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