Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

The Oakland Coliseum sits in the broader Coliseum/Hegenberger area of East Oakland — a mixed industrial-and-commercial district built around the original 1960s Coliseum complex along I-880 and the BART line. The neighborhood is not a walkable pre- or post-match dining district; most visiting fans use the BART connection back to downtown Oakland, Jack London Square, or across the Bay Bridge into San Francisco. Downtown Oakland with Jack London Square's waterfront restaurants, Old Oakland's restored Victorian-era streetscape and bars, the Fox Theater, and Uptown Oakland's bar and restaurant scene sits a short BART ride north and is the canonical pre- or post-match destination. Lake Merritt, surrounded by walking paths and restaurants, sits adjacent to downtown. Across the Bay Bridge, San Francisco's full restaurant-and-tourism array is one BART ride away. The neighborhood reads as a transit-served Coliseum complex with downtown Oakland and San Francisco as the dining-and-cultural draws.

Plan to arrive 60-90 minutes before kickoff — BART is the canonical Coliseum approach, and the Coliseum station crosses the pedestrian bridge directly to the stadium gates. The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum opened in 1966 and across decades hosted the Oakland Raiders (NFL), the Oakland Athletics (MLB), and the Oakland Raiders again across the team's various Oakland-Los Angeles-Las Vegas relocations. The Raiders departed for Las Vegas after the 2019 season, and the Athletics played their final 2024 season at the Coliseum before relocating to Sacramento's Sutter Health Park for the 2025-2027 transition seasons en route to a new Las Vegas stadium. The Coliseum's current primary pro-sports tenant is Oakland Roots SC, the USL Championship soccer club that took up residency at the venue in 2024-2025 — Roots use a partial-configuration setup with curtained-off upper-bowl sections appropriate to the USL Championship attendance scale. Visiting fans should expect a venue that reads as a much-larger building reduced for the soccer configuration, with the historic Coliseum bones intact (the Raiders/A's-era 'Mount Davis' upper-deck addition still defines one end). Mobile-only tickets are the norm. Bag policy and gate-open times shift season to season; confirm on the Oakland Roots SC site before going.

The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum opened in 1966 and across decades hosted the Oakland Raiders (NFL — including the team's various Oakland-Los Angeles-Las Vegas relocations) and the Oakland Athletics (MLB) as primary tenants. The Raiders departed Oakland after the 2019 NFL season for the new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Athletics played their final 2024 season at the Coliseum before relocating to Sacramento's Sutter Health Park as a temporary 2025-2027 home during the franchise's transition to a new stadium under construction in Las Vegas. The Coliseum's current primary professional-sports tenant is Oakland Roots SC, the USL Championship men's professional soccer club, which moved into the Coliseum for the 2024-2025 cycle after previously playing at smaller East Bay venues. Roots play in a partial-configuration setup appropriate to USL Championship attendance scale. The Coliseum's distinctive upper-deck addition — built in the 1990s as Raiders-era 'Mount Davis' — still defines the venue's silhouette. BART's Coliseum station sits directly adjacent across a pedestrian bridge.