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]
Current roster
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All-time record
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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
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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
|
Playoff results
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Season
|
Game
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Visiting
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Home
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2019
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Western Division Semi-Finals
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Calgary 12
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San Diego 11
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2022
|
Western Conference Semi-finals
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Philadelphia 8
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San Diego 9
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Western Conference Finals Game 1
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Colorado 14
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San Diego 12
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Western Conference Finals Game 2
|
San Diego 11
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Colorado 10
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Western Conference Finals Game 3
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Colorado 15
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San Diego 13
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2023
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Western Conference Semi-Finals
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Colorado 13
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San Diego 12
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2024
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Quarterfinals
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Panther City 8
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San Diego 9
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Semi-Finals Game 1
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Albany 14
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San Diego 12
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Semi-Finals Game 2
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San Diego 10
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Albany 13
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Awards and honors
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Draft history
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NLL Entry Draft
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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
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#
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Name
|
Term
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Regular Season
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Playoffs
|
GC
|
W
|
L
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W%
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GC
|
W
|
L
|
W%
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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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