Oakland Raiders Tickets

Oakland Raiders is a big name in professional football teams in America. This team from Oakland, California is a part of the National Football League and plays in American Football Conference in its Western Division. The team started out in 1960 as a part of American Football League and joined National Football League in 1970 at the merger of AFL and NFL. Oakland Raiders tickets are a favorite of every sports fan in Oakland and in California who fill up the stadiums when the football season is on.

Oakland Raiders struggled as a team in the beginning but when Al Davis was appointed the head coach of the team, Raiders started up the steps of success so much that from 1963 to 2002, Raiders lost mere seven seasons. When Raiders were a part of AFL, they appeared in one Super Bowl, won three Division titles and one League Championship. As a part of NFL, Raiders have brought home twelve Division Titles and three Super Bowls.

Al Davis joined as the head coach of the team in 1962 as one of the youngest members to hold this position. He proved a lucky charm for Raiders as he started implementing new techniques and tactics to the team which brought the falling Raiders to a point where they became one of the most successful franchise of NFL.

The team currently plays in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum however; its home arena has been changed from Kezar Stadium, Candlestick Park and Frank Youell Field to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Oakland Raiders became Los Angeles Raiders when the team shifted to Los Angeles for some years but changed back to its old name in 1995. Raiders are also called "Team of the Decades" and "The Silver and Black", the latter one because of the silver and black colors of their uniforms.

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is also known as "Coliseum". The arena was previously known as McAfee Coliseum and Network Associated Coliseum. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum has been the home arena of Raiders first from 1966 to 1981 and then from 1995 till present. The Coliseum is also the home arena of Oakland Athletics which is a team of MLB and previously served as the home arena of San Jose Earthquakes, a team of MLS. The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was also held at the Coliseum. The stadium is a state-of-the-art piece of architecture and was opened for public in 1966. The stadium has a seating capacity of more than 63,000 for a football game, more than 35,000 for a baseball game and more than 47,000 for a soccer game. The stadium has separate club and luxury seats and has all the facilities a modern arena should have.

Thirteen players of Oakland Raiders have got inducted in Pro Football Hall of Fame. Among these thirteen players are Marcus Allen, Bob Brown, Mike Haynes, Howie Long, Jim Otto, Art Shell and Rod Woodson. Currently, Kyle Roller, Jason Campbell and J. T. OSullivan are the quarterbacks of Raiders; Zach Miller and Brandon Myers are at the tight ends; Michael Bennett, Michael Bush, Rock Cartwright, Darren McFadden and Marcel Reece are the running backs; Darrius Heyward-Bey, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Nick Miller, Louis Murphy and Chaz Schilens are the wide receivers; Khalif Barnes, Cooper Carlisle, Robert Gallery, Mario Handerson, Daniel Loper, Samson Satele and Langston Walker are the offensive linemen; Desmond Bryant, John Henderson, Tommy Kelly, Jarvis Moss, Richard Seymour and Matt Shaughnessy are the defensive linemen; Ricky Brown, Bruce Davis, Quentin Groves, Thomas Howard, Sam Williams and Kamerion Wimbley are the linebackers while Nnamdi Asomugha, Tyvon Branch, Hiram Eugene, Michael Huff, Chris Johnson, Mike Mitchell and Stanford Routt are the defensive backs of Oakland Raiders.

All the players of Raiders are energetic and highly talented and are a major factor in the success of the team. Oakland Raiders tickets are the first choice of every football fan in Oakland. Raiders have famous and long rivalries with Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers in their Division and a geographical rivalry with San Francisco 49ers. Games of Raiders with these teams always attract the biggest crowds. Other old and famous rivals of Raiders are New England Patriots, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. Because of the rich winning history of the team, the games of Raiders are always highly anticipated and because of a huge fan base, Oakland Raiders tickets are always the quickest to sell out. The fans of Raiders are named as "Raider Nation" and these fans dress elaborately on the game day to show their support to their favorite team.