2022 Nashville SC season

The 2022 Nashville SC season is the club's third season as a member of Major League Soccer. This season has the club returning to the Western Conference following the addition of Charlotte FC Eastern Conference.[1]

Nashville SC
2022 season
Head coachGary Smith
StadiumGeodis Park
MLSConference: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD

Roster
As of March 11, 2022[2]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Joe Willis  United States
2 DF Daniel Lovitz  United States
4 DF David Romney  United States
5 DF Jack Maher (GA)  United States
6 MF Dax McCarty  United States
7 MF Handwalla Bwana (HG)  Kenya
8 FW Randall Leal  Costa Rica
9 FW Aké Loba (DP)  Ivory Coast
10 MF Hany Mukhtar (DP)  Germany
11 FW Ethan Zubak (HG)  United States
12 FW Teal Bunbury  United States
13 MF Irakoze Donasiyano  Tanzania
15 DF Eric Miller  United States
17 FW C.J. Sapong  United States
19 MF Alex Muyl (HG)  United States
20 MF Aníbal Godoy  Panama
22 DF Josh Bauer  United States
23 DF Taylor Washington  United States
25 DF Walker Zimmerman  United States
26 MF Luke Haakenson  United States
27 MF Brian Anunga  Cameroon
35 GK Bryan Meredith  United States
54 MF Sean Davis  United States

Competitions

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Houston Dynamo FC 9 3 3 3 12 11 +1 12 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
8 Colorado Rapids 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 12
9 Nashville SC 8 3 3 2 8 9 −1 11
10 Portland Timbers 10 2 3 5 10 15 −5 11
11 Sporting Kansas City 10 2 6 2 8 16 −8 8
Updated to match(es) played on April 30, 2022. 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)

Match results
February 27 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Nashville SC Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM CST Arreaga  18'
Nouhou  90+5'		 Report Godoy 80' Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,013
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 5 2 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Nashville SC St. Paul, Minnesota
5:00 PM CST Dotson  20' 71'
Dibassy  31'		 Report Sapong 5'
Davis  26'
Godoy  58'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,107
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 12 3 FC Dallas 2–0 Nashville SC Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Pomykal  25'
Martínez  33'
Jara 85' (pen.)
Velasco 87'
Cerrillo  90+6'		 Report Sapong  28'
Leal  40'
Muyl  62'
Godoy  82'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,448
Referee: Ramy Touchan
March 19 4 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Nashville SC Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CDT Wood 2'
Schmitt  24', 54'		 Report Zimmerman 25',  53'
Lovitz  41'
McCarty  90+3',  90+6'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,036
Referee: Tori Penso
April 2 5 Columbus Crew 0–1 Nashville SC Columbus, Ohio
5:00 CDT Etienne  55'
Díaz  66'
Artur  90+3'		 Report Muyl 28',  79'
Sapong  75'
Haakenson  90+5'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,371
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 9 6 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CDT Duke  17'
Walter 25'
Espinoza  52'
Hernández  63'		 Report Romney 51'
Sapong 68'
Washington  79'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,852
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 16 7 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Nashville SC San Jose, California
12:30 PM CDT Cowell  21'
Ebobisse 52', 72'		 Report Mukhtar 38', 63'
Lovitz  51'
Haakenson  90+5'		 Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 10,394
Referee: Timothy Ford
April 23 8 LA Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC Carson, California
9:30PM CDT Joveljić 86',  87'
Hernández  89'		 Report Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 26,674
Referee: Allen Chapman


U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Due to finishing in the top four of their conference in 2021, Nashville SC will enter the tournament in the Round of 32, with draws announced April 22, 2022 and matches played May 10–11, 2022.[3] This will be their first Open Cup campaign as a member of Major League Soccer, after competing in 2018 and 2019 as a member of the United Soccer League/USL Championship.

May 11 Round of 32 Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 pm CDT Stadium: Geodis Park

References
  1. Hills, Drake (November 5, 2021). "MLS reassigns Nashville SC to Western Conference for 2022 season. Here's what it means". Tennessean. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  2. "Roster". NashvilleSC.com. Nashville SC. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. "Record-Setting 103 Teams Confirmed For 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition of U.S. Soccer's National Championship" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. January 25, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
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