2018 Nashville SC season
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General manager | Christopher Jones | ||
| Head coach | Gary Smith | ||
| Stadium | First Tennessee Park | ||
| United Soccer League | Eastern Conference: 7th | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lebo Moloto (5) All: Lebo Moloto, Ropapa Mensah, Brandon Allen, Tucker Hume (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,922 (Mar 24 vs. Pittsburgh, at Nissan Stadium) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,487 (Apr 7 vs. Charlotte) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,205 | ||
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The 2018 Nashville SC season was the club's inaugural season both as an organization and as a member in the United Soccer League (USL). Nashville SC played in the Eastern Conference of the USL.
Club
Technical Staff
| Technical Staff[1] | |
|---|---|
| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Gary Smith |
| Technical Director | Mike Jacobs |
| Assistant Coach | David Proctor |
| Team Administrator & Equipment Manager | Jeff Robben |
Roster
- As of July 12, 2018[2]
| No. | Position | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | Micah Bledsoe |
| 2 | DF | USA | Justin Davis |
| 3 | FW | GHA | Ropapa Mensah (on loan from Inter Allies) |
| 4 | MF | JAM | Ramone Howell (on loan to Inter Nashville FC) |
| 5 | DF | Isle of Man | Liam Doyle |
| 6 | MF | USA | Josh Hughes |
| 7 | MF | CAN | Ryan James |
| 8 | FW | NIR | Robin Shroot |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Michael Cox (traded to Saint Louis FC) |
| 10 | MF | RSA | Lebo Moloto |
| 11 | MF | GAM | Ismaila Jome |
| 12 | FW | USA | Tucker Hume |
| 13 | MF | USA | Ian McGrath (on loan to Inter Nashville FC) |
| 14 | DF | CAN | Jordan Dunstan (on loan to Inter Nashville FC) |
| 15 | DF | USA | Michael DeGraffenreidt (on loan to Inter Nashville FC) |
| 16 | MF | POR | Martim Galvão |
| 17 | MF | USA | Michael Reed (captain) |
| 18 | GK | USA | Matt Pickens |
| 19 | FW | USA | Alan Winn |
| 20 | MF | USA | Matt LaGrassa |
| 21 | GK | USA | C. J. Cochran (on loan to Fresno FC) |
| 22 | DF | USA | Bradley Bourgeois |
| 23 | DF | USA | Taylor Washington |
| 27 | DF | JPN | Kosuke Kimura |
| 28 | DF | USA | London Woodberry |
| 30 | MF | NGA | Bolu Akinyode |
| 32 | FW | USA | Brandon Allen |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Friendlies
| February 10 | Nashville SC | 1–3 | Atlanta United FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 3:00 p.m. CST | Mensah 65' | Report | Martínez 58' Vazquez 75' Nagbe 78' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 9,059 |
| February 21 | Chicago Fire | 0–0 | Nashville SC | Bradenton, Florida |
| Dean 39' | Cox 50' | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 23 | Ottawa Fury | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Bradenton, Florida |
| Haworth 4' | Report | Winn 2' (pen.) | Stadium: IMG Academy |
| February 25 | Orlando City SC | 0–3 | Nashville SC | Sanford, Florida |
| Report | Moloto Winn Cox |
Stadium: Sylvan Lakes Park Attendance: Closed-door | ||
| Note: Result not publicized. | ||||
| March 1 | Lipscomb Bisons | 0–2 | Nashville SC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| McGrath 50' Galvão 75' |
Stadium: Lipscomb University |
| March 3 | FC Cincinnati | 2–2 | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Laing 45' Welshman 65' Seymore 82' |
Report | LaGrassa 21' Winn 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium |
| March 10 | Chattanooga FC | 1–3 | Nashville SC | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Hernandez 59' Valeciano |
Report | LaGrassa 18' (pen.) Mensah 30' Hume 45' James |
Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 3,239 |
Source:[3]
USL
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 50 | Conference Playoffs |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 49 | |
| 9 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 47 | |
| 10 | Ottawa Fury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 45 |
Source: 2018 USL 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
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
Results Table
| March 17 1 | Louisville City FC | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2:00 p.m. CDT | Spencer 56', 81' McCabe 66' |
Report | LaGrassa 79' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,933 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| March 24 2 | Nashville SC | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 5:00 p.m. CDT | Moloto 52' Mensah 68' |
Report | Vancaeyezeele 18' | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 18,922 Referee: Leland Grant |
| March 31 3 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 1:00 p.m. CDT | Aubrey 5' Chambers 59' |
Report | Cox 6' (pen.) Davis 79' |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,220 Referee: Brandon Smith |
| April 7 4 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Winn 24' Mensah 90+1' |
NSH Report USL Report Report |
Duckett 12' Johnson 89' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 7,487 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| April 14 5 | Indy Eleven | 2–1 | Nashville SC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 11:00 a.m. CDT | Saad 15', 34' Ayoze 70' |
Report | Akinyode 26' Doyle 37' Mensah 45' |
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 10,188 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| April 24 6 | Penn FC | 0–0 | Nashville SC | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 5:30 p.m. CDT | Heinemann 28' Baffoe 75' |
Report | Shroot 21' Bourgeois 28' Moloto 43' Mensah 51' Washington 64' |
Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| May 6 7 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 12:00 p.m. CDT | Bezecourt 27' | USL Report | Mensah 7' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 652 |
| May 13 8 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Louisville City FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 5:00 p.m. CDT | Moloto 39', 84' | USL Report | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,610 |
| May 26 9 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Guerra 50' | USL Report | Doyle 25' | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,697 |
| May 30 10 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–1 | Nashville SC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | USL Report | Allen 69' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 967 |
| June 2 11 | Nashville SC | 3–1 | Penn FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Allen 36' Moloto 48' Winn 81' |
Tribbett 76' | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,724 |
| June 9 12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Nashville SC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 6:30 p.m. CDT | Taylor 84' | Moloto 22' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
| June 16 13 | Nashville SC | 1–0 | North Carolina FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Mensah 90+4' | Report | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 9,047 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| June 26 14 | Nashville SC | 0–2 | Indy Eleven | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Report | Ouimette 16' Braun 35' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,482 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 30 15 | Nashville SC | 3–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Allen 19' Winn 45+3' Moloto 84' |
Report | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,815 Referee: Luis Guardia |
