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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Oakland, California, U.S.}}
{{about|the outdoor stadium|the adjacent indoor arena|Oakland Arena}}
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| stadium_name = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| nickname = ''The Coliseum ''<br>''Milk Bowl '' <br>''The Black Hole'' <br>''Baseball's Last Dive Bar''
| former_names = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (1966–1998, 2008–2011, 2016–2019, 2020, 2023–present)<br>[[McAfee|Network Associates]] Coliseum (1998–2004)<br>[[McAfee]] Coliseum (2004–2008)<br>[[Overstock.com]] Coliseum (2011)<br> [[Overstock.com|O.co]] Coliseum (2011–2016)<br>[[RingCentral]] Coliseum (2019–2020, 2020–2023)
| logo_image = Oakland Alameda Coliseum logo.png
| image = File:Oakland Coliseum overhead angle, September 2024.jpg
| caption = Oakland Coliseum in 2024
| address = 7000 Coliseum Way
| location = [[Oakland, California]], United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|37|45|6|N|122|12|2|W|type:landmark|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = USA California Oakland#California#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]]##Location in [[California]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| publictransit = {{bus icon}} '''[[AC Transit]]''': [[List of AC Transit routes#Local service|45]], [[List of AC Transit routes#Local service|46L]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|73]] {{Air icon}}, [[List of AC Transit routes#Local service|90]], [[List of AC Transit routes#Local service|98]], [[List of AC Transit routes#School service|646]], [[List of AC Transit routes#School service|657]], [[All Nighter (night bus service)#Routes|805]]<br />{{bus icon|12px}} '''[[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]] [[East Oakland, Oakland, California|East Oakland]] Shuttle'''<br />{{rint|us|rail}} {{rint|us|amtrak}} '''[[Amtrak]]''': ''[[Capitol Corridor]]'' at [[Oakland Coliseum station|Oakland Coliseum]]<br />{{rint|metro}} {{rail-interchange|bart}} '''[[Bay Area Rapid Transit|BART]]''': {{rint|bart|OAK}} {{rint|bart|blue}} {{rint|bart|orange}} {{rint|bart|green}} at [[Oakland Coliseum station|Coliseum]]<br />{{bus icon|12px}} '''[[Bay Farm Island, Alameda, California|Harbor Bay]] Business Park Shuttle'''
| owner = [[Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority]] ([[Oakland, California|City of Oakland]] and [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]])
| operator = [[Anschutz Entertainment Group|AEG]]
| seating_capacity = [[Baseball]]: 46,847<ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Oakland A's Media Guide|url=https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/2019%20Oakland%20A's%20Media%20Guide.pdf|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=February 4, 2019|access-date=March 28, 2019|page=650|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220070616/https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/2019%20Oakland%20A%27s%20Media%20Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> (expandable to 56,782 without tarps)<ref>{{cite web|title=Oakland A's set Coliseum attendance record with 56,310 fans|date=July 22, 2018 |url=https://www.athleticsnation.com/2018/7/22/17599662/oakland-as-set-coliseum-attendance-record-mlb|publisher=SB Nation Athletics Nation|access-date=August 7, 2021}}</ref><br />[[American football|Football]]: 53,200 (expandable to 63,132)<ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Jerry |date=February 6, 2013 |title=Oakland Raiders to reduce capacity of stadium in order to avoid blackouts |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/02/06/oakland-raiders-to-reduce-capacity-of-stadium-in-order-to-avoid-blackouts/ |work=The Mercuery News |accessdate=June 18, 2024}}</ref><br />[[Concerts]]: 47,416 or 64,829 (depending on configuration)<br />[[Association football|Soccer]]: 15,000<ref name="KRON-Roots">{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Alex |date=August 22, 2024 |title=Oakland Roots announce seating capacity, field orientation for Coliseum next season |url=https://www.kron4.com/sports/oakland-roots-announce-seating-capacity-field-orientation-for-coliseum-next-season/ |publisher=KRON |accessdate=August 26, 2024}}</ref><br />[[Cricket]]: 12,000<ref name="San Francisco Unicorns">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=March 26, 2025 |title=San Francisco Unicorns to play 2025 Major League Cricket home games at Oakland Coliseum |url=https://www.sfunicorns.com/san-francisco-unicorns-to-play-2025-major-league-cricket-home-games-at-oakland-coliseum/ |publisher=sfunicorns.com |accessdate=March 26, 2025}}</ref>
| record_attendance = Baseball: 56,310 (July 21, 2018, [[2018 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] vs [[2018 San Francisco Giants season|Giants]]) Football: 62,784 (January 14, 2001, Raiders vs Ravens)
| dimensions = '''Left field''' {{Convert|330|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Left center''' {{convert|388|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Center field''' {{convert|400|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Right center''' {{convert|388|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Right field''' {{convert|330|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Backstop''' {{convert|60|ft|m|0}} [[File:OaklandColiseumDimensions.svg|200px]]
| surface = Tifway II [[Bermuda Grass]]
| scoreboard = {{convert|36|ft|m|0}} high by {{Convert|145|ft|m|0}} wide
| broke_ground = April 15, 1964<ref name="fan guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.raiders.com/tickets/a-z-fan-guide.html|title=Oakland Raiders Fan Guide|publisher=Oakland Raiders|access-date=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122002616/http://www.raiders.com/tickets/a-z-fan-guide.html|archive-date=January 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| opened = September 18, 1966
| renovated = 1995–1996, 2017<ref name="mlb.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/athletics/ballpark/treehouse|title=The Treehouse at the Oakland Coliseum|website=MLB.com|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref>
| construction_cost = $25.5 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|25500000|1966}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})<br><br>$200 million (1995–96 renovation)<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|200000000|1996}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]]<br>[[HNTB]] (1995–96 renovation)
| structural engineer = [[Ammann & Whitney]]<ref>{{cite journal |year=1967|title=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex|journal=Engineering News-Record|volume=179|issue=2|page=13|publisher=Peter Griffin-Hill|access-date=February 8, 2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HG5IAQAAIAAJ&q=ammann+and+whitney+oakland+coliseum}}</ref>
| services engineer = [[Syska Hennessy|Syska & Hennessy, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports|url=http://www.syska.com/cms/docs/brochures/sports-brochure.pdf|publisher=Syska Hennessy Group|access-date=February 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520212419/http://syska.com/cms/docs/brochures/sports-brochure.pdf|archive-date=May 20, 2011}}</ref>
| general_contractor = Guy F. Atkinson Company<ref name="fan guide"/>
| tenants = [[Oakland Athletics]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (1968–2024)<br />[[Oakland Raiders]] ([[American Football League|AFL]]/[[National Football League|NFL]]) (1966–1981) (1995–2019)<br />[[Oakland Clippers]] ([[National Professional Soccer League (1967)|NPSL]]/[[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]) 1967–1968<br>[[Oakland Stompers]] ([[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]) 1978<br>[[Oakland Invaders]] ([[United States Football League|USFL]]) (1983–1985)<br>[[San Jose Earthquakes]] ([[Major League Soccer|MLS]]) (2008–2009)<ref>{{cite press release |title=After many years, San Jose Earthquakes have found their home at Avaya Stadium |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/03/19/after-many-years-san-jose-earthquakes-have-found-their-home-avaya-stadium |website=MLSsoccer.com |publisher=[[Major League Soccer]] |access-date=December 17, 2019 |date=March 19, 2015}}</ref><br>[[Oakland Roots SC|Oakland Roots]] ([[USL Championship|USLC]]) (since 2025)<br/>[[Oakland Soul SC|Oakland Soul]] ([[USL W League|USLW]]) (since 2025)<br/>[[San Francisco Unicorns]] ([[Major League Cricket|MLC]]) (since 2025)<br>[[United States national cricket team]] (since 2025)<ref name="San Francisco Unicorns"/>
| website = {{URL|https://www.theoaklandarena.com/oakland-alameda-county-coliseum |theoaklandarena.com}}
}}
'''Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum''', often shortened to the '''Oakland Coliseum''', is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Oakland, California]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oakland Coliseum {{!}} Oakland Athletics|url=https://www.mlb.com/athletics/ballpark|access-date=2022-01-12|website=MLB.com}}</ref> It serves as part of the [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Complex]], located next to [[Oakland Arena]]. In 2017, the [[Baseball field|playing surface]] was dedicated as '''Rickey Henderson Field''' in honor of Major League Baseball [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] and former Athletics left fielder [[Rickey Henderson]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=A's will now play on 'Rickey Henderson Field'|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/oakland-a-s-to-play-on-rickey-henderson-field-c215333472|access-date=2022-01-11|website=MLB.com}}</ref>

The stadium was the home of the [[Oakland Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] from [[1968 Oakland Athletics season|1968]] to [[2024 Oakland Athletics season|2024]]. It was also the home of the [[Oakland Raiders]] of the [[National Football League]] from [[1966 Oakland Raiders season|1966]] until [[1981 Oakland Raiders season|1981]], when the team moved to [[Los Angeles Raiders|Los Angeles]], and again after the team’s return, from [[1995 Oakland Raiders season|1995]] until [[2019 Oakland Raiders season|2019]], when the team [[Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas|moved]] to [[Las Vegas Raiders|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.<ref name="SharedLookback">{{Cite web|last=McCarriston|first=Shanna|date=2019-12-14|title=A look at historic MLB and NFL multi-purpose stadiums as they are set to become a thing of the past|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/a-look-at-historic-mlb-and-nfl-multi-purpose-stadiums-as-they-are-set-to-become-a-thing-of-the-past/|access-date=2019-12-16|website=CBSSports.com|publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref> It has occasionally been used for [[Association football|soccer]], currently being host to [[United States soccer league system|second-division]] soccer league [[USL Championship]]'s [[Oakland Roots SC]], and has previously hosted select [[San Jose Earthquakes]] matches in 2008 and 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FitzGerald|first=Tom|date=2008-06-15|title=Beckham draws big Oakland crowd|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Beckham-draws-big-Oakland-crowd-3208850.php|access-date=2022-01-12|work=SFGATE}}</ref> Additionally, it was used for international matches during the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|date=9 March 2009|title=Gold Cup to be played in record 13 U.S. cities|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|agency=[[The Sports Network (wire service)|Sports Network]]|location=New York City, [[New York (state)|New York]]|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=255540|url-status=dead|access-date=13 March 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090620204825/http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=255540|archive-date=20 June 2009}}</ref>

The Coliseum has a [[seating capacity]] of up to 63,132 depending on its configuration; an upper deck dubbed "[[Mount Davis (Oakland)|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&nbsp;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;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-11|title=A's removing tarps from Coliseum's third deck, tickets $15|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/11/as-removing-all-tarps-from-coliseums-third-deck/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}}</ref> this configuration made it, by contrast, the [[List of U.S. baseball stadiums by capacity|largest baseball stadium in the United States by capacity]] through 2024.

