2022 season | |||
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Head coach | Gary Smith | ||
Stadium | Geodis Park | ||
MLS | Conference: 5th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | First round | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Hany Mukhtar (23) All: Hany Mukhtar (26) | ||
Highest home attendance | 30,109 (5/1 v. PHI) (5/21 v. ATL) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 26,003 (5/18 v. MTL) | ||
Average home league attendance | 28,731 | ||
Biggest win | NSH 4–0 DAL (8/27) | ||
Biggest defeat | CLT 4-1 NSH (7/9) | ||
The 2022 Nashville SC season was the club's third season as a member of Major League Soccer. The club returned to the Western Conference following the addition of Charlotte FC to the Eastern Conference. [1]
Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Joe Willis | ![]() | GK | August 10, 1988 | ![]() | 69 | 0 |
32 | Will Meyer | ![]() | GK | May 24, 1998 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
35 | Bryan Meredith | ![]() | GK | August 2, 1989 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||
2 | Daniel Lovitz | ![]() | DF | August 27, 1991 | ![]() | 61 | 1 |
4 | Dave Romney | ![]() | DF | June 12, 1993 | ![]() | 69 | 3 |
5 | Jack Maher (GA) | ![]() | DF | October 28, 1999 | ![]() | 33 | 1 |
15 | Eric Miller | ![]() | DF | January 15, 1993 | ![]() | 27 | 0 |
21 | Ahmed Longmire | ![]() | DF | October 11, 1999 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
22 | Josh Bauer | ![]() | DF | July 22, 1998 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
23 | Taylor Washington | ![]() | DF | August 16, 1993 | ![]() | 37 | 0 |
24 | Robert Castellanos | ![]() | DF | May 11, 1998 | ![]() | 1 | 1 |
25 | Walker Zimmerman (DP) | ![]() | DF | May 19, 1993 | ![]() | 62 | 7 |
Midfielders | |||||||
6 | Dax McCarty (C) | ![]() | MF | April 30, 1987 | ![]() | 61 | 2 |
7 | Handwalla Bwana (HG) | ![]() | FW | June 25, 1999 | ![]() | 8 | 0 |
8 | Randall Leal (INTL) | ![]() | MF | January 14, 1997 | ![]() | 67 | 13 |
10 | Hany Mukhtar (DP) | ![]() | MF | March 21, 1995 | ![]() | 61 | 26 |
13 | Irakoze Donasiyano | ![]() | MF | February 3, 1998 | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
19 | Alex Muyl (HG) | ![]() | MF | September 30, 1995 | ![]() | 65 | 4 |
20 | Aníbal Godoy | ![]() | MF | February 10, 1990 | ![]() | 57 | 2 |
26 | Luke Haakenson | ![]() | MF | September 10, 1997 | ![]() | 24 | 2 |
27 | Tah Brian Anunga | ![]() | MF | August 10, 1996 | ![]() | 51 | 1 |
54 | Sean Davis (HG) | ![]() | MF | February 8, 1993 | ![]() | 10 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||
9 | Aké Loba (DP, INTL) | ![]() | FW | April 1, 1998 | ![]() | 29 | 1 |
11 | Ethan Zubak (HG) | ![]() | FW | April 15, 1998 | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
12 | Teal Bunbury | ![]() | FW | February 27, 1990 | ![]() | 4 | 0 |
17 | C. J. Sapong | ![]() | FW | December 27, 1988 | ![]() | 45 | 15 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | FC Dallas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for the first round |
4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 50 | |
5 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | |
6 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 48 | |
7 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 47 |
February 271 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 PM CST | Arreaga ![]() Nouhou ![]() | Report | Godoy ![]() | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,013 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
March 52 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | Nashville SC | St. Paul, Minnesota |
5:00 PM CST | Dotson ![]() ![]() Dibassy ![]() | Report | Sapong ![]() Davis ![]() Godoy ![]() | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 18,107 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
March 123 | FC Dallas | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Frisco, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT | Pomykal ![]() Martínez ![]() Jara ![]() Velasco ![]() Cerrillo ![]() | Report | Sapong ![]() Leal ![]() Muyl ![]() Godoy ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,448 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
March 194 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Nashville SC | Sandy, Utah |
8:30 PM CDT | Wood ![]() Schmitt ![]() ![]() | Report | Zimmerman ![]() ![]() Lovitz ![]() McCarty ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,036 Referee: Tori Penso |
April 25 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Columbus, Ohio |
5:00 CDT | Etienne ![]() Díaz ![]() Artur ![]() | Report | Muyl ![]() ![]() Sapong ![]() Haakenson ![]() | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,371 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
April 96 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Nashville SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 PM CDT | Duke ![]() Walter ![]() Espinoza ![]() Hernández ![]() | Report | Romney ![]() Sapong ![]() Washington ![]() | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,852 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
