GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Glendale Community College men’s and women’s soccer teams have announced their 2026 schedules, with each program hosting a pair of scrimmages in the preseason followed by seven ACCAC matches.

Fans can get their first look at the Gauchos on Aug. 11 when GCC hosts Justice College for two scrimmages. The men’s team will play first during doubleheaders this season and will get the action started at 5:30 p.m., followed by the women’s match at 7:45 p.m. The other home match for the women’s team comes the following night as Glendale faces Benedictine-Mesa on Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The men’s team will also host Benedictine-Mesa, with that match slated for 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 19.

The rest of the exhibition schedule has the men’s team traveling to Ottawa University on Aug. 13 (8 p.m.) and Park-Gilbert on Aug. 17 (8 p.m.). The women’s team will have road scrimmages at Park on Aug. 17 (6 p.m.), Ottawa on Aug. 24 (7 p.m.), and Arizona Christian on Aug. 29 (7 p.m.).

The men’s team will begin the 2026 regular season with a non-conference matchup at Yavapai College on Aug. 26 at 4:30 p.m., before starting ACCAC play on Sept. 5 facing defending national champions Phoenix College on the road at 5:45 p.m. The women’s team will then debut in the match to follow, facing the Bears at 8 p.m.

The front half of the schedule is loaded with home matches as Glendale will host five of its next seven matches through the remainder of September. That stretch begins with the home opener against GateWay Community College on Sept. 8 (men’s match at 5:30, women’s match at 7:45). That is followed by a rare early-morning trip to play Paradise Valley Community College. The women will match up with the Pumas at 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, while the men will follow at 9 a.m. on Sept. 12.

From there, the Gauchos come back home to play Mesa Community College on Sept. 15 and Pima Community College on Sept. 19. Following a trip to Scottsdale Community College on Sept. 22, Glendale finishes out the month by hosting Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Sept. 26 and Phoenix College on Sept. 29. All sets of home matches are slated for 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. first kicks.

As the calendar turns to October, Glendale faces six matches in a span of 21 days to conclude the regular season. The stretch run starts on Oct. 3 with a trip to GateWay CC. An afternoon start to that doubleheader sees the men’s team kick off at 1:30 p.m., followed by the women’s match at 3:45 p.m. The final two home matches are on Oct. 6 against Paradise Valley CC and Oct. 17 against Scottsdale CC. Those matches will begin at 5 p.m. for the men and 7:15 p.m. for the women. The road schedule concludes with trips to Mesa CC on Oct. 10, Pima CC on Oct. 13, and Chandler-Gilbert CC on Oct. 24.

The top four teams in the ACCAC Division II standings at the conclusion of the regular season will advance to the conference semifinals. Those matches will be held on Oct. 29 for the men and Oct. 30 for the women. The conference championship matches are Nov. 3 for the men and Nov. 4 for the women. If Glendale either wins the ACCAC or earns an at-large bid to the national tournament, that will be held from Nov. 15-21 in Huntsville, Ala.