The San Diego Seals are an American professional box lacrosse team based in San Diego County, California, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Frontwave Arena. The Seals began play in the 2018–19 season.
History On August 30, 2017, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise to the city of San Diego and owner Joseph Tsai, co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba Group. Tsai, a La Jolla resident, "played lacrosse at Yale University and retains a passion for the sport." The franchise fee for San Diego and fellow expansion team Philadelphia Wings was a reported $5 million.
On October 24, 2017, the name of the franchise was revealed as the San Diego Seals.
Current roster
All-time record SeasonStandingW–LHomeRoadGFGAAvg. attendance1st round2nd roundFinalsAwardsCoach20192nd, Western10–86–34–52082177,769L, 11–12, CAL——Austin Staats ROYPatrick Merrill20203rd, Western6–63–33–31381314,829Playoffs canceled2021Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic20221st, Western10–85–45–42021835,777W, 9–8, PHIL, 1–2, COL—20231st, Western14–47–27–22401935,114L, 12–13, COL——20242nd13–58–15–42101784,710W, 9–8, PCLCL, 0–2, ALB—2025 8th9–96–33–62152105,229L, 4–5, BUF——20267th8–103–65–41851916,616W, 13–12 (OT), COLL, 1–2, TOR—Zach Currier TPOYTotal7 seasons70–5038–2232–281,3981,3035,7596 Appearances, 0 Championships
Playoff results + SeasonGameVisitingHome2019Western Division Semi-FinalsCalgary 12San Diego 112022Western Conference Semi-finalsPhiladelphia 8San Diego 9Western Conference Finals Game 1Colorado 14San Diego 12Western Conference Finals Game 2San Diego 11Colorado 10Western Conference Finals Game 3Colorado 15San Diego 132023Western Conference Semi-FinalsColorado 13San Diego 122024QuarterfinalsPanther City 8San Diego 9Semifinals Game 1Albany 14San Diego 12Semifinals Game 2San Diego 10Albany 132025QuarterfinalsSan Diego 4Buffalo 52026QuarterfinalsSan Diego 13Colorado 12 (OT)Semifinals Game 1San Diego 12Toronto 14Semifinals Game 2Toronto 6San Diego 11Semifinals Game 3San Diego 8Toronto 14
Awards and honors +YearPlayerAward2019Austin StaatsRookie of the Year2026Zach CurrierTransition Player of the Year
Retired numbers +No.PlayerDateTenure17Brodie MerrillDecember 9, 20232019–24
Draft history
NLL Entry Draft First Round Selections
2018: Austin Staats (1st overall), Connor Fields (10th overall), Connor Kearnan (11th overall) 2019: None 2020: Tre Leclaire (4th overall), Mac O'Keefe (15th overall) 2021: Mike McCannell (5th overall), Patrick Shoemay (9th overall), Jacob Dunbar (13th overall) 2022: Jake Govett (22nd overall) 2023: Matthew Wright (13th overall) 2024: Trent DiCicco (9th overall), Jacob Power (12th overall), Robbie Turpin (14th overall) 2025: Ari Steenhuis (18th overall)
NLL Dispersal Draft
2024 from Panther City Lacrosse Club: Justin Sykes (11th overall); Callum Crawford (25th overall)
NLL Entry Draft
2019 to Rochester Knighthawks & New York Riptide: Rylan Hartley (5th overall), Connor Kelly (6th overall) 2021 to Panther City Lacrosse Club: Nick Damude (5th overall) 2022 to Las Vegas Desert Dogs: Frank Scigliano (12th overall)
Head coaching history
# Name Term Regular season Playoffs GC W L W% GC W L W% 1 Patrick Merrill 2019– 120 70 50 .583 14 5 9 .357
Media In November 2023, a five-part docuseries recounting the Seals' 2022 season was released on Amazon Prime. It was titled War on the Floor: A Season with the San Diego Seals.
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