The state of Oakland Coliseum has been widely criticized; sports fans and players alike consider the Coliseum to be poorly maintained and out of date.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oaklandside.org/2022/06/01/cat-feces-cobwebs-moths-oakland-as-complain-about-coliseum-conditions/ |title=Cat feces, cobwebs, moths: Oakland A's complain about Coliseum conditions |date=June 2, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/03/28/mlb-stadium-rankings-best-worst | title=Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums from Worst to Best | date=March 28, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/best-mlb-stadiums-ranked-2023-edition-baseball-ballparks | title=All 30 MLB stadiums, ranked: 2023 edition | date=March 25, 2023}}</ref> The Athletics played their final season at the Coliseum in 2024, moving to [[West Sacramento]]'s [[Sutter Health Park]] while planning to [[Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas|relocate]] to [[Las Vegas]].

==Stadium history==
===Planning and construction===
Business and political leaders in Oakland had long been in competition with neighboring [[San Francisco]], as well as other cities in the West, and worked for Oakland and its greater [[East Bay]] suburbs to be recognized nationally as a viable metropolitan area with its own identity and reputation, distinct and separate from that of San Francisco. Professional sports was seen as a primary way for the East Bay to gain such recognition. As a result, the desire for a major league stadium in the city of Oakland intensified during the 1950s and 1960s.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}

By 1960, a non-profit corporation was formed to oversee the financing and development of the facility rather than city or county government issuing taxpayer-backed bonds for construction. Local real estate developer [[Robert T. Nahas]] (who had been president of Oakland's chamber of commerce) headed this group, which included other prominent East Bay business leaders such as former US Senator [[William Knowland]] and Edgar F. Kaiser, and which later became the governing board of the Coliseum upon completion. It was Nahas' idea that the Coliseum be privately financed with ownership transferring to the city and county upon retirement of the construction financing.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite news|date=November 3, 1960|title=Sports Stadium Plans Revealed|page=E23|work=[[Oakland Tribune]]}}</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=August 2019}}

Nahas served 20 years as President of the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Board. On the death of Nahas, Jack Maltester, a former [[San Leandro, California|San Leandro]] mayor and Coliseum board member, said, "If not for Bob Nahas, there would be no Coliseum, it's really that simple."<ref name="DelVecchio" /> Nahas had to be a diplomat dealing with the egos of Raiders owner [[Al Davis]], Athletics owner [[Charles O. Finley]], and Warriors owner [[Franklin Mieuli]].

Preliminary architectural plans were unveiled in November 1960, and the following month a site was chosen west of the [[Elmhurst, Oakland, California|Elmhurst]] district of East Oakland alongside the recently completed [[Interstate 880 (California)|Nimitz Freeway]]. A downtown site adjacent to [[Lake Merritt]] and the [[Kaiser Convention Center|Oakland Auditorium]] was also originally considered.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> The [[Port of Oakland]] played a key role in selection of the East Oakland site. The Port gave {{convert|157|acre}} at the head of San Leandro Bay to the [[East Bay Regional Park District]], in exchange for {{convert|105|acre}} of park land across the freeway. The Port then donated that land to the City of Oakland as the site for the complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter 2—LWVO Study |url=http://www.waterfrontaction.org/learn/league/ch2.htm |publisher=Waterfront Action |access-date=July 16, 2013}}</ref>

The [[Oakland Raiders]] of the [[American Football League]] (AFL) moved to [[Frank Youell Field]], a makeshift stadium near [[downtown Oakland]], for their third season in [[1962 Oakland Raiders season|1962]], and the Coliseum was already being heralded in the local media as the Raiders' future permanent home. Baseball was also a major factor in the planning of the Coliseum. As early as 1961, the [[American League]] publicly indicated that it wished to include Oakland in its West Coast expansion plans. In&nbsp;{{mlby|1963}}, American League president [[Joe Cronin]] suggested that Coliseum officials model some aspects of the new ballpark after the recently completed [[Dodger Stadium]], which impressed him,<ref>''Oakland Tribune'', January 27, 1963, pg. 39E</ref> though these expansion plans seemed to fade by the middle of the decade.

After approval from the city of Oakland as well as Alameda County by 1962, $25 million in financing was arranged. Plans were drawn for a stadium, an [[Oracle Arena|indoor arena]], and an exhibition hall in between them. The architect of record was the San Francisco office of [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]] with [[Myron Goldsmith]] the principal design architect<ref>{{cite news |title=Myron Goldsmith—Noted Architect |first=Allan |last=Temko |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Myron-Goldsmith-Noted-Architect-2974662.php |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=July 17, 1996 |access-date=March 8, 2016}}</ref> and the general contractor was Guy F. Atkinson Company. Preliminary site preparation began in the summer of 1961, and construction started the following spring. The construction schedule was delayed for two years due to various legal issues and cost overruns; the original design had to be modified slightly to stay within budget.<ref>''Oakland Tribune'', April 3, 1964, page E49</ref>

In {{mlby|1965}}, it was rumored that the [[1965 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] might leave for a West Coast city (such as Oakland), but the Indians stayed in [[Cleveland]]. [[Charlie Finley]], owner of the [[1965 Kansas City Athletics season|Kansas City Athletics]], unhappy in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] at its [[Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)|municipal stadium]], was impressed by Oakland's new venue and Nahas personally convinced him to consider moving the A's to Oakland.<ref name="DelVecchio">{{cite news |title=Robert Nahas—He Brought Coliseum and A's to Oakland |first=Rick |last=DelVecchio |url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Nahas-He-brought-Coliseum-and-A-s-to-2870795.php |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=February 26, 2002 |access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref> After several unsuccessful attempts and amid considerable controversy, Finley eventually got permission to relocate the Athletics to Oakland prior to the [[1968 Oakland Athletics season|1968]] season. The [[1969 Major League Baseball expansion|expansion]] [[1969 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]], the A's replacement, debuted the [[1969 Major League Baseball season|next year]].

===Stadium name changes===
For over three decades (1966–1998), the stadium was first known as Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oakland Coliseum Still Bears O.co Name |first=Angela |last=Woodall |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/04/07/oakland-coliseum-still-bears-o-co-name/ |newspaper=[[The Mercury News]] |location=San Jose |date=April 7, 2012 |access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

In September 1997, [[UMAX Technologies]] agreed to acquire the naming rights to the stadium. However, following a dispute, a court decision reinstated the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum name. In 1998, [[McAfee|Network Associates]] agreed to pay US$5.8 million over five years for the naming rights and the stadium became known as Network Associates Coliseum, or, alternately in marketing and media usage as, "the Net".<ref>{{cite news |title=New Name in Oakland Sports: Overstock.com Coliseum |first1=Phillip |last1=Matier |first2=Andrew |last2=Ross |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/New-name-in-Oakland-sports-Overstock-com-Coliseum-2373724.php |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=May 12, 2011 |access-date=May 29, 2011}}</ref>

Network Associates renewed the contract in 2003 for an additional five years at a cost of $6 million. In mid-2004, Network Associates was renamed [[McAfee]], restoring its name from before its 1997 merger with [[NetScout Systems, Inc.|Network General]], and the stadium was renamed McAfee Coliseum accordingly.

McAfee was offered a renewal of the naming contract in 2008, but it was declined. The name reverted to the pre-1997 name of Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum on September 19, 2008. The stadium retained its original name until April 27, 2011, when it was renamed Overstock.com Coliseum via a six-year, $7.2 million naming rights deal with online retailer [[Overstock.com]].

The Coliseum was renamed O.co Coliseum on June 6, 2011, after Overstock.com's marketing name.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us: History|url=http://www.coliseum.com/info/history.php|publisher=ORACLE Arena & Oakland Alameda Coliseum|access-date=September 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919110056/http://www.coliseum.com/info/history.php|archive-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About SMG|url=http://www.smgworld.com/company_history.aspx?un=1|publisher=SMG|access-date=September 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922150546/http://www.smgworld.com/company_history.aspx?un=1|archive-date=September 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SMG At-a-Glance: Stadiums|url=http://www.smgworld.com/stadiums.aspx|publisher=SMG|access-date=September 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925152425/http://www.smgworld.com/stadiums.aspx|archive-date=September 25, 2011}}</ref> However, due to a contract dispute with the Athletics regarding the Overstock/O.co naming rights deal, the A's continued to refer to the stadium as the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in all official team communications and on team websites.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics: No go for O.co |first=Kevin |last=Reichard |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/201204094693/major-league-baseball/news/athletics-no-go-for-oco |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=October 6, 2012}}</ref>

Overstock opted out of the final year on their naming rights deal on April 2, 2016, and the stadium once again became the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Oakland Alameda Coliseum Naming Rights Available|url=http://www.coliseum.com/news/detail/the-oakland-alameda-county-coliseum-naming-rights-available|publisher=ORACLE Arena & Oakland Alameda Coliseum|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=April 10, 2016|quote=Until further notice, the Joint Powers Authority requests that the facility be referred to as 'The Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum', by the media and in all public communications.|archive-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418093107/http://www.coliseum.com/news/detail/the-oakland-alameda-county-coliseum-naming-rights-available|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Overstock.com Opts Out of Naming Rights with O.co Coliseum |first=Rhea |last=Mahbubani |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/overstockcom-opts-out-of-naming-rights-with-o-co-coliseum/180547/ |work=[[KNTV]] |location=San Francisco |date=April 2, 2016 |access-date=April 3, 2016 |quote=The stadium will, until further notice, be known as the Coliseum, Oakland Coliseum or Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. It remains unclear what permanent name will be picked.}}</ref>

The Athletics dedicated the Coliseum's playing surface "Rickey Henderson Field" in honor of [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|MLB Hall of Famer]] and former Athletic [[Rickey Henderson]] as part of Opening Day on April 3, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=A's to Dedicate Rickey Henderson Field |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2017/02/08/as-to-dedicate-rickey-henderson-field/ |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=February 8, 2017 |access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>

[[RingCentral]] placed a bid for the naming rights on May 14, 2019, for a $1 million annual payment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Matier |first1=Phil |title=Still value in Oakland Coliseum—Ring Central buys naming rights for $1 million a year |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/philmatier/article/Still-value-in-Oakland-Coliseum-Ring-Cental-13842087.php?t=9d141218d8 |access-date=June 4, 2019 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=May 13, 2019}}</ref> The [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority]] gave its approval of the new naming-rights deal on May 31, 2019,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spedden |first1=Zach |title=Oakland Coliseum Becoming RingCentral Coliseum |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/06/04/oakland-coliseum-becoming-ringcentral-coliseum/ |access-date=June 4, 2019 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=June 4, 2019}}</ref> pending formal approval from Major League Baseball.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coliseum to be Renamed 'RingCentral' Coliseum |url=https://postnewsgroup.com/2019/06/13/coliseum-to-be-renamed-ringcentral-coliseum/ |access-date=June 19, 2019 |work=[[Oakland Post (California)|Oakland Post]] |date=June 13, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619212923/https://postnewsgroup.com/2019/06/13/coliseum-to-be-renamed-ringcentral-coliseum/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> New signage was in place by the time that the [[Golden State Warriors]] hosted the [[2019 NBA Finals]] at the neighboring [[Oracle Arena]] on June 5.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abraham |first1=Zennie |title="RingCentral Coliseum" Name On Oakland Coliseum For 2019 NBA Finals |url=https://oaklandnewsnow.com/2019/06/05/ringcentral-coliseum-name-on-oakland-coliseum-for-2019-nba-finals/ |access-date=June 19, 2019 |work=Oakland News Now |date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>

