2023 Nashville SC season

The 2023 Nashville SC season was 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,^[2] the club loaned out Designated Player and forward Aké Arnaud Loba to Mazatlán F.C. and made trades to add depth.^[3][4] 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 won the most valuable player award.^[5]

Nashville SC

2023 season
General manager	Mike Jacobs
Head coach	Gary Smith
Stadium	Geodis Park
MLS	Conference: 7th Overall: 12th
MLS Cup Playoffs	First round
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Leagues Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Hany Mukhtar (15) All: Hany Mukhtar (17)
Average home league attendance	28,257[1]
Home colors Away colors
← 2022 2024 →

The club moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the 2023 season and played 34 regular season matches between February 25 and October 21.^[6] The team opened their preseason training camp on January 9 in Tampa, Florida, and played several friendly matches in Florida.^[7] Nashville SC also participated in the Leagues Cup, a knockout competition for all MLS and Liga MX clubs in July and August.^[8] They finished as runners-up, hosting the Leagues Cup final against Inter Miami CF and losing in a penalty shootout.^[9] The club entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round and advanced to the Round of 16, where they were eliminated by Miami.^[10][11]

Nashville qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs—their fourth consecutive postseason—by finishing seventh in the Eastern Conference.^[12] They were eliminated in the first round by Orlando City SC, losing the first two games in the best-of-three series by a 1–0 scoreline.^[13]

Non-competitive matches

Preseason

During the preseason, Nashville SC had a 3–2–1 record.^[14]

Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls

January 21	Nashville SC	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Bradenton, Florida
		Report	Cásseres Jr.	Stadium: IMG Academy

Nashville SC v United States U-20

January 24	Nashville SC	2–1	United States U-20	Tampa, Florida
	Picault Sapong	Report

Nashville SC v Louisville City FC

January 30	Nashville SC	0–0	Louisville City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
6:30 p.m. CST		Report		Stadium: Geodis Park

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

February 7	Nashville SC	NP	Orlando City SC	Tampa, Florida
Note: Canceled due to venue availability issues.

New England Revolution v Nashville SC

February 10	New England Revolution	1–0	Nashville SC	Tampa, Florida
12:00 p.m. CST	Borrero 50'	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

February 14	Nashville SC	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
	Bunbury	Report		Attendance: Closed doors

Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati

February 17	Nashville SC	6–3	FC Cincinnati	Tampa, Florida
11:00 a.m. CST	Leal 6' Shaffelburg 21' 28' Muyl 95', 98' 118'	Report	Santos 34', 49' Acosta 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	New England Revolution	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	55	Qualification for round one
6	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	66	53	+13	51
7	Nashville SC	34	13	11	10	39	32	+7	49
8	New York Red Bulls	34	11	13	10	36	39	−3	43	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Charlotte FC	34	10	11	13	45	52	−7	43

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 v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
10	Atlanta United FC	34	13	9	12	66	53	+13	51	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
11	Real Salt Lake	34	14	12	8	48	50	−2	50
12	Nashville SC	34	13	11	10	39	32	+7	49	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V)	34	12	10	12	55	48	+7	48	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c]
14	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	41	37	+4	46	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]

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)
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:

1. As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2. As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
3. As 2023 Canadian Championship winners

Match results

Nashville SC v New York City FC

February 25 MLS 1	Nashville SC	2–0	New York City FC	Nashville, Tennessee
3:30 p.m. CST	Zimmerman 34' Shaffelburg  58', 80'	Report	Cufré  28' Talles Magno  62' Thiago Andrade  75' Chanot  90+3'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,051 Referee: Armando Villarreal

New York Red Bulls v Nashville SC

March 4 MLS 2	New York Red Bulls	0–0	Nashville SC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 p.m. CST		Report	McCarty  3' Anunga  52' Zimmerman  85' Washington  90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,474 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Nashville SC v CF Montréal

March 11 MLS 3	Nashville SC	2–0	CF Montréal	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CST	Shaffelburg 37' Washington  67', 89'	Report	Wanyama  34'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,958 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