| July 7 16 | Nashville SC | 0–0 | FC Cincinnati | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Moloto 15' | Report | Keinan 17' | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 18,228 Referee: Lorant Varga |
| July 11 17 | Charlotte Independence | 1–0 | Nashville SC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 6:30 p.m. CDT | George 42' Calvert 90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| July 21 18 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Taylor 90+1' Oliveira 90+6' |
Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,267 Referee: Juan Márquez |
| July 25 19 | Nashville SC | 1–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Washington 80' | Report | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,729 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| July 28 20 | Toronto FC II | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 p.m. CDT | Uccello 34 (p)' Srbely 47' |
Report | Stadium: BMO Training Ground Attendance: 2,277 Referee: Ernie Constantine |
| August 4 21 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6:30 p.m. CDT | Konig 1' | Report | Hume 85' | Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 27,426 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| August 10 22 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Ottawa Fury | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | LaGrassa 31', 65' Allen 59' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,694 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| August 18 23 | Louisville City FC | 0–0 | Nashville SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 6:30 p.m. CDT | Totsch 68' Francis 90+4' |
Report | Mensah 84' | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 9,684 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 25 24 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Jome 27', 31' Davis 84' |
Report | Nanco 23' Mbaizo 45' Najem 90+3' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Leland Grant |
| August 28 25 | Nashville SC | 4–0 | Richmond Kickers | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Hume 42', 60' Bourgeois 48' Davis 55' LaGrassa 57' |
Report | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,651 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| September 1 26 | Charlotte Independence | 1–0 | Nashville SC | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 6:30 p.m. CDT | Watson 25' George 53', 86' Jung-soo 81' |
Report | Winn 45' Moloto 53' Woodberry 67' |
Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,317 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| September 8 27 | North Carolina FC | 3–3 | Nashville SC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Shipalane 18' Ríos 39' Steinberger 63' |
Report | Allen 51' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Kimura 67' Moloto 82' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 9,505 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
| September 18 28 | Nashville SC | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Moloto 20' | Report | Hristov 6' (pen.) Morad 46' Woodberry 69' (o.g.) GGuenzatti 90+7' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 7,269 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 22 29 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Hume 9' Reed 45+2' |
Report | Anunga 24' Okonkwo 60' Mansaray 63' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 7,376 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| September 26 30 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–2 | Nashville SC | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Report | Mensah 7', 50' Hume 64' |
Stadium: Coolray Field Attendance: 1,585 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| September 29 31 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | Reed 26' Akinyode 53' LaGrassa 65' Washington 69' |
Report | Moreno 5' Aguinaga 24' Stroud 72' Kutler 78' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,036 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 6 32 | Richmond Kickers | 0–3 | Nashville SC | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:00 p.m. CDT | Boehme 40' Agyemang 81' Gentile 90' |
Report | Hume 20' Reed 29' Winn 56' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,659 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| October 9 33 | Nashville SC | 2–2 | Toronto FC II | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 p.m. CDT | LaGrassa 63' Allen 72' Davis 90+5' |
Report | Srbely 34' Perruzza 75' Hamilton 85' Patterson-Sewell 90+1' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| October 13 34 | Nashville SC | 3–3 | FC Cincinnati | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1:00 p.m. CDT | Hume 5' LaGrassa 40' Allen 80' Akinyode 90' |
Report | Albadawi 39', 63' Bone 52', 81' |
Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 9,083 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira |
Postseason
| October 20 Quarterfinal | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 4:00 EDT | Bone 95' Smith 104' Ledesma 111' |
Report | Davis 110' Bourgeois 115' Tyrpak 116' |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| Penalties | ||||
| Adi McLaughlin Smith Hoyte Lasso Walker |
Doyle Allen Winn LaGrassa Tyrpak Davis |
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U.S. Open Cup
| May 16 Second round | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Inter Nashville FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
| EDT | Hume 19', 89' | Stadium: Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex |
| May 23 Third round | Nashville SC | 3–1 | Mississippi Brilla | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Allen 19' Woodberry 30' Shroot 90+1' |
Matsoso 59' | Stadium: Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex Attendance: 1,047 |
| June 6 Fourth round | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Azira 39' (o.g.) Mensah 78' |
Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium Attendance: 4,453 |
| June 20 Round of 16 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Nashville SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Craig 24' Del Piccolo 58' |
LaGrassa 68' | Stadium: Lynn Stadium |
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
- As of matches played August 28, 2018
| Rank | Pos. | Player | United Soccer League | US Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | Lebo Moloto | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | Ropapa Mensah | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| FW | Brandon Allen | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| FW | Tucker Hume | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | FW | Alan Winn | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Matt LaGrassa | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | FW | Michael Cox | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Liam Doyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Taylor Washington | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Justin Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Bradley Bourgeois | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | London Woodberry | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | Robin Shroot | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 26 | 8 | 34 | ||
References
- ^ "Coaching Staff". Nashville SC. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ "Players and Staff – First Team". Nashville SC. December 12, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Friendlies Schedule". nashvillesc.com. Nashville SC. Retrieved February 10, 2018.