Disciplinary record

As of December 9, 2018

No.	Pos.	Name	MLS			MLS Cup Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Brad Guzan	3		1							3		1
2	DF	Franco Escobar	7			1						8
3	DF	Michael Parkhurst	6									6
4	DF	Greg Garza	2		1							2		1
5	DF	Leandro González Pírez	7	1		1			1			9	1
7	FW	Josef Martínez	1			1						2
8	MF	Ezequiel Barco	2									2
9	FW	Romario Williams	4									4
10	MF	Miguel Almirón	4									4
11	MF	Eric Remedi	3			1						4
12	DF	Miles Robinson				1						1
15	MF	Héctor Villalba	5			1						6
16	MF	Chris McCann	6			1						7
18	MF	Jeff Larentowicz	6									6
22	DF	Mikey Ambrose	1									1
24	MF	Julian Gressel	3									3
Total			59	1	2	7	0	0	1	0	0	67	1	2

Player Movement

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Type	US	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
31	ST	Patrick Okonkwo	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 17, 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[10]
21	DF	George Bello	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 17, 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[10]
23	MF	Lagos Kunga	Atlanta United Academy	Transfer	US	Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP)	June 17, 2017[lower-alpha 1]	[10]
4	DF	Greg Garza	Tijuana	Transfer	US	Undisclosed	November 29, 2017	[11]
27	GK	Mitch Hildebrandt	FC Cincinnati	Transfer	US	Free	December 1, 2017	[12]
2	DF	Franco Escobar	Newell's Old Boys	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	December 8, 2017	[13]
13	DF	José Hernández	Caracas	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	December 13, 2017	[14]
6	MF	Darlington Nagbe	Portland Timbers	Trade	US	Included in multi-person trade.[lower-alpha 2]	December 13, 2017	[15]
—	DF	Gbenga Arokoyo	Portland Timbers	Trade	Non-US	Included in multi-person trade.[lower-alpha 2]	December 13, 2017	[15]
9	ST	Romario Williams	Charleston Battery	Loan Return	US	Free	December 31, 2017
—	ST	Jeffrey Otoo	Charleston Battery	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
8	MF	Ezequiel Barco	Independiente	Transfer	Non-US	$15 Million	January 19, 2018	[17]
26	FW	Jon Gallagher	University of Notre Dame	Draft	Non-US	Free	January 19, 2018	[18]
—	FW	Gordon Wild	University of Maryland	Draft	Non-US	Free	January 19, 2018	[19]
14	DF	Sal Zizzo	New York Red Bulls	Transfer	US	Free	January 30, 2018	[20]
29	MF	Oliver Shannon	Clemson University	Draft	Non-US	Free	February 21, 2018	[21]
11	MF	Eric Remedi	Banfield	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed; Required TAM	June 26, 2018	[22]

SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes. Atlanta had four selections in the draft.

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2018 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
1	14	Jon Gallagher	FW	Notre Dame	Non-US
2	36	Oliver Shannon	MF	Clemson	Non-US
2	37	Gordon Wild	FW	Maryland	Non-US
4	70	Paul Christensen	GK	Portland	US

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned From	US	Start	End	Source
33	GK	Paul Christensen	Atlanta United 2	US	May 4, 2018	May 8, 2018	[3][4]
33	GK	Paul Christensen	Atlanta United 2	US	May 8, 2018	May 10, 2018	[3][4]
34	FW	Yosef Samuel	Atlanta United 2	US	June 5, 2018	June 9, 2018	[23]

Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Type	US	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
21	DF	Mark Bloom	Free Agent[lower-alpha 3]	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
12	DF	Bobby Boswell	Free Agent[lower-alpha 3]	Contract Expired	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
9	FW	Kenwyne Jones	Sporting Kansas City[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 3]	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
27	DF	Zach Loyd	Free Agent	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
2	DF	Tyrone Mears	Minnesota United[lower-alpha 5]	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
—	FW	Jeffrey Otoo	Free Agent	Option Declined	Non-US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
25	GK	Kyle Reynish	Fresno FC	Contract Expired	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
23	GK	Alexandros Tabakis	Sporting Kansas City[lower-alpha 4]	Option Declined	US	Free	November 20, 2017	[24]
13	MF	Harrison Heath	Minnesota United	Trade	US	Received 2019 fourth round pick	December 10, 2017	[31]
26	DF	Anton Walkes	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
11	MF	Yamil Asad	Vélez Sarsfield	Loan Return	Non-US	Free	December 31, 2017
14	MF	Carlos Carmona	Colo-Colo	Transfer	Non-US	Undisclosed	January 30, 2018	[32]
29	MF	Jacob Peterson	Free Agent	Waived	US	Free	January 29, 2018	[33]
—	DF	Gbenga Arokoyo	Kalmar FF	Transfer	Non-US	Free	January 31, 2018	[16]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
31	FW	Patrick Okonkwo	Charleston Battery	February 17, 2018	October 20, 2018
—	FW	Gordon Wild	Charleston Battery	February 17, 2018	October 20, 2018
29	MF	Oliver Shannon	Atlanta United 2	February 17, 2018	October 13, 2018
13	DF	José Hernández	Atlanta United 2	July 15, 2018	August 19, 2018	[34]
26	FW	Jon Gallagher	Atlanta United 2	August 19, 2018	October 13, 2018	[7]

Due to a surplus of players under contract that required an International Roster Slot, Oliver Shannon was loaned to Atlanta United 2 for the full 2018 season. In addition, as part of Eric Remedi's incoming transfer, José Hernández was officially loaned to Atlanta United 2. Neither player could be recalled to the first team without an additional corresponding roster transaction. Players on the first team roster were able play for the second team without restriction.

On August 19, Hernández was in the matchday squad for the first team's match against the Columbus Crew. In order for this to be in compliance with league roster rules, Atlanta had to send forward Jon Gallagher on loan to Atlanta United 2 for the rest of the season and recall Hernández from the second team.[7]

Non-player transfers

Acquired	From	For	Source
2018 Fourth Round Pick	Los Angeles FC	International roster slot - 2018	[35]
2018 Second Round Pick	Sporting Kansas City	2021 Fourth Round Pick	[25]
Up to $600K in TAM ($500K minimum)	D.C. United	Discovery rights for Yamil Asad	[36]
$50K in GAM	New York Red Bulls	Discovery rights for Kaku	[37]

On June 17, 2017 Atlanta United academy players Patrick Okonkwo, George Bello, and Lagos Kunga signed Homegrown Player (HGP) contracts with the senior team, to be effective as of January 1, 2018.
Portland Timbers traded Darlington Nagbe and Gbenga Arokoyo to Atlanta in exchange for $650K in GAM in 2018, $100K in GAM in 2019, $300K in TAM and a 2018 international roster slot.[15] Arokoyo was never on the club's official roster and later signed for Kalmar FF.[16]
Later retired from professional soccer.
Following Atlanta United declining contract options on both players, the club traded the rights to Kenwyne Jones and Alexandros Tabakis along with their natural fourth round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for the rights to Kévin Oliveira and Tyler Pasher as well as Sporting Kansas City's natural second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Sporting Kansas City had declined contract options on Oliveira and Pasher on November 27, 2017.[25][26] Neither player was ever on Atlanta's official roster. Oliveira and Pasher later signed with Ottawa Fury and Indy Eleven, respectively.[27][28] Jones had already retired at the time of the transaction, and Tabakis later signed with North Carolina FC.[29]
After Atlanta United declined Mears' contract option, he was selected by Minnesota United in the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[30]

Honors

Weekly / monthly

MLS player of the month

Month	Player	Stats	Ref
April	Miguel Almirón	4 GP, 5 G, 2 A	[38]
July	Josef Martínez	5 GP, 9 G, 1 A	[39]
August	Josef Martínez (2)	4 GP, 4 G, 1 A	[40]

