| 2026 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6,155 | ||
The 2026 San Antonio FC season was 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.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Equipment Manager | |
| Head athletic trainer | |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | |
| 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
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Richard Sánchez | | GK | April 5, 1994 |
| 60 | Joey Batrouni | | GK | September 13, 2002 |
| Victor Velazquez [A] | | GK | May 17, 2008 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 3 | Mitchell Taintor | | DF | September 11, 1994 |
| 4 | Nelson Blanco | | DF | August 17, 1999 |
| 5 | Alexis Souahy | | DF | January 13, 1995 |
| 13 | Akeem Ward | | DF | January 5, 1996 |
| 17 | Danny Barbir | | DF | January 31, 1998 |
| 21 | Alex Crognale | | DF | August 27, 1994 |
| 22 | Emil Cuello | | DF | January 2, 1997 |
| 23 | Rece Buckmaster | | DF | July 7, 1996 |
| 43 | Tiago Suarez | | DF | April 23, 2005 |
| 48 | Angel Mercado [A] | | DF | September 6, 2007 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | Curt Calov | | MF | November 11, 2003 |
| 7 | Luke Haakenson | | MF | September 10, 1997 |
| 8 | Nicky Hernandez | | MF | September 21, 1998 |
| 10 | Jorge Hernández | | MF | November 8, 2000 |
| 14 | Lucio Berron | | MF | October 5, 2001 |
| 15 | Mikey Maldonado | | MF | July 2, 1998 |
| 55 | Dmitrii Erofeev | | MF | July 29, 2006 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Santiago Patiño | | FW | March 10, 1997 |
| 11 | Alex Greive | | FW | May 13, 1999 |
| 19 | Cristian Parano | | FW | August 16, 1999 |
| 45 | Leonides Urrutia [A] | | FW | November 7, 2007 |
| 70 | Diogo Pacheco | | FW | September 13, 1998 |
| 99 | Christian Sorto | | FW | January 19, 2000 |
| 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] |
| 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] | |
| Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | | | January 23, 2026 | End of season | [19] |
| MF | | | February 20, 2026 | End of season | [20] |
The full preseason schedule was announced on January 21, 2026. [21]
| January 231 | Austin FC | 0-0 | San Antonio FC | Austin, Texas |
| Report |
| February 42 | Houston Dynamo | 2-0 | San Antonio FC | Houston, Texas |
| 11:00 am CST | Report |
| February 143 | FC Tulsa | 0-0 | San Antonio FC | Dallas, Texas |
| Report |
| February 184 | San Antonio FC | 3-1 | UIW | San Antonio, Texas |
| 11:00 am CST |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| February 215 | San Antonio FC | 5-2 | Houston Dynamo 2 | San Antonio, Texas |
| 12:00 pm CST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| February 286 | San Antonio FC | 1-0 | Corpus Christi FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 12:00 pm CST | Report | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| September 29 Friendly | San Antonio FC | v | | San Antonio, Texas |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Field | |||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for March 25. [22] | ||||
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 | — | March 18, 2026 | ||
| USL Cup | Group Stage | — | April 25, 2026 | ||
Updated to match played March 23, 2026
Source: Competitions
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| USL Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 66.67 |
| USL Championship Playoffs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| U.S. Open Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| USL Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 75.00 |
Updated to match played March 23, 2026
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Roots SC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Playoffs |
| 2 | San Antonio FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Sacramento Republic FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Orange County SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: March 23, 2026.
Source: [23]
Position in the Western Conference
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 71 | 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 142 | FC Tulsa | 0-0 | San Antonio FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,717 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| March 213 | San Antonio FC | 1-0 | New Mexico United | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM |
| Report | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,797 Referee: Servando Berna Rico |
| March 294 | San Antonio FC | v | Lexington SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 3:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| April 45 | Monterey Bay FC | v | San Antonio FC | Seaside, California |
| 9:00 PM | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium |
| April 86 | Orange County SC | v | San Antonio FC | Irvine, California |
| 9:00 PM | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| April 117 | San Antonio FC | v | Miami FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| April 188 | El Paso Locomotive FC | v | San Antonio FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 8:0 PM | Stadium: Southwest University Park |
| May 29 | San Antonio FC | v | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| May 910 | Phoenix Rising FC | v | San Antonio FC | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 9:00 PM | Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
| May 2311 | San Antonio FC | v | Sacramento Republic FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| May 2712 | Sporting Club Jacksonville | v | San Antonio FC | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 6:30 PM | Stadium: Hodges Stadium |
| June 1313 | Lexington SC | v | San Antonio FC | Lexington, Kentucky |
| 6:00 PM | Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium |
| June 2414 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | v | San Antonio FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Weidner Field |
| July 415 | San Antonio FC | v | Monterey Bay FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| July 1816 | San Antonio FC | v | Las Vegas Lights FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| July 2517 | Brooklyn FC | v | San Antonio FC | Brooklyn, New York |
| 6:00 PM | Stadium: Maimonides Park |
| July 3118 | San Antonio FC | v | Indy Eleven | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| August 819 | Louisville City FC | v | San Antonio FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |
| August 1520 | San Antonio FC | v | El Paso Locomotive FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| August 2221 | San Antonio FC | v | Oakland Roots SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| August 3022 | New Mexico United | v | San Antonio FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 8:00 PM | Stadium: Isotopes Park |
| September 523 | San Antonio FC | v | FC Tulsa | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| September 1124 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | v | San Antonio FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 9:00 PM | Stadium: Weidner Field |
| September 2025 | Sacramento Republic FC | v | San Antonio FC | Sacramento, California |
| 6:00 PM | Stadium: Heart Health Park |
| September 2626 | San Antonio FC | v | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| October 327 | Las Vegas Lights FC | v | San Antonio FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 9:30 PM | Stadium: Cashman Field |
| October 1028 | Oakland Roots SC | v | San Antonio FC | Oakland, California |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: Oakland Coliseum |
| October 1729 | San Antonio FC | v | New Mexico United | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
| October 2430 | San Antonio FC | v | Orange County SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
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.
| March 18First 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 1Second Round | San Antonio FC | v | FC Tulsa | San Antonio, Texas |
| 8:30 PM | Stadium: Toyota Field |
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. [30]
| 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 |
| 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 |