2025 Nashville SC season

Nashville SC

2025 season
General manager	Mike Jacobs
Head coach	B. J. Callaghan
Stadium	Geodis Park
MLS	Conference: 6th Overall: 9th
U.S. Open Cup	Final
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Surridge (22) All: Sam Surridge (27)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2025 season is 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.

It is 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 were paused from June 14 to 25 during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, both of which were hosted in the United States. ^[3]

Preseason

Nashville SC v United States U-20

January 18 Preseason	Nashville SC	3–0	United States U-20	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
10:00 CDT	Mukhtar 7' Pacius 50' Sipic 53'	Report

Nashville SC v Charlotte FC

January 24 Preseason	Nashville SC	0–0	Charlotte FC	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
12:30 CDT		Report

Nashville SC v Lexington SC

February 1 Preseason	Nashville SC	3–0	Lexington SC	Nashville, Tennessee
14:00 CDT	Surridge 17', 26', 45'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park

Nashville SC v D.C. United

February 12 Preseason	Nashville SC	4–1	D.C. United	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
10:00 CDT	Tasgeth 7' Washington 85' Bauer 95' Jones 105'	Report	Hosei Kijima 37'

Nashville SC v Austin FC

February 15 Preseason	Nashville SC	2–1	Austin FC	Austin, Texas
14:00 CDT	Bukari 12', 69'	Report	Muyl 17'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium

Friendlies

Nashville SC v Aston Villa F.C.

August 2 Friendly	Nashville SC	2–2	Aston Villa F.C.	Nashville, Tennessee
19:00 CDT	Corcoran 76' Bauer  82' Surridge 85'	Report	Watkins 18' Kamara  32' Malen 64'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 20,905

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference

Main article: Eastern Conference (MLS)

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Inter Miami CF (A)	30	16	6	8	65	47	+18	56	Qualification for round one
5	Charlotte FC (A)	32	17	13	2	52	46	+6	53
6	Nashville SC (A)	32	16	11	5	55	39	+16	53
7	Orlando City SC (A)	31	14	7	10	59	44	+15	52
8	Columbus Crew (A)	32	13	8	11	51	49	+2	50	Qualification for the wild-card round

Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 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)
(A) Advance to a further round

Overall

Overall MLS standings table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Minnesota United FC (A)	32	15	7	10	52	37	+15	55
8	Charlotte FC	32	17	13	2	52	46	+6	53
9	Nashville SC	32	16	11	5	55	39	+16	53
10	Los Angeles FC (A)	30	15	7	8	60	37	+23	53
11	Orlando City SC	31	14	7	10	59	44	+15	52

Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 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)
(A) Advance to a further round

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]}

Nashville SC v New England Revolution

February 221	Nashville SC	0–0	New England Revolution	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CST	Corcoran  64'	Report	Fofana  36' Yueill  65'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 23,494 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

New York Red Bulls v Nashville SC

March 12	New York Red Bulls	2–0	Nashville SC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 p.m. CST	Sofo 7' Valencia  12' Forsberg 30' Choupo-Moting  57' Eile  90+3'	Report	Yazbek  59' Zimmerman  67'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 18,843 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Nashville SC v Portland Timbers

March 83	Nashville SC	2–0	Portland Timbers	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CST	Najar 45+3' Qasem 68'	Report	McGraw  5' Ayala  83'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 24,432 Referee: Filip Dujic

Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC

March 164	Philadelphia Union	1–3	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. CDT	Lukić 33' Wagner  88' Damiani  90+3' Makhanya  90+12'	Report	Surridge 15' Qasem 44' Yazbek  45+2' Mukhtar 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,535 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Nashville SC v CF Montréal

March 225	Nashville SC	3–0	CF Montréal	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Muyl 56' Bauer 62' Pérez 67'	Report	Loturi  69'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,301 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati

March 296	Nashville SC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Bauer 39' Tagseth  90+2'	Report	Evander 43' Denkey 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,640 Referee: Drew Fischer

Charlotte FC v Nashville SC

April 57	Charlotte FC	2–1	Nashville SC	Charlotte, North Carolina
1:30 p.m. CDT	Westwood  52' Vargas  72' Zaha 85' (pen.) Toklomati 90' Byrne  90+11'	Report	Najar  13' Mukhtar 32' Tagseth  68'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 29,591 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Nashville SC v Real Salt Lake

April 128	Nashville SC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar  22' Lovitz  26', 30' Brugman  47' Tagseth  61' Surridge 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Marczuk 12' Gonçalves  51' Glad  64' Ojeda  64'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,625 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Seattle Sounders FC v Nashville SC

