McAfee Coliseum
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| Stadium facts and figures
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Location
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7000 Coliseum Way
Oakland, California
(exit I-880 at 66th Ave.)
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| Opened
| 1966
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Capacity
- Baseball
- Football
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- 48,219
- 63,026
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| Current Ownership
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City of Oakland and Alameda County
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Architects
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- HTNB
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Dimensions:
- Left
- Left-Ctr
- Center
- Right-Ctr
- Right
- Backstop
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- 330
- 375
- 400
- 375
- 330
- 60
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McAfee Coliseum is a stadium located in Oakland, California that is used for football and baseball games.
McAfee Coliseum is home to the following sports teams:
History
In 1966, the city of Oakland constructed Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (or Oakland Coliseum for short) for two reasons: as a new stadium for the Oakland Raiders and also in an effort to lure the Kansas City Athletics to Oakland. In 1968, the Kansas City Athletics became the Oakland Athletics and began play at the new stadium. The Raiders played their first game there on September 18, 1966. The Athletics' first game was played on April 17, 1968. The stadium complex cost $25.5 million to build and rests on 120 acres (0.5 km²) of land. The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Complex at one time consisted of the outdoor stadium and the indoor arena. The outdoor stadium was commonly called "the Coliseum", while the arena was called "The Coliseum arena". More recently, only the stadium is called the Coliseum. The arena is now called The Arena in Oakland, and is home to the Golden State Warriors basketball team of the NBA.
In 1972, the Athletics played in their first of three straight World Series. In 1982, the Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles, leaving the A's as the only remaining tenants of Oakland Coliseum. The 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held at the Coliseum. In 1989, the venue saw its fourth World Series as Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire of the Oakland A's defeated the San Francisco Giants in the "Bay Bridge" series.
In July 1995, the Los Angeles Raiders agreed to return to Oakland provided that Oakland Coliseum underwent renovations. In November 1995, those renovations commenced and continued until the beginning of the 1996 season.
Naming rights
In September 1997, UMAX Technologies agreed to acquire the naming rights to the stadium. However, following a dispute, a court decision reinstated the Oakland Coliseum name. In 1998, Network Associates agreed to pay $5.8 million over five years for the naming rights and the stadium became known as "Network Associates Coliseum," or sometimes, simply, "the Net."
In 2003, Network Associates renewed the contract for an additional five years at a cost of $6 million. In mid-2004, Network Associates was renamed McAfee, shortly after that, the stadium was renamed McAfee Coliseum accordingly.
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