2025 San Diego FC season

San Diego FC 2025 soccer season

San Diego FC 2025 soccer season

San Diego FC2025 season

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)

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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 will play their home matches at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, which it will share 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]

## Summary

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### Preseason

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See also: 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational

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]

### Regular season

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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]

## Preseason results

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San Diego FC v Phoenix Rising FC January 25 |  San Diego FC | v|  Phoenix Rising FC | San Diego, California

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Note: Result not published.

San Diego FC v Sacramento Republic FC February 1 |  San Diego FC | v|  Sacramento Republic FC | San Diego, California

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Note: Result not published.

San Diego FC v New York City FC February 8 CVI|  San Diego FC | 1–3|  New York City FC | Indio, California

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* McNair 19'
* Alvarado  35'
* Tverskov  61'
* Diop  73'

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* Martinez 28', 65'
* Bakrar 39'
* Romero  88'

| Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Portland Timbers v San Diego FC February 12 CVI|  Portland Timbers | 3–0|  San Diego FC | Indio, California

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* Mora 14', 84'
* Guerra  80'

| Report |  | Stadium: Empire Polo Club

San Diego FC v New York Red Bulls February 15 CVI|  San Diego FC | 6–0|  New York Red Bulls | Indio, California

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* Dreyer 8', 61'
* Lozano 17',  50'
* de la Torre  39',  40'
* Godoy  50'
* Ingvartsen 64'
* Boateng 90' (pen.)

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* Valencia  34'
* Eile  52'

| Stadium: Empire Polo Club

## Competitions

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### Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

#### Standings

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MLS Western Conference table (2025)  Pos | Team

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1  | San Diego FC | 25  | 14  | 7  | 4  | 48  | 32  | +16  | 46  | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 24  | 13  | 5  | 6  | 42  | 26  | +16  | 45  | Qualification for round one
3  | Minnesota United FC | 25  | 12  | 5  | 8  | 42  | 28  | +14  | 44
4  | Seattle Sounders FC | 24  | 10  | 6  | 8  | 39  | 35  | +4  | 38
5  | Portland Timbers | 24  | 10  | 7  | 7  | 33  | 32  | +1  | 37

Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025. 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)

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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25  | 14  | 4  | 7  | 49  | 32  |  +17  | 46  | 7  | 4  | 3  | 25  | 13  |  +12  | 7  | 0  | 4  | 24  | 19  |  +5

Last updated: July 25, 2025.
Source: MLS

Results by matchdayMatchday| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34

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Stadium| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| H| A| H| A| A| A| H| A| H| H| H| | | | | | | | |
Result| W| D| W| D| L| W| W| L| L| L| W| W| W| D| W| L| W| W| W| W| L| W| L| D| W| | | | | | | | |
Position| 3| 4| 2| 2| 4| 3| 2| 3| 6| 7| 4| 4| 2| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| | | | | | | | |

Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Regular season

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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]

LA Galaxy v San Diego FC February 23 1|  LA Galaxy | 0–2|  San Diego FC | Carson, California

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4:00 pm PST |  | Report |

* Godoy  45'
* Dreyer 52', 90+3'
* Negri  56'

| Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,224
Referee: Allen Chapman

San Diego FC v St. Louis City SC March 1 2|  San Diego FC | 0–0|  St. Louis City SC | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PST |

* Negri  37'
* Godoy  68'
* McVey  90+1'

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* Löwen  39'
* Becher  44'
* Wallem  73'
* Durkin  76'
* Hiebert  87'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 34,506
Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Real Salt Lake v San Diego FC March 8 3|  Real Salt Lake | 1–3|  San Diego FC | Sandy, Utah

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6:30 pm PST |

* Piol 17'
* Ojeda  69'
* Cabral  76'
* Glad  79'

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* Negri 43'
* Tverskov  77'
* Dreyer 90+1'
* Ingvartsen 90+6'

| Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,337
Referee: Alexis Da Silva

San Diego FC v Columbus Crew March 15 4|  San Diego FC | 1–1|  Columbus Crew | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PDT |

* Ángel  31'
* Valakari 69'

