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Nashville SC 2023 soccer season

Nashville SC

2023 season

General manager

Mike Jacobs

Head coach

Gary Smith

Stadium

Geodis Park

MLS

Conference: 7th
Overall: 12th

MLS Cup Playoffs

First round

U.S. Open Cup

Round of 16

Leagues Cup

Runners-up

Top goalscorer

League: Hany Mukhtar (15)
All: Hany Mukhtar (17)

Average home league attendance

28,257

Home colors

Away colors

← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Nashville SC season was the fourth season for Nashville SC as a member of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional soccer in the United States. After finishing the 2022 season with a playoff berth and a first round exit, the club loaned out Designated Player and forward Aké Arnaud Loba to Mazatlán F.C. and made trades to add depth. Midfielder Hany Mukhtar had finished the previous season as the league's top goalscorer, earning the MLS Golden Boot with 23 goals, and was also won the most valuable player award.

The club moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the 2023 season and played 34 regular season matches between February 25 and October 21. The team opened their preseason training camp on January 9 in Tampa, Florida, and played several friendly matches in Florida. Nashville SC also participated in the Leagues Cup, a knockout competition for all MLS and Liga MX clubs in July and August. They finished as runners-up, hosting the Leagues Cup final against Inter Miami CF and losing in a penalty shootout. The club entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round and advanced to the Round of 16, where they were eliminated by Miami.

Nashville qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs—their fourth consecutive postseason—by finishing seventh in the Eastern Conference. They were eliminated in the first round by Orlando City SC, losing the first two games in the best-of-three series by a 1–0 scoreline.

Non-competitive matches

Preseason

During the preseason, Nashville SC had a 3–2–1 record.

Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls

January 21	Nashville SC	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Bradenton, Florida
		Report	Cásseres Jr.	Stadium: IMG Academy

Nashville SC v United States U-20

January 24	Nashville SC	2–1	United States U-20	Tampa, Florida
	Picault Sapong	Report

Nashville SC v Louisville City FC

January 30	Nashville SC	0–0	Louisville City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
6:30 p.m. CST		Report		Stadium: Geodis Park

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

February 7	Nashville SC	NP	Orlando City SC	Tampa, Florida
Note: Canceled due to venue availability issues.

New England Revolution v Nashville SC

February 10	New England Revolution	1–0	Nashville SC	Tampa, Florida
12:00 p.m. CST	Borrero 50'	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

February 14	Nashville SC	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Bunbury	Report		Attendance: Closed doors

Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati

February 17	Nashville SC	6–3	FC Cincinnati	Tampa, Florida
11:00 a.m. CST	Leal 6' Shaffelburg 21' 28' Muyl 95', 98' 118'	Report	Santos 34', 49' Acosta 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55	Qualification for round one
6	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	66	53	+13	51
7	Nashville SC	34	13	11	10	39	32	+7	49
8	New York Red Bulls	34	11	13	10	36	39	−3	43	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Charlotte FC	34	10	11	13	45	52	−7	43	Qualification for the wild-card round

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
10	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	66	53	+13	51	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32
11	Real Salt Lake	34	14	12	8	48	50	−2	50	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32
12	Nashville SC	34	13	11	10	39	32	+7	49	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V)	34	12	10	12	55	48	+7	48	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
14	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	41	37	+4	46	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32

^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
As 2023 Canadian Championship winners

Match results

Nashville SC v New York City FC

February 25 MLS 1	Nashville SC	2–0	New York City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
3:30 p.m. CST	Zimmerman 34' Shaffelburg 58', 80'	Report	Cufré 28' Talles Magno 62' Thiago Andrade 75' Chanot 90+3'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,051 Referee: Armando Villarreal

New York Red Bulls v Nashville SC

March 4 MLS 2	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Nashville SC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 p.m. CST		Report	McCarty 3' Anunga 52' Zimmerman 85' Washington 90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,474 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Nashville SC v CF Montréal

March 11 MLS 3	Nashville SC	2–0	CF Montréal	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CST	Shaffelburg 37' Washington 67', 89'	Report	Wanyama 34'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,958 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

New England Revolution v Nashville SC

March 18 MLS 4	New England Revolution	1–0	Nashville SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m. CDT	Bou 52' Polster 70'	Report	Muyl 21' Maher 73'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,930 Referee: Jon Freemon

Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati

March 25 MLS 5	Nashville SC	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Moore 56' Bunbury 72'	Report	Nwobodo 21' Pinto 45' Vazquez 48' Miazga 72' Barreal 80'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,453 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

April 1 MLS 6	Orlando City SC	0–2	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Schlegel 48' Smith 64'	Report	Haakenson 26' Godoy 27' Picault 28', 64' Mukhtar 74'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 20,115 Referee: Chris Penso

Nashville SC v Toronto FC

April 8 MLS 7	Nashville SC	0–0	Toronto FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Picault 34' Lovitz 80'	Report	Petretta 37' Osorio 44'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 26,999 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

New York City FC v Nashville SC

April 15 MLS 8	New York City FC	2–1	Nashville SC	New York City, New York
6:30 p.m. CDT	Parks 11' Chanot 25' Ilenic 45+4' Jasson 76'	Report	Mukhtar 81'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 18,687 Referee: Allen Chapman

Nashville SC v Los Angeles FC

April 22 MLS 9	Nashville SC	1–1	Los Angeles FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 35'	Report	Maldonado 8' Bouanga 59' Dueñas 69' Jesús Murillo 88'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Ted Unkel

Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC

April 29 MLS 10	Nashville SC	3–1	Atlanta United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Picault 36' Muyl 48' Bunbury 56' Shaffelburg 90+1'	Report	Lennon 35' Almada 72' (pen.) Purata 87' Sosa 90+4'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,793 Referee: Joe Dickerson

Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC

May 6 MLS 11	Nashville SC	3–0	Chicago Fire FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Lovitz 29' Mukhtar 45+3' (pen.), 70' (pen.), 90+1' Bunbury 56' Moore 77'	Report	Koutsias 36' Omsberg 52' Burks 67' Aceves 88'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,611 Referee: Mark Allatin

D.C. United v Nashville SC

May 13 MLS 12	D.C. United	1–1	Nashville SC	Washington, D.C.
6:30 p.m. CDT	Pines 46' Ku-DiPietro 83' Williams 85'	Report	Muyl 45+1', 73' Mukhtar 54'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

May 17 MLS 13	Nashville SC	2–1	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Picault 33' MacNaughton 49'	Report	Negri 18' Arroyo 52' 90+3' Neville 56'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,839 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Charlotte FC v Nashville SC

May 20 MLS 14	Charlotte FC	1–2	Nashville SC	Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CDT	Bronico 6', 54' Byrne 11'	Report	Bunbury 34' Mukhtar 39', 90+3' (pen.) McCarty 69'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,526 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Nashville SC v Columbus Crew

May 28 MLS 15	Nashville SC	3–1	Columbus Crew	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	McCarty 19' Picault 56' Moore 60' Godoy 77' Bunbury 80' Mukhtar 90+7'	Report	Yeboah 2' Vallecilla 5' Morris 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Victor Rivas

FC Dallas v Nashville SC

June 3 MLS 16	FC Dallas	1–2	Nashville SC	Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Obrian 25' Norris 43'	Report	Norris 9' (o.g.) Mukhtar 77' Greguš 88' Washington 90+6'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,890 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Toronto FC v Nashville SC

June 10 MLS 17	Toronto FC	1–1	Nashville SC	Toronto, Ontario
6:30 p.m. CDT	Insigne 38' Mabika 72'	Report	Bauer 35' Leal 69'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,228 Referee: Jon Freemon

Nashville SC v St. Louis City SC

June 17 MLS 18	Nashville SC	3–1	St. Louis City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 11', 70', 75' Bauer 37' McCarty 45+1' Washington 83' Zubak 87'	Report	Vassilev 33' Gioacchini 41' Hiebert 54' 68'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Nima Saghafi

CF Montréal v Nashville SC

June 21 MLS 19	CF Montréal	1–0	Nashville SC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30 p.m. CDT	Corbo 13' Wanyama 20' Duke 27'	Report		Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,247 Referee: Tori Penso

Columbus Crew v Nashville SC

June 24 MLS 20	Columbus Crew	2–0	Nashville SC	Columbus, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT	Ramírez 20' Moreira 59' Maher 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Mukhtar 60'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,443 Referee: Filip Dujic

Nashville SC v D.C. United

July 1 MLS 21	Nashville SC	2–0	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Leal 18', 34', 37' Zimmerman 20' 64' Bunbury 66'	Report	Benteke 39' Fountas 74'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC

July 8 MLS 22	Chicago Fire FC	1–0	Nashville SC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDT	Herbers 34' Kamara 81'	Report	Leal 37' Lovitz 86'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 22,348 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

July 12 MLS 23	Nashville SC	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Lovitz 39' 81' Leal 43' Bunbury 71' Moore 90+5'	Report	Gazdag 40' (pen.), 84' (pen.), 84' Wagner 44' Carranza 90+5'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Sergii Boiko

FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC

July 15 MLS 24	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT	Arias 26', 74' Acosta 42' (pen.), 45+7' Miazga 62' Vázquez 87' Boupendza 90+9', 90+11'	Report	Zimmerman 31' Washington 37' 68' Picault 62' 70' Haakenson 86'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC

August 26 MLS 25	Atlanta United FC	4–0	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 p.m. CDT	Silva 26' Muyumba 34' Almada 46' Robinson 57' Wolff 66' Lobzhanidze 87'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,514 Referee: Jon Freemon

Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC

August 30 MLS 26	Inter Miami CF	0–0	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Gómez 45+1' Busquets 45+2' Taylor 50' Avilés 77'	Report	McCarty 59' Maher 81'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 20,452 Referee: Chris Penso

Nashville SC v Charlotte FC

September 2 MLS 27	Nashville SC	1–1	Charlotte FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 26', 90+8' (pen.) McCarty 56' Godoy 73' Bunbury 90+2'	Report	Jones 27' Malanda 89' Arfield 90+3' Byrne 90+6'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,902 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Sporting Kansas City v Nashville SC

September 20 MLS 28	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Nashville SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Rosero 90+4'	Report	Picault 29' Muyl 52' Mukhtar 66' Maher 76' Washington 82' Moore 90+1'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,825 Referee: Victor Rivas

San Jose Earthquakes v Nashville SC

September 23 MLS 29	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Nashville SC	San Jose, California
9:30 p.m. CDT	Espinoza 10' Gruezo 54' Hoppe 74'	Report	Godoy 11' Bunbury 50' Zimmerman 89'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,728 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Nashville SC v Seattle Sounders FC

September 30 MLS 30	Nashville SC	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Godoy 31' Mukhtar 60' Lovitz 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,291 Referee: Chris Penso

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

October 4 MLS 31	Nashville SC	0–1	Orlando City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Anunga 34' Mukhtar 38' Surridge 41' Lovitz 79' 90+11' Bunbury 90+12'	Report	McGuire 44' Cartagena 46'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,273 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC

October 7 MLS 32	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 p.m. CDT	Martínez 24' Glesnes 90'	Report	Maher 18' Zimmerman 72'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,387 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Nashville SC v New England Revolution

October 14 MLS 33	Nashville SC	3–2	New England Revolution	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	McCarty 19', 59' Surridge 30', 45+3' Mukhtar 42'	Report	Chancalay 49', 71' Polster 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,780 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Match rescheduled from August 20 due to Nashville SC's participation in the Leagues Cup final.

Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls

October 21 MLS 34	Nashville SC	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDT	Picault 45+3'	Report	Reyes 39' Amaya 45+1' Nealis 45+6' Duncan 70' Tolkin 90+4'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,875 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

October 30 Round One	Orlando City SC	1–0	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm EDT	Araújo 37' Cartagena 41' Schlegel 50'	Report	Lovitz 71' Godoy 90+1'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 19,744 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

November 7 Round One	Nashville SC	0–1	Orlando City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 pm EST	Surridge 23' Godoy 24' Bunbury 88' Lovitz 90+3'	Report	Angulo 6' Cartagena 27' Pereyra 36' Santos 60' Schlegel 90+2' Gallese 90+2'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,315 Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Orlando City SC won the series 2–0.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup Nashville SC (MLS) v San Antonio FC (USLC)

April 26 Third round	Nashville SC (MLS)	1–0	San Antonio FC (USLC)	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Zubak 71' Picault 88'	Report	Smith 33' Batista 61' Hernández 79'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Nashville SC (MLS) v FC Dallas (MLS)

May 10 Round of 32	Nashville SC (MLS)	2–0	FC Dallas (MLS)	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Picault 63' Muyl 76'	Report	Jesus 72' Velasco 88'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Inter Miami CF (MLS) v Nashville SC (MLS)