April 167 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–2 | Nashville SC | San Jose, California |
12:30 PM CDT | Cowell ![]() Ebobisse ![]() ![]() | Report | Mukhtar ![]() ![]() Lovitz ![]() Haakenson ![]() | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,394 Referee: Timothy Ford |
April 238 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Nashville SC | Carson, California |
9:30PM CDT | Joveljić ![]() ![]() Hernández ![]() | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,674 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 19 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | Philadelphia Union | Nashville, Tennessee |
4:00 PM EDT | Lovitz ![]() Muyl ![]() Davis ![]() Leal ![]() ![]() | Report | Wagner ![]() Martínez ![]() Uhre ![]() Blake ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Chris Penso |
May 810 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Nashville, Tennessee |
3:00 PM MT | Romney ![]() Sapong ![]() | Report | Luiz ![]() Ruiz ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,226 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
May 1411 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Houston, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT | Carrasquilla ![]() Lundqvist ![]() Clark ![]() Hadebe ![]() Quintero ![]() ![]() | Report | Miller ![]() Maher ![]() Zubak ![]() Zimmerman ![]() | Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 16,035 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
May 1812 | Nashville SC | 2–1 | CF Montréal | Nashville SC |
8:30 PM EDT | Muyl ![]() ![]() Mukhtar ![]() ![]() | Report | Kamara ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 26,003 Referee: Jon Freemon |
May 2113 | Nashville SC | 2–2 | Atlanta United FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM CDT | Sapong ![]() ![]() Mukhtar ![]() Godoy ![]() Muyl ![]() Zubak ![]() | Report | Almada ![]() Ibarra ![]() Dwyer ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Ted Unkel |
May 2814 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Nashville SC | Commerce City, Colorado |
8:00 PM CDT | Rubio ![]() ![]() Abubakar ![]() Acosta ![]() | Report | Sapong ![]() Mukhtar ![]() ![]() ![]() Miller ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,465 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
June 1115 | Nashville SC | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM CDT | Anunga ![]() | Report | Remedi ![]() Judson ![]() Marie ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,672 Referee: Allen Chapman |
June 1916 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Nashville, Tennessee |
3:00 PM CDT | Godoy ![]() Loba ![]() | Report | Hernández ![]() Zusi ![]() Melia ![]() Russell ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 29,269 Referee: Victor Rivas |
June 2517 | D.C. United | 1–3 | Nashville SC | Washington, DC |
2:00 p.m. EDT | Najar ![]() Fountas ![]() Birnbaum ![]() | Report | Lovitz ![]() ![]() Mukhtar ![]() ![]() Zimmerman ![]() Romney ![]() Anunga ![]() Haakenson ![]() | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,325 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
July 318 | Nashville SC | 2–2 | Portland Timbers | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:30 PM CDT | Davis ![]() Mukhtar ![]() Zimmerman ![]() | Report | Ayala ![]() McGraw ![]() Asprilla ![]() Niezgoda ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,387 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
July 919 | Charlotte FC | 4–1 | Nashville SC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
6:30 PM CDT | Fuchs ![]() Świderski ![]() Ruiz ![]() Shinyashiki ![]() | Report | Anunga ![]() Mukhtar ![]() Leal ![]() Washington ![]() | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
July 1320 | Nashville SC | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:30 PM CDT | Mukhtar ![]() Muyl ![]() Miller ![]() | Report | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 26,927 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
July 1721 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Los Angeles FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:30 PM CDT | Muyl ![]() Anunga ![]() Mukhtar ![]() Leal ![]() | Report | Arango ![]() Cifuentes ![]() Escobar ![]() Blessing ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Drew Fischer |
July 2322 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
6:30 PM CDT | Vazquez ![]() Cameron ![]() | Report | Bunbury ![]() Muyl ![]() Lovitz ![]() | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,420 Referee: Chris Penso |
July 3023 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 PM CDT | Bunbury ![]() Maher ![]() | Report | Blackmon ![]() Baldisimo ![]() Raposo ![]() Brown ![]() Gauld ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 26,578 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
