Atlanta united (2026)

Atlanta United

Atlanta United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference.

Founded in 2014, Atlanta United began MLS play in 2017 as an expansion team. The club plays its home matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which it shares with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta United won its first MLS Cup in 2018, just two seasons after joining the league.

The club is owned by Arthur M. Blank and is known as the Five Stripes. Its colors are red, black, and gold.

The club plays their home games at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and also shares it with the Atlanta Falcons, the city’s National Football League (NFL) franchise. Both the club owner is Arthur Blank, the co-founder of the Home Depot. Besides, the club also owns a reserve team, Atlanta United 2, which competes in the USL Championship (USLC).

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The club hence appointed a first head coach, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, and guided Atlanta to their first playoff appearance in the debut season of the team. Later they were able to secure the first trophy of the team in just the second season winning the MLS Cup 2018.

Gerardo “Tata” Martino became Atlanta United’s first head coach in 2017 and guided the club to the MLS Cup title in 2018. Atlanta defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 in the final to win its first major trophy.

After Martino’s first spell, the club went through several coaching changes. In 2026, Martino returned as head coach on a contract through 2027.

Atlanta United also became known for its strong match attendance and passionate supporters. However, the old 2018 Forbes valuation and attendance figures should be removed because they are no longer current.

Current roster

As of July 17, 2019

1              Brad Guzan as Goalkeeper from the United States

2              Franco Escobar as Defender from Argentina

3              Michael Parkhurst as Defender from the United States

4              Florentin Pogba as Defender from Guinea

5              Leandro González Pírez as Defender from Argentina

6              Darlington Nagbe as Midfielder from the United States

7              Josef Martínez (DP) as a Forward from Venezuela

8              Ezequiel Barco (DP) as Midfielder from Argentina

10           Pity Martínez (DP) as Midfielder from Argentina

11           Eric Remedi as Midfielder from Argentina

12           Miles Robinson (GA) as Defender from the United States

13           Brendan Moore as Goalkeeper from the United States

14           Justin Meram as a Forward from Iraq

15           Héctor Villalba as a Forward from Paraguay

16           Emerson Hyndman (on loan from Bournemouth) as Midfielder from the United States

18           Jeff Larentowicz as Midfielder from the United States

19           Brandon Vazquez as a Forward from the United States

20           Brek Shea as Defender from the United States

21           George Bello (HG) as Defender from the United States

22           Mikey Ambrose as Defender from the United States

24           Julian Gressel as Midfielder from Germany

25           Alec Kann as Goalkeeper from the United States

27           Chris Goslin (HG) as Midfielder from the United States

28           Dion Pereira as Midfielder from England

29           Mo Adams (GA) as Midfielder from England

30           Andrew Carleton (HG) as Midfielder from the United States

32           Kevin Kratz as Midfielder from Germany

Current Roster

As of July 2026, Atlanta United’s first-team roster includes:

Goalkeepers

• Jayden Hibbert
• Lucas Hoyos

Defenders

• Pedro Amador
• Elías Báez
• Dominik Chong Qui
• Matthew Edwards
• Stian Gregersen
• Ronald Hernández
• Tomás Jacob
• Enea Mihaj
• Kaiden Moore

Midfielders

• Miguel Almirón
• Steven Alzate
• Jay Fortune
• Adrian Gill
• Alexey Miranchuk
• Tristan Muyumba
• Santiago Pita
• Will Reilly
• Cooper Sanchez
• Adyn Torres

Forwards

• Luke Brennan
• Ashton Gordon
• Emmanuel Latte Lath
• Fafa Picault
• Sergio Santos
• Cayman Togashi