May 23 Round of 16	Inter Miami CF (MLS)	2–1	Nashville SC (MLS)	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Negri 57' Miller 71' Stefanelli 73' Borgelin 89'	Report	Washington 29' Greguš 51' Maher 54' Muyl 66'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Central 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TOL	NAS	COL
1	Toluca	2	2	0	8	4	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	4–1
2	Nashville SC	2	1	1	5	5	0	3	Advance to knockout stage	3–4	—	2–1
3	Colorado Rapids	2	0	2	2	6	−4	0		—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers Nashville SC

Colorado Rapids

July 23	Nashville SC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 57' Shaffelburg 65' Bunbury 90+3'	Report	Gutman 80'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 16,087 Referee: David Gómez

Nashville SC

Toluca

July 27	Nashville SC	3–4	Toluca	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Zimmerman 3' Picault 22', 37' Shaffelburg 66' Bunbury 66' 86' Haakenson 70', 78'	Report	Ruiz 27', 44' Volpi 45+8' (pen.) Morales 61' García 66' Araújo 90+2'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 19,817 Referee: Ricardo Montero

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup knockout stage FC Cincinnati

Nashville SC

August 4 R32	FC Cincinnati	1–1 (4–5 p)	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. CDT	Vazquez 85' (pen.)	Report	MacNaughton 59' Godoy 64'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 19,911 Referee: Nima Saghafi
	Penalties
	Acosta Vazquez Miazga Kubo Barreal		Mukhtar Picault Godoy Zimmerman McCarty

Nashville SC

América

August 8 R16	Nashville SC	2–2 (6–5 p)	América	Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CDT	Zimmerman 61' Willis 87' Godoy 90+1' MacNaughton 90+2' Surridge 90+9'	Report	dos Santos 9' Valdés 78' Quiñones 90+4' (pen.), 90+5'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 24,662 Referee: Selvin Brown
	Penalties
	Mukhtar Surridge Godoy Zimmerman McCarty Maher Lovitz		Quiñones Layún Zendejas I. Reyes Valdés Fidalgo dos Santos

Nashville SC

Minnesota United FC

August 11 QF	Nashville SC	5–0	Minnesota United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Moore 39' Bunbury 44' Muyl 50' Surridge 53' Mukhtar 59'	Report	Trapp 27' Taylor 34'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 19,915 Referee: Juan Calderón

Monterrey

Nashville SC

August 15 SF	Monterrey	0–2	Nashville SC	Nashville, Tennessee
9:30 p.m. CDT	Guzmán 71' Cortizo 81' Meza 87'	Report	Picault 45', 90+6' Surridge 67' Panicco 83'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,732 Referee: Walter López

Nashville SC

Inter Miami CF

August 19 F	Nashville SC	1–1 (9–10 p)	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. CDT	Godoy 54' Picault 57'	Report	Messi 23' Ulloa 89'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
	Penalties
	Mukhtar Leal Godoy Zimmerman Surridge Moore Lovitz MacNaughton Davis Shaffelburg Panicco		Messi Busquets Campana Miller Ulloa Kryvtsov Alba Gómez Ruiz Yedlin Callender