In August 2019, the head of the Coliseum Authority, Scott McKibben, abruptly resigned his position after allegations emerged that he had requested a $50,000 fee from RingCentral in exchange for negotiating the naming rights deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-Coliseum-chief-resigns-over-role-in-14294608.php |title=Oakland Coliseum chief resigns over role in RingCentral naming rights deal |last=Matier |first=Phil |date=2019-08-10 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> McKibben was subsequently charged by the Alameda County district attorney's office with violating conflict-of-interest laws, including one felony and one misdemeanor count,<ref>{{cite news |first=Sarah|last=Ravani|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/D-A-files-criminal-charges-against-former-14880306.php |title=D.A. files criminal charges against former Oakland Coliseum authority chief |date=2019-12-04 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> ultimately pleading [[nolo contendere]] to the misdemeanor in exchange for the dropping of the felony charge.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-director of Coliseum Authority takes plea deal in stadium naming rights case; avoids jail time|url=https://www.thereporter.com/2020/10/14/ex-director-of-coliseum-authority-takes-plea-deal-in-stadium-naming-rights-case-avoids-jail-time/|first=David|last=Debolt|date=October 14, 2020|work=The Reporter}}</ref> On January 17, 2020, the RingCentral naming rights deal was rescinded by the Coliseum Authority.<ref>{{cite news|first=Anna|last=Bauman |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-Coliseum-naming-rights-deal-rescinded-14984191.php |title=Oakland Coliseum naming rights deal rescinded amid conflict-of-interest scandal |date=2020-01-17 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref> In late 2020, a new three year naming rights deal with RingCentral was agreed to.<ref>{{Cite web|first=David|last=Debolt|date=2020-12-19|title=Hear that? The Oakland Coliseum officially has a new name|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/19/hear-that-the-oakland-coliseum-finally-a-new-name|access-date=2021-01-25|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US}}</ref>

On April 1, 2023, the Coliseum terminated its sponsorship with RingCentral, reverting to its original name.<ref>{{cite news |work=Sports Business Journal|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2023/04/14/Facilities/oakland-coliseum-ringcentral.aspx |title=Oakland Coliseum terminates RingCentral naming-rights deal early |date=April 14, 2023|accessdate=April 14, 2023}}</ref>
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==Design==
The Coliseum features an underground design where the playing surface is not only below ground level, it is {{convert|21|ft}} below sea 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.

===Configurations===
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In its baseball configuration, the Coliseum had the most foul territory of any ballpark in Major League Baseball. Thus, many balls that would reach the seats in other ballparks would be caught for outs at the Coliseum. The distance to the backstop was initially {{convert|90|ft|m}}, but was reduced to {{convert|60|ft|m}} in 1969.

From 1968 through 1981 and in 1995, two football configurations were used at the stadium. During Raider preseason games and all regular season games played while the baseball season was still going on, the field was set up from home plate to center field (east/west). Seats that were down the foul lines for baseball games became the sideline seats for football games, which started up to {{convert|120|ft}} away from the field (most football-only stadiums have sideline seats that start half that distance away). Once the A's season ended, the orientation was switched to north–south: i.e. the football field ran from the left field line to the right field line; seats were moved from behind first and third base to create corners for the end zone to fit into (these seats were then placed to fill in the space that was normally behind home plate and near the foul poles for baseball games). Temporary football bleachers were then added in front of the baseball bleachers to form the sideline on the east (visitors') side, and the baseball bleachers were not sold. Raiders season ticket holders would thus have two season ticket locations in different parts of the stadium that roughly corresponded to the same location in relation to the field. After stadium expansion in 1996, the field ran north–south throughout the season.<ref name="SportsFanProject">{{cite web |date=7 August 2024 |title=The Great Ballpark Chase: Oakland's Last Call |url=https://thesportsfanproject.com/2024/08/07/the-great-ballpark-chase-oaklands-last-call/ |access-date=20 May 2025 |website=The Sports Fan Project}}</ref>

===Seating capacity===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
|+ Baseball seating capacity at the Oakland Coliseum
|-
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|Years
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|Capacity
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1968–1976
| style="text-align:center;" | 50,000
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1977–1980
| style="text-align:center;" | 49,649
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1981–1982
| style="text-align:center;" | 50,255
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1983–1984
| style="text-align:center;" | 50,219
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1985
| style="text-align:center;" | 50,255
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1986
| style="text-align:center;" | 50,219
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1987
| style="text-align:center;" | 49,219
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1988
| style="text-align:center;" | 50,219
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1989
| style="text-align:center;" | 49,219
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1990
| style="text-align:center;" | 48,219
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1991
| style="text-align:center;" | 47,450
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1992–1995
| style="text-align:center;" | 47,313
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1996–1997
| style="text-align:center;" | 39,875
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|1998–2005
| style="text-align:center;" | 43,662
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|2006–2007
| style="text-align:center;" | 34,077
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|2008–2016
| style="text-align:center;" | 35,067
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|2017–2018
| style="text-align:center;" | 47,170
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Oakland Athletics}};"|2019–2024
| style="text-align:center;" | 46,867
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="float:left; margin-right:1em"
|+ Football seating capacity at Oakland Coliseum
|-
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|Years
! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|Capacity
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|1966–1972
| style="text-align:center;" | 54,587
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|1973–1974
| style="text-align:center;" | 54,041
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|1975–1976
| style="text-align:center;" | 54,037
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|1977–1988
| style="text-align:center;" | 54,615
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|1989–1995
| style="text-align:center;" | 54,444
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|1996–1998
| style="text-align:center;" | 63,026
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|1999–2012
| style="text-align:center;" | 63,132
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|2013
| style="text-align:center;" | 53,286
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|2014–2017
| style="text-align:center;" | 56,057
|-
! scope="row" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders}};"|2018–2019
| style="text-align:center;" | 55,997<ref>{{cite web |title=Official 2018 National Football League Record & Fact Book|first1=Alex|last1=Zerkel|first2=Jake|last2=Gellerman|first3=Sam|last3=Drexler|first4=Nicolas|last4=Cocchiaro|first5=Matt|last5=Marin|url=https://nflcommunications.com/Documents/2018%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book%20(8.6.18).pdf|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=August 6, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2018|page=117}}</ref>
|}
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<gallery widths="180">
Oakland Coliseum Exterior 2017.jpg|alt=Gate at the Oakland Coliseum, September 10, 2017|Gate at the Oakland Coliseum, September 10, 2017
Oakland Coliseum field from Mt. Davis.JPG|alt=An aerial shot of a football game|Oakland Coliseum during a football game
1984 Mother's Cookies - Oakland Coliseum.JPG|alt=An aerial shot of a baseball game|The Coliseum as seen in its original open grandstand configuration before being enclosed
Oakland Coliseum concourse in 2023 (Quintin Soloviev).png|alt=A shot of the concourse showing a vendor of A's merchandise, a bathroom sign, and entrances to the stadium seating|Oakland Coliseum [[concourse]]
Oakland Coliseum view from upper deck.jpg|alt=Vantage point from upper deck|Vantage point from upper deck
Oakland Coliseum dugout.jpg|alt=[[Dugout (baseball)|Dugouts]] used for [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] games|[[Dugout (baseball)|Dugouts]] used for baseball games
Oakland Coliseum sign behind scoreboard.png|alt=Scoreboard with view of Downtown Oakland|Scoreboard with view of Downtown [[Oakland]]
Oakland Coliseum Mount Davis - Mt. Davis.jpg|alt=1996 addition of an upper deck largely goes unused and stays covered in tarp|1996 addition of an upper deck largely goes unused and stays covered in tarp
Oakland Coliseum temporary Raiders seats left abandoned.jpg|alt=Collapsable Raiders seats left abandoned|Collapsable Raiders seats left abandoned
Rooted in Oakland sign at Entrance to Oakland Coliseum.png|alt=Rooted in Oakland campaign sign at the entrance|Rooted in Oakland campaign sign at the entrance
Iceplant located at the Oakland Coliseum perimeter.jpg|alt=Iceplant located on the Coliseum perimeter|Iceplant located on the Coliseum perimeter
Oakland Coliseum during final Battle of the Bay between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics.jpg|alt=Final [[Bay Bridge Series]]|Final [[Bay Bridge Series]]
Bart Bridge from Oakland Coliseum to BART Coliseum Station.jpg|alt=Footbridge to BART Coliseum Station|Footbridge to BART Coliseum Station
A's Stomping Ground inside Mt. Davis at Oakland Coliseum.jpg|alt=A's Stomping Ground inside Mt. Davis|A's Stomping Ground inside Mt. Davis
Oakland Coliseum from above 2024.png|alt=Aerial view|Aerial view
</gallery>

==Eventual replacements==
=== Athletics ===
{{See also|Oakland Ballpark|Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas|New Las Vegas Stadium}}
Athletics owner [[Lewis Wolff]] made the first official proposal for a new ballpark in Oakland to the [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority]] on August 12, 2005. The new stadium would have been located across 66th Avenue from the Coliseum in what is currently an industrial area north of the Coliseum. The park would have held 35,000 fans, making it the smallest park in the major leagues. Plans for the Oakland location fell through in early 2006 when several of the owners of the land proposed for the new ballpark decided not to sell.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

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Throughout 2006, the Athletics continued to search for a ballpark site within their designated territory of [[Alameda County]]. Late in 2006, rumors began to circulate regarding a {{convert|143|acre|adj=on}} parcel of land in [[Fremont, California|Fremont]] being the new site. These rumors were confirmed by the Fremont city council on November{{nbsp}}8 of that year. Wolff met with the council that day to present his plan to move the A's to Fremont into a soon to be built ballpark named '''Cisco Field'''. Wolff and Cisco Systems conducted a press conference at the San Jose-based headquarters of Cisco Systems on November 14, 2006, to confirm the deal, and showcase some details of the future plan. However, on February 24, 2009, after delays and increased public opposition, the Athletics officially ended their search for a stadium site in Fremont.<ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Goll |title=A's Abandon Plans for Fremont Ballpark|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/02/23/daily28.html|newspaper=Sacramento Business Journal|date=February 24, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> The Athletics later took their Cisco Field plan to a site in downtown San Jose located near [[SAP Center]] (home of the NHL's [[San Jose Sharks]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Bud Selig Shouldn't Bite on Oakland's Sketchy Pitch for A's|first=Mark|last=Purdy|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/mark-purdy/ci_16765087|newspaper=[[The Mercury News]]|location=San Jose|date=December 3, 2010|access-date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> The San Jose plan was opposed by the [[San Francisco Giants]] because San Jose is in their territory and on October 5, 2015, the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] rejected San Jose's bid on the Athletics.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Supreme Court Rejects San Jose's Bid to Lure Oakland A's|first=Bob|last=Egelko|url=http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/U-S-Supreme-Court-rejects-San-Jose-s-bid-to-6550805.php|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=October 5, 2015|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>

During that time, the City of Oakland continued to propose new ballpark ideas that ranged from a proposal to build on a waterfront site in the [[Jack London Square]] area called Victory Court to a three stadium proposal called ''Coliseum City'' on the Coliseum site. Both plans went nowhere.

