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Atlanta United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Domestically, the club has won one MLS Cup, one U.S. Open Cup, and one Eastern Conference championship. They have also won one Campeones Cup.
Michael Parkhurst was the first captain of the team. Josef Martínez is the team's top scorer. Brad Guzan has the most appearances as a goalkeeper for Atlanta United FC.
Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home games at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, a large soccer complex featuring a 5,000-seat soccer-specific stadium in Atlanta, 15 miles northeast of downtown. The team's colors were red, black, grey, and white.
Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player. A two-time MLS Defender of the Year, Bocanegra also played professionally in England, Scotland, France, and Spain.
Bradley Edwin Guzan (/ ɡ u ˈ z æ n /; born September 9, 1984) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC.. A college soccer second-team All-American for the South Carolina Gamecocks, Guzan was second overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, signing for Chivas USA, with whom he was the 2007 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
For the 1973 season, the team played as the Atlanta Apollos. Founded in 1967 as a charter member of the NPSL, the club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who was the Chiefs' owner. Cecil was intrigued by the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England and decided that a professional soccer team ...
Atlanta United played their home games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Outside of MLS , they competed in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup and the 2024 Leagues Cup . On June 3, Atlanta United parted ways with head coach Gonzalo Pineda , after starting the season winning just 4 of their first 16 league matches, with the club standing in 13th place in the Eastern ...
The USL club is owned by Orlando City SC and reunited Valentino with his former teammate Anthony Pulis who was the team's head coach. He was also named to the club's technical staff. [7] In 2019 he was added to Frank De Boer's technical staff as an assistant manager to the 2018 MLS Cup-winning team Atlanta United FC.