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* Arfsten 13'
* Zawadzki  33'
* Arfsten  61'
* Chambost  90+1'
* Rossi  90+5'
* Schulte  90+9'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 30,018
Referee: Victor Rivas

Austin FC v San Diego FC March 23 5|  Austin FC | 2–1|  San Diego FC | Austin, Texas

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1:00 pm PDT |

* Vazquez 10'
* Gallagher 19'
* Pereira  33'

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* Pilcher  3'
* de la Torre  14',  27'
* McVey  55'

| Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Filip Dujic

San Diego FC v Los Angeles FC March 29 6|  San Diego FC | 3–2|  Los Angeles FC | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PDT |

* Negri  14'
* McVey 21'
* Tverskov  24'
* Valakari 34'
* Mighten 40'
* Kumado  88'
* Lozano  90+6'

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* Martínez  19'
* Jesus  20'  53'
* Smolyakov 43'
* Ünder 45+5'
* Segura  90+4'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 32,502
Referee: Tori Penso

San Diego FC v Seattle Sounders FC April 5 7|  San Diego FC | 3–0|  Seattle Sounders FC | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PDT |

* Tverskov 2'
* Godoy 41'
* Lozano 45+3'
* Negri  60'
* de la Torre  64'
* Mighten  80'

| Report |

* Leyva  68'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 28,228
Referee: Malik Badawi

Colorado Rapids v San Diego FC April 12 8|  Colorado Rapids | 3–2|  San Diego FC | Commerce City, Colorado

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6:30 pm PDT |

* Mihailovic 37' (pen.)
* Yapi 53'
* Navarro 60'
* Awaziem  90'

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* de la Torre 50'
* Ángel 89'

| Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,694
Referee: Sergii Boiko

Charlotte FC v San Diego FC April 19 9|  Charlotte FC | 3–0|  San Diego FC | Charlotte, North Carolina

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4:30 pm PDT |

* Abada 11'
* Agyemang 45' (pen.)
* Privett 57'
* Bronico  59'
* Williamson  77'

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* Reyes  32'  39'
* Diop  67'
* Lozano  90+2'

| Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,653
Referee: Filip Dujic

San Diego FC v Real Salt Lake April 26 10|  San Diego FC | 1–3|  Real Salt Lake | San Diego, California

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* Lozano 45+6' (pen.),  73'
* Bombino  56'
* Alvarado Jr.  87'

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* Katranis  45+1'
* Luna 45+1', 54' (pen.)
* Junqua 66'
* Quinton  83'
* Gonçalves  86'
* Hidalgo  90+3'  90+6'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 28,116
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

San Diego FC v FC Dallas May 3 11|  San Diego FC | 5–0|  FC Dallas | San Diego, California

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6:00 pm PDT |

* Lozano 20' (pen.), 27'
* Tverskov  55'
* Dreyer 56'
* Valakari 73'
* Iloski 87'

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* Urhoghide  36'
* Ramiro  76'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 27,108
Referee: Joe Dickerson

St. Louis City SC v San Diego FC May 10 12|  St. Louis City SC | 1–2|  San Diego FC | St. Louis, Missouri

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* Ostrák  59'
* Hiebert 90+1'
* Baumgartl  90+6'

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* Valakari  39'
* Iloski 79'
* Dreyer 87'
* Verhoeven  90+6'

| Stadium: Energizer Park
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Allen Chapman

San Diego FC v Colorado Rapids May 14 13|  San Diego FC | 2–0|  Colorado Rapids | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PDT |

* Tverskov  6'
* McVey 33'
* Dreyer 58',  85'
* Kumado  66'

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* Yapi  25'
* Cabral  65'
* Ku-Dipietro  78'
* Harris  83'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 22,361
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

San Diego FC v Sporting Kansas City May 17 14|  San Diego FC | 0–0|  Sporting Kansas City | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PDT |

* Godoy  21'
* Bombino  37'

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* Miller  9'
* Bassong  46'
* García  68'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 25,233
Referee: Victor Rivas

San Diego FC v LA Galaxy May 24 15|  San Diego FC | 2–1|  LA Galaxy | San Diego, California

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1:30 pm PDT |

* Lozano  30',  90+5'
* de la Torre 41'

