the chargers became the los angeles chargers in 1961.
the chargers became the los angeles chargers in 1961.
when did the chargers became the los angeles chargers?
1961
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the los angeles chargers are a professional american football franchise based in the greater los angeles area. the chargers compete in the national football league (nfl) as a member club of the league's american football conference (afc) west division. the club was founded in 1959 by barron hilton and played the 1960 season in los angeles as part of the american football league (afl). in the next season, the chargers moved to san diego. in 2017, the chargers relocated back to the los angeles area.
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spanos announced the relocation in a controversial letter to san diego chargers fans posted to the team's official site on january 12, 2017. the team announced it would play as the los angeles chargers starting in the 2017 season at dignity health sports park (then known as stubhub center) in carson, although the stadium seats well below the 50,000 the minimum that the nfl set even for temporary homes following the 1970 merger. the current seating for their temporary home stands at seating for 30,000 fans and is shared by the mls soccer team, la galaxy. this will serve as the chargers' temporary home field until they join the rams in los angeles stadium at hollywood park in inglewood starting in the 2020 nfl season. the chargers became the second former san diego professional sports franchise to relocate to los angeles, after the clippers in 1984.
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