2025 Nashville SC season

Nashville SC
2025 season
General manager	Mike Jacobs
Head coach	B. J. Callaghan
Stadium	Geodis Park
MLS	Conference: 6th; Overall: 11th
MLS Cup playoffs	Round one
U.S. Open Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Sam Surridge (24); All: ; Sam Surridge (31)

The 2025 season was 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 was their eighth overall season, including two years in the second-division USL Championship.

It was 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 played 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

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

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

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

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'

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

Friendlies

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

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	February 22	October 18	Matchday 1	11th (6th Conf)	34	16	6	12	58	45	+13	047.06
MLS Cup playoffs	October 24	November 8	Round one	Round one	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	033.33
U.S. Open Cup	May 6	October 1	Round of 32	Winners	5	5	0	0	14	6	+8	100.00
Total					42	22	6	14	75	59	+16	052.38

Source: ESPN

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Charlotte FC	34	19	13	2	55	46	+9	59	Qualification for round one
5	New York City FC	34	17	12	5	50	44	+6	56
6	Nashville SC	34	16	12	6	58	45	+13	54
7	Columbus Crew	34	14	8	12	55	51	+4	54
8	Chicago Fire FC	34	15	11	8	68	60	+8	53	Qualification for the wild-card round

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 (2025)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
9	New York City FC	34	17	12	5	50	44	+6	56
10	Seattle Sounders FC (L)	34	15	9	10	58	48	+10	55	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16^[a]
11	Nashville SC (U)	34	16	12	6	58	45	+13	54	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one^[b]
12	Columbus Crew	34	14	8	12	55	51	+4	54
13	Chicago Fire FC	34	15	11	8	68	60	+8	53

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)
(L) Leagues Cup winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:

^ As winners of Leagues Cup
^ As winners of 2025 U.S. Open Cup

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 22 1	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

March 1 2	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

March 8 3	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

March 16 4	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

March 22 5	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

March 29 6	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

April 5 7	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

April 12 8	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

April 19 9	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

April 26 10	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

May 3 11	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

May 10 12	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

May 14 13	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

May 17 14	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

May 24 15	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

May 28 16	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

May 31 17	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

June 14 18	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

June 25 19	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

June 28 20	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

July 5 21	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

July 12 22	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

July 16 23	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

July 19 24	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

July 25 25	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

August 9 26	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

August 17 27	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

August 23 28	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

August 30 29	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

September 13 30	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

September 20 31	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

September 27 32	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

October 4 33	CF Montréal	1–1	Nashville SC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30 p.m. CDT	Sealy 9' Jamie 64'	Report	Maher 8' Lovitz 69' Nájar 73' Surridge 81'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,244 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

October 18 34	Nashville SC	2–5	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDT	Surridge 43' Shaffelburg 45+6' Mukhtar 64'		Allende 22' Messi 34', 63' (pen.), 81' Rodríguez 67' De Paul 68' Segovia 90+1'	Stadium: Geodis Park Referee: Jon Freemon

MLS Cup playoffs

Round one

October 24 Match 1	Inter Miami CF	3–1	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm CDT	Messi 19', 90+6' Busquets 54' De Paul 56' Allende 62'	Report	Surridge 56' Mukhtar 90+11'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 21,550 Referee: Filip Dujic

November 1 Match 2	Nashville SC	2–1	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
6:30 pm CDT	Tagseth 4' Surridge 9' (pen.), 78' Yazbek 15' Bauer 45' Shaffelburg 84' Acosta 90+6'	Report	Messi 90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Allen Chapman

November 8 Match 3	Inter Miami CF	4–0	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 pm CST	Messi 10', 39', 77' Baltasar Rodríguez 34' De Paul 43' Silvetti 69' Allende 73', 76'	Report	Zimmerman 45+1' Maher 67' Bunbury 79' Lovitz 80'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 19,049 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

U.S. Open Cup

May 6 Round 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

May 21 Round 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

July 9 Quarterfinals	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

September 16 Semifinals	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 Attendance: 24,432 Referee: Victor Rivas

October 1 Final	Austin FC	1–2	Nashville SC	Austin, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT	Pereira 30' Uzuni 45+1' Sánchez 52' Cascante 61' Wolff 90+3'	Report	Mukhtar 17' Surridge 60' (pen.), 90+3' 90+6' Maher 66' Bauer 85'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Tori Penso

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

^ Shames, Jacob (October 22, 2024). "The 5 biggest offseason priorities for Nashville SC, BJ Callaghan heading into 2025". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ Shames, Jacob (October 28, 2024). "Nashville SC announces end-of-year roster decisions; declines option on Aníbal Godoy". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Vertelney, Seth (December 19, 2024). "MLS releases full 2025 schedule". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ "Roster". NashvilleSC.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

External links

Nashville SC website

[table_note_res_CCC50.65288908763458-4] As winners of Leagues Cup

[table_note_res_CCC80.65288908763458-5] As winners of 2025 U.S. Open Cup

[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.

[TN-Schedule-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.

[6] Vertelney, Seth (December 19, 2024). "MLS releases full 2025 schedule". Pro Soccer Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[7] "Roster". NashvilleSC.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

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