2026 San Antonio FC season
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| 2026 season | |||
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| Owner | Spurs Sports & Entertainment | ||
| Head coach | Carlos Llamosa | ||
| Stadium | Toyota Field | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second Round | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,512 (March 7) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,797 (March 21) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 6,071 | ||
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The 2026 San Antonio FC season is the club's eleventh season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the second incarnation of the North American Soccer League, it was the 17th season of professional soccer in the city of San Antonio. The club played in the USL Championship, the second division of the United States soccer league system, and participated in the U.S. Open Cup, as well as the third edition of the USL Cup.
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Equipment Manager | |
| Head athletic trainer | |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | |
Other information
| Owner | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | |
| Sporting Director | |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Field (8,200 / 110x70 yards) |
| Training Ground | S.T.A.R. Soccer Complex |
Source: San Antonio FC
Roster
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Richard Sánchez | GK | 2024 | (1994-04-05) April 5, 1994 (age 32) | |
| 60 | Joey Batrouni | GK | 2025 | (2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 23) | |
| Victor Velazquez [A] | GK | 2026 | (2008-05-17) May 17, 2008 (age 17) | ||
| Defenders | |||||
| 3 | Mitchell Taintor | DF | 2022 | (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 (age 31) | |
| 4 | Nelson Blanco | DF | 2024 | (1999-08-17) August 17, 1999 (age 26) | |
| 5 | Alexis Souahy | DF | 2025 | (1995-01-13) January 13, 1995 (age 31) | |
| 13 | Akeem Ward | DF | 2026 | (1996-01-05) January 5, 1996 (age 30) | |
| 17 | Danny Barbir | DF | 2026 | (1998-01-31) January 31, 1998 (age 28) | |
| 21 | Alex Crognale | DF | 2025 | (1994-08-27) August 27, 1994 (age 31) | |
| 22 | Emil Cuello | DF | 2026 | (1997-01-02) January 2, 1997 (age 29) | |
| 23 | Rece Buckmaster | DF | 2024 | (1996-07-07) July 7, 1996 (age 29) | |
| 43 | Tiago Suarez | DF | 2026 | (2005-04-23) April 23, 2005 (age 20) | |
| 48 | Angel Mercado [A] | DF | 2026 | (2007-09-06) September 6, 2007 (age 18) | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 6 | Curt Calov | MF | 2026 | (2003-11-11) November 11, 2003 (age 22) | |
| 7 | Luke Haakenson | MF | 2024 | (1997-09-10) September 10, 1997 (age 28) | |
| 8 | Nicky Hernandez | MF | 2025 | (1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 27) | |
| 10 | Jorge Hernández | MF | 2023 | (2000-11-08) November 8, 2000 (age 25) | |
| 14 | Lucio Berron | MF | 2025 | (2001-10-05) October 5, 2001 (age 24) | |
| 15 | Mikey Maldonado | MF | 2026 | (1998-07-02) July 2, 1998 (age 27) | |
| 55 | Dmitrii Erofeev | MF | 2025 | (2006-07-29) July 29, 2006 (age 19) | |
| Forwards | |||||
| 9 | Santiago Patiño | FW | 2025 | (1997-03-10) March 10, 1997 (age 29) | |
| 11 | Alex Greive | FW | 2025 | (1999-05-13) May 13, 1999 (age 26) | |
| 19 | Cristian Parano | FW | 2026 | (1999-08-16) August 16, 1999 (age 26) | |
| 45 | Leonides Urrutia [A] | FW | 2026 | (2007-11-07) November 7, 2007 (age 18) | |
| 70 | Diogo Pacheco | FW | 2025 | (1998-09-13) September 13, 1998 (age 27) | |
| 99 | Christian Sorto | FW | 2026 | (2000-01-19) January 19, 2000 (age 26) | |
- ^ USL Academy contract
Player movement
In
| Pos | Player | Previous club | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Free Transfer | December 9, 2025 | [4] | ||
| DF | Free Transfer | December 10, 2025 | [5] | ||
| FW | Free Transfer | December 17, 2025 | [6] | ||
| FW | Free Transfer | December 19, 2025 | [7] | ||
| DF | Free Transfer | February 3, 2026 | [8] | ||
| FW | Free Transfer | February 16, 2026 | [9] | ||
| DF | Free Transfer | March 6, 2026 | [10] | ||
| FW | Free Transfer | March 6, 2026 | [11] | ||
| GK | Free Transfer | March 6, 2026 | [12] | ||
Out
| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Retired | October 25, 2025 | [13] | ||
| MF | Released from club | December 1, 2025 | [14] | ||
| GK | Released from club | ||||
| MF | Released from club | ||||
| DF | Released from club | January 1, 2026 | [citation needed] | ||
| FW | Released from club | January 17, 2026 | [15] | ||
| DF | Released from club | January 20, 2026 | [16] | ||
| FW | Released from club | January 21, 2026 | [17] | ||
| MF | Released from club | [18] | |||
Loan in
| Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | January 23, 2026 | End of season | [19] | ||
| MF | February 20, 2026 | End of season | [20] | ||
Non-competitive results
Preseason
The full preseason schedule was announced on January 21, 2026.[21]
| January 23 1 | Austin FC | 0-0 | San Antonio FC | Austin, Texas |
| Report |
| February 4 2 | Houston Dynamo | 2-0 | San Antonio FC | Houston, Texas |
| 11:00 am CST | Report |
| February 14 3 | FC Tulsa | 0-0 | San Antonio FC | Dallas, Texas |
| Report |
| February 18 4 | San Antonio FC | 3-1 | UIW | San Antonio, Texas |
| 11:00 am CST |
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Report | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| February 21 5 | San Antonio FC | 5-2 | Houston Dynamo 2 | San Antonio, Texas |
| 12:00 pm CST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| February 28 6 | San Antonio FC | 1-0 | Corpus Christi FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 12:00 pm CST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Field |
Friendlies
| September 29 Friendly | San Antonio FC | v | | San Antonio, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Field | |||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for March 25.[22] | ||||
Competitions
Overall
Position in the Western Conference