August 324 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Portland, Oregon |
9:30 PM CDT | Moreno ![]() McGraw ![]() | Report | Bunbury ![]() ![]() Zimmerman ![]() Mukhtar ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,101 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 625 | Nashville SC | 3–4 | Toronto FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM EDT | McCarty ![]() Davis ![]() Mukhtar ![]() Bunbury ![]() Sapong ![]() Zimmerman ![]() | Report | Osorio ![]() ![]() Laryea ![]() Bernardeschi ![]() Marshall-Rutty ![]() Insigne ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 26,326 Referee: Allen Chapman |
August 1426 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Minnesota United FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:00 PM CT | Mukhtar ![]() Leal ![]() | Report | Fragapane ![]() ![]() Reynoso ![]() Lod ![]() Benítez ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,240 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
August 2127 | Nashville SC | 4–0 | FC Dallas | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:30 PM EDT | Mukhtar ![]() ![]() Shaffelburg ![]() Romney ![]() | Report | Pomykal ![]() Lletget ![]() Twumasi ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,571 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 2728 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–3 | Nashville SC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
10:00 PM EDT | Brown ![]() Blackmon ![]() Cavallini ![]() | Report | Leal ![]() Maher ![]() ![]() Washington ![]() Davis ![]() Lovitz ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,361 Referee: Jon Freemon |
August 3129 | Nashville SC | 4–1 | Colorado Rapids | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:30 PM EDT | Mukhtar ![]() Godoy ![]() Leal ![]() Shaffelburg ![]() McCarty ![]() | Report | Zardes ![]() Abubakar ![]() Acosta ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 24,127 Referee: Mark Allatin |
September 330 | Nashville SC | 3–0 | Austin FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
8:30 PM EDT | Zimmerman ![]() Mukhtar ![]() ![]() | Report | Fagúndez ![]() Cascante ![]() Lima ![]() Djitté ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,293 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
September 1031 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | Nashville, Tennessee |
3:30 PM EDT | Mukhtar ![]() Zimmerman ![]() ![]() Romney ![]() Leal ![]() Moore ![]() Willis ![]() | Report | Coulibaly ![]() Williams ![]() Puig ![]() ![]() Edwards ![]() Vázquez ![]() | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,753 Referee: Chris Penso |
September 1732 | Austin FC | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Austin, Texas |
8:00 PM CT | Driussi ![]() | Report | Mukhtar ![]() | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
October 233 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:30 PM CDT | Bunbury ![]() Zimmerman ![]() | Report | Ferreira ![]() ![]() Hadebe ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium Attendance: 28,720 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr |
October 934 | Los Angeles FC | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Los Angeles, California |
4:00 PM CDT | Report | McCarty ![]() Bunbury ![]() Anunga ![]() Sapong ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,205 Referee: Ted Unkel |
October 15First round | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Nashville SC | Carson, California |
2:00PM CDT | Araujo ![]() ![]() Brugman ![]() | Report | Zimmerman ![]() Anunga ![]() | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 22,280 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Due to finishing in the top four of their conference in 2021, Nashville SC will enter the tournament in the Round of 32, with draws announced April 22, 2022, and matches played May 10–11, 2022. [3] This will be their first Open Cup campaign as a member of Major League Soccer, after competing in 2018 and 2019 as a member of the United Soccer League/USL Championship.
May 11Round of 32 | Nashville SC ![]() | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Nashville, Tennessee |
7:00 pm CDT | Stadium: Geodis Park |
May 25Round of 16 | Louisville City FC ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:00 pm EDT | Ownby ![]() McCabe ![]() Gonzalez ![]() | Report | Loba ![]() Haakenson ![]() Mukhtar ![]() | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,638 Referee: Eric Tatersall |
June 29Quarter-final | Orlando City SC ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | ![]() | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 11,940 Referee: Mark Allatin | ||
Penalties | ||||
September 21 Showcase Match | Nashville SC ![]() | 3–3 (4–2 p) | ![]() | Nashville, Tennessee |
Report | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 24,553 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
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