There is no last season when it comes to Nashville SC. Having been awarded the 26th franchise in MLS, the club embarks on its first ventures in the top flight of American soccer in 2020. The process for the second of the two new teams in MLS this year began back in August 2016. The club began life as a USL Championship side, beginning play in 2018. The formal process to add an MLS franchise in Nashville had begun a few months prior to their USL Championships debut. On March 4, 2017, businessman John Ingram, under the entity, Nashville Holdings LLC, bought a majority stake in DMD Soccer, the ownership group of Nashville SC.