Nashville SC
2019 season
General managerChristopher Jones
Head coachGary Smith
StadiumFirst Tennessee Park
USL ChampionshipEastern Conference: 1st
USL PlayoffsConference Quarterfinals
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Highest home attendanceLeague/All: 13,047
(July 27 vs. Indy Eleven)
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All: 5,356
(March 9 vs. Loudoun United FC)
Average home league attendance6,999
Biggest win5–1
(May 11 vs. Swope Park Rangers)
Biggest defeat1–3
(April 20 vs. Charleston Battery)
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The 2019 Nashville SC season was the club's second and final season both as an organization and as a member in the USL Championship. In 2018 and 2019, Nashville SC played in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second-highest level of professional soccer in the US.

2019 player roster

As of January 9, 2019[1]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Danny Vitiello  United States
2 DF Justin Davis  United States
3 FW Ropapa Mensah  Ghana
5 DF Liam Doyle  England
6 DF Ken Tribbett  United States
7 MF Ramone Howell  Jamaica
8 MF Vinnie Vermeer  Netherlands
9 FW Cameron Lancaster ([A])  England
10 MF Lebo Moloto  South Africa
11 FW Kharlton Belmar  United States
12 FW Tucker Hume  United States
14 FW Daniel Ríos ([A])  Mexico
17 MF Michael Reed (captain)  United States
18 GK Matt Pickens  United States
19 FW Alan Winn  United States
20 MF Matt LaGrassa  United States
21 DF Darnell King  United States
22 DF Bradley Bourgeois  United States
23 DF Taylor Washington  United States
24 GK Connor Sparrow  United States
27 DF Kosuke Kimura  Japan
30 MF Bolu Akinyode  Nigeria
  1. ^
    On loan from Nashville MLS team for 2019 season
    2.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Exhibitions

All times are in Central time.

February 6 Preseason Montreal Impact 2–0 Nashville SC Lakewood Ranch, Florida
3:00 PM Diallo 71'
Novillo 80'		 Report Stadium: Premier Sports Complex
February 9 Preseason Louisville City FC 1–2 Nashville SC Bradenton, Florida
2:00 PM Craig 45' Hume 24'
Winn 70'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
February 16 Preseason Birmingham Legion FC 0–3 Nashville SC Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 PM Yellow card 38' Report Lancaster 31'
Hume 60'
Davis Yellow card 82'
Mensah 86'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
February 22 Preseason Nashville SC 0–2 New York City FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Akinyoda Yellow card 36' Report Moralez 28' (pen.)
Mitriță 40'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,384
February 27 Preseason Lipscomb Bisons 1–4 Nashville SC Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 PM Birchfield 63' Report Hume 2'
Moloto 9'
Lancaster 74'
Ríos 84'		 Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
March 2 Preseason Indy Eleven 0–0 Nashville SC Evansville, Indiana
2:00 PM Barrett Yellow card 55' Report Stadium: Arad McCutchan Stadium

USL Championship

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 34 19 11 4 58 30 +28 68 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Nashville SC 34 20 7 7 59 26 +33 67
3 Indy Eleven 34 19 6 9 48 29 +19 63
4 Louisville City FC 34 17 9 8 58 41 +17 60
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 34 16 10 8 61 33 +28 58
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

Source: Match reports

Round12345678910
StadiumHHAAHA
ResultWDLWW
Updated to match(es) played on April 13, 2019. Source: Results Table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.[2]
All times are in Central time.

