The Major League Soccer (MLS) season is here, and San Diego is joining the fun for the first time! They’ll be joining San Diego Wave, which is entering its fourth season in the National Women’s Soccer League. The MLS expansion team already knew its first two matches, an away game at LA Galaxy and a home game against St. Louis SC, but last week, it learned the remaining 32 games.
Here’s all you need to know about the dates, games, and season breaks.
Who will San Diego FC face
There are 34 regular season games, which are concentrated in the Western Conference. Only six games come from the Eastern Conference, which is where Lionel Messi at Inter Miami reside – however, we won’t face them this time around.
SDFC’s three home games against the Eastern Conference are against:
- Columbus Crew
- Toronto FC
- Nashville SC
The three away are against:
- Charlotte FC
- Chicago Fire
- Atlanta United
When will SDFC face LA teams
The San Diego team will face opponents from LA on the following dates:
- February 23 at Galaxy
- March 29 LAFC
- May 24 Galaxy
- August 31 at LAFC
What to know about SDFC’s first season in MLS
- SDFC will kick off their inaugural game against the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park, during the opening weekend of 2025 MLS . This in on Sunday, February 23, 4:00 PM PT.
- You can watch all games on Apple TV – an MLS Season Pass is needed.
- Almost all games will start on 7:30 PM, most on Saturday nights.
- The regular season runs between February 22 – October 18, 2025.
- The league will break between June 15-24, 2025, for the FIFA Club World Cup, and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.