Not only did Atlanta United unveil jersey numbers on Saturday, it surprised everyone by unveiling its away jerseys before the second half. The players wore the red and black home jerseys for the first half, and the switched to the gray and red kits in the locker room at halftime.

Fifty were given away to Atlanta United supporters at halftime.

The away jersey was accidentally leaked online months ago. Atlanta United declined to comment if the leaked image was going to be the away jersey.

T he home jersey was unveiled in an event at The Tabernacle in November.

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Former Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Norman Arey died Oct. 11, 2025 at the age of 84. In addition to sports writing, Arey also co-wrote the popular "Peach Buzz" society column. (Courtesy of the Arey family)

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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