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USL Championship Western Conference | — | — | March 7, 2026 | October 24, 2026 | |
| U.S. Open Cup | First Round | — | Second Round | March 18, 2026 | April 1, 2026 |
| USL Cup | Group Stage | — | April 25, 2026 |
Updated to match played April 1, 2026
Source: Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| USL Championship | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 060.00 |
| USL Championship Playoffs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| U.S. Open Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 050.00 |
| USL Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 057.14 |
Updated to match played April 4, 2026
Source: Competitions
USL Championship
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County SC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 15 | Playoffs |
| 2 | San Antonio FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 15 | |
| 3 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
| 5 | Oakland Roots SC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) total wins against conference opponents; 2) goal differential against conference opponents; 3) goals scored against conference opponents; 4) head-to-head points against conference opponents; 5) points per game against conference opponents; 6) points per game against non-conference opponents; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: April 4, 2026.
Source: [23]
Results by matchday
Position in the Western Conference
| Round | 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 |
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| Stadium | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
On December 16, 2025, the USL Championship released the schedule for all 25 teams for both the regular season and the USL Cup.[25][26]
All times are in Central Standard Time.
| March 7 1 | San Antonio FC | 2–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Scearce |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| March 14 2 | FC Tulsa | 0-0 | San Antonio FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,717 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| March 21 3 | San Antonio FC | 1-0 | New Mexico United | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM |
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Report | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,797 Referee: Servando Berna Rico |
| March 29 4 | San Antonio FC | 2-0 | Lexington SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 3:00 PM |
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Report | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,905 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| April 4 5 | Monterey Bay FC | 0-0 | San Antonio FC | Seaside, California |
| 9:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Edson Carvajal |
| April 8 6 | Orange County SC | 2–0 | San Antonio FC | Irvine, California |
| 9:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,979 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| April 11 7 | San Antonio FC | 0–0 | Miami FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Report | Tunbridge |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,758 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva |
| April 18 8 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2–3 | San Antonio | El Paso, Texas |
| 8:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque |
| May 2 9 | San Antonio FC | v | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| May 9 10 | Phoenix Rising FC | v | San Antonio FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 9:00 PM | Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
| May 23 11 | San Antonio FC | v | Sacramento Republic FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| May 27 12 | Sporting Club Jacksonville | v | San Antonio FC | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: Hodges Stadium |
| June 13 13 | Lexington SC | v | San Antonio FC | Lexington, Kentucky |
| 6:00 PM | Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium |
| June 24 14 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | v | San Antonio FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Weidner Field |
| July 4 15 | San Antonio FC | v | Monterey Bay FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| July 18 16 | San Antonio FC | v | Las Vegas Lights FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| July 25 17 | Brooklyn FC | v | San Antonio FC | Brooklyn, New York |
| 6:00 PM | Stadium: Maimonides Park |
| July 31 18 | San Antonio FC | v | Indy Eleven | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| August 8 19 | Louisville City FC | v | San Antonio FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| August 15 20 | San Antonio FC | v | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| August 22 21 | San Antonio FC | v | Oakland Roots SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| August 30 22 | New Mexico United | v | San Antonio FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Isotopes Park |
| September 5 23 | San Antonio FC | v | FC Tulsa | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| September 11 24 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | v | San Antonio FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 9:00 PM | Stadium: Weidner Field |
| September 20 25 | Sacramento Republic FC | v | San Antonio FC | Sacramento, California |
| 6:00 PM | Stadium: Heart Health Park |
| September 26 26 | San Antonio FC | v | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| October 3 27 | Las Vegas Lights FC | v | San Antonio FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 9:30 PM | Stadium: Cashman Field |
| October 10 28 | Oakland Roots SC | v | San Antonio FC | Oakland, California |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: Oakland Coliseum |
