2025 season | |||
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General manager | Tyler Heaps | ||
Head coach | Mikey Varas | ||
Stadium | Snapdragon Stadium | ||
Major League Soccer | Western Conference: 1st Overall: 2nd | ||
Leagues Cup | League stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Anders Dreyer (11) All: Anders Dreyer (11) | ||
The 2025 season is the 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 plays their home matches at Snapdragon Stadium, which it shares with San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the San Diego State Aztecs football team. [2]
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 took place on December 11, 2024 and allowed San Diego FC to select players from other MLS teams based on eligibility requirements. The team also received the first pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, which took 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 joined 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 was played on February 23 against the LA Galaxy; the team's first home match was March 1 against St. Louis City SC. [8]
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 were played behind closed doors against Phoenix Rising FC and Sacramento Republic FC, both from the second-division USL Championship. [11] San Diego FC played in the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational in February at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, and was joined by sister club San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League. [12] The team lost 3–1 to New York City FC in their first public exhibition match with an opening goal by Paddy McNair and three unanswered from NYCFC. [13] San Diego FC then lost 3–0 to the Portland Timbers but defeated the New York Red Bulls 6–0 in their final preseason match, which was played with their full starting roster. Members of the team's supporters groups traveled to Indio for the matches. [14]
On February 21, San Diego FC played their inaugural match on the road against the LA Galaxy, the defending MLS Cup champions, at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. They won 2–0 in an upset against the Galaxy with two goals scored by Anders Dreyer; the crowd included an estimated 1,000 San Diego FC supporters who had traveled for the match. [15] The team made their debut at Snapdragon Stadium on March 1 and hosted St. Louis City SC in front of a stadium-record crowd of 34,506. The match finished in a 0–0 draw and was marred by the use of a homophobic chant that was condemned by the club and coach Mikey Varas; midfielder Hirving Lozano left early in the first half with a hamstring injury. [16] [17]
January 25 | San Diego FC | v | Phoenix Rising FC | San Diego, California |
TBD PST | Stadium: Sharp HealthCare Performance Center | |||
Note: Result not published. |
February 1 | San Diego FC | v | Sacramento Republic FC | San Diego, California |
TBD PST | Stadium: Sharp HealthCare Performance Center | |||
Note: Result not published. |
February 8 CVI | San Diego FC | 1–3 | New York City FC | Indio, California |
12:00 pm PST | Report | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
February 12 CVI | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | San Diego FC | Indio, California |
1:30 pm PST |
| Report | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
February 15 CVI | San Diego FC | 6–0 | New York Red Bulls | Indio, California |
10:00 am PST |
| Report | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Diego FC | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 56 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
2 | Minnesota United FC | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 51 | Qualification for round one |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 49 | |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 44 | |
5 | Los Angeles FC | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 41 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 |
Last updated: August 31, 2025.
Source: MLS
The MLS regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2024. [18] 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. [19]
February 231 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | San Diego FC | Carson, California |
4:00 pm PST | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,224 Referee: Allen Chapman |
March 12 | San Diego FC | 0–0 | St. Louis City SC | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PST | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 34,506 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
March 83 | Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | San Diego FC | Sandy, Utah |
6:30 pm PST | Report |
| Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,337 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
March 154 | San Diego FC | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 30,018 Referee: Victor Rivas |
March 235 | Austin FC | 2–1 | San Diego FC | Austin, Texas |
1:00 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Filip Dujic |
March 296 | San Diego FC | 3–2 | Los Angeles FC | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 32,502 Referee: Tori Penso |
April 57 | San Diego FC | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 28,228 Referee: Malik Badawi |
April 128 | Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | San Diego FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:30 pm PDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,694 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
April 199 | Charlotte FC | 3–0 | San Diego FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
4:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 29,653 Referee: Filip Dujic |
April 2610 | San Diego FC | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | San Diego, California |
4:30 pm PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 28,116 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
