Oakland Coliseum

Use this profile when it is not clear if the venue is the outdoor stadium (Oakland Coliseum Stadium) or the indoor arena (Oakland Coliseum Arena). The first crowd filled the Oakland Coliseum Stadium on September 18, 1966 when the AFL’s Oakland Raiders played the Kansas City Chiefs. The adjacent Oakland Coliseum Arena celebrated its grand opening on November 9, 1966 when the Oakland Seals met the San Diego Gulls for an NHL game. In the following 48 years, the Oakland Alameda County Arena and Coliseum Complex has hosted a spectrum of events in both the sporting and entertainment industries including concerts, circus, boxing, rodeos, religious speakers and ice shows.