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* Cerrillo  37'
* Fagúndez 40'
* Pec  45+3'
* Yamane  62'
* Reus  84'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 30,114
Referee: Jon Freemon

Seattle Sounders FC v San Diego FC May 28 16|  Seattle Sounders FC | 1–0|  San Diego FC | Seattle, Washington

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5:30 pm PDT |

* Rothrock  27'
* Ferreira 58'
* Kossa-Rienzi  84'

| Report |

* Verhoeven  81'

| Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 30,041
Referee: Ismir Pekmic

San Diego FC v Austin FC May 31 17|  San Diego FC | 2–0|  Austin FC | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PDT |

* McVey  35'
* Godoy  56'
* de la Torre 60'
* Iloski 90+2'

| Report |

* Svatok  53'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 27,133
Referee: Ricardo Montero

Minnesota United FC v San Diego FC June 14 18|  Minnesota United FC | 2–4|  San Diego FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota

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5:30 pm PDT |

* McVey 8' (o.g.)
* Yeboah 38'

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* Dreyer 11', 66' (pen.)
* Iloski 75', 90+2'

| Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,661
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v San Diego FC June 25 19|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–5|  San Diego FC | Vancouver, British Columbia

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7:30 pm PDT |

* Ocampo 43'
* Laborda  52',  66'
* Cubas  81'
* Coupland 90+6'

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* McVey  23'
* Iloski 35', 37', 44', 47'
* Alvarado Jr.  45+5'
* Ángel 90'

| Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,867
Referee: Ramy Touchan

FC Dallas v San Diego FC June 28 20|  FC Dallas | 2–3|  San Diego FC | Frisco, Texas

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* Musa 44'
* Lletget 56'
* Moore  60'
* Farrington  70'
* Ntsabeleng  90+2'
* Acosta  90+10'

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* Dreyer 26' (pen.)
* Lozano 77'
* Ángel 90+6'
* Valakari  90+10'

| Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 11,004
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

San Diego FC v Houston Dynamo FC July 5 21|  San Diego FC | 3–4|  Houston Dynamo FC | San Diego, California

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* Iloski 25'
* Bombino 54'
* Valakari 67'
* dos Santos  84'

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* Ennali 36'
* Escobar 45+3'
* Lingr  53'
* Raines  58'
* Bartlow  62'
* Ponce 87' (pen.)
* Bassi  90+1'
* Holmes  90+2'
* Dueñas  90+14'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 28,321
Referee: Timothy Ford

Chicago Fire FC v San Diego FC July 12 22|  Chicago Fire FC | 1–2|  San Diego FC | Chicago, Illinois

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5:30 pm PDT |

* Pineda  30'
* Cuypers 87'
* Gutiérrez  90+6'

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* Valakari  2'
* Dreyer 8', 48'
* Boateng  82'

| Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 27,631
Referee: Victor Rivas

San Diego FC v Toronto FC July 16 23|  San Diego FC | 0–1|  Toronto FC | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PDT |

* de la Torre  40'
* Valakari  45'
* Bombino  65'
* Pilcher  90'
* Boateng  90+2'

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* Corbeanu 20' (pen.),  45+3'
* Coello  90+4'
* Long  90+5'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 23,514
Referee: Alyssa Pennington

San Diego FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC July 19 24|  San Diego FC | 1–1|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Diego, California

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* Bombino  12'
* Pilcher 79'

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* Duah 40' (o.g.)
* Ocampo  44'
* Laborda  51'
* Halbouni  90+6'
* Johnson  90+8'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 27,418
Referee: Alexis Da Silva

San Diego FC v Nashville SC July 25 25|  San Diego FC | 2–0|  Nashville SC | San Diego, California

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7:30 pm PDT |

* Lozano 53'
* Bombino  71'
* Tverskov  88'
* Dreyer 90+9'

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* Zimmerman  18'
* Palacios  32'
* Lovitz  69'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 28,114
Referee: Drew Fischer

Sporting Kansas City v San Diego FC August 9 26|  Sporting Kansas City | v|  San Diego FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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San Jose Earthquakes v San Diego FC August 17 27|  San Jose Earthquakes | v|  San Diego FC | San Jose, California

