Chargers San Diego Tickets - Get The Best Deals - By: Al Terry

Chargers San Diego tickets are now also available online. Therefore, if you do not have the time to go to the stadium ticket counter to book your tickets, you had better visit the website of an authorized sports ticket broker and book your tickets right from the comfort of your home. You no more need to wait in the queue to get your turn to buy the tickets. You can look into the 3D visual seat plan and book your favorite seat in a matter of seconds.

San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team. The team is based in San Diego, California. The Chargers play in the National Football League (NFL) as a part of the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC).

Team History

The team was founded in the year 1960. They started playing in the American Football League under the name of Los Angeles Chargers. The team played its first season in Los Angeles, California and then they moved to San Diego in 1961.

Championships

The team has won only one League Championship so far – that was the AFL Championship in the year 1963. However, they have appeared in the playoffs several times and the Chargers San Diego tickets still sells like hot cakes.
They have also won one Conference Championship while playing under AFC in 1994.
The team has won thirteen Division Championships – five while playing under AFL West and eight while playing under AFC West.

Chargers Reality Bytes

The team’s nicknames are “Bolts” and “Super Chargers”.
The team colors include Navy, Gold, Powder Blue, and White.
“San Diego Super Chargers” is the fight song of the team.
Norv Turner is its present head coach and A. J. Smith is the general manager.
The San Diego Chargers 2008 Season will be their 49th.

Notable Players

Five players and one coach from this team have been inducted as Pro Football Hall of Famers. These include Lance Alworth, Fred Dean, Dan Fouts, Sid Gillman, Charlie Joiner, Deacon Jones, Ron Mix, Johnny Unitas, and Kellen Winslow.
The retired numbers include 19 Lance Alworth (Wide receiver, 1962-1970) and 14 Dan Fouts (Quarterback, 1973-87).

Qualcomm Stadium

The Qualcomm Stadium was opened in 1967. Its construction cost was $27 million. The former names of this sports arena include San Diego Stadium (1967-1980) and Jack Murphy Stadium (1980-1997). The stadium has a capacity of 71,294 Chargers San Diego tickets. The present tenants of the stadium include San Diego Chargers (NFL) (1967-Present), Holiday Bowl (NCAA) (1978-Present), Poinsettia Bowl (NCAA) (2005-Present), and San Diego State Aztecs (NCAA) (1967-Present). So far the stadium has hosted three Super Bowl games.

Home Arenas of Chargers

Since its foundation, the team has changed its home stadiums three times. In the first year of its establishment, the team played its home games in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. From 1961 to 1966, the team was a tenant of the Balboa Stadium. Since 1967, the team has been playing all its home games in Qualcomm Stadium.

While you are booking Chargers San Diego tickets from an authorized online ticket broker’s website, do not forget to look into the dates of the events, as that will help you catch some special deals.

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