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Opened: September 16, 1966
Tenants: Oakand Athletics (AL); Oakland Raiders (NFL)
Surface: Bluegrass
Capacity: Football 63,146, Baseball 48,219
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (1966); HNTB (1996).
Construction: Guy F. Atkinson Company (1966); Tutor-Saliba (1996)
Owner: City of Oakland and Alameda County.
Cost: $25.5 million (1966); $200 million (1996 renovations)
First Oakland Raiders game: September 18, 1966, lost to Kansas City 32-10
First Oakland A's game: April 17, 1968
Office Address
Oakland Raiders
1220 Harbor Bay Parkway Alameda, CA
94502
510-864-5000
Tickets
Season tickets and single game tickets may be purchased at www.raidernation.com
The official web site for Oakland Raiders
Game tickets.
Up until 2006, ticket prices for Raiders games were the highest in the NFL. Sitting in the
highest area from the field (Sections 335-355), dubbed "Mount Davis", cost $46 plus extra charges. This is one of the main causes for Raider games typically not selling out to full
capacity (only half of the home games in 2005 sold out). However, in 2006, ticket rights are now handled by the Raiders and not Alameda County. The "Mount Davis" seats have officially been lowered to $26, and the Raiders are now in charge of PSLs.
Facts
Was first known as Oakland Coliseum (1966-1998) and was renamed to Network Associates Coliseum (1999-2004) to the present name McAfee Coliseum for the start of the 2005 season.
The largest attendance for a professional football game was 62,784 on January 14, 2001 when the Raiders lost to the Baltimore Ravens for the AFC Championship Game.
The natural grass in the stadium is located 21 feet below sea level.
The first facility to have a professional sports team move and then return to the facility.
The first complex to have an Arena and Stadium under renovation at the same time.
The stadium renovation (1996) took 24 hours a day and during Oakland A's games fans were able to view construction in progress as an added feature.
132 acres, 11,000 parking spaces, 143 suites, 6000 club seats
Metallica performed in the Parking Lot Party at the Network Associates Coliseum before the 2002-2003 AFC Championship game which the Raiders won against the Titans 41-24.
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