The 2021 Atlanta United FC season was the fifth season of

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's existence, and the thirteenth year that a professional soccer club from

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competing in the top division of

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. Atlanta United played their home games at

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. Outside of

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, they will participate in the

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as defending champions, as the previous year's tournament was canceled due to the

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. Due to the cancelation of the 2020 edition however, Atlanta United will compete in the

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as the final berth was given to the defending champions of the U.S. Open Cup.

Club

International roster slots

Atlanta currently has ten International Roster Slots for use in the 2021 season.

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obtained a

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in April 2021 to qualify as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Results

Non-competitive

Friendlies

Competitive

Major League Soccer

League tables

= Eastern Conference

= Overall

= Results summary

= Results by round

Regular season

MLS Cup Playoffs

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Top scorers

Player movement

In

Loan in

SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of

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are listed in the notes. Atlanta have three selections in the draft.

Out

Loan Out

Non-player transfers

Honors

Weekly / monthly

MLS team / player / coach of the week

MLS goal of the week

References

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Atlanta United Atlanta United FC, commonly known as Atlanta United, is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference. Founded in 2014, Atlanta United began pl ...

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...