2026 San Diego FC season

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San Diego FC
2026 season
General manager Tyler Heaps
Head coach Mikey Varas
Stadium Snapdragon Stadium
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CONCACAF Champions Cup  
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The 2026 season will be the second season for San Diego FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional soccer clubs 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 team. [2]

Contents

The team will be coached by former FC Dallas and United State men's national team assistant Mikey Varas in is season season as head coach. [3]

Summary

Preseason

Regular season

Preseason results

Competitions

Major League Soccer


Results summary

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Last updated: Preseason.
Source: MLS

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

Regular season

The MLS regular season schedule was released on November 20, 2025. [4] 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.

February 211 San Diego FC – CF Montréal San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
March 12 San Diego FC – St. Louis City SC San Diego, California
6:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
March 73 Sporting Kansas City – San Diego FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 p.m. PST Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
March 144 FC Dallas – San Diego FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 225 San Diego FC – Real Salt Lake San Diego, California
4:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 46 San Jose Earthquakes – San Diego FC San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
April 117 San Diego FC – Minnesota United FC San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 188 Real Salt Lake – San Diego FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: America First Field
April 229 Houston Dynamo FC – San Diego FC Houston, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
April 2510 San Diego FC – Portland Timbers San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 211 San Diego FC – Los Angeles FC San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 912 Seattle Sounders FC – San Diego FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
May 1313 San Diego FC – Austin FC San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 1614 San Diego FC – FC Cincinnati San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 2315 San Diego FC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 2216 Colorado Rapids – San Diego FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
July 2517 San Diego FC – FC Dallas San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 118 Minnesota United FC – San Diego FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Allianz Field
August 1519 Los Angeles FC – San Diego FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 1920 Portland Timbers – San Diego FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Providence Park
August 2221 San Diego FC – Colorado Rapids San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 2922 San Diego FC – LA Galaxy San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 523 Orlando City SC – San Diego FC Orlando, Florida
4:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 924 San Diego FC – San Jose Earthquakes San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 1325 San Diego FC – Philadelphia Union San Diego, California
6:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 2026 Inter Miami CF – San Diego FC Miami, Florida
4:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Miami Freedom Park
September 2627 Austin FC – San Diego FC Austin, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
October 1028 New York Red Bulls – San Diego FC Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
October 1429 San Diego FC – Houston Dynamo FC San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 1730 LA Galaxy – San Diego FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
October 2431 San Diego FC – Seattle Sounders FC San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 2832 Vancouver Whitecaps FC – San Diego FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: BC Place
October 3133 St. Louis City SC – San Diego FC St. Louis, Missouri
TBD PDT Stadium: Energizer Park
November 734 San Diego FC – Sporting Kansas City San Diego, California
4:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

February1st Leg San Diego FC Flag of the United States.svg – Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM San Diego, California
TBD p.m. PSTStadium: Snapdragon Stadium
February2nd Leg UNAM Flag of Mexico.svg – Flag of the United States.svg San Diego FC Mexico City, Mexico
TBD p.m. PSTStadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Leagues Cup

TBDGS TBD – TBD TBD
TBD p.m. PST Stadium: TBD
TBDGS TBD – TBD TBD
TBD p.m. PST Stadium: TBD
TBDGS TBD – TBD TBD
TBD p.m. PST Stadium: TBD

Current roster

As of August 25, 2025 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA CJ dos Santos
2 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Willy Kumado
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leo Duru (on loan from Blackburn Rovers )
4 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Andrés Reyes
6 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Jeppe Tverskov
7 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Marcus Ingvartsen
8 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Onni Valakari (on loan from Pafos )
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Tomás Ángel
10 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Anders Dreyer (DP)
11 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Hirving Lozano (DP)
13 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Pablo Sisniega
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luca de la Torre (on loan from Celta Vigo )
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Pedro Soma
17 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Paddy McNair
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Duran Ferree
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Vazquez (on loan from Philadelphia Union )
20 MF Flag of Panama.svg  PAN Aníbal Godoy
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Corey Baird
22 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Franco Negri
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aiden Harangi (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt )
24 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Emmanuel Boateng
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Pilcher
26 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Manu Duah
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luca Bombino (on loan from Los Angeles FC )
29 FW Flag of Tunisia.svg  TUN Anisse Saidi
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Oscar Verhoeven (on loan from San Jose Earthquakes )
70 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alejandro Alvarado Jr.
77 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex Mighten
90 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Amahl Pellegrino
97 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Christopher McVey

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Heine Gikling Bruseth (on loan to Sarpsborg 08 )

Coaching staff

As of December 2024 [6]
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

Tranfers

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

Out

Outgoing transfers for San Diego FC
PlayerNo.Pos.New teamNotesDate

References

  1. ↑ Elder, Adam (May 19, 2023). "San Diego FC: Tory treasurers, tribal leaders and a $500m California dream". The Guardian . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ Zeigler, Mark (October 21, 2023). "Major League Soccer's San Diego FC will have Snapdragon scheduling priority over Wave". San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ Tenorio, Paul; Weese, Lukas (September 16, 2024). "Mikey Varas named first coach in San Diego FC club history" . The Athletic . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "MLS unveils 2026 Regular Season schedule". MLSsoccer.com. November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "San Diego FC Roster". San Diego FC. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ "San Diego FC Announces Assistant Coaching Staff Ahead of the Club's Inaugural MLS Season" (Press release). San Diego FC. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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