2019 Nashville SC season

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Nashville SC
2019 season
General managerChristopher 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 attendanceLeague/All: 13,047
(July 27 vs. Indy Eleven)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 5,356
(March 9 vs. Loudoun United FC)
Average home league attendance6,999
Biggest win5–1
(May 11 vs. Swope Park Rangers)
Biggest defeat1–3
(April 20 vs. Charleston Battery)
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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.

Contents

2019 player roster

As of January 9, 2019 [1]
No.PositionNationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Vitiello
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Davis
3 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ropapa Mensah
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Liam Doyle
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ken Tribbett
7 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Ramone Howell
8 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Vinnie Vermeer
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Cameron Lancaster ( [A] )
10 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Lebo Moloto
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kharlton Belmar
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tucker Hume
14 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Daniel Ríos ( [A] )
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Reed (captain)
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Pickens
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alan Winn
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt LaGrassa
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darnell King
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bradley Bourgeois
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Washington
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Sparrow
27 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kosuke Kimura
30 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Bolu Akinyode
  1. ^
    On loan from Nashville MLS team for 2019 season

Competitions

  Win  Draw  Loss

Exhibitions

All times are in Central time.

February 6Preseason Montreal Impact 2–0 Nashville SC Lakewood Ranch, Florida
3:00 PM Diallo Soccerball shade.svg71'
Novillo Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Stadium: Premier Sports Complex
February 22Preseason Nashville SC 0–2 New York City FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Akinyoda Yellow card.svg 36' Report Moralez Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
Mitriță Soccerball shade.svg40'		Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,384

