Los Angeles Chargers were founded in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) when they were originally based in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961. They joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. In 2017 they returned to Los Angeles and will share SoFi Stadium in Inglewood,CA with the Los Angeles Rams.

The Chargers have won 1 AFL Championship (1963) but have yet to win a Super Bowl but appeared in Super Bowl XXIX in the 1994 season. The team is worth $2.2bn.

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NAMES

San Diego Chargers(1961-2016)
Los Angeles Chargers(1960,2017-PRESENT)

LOCATION

San Diego,CA(1961-2016)
Los Angeles(1960,2017-PRESENT)

AFFILIATIONS

AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE(1960-1969)
Western Division(1960-1969)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL LEAGUE(1970-)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE(1970-)
AFC West(1970-)

SEASONS

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Franchise records according to Pro-Football-Reference.com

SEASON LEAGUE CONF DIVISION FINISH W L T PLAYOFFS
LOS ANGELES Chargers
1960 AFL WESTERN 1ST 10 4 0 LOST AFL CHAMPIONSHIP (Oilers)
SAN DIEGO Chargers
1961 AFL WESTERN 1ST 12 2 0 LOST AFL CHAMPIONSHIP (Oilers)
1962 AFL WESTERN 3RD 4 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1963 AFL WESTERN 1ST 11 3 0 WON AFL CHAMPIONSHIP (1) (PATRIOTS)
1964 AFL WESTERN 1ST 8 5 1 LOST AFL CHAMPIONSHIP (Bills)
1965 AFL WESTERN 1ST 9 2 3 LOST AFL CHAMPIONSHIP (Bills)
1966 AFL WESTERN 3RD 7 6 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1967 AFL WESTERN 3RD 8 5 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1968 AFL WESTERN 3RD 9 5 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1969 AFL WESTERN 3RD 8 6 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1970 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 5 6 3 DID NOT QUALIFY
1971 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 6 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1972 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 4 9 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1973 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 2 11 1 DID NOT QUALIFY
1974 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 5 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1975 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 2 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1976 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 6 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1977 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 7 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1978 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1979 NFL AFC West 1st 12 4 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Oilers)
1980 NFL AFC WEST 1ST 11 5 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (Bills)
LOST AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Raiders)
1981 NFL AFC WEST 1ST 10 6 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (Dolphins)(OT)
LOST AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Bengals)[F] 7-27
1982 NFL AFC 6TH 6 3 0 WON FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS (Steelers)
LOST SECOND ROUND PLAYOFFS (Dolphins)
1983 NFL AFC WEST 5th 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1984 NFL AFC WEST 5th 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1985 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1986 NFL AFC WEST 5th 4 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1987 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 8 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1988 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1989 NFL AFC WEST 5th 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1990 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1991 NFL AFC WEST 5th 4 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1992 NFL AFC WEST 1ST 11 5 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS  (Chiefs)
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (Dolphins)
1993 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1994 NFL AFC West 1st 11 5 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (Dolphins)
WON AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Steelers)
LOST SUPER BOWL XXIX (49ERS)
1995 NFL AFC WEST 2ND 9 7 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Colts)
1996 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1997 NFL AFC WEST 5th 4 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1998 NFL AFC WEST 5th 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1999 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2000 NFL AFC WEST 5th 1 15 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2001 NFL AFC WEST 5th 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2002 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2003 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 4 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2004 NFL AFC West 1st 12 4 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Jets)(OT)
2005 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2006 NFL AFC West 1st 14 2 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (PATRIOTS)
2007 NFL AFC West 1st 11 5 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS  (Titans)
WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (Colts)
LOST AFC CHAMPIONSHIP (PATRIOTS)
2008 NFL AFC West 1st 8 8 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS  (Colts)(OT)
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (Steelers)
2009 NFL AFC West 1st 13 3 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Jets)
2010 NFL AFC WEST 2ND 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2011 NFL AFC WEST 2ND 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2012 NFL AFC WEST 2ND 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2013 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 9 7 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS  (Bengals)
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (Broncos)
2014 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2015 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 4 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2016 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
LOS ANGELES Chargers
2017 NFL AFC WEST 2ND 9 7 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2018 NFL AFC WEST 2ND 12 4 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS  (Ravens) 23-17
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (PATRIOTS)
2019 NFL AFC WEST 4TH 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2020 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2021 NFL AFC WEST 3RD 9 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2022 NFL AFC WEST 2ND 10 7 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Jaguars)
2023 NFL AFC West 4th 5 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY

CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

1
1963

AFL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES

SEASON # W/L OPPONENT SCORE HOST CITY VICTORY APP
1960 1ST L
HOUSTON
OILERS		 24-16 HOUSTON - 1
1961 2ND L
HOUSTON
OILERS		 10-3 SAN DIEGO - 2
1963 4TH W
BOSTON
PATRIOTS		 51-10 SAN DIEGO 1 3
1964 5TH L
BUFFALO
BILLS		 20-7 BUFFALO - 4
1965 6th L
BUFFALO
BILLS		 23-0 SAN DIEGO - 5

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

SUPER BOWL SEASON W/L OPPONENT SCORE HOST CITY VICTORY APP
XXIX 1994 L
SAN FRANCISCO
49ERS		 49-26 MIAMI - 1

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

AFC11994
DIVISION TITLES (15)
15
AFL WESTERN51960-1961, 1963-1965
AFC WEST1979-1981, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2007-2009

PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES

20
AFL51960-1961, 1963-1965
NFL151979-1982, 1992, 1994-1995, 2004, 2006-2009, 2013, 2018,2022
LOGOS
(1961-1973) (1974-1987) (1988-2001) (2002-2006)
(2007-2017) (2020-)

HELMETS

(1960) (1961-1965/1967-1973) (1963-1964) (1966)
(1974-1987) (1988-2006) (2007-2018) (2019)
(2020-)

STADIUMS

MEMORIAL COLISEUM
(LOS ANGELES, CA)
(1960)
 BALBOA STADIUM
(SAN DIEGO, CA)
(1961-1966)
 SDCCU STADIUM
(SAN DIEGO, CA)
(1967-2016)
 DIGNITY HEALTH
SPORTS PARK
(LOS ANGELES, CA)
(2017-2019)
SOFI STADIUM
(INGLEWOOD, CA)
(2020-)