April 199	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Nashville SC	Seattle, Washington
6:30 p.m. CDT	Musovski 19' de la Vega 30' Rothrock 34' Vargas  37' Kossa-Rienzi  51' Kim  56' João Paulo  82'	Report		Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,867 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC

April 2610	Nashville SC	7–2	Chicago Fire FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 15' (pen.), 45+9' (pen.), 50', 57' Palacios 23' Mukhtar 25', 31'	Report	D'Avilla  43' Brady  45+7' Zinckernagel  51', 63' Elliott  65' Cuypers 71'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 24,771 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC

May 311	Atlanta United FC	1–1	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
1:30 p.m. CDT	Almirón 20',  82' Klich  43' Slisz  78'	Report	Lovitz 66' Pérez  90+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 41,893 Referee: Sergii Boiko

Nashville SC v Charlotte FC

May 1012	Nashville SC	2–1	Charlotte FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Palacios  23' Lovitz  44' Mukhtar 49' Shaffelburg 54' Yazbek  58'	Report	Abada 48' Toklomati  72' Westwood  79'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,002 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls

May 1413	Nashville SC	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Yazbek 34' Mukhtar 63' Qasem  80' Surridge  86' Lovitz  90+5'	Report	Valencia  36' Choupo-Moting 56' Harper  73' Edwards  83'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 22,549 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Nashville SC v D.C. United

May 1714	Nashville SC	0–0	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Yazbek  30' Surridge  80'	Report	Peltola  24' Barraza  70'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,110 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Toronto FC v Nashville SC

May 2415	Toronto FC	1–2	Nashville SC	Toronto, Ontario
6:30 p.m. CDT	Bernardeschi  86' Osorio 90+1' Thompson  90+2'	Report	Surridge 57', 89'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,504 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Columbus Crew v Nashville SC

May 2816	Columbus Crew	2–2	Nashville SC	Columbus, Ohio
7:00 p.m. CDT	Nagbe  66' Rossi 69' Palacios 81' (o.g.) Chambost  90+3'	Report	Surridge 2' Pérez  54' Mukhtar 78',  87' Muyl  90+3'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,022 Referee: Victor Rivas

Nashville SC v New York City FC

May 3117	Nashville SC	2–2	New York City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
3:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 27', 41' Acosta  84'	Report	O'Neill  40' Wolf 54', 87' Tanasijević  75' Parks  83'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,351 Referee: Jon Freemon

Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC

June 1418	Chicago Fire FC	0–2	Nashville SC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDT	Oregel  44' Gonzalez  63'	Report	Maher  37' Mukhtar 56' Brugman  65' Surridge 75' Pérez  90' Tagseth  90+3' Willis  90+4'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 26,942 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

New England Revolution v Nashville SC

June 2519	New England Revolution	2–3	Nashville SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m. CDT	Chancalay 15' Urruti  39' Ceballos 49' Yusuf  86'	Report	Muyl  21' Surridge 45+2', 51', 58' (pen.) Tagseth  48' Pérez  59'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,354 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

D.C. United v Nashville SC

June 2820	D.C. United	0–1	Nashville SC	Washington, D.C.
6:30 p.m. CDT	Bartlett  16' J. Stroud  43' Pirani  83'	Report	Surridge 18' (pen.) Muyl  53'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,085 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

July 521	Nashville SC	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Pérez  63' Tagseth  89' Mukhtar 90+11' (pen.)	Report	C. Sullivan  46' Wagner  71' Glesnes  73' Bender  79'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,896 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC

July 1222	Inter Miami CF	2–1	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Messi 17', 62' Segovia  52' Weigandt  87'	Report	Yazbek  24' Mukhtar 49' Maher  90+3'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 21,108 Referee: Filip Dujic

Nashville SC v Columbus Crew

July 1623	Nashville SC	3–0	Columbus Crew	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Zawadzki 2' (o.g.) Mukhtar 30' Pérez  49' Surridge 82'	Report	Arfsten  57' Gazdag  82'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,254 Referee: Ricardo Montero

Nashville SC v Toronto FC

July 1924	Nashville SC	1–0	Toronto FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 28' Zimmerman  60' Muyl  68' Mukhtar  80'	Report	Franklin  68' Long  73'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,786 Referee: Sergii Boiko

San Diego FC v Nashville SC

July 2525	San Diego FC	1–0	Nashville SC	San Diego, California
9:30 p.m. CDT	Lozano 53' Bombino  71' Tverskov  88'	Report	Zimmerman  18' Palacios  32' Lovitz  69'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 28,114 Referee: Drew Fischer

St. Louis City SC v Nashville SC

August 926	St. Louis City SC	3−1	Nashville SC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 p.m. CDT	Orozco 23' Klauss 39' Morales  55' Jeong Sang-bin 66' Joyner  90+3'	Report	Mukhtar 85' (pen.) Muyl  90+6'	Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

