<P> The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles Area . The Chargers compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league 's American Football Conference ( AFC ) West division . The team was founded on August 14 , 1959 and began play on September 10 , 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League ( AFL ) , and spent its first season in Los Angeles , before moving to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers . The Chargers joined the NFL as result of the AFL -- NFL merger in 1970 , and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium . The return of the Chargers to Los Angeles was announced for the 2017 season , just one year after the Rams had moved back to the city from St. Louis . The Chargers will play their home games at the StubHub Center until the opening in 2020 of the Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park , which they will share with the Rams . </P>
<P> The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles Area . The Chargers compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league 's American Football Conference ( AFC ) West division . The team was founded on August 14 , 1959 and began play on September 10 , 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League ( AFL ) , and spent its first season in Los Angeles , before moving to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers . The Chargers joined the NFL as result of the AFL -- NFL merger in 1970 , and played their home games at SDCCU Stadium . The return of the Chargers to Los Angeles was announced for the 2017 season , just one year after the Rams had moved back to the city from St. Louis . The Chargers will play their home games at the StubHub Center until the opening in 2020 of the Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park , which they will share with the Rams . </P>
where do la chargers play their home games
where do la chargers play their home games
StubHub Center
StubHub Center