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)

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

6 February PreseasonMontreal Impact2–0Nashville SCLakewood Ranch, Florida
3:00 PM Diallo  71'
Novillo  80'		 Report Stadium: Premier Sports Complex
9 February PreseasonLouisville City FC1–2Nashville SCBradenton, Florida
2:00 PM Craig  45' Hume  24'
Winn  70'		 Stadium: IMG Academy
16 February PreseasonBirmingham Legion FC0–3Nashville SCBirmingham, Alabama
4:00 PM  38' Report Lancaster  31'
Hume  60'
Davis  82'
Mensah  86'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
22 February PreseasonNashville SC0–2New York City FCNashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Akinyoda  36' Report Moralez  28' (pen.)
Mitriță  40'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,384
27 February PreseasonLipscomb Bisons1–4Nashville SCNashville, Tennessee
5:00 PM Birchfield  63' Report Hume  2'
Moloto  9'
Lancaster  74'
Ríos  84'		 Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
2 March PreseasonIndy Eleven0–0Nashville SCEvansville, Indiana
2:00 PM Barrett  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
GroundHHAAHA
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.

9 March 1Nashville SC2–0Loudoun United FCNashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Lancaster  58'
Ríos  61'
Moloto  87'		 Report Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 5,356
Referee: Thomas Snyder
16 March 2Nashville SC0–1Saint Louis FCNashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Moloto  32' Report Kavita  62'
Umar  71'
Calvert  84'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,070
Referee: Eric Tattersall
24 March 3New York Red Bulls II1–1Nashville SCHarrison, New Jersey
12:00 PM Rito  45+1'
White  55'
Scarlett  78'		 Report
NSC Report		 Vermeer  20'
Ríos  21'
Reed  75'
Doyle  83'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 812
Referee: Jon Freemon
6 April 4Ottawa Fury FC0–3Nashville SCOttawa, 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
13 April 5Nashville SC2–0Memphis 901 FCNashville, 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
20 April 6Charleston Battery3–1Nashville SCCharleston, 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
27 April 7Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC2–2Nashville SCPittsburgh, 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
4 May 8Atlanta United 20–2Nashville SCKennesaw, 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
8 May 9Nashville SC0–1Tampa Bay RowdiesNashville, 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.
11 May 10Nashville SC5–1Swope Park RangersNashville, 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
18 May 11Nashville SC1–1Charlotte IndependenceNashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM Moloto  23'
Davis  78'		 Report Oduro  15'
Jackson  90'		 Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,918
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
22 May 12Birmingham Legion FC0–1Nashville SCBirmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT Williams  58' Report Ríos  63' (pen.) Stadium: BBVA Compass Field
Attendance: 5,314
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
25 May 13Indy Eleven0–0Nashville SCIndianapolis, Indiana
6:00 PM CDT Report Bourgeois  54'
Washington  90+1'		 Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
9 June 14Bethlehem Steel FC1–4Nashville SCChester, 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
16 June 15Hartford Athletic2–3Nashville SCEast 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
22 June 16Nashville SC3–3Ottawa Fury FCNashville, 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
26 June 17Nashville SCAbandonedNew York Red Bulls IINashville, 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.
29 June 18North Carolina FC1–0Nashville SCCary, 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.
6 July 19Louisville City FC2–1Nashville SCLouisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM EDT Craig  65'
Hoppenot  74'		 Report Ríos  11'
Moloto  72'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 9,892
Referee: Lorant Varga
17 July 20Memphis 901 FC0–2Nashville SCMemphis, 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
27 July 21Nashville SC2–0Indy ElevenNashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Ríos  24',  57'
Winn  42'		 Report Pasher  17' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 13,047
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
3 August 22Swope Park Rangers0–2Nashville SCKansas City, Kansas
7:00 PM Andrade  66'
Allach  81'		 Report Moloto  43'
Ríos  47'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 638
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
7 August 23Nashville SC4–0Hartford AthleticNashville, 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
10 August 24Nashville SC0–0Bethlehem Steel FCNashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Report Chambers  90+4' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 7,762
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
17 August 25Charlotte Independence1–3Nashville SCMatthews, 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
21 August 17Nashville SC1–2New York Red Bulls IINashville, 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 26 June.[3]
24 August 26Nashville SC2–1Charleston BatteryNashville, 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.
31 August 27Tampa Bay Rowdies1–2Nashville SCSt. 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
7 September 28Saint Louis FC1–0Nashville SCFenton, Missouri
7:30 PM Gee  12'
Umar  67'
Cicerone  77'		 Report LaGrassa  42' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Thomas Snyder
17 September 29Nashville SC1–0Birmingham LegionNashville, 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
21 September 30Nashville SC0–0Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCNashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Report Adewole  40' Stadium: First Tennessee Park
Attendance: 6,689
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
28 September 31Loudoun United FC0–2Nashville SCLeesburg, 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
8 October 32Nashville SC2–1Louisville City FCNashville, 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
12 October 33Nashville SC2–0North Carolina FCNashville, Tennessee
8:00 PM EDT Mensah  32'
King  55'
Moloto  70'		 Report Brotherton  3' Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 9,101
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
19 October 34Nashville SC3–0Atlanta United 2Nashville, 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
26 October Conference QuarterfinalsNashville SC3–1Charleston BatteryNashville, 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
2 November Conference SemifinalsNashville SC0–1Indy ElevenNashville, 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
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 RoundNashville SC 3–2 South Georgia Tormenta FC 2Murfreesboro, 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 RoundNashville SC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 Charleston BatteryMurfreesboro, 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
  1. "Players and Staff - First Team". Nashville SC. December 12, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  2. "2019 USL Championship Schedule Unveiled". Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1035779
  4. "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized". Retrieved February 15, 2019.
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