May 311 | San Diego FC | 5–0 | FC Dallas | San Diego, California |
6:00 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 27,108 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
May 1012 | St. Louis City SC | 1–2 | San Diego FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
5:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Energizer Park Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 1413 | San Diego FC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 22,361 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
May 1714 | San Diego FC | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 25,233 Referee: Victor Rivas |
May 2415 | San Diego FC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | San Diego, California |
1:30 pm PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 30,114 Referee: Jon Freemon |
May 2816 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0 | San Diego FC | Seattle, Washington |
5:30 pm PDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,041 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
May 3117 | San Diego FC | 2–0 | Austin FC | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 27,133 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
June 1418 | Minnesota United FC | 2–4 | San Diego FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
5:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,661 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
June 2519 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–5 | San Diego FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
7:30 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,867 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
June 2820 | FC Dallas | 2–3 | San Diego FC | Frisco, Texas |
5:30 pm PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,004 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
July 521 | San Diego FC | 3–4 | Houston Dynamo FC | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 28,321 Referee: Timothy Ford |
July 1222 | Chicago Fire FC | 1–2 | San Diego FC | Chicago, Illinois |
5:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 27,631 Referee: Victor Rivas |
July 1623 | San Diego FC | 0–1 | Toronto FC | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 23,514 Referee: Alyssa Pennington |
July 1924 | San Diego FC | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 27,418 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
July 2525 | San Diego FC | 2–0 | Nashville SC | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 28,114 Referee: Drew Fischer |
August 926 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–2 | San Diego FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
5:30 pm PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,579 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
August 1727 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | San Diego FC | San Jose, California |
4:00 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 17,546 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
August 2328 | San Diego FC | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | San Diego, California |
7:30 pm PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 27,810 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
August 3129 | Los Angeles FC | 1–2 | San Diego FC | Los Angeles, California |
7:45 pm PDT |
| Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Filip Dujic |
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 |
OctoberRound One | San Diego FC | v | TBD | San Diego, California |
-:-- pm PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
OctoberRound One | TBD | v | San Diego FC | TBD |
-:-- pm PDT | Stadium: TBD |
OctoberRound One | San Diego FC | v | TBD | San Diego, California |
-:-- pm PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
San Diego FC was awarded a berth in the 2025 Leagues Cup that had been forfeited by Vancouver Whitecaps FC due to their participation in the 2025 Canadian Championship and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. [20]
July 29GS | Pachuca ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | San Diego, California |
8:00 pm PDT | Report |
| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 21,872 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
August 1GS | UANL ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | San Diego, California |
8:00 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 25,915 Referee: César Ramos |
August 5GS | Mazatlán ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 5,709 Referee: Walter Lopez |
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. [21] The friendly against Club América was moved from June 21 to June 7 due to a potential scheduling conflict with the FIFA Club World Cup if América were to qualify. [22]
June 7Friendly | San Diego FC ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium | |||
Note: Originally scheduled for June 21. |
September 16Friendly | San Diego FC ![]() | v | ![]() | San Diego, California |
7:00 pm PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
For the 2025 season, San Diego FC were permitted a maximum of 30 signed players on the first team, of which 10 roster positions were designated for supplemental and reserve players. Additional homegrown players are eligible to be signed to off-roster slots and are able to appear in MLS matches through short-term agreements. [23] The senior players in the first 20 roster positions count towards a base salary cap of $5.95 million with exceptions for certain categories, including up to three Designated Players who counted for a set amount in the cap. [23] [24]
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.
Position | Name | Nationality |
---|---|---|
Head coach | Mikey Varas | ![]() |
Assistant coach | Frank Hjortebjerg | ![]() |
Assistant coach | Kelvin Jones | ![]() |
Assistant coach | Luciano Fusco | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | Jason Grubb | ![]() |
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.
