Nashville SC

Nashville SC plays in front of raucous, record-setting crowds at Geodis Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in MLS, reflecting Music City's rapid embrace of the sport. The club combines a disciplined, defensively sound style with a fast-growing supporters' culture that has made Nashville one of the league's most electric matchday experiences. Since debuting in 2020, the team has quickly built a reputation as a tough out in the Eastern Conference. Nashville SC's rise mirrors the city's broader emergence as a major American sports market.

Nashville SC traces its roots to a 2013 amateur supporters' club before being awarded a USL franchise in 2016 and then an MLS expansion team in December 2017, debuting in the league in 2020. The club set a Tennessee attendance record for a soccer event in its first MLS match against Atlanta United. Nashville reached the MLS Cup Playoffs in multiple seasons but had not won an MLS Cup as of 2025. The club did claim its first major trophy in 2025, winning the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, delivering Tennessee's first professional sports championship.