2020 Nashville SC season

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.

Nashville SC

2020 season
General manager	Mike Jacobs
Head coach	Gary Smith
Stadium	Nissan Stadium
MLS	Conference: 7th Overall: 14th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
MLS is Back Tournament	Withdrew
Average home league attendance	12,801 (Overall) 59,069 (Pre-Covid)   3,547 (Post-Covid)
Biggest win	NSH 3–0 DAL (October 20) NSH 3–0 MIA (November 20)
Biggest defeat	ATL 2–0 NSH (August 22) ORL 3–1 NSH (August 26) CLB 2–0 NSH (September 19) CLB 2–0 NSH (November 29)
Home colors Away colors
← 2019 2021 →

Despite a brief stint in the Western Conference, the club moved to the Eastern Conference after the MLS is Back Tournament.^[1]

Club

Current roster

As of October 21, 2020^[2]

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Joe Willis		GK	(1988-08-10) August 10, 1988 (age 36)	Houston Dynamo	23	0
28	C. J. Cochran		GK	(1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 33)	Oklahoma City Energy	0	0
30	Elliot Panicco		GK	(1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 (age 28)	UNC Charlotte	0	0
Defenders
2	Daniel Lovitz		DF	(1991-08-27) August 27, 1991 (age 33)	Montreal Impact	21	1
3	Jalil Anibaba		DF	(1988-10-19) October 19, 1988 (age 36)	New England Revolution	12	0
4	Dave Romney		DF	(1993-06-12) June 12, 1993 (age 31)	LA Galaxy	23	1
5	Miguel Nazarit		DF	(1997-05-20) May 20, 1997 (age 27)	Once Caldas	0	0
12	Alistair Johnston		DF	(1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 26)	Wake Forest University	18	0
15	Eric Miller		DF	(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 32)	New York City FC	6	0
16	Ken Tribbett		DF	(1992-08-25) August 25, 1992 (age 32)	Nashville SC (USL)	0	0
18	Jack Maher (GA)		DF	(1999-10-28) October 28, 1999 (age 25)	Indiana University	3	0
23	Taylor Washington		DF	(1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 31)	Nashville SC (USL)	14	0
25	Walker Zimmerman		DF	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)	Los Angeles FC	22	3
55	Brayan Beckeles		DF	(1985-11-28) November 28, 1985 (age 39)	C.D. Olimpia	2	0
Midfielders
6	Dax McCarty		MF	(1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 38)	Chicago Fire FC	21	1
8	Randall Leal (DP)		FW/MF	(1997-01-14) January 14, 1997 (age 28)	Deportivo Saprissa	21	3
10	Hany Mukhtar (DP)		MF	(1995-03-21) March 21, 1995 (age 30)	Brøndby IF	15	4
20	Aníbal Godoy		MF/DF	(1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 35)	San Jose Earthquakes	20	1
21	Derrick Jones (HG)		MF	(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 28)	Nashville SC (USL)	18	0
22	Matt LaGrassa		MF	(1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 (age 32)	Nashville SC (USL)	8	0
27	Tah Brian Anunga		MF	(1996-08-10) August 10, 1996 (age 28)	Charleston Battery	14	0
29	Alex Muyl (HG)		MF	(1995-09-30) September 30, 1995 (age 29)	New York Red Bulls	18	0
70	Handwalla Bwana (HG)		MF	(1999-06-25) June 25, 1999 (age 25)	Seattle Sounders FC	2	0
Forwards
7	Abu Danladi		FW	(1995-10-18) October 18, 1995 (age 29)	Minnesota United FC	17	2
9	Dominique Badji		FW	(1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 32)	FC Dallas	12	1
11	David Accam		FW	(1990-09-28) September 28, 1990 (age 34)	Columbus Crew SC	7	1
14	Daniel Rios		FW	(1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 30)	Nashville SC (USL)	18	4
19	Alan Winn		FW	(1996-02-18) February 18, 1996 (age 29)	Nashville SC (USL)	7	0
99	Jhonder Cadiz (DP)		FW	(1995-07-25) July 25, 1995 (age 29)	Dijon FCO	7	2

