San Diego Seals

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." The franchise fee for San Diego and fellow expansion team Philadelphia Wings was a reported $5 million. On October 24, 2017, the name of the franchise was revealed as the San Diego Seals. ==Current roster==

in 2019 ==All-time record== ==Playoff results ==

Retired numbers == Draft history ==

NLL Entry Draft 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) • 2025: Ari Steenhuis (18th overall) NLL Dispersal Draft • 2024 from Panther City Lacrosse Club: Justin Sykes (11th overall); Callum Crawford (25th overall) NLL Entry Draft • 2019 to Rochester Knighthawks & New York Riptide: Rylan Hartley (5th overall), Connor Kelly (6th overall) • 2021 to Panther City Lacrosse Club: Nick Damude (5th overall) • 2022 to Las Vegas Desert Dogs: Frank Scigliano (12th overall) ==Head coaching history==

In November 2023, a five-part docuseries recounting the Seals' 2022 season was released on Amazon Prime. It was titled War on the Floor: A Season with the San Diego Seals. ==Notes==