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San Diego FC
2025 season
General managerTyler Heaps
Head coachMikey Varas
StadiumSnapdragon Stadium
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The 2025 season is the upcoming 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. 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 and the San Diego State Aztecs football team.

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. The 2024 MLS expansion draft will take place on December 11, 2024, and allow San Diego FC to select up to five players from other MLS teams based on eligibility requirements. The team will also get the first pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, which is scheduled to take place on December 20, 2024.

The first San Diego FC players, including Designated Player and Mexican forward Hirving "Chucky" Lozano, were sent on loan until they join the club in January 2025. The club plans to use players from the international Right to Dream academy system and other teams owned by Mansour, including FC Nordsjælland. The first regular season match for San Diego FC is scheduled to be played on February 23 against the LA Galaxy. The team's first home match is scheduled for March 1 against St. Louis City SC.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 San Diego FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 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)

Regular season

The MLS regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2024. 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.

LA Galaxy v San Diego FC
February 23 1 LA Galaxy v San Diego FC Carson, California
4:00 pm PST Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
San Diego FC v St. Louis City SC
March 1 2 San Diego FC v St. Louis City SC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PST Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Real Salt Lake v San Diego FC
March 8 3 Real Salt Lake v San Diego FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 pm PST Stadium: America First Field
San Diego FC v Columbus Crew
March 15 4 San Diego FC v Columbus Crew San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Austin FC v San Diego FC
March 23 5 Austin FC v San Diego FC Austin, Texas
1:00 pm PDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
San Diego FC v Los Angeles FC
March 29 6 San Diego FC v Los Angeles FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego FC v Seattle Sounders FC
April 5 7 San Diego FC v Seattle Sounders FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Colorado Rapids v San Diego FC
April 12 8 Colorado Rapids v San Diego FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 pm PDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Charlotte FC v San Diego FC
April 19 9 Charlotte FC v San Diego FC Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
San Diego FC v Real Salt Lake
April 26 10 San Diego FC v Real Salt Lake San Diego, California
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego FC v FC Dallas
May 3 11 San Diego FC v FC Dallas San Diego, California
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
St. Louis City SC v San Diego FC
May 10 12 St. Louis City SC v San Diego FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Energizer Park
San Diego FC v Colorado Rapids
May 14 13 San Diego FC v Colorado Rapids San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego FC v Sporting Kansas City
May 17 14 San Diego FC v Sporting Kansas City San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego FC v LA Galaxy
May 24 15 San Diego FC v LA Galaxy San Diego, California
1:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Seattle Sounders FC v San Diego FC
May 28 16 Seattle Sounders FC v San Diego FC Seattle, Washington
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
San Diego FC v Austin FC
May 31 17 San Diego FC v Austin FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Minnesota United FC v San Diego FC
June 14 18 Minnesota United FC v San Diego FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Allianz Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v San Diego FC
June 25 19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v San Diego FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BC Place
FC Dallas v San Diego FC
June 28 20 FC Dallas v San Diego FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
San Diego FC v Houston Dynamo FC
July 5 21 San Diego FC v Houston Dynamo FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Chicago Fire FC v San Diego FC
July 12 22 Chicago Fire FC v San Diego FC Chicago, Illinois
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Soldier Field
San Diego FC v Toronto FC
July 16 23 San Diego FC v Toronto FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
July 19 24 San Diego FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego FC v Nashville SC
July 25 25 San Diego FC v Nashville SC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Sporting Kansas City v San Diego FC
August 9 26 Sporting Kansas City v San Diego FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
San Jose Earthquakes v San Diego FC
August 17 27 San Jose Earthquakes v San Diego FC San Jose, California
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
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Los Angeles FC v San Diego FC
August 31 29 Los Angeles FC v San Diego FC Los Angeles, California
-:-- pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
San Diego FC v Minnesota United FC
September 13 30 San Diego FC v Minnesota United FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Atlanta United FC v San Diego FC
September 20 31 Atlanta United FC v San Diego FC Atlanta, Georgia
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
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Houston Dynamo FC v San Diego FC
October 4 33 Houston Dynamo FC v San Diego FC Houston, Texas
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
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: Providence Park