Roster transactions

In

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
14	FW	Daniel Rios	C.D. Guadalajara	Free transfer	November 20, 2018	[3]
17	FW	Cameron Lancaster	Louisville City FC	Free transfer	December 20, 2018	[4]
21	MF	Derrick Jones	Philadelphia Union	Traded for $175,000 in GAM	May 1, 2019	[5]
11	FW	David Accam	Columbus Crew SC	Traded for $300,000 in TAM, $100,000 in GAM	January 1, 2020	[6]
20	MF	Anibal Godoy	San Jose Earthquakes	Traded for $650,000 in GAM	January 1, 2020	[7]
10	MF	Hany Mukhtar	Brøndby IF	Transfer for $3,000,000, $100,000 in GAM to Seattle Sounders FC	August 27, 2019	[8]
8	MF	Randall Leal	Deportivo Saprissa	Undisclosed transfer	September 6, 2019	[9]
6	MF	Dax McCarty	Chicago Fire FC	Traded for 2nd round 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick, $50,000 in GAM, $50,000 in TAM	November 12, 2019	[10]
4	DF	Dave Romney	LA Galaxy	Traded for $225,000 in GAM, additional $50,000 in GAM conditionally	November 12, 2019	[11]
1	GK	Joe Willis	Houston Dynamo	Traded for Zarek Valentin, $75,000 in TAM	November 19, 2019	[12]
13	GK	Adrian Zendejas	Sporting Kansas City	Traded for $50,000 in GAM, $125,000 in TAM, 2020 International roster spot	November 19, 2019	[13]
2	DF	Daniel Lovitz	Montreal Impact	Traded for $50,000 in GAM, $50,000 in TAM, 2020 International roster spot	November 19, 2019	[13]
22	MF	Matt LaGrassa	Nashville SC (USL)	Free transfer	November 22, 2019	[14]
16	DF	Ken Tribbett	Nashville SC (USL)	Free transfer	November 22, 2019	[14]
23	DF	Taylor Washington	Nashville SC (USL)	Free transfer	November 22, 2019	[14]
19	FW	Alan Winn	Nashville SC (USL)	Free transfer	November 22, 2019	[14]
9	FW	Dominique Badji	FC Dallas	Traded for $150,000 in GAM, $175,000 in TAM, additional $75,000 in GAM conditionally	December 2, 2019	[15]
94	DF	Brayan Beckeles	C.D. Olimpia	Free transfer	December 4, 2019	[16]
5	DF	Miguel Nazarit	Once Caldas	Free transfer	December 16, 2019	[17]
27	MF	Tah Brian Anunga	Charleston Battery	Free transfer	January 15, 2020	[18]
25	DF	Walker Zimmerman	LAFC	Traded for $950,000 in GAM, 2020 International roster spot, additional $300,000 in GAM conditionally	February 11, 2020	[19]
29	MF	Alex Muyl	New York Red Bulls	Traded for 2020 and 2021 International roster spots, additional $50,000 in GAM conditionally	August 13, 2020	[20]
31	GK	Brady Scott	FC Köln	Free transfer	August 17, 2020	[21]
99	FW	Jhonder Cadiz	S.L. Benfica	Loan until June 2021	September 8, 2020	[22]
28	GK	C. J. Cochran	Oklahoma City Energy	Loan for the remainder of the 2020 Major League Soccer season	October 12, 2020	[23]
70	MF	Handwalla Bwana	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for Jimmy Medranda, $225,000 in GAM, additional $25,000 in GAM conditionally	October 21, 2020	[24]