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4:00 pm PDT |  |  |  | Stadium: PayPal Park

San Diego FC v Portland Timbers August 23 28|  San Diego FC | v|  Portland Timbers | San Diego, California

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Los Angeles FC v San Diego FC August 31 29|  Los Angeles FC | v|  San Diego FC | Los Angeles, California

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San Diego FC v Minnesota United FC September 13 30|  San Diego FC | v|  Minnesota United FC | San Diego, California

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Atlanta United FC v San Diego FC September 20 31|  Atlanta United FC | v|  San Diego FC | Atlanta, Georgia

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1:30 pm PDT |  |  |  | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

San Diego FC v San Jose Earthquakes September 27 32|  San Diego FC | v|  San Jose Earthquakes | San Diego, California

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Houston Dynamo FC v San Diego FC October 4 33|  Houston Dynamo FC | v|  San Diego FC | Houston, Texas

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5:30 pm PDT |  |  |  | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Portland Timbers v San Diego FC October 18 34|  Portland Timbers | v|  San Diego FC | Portland, Oregon

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### Leagues Cup

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Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup

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]

Pachuca v  San Diego FC July 29 GS|  Pachuca | 3–2|  San Diego FC | San Diego, California

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* Guzmán 23'
* Domínguez  44',  45+3', 67'
* Pedraza  45+1'
* Bautista  74'
* Montiel  90+3'

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* Bombino  66',  90+10'
* Mighten  77'
* Boateng 88'
* Dreyer  90+2'
* de la Torre  90+8'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 21,872
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

UANL v  San Diego FC August 1 GS|  UANL | 2–1|  San Diego FC | San Diego, California

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* Garza  27'
* Correa 31', 67'

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* Vazquez  39'
* Ángel 55'
* Harangi  81'
* Bombino  90+4'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 25,915
Referee: César Ramos

Mazatlán v  San Diego FC August 5 GS|  Mazatlán | 0–2|  San Diego FC | San Diego, California

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* Merolla  17'
* Colula  55'
* Benedetti  79'

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* Godoy  12'
* Valakari 66', 74'
* Harangi  90+2'

| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 5,709
Referee: Walter Lopez

## Friendlies

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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]

San Diego FC  v  América June 7 Friendly|  San Diego FC  | 3–0|  América | San Diego, California

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San Diego FC  v  Tijuana September 16 Friendly|  San Diego FC  | v|  Tijuana | San Diego, California

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## Players

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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]

### Roster

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As of July 31, 2025[update][25]

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.

San Diego FC first team roster[25] No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Position  | Age  | Previous club  | Notes[26]

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1 | CJ dos Santos |  United States | GK | 24 |  Inter Miami CF (USA) |
2 | Willy Kumado |  Ghana | DF | 22 |  Lyngby BK (DEN) | International
4 | Andrés Reyes |  Colombia | DF | 25 |  New York Red Bulls (USA) |
5 | Hamady Diop |  Senegal | DF | 23 |  Charlotte FC (USA) | International
6 | Jeppe Tverskov |  Denmark | MF | 31 |  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) | International
7 | Marcus Ingvartsen |  Denmark | FW | 29 |  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) |
8 | Onni Valakari |  Finland | MF | 25 |  Pafos (CYP) | International
9 | Tomás Ángel |  Colombia | FW | 22 |  Los Angeles FC (USA) | U-22, International
10 | Anders Dreyer |  Denmark | FW | 26 |  R.S.C. Anderlecht (BEL) | DP, International
11 | Hirving Lozano |  Mexico | FW | 29 |  PSV Eindhoven (NED) | DP
13 | Pablo Sisniega |  Mexico | GK | 29 |  San Antonio FC (USA) |
14 | Luca de la Torre |  United States | MF | 26 |  Celta Vigo (ESP) |
17 | Paddy McNair |  Northern Ireland | DF | 28 |  West Bromwich Albion F.C. (ENG) | International
18 | Duran Ferree |  United States | GK | 18 |  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) |
20 | Aníbal Godoy |  Panama | MF | 35 |  Nashville SC (USA) |
22 | Franco Negri |  Argentina | DF | 30 |  Inter Miami CF (USA) |
23 | Aiden Harangi |  United States | MF | 19 |  Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) |
24 | Emmanuel Boateng |  Ghana | MF | 31 |  New England Revolution (USA) |
25 | Ian Pilcher |  United States | DF | 21 |  UNC Charlotte (USA) |
26 | Manu Duah |  Ghana | MF | 19 |  UC Santa Barbara (USA) | International
27 | Luca Bombino |  United States | DF | 24 |  Los Angeles FC (USA) |
29 | Anisse Saidi |  Tunisia | FW | 16 |  Philadelphia Union (USA) |
33 | Oscar Verhoeven |  United States | DF | 18 |  San Jose Earthquakes (USA) |
70 | Alejandro Alvarado Jr. |  United States | MF | 21 |  F.C. Vizela (POR) |
77 | Alex Mighten |  England | MF | 22 |  Nottingham Forest F.C. (ENG) |
97 | Christopher McVey |  Sweden | DF | 27 |  D.C. United (USA) |
— | Pedro Soma |  United States | MF | 18 |  UE Cornellà (ESP) |
— | David Vazquez |  United States | MF | 19 |  Philadelphia Union (USA) |

