Oakland Coliseum
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Oakland Coliseum in 2024 | |
| Former names | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (1966–1998, 2008–2011, 2016–2019, 2020, 2023–present) Network Associates Coliseum (1998–2004) McAfee Coliseum (2004–2008) Overstock.com Coliseum (2011) O.co Coliseum (2011–2016) RingCentral Coliseum (2019–2020, 2020–2023) |
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| Address | 7000 Coliseum Way |
| Location | Oakland, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°45′6″N 122°12′2″W / 37.75167°N 122.20056°W |
| Public transit | AC Transit: 45, 46L, 73 , 90, 98, 646, 657, 805 Alameda County East Oakland Shuttle Amtrak: Capitol Corridor at Oakland Coliseum BART: at Coliseum Harbor Bay Business Park Shuttle |
| Owner | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority (City of Oakland and Alameda County) |
| Operator | AEG |
| Capacity | Baseball: 46,847 (expandable to 56,782 without tarps) Football: 53,200 (expandable to 63,132) Concerts: 47,416 or 64,829 (depending on configuration) Soccer: 15,000 Cricket: 12,000 |
| Record attendance | Baseball: 56,310 (July 21, 2018, Athletics vs Giants) Football: 62,784 (January 14, 2001, Raiders vs Ravens) |
| Field size | Left field 330 feet (101 m) Left center 388 feet (118 m) Center field 400 feet (122 m) Right center 388 feet (118 m) Right field 330 feet (101 m) Backstop 60 feet (18 m) |
| Surface | Tifway II Bermuda Grass |
| Scoreboard | 36 feet (11 m) high by 145 feet (44 m) wide |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 15, 1964 |
| Opened | September 18, 1966 |
| Renovated | 1995–1996, 2017 |
| Construction cost | $25.5 million ($247 million in 2024 dollars) $200 million (1995–96 renovation) ($401 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill HNTB (1995–96 renovation) |
| Structural engineer | Ammann & Whitney |
| Services engineer | Syska & Hennessy, Inc. |
| General contractor | Guy F. Atkinson Company |
| Tenants | |
| Oakland Athletics (MLB) (1968–2024) Oakland Raiders (AFL/NFL) (1966–1981) (1995–2019) Oakland Clippers (NPSL/NASL) 1967–1968 Oakland Stompers (NASL) 1978 Oakland Invaders (USFL) (1983–1985) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) (2008–2009) Oakland Roots (USLC) (2025–present) Oakland Soul (USLW) (2025–present) San Francisco Unicorns (MLC) (2025–present) United States national cricket team (2025-present) | |
| Website | |
| theoaklandarena.com | |
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, often shortened to the Oakland Coliseum, is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States. It serves as part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, located next to Oakland Arena. In 2017, the playing surface was dedicated as Rickey Henderson Field in honor of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and former Athletics left fielder Rickey Henderson.
The stadium was the home of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball from 1968 to 2024. It was also the home of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League from 1966 until 1981, when the team moved to Los Angeles, and again after the team’s return, from 1995 until 2019, when the team moved to Las Vegas. For the last years of top-flight professional sports at the venue, it was primarily used for baseball. It was the last remaining stadium in the United States shared by professional baseball and football teams. It has occasionally been used for soccer, currently being host to second-division soccer league USL Championship's Oakland Roots SC, and has previously hosted select San Jose Earthquakes matches in 2008 and 2009. Additionally, it was used for international matches during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The Coliseum has a seating capacity of up to 63,132 depending on its configuration; an upper deck dubbed "Mount Davis" by fans was added as part of a 1996 renovation for the Raiders' return to Oakland. In 2006, citing a desire to provide a more "intimate" environment, the Athletics blocked off the entirety of the Coliseum's third deck during its games, which artificially limited its capacity to 34,077 (making it the smallest stadium in Major League Baseball). On April 11, 2017, with Dave Kaval as the team president, the Athletics began to reopen some of the sections in the third deck, and open the Mount Davis deck for selected marquee games; this configuration made it, by contrast, the largest baseball stadium in the United States by capacity through 2024.
The current state of Oakland Coliseum has been widely criticized; sports fans and players alike consider the Coliseum to be poorly maintained and out of date. During its later years as an MLB stadium it was often cited, along with Tropicana Field, as one of the worst ballparks in the league. The Athletics played their final season at the Coliseum in 2024, moving to Sacramento's Sutter Health Park with intentions to eventually relocate to Las Vegas.