Atlanta United is going back to where it started.
The MLS club announced Friday that it will play a friendly on the road against Chattanooga on Jan. 28. The game will be played at Finley Stadium, the site of the Five Stripes’ first exhibition in the inaugural 2017 season.
The 2017 game involving Atlanta United may be remembered for the halftime switching of kits from primary to secondary.
Tickets for the friendly, which is set to begin at 3 p.m., will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday at chattanoogafc.com. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults.
“One of our missions is to continue to grow the game of soccer in and around our state,” Atlanta United President and CEO Garth Lagerwey said in a statement provided by the club. “We can’t think of a better partner for this game than Chattanooga FC.”
The teams have met two times. The first was the friendly, and the second was in the third round of the U.S. Open earlier this year. Atlanta United won both matches.
Atlanta United earlier this week announced that it will host Toluca in the American Family Insurance Cup at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The full MLS schedule is expected to be released Tuesday.
The rest of Atlanta United’s exhibition schedule will be announced in coming weeks, according to the club.
Chattanooga plays in the National Independent Soccer Association. It went 14-3-7 last season. Its roster includes several players from Georgia, including Marietta’s Greg Stratton and Dalton’s Fabian Rodriguez and Damian Rodriguez.
“We have so much respect for the entire Atlanta United organization,” Jeremy Alumbaugh, CEO for Chattanooga FC, said in a statement provided by Atlanta United. “We appreciate them making the trip to Finley Stadium. This is yet another opportunity for us to demonstrate why Chattanooga is such a strong hub for soccer. "
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