baseball stadium in Oakland, California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (commonly called Oakland Coliseum) is a stadium in Oakland, California. The stadium is a multi purpose stadium.This means it can be used to play different sports. The stadium was used as the home field for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League[6] before they moved to Las Vegas. The stadium is still being used by the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.[6]
The Coliseum, Oakland Coliseum | |
Former names | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (1966–1998, 2008–2011, 2016–present) Network Associates Coliseum (1998–2004) McAfee Coliseum (2004–2008) Overstock.com Coliseum (May 2011) O.co Coliseum (2011–2016) |
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Location | 7000 Coliseum Way Oakland, California 94621 |
Coordinates | 37°45′6″N 122°12′2″W |
Capacity | 46,837 (standing room to 56,782) |
Field size | Left Field – 330 feet (101 m) Left-Center – 367 feet (112 m) Center Field – 400 feet (122 m) Right-Center – 367 feet (112 m) Right Field – 330 feet (101 m) Backstop – 60 feet (18 m) |
Surface | Bluegrass |
Construction | |
Started | April 15, 1964[1] |
Opened | September 18, 1966 |
Renovated | 1995-1996 |
Construction cost | $25.5 million ($213 million in 2024 dollars[2]) $200 million (1995-1996 renovation) ($346 million in 2024 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill HNTB (1995-1996 renovation) |
Structural engineer | Ammann & Whitney[3] |
Services engineer | Syska & Hennessy, Inc.[4] |
Tenants | |
Oakland Athletics (MLB) (1968–present) Oakland Raiders (AFL / NFL) (1966–1981, 1995–2019) Oakland Invaders (USFL) (1983–1985) Oakland Clippers (NPSL/NASL) (1967–68) Oakland Stompers (NASL) (1978) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) (2008–2009)[5] |
On December 15, 2019, the Raiders played their final game at Oakland Coliseum. They would lose to the Jacksonville Jaguars 20–16.[7] The team would move to Las Vegas the next season.[8]
The Athletics will also relocate to Las Vegas in 2028 when their 33,000 seat domed ballpark is finished being built.[9][10]
The stadium first opened in 1966.[11] It can seat more than 55,000 people for football games. It seats 45,000 when it is used for baseball.[12]
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