[1] The club made its league debut in the USL Championship as well as its domestic cup debut in the U.S. Open Cup.

Monterey Bay FC was established on February 1, 2021, as the result of owner Ray Beshoff retaining USL Championship franchise rights from Fresno FC which folded in 2019.

[1] Frank Yallop was initially announced as the team's sporting director on February 1, and on April 12, 2021, he named Ramiro Corrales to the role of Technical Advisor.

[2] Yallop and Corrales were named to the roles of manager and assistant-manager respectively on April 22, 2021.

Source: Monterey Bay F.C., USL Championship [33][34] Source: Match reports [35] Monterey Bay FC made their Open Cup debut in the Second Round.