After Tuesday’s NFL Spring Meeting in Boston, NFL owners have decided to award the 50th Super Bowl hosting to San Francisco. The game will be played in the 49ers’ new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
San Francisco beat out South Florida, which had stadium issues, for the honor of hosting the 2016 championship game.
“The city of Santa Clara came together, obviously San Francisco stepped up for the Super Bowl; San Jose has been a big part of this, and I think you’re going to see everybody from Napa all the way to Monterey step up for this… Sports are supposed to bring people together; they bring communities together, and nothing emphasizes that more than the Bay Area hosting Super Bowl L,” 49ers owner Jed York told NFL Network.
Owners also voted to choose Houston over South Florida to host the 2017 game. Houston hosted the Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers in 2004.