San Diego Wave will spend two dates of its 2027 preseason in Indio, joining seven other National Women's Soccer League clubs at the Coachella Valley Invitational. The club announced Wednesday that it will appear on Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 at Empire Polo Club, although opponents and kickoff times have not been assigned.
The opening date is reserved for NWSL teams and will feature the Wave, Angel City FC and Chicago Stars FC among the participating clubs. Feb. 6 is designed as the invitational's first combined NWSL-MLS matchday. San Diego FC is among the men's teams scheduled for that date, placing both San Diego professional clubs on the same event calendar without guaranteeing they share a match.
Eight NWSL clubs have committed: San Diego, Angel City, Bay FC, Chicago, Denver Summit, Kansas City Current, Seattle Reign and Utah Royals. The MLS list contains 12 clubs, including LA Galaxy, LAFC and San Diego FC. The event runs from Jan. 30 through Feb. 13, with public matchdays spread across five dates.
The format is preseason, so results will not count in either league's standings. Its value is logistical and competitive. Clubs can train, play exhibitions and conduct meetings at one site before their regular seasons begin. For the Wave, two scheduled dates provide a framework, but the missing matchups leave the level and tactical fit of each test undecided.
Public tickets add another timeline. Advance single-day general admission starts at $23, according to the event announcement, while the Feb. 6-7 weekend option starts at $51. Public sales begin Thursday at 10 a.m. Pacific. Those are entry prices before the full match schedule is released; premium packages and parking carry separate terms.
The event also places every Southern California club from the two leagues in the same preseason gathering. Along with the Wave and San Diego FC, that group includes Angel City, LA Galaxy and LAFC. Geography reduces travel compared with an East Coast camp, though the announcement did not state how long San Diego will train in Indio or whether the club will play behind-closed-doors matches around the public dates.
The combined Feb. 6 program is new for the invitational, but it should not be read as interleague competition between men's and women's clubs. The release describes one matchday featuring teams from both leagues, not matches across them. Full pairings and kickoff times remain a later decision, as do broadcasting details.
Chicago will make its invitational debut, while the Wave join an event that has grown into a large multi-club camp. The size creates variety but also makes scheduling consequential. A two-date commitment could mean different recovery intervals and opponent styles; none of those competitive details can be evaluated until the organizer publishes the full slate.
San Diego's announcement arrives before its 2027 roster and preseason plan are complete. That makes the two dates fixed points rather than a finished preparation map. The Wave know the site, the public windows and most of the field. What those matches will test depends on the opponents eventually placed across from them and the squad the club brings to Indio.