The team is currently coached by Samohi alum Chris Sandoval. In 2025, the Vikings won the Ocean League and advanced to the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Open Division, and in 2026 they followed with the most successful season in program history, finishing 19–3–3 and winning the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship. Junior forward Joaquin Castro was named the 2026 Division 1 Player of the Year, while Sandoval was named Coach of the Year.

Samohi won its first CIF Southern Section boys soccer championship in 2008, when coach Jimmy Chapman’s Vikings defeated Jurupa Valley 2–0 for the Division IV title. That team went on to complete an extraordinary 29–0–1 undefeated season by defeating Poway 2–1 in overtime for the inaugural CIF Southern California Regional Division I championship. Eighteen years later, the Vikings reached another high point in 2026, defeating Canyon/Anaheim 2–0 in the semifinals and Fontana 4–1 in the Division 1 final. Senior Deacon Miller finished the season with 38 assists in 24 games, while Castro recorded 26 goals and 15 assists, helping Samohi capture the program’s third CIF Southern Section championship.

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