The 2026 Monterey Bay FC season is the club's fifth season since their establishment on February 1, 2021.
Background The 2025 off-season featured a large amount of roster turnover, starting with initial roster decisions announced on November 25th. Only nine players were retained from the previous season's final roster of twenty-five. There would be further departures from this group in early 2026 as Nico Campuzano and Ethan Bryant would both mutually agree to part ways with Monterey Bay, while Mayele Malango, and Xavi Gnaulati would depart through transfers.
Season squad Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Goalkeepers1Fernando DelgadoGKDefenders3Stuart RitchieDF5Nico GordonDF6Luka MaleševićDF22Joel Garcia Jr.DF25Kelsey EgwuDFZack FarnsworthDFMidfielders4Nicholas RossMF7Adrian RebollarMF8Giorgi LomtadzeMF10Facundo CaneteMF18Belmar Joseph Jr.MF23Eduardo BlancasMF41Johnny KleinMFForwards11Wesley LeggettFW20Ilijah PaulFWOmari GlasgowFWYoussou NdiayeFW
Transfers
In Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateRef.DF JK Narva TransFree transferDF One Knoxville SCFree transferMF AV Alta FCFree transferFW Charleston BatteryUndisclosed feeMF Carolina Core FCUndisclosed feeGK Birmingham Legion FCFree transferMF FC Dinamo TbilisiFree transferDF FK MornarFree transferMF Sacramento Republic FCFree transferDF Real Salt LakeFree transfer
Out DatePos.PlayerToDetailsRef.FWFree agencyOut of contractMFFree agencyOut of contractMFFree agencyOut of contractGKFree agencyContract option declinedFWFree agencyContract option declinedMF Ebbsfleet United F.C.Loan concludedDF Union OmahaOut of contractDF Inter Toronto FCOut of contractFW Turun PalloseuraContract option declinedDFFree agencyOut of contractDF Charlotte IndependenceContract option declinedDF Avondale FCContract option declinedGKFree agencyOut of contractDFFree agencyOut of contractFW FC DallasLoan concludedFW East Bengal FCContract option declinedGK Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCMutually parted waysFW Sacramento Republic FCClub record feeMF Tacoma DefianceFee with future incentivesMF Sarasota ParadiseMutually parted ways
Loaned In Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateRef.FW Be Sport AcademyUndisclosedMF FC SionUndisclosedFW Chicago Fire FCUndisclosed
Competitions
Preseason
USL Championship
Western Conference
Matches On December 10, 2025, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 25 teams.
All times are in Pacific Standard Time.
USL Cup
Monterey Bay participated in the third edition of the USL Cup, the second edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.
Standings
Group stage
References