2023 Nashville SC season

The 2023 Nashville SC season is the fourth season for Nashville SC as a member of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional soccer in the United States. After finishing the 2022 season with a playoff berth and a first round exit,[1] the club loaned out Designated Player and forward Aké Arnaud Loba to Mazatlán F.C. and made trades to add depth.[2][3] Midfielder Hany Mukhtar had finished the previous season as the league's top goalscorer, earning the MLS Golden Boot with 23 goals, and was also named the league most valuable player award.[4]

Nashville SC
2023 season
Head coachGary Smith
StadiumGeodis Park
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD

The club moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the 2023 season and will play 34 regular season matches between February 25 and October 21.[5] The team opened their preseason training camp on January 9 in Tampa, Florida, and played several friendly matches in Florida.[6] Nashville SC is also scheduled to participate in the Leagues Cup, a knockout competition for all MLS and Liga MX clubs in July and August, and were drawn into a group with the Colorado Rapids and Deportivo Toluca F.C.[7] The club also entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round.[8]

Non-competitive matches

Preseason

During the preseason, Nashville SC had a 3–2–1 record.[9]

January 21 Nashville SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls Bradenton, Florida
Report
  • Cásseres Jr.
Stadium: IMG Academy
January 24 Nashville SC 2–1 United States U-20 Tampa, Florida
 Report
January 30 Nashville SC 0–0 Louisville City FC Nashville, Tennessee
6:30 p.m. CST Report Stadium: Geodis Park
February 7 Nashville SC NP Orlando City SC Tampa, Florida
Note: Canceled due to venue availability issues.
February 10 New England Revolution 1–0 Nashville SC Tampa, Florida
12:00 p.m. CST
Report Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
February 14 Nashville SC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Philadelphia Union St. Petersburg, Florida
 Report Attendance: Closed doors
February 17 Nashville SC 6–3 FC Cincinnati Tampa, Florida
11:00 a.m. CST
Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings
MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Cincinnati 12 8 1 3 18 12 +6 27 Qualification for Round One
2 New England Revolution 12 7 2 3 19 11 +8 24
3 Nashville SC 13 6 3 4 17 8 +9 22
4 Atlanta United FC 13 6 4 3 25 21 +4 21
5 Columbus Crew 12 5 4 3 23 14 +9 18
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. 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 MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Seattle Sounders FC 13 7 4 2 20 11 +9 23 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
4 Los Angeles FC 11 6 1 4 21 9 +12 22
5 Nashville SC 13 6 3 4 17 8 +9 22
6 Atlanta United FC 13 6 4 3 25 21 +4 21
7 FC Dallas 12 6 3 3 15 12 +3 21
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. 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)
Notes:
  1. As third highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified (MLS5)

Match results
February 25 MLS 1 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC Nashville, Tennessee
3:30 p.m. CST
Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,051
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 4 MLS 2 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Nashville SC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 p.m. CST Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,474
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 11 MLS 3 Nashville SC 2–0 CF Montréal Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CST
Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 25,958
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 18 MLS 4 New England Revolution 1–0 Nashville SC Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,930
Referee: Jon Freemon
March 25 MLS 5 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,453
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 1 MLS 6 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 20,115
Referee: Chris Penso
April 8 MLS 7 Nashville SC 0–0 Toronto FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 26,999
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
April 15 MLS 8 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC New York City, New York
6:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 18,687
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 22 MLS 9 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 30,109
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 29 MLS 10 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,793
Referee: Joe Dickerson
May 6 MLS 11 Nashville SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,611
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 13 MLS 12 D.C. United 1–1 Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
6:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,215
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 17 MLS 13 Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
May 20 MLS 14 Charlotte FC v Nashville SC Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
May 28 MLS 15 Nashville SC v Columbus Crew Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
June 3 MLS 16 FC Dallas v Nashville SC Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
June 10 MLS 17 Toronto FC v Nashville SC Toronto, Ontario
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: BMO Field
June 17 MLS 18 Nashville SC v St. Louis City SC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
June 21 MLS 19 CF Montréal v Nashville SC Montreal, Quebec
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
June 24 MLS 20 Columbus Crew v Nashville SC Columbus, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 1 MLS 21 Nashville SC v D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
July 8 MLS 22 Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC Chicago, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Soldier Field
July 12 MLS 23 Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
July 15 MLS 24 FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: TQL Stadium
August 20 MLS 25 Nashville SC v New England Revolution Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
August 26 MLS 26 Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
August 30 MLS 27 Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
September 2 MLS 28 Nashville SC v Charlotte FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
September 20 MLS 29 Sporting Kansas City v Nashville SC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
September 23 MLS 30 San Jose Earthquakes v Nashville SC San Jose, California
9:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: PayPal Park
September 30 MLS 31 Nashville SC v Seattle Sounders FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
October 4 MLS 32 Nashville SC v Orlando City SC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park
October 7 MLS 33 Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Subaru Park
October 21 MLS 34 Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Geodis Park

