SAN DIEGO – The newest member of the USL Championship will be named San Diego Loyal Soccer Club.

The 2020 expansion side unveiled its crest design and colors at a community event in downtown San Diego on Saturday morning as it continues its preparations for kickoff in March 2020 at Torero Stadium on the campus of University of San Diego.

“San Diegans are incredibly loyal to their soil; we wanted to declare the same and what better way to do it than by calling our club San Diego Loyal,” said Chairman and San Diego native Andrew Vassiliadis. “We know through thousands of conversations with the community that we are all here by choice. This is a place we choose to live, because of our shared passion for the region’s beauty and outdoors, and the diverse and independent spirit of its locals.”

Inspiration for the club’s name, crest and colors were discovered and designed from listening sessions, surveys and one-on-one chats around what residents and fans love about San Diego and want from their soccer club. During those conversations, multiple themes emerged including the importance of a diverse community, the passion shared for the coastal lifestyle, the vibrant colors in the region’s sunrises and sunsets and the independent spirit embodied in the people.

“The greatest soccer crests in the world are iconic to the place and people they represent and built by the community,” said President and Co-Founder Warren Smith. “San Diego Loyal is no different. The crest that our players and fans will wear over their hearts is one that will be here to stay. For now. For always. For San Diego.”