New England Revolution v Nashville SC

March 18 MLS 4	New England Revolution	1–0	Nashville SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 p.m. CDT	Bou 52' Polster  70'	Report	Muyl  21' Maher  73'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,930 Referee: Jon Freemon

Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati

March 25 MLS 5	Nashville SC	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Moore  56' Bunbury  72'	Report	Nwobodo  21' Pinto  45' Vazquez 48' Miazga  72' Barreal  80'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,453 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

April 1 MLS 6	Orlando City SC	0–2	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Schlegel  48' Smith  64'	Report	Haakenson  26' Godoy  27' Picault 28',  64' Mukhtar 74'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 20,115 Referee: Chris Penso

Nashville SC v Toronto FC

April 8 MLS 7	Nashville SC	0–0	Toronto FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Picault  34' Lovitz  80'	Report	Petretta  37' Osorio  44'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 26,999 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

New York City FC v Nashville SC

April 15 MLS 8	New York City FC	2–1	Nashville SC	New York City, New York
6:30 p.m. CDT	Parks 11' Chanot 25' Ilenic  45+4' Jasson  76'	Report	Mukhtar 81'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 18,687 Referee: Allen Chapman

Nashville SC v Los Angeles FC

April 22 MLS 9	Nashville SC	1–1	Los Angeles FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 35'	Report	Maldonado  8' Bouanga 59' Dueñas  69' Jesús Murillo  88'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Ted Unkel

Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC

April 29 MLS 10	Nashville SC	3–1	Atlanta United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Picault 36' Muyl  48' Bunbury 56' Shaffelburg 90+1'	Report	Lennon  35' Almada 72' (pen.) Purata  87' Sosa  90+4'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,793 Referee: Joe Dickerson

Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC

May 6 MLS 11	Nashville SC	3–0	Chicago Fire FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Lovitz  29' Mukhtar 45+3' (pen.), 70' (pen.), 90+1' Bunbury  56' Moore  77'	Report	Koutsias  36' Omsberg  52' Burks  67' Aceves  88'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,611 Referee: Mark Allatin

D.C. United v Nashville SC

May 13 MLS 12	D.C. United	1–1	Nashville SC	Washington, D.C.
6:30 p.m. CDT	Pines  46' Ku-DiPietro 83' Williams  85'	Report	Muyl  45+1', 73' Mukhtar  54'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

May 17 MLS 13	Nashville SC	2–1	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Picault 33' MacNaughton 49'	Report	Negri  18' Arroyo  52' 90+3' Neville  56'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,839 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Charlotte FC v Nashville SC

May 20 MLS 14	Charlotte FC	1–2	Nashville SC	Charlotte, North Carolina
6:30 p.m. CDT	Bronico 6',  54' Byrne  11'	Report	Bunbury  34' Mukhtar 39', 90+3' (pen.) McCarty  69'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,526 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Nashville SC v Columbus Crew

May 28 MLS 15	Nashville SC	3–1	Columbus Crew	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	McCarty  19' Picault 56' Moore  60' Godoy  77' Bunbury 80' Mukhtar 90+7'	Report	Yeboah 2' Vallecilla  5' Morris  90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Victor Rivas

FC Dallas v Nashville SC

June 3 MLS 16	FC Dallas	1–2	Nashville SC	Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Obrian 25' Norris  43'	Report	Norris 9' (o.g.) Mukhtar 77' Greguš  88' Washington  90+6'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 16,890 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Toronto FC v Nashville SC

June 10 MLS 17	Toronto FC	1–1	Nashville SC	Toronto, Ontario
6:30 p.m. CDT	Insigne 38' Mabika  72'	Report	Bauer  35' Leal 69'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,228 Referee: Jon Freemon

Nashville SC v St. Louis City SC

June 17 MLS 18	Nashville SC	3–1	St. Louis City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 11', 70', 75' Bauer  37' McCarty  45+1' Washington  83' Zubak  87'	Report	Vassilev  33' Gioacchini 41' Hiebert  54'  68'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Nima Saghafi

