SAN DIEGO (Saturday, July 25, 2026) – San Diego FC (SDFC) returned to its home ground after more than two months following the international summer break with a 1-0 win against FC Dallas at Snapdragon Stadium.
SDFC’s Alejandro Alvarado Jr. found the net in the 50th minute of the Western Conference matchup, helping SDFC snap a three-game winless streak. SDFC earns three points in the conference standings as it heads into a busy month of August that will include MLS play along with the Club’s second participation in the Leagues Cup.
Against FC Dallas, SDFC created scoring opportunities throughout the match and nearly added a second goal late in the game, but FC Dallas backup goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois made a handful of standout saves.
Alvarado scored with a right-footed blast from outside the penalty box for the SDFC 1-0 lead, marking his first career MLS goal.
Ahead of the match, SDFC Sporting Director Tyler Heaps and winger Elias Achouri addressed the media during a press conference at Snapdragon Stadium to officially introduce the Club’s newest Designated Player. Photos and video of from SDFC’s official introduction of Achouri can be found
Up next, SDFC heads back on the road to face Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field on Saturday, Aug. 1. SDFC returns home to host Club Tijuana of LIGA MX in its first Leagues Cup match of 2026 on Sunday, Aug. 9 at Snapdragon Stadium.
Goal Scoring Plays:
SD – 1-0 – Alejandro Alvarado Jr. (Manu Duah) 50th minute: Alvarado scored with a right-footed shot from outside the 16-yard box, beating a diving Jonathan Sirois into the lower right corner for the SDFC lead.
Postgame Notes:
· With tonight’s win against FC Dallas, SDFC snaps a three-match winless streak. SDFC’s last win was a 5-0 victory against Austin FC on May 13.
· SDFC now has a 5-7-5 record in the 2026 MLS Regular Season with 20 points.
· SDFC is 21-14-8 all-time against Western Conference teams in MLS Regular Season play.
· SDFC is 4-3-3 at home this season.
· SDFC has now scored in the first 15 minutes of the second half eight times this season.
· Tonight’s match marked the 51st MLS Regular Season match for SDFC and now holds a 24-16-11 all-time MLS Regular Season record
· SDFC is 2-4 in one goal matches this season.
· SDFC is now 7-9-5 across all competitions in 2026 (MLS Regular Season 5-7-5, Concacaf Champions Cup 2-2).
· SDFC remains unbeaten All-time against FC Dallas with a 3-0-1 record.
· SDFC out possessed FC Dallas 69 to 31 percent.
· SDFC had 789 passes compared to FC Dallas’ 265.
· Midfielder Alejandro Alvarado Jr. scored his first career MLS goal tonight and his first with SDFC.
· Alvarado’s goal is the 117th goal in SDFC history across all competitions.
· Alvarado is the 10th SDFC player to score a goal this MLS Regular season.
· Alvarado made his first start and his eighth appearance of the season.
· Defender Manu Duah earned his first career MLS assist during Alvarado’s goal.
· Winger Anders Dreyer made his 50th MLS Regular Season start tonight and made his 51st MLS Regular Season appearance.
· Newcomer Ian Murphy appeared on the 20-man roster for the second-consecutive time. He made his SDFC debut when he came on as a substitute for Kieran Sargeant in the 70th minute last week at Colorado Rapids.
· Forward Alex Mighten made his fifth start of the season tonight. He has started in consecutive matches.
· Forward Amahl Pellegrino missed a second-consecutive match with a lower body injury.
· Defender Kieran Sargeant made his eighth start for SDFC, and his 10th appearance this season.
· Onni Valakari and Dreyer are the only players to play in all 51 of SDFC’s regular season and five post-season matches for a total of 56 MLS career appearances each.
· Goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos made his third-straight start. He started in SDFC’s last match at Colorado Rapids July 22 and on May 23 before the international break, seeing action for the first time since suffering an injury against LAFC on May 2.
· Dos Santos recorded his first clean sheet of the season and his 12th overall with SDFC across all competitions.
· Defender Dagur Dan Thórhallsson appeared in the SDFC 20-man roster after being signed by the club July 24.
· SDFC also presented its new Designated Player Elias Achouri during a press conference prior to tonight’s match.
Match Information
2026 MLS Regular Season
San Diego FC vs. FC Dallas
Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, Calif.)
Scoring Summary:
SD –1-0- Alejandro Alvarado Jr. (Assisted by Manu Duah)
Misconduct Summary:
DAL– Bernard Camungo (caution, 81’)
DAL – Anderson Julio (caution, 88’)
Lineups:
SAN DIEGO FC: GK CJ Dos Santos; D Oscar Verhoeven, D Manu Duah, D Christopher McVey, D Kieran Sargeant (Luca Bombino, 87’); M Alejandro Alvarado Jr. (David Vazquez, 74’), M Onni Valakari (Lewis Morgan, 86’), M Jeppe Tverskov –C–, F Alex Mighten, F Marcus Ingvartsen (Aníbal Godoy, 74’), F Anders Dreyer
Substitutes Not Used: GK Duran Ferree; D Dagur Thorhallsson, F Bryan Zamble, D Ian Murphy, M Pedro Soma
TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 1
FC DALLAS: GK Daniel (Jonathan Sirois, 19’), D Osaze Urhoghide, D Shaq Moore –C–, D Sebastien Ibeagha (Logan Farrington 79’), D Nolan Norris, M Christian Cappis, M Joaquin Valiente, M Kaick Ferreira, M Ran Binyamin (Anderson Julio 61’), M Patrickson Delgado (Santiago Moreno, 61’), F Peter Musa
Substitutes Not Used: D Lalas Abubakar, D Herman Johansson, M Caleb Swann, F Samuel Sarver, M Bernard Kamungo
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES 0; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 7
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant Referees: Jeffrey Greeson, Rhett Hammil
Fourth Official: Malik Badawi
VAR: Kevin Scott
AVAR: Jeff Muschik
Weather: 71-degrees, clear
Attendance: 24,489
