The Irvine Valley men's soccer schedule has been released for the 2026 fall season.
IVC is coming off of a magical season last year, winning the Orange Empire Conference title.
The Lasers will have a challenging schedule in 2026.
Irvine Valley opens with a scrimmage against Concordia on the road on Aug, 22.
The Lasers will then head up north for their annual trip to the Hartnell Tournament in Salinas.
IVC opens the event with a contest against Fresno City on Sept. 4 and will play Hartnell on Sept. 5.
Irvine Valley also takes on San Diego Mesa, Palomar, Rio Hondo, Cuyamaca and takes a trip to Arizona Western (Aug. 24) in the pre-conference season.
The Lasers start OEC action at Santa Ana on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 3 p.m.
OEC contests will move back to 2:30 p.m. after daylight savings on Nov. 1.
Link to the new season schedule here
The 2025 season year round up is below.
In a year where any team could've won the Orange Empire Conference in men's soccer, 2025 was the year of Irvine Valley College.
After dethroning two-time conference champion, Fullerton, the Lasers were well rewarded with several All-OEC selections, as voted on by the conference's coaches.
The 2025 Most Valuable Player went to IVC's sophomore midfielder Cristian Sanchez, who was the heart and soul of the Laser program and helped lead his team to a 10-3-1 conference record (13-7-1 overall).
His two-way play in all 21 contests (21 starts) helped pave the way for several of his teammates to join him on this year's team of all-stars.
Offensive Player of the Year honors went to Irvine Valley's Armin Tehrani.
The sophomore forward led the OEC in conference points with 19, thanks to six goals and seven assists.
Coach of the Year honors went to Irvine Valley College's third-year head coach, Conor Ward, which was his first OEC Coach of the Year selection.
