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National Lacrosse League team in San Diego, California
The San Diego Seals are a professional box lacrosse team based in San Diego, California , that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Pechanga Arena . The Seals began play in the 2018-2019 season .
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
Division/Conference[ a]
W–L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Coach
Playoffs
2019
Western
10–8
2nd
6–3
4–5
208
217
Patrick Merrill
Lost Division Semi-Finals
2020
Western
6–6
3rd
3–3
3–3
138
131
Patrick Merrill
Playoffs cancelled
2021
Western
Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Western
10–8
1st
5–4
5–4
202
183
Patrick Merrill
Lost Conference Final
2023
Western
14–4
1st
7–2
7–2
240
193
Patrick Merrill
Lost Conference Semi-Finals
2024
Unified
13-5
2nd
8–1
5–4
210
178
Patrick Merrill
Lost Semi-Finals
Total
5 seasons
53–31
29–13
24–18
998
902
Playoff Totals
4 Appearances
3–6
1–1
1–1
42
45
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)
Head coaching history [ edit ]
#
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
^ Called "Divisions" through 2022, called "Conferences" in 2022 and 2023, system was dissolved in 2024.
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