2019–20 Atlanta SC season
Club's inaugural season in the National Independent Soccer Association
Atlanta SC 2019–20 NISA soccer season
| 2019–20 NISA season | |
|---|---|
| President | Phoday Dolleh |
| Head coach | Roberto Neves |
| Stadium | St. Francis High School (2 games) Alpharetta, GA Lupo Family Stadium (1 game) Marietta, Georgia, GA |
| NISA | Fall, East Coast Conf.: 3rd Spring: N/A |
| Playoffs | Fall: DNQ Spring: N/A |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nazeem Bartman (3) All: Nazeem Bartman (3) |
| Highest home attendance | 252 (October 12 vs. Miami FC) |
| Lowest home attendance | 112 (September 14 vs. Stumptown Athletic) |
| Average home league attendance | 182 |
| Biggest win | N/A |
| Biggest defeat | 1–3 (September 14 vs. Stumptown Athletic) |
← 2019 | |
The 2019–20 Atlanta SC season was the club's first season playing professionally and its first in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), a newly established third division soccer league in the United States.
Overview
On November 20, 2018, the National Independent Soccer Association announced that a team from Atlanta would begin play in its inaugural season in fall 2019.[1][2] In late 2019, following the end of the National Premier Soccer League season Atlanta SC announced it would be joining NISA.[3][4][5]
On January 8, the full list of teams taking part in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup was announced including eight from the National Independent Soccer Association. Since Atlanta SC was not listed among these teams, and all professional clubs within the United States are required to take part in the tournament, this signaled that the club will not take part in professional play in the Spring 2020 season.[6]
Roster
Players
- As of 27 December 2019[7]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jordan Bell |  Scotland |
| 3 | DF | Manu Moreno |  Spain |
| 4 | DF | Ramzi Toure |  Togo |
| 5 | DF | Sheriff Suma |  Sierra Leone |
| 6 | DF | Ricardo George |  Liberia |
| 7 | FW | Nazeem Bartman |  South Africa |
| 8 | MF | Alexandre Frank |  France |
| 9 | FW | William Eyang |  Cameroon |
| 10 | FW | Prince Saydee | Liberia |
| 11 | FW | Molley Karpeh, Jr. | Liberia |
| 12 | FW | Derrick Boateng |  Ghana |
| 13 | DF | Onezimo Francisco |  Angola |
| 14 | MF | Jeffrey Otoo | Ghana |
| 15 | DF | Austin Rainey |  United States |
| 18 | GK | Bryce Billington | United States |
| 20 | FW | Garmina Paygar | Liberia |
| 21 | DF | Lamin Gerewou |  Gambia |
| 22 | DF | Adil Gowani | United States |
| 23 | FW | Francis Eto | United States |
| 26 | DF | Fuad Adeniyi |  England |
| 42 | DF | David Koloko | Cameroon |
| 55 | MF | Rilwan Salawu |  Nigeria |
| 73 | GK | Walid Birrou | Spain |
| 88 | MF | Carlyle Junior |  Brazil |
Staff
Roberto Neves – Head coach- João Garcia – Assistant coach
- Christiane Lessa – Assistant coach
Abdul Bangura – Assistant coach
Competitions
NISA Fall season (Showcase)
Standings
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami FC (O) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 14 | East Coast Championship |
| 2 | Stumptown Athletic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | Atlanta SC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Fury | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | Withdrew[a] |
Source: NISAofficial.com
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
- ^ Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
Last updated: 25 October 2019.
Source: Match reports
Matches
Atlanta SC v Stumptown Athletic
| September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14) 1 | Atlanta SC | 1–3 | Stumptown Athletic | Marietta, Georgia |
| 7:00 p.m. | MyCujoo Broadcast | Stadium: Lupo Family Stadium at Life University Attendance: 112 |
Philadelphia Fury v Atlanta SC
| September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21) 2 | Philadelphia Fury | 0–3 (Forfeit) | Atlanta SC | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 p.m | Stadium: Franklin Field |
Atlanta SC v Philadelphia Fury
| September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28) 3 | Atlanta SC | 3–0 (Forfeit) | Philadelphia Fury | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 7:00 p.m. | Stadium: St. Francis School |
Miami FC v Atlanta SC
| October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) 4 | Miami FC | 2–2 | Atlanta SC | Miami Shores, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report MyCujoo Broadcast |
| Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 289 |
Atlanta SC v Miami FC
| October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12) 5 | Atlanta SC | 2–2 | Miami FC | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: St. Francis School Attendance: 252 |
Stumptown Athletic v Atlanta SC
| October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) 6 | Stumptown Athletic | 3–2 | Atlanta SC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 7:00 p.m. | MyCujoo Broadcast |
| Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 433 |
Squad statistics
- As of Match played 25 October 2019
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Fall Season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | Jordan Bell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | GK | USA | Bryce Billington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 73 | GK | ESP | Walid Birrou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ESP | Manu Moreno | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | TOG | Ramzi Toure | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | SLE | Sheriff Suma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | DF | LBR | Ricardo George | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | DF | ANG | Onezimo Francisco | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | USA | Austin Rainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | DF | GAM | Lamin Gerewou | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | DF | USA | Adil Gowani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 26 | DF | ENG | Fuad Adeniyi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 42 | DF | CMR | David Koloko | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | FRA | Alexandre Frank | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | GHA | Jeffrey Otoo | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 55 | MF | NGA | Rilwan Salawu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 88 | MF | BRA | Carlyle Junior | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | RSA | Nazeem Bartman | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | CMR | William Eyang | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | FW | LBR | Prince Saydee | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 11 | FW | LBR | Molley Karpeh, Jr. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 12 | FW | GHA | Derrick Boateng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | FW | LBR | Garmina Paygar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | FW | USA | Francis Eto | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 7 | Nazeem Bartman | 3 |
| 2 | MF | | 8 | Alexandre Frank | 1 |
| FW | | 10 | Prince Saydee | 1 | |
| FW | | 11 | Molley Karpeh, Jr. | 1 | |
| MF | | 14 | Jeffrey Otoo | 1 |
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Total | |
 |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | GK | Jordan Bell | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Manu Moreno | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Ramzi Toure | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Alexandre Frank | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Prince Saydee | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Jeffrey Otoo | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | DF | Lamin Geerwou | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | | DF | David Koloko | 1 | 0 |
| | X | João Garcia (Ast. Coach) | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "NEW PROFESSIONAL SOCCER CLUB COMING TO ATLANTA". nisaofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "NISA unveils Atlanta as 4th team in US 3rd tier that will take the brakes off transfer business". Inside World Football. November 21, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Professional Soccer Club Atlanta SC Announces New League". Atlanta Soccer Club. Retrieved January 12, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NISA will launch with abbreviated schedule". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Miami FC makes surprise move to United Soccer League". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "RECORD-SETTING 100 TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR 2020 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP, 107TH EDITION OF U.S. SOCCER'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP". ussoccer.com. U.S. Soccer. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta SC Roster". Atlanta Soccer Club. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
External links
- Official website