Out

#	Pos.	Player	Signed by	Details	Date[13]	Source
—	DF	Zarek Valentin	Houston Dynamo	Traded for Joe Willis	November 19, 2019	[12]
—	FW	Brandon Vazquez	FC Cincinnati	Traded for $150,000 in TAM, $50,000 in GAM conditionally	November 19, 2019	[13]
17	FW	Cameron Lancaster	Louisville City FC	On loan for the 2020 USL Championship season, move made permanent on November 19, 2020	February 6, 2020	[25][26]
26	MF	Luke Haakenson	Charlotte Independence	On loan for the 2020 USL Championship season	March 6, 2020	[27]
24	FW	Tanner Dieterich	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	On loan for the 2020 USL League One season	August 7, 2020	[28]
31	GK	Brady Scott	Sacramento Republic FC	On loan for the 2020 USL Championship season	August 24, 2020	[29]
13	GK	Adrian Zendejas	Minnesota United FC	Traded for 4th Round 2021 MLS SuperDraft pick and up to $100,000 GAM conditionally	September 17, 2020	[30]
94	DF	Jimmy Medranda	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for Handwalla Bwana	October 21, 2020	[24]

Additional source for roster transaction dates:^[31]

Re-Entry Draft pick

Main article: 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft

Pick	Position	Player	Previous Club	Reference
2	DF	Eric Miller	New York City FC	[32]

Expansion Draft picks

Main article: 2019 MLS Expansion Draft

Pick	Position	Player	Previous Club	Reference
2	FW	Abu Danladi	Minnesota United FC	[12]
4	DF	Zarek Valentin	Portland Timbers	[12]
6	DF	Jalil Anibaba	New England Revolution	[12]
8	FW	Brandon Vazquez	Atlanta United FC	[12]
10	MF/DF	Jimmy Medranda	Sporting Kansas City	[12]

SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

Round	Position	Player	College	Reference
1 (2)	DF	Jack Maher	Indiana	[33]
1 (11)	MF	Alistair Johnston	Wake Forest	[33]
1 (13)	GK	Elliot Panicco	Charlotte	[33]
2 (28)	MF	Tanner Dieterich	Clemson	[33]
4 (80)	MF	Luke Haakenson	Creighton	[33]

Competitions

Exhibitions

Nashville SC v IF Elfsborg

January 30 Preseason 1	Nashville SC	0–0	IF Elfsborg	Bradenton, Florida
2:00PM CST		Report		Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.

Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC

February 6 Preseason 2	Nashville SC	1–3	Chicago Fire FC	Tampa, Florida
2:00PM CST	Leal 1st half'	Report Report	Sapong 1st half' Collier 1st half' Berić 2nd half'	Stadium: Pepin Stadium

Nashville SC v Louisville City FC

February 9 Preseason 3	Nashville SC	4–1	Louisville City FC	Bradenton, Florida
3:00PM CST	Leal 3' Ríos 15' Accam 66' (pen.) Danladi 85'	Report Report	Thiam 30'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Nashville SC v Montreal Impact

February 12 Preseason 4	Nashville SC	1–0	Montreal Impact	St. Petersburg, Florida
6:00PM CST	Badji 78'	Report		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Nashville SC v FC Cincinnati

February 16 Preseason 5	Nashville SC	3–1	FC Cincinnati	Bradenton, Florida
5:00PM CST	Maher 20' Ríos 64' Jones 83' (pen.)	Report	Amaya 61'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Nashville SC v D.C. United

February 19 Preseason 6	Nashville SC	1–1	D.C. United	Clearwater, Florida
5:00PM CST	Mukhtar 12' (pen.)	Report	Sorga 8'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Philadelphia Union	23	14	4	5	44	20	+24	47	2.04	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2	Toronto FC[b]	23	13	5	5	33	26	+7	44	1.91	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[c]
3	Columbus Crew SC (C)	23	12	6	5	36	21	+15	41	1.78	Qualification for the playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League[d]
4	Orlando City SC	23	11	4	8	40	25	+15	41	1.78	Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
5	New York City FC	23	12	8	3	37	25	+12	39	1.70
6	New York Red Bulls	23	9	9	5	29	31	−2	32	1.39	Qualification for the playoffs first round
7	Nashville SC[e]	23	8	7	8	24	22	+2	32	1.39	Qualification for the playoffs play-in round
8	New England Revolution	23	8	7	8	26	25	+1	32	1.39
9	Montreal Impact[b]	23	8	13	2	33	43	−10	26	1.13
10	Inter Miami CF	23	7	13	3	25	35	−10	24	1.04
11	Chicago Fire FC	23	5	10	8	33	39	−6	23	1.00
12	Atlanta United FC	23	6	13	4	23	30	−7	22	0.96	Qualification for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[f]
13	D.C. United	23	5	12	6	25	41	−16	21	0.91
14	FC Cincinnati	23	4	15	4	12	36	−24	16	0.70