CF Montréal v Nashville SC

June 21 MLS 19	CF Montréal	1–0	Nashville SC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30 p.m. CDT	Corbo  13' Wanyama  20' Duke 27'	Report		Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 16,247 Referee: Tori Penso

Columbus Crew v Nashville SC

June 24 MLS 20	Columbus Crew	2–0	Nashville SC	Columbus, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT	Ramírez 20' Moreira  59' Maher 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Mukhtar  60'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,443 Referee: Filip Dujic

Nashville SC v D.C. United

July 1 MLS 21	Nashville SC	2–0	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Leal 18',  34', 37' Zimmerman  20'  64' Bunbury  66'	Report	Benteke  39' Fountas  74'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC

July 8 MLS 22	Chicago Fire FC	1–0	Nashville SC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 p.m. CDT	Herbers 34' Kamara  81'	Report	Leal  37' Lovitz  86'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 22,348 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

July 12 MLS 23	Nashville SC	0–2	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Lovitz  39'  81' Leal  43' Bunbury  71' Moore  90+5'	Report	Gazdag 40' (pen.), 84' (pen.),  84' Wagner  44' Carranza  90+5'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Sergii Boiko

FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC

July 15 MLS 24	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT	Arias  26', 74' Acosta 42' (pen.),  45+7' Miazga  62' Vázquez  87' Boupendza 90+9',  90+11'	Report	Zimmerman 31' Washington  37'  68' Picault  62'  70' Haakenson  86'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC

August 26 MLS 25	Atlanta United FC	4–0	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:30 p.m. CDT	Silva 26' Muyumba  34' Almada 46' Robinson 57' Wolff  66' Lobzhanidze 87'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 67,514 Referee: Jon Freemon

Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC

August 30 MLS 26	Inter Miami CF	0–0	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Gómez  45+1' Busquets  45+2' Taylor  50' Avilés  77'	Report	McCarty  59' Maher  81'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 20,452 Referee: Chris Penso

Nashville SC v Charlotte FC

September 2 MLS 27	Nashville SC	1–1	Charlotte FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar  26', 90+8' (pen.) McCarty  56' Godoy  73' Bunbury  90+2'	Report	Jones  27' Malanda  89' Arfield 90+3' Byrne  90+6'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,902 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Sporting Kansas City v Nashville SC

September 20 MLS 28	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Nashville SC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 p.m. CDT	Rosero  90+4'	Report	Picault 29' Muyl  52' Mukhtar 66' Maher 76' Washington  82' Moore  90+1'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,825 Referee: Victor Rivas

San Jose Earthquakes v Nashville SC

September 23 MLS 29	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Nashville SC	San Jose, California
9:30 p.m. CDT	Espinoza  10' Gruezo  54' Hoppe 74'	Report	Godoy  11' Bunbury 50' Zimmerman  89'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,728 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Nashville SC v Seattle Sounders FC

September 30 MLS 30	Nashville SC	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Godoy  31' Mukhtar  60' Lovitz  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,291 Referee: Chris Penso

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

October 4 MLS 31	Nashville SC	0–1	Orlando City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Anunga  34' Mukhtar  38' Surridge  41' Lovitz  79'  90+11' Bunbury  90+12'	Report	McGuire 44' Cartagena  46'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,273 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC

October 7 MLS 32	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Nashville SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:30 p.m. CDT	Martínez  24' Glesnes  90'	Report	Maher  18' Zimmerman  72'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,387 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Nashville SC v New England Revolution

October 14 MLS 33	Nashville SC	3–2	New England Revolution	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	McCarty 19',  59' Surridge 30', 45+3' Mukhtar  42'	Report	Chancalay 49', 71' Polster  90'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,780 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Match rescheduled from August 20 due to Nashville SC's participation in the Leagues Cup final.

Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls

October 21 MLS 34	Nashville SC	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDT	Picault  45+3'	Report	Reyes  39' Amaya  45+1' Nealis  45+6' Duncan  70' Tolkin 90+4'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,875 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

October 30 Round One	Orlando City SC	1–0	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm EDT	Araújo  37' Cartagena 41' Schlegel  50'	Report	Lovitz  71' Godoy  90+1'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 19,744 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

November 7 Round One	Nashville SC	0–1	Orlando City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 pm EST	Surridge  23' Godoy  24' Bunbury  88' Lovitz  90+3'	Report	Angulo 6' Cartagena  27' Pereyra  36' Santos  60' Schlegel  90+2' Gallese  90+2'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,315 Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Orlando City SC won the series 2–0.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Nashville SC (MLS) v San Antonio FC (USLC)

April 26 Third round	Nashville SC (MLS)	1–0	San Antonio FC (USLC)	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Zubak 71' Picault  88'	Report	Smith  33' Batista  61' Hernández  79'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Nashville SC (MLS) v FC Dallas (MLS)

May 10 Round of 32	Nashville SC (MLS)	2–0	FC Dallas (MLS)	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Picault 63' Muyl 76'	Report	Jesus  72' Velasco  88'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Inter Miami CF (MLS) v Nashville SC (MLS)

May 23 Round of 16	Inter Miami CF (MLS)	2–1	Nashville SC (MLS)	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT	Negri 57' Miller  71' Stefanelli 73' Borgelin  89'	Report	Washington  29' Greguš  51' Maher  54' Muyl 66'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Leagues Cup

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Central 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TOL	NAS	COL
1	Toluca	2	2	0	0	0	8	4	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	4–1
2	Nashville SC	2	1	0	0	1	5	5	0	3			3–4	—	2–1
3	Colorado Rapids	2	0	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0			—	—	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Nashville SC v Colorado Rapids

July 23	Nashville SC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Mukhtar 57' Shaffelburg 65' Bunbury  90+3'	Report	Gutman 80'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 16,087 Referee: David Gómez

Nashville SC v Toluca

July 27	Nashville SC	3–4	Toluca	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Zimmerman 3' Picault  22', 37' Shaffelburg  66' Bunbury  66'  86' Haakenson 70',  78'	Report	Ruiz 27', 44' Volpi 45+8' (pen.) Morales 61' García  66' Araújo  90+2'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 19,817 Referee: Ricardo Montero

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup knockout stage

FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC

August 4 R32	FC Cincinnati	1–1 (4–5 p)	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. CDT	Vazquez 85' (pen.)	Report	MacNaughton  59' Godoy 64'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 19,911 Referee: Nima Saghafi
	Penalties
	Acosta Vazquez Miazga Kubo Barreal		Mukhtar Picault Godoy Zimmerman McCarty

Nashville SC v América

August 8 R16	Nashville SC	2–2 (6–5 p)	América	Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 p.m. CDT	Zimmerman 61' Willis  87' Godoy  90+1' MacNaughton  90+2' Surridge 90+9'	Report	dos Santos  9' Valdés 78' Quiñones 90+4' (pen.),  90+5'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 24,662 Referee: Selvin Brown
	Penalties
	Mukhtar Surridge Godoy Zimmerman McCarty Maher Lovitz		Quiñones Layún Zendejas I. Reyes Valdés Fidalgo dos Santos

Nashville SC v Minnesota United FC

August 11 QF	Nashville SC	5–0	Minnesota United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT	Moore 39' Bunbury 44' Muyl 50' Surridge 53' Mukhtar 59'	Report	Trapp  27' Taylor  34'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 19,915 Referee: Juan Calderón

Monterrey v Nashville SC

August 15 SF	Monterrey	0–2	Nashville SC	Nashville, Tennessee
9:30 p.m. CDT	Guzmán  71' Cortizo  81' Meza  87'	Report	Picault  45', 90+6' Surridge 67' Panicco  83'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 27,732 Referee: Walter López