March 9 1 Nashville SC 2–0 Loudoun United FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Lancaster 58'
Ríos 61'
Moloto Yellow card 87'		 Report Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,356
Referee: Thomas Snyder
March 16 2 Nashville SC 0–1 Saint Louis FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Moloto Yellow card 32' Report Kavita Yellow card 62'
Umar Yellow card 71'
Calvert 84'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,070
Referee: Eric Tattersall
March 24 3 New York Red Bulls II 1–1 Nashville SC Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 PM Rito Yellow card 45+1'
White 55'
Scarlett Yellow card 78'		 Report
NSC Report		 Vermeer Yellow card 20'
Ríos 21'
Reed Yellow card 75'
Doyle Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 812
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 6 4 Ottawa Fury FC 0–3 Nashville SC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00 PM Gagnon-Laparé Yellow card 26'
Mannella Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Ríos 33', 80'
Hume 67'
Moloto Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,543
Referee: Matt Souare
April 13 5 Nashville SC 2–0 Memphis 901 FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM LaGrassa 78'
Mensah 81'		 Report Burch Yellow card 85'
Charpie Yellow card 89'
Collier Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,781
Referee: Carlos Pielago
April 20 6 Charleston Battery 3–1 Nashville SC Charleston, South Carolina
6:30 PM van Schaik 14', 73'
Woodbine Yellow card 57'
Bosua 64'
Candela Yellow card 77'		 Report Bourgeois Yellow card 38'
Reed Yellow card 45+3'
King Yellow card 68'
Davis Yellow card 83'
Ríos 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Kevin Broadley
April 27 7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2–2 Nashville SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM Volesky 88'
Kimura 90+1' (o.g.)
Velarde Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Bourgeois Yellow card 22', 66'
Tribbett 41'
Ríos Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 4 8 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Nashville SC Kennesaw, Georgia
6:30 PM Vint Yellow card 18'
Conway Yellow card 20'
Campbell Red card 76'
Wyke Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Vint 4' (o.g.)
LaGrassa 11'
Ríos Yellow card 59'
Bourgeois Yellow card 67'
Akinyode Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
May 8 9 Nashville SC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM King Yellow card 37' Report Tejada 34'
Morad Yellow card 90'
Kone Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,628
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
May 11 10 Nashville SC 5–1 Swope Park Rangers Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Ríos 5', 14'
Winn 16'
Belmar 55'
Tribbett Yellow card 65'
Moloto Yellow card 79'
Lancaster 89'		 Report Mbekeli Yellow card 42'
Hernandez 61'
Riley Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 18 11 Nashville SC 1–1 Charlotte Independence Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Moloto 23'
Davis Yellow card 78'		 Report Oduro 15'
Jackson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,918
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
May 22 12 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Nashville SC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT Williams Yellow card 58' Report Ríos 63' (pen.) Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 5,314
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 25 13 Indy Eleven 0–0 Nashville SC Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Report Bourgeois Yellow card 54'
Washington Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 9 14 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–4 Nashville SC Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM CDT Chambers 24', Yellow card 49'
Cortés Yellow card 42'		 Report Bourgeois Yellow card 23'
Tribbett 27'
LaGrassa Yellow card 41'
Mensah 63', Yellow card 80'
Kimura 70'
Lancaster 83'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 417
Referee: Thomas Snyder
June 16 15 Hartford Athletic 2–3 Nashville SC East Hartford, Connecticut
3:00 PM EDT Dalgaard 32'
de Wit 58'
Gdula Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Ríos 31', Yellow card 88'
Moloto 62'
Lancaster 85'		 Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Luis Arroyo
June 22 16 Nashville SC 3–3 Ottawa Fury FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Ríos 9'
Mensah 55'
Lancaster 71'		 Report Mannella Yellow card 37'
Samb Yellow card 40'
Haworth 45'
François 50'
Fall 81'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,697
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 26 17 Nashville SC Abandoned New York Red Bulls II Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Moloto 22'
Lancaster 35'		 Report Jørgenson 6' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Match abandoned at halftime due to inclement weather with Nashville leading 2 goals to 1.
June 29 18 North Carolina FC 1–0 Nashville SC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Speas 30'
Taylor Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 6 19 Louisville City FC 2–1 Nashville SC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Craig 65'
Hoppenot 74'		 Report Ríos 11'
Moloto Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,892
Referee: Lorant Varga
July 17 20 Memphis 901 FC 0–2 Nashville SC Memphis, Tennessee
7:30 PM Morton Yellow card 62'
Grandison Yellow card 64'
Lindley Yellow card 89'		 Report Ockford 42', Yellow card 60'
Ríos 49'
Doyle Yellow card 87'
Belmar Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: AutoZone Park
Attendance: 7,828
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 27 21 Nashville SC 2–0 Indy Eleven Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Ríos 24', Yellow card 57'
Winn 42'		 Report Pasher Yellow card 17' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 13,047
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 3 22 Swope Park Rangers 0–2 Nashville SC Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM Andrade Yellow card 66'
Allach Yellow card 81'		 Report Moloto 43'
Ríos 47'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 638
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 7 23 Nashville SC 4–0 Hartford Athletic Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Tribbett 51'
Ríos 56'
Winn 64'
Lee 69' (o.g.)		 Report Jørgenson Red card 5'
Dixon Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,796
Referee: Eric Tattersall
August 10 24 Nashville SC 0–0 Bethlehem Steel FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Report Chambers Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,762
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
August 17 25 Charlotte Independence 1–3 Nashville SC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM Sabella Yellow card 18'
Martínez 23', Yellow card 55'
Johnson Yellow card 51'
Taku Yellow card 86'		 Report Ríos 7', 56' (pen.)
Ockford Yellow card 45+2'
Belmar 60'		 Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
Attendance: 1,518
Referee: Chris Ruska
August 21 17 Nashville SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls II Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM CDT Tribbett 10'
Lasso Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 65'		 Report Lema Yellow card 42'
Stroud 44'
Duncan 71'
Koffi Yellow card 75'
Tolkin Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,002
Referee: Jon Freemon
Note: Reschedule of match abandoned due to inclement weather on June 26.[3]
August 24 26 Nashville SC 2–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM Mensah 56'
LaGrassa Yellow card 65'
Akinyode 90+3'		 Report Higashi 43'
Mueller Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 6,662
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
August 31 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–2 Nashville SC St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 PM Guenzatti 49'
Mkosana Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Moloto 44'
Belmar 79'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Daniel Gutierrez
September 7 28 Saint Louis FC 1–0 Nashville SC Fenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Gee Yellow card 12'
Umar Yellow card 67'
Cicerone 77'		 Report LaGrassa Yellow card 42' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 17 29 Nashville SC 1–0 Birmingham Legion Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM CDT Tribbett Yellow card 2'
King Yellow card 45+2'
Ward 90+3' (o.g.)		 Report Williams Yellow card 36' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,702
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 21 30 Nashville SC 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Report Adewole Red card 40' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,689
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
September 28 31 Loudoun United FC 0–2 Nashville SC Leesburg, Virginia
7:30 PM Amoh Yellow card 37'
Paredes Yellow card 60'		 Report Ríos 19'
Mensah 55'
Moloto Yellow card 63'
Winn Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Loudoun United Stadium
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 8 32 Nashville SC 2–1 Louisville City FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Washington 5'
King Yellow card 45+1'
Moloto Yellow card 59'
Akinyode Yellow card 62'
Ríos Yellow card 81'
Ockford 90+2'
Belmar Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Davis Yellow card 41'
Craig Yellow card 51'
Spencer 79'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,837
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
October 12 33 Nashville SC 2–0 North Carolina FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Mensah 32'
King Yellow card 55'
Moloto 70'		 Report Brotherton Yellow card 3' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
October 19 34 Nashville SC 3–0 Atlanta United 2 Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Lasso 23'
Ríos 32', 39'
Davis Yellow card 67'		 Report Kissiedou Yellow card 41' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,773
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

