Nashville United

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Nashville United
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Full nameNashville United
Founded2020;4 years ago (2020)
Stadium Richard Siegel Park Stadium
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
PresidentBrandon Whitsett
Head CoachAlan O'Connor
League National Premier Soccer League
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Nashville United is an American soccer club based in Nashville, Tennessee. The team competes in the Southeast Conference of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), generally considered to be the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system.

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History

Nashville United Soccer Academy was originally founded during the 1970s and based out of Nashville, Tennessee. [1] The organization fielded a variety of different teams in different age groups for children, women, and men. Over time the team won a variety of different championships and awards at various levels, including the Gerhard Mengel Over-30 Cup (United States Adult Soccer Association national championship) in 2018. [2] [3]

On March 19, 2020, Nashville United officially joined the National Premier Soccer League as one of the next teams to be competing in the league's Southeast Conference. [4] The team was set to host fellow expansion side LSA Athletico Lanier for its first game on Saturday, May 2, however the league officially cancelled the 2020 season on March 26 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

U.S. Open Cup

In 2019 and prior to joining the NPSL, Nashville United's fully amateur squad, competing in the Middle Tennessee Soccer Alliance, entered the qualification tournament for the 2020 U.S. Open Cup. [6] After receiving a bye in the first round, United defeated United Premier Soccer League side Springfield FC, 8–0. [7] In the Third Round and on the road for a second game, the team beat Soda City FC Sorinex, 4–0, and qualified for its first ever U.S. Open Cup. [8] Forward and former Tampa Bay Rowdies star Georgi Hristov led the team in goals (4) and finished in the top ten for most scored during qualifying. [9]

Nashville was set to host 2019 NPSL National Semifinalist Cleveland SC in the First Round of the tournament proper on March 25, however the tournament was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Nashville United Adult team is still going strong!Nashville United has been around since the early 1970's! We have had two teams amateur National finalists and were the Over30's National Champs in 2018!!! #NashvilleUnited #NashvilleProud #NashvilleSoccer @TennesseeSoccer". Twitter. Nashville United Soccer Academy (NUSA). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Congratulations to the 2018 ChampionsWerner Fricker Cup - Amateur Open Championsihp@ChristosFC Gerhard Mengel Cup - National Over-30 ChampionshipNashville UnitedNational Over-40 CupKickers FC". Twitter. USASA Region 1. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "2018 Cup Archives". marylandsoccer.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020. Christos had two sides in those finals including its Over-30 team that was edged out by eventual champion Nashville United of Tennessee (Region III) 1:0.
  4. ↑ "Nashville United Joins the NPSL for the 2020 Season". National Premier Soccer League. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Prince-Wright, Joe (26 March 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020 U.S. Open Cup First Qualifying Round Matchups Set". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Massey, Anthony. "2020 U.S. Open Cup Qualifying: Extra Time Goals Abound in Second Qualifying Round". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Brazell, Wade. "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying Win & You're In: Nashville United flattens Soda City in the rain". TheCup.us. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Battista, Michael. "2020 US Open Cup Qualifying goalscoring leaders". TheCup.us. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Thirty-Eight Open Division Teams Learn First Round Opponent for 2020 U.S. Open Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Torres, Luis (13 March 2020). "U.S. Open Cup temporarily suspended amid coronavirus pandemic". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved 19 April 2020.


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