San Diego has hosted 3 Super Bowls; What city has hosted the most?

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — California is gearing up to host the 2026 Super Bowl as the country waits to find out who will face off in this year’s big game.

Super Bowl LX will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, with Bad Bunny headlining the halftime show, Apple Music, the NFL and Roc Nation announced during Sunday Night Football last weekend.

This season’s big game will mark the third time the San Francisco Bay Area will host the Super Bowl.

But, did you know San Diego has also hosted the Super Bowl three times — in 1988, 1998, and in 2003 — at the former San Diego Stadium/Jack Murphy Stadium/Qualcomm Stadium/SDCCU Stadium in Mission Valley where the San Diego Chargers played before they moved to Los Angeles after the 2016 NFL season.

Qualcomm Stadium was demolished in 2020/2021 for its replacement — Snapdragon Stadium — which opened to fans in September 2022.

Super Bowls hosted in San Diego:

• Super Bowl XXII (1988): The Washington Redskins defeated the Denver Broncos 
• Super Bowl XXXII (1998): The Denver Broncos won against the Green Bay Packers
• Super Bowl XXXVII (2003): The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders

What city has hosted the most Super Bowls?

Miami and New Orleans tie at 11 to top the list of U.S. cities that have hosted a Super Bowl game. New Orleans hosted last year’s big game, while Miami last held a Super Bowl in 2020.

Coming in next is Los Angeles with eight Super Bowls. Next season’s Super Bowl is slated to be held in LA at SoFi Stadium, which would bring the total number of Super Bowl’s hosted by LA to nine after the Feb. 14, 2027 game.

Following LA, Tampa comes in next with five Super Bowls, then Phoenix with four. Atlanta ties San Diego, Houston and San Francisco Bay Area with three Super Bowls.

Detroit and Minneapolis have both hosted two Super Bowls, while Jacksonville, Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis, the New York metropolitan area and Las Vegas have all only hosted one Super Bowl.

This year’s big game will be streamed live on Peacock and on NFL+.

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