USL Cup Playoffs

October 26 Conference Quarterfinals Nashville SC 3–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM Moloto 10'
King Yellow card 38'
Ríos 43'
Ockford Yellow card 77'
Davis Yellow card 85'
Jones 88'		 Report Lewis 35' (pen.) Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Greg Dopka
November 2 Conference Semifinals Nashville SC 0–1 Indy Eleven Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Washington Yellow card 24'
LaGrassa Yellow card 81'
Ockford Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ayoze Yellow card 22'
Ouimette Yellow card 24'
Pasher 59'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Elton García

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Nashville SC entered the tournament in the Second Round, played May 14–15, 2019[4]

May 14 Second Round Nashville SC Tennessee 3–2 Georgia (U.S. state) South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 Murfreesboro, Tennessee
7:30 PM Mensah 8'
Winn 32'
Lancaster 52'
Doyle Yellow card 87'		 Report Billhardt 43'
Meehan 68'		 Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Leland Grant
May 29 Third Round Nashville SC Tennessee 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 South Carolina Charleston Battery Murfreesboro, Tennessee
7:30 pm CDT Jones Yellow card 55'
Belmar 72'
Sparrow Yellow card 96'
Davis Yellow card 115'		 Report Daley 24'
van Schaik Yellow card 45+1'
Rittmeyer Yellow card 106'		 Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Stadium
Attendance: 769
Referee: Jared Simons
Penalties
Doyle soccer ball with red X
LaGrassa soccer ball with red X
Moloto soccer ball with red X		 Lewis soccer ball with check mark
Archer soccer ball with check mark
van Schaik soccer ball with red X
Svantesson soccer ball with check mark

References

  1. ^ "Players and Staff - First Team". Nashville SC. December 12, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Two Postponed Championship Contests Rescheduled". July 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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