Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area
overview about sports in the San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area hosts five major professional men's sports franchises, two major professional women's franchises, as well as several other professional and college sports teams, and hosts for other sports events.
Major professional sports teams
American football
The Bay Area is home to the National Football League (NFL)'s San Francisco 49ers, who play at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team previously played at Candlestick Park (1971–2013) and Kezar Stadium (1946–1970) in San Francisco. The 49ers have won five Super Bowl championships: 1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV), and 1994 (XXIX);
The Bay Area was previously home to the NFL's Oakland Raiders from 1960–1981, and later 1995–2019. The Raiders won two Super Bowl championships while in Oakland: 1976 (XI) and 1980 (XV). The team played at Kezar Stadium, Candlestick Park, and Frank Youell Field before moving into the Oakland Coliseum in 1966 and played there for the rest of their tenure. In 1982, the Raiders relocated to Los Angeles where they played until 1994. In 2020, the Raiders relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Bay Area hosted Super Bowl XIX, Super Bowl 50, and Super Bowl LX.
Baseball
The Bay Area is home of a Major League Baseball team, the San Francisco Giants who play at Oracle Park and have won eight World Series titles (three as the San Francisco Giants (2010, 2012, and 2014) and five as the New York Giants).
San Francisco was ranked #1 in 2012 among America's Best Baseball cities.
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