## Coaching staff

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As of December 2024[update][27]
Technical staff  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

## Transfers

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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

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Incoming transfers for San Diego FC  Player  | No. | Pos. | Previous team  | Notes  | Date

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Duran Ferree (USA) | 18 | GK |  San Diego Loyal SC (USA) | Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until end of 2024–25 Danish Superliga[28] | December 13, 2023
Jeppe Tverskov (DEN) | 6 | MF |  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) | Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025[29] | March 19, 2024
Marcus Ingvartsen (DEN) | 7 | FW |  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) | Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025[29] | March 19, 2024
Paddy McNair (NIR) | 17 | DF |  Middlesbrough F.C. (ENG) | Loaned to West Bromwich Albion F.C. until January 2025[30] | July 25, 2024
Hirving Lozano (MEX) | 11 | FW |  PSV Eindhoven (NED) | Designated Player; loaned to PSV Eindhoven until January 1, 2025[31] | June 6, 2024
Alex Mighten (ENG) | 77 | MF |  Nottingham Forest F.C. (ENG) | Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025; discovery rights acquired from Nashville SC for $50,000 in general allocation money[32] | August 30, 2024
Tomás Ángel (COL) | 9 | FW |  Los Angeles FC (USA) | Traded for $200,000 in general allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft[33] | December 9, 2024
CJ dos Santos (USA) | 1 | GK |  Inter Miami CF (USA) | Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money[34] | December 11, 2024
Christopher McVey (SWE) | 97 | DF |  D.C. United (USA) | Traded for $50,000 in general allocation money with an additional $50,000 based on performance[35] | December 11, 2024
Heine Gikling Bruseth (NOR) | 16 | DF |  Orlando City SC (USA) | Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft[36] | December 11, 2024
Hamady Diop (SEN) | 5 | DF |  Charlotte FC (USA) | Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft[36] | December 11, 2024
Jasper Löffelsend (GER) | 19 | MF |  Colorado Rapids (USA) | Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft[36] | December 11, 2024
Andrés Reyes (COL) | 4 | DF |  New York Red Bulls (USA) | Traded for $800,000 in general allocation money[37] | December 12, 2024
Jacob Jackson (USA) | 98 | GK |  San Jose Earthquakes (USA) | Selected in 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 1[38] | December 13, 2024
Aníbal Godoy (PAN) | 20 | MF |  Nashville SC (USA) | Free agent[19] | December 19, 2024
Manu Duah (GHA) | 26 | MF |  UC Santa Barbara (USA) | MLS SuperDraft | December 20, 2024
Pablo Sisniega (MEX) | 13 | GK |  San Antonio FC (USA) | Free[39] | December 27, 2024
Anisse Saidi (TUN) | 29 | FW |  Philadelphia Union Academy (USA) | Homegrown player[40] | January 3, 2025
Emmanuel Boateng (GHA) | 24 | MF |  New England Revolution (USA) | Trade[41] | January 6, 2025
Franco Negri (ARG) | 22 | DF |  Inter Miami CF (USA) | Re-Entry Draft Stage 2[42] | January 7, 2025
Onni Valakari (FIN) | 8 | MF |  Pafos FC (CYP) | Loan[43] | January 13, 2025
Alejandro Alvarado Jr. (USA) | 70 | MF |  F.C. Vizela (POR) | Transfer[44] | January 14, 2025
Luca de la Torre (USA) | 14 | MF |  Celta Vigo (ESP) | Loan[45] | January 21, 2025
Anders Dreyer (DEN) | 10 | FW |  R.S.C. Anderlecht (BEL) | Designated Player; Transfer[46] | January 22, 2025
Yaw Yeboah (GHA) | — | MF |  Columbus Crew (USA) | Re-Entry Draft Stage 2[47] | January 24, 2025
Ian Pilcher (USA) | 25 | DF |  UNC Charlotte (USA) | 2025 MLS SuperDraft | January 27, 2025
Willy Kumado (GHA) | 2 | DF |  Lyngby BK (DEN) | Transfer[48] | February 10, 2025
Luca Bombino (USA) | 27 | DF |  Los Angeles FC (USA) | Loan[49] | February 25, 2025
Milan Iloski (USA) | 32 | FW |  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) | Loan[50] | April 2, 2025
Oscar Verhoeven (USA) | 33 | DF |  San Jose Earthquakes (USA) | Loan[51] | April 21, 2025
Aiden Harangi (USA) | 23 | DF |  Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | Loan[52] | July 16, 2025
Pedro Soma (USA) | — | MF |  UE Cornellà (ESP) | Transfer[53] | July 28, 2025
David Vazquez (USA) | — | MF |  Philadelphia Union (USA) | Loan[54] | July 28, 2025

