2019–20 Atlanta SC season

Atlanta SC
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 December 27, 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 v t e	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	East Coast Championship
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:

^ 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

September 14, 2019 (2019-09-14) 1	Atlanta SC	1–3	Stumptown Athletic	Marietta, Georgia
7:00 p.m.	Saydee 69' Bartman 87'	MyCujoo Broadcast	Brown 12' Yates 15', 41' Benamna 48', 64' Binns 66' Bejarano 68'	Stadium: Lupo Family Stadium at Life University Attendance: 112

September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21) 2	Philadelphia Fury	0–3 (Forfeit)	Atlanta SC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m				Stadium: Franklin Field

September 28, 2019 (2019-09-28) 3	Atlanta SC	3–0 (Forfeit)	Philadelphia Fury	Alpharetta, Georgia
7:00 p.m.				Stadium: St. Francis School

October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) 4	Miami FC	2–2	Atlanta SC	Miami Shores, Florida
7:00 p.m.	Thiaw 18, 60' Chin 38' Heath 82'	Report MyCujoo Broadcast	Moreno 10' Bartman 53' Gerewou 84' Frank 90+2', 90+6'	Stadium: Buccaneer Field at Barry University Attendance: 289

October 12, 2019 (2019-10-12) 5	Atlanta SC	2–2	Miami FC	Alpharetta, Georgia
7:00 p.m.	Karpeh, Jr. 11' Otoo 52' Saydee 69'	Report	Mares 13' (pen), 74' Thiaw 58'	Stadium: St. Francis School Attendance: 252

October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) 6	Stumptown Athletic	3–2	Atlanta SC	Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 p.m.	Binns 24' (pen.), 82' Israel 52' West 90+4' Silva 90+5'	MyCujoo Broadcast	Koloko 45+2' Toure 48' Garcia (Ast. Coach) 53' Otoo 66' Bartman 71' Bell 78'	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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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	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
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

[table_note_res_W0.8939404342761-8] Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

[1] "NEW PROFESSIONAL SOCCER CLUB COMING TO ATLANTA". nisaofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[2] "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.

[3] "Professional Soccer Club Atlanta SC Announces New League". Atlanta Soccer Club. Retrieved January 12, 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "NISA will launch with abbreviated schedule". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[5] "Miami FC makes surprise move to United Soccer League". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[6] "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.

[7] "Atlanta SC Roster". Atlanta Soccer Club. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

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