The 2026 season is 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. 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.
The team is coached by former FC Dallas and United States men's national team assistant Mikey Varas in his second season as head coach.
Summary
Preseason
Regular season
Preseason results
Competitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
Results summary
Regular season The MLS regular season schedule was released on November 20, 2025. 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.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round One
Round of 16
Leagues Cup
Current roster
Out on loan
Coaching staff
+Technical staff Position Name Nationality Head coach Mikey Varas Assistant coach Frank Hjortebjerg Assistant coach Kelvin Jones Assistant coach Luciano Fusco Goalkeeper coach Jason Grubb
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 Player Previous team Notes Date Luca Bombino27DF Los Angeles FCTradeNovember 18, 2025 Oscar Verhoeven33DF San Jose EarthquakesTradeNovember 19, 2025 David Vazquez19MF Philadelphia UnionTradeDecember 9, 2025 Onni Valakari8MF Pafos FCTransferDecember 9, 2025 Lewis Morgan9FW New York Red BullsTradeDecember 16, 2025 Kieran Sargeant5DF Houston Dynamo FCTradeDecember 18, 2025 Wilson Eisner22DF San Jose EarthquakesWaiversDecember 19, 2025 Osvald Søe17DF B.93TransferJanuary 9, 2026 Bryce Duke21MF CF MontréalFreeFebruary 9, 2026 Bryan Zamblé14FW Right to Dream AcademyFreeFebruary 19, 2026 Ian Murphy32DF Colorado RapidsTradeJune 27, 2026 Gabriel Pirani12MF D.C. UnitedTradeJuly 9, 2026 Elias Achouri 99FW FC Copenhagen TransferJuly 24, 2026 Marcus Alstrup 16GK Austin FC II FreeJuly 24, 2026 Dagur Dan Þórhallsson 3DF CF Montréal TradeJuly 24, 2026 David Mimbang MF Nordsjælland LoanSeptember 2, 2026 Sam Vines 23DF Houston Dynamo FC LoanSeptember 2, 2026 Cédric Bakambu 94FW Real Betis FreeSeptember 3, 2026
Out + Outgoing transfers for San Diego FC Player New team Notes Date Heine Gikling Bruseth16MF Kristiansund BKFreeJanuary 7, 2026 Franco Negri22DF Houston Dynamo FCFreeJanuary 27, 2026 Paddy McNair17DF Hull CityTransferJanuary 28, 2026 Tomás Ángel9FW América de CaliTransferFebruary 27, 2026 Hirving Lozano 11FW LA Galaxy LoanAugust 7, 2026 Andrés Reyes 4DF Atlético Nacional TransferAugust 8, 2026 Wilson Eisner22DF FC Tulsa LoanAugust 14, 2026 Anisse Saidi 29 FW Benfica LoanAugust 22, 2026 Luca Bombino 27DF Stoke City TransferSeptember 1, 2026 Lewis Morgan 9FW Toronto FC TradeSeptember 2, 2026 Bryce Duke 21MF Wellington Phoenix FreeSeptember 15, 2026
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