The Athletics signed a ten-year lease to stay in Oakland and at the Coliseum on July 22, 2014. The deal required that the team look into a new stadium, but only in the city limits, which made it more difficult for the Raiders to tear the Coliseum down for a football-only facility. The A's began talks with an architect on August 6, 2014, to build a baseball-only stadium at the Coliseum site, according to Wolff.<ref>{{cite news |title=A's Approach Architect About Building New Ballpark in Oakland|first=Carolyn|last=Jones|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-s-approach-architect-about-building-a-new-5672384.php|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=August 11, 2014}}</ref>

Going into 2016, [[John J. Fisher]] took majority control of the team and made [[Dave Kaval]] team president and the person in charge of the stadium hunt. On September 12, 2017, it was announced that a site near [[Laney College]] and the Eastlake neighborhood had been chosen for the new ballpark (tentatively called [[Oakland Ballpark]]) with the A's proposing to construct a 35,000-seat stadium on the site of the college's administrative buildings which the A's would relocate to a spot of the college's choosing.<ref>{{cite news |title=A's Want to Build New Ballpark Next to Laney College in Oakland|first1=Phil|last1=Matier|first2=Andy|last2=Ross|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-s-want-to-build-new-ballpark-next-to-Laney-12193239.php|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref> However, the Laney College Board of Trustees abruptly ended talks with the Athletics in December 2017. The surprised A's were forced to look at alternatives for a new stadium location.<ref>{{cite news |title=Laney College Board Halts ballpark Plans, Leaving Oakland A's Shocked|first=Kimberly|last=Veklerov|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/College-board-orders-chancellor-to-halt-Laney-12409978.php|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref>

On November 28, 2018, the Athletics announced that the team had chosen to build its 34,000-seat new ballpark at the Howard Terminal site, located about two miles west of Laney College at the [[Port of Oakland]]. The team also announced its intent to purchase the Coliseum site and make that into a technology and housing hub, preserving [[Oracle Arena]] and reducing the Coliseum to a low-rise sports park as San Francisco did with [[Kezar Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=A's settle on a ballpark site and a futuristic stadium|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/11/28/report-as-settle-on-a-ballpark-site-and-a-futuristic-stadium/|date=November 28, 2018|work=The Mercury News|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref>

A turning point came in spring of 2021, when Commissioner [[Rob Manfred]] suggested that the A's look into relocation to another city after the Howard Terminal plans stalled. However, the A's said that they remained committed to staying in Oakland, and continued their efforts to get the new ballpark at Howard Terminal built.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/05/11/oakland-athletics-new-cities-howard-terminal-limbo/|title=MLB Tells Oakland A's to Start Exploring Other Cities as Howard Terminal Effort Remains Stalled|date=May 11, 2021|work=CBS 13 Sacramento|access-date=June 4, 2021}}</ref> At the same time, the team eyed a possible move to Las Vegas if they could not get a new ballpark built at Howard Terminal with team representatives, Kaval and Fisher organizing multiple trips to the area to speak with local officials and business magnates and selecting the [[Tropicana Las Vegas]] hotel and resort as the site for a new venue should they relocate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/baseball/as-receive-positive-response-from-mlb-to-las-vegas-visit-2371284|title=A's receive positive response from MLB to Las Vegas visit|date=June 4, 2021|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=October 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.uniondemocrat.com/sports/article_4cfae222-1dc0-11ed-9202-eb7e7f2e5781.html|title=A's in Vegas furthering ballpark talks with casino magnate|date=August 16, 2022|work=[[The Union Democrat]]|access-date=October 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-reportedly-eyeing-tropicana-site-for-possible-strip-ballpark-2488711|title=A's reportedly eyeing Tropicana site for possible Strip ballpark|date=December 1, 2021|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=October 30, 2022}}</ref> The team previously played six games at Las Vegas' [[Cashman Field]] when renovations for the Coliseum were not yet complete.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/may/20/as-six-game-cameo-in-1996-only-whet-our-appetite-f|title=A's six-game cameo in 1996 only whet our appetite for MLB in the valley|work=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|access-date=December 4, 2022|date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> On April 19, 2023, the A's announced that they had agreed to purchase land from [[Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa]] in the [[Las Vegas Strip]] for a new stadium estimated to be complete by 2027 with the backing of many within the state of Nevada and the MLB.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/sports/baseball/oakland-athletics-stadium-las-vegas.html|title=Oakland Athletics Say They Will Move to Las Vegas by 2027|first=David|last=Waldstein|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 20, 2023|accessdate=April 20, 2023}}</ref> By May 9, the Athletics' proposal was changed to the [[Tropicana Las Vegas]] instead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A's pivot to new site for Vegas baseball stadium, lowering public funding request |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/as-pivot-to-new-site-for-vegas-baseball-stadium-lowering-public-funding-request |access-date=2023-05-09 |work=The Nevada Independent |date=May 9, 2023}}</ref> On June 15, Governor [[Joe Lombardo]] signed the Athletics' proposal into law through SB1 after it was passed in the [[Nevada State Legislature]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-06-15|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-signs-as-baseball-stadium-funding-bill-relocation-hurdles-remain|title=Lombardo signs A's baseball stadium funding bill; relocation hurdles remain|work=The Nevada Independent}}</ref> Shortly after the bill's approval, the Athletics announced they would begin the relocation process to Las Vegas with the MLB which happened a week later.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Burke |first=Jason |date=June 14, 2023 |title=A's Issue Statement on the Passing of SB1 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/athletics/news/as-issue-statement-on-the-passing-of-sb1}}</ref><ref name="Akers062123">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-begin-relocation-application-process-with-mlb-2797859|title=A's begin relocation application process with MLB|last=Akers|first=Mick|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=June 21, 2023}}</ref> By November 16, the Athletics' move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved by the MLB during an owners meeting in [[Arlington, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Feinsand|first=Mark|title=Owners' vote approves A's relocation to Las Vegas for 2028|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/owners-approve-a-s-relocation-to-las-vegas|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=November 16, 2023|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hawkins|first1=Stephen|last2=Bloom|first2=Ronald|title=MLB owners unanimously approve Oakland A's move to Las Vegas|url=https://apnews.com/article/mlb-athletics-move-las-vegas-oakland-manfred-9c517a4bd16e13bd99325a4ebcb5b567|agency=[[Associated Press]]|website=APNews.com|date=November 16, 2023|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>

On April 4, the A's announced 2024 would be their final season in Oakland with home games played in [[Sutter Health Park]], the home of the AAA [[Sacramento River Cats]], starting in 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=A's officially leaving Oakland after 2024, will play in Sacramento through 2027 until Vegas stadium is ready |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/as-officially-leaving-oakland-after-2024-will-play-in-sacramento-through-2027-until-vegas-stadium-is-ready/ |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>

=== Raiders ===
{{See also|Allegiant Stadium|Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas}}
Under any such replacement proposals, the [[History of the Oakland Raiders|Oakland Raiders]] would have presumably continued to play football in the Coliseum, although there were proposals for the Raiders to play at [[Levi's Stadium]], the home of the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] as well as rumors regarding the Raiders' possible return to [[History of the Los Angeles Raiders|Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL: 49ers & Raiders Should Share Stadium|url=http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/87812|work=FanNation|date=January 25, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=49ers and Raiders to Share Stadium?|first=Samuel|last=Lam|url=http://mvn.com/miningthegoldrush/2009/01/49ers-and-raiders-to-share-stadium.html|work=Most Valuable Network|date=January 11, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119061644/http://mvn.com/miningthegoldrush/2009/01/49ers-and-raiders-to-share-stadium.html|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Los Angeles stadium planner: Talks held with five NFL teams|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/06/10/los-angeles-stadium.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a3&eref=sihp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613165033/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/06/10/los-angeles-stadium.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a3&eref=sihp|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2011|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=June 10, 2011|access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref>

The Raiders proposed a 50,000-seat stadium in the same spot of the Coliseum in 2013. It would have cost $800 million, with $300 million coming from the Raiders, $200 million coming from the NFL's stadium loan program, and the final $300 million coming from the city.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oakland Raiders want new $800M stadium when lease expires after 2013 season|first=David|last=Steele|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/nfl/index.ssf/2013/07/oakland_raiders_want_new_800m.html|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|location=Portland, OR|date=July 16, 2013|access-date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> After the failure of the stadium plan, Raiders owner [[Mark Davis (American football)|Mark Davis]] met with officials with the city of [[San Antonio]] on July 29, 2014, to discuss moving the Raiders to the city in time for the 2015 season; they would have temporarily played home games at the [[Alamodome]] until a new permanent stadium was built.<ref>{{cite news|title=Raiders owner Mark Davis meets with San Antonio officials; possible move?|last=Breech|first=John|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-owner-mark-davis-meets-with-san-antonio-officials-possible-move|newspaper=[[CBS Sports]]|date=July 30, 2014|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref>

On September 3, 2014, the city of Oakland claimed it had reached a tentative deal to build a new football stadium in Oakland, which would have resulted in the Coliseum being demolished. The claim was met with silence from the Raiders, who continued to explore San Antonio, and opposition from Alameda County.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Stadium Deal for Raiders Gives Team Land, Pays Off Debt|first1=Phil|last1=Matier|first2=Andy|last2=Ross|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/New-stadium-deal-for-Raiders-give-s-team-land-5729877.php|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=September 3, 2014|access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>

On February 19, 2015, the Raiders and the [[San Diego Chargers]] announced plans for a privately financed $1.7 billion [[Carson Stadium|stadium]] that the two teams would have built in [[Carson, California|Carson]] upon being approved to move to the Los Angeles market.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chargers, Raiders Reveal L.A. Plan|first=Eric D.|last=Williams|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12351492/san-diego-chargers-oakland-raiders-joint-stadium-plan-los-angeles|work=[[ESPN]]|date=February 20, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref> Both teams said they would continue to attempt to get stadiums built in their respective cities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chargers, Raiders Team Up for Stadium Proposal in Los Angeles|first=Ian|last=Rapoport|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/chargers-raiders-team-up-for-stadium-proposal-in-los-angeles-0ap3000000472372 |publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=February 20, 2015|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> The stadium was approved by the Carson City Council<ref>{{cite news |title=City Council Approves Plan for NFL Stadium Near Los Angeles|first=Robert|last=Jablon|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f08ee3cd58034e9f8fe094dc29f1186c/report-nfl-stadium-project-vote-lacks-detailed-plans|agency=Associated Press|date=April 22, 2015|access-date=April 22, 2015}}</ref> but was defeated by the NFL who voted in favor of building [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]'s [[SoFi Stadium]] and relocating the [[Los Angeles Rams|St. Louis Rams]] back to Los Angeles with the Chargers as the second L.A. team thus shutting out the Raiders from the Southern California market.