| October 17 29 | San Antonio FC | v | New Mexico United | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| October 24 30 | San Antonio FC | v | Orange County SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
U.S. Open Cup
San Antonio entered in the First Round of the 2026 U.S. Open Cup, joining the competition at the same time as 16 other USL Championship teams.[27] Their first-round game against the amateur team ASC New Stars was played on Wednesday, March 18 at Toyota Field.[28][29] They were drawn at home against FC Tulsa for a Second Round game on April 1, where they ultimately bowed out of the tournament after a loss in added extra time.[30]
| March 18 First Round | San Antonio FC | 6–0 | ASC New Stars | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:30 PM ET | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Edgar García |
| April 1 Second Round | San Antonio FC | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Tulsa | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:30 PM ET | Report |
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Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 2,434 Referee: Muhammad Kaleia |
USL Cup
San Antonio FC will participate in the third edition of the USL Cup, the second edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.[31]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Corpus Christi FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | One Knoxville SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | San Antonio FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FC Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group stage
| April 25 | San Antonio FC | v | Birmingham Legion FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| TBC | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| May 16 | One Knoxville SC | v | San Antonio FC | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| TBC | Stadium: Covenant Health Park |
| June 6 | FC Tulsa | v | San Antonio FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| TBC | Stadium: ONEOK Field |
| July 11 | San Antonio FC | v | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| TBC | Stadium: Toyota Field |
References
- ↑ "2026 SAN ANTONIO FC STAFF". San Antonio FC. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Roster Archive". San Antonio FC. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ↑ "San Antonio FC FC Roster | uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (December 9, 2025). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD MIKEY MALONADO". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (December 10, 2025). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER AKEEM WARD". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (December 17, 2025). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD CRISTIAN PARANO". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (December 19, 2025). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD CHRISTIAN SORTO". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (February 3, 2026). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER DANNY BARBIR". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (February 16, 2026). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER-MIDFILDER EMIL CUELLO". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (March 6, 2026). "SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS THREE TO 2026 ROSTER ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (March 6, 2026). "SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS THREE TO 2026 ROSTER ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (March 6, 2026). "SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS THREE TO 2026 ROSTER ON USL ACADEMY AGREEMENTS". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (October 25, 2025). "SAN ANTONIO FC FORWARD JUAN AGUDELO TO RETIRE FOLLOWING 2025 SEASON". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (December 3, 2025). "SAN ANTONIO FC ANNOUNCES INITIAL ROSTER DECISIONS FOR 2026 CAMPAIGN". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, One Knoxville SC (January 17, 2026). "Kyle Linhares Signs for One Knoxville SC". One Knoxville SC.
- ↑ Communications, South Georgia Tormenta FC (January 20, 2026). "Defender Shannon Gomez Joins Tormenta FC". South Georgia Tormenta FC.
- ↑ Communications, USL Champsionship (January 21, 2026). "New Mexico United signs winger Jake LaCava". USL Champsionship.
- ↑ Communications, FC Naples (January 21, 2026). "FC Naples adds Versatile Midfielder Juan Osorio to the 2026 Season Roster". FC Naples.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (January 23, 2026). "SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS DEFENDER TIAGO SUAREZ ON LOAN". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (February 20, 2026). "SAN ANTONIO FC ACQUIRES CURT CALOV ON LOAN FROM MINNESTOA UNITED FC 2". San Antonio FC.
- ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC ANNOUNCES 2026 PRESEASON SCHEDULE" (Press release). San Antonio FC. January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC TO HOST SPORTVEREIN DARMSTADT 98 ON MARCH 25, 2026". October 17, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ↑ "San Antonio FC". sanantoniofc.com.
- ↑ "League Standings". uslsoccer.com.
- ↑ USLSoccer.com Staff (December 16, 2025). "USL Championship Announces 2026 Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ↑ "2026 Schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ↑ Sillick, Jake (December 4, 2025). "2026 US Open Cup format: FIFA World Cup shrinks 111th tournament". Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Kicks Off with 32-Game First Round Pitting Amateur vs. Pro Clubs". ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ↑ DeKunder, David (April 2, 2026). "SAFC bows out of U.S. Open Cup with loss to FC Tulsa in extra time". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
- ↑ Lewis, Michael (December 16, 2025). "THIRD EDITION: Prinx Tires USL Cup kicks off on April 25". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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