Oakland Coliseum
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States. It is part of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex, with the adjacent Oakland Arena, near Interstate 880. 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 Coliseum Milk Bowl The Black Hole Baseball's Last Dive Bar | |
Oakland Coliseum in 2023 | |
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| 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 |
| Coordinates | 37°45′6″N 122°12′2″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) Concerts: 47,416 or 64,829 (depending on configuration) |
| 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 ($230 million in 2022 dollars) $200 million (1995–96 renovation) ($373 million in 2022 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–present 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 | |
| Website | |
| theoaklandarena.com | |
It has been the home of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball since 1968. 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 from 1995 until 2019, when the team moved to Las Vegas. Since then, the stadium has been primarily used for baseball. It was the last remaining stadium in the United States shared by professional baseball and football teams. It has also occasionally been used for soccer, including hosting selected San Jose Earthquakes matches in 2008 and 2009, and 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 then-new 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 makes it, by contrast, the largest baseball stadium in the United States by capacity.
The current state of Oakland Coliseum has been widely criticized; fans and players alike consider the Coliseum to be poorly maintained and out of date. Along with Tropicana Field, it is often cited as one of the worst ballparks in Major League Baseball and consistently takes the last or second-to-last spot in rankings of stadiums. Major League Baseball has cited the need to replace Oakland Coliseum and Tropicana Field as one of the primary obstacles to future MLB expansion.
The Athletics are currently in the process of relocating to Las Vegas and plan to vacate the Coliseum following the expiration of their lease at the conclusion of the 2024 season.