Oakland Alameda Coliseum

Oakland Alameda Coliseum
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)
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 2023 dollars[2]); ; $200 million (1995-1996 renovation); ($346 million in 2023 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]

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 stadium first opened in 1966.[7] It can seat more than 55,000 people for football games. It seats 45,000 when it is used for baseball.[8]

References

"Oakland Raiders Fan Guide". Raiders.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
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"Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex". Engineering News-Record. McGraw-Hill. 179 (2): 13. 1967. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
"Sports" (PDF). Syska Hennessy Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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James T. Bennett, They Play, You Pay: Why Taxpayers Build Ballparks, Stadiums, and Arenas for Billionaire Owners and Millionaire Players (New York, NY: Copernicus Books, 2012), p. 102
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