New York City FC pre-season in Santa Barbara, California
A sight not many NYCFC players get to see in January. Warm weather, blue skies, and the ocean Breeze. Sun Screen recommended.
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New York City FC capped off its first week of preseason in Santa Barbara, California ahead of the start of the 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) season.
For the first leg of preseason, New York City will take on Real Salt Lake on Friday, January 24 followed by the current MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy on Monday, January 27.
The team will then travel to Indio, California to compete in the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational where they will play four matches starting with a matchup against Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday, February 5 at 6pm ET. New York City then takes on newly inaugurated San Diego FC on Saturday, February 8 at 3pm ETand western conference opponent St. Louis CITY SC on Wednesday, February 12 at 6pm ET.
The ‘Boys in Blue’ concludes its preseason and Coachella Valley Invitational participation against Minnesota United FC on Saturday, February 15 at 3pm ET.