SDCCU Stadium
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| Former names | San Diego Stadium (1967–1980) Jack Murphy Stadium (1981–1997) Qualcomm Stadium (1997–2017) Snapdragon Stadium (December 18–28, 2011) |
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| Address | 9449 Friars Road |
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°46′59″N 117°7′10″W / 32.78306°N 117.11944°WCoordinates: 32°46′59″N 117°7′10″W / 32.78306°N 117.11944°W |
| Public transit | San Diego Trolley: Qualcomm Stadium Station |
| Owner | San Diego State University |
| Capacity | 70,561 (Football, Chargers) 67,544 (Baseball) 54,000 (Football, Aztecs) |
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Left field 330 (1969), 327 (1982) Left-center & Right-center 375 (1969), 370 (1982) Center field 420 (1969), 410 (1973), 420 (1978), 405 (1982) Right field 330 (1969), 327 (1982), 330 (1996) Backstop 80 feet (1969), 75 (1982) |
| Surface | Bandera Bermuda Grass |
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| Broke ground | December 18, 1965 |
| Opened | August 20, 1967 |
| Construction cost | US$27.75 million ($199 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Frank L. Hope and Associates |
| General contractor | Robertson/Larsen/Donovan |
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San Diego State Aztecs (NCAA) (1967–present) San Diego Chargers (NFL) (1967–2017) San Diego Padres (PCL) (1968) San Diego Padres (MLB) (1969–2003) San Diego Jaws (NASL) (1976) Holiday Bowl (NCAA) (1978–present) San Diego Sockers (NASL) (1978–1984) Poinsettia Bowl (NCAA) (2005–2016) |
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SDCCU Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California, United States. The stadium opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium and was later known for many years as Jack Murphy Stadium. From 1997 to 2017, the stadium's naming rights were owned by Qualcomm, a San Diego-based telecommunications equipment company and the stadium was known as Qualcomm Stadium. The naming rights expired on June 14, 2017 and the stadium was renamed in September 2017. Currently the naming rights are owned by San Diego County Credit Union who paid $500,000 for the rights through December 31, 2018.
It is the home of the San Diego State Aztecs football team from San Diego State University. One college football bowl game, the Holiday Bowl, is held in the stadium every December. The stadium was the longtime home of two professional franchises, the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL) and the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Chargers played at the stadium from 1967 through the 2016 season, after which they moved to Los Angeles, while the Padres played home games at the stadium from their founding in 1969 through the 2003 season, when they moved to Petco Park in downtown San Diego. The stadium was also home to a second college bowl game, the Poinsettia Bowl, from 2005 until its discontinuation following the 2016 edition.
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