Players and staff

Roster

As of May 16, 2023

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
1	Joe Willis	United States	GK	(1988-08-10) August 10, 1988 (age 36)	Houston Dynamo FC
2	Daniel Lovitz	United States	DF	(1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 33)	CF Montréal
3	Lukas MacNaughton	Canada	DF	(1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 29)	Toronto FC
4	Nick DePuy	United States	DF	(1994-11-14) November 14, 1994 (age 30)	LA Galaxy
5	Jack Maher	United States	DF	(1999-10-28) October 28, 1999 (age 25)	Indiana Hoosiers	GA
6	Dax McCarty	United States	MF	(1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37)	Chicago Fire
7	Fafà Picault	United States	FW	(1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 (age 33)	Houston Dynamo
8	Randall Leal	Costa Rica	FW	(1997-01-14) January 14, 1997 (age 27)	Saprissa
10	Hany Mukhtar	Germany	MF	(1995-03-21) March 21, 1995 (age 29)	Brøndby	DP
11	Ethan Zubak	United States	FW	(1998-04-15) April 15, 1998 (age 26)	LA Galaxy	HG
12	Teal Bunbury	United States	FW	(1990-02-27) February 27, 1990 (age 34)	New England Revolution
13	Joey Skinner	United States	DF	(2003-03-28) March 28, 2003 (age 21)	Clemson Tigers	GA
14	Jacob Shaffelburg	Canada	FW	(1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 25)	Toronto FC
16	Laurence Wyke	England	DF	(1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 28)	Tampa Bay Rowdies
17	C. J. Sapong	United States	FW	(1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 35)	Chicago Fire	Traded to Toronto FC on April 25, 2023.
18	Shaq Moore	United States	DF	(1996-11-02) November 2, 1996 (age 28)	Tenerife
19	Alex Muyl	United States	MF	(1995-09-30) September 30, 1995 (age 29)	New York Red Bulls	HG
20	Aníbal Godoy	Panama	MF	(1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 34)	San Jose Earthquakes
21	Ahmed Longmire	United States	DF	(1999-10-11) October 11, 1999 (age 25)	UCLA Bruins
22	Josh Bauer	United States	DF	(1998-07-22) July 22, 1998 (age 26)	Atlanta United FC
23	Taylor Washington	United States	DF	(1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 31)	Nashville SC (USL)
24	Ján Greguš	Slovakia	MF	(1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 33)	San Jose Earthquakes
25	Walker Zimmerman	United States	DF	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)	Los Angeles FC	DP
26	Luke Haakenson	United States	MF	(1997-09-10) September 10, 1997 (age 27)	Creighton Bluejays
27	Brian Anunga	Cameroon	MF	(1996-08-10) August 10, 1996 (age 28)	Charleston Battery
28	Tyler Freeman	United States	FW	(2003-01-09) January 9, 2003 (age 21)	Loudoun United FC
29	Nebiyou Perry	United States	FW	(1999-10-02) October 2, 1999 (age 25)	Östersunds FK
30	Elliot Panicco	United States	GK	(1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 (age 28)	Charlotte 49ers
54	Sean Davis	United States	MF	(1993-02-08) February 8, 1993 (age 31)	New York Red Bulls
67	Ben Martino	United States	GK	(2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 22)	Virginia Tech Hokies	HG
91	Kemy Amiche	France	MF	(2000-12-10) December 10, 2000 (age 24)	Campbell Fighting Camels

Coaching staff

As of May 16, 2023

Technical Staff
Head coach	Gary Smith
Assistant coach	Steve Guppy
Assistant coach	Kosuke Kimura
Goalkeeping coach	Matt Pickens

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External links

Nashville SC website

Nashville SC

Nashville, Tennessee
Club	History: 2018–2019 2020–present Players Seasons
Key personnel	John Ingram Leonard Wilf Mark Wilf Zygi Wilf
Affiliated clubs	Huntsville City FC (MLS Next Pro)
Stadium	Nissan Stadium (2020–2021) Geodis Park (2022–present)
Seasons	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Matches	2023 Leagues Cup final

v t e 2023 MLS season
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers Leagues Cup
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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National teams

2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A (Group D)

League competitions

Level 1	Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)
Level 2	USL Championship (Playoffs)
Level 3	MLS Next Pro (Playoffs) USL League One (Playoffs) NISA
Amateur	NPSL USL League Two NISA Nation UPSL
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA NJCAA

Cup competitions

Domestic	U.S. Open Cup (Qualification, Final) National Amateur Cup NISA Independent Cup Hank Steinbrecher Cup
International	CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup Leagues Cup group stage knockout stage final

Youth competitions

Under-23	NCAA College Cup (Final)
Under-18	MLS Next 2022–23 2023–24

Club seasons
MLS	Atlanta United FC Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Inter Miami CF LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
USLC	Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks Detroit City El Paso Locomotive Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Las Vegas Lights Loudoun United Louisville City Memphis 901 Miami FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Pittsburgh Riverhounds RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tulsa
MLS Next Pro	Atlanta United 2 Austin FC II Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Colorado Rapids 2 Columbus Crew 2 Crown Legacy FC Houston Dynamo 2 Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II Los Angeles FC 2 LA Galaxy II Minnesota United FC 2 New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II North Texas SC Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs San Jose Earthquakes II St. Louis City SC 2 Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II Whitecaps FC 2
USL1	Central Valley Fuego Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves Forward Madison Greenville Triumph Lexington SC Northern Colorado Hailstorm North Carolina FC One Knoxville Richmond Kickers South Georgia Tormenta Union Omaha
NISA	Albion San Diego Club de Lyon Chattanooga FC City Union Gold Star Los Angeles Force Maryland Bobcats Michigan Stars Savannah Clovers

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