San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are an American football team located in Santa Clara, California, that plays in the west division of the national football conferences in the national football league. The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the all American football conference and joined the NFL in 1949 after the two leagues merged. The team plays in its home in the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California beginning with the 2014 NFL season. The 49ers are known for having one of the

NFL’s greatest dynasties, winning five super bowl championships in just 14 years, between 1981 and 1994. The name “49ers” comes from the name given to the gold prospectors who arrived in Northern California around 1849 during the California gold rush. The name was suggested to reflect the voyagers who had rushed the West for gold. It is the only name the team has ever had and the team has always been within the San Francisco Bay Area.  The team is legally and corporately registered as the San Francisco Forty Niners.