2026 Atlanta United FC season

Atlanta United FC
2026 season
OwnerArthur Blank
PresidentGarth Lagerwey
Head coachGerardo Martino
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
All statistics correct as of March 15, 2026.

The 2026 season is the tenth season of Atlanta United FC's existence, and the eighteenth year that a professional soccer club from Atlanta, Georgia competed in the top division of American soccer. Atlanta United plays its home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS, the club is participating in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time since 2024.

After the conclusion of its worst season in club history, Atlanta United fired head coach Ronny Deila on October 19, 2025.[1] Less than a month later, on November 6, the club announced the hiring and return of former head coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino. Tata previously coached Atlanta United for two years, from the inaugural 2017 season to the 2018 season, in which they won the 2018 MLS Cup.[2]

Atlanta United FC will play six consecutive road matches from May to August due to their home venue, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, being unavailable during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The regular season will also pause for several weeks during the tournament.[3]

Club

Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lucas Hoyos GK (1989-04-29) April 29, 1989 Newell's Old Boys 4 0
42 Jayden Hibbert GK (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 Atlanta United 2 9 0
Defenders
2 Ronald Hernández RB (1997-09-21) September 21, 1997 Aberdeen 89 3
3 Elías Báez LB (2004-08-18) August 18, 2004 San Lorenzo 4 0
4 Enea Mihaj CB (1998-07-05) July 5, 1998 Famalicão 16 0
5 Stian Gregersen CB (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995 Bordeaux 54 3
6 Juan Berrocal CB (1999-02-05) February 5, 1999 Getafe 13 0
18 Pedro Amador LB (1998-12-18) December 18, 1998 Moreirense 45 1
47 Matthew Edwards (HGP) LB (2003-02-16) February 16, 2003 Atlanta United 2 27 0
50 Dominik Chong-Qui (HGP) LB (2007-12-29) December 29, 2007 Atlanta United 2 3 0
Midfielders
7 Steven Alzate CM (1998-09-08) September 8, 1998 Hull City 14 0
8 Tristan Muyumba DM (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 Guingamp 82 2
10 Miguel Almirón (DP) RW (1994-02-10) February 10, 1994 Newcastle United 107 29
11 Saba Lobzhanidze LW (1994-12-18) December 18, 1994 Hatayspor 90 15
16 Adrian Gill CM (2006-01-03) January 3, 2006 Barcelona B 0 0
20 Luke Brennan (HGP) LW (2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 Atlanta United 2 29 0
22 Fafà Picault LW (1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 Inter Miami 1 0
23 Adyn Torres (HGP) DM (2007-11-13) November 13, 2007 Atlanta United 2 2 0
28 Will Reilly (HGP) CM (2002-12-03) December 3, 2002 Stanford University 14 1
35 Ajani Fortune (HGP) AM (2002-12-30) December 30, 2002 Atlanta United 2 69 2
40 Santiago Pita (HGP) AM (2007-06-01) June 1, 2007 Atlanta United 2 0 0
48 Cooper Sanchez (HGP) CM (2008-03-26) March 26, 2008 Atlanta United 2 7 0
55 Tomás Jacob DM (2004-04-20) April 20, 2004 Necaxa 4 1
59 Aleksei Miranchuk (DP) AM (1995-10-17) October 17, 1995 Atalanta 54 14
88 Matías Galarza CM (2002-02-11) February 11, 2002 River Plate 2 0
Forwards
9 Emmanuel Latte Lath (DP) CF (1999-01-01) January 1, 1999 Middlesbrough 36 9
19 Sérgio Santos CF (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 Houston Dynamo 1 0
30 Cayman Togashi CF (1993-08-10) August 10, 1993 Sagan Tosu 9 1

