Atlanta United will participate in the first-ever Torneo de Tejas tournament, co-hosted by FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo, as part of their 2026 preseason schedule.
Atlanta will open the tournament against the Houston Dynamo on Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. ET at Shell Energy Stadium. The two teams met in the MLS regular season from 2017 to 2019 and then once again in 2024. In fact, Atlanta’s last trip to Shell Energy Stadium was for the 2018 season opener.
Four days later, Atlanta travels to Frisco to face Red Bull New York at Toyota Stadium. RBNY, of course, will enter the 2026 season under the guidance of Michael Bradley after the firing of Sandro Schwarz. Along with Emil Forsberg and Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting, the Red Bulls roster will feature Cade Cowell, who returns to MLS on loan from Chivas. Atlanta hosts the Red Bulls on Aug. 15 during the regular season before travelling to Harrison for Decision Day on Nov. 7.
Atlanta will remain in the Metroplex for a match against FC Dallas on Valentine’s Day. FC Dallas slipped into the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2025, Eric Quill’s first season, by finishing seventh in the Western Conference. However, they were swept in two games by the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first round.
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All that comes after a week in South Florida and a friendly against a USL Championship side in Marietta. Atlanta will train on the campus of FIU from January 20 to 26. They’ll then return home as they take on Lexington SC at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground on January 30. If you’ll recall, now-former ATL UTD 2 head coach Steve Cooke left in July to head up Lexington SC’s academy.
Atlanta United 2026 preseason schedule
| Jan. 30 | Lexington SC | 11:00 a.m. | CHOA Training Ground |
| Feb. 7 | Houston Dynamo | 8:00 p.m. | Shell Energy Stadium |
| Feb. 11 | Red Bull New York | 12:00 p.m. | Toyota Stadium |
| Feb. 14 | FC Dallas | 1:00 p.m. | Toyota Stadium |
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I did see that they are going to be livestreaming the first match, but do we know if they will stream the 3 games in TX?