Expansion team San Diego FC will make its debut against the LA Galaxy in Carson during Major League Soccer’s opening weekend, Feb. 22-23, the league announced Monday.
Exact dates and the rest of the MLS schedule will be announced in December.
San Diego, the league’s 30th team, also learned Monday that its first home game will be March 1 against St. Louis City SC at Snapdragon Stadium in Mission Valley.
The club recently hired coach Mikey Valas, who previously served as interim coach for the U.S. national team. San Diego then signed Mexican star Irving “Chucky” Lozano in June.
Valas and athletic director Tyler Heaps will be able to select up to five current MLS players in the expansion draft on December 11th. The club will also make its first overall selection in the MLS SuperDraft on December 20th.
Besides Lozano, San Diego’s current roster includes forward Marcus Ingvardsen, midfielder Jeppe Tverskov, defender Paddy McNair, goaltender Duran Ferry and winger Alex Mighten. There is.
San Diego is owned by Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan tribe, the first Native American tribe to have ownership of a professional soccer team. The ownership group also includes San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado.