Player | No. | Pos. | Previous team | Notes | Date |
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![]() | 18 | GK | ![]() | Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until end of 2024–25 Danish Superliga [28] | December 13, 2023 |
![]() | 6 | MF | ![]() | Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025 [29] | March 19, 2024 |
![]() | 7 | FW | ![]() | Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025 [29] | March 19, 2024 |
![]() | 17 | DF | ![]() | Loaned to West Bromwich Albion F.C. until January 2025 [30] | July 25, 2024 |
![]() | 11 | FW | ![]() | Designated Player; loaned to PSV Eindhoven until January 1, 2025 [31] | June 6, 2024 |
![]() | 77 | MF | ![]() | Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025; discovery rights acquired from Nashville SC for $50,000 in general allocation money [32] | August 30, 2024 |
![]() | 9 | FW | ![]() | Traded for $200,000 in general allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft [33] | December 9, 2024 |
![]() | 1 | GK | ![]() | Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money [34] | December 11, 2024 |
![]() | 97 | DF | ![]() | Traded for $50,000 in general allocation money with an additional $50,000 based on performance [35] | December 11, 2024 |
![]() | 16 | DF | ![]() | Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft [36] | December 11, 2024 |
![]() | 5 | DF | ![]() | Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft [36] | December 11, 2024 |
![]() | 19 | MF | ![]() | Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft [36] | December 11, 2024 |
![]() | 4 | DF | ![]() | Traded for $800,000 in general allocation money [37] | December 12, 2024 |
![]() | 98 | GK | ![]() | Selected in 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 1 [38] | December 13, 2024 |
![]() | 20 | MF | ![]() | Free agent [19] | December 19, 2024 |
![]() | 26 | MF | ![]() | MLS SuperDraft | December 20, 2024 |
![]() | 13 | GK | ![]() | Free [39] | December 27, 2024 |
![]() | 29 | FW | ![]() | Homegrown player [40] | January 3, 2025 |
![]() | 24 | MF | ![]() | Trade [41] | January 6, 2025 |
![]() | 22 | DF | ![]() | Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 [42] | January 7, 2025 |
![]() | 8 | MF | ![]() | Loan [43] | January 13, 2025 |
![]() | 70 | MF | ![]() | Transfer [44] | January 14, 2025 |
![]() | 14 | MF | ![]() | Loan [45] | January 21, 2025 |
![]() | 10 | FW | ![]() | Designated Player; Transfer [46] | January 22, 2025 |
![]() | — | MF | ![]() | Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 [47] | January 24, 2025 |
![]() | 25 | DF | ![]() | 2025 MLS SuperDraft | January 27, 2025 |
![]() | 2 | DF | ![]() | Transfer [48] | February 10, 2025 |
![]() | 27 | DF | ![]() | Loan [49] | February 25, 2025 |
![]() | 32 | FW | ![]() | Loan [50] | April 2, 2025 |
![]() | 33 | DF | ![]() | Loan [51] | April 21, 2025 |
![]() | 23 | DF | ![]() | Loan [52] | July 16, 2025 |
![]() | 15 | MF | ![]() | Transfer [53] | July 28, 2025 |
![]() | 19 | MF | ![]() | Loan [54] | July 28, 2025 |
![]() | 21 | FW | ![]() | Trade [55] | August 6, 2025 |
![]() | 3 | DF | ![]() | Loan [56] | August 20, 2025 |
![]() | 90 | FW | ![]() | Trade [57] | August 22, 2025 |
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. [36]
Player | Nationality | Pos. | Previous team | Notes |
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Heine Gikling Bruseth | ![]() | MF | ![]() | |
Jasper Löffelsend | ![]() | MF | ![]() | |
Hamady Diop | ![]() | DF | ![]() | |
Thiago Andrade | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Traded to Toronto FC for first-round 2025 MLS SuperDraft pick and $250,000 in conditional general allocation money |
Hosei Kijima | ![]() | MF | ![]() | Traded to D.C. United for $400,000 in general allocation money |
Player | No. | Pos. | New team | Notes | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | — | GK | ![]() | Loaned until June 30, 2025 [59] | September 28, 2024 |
![]() | — | MF | ![]() | Trade [47] | January 24, 2025 |
![]() | 16 | MF | ![]() | Loan [60] | July 10, 2025 |
![]() | 32 | FW | ![]() | Loan Return | July 16, 2025 |
![]() | 19 | DF | ![]() | Free [61] | July 16, 2025 |
![]() | 98 | GK | ![]() | Trade | July 31, 2025 |
Week | Player | Position | Opponent |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Anders Dreyer [63] | FW | LA Galaxy |
11 | Hirving Lozano [64] | FW | FC Dallas |
20 | Milan Iloski [65] | FW | Vancouver Whitecaps |
Month | Player | Stats | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
June | ![]() | 3 matches played, 3 goals, 6 assists | [66] |