2025 San Diego FC season

Last updated
San Diego FC
2025 season
General manager Tyler Heaps
Head coach Mikey Varas
Stadium Snapdragon Stadium
Major League Soccer TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD
Leagues Cup TBD
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The 2025 season is the upcoming first season for San Diego FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. San Diego FC was announced as an expansion team on May 18, 2023, under the ownership of Egyptian businessman Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, a local indigenous tribe. [1] The team will play their home matches at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, which it will share with San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the San Diego State Aztecs football team. [2]

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Former FC Dallas and United States men's national team assistant coach Mikey Varas was hired as the club's first head coach on September 16, 2024. [3] The 2024 MLS expansion draft will take place on December 11, 2024, and allow San Diego FC to select up to five players from other MLS teams based on eligibility requirements. The team will also get the first pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, which is scheduled to take place on December 20, 2024. [4]

The first San Diego FC players, including Designated Player and Mexican forward Hirving "Chucky" Lozano, were sent on loan until they join the club in January 2025. [5] The club plans to use players from the international Right to Dream academy system and other teams owned by Mansour, including FC Nordsjælland. [6] [7] The first regular season match for San Diego FC is scheduled to be played on February 23 against the LA Galaxy. The team's first home match is scheduled for March 1 against St. Louis City SC. [8]

Preseason

The first training sessions for San Diego FC opened on January 13, 2025, two days after the start of the preseason camp. The team practiced at their new training facility, the Sharp HealthCare Performance Center, with most of their expected 2025 roster. [9] [10]

The club's first preseason matches will be played behind closed doors against Phoenix Rising FC and Sacramento Republic FC, both from the second-division USL Championship. [11] San Diego FC will play in the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational in February at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, against New York City FC, the Portland Timbers, and New York Red Bulls. Sister club San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League will also travel to California to play in the tournament's NWSL matches. [12]

Matches

January 25 San Diego FC v Phoenix Rising FC San Diego, California
TBD PST Stadium: SDFC Performance Center
Note: Result not published.
February 1 San Diego FC v Sacramento Republic FC San Diego, California
TBD PST Stadium: SDFC Performance Center
February 8 CVI San Diego FC v New York City FC Indio, California
12:00 pm PST Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 12 CVI Portland Timbers v San Diego FC Indio, California
1:30 pm PST Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 15 CVI San Diego FC v New York Red Bulls Indio, California
10:00 am PST Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
8 Portland Timbers 00000000Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Real Salt Lake 00000000
10 San Diego FC 00000000
11 San Jose Earthquakes 00000000
12 Seattle Sounders FC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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Last updated: February 22, 2025.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday
Matchday12
StadiumAH
Result
Position
Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

The MLS regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2024. [13] Every team will play 34 matches, of which 17 are at home; this includes a full home-and-away series against the fourteen other teams in the Western Conference and six matches against opponents from the Eastern Conference. Unlike previous seasons, play will not be paused for the Leagues Cup in August. [14]

February 231 LA Galaxy v San Diego FC Carson, California
4:00 pm PST Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
March 12 San Diego FC v St. Louis City SC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
March 83 Real Salt Lake v San Diego FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 pm PST Stadium: America First Field
March 154 San Diego FC v Columbus Crew San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
March 235 Austin FC v San Diego FC Austin, Texas
1:00 pm PDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
March 296 San Diego FC v Los Angeles FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 57 San Diego FC v Seattle Sounders FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 128 Colorado Rapids v San Diego FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 pm PDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
April 199 Charlotte FC v San Diego FC Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
April 2610 San Diego FC v Real Salt Lake San Diego, California
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 311 San Diego FC v FC Dallas San Diego, California
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 1012 St. Louis City SC v San Diego FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Energizer Park
May 1413 San Diego FC v Colorado Rapids San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 1714 San Diego FC v Sporting Kansas City San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 2415 San Diego FC v LA Galaxy San Diego, California
1:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 2816 Seattle Sounders FC v San Diego FC Seattle, Washington
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
May 3117 San Diego FC v Austin FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
June 1418 Minnesota United FC v San Diego FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Allianz Field
June 2519 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v San Diego FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BC Place
June 2820 FC Dallas v San Diego FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
July 521 San Diego FC v Houston Dynamo FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 1222 Chicago Fire FC v San Diego FC Chicago, Illinois
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Soldier Field
July 1623 San Diego FC v Toronto FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 1924 San Diego FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 2525 San Diego FC v Nashville SC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 926 Sporting Kansas City v San Diego FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
August 1727 San Jose Earthquakes v San Diego FC San Jose, California
4:00 pm PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
August 2328 San Diego FC v Portland Timbers San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 3129 Los Angeles FC v San Diego FC Los Angeles, California
-:-- pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 1330 San Diego FC v Minnesota United FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 2031 Atlanta United FC v San Diego FC Atlanta, Georgia
1:30 pm PDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
September 2732 San Diego FC v San Jose Earthquakes San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 433 Houston Dynamo FC v San Diego FC Houston, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
October 1834 Portland Timbers v San Diego FC Portland, Oregon
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: Providence Park

