Atlanta United performance last year is quite impressive. Team played knockout round last season in 2017. In Eastern Conference they finished at 4th place with 55 points which include 15 classic wins in the league. Gerardo Martino who managed the team of the Argentina and Barcelona. In the start of season 2016, take the position of head coach of (Atalanta Utd). Under his management the winning record of the team improved from 33% to (40%) in 2017.
Big money spend by the Atlanta United in the transfer time period they sign some top players to compete for the league title. The total sum of ($8.8 million) spend by the Atlanta United last season on players guaranteed salaries. Which is lowest as compared to other top teams of MLS league like (Toronto FC, NYC Red Bulls and LA Galaxy).
| Players | Age | Annual Salaries | Guaranteed Salary |
| Brad Guzan (GK) | 33 | $340,000 | $400,000 |
| Mitch Hildebrandt (GK) | 29 | – | – |
| Alec Kann (GK) | 27 | $77,004 | $77,004 |
| Mikey Ambrose | 24 | $65,625 | $65,625 |
| Ezequiel Barco | 19 | $4 million | $4 million |
| George Bello | 16 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| Franco Escobar | 23 | – | – |
| Greg Garza | 26 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Leandro González Pirez | 26 | $250,008 | $285,008 |
| Jose Hernandez | 20 | – | – |
| Michael Parkhurst | 34 | $325,008 | $325,008 |
| Miles Robinson | 21 | $125,000 | $195,000 |
| Sal Zizzo | 31 | $110,000 | $110,000 |
| Andrew Carleton | 17 | $65,000 | $77,400 |
| Christopher Goslin | 17 | $65,000 | $77,400 |
| Julian Gressel | 24 | $75,000 | $93,750 |
| Kevin Kratz | 31 | $150,00 | $164,250 |
| Lagos Kunga | 19 | – | – |
| Jeff Larentowicz | 34 | $175,008 | $175,008 |
| Chris McCann | 30 | $540,000 | $568,000 |
| Darlington Nagbe | 27 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Oliver Shannon | 22 | $53,004 | $53,004 |
| Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | 23 | $53,004 | $53,004 |
| Miguel Almirón | 24 | $1.91 million | $2.29 million |
| Jon Gallagher | 23 | – | – |
| Josef Martinez | 24 | $924,000 | $1.04 million |
| Brandon Vazquez | 19 | $100,008 | $120,008 |
| Héctor Villalba | 23 | $663,000 | $770,750 |
| Romario Williams | 23 | $65,000 | $65,000 |