MLS team / player / coach of the week

Week	Team of the week		Player of the week	Coach of the week	Ref
Week	Starting XI	Bench	Player of the week	Coach of the week	Ref
2	Julian Gressel	Miguel Almirón			[41]
3	Josef Martínez	Julian Gressel (2)	Josef Martínez		[42][43]
5	Michael Parkhurst				[44]
6	Julian Gressel (3) Michael Parkhurst (2)	Miguel Almirón (2)		Gerardo Martino	[45]
7	Miguel Almirón (3)				[46]
8	Miguel Almirón (4)				[47]
9	Miguel Almirón (5)	Kevin Kratz Ezequiel Barco	Miguel Almirón		[48][49]
10		Miguel Almirón (6)			[50]
11		Jeff Larentowicz			[51]
14	Miguel Almirón (7) Josef Martínez (2)		Josef Martínez (2)		[52][53]
15	Brad Guzan				[54]
16	Michael Parkhurst (3) Jeff Larentowicz (2)	Josef Martínez (3)		Gerardo Martino (2)	[55]
17		Julian Gressel (4)			[56]
18	Miguel Almirón (8)				[57]
19	Leandro González Pírez	Josef Martínez (4)			[58]
21	Josef Martínez (5)		Josef Martínez (3)		[59][60]
22	Josef Martínez (6)				[61]
23	Josef Martínez (7)	Jeff Larentowicz (3)			[62]
25		Héctor Villalba			[63]
26	Josef Martínez (8)		Josef Martínez (4)		[64][65]
29	Miguel Almirón (9) Julian Gressel (5)	Leandro González Pírez (2)			[66]
30	Miguel Almirón (10) Julian Gressel (6)	Héctor Villalba (2) Josef Martínez (9)			[67]
32	George Bello	Héctor Villalba (3)			[68]
34		Franco Escobar			[69]
Postseason	Miguel Almirón (11) Franco Escobar (2) Leandro González Pírez (3) Josef Martínez (10)	Not awarded			[70]

MLS goal of the week

Week	Player	Ref
2	Miguel Almirón	[71]
3	Josef Martínez	[72]
9	Kevin Kratz	[73]
10	Ezequiel Barco	[74]
15	Josef Martínez (2)	[75]
19	Héctor Villalba	[76]
26	Josef Martínez (3)	[77]
30	Héctor Villalba (2)	[78]

Annual

Honor	Player	Ref
MLS MVP	Josef Martínez	[79]
MLS Cup MVP	Josef Martínez	[80]
MLS Best XI	Miguel Almirón Josef Martínez	[81]
MLS Golden Boot	Josef Martínez	[82]
MLS Coach of the Year	Gerardo Martino	[83]
MLS All-Star Game	Miguel Almirón Ezequiel Barco Brad Guzan Josef Martínez Darlington Nagbe[lower-alpha 1] Michael Parkhurst	[84][85]
MLS All-Star Game MVP	Josef Martínez	[86]

Injured at the time of the game and did not participate.

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[5] Christensen was signed to Atlanta United 2, but was signed to the first team under Short-Term Agreements twice during the 2018 season due to injury and suspension.[3][4]

[6] Hernández was on the club's roster until July 15, when he was loaned to Atlanta United 2. He was recalled on August 19.

[fn6-8] On September 4, 2018 Héctor Villalba made a one time switch to represent Paraguay, which he qualifies to represent through his father.[5]

[9] Gallagher was on the club's roster until August 19, when he was loaned to Atlanta United 2.

[table_note_res_CSF0.36480006685704-13] Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[8]

[15] CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure

Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[9] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[7] Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[9] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[8] The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

[9] The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)

[10] The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[11] The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

[12] The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)

[13] The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[HGP-16] On June 17, 2017 Atlanta United academy players Patrick Okonkwo, George Bello, and Lagos Kunga signed Homegrown Player (HGP) contracts with the senior team, to be effective as of January 1, 2018.

[fn2-24] Portland Timbers traded Darlington Nagbe and Gbenga Arokoyo to Atlanta in exchange for $650K in GAM in 2018, $100K in GAM in 2019, $300K in TAM and a 2018 international roster slot.[15] Arokoyo was never on the club's official roster and later signed for Kalmar FF.[16]

[fn3-32] Later retired from professional soccer.

[fn1-39] Following Atlanta United declining contract options on both players, the club traded the rights to Kenwyne Jones and Alexandros Tabakis along with their natural fourth round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for the rights to Kévin Oliveira and Tyler Pasher as well as Sporting Kansas City's natural second round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Sporting Kansas City had declined contract options on Oliveira and Pasher on November 27, 2017.[25][26] Neither player was ever on Atlanta's official roster. Oliveira and Pasher later signed with Ottawa Fury and Indy Eleven, respectively.[27][28] Jones had already retired at the time of the transaction, and Tabakis later signed with North Carolina FC.[29]

[41] After Atlanta United declined Mears' contract option, he was selected by Minnesota United in the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[30]

[95] Injured at the time of the game and did not participate.

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