SAN ANTONIO \u2013 San Antonio FC released its preseason schedule this week, a six-game window that includes two MLS opponents to start.<\/p>\n
The team is entering its second season under head coach Carlos Llamosa<\/a>, who led the Alamo City-based squad to a sixth-place finish in the Western Conference table.<\/p>\n Following the end of the 2025 season, SAFC has re-signed at least eight players to its roster, according to the team\u2019s website. <\/p>\n Earlier this year, former SAFC and U.S. Men\u2019s National Team striker Juan Agudelo announced his retirement<\/a> from professional soccer.<\/p>\n Agudelo, who spent two seasons in San Antonio, netted 12 goals and five assists across 56 matches.<\/p>\n Preseason window familiar to last season <\/p>\n SAFC\u2019s preseason play in 2026 looks similar in some respects to last season. <\/p>\n The slate begins with two away matches on Friday, Jan. 23, and Wednesday, Feb. 4, against Austin FC and Houston Dynamo, respectively.<\/p>\n Last season, Austin FC finished sixth in the Western Conference, five spots ahead of Houston\u2019s 12th-place ranking.<\/p>\n SAFC closes out its away-game window against FC Tulsa on Saturday, Feb. 14.<\/p>\n Home-game play begins Wednesday, Feb. 18, against the University of the Incarnate Word. During preseason play last season, SAFC topped the university squad with a comfortable 2-0 win.<\/p>\n SAFC\u2019s last two preseason matches will see the squad play Houston Dynamo 2, the reserve squad, on Saturday, Feb. 21. <\/p>\n The team\u2019s last match is against Corpus Christi FC on Saturday, Feb. 28. SAFC won 3-1 during the pair\u2019s last meeting.<\/p>\n In October 2024, the United Soccer League awarded the Corpus Christi rights to a USL League One franchise. The team is the first professional soccer organization<\/a> in the Texas Coastal Bend region.<\/p>\n All of SAFC\u2019s preseason matches will be closed to the public, the team said in a Wednesday news release.<\/p>\n SAFC will open the season at home at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, against Phoenix Rising FC. <\/p>\n The team is also expected to play a March 25 friendly<\/a> against club partner SV Darmstadt, who currently sit third in Germany\u2019s second division of the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n