Leagues Cup

San Diego FC was awarded a berth in the 2025 Leagues Cup that had been forfeited by Vancouver Whitecaps FC due to their paricipation in the 2025 Canadian Championship and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. [15]

Friendlies

On January 3, 2025, San Diego FC and Liga MX club Club América announced an agreement to play friendlies at Snapdragon Stadium in 2025 and 2027. [16]

June 21Friendly San Diego FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg Club América San Diego, California
7:00 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 16Friendly San Diego FC Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Mexico.svg Club Tijuana San Diego, California
7:00 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Players

Roster

As of January 28,2025 [17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad includes all players who had first team contracts or appearances during the 2024 season across all competitions. Ages listed for each player is calculated from February 22, 2025, the first matchday of the MLS regular season.

San Diego FC first team roster [17]
No.NameNationalityPositionAgePrevious clubNotes
1 CJ dos Santos Flag of the United States.svg  United States GK 24Flag of the United States.svg  Inter Miami CF  (USA)
4 Andrés Reyes Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DF 25Flag of the United States.svg  New York Red Bulls  (USA)
5 Hamady Diop Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DF 23Flag of the United States.svg  Charlotte FC  (USA)
6 Jeppe Tverskov Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark MF 31Flag of Denmark.svg  FC Nordsjælland  (DEN)
7 Marcus Ingvartsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark FW 29Flag of Denmark.svg  FC Nordsjælland  (DEN)
8 Onni Valakari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland MF 25Flag of Cyprus.svg  Pafos  (CYP)
9 Tomás Ángel Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia FW 22Flag of the United States.svg  Los Angeles FC  (USA)
10 Anders Dreyer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark FW 26Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  R.S.C. Anderlecht  (BEL) DP
11 Hirving Lozano Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico FW 29Flag of the Netherlands.svg  PSV Eindhoven  (NED) DP
13 Pablo Sisniega Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico GK 29Flag of the United States.svg  San Antonio FC  (USA)
14 Luca de la Torre Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF 26Flag of Spain.svg  Celta Vigo  (ESP)
16 Heine Gikling Bruseth Flag of Norway.svg  Norway MF 20Flag of the United States.svg  Orlando City SC  (USA)
17 Paddy McNair Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland DF 28Flag of England.svg  West Bromwich Albion F.C.  (ENG)
19 Jasper Löffelsend Flag of Germany.svg  Germany MF 27Flag of the United States.svg  Colorado Rapids  (USA)
20 Aníbal Godoy Flag of Panama.svg  Panama MF 35Flag of the United States.svg  Nashville SC  (USA)
22 Franco Negri Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DF 30Flag of the United States.svg  Inter Miami CF  (USA)
24 Emmanuel Boateng Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana MF 31Flag of the United States.svg  New England Revolution  (USA)
26 Manu Duah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana MF 19Flag of the United States.svg  UC Santa Barbara  (USA)
29 Anisse Saidi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia FW 16Flag of the United States.svg  Philadelphia Union  (USA)
70 Alejandro Alvarado Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States MF 21Flag of Portugal.svg  F.C. Vizela  (POR)
77 Alex Mighten Flag of England.svg  England MF 22Flag of Denmark.svg  FC Nordsjælland  (DEN)
97 Christopher McVey Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DF 27Flag of the United States.svg  D.C. United  (USA)
98 Jacob Jackson Flag of the United States.svg  United States GK 24Flag of the United States.svg  San Jose Earthquakes  (USA)
— Ian Pilcher Flag of the United States.svg  United States DF 21Flag of the United States.svg  UNC Charlotte  (USA)

Coaching staff

As of December 2024 [18]
Technical staff
PositionNameNationality
Head coach Mikey Varas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Assistant coachFrank HjortebjergFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Assistant coach Kelvin Jones Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Assistant coachLuciano FuscoFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Goalkeeper coachJason GrubbFlag of the United States.svg  United States

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when San Diego FC officially signed the player to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when San Diego FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the San Diego FC roster.

