the oakland raiders moved to las vegas nevada in 2020.
the oakland raiders moved to las vegas nevada in 2020.
when do the oakland raiders move to las vegas nevada?
2020
on march 27, 2017, nfl team owners voted 31–1 to approve moving the raiders to las vegas, nevada. the team is scheduled to begin play as the las vegas raiders for the 2020 nfl season, playing home games at the las vegas stadium, although a move could happen as soon as 2019 to sam boyd stadium. the raiders became the third nfl franchise to relocate in the 2010s, following the rams' move from st. louis back to los angeles on january 12, 2016, and the chargers' move from san diego to los angeles on january 12, 2017. the raiders' move to las vegas comes after years of failed efforts to renovate or replace the oakland–alameda county coliseum.
oakland raiders
on march 6, 2017, the raiders revealed that bank of america would be replacing sheldon adelson's portion of the funding for the new stadium in las vegas. on march 27, 2017, the national football league officially approved the raiders move from oakland to las vegas in a 31–1 vote, with the miami dolphins being the only team to vote against the measure. however, even though the raiders were approved to move to las vegas, the club still played the 2017 and 2018 nfl seasons at the oakland–alameda county coliseum and will still be known as the oakland raiders as long as they play in the san francisco bay area. the team expects the new stadium to open in 2020.
oakland raiders relocation to las vegas