Source: MLS^[35]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. As Supporters' Shield winners
2. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
3. As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer)
4. As MLS Cup 2020 champions
5. On June 10, 2020, Major League Soccer announced that Nashville SC would switch from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference for the remainder of the 2020 season.^[34]
6. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions

Overall

2020 MLS overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
12	Los Angeles FC	22	9	8	5	47	39	+8	32	1.45
13	New York Red Bulls	23	9	9	5	29	31	−2	32	1.39
14	Nashville SC	23	8	7	8	24	22	+2	32	1.39
15	New England Revolution	23	8	7	8	26	25	+1	32	1.39
16	San Jose Earthquakes	23	8	9	6	35	51	−16	30	1.30

Source: MLS^[36]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC

February 29 1	Nashville SC	1–2	Atlanta United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
8:00 p.m. EST	Zimmerman 28' Willis  90+4'	Report	Barco 9' Hyndman 37' Remedi  76'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 59,069 Referee: Drew Fischer

Portland Timbers v Nashville SC

March 8 2	Portland Timbers	1–0	Nashville SC	Portland, Oregon
6:00PM CDT	Mabiala  5' Valeri 12' Chará  84' Duvall  90+2'	Report	Lovitz  29'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Armando Villarreal

FC Dallas v Nashville SC

August 12 3	FC Dallas	0–1	Nashville SC	Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Pomykal  62'	Report	Beckeles  28' Lovitz  36' Romney  57' Leal  64' Accam 86'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 2,912 Referee: Armando Villarreal

FC Dallas v Nashville SC

August 16 4	FC Dallas	0–0	Nashville SC	Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Jara  40'	Report	McCarty  69'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 222 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Atlanta United FC v Nashville SC

August 22 5	Atlanta United FC	2–0	Nashville SC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 PM CDT	Lennon  6' Walkes  28' G. Martínez 40', 87' Bello  78'	Report	Lovitz  48'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Ted Unkel

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

August 26 6	Orlando City SC	3–1	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
6:30 PM CDT	Mueller 21' Moutinho  44' Dike 52', 71' Michel  84'	Report	Romney 15' Anibaba  43' Johnston  90+5'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Marcos De Oliveira

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

August 30 7	Nashville SC	1–0	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT	Badji  31' Godoy 53' Lovitz  68' McCarty  70'	Report	Figal  23' Reyes  36' Pirez  52'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Nashville SC v Orlando City SC

September 2 8	Nashville SC	1–1	Orlando City SC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT	Leal 47'	Report	Michel 17'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Inter Miami CF v Nashville SC

September 6 9	Inter Miami CF	0–0	Nashville SC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM CDT	Reyes  54'	Report	Godoy  19' Danladi  63'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Nima Saghafi

Nashville SC v Atlanta United FC

September 12 10	Nashville SC	4–2	Atlanta United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT	Badji 1' Mukhtar 28' McCarty 36' Danladi 57'	Report	Larentowicz 19' Bello 61' Remedi  63'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Columbus Crew SC v Nashville SC

September 19 11	Columbus Crew SC	2–0	Nashville SC	Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM CDT	Alashe  26' Santos  27', 50' Keita  57' Zardes 90+3'	Report	Lovitz  37' Muyl  71' Godoy  76'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Nashville SC v DC United

September 23 12	Nashville SC	1–0	DC United	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT	Ríos 70' Washington  79'	Report	Canouse  37'  45+3'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tori Penso

