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History - Raiders Stadiums

Timeline
  • Kezar Stadium
    • Raiders play the 1960 in Kezar Stadium after the University of California refuse to allow them to play in Memorial Stadium
    • September 11, 1960 the Raider play their first regular season home game against the Houston Oilers. A game they lose by a score of 37-22.
  • Candlestick Park
    • The Raiders play the 1961 season in Candlestick Park.
    • The first regular season home game the Raiders played in Candlestick was against the Dallas Texans. The game was played September 24th, 1961 and the Raiders lost 42-35.
  • Frank Youell Field
    • Frank Youell Field was the home of the Oakland Raiders from 1962-1965. They played there whilst the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum was being constructed.
    • The Raiders played their first regular-season game at Frank Youell Field on September 9, 1962, against the New York Titans. The Raiders lost 28-17.
  • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
    • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum was constructed for two reasons: One to provide aa new stadium for the Oakland Raiders and two to lure MLB baseball to Oakland.
    • The Raiders played their first game there on September 18, 1966. The opening game was again a lose - this time a 32-10 defeat by the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
    • In 1980 Al Davis attempted to move the Raiders to Los Angeles but the move was blocked by a court injunction. Al Davis responded by filing an anti-trust lawsuit against the league. A Federal District Court rules in the Raider's favor in June 1982 and the team officially relocated to Los Angeles for the start of the 1982 season.
    • The Raiders played their first regular season home game in Los Angeles on November 22nd, 1982. The Raiders finally won an opening game in a new stadium by defeating the San Diego Chargers 24-28.
  • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
    • Al Davis agreed to move the Raider back to Oakland in July 1995. As part of the agreement the Oakland Coliseum underwent renovations. In November 1995, the renovations commenced and would continued through the next summer until the beginning of the 1996 football season.
    • The first regular season game upon their return was against the San Diego Chargers on September 3rd, 1995. The Raider would win the match 7-17.
  • Network Associates Coliseum
    • In 1998 the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum was renamed Network Associates Coliseum after Network Associates agreed to pay $5.8 million over 5 years for the rights.
    • Network Associates renewed the contract at the cost of $6 million.
  • McAfee Coliseum
    • The Network Associates company was renamed McAfee in mid-2004 and the name of the stadium changed shortly after to McAfee Coliseum.


Kezar Stadium
  • Location: 755 Stanyan Street, San Francisco, California 94117.
  • Opened: May 2nd, 1925.
  • Owner: The City and County of San Francisco
  • Operator: San Francisco Recreation and Park Department
  • Surface: Grass
  • Contruction: $300,000 (original structure)
  • Architect: Willis Polk
  • Tenants:
    1. 1946-1970: San Francisco 49ers (NFL)
    2. 1960: Oakland Raiders (NFL)
    3. 2006-present: San Francisco Dragons (MLL)
  • Seating Capacity:
    1. 1925-1989: 59,942
    2. 1990-present: 9,044


Candlestick Park
  • Location: 602 Jamestown Avenue, San Francisco, California 94124.
  • Opened: April 12, 1960.
  • Owner: The City and County of San Francisco
  • Operator: San Francisco, California
  • Surface: Bluegrass
  • Contruction: $15 million
  • Architect: John Bolles
  • Names:
    1. Candlestick Park (1960-1995)
    2. 3Com Park (1995-2002)
    3. San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point (2002-2004)
    4. Monster Park (2004-present)
  • Tenants:
    1. 1960-1999: San Francisco Giants (MLB)
    2. 1961: Oakland Raiders (NFL)
    3. 1971-present: San Francisco 49ers (NFL)
  • Seating Capacity: 70,207


Frank Youell Field
  • Surface: Grass
  • Contruction: $400,000
  • Tenants:
    1. 1962-1965: Oakland Raiders (NFL)
  • Seating Capacity: 22,000



Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  • Location: 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, California 94621.
  • Opened: September 18, 1966.
  • Owner: City of Oakland and Alameda County
  • Operator: Coliseum, Inc.
  • Surface: Bluegrass
  • Contruction:
    1. $25.5 million (original)
    2. $200 million (renovations)
  • Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; HTNB
  • Names:
    1. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (1966-1998)
    2. Network Associates Coliseum (1998-2004)
    3. McAfee Coliseum (2004-present)
  • Tenants:
    1. 1966-1981: Oakland Raiders (NFL)
    2. 1968-present: Oakland Athletics (MLB)
    3. 1978: Oakland Stompers (NASL)
    4. 1983-1985: Oakland Invaders (USFL)
    5. 1995-present: Oakland Raiders (NFL)
  • Seating Capacity: 63,026 (football)


Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Location: 3911 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90037.
  • Opened: May 1923.
  • Owner: Los Angeles Coliseum Commission
  • Operator: Los Angeles Coliseum Commission
  • Surface: Grass
  • Contruction: $955,000
  • Architect:
    1. John Parkinson
    2. Donald Parkinson
  • Names: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Tenants:
    1. 1923-present: USC Trojans (NCAA)
    2. 1923-1981: UCLA Bruins (NCAA)
    3. 1946-1979: Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
    4. 1946-1949: Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)
    5. 1958-1961: Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)
    6. 1960: Los Angeles Chargers (AFL)
    7. 1982-1994: Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)
    8. 1983-1985: Los Angeles Express (USFL)
    9. 2001: Los Angeles Xtreme (XFL)
  • Seating Capacity:
    1. 76,000 (1923)
    2. 101,574 (1932)
    3. 92,516 (1995-present)