### Expansion draft picks

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See also: 2024 MLS expansion draft

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]

2024 MLS Expansion Draft picks[55] Player  | Nationality  | Pos. | Previous team  | Notes

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Heine Gikling Bruseth |  Norway | MF  |  Orlando City SC (USA) |
Jasper Löffelsend |  Germany | MF  |  Colorado Rapids (USA) |
Hamady Diop |  Senegal | DF  |  Charlotte FC (USA) |
Thiago Andrade |  Brazil | MF  |  New York City FC (USA) | Traded to Toronto FC for first-round 2025 MLS SuperDraft pick and $250,000 in conditional general allocation money
Hosei Kijima |  Japan | MF  |  St. Louis City SC (USA) | Traded to D.C. United for $400,000 in general allocation money

### Out

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Outgoing transfers for San Diego FC  Player  | No. | Pos. | New team  | Notes  | Date

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Duran Ferree (USA) | — | GK |  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) | Loaned until June 30, 2025[56] | September 28, 2024
Yaw Yeboah (GHA) | — | MF |  Los Angeles FC (USA) | Trade[47] | January 24, 2025
Heine Gikling Bruseth (NOR) | — | MF |  Sarpsborg 08 (NOR) | Loan[57] | July 10, 2025
Milan Iloski (USA) | 32 | FW |  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) | Loan Return  | July 16, 2025
Jasper Löffelsend (GER) | 19 | DF |  ŁKS Łódź (POL) | Free[58] | July 16, 2025
Jacob Jackson (USA) | 98 | GK |  FC Dallas (USA) | Trade  | July 31, 2025

### Other transactions

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* On December 12, 2024, San Diego FC acquired two international roster slots from Seattle Sounders FC for $250,000 in general allocation money[59]

## Player awards

[edit]

### MLS Player of the Matchday

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Week  | Player  | Position  | Opponent

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1  | Anders Dreyer[60] | FW  | LA Galaxy

### MLS Team of the Matchday

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Week  | Player(s)  | Opponent(s)

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1  | XI: Anders Dreyer
Coach: Mikey Varas[61] | LA Galaxy
2  | Bench: Jeppe Tverskov[62] | St. Louis City SC
3  | XI: Anders Dreyer (2)[63] | Real Salt Lake

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* Based in San Diego, California

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Ownership group
Mohamed Mansour
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Manny Machado
Issa Rae
Juan Mata
Tems
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Tyler Heaps
Head coach
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