2025 Nashville SC season

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.

Nashville SC

2025 season
General manager	Mike Jacobs
Head coach	B. J. Callaghan
Stadium	Geodis Park
MLS	Conference: 4th Overall: 6th
Top goalscorer	League: Sam Surridge (18) All: Sam Surridge (20)
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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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]

Competitions

Friendlies

Nashville v Aston Villa

2 August 2025 Friendly	Nashville	2–2	Aston Villa	Nashville, United States
19:00 CDT	Corcoran 76' Bauer  82' Surridge 85'	Report	Watkins 18' Kamara  32' Malen 64'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 20,905

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
2	Philadelphia Union	27	15	6	6	44	26	+18	51	Qualification for round one
3	Orlando City SC	27	13	6	8	53	35	+18	47
4	Nashville SC	27	14	8	5	44	31	+13	47
5	Inter Miami CF	24	13	5	6	53	39	+14	45
6	Columbus Crew	26	12	5	9	42	37	+5	45

Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 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)

Overall

Overall MLS standings table (2025)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Orlando City SC	27	13	6	8	53	35	+18	47
5	Minnesota United FC	27	13	6	8	44	30	+14	47
6	Nashville SC	27	14	8	5	44	31	+13	47
7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	13	6	7	44	29	+15	46
8	Inter Miami CF	24	13	5	6	53	39	+14	45

Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 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)

Preseason

Nashville SC v USA U-20

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

Nashville SC v Charlotte FC

January 18 Preseason	Nashville SC	0–0	Charlotte FC	Palm Beach Gardens, United States
12:30 CDT		Report

Nashville SC v Lexington SC

January 18 Preseason	Nashville SC	3–0	Lexington SC	Nashville, United States
14:00 CDT	Surridge 17,26,45'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park

Nashville SC v DC United

January 18 Preseason	Nashville SC	4–1	DC United	Palm Beach Gardens, United States
10:00 CDT	Tasgeth 7' Washington 85' Bauer 95' Jones 105'	Report	Hosei Kijima 37'

Nashville SC v Austin FC

January 18 Preseason	Nashville SC	2–1	Austin FC	Austin, United States
14:00 CDT	Bukari 12,69'	Report	Muyl 17'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium

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 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

New York Red Bulls v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v Portland Timbers

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

Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v CF Montréal

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

Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati

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

Charlotte FC v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v Real Salt Lake

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

Seattle Sounders FC v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC

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

Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v Charlotte FC

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

Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls

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

Nashville SC v D.C. United

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

Toronto FC v Nashville SC

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

Columbus Crew v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v New York City FC

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

Chicago Fire FC v Nashville SC

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

New England Revolution v Nashville SC

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

D.C. United v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

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

Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v Columbus Crew

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

Nashville SC v Toronto FC

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

San Diego FC v Nashville SC

July 25 25	San Diego FC	2–0	Nashville SC	San Diego, California
9:30 p.m. CDT	Lozano 53' Bombino  71' Tverskov  88' Dreyer 90+9'	Report	Zimmerman  18' Palacios  32' Lovitz  69'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 28,114 Referee: Drew Fischer

St. Louis City SC v Nashville SC

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

New York City FC v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

August 23 28	Nashville SC	v	Orlando City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC

August 30 29	Nashville SC	v	Atlanta United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

FC Cincinnati v Nashville SC

September 13 30	FC Cincinnati	v	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: TQL Stadium

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

September 20 31	Orlando City SC	v	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
6:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium

Nashville SC v Houston Dynamo FC

September 27 32	Nashville SC	v	Houston Dynamo FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

CF Montréal v Nashville SC

October 4 33	CF Montréal	v	Nashville SC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

October 18 34	Nashville SC	v	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup

Nashville SC v Chattanooga Red Wolves SC

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

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

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

Nashville SC v D.C. United

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

Nashville SC v Philadelphia Union

September 16 Semifinals	Nashville SC	v	Philadelphia Union	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 p.m. CDT				Stadium: Geodis Park

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