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Nashville SC captured the 2026 MLS Supporters' Shield with a 2-0 victory at CF Montréal on Saturday, earning the first such honor in club history.
Sam Surridge struck in the 51st minute and Hany Mukhtar added a 76th-minute finish. Surridge paces Nashville with 18 goals this campaign, while Mukhtar has found the net 17 times.
The club, which began MLS play in 2020 alongside Inter Miami, lifted its first trophy in the 2025 US Open Cup. Nashville now sits on 70 points through 31 matches with three regular-season contests left, holding a 15-point edge over Vancouver Whitecaps and Inter Miami, both of which have four games remaining.
Nashville tops the league in victories (21), goals surrendered (23), and goal difference (plus-43). The side is the lone MLS club yet to lose at home this season and matched the league mark with 14 home wins and a 10-match home winning run. Saturday's outcome also ended Montréal's playoff hopes.
BJ Callaghan became the first coach since Oscar Pareja in 2016 to capture both the US Open Cup and Supporters' Shield in a two-year window. Nashville has guaranteed homefield advantage throughout the MLS Cup playoffs and a berth in the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup. The club could still top Inter Miami's 74-point MLS record from 2024.
Source: ESPN - Sat Oct 24, 3:32 PM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).