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Nashville SC was founded in 2016 when the United Soccer League awarded a franchise to a new Nashville ownership group. The club spent two seasons in the USL Championship before joining Major League Soccer in 2020, playing its first MLS match on the 29th of February 2020 against Atlanta United FC.
Nashville SC is principally owned by John Ingram, the owner of Ingram Industries. The Turner family of Dollar General Stores are among the investors and partial owners.
Nashville SC plays its home matches at Geodis Park, a 30,000-seat venue that is the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States. The $275 million stadium opened in 2022, after the club's earlier seasons at First Tennessee Park and Nissan Stadium.
Nashville SC won the 2025 U.S. Open Cup, beating Austin FC 2-1 in the final on a Sam Surridge penalty in the 60th minute. The title was the club's first championship and the first championship for any major professional sports team in the state of Tennessee.
Nashville SC reached the final of the inaugural 2023 Leagues Cup, eliminating FC Cincinnati, Club América, Minnesota United, and C.F. Monterrey along the way. The club lost the final to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in the 11th round of penalties at Geodis Park.
Nashville SC's primary colors, electric gold and acoustic blue, reference the colors of Nashville's own city flag. The gold shade in the club's crest matches its on-field nickname, the Boys in Gold.