Nashville SC can clinch the 2026 Supporters' Shield when they visit the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening during Matchday 31 (10:30 pm ET | Apple TV).
The Supporters' Shield is awarded to the team with the best regular-season record.
Nashville will clinch the Supporters' Shield if:
- Nashville win at San Jose or...
- Nashville draw at San Jose AND Vancouver lose/draw at Austin or...
- Vancouver lose/draw at Austin AND Miami lose/draw at Atlanta
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If Nashville clinch the Supporters’ Shield on Saturday, they will become the first club to do so with four games left in the regular season.
Nashville are on pace to set an MLS single-season points record. They have 2.28 points per game (66 overall) and are challenging the record set by Inter Miami CF in 2024 (74 points; 2.18 ppg).
The Supporters' Shield would be Nashville's second-ever trophy. Last year, they won the 2025Â US Open Cup during their first full season under head coach B.J. Callaghan.
Aside from silverware, the Supporters' Shield winner earns home-field advantage throughout the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs and secures a berth in the 2027Â Concacaf Champions Cup.
This weekend, Nashville can also secure the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed. They were the first team to book an Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs spot.