Player movement

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Type US Fee/notes Date Source
24 DF Noah Cobb Colorado Rapids Loan Return US December 9, 2025
1 GK Lucas Hoyos Newell's Old Boys Transfer Non-US Free December 23, 2025 [4]
55 DF Tomás Jacob Necaxa Transfer Non-US $5,000,000 December 30, 2025 [5]
— DF Kaiden Moore Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2026 [6]
40 MF Santiago Pita Atlanta United 2 Transfer US Homegrown Contract January 1, 2026 [7]
70 MF Edwin Mosquera Millonarios Loan Return Non-US Early Loan Termination January 15, 2026
16 MF Adrian Gill Barcelona B Transfer US Free January 27, 2026 [8]
3 DF Elías Báez San Lorenzo Transfer US $3,000,000 February 3, 2026 [9]
22 MF Fafà Picault Inter Miami Transfer US Free February 17, 2026 [10]
19 FW Sérgio Santos Houston Dynamo Transfer Non-US Free February 18, 2026 [11]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Type US Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK Brad Guzan Retired US October 19, 2025 [12]
11 DF Brooks Lennon Free Agent Option Declined US Free November 18, 2025 [13]
13 MF Leo Afonso Rhode Island FC Option Declined US Free November 18, 2025 [13]
22 GK Josh Cohen Chicago Fire Option Declined US Free November 18, 2025 [13]
66 DF Nyk Sessock Las Vegas Lights Option Declined US Free November 18, 2025 [13]
24 DF Noah Cobb Colorado Rapids Transfer US $525,000 GAM December 9, 2025 [14]
99 MF Bartosz Slisz Brøndby Transfer Non-US $3,500,000 January 8, 2026 [15]
70 MF Edwin Mosquera Santa Fe Transfer Non-US Undisclosed January 18, 2026 [16]
14 FW Jamal Thiaré Columbus Crew Transfer Non-US $300,000 GAM February 2, 2026 [17]

In on Loan

No. Pos. Player Loaned From US Start End Source
6 DF Juan Berrocal Getafe Non-US July 25, 2025 June 30, 2026 [18]
88 MF Matías Galarza River Plate Non-US March 2, 2026 June 30, 2026 [19]

Out on Loan

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
27 MF Ashton Gordon Chattanooga FC January 7, 2026 December 31, 2026 [20]
— DF Kaiden Moore Philadelphia Union January 21, 2026 December 31, 2026 [21]

SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2026 MLS SuperDraft
2026 Atlanta United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College
1 12 Enzo Dovlo MF UNCG
3 62 Noah James MF San Diego

Competitions

Overview

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer Matchday 1 14th (East) 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 000.00
U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 000.00

Last updated: March 8, 2026
Source: ESPN

  Win   Draw   Loss

Non-competitive

Atlanta United announced their preseason schedule on January 6.[22]

Pre-season exhibitions

January 30 1 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Lexington SC Marietta, GA
11:00 AM EST
  • Miranchuk 11', 42'
  • Almirón 32', 37'
 Report Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground
February 7 2 Houston Dynamo 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Atlanta United FC Houston, TX
8:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Penalties
February 11 3 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Atlanta United FC Frisco, TX
12:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
February 14 4 FC Dallas – Atlanta United FC Frisco, TX
1:00 PM EST Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Note: Canceled due to inclement weather.

MLS

Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Toronto FC 4 1 2 1 4 7 −3 4 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 3
10 Atlanta United FC 4 1 3 0 5 8 −3 3
11 FC Cincinnati 4 1 3 0 3 8 −5 3
12 CF Montréal 4 1 3 0 4 10 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
21 Minnesota United FC 4 1 2 1 4 11 −7 4
22 New England Revolution 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 3
23 Atlanta United FC 4 1 3 0 5 8 −3 3
24 Portland Timbers 4 1 3 0 6 11 −5 3
25 FC Cincinnati 4 1 3 0 3 8 −5 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 15, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAAHHHHAHHAHHAAAAAAHAHHAHAAHHAHHAHA
ResultLLLW
Position (East)12141410
Updated to match(es) played on March 14. Source: MLS standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

