7000 Coliseum Way
Oakland, CA 94621
(425) 826-7747
Oakland Alameda Coliseum, typically known as the Oakland Coliseum for short, is a multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, United States, which is home to both the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). It opened in 1966 and is the only remaining stadium that is shared by professional football and baseball teams. The Coliseum was also home to some games of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer in 2008–2009 and hosted games at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.The Coliseum has 6,300 club seats, 2,700 of which are available for Athletics games, 143 luxury suites, 125 of which are available for Athletics games, and a variable seating capacity of 35,067 for baseball, 56,057 for football and 63,132 for soccer. In seating capacity, Oakland Coliseum is the smallest NFL stadium, and the 2nd smallest MLB stadium.The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum complex consists of the stadium and the neighboring Oracle Arena.DesignThe Coliseum features an underground design where the playing surface is actually below ground level . Consequently, fans entering the stadium find themselves walking on to the main concourse of the stadium at the top of the first level of seats. This, combined with the hill that was built around the stadium to create the upper concourse, means that only the third deck is visible from outside the park. This gives the Coliseum the illusion of being a short stadium from the outside.