Nashville SC is an American professional soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The club was founded in 2018 as a member of the United Soccer League (later the USL Championship), where they played in the second division of American soccer for two seasons. Nashville SC then joined Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight league in the United States, as an expansion team in 2020.[1] The club qualified for the playoffs in their first six seasons across both the USL and MLS; they missed the playoffs for the first time in 2024.[2]
This is seasons list contains results of the two iterations of the franchise, with totals including statistics from both teams.[3]
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Seasons
| Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Continental / Other | Average attendance[a] |
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| Div | League | Con | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Player(s) | Goals | |||||||
| 2018 | 2 | USL | E | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 49 | 1.44 | 8th | 17th | R1 | Ro16 | DNQ | 9,561 |  Brandon Allen
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| 2019 | USLC | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 67 | 1.97 | 2nd | 3rd | QF | R3 | DNQ | 6,999 |  Daniel Ríos
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| 2020 | 1 | MLS | E[c] | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 | 7th | 14th | QF | NH | MLS is Back Tournament | DNE | 12,925 |  Hany Mukhtar
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| 2021 | MLS | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 54 | 1.59 | 3rd | 7th | QF | NH | DNQ | 19,338 | Hany Mukhtar
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| 2022 | MLS | W | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | 1.47 | 5th | 10th | R1 | QF | DNQ | 27,554 | Hany Mukhtar
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| 2023 | MLS | E | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 49 | 1.44 | 7th | 12th | R1 | R16 | Leagues Cup | RU | 28,257[7] | Hany Mukhtar
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| 2024 | MLS | E | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | –16 | 36 | 1.06 | 13th | 25th | DNQ | DNE | CONCACAF Champions Cup Leagues Cup |
R16 GS |
28,599[7] |  Sam Surridge
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| Total | 227 | 87 | 68 | 72 | 309 | 239 | +70 | 337 | 1.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hany Mukhtar
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Notes
- ^ Average attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
- ^ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, Leagues Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
- ^ In 2020, Nashville SC switched from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference after playing 2 matches.
References
- ^ Shames, Jacob (May 16, 2024). "Gary Smith fired as Nashville SC coach after six-plus seasons". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ Shames, Jacob (October 5, 2024). "Nashville SC eliminated from MLS playoff contention, misses postseason 1st time as MLS franchise". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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- For the USL team: "Nashville SC Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- For the MLS team: "Nashville SC Stats and History". FBref. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ "2018 USL Standings". United Soccer League. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ "2019 USL Championship Standings". United Soccer League. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e MLS Communications Department, Elias Sports Bureau (February 17, 2025). "2025 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. pp. 18, 32–36, 181, 190–192. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ a b Silverman, Alex (October 22, 2024). "MLS sets attendance record in 2024 with 5% uptick over last season". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
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