Conference alignment announced: Nashville SC in the West, Inter Miami in the East

Miami away is on for next season, but Nashville away may have to wait until 2021.

Major League Soccer announced on Monday that Nashville SC will be in the Western Conference for 2020 and Inter Miami in the Eastern Conference, which means there will be an even 13 teams in each conference.

The Union are guaranteed to play Inter Miami and the other 11 Eastern Conference teams both home and away but they’ll only play only 10 of the 13 Western Conference teams.

Their inter-conference matches will be revealed with the full 2020 schedule release.

Eastern Conference (13 clubs)

• Atlanta United
• Chicago Fire FC
• Columbus Crew SC
• D.C. United
• FC Cincinnati
• Inter Miami CF
• Montreal Impact
• New England Revolution
• New York City FC
• New York Red Bulls
• Orlando City
• Philadelphia Union
• Toronto FC

Western Conference (13 clubs)

• Colorado Rapids
• FC Dallas
• Houston Dynamo
• LAFC
• LA Galaxy
• Minnesota United
• Nashville SC
• Portland Timbers
• Real Salt Lake
• San Jose Earthquakes
• Seattle Sounders
• Sporting Kansas City
• Vancouver Whitecaps