Players

Roster

As of December 19, 2024

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
No. Name Nationality Position Age Previous club Notes
11 Hirving Lozano  Mexico FW 29  PSV Eindhoven (NED) DP
20 Duran Ferree  United States GK 18  FC Nordsjælland (DEN)
Tomás Ángel  Colombia FW 22  Los Angeles FC (USA)
Heine Gikling Bruseth  Norway MF 20  Orlando City SC (USA)
Hamady Diop  Senegal DF 23  Charlotte FC (USA)
CJ dos Santos  United States GK 24  Inter Miami CF (USA)
Aníbal Godoy  Panama MF 35  Nashville SC (USA)
Marcus Ingvartsen  Denmark FW 29  FC Nordsjælland (DEN)
Jacob Jackson  United States GK 24  San Jose Earthquakes (USA)
Jasper Löffelsend  Germany MF 27  Colorado Rapids (USA)
Paddy McNair  Northern Ireland DF 28  West Bromwich Albion F.C. (ENG)
Christopher McVey  Sweden DF 27  D.C. United (USA)
Alex Mighten  England MF 22  FC Nordsjælland (DEN)
Jeppe Tverskov  Denmark MF 31  FC Nordsjælland (DEN)
Andrés Reyes  Colombia DF 25  New York Red Bulls (USA)
Manu Duah  Ghana MF 19  UC Santa Barbara (USA)

Coaching staff

As of December 2024
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

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 No. Pos. Previous team Notes Date
 Duran Ferree (USA) 20 GK  San Diego Loyal SC (USA) Loaned to Orange County SC until end of 2024 USL Championship season December 13, 2023
 Jeppe Tverskov (DEN) MF  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025 March 19, 2024
 Marcus Ingvartsen (DEN) FW  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) Loaned to FC Nordsjælland until January 2025 March 19, 2024
 Paddy McNair (NIR) DF  Middlesbrough F.C. (ENG) Loaned to West Bromwich Albion F.C. until January 2025 July 25, 2024
 Hirving Lozano (MEX) 11 FW  PSV Eindhoven (NED) Designated Player; loaned to PSV Eindhoven until January 1, 2025 June 6, 2024
 Alex Mighten (ENG) 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 August 30, 2024
 Tomás Ángel (COL) FW  Los Angeles FC (USA) Traded for $200,000 in general allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft December 9, 2024
 CJ dos Santos (USA) GK  Inter Miami CF (USA) Traded for $100,000 in general allocation money December 11, 2024
 Christopher McVey (SWE) DF  D.C. United (USA) Traded for $50,000 in general allocation money with an additional $50,000 based on performance December 11, 2024
 Heine Gikling Bruseth (NOR) DF  Orlando City SC (USA) Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft December 11, 2024
 Hamady Diop (SEN) DF  Charlotte FC (USA) Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft December 11, 2024
 Jasper Löffelsend (GER) MF  Colorado Rapids (USA) Acquired in MLS Expansion Draft December 11, 2024
 Andrés Reyes (COL) DF  New York Red Bulls (USA) Traded for $800,000 in general allocation money December 12, 2024
 Jacob Jackson (USA) GK  San Jose Earthquakes (USA) Selected in 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 1 December 13, 2024
 Aníbal Godoy (PAN) MF  Nashville SC (USA) Free agent December 19, 2024
 Manu Duah (GHA) MF  UC Santa Barbara (USA) MLS SuperDraft December 20, 2024

Expansion draft picks

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.

2024 MLS Expansion Draft picks
Player Nationality Pos. Previous team Notes
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

Outgoing transfers for San Diego FC
Player No. Pos. New team Notes Date
 Duran Ferree (USA) GK  FC Nordsjælland (DEN) Loaned until end of the year September 28, 2024

Other transactions

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