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2026 San Diego FC season

San Diego FC
2026 season
General managerTyler Heaps
Head coachMikey Varas
StadiumSnapdragon Stadium
Major League SoccerConference:  
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MLS Cup playoffs 
CONCACAF Champions Cup 
Leagues Cup 
Top goalscorerLeague:
 
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Highest home attendance 
Lowest home attendance 
Average home league attendance 
Biggest win 
Biggest defeat 

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 is season season as head coach.[3]

Summary

Preseason

Regular season

Preseason results

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: Preseason.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAAHAHAAHHAHHHAHAAAHHAHHAAAHAHAAH
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 21 1 San Diego FC – CF Montréal San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
March 1 2 San Diego FC – St. Louis City SC San Diego, California
6:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
March 7 3 Sporting Kansas City – San Diego FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 p.m. PST Stadium: Sporting Park
March 14 4 FC Dallas – San Diego FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 22 5 San Diego FC – Real Salt Lake San Diego, California
4:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 4 6 San Jose Earthquakes – San Diego FC San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: PayPal Park
April 11 7 San Diego FC – Minnesota United FC San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 18 8 Real Salt Lake – San Diego FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: America First Field
April 22 9 Houston Dynamo FC – San Diego FC Houston, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
April 25 10 San Diego FC – Portland Timbers San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 2 11 San Diego FC – Los Angeles FC San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 9 12 Seattle Sounders FC – San Diego FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
May 13 13 San Diego FC – Austin FC San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 16 14 San Diego FC – FC Cincinnati San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 23 15 San Diego FC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 22 16 Colorado Rapids – San Diego FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
July 25 17 San Diego FC – FC Dallas San Diego, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 1 18 Minnesota United FC – San Diego FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Allianz Field
August 15 19 Los Angeles FC – San Diego FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 19 20 Portland Timbers – San Diego FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Providence Park
August 22 21 San Diego FC – Colorado Rapids San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
August 29 22 San Diego FC – LA Galaxy San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 5 23 Orlando City SC – San Diego FC Orlando, Florida
4:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 9 24 San Diego FC – San Jose Earthquakes San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 13 25 San Diego FC – Philadelphia Union San Diego, California
6:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
September 20 26 Inter Miami CF – San Diego FC Miami, Florida
4:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Miami Freedom Park
September 26 27 Austin FC – San Diego FC Austin, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
October 10 28 New York Red Bulls – San Diego FC Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
October 14 29 San Diego FC – Houston Dynamo FC San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 17 30 LA Galaxy – San Diego FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
October 24 31 San Diego FC – Seattle Sounders FC San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
October 28 32 Vancouver Whitecaps FC – San Diego FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: BC Place
October 31 33 St. Louis City SC – San Diego FC St. Louis, Missouri
TBD PDT Stadium: Energizer Park
November 7 34 San Diego FC – Sporting Kansas City San Diego, California
4:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main articles: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup and CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

February 3 1st Leg San Diego FC United States 4–1 Mexico 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 Mexico 1–0
(2–4 agg.)		 United States 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 1st Leg San Diego FC United States – Mexico Toluca San Diego, California
TBD p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
March 2nd Leg Toluca Mexico – United States San Diego FC Toluca, Mexico
TBD p.m. PDT Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

Leagues Cup

Main articles: 2026 Leagues Cup and Leagues Cup
TBD GS TBD – TBD TBD
TBD p.m. PDT Stadium: TBD
TBD GS TBD – TBD TBD
TBD p.m. PDT Stadium: TBD
TBD GS TBD – TBD TBD
TBD p.m. PDT Stadium: TBD

Current roster

As of February 12, 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA CJ dos Santos
2 DF  GHA Willy Kumado
3 DF  USA Leo Duru (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
4 DF  COL Andrés Reyes
5 DF  USA Kieran Sargeant
6 MF  DEN Jeppe Tverskov
7 FW  DEN Marcus Ingvartsen
8 MF  FIN Onni Valakari
9 FW  SCO Lewis Morgan
10 FW  DEN Anders Dreyer (DP)
11 FW  MEX Hirving Lozano (DP)
13 GK  MEX Pablo Sisniega
15 MF  USA Pedro Soma
17 DF  DEN Osvald Søe
18 GK  USA Duran Ferree
19 MF  USA David Vazquez
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  PAN Aníbal Godoy
21 MF  USA Bryce Duke
22 DF  USA Wilson Eisner
23 DF  USA Aiden Harangi (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
24 MF  GHA Emmanuel Boateng
25 DF  USA Ian Pilcher
26 DF  GHA Manu Duah
27 DF  USA Luca Bombino
29 FW  TUN Anisse Saidi
33 DF  USA Oscar Verhoeven
39 FW  COL Tomás Ángel
70 MF  USA Alejandro Alvarado Jr.
77 FW  ENG Alex Mighten
90 FW  NOR Amahl Pellegrino
97 DF  SWE Christopher McVey
— FW  USA Corey Baird

Out on loan

Coaching staff

As of December 2024[6]
Technical staff
Position Name Nationality
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

Incoming transfers for San Diego FC
Player No. Pos. Previous team Notes Date
United States Luca Bombino 27 DF United States Los Angeles FC Trade[7] November 18, 2025
United States Oscar Verhoeven 33 DF United States San Jose Earthquakes Trade[8] November 19, 2025
United States David Vazquez 19 MF United States Philadelphia Union Trade[9] December 9, 2025
Finland Onni Valakari 8 MF Cyprus Pafos FC Transfer[10] December 9, 2025
Scotland Lewis Morgan 9 FW United States New York Red Bulls Trade[11] December 16, 2025
United States Kieran Sargeant 5 DF United States Houston Dynamo FC Trade[12] December 18, 2025
Denmark Osvald Søe 17 DF Denmark B.93 Transfer[13] January 9, 2026
United States Bryce Duke 21 MF Canada CF Montréal Free[14] February 9, 2026

Out

Outgoing transfers for San Diego FC
Player No. Pos. New team Notes Date
Argentina Franco Negri 22 DF United States Houston Dynamo FC Free[15] January 27, 2026
Northern Ireland Paddy McNair 17 DF England Hull City Transfer[16] January 28, 2026

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.
  7. ^ "San Diego FC permanently acquire Luca Bombino from LAFC". Major League Soccer. November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "San Diego FC fully acquire Oscar Verhoeven from San Jose Earthquakes". Major League Soccer. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "San Diego FC fully acquire David Vazquez from Philadelphia Union". Major League Soccer. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  10. ^ "San Diego FC fully acquire midfielder Onni Valakari". Major League Soccer. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  11. ^ "San Diego FC Acquire Forward Lewis Morgan from the New York Red Bulls". San Diego FC. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  12. ^ "San Diego FC acquire Kieran Sargeant from Houston Dynamo". Major League Soccer. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "San Diego FC Acquire Defender Osvald Søe from Danish Side B.93". San Diego FC. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  14. ^ "San Diego FC Signs Midfielder Bryce Duke". San Diego FC. February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  15. ^ "Houston Dynamo FC sign veteran Argentinean fullback Franco Negri". Houston Dynamo FC. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  16. ^ "San Diego FC Transfers Defender Paddy McNair to EFL Side Hull City". San Diego FC. January 28, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
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