In

Incoming transfers for San Diego FC
PlayerNo.Pos.Previous teamNotesDate
Flag of the United States.svg  Duran Ferree  (USA)18GKFlag of the United States.svg  San Diego Loyal SC  (USA)Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until end of 2024–25 Danish Superliga [19] December 13, 2023
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jeppe Tverskov  (DEN)6MFFlag of Denmark.svg  FC Nordsjælland  (DEN)Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025 [20] March 19, 2024
Flag of Denmark.svg  Marcus Ingvartsen  (DEN)7FWFlag of Denmark.svg  FC Nordsjælland  (DEN)Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025 [20] March 19, 2024
Ulster Banner.svg  Paddy McNair  (NIR)17DFFlag of England.svg  Middlesbrough F.C.  (ENG)Loaned to West Bromwich Albion F.C. until January 2025 [21] July 25, 2024
Flag of Mexico.svg  Hirving Lozano  (MEX)11FWFlag of the Netherlands.svg  PSV Eindhoven  (NED) Designated Player; loaned to PSV Eindhoven until January 1, 2025 [22] June 6, 2024
Flag of England.svg  Alex Mighten  (ENG)77MFFlag of England.svg  Nottingham Forest F.C.  (ENG)Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025; discovery rights acquired from Nashville SC for $50,000 in general allocation money [23] August 30, 2024
Flag of Colombia.svg  Tomás Ángel  (COL)9FWFlag of the United States.svg  Los Angeles FC  (USA)Traded for $200,000 in general allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft [24] December 9, 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  CJ dos Santos  (USA)1GKFlag of the United States.svg  Inter Miami CF  (USA)Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money [25] December 11, 2024
Flag of Sweden.svg  Christopher McVey  (SWE)97DFFlag of the United States.svg  D.C. United  (USA)Traded for $50,000 in general allocation money with an additional $50,000 based on performance [26] December 11, 2024
Flag of Norway.svg  Heine Gikling Bruseth  (NOR)16DFFlag of the United States.svg  Orlando City SC  (USA)Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft [27] December 11, 2024
Flag of Senegal.svg  Hamady Diop  (SEN)5DFFlag of the United States.svg  Charlotte FC  (USA)Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft [27] December 11, 2024
Flag of Germany.svg  Jasper Löffelsend  (GER)19MFFlag of the United States.svg  Colorado Rapids  (USA)Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft [27] December 11, 2024
Flag of Colombia.svg  Andrés Reyes  (COL)4DFFlag of the United States.svg  New York Red Bulls  (USA)Traded for $800,000 in general allocation money [28] December 12, 2024
Flag of the United States.svg  Jacob Jackson  (USA)98GKFlag of the United States.svg  San Jose Earthquakes  (USA)Selected in 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 1 [29] December 13, 2024
Flag of Panama.svg  Aníbal Godoy  (PAN)20MFFlag of the United States.svg  Nashville SC  (USA) Free agent [14] December 19, 2024
Flag of Ghana.svg  Manu Duah  (GHA)26MFFlag of the United States.svg  UC Santa Barbara  (USA) MLS SuperDraft December 20, 2024
Flag of Mexico.svg  Pablo Sisniega  (MEX)13GKFlag of the United States.svg  San Antonio FC  (USA)Free [30] December 27, 2024
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Anisse Saidi  (TUN)29FWFlag of the United States.svg  Philadelphia Union Academy  (USA)Homegrown player [31] January 3, 2025
Flag of Ghana.svg  Emmanuel Boateng  (GHA)24MFFlag of the United States.svg  New England Revolution  (USA)Trade [32] January 6, 2025
Flag of Argentina.svg  Franco Negri  (ARG)22DFFlag of the United States.svg  Inter Miami CF  (USA)Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 [33] January 7, 2025
Flag of Finland.svg  Onni Valakari  (FIN)8MFFlag of Cyprus.svg  Pafos FC  (CYP)Loan [34] January 13, 2025
Flag of the United States.svg  Alejandro Alvarado Jr.  (USA)70MFFlag of Portugal.svg  F.C. Vizela  (POR)Transfer [35] January 14, 2025
Flag of the United States.svg  Luca de la Torre  (USA)14MFFlag of Spain.svg  Celta Vigo  (ESP)Loan [36] January 21, 2025
Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Dreyer  (DEN)10FWFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  R.S.C. Anderlecht  (BEL) Designated Player; Transfer [37] January 22, 2025
Flag of Ghana.svg  Yaw Yeboah  (GHA)—MFFlag of the United States.svg  Columbus Crew  (USA)Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 [38] January 24, 2025
Flag of the United States.svg  Ian Pilcher  (USA)—DFFlag of the United States.svg  UNC Charlotte  (USA) 2025 MLS SuperDraft January 27, 2025

Expansion draft picks

In the 2024 MLS expansion draft, San Diego FC made five selections from a list of eligible players signed with other MLS teams. The club traded away two of their players on the same day as the draft. [27]

2024 MLS Expansion Draft picks [39]
PlayerNationalityPos.Previous teamNotes
Heine Gikling Bruseth Flag of Norway.svg  Norway MFFlag of the United States.svg  Orlando City SC  (USA)
Jasper Löffelsend Flag of Germany.svg  Germany MFFlag of the United States.svg  Colorado Rapids  (USA)
Hamady Diop Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DFFlag of the United States.svg  Charlotte FC  (USA)
Thiago Andrade Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil MFFlag of the United States.svg  New York City FC  (USA)Traded to Toronto FC for first-round 2025 MLS SuperDraft pick and $250,000 in conditional general allocation money
Hosei Kijima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan MFFlag of the United States.svg  St. Louis City SC  (USA)Traded to D.C. United for $400,000 in general allocation money

Out

Outgoing transfers for San Diego FC
PlayerNo.Pos.New teamNotesDate
Flag of the United States.svg  Duran Ferree  (USA)—GKFlag of Denmark.svg  FC Nordsjælland  (DEN)Loaned until June 30, 2025 [40] September 28, 2024
Flag of Ghana.svg  Yaw Yeboah  (GHA)—MFFlag of the United States.svg  Los Angeles FC  (USA)Trade [41] January 24, 2025

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