# 2024 Nashville SC season

The 2024 Nashville SC season was the fifth season for Nashville SC as a member of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional soccer in the United States.
As runners-up in the 2023 Leagues Cup, they earned a berth to compete in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup opening the season against Dominican club Moca FC. They opened the MLS season shortly afterwards facing the New York Red Bulls.

## Roster

    As of February 29, 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Joe Willis |
| 2 | DF | USA | Daniel Lovitz |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Lukas MacNaughton |
| 5 | DF | USA | Jack Maher |
| 6 | MF | GER | Amar Sejdić |
| 8 | MF | CRC | Randall Leal |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Sam Surridge |
| 10 | MF | GER | Hany Mukhtar |
| 11 | FW | USA | Tyler Boyd |
| 12 | FW | USA | Teal Bunbury |
| 13 | DF | USA | Joey Skinner |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Jacob Shaffelburg |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Dru Yearwood |
| 17 | FW | USA | McKinze Gaines |
| 18 | DF | USA | Shaq Moore |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | USA | Alex Muyl |
| 20 | MF | PAN | Aníbal Godoy |
| 21 | FW | GHA | Forster Ajago |
| 22 | DF | USA | Josh Bauer |
| 23 | DF | USA | Taylor Washington |
| 25 | DF | USA | Walker Zimmerman |
| 27 | MF | CMR | Brian Anunga |
| 28 | FW | CAN | Woobens Pacius |
| 29 | DF | USA | Julian Gaines |
| 30 | GK | USA | Elliot Panicco |
| 44 | DF | USA | Brent Kallman |
| 47 | MF | SLE | Isaiah Jones |
| 54 | MF | USA | Sean Davis |
| 67 | GK | USA | Ben Martino |
| 77 | FW | USA | Adem Sipić |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 37 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 |
| 13 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 |
| 14 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 31 |
| 15 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 30 |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 23 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 37 | |
| 24 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 | |
| 25 | Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 36 | |
| 26 | New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 31 | |
| 27 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 31 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
* ↑ Sporting Kansas City qualified as 2024 U.S. Open Cup finalists as the winners, Los Angeles FC, had already qualified via the 2024 Leagues Cup

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup

Nashville SC was not sent to the tournament, and neither was their MLS Next Pro team Huntsville City FC following the deal reached on March 1, 2024 due to participation in the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

### Leagues Cup
#### Group Stage (East 5)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NER | MAZ | NAS |
| 1 | New England Revolution | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Mazatlán | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | | — | 0–2 | — |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | MLS | CONCACAF | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | Sam Surridge | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Hany Mukhtar | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Alex Muyl | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Jacob Shaffelburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Tyler Boyd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Teal Bunbury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Forster Ajago | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | McKinze Gaines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Aníbal Godoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Jack Maher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Shaq Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Dru Yearwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Walker Zimmerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 38 | 10 | 1 | 49 |