In January 2016, Mark Davis met with [[Las Vegas Sands]] owner [[Sheldon Adelson]] about building a domed stadium on the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas|UNLV]] campus for the Raiders and the [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV Rebels]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Las Vegas Sands Wants Stadium for UNLV, Possibly Raiders|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/01/28/ap-fbo-las-vegas-sands-stadium|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=January 29, 2016}}</ref> The stadium location for what became known as [[Allegiant Stadium]] was later moved to a site across [[Interstate 15 in Nevada|Interstate 15]] from [[Mandalay Bay]]. After the approval of $750 million from the state of [[Nevada]] and backing from [[Bank of America]] after Adelson pulled out of the project, the Raiders submitted papers for relocation to Las Vegas in January 2017, and on March 27, the Raiders' relocation to Las Vegas was approved.<ref name="movevote">{{cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-owners-approve-raiders-move-to-las-vegas-0ap3000000795413|title=NFL owners approve Raiders' move to Las Vegas|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|date=March 27, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2017|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|archive-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327210509/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000795413/article/nfl-team-owners-approve-raiders-move-to-las-vegas|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RaidersMoveVegas">{{cite news|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-receive-nfl-approval-for-las-vegas-relocation-18685973|title=Raiders Receive NFL Approval For Las Vegas Relocation|author=Raiders Media Relations|date=March 27, 2017|access-date=February 19, 2019|url-status=live|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Raiders.com|archive-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219073204/https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-receive-nfl-approval-for-las-vegas-relocation-18685973}}</ref> The team planned to continue to play at the Coliseum through the [[2019 NFL season]] and relocate to Las Vegas in 2020. In December 2018, the city of Oakland sued the Raiders and all the other NFL teams for millions in unpaid debts and financial damages, which prompted Raiders management to declare that the team was leaving after the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/oakland-files-lawsuit-against-raiders-nfl-11544566856|title=Oakland Files Lawsuit Against Raiders, NFL|first=Andrew|last=Beaton|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=December 11, 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref> After the 49ers blocked an attempt by the Raiders to relocate to [[Oracle Park]] for the 2019 season, the Raiders and Coliseum Authority reached an agreement in principle on February 25, 2019, to allow the Raiders to return to the Coliseum for 2019 with a provision for 2020 in case completion of Allegiant Stadium was delayed; the Coliseum Authority approved the lease on March 15 while the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and Oakland City Council voted in favor of the lease on March 19 and 21, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |author=Teope, Herbie |title=Raiders, Coliseum Authority reach agreement for 2019 |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/raiders-coliseum-authority-reach-agreement-for-2019-0ap3000001018885 |work=[[NFL]] |date=February 25, 2019 |access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Debolt |first1=David |last2=Almond |first2=Elliott |title=Raiders to play 2019 season in Oakland—will fans turn out? |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/15/oakland-raiders-stadium-search/ |access-date=March 18, 2019 |work=The Mercury News |date=March 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gehlken |first1=Michael |title=Raiders cross finish line for final season in Oakland |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders-nfl/raiders-cross-finish-line-for-final-season-in-oakland-1623625/ |access-date=March 23, 2019 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 21, 2019}}</ref> On January 22, 2020, the Raiders officially moved to Las Vegas becoming the [[Las Vegas Raiders]].<ref name="JScottNFL">{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Jelani|title=Raiders officially announce 'Las Vegas Raiders' title|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/raiders-officially-announce-las-vegas-raiders-title-0ap3000001098555|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=January 22, 2020|access-date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123155343/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001098555/article/raiders-officially-announce-las-vegas-raiders-title|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LVRaiders">{{cite press release |work=Raiders Media Relations|title=Las Vegas Raiders – Silver and Black officially welcomed to the Silver State|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/las-vegas-raiders-silver-and-black-officially-welcomed-to-the-silver-state|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC |date=January 22, 2020|access-date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123045401/https://www.raiders.com/news/las-vegas-raiders-silver-and-black-officially-welcomed-to-the-silver-state|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Roots and Soul===
In March 2024, the [[Oakland Roots SC|Oakland Roots]] and [[Oakland Soul SC|Oakland Soul]] soccer teams (of the [[USL Championship]] and [[USL Super League]], respectively) announced their intention to move into the Coliseum for their 2025 and 2026 seasons while a [[soccer-specific stadium]] is constructed, which was previously planned to be built in the Oakland Coliseum complex,<ref name="roots_announcement_1">{{Cite web |title=Stadium and Facility Update |url=https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/news/2024/04/05/stadium-and-facility-update/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Oakland Roots SC}}</ref><ref name="roots_announcement_2">{{Cite news |last=Vaziri |first=Aidin |title=Oakland Coliseum to host Roots and Soul soccer teams for upcoming season |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/oakland-coliseum-host-roots-soul-soccer-teams-19077917.php |access-date=2024-04-20 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> before the team began focusing on the Howard Terminal site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeBenedetti |first=Katie |date=2025-01-23 |title=Oakland Roots and Soul Say They Want to Play in the Coliseum for Years to Come {{!}} KQED |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/12023859/oakland-roots-soul-want-to-play-in-the-coliseum-for-years-to-come |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.kqed.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCormick |first=Bret |date=2024-12-30 |title=Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club unveil development proposal for Howard Terminal site |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/12/30/oakland-roots-soul-sports-club-howard-terminal |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}}</ref> The Roots use 15,000 seats for most home matches in 2025, with the grass field aligned to the third base line.<ref name="KRON-Roots"/> In addition, the Roots and Soul have continued to honor the field as Rickey Henderson Field following the namesake's death in late 2024.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Facebook | url=https://www.facebook.com/oaklandroots/photos/rip-to-the-man-of-stealrickey-is-oakland-the-swagger-the-town-is-known-for-today/1035827531891163/ | access-date=2025-08-30 | website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>

== Coliseum redevelopment plan ==
The Coliseum, along with Oracle Arena and its surrounding parking lots, were owned 50% by the City of Oakland and 50% by the Athletics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Ravani|first=Sarah|date=2019-12-24|title=Alameda County agrees to sell its share of Oakland Coliseum to A's|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-County-agrees-to-sell-its-share-of-14928431.php|access-date=2021-09-10|work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> The Athletics purchased their 50% share in 2018 from Alameda County, after the City of Oakland dropped a lawsuit that attempted to block the sale.<ref name=":0" /> As of July 2021, two Black-led redevelopment groups were vying for the chance to purchase the city's half of the site, one led by the African American Sports and Entertainment Group and the other by [[Dave Stewart (baseball)|Dave Stewart]] and [[Lonnie Murray]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ravani|first=Sarah|date=2021-09-07|title=Two Black developer groups are competing to redevelop the Oakland Coliseum. Here are their plans|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Two-Black-developer-groups-are-competing-to-16437998.php|access-date=2021-09-10|work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> In November 2021, the council voted to move forward with the plan proposed by the African American Sports and Entertainment Group.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ravani |first=Sarah |date=2021-11-17 |title=Oakland council selects developer to start exclusive negotiations on building out Coliseum site |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Oakland-council-selects-developer-to-start-16627319.php |access-date=2021-11-18 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> On May 23, 2024, the city of Oakland announced its plan to sell its one-half share in the existing {{convert|155|acre||adj=mid| Oakland Coliseum complex}} for a minimum of $105 million to the African American Sports & Entertainment Group, whose plans for the site include residential and commercial uses.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-23 |title=Oakland to Sell A's Stadium as Major League Baseball Team Exits for Las Vegas |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oakland-sell-stadium-major-league-123206007.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523145506/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oakland-sell-stadium-major-league-123206007.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-24 |work=Yahoo Finance}}</ref>

==Notable events==
=== Raiders and A's move in ===
The Raiders played their first game at the stadium on September 18, [[List of American Football League seasons#1966|1966]]. In 1968, the [[History of the Oakland Athletics#Kansas City (1955–1967)|Kansas City Athletics]] moved to Oakland and began play at the stadium. The Athletics' first game was played on April 17, [[1968 Oakland Athletics season|1968]]. The stadium complex cost $25.5 million (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|25500000|1966}} }} adjusted for inflation) to build and rests on {{convert|120|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of land. On April 17, 1968, [[Boog Powell]] hit the first major league home run in the history of the Coliseum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.sabr.org/journals/home-run-baptism-of-new-parks|title=Home Run Baptism of New Parks|publisher=sabr.org|access-date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> On May{{nbsp}}8 of that year, [[Catfish Hunter]] pitched the ninth [[Catfish Hunter's perfect game|perfect game]] in Major League history at the Coliseum.<ref>{{cite web |title=May 8, 1968 Twins-Athletics box score|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK196805080.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference|access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref> The Coliseum hosted the 1967 and 1969 AFL championship games. Additionally, the venue had hosted the second match of the [[NPSL Final 1967]].

A [[Rolling Stones]] concert performed here in 1969 became the early bootleg ''[[Live'r Than You'll Ever Be]]''.

===1970s===
[[File:Black Hole at Falcons at Raiders 11-2-08.JPG|thumb|right|The Black Hole (sections 104, 105, 106, and 107) during a Raiders home game against the [[2008 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] on November 2, 2008]]

From 1970 to 1972 the stadium hosted three [[college football]] benefit games featuring Bay Area schools versus [[historically black colleges]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

The Coliseum hosted the 1971 [[East–West Shrine Game]] on January 2, 1971.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} In [[1972 World Series|1972]], the [[1972 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] won their first of three straight [[World Series]] championships and their first since their years in Philadelphia.

