Valley threatened to move the Raiders out of the area unless a stadium was built in Oakland, but in 1962 the Raiders moved into 18,000-seat Frank Youell Field (later expanded to 22,000 seats), their first home in Oakland. It was a temporary home for the team while the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum was under construction.
Valley insisted on moving the Raiders from the area unless a stadium was built in Oakland; however, in 1962, the Raiders relocated to Frank Youell Field (which later expanded to 22,000 seats), their first home in Oakland. This temporary facility housed the team while the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum was being constructed.