February 21 1 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Atlanta United FC Cincinnati, Ohio
4:45 p.m. EST
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
February 28 2 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Atlanta United FC San Jose, California
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 16,159
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
March 7 3 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 53,862
Referee: Jon Freemon
March 14 4 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union Atlanta, Georgia
3:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 35,308
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 21 5 Atlanta United FC v D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
April 4 6 Atlanta United FC v Columbus Crew Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
April 11 7 Chicago Fire FC v Atlanta United FC Chicago, Illinois
8:30 PM Report Stadium: Soldier Field
April 18 8 Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
April 22 9 Atlanta United FC v New England Revolution Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
April 25 10 Toronto FC v Atlanta United FC Toronto, Ontario
TBD Report Stadium: BMO Field
May 2 11 Atlanta United FC v CF Montréal Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 9 12 Atlanta United FC v LA Galaxy Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 16 13 Orlando City SC v Atlanta United FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
May 24 14 Columbus Crew v Atlanta United FC Columbus, Ohio
5:00 PM Report Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
July 17 15 Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM Report Stadium: Geodis Park
July 22 16 Charlotte FC v Atlanta United FC Charlotte, North Carolina
8:00 PM Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
July 25 17 New England Revolution v Atlanta United FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 1 18 Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Subaru Park
August 15 19 Atlanta United FC v New York Red Bulls Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
August 19 20 Minnesota United FC v Atlanta United FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 PM Report Stadium: Allianz Field
August 23 21 Atlanta United FC v Sporting Kansas City Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
August 29 22 Atlanta United FC v Charlotte FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
September 5 23 Inter Miami CF v Atlanta United FC Miami, Florida
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Nu Stadium
September 9 24 Atlanta United FC v Orlando City SC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
September 12 25 D.C. United v Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Audi Field
September 19 26 Portland Timbers v Atlanta United FC Portland, Oregon
10:30 PM Report Stadium: Providence Park
September 26 27 Atlanta United FC v New York City FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 10 28 Atlanta United FC v FC Cincinnati Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 14 29 CF Montréal v Atlanta United FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
October 17 30 Atlanta United FC v Inter Miami CF Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 24 31 Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire FC Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
October 28 32 New York City FC v Atlanta United FC New York, New York
7:30 PM Report Stadium: TBD
November 1 33 Atlanta United FC v Toronto FC Atlanta, Georgia
3:30 PM Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
November 7 34 New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United FC Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 PM Report Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2026 U.S. Open Cup

On December 4, 2025 Atlanta United announced their participation in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time since 2024. [23] They are set to enter the tournament in the Round of 32, which is scheduled to take place April 14 or 15.

April 14/15 Round of 32 Atlanta United FC v TBD TBD
TBD

Statistics

Top scorers

As of March 15, 2026
Place Position Name MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF Aleksei Miranchuk 3 0 0 3
2 MF Tomás Jacob 1 0 0 1
FW Emmanuel Latte Lath 1 0 0 1
Total 5 0 0 5

Appearances and goals

As of March 15, 2026
No. Pos Player Nat MLS Playoffs Open Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Lucas Hoyos 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
Defenders
2 DF Ronald Hernández 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
3 DF Elías Báez 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
4 DF Enea Mihaj 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
5 DF Stian Gregersen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
6 DF Juan Berrocal 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
18 DF Pedro Amador 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
47 DF Matthew Edwards 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Steven Alzate 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
8 MF Tristan Muyumba 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
10 MF Miguel Almirón 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
11 MF Saba Lobzhanidze 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
20 MF Luke Brennan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 MF Fafà Picault 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
48 MF Cooper Sanchez 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
55 MF Tomás Jacob 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1
59 MF Aleksei Miranchuk 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3
88 MF Matías Galarza 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Forwards
9 FW Emmanuel Latte Lath 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1
19 FW Sérgio Santos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 4 5 0 0 0 0 4 5

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