The awkwardness of the baseball–football conversion, as well as the low seating capacity (around 54,000 for football) and that the prime seating on the east side consisted of temporary bleachers led the Raiders to explore other stadium options. One such option was [[Memorial Stadium (University of California at Berkeley)|Memorial Stadium]] on the UC Berkeley campus. Several preseason games were played there in the early 1970s along with one regular season game in 1973 (a 12–7 victory over the [[1973 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] during September while the A's regular season was going on). However, in response to traffic and parking issues associated with these games (while Cal games drew a large number of students who live on or near campus and walk to the games, Raiders games attracted fans from a larger geographic area who were used to tailgating at the Coliseum and were more likely to drive to games), the City of Berkeley passed a Professional Sports Events License Tax in which the city collected 10% of all gate receipts, making the staging of professional games inside the city cost-prohibitive. The Raiders were granted an injunction from the city collecting the tax, arguing that the tax was a regulatory measure rather than a revenue measure, and was therefore an improper regulation on land held in trust by the Regents of the University of California. However, the grant of the injunction was reversed by the California Court of Appeals, who found it to be a revenue measure, despite the fact that the city had made the measure immediately effective "due to danger to the public peace, health, and safety of the City of Berkeley as a result of the holding of professional sports events there".<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakland Raiders vs. City of Berkeley, 65 Cal. App. 3d 623|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/california/calapp3d/65/623.html}}</ref>

The stadium was not well maintained for most of the late 1970s. Its condition was most noticeable during baseball season, when crowds for A's games twice numbered fewer than 1,000. On April 17, 1979, only 653 fans attended the game versus the [[1979 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK197904170.shtml|title=April 17, 1979 Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics|publisher=Baseball-Reference|date=April 17, 1979|access-date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> During this time, it was popularly known as the "Oakland Mausoleum".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nevius |first1=C.W. |title=Nevius: A's may not be bluffing on relocation this time |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/sports/nevius-as-may-not-be-bluffing-on-relocation-this-time/ |website=pressdemocrat.com |date=May 30, 2021 |publisher=The Press Democrat |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>

===1980s===
[[File:1985 Mother's Cookies - Oakland Coliseum.JPG|thumb|An A's game at the Coliseum in 1985]]
In [[1980 NFL season|1980]], the [[1980 Oakland Raiders season|Raiders]] won [[Super Bowl XV]]. [[1982 NFL season|Two years later]], the Raiders moved to Los Angeles, leaving the A's as the only remaining tenants of Oakland Coliseum. Only days later, Finley agreed to sell the A's to [[Marvin Davis]], who planned to move the A's to Denver. However, city and county officials were not about to lose Oakland's status as a major league city in its own right, and refused to let the A's out of their lease. Finley sold the team instead to the owners of San Francisco-based [[Levi Strauss & Co.]]{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} After the [[1986 Major League Baseball season]], the original scoreboards were replaced. A new American Sign and Indicator scoreboard and message center was installed behind the left field bleachers, while the original right field scoreboard was replaced with a manually operated out-of-town scoreboard. Between the centerfield flagpoles, a new [[Diamond Vision]] video screen was installed.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

The [[1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] was held at the stadium. From [[1988 World Series|1988]] to [[1990 World Series|1990]], the venue saw three more World Series. In 1989, the [[1989 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] won their 4th Series since moving to Oakland, sweeping the [[1989 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] in the [[Loma Prieta earthquake|earthquake]]-interrupted [[1989 World Series|"Battle of the Bay" Series]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

===1990s===
In July 1995, the Raiders agreed to return to Oakland provided that Oakland Coliseum underwent renovations. In November 1995, those renovations commenced and continued through the next summer until the beginning of the [[1996 NFL season|1996]] football season (more info below). The new layout also had the somewhat peculiar effect of creating an inward jog in the outfield fence, in left center and right center. There are now three distance markers instead of one, at various points of the power alleys, as indicated in the dimensions grid. The Raiders' return also heralded the creation of the "Black Hole", a highly recognizable group of fans who occupied one end zone seating during football games.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

===2000s===
On April 2, 2006, the broadcast booth was renamed in honor of the late [[Bill King]], a legendary Bay Area sportscaster who was the play-by-play voice of the A's, Raiders and [[Golden State Warriors|Warriors]] for 44 years.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

[[San Jose Earthquakes]] of [[Major League Soccer]], announced in November 2007 that they would be playing their "big draw" games, such as those featuring [[David Beckham]] and the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]], at the stadium instead of their then-home [[Buck Shaw Stadium]] (capacity roughly 10,000) in [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FAQ|url=http://web.mlsnet.com/t110/faq.jsp#gen01|publisher=San Jose Earthquakes|access-date=November 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009200309/http://web.mlsnet.com/t110/faq.jsp#gen01|archive-date=October 9, 2007}}</ref> Since then the Quakes moved to their new home of [[PayPal Park]] and play their bigger games in nearby [[Stanford Stadium]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Midway through the decade, the stadium established a "no re-entry" policy. Each ticket can be used only once, after which a second ticket must be purchased in order to re-enter the Coliseum.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

===2010s===
On May 9, 2010, almost 42 years to the day of Catfish Hunter's perfect game, [[Dallas Braden]] pitched the 19th perfect game in Major League history at the Coliseum. A commemorative graphic was placed on the baseball outfield wall next to Rickey Henderson's retired number on May 17, their next home game.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

With the [[Miami Marlins]] opening their own [[Marlins Park|ballpark]] in 2012, the stadium became the last remaining venue in the United States that hosted both a Major League Baseball and a National Football League team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report: New Stadium to Open April 4|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=6725189|work=[[ESPN]]|date=June 30, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2014}}</ref>

As part of a new ten-year lease signed by the Athletics with the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Authority in 2014, the Oakland Coliseum had a new $10 million scoreboard system (two large outfield scoreboards, 36 feet tall and 145 feet wide, and two ribbon scoreboards) installed for the start of the 2015 MLB season. Also part of the new lease, the Coliseum Authority agreed to pay $1{{nbsp}}million a year, with five percent annual increases, into a fund to maintain the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oakland A's Showcase New Scoreboards at O.co Coliseum|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_27856599/photos-oakland-showcase-new-scoreboards-at-o-co|newspaper=[[The Mercury News]]|location=San Jose|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref>

For the 2017 Major League Baseball season, the tarp covering a large amount of the baseball configuration has been removed, increasing the capacity to over 47,000 for the first time since 1995. The tarp remains on the football-only Mt. Davis.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

From 2016 onward, the A's have invested heavily in improvements to the Coliseum. In 2017 the team created a new outdoor plaza area with food trucks and lawn games, called Championship Plaza.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/athletics/ballpark/championship-plaza|title=Championship Plaza|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref> The West Side Club was also entirely renovated and rebranded into Shibe Park Tavern (after their former home park in Philadelphia),<ref name="MLB_SHIBE">{{Citation |title=Shibe Park Tavern|publisher=MLB|url=https://www.mlb.com/athletics/ballpark/shibe-park-tavern|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref> the Coliseum's new destination restaurant and bar with more than twenty different beers on tap. In 2018, the A's created a brand new destination indoor/outdoor bar concept in the left field corner called The Treehouse. The Treehouse has brought a new demographic of fans to the Coliseum through nightly themed discounts and through its innovative subscription ticketing product, the Treehouse Pass.<ref name="mlb.com"/>

On April 17, 2018, the Athletics opened the gates to the Coliseum for a free admission game versus the Chicago White Sox. It was the 50th anniversary of the club's first game played in Oakland back on April 17, 1968. 46,028 fans were on hand for the 10–2 Athletics victory and Kaval called the game "a gift to Oakland".{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

On December 15, 2019, the Raiders played their last scheduled game at the Coliseum, losing to the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] by a score of 20–16, giving up 17 unanswered points in the second half. Fans booed the team as they exited the field for the last time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dajani |first1=Jordan |title=Derek Carr exits to boos after Raiders lose final game in Oakland in devastating fashion |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/derek-carr-exits-to-boos-after-raiders-lose-final-game-in-oakland-in-devastating-fashion/ |access-date=December 17, 2019 |work=[[CBSSports.com]] |date=December 15, 2019}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
On September 6, 2020, the [[San Diego Padres]] and the Athletics played in the warmest game in the Coliseum's history. The game was played in 94-degree heat.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-06|title=Matt Chapman leaves game early with right hip strain; A's drop series to Padres|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/matt-chapman-leaves-game-early-as-lose-series-to-padres|access-date=2020-09-07|website=The Mercury News}}</ref>

On June 13, 2023, Oakland A's fans organized a "Reverse Boycott" protest against the ownership's poor management of the team and attempts to relocate the franchise to Las Vegas. The attendance was 27,759 as the A's won 2–1 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Fans chanted protests such as "Sell the Team", "Fisher Sucks", and "Stay in Oakland".<ref>{{cite news |last=Yu |first=Betty |date=June 13, 2023 |title=Oakland A's fans pack Coliseum for reverse boycott, demand owner sell team |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/oakland-as-athletics-reverse-boycott-coliseum-largest-crowd/ |work=CBS News Bay Area |accessdate=September 26, 2024}}</ref>

On June 28, 2023, [[Domingo Germán]] of the [[New York Yankees]] threw the [[Domingo Germán's perfect game|24th perfect game]] in Major League Baseball history, defeating the [[Oakland Athletics]] 11–0 at the Coliseum. It was the third perfect game in Coliseum history after [[Dallas Braden]] in [[Dallas Braden's perfect game|2010]] and [[Catfish Hunter]] in [[Catfish Hunter's perfect game|1968]].

The Athletics played their final game at both the Coliseum and in Oakland on September 26, 2024, winning 3–2 against the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in front of a sellout crowd of 46,889 fans.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dycus |first1=Joseph |last2=Mukherjee |first2=Shomik |last3=Miedema |first3=Laurence |date=September 26, 2024 |title=Last call: A's fans savor team's final game at Oakland Coliseum |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/26/last-call-as-fans-savor-teams-final-game-at-oakland-coliseum/ |work=The Mercury News |accessdate=September 26, 2024}}</ref> The team relocated to [[Sutter Health Park]] in the [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] area for the 2025 through 2027 seasons, with an option for the 2028 season, until their new permanent home in [[Las Vegas]] is completed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drellich |first1=Evan |last2=Rosenthal |first2=Ken |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Oakland A's to play in Sacramento's Sutter Health Park beginning in 2025 ahead of move to Las Vegas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5391365/2024/04/04/oakland-athletics-sacramento-ballpark-agreement-2025/ |work=[[The Athletic]] |url-access=limited |accessdate=September 26, 2024}}</ref>

In March 2025, [[Major League Cricket]] announced that it would host nine matches during its [[2025 Major League Cricket season|2025 season]] at the Coliseum, including a season opener between the [[San Francisco Unicorns]] and [[Washington Freedom (cricket)|Washington Freedom]]. The field will be adapted for a cricket-specific configuration with 12,000 spectators and a [[drop-in pitch]] that was used in the [[Nassau County International Cricket Stadium|Nassau County Stadium]] for the [[2024 Men's T20 World Cup|2024 T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oakland's Coliseum set to host nine games in MLC 2025 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mlc-2025-oakland-coliseum-set-to-host-nine-games-1478372 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326163911/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mlc-2025-oakland-coliseum-set-to-host-nine-games-1478372 |archive-date=2025-03-26 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

===Concerts===
Commencing in 1973, the stadium hosted an annual [[Day on the Green]] concert series, presented by [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]] and his company [[Bill Graham Presents]], which continued on into the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Day On The Green – Oakland Coliseum 1973–1992 |url=https://www.djtees.com/blogs/djtees-blog/day-on-the-green-oakland-coliseum-1973-1992 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=DJTees |date=December 19, 2022}}</ref>

In January 1974, singer [[Marvin Gaye]] used the stadium as the site for his comeback to the performance stage. His acclaimed performance was later released for the live album, ''[[Marvin Gaye Live!]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Marvin Gaye – Marvin Gaye Live! |year=1974 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3165474-Marvin-Gaye-Marvin-Gaye-Live |access-date=2023-04-17}}</ref>

[[Led Zeppelin]] played what turned out to be their final North American concerts with twin shows during their [[Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977|1977 North American Tour]]. Following the second show [[Bill Graham (promoter)|Bill Graham]] barred the band from the venue and his other managed venues in response to the band's manager [[Peter Grant (music manager)|Peter Grant]], drummer [[John Bonham]] and security 'coordinator' [[John Bindon]]'s brutal assault on one of Graham's security employees during the first show, following the employee's refusal to allow Grant's 11-year-old son Warren to take an item belonging to the venue as memorabilia. The death of Plant's young son Karac three days later and the resulting cancellation of the remaining tour dates rendered Graham's action academic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trouble at Coliseum Concert|first=Jeff|last=Harrison|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland|date=July 24, 1977|page=3}}</ref>

[[Parliament-Funkadelic]] brought the P-Funk Earth Tour to the Coliseum on January 21, 1977. Their performance was recorded and released as a double LP set entitled [[Live: P-Funk Earth Tour]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Parliament – Live: P Funk Earth Tour Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-p-funk-earth-tour-mw0000310265 |access-date=2023-04-17}}</ref>

[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] played at the stadium on July 7, 1977 during their Gimme Back My Bullets Tour.

