2024 Nashville SC season

Nashville SC
2024 season
General manager	Mike Jacobs
Head coach	Gary Smith
Stadium	Geodis Park
MLS	Conference: 13th; Overall: 25th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
Leagues Cup	Group stage
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round of 16
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Nashville SC season was the fifth season for Nashville SC as a member of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional soccer in the United States.

As runners-up in the 2023 Leagues Cup, they earned a berth to compete in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup opening the season against Dominican club Moca FC.^[1] They opened the MLS season shortly afterwards facing the New York Red Bulls.^[2]

Roster

As of February 29, 2024^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Joe Willis
2	DF	USA	Daniel Lovitz
3	DF	CAN	Lukas MacNaughton
5	DF	USA	Jack Maher
6	MF	GER	Amar Sejdić
8	MF	CRC	Randall Leal
9	FW	ENG	Sam Surridge
10	MF	GER	Hany Mukhtar
11	FW	USA	Tyler Boyd
12	FW	USA	Teal Bunbury
13	DF	USA	Joey Skinner
14	FW	CAN	Jacob Shaffelburg
16	MF	ENG	Dru Yearwood
17	FW	USA	McKinze Gaines
18	DF	USA	Shaq Moore


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	USA	Alex Muyl
20	MF	PAN	Aníbal Godoy
21	FW	GHA	Forster Ajago
22	DF	USA	Josh Bauer
23	DF	USA	Taylor Washington
25	DF	USA	Walker Zimmerman
27	MF	CMR	Brian Anunga
28	FW	CAN	Woobens Pacius
29	DF	USA	Julian Gaines
30	GK	USA	Elliot Panicco
44	DF	USA	Brent Kallman
47	MF	SLE	Isaiah Jones
54	MF	USA	Sean Davis
67	GK	USA	Ben Martino
77	FW	USA	Adem Sipić

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
12	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37
13	Nashville SC	34	9	16	9	38	54	−16	36
14	New England Revolution	34	9	21	4	37	74	−37	31
15	Chicago Fire FC	34	7	18	9	40	62	−22	30

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

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
23	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37
24	St. Louis City SC	34	8	13	13	50	63	−13	37
25	Nashville SC	34	9	16	9	38	54	−16	36
26	New England Revolution	34	9	21	4	37	74	−37	31
27	Sporting Kansas City (Q)	34	8	19	7	51	66	−15	31	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[a]

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)
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

^ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the winners, Los Angeles FC, had already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup

Match results

February 25 1	Nashville SC	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Nashville, Tennessee
4:00 p.m. CST	Davis 26' Anunga 73' Godoy 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez

March 2 2	Colorado Rapids	1−1	Nashville SC	Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 p.m. CST	Moore 47' (o.g.) Yapi 74'	Report	Bunbury 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,223 Referee: Esteban Rosano

March 10 3	Nashville SC	2–2	LA Galaxy	Nashville, Tennessee
2:00 p.m. CDT	Yearwood 39', 58' Bunbury 54' (pen.) Shaffelburg 90+6'	Report	Cáceres 42' Puig 67', 89' Joveljić 82'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,316 Referee: Wesley Costa

March 16 4	Nashville SC	2–1	Charlotte FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 32' Muyl 40' Maher 55'	Report	Dejaegere 45+4' Tavares 56' Byrne 57' Privett 81'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,008 Referee: Esteban Rosano

March 23 5	Los Angeles FC	5–0	Nashville SC	Los Angeles, California
9:30 p.m. CDT	Tillman 9' Bouanga 18' (pen.), 48' Hollingshead 39' Palencia 42' Atuesta 52', 90+6' Olivera 75' Ordaz 90'	Report	Moore 7' Yearwood 43' Willis 62'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Erick Lezama

March 30 6	Nashville SC	2–2	Columbus Crew	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 45+3', 90+2' Godoy 45+9' Maher 48' Bauer 90'	Report	Zawadzki 17' Amundsen 66' Hinestroza 79'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,613 Referee: Jon Freemon

April 6 7	Nashville SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 42' Godoy 84'	Report	Carranza 62' Gazdag 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,739 Referee: Victor Rivas

April 20 8	Inter Miami CF	3–1	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Messi 11', 81' Ruiz 27' Busquets 39' Weigandt 40'	Report	Negri 2' (o.g.) MacNaughton 50'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 21,398 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 27 9	Nashville SC	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Lovitz 4' Mukhtar 19'	Report	Tsakiris 14' Kikanović 40' Akapo 51' Skahan 63' Vítor Costa 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,984 Referee: Allen Chapman

