The Los Angeles Chargers are an NFL franchise based in the Greater Los Angeles area. Throughout their history, the Chargers have been among the more underwhelming franchises in the league’s history from a championship-winning standpoint. Especially, since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. While they’ve been consistently entertaining throughout their tenure as a franchise, major postseason success continues to elude them.
Prior to a makeover and change in home base in 2017, the Chargers were based out of San Diego for the first 56 years of the franchise, from their second year onwards. The rebranding in 2017 was a return to origins in some form. During its history, the Bolts have called many stadiums their home ground. In their inaugural season, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum served as a home ground. From their second season onwards, a brief pit stop at the Balboa Stadium followed. For the next 50 years, the Qualcomm Stadium was the unquestioned home of the Chargers, except for one game at Sun Devil Stadium in 2003 due to the Cedar Fire.
Since the change in names, the first 3 years were spent at the Dignity Health Sports Park as the team waited for the construction of their stadium. From 2020 onwards, the SoFi Stadium serves as the home field for the team.
Since their time as a member of the NFL and the AFC West, the team has been a good, but not a great team. During this timeframe, the Chargers have made just one Super Bowl appearance. However, the time before the merger, in their 10-year association with the AFL, the team was a perennial contender and threat to make the Championship game.
Los Angeles Chargers Super Bowl appearances: How many Super Bowl appearances do the Chargers have?
The Tennessee Titans have reached the Super Bowl just one time, but they have won the American Football League championship once, and made it there an additional 3 times, before the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
In 1960, the team would make it to the AFL Championship in their inaugural season as the Los Angeles Chargers. But, they eventually lost to the Oilers 16-24.
In 1961, the team would make a quest for the Championship after a shift to San Diego. Unfortunately, the changing location could not bring a change to the result. The team fell once again to the Oilers, this time to the tune of 3-10.
In 1963, the team would finally overcome its hurdle. Meeting the Boston Patriots, the high-octane, offense-heavy Chargers would easily win 51-10.
In 1964, the team would begin anew for a chance at a back-to-back Championship victory like the Oilers before them. However, their efforts were thwarted by a Bills team that beat them 7-20.
In 1965, the two teams would square off once again in the AFL Championship Game. However, the result would be the same, with the Bills winning with an even more convincing 0-23 shutout.
In 1994, after a long stretch of mediocrity, including the dreaded 1970-77 stretch, the Chargers would find its footing in the ‘90s. That year, they made it all the way to the Super Bowl with a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game. However, they ultimately fell to the San Francisco 49ers 26-49.
Since Super Bowl XXXIX, they have not made it to any Super Bowls.
Los Angeles Chargers Championships Wins
Below are the details of where they won the NFL championship games
| Year | Championship | Opponent |
| 1963 | AFL Championship | Boston Patriots |
| 1994 | AFC Championship | Pittsburgh Steelers* |
*The Chargers would eventually lose Super Bowl XXXIX to the 49ers.
FAQs
A. The Los Angeles Chargers have reached the Super Bowl one time, but they also won the AFL Championship once before the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
A. The Los Angeles Chargers play in the American Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL) and they were a permanent fixture in the AFL championship game, making it the first four out of 5 years.
A. They play their home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
A. The Los Angeles Chargers professional football team was formed in 1960 in Los Angeles. However, after one season, the team sought a change in scenery, instead shifting to San Diego. After a long stretch in SD, the team would return to its roots in 2017, going back to being the Los Angeles Chargers.
