2019 season | |||
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General manager | Christopher Jones | ||
Head coach | Gary Smith | ||
Stadium | First Tennessee Park | ||
USL Championship | Eastern Conference: 1st | ||
USL Playoffs | Conference Quarterfinals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
Highest home attendance | League/All: 13,047 (July 27 vs. Indy Eleven) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League/All: 5,356 (March 9 vs. Loudoun United FC) | ||
Average home league attendance | 6,999 | ||
Biggest win | 5–1 (May 11 vs. Swope Park Rangers) | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–3 (April 20 vs. Charleston Battery) | ||
The 2019 Nashville SC season was the club's second and final season both as an organization and as a member in the USL Championship. In 2018 and 2019, Nashville SC played in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second-highest level of professional soccer in the US.
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Danny Vitiello | ![]() |
2 | DF | Justin Davis | ![]() |
3 | FW | Ropapa Mensah | ![]() |
5 | DF | Liam Doyle | ![]() |
6 | DF | Ken Tribbett | ![]() |
7 | MF | Ramone Howell | ![]() |
8 | MF | Vinnie Vermeer | ![]() |
9 | FW | Cameron Lancaster ( [A] ) | ![]() |
10 | MF | Lebo Moloto | ![]() |
11 | FW | Kharlton Belmar | ![]() |
12 | FW | Tucker Hume | ![]() |
14 | FW | Daniel Ríos ( [A] ) | ![]() |
17 | MF | Michael Reed (captain) | ![]() |
18 | GK | Matt Pickens | ![]() |
19 | FW | Alan Winn | ![]() |
20 | MF | Matt LaGrassa | ![]() |
21 | DF | Darnell King | ![]() |
22 | DF | Bradley Bourgeois | ![]() |
23 | DF | Taylor Washington | ![]() |
24 | GK | Connor Sparrow | ![]() |
27 | DF | Kosuke Kimura | ![]() |
30 | MF | Bolu Akinyode | ![]() |
Win Draw Loss
All times are in Central time.
February 6Preseason | Montreal Impact | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Lakewood Ranch, Florida |
3:00 PM | Diallo ![]() Novillo ![]() | Report | Stadium: Premier Sports Complex |
February 9Preseason | Louisville City FC | 1–2 | Nashville SC | Bradenton, Florida |
2:00 PM | Craig ![]() | Hume ![]() Winn ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
February 16Preseason | Birmingham Legion FC | 0–3 | Nashville SC | Birmingham, Alabama |
4:00 PM | ![]() | Report | Lancaster ![]() Hume ![]() Davis ![]() Mensah ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Field |
February 22Preseason | Nashville SC | 0–2 | New York City FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM | Akinyoda ![]() | Report | Moralez ![]() Mitriță ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 5,384 |
February 27Preseason | Lipscomb Bisons | 1–4 | Nashville SC | Nashville, Tennessee |
5:00 PM | Birchfield ![]() | Report | Hume ![]() Moloto ![]() Lancaster ![]() Ríos ![]() | Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex |
March 2Preseason | Indy Eleven | 0–0 | Nashville SC | Evansville, Indiana |
2:00 PM | Barrett ![]() | Report | Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 68 | Conference Quarterfinals |
2 | Nashville SC | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 67 | |
3 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 63 | |
4 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | |
5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 58 |
Source: Match reports
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule. [2]
All times are in Central time.
