2019 Nashville SC season

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.

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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2019 player roster

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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

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Exhibitions

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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   38' Report Lancaster   31'
Hume   60'
Davis   82'
Mensah   86'
Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
February 22 Preseason Nashville SC 0–2 New York City FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Akinyoda   36' Report Moralez   28' (pen.)
Mitriță   40'
Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,384

USL Championship

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Standings

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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

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Source: Match reports

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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

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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   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   32' Report Kavita   62'
Umar   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   45+1'
White   55'
Scarlett   78'
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Vermeer   20'
Ríos   21'
Reed   75'
Doyle   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   26'
Mannella   90+3'
Report Ríos   33',   80'
Hume   67'
Moloto   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   85'
Charpie   89'
Collier   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   57'
Bosua   64'
Candela   77'
Report Bourgeois   38'
Reed   45+3'
King   68'
Davis   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   90+4'
Report Bourgeois   22',   66'
Tribbett   41'
Ríos   74'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Referee: Charles Murphy
May 4 8 Atlanta United 2 0–2 Nashville SC Kennesaw, Georgia
6:30 PM Vint   18'
Conway   20'
Campbell   76'
Wyke   90+4'
Report Vint   4' (o.g.)
LaGrassa   11'
Ríos   59'
Bourgeois   67'
Akinyode   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   37' Report Tejada   34'
Morad   90'
Kone   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   65'
Moloto   79'
Lancaster   89'
Report Mbekeli   42'
Hernandez   61'
Riley   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   78'
Report Oduro   15'
Jackson   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   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   54'
Washington   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',   49'
Cortés   42'
Report Bourgeois   23'
Tribbett   27'
LaGrassa   41'
Mensah   63',   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   90+4'
Report Ríos   31',   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   37'
Samb   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   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   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   62'
Grandison   64'
Lindley   89'
Report Ockford   42',   60'
Ríos   49'
Doyle   87'
Belmar   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',   57'
Winn   42'
Report Pasher   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   66'
Allach   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   5'
Dixon   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   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   18'
Martínez   23',   55'
Johnson   51'
Taku   86'
Report Ríos   7',   56' (pen.)
Ockford   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   60'   65'
Report Lema   42'
Stroud   44'
Duncan   71'
Koffi   75'
Tolkin   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   65'
Akinyode   90+3'
Report Higashi   43'
Mueller   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   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   12'
Umar   67'
Cicerone   77'
Report LaGrassa   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   2'
King   45+2'
Ward   90+3' (o.g.)
Report Williams   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   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   37'
Paredes   60'
Report Ríos   19'
Mensah   55'
Moloto   63'
Winn   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   45+1'
Moloto   59'
Akinyode   62'
Ríos   81'
Ockford   90+2'
Belmar   90+4'
Report Davis   41'
Craig   51'
Spencer   79'
Williams   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   55'
Moloto   70'
Report Brotherton   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   67'
Report Kissiedou   41' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,773
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

USL Cup Playoffs

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October 26 Conference Quarterfinals Nashville SC 3–1 Charleston Battery Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM Moloto   10'
King   38'
Ríos   43'
Ockford   77'
Davis   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   24'
LaGrassa   81'
Ockford   90+2'
Report Ayoze   22'
Ouimette   24'
Pasher   59'
Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 4,174
Referee: Elton García

U.S. Open Cup

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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   3–2   South Georgia Tormenta FC 2 Murfreesboro, Tennessee
7:30 PM Mensah   8'
Winn   32'
Lancaster   52'
Doyle   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   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)
  Charleston Battery Murfreesboro, Tennessee
7:30 pm CDT Jones   55'
Belmar   72'
Sparrow   96'
Davis   115'
Report Daley   24'
van Schaik   45+1'
Rittmeyer   106'
Stadium: Dean A. Hayes Stadium
Attendance: 769
Referee: Jared Simons
Penalties
Doyle  
LaGrassa  
Moloto  
Lewis  
Archer  
van Schaik  
Svantesson  

References

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  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.