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."[1] The franchise fee for San Diego and fellow expansion team Philadelphia Wings was a reported $5 million.[2]
On October 24, 2017, the name of the franchise was revealed as the San Diego Seals.[3]
| Season
|
Standing[a]
|
W–L
|
Home
|
Road
|
GF
|
GA
|
Avg.
attendance
|
1st round
|
2nd round
|
Finals
|
Awards
|
Coach
|
| 2019
|
2nd, Western
|
10–8
|
6–3
|
4–5
|
208
|
217
|
7,769
|
L, 11–12, CAL
|
—
|
—
|
Austin Staats ROY
|
Patrick Merrill
|
| 2020
|
3rd, Western
|
6–6
|
3–3
|
3–3
|
138
|
131
|
4,829
|
Playoffs cancelled
|
|
| 2021
|
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
|
| 2022
|
1st, Western
|
10–8
|
5–4
|
5–4
|
202
|
183
|
5,777
|
W, 9–8, PHI
|
L, 1–2, COL
|
—
|
|
| 2023
|
1st, Western
|
14–4
|
7–2
|
7–2
|
240
|
193
|
5,114
|
L, 12–13, COL
|
—
|
—
|
|
| 2024
|
2nd
|
13-5
|
8–1
|
5–4
|
210
|
178
|
4,710
|
W, 9–8, PCLC
|
L, 0–2, ALB
|
—
|
|
| Total
|
5 seasons
|
53–31
|
29–13
|
24–18
|
998
|
902
|
5,446
|
4 Appearances, 0 Championships
|
|
|
| Season
|
Game
|
Visiting
|
Home
|
| 2019
|
Western Division Semi-Finals
|
Calgary 12
|
San Diego 11
|
| 2022
|
Western Conference Semi-finals
|
Philadelphia 8
|
San Diego 9
|
| Western Conference Finals Game 1
|
Colorado 14
|
San Diego 12
|
| Western Conference Finals Game 2
|
San Diego 11
|
Colorado 10
|
| Western Conference Finals Game 3
|
Colorado 15
|
San Diego 13
|
| 2023
|
Western Conference Semi-Finals
|
Colorado 13
|
San Diego 12
|
| 2024
|
Quarterfinals
|
Panther City 8
|
San Diego 9
|
| Semi-Finals Game 1
|
Albany 14
|
San Diego 12
|
| Semi-Finals Game 2
|
San Diego 10
|
Albany 13
|
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)
Head coaching history
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| #
|
Name
|
Term
|
Regular Season
|
Playoffs
|
| GC
|
W
|
L
|
W%
|
GC
|
W
|
L
|
W%
|
| 1 |
Patrick Merrill |
2019– |
84 |
53 |
31 |
.631 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
.333
|
- ^ League was separated into "Divisions" until 2022, called "Conferences" in 2022 and 2023, system was dissolved in 2024.