March 91 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Loudoun United FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM | Lancaster ![]() Ríos ![]() Moloto ![]() | Report | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 5,356 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
March 162 | Nashville SC | 0–1 | Saint Louis FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM | Moloto ![]() | Report | Kavita ![]() Umar ![]() Calvert ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,070 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
March 243 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Harrison, New Jersey |
12:00 PM | Rito ![]() White ![]() Scarlett ![]() | Report NSC Report | Vermeer ![]() Ríos ![]() Reed ![]() Doyle ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 812 Referee: Jon Freemon |
April 64 | Ottawa Fury FC | 0–3 | Nashville SC | Ottawa, Ontario |
1:00 PM | Gagnon-Laparé ![]() Mannella ![]() | Report | Ríos ![]() ![]() Hume ![]() Moloto ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,543 Referee: Matt Souare |
April 135 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM | LaGrassa ![]() Mensah ![]() | Report | Burch ![]() Charpie ![]() Collier ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,781 Referee: Carlos Pielago |
April 206 | Charleston Battery | 3–1 | Nashville SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
6:30 PM | van Schaik ![]() ![]() Woodbine ![]() Bosua ![]() Candela ![]() | Report | Bourgeois ![]() Reed ![]() King ![]() Davis ![]() Ríos ![]() | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,776 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
April 277 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 2–2 | Nashville SC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
6:00 PM | Volesky ![]() Kimura ![]() Velarde ![]() | Report | Bourgeois ![]() ![]() Tribbett ![]() Ríos ![]() | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Referee: Charles Murphy |
May 48 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–2 | Nashville SC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
6:30 PM | Vint ![]() Conway ![]() Campbell ![]() Wyke ![]() | Report | Vint ![]() LaGrassa ![]() Ríos ![]() Bourgeois ![]() Akinyode ![]() | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
May 89 | Nashville SC | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM | King ![]() | Report | Tejada ![]() Morad ![]() Kone ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,628 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
May 1110 | Nashville SC | 5–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM | Ríos ![]() ![]() Winn ![]() Belmar ![]() Tribbett ![]() Moloto ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Report | Mbekeli ![]() Hernandez ![]() Riley ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,164 Referee: Calin Radosav |
May 1811 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | Charlotte Independence | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM | Moloto ![]() Davis ![]() | Report | Oduro ![]() Jackson ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,918 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
May 2212 | Birmingham Legion FC | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Birmingham, Alabama |
7:00 PM CDT | Williams ![]() | Report | Ríos ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Field Attendance: 5,314 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
May 2513 | Indy Eleven | 0–0 | Nashville SC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
6:00 PM CDT | Report | Bourgeois ![]() Washington ![]() | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 10,037 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
June 914 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–4 | Nashville SC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
5:00 PM CDT | Chambers ![]() ![]() Cortés ![]() | Report | Bourgeois ![]() Tribbett ![]() LaGrassa ![]() Mensah ![]() ![]() Kimura ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 417 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
June 1615 | Hartford Athletic | 2–3 | Nashville SC | East Hartford, Connecticut |
3:00 PM EDT | Dalgaard ![]() de Wit ![]() Gdula ![]() | Report | Ríos ![]() ![]() Moloto ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Stadium: Rentschler Field Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
June 2216 | Nashville SC | 3–3 | Ottawa Fury FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Ríos ![]() Mensah ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Report | Mannella ![]() Samb ![]() Haworth ![]() François ![]() Fall ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,697 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
June 2617 | Nashville SC | Abandoned | New York Red Bulls II | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Moloto ![]() Lancaster ![]() | Report | Jørgenson ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Referee: Matthew Franz |
Note: Match abandoned at halftime due to inclement weather with Nashville leading 2 goals to 1. |
June 2918 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | Nashville SC | Cary, North Carolina |
19:00 EDT | Speas ![]() Taylor ![]() | Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
July 619 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Nashville SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 PM EDT | Craig ![]() Hoppenot ![]() | Report | Ríos ![]() Moloto ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,892 Referee: Lorant Varga |
July 1720 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–2 | Nashville SC | Memphis, Tennessee |
7:30 PM | Morton ![]() Grandison ![]() Lindley ![]() | Report | Ockford ![]() ![]() Ríos ![]() Doyle ![]() Belmar ![]() | Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 7,828 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
