2026 San Diego FC season
| 2026 season | |||
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| General manager | Tyler Heaps | ||
| Head coach | Mikey Varas | ||
| Stadium | Snapdragon Stadium | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: Overall: | ||
| MLS Cup playoffs | |||
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Leagues Cup | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: | ||
| Highest home attendance | |||
| Lowest home attendance | |||
| Average home league attendance | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
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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]
The team will be coached by former FC Dallas and United States men's national team assistant Mikey Varas in his second season as head coach.[3]
Summary
Preseason
Regular season
Preseason results
Competitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 12 | |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 11 | |
| 5 | Seattle Sounders FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. 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)
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
| 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 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Last updated: March 22, 2026.
Source: MLS
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 21 1 | San Diego FC | 5–0 | CF Montréal | San Diego, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PST |
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Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 25,412 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
| March 1 2 | San Diego FC | 2–0 | St. Louis City SC | San Diego, California |
| 6:00 p.m. PST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 21,969 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| March 7 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | San Diego FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 5:30 p.m. PST | Report | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 14,294 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| March 14 4 | FC Dallas | 3–3 | San Diego FC | Frisco, Texas |
| 5:30 p.m. PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,004 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
| March 22 5 | San Diego FC | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | San Diego, California |
| 4:00 p.m. PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 24,141 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
| April 4 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | San Diego FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
| April 11 7 | San Diego FC | v | Minnesota United FC | San Diego, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| April 18 8 | Real Salt Lake | v | San Diego FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 6:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: America First Field |
| April 22 9 | Houston Dynamo FC | v | San Diego FC | Houston, Texas |
| 5:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium |
| April 25 10 | San Diego FC | v | Portland Timbers | San Diego, California |
| 6:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| May 2 11 | San Diego FC | v | Los Angeles FC | San Diego, California |
| 6:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| May 9 12 | Seattle Sounders FC | v | San Diego FC | Seattle, Washington |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Lumen Field |
| May 13 13 | San Diego FC | v | Austin FC | San Diego, California |
| 6:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| May 16 14 | San Diego FC | v | FC Cincinnati | San Diego, California |
| 6:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| May 23 15 | San Diego FC | v | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Diego, California |
| 6:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| July 22 16 | Colorado Rapids | v | San Diego FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 6:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| July 25 17 | San Diego FC | v | FC Dallas | San Diego, California |
| 6:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| August 1 18 | Minnesota United FC | v | San Diego FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 5:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Allianz Field |
| August 15 19 | Los Angeles FC | v | San Diego FC | Los Angeles, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| August 19 20 | Portland Timbers | v | San Diego FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Providence Park |
| August 22 21 | San Diego FC | v | Colorado Rapids | San Diego, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| August 29 22 | San Diego FC | v | LA Galaxy | San Diego, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| September 5 23 | Orlando City SC | v | San Diego FC | Orlando, Florida |
| 4:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium |
| September 9 24 | San Diego FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | San Diego, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| September 13 25 | San Diego FC | v | Philadelphia Union | San Diego, California |
| 6:00 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| September 20 26 | Inter Miami CF | v | San Diego FC | Miami, Florida |
| 4:00 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Nu Stadium |
| September 26 27 | Austin FC | v | San Diego FC | Austin, Texas |
| 5:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Q2 Stadium |
| October 10 28 | New York Red Bulls | v | San Diego FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 4:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium |
| October 14 29 | San Diego FC | v | Houston Dynamo FC | San Diego, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| October 17 30 | LA Galaxy | v | San Diego FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| October 24 31 | San Diego FC | v | Seattle Sounders FC | San Diego, California |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| October 28 32 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | v | San Diego FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 7:30 p.m. PDT | Stadium: BC Place |
| October 31 33 | St. Louis City SC | v | San Diego FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| TBD PDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| November 7 34 | San Diego FC | v | Sporting Kansas City | San Diego, California |
| 4:00 p.m. PST | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round One
| February 3 1st Leg | San Diego FC | 4–1 | UNAM | San Diego, California |
| 8:00 p.m. PST | Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 19,133 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
| February 10 2nd Leg | UNAM | 1–0 (2–4 agg.) | San Diego FC | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 5:00 p.m. PST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 11,934 Referee: Hector Martínez (Honduras) | ||
| Note: San Diego FC won 4–2 on aggregate. | ||||
Round of 16
| March 11 1st Leg | San Diego FC | 3–2 | Toluca | San Diego, California |
| 8:30 p.m. PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 20,652 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
| March 18 2nd Leg | Toluca | 4–0 (6–3 agg.) | San Diego FC | Toluca, Mexico |
| 8:00 p.m. PDT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez Attendance: 23,322 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) | ||
| Note: Toluca won 6–3 on aggregate. | ||||
Leagues Cup
| August 6 Round One | América | v | San Diego FC | Mexico City |
| TBD p.m. PDT | Stadium: Estadio Banorte |
| August 9 Round One | San Diego FC | v | Tijuana | San Diego, California |
| TBD p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| August 12 Round One | San Diego FC | v | Puebla | San Diego, California |
| TBD p.m. PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
Current roster
- As of March 1, 2026[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.
