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'''San Diego Stadium''' was a [[multi-purpose stadium]] on the [[West Coast of the United States|west coast]] of the [[United States]], in [[San Diego]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiego.gov/stadium| title=Stadium |website=City of San Diego}}</ref> The stadium opened in 1967 as '''San Diego Stadium''' and was known as '''Jack Murphy Stadium''' from 1981 to 1997. From 1997 to 2017, the stadium's [[naming rights]] were owned by San Diego-based telecommunications equipment company [[Qualcomm]], and the stadium was known as '''Qualcomm Stadium''' or simply '''The Q'''. The naming rights expired on June 14, 2017, and were purchased by [[San Diego County Credit Union]], renaming the facility as '''SDCCU Stadium''' on September 19, 2017;<ref>{{cite news|last=Showley|first=Roger|title='SDCCU Stadium' – the proposed new name for the 'Q'|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/sd-fi-stadiumname-20170914-story.html|newspaper=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=September 14, 2017|access-date=October 22, 2017}}</ref> those naming rights expired in December 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kenney|first=Kirk\title=Aztec Stadium update: Out with the Old, In with the New| title=Aztec Stadium update: Out with the old, in with the new |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2021-02-03/san-diego-state-aztecs-football-sdsu-mission-valley-stadium-update-demolition|newspaper=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref> Demolition of San Diego Stadium began in December 2020 with the last freestanding section of the stadium's superstructure felled by March 22, 2021.<ref name="last piece">{{cite web |title=WATCH: Final Piece of San Diego Stadium Torn Down |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/watch-final-piece-of-san-diego-stadium-torn-down/2556015/ |publisher=KNSD |access-date=March 24, 2021|date=March 21, 2021}}</ref> Following the demolition of San Diego Stadium, the [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State Aztecs]]<nowiki/> new [[Snapdragon Stadium]], which opened in August [[2022 San Diego State Aztecs football team|2022]], was built in a different area of the parking lot.
San Diego Stadium was the home of the Aztecs of [[San Diego State University]] from [[1967 San Diego State Aztecs football team|1967]] through [[2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team|2019]]. One college football [[bowl game]], the [[Holiday Bowl]], was held in the stadium every December from [[1978 Holiday Bowl|1978]] through [[2019 Holiday Bowl|2019]]. The stadium was also home to a second college bowl game, the [[Poinsettia Bowl]], from [[2005 Poinsettia Bowl|2005]] until its discontinuation following the [[2016 Poinsettia Bowl|2016]] edition. It was also briefly the home of the [[San Diego Fleet]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] in early 2019.
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