Angel City Football Club’s fifth season will kick off March 15 at BMO Stadium against Chicago Stars FC.
The NWSL announced the 2026 schedule on Thursday. This season will see the introduction of two new teams (Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC), meaning the season is growing with 16 teams in the mix. Each team will play 30 games (15 home, 15 away) this season, with the opening weekend set to begin March 13.
This will be the first full season for Angel City coach Alex Straus, who took over in June last season. Angel City finished last season in 11th place, missing the playoffs for the third time in its short four-year existence.
“We want to create a dynasty on the field and a legacy off the field and use that as fuel,” Straus said. “We will be prepared come March, let’s see if the others are.”
The 2026 season will be an interesting one with the men’s FIFA World Cup taking place this summer.
The NWSL will pause league competition for the month of June, with games resuming on July 3. During that time, the CBA-mandated one-week break (June 8-14) will also take place. Angel City’s last game before the break will be May 31 at home against the North Carolina Courage. The team’s return game on July 3 is also at home, against the Orlando Pride.
Angel City will face its two in-state rivals (Bay FC and San Diego Wave FC) twice each. Angel City travels to San Jose to meet Bay FC on March 21 then hosts the Northern California-based club on Oct. 24.
Angel City will host San Diego May 9, with the rematch scheduled for July 11 at Snapdragon Stadium during NWSL’s Rivalry Week.
Angel City’s final game of the season is Nov. 1, a home game against Boston Legacy. LAFC of the MLS also has a home game scheduled for that day. Angel City has its game location listed as “TBD.” For the NWSL, that day is “Decision Day” when all of the games are played simultaneously at 2 p.m. PT.
The opening round of the NWSL playoffs will be played Nov. 6-8, followed by the semifinals on Nov. 13-15. The championship game will be played on Nov. 21.
Here is the complete Angel City FC 2026 schedule:
Sunday, March 15 – vs. Chicago Stars FC, 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 21 – at Bay FC, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, March 27 – vs. Houston Dash, 7 p.m.
Friday, April 3 – at Orlando Pride, 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 26 – vs. Portland Thorns, 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 2 – vs. Utah Royals, 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 9 – vs. San Diego Wave FC, 5:45 p.m.
Sunday, May 17 – at Portland Thorns, 3 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20 – vs. Kansas City Current, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 23 – at Houston Dash, 5:45 p.m.
Sunday, May 31 – vs. North Carolina Courage, 4 p.m.
Friday, July 3 – vs. Orlando Pride, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 11 – at San Diego Wave FC, 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, July 18 – at Chicago Stars FC, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 26 – vs. Racing Louisville FC, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 1 – at Kansas City Current, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 9 – at Seattle Reign FC, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 16 – vs. Washington Spirit, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 23 – vs. Gotham FC, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 26 – at North Carolina Courage, 5 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 31 – at Boston Legacy FC, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 5 – at Racing Louisville FC, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11 – vs. Denver Summit FC, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 16 – vs. Seattle Reign FC, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 20 – at Utah Royals FC, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26 – at Washington Spirit, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 4 – at Gotham FC, 9 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 17 – at Denver Summit FC, 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24 – vs. Bay FC, 5:45 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1 – vs. Boston Legacy FC, 2 p.m.
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