Nashville SC caps season with 77 points

Nashville SC set a new Major League Soccer regular-season record on Saturday. The team finished the 34-match schedule with 77 points and 23 wins. This total surpassed the previous best of 74 points, a mark shared by New England in 2021 and Inter Miami in 2024. The final score was a 2-0 victory over Cincinnati.

Goalie Brian Schwake anchored the defense during that final match. His performance was the 16th shutout of his season. That number ties the league record set by Tony Meola in 2000. Over the full regular season, Nashville lost only three games and drew eight.

Coach B.J. Callagan credited the squad for the historic run. He noted that the players did the heavy lifting to reach this point. Callagan said the team put in the necessary work to achieve these results. He also pointed out that winning on the road with a clean sheet fits the team's identity.

The club is now preparing for the postseason. Playoff tickets are currently available for purchase. The first match is scheduled for Nov. 22 at Geodis Park. Nashville will face either FC Cincinnati or Orlando City SC in that opening contest.

In another local development, the Nashville Fire Department broke ground on a new facility Friday. The construction began on the site of the old Fire Station 2 on Second Avenue North. That original structure closed in 2019 and was torn down in 2023. Mayor Freddie O’Connell and several Metro councilmembers attended the ceremony.

The new headquarters will house the Fire Marshal’s Office and department administration. Staff currently operate from a temporary office on Hickory Hollow Parkway. They moved there after the previous facility on Hermitage Avenue closed on Oct. 6, 2025. The $11 million project was approved in 2023.

The construction schedule targets a completion date in late 2028 or early 2029. The new building will serve as the primary site for daily departmental operations. This marks the end of the temporary arrangement for fire department leadership.