Atlanta United 2

Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in MLS Next Pro, the official reserve league of MLS. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional season in March 2018.

History

In November 2017, the USL, a Division II sanctioned league by the United States Soccer Federation, announced that Major League Soccer's Atlanta United had acquired a USL affiliate team and would begin play in the 2018 season. On January 9, 2018, the team name was revealed as Atlanta United 2.

MLS announced that it would be one of the next eight teams to join MLS Next Pro in 2023.

The team played their inaugural season at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, Georgia, with a capacity of 7,362 for soccer games.
Coolray Field is a Triple-A baseball stadium originally built in 2008 for the Gwinnett Stripers, the Atlanta Braves Triple-A affiliate. The stadium was fitted for semi-professional soccer in a standard baseball to soccer pitch configuration. The premium boxes and all stadium areas were available for soccer games, and the field was the same standard length at.
Atlanta United 2 announced, on December 14, 2018, that they would play their 2019 home matches at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.