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“We’ve had several good
years at our training ground,”
she said. “The growth of soccer
and the growth of excitement
about soccer, particularly
in this market, has surpassed
all of our expectations.”
Announced as an MLS expansion
team in 2014, Atlanta
United FC played its inaugural
season in 2017 and made
the MLS playoffs in its first
year, setting the MLS record
for season ticket sales as well
as records for single-game,
single-season average and total
home attendance.
It won the 2018 MLS Cup,
in just its second season in
existence, with a 2-0 win over
the Portand Timbers before
a record crowd of 73,019 at
Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The team holds open training
sessions and tournaments
at its Cobb County headquarters
and occasionally hosts
national and international
clubs.
ATL UTD 2 is owned and
operated by AMB Sports &
Entertainment and is the United
Soccer League affiliate of
Major League Soccer’s Atlanta
United.
The team joined USL for
its expansion 2018 season
and plays its home matches at
Fifth Third Bank Stadium at
Kennesaw State University.
“ATL UTD 2 is the fundamental
link in our club’s
vertical integration, connecting
our academy teams to our
first team,” Atlanta United
Vice President and Technical
Director Carlos Bocanegra
said. “This team gives us a
chance to challenge academy
players at the professional level
while also giving our first team
players an opportunity to stay
match fit and when returning
from injury. This team will
be a blend of local talent and
seasoned pros.”
In August 2019, Atlanta
United was eyeing up a
third trophy in just over nine
months at Mercedes-Benz
Stadium, hosting fellow 2017
expansion team Minnesota
United for their first appearance
in the U.S. Open Cup
Final.
Marietta purchased the
land on which the club’s
headquarters sits by using
part of the funding from
a $68 million bond approved
by voters in 2013,
the majority of which was
earmarked to redevelop the
Franklin Gateway corridor.
It receives increasing
annual rents from Atlanta
United based on inflation.
Other projects on Franklin
Road that were initiated
through the bond include
the Franklin Gateway
Sports Complex, a park
owned and operated by
the city that includes three
soccer fields.
FACTBOX
Children’s Healthcare
of Atlanta Training
Ground: Headquarters
and training facility for
Atlanta United FC
Cost: $60 million
Location: Franklin Gateway,
less than one mile north of
Delk Road, Marietta
Construction began:
February 2016
Grand opening:
February 2017
Size: 33 acres
Property owned by: Marietta,
leased to Atlanta United
Features: Six full-size soccer
fields, three with natural
grass and three with turf;
a 30,000-square-foot headquarters
building