Men's Soccer Unveils 2026 Schedule

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke men's soccer team has released its schedule for the upcoming 2026 season. Entering the 19th season under head coach John Kerr, the Blue Devils will participate in 17 regular-season matches. Duke's home slate will consist of 13 matches, kicking off with the annual John Rennie Invitational to open the season and home conference matches against Virginia Tech, Stanford, Virginia and North Carolina.

Duke is coming off a 2025 campaign that saw the Blue Devils reach the third round of the NCAA Tournament, after winning at home in the first round and then securing a road triumph over the No. 3-seeded Princeton in the second round.

The 2026 calendar features 10 teams that earned a spot in the 2025 NCAA Tournament field, with six of those programs having earned a national seed in last year's bracket.

The season officially begins with preseason practice on Tuesday, Aug. 4, and the Blue Devils will play in three exhibition matches in preparation for the regular season. The first two exhibitions will be played in Durham at Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium, with Duke hosting UNCW on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 5 p.m., and UNCA on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. The third and final exhibition match, on the road at JMU, will be played on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m.

The Blue Devils open the regular season with four consecutive matches inside the friendly confines of Freeman Field at Koskinen Stadium, starting with Seton Hall on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. and Cal Baptist on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 3:30 p.m. The following weekend features matches against Furman (Aug. 27) and Georgetown (Aug. 30).

Duke flips the calendar to September with its first road and conference contest, traveling to Wake Forest on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils remain on the road for their next ACC matchup, making the short trip to NC State on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. A five-game homestand begins with a midweek match against Queens on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., followed by a conference match against Virginia Tech on Friday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. The Blue Devils close out the month on Friday, Sept. 25, hosting Elon at 7 p.m.

The final two games of the homestand consist of a conference contest against Stanford on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., and a midweek game versus Wofford on Tuesday, Oct. 6, also at 7 p.m. Duke will travel out of the state of North Carolina for the first time in the regular season when they make the trip to SMU (Oct. 10), before returning home to welcome Greensboro College (Oct. 13). Another non-conference match, versus Howard (Oct. 20) is sandwiched between two home conference matches, against Virginia (Oct. 16) and North Carolina (Oct. 23).

2026 Men's Soccer Schedule
Aug. 4 vs. UNCW (5 p.m.)
Aug. 11 vs. UNCA (6 p.m.)
Aug. 15 at JMU (6 p.m.)
Aug. 20 vs. Seton Hall (8 p.m.)
Aug. 23 vs. Cal Baptist (3:30 p.m.)
Aug. 27 vs. Furman (7 p.m.)
Aug. 30 vs. Georgetown (6 p.m.)
Sept. 5 at Wake Forest (7 p.m.) *
Sept. 10 at NC State (6 p.m.) *
Sept. 15 vs. Queens (7 p.m.)
Sept. 18 vs. Virginia Tech (7 p.m.) *
Sept. 25 vs. Elon (7 p.m.)
Oct. 2 vs. Stanford (7 p.m.) *
Oct. 6 vs. Wofford (7 p.m.)
Oct. 10 at SMU (6 or 7 p.m.) *
Oct. 13 vs. Greensboro College (7 p.m.)
Oct. 16 vs. Virginia (7 p.m.) *
Oct. 20 vs. Howard (7 p.m.)
Oct. 23 vs. North Carolina (7 p.m.) *
Oct. 30 at Notre Dame (7 p.m.) *

Denotes exhibition match
Denotes home match
* Denotes ACC match

Additional information about ticket options will be announced at a later date. Dates, opponents, and locations are subject to change.

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