Welcome to
Southern California
FIRST ® Tech Challenge!

(SoCal FTC)

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Region

15

Leagues

230

Teams

Qualifier Tournaments have been assigned!

While some host locations may require a bit of travel, we have made every effort to keep distances under 60 miles for all leagues. Additionally, league assignments have been balanced to ensure 30–33 teams per event. Your teams can see the assignments on the League pages here:  https://socalftc.org/leagues/#page-content

Because our total team count is 224 this year, we are moving back to a 7-Qualifier format (versus the 8-Qualifier we originally planned) to fill our 48-team Championship roster:

42 Direct Spots: Top 6 teams per Qualifier advance directly to Championship.

36 Wildcard Spots: Teams placed 7th–10th plus the host team at each Qualifier advance to the Wildcard event.

6 Final Spots: Top 6 teams from the Wildcard event complete the Championship roster.

This is updated on the Website here: https://socalftc.org/leagues/league-information/

Leadership Award Nominations!

Leadership Award nominations are open now! December 14, 2026, is the last day to submit Leadership Award nominations for ALL SoCal FTC Teams.

Leadership Award nominations are open to students in grades 10th and 11th. Please read the Leadership Award Nomination Guide for all nomination requirements and nomination instructions.

Scrimmage Play has Started!

Practice Makes Perfect!

Each team is invited to 4 League Scrimmages from now through Dec-Jan. Don’t miss this  opportunity to participate – even if your robot isn’t ‘perfect’ yet.

Here are the Leagues and teams  https://socalftc.org/leagues/.

SoCal FTC Registration is open for the 2026-2027 season!

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Thank you, regional sponsors!

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Important Information

For the upcoming season, we have launching event registration, with invitations going to mentors. Watch your email!

  For new teams, please email info@socalftc.org to get oriented, connected with your League, and welcomed. Want to connect with other SoCal FTC teams? Join us on Discord!

FIRST®

Through a progression of team-based robotics challenges, FIRST® helps young people discover a passion for STEM.

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FTC

FIRST® Tech Challenge students learn to think like engineers. Teams design, build, and program robots to compete.

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Volunteer

It takes many people to run each competition. We are always in need of volunteers from committee members to referees and judges.

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Sponsor

It costs over $500,000 to run the region and all of our teams for a year. Do you want to help support our SoCal FTC program?

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