May 4 10	Nashville SC	4–1	CF Montréal	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 12', 47', 82' Zimmerman 21' Godoy 58' Muyl 61'	Report	Piette 29' Zimmerman 65' (o.g.) Wanyama 90' Zouhir 90+8'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,600 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

May 11 11	Charlotte FC	1–0	Nashville SC	Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CDT	Agyemang 52' Vargas 76' Smalls 90+6'	Report	Boyd 22' Lovitz 56' Davis 88'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 36,319 Referee: Tori Penso

May 15 12	Nashville SC	2–0	Toronto FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Yearwood 36' Moore 81' Boyd 86' Bunbury 90+1'	Report	Thompson 60'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,868 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II

May 18 13	Nashville SC	1–1	Atlanta United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
12:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 40' (pen.) Surridge 45+3' Bauer 90'	Report	Guzan 37' Gregersen 44' Slisz 55'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,377 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 25 14	CF Montréal	0–0	Nashville SC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30 p.m. CDT	Lassiter 28' Sosa 83' Yankov 90+2'	Report	Godoy 26'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Timothy Ford

May 29 15	FC Cincinnati	0–2	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT		Report	Maher 25' Shaffelburg 29'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June 1 16	Nashville SC	1–2	New England Revolution	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 80' Yearwood 90+8'	Report	C. Gil 18' Bajraktarevic 51' Arreaga 53' Polster 73' Ivačič 88'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 26,842 Referee: Ismail Elfath

June 15 17	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Nashville SC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 p.m. CDT	Eile 40' Edelman 75'	Report	Bauer 32'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

June 19 18	Toronto FC	1–2	Nashville SC	Toronto, Ontario
6:30 p.m. CDT	Coello 34' Flores 71' Long 72'	Report	Surridge 65', 90' Mukhtar 71'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,361 Referee: Chris Penso

June 22 19	Nashville SC	1–0	New York City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Boyd 23'	Report	Rodríguez 26' Gray 86'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 29,663 Referee: Victor Rivas

June 29 20	Nashville SC	1–2	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 73', 83'	Report	Bright 31' Fray 40' Alba 44'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 3 21	Columbus Crew	2–0	Nashville SC	Columbus, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT	Ramirez 30' Rossi 65'	Report	Anunga 46' Yearwood 78'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,411 Referee: Joe Dickerson

July 7 22	Portland Timbers	4–1	Nashville SC	Portland, Oregon
9:30 p.m. CDT	Mora 18' Rodríguez 21', 24' Williamson 29'	Report	Anunga 35' Surridge 82' Kallman 90+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Jon Freemon

July 13 23	D.C. United	2–1	Nashville SC	Washington, D.C.
6:30 p.m. CDT	Dájome 51', 55' Peltola 84'	Report	Boyd 19' Surridge 73'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Filip Dujic

July 17 24	Nashville SC	0–3	Orlando City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Muyl 18' Bauer 29' Ajago 88'	Report	Araújo 19' Thórhallsson 22' Muyl 41' (o.g.) Torres 64' Enrique 81'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 29,070 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

July 20 25	Philadelphia Union	3–0	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 p.m. CDT	Gazdag 10', 38', 89' Lowe 2' Uhre 20' Elliott 61'	Report	Muyl 60' Bauer 67' Godoy 76'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,962 Referee: Chris Penso

August 24 26	Nashville SC	0–2	Austin FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 51'	Report	Hines-Ike 6' Gallagher 43' Ring 65' Bukari 84' Valencia 90+5'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,876 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 31 27	Orlando City SC	3–0	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Angulo 10' F. Torres 14', 85' Schlegel 17' Enrique 20' Jansson 39' Santos 47' Cartagena 64' Araújo 83'	Report	Anunga 68'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 22,853 Referee: Victor Rivas

September 14 28	Atlanta United FC	0–2	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 p.m. CDT	Williams 55'	Report	Muyl 5' Surridge 45+4' Mukhtar 56', 76'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 43,330 Referee: Armando Villarreal

September 18 29	Nashville SC	1–0	Chicago Fire FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 19' Godoy 21' Lovitz 26' Yazbek 85' Ajago 85' Willis 91'	Report	Omsberg 64'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,967 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

September 21 30	Nashville SC	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 5', 25', 41' Godoy 75' Lovitz 90'	Report	Acosta 9' Orellano 52' Murphy 74' Yedlin 79' Hadebe 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,976 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

September 28 31	New England Revolution	1–0	Nashville SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m. CDT	Polster 43' Bye 86'	Report	Moore 41'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 42,312 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

