After a rough 2020 that saw the worst year in the club’s history, Atlanta United looks to push the reset button as the 2021 MLS season and CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) draw near under new manager Gabriel Heinze and a revamped roster featuring some familiar faces and new blood for the Five Stripes.
Atlanta United in their second year under manager Frank de Boer came out of the gate strong in 2020 in the CCL, which they qualified for by winning the 2019 US Open Cup, defeating CD Motagua of Honduras 4-1 on aggregate. They then traveled to Nashville SC to be the first opponents of the new MLS club and then hosted FC Cincinnati in Atlanta.