2025 Nashville SC season

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Nashville SC
2025 season
General managerMike Jacobs
Head coach B. J. Callaghan
Stadium Geodis Park
MLS Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD
Leagues Cup TBD
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The 2025 season will be the sixth season for Nashville SC as a member of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional soccer in the United States. It is their eighth overall season, including two years in the second-division USL Championship.

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It will be the first full season for head coach B.J. Callaghan, who took over the position in July 2024. The team finished the 2024 season with a 9–9–16 record, their worst in their MLS history, and did not qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs. [1] During the offseason, several long-time players were released from their contracts or traded away, including Aníbal Godoy and Brian Anunga—both of whom joined for the inaugural MLS season in 2020. [2] Nashville SC will play 34 matches during the 2025 MLS regular season from February to October; matches will be paused from June 14 to 25 during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, both of which are being hosted in the United States. [3]

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
7 Inter Miami CF 00000000Qualification for round one
8 CF Montréal 00000000Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Nashville SC 00000000
10 New England Revolution 00000000
11 New York City FC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. 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
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPts
14 Minnesota United FC 00000000
15 CF Montréal 00000000
16 Nashville SC 00000000
17 New England Revolution 00000000
18 New York City FC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. 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)

Match results

The MLS regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2024. Nashville SC will play 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away—primarily against opponents from the Eastern Conference. The team will play six matches against teams in the Western Conference. [3] [4]

February 221 Nashville SC v New England Revolution Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CSTStadium: Geodis Park
March 12 New York Red Bulls v Nashville SC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 p.m. CSTStadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
March 83 Nashville SC v Portland Timbers Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CSTStadium: Geodis Park
March 164 Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. CDTStadium: Subaru Park
March 225 Nashville SC v CF Montréal Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
March 296 Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
April 57 Charlotte FC v Nashville SC Charlotte, North Carolina
1:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Bank of America Stadium
April 128 Nashville SC v Real Salt Lake Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
April 199 Seattle Sounders FC v Nashville SC Seattle, Washington
6:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Lumen Field
April 2610 Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
May 311 Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC Atlanta, Georgia
1:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 1012 Nashville SC v Charlotte FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
May 1413 Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
May 1714 Nashville SC v D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
May 2415 Toronto FC v Nashville SC Toronto, Ontario
6:30 p.m. CDTStadium: BMO Field
May 2816 Columbus Crew v Nashville SC Columbus, Ohio
7:00 p.m. CDTStadium: Lower.com Field
May 3117 Nashville SC v New York City FC Nashville, Tennessee
3:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
June 1418 Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Soldier Field
June 2519 New England Revolution v Nashville SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Gillette Stadium
June 2820 D.C. United v Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
6:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Audi Field
July 521 Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
July 1222 Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Chase Stadium
July 1623 Nashville SC v Columbus Crew Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
July 1924 Nashville SC v Toronto FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
July 2525 San Diego FC v Nashville SC San Diego, California
9:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 926 St. Louis City SC v Nashville SC St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Energizer Park
August 1727 New York City FC v Nashville SC New York, New York
4:00 p.m. CDTStadium: Yankee Stadium
August 2328 Nashville SC v Orlando City SC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
August 3029 Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
September 1330 FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDTStadium: TQL Stadium
September 2031 Orlando City SC v Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 2732 Nashville SC v Houston Dynamo FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park
October 433 CF Montréal v Nashville SC Montreal, Quebec
6:30 p.m. CDTStadium: Saputo Stadium
October 1834 Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDTStadium: Geodis Park

Roster

As of December 19, 2024 [5]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Willis
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Lovitz
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Maher
8 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Randall Leal
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Surridge
10 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Hany Mukhtar
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Boyd
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Teal Bunbury
14 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jacob Shaffelburg
15 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Patrick Yazbek
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shaq Moore
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Muyl
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Bauer
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Washington
24 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jonathan Pérez (on loan from LA Galaxy)
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Walker Zimmerman
28 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Woobens Pacius
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julian Gaines
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elliot Panicco
47 MF Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Isaiah Jones
77 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adem Sipić
— MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Gastón Brugman
— MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Edvard Tagseth


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References

  1. ↑ Shames, Jacob (October 22, 2024). "The 5 biggest offseason priorities for Nashville SC, BJ Callaghan heading into 2025" . The Tennessean . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ Shames, Jacob (October 28, 2024). "Nashville SC announces end-of-year roster decisions; declines option on Aníbal Godoy" . The Tennessean. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Campbell, Harrison (December 19, 2024). "Nashville SC's 2025 schedule released, including Decision Day game vs. Lionel Messi's Inter Miami" . The Tennessean. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ Vertelney, Seth (December 19, 2024). "MLS releases full 2025 schedule". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Roster". NashvilleSC.com. Nashville SC. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
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