The stadium played host to [[Amnesty International]]'s [[Human Rights Now!]] Benefit Concert on September 23, 1988. The show was headlined by [[Bruce Springsteen]] & The [[E Street Band]] and [[Peter Gabriel]] and also featured [[Tracy Chapman]], [[Youssou N'Dour]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Joan Baez]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BB-1988-10-08.pdf |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-10-08.pdf |access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[Metallica]] and [[Guns N' Roses]] brought the [[Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour]] to the Coliseum on September 24, 1992, with [[Body Count (band)|Body Count]] as their opening act.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aug 21, 1992: GUNS N ROSES / Metallica at Oakland Coliseum |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/guns-n-roses-metallica-5b28fa5f-3238-4dcc-8615-dc42870a7cdd |access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[U2]] played 2 nights in June 1997 at the Oakland Coliseum as part of their ''[[PopMart]]'' tour. They were supported by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], one of the first shows of their ''Be Here Now'' tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Axver |first=Matthias Muehlbradt, Andre |title=U2 Oakland, 1997-06-18, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, PopMart Tour – U2 on tour |url=https://www.u2gigs.com/show511.html |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=U2gigs.com|date=June 18, 1997 }}</ref>

The stadium played host to The [[Gigantour]] on September 8, 2006, featuring performances by [[Megadeth]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Opeth]], [[Arch Enemy]], [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], [[Into Eternity (band)|Into Eternity]], [[Sanctity (band)|Sanctity]] and [[The SmashUp]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gigantour 2008 Official site|url=http://www.gigantour.com/home.php|publisher=Gigantour|access-date=February 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130142830/http://www.gigantour.com/home.php|archive-date=January 30, 2009}}</ref>

[[U2]] performed at the stadium again during their [[U2 360° Tour|360° Tour]] on June 7, 2011, with [[Lenny Kravitz]] and [[Moonalice]] as their opening acts in front of 64,829 people. The show was originally scheduled to take place on June 16, 2010, but was postponed, due to [[Bono]]'s emergency back surgery.<ref>{{cite news |title=U2 Review: Soulful, Impressive and Worth the Wait|first=Aidin|last=Vaziri|url=http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/U2-review-Soulful-impressive-and-worth-the-wait-2368175.php|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=June 8, 2011|access-date=June 8, 2011}}</ref>

On August 5, 2017, [[Green Day]] played a homecoming concert at the Coliseum. The show was part of the band's summer [[Revolution Radio Tour|tour]] in support of their third number{{nbsp}}1 album, [[Revolution Radio]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Review: Green Day Welcomes Local Fans to Pop-Punk 'Paradise'|first=Jim|last=Harrington|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/06/review-green-day-welcomes-local-fans-to-pop-punk-paradise/|newspaper=[[The Mercury News]]|location=San Jose|date=August 6, 2017|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref>

The stadium hosted the "Bay Area" edition of large hip-hop music festival '''Rolling Loud''' in 2018 and '19. 2019 headliners included [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[G-Eazy]], [[Migos]], and [[Lil Uzi Vert]].

On October 1, 2021, and October 2, 2021, regional Mexican giant [[Los Bukis]] closed out their reunion tour at the Coliseum, following a 25-year hiatus. The concerts were not included in the tour at first but were eventually added due to increased demand.

===In popular culture===
The music video for the [[Huey Lewis & the News]] song "[[Jacob's Ladder (Huey Lewis and the News song)|Jacob's Ladder]]" was shot at a concert at the Coliseum on December 31, 1986.

[[Richard Marx]] shot the video for "[[Take This Heart]]" on the baseball field of the Coliseum.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paloma |first1=Richard |title=Oakland Athletics Flashback: 'Take This Heart' by Richard Marx |url=https://whitecleatbeat.com/2015/12/20/oakland-athletics-flashback-take-heart-richard-marx/ |website=whitecleatbeat.com |date=December 20, 2015 |publisher=Minute Media |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>

The stadium was the location for the 1994 [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] movie ''[[Angels in the Outfield (1994 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]''. Although [[Angel Stadium of Anaheim]] (known as Anaheim Stadium at the time) was where the Angels actually played, it was damaged in the [[1994 Northridge earthquake|1994 Southern California earthquake]]. Anaheim Stadium was used for views from the outside and aerial views, while the Coliseum was used for interior shots.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Daniel |title=Oakland Athletics: Angels in the Outfield in Oakland |url=https://whitecleatbeat.com/2015/10/25/oakland-athletics-angels-outfield-oakland/ |website=whitecleatbeat.com |date=October 25, 2015 |publisher=Minute Media |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> Ironically, within two years of the film's release, the Oakland Coliseum itself would be drastically altered due to the Raiders moving back in. Meanwhile, after the [[Los Angeles Rams]] relocated to St. Louis, Anaheim Stadium was renovated to be more baseball-friendly.

The Coliseum was also used for scenes in the 2011 film ''[[Moneyball (film)|Moneyball]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stiglich |first1=Joe |title=Oakland A's update: Filming of Coliseum scenes for 'Moneyball' movie starts July 26 |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/07/06/oakland-as-update-filming-of-coliseum-scenes-for-moneyball-movie-starts-july-26/ |website=mercurynews.com |date=July 6, 2010 |publisher=MediaNews Group |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>

The climax of the novel ''[[There There (novel)|There There]]'' by [[Tommy Orange]] takes place in the Coliseum.

===Other events===
The stadium has hosted an [[AMA Supercross Championship]] round since 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amasupercross.com/MediaGuide/SXMediaGuide_15_lores.pdf |title=2015 AMA Supercross media guide |access-date=June 19, 2015 |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013092314/http://www.amasupercross.com/MediaGuide/SXMediaGuide_15_lores.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The stadium has also hosted a [[Monster Jam]] event since 2008.

==International soccer matches==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Team !! Res !! Team !! Competition !! Crowd
|-
| February 2, 1994
| '''{{fb|RUS}}'''
| align=center |4–1
| {{fb|MEX}}
| International Friendly
| 26,019
|-
| October 23, 1996
| '''{{fb|MEX}}'''
| align=center |1–0
| {{fb|ECU}}
| International Friendly
| 27,528
|-
| February 1, 1998
| '''{{fb|USA}}'''
| align=center |3–0
| {{fb|CUB}}
| [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|Gold Cup GS]]
| 11,000
|-
| February 7, 1998
| '''{{fb|USA}}'''
| align=center |2–1
| {{fb|CRC}}
| [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|Gold Cup GS]]
| 36,240
|-
| January 9, 2000
| '''{{fb|MEX}}'''
| align=center |2–1
| {{fb|IRN}}
| International Friendly
| 34,289
|-
| January 27, 2000
| '''{{fb|USA}}'''
| align=center |2–1
| {{fb|CHN}}
| International Friendly
| 21,412
|-
| February 11, 2006
| '''{{fb|CRC}}'''
| align=center |1–0
| {{fb|KOR}}
| International Friendly
| 12,287
|-
| March 28, 2007
| '''{{fb|MEX}}'''
| align=center |4–2
| {{fb|ECU}}
| International Friendly
| 20,823
|-
|rowspan=2|July 5, 2009 || '''{{fb|GPE|local}}''' || 2–1 || {{fb|PAN}} || rowspan=2|[[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage|2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C]] || rowspan=2|32,500
|-
| '''{{fb|MEX}}''' || 2–0 || {{fb|NCA}}
|-
| March 26, 2011
| '''{{fb|MEX}}'''
| align=center |3–1
| {{fb|PAR|1990}}
| International Friendly
| 48,110
|-
| September 6, 2025
| {{fb|MEX}}
| align=center |0–0
| {{fb|JPN}}
| International Friendly
| 45,278
|-
|}

==Criticism==

===Baseball===
[[File:Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum during sunset.png|thumb|This view from center field shows the great distance away from the diamond]]
In 2011, ''[[Bleacher Report]]'' named it the fifth-worst stadium in the majors, partly due to its expansive foul territory.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 5 Worst Stadiums in All of Major League Baseball|first=Orly Jr.|last=Rios|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/589884-the-five-worst-stadiums-in-all-of-major-league-baseball|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=January 30, 2011|access-date=October 6, 2012}}</ref> In 2017 ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the Coliseum "a bland, charmless concrete monstrosity" that "isn't worthy of preservation{{nbsp}}... perhaps America's most hated sports stadium".<ref name="NYT 2017 story">{{cite news|last=Draper|first=Kevin|title=The Oakland A's Are Trying to Solve Their Stadium Problem. Still.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/sports/baseball/oakland-athletics-ballpark.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

Two years later, in another ''Times'' article, writer Jack Nicas not only defended the Coliseum against criticism, he argued that its perceived failings were actually strengths. "The Coliseum is cheap, gritty and fun," he said. To his surprise, on moving to Oakland four years earlier, he had come to love the Coliseum as much as he had loved [[Fenway Park]] while growing up and while attending college in Boston, and [[Wrigley Field]] when he moved to Chicago after graduating college. If those parks were the baseball equivalent of classic pubs, Nicas wrote, "the Coliseum is baseball's last dive bar."<ref name="NYT 2019 story">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/sports/baseball/oakland-coliseum.html |title=The Beauty of America's Ugliest Ballpark |last=Nicas |first=Jack |date=October 2, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 2, 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

As a season ticket holder, Nicas got concessions at half price, leading to a combined cost of $7 for a hot dog and beer, a deal that he doubted could be matched anywhere else in the city. The Coliseum was also more spacious than Fenway or Wrigley, and while its expansive foul territory put fans at a distance it also allowed them more opportunities to see great catches by fielders. But while he found other A's fans who appreciated what the Coliseum had to offer and, like him, feared it would be lost in a new ballpark, he admitted those virtues had not drawn enough spectators to the Coliseum for the team to justify remaining there.<ref name="NYT 2019 story" />