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Out on loan
Coaching staff
- As of December 2024[6]
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Head coach | Mikey Varas | United States |
| Assistant coach | Frank Hjortebjerg | Denmark |
| Assistant coach | Kelvin Jones | United States |
| Assistant coach | Luciano Fusco | United States |
| Goalkeeper coach | Jason Grubb | 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
| Player | No. | Pos. | Previous team | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Bombino | 27 | DF | Los Angeles FC | Trade[7] | November 18, 2025 |
| Oscar Verhoeven | 33 | DF | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade[8] | November 19, 2025 |
| David Vazquez | 19 | MF | Philadelphia Union | Trade[9] | December 9, 2025 |
| Onni Valakari | 8 | MF | Pafos FC | Transfer[10] | December 9, 2025 |
| Lewis Morgan | 9 | FW | New York Red Bulls | Trade[11] | December 16, 2025 |
| Kieran Sargeant | 5 | DF | Houston Dynamo FC | Trade[12] | December 18, 2025 |
| Osvald Søe | 17 | DF | B.93 | Transfer[13] | January 9, 2026 |
| Bryce Duke | 21 | MF | CF Montréal | Free[14] | February 9, 2026 |
| Bryan Zamblé | 14 | FW | Right to Dream Academy | Free[15] | February 19, 2026 |
Out
| Player | No. | Pos. | New team | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Negri | 22 | DF | Houston Dynamo FC | Free[16] | January 27, 2026 |
| Paddy McNair | 17 | DF | Hull City | Transfer[17] | January 28, 2026 |
| Tomás Ángel | 9 | FW | América de Cali | Transfer[18] | February 27, 2026 |
References
- ^ Elder, Adam (May 19, 2023). "San Diego FC: Tory treasurers, tribal leaders and a $500m California dream". The Guardian. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tenorio, Paul; Weese, Lukas (September 16, 2024). "Mikey Varas named first coach in San Diego FC club history". The Athletic. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ "MLS unveils 2026 Regular Season schedule". MLSsoccer.com. November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC Roster". San Diego FC. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "San Diego FC permanently acquire Luca Bombino from LAFC". Major League Soccer. November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC fully acquire Oscar Verhoeven from San Jose Earthquakes". Major League Soccer. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC fully acquire David Vazquez from Philadelphia Union". Major League Soccer. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC fully acquire midfielder Onni Valakari". Major League Soccer. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC Acquire Forward Lewis Morgan from the New York Red Bulls". San Diego FC. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC acquire Kieran Sargeant from Houston Dynamo". Major League Soccer. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego FC Acquire Defender Osvald Søe from Danish Side B.93". San Diego FC. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ "San Diego FC Signs Midfielder Bryce Duke". San Diego FC. February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ "San Diego FC Signs Winger and Right to Dream Graduate Bryan Zamblé". San Diego FC. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo FC sign veteran Argentinean fullback Franco Negri". Houston Dynamo FC. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ "San Diego FC Transfers Defender Paddy McNair to EFL Side Hull City". San Diego FC. January 28, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ "San Diego FC Transfers Forward Tomás Ángel to Colombian Side América de Cali". San Diego FC. February 27, 2026. Retrieved March 2, 2026.