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'''San Diego County Credit Union Stadium''', commonly known as '''SDCCU Stadium''', is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]], [[United States]]. 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'''. The naming rights expired on June 14, 2017, and the stadium was renamed
It is the home of the [[San Diego State Aztecs football]] team from [[San Diego State University]]. One college football [[bowl game]], the [[Holiday Bowl]], is held in the stadium every December. The stadium was the longtime home of two professional franchises: the [[History of the San Diego Chargers|San Diego Chargers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and the [[San Diego Padres]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). The Chargers played at the stadium from 1967 through the [[2016 San Diego Chargers season|2016 season]], after which they moved to [[Los Angeles]] to become the [[Los Angeles Chargers]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Ryan|title=Report: Chargers plan to play in 30,000-seat soccer stadium in 2017-2018|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/report-chargers-plan-to-play-in-30000-seat-soccer-stadium-in-2017-2018/|website=CBSSports.com|publisher=CBS Sports|accessdate=12 January 2017}}</ref> The Padres played home games at the stadium from their founding in 1969 through the 2003 season, when they moved to [[Petco Park]] in [[downtown San Diego]]. The stadium was also home to a second college bowl game, the [[Poinsettia Bowl]], from 2005 until its discontinuation following the 2016 edition.
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