San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers
Current season
Established June 4, 1944; 80 years ago (1944-06-04)[1] First season: 1946 Play in Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California Headquartered in Marie P. DeBartolo Sports Center Santa Clara, California
Logo Wordmark
League/conference affiliations
All-America Football Conference (1946–1949) Western Division (1946–1948) National Football League (1950–present) National Conference (1950–1952) Western Conference (1953–1969) Coastal Division (1967–1969) National Football Conference (1970–present) NFC West (1970–present)
Current uniform
Team colors	Red, gold[2][3]
Mascot	Sourdough Sam
Personnel
Owner(s)	Denise DeBartolo York
Chairman	Denise DeBartolo York John York (co-chairs)
CEO	Jed York
President	Al Guido
General manager	John Lynch
Head coach	Kyle Shanahan
Team history
San Francisco 49ers (1946–present)
Team nicknames
Niners The Red and Gold Niner Gang
Championships
League championships (5) Super Bowl championships (5) 1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV), 1994 (XXIX)
Conference championships (7) NFC: 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2012, 2019
Division championships (20) NFC West: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2019
Playoff appearances (27)
AAFC: 1949 NFL: 1957, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021
Home fields
Kezar Stadium (1946–1970) Candlestick Park (1971–2013) Stanford Stadium (1989, one game after Loma Prieta earthquake) Levi's Stadium (2014–present) State Farm Stadium (2020, three games due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the San Francisco Bay Area[4])

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in Santa Clara, California at Levi's Stadium, as the teams head office and practice areas are located there. The 49ers are a member of the NFC West of the National Football League (NFL). The team is called the 49ers because of San Francisco's history in the Gold Rush of 1849. The team colors are red, gold, and silver. The team has appeared in eight Super Bowls, winning five of them.

1. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers Team Facts". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
2. ↑ "Table of Contents" (PDF). 2020 San Francisco 49ers Media Guide. NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 17, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
3. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers Team Capsule". 2020 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. NFL Enterprises, LLC. August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
4. ↑ Patra, Kevin (November 30, 2020). "49ers to play next two home games at Cardinals' State Farm Stadium". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2020.