Nashville SC completed the MLS regular season with a new points record of 77 after winning 2–0 away to FC Cincinnati on Saturday, 7 November. The league’s account of the achievement confirms that Nashville moved beyond Inter Miami’s previous best of 74, established in 2024.
Their final record was 23 wins, eight draws and three defeats across 34 matches. Nashville had already reached 74 points before the final round, so the victory in Cincinnati provided the three points that separated them from Miami’s benchmark. It completed a season whose strength was sustained rather than concentrated in one late run.
The defensive figures help explain that consistency. Nashville conceded 25 goals and recorded 17 team clean sheets. Goalkeeper Brian Schwake accounted for 16 shutouts, while 15 home victories provided another substantial part of the final total, according to the league’s published statistics.
Their attacking output was spread across several roles. Sam Surridge finished with 21 goals and two assists, Hany Mukhtar supplied 17 goals and eight assists, and Cristian Espinoza contributed four goals and 15 assists. Those totals show how the striker, central creator and winger shared responsibility for the team’s production.
Nashville will meet the winner of the Orlando City–Cincinnati Wild Card match in Round One. As Supporters’ Shield winners, they retain hosting priority through the MLS Cup final on 18 December if they advance that far. The points record settles their place in regular-season history; winning the championship still requires progress through the postseason.
Archival photograph of the south facade of GEODIS Park, Nashville SC’s home ground, on 1 May 2022. CheckeredYeti. Photograph source · CC BY-SA 4.0.
