Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area Sports in the San Francisco Bay Area The San Francisco Bay Area, which includes the major cities of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, hosts seven major league sports franchises, as well as several other professional and college sports teams, and hosts other sports events. Notes: The Bay Area is home to two National Football League teams, the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders, who play at Levi's Stadium and Oakland Alameda Coliseum. The 49ers have won five Super Bowls (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) and lost one (XLVII). The Raiders have won three Super Bowls (XI, XV, XVIII), and lost
American football in the United Kingdom market in 1995, plus three on the free to air BBC – two International Series games and the Super Bowl. The Sky Sports overage for 2015 comprised 103 live games, including Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and "Monday Night Football", plus two or three other daytime Sunday games, as well as the full post-season and the Super Bowl. Other channels which have previously broadcast NFL games in the UK have been ITV, Channel 5, ESPN UK and British Eurosport. American football in the United Kingdom The sport of American football is played in the United Kingdom on both a