Atlanta United’s Champions League schedule is set.
The Five Stripes will play at Alajuelense in Costa Rica at 8 p.m. April 6. It will mark Gabriel Heinze’s debut as the club’s manager, as well as the debuts of several new players and the possible return of Josef Martinez.
Atlanta United will host Alajuelense at 6 p.m. April 13 at Kennesaw State. The team has hosted several games in various tournaments at the 8,318-seat college stadium.
A team spokesman said the club is working with officials at Kennesaw State, CONCACAF and local health authorities to determine whether supporters will be allowed into the stands. The spokesman said they hope to have more information in coming weeks.
It will be Atlanta United’s third consecutive year competing in the Champions League. It was eliminated by Monterrey in the quarterfinals in 2019 and by Club America in the quarterfinals last year. It qualified for this year’s tournament by winning the 2019 U.S. Open Cup.
Atlanta United is scheduled to open its league season April 17. The league has yet to release the schedule. Training camp is scheduled to open March 3.
Should Atlanta United advance in the Champions League, it will play the winner of the series between Saprissa and Philadelphia in the quarterfinals. Those games are scheduled to be played between April 27-May 6.
Important coming dates
Feb. 26: Primary kit reveal
March 3: Training camp opens
April 6: Champions League game at Alajuelense
April 13: Champions League game vs. Alajuelense
April 17: First MLS game of season
CONCACAF Champions League schedule
April 6
6 p.m. CD Marathon (HON) vs Portland Timbers (U.S.) at Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
8 p.m. LD Alajuelense (CRC) vs Atlanta United FC (U.S.) at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
10 p.m. Arcahaie FC (HAI) vs Cruz Azul (MEX) at Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
April 7
6 p.m. Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) vs Philadelphia Union (U.S.) at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma, San Jose, Costa Rica
8 p.m. Club Leon (MEX) vs Forge FC or Toronto FC (CAN) at Estadio Leon, Leon, Mexico
10 p.m. CD Olimpia (HON) vs Club America (MEX) at Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
April 8
8 p.m. Real Esteli FC (NCA) vs Columbus Crew SC (U.S.) at Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua
10 p.m. Club Atletico Pantoja (DOM) vs CF Monterrey (MEX) at Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Round of 16
April 13
6 p.m. Atlanta United FC (U.S.) vs LD Alajuelense (CRC) at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Kennesaw, GA, USA
8 p.m. Portland Timbers (U.S.) vs CD Marathon (HON) at Providence Park, Portland, OR, USA
10 p.m. Cruz Azul FC (MEX) vs Arcahaie FC (HAI) at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
April 14
6 p.m. Forge FC or Toronto FC (CAN) vs Club Leon (MEX), TBD
8 p.m. Club America (MEX) vs CD Olimpia (HON) at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
8 p.m. Philadelphia Union (U.S.) vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) at Subaru Park, Chester, PA, USA
April 15
8 p.m. Columbus Crew SC (U.S.) vs Real Esteli FC (NCA) at Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH, USA
10 p.m. CF Monterrey (MEX) vs Club Atletico Pantoja (DOM) at Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, Mexico
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