Nashville lost the 2023 Leagues Cup final to Inter Miami and has since been in search of a trophy that would validate a project that began in 2020. Prior to the final, Nashville head coach BJ Callaghan urged his players to make history and do something that NFL’s Tennessee Titans and the Nashville Predators of the NHL had not yet accomplished.

Nashville SC goalkeeper Brian Schwake redeemed himself after conceding a penalty in the U.S. Open Cup final vs Austin FC.