Santa Barbara Sky, a professional soccer club, is being established in Santa Barbara, with men’s and women’s teams expected to start playing in March 2024.
The teams will be based at Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium and will compete in the United Soccer League’s USL League One.
The founding investor, Montecito resident and lifelong soccer enthusiast Peter Moore, officially announced the club’s formation Tuesday. The launch included a party Tuesday night at the MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Innovation+Exploration, in Santa Barbara.
For more details, see Wednesday’s News-Press.

Montecito resident Peter Moore is the founding investor of Santa Barbara Sky Football Club, which will support professional men’s and women’s soccer teams. The athletes are scheduled to start competing at Santa Barbara City College’s La Playa Stadium starting in 2024.