New York City FC v Nashville SC

August 1727	New York City FC	2–1	Nashville SC	New York, New York
4:00 p.m. CDT	Perea 40' 90+4' Moralez  58' Martínez 77' 82'	Report	Shaffelburg 10' Tagseth  48' Surridge  82'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,077 Referee: Filip Dujic

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

August 2328	Nashville SC	5–1	Orlando City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 3', 43' Mukhtar 17', 40' Qasem  82' Palacios 90+4'	Report	Smith  50' Muriel 76',  81' Schlegel  90+1'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,014 Referee: Timothy Ford

Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC

August 3029	Nashville SC	0–1	Atlanta United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Najar  37' Palacios  71'	Report	Hernández 24',  58' Thiaré  43' Amador  53' Hibbert  62' Slisz  76' Almirón  79' Miranchuk  90+4'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,270 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC

September 1330	FC Cincinnati	2–1	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT	Bucha  48' Brenner 73',  74' Evander 90+8'	Report	Surridge 84'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,749 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

September 2031	Orlando City SC	3–2	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Schlegel  22' Ojeda 30', 32' McGuire 90+5'	Report	Mukhtar  28', 45+1' Tagseth  45+1' Shaffelburg 51',  90+3'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 20,516 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Nashville SC v Houston Dynamo FC

September 2732	Nashville SC	3–1	Houston Dynamo FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 2' Najar  13', 50' Yazbek  38' Surridge 48'	Report	Sviatchenko  9' Urso 40'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,763 Referee: Sergii Boiko

CF Montréal v Nashville SC

October 433	CF Montréal	v	Nashville SC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

October 1834	Nashville SC	v	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2025 MLS Cup playoffs

Round One

Nashville SC v TBD

OctoberRound One	Nashville SC	v	TBD	Nashville, Tennessee
-:-- pm CDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

TBD v Nashville SC

OctoberRound One	TBD	v	Nashville SC	TBD
-:-- pm CDT				Stadium: TBD

Nashville SC v TBD

OctoberRound One	Nashville SC	v	TBD	Nashville, Tennessee
-:-- pm CDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup

Nashville SC v Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

May 6Round of 32	Nashville SC	1–0	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CDT	Bauer 18' Acosta  58'	Report	Ualefi  32' Green  58' Alhassan  65'  80' Bentley  84' Knapp  87'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 18,544 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

May 21Round of 16	Orlando City SC	2–3	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Pašalić 17' Enrique 58' Freeman  72'	Report	Schlegel 23' (o.g.) Qasem 41' Yazbek  57' Corcoran  69' Meyer 79'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Nashville SC v D.C. United

July 9Quarterfinals	Nashville SC	5–2	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. CDT	Pérez 25' Surridge 53' (pen.), 72' Tagseth  56' Najar 81' Zimmerman 87'	Report	Pirani 5' Maher 24' (o.g.) Schnegg  49'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 21,238 Referee: Greg Dopka

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

September 16Semifinals	Nashville SC	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Surridge 36', 50', 85' Lovitz  75' Mukhtar  78'	Report	Damiani  5' Westfield  21' Makhanya  37' Iloski  62' Wagner  66' Q. Sullivan 70'	Stadium: Geodis Park Referee: Victor Rivas

Austin FC v Nashville SC

October 1 Final	Austin FC	–	Nashville SC	Austin, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

Roster

As of April 1, 2025 ^[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. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Joe Willis 2 DF   USA Dan Lovitz 4 DF   COL Jeisson Palacios 5 DF   USA Jack Maher 6 MF   HON Bryan Acosta 7 MF   URU Gastón Brugman 8 MF   AUS Patrick Yazbek 9 FW   ENG Sam Surridge 10 MF   GER Hany Mukhtar 11 FW   USA Tyler Boyd 12 FW   USA Teal Bunbury 13 GK   DOM Xavier Valdez 14 MF   CAN Jacob Shaffelburg 16 MF   USA Matthew Corcoran 19 MF   USA Alex Muyl

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF   NOR Edvard Tagseth 21 FW   USA Maximus Ekk 22 DF   USA Josh Bauer 23 DF   USA Taylor Washington 24 MF   MEX Jonathan Pérez (on loan from LA Galaxy ) 25 DF   USA Walker Zimmerman 28 DF   USA Wyatt Meyer 29 DF   USA Julian Gaines 31 DF   HON Andy Najar 33 DF   USA Christopher Applewhite 37 MF   SWE Ahmed Qasem 47 MF   SLE Isaiah Jones 77 FW   USA Adem Sipić 99 GK   USA Brian Schwake

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. 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. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

External links

• Nashville SC website