With its 3-2 win over El Paso Locomotive on Sunday afternoon at Torero Stadium, San Diego Loyal has started out the 2022 USL Championship season with four wins in its first five games and is tied for first place overall with 12 points alongside Colorado Springs.
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After competing for six years in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), Albion San Diego kicks off its inaugural season as a member of the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) on April 1 as it travels to face Valley United FC at Bell Bank Park Stadium in Mesa, Ariz.
It's the news that all soccer fans in San Diego have been waiting to hear and was finally made official when it was announced that Albion San Diego Professional SC will play San Diego Loyal in the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on April 6 at Canyon Crest Academy Stadium. This will be the first time both sides square off as part of an official tournament in what is already being dubbed the "San Diego Derby."