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup
April 26 Third round Nashville SC (MLS) 1–0 San Antonio FC (USLC) Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
May 10 Round of 32 Nashville SC (MLS) 2–0 FC Dallas (MLS) Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 5,196
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 23 Round of 16 Inter Miami CF (MLS) v Nashville SC (MLS) Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

Leagues Cup
Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Central 4

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAS TOL COL
1 United States Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — Jul 27 Jul 23
2 Mexico Toluca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Jul 31
3 United States Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
First match(es) will be played on July 23, 2023. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Players and staff

Roster
As of May 16, 2023[10][11]
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
1Joe Willis United StatesGK (1988-08-10) August 10, 1988United States Houston Dynamo FC
2Daniel Lovitz United StatesDF (1991-08-27) August 27, 1991Canada CF Montréal
3Lukas MacNaughton CanadaDF (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995Canada Toronto FC
4Nick DePuy United StatesDF (1994-11-14) November 14, 1994United States LA Galaxy
5Jack Maher United StatesDF (1999-10-28) October 28, 1999United States Indiana HoosiersGA
6Dax McCarty United StatesMF (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987United States Chicago Fire
7Fafà Picault United StatesFW (1991-02-23) February 23, 1991United States Houston Dynamo
8Randall Leal Costa RicaFW (1997-01-14) January 14, 1997Costa Rica Saprissa
10Hany Mukhtar GermanyMF (1995-03-21) March 21, 1995Denmark BrøndbyDP
11Ethan Zubak United StatesFW (1998-04-15) April 15, 1998United States LA GalaxyHG
12Teal Bunbury United StatesFW (1990-02-27) February 27, 1990United States New England Revolution
13Joey Skinner United StatesDF (2003-03-28) March 28, 2003United States Clemson TigersGA
14Jacob Shaffelburg CanadaFW (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999Canada Toronto FC
16Laurence Wyke EnglandDF (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
17C. J. Sapong United StatesFW (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988United States Chicago FireTraded to Toronto FC on April 25, 2023.[12]
18Shaq Moore United StatesDF (1996-11-02) November 2, 1996Spain Tenerife
19Alex Muyl United StatesMF (1995-09-30) September 30, 1995United States New York Red BullsHG
20Aníbal Godoy PanamaMF (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990United States San Jose Earthquakes
21Ahmed Longmire United StatesDF (1999-10-11) October 11, 1999United States UCLA Bruins
22Josh Bauer United StatesDF (1998-07-22) July 22, 1998United States Atlanta United FC
23Taylor Washington United StatesDF (1993-08-16) August 16, 1993United States Nashville SC (USL)
24Ján Greguš SlovakiaMF (1991-01-29) January 29, 1991United States San Jose Earthquakes
25Walker Zimmerman United StatesDF (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993United States Los Angeles FCDP
26Luke Haakenson United StatesMF (1997-09-10) September 10, 1997United States Creighton Bluejays
27Brian Anunga CameroonMF (1996-08-10) August 10, 1996United States Charleston Battery
28Tyler Freeman United StatesFW (2003-01-09) January 9, 2003United States Loudoun United FC
29Nebiyou Perry United StatesFW (1999-10-02) October 2, 1999Sweden Östersunds FK
30Elliot Panicco United StatesGK (1996-11-18) November 18, 1996United States Charlotte 49ers
54Sean Davis United StatesMF (1993-02-08) February 8, 1993United States New York Red Bulls
67Ben Martino United StatesGK (2002-09-13) September 13, 2002United States Virginia Tech HokiesHG
91Kemy Amiche FranceMF (2000-12-10) December 10, 2000United States Campbell Fighting Camels

Coaching staff
As of May 16, 2023[13]
Technical Staff
Head coach Gary Smith
Assistant coach Steve Guppy
Assistant coach Kosuke Kimura
Goalkeeping coach Matt Pickens

References
  1. Hills, Drake (October 15, 2022). "Nashville SC 2022 season ends with 1-0 loss to LA Galaxy in MLS Cup Playoffs". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. Bogert, Tom (February 19, 2023). "Nashville SC 2023 Season Preview". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  3. Hills, Drake (January 23, 2023). "Three key position battles to watch for Nashville SC in 2023 preseason". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. "MLS MVP: Nashville SC's Hany Mukhtar wins award in landslide". ESPN. November 1, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  5. Hills, Drake (December 20, 2022). "Nashville SC MLS schedule 2023: Here's all 34 regular season games, starting Feb. 25". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. "Nashville Soccer Club Announces 2023 Preseason Schedule" (Press release). Nashville SC. January 6, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  7. Hills, Drake (March 9, 2023). "Nashville SC unveils 2023 Leagues Cup schedule for games vs. Colorado Rapids, Toluca". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  8. "2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Explained". Nashville SC. April 6, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  9. "2023 MLS Preseason Schedule and Results". MLSsoccer.com. February 18, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  10. "Nashville SC Roster". NashvilleSC.com. Nashville SC. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  11. "Nashville SC Roster". The Athletic. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  12. Mohr, Dani (April 25, 2023). "Nashville SC trades CJ Sapong in exchange for Toronto FC's Lukas MacNaughton". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  13. "Technical Staff". NashvilleSC.com. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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