Nashville breaks Miami's MLS single-season points record
Nashville SC finished the regular season with 77 points, breaking the Major League Soccer record. Inter Miami had set the previous mark of 74 in 2024. B.J. Callaghan’s side also won its first Supporters’ Shield, with home advantage in the play-offs following its regular-season success.
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A new points ceiling
Nashville SC ended the regular season on 77 points to claim a new record in Major League Soccer, the leading football league in the United States. The club passed the 74 points that Inter Miami collected in 2024.[1], [2]
The team also lifted the Supporters’ Shield, the trophy for the best regular-season record, for the first time. This was Nashville’s second full campaign under B.J. Callaghan. It won 15 home games and had already reached 49 points after its opening 21 fixtures.[1]
Schwake keeps 16 clean sheets
Nashville conceded 25 goals across the campaign. Goalkeeper Brian Schwake led the league with 16 clean sheets, behind central defenders Maxwell Woledzi and Jeisson Palacios. Captain Hany Mukhtar, centre-forward Sam Surridge and Argentine arrival Cristian Espinoza formed the three-player designated group in attack.[1]
Home advantage extends into the play-offs
The regular-season finish secured a place in the next Concacaf Champions Cup, North and Central America’s continental club competition. Nashville reached its semi-finals this year after beating Club América 1-0 at the Azteca in the quarter-finals. The Shield also gives the club priority for home advantage through the MLS Cup play-offs, including the final on 18 December if it gets there. Its opening opponent will be the winner of Orlando City’s Wild Card meeting with FC Cincinnati.[1]
