{"id":381096,"date":"2026-06-30T20:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/381096\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T20:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:04:18","slug":"cal-mens-soccer-announces-2026-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/381096\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal Men\u2019s Soccer Announces 2026 Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cesar Cordova (left) and D’Andre Pickett (right) are among the talented Bears set to lead Cal into the fall season.<\/p>\n

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MSOC6\/30\/2026 12:00 PM | By: Cal Athletics<\/p>\n


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\t\t\t\tThe California men’s soccer team unveiled its 2026 fall schedule that features a 14-match slate including seven games against teams that played in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, six home games and seven ACC contests, head coach Leonard Griffin<\/a> announced Tuesday.
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\nCal’s opponents that played in last fall’s postseason include quarterfinalist Portland (Aug. 21), UCLA (Sept. 1), North Carolina (Sept. 6), Notre Dame (Oct. 3), Virginia (Oct. 9), College Cup runner-up NC State (Oct. 18) and Stanford (Oct. 30).
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\nThe Bears will open the regular season on the road against the Pilots and at Santa Clara on Aug. 27 before hosting the Bruins in the home opener at Edwards Stadium.
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\nAfter a three-game homestand, Cal begins conference play at Louisville on Sept. 13, with the Bears hosting Pitt on Sept. 20 in the ACC home opener. Cal defeated the Panthers 1-0 in each of the last two seasons, including in 2024 when the Bears stunned then-No. 1 Pitt 1-0 on the road for the program’s first ACC victory.
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\nThe regular-season home finale features a clash with the Wolfpack on Oct. 18, before the Bears close out the regular season on The Farm at Stanford on Oct. 30. Last year, Cal upset then-No. 1 Stanford 1-0 in Berkeley to end the regular season.
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\nGriffin, in his fifth year in charge of the Bears, leads a talented group that includes defender D’Andre Pickett<\/a>, forward Cesar Cordova<\/a> and forward Malcolm Zalayet<\/a>, Cal’s second-leading scorer last season.
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\n2026 Cal Men’s Soccer Schedule
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\nExhibition Season
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\nAug. 10 \u2013 at Saint Mary’s, 5 pm
\nAug. 13 \u2013 at UC Davis, 7 pm
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\nRegular Season
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\nAug. 21 \u2013 at Portland, 7 p.m.
\nAug. 27 \u2013 at Santa Clara, 7:30 p.m.
\nSept. 1 \u2013 UCLA, 5 p.m.
\nSept. 6 \u2013 North Carolina*, 4 p.m.
\nSept. 9 \u2013 Cal State Fullerton, 4 p.m.
\nSept. 13 \u2013 at Louisville*, noon
\nSept. 16 \u2013 at San Francisco, 7 p.m.
\nSept. 20 \u2013 Pitt*, 3 p.m.
\nSept. 25 \u2013 at Pacific, 7 p.m.
\nOct. 3 \u2013 at Notre Dame*, 4 p.m.
\nOct. 9 \u2013 at Virginia*, TBA
\nOct. 13 \u2013 Saint Mary’s, 3:30 p.m.
\nOct. 18 \u2013 NC State*, 2 p.m.
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\nOct. 30 \u2013 at Stanford*, 6 pm
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\nNov. 6-19 \u2013 ACC Championship
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\nAll Times Pacific | *ACC games
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