The United Soccer League Championship today announced its full 2019 schedule for all 36 teams, including Atlanta United 2's second campaign. ATL UTD 2 will play all 17 Eastern Conference opponents in a home-and-home series which includes six newcomers, four of which are expansion franchises. The club will play half of its 34-game season in its new home at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.Atlanta begins its season at home Saturday, March 9 against expansion side Hartford Athletic on the league's opening day. The team then welcomes the defending, back-to-back USL Champions Louisville City FC the following Friday, March 15.Notable home matchups with expansion teams take place against Loudoun United FC June 29, Memphis 901 FC Aug. 28 and Birmingham Legion FC Sept. 4. Eastern Conference newcomers Saint Louis FC and Swope Park Rangers come to Kennesaw April 6 and Aug. 16 with the away matches being played Sept. 28 and May 18, respectively.ATL UTD 2 hosts fellow Southeastern clubs Tampa Bay Rowdies April 24, Nashville SC May 4 and Charleston Battery July 5. The team will also look to keep its home unbeaten streak against MLS-affiliates going when it faces New York Red Bulls II June 7 and Bethlehem Steel FC Oct. 9.
