The rally included speeches from Arthur Blank, Georgia governor Nathan Deal, and Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and culminated in outgoing coach Gerardo Martino hammering in the team's ceremonial golden spike. Several players celebrated after the parade with a party at the Magic City strip club in Atlanta, where they brought the cup onstage. As MLS Cup winners, Atlanta United FC qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. The team had already qualified based on aggregate points for the 2017 and 2018 seasons and its original berth was transferred to the New York Red Bulls, who finished as runners-up in the aggregate table. Atlanta hosted the 2019 Campeones Cup in August against Club América, the winner of the Mexican Campeón de Campeones. They defeated Club América 3–2, becoming the first MLS team to win the Campeones Cup and the first American team to defeat a Liga MX club in a competition final since 1998. Atlanta also qualified for the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, but were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Final by Toronto FC.