July 2721 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Indy Eleven | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Ríos ![]() ![]() Winn ![]() | Report | Pasher ![]() | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 13,047 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
August 322 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–2 | Nashville SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:00 PM | Andrade ![]() Allach ![]() | Report | Moloto ![]() Ríos ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 638 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
August 723 | Nashville SC | 4–0 | Hartford Athletic | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Tribbett ![]() Ríos ![]() Winn ![]() Lee ![]() | Report | Jørgenson ![]() Dixon ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 5,796 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
August 1024 | Nashville SC | 0–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Report | Chambers ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 7,762 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
August 1725 | Charlotte Independence | 1–3 | Nashville SC | Matthews, North Carolina |
7:00 PM | Sabella ![]() Martínez ![]() ![]() Johnson ![]() Taku ![]() | Report | Ríos ![]() ![]() Ockford ![]() Belmar ![]() | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,518 Referee: Chris Ruska |
August 2117 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM CDT | Tribbett ![]() Lasso ![]() ![]() | Report | Lema ![]() Stroud ![]() Duncan ![]() Koffi ![]() Tolkin ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 7,002 Referee: Jon Freemon |
Note: Reschedule of match abandoned due to inclement weather on June 26. [3] |
August 2426 | Nashville SC | 2–1 | Charleston Battery | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM | Mensah ![]() LaGrassa ![]() Akinyode ![]() | Report | Higashi ![]() Mueller ![]() | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 6,662 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
August 3127 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–2 | Nashville SC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
6:30 PM | Guenzatti ![]() Mkosana ![]() | Report | Moloto ![]() Belmar ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
September 728 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | Nashville SC | Fenton, Missouri |
7:30 PM | Gee ![]() Umar ![]() Cicerone ![]() | Report | LaGrassa ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,284 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
September 1729 | Nashville SC | 1–0 | Birmingham Legion | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM CDT | Tribbett ![]() King ![]() Ward ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 5,702 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
September 2130 | Nashville SC | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Report | Adewole ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,689 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
September 2831 | Loudoun United FC | 0–2 | Nashville SC | Leesburg, Virginia |
7:30 PM | Amoh ![]() Paredes ![]() | Report | Ríos ![]() Mensah ![]() Moloto ![]() Winn ![]() | Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
October 832 | Nashville SC | 2–1 | Louisville City FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Washington ![]() King ![]() Moloto ![]() Akinyode ![]() Ríos ![]() Ockford ![]() Belmar ![]() | Report | Davis ![]() Craig ![]() Spencer ![]() Williams ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 5,837 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
October 1233 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | North Carolina FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Mensah ![]() King ![]() Moloto ![]() | Report | Brotherton ![]() | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 9,101 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
October 1934 | Nashville SC | 3–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:30 PM | Lasso ![]() Ríos ![]() Davis ![]() | Report | Kissiedou ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,773 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
October 26Conference Quarterfinals | Nashville SC | 3–1 | Charleston Battery | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM | Moloto ![]() King ![]() Ríos ![]() Ockford ![]() Davis ![]() Jones ![]() | Report | Lewis ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 6,253 Referee: Greg Dopka |
November 2Conference Semifinals | Nashville SC | 0–1 | Indy Eleven | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | Washington ![]() LaGrassa ![]() Ockford ![]() | Report | Ayoze ![]() Ouimette ![]() Pasher ![]() | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 4,174 Referee: Elton García |
As a member of the USL Championship, Nashville SC entered the tournament in the Second Round, played May 14–15, 2019 [4]
May 14Second Round | Nashville SC ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
7:30 PM | Mensah ![]() Winn ![]() Lancaster ![]() Doyle ![]() | Report | Billhardt ![]() Meehan ![]() | Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Leland Grant |
May 29 Third Round | Nashville SC ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | ![]() | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
7:30 pm CDT | Jones ![]() Belmar ![]() Sparrow ![]() Davis ![]() | Report | Daley ![]() van Schaik ![]() Rittmeyer ![]() | Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Stadium Attendance: 769 Referee: Jared Simons |
Penalties | ||||
Doyle ![]() LaGrassa ![]() Moloto ![]() | Lewis ![]() Archer ![]() van Schaik ![]() Svantesson ![]() |
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