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The Year in Tifos

The pre-match displays that lit up Mercedes-Benz Stadium

By Atlanta United FC

December 14^th, 2018

March 11th - D.C. United

"Atlanta shall rise. The league will burn." The supporters set the tone early for Atlanta United's devastating form throughout the season.

April 7th - lAFC

With the new LA side in town, Atlanta had to show their visitors who the real kings of show business was, with a tribute to that month's box office buster, Black Panther, which was filmed in Atlanta.

June 24 - portland timbers

To celebrate Atlanta United's Unity Match celebrations, the supporters unfurled a message that has come to define the inclusive, diverse nature of the Five Stripes supporters' stand: "Y'all Means All."

June 30th - Orlando city

Tito Villalba earned the nickname of the Lion Tamer thanks to his match-winning performances against Orlando City. So he got the full tifo treatment as a lion slayer when the neighbors to the South came to town, with a Game of Thrones-inspired tifo that declared Atlanta United as the Kings of the South.

July 16th - Seattle Sounders

The Seattle Sounders have been one of the pioneers of MLS for years, but when their fans came to Mercedes-Benz Stadium earlier this year, the 17's sent the message that there was a new team setting the bar in MLS.

August 4th - toronto fc

On the anniversary of the closing of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Five Stripes fans decided to throw back to beating out Toronto to be a host city –– with a little slight at Canadian bacon while they were doing it.

August 19th - COLUMBUS CREW

No need to poke fun at the opponent this time, this tifo is all about celebrating our own achievements. To celebrate Josef Martinez breaking the career MLS hat trick record, the fans unfurled a "Mad Hatter" tribute to the future MVP.

September 22nd - real salt lake

After a long road trip out west, the 17's were happy to be back home at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the final stretch of the season. Using imagery of the Golden Spike, the message was simple: "Our City to Defend. Our Glory to Claim."

October 6 - new england revolution

A shout-out to a movie classic as well as the popular cartoon "Archer", that is made in Atlanta, the fans unfurled a tifo with the starting back line and the message to all attackers: "Welcome to the Danger Zone."

October 21 - chicago fire

Emerging from the ashes like a phoenix, the city of Atlanta rises. It's the motto that has defined the city, but the fans gave a special shoutout to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Atlanta United. In the tifo it's the stadium and team itself that is helping raise the city to glory.

November 11th - nycfc

Atlanta United's first-round postseason matchup against NYCFC could have been the final time the fans got to say goodbye to Coach Tata Martino, who the team announced will be leaving Atlanta after the season. The fans had to take that moment to show appreciation to the man who led the team's first chapter with a sign in Spanish that read, "Not All Heroes Wear Capes, But Ours Does. Thank you, Tata!"

November 25th - ny red bulls

Perhaps the most stunning display of the year, the entire stadium showed their support before the team's crucial Eastern Conference Final matchup against the New York Red Bulls. The card display stunned the players and turned heads all over the world.. and helped push the team toward victory over a team they'd never beaten before.

December 8th - portland timbers

The Five Stripes had to end the season with a bang, but also send the message that this is just the beginning. An unstoppable freight train sent the message "We Won't Stop. We Want More."