USL Championship

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34191145830+2868 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Nashville SC 3420775926+3367
3 Indy Eleven 3419694829+1963
4 Louisville City FC 3417985841+1760
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34161086133+2858
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910
StadiumHHAAHA
ResultWDLWW
Updated to match(es) played on April 13, 2019. Source: Results Table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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 Soccerball shade.svg58'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg61'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 87'		 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 Yellow card.svg 32' Report Kavita Yellow card.svg 62'
Umar Yellow card.svg 71'
Calvert Soccerball shade.svg84'		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 Yellow card.svg 45+1'
White Soccerball shade.svg55'
Scarlett Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report
NSC Report 		Vermeer Yellow card.svg 20'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg21'
Reed Yellow card.svg 75'
Doyle Yellow card.svg 83'		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 Yellow card.svg 26'
Mannella Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Ríos Soccerball shade.svg33', Soccerball shade.svg80'
Hume Soccerball shade.svg67'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 69'		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 Soccerball shade.svg78'
Mensah Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Burch Yellow card.svg 85'
Charpie Yellow card.svg 89'
Collier Yellow card.svg 90'		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 Soccerball shade.svg14', Soccerball shade.svg73'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 57'
Bosua Soccerball shade.svg64'
Candela Yellow card.svg 77'		 Report Bourgeois Yellow card.svg 38'
Reed Yellow card.svg 45+3'
King Yellow card.svg 68'
Davis Yellow card.svg 83'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)		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 Soccerball shade.svg88'
Kimura Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (o.g.)
Velarde Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Bourgeois Yellow card.svg 22', Soccerball shade.svg66'
Tribbett Soccerball shade.svg41'
Ríos Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 48 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Nashville SC Kennesaw, Georgia
6:30 PM Vint Yellow card.svg 18'
Conway Yellow card.svg 20'
Campbell Red card.svg 76'
Wyke Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Vint Soccerball shade.svg4' (o.g.)
LaGrassa Soccerball shade.svg11'
Ríos Yellow card.svg 59'
Bourgeois Yellow card.svg 67'
Akinyode Yellow card.svg 90+2'		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 Yellow card.svg 37' Report Tejada Soccerball shade.svg34'
Morad Yellow card.svg 90'
Kone Yellow card.svg 90+1'		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 Soccerball shade.svg5', Soccerball shade.svg14'
Winn Soccerball shade.svg16'
Belmar Soccerball shade.svg55'
Tribbett Yellow card.svg 65'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 79'
Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Mbekeli Yellow card.svg 42'
Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg61'
Riley Yellow card.svg 70'		Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 1811 Nashville SC 1–1 Charlotte Independence Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Moloto Soccerball shade.svg23'
Davis Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report Oduro Soccerball shade.svg15'
Jackson Yellow card.svg 90'		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 Yellow card.svg 58' Report Ríos Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.)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 Yellow card.svg 54'
Washington Yellow card.svg 90+1'		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 Soccerball shade.svg24', Yellow card.svg 49'
Cortés Yellow card.svg 42'		 Report Bourgeois Yellow card.svg 23'
Tribbett Soccerball shade.svg27'
LaGrassa Yellow card.svg 41'
Mensah Soccerball shade.svg63', Yellow card.svg 80'
Kimura Soccerball shade.svg70'
Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg83'		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 Soccerball shade.svg32'
de Wit Soccerball shade.svg58'
Gdula Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Ríos Soccerball shade.svg31', Yellow card.svg 88'
Moloto Soccerball shade.svg62'
Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg85'		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 Soccerball shade.svg9'
Mensah Soccerball shade.svg55'
Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Mannella Yellow card.svg 37'
Samb Yellow card.svg 40'
Haworth Soccerball shade.svg45'
François Soccerball shade.svg50'
Fall Soccerball shade.svg81'		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 Soccerball shade.svg22'
Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report Jørgenson Soccerball shade.svg6'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 Soccerball shade.svg30'
Taylor Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 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 Soccerball shade.svg65'
Hoppenot Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Ríos Soccerball shade.svg11'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 72'		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 Yellow card.svg 62'
Grandison Yellow card.svg 64'
Lindley Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Ockford Soccerball shade.svg42', Yellow card.svg 60'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg49'
Doyle Yellow card.svg 87'
Belmar Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,828
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 2721 Nashville SC 2–0 Indy Eleven Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Ríos Soccerball shade.svg24', Yellow card.svg 57'
Winn Soccerball shade.svg42'		 Report Pasher Yellow card.svg 17'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 Yellow card.svg 66'
Allach Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Moloto Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg47'		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 Soccerball shade.svg51'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg56'
Winn Soccerball shade.svg64'
Lee Soccerball shade.svg69' (o.g.)		 Report Jørgenson Red card.svg 5'
Dixon Yellow card.svg 53'		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 Yellow card.svg 90+4'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 Yellow card.svg 18'
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg23', Yellow card.svg 55'
Johnson Yellow card.svg 51'
Taku Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Ríos Soccerball shade.svg7', Soccerball shade.svg56' (pen.)
Ockford Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Belmar Soccerball shade.svg60'		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 Soccerball shade.svg10'
Lasso Yellow card.svg 60' Yellow-red card.svg 65'		 Report Lema Yellow card.svg 42'
Stroud Soccerball shade.svg44'
Duncan Soccerball shade.svg71'
Koffi Yellow card.svg 75'
Tolkin Yellow card.svg 85'		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 Soccerball shade.svg56'
LaGrassa Yellow card.svg 65'
Akinyode Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Higashi Soccerball shade.svg43'
Mueller Yellow card.svg 60'		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 Soccerball shade.svg49'
Mkosana Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Moloto Soccerball shade.svg44'
Belmar Soccerball shade.svg79'		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 Yellow card.svg 12'
Umar Yellow card.svg 67'
Cicerone Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report LaGrassa Yellow card.svg 42'Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 1729 Nashville SC 1–0 Birmingham Legion Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM CDT Tribbett Yellow card.svg 2'
King Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Ward Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (o.g.)		 Report Williams Yellow card.svg 36'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 Red card.svg 40'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 Yellow card.svg 37'
Paredes Yellow card.svg 60'		 Report Ríos Soccerball shade.svg19'
Mensah Soccerball shade.svg55'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 63'
Winn Yellow card.svg 90+4'		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 Soccerball shade.svg5'
King Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Moloto Yellow card.svg 59'
Akinyode Yellow card.svg 62'
Ríos Yellow card.svg 81'
Ockford Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Belmar Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Davis Yellow card.svg 41'
Craig Yellow card.svg 51'
Spencer Soccerball shade.svg79'
Williams Yellow card.svg 90+2'		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 Soccerball shade.svg32'
King Yellow card.svg 55'
Moloto Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Brotherton Yellow card.svg 3'Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 1934 Nashville SC 3–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Lasso Soccerball shade.svg23'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg32', 39'
Davis Yellow card.svg 67'		 Report Kissiedou Yellow card.svg 41'Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,773
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

USL Cup Playoffs

October 26Conference Quarterfinals Nashville SC 3–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM Moloto Soccerball shade.svg10'
King Yellow card.svg 38'
Ríos Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ockford Yellow card.svg 77'
Davis Yellow card.svg 85'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Lewis Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)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 Yellow card.svg 24'
LaGrassa Yellow card.svg 81'
Ockford Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Ayoze Yellow card.svg 22'
Ouimette Yellow card.svg 24'
Pasher Soccerball shade.svg59'		Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Elton García

U.S. Open Cup

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 Flag of Tennessee.svg 3–2 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 Murfreesboro, Tennessee
7:30 PM Mensah Soccerball shade.svg8'
Winn Soccerball shade.svg32'
Lancaster Soccerball shade.svg52'
Doyle Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Billhardt Soccerball shade.svg43'
Meehan Soccerball shade.svg68'		Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Leland Grant

References

  1. ↑ "Players and Staff - First Team". Nashville SC. December 12, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Two Postponed Championship Contests Rescheduled". July 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" . Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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