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

August 19 F	Nashville SC	1–1 (9–10 p)	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. CDT	Godoy  54' Picault 57'	Report	Messi 23' Ulloa  89'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
	Penalties
	Mukhtar Leal Godoy Zimmerman Surridge Moore Lovitz MacNaughton Davis Shaffelburg Panicco		Messi Busquets Campana Miller Ulloa Kryvtsov Alba Gómez Ruiz Yedlin Callender

Players and staff

Roster

As of May 16, 2023^[15][16]

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
1	Joe Willis	United States	GK	(1988-08-10) August 10, 1988 (age 37)	Houston Dynamo FC
2	Daniel Lovitz	United States	DF	(1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 33)	CF Montréal
3	Lukas MacNaughton	Canada	DF	(1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 30)	Toronto FC
4	Nick DePuy	United States	DF	(1994-11-14) November 14, 1994 (age 30)	LA Galaxy
5	Jack Maher	United States	DF	(1999-10-28) October 28, 1999 (age 25)	Indiana Hoosiers	GA
6	Dax McCarty	United States	MF	(1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 38)	Chicago Fire
7	Fafà Picault	United States	FW	(1991-02-23) February 23, 1991 (age 34)	Houston Dynamo
8	Randall Leal	Costa Rica	FW	(1997-01-14) January 14, 1997 (age 28)	Saprissa
10	Hany Mukhtar	Germany	MF	(1995-03-21) March 21, 1995 (age 30)	Brøndby	DP
11	Ethan Zubak	United States	FW	(1998-04-15) April 15, 1998 (age 27)	LA Galaxy	HG
12	Teal Bunbury	United States	FW	(1990-02-27) February 27, 1990 (age 35)	New England Revolution
13	Joey Skinner	United States	DF	(2003-03-28) March 28, 2003 (age 22)	Clemson Tigers	GA
14	Jacob Shaffelburg	Canada	FW	(1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 25)	Toronto FC
16	Laurence Wyke	England	DF	(1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 28)	Tampa Bay Rowdies
17	C. J. Sapong	United States	FW	(1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 36)	Chicago Fire	Traded to Toronto FC on April 25, 2023.[17]
18	Shaq Moore	United States	DF	(1996-11-02) November 2, 1996 (age 28)	Tenerife
19	Alex Muyl	United States	MF	(1995-09-30) September 30, 1995 (age 29)	New York Red Bulls	HG
20	Aníbal Godoy	Panama	MF	(1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 35)	San Jose Earthquakes
21	Ahmed Longmire	United States	DF	(1999-10-11) October 11, 1999 (age 25)	UCLA Bruins
22	Josh Bauer	United States	DF	(1998-07-22) July 22, 1998 (age 27)	Atlanta United FC
23	Taylor Washington	United States	DF	(1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 31)	Nashville SC (USL)
24	Ján Greguš	Slovakia	MF	(1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 34)	San Jose Earthquakes
25	Walker Zimmerman	United States	DF	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 32)	Los Angeles FC	DP
26	Luke Haakenson	United States	MF	(1997-09-10) September 10, 1997 (age 27)	Creighton Bluejays
27	Brian Anunga	Cameroon	MF	(1996-08-10) August 10, 1996 (age 29)	Charleston Battery
28	Tyler Freeman	United States	FW	(2003-01-09) January 9, 2003 (age 22)	Loudoun United FC
29	Nebiyou Perry	United States	FW	(1999-10-02) October 2, 1999 (age 25)	Östersunds FK
30	Elliot Panicco	United States	GK	(1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 (age 28)	Charlotte 49ers
54	Sean Davis	United States	MF	(1993-02-08) February 8, 1993 (age 32)	New York Red Bulls
67	Ben Martino	United States	GK	(2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 22)	Virginia Tech Hokies	HG
91	Kemy Amiche	France	MF	(2000-12-10) December 10, 2000 (age 24)	Campbell Fighting Camels

Coaching staff

As of May 16, 2023^[18]

Technical Staff
Head coach	Gary Smith
Assistant coach	Steve Guppy
Assistant coach	Kosuke Kimura
Goalkeeping coach	Matt Pickens