October 2 32	Nashville SC	3–4	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Muyl 6', 62' Mukhtar 45' Zimmerman 74' Bunbury 83' Lovitz 90+2'	Report	Bartlett 24', 43' McVey 38' Herrera 41' Benteke 76' Pirani 90+4', 90+7'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,863 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

October 5 33	New York City FC	3–1	Nashville SC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 p.m. CDT	Rodríguez 1', 18' Martínez 21'	Report	Zimmerman 45+2' Mukhtar 58' Yazbek 60'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Serhiy Boyko

October 19 34	Chicago Fire FC	0–3	Nashville SC	Chicago, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT	Navarro 57'	Report	Muyl 54' Gaines 60' Shaffelburg 63', 90+1' Godoy 69' Sam Surridge 87'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 23,942 Referee: Jon Freemon

U.S. Open Cup

Nashville SC was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Huntsville City FC following the deal reached on March 1, 2024 due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.^[4]

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

February 22 Round one 1st Leg	Moca	0–3	Nashville SC	Santiago, Dominican Republic
6:00 p.m. CST		Report	Mukhtar 12' Surridge 25' Boyd 75' Bunbury 82'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

February 28 Round one 2nd Leg	Nashville SC	4–0 (7–0 agg.)	Moca	Nashville, Tennessee
8:15 p.m. CST	Gaines 13' Ajago 38', 53' Shaffelburg 45'	Report	Jiménez 82'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 6,289 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Note: Nashville SC won 7–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

March 7 Round of 16 1st Leg	Nashville SC	2–2	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. CST	Shaffelburg 4', 47'	Report	Redondo 26' Messi 52' Suárez 90+5'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 31,109 Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

March 13 Round of 16 2nd Leg	Inter Miami CF	3–1 (5–3 agg.)	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:15 p.m. CDT	Suárez 8' Messi 23' Taylor 63'	Report	Godoy 4' Surridge 90+3'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 18,143 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Note: Inter Miami CF won 5–3 on aggregate.

Leagues Cup

Group Stage (East 5)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	NER	MAZ	NAS
1	New England Revolution	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–0	1–1
2	Mazatlán	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
3	Nashville SC	2	0	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1		—	0–2	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 31 Group stage	Nashville SC	0–2	Mazatlán	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. CDT	Bunbury 60' Mukhtar 60'	Report	Árciga 47', 54' Rubio 62' Escoboza 64' Almada 67' Amarilla 90' Del Prete 90+1'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,772 Referee: Lizzet García

August 6 Group stage	New England Revolution	1–1 (5–4 p)	Nashville SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. CDT	Wood 3' Miller 14' Harkes 45+3' Fry 90+3'	Report	Surridge 39', 45+1'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,538 Referee: Alyssa Nichols
	Penalties
	McNamara Polster Harkes Arreaga Boateng Bye		Mukhtar Sejdić Godoy Pérez Muyl Lovitz

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	MLS	CONCACAF	Leagues Cup	Total
1	Sam Surridge	12	2	1	15
2	Hany Mukhtar	8	1	0	9
3	Alex Muyl	5	0	0	5
4	Jacob Shaffelburg	2	2	0	4
5	Tyler Boyd	2	1	0	3
5	Teal Bunbury	3	0	0	3
7	Forster Ajago	0	2	0	2
8	McKinze Gaines	0	1	0	1
	Aníbal Godoy	1	0	0	1
	Jack Maher	1	0	0	1
	Shaq Moore	1	0	0	1
	Dru Yearwood	1	0	0	1
	Walker Zimmerman	1	0	0	1
Own goals		1	1	0	2
Total		38	10	1	49

References

^ Shames, Jacob (February 20, 2024). "Who is Moca FC? What to know of Nashville SC's first opponent in CONCACAF Champions Cup". The Tennessean.
^ Shames, Jacob (February 15, 2024). "Nashville SC draws Memphis 901 FC in final preseason game before CONCACAF Champions Cup". USA Today.
^ "Roster". NashvilleSC.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

External links

Nashville SC website

[table_note_res_CCC80.40983442934688-4] Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the winners, Los Angeles FC, had already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup

[1] Shames, Jacob (February 20, 2024). "Who is Moca FC? What to know of Nashville SC's first opponent in CONCACAF Champions Cup". The Tennessean.

[2] Shames, Jacob (February 15, 2024). "Nashville SC draws Memphis 901 FC in final preseason game before CONCACAF Champions Cup". USA Today.

[3] "Roster". NashvilleSC.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[5] Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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