SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo head men's soccer coach Brett Parker has announced the Lions' 2026 schedule, a 17-match regular season that features three home matches before Sunshine State Conference (SSC) play begins and 10 conference contests.

The Lions will tune up for the regular season with three exhibition matches, beginning at Eastern Florida State College on Aug. 12 before hosting Florida Memorial on Aug. 15 and Florida College on Aug. 18.

Saint Leo officially opens the regular season on the road at Auburn-Montgomery on Aug. 27 before traveling to Mississippi College on Aug. 30. The Lions then return home for games against Emmanuel (Sept. 3) and Mars Hill (Sept. 5).
On Sept. 10, Florida Southern visits Saint Leo for the non-conference bout before the Lions open SSC competition at home against Tampa on Sept. 16.

SSC action continues with road matches at Florida Tech (Sept. 19), Florida Southern (Sept.30), Lynn (Oct. 10), and Embry-Riddle (Oct. 17). Saint Leo will host Palm Beach Atlantic (Sept. 26), Barry (Oct. 3), Eckerd (Oct. 14), and Nova Southeastern (Oct. 21).

The Lions also welcomes National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) opponent, Florida Poly, to Saint Leo on Oct. 6 before closing the home schedule against Trinity College on Oct. 24. The Lions will close the 2026 regular season with a road match at Rollins on Oct. 29.

The 2026 Sunshine State Conference Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 2-8, with tournament matches to be played at conference campus host sites.

Saint Leo enters the 2026 season off the heels of a successful 2025 campaign that saw the program earn its first SSC postseason berth in 10 years along with a pair of All-SSC selections.

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2026 Schedule Highlights

• Three exhibition matches prior to the regular season.
• 10 regular-season home matches.
• Six non-conference regular-season contests.
• 10 Sunshine State Conference matches.
• Sunshine State Conference Tournament: Nov. 2-8.