===Public debt===
A 1996 expansion of the stadium was funded by a controversial issuance—critics said that "(Oakland) Raiders' late owner, Al Davis, fleeced local officials at the expense of taxpayers"—of some $220 million of public debt by both Alameda County and the City of Oakland,<ref>{{cite news |first=Ali |last=Tadayon |title=Half of Coliseum site goes to Oakland A's ownership under deal approved Monday |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/12/23/alameda-county-may-sell-coliseum-ownership-to-as-today/ |newspaper=[[East Bay Times]] |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=December 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Alameda County quietly offered Oakland a deal to buy out Coliseum debt — if it paid up front | newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle | date=October 14, 2019 | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-County-quietly-offered-Oakland-a-deal-to-14521322.php |publisher = SF Chronicle| access-date=December 30, 2019 | last1=Ravani | first1=By Sarah }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= NFL whips up the Raider Nation to fleece East Bay taxpayers | newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle | date=October 26, 2015 | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/NFL-whips-up-the-Raider-Nation-to-fleece-East-Bay-6591691.php |publisher = SF Chronicle| access-date=February 20, 2020 | last1=Johnson | first1=By Chip }}</ref> resulting in substantial debt service payments for both governments. As of spring of 2018, the City of Oakland still owed $135 million for the expansion.<ref>{{cite news |title= Athletics want to pay off Coliseum debt, assume stadium ownership |url=https://abc7news.com/sports/athletics-want-to-pay-off-coliseum-debt-assume-stadium-ownership/3264147/ |publisher=[[KGO-TV]] |agency=[[ESPN]] |access-date=December 30, 2019 |date=March 26, 2018}}</ref>

In December 2019, Alameda County officials announced the sale of the county's interest in the stadium to the Oakland A's baseball club, saying the $85 million deal would allow the county to pay off its share of the debt. In a joint statement, Supervisor Scott Haggerty and Supervisor Nate Miley noted that the two Supervisors "have led the negotiations and played instrumental roles in moving the sale of the county's share forward in the hope that, once finalized, the $85 million valuation will relieve the county of debt which has weighed on taxpayers for decades."<ref>{{cite web |title=Alameda County Board to Vote on Selling Its Half of Coliseum to the A's |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/alameda-county-board-to-vote-on-selling-its-half-of-coliseum-to-the-as/2202837/ |website=NBC Bay Area |date=December 23, 2019 |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>

===Mount Davis===
{{main|Mount Davis (Oakland)}}
[[Image:King Booth.jpg|thumb|The [[Bill King]] Broadcast Booth, with a [[tarpaulin]] covering the third deck]]
One feature of the 1996 expansion was the addition of more than 10,000 seats in the upper deck that now spans the outfield in the baseball configuration, enclosing the stadium. Due to the stands' height and the loss of the Oakland hills view, A's fans have derisively nicknamed the structure "Mount Davis", after late Raiders owner [[Al Davis]]. It has been criticized as an area which has made the Oakland Coliseum look ever more like a football stadium, and not at all one for baseball.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside the Press Box: Oakland: Less Seats, More Filling|url=http://www.loveofthegameproductions.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1125|publisher=Love of the Game Productions|access-date=September 15, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007140129/http://www.loveofthegameproductions.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1125|archive-date=October 7, 2007}}</ref> From 1997 to 2005, while the A's opened part of the upper deck for baseball, they did not count it as part of listed capacity; while the "official" capacity was 43,962, the "actual" capacity was 55,945.

In 2006, the Athletics covered the entire third deck with a [[tarpaulin|tarp]], reducing capacity to 34,077—the smallest capacity in MLB at the time. Even if a game was otherwise sold out, the A's would not sell any seats in the area. It would remain covered except if they made the [[World Series]]. The A's said that closing off the upper deck would create a "more intimate environment" for baseball.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brice Wallace|date=2006-05-05|title=It's a wrap: Kaysville company gets the Oakland Athletics stadium all decked out|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635204921/Its-a-wrap-Kaysville-company-gets-the-Oakland-Athletics-stadium-all-decked-out.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312050842/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635204921/Its-a-wrap-Kaysville-company-gets-the-Oakland-Athletics-stadium-all-decked-out.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2017|access-date=2017-03-10|work=Deseret News}}</ref> This drew criticism from fans, the [[Oakland City Council]], and sports marketing analysts baffled at owner [[Lew Wolff]]'s decision, with some stating that this was cover for a possible move to [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] (see [[Cisco Field]]). There were 20,878 seats covered up by the tarp which would otherwise have been usable for baseball.<ref name="tarpcap">{{cite news|title=A's Refuse to Remove Tarp|first=Carolyn|last=Jones|url=http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/A-s-refuse-to-remove-tarp-3923932.php|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=October 5, 2012|access-date=October 7, 2012}}</ref>

In February 2013, the Oakland Raiders announced that they would cover 11,000 seats in the Mount Davis section with a tarp; this reduced capacity to 53,250, making the coliseum by far the smallest in the NFL in seating capacity for its final years in the league (league rules required a minimum capacity of 50,000, and no other stadium, barring the temporary-used [[Dignity Health Sports Park]], seated fewer than 61,000). This was done in order to potentially allow more Raiders games to be televised locally, as games are [[National Football League television blackout policies|blacked out]] if less than 85% tickets are sold. Under NFL rules, the tarps had to stay in place all season long, even during the playoffs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tafur|first=Vic|date=February 6, 2013|title=Raiders Will Tarp Top of Mount Davis|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|url=http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Raiders-will-tarp-top-of-Mount-Davis-4258267.php|access-date=July 16, 2013}}</ref>

In 2017, new Athletics team President [[Dave Kaval]] decided to open several sections in the original third deck that were covered by tarps, though Mount Davis stayed tarped. This increased capacity by 12,103 to 47,170.<ref name="tarpsoff">{{cite web|last=Slusser|first=Susan|title=A's take tarps off; upper deck tickets $15|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/A-s-take-tarps-off-upper-deck-tickets-15-11065859.php|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=April 11, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2017}}</ref> The Athletics have since occasionally removed the tarp on Mount Davis for specific games, such as occasional [[Bay Bridge Series]] games against the [[San Francisco Giants]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Slusser|first=Susan|date=2018-07-16|title=A's to open Mount Davis for Saturday game against Giants|url=https://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/A-s-to-open-Mt-Davis-for-Saturday-game-vs-13079272.php|access-date=2021-05-10|website=SFGATE|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-26|title=Oakland A's to open Mount Davis for August 24th Bay Bridge Series game|url=https://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/Oakland-A-s-to-open-Mount-Davis-for-August-24th-14188381.php|access-date=2019-08-31|work=SFGATE}}</ref> and the [[2019 American League Wild Card Game]] against the Tampa Bay Rays. The latter set a record for attendance of a Wild Card Game, at 54,005.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-10-03|title=A's set record for biggest crowd at a wild-card game|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/A-s-set-record-for-biggest-crowd-at-a-MLB-wild-14487744.php|access-date=2019-10-09|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref>

===Facility issues===
On June 16, 2013, following the game against the [[Seattle Mariners]], the Coliseum experienced a severe [[sewage treatment|sewage]] backup. This led to pipes leaking out puddles of sewage into the showers, offices, visitor training room and storage areas on the clubhouse level of the stadium, all of which are {{convert|3|ft}} below sea level. After the game, the A's and Mariners were forced to share the Oakland Raiders locker room, located on the stadium's second floor. According to Coliseum officials, the stadium's aging plumbing system was overtaxed after a six-game homestand that drew close to baseball capacity crowds totaling 171,756 fans.<ref>{{cite web |title=A's, M's Forced Into Same Locker Room|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9393784/sewage-problem-puts-oakland-seattle-mariners-same-locker-room|work=[[ESPN]]|date=June 16, 2013|access-date=June 16, 2013}}</ref>

This was not the first time sewage problems cropped up at the stadium. On one occasion, the [[Los Angeles Angels]] complained about ''[[E. coli]]'' in the visiting team's training room after a backup. Backups occur even when no events are taking place there.<ref name=ChronSewage>{{cite news |title=Raw Sewage on Clubhouse Level Creates Chaos|first=Susan|last=Slusser|author-link=Susan Slusser|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2013/06/16/raw-sewage-on-clubhouse-level-creates-postgame-chaos|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=June 16, 2013|access-date=June 16, 2013}}</ref> For instance, [[Lew Wolff]] wanted to go to dinner on June 12, 2013 (while the A's were on the road) at one of the Coliseum's restaurants, only to discover that food service had been halted due to a sewage leak in the kitchen.<ref name=TribSewage>{{cite news |title=Oakland A's Owner Lew Wolff Says Coliseum Sewage Mess Not Unusual|first=Carl|last=Steward|url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/athletics/ci_23478623/oakland-owner-lew-wolff-says-coliseum-sewage-mess|newspaper=[[Oakland Tribune]]|date=June 17, 2013|access-date=June 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624030854/http://www.insidebayarea.com/athletics/ci_23478623/oakland-owner-lew-wolff-says-coliseum-sewage-mess|archive-date=June 24, 2013}}</ref>

Since 2014, it has been presumed that a family of [[Opossum|possums]] live inside the stadium. On at least two separate occasions during the 2014 season, a possum scurried onto the field during an A's game. The A's won both those games, leading fans to embrace the animal as the "Rally Possum".<ref>{{Cite web |title=A's rally possum steals spotlight |url=https://abc7news.com/sports/as-rally-possum-steals-spotlight/243324/ |access-date=2024-09-26 |work=ABC7 San Francisco}}</ref> By 2022, possums were still known to be living inside the stadium, and in 2023, a possum was seen in the away team broadcast booth. For the beginning of the 2023 season, the broadcast crews for visiting teams would be forced to move to a smaller booth due to droppings left by possums in the normal booth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baer |first=Jack |date=2023-04-18 |title=Mets broadcasters hilariously explain possum still at large in Athletics' television booth |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mets-broadcasters-hilariously-explain-possum-still-at-large-in-athletics-television-booth-214226598.html |access-date=2024-09-26 |work=Yahoo Sports}}</ref>
{{Wide image|ColiseumPanoramaSept08.JPG|950|The Coliseum during A's game in September 2008|alt=Oakland Coliseum Exterior – 2017}}
{{Wide image|Oakland Coliseum Exterior - 2017.jpg|950|Oakland Coliseum Exterior – September 10, 2017}}

==See also==
*[[Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum}}
*{{Official website}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130728052403/http://www.ballparkdigest.com/visits/Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum_coliseum.htm Visit to Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum]
*[https://www.mlb.com/athletics/ballpark Coliseum at MLB.com]
*[https://archive.today/20130123094742/http://footballgeography.com/?p=245 FootballGeography.com: College football at the Oakland Coliseum]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hn_6rcaPIE YouTube.com: Time-lapse video of the conversion between seating arrangement]

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