Vintage 1996 San Diego Chargers Sweatshirt, Made in the Us. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the West division.
The Chargers were founded in Los Angeles in 1959, They spent their first season in Los Angeles before relocating to San Diego in 1961 to become the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers returned to Los Angeles prior to the 2017 season after 56 seasons in San Diego.
The Chargers have made 13 trips to the playoffs and made four appearances in the AFC Championship game. In 1994, the Chargers won their first and only AFC championship, and faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX.
The Chargers owner Dean Spanos announced the relocation in a letter to the city of San Diego posted to the team's official site on January 12, 2017. The team, which would pay the NFL a $645 million relocation fee announced it would be returning to their birthplace in Los Angeles starting with the 2017 season at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. The Chargers became the second former San Diego professional sports franchise to relocate to Los Angeles, after the Clippers in 1984.
