The 2020 Nashville SC season was the club's first season as an organization and its first season as a member of Major League Soccer, after two seasons in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship by a club of the same name.
Despite a brief stint in the Western Conference, the club moved to the Eastern Conference after the MLS is Back Tournament.
Club Current roster
Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Joe Willis GK Houston Dynamo 23 0 28 C. J. Cochran GK Oklahoma City Energy 0 0 30 Elliot Panicco GK UNC Charlotte 0 0 Defenders 2 Daniel Lovitz DF Montreal Impact 21 1 3 Jalil Anibaba DF New England Revolution 12 0 4 Dave Romney DF LA Galaxy 23 1 5 Miguel Nazarit DF Once Caldas 0 0 12 Alistair Johnston DF Wake Forest University 18 0 15 Eric Miller DF New York City FC 6 0 16 Ken Tribbett DF Nashville SC (USL) 0 0 18 Jack Maher (GA) DF Indiana University 3 0 23 Taylor Washington DF Nashville SC (USL) 14 0 25 Walker Zimmerman DF Los Angeles FC 22 3 55 Brayan Beckeles DF C.D. Olimpia 2 0 Midfielders 6 Dax McCarty MF Chicago Fire FC 21 1 8 Randall Leal (DP) FW/MF Deportivo Saprissa 21 3 10 Hany Mukhtar (DP) MF Brøndby IF 15 4 20 Aníbal Godoy MF/DF San Jose Earthquakes 20 1 21 Derrick Jones (HG) MF Nashville SC (USL) 18 0 22 Matt LaGrassa MF Nashville SC (USL) 8 0 27 Tah Brian Anunga MF Charleston Battery 14 0 29 Alex Muyl (HG) MF New York Red Bulls 18 0 70 Handwalla Bwana (HG) MF Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 Forwards 7 Abu Danladi FW Minnesota United FC 17 2 9 Dominique Badji FW FC Dallas 12 1 11 David Accam FW Columbus Crew SC 7 1 14 Daniel Rios FW Nashville SC (USL) 18 4 19 Alan Winn FW Nashville SC (USL) 7 0 99 Jhonder Cadiz (DP) FW Dijon FCO 7 2
Roster transactions In #Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource14Free transfer17Free transfer21Traded for $175,000 in 112010864 conditionally113222162319994527252931992870
Out #Pos.PlayerSigned byDetailsDateSource——172624311394
Additional source for roster transaction dates:
Re-Entry Draft pick
Pick Position Player Previous club Reference2DF Eric MillerNew York City FC
Expansion Draft picks
Pick Position Player Previous club Reference2FW Abu DanladiMinnesota United FC4DF Zarek ValentinPortland Timbers6DF Jalil AnibabaNew England Revolution8FW Brandon VazquezAtlanta United FC10MF/DF Jimmy MedrandaSporting Kansas City
SuperDraft picks
Round Position Player College Reference1 (2)DF Jack MaherIndiana1 (11)MF Alistair JohnstonWake Forest1 (13)GK Elliot PaniccoCharlotte2 (28)MF Tanner DieterichClemson4 (80)MF Luke HaakensonCreighton
Competitions Exhibitions
Major League Soccer
League tables Eastern Conference
Overall
Match results
MLS Cup Playoffs
MLS is Back Tournament
U.S. Open Cup
As a new MLS club, Nashville was scheduled to enter the competition in the Third Round, to be played April 21–23. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the U.S. Soccer Federation to cancel the tournament on August 17, 2020.
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