Nashville SC v Houston Dynamo

September 26 13	Nashville SC	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Nashville, Tennessee
2:30 PM CDT	Ríos 49'	Report	Lundkvist  75' Lemoine  81' Figueroa 89'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

New England Revolution v Nashville SC

October 3 14	New England Revolution	0–0	Nashville SC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 PM CDT		Report	Anibaba  80'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: David Gantar

Nashville SC v Minnesota United FC

October 6 15	Nashville SC	0–0	Minnesota United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT	Leal  44'	Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 3,478 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Sporting Kansas City v Nashville SC

October 11 16	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Nashville SC	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm CDT	Sánchez  52' Gerso 53' Hurtado 79'	Report	Johnston  12'  54' Zimmerman 15' Lovitz  38' Jones  76'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Houston Dynamo v Nashville SC

October 14 17	Houston Dynamo	1–3	Nashville SC	Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT	Figueroa  22' Quintero 75' Martínez  82'	Report	Mukhtar 15', 23' Danladi 19' Beckeles  86'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Nashville SC v FC Dallas

October 20 18	Nashville SC	3–0	FC Dallas	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT	Leal 19' Godoy  54' Cadiz 73' Ríos 88'	Report	Ferreira  64' Bressan  70'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 3,502 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Nashville SC v New England Revolution

October 23 19	Nashville SC	1–1	New England Revolution	Nashville, Tennessee
8:52 PM CDT	McCarty  62' Anunga  66' Zimmerman 74'	Report	Buksa 77' Manneh  89'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 3,727 Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: Kickoff delayed from 7:30 to 8:52 by lightning in area.[37]

Montreal Impact v Nashville SC

October 27 20	Montreal Impact	0–1	Nashville SC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 PM CDT	Corrales  53' Raitala  80' Binks  90'	Report	Leal 33' Zimmerman  45+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Ismail Elfath

Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC

October 31 21	Nashville SC	1–1	Chicago Fire FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT	Ríos 28' McCarty  90'	Report	Sekulić 42'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 3,987 Referee: Malik Badawi

Nashville SC v FC Dallas

November 4 22	Nashville SC	0–1	FC Dallas	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CDT		Report	Hollingshead 19',  90+2'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

November 8 23	Orlando City SC	2–3	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
2:30 PM CDT	Dike 4' Perea  17' Nani 61'	Report	Lovitz 20' Jones  28' Godoy  29' McCarty  37' Mukhtar 88' Cádiz 90+3'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: David Gantar

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs

Nashville SC v Inter Miami CF

November 20 Play-in round	Nashville SC	3–0	Inter Miami CF	Nashville, TN
8:00 PM CST	Leal 14' Mukhtar 24' (pen.) Johnston  30' McCarty 57'	Report	Nealis  5' Trapp  31'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 3,240 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Toronto FC v Nashville SC

November 24 First round	Toronto FC	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Nashville SC	East Hartford, CT
5:00 PM CST		Report	Ríos 108'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium[citation needed] Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Columbus Crew SC v Nashville SC

November 29 Conf. Semifinals	Columbus Crew SC	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Nashville SC	Columbus, OH
7:00 PM CST	Pedro Santos 99' Zardes 103'	Report	Johnston  42' Washington  111'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Armando Villarreal

MLS is Back Tournament

Main article: MLS is Back Tournament

Nashville SC v Chicago Fire FC

July 8, 2020 1	Nashville SC	Cancelled	Chicago Fire FC	Orlando, Florida
9:30 PM CDT				Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Nashville SC

July 14, 2020 2	Philadelphia Union	Cancelled	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
7:00PM CDT (UTC-05)				Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Orlando City SC v Nashville SC

July 20, 2020 3	Orlando City SC	Cancelled	Nashville SC	Orlando, Florida
8:00AM CDT (UTC-05)				Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 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.^[38] The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, forced the U